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What are Breadcrumbs in WordPress?

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In this tutorial I’m going to explain all you need to know to get started using breadcrumbs in WordPress.

BreadCrumbs in WordPress

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BreadCrumb Plugins on CodeCanyon

If you’re interested in what solutions are on offer from our community of coders, check out the premium WordPress breadcrumb plugins on CodeCanyon:

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WordPress breadcrumb plugins available on CodeCanyon

What Are Breadcrumbs?

Breadcrumbs, or breadcrumb trails, are a feature of many websites, and act as a form of navigational help. Here’s an example on the gov.uk website:

breadcrumbs on govuk
A breadcrumb trail on gov.uk

Themeforest uses a breadcrumb trail too:

Breadcrumbs on themeforest
Breadcrumbs on Themeforest

Breadcrumbs are secondary navigation, in that they’re not used as the main way of navigating a website. Instead, they show the user’s current location and the route by which they arrived there.

Breadcrumbs allow the user to step back to any point in their journey from the root of the website.

Thanks, Hansel and Gretel

If you’re at all familiar with the tale of Hansel and Gretel you’ll know where the metaphor originates (thankfully breadcrumbs in modern websites are a lot more practical than the crumbs from the story..)

Hansel and Gretel Near the Candy House
Hansel and Gretel illustration on Envato Elements

Where Should I Use Breadcrumb Navigation?

The examples above demonstrate perfect use of breadcrumbs: where the content hierarchy is potentially complex, with several depths of categories and subcategories. 

There’s no real need to use breadcrumbs in a website or web application where there’s no logical hierarchy or expansive content.

Using Breadcrumbs in WordPress

Breadcrumbs in WordPress are exactly the same as in other websites; there’s no functional difference.

However, by default, WordPress does not have a breadcrumb system, so you’ll have to implement it yourself. We can do that using a plugin, so let’s see how that works.

1. Install a Breadcrumb Plugin for WordPress

In your WordPress admin go to Plugins > Add New and enter the keyword breadcrumbs in the search box. You’ll be shown a large number of options, but perhaps the most popular and the one we’ll use today is packaged into the Yoast SEO plugin.

Go ahead and install it, then active it.

the Yoast SEO plugin

2. Yoast SEO Breadcrumb Settings

Yoast SEO offers a whole load of SEO functionality, but we’re only interested in the breadcrumbs for now. In the WordPress admin go to SEO > Search Appearance then go to the Breadcrumbs tab and click Enabled.

Yoast SEO Breadcrumb Settings

You’ll notice several options:

  • Specify the separator between breadcrumb links
  • Specify the anchor text used for the Home page
  • and so on

Make the changes you need, then hit Save. Now we need to insert the breadcrumbs into our theme.

3. Insert the Breadcrumbs into WordPress

You can find detailed directions on the Yoast website, but the steps are straightforward. In those directions you’ll see a PHP snippet, which you need to copy:

Then go back to your WordPress admin and visit Appearance > Theme Editor. At this stage you need to decide where you want to insert the breadcrumbs. Putting them in the header will make them visible on all pages of your website, so that’s what we’ll go for.

Open the Theme Header (header.php) and then scroll all the way down to the bottom of the file where you can paste your code snippet.

Important: exactly what you see here will depend entirely on the theme you’re using, so results may differ. You may not even need the <?php> tags in the snippet, because your header may already be wrapped in them, so be sure to pay attention to code error warnings.

I’m using the Twenty Twenty theme, and what we’ve done now gives us this:

Insert the Breadcrumbs into WordPress

It needs some styling work, but we have functional breadcrumbs!

Note: I recommend you use a Child Theme with your WordPress installation, so that changes you make to the theme files won’t be overwritten when you update the them.

4. How to Use the Yoast SEO Breadcrumbs Shortcode

There’s another way to use the Yoast SEO Breadcrumbs which doesn’t involve coding of any kind, and that’s by using a shortcode. Let’s see how that works.

The shortcode is also available for you to copy on the Yoast website, but here it is anyway:

Then, in your WordPress admin, go to one of your pages or posts and paste the shortcode in! You’ll see the breadcrumbs on the front end, but of course they’re within the body of your post and page, which you may or may not find suitable.

How to Use the Yoast SEO Breadcrumbs Shortcode

5. How to Customize Yoast SEO Breadcrumbs

Using CSS we can tailor the way our breadcrumbs look; we just need to know what selectors to use. So on your front end, use the browser’s inspector, and you’ll see something like this:

How to Customize Yoast SEO Breadcrumbs

By default our breadcrumbs are wrapped in a paragraph with an ID of breadcrumbs. So by going to the WordPress admin Appearance > Customize we’ll be able to open up the customizer and (more than likely, depending on the theme you’re using) the Additional CSS tab.

Add styles such as:

and you’ll see the changes take effect right there in the preview window. You can also target the last link in the trail, using:

Again, use the inspector to uncover the structure and the CSS selectors you’ll need.

When you’re done, hit Publish, and your changes will be applied.

Go Forth and Lay Breadcrumbs!

And we’re done! I hope this gave you a good insight into what WordPress breadcrumbs are, how you can use them, and how you can implement them into your own website.


20+ Best WordPress Themes for Writers and Authors (2020)

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There is no shortage of professional WordPress themes for making a website in 2020, for every niche imaginable!

Whilst you can use almost any theme for your writer’s website, there are some text-based WordPress themes out there that are better suited for anyone who wants to showcase their writing skills.

Whether you’re a writer trying to break out into the world of freelancing, an established author looking to create a platform to promote and sell your ebooks, or a pro blogger ready to take your website to the next level and grow your audience; your website should have a professional design with features focused on highlighting the written word.

WordPress theme for writers and authors
WordPress theme  with professional features made for writers and authors.

What to Look for in Great Writing Themes in 2020?

When you set out to find the best WordPress theme in 2020 for your online writing platform, consider the following features:

  • Clean and Optimized Typography: A WP theme with strong typographic features will ensure your content is always legible no matter which device your visitors are using.
  • Responsive and Minimal Design: Consider foregoing flashy design elements in favor of a minimalistic design to allow your content to shine.
  • Portfolio/Gallery Support: If you’re looking to attract new clients, a portfolio or gallery support is a must to present your content in a visually appealing way.
  • WooCommerce Support: WooCommerce will allow you to create a beautiful shop where you can sell your ebooks. If that is one of your goals, make sure your chosen theme includes support for WooCommerce.

In today’s post, we bring you a curated selection of the best WordPress writer themes for authors, journalists, and pro bloggers, which are available on ThemeForest in 2020:

Best WordPress Writer Themes for 2020 available for sale on ThemeForest
Best WordPress Writer Themes for 2020, available for sale on ThemeForest.

With a great WordPress writer theme, you can make your online presence stand out, so your home base online is easy to find, navigate, and promote your writing. 

A great writer website can help you land more gigs if you're a blogger, showcase your best writing as a journalist, or sell your books and promote your profile as an author. 

Now let's jump into the most popular coaching and consulting WordPress themes from ThemeForest. 

