Aty
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- Jan 27, 2011
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I like this one: https://mythemeshop.com/themes/sociallyviral/
sahifa and jupiter, its nice looking..
volt is the theme i use for most of my news projects.
sahifa comes second.
sahifa is my favorite WP theme used for my sites.
Here's another one I like, and it's free: https://mythemeshop.com/themes/greenchilli/
Genesis framework is nice - not very cheap but the child themes are clean and responsive and the documentation is good - it walks you through the process of making the site actually look like the demo version. I used to get a bit fed up with installing themes and never being able to make them look like the previews. Their hook mechanic makes you use functions.php to add actions to the theme. Steep learning curve but well worth it for streamlining code and better update stability.
Otherwise, I tend to use the pre-installed theme and then add a child theme and css to make it look the way I want it. I can never find a free theme close enough to what I want without a major overhaul and even then, they can be coded... eccentrically, shall we say. Am always astonished at the amount of bloated, ugly themes sitting on the wordpress repository with thousands of positive reviews.
Themeforest does have some great themes, but keep in mind they are strictly a marketplace. They don't offer support.
Support is offered by the individual vendors. Many of the vendors disappear after a short time, which means they don't update their themes.
I stick with themes from places that offer their own support, and that have stayed the test of time. Studiopress, Elegant Themes, and WooThemes are my current recommendations for vendors.
As far as a particular theme, lately I have *really* been digging a StudioPress theme called (in)SPYR. It's a third-party theme, which means support is offered through the developer only, but the fact that StudioPress includes it in their library means they have a lot of trust in particular vendor.
If you're not familiar with (in)SPYR, check it out.![]()