I hope
you're staying safe forever you off. Today's topic is going to be about
choosing the right word press theme for your WordPress website now. Choosing
the right thing can be a very daunting task because, well, there's a lot of them.
There's literally tens of thousands of
different kinds of themes out there, so choosing the right thing can be
time-consuming. It can be daunting. So my aim in this article is to help you
make the process a bit easier by asking some very key questions to the very
first question you to ask yourself for choosing your WordPress theme is am I
going to use a page builder or not.
Now this
is a very very interesting question and one that isn't often asked, because
most people don't notice how powerful our page builder parties have become over
the past few years notice to give you an example.
My two academies in here lab sample, and
Albert McKay Academy. I build these two sites, primarily by using the elemental
page builder plug-in now if you been watching my child for quite some time now.
You know
I am a big fan of elemental level of mental but is not just elemental but you
also have beaver Buehler which is another excellent page with applicant, I
might actually make a full tutorial on how to use BB bit later but want to do
here is to give you the pros and cons of going with a page for the plug-in to
the primary role with going with the page with the plug-in is the fact that
they become so powerful you can build full websites just plugging like I said I
used elemental before lab cyber and for the public Academy websites and as
such, if you're going to go with a paper the plug-in it's elemental.
I would highly recommend you go with the hello
theme made by elemental themselves. Now this is a very very lightweight frame
that is designed to support the elemental page builder plug-in I used to hello
theme on these two sites I don't use of intensive themes is healthy because
again I am using elemental primarily to build the sites so if that's the case
if you want to go with elemental.
I would highly recommend you go with the hello
theme if you going beaver build our recommend you search for the lightweight
games all day that you can use in conjunction with the beaver build up the page
with a pocket.
Another
pro with going with the page without plug-ins is the fact that there you have
to build templates for you as an example with elemental in here. You've got the
elemental kits which are basically design templates for defensive websites in
here you've got one for an online course website photography one for law firm,
gym and fitness portfolio, and so on.
The builder also has something similar, like
that of God. Templates for the about us page.
The about the company page personal branding
page services page photography portfolio and so on. So with this particular
part is you can simply install them just wanted templates and you are good to
go.
All you would need to do would just be to make
edits to the content and you'll find the middle column door. However, with
going with elemental or verbal, that would be the learning curve.
There is
a learning curve that you have to spend some time learning how to use this. The
plug-ins just uninstall them and expect them to accurately have to learn how to
use them. But if you are ready to learn how to use this page without plug-ins
are highly recommend you go to the page builder and if it's elemental go with
the hello theme specifically.
Let's
imagine you've decided not to go with a page builder plug-in. Maybe you don't
have the money to pay for them. Or maybe don't have the time to learn how to
use them and you just use a traditional theme.
The next
question to ask yourself is going to be what kind of website am I trying to
build here. Imagine build a blog where people can come in and read my articles
and I tried to build a website for my business and I try to build an e-commerce
site.
There is a way typically don't ask this
question. First, is because with a particular plug-in, you can build all the
scans of sites. It doesn't really matter which kind secretary build now if you
go to these different sites that sell WordPress themes.
An example would be my theme shop, over he can
see they have different kinds of sections I have got sections for blood themes,
business names, and so on, so I couldn't offer business and in here difficult
26 different themes built specifically for the business type of websites from
him right now begin can begin to select a few and then drove further down seems
applicable to them.
If I
don't me another site weakened by your themes from over here to the writer for
the different sections. Corporate themes eco-Muslims portfolio. They even have
themes for restaurants, so that's pretty cool.
But as I try to pick the right thing. You
might also notice that they've got free WordPress themes available for you as
well. Which brings us to the very next question I going to go with a paid theme
or my going to go with a free theme.
Now I typically do not recommend going with
everything because when a theme is free is a devil developer is under no
obligation to keep drafting updated which means that in the near future, they
may stop supporting the theme the theme of becoming incompatible with the
latest version of WordPress in my becoming compatible with some new,
progressive installed so there is always that risk and I have been on the
receiving end of such risks before.
Never
again on the reason free themes for any of my WordPress projects so I would
only recommend you go to free theme. When you cannot afford to go with a paid
theme.
If you go
with a free theme. My two top recommendations will always be abstract and ocean
WP.
These two
have been tried and tested a very good themes. Plus, they belong to companies
that actually very very reputable and companies will always support the free
themes because they do have paid versions of those themes which kind of brings
me to a to point provide for you even if nothing ago with ocean WP or Astra is
identical with any kind of free theme.
Make sure
there is a paid version of that theme available. The idea being that if the
developer of that free theme has a paid theme. There will always strive to keep
the free theme of data because the free theme acts like a lead magnet.
It's like
the major advertisement for the paid theme simply for them isn't good. Well
guess what, no one will want to buy the paid version of that them soap suds
developer there will always strive to make sure that the free theme is as good
as possible so that the development of give you if you gonna go with everything
make sure there is a paid version of that theme.
Let's
imagine you decide to go with the paid theme and you want to go with a theme
specifically for a portfolio website will overhear Anthony fighting for
different kinds of portfolio themes. But how do you now choose from them how to
choose one out of all these different kinds of themes.