Best WordPress Themes for Writers, Authors, and Pro Bloggers (2020)

It's time to make the most of WordPress for writers and authors. Here are over fifteen text-based WordPress themes for 2020, designed especially for promoting your professional writing:

1. Hooray—Blog WordPress theme for Professional Writers

The Hooray theme is a stylish WordPress themes for writers that'll impress visitors. It's stylish, clean and professional. This is an author website template that inspires confidence and trust.

The new version of the Hooray Blog Theme has responsive design and a wide range of options with the ability to customize and edit a blog easily and professionally. There's no need to have any knowledge of programming.

The new version of Hooray Blog Theme with responsive design and a wide range of option will give you the power to customize and edit your blog easily and professionally with no need to any programming background
Hooray—Blog WordPress theme for Professional Writers

2. RibTun - WordPress Blog Theme For Writers

If you're looking for an author WordPress theme suited to, and showcasing, your writing, then RibTun is a strong contender. A slick, modern blog theme with many customizable options to ensure the emphasis is on the writing, this is a beautiful authors theme.

With four templates from which to start: Classic and Modern, Fullwidth Blog, Typrewriter and Grid Layout, this author WordPress theme includes awesome features such as Google Fonts, ultra-responsiveness, social widgets, one-click demo installs and dedicated support in case you get stuck.

RibTun - WordPress Blog Theme For Writers
RibTun - WordPress Blog Theme For Writers

3. Odrin—Book Selling WordPress Theme for Writers

For writers and authors creating physical or downloadable books, an interesting authors theme is Odrin. It's an author website template accommodating single book authors, multiple authors of books, landing pages for upcoming books and more. And, of course, it's fully responsive.

Odrin is a modern and beautifully crafted WordPress theme for book authors and writers. It incorporates an elegant page flipping effect, WooCommerce support, many shortcodes and prebuilt templates specifically created toward book writers and authors. It’s the perfect authors theme for selling and presenting your book.

OdrinBook Selling WordPress Theme for Writers
Odrin—Book Selling WordPress Theme for Writers

4. Danni—Minimalist WordPress Blog Theme

For a striking yet modern wordpress theme for writers, take a look at Danni. This author website template is easy to work with and produces a modern look with emphasis on typography and a minimalist design philosophy.

For any writer wishing to showcase their work, the Danni author WordPress theme features  a posts slider, a two-column layout and popular posts with other customization available for this author web template.

DanniMinimalist WordPress Blog Theme
Danni—Minimalist WordPress Blog Theme

5. ChapterOne - Bookstore and Publisher Theme 

ChapterOne is one of the most creative WordPress themes for authors and writers out there. Its visual design is different, original, and even a bit eclectic, making it the perfect WordPress theme for writers and authors who want to make their personality shine.

ChapterOne comes with a variety of different pages, including one for sharing your audiobooks or audio samples directly on your website (shown in the screenshot below). Stunning, simple, quite different from most other themes, yet a supremely elegant way of presenting your writing.

ChapterOne - Bookstore and Publisher Theme
ChapterOne - Bookstore and Publisher Theme

6. Auteur – WordPress Theme for Authors, Reviewers and Publishers

In the words of its makers, Auteur is “a gracefully crafted WordPress theme”, which you’ll no doubt agree with from the screenshot above. It comes with a variety of home page concepts, including one for book reviews, one for a book store, another for introducing a book, and one more which focuses on the author. 

With ten different blog layouts, various online store layouts, sliders, page builder features, and lots more, Auteur will put your books, and your writing, front and center in a professional way.

Auteur
Auteur

7. Gutentype | 100% Gutenberg WordPress Theme for Modern Blog

The introduction of the Gutenberg editor to WordPress 5.0 has made a big impact to the way content creators use WordPress; some have warmly welcomed it, others have been less enthusiastic. Either way, it’s important that your chosen theme has taken Gutenberg into account, and Gutentype promises just that. 

gutentype
Gutentype

Coming in a range of flavors, this theme is open, clean, and minimal; all aspects which are perfect for authors. It includes enhanced block styles, and several custom shortcodes specifically for use with Gutenberg. Learn more about Gutenberg on Tuts+:

8. WordPress Author Theme Blog for Writers - With Bookstore

This author WordPress theme has a modern and functional design. It can easily be installed with one click to cut down on setup time. You can choose between three different homepage layouts which can also be edited with the help of Visual Composer. 

The best part about this Wordpress theme for book authors is the integration with WooCommerce, which makes this theme a great choice for anyone who wants to sell their ebooks through their website. On top of that, Revolution Slider allows you to create beautiful slideshows to highlight your most popular articles. 

WordPress Theme Blog for Writers and Journalists - With Bookstore
Writers and Journalists Blog

Use this theme to make your new author site in 2020 and start selling your ebooks. Learn how to quickly setup and customize this theme: 

9. Katelyn | Creative Gutenberg Blog WordPress Theme 

Katelyn is one of the best WordPress themes for writers for two reasons. First, there is the visual design, which is clean and minimal, giving it an updated and fresh look and feel. The designers of Katelyn truly put the focus on the experience of the theme's visitor and reader with its visual design.

Katelyn  Creative Gutenberg Blog WordPress Theme
Katelyn | Creative Gutenberg Blog WordPress Theme

The second reason that Katelyn is one of the best WordPress themes for writers is all the features that come with it. This includes 100% Gutenberg integration, 30+ design blocks exclusive to publishing, an intuitive and user-friendly drag and drop design integration, optimized loading speed, and screen size image optimization to name a few...

10. The Issue - Versatile Magazine WordPress Theme 

The Issue is a very light, simple, and stylish WordPress theme for writers and authors. Don’t let the retro design fool you; it’s a well-loved theme that’s been awarded only 5-star reviews since March 2019 on ThemeForest. The Issue is regularly kept up to date and has a fast customer support response time too.

The Issue - Versatile Magazine WordPress Theme
The Issue - Versatile Magazine WordPress Theme

Of course, you’re free to customize The Issue as much as you’d like. It comes with an incredible selection of layouts, including various widgets such as ones for social integrations. 

The sky is the limit here since The Issue comes with over 8,000 (you read that right) layout variations and a vast selection of features. Some of those features include custom advertising slots, GDPR compliance, infinite article loading, WooCommerce integration, improved image loading for page loading speed, and even an integration for sponsored posts.

11. The Thinker - Simple Blogging WordPress Writer Theme

The Thinker Simple Blog Writer WordPress Theme
The Thinker

The Thinker is another elegant author WordPress theme with just enough features to create a powerful writer website without making your audience feel overwhelmed. This theme was updated in 2020. It also supports WooCommerce which is perfect if you want to sell your authored work directly from your website. 

Page templates such as Projects and Showcase allow you to easily feature articles published on other websites, to highlight your best writing or freelance work. The Thinker includes support for the Jetpack plugin which allows you to add sharing options to your website to promote your content far and wide.

12. Overflow - Contemporary Blog & Magazine WordPress Theme 

Overflow is an absolutely beautiful WordPress theme for writers looking to make an amazing impression on their readers in 2020. Overflow’s design features large images, elegant typography, and generous white space. It comes with a great selection of layouts to choose from. 

