Best WordPress Themes

The 15 best WordPress themes 2024

Are you working on a new WordPress website? Or would you like to give your existing website a new design? With the right WordPress theme you can do that in just a few clicks. However, finding a good theme that fits your needs can be a bit more difficult.

To help you with this, we've browsed the World Wide Web, looked at websites and searched WordPress stores. The result is an overview of the best WordPress themes for 2024. Do you know of any other themes that you can recommend? Then feel free to use the comment function.

The 15 best WordPress themes in comparison

Ready to go? Here is our selection of the 15 best WordPress themes in 2024. In the list you will find some free themes, but most of them are premium themes with advanced features, support and regular updates.

The Best Free WordPress Themes

Want to add style to your website at no extra cost? In our article The best free WordPress themes you will find at a glance 15 WordPress themes that you can download and use for free.

1. Neve theme

Neve WordPress  Theme
The Neve WordPress theme

Neve is one of the fastest WordPress themes. The multi-purpose theme comes with a sleek design, is easy to customize and impresses with excellent loading times on all devices.

Neve already offers many features like custom headers and layout options even in the free version. It works smoothly with Gutenberg editor and supports other page builders, for example Elementor, Brizy, Beaver Builder, WPBakery Page Builder, SiteOrigin and Divi. This makes the theme especially flexible.

Neve is suitable for almost all types of projects, for example blogs or homepages for small businesses, startups, agencies and freelancers. In addition, entire online stores can be implemented using WooCommerce. The theme is responsive, fully AMP-optimized and can be easily translated into all possible languages.

  • Price: free of charge, Premium Version from €69 annually
  • Installations: 300.000+
  • Average rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars

Major benefits:

  • Simple setup
  • Sleek design
  • Reliable updates
  • Fast loading times
  • Flexibility and easy operation

2. Divi theme

Divi WordPress theme
The PageBuilder Divi for WordPress

Divi is one of the most popular WordPress themes in the world. It is very flexible and can be used as a multi purpose theme with its own WordPress page builder for almost all industries and website projects. Even an online store can be set up with it. The special feature: With the in-house page builder you simply move content via drag & drop directly in live mode.

The theme offers templates for pretty much any purpose: 200+ ready-made website elements (e.g. sliders, testimonials, contact forms), 2,000+ complete layouts and numerous design options that really let you customize everything (e.g. frames, background images, filters, text shadows, fonts). This makes it especially suitable for those who are just starting out with WordPress and have little or no technical know-how.

By the way: You can also download Divi Builder separately as a plugin and use it together with other themes, for example with GeneratePress or the Page Builder Framework.

  • Price: from $89 per year (or lifetime license for one-time $249)
  • Installations: Over 4 million
  • Average rating: 4.9 out of 5 stars

Major benefits:

  • Easy design via drag & drop
  • Very large library with ready layouts
  • Advanced WooCommerce capabilities
  • Speed
  • Wide range of content modules

3. Enfold theme

Enfold WordPress theme
The WordPress theme Enfold

Enfoldis a good WordPress theme for beginners, too. But at the same time it brings many features that make it attractive for advanced WordPress users. Compared to other themes, Enfold is a bit unusual. That's what makes it so interesting for us.

The all-in-one theme brings a high degree of flexibility, an easy-to-use page builder and several templates for different purposes. It also scores with a responsive design, various options for load time optimization and GDPR compliance.

  • Price: one-time $59 (incl. 6 months support)
  • Installations: 200,000+
  • Average rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars

Major benefits:

  • Intuitive drag & drop page builder
  • Very fast loading times
  • Online store can be integrated
  • German speaking support
  • Lean code and diverse developer options

4. Flatsome

Flatsome WordPress theme
For WooCommerce and WordPress: the Flatsome theme

Flatsome is a great theme for WooCommerce stores. It is one of the most rated and popular themes for online stores on Themeforest and Envato.

The theme convinces with lightning-fast loading times and many ready-made layouts and templates (e.g. for testimonials, banners, price tables, logos) for your store.

Creating a store with Flatsome is fast and intuitive. You can get even more out of theme if you have at least a basic knowledge of programming and can configure theme individually. For absolute beginners the theme is less suitable.