Well, this is where you need to take a step
back and think for a few minutes. What kind of design in my going for what
kinds of layouts and I thinking about our do I need a layout for a full width
page provided a sidebar on the left when you decide on the right my looking to
sell my items on my portfolio website so that it will, support.
This is rated to be as specific as possible
with your design elements or functionality as well because I chose two
different things in here you've got split nested offers you different kinds of
backgrounds you have access to an image background a video background. You have
a slender background all building with the theme.
You also have access to different kinds of
layouts, one with no sidebar one with a sidebar you could access to sports:
which is pretty awesome: style and you have also access to fully with the
post-filter great, but they also have access to the will, support, meaning that
the theme comes with a prebuilt shopping page layout taking you specifically to
sell your products.
This
would be fantastic if you are looking to sell your portfolio items, but even
now looking to sell your portfolio items. This now becomes kind of like
important functionality.
So this
theme might not be the best for your get better off looking for the free themes
out there that don't provide this can functionality because you don't need it
but take a look at the elegant theme the elegant theme is a lot simpler than the
dispute with theme in here.
This is
more for like a blog focus kind of portfolio website. If that makes sense so
this will offer you different kinds of layouts and had to have the left of
center layout you have some image field has but notice in here that also
provide you with masonry and gray portfolios.
So this
is important is what Republicans display images in different styles, but they
also have 18 post type. The split thing doesn't offer that functionality but
elegant theme provides you with this particular functionality.
So if
you're looking to create a section break and introduce your team members, then
this theme will be ideal for you because you really have that are built in with
the theme. They also, support by the way, and so and so this is where you will
you be doing justice of what design am I going for kinds of layouts my thinking
about what kind of functionality am I looking to create or display as well nor
very quickly to find theme should be to do is very simple Google search.
Just
search for best themes for business side best answer portfolio. I did that and
I found this article from a themes.com so in here they listed the best 33.3
WordPress themes and at the very top.
Unsurprisingly, you have DV because there is a
multipurpose thing you can use this thing to build any kind of upside but
notice as I begin the school down I saw this thing called quick stats, even
from the featured image a loan you know that the bricks that was built
specifically for a portfolio website.
Nothing
more nothing less is such a scenario like this. I will always go with a
specialized name as opposed to a multipurpose thing like like like like giving
this case) delivery will not be the ideal option because you do have an actual
theme built specifically for portfolio.
So
there's one other way how you can quickly find themes that will for the crater
that you're looking for, but even even though you've laid out the design that
you once you've laid out all the functions are looking for. It's possible he
was to find quite a number of things that satisfy all those requirements, so
how do you for the Jew the list down.
Well this
rain it is to ask yourself from additional questions like, for example, the
theme does the theme come with any plug-ins which I do not want to use a
classic example here would be the admin theme in here.
It's a theme for education magic and uses them
to build schools… With schools and so on. But the problem is that this theme
comes with the page builder by WB Baker plug-in already installed.
It also has
a television slider installed as well. So if you're not looking to work with
the WP paper.
The
plug-in then this thing is not for you. You want to go with a different kind of
theme. One of the questions you ask yourself in a comes to choosing a theme is
is a theme responsive.
Now the
truth is, most themes are already responsive nowadays. So there is a very very
good chance that theme would be responsive but you just want to make sure don't
take you for granted.
So one
more to only give you would be the marketplace where my actually buying my
theme from C and Virgil work, seven people coming here that by the themes. But
I typically recommend buying your themes elsewhere as opposed to theme for
storing volatile and such other place would be websites like laughter
throughout my theme shop.com are you have a theme group home.
Are you
do have to press.com. And of course you have to if I don't meet.com. This is
why I recommend these guys over inventors because unlike in Waterloo like theme
Forest in here that actually offer you trial. Therefore, you are money back
guarantees, not on all products.
I don't I
don't think but majority of the themes and plug-ins can be paid the department
to guarantee safe you by the theme you buy the plug-in any discovery don't like
it you can always ask for your money back and will give it to you. I don't
think that's available on theme Forest all and volatile.
I might
be mistaken but from my experience because I have bought sample experiment for
the before and there was never any refunds even though I didn't like the
product so I will have recommend that you confirm that hey umbrella by the same
am I allowed to try it out and if I don't like it. Can I get my money back.
That's
can be very, very, very key, and again I'll recommend you buy your themes from
actual companies natural agencies that specialize in building and selling
WordPress themes so those are the tips I have for you. I know that even after
you've tried out all these guidelines are, you still gonna find quite a number
of themes to choose from.
The
bottom line here is you can never find the absolute perfect theme one theme of
the other will always have a slight efficiency, but my suggestion will be just
pick one theme and stick with it you might actually go to really love that
theme, and if you discover that you know what I don't like this theme on a
trace of North you can always change the theme gender feminism isn't like is a
way rain silly things like you've built a house that is been very difficult to
make modifications to know you can always make modifications you can customize
the theme you can supplement to help with customizing the theme is also don't
think too much about it.