Overflow - Contemporary Blog  Magazine WordPress Theme
Overflow - Contemporary Blog & Magazine WordPress Theme

Additionally, it comes with AMP support; a Google technology for accelerated page creation that allows for mobile optimization and dynamic content. AMP is a wonderful way to take your writer’s Wordpress site over the edge in 2020.

13. Squaretype - Modern Blog WordPress Theme 

What makes Squaretype one of the best WordPress themes for writers? There are many factors to consider, such as its heavy focus on the content. It’s also been one of Envato’s Hand-Picked themes. 

It comes with a variety of different concepts to better suit your specific niche audience needs or reading styles. More so, it embodies an easily customizable hero section, sidebar, background, and typography. You can even integrate a YouYube video as your background–with or without the controls.

Squaretype - Modern Blog WordPress Theme
Squaretype - Modern Blog WordPress Theme

Squaretype has a very light and reading friendly design that's filled with small, little design details that make it a highly professional WordPress theme for writers. You can create your own shop to sell your books along with running your blog or online magazine. Squaretype just about has it all.

14. Movement - Personal Blog WordPress Theme for Writers 

If you fancy a grid-based layout, look no further than the Movement theme. It’s a great way to present your writing clips in an organized fashion along with the ability to highlight certain posts to make them stand out. 

This WordPress theme for authors and free writers is built on top of the Redux Framework that has plenty of design options and you can further customize the theme thanks to the inclusion of Visual Composer plugin. 

Movement - Personal Blog WordPress Theme for Writers
Movement - Personal Blog WordPress Theme for Writers 

On top of that, this WordPress article theme has a responsive design, translation-ready files, and Slider Revolution to create stunning slideshows of your best content. You can make your writing stand out and look beautiful online!

15. Leona - WordPress Theme for Book Writers and Authors 

Leona is an exclusive WordPress theme for authors and book writers, making it a fantastic theme to use as a writer’s profile, a blog, or to share book samples. Leona’s feature set was also developed specifically for authors and writers. This includes a portfolio showcase, upcoming event announcements, the ability to sell books directly on your website, and offer samples. 

Leona - WordPress Theme for Book Writers and Authors
Leona - WordPress Theme for Book Writers and Authors

You can display your detailed writer portfolio or author profile while running a blog and promoting online workshops. Leona is easy to install and customize (as all WordPress themes should be) and it comes with a large selection of shortcodes as well as a drag and drop design interface.

16. Nord - Minimal WP Blog Theme With Great Readability

Consider the Nord theme if you’re on the lookout for a simple text based WordPress theme for authors with a high focus on readability. The minimal design allows you to present your writing in the best possible way in 2020, along with bold featured images and a clean layout. 

Nord - Minimal WordPress Writer Theme With Great Readability
Nord

It has several page templates as well as support for various post formats. You can easily customize the fonts, colors, backgrounds, and more. Nord is fully responsive and cross-browser compatible. The clean design allows your writing to stand out on its own merit—distraction free.

17. Johannes - Multi-concept Personal Blog & Magazine WordPress theme 

Johannes is a powerful and well-praised WordPress theme for authors. It’s one of the highest-rated writer themes on ThemeForest, racking up a 4.85-star rating. Johannes comes with a large and wonderful list of features that will help you customize this theme to fit your needs perfectly. 

You can take advantage of the built-in translation integration, RTL support, or anyone of their included custom widgets.

Johannes - Multi-concept Personal Blog  Magazine WordPress theme
Johannes - Multi-concept Personal Blog & Magazine WordPress theme
“I love that it has related posts and sticky sidebar. They keep the bounce rate low as what I've experienced when I started using this theme. The homepage is to die for. You can put a welcome section (where you indicate what your site is all about). I also love that the design is so flexible. As you can see in the demo, there are several ways to make it look different. The layout is perfect perfect perfect. And most importantly, my google page score is high (90). It loads fast!”

Johannes is also responsive and GDPR compatible, for those with audiences in Europe. It comes with easily integrated banner ads for those of you interested in further monetizing your website.

18. Soledad - Multi-Concept Blog Magazine WordPress Theme 

If you’re looking for an absolutely massive theme, then look no further than Soledad. It comes with over 6,880 homepage demos that can be reused throughout your whole WordPress site to suit your needs. 

It’s one of the biggest WordPress themes for blogs and online magazines out there. This specific theme has been around on ThemeForest since late 2015 and is updated regularly and highly praised by many satisfied customers.

Soledad - Multi-Concept Blog Magazine WordPress Theme
Soledad - Multi-Concept Blog Magazine WordPress Theme

Soleded complies with GDPR policy and is compatible with AMP, BBPress, BuddyPress, and WooCommerce. It comes with a detailed installation guide and documentation, as well as video tutorials. It has just about every feature imaginable to go along with its giant list of blocks, elements, and demo pages.

19. SmartBlog - Minimalist WordPress Theme for Blog Writers

SmartBlog Simple WordPress Theme for Blog Writers
SmartBlog

Consider the SmartBlog writer theme if you want a variety of homepage layouts and plenty of customization options. It's quite a bit more professional than even the best free WordPress themes for writers. 

This simple author WordPress theme also includes various page templates, post galleries to feature your work, advanced typography controls, and several archive layouts to easily organize your content. Sharing counters are also included which encourage your visitors to share your content on social media networks.

20. Carrino - An Exciting Gutenberg Blog Theme 

Up next we have Carrino; a bold and vibrant theme that’s full of color and energy. It features creative imagery and wonderful typography that’s easily customizable to your needs. 

Carrino - An Exciting Gutenberg Blog Theme
Carrino - An Exciting Gutenberg Blog Theme

It’s a beautiful Wordpress theme for writers looking to create an exciting website with a blog or an online store to go along with it.

“I have to say that I am really enjoying this theme so far. It's probably my favorite that I've tried so far. It's got the looks and the speed. Also the customer support is top notch thanks to Steve.”

21. Thype | Personal Blog WordPress 

The last WordPress theme for writers and authors on this list is Thype. It’s well-documented and includes a good variety of pre-built demo pages (over 20) to start you off on the right foot. Additionally, it comes with over 50 standalone content blocks and an further 25 headers and footers. 

Thype  Personal Blog WordPress
Thype | Personal Blog WordPress

The awesome thing about the Thype theme is that it’s fully responsive and comes with a large selection of free and premium plugins. 

Since it includes Visual Composer, it’s easy to edit or create pages for anyone who doesn’t know how to, or simply doesn’t want to code a WordPress website. One of its coolest features is the adaptive images that resize images automatically for better optimization on various devices such as laptops, tablets, or phones.

How to Promote Your Writer’s Website in 2020

Setting up your website with a gorgeous theme is only the beginning. If you want your work to get noticed, you’ll have to put in some work to grow your blog and promote your work. Here are four tips to get you started in the right direction.

1.  Build Up Your Social Media Profiles

Increase the visibility of your brand by creating social media profiles and make sure to fill them out completely as well as provide a link back to your website. Share your content regularly but also share content that is related to your niche that your audience will find valuable. 