Some caution is also advised with Flatsome when it comes to plugins: for many popular plugins, the integration options are not sufficient. These plugins are supported, among others: Contact Form 7, Nextend Social Login and Unlimited Sidebar Woosidebars.

  • Price: one-time $59 (incl. 6 months support)
  • Installations: 200,000+
  • Average rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars

Major benefits:

  • Specialized for e-commerce
  • Excellent support for WooCommerce
  • Very good pagespeed
  • Very good responsive design
  • Future updates are included in the price

5. Hestia wordpress theme

Hestia WordPress  Theme
Example from the Hestia Pro WordPress theme

Hestia comes from the same theme developer as Neve. The WordPress theme is aimed at professional users who want to present themselves and their company. In combination with WooCommerce, a store can also be set up or integrated in Hestia.

The WordPress theme has a multifunctional one-page design. Widgets can be inserted in the footer and there is a site for a blog or news. The theme is responsive, supports multilingualism using WPML and can be easily adjusted using the WordPress customizer.

Hestia works not only with Gutenberg, but also with other popular page builders like Elementor, Beaver Builder or Divi Builder.

  • Price: free of charge, Premium Version from €69 annually
  • Installations: 100,000+
  • Average rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars

Major benefits:

  • Page builder compatibility
  • Customizable via the Customizer
  • WooCommerce integration
  • Starter sites included
  • High speed

6. Avada theme

Avada WordPress theme
Avada WordPress Website Builder

Avada WordPress theme is one of the world's best-selling premium themes. It is considered a multifunctional theme and brings many functions and design options out of the box. With the full package you get from Avada not only the actual theme, but also the corresponding child theme.

Avada offers a lot of functions and you should plan a certain training period to understand all settings and to be able to use them optimally. You will only get to know many things through trial and error. However, it is worth getting to grips with theme: once you have understood it, the design possibilities are almost unlimited.

Because this theme offers so many features, it also makes high demands on web hosting. So you should definitely pay attention to a fast WordPress hosting.

All in all, Avada is perfectly suited to implement extensive websites , e.g. for associations, larger companies or online stores. For blogs, there are definitely simpler solutions.

  • Price: one-time $69 (incl. 6 months support)
  • Installations: 700.000+
  • Average rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars

Major benefits:

  • Many premium plugins included
  • WooCommerce compatible
  • Unlimited design possibilities
  • Performance optimization options
  • Extensive documentation

7. Page builder framework

Page Builder Framework WordPress
The WordPress Page Builder Framework

The page builder Framework is a real insider tip for WordPress professionals. It is a minimalistic, lightweight (less than 50 kB in the frontend) and fast theme, which can be customized in almost all details to your individual needs. The focus is on search engine optimization (SEO).

The theme is compatible with WooCommerce, offers flexibility and is 100% mobile responsive. It is specially designed for page builders like Elementor, Brizy, WPBakery Page Builder, Divi and Beaver Builder. At the same time it is fully compatible with Gutenberg editor and can be customized via WordPress Customizer.

The Page Builder Framework is suitable for almost any type of WordPress website - whether blog, agency presence or online store (with WooCommerce). It is especially popular with agencies because of its high flexibility.

  • Price: free, premium variant from $58 per year (or one-time $248)
  • Installations: 20.000+
  • Average rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Major benefits:

  • No programming knowledge necessary
  • Focus on SEO
  • Speed
  • Compatible with all popular page builders
  • Minimalist design

8. Stockholm theme

Stockholm WordPress theme
Stockholm WordPress theme

Qode'sStockholm theme is very flexible and comes up with some demos and templates that are oriented to current web design trends. The theme is overall very simple and suitable for many applications.

Individual content elements can be combined with each other as desired from the ready-made demos provided. The theme is also constantly being developed further and the developers offer good support.

