WordPress Themes Guides and Reviews

A WordPress theme sets the design, structure, and much of the feel of your site, so choosing well is one of the most consequential decisions you make. This section collects our tested roundups and guides across every kind of theme: blog, portfolio, magazine and news, multipurpose, and travel.

We judge themes on the things that matter a year in, not just the demo screenshots: page speed and Core Web Vitals, active development and support, clean code, and how flexible they are with page builders like Elementor. The goal is a theme that grows with your site instead of boxing it in.

Guides and reviews

10 Best Free Elementor WordPress ThemesFree themes that pair cleanly with Elementor, ranked by speed and design.

Top 20 Great WordPress ThemesFlexible, well-supported themes that are easy to start with and grow into.

Top 5 WordPress Portfolio ThemesPortfolio themes that put the work first, for designers and studios.

6 Top WordPress Newspaper ThemesMagazine and news themes built for heavy content, ads, and fast loading.

How to Install a WordPress Theme: 3 Best MethodsThree reliable ways to install a theme, from the dashboard to FTP.

20 WordPress Blog ThemesClean, readable blog themes that keep the focus on your writing.

5 Top WordPress Theme MarketplacesWhere to find quality premium themes, and what to check before you buy.

TravelX: A Travel WordPress ThemeA travel WordPress theme with multiple demo layouts.

Video Vlog: A Video and Vlog WordPress ThemeA video and vlog WordPress theme with light and dark layouts.