For best results, take advantage of a theme such as SmartBlog to include social sharing buttons and social media icons on your website. Notice the persistent social media buttons showcased in the theme's menu (shown highlighted below):

SmartBlog WordPress writer theme with social media integration
SmartBlog WordPress writer theme with simple social media integration.

2. Join Industry Related Facebook, LinkedIn Groups, and Writing Communities

Participate in industry related groups and take advantage of LinkedIn’s publishing platform to drive traffic to your website. The same applies to Facebook groups where you can offer valuable advice, share opinions, and position yourself as an expert. 

Offline writing communities are also another place to build connections and cross-promote your work and website with others. They give you access to new audiences and help grow traffic to your site.

3. Use the Power of Guest Posting

Guest posting is one of the best ways to increase your visibility and draw new audiences to your website. In most cases, you will get a chance to include your author bio which should link to your website where interested readers can check out more of your work. You can link to your portfolio page such as that included in The Thinker.

The Thinker WordPress theme writing showcase
The Thinker WordPress theme writing showcase.

4. Use Calls to Action

Use a theme such as Leona or Squaretype to include calls to action throughout your website to drive traffic to other pages on your site, such as your online store or your portfolio. Learn more about creating effective calls to action in this quick Tuts+ course.

5. Collaborate With Others

Instead of seeing other writers as your competition, consider teaming up with them and creating a joint webinar or a workshop to share valuable knowledge and increase your audience as well as your website traffic.

Create Your Writer Website in WordPress

Creating a website to promote your writing is necessary if you want to land new clients or increase the sales of your books and ebooks alike in 2020. Learn about how to make your writer's portfolio website in WordPress: 

With a carefully selected WordPress theme and a little bit of clever promotion, you’ll be well on your way to creating a successful writing career. Also, if you're on a budget, you can still get a premium website design with one of our free WordPress themes.

Editorial Note: Our staff updates this post regularly—removing older WordPress themes and adding new examples with the best, trending designs.

How to Enhance Your Website Layouts With SVG Shapes

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In this new tutorial, we’ll get rid of the usual boring rectangular boxes and learn to build a landing page full of complex SVG shapes. We’ll even enhance it with Bootstrap styles as well as a full-screen background video. 

The best way to understand what we’re going to build is by checking out the demo, so it’s all yours:

Shall we start?

1. Begin With the Necessary Assets

To speed up the development process, I’ve included Bootstrap 4 in the pen. 

Pen dependencies

If you check the markup, you’ll notice that I heavily use Bootstrap’s helper classes. Although not necessary, in case you aren’t familiar with Bootstrap, take a minute to look at its documentation or my other Bootstrap tutorials.


2. Continue With the Page Markup

Our page will consist of an SVG and three sections:

Note: In the demo, there’s also a simple footer layout which I won’t discuss in the tutorial.

3. Create the SVG Sprite

For our layout, we’ll need a bunch of SVG shapes (waves, curves, whatever you’d like to call them). To create them, we won’t use an editing program like Adobe Illustrator or Sketch as you might expect; we’ll generate them by taking advantage of an awesome online tool made by z creative labs

Tool for generating SVG waves

Pretty cool, right? No need to spend time manually creating them in a program (though obviously you can if you prefer). All we need is to experiment a bit with the options of this tool until we end up with the desired SVGs.

After grabbing the generated code for each SVG, we’ll create a sprite by wrapping them within an SVG container. This is a technique that I’ve discussed many times in the past.

The generated SVG code
The generated SVG shape code

Note: Depending on the layout, we might have to manually change the SVG’s path color. 

We’ll place each icon inside a symbol element with a unique ID and a viewbox attribute which will specify its dimensions. Also, we’ll let it scale without keeping an eye on its aspect ratio thanks to the preserveAspectRatio="none" attribute value. Finally, we’ll render the target icon on the screen via the use element.

Here’s the markup needed for the SVG sprite:


4. Define Some Basic Styles

Beyond Bootstrap’s default styles, let’s define some additional ones. We’ll also override some of Bootstrap’s button styles to cover our needs:


5. Build the First Section

The first section will include: 

  • A full screen background video.
  • An overlay with a blockquote which will sit on top of the video.
  • An absolutely positioned SVG shape at the bottom of this section which will give it a diagonal look and feel.

Here’s its appearance:

The layout of the first section

Section #1 HTML

Tip: Instead of using an SVG shape, we can create diagonal layouts with other methods like CSS transforms (mainly with the skew() function) and the clip-path property.

Section #1 CSS

As we’ve already discussed this section will be fullscreen. With that in mind, let’s give it height: 100vh. Unfortunately, this unit isn’t still stable across all devices. So, as a best practice, we’ll keep it as a fallback and let JavaScript calculate the section height based on the window height.

Here are all styles that we’ll need:

Section #3 JavaScript


6. Build the Second Section

The second section will include four equal-width columns. Inside each column, we’ll put a card which will contain:

  • An image.
  • Its associated caption.
  • An absolutely positioned SVG shape placed at the bottom part of the image. That way, each image will have a unique form.

To create the columns, we’ll take advantage of Bootstrap’s card component.

The number of columns will change depending on the screen size. With that said, on extra-large screens, the section should look like this:

The layout of the second section on extra large screens

On medium and large screens though, it should appear as follows:

The layout of the second section on medium and large screens

Finally, on small screens all columns will be stacked:

The layout of the second section on small screens

Section #2 HTML

Section #2 CSS


7. Build the Third Section

The third section will include:

  • A fixed background image.
  • The image caption.
  • An absolutely positioned SVG shape (a curve) that will serve as a small overlay.

Here’s its appearance:

The layout of the third section

Section #3 HTML

Section #3 CSS


8. Browser Support

I’ve tested the demo in various browsers and devices. It works great, apart from one small issue. In some browsers (like on Firefox) you might see that an SVG leaves a trace like having a bottom border. I’ve encountered this inconsistency as well on other projects for clients where the layout requires absolutely positioned SVGs like here:

Firefox issue frustrating
Firefox issue; frustrating!

One fix that I’ve tried and seems to work is to decrease the SVG’s viewport height by one. For example, instead of viewBox="0 0 1440 320", set it as viewBox="0 0 1440 319". Feel free to do this modification, if you like.

If you know what causes this problem or you have a more elegant fix, share it with us!

Your Web Layout With SVG Shapes is Complete!

That’s all, folks! Today, we learned how to give life to our pages by building non-rectangular layouts with SVG shapes. Let’s recap the steps:

  • Firstly, we went through a handy online tool that allows us to create different kinds of SVG shapes (curves and waves) in next to no time. 
  • Next, we created an SVG sprite with all the icons wrapped within it.
  • Then, we rendered all those icons on the screen by setting them as absolutely positioned elements and give them some height.

As discussed earlier, using an inline SVG shape isn’t the only way for creating non-rectangular layouts. Depending on your needs, CSS transforms, the clip-path property, the border-radius property, and even a simple image can also do the job. For most cases though, inline SVGs seem the best way for constructing these complex layouts. 