  • Price: one-time $79 (incl. 6 months support)
  • Installations: 30.000+
  • Average rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars

Major benefits:

  • Very good support
  • Intuitive adjustment possible
  • WPBakery page builder included
  • High customizability (e.g. extremely customizable header and footer)
  • Responsive design

9. BeTheme

Betheme WordPress theme
The WooCommerce and WordPress theme BeTheme

BeTheme contains numerous templates for layouts and is therefore ideal for creative WordPress projects. In total, the WordPress theme offers over 600 ready-made demo layouts, which you can test extensively before you actually design your website.

To the theme you get the Muffin Builder and the WPBakery Page Builder with it. We especially like the header layouts that the BeTheme offers. Additionally, it also includes some innovative ideas, for example the 1-Click Skin Generator, which allows you to change your entire color layout with one click.

  • Price: one-time $59 (incl. 6 months support)
  • Installations: 270,000+
  • Average rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars

Major benefits:

  • Large design selection
  • Easy installation
  • WooCommerce suitable
  • Responsive & Retina-ready
  • Predefined color layouts

10. Jupiter X

Jupiterx WordPress theme
The JupiterX WordPress Theme

The Jupiter X WordPress theme is a good tool to build creative websites for companies or online stores . The theme is based on Elementor as a page builder and offers a drag & drop system for content. Thus, even beginners can quickly familiarize themselves with the operation.

You can easily create your own headers and footers using the visual editors that theme offers. The store customizer helps you to customize the checkout process and the shopping cart for your online store.

  • Price: one-time $59 (incl. 6 months support)
  • Installations: 165,000+
  • Average rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars

Major benefits:

  • Store customizer for WooCommerce included
  • Various headers and footers
  • Fast loading times
  • Animations and icons included
  • Integrated sales funnel builder

11. The7 WordPress theme

The7 WordPress theme
The7 WordPress theme for Elementor and WooCommerce

The7 WordPress theme is the right theme for you if you want to freely design WordPress websites even without programming skills . With this theme numerous premium plugins are already included - among others the WPBakery Page Builder as well as Slider Revolution or Convert Plug.

The theme is fully combinable with the Gutenberg editor, as well as with Elementor and WooCommerce. It also offers over 1,000 theme options and over 40 demo layouts. Animations and typography look quite balanced on the theme and convinced us. The demos are a good starting point for your own WordPress projects.

  • Price: one-time $39 (incl. 6 months support)
  • Installations: 270,000+
  • Average rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars

Major benefits:

  • Many premium plugins included
  • Many individual design options
  • Compatible with Elementor
  • Over 1,000 theme Options
  • One of the cheaper themes

12. Uncode

Uncode WordPress theme
Uncode WordPress theme

The Uncode WordPress theme is a real all-rounder and suitable for a wide variety of WordPress projects. It comes with over 70 different demos that you can easily import with one click and use as a base for your website.

The theme offers some useful features for blogs and homepages, but you can also easily create online stores with it using WooCommerce . The Uncode website builder includes responsive templates that allow you to edit your pages without any programming knowledge.

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In addition, you can import over 550 section templates via the Uncode wireframes plugin and quickly build various prototypes of a website or landing page. This way you can get a first impression or present first ideas to your customers as an agency or freelancer - without investing hours in the design.

  • Price: one-time $59 (incl. 6 months support)
  • Installations: 100,000+
  • Average rating: 4.9 out of 5 stars

Major benefits:

  • Intuitive frontend page builder
  • Adaptive images (for faster loading times)
  • Wireframes plugin with ready-made templates
  • Some premium plugins included
  • WooCommerce integration

13. Shapeshift via Thrive theme builder

Shapeshift WordPress theme
Shapeshift for Thrive WordPress theme Builder

Shapeshift is one of the themes included in Thrive Suite. You'll have access to many pre-built design templates that you can use to easily create and customize your WordPress website. You don't have to write a single line of code.

The theme is therefore suitable for beginners and at the same time offers numerous individual customization options. Landing pages can be built especially well with it. Thrive theme builder is also compatible with WooCommerce .

One of the highlights of Shapeshift is the possibilities that theme (or the entire Thrive Suite) offers for lead generation : You have numerous forms for newsletters and demos at your disposal, with which you can attract potential customers. In addition, CRM tools such as ActiveCampaign, MailChimp or MailerLite can be integrated.

