WordPress themes present the layout and design of a WordPress site. While free themes are available, premium themes generally offer higher quality, more customization options, and dedicated support. It is important to avoid testing premium themes from untrusted piracy sites due to legal and security risks, and instead purchase themes only from official marketplaces and directories. When choosing a theme, considerations include design, code quality, standards compliance, and compatibility with plugins.

1. Picking the Right WordPress
Theme
Mario Peshev @no_fear_inc
WordPress Engineer DevWP.eu

2. About Me
• WordPress Engineer and Consultant
• DevirX CTO
• @no_fear_inc
• Trainer and consultant
• WPBGUG organizer
• Java/PHP/Python background

3. WordPress Themes
• Presentation layer of a WordPress site
• Compatible with most plugin
• Support the WordPress template engine
• Some general options

4. Free and Premium

5. Benefits of Premium Themes
A higher quality is expected
Great look-and-feel
Highly customizable
• Various extra templates and options
Dedicated support

6. Piracy
“I’ll just try this out from some warez
website to see if it’s fine and then buy
it…”

8. Why is piracy bad?
Violating terms of use
Relying on a shady source
Inviting malware over

10. Theme Vendors
Theme Directories
Companies and Freelancers building
themes
Theme Markets

11. Theme Directories

13. Companies

16. Theme Markets

22. Plugins

30. Tools and Tips

31. WP_DEBUG
“Always test with WP_DEBUG on”
define('WP_DEBUG', true);

37. Summary
Don’t test premium themes from warez sites
Only use trustful sources
Theme = Design + Code (Standards) +
Compatibility

38. Questions?
Mario Peshev @no_fear_inc
WordPress Engineer DevWP.eu