Let’s look at our creation once again:

Layout Challenge

Before closing, I have another challenge for you! This time your job is to extend the demo by adding functionality that stops the video if it’s out of the viewport. Hopefully, one of you will provide a solution in the comments below! Good luck!

As always, thanks a lot for reading!

More Landing Page Tutorials

If you want to get some inspiration about how to build attractive Bootstrap powered landing pages, check out the following tutorials:

20 Best WordPress Marketplace Themes: To Make Your Multi-Vendor Platform

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Selling your products online has never been easier thanks to WordPress and numerous eCommerce themes. But what if you don’t have products to sell and want to make some additional income? 

That’s where creating an online marketplace similar to Etsy or Ebay comes in. The beauty of a marketplace is that your role is to create the website, whilst other vendors sell their products and you take a cut of the sales.

Cartzilla WordPress Platform Theme

There is no limit to the type of marketplace you can create; whether you want to sell digital or physical products, there is a theme to suit your needs. 

Add to that the fact that popular marketplaces such as Amazon, Etsy, and eBay process millions of transactions on a daily basis, and you can easily see that creating an online marketplace is a viable business model.

You can find great WordPress marketplace themes and trending ecommerce WP themes on ThemeForest:

Best WordPress eCommerce Marketplace themes on ThemeForest
Best WordPress eCommerce Marketplace themes on ThemeForest.

Read on to discover the best eCommerce themes for making a successful online marketplace. You need a WP theme with just the right set of quality features to build your marketplace with—quickly, securely, and with just the right design that fits your goals.

What Makes a Great Marketplace Theme?

An online marketplace is more complex than a regular online store. It requires additional functionality and features which include:

  • The ability for vendors to register and create their online store
  • Front-end submission forms so vendors can easily submit new items
  • Support for mega-menus to keep your navigation menu organized
  • Search and filter functions so buyers can browse through the items without any problems
  • Compatibility with popular e-Commerce plugins such as WooCommerce or Easy Digital Downloads

It goes without saying that your chosen theme should be responsive and include a blog which will help you get noticed by search engines and drive traffic to your marketplace.

20 Best WordPress Marketplace Themes for All Your Marketplace Needs

Here we’ve curated the best marketplace WordPress themes with all the features mentioned above, as well as highly customizable designs that will help you create the exact look and feel that you want for your marketplace.

1. Cartzilla - Digital Marketplace & Grocery Store WordPress Theme

Cartzilla WordPress Platform Theme

We start off our list with the Cartzilla WordPress marketplace theme. Cartzilla uses Dokan so you can easily set up your multi-vendor marketplace site. It also supports many WooCommerce features so you can start selling. Thanks to a combination of AJAX and Gutenberg blocks, Cartzilla loads quickly and shows off products in an interesting way. 

2. Aabbe – Digital Marketplace WordPress Theme

Aabbe Best Multi Vendor Marketplace WordPress Theme

Set up a digital product marketplace with Aabbe. This platform theme supports front-end submissions, making it easy for vendors to sell on your site. The included Elementor page builder's drag and drop support makes using Aabbe easy for everyone to build their dream platform.

Take advantage of features like Contact Form 7, Google Fonts support, and the modern design to create your website. If you want to create a place for people to sell their digital products, Aabbe is one of the best multivendor WordPress theme options you can choose.

3. Makplus - Digital Marketplace WooCommerce Theme

Makplus is another alternative for a digital product marketplace. It includes more than nine premade home page designs you can edit and use. Thanks to its responsive and Retina-ready design, consumers and vendors will have a smooth experience on desktop and mobile. 

Build your website with this WordPress platform theme with features like:

  • Bootstrap 4 framework
  • clean code
  • Elementor page builder
  • one-click demo import
Makplus WordPress Platform Theme

4. Besa - Elementor Marketplace WooCommerce Theme

Besa is a WordPress marketplace theme that looks great and performs well. The modern, clean theme is easy on the eyes for vendors and consumers alike. It includes Dokan and WooCommerce support for an excellent sales experience. 

Besa is also optimized for mobile, so you can be sure you're choosing the best multivendor WordPress theme for all devices.  

Besa WordPress Marketplace Theme

5. Dealsdot - Multi Vendor Marketplace Theme

Dealsdot Best Multivendor WordPress Theme

When choosing a platform theme, it's important to choose one that doesn't forget to appeal to consumers just as much as vendors. That's what makes Dealsdot one of the best multi vendor marketplace WordPress theme options. Dealsdot supports coupon codes and flash deals, which help increase traffic and sales on your site.

You can edit this theme with the included WPBakery Page Builder and Advanced Theme Customizer. It's translation ready and provides unlimited color and Google Fonts options. If you're ready to start an online marketplace, give the Dealsdot WordPress platform theme a shot.

6. iBid - Multi Vendor Auctions WooCommerce Theme

iBid Best Multi Vendor Marketplace WordPress Theme

Auction sites have been popular since eBay launched in 1995. You can make a worthy rival with the iBid WordPress marketplace theme. Host everything from electronics to collectible coin options. 

iBid supports Dokan, WCFM Marketplace, and WCVendors marketplaces. This theme is optimized for all devices, Thanks to the theme's language support, you'll be able to appeal to a diverse audience. 

7. Lewear - Fashion Multipurpose WooCommerce Theme

Lewear Best Multivendor WordPress Theme

If you're hosting multiple fashion vendors, your website needs to look just as stylish. Lewear is a platform theme that not only looks great on the front-end, but is a great performer under the hood as well. It supports Dokan Multivendor Marketplace WC Vendors, WC Marketplace, WCFM Marketplace, and WooCommerce. 

Customize everything with the included page builders. The full AJAX shop makes every product stand out to consumers, and mobile-optimized design makes your site look good on every device.

8. Martfury - WooCommerce Marketplace WordPress Theme

Martfury - WooCommerce Marketplace WordPress Theme
Martfury - WooCommerce Marketplace WordPress Theme

Martfury is suited equally to individual online stores and multi-vendor marketplaces. It works with the Dokan, WC Vendors, WC Marketplace, and WooCommerce Multi-vendor Marketplace (WCFM Marketplace) to give you multi -vendor functionality. 

This combination allows vendors to build their own stores, manage their inventories, create coupons, shipping terms, and all the while you can earn commission on their sales.

9. Makery - Marketplace WordPress Theme

Makery - Marketplace WordPress Theme
Makery - Marketplace WordPress Theme

Makery is another premium WordPress theme which will allow your vendors to sell their own products much like they would on Esty, eBay, or other marketplace platforms. Any user can easily add a shop, products, complete received orders, track earnings, and withdraw them using front-end forms.

Add to the mix Makery’s options and fully responsive design, and you have yourself a very powerful tool for building a marketplace website.

10. Marketo - eCommerce & Multivendor Marketplace Woocommerce WordPress Theme

Marketo - eCommerce  Multivendor Marketplace Woocommerce WordPress Theme
Marketo - eCommerce & Multivendor Marketplace Woocommerce WordPress Theme

Marketo is another powerful WordPress marketplace theme built on the back of Dokan; the popular WooCommerce Multi-vendor Marketplace Solution. Marketo is compatible with WordPress 5.0, and uses the Elementor page builder to provide its array of page layouts. Build your marketplace website then sit back and watch others do the selling!