  • Price: $149 per quarter (or $200 per year) for the entire Thrive Suite.
  • Installations: 22,000

Major benefits:

  • Good pagespeed
  • WooCommerce support
  • Changes visible immediately thanks to live editor
  • Wide range of design elements in the Thrive suite
  • Quickly create custom layouts

14. Bridge

Bridge WordPress theme
The WordPress theme Bridge

The WordPress theme Bridge is especially popular with creative agencies. It offers over 530 demos with which you can build and design your WordPress website modularly. All modules can also be rebuilt individually.

The theme supports the page builder WPBakery and Elementor. It can also be used to create a WooCommerce store. Beautiful animations, parallax scrolling, full width layouts and split design layouts give theme an appealing aesthetic.

  • Price: one-time $69 (incl. 6 months support)
  • Installations: 190.000+
  • Average rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars

Major benefits:

  • Also suitable for stores and magazines
  • Some premium plugins included
  • Supports Elementor
  • Many special content elements
  • Over 530 demo layouts

15. Astra theme

Astra WordPress  Theme
The Astra theme for WordPress and WooCommerce

Astra is one of the most popular themes for WordPress and with less than 50 kB in the frontend view it is a real lightweight. With Astra you can work with Gutenberg as well as use well-known page builders like Elementor.

The code of Astra is kept very simple. This ensures fast loading times and very good core web vitals. The Astra theme is suitable for all types of websites. Thanks to WooCommerce support, it can also be used to build stores. Schema.org, AMP support and a wide range of demos for inspiration make the offer complete.

The premium version of Astra offers even more features that you can install individually as needed. So you only add the features you really need.

  • Price: free, premium version from $43 per year
  • Active installations: Over 1 million
  • Average rating: 4.9 out of 5 stars

Major benefits:

  • One of the fastest WordPress themes
  • Fair price-performance ratio
  • Good performance (not overloaded with unnecessary features)
  • Very good WooCommerce compatibility
  • Advanced blog features

How to choose the best WordPress theme

You now know our best WordPress themes 2024. There are also a few general criteria that you should always pay attention to when choosing a WordPress theme:

  • Price: Before searching for a suitable theme, be clear about how much money you can or want to spend on it. This way, it is clear from the beginning which themes come into question.
  • Popularity: The more people use theme and rate it positively, the more likely it is that it is a high-quality theme. Therefore, look for well rated themes and pay attention to the number of active installations or sales, for example.
  • Compatibility: Your WordPress theme should be compatible with the latest version of WordPress. If you use a WordPress page builder, you should also make sure that theme and page builder work together.
  • Customizability: In order for you to be able to really live out the design of your website, your theme should be as flexible as possible and offer, for example, individual headers and footers or sidebars.
  • Development: To ensure that your website is always displayed properly, it is important that the WordPress theme is up to date. The theme of your choice should therefore be regularly supplemented with new features, constantly updated and adapted to new WordPress or PHP versions.

Choose the best WordPress theme

When it comes to the right WordPress theme, you are spoiled for choice. In our article 8 tips for the right WordPress theme we give you some hints and tricks to help you in your search.

Frequently asked questions about the best WordPress themes

Where can I find good and fast themes for my website?

First place to go for free themes is the WordPress theme directory at WordPress.org. The themes you'll find there are the easiest to install. In addition, WordPress stores like Elegant Themes, Generate Press or Themeforest offer a large collection of premium WordPress themes.

How much do good WordPress themes cost?

Your WordPress theme does not necessarily have to cost a lot. Some good themes you can download for free. For premium themes you pay an annual fee, which is on average between 29 and 59 Euros.

Which WordPress theme for beginners?

One of the best themes for the first steps in the WordPress world is Divi. No other theme is as user-friendly. It offers many design templates and is easy to customize even with little technical understanding around HTML and CSS.

Which WordPress theme suits me?

Which WordPress theme suits you best depends on various factors. For example, it depends on what kind of website (e.g. blog, homepage, online store) you want to create with it, which features (e.g. page builder, slider, WooCommerce integration) are important to you and how much money you can or want to spend on a WordPress theme.

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