With over 2,000 themes available in the WordPress repository alone (not to mention places like ThemeForest, and the major premium theme providers) it can be very hard to know how to choose the best one for your circumstances. This presentation walks you through the process of deciding on the right one for you.

1. WORDPRESS USERS MEETUP
APRIL 2015
Choosing aTheme

2. WHAT IS ATHEME?
• Themes are responsible for laying out your
content
• Themes should provide core functionality only
• Good themes style for popular plugins

3. CHOOSING ATHEME
• Start with the objectives of your site
• Information (blog style)
• Single product/service
• Business style

4. CHOOSING ATHEME
• Layout first
• Look past the pretty pictures
• MUST be responsive
• Colours and fonts are relatively easy to change
• Images are the easiest thing to change

5. CHOOSING ATHEME
• Don’t get swayed by “features”
• Functionality should be implemented in plugins
• Excessive “features” can slow down your site

6. CHOOSING ATHEME
• Code quality
• Security
• SEO support
• Flexibility and extensibility

7. FRAMEWORKSVSTHEMES
• Frameworks provide core functionality (the
plumbing) on which child themes are built
• Framework can be updated without affecting the
themes

8. WHERETO FINDTHEMES
• WordPress repository
• ThemeForest.com
• Premium theme providers (studiopress.com,
themes.com, headwaythemes.com, etc)