11. Handy - Stylish Handmade eCommerce Shop Theme

If you want to sell handmade goods, look no further than the Handy theme. This WordPress marketplace theme comes with Revolution Slider to create stunning slideshows of featured products. A number of page templates are available as well as a page builder which gives you complete control over the layout of your pages. 

Use shortcodes to insert additional elements such as buttons and columns. Vendors have a thorough overview of their sales. The navigation menu supports the mega-menu feature and customers will have no problems finding the right product thanks to the sortable product grid.

Handy Stylish eCommerce WordPress Shop Theme

12. Oswad - Responsive and Versatile WP Marketplace Theme

Oswad is a beautiful and responsive ecommerce marketplace theme with multiple homepage demos. You can customize every aspect of the theme and make use of multiple widgets to build the layout of your homepage. 

FontAwesome icons will help you highlight different sections of your store and the homepage has plenty of space to display products across several categories. 

A notable feature is the integration of a Live Chat module which allows you to answer any questions potential customers might have about the products.

Oswad Versatile WorPress Marketplace Theme

13. Electro - Vibrant and Customizable Marketplace Theme

Electro is a great choice for anyone considering an electronics store. The theme features a prominent search bar as well as a product slider where you can showcase the most popular products. 

On top of the standard wishlist feature, customers can also compare products and track their orders once the purchase has been placed. Several menu variations are included in this WordPress eCommerce theme to make navigation as easy as possible. The theme is also responsive and fully customizable.

Electro Vibrant and Customizable WordPress Marketplace Theme

14. Fashion - Vintage Style WordPress Marketplace Theme

Fashion lovers will find everything they need to create a fashion marketplace in this theme. 

You can use the header slider to display recent or popular products and show all the benefits your marketplace offers such as free shipping, member discounts, and more. Add a blog feed on the homepage to share the latest fashion trends with potential customers.

The theme also includes a Live Theme Editor so you can customize it to create a unique design. Customers can use the quick view feature to instantly see product features.

Fashion Stylish eCommerce WordPress Marketplace Theme

15. Oasis - Modern WooCommerce Theme

What makes Oasis a fantastic marketplace theme is its flexible online shopping theme with full WooCommerce compatibility. Take advantage of the 7+ header layouts, 8+ blog layout combinations, 10+ portfolio layout combinations, 4 product page layouts, and many more to create the perfect eCommerce website. Whether you want to sell clothes, electronics, furniture, books or something else, Oasis will support your exact needs.

Oasis - Modern WooCommerce Theme
Oasis - Modern WooCommerce Theme

16. Handmade - Sophisticated eCommerce Marketplace Theme

Handmade has a well-structured layout, and customers can filter through products thanks to product filter widgets. Eight different homepages make it possible to create a unique layout and Visual Composer integration makes it easy to tweak all the layouts to your liking. 

Along with FontAwesome icons, extensive customization options, video backgrounds, and responsive design, the Handmade WordPress ecommerce theme packs quite a punch in terms of useful features.

Handmade Sophisticated WordPress eCommerce Marketplace Theme

17. Marketica - Advanced eCommerce WordPress Theme

Marketica is an advanced ecommerce theme that integrates with four different vendor plugins to turn your existing store into a vendor marketplace. It comes with Revolution Slider and Visual Composer Builder, as well as the ability to white label the theme for your clients. 

Vendors have access to detailed profile pages, a sales tracker, and they can display their products in a clean grid layout. Finally, the WordPress ecommerce theme includes extensive documentation to guide you through the process of setting it up.

Marketica eCommerce Marketplace WordPress Theme

18. Shopkeeper - eCommerce WP Theme for WooCommerce

Shopkeeper is an excellent eCommerce marketplace theme, but you don’t have to take my word for it. It’s sold more than 26,500 copies on Themeforest over the course of five years and received over 1000 glowing reviews resulting in a 4.63-star rating. That’s because Shopkeeper is a premium WooCommerce theme with great, fully responsive design and extensive functionality. 

It comes with amazing features such as YouTube video support in product galleries, product image zoom, multiple blog layouts and many, many more fantastic and practical features to take your online store to the next level.

Shopkeeper - eCommerce WP Theme for WooCommerce
Shopkeeper - eCommerce WP Theme for WooCommerce

19. Flatastic - Modern and Powerful WordPress Theme

Flatastic is a modern ecommerce marketplace theme with a clean design that brings your products into focus along with a well-structured grid layout. The WordPress theme allows you to not only feature products but different brands and vendors. You can create any type of layout with Visual Composer.

Aside from making use of the blog pages, you can additionally boost your SEO with optimized code and support for Rich Snippets. On top of that, the theme comes bundled with the ChatX plugin so you can provide immediate customer support via Live Chat.

Flatastic Modern Marketplace WordPress Theme

20. Catalog - Minimal WordPress Marketplace Theme

Catalog is a minimal Wordpress ecommerce theme that features several page templates so you can easily create all the necessary pages for your marketplace. 

Front-end submissions and custom commissions are available for vendors while customers can take advantage of the search bar and sortable products to find items that interest them the most.

All membership pages are included, and you can easily feature a popular vendor right on the homepage. On top of that, the theme is fully responsive and customizable.

Catalog Buy Sell Marketplace WordPress Theme

Free WordPress Themes From ThemeForest

A free WordPress marketplace theme may be perfect if you're on a tight budget, but free templates usually lack the professional design of premium options. That's why ThemeForest is here to help.

If buying a premium WordPress platform theme isn't a choice, ThemeForest offers these professional templates for free each month.

Free WordPress Theme Templates ThemeForest

It's our recommended option over choosing any free platform theme you'll find online.  You'll save your budget and find the best multi vendor marketplace WordPress theme you can use. Are you interested in this month's free choices? Head over to the free WordPress themes page on ThemeForest.

5 Tips To Boost Your eCommerce Conversion Rate

As a marketplace owner, boosting your conversion rates and improving sales should be at the forefront of your mind. Here are five easy ways to instantly improve your conversion rate:

1. Start Blogging

While many themes on our list feature SEO optimized code, all of them come with the ability to add a blog to your marketplace. Blogging is one of the best ways to keep your website fresh, and you can use it to share more information about vendors and products.

2. Build an Email List

An email list is the most valuable asset for any business owner. After all, what better way to get personal than sending a customized email to your customers with featured products they're most likely to buy? Consider using a theme like Gecko to build your email list with ease—right from the beginning.

Gecko Best Multi Vendor Marketplace WordPress Theme

3. Use Social Media to Your Benefit

Sharing your products on social media is a must if you want to reach your target audience. Luckily, themes like Oxygen come with social media options built in so buyers can follow you and share your content easily across a variety of social media platforms.

Oxygen Platform Theme

4. Facilitate the Checkout Process

Whenever possible, make the checkout process as easy as possible. This means you shouldn’t ask for more information than is absolutely necessary. If you sell digital products, there is no need to ask for your customers physical address, since no actual shipping is involved. Otherwise, consider using a banner which displays all the steps required to finish the purchase.

5. Use Demo Videos

Videos are a powerful marketing tool which you can use to demonstrate all the benefits of a particular product. They work even better than images, and you can use a theme like Shopkeeper to take full advantage of your videos’ capabilities.

Shopkeeper WordPress Marketplace Theme

Build Your Own Marketplace Site

Building your own marketplace is no easy task, but with the right combination of a quality WordPress eCommerce theme and plugins, the process is much easier. And when you pair that with the tips mentioned above, you’ll be well on your way to creating a successful marketplace.

Best WordPress eCommerce Marketplace themes on ThemeForest
Best WordPress eCommerce Marketplace themes on ThemeForest.

Editorial Note: Our staff updates this post regularly—adding new WordPress themes with the best, trending designs.

20+ Jewelry WordPress Themes for WooCommerce Websites

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Perhaps you create jewelry and would like to turn your hobby into a business, or maybe you’re ready to start selling a wide range of products from other brands. Whatever your long-term plan, one of your first ports of call should be to launch your website—after all, what better way to get more eyes on your products?

Best Selling Jewelry WordPress Themes for WooCommerce

Luckily for you, you don’t need to spend too long away from the drill press as you can set up a high-quality website quickly and easily with the jewelry templates for WordPress available from ThemeForest. You don’t even need any web design or development experience—all you need to do is download one of over 1,300 WooCommerce themes and customize it to give the site its distinct personality. 

Best Selling Jewelry WordPress Themes for WooCommerce
Jewelry WordPress Themes for WooCommerce available on Themeforest now

With the WordPress WooCommerce plugin your site will do more than just look good as users will be given the opportunity to purchase directly from your online store. 

Sounding good? Read on for my round-up of 22 WooCommerce jewelry themes to take you into 2020 and beyond. 

1. Tisara Jewelry WooCommerce Theme

Tisara is one of the newer jewelry themes available on ThemeForest. It has an attractive layout that's responsive and fits on multiple devices. The navigation bar is clean and features images to help your products stand out. The Tisara WordPress jewelry theme is a great first option for you.

Tisara Best Jewelry Website Design
Tisara Jewelry WooCommerce Theme

2. Monsta - Jewelry Theme for WooCommerce WordPress

There's nothing monstrous about this jewelry store WordPress theme. Monsta is a super fast and responsive template choice eCommerce jewelry websites. The eight pre-made demos, Elementor page builder, and one-click install make designing with Monsta a breeze. Choose from light or dark modes. You can even add a blog with this theme to talk about products.

Monsta Jewelry Store WordPress Theme
Monsta - Jewelry Theme for WooCommerce WordPress

3. Prospero - Fashion Jewelry Watch and Glasses WooCommerce Theme

The best jewelry website design is image-driven. A perfect example is Prospero, one of the jewelry WordPress themes from ThemeForest. 

The simple layout puts your products front and center for website visitors. Promote new items, sales, and popular items on one of the 15+ unique homepages. Thanks to the WooCommerce functionality, making sales is smoother than ever.

Prospero Jewelry WordPress Theme
Prospero - Fashion Jewelry Watch and Glasses WooCommerce Theme

4. KALLYAS - Creative eCommerce Multi-Purpose WordPress Theme

With more than 3,000 reviews and an average rating of 4.71 out of 5, the people behind KALLYAS must be doing something right. The jewelry demo theme is one of the 65 demos available and it seamlessly shows just how luxurious this template can look. 

You can add slick sliders and there’s plenty of room for product imagery plus more generic shots of people wearing the jewels. 

KALLYAS - Creative eCommerce Multi-Purpose WordPress Theme
KALLYAS - Creative eCommerce Multi-Purpose WordPress Theme

5. Karo | Handcrafted Jewelry WooCommerce WordPress Theme

This jewelry store Wordpress theme comes with everything you need to take your business to the next level. It’s mobile-optimized, GDPR ready, has multiple page layouts, plus is suitable for use with touch devices. 

There are also more than 22 jewelry-themed demos to scroll through which may prove useful in inspiring your own site’s design. 

Karo  Handcrafted Jewelry WooCommerce WordPress Theme
Karo | Handcrafted Jewelry WooCommerce WordPress Theme

6. Custom Made | Jewelry Manufacturer and Store WordPress Theme

This elegant theme comes with 3 distinct homepages to choose from and it’s integrated with useful plugins like Essential Grid, Mailchimp, Instagram Feed, and Slider Revolution—as well as the all-important WooCommerce. I like the way copy be laid out in this template, it looks more like a high-end magazine than a typical website page. It’s a classy touch. 

Custom Made  Jewelry Manufacturer and Store WordPress Theme
Custom Made | Jewelry Manufacturer and Store WordPress Theme

7. DiCi - Jewelry Shop WordPress Theme

Offering unlimited colors, this is a jewelry WordPress theme with plenty of room to make it your own! It also comes with Font Awesome icons to help you signpost content, plus typography is flexible so you can pick a style that suits your business. Six demos are designed especially for varying jewelry businesses, including boutique, marketplace, and custom-made. 

DiCi - Jewelry Shop WordPress Theme
DiCi - Jewelry Shop WordPress Theme

8. Jewelry & Watches Online Store WordPress Theme

Another of the versatile jewelry themes, this one has 6 distinct homepages each created with jewelry in mind. I like Homepage 3 in particular due to its ability to combine clean design with all the relevant information required. 

Large image content blocks and galleries with overlaid text make this one stand out. Plus, there’s a newsletter sign up option which is tastefully integrated into the design. 

Jewelry  Watches Online Store WordPress Theme
Jewelry & Watches Online Store WordPress Theme

9. Primrose - A Minimal and Creative WooCommerce Theme

If you’re looking for clean, simple, and modern, then this is one of the best jewelry templates to go for! With social media integration, a useful product rating system, and plenty of room for imagery, you can let your products do the talking. It’s also Gutenberg-optimized which makes editing your site even easier.

Primrose - A Minimal and Creative WooCommerce Theme
Primrose - A Minimal and Creative WooCommerce Theme

10. Manufactura - Handmade Crafts, Artisan, Artist

If you’re looking to sell handmade jewelry then this is a perfect template to choose. 6 demos all named after months of the year show the versatility of the template but space for stand-out imagery is the overarching theme linking all demos. 

This would work especially well if you had photography showing the craftsmanship involved in creating each of your pieces. Customers who have purchased the theme reference the useful support too, which bodes well especially for WordPress beginners. 

Manufactura - Handmade Crafts Artisan Artist
Manufactura - Handmade Crafts, Artisan, Artist

11. Jewelrica - eCommerce WordPress Theme

A useful feature of this template is it comes with a simple to use blogging platform which can help you keep fans updated with product news etc. You don’t have to stick to writing copy alone as Jewelrica also supports video, audio, and image galleries. It’s translation ready so you can adapt the language based on your chosen market. 

Jewelrica - eCommerce WordPress Theme
Jewelrica - eCommerce WordPress Theme

12. Minimalo - A Minimal Blog WordPress Theme for Creative Websites 

With the demos each opting for monochrome color schemes, this is a classic template that you’re not likely to tire of. It’s fully responsive and mobile-ready so you don’t need to worry about content displaying poorly for some users. You can also easily categorize products which can help users to find what they’re looking for quickly. 

Minimalo - A Minimal Blog WordPress Theme for Creative Websites
Minimalo - A Minimal Blog WordPress Theme for Creative Websites 

13. Bonfire - Creative Multipurpose WordPress Theme

This versatile theme comes with a jewelry demo so you can see exactly how it could work for your business. It comes with a wide variety of content blocks which means there’s lots for users to explore—on the homepage alone there’s space for testimonials, overlapping imagery, videos, and info about the business. 

On the WooCommerce-enabled product imagery, there’s also the option for a ‘quick view’ so users can find out more without needing to click away from the homepage. 

Bonfire - Creative Multipurpose WordPress Theme
Bonfire - Creative Multipurpose WordPress Theme

14. Pablo Guadi - Precious Stones Designer & Handcrafted Jewelry Online Shop Wordpress Theme

If part of your unique selling point is the story behind your brand or products, then this is one of the best eCommerce jewelry websites you can go for. There’s a timeline feature to shine a light on the company’s heritage and the option for full-width imagery gives the site a modern feel. 

It also comes with the popular Revolution Slider which enables pictures to transition in a smooth and aesthetically pleasing way. 

Pablo Guadi - Precious Stones Designer  Handcrafted Jewelry Online Shop Wordpress Theme
Pablo Guadi - Precious Stones Designer & Handcrafted Jewelry Online Shop Wordpress Theme

15. Handmade Shop - Handicraft Blog & Creative Store WordPress Theme

With a more crafty feel than some of the other jewelry WordPress themes, this may be just what you’re after. 

It has full social sharing capability to ensure fans can spread the word when it comes to your products and it comes with unlimited menu colors so you can adapt your website’s appearance based on your own branding. If you’re looking for Pinterest vibes, this is your template!

Handmade Shop - Handicraft Blog  Creative Store WordPress Theme
Handmade Shop - Handicraft Blog & Creative Store WordPress Theme

16. Donare - Gift Store WooCommerce Theme

Released in August 2019 and with very limited downloads to date, this theme is very much a newcomer on the block. However, being able to blend imagery with vibrant color blocks is a nice touch and helps to set the theme apart. 

Plus, the featured product option will be useful to retailers as it will enable you to highlight the items you’re looking to push—you can add pins to show sale items and new products too. 

Donare - Gift Store WooCommerce Theme
Donare - Gift Store WooCommerce Theme

17. Time - Minimalist WooCommerce WordPress Theme 

A fashion-forward template which also incorporates bold splashes of color into the design, this is another great option if you’re selling contemporary wares. 

There are lots of novel transitions that spring into action when the user scrolls, meaning you can see the price, name, and rating of each product without even needing to click. There are also unlimited header layouts to help you further stamp your personality on your site. 

Time - Minimalist WooCommerce WordPress Theme
Time - Minimalist WooCommerce WordPress Theme 

18. Corano - Jewellery Theme for WooCommerce WordPress

Corano is another one of the new jewelry templates from ThemeForest. The Corano theme was introduced in 2019 and has collected an average of 4.25 out of 5 stars. It comes with all the key plugins including Mailchimp, Contact Form 7, and Slider Revolution, as well as the all-important WooCommerce. 

The Corano theme also has a Daily Deal Module where you can display a countdown timer with sale products on the homepage. 

Corano Theme WooCommerce Jewelry Theme
The Corano theme is one of the top options if you're looking for a jewelry store WordPress theme.

19. FAB! - Material Design WooCommerce WordPress Theme

The developers behind this template don’t let a single centimeter of space go to waste. Images include content blocks with direct links to purchase and banners can be added to highlight sales and other news. It also makes the most of animations and scrolling over homepage images reveal the product in other colors or from a different view. 

FAB - Material Design WooCommerce WordPress Theme
FAB! - Material Design WooCommerce WordPress Theme

20. StarBella - Multipurpose WooCommerce Theme

With more than 1,000 sales, this straightforward theme has popularity on its side. Like many of the best jewelry themes out there, it’s light on copy and heavy on imagery. StarBella is also easy to integrate with Google Maps to help your users find your physical store and it has been rated highly by many users when it comes to customer support. 

StarBella - Multipurpose WooCommerce Theme
StarBella - Multipurpose WooCommerce Theme

21. Flone – Minimal WooCommerce WordPress Theme

At just $19, this is one of the best jewelry website design options out there for those on a budget. A bold banner at the top of the site catches the eye, and then the user can scroll down to peruse the product selection. It’s also been designed with speed in mind and has an average PageSpeed score of 99%. 

Flone  Minimal WooCommerce WordPress Theme
Flone – Minimal WooCommerce WordPress Theme

22. Nitro - Universal WooCommerce Theme from ecommerce experts

With more than 4,000 sales, this is another popular theme that certainly deserves to make the top 20 list. The developers’ experience is clear as there are what seems like endless numbers of demos and homepages to inspire you when it comes to building your own site. It also comes with more than 200 PSD layered files which you can edit however you’d like. 

Nitro - Universal WooCommerce Theme from ecommerce experts
Nitro - Universal WooCommerce Theme from ecommerce experts

Free WordPress Templates From ThemeForest

ThemeForest is home to thousands of premium templates, but sometimes free WordPress themes for jewelry fit your budget better. If that's the case for you, ThemeForest is still your best bet with its free WordPress templates.

Each month, ThemeForest shares a handful of premium quality templates for free. It saves you the trouble of searching for free WordPress themes for jewelry elsewhere.

Free WordPress Themes ThemeForest

Unlike free WordPress themes from other websites, you'll never have to worry about design quality or functionality. They have the same professional look and feel, but they're free. If you want to find free WordPress themes for jewelry, start by checking out ThemeForest.

5 Tips For Making The Best Jewelry Website Design

Choosing a jewelry WordPress theme is a great first step in starting your online store. To take your design to the next level, you'll want more than jewelry templates to stand out from the crowd of eCommerce jewelry websites. That's why we've gathered five tips you can use to make the best jewelry website design. Try some of these gems on your site.

1. Feature Images

The stars of the show are the pieces you're showing to customers. Take high-quality photos and videos of your products. Then add them to your jewelry WordPress theme. Doing this makes sure the most important visual elements on your website are always seen.

Jewelrica Minimal Design

2. Use Minimal Design

Of course, having a cluttered design will hide your jewelry photos. That's why you should make sure the style of your jewelry store WordPress theme is understated. Minimal design in jewelry themes and websites is important because they let the pieces stand out on their own.

3. Focus on Mobile-First Design

Most internet users browse the web on mobile devices. Cater to this large audience by making sure your eCommerce jewelry website is optimized for mobile. Cell phone and tablet visitors should have as smooth an experience as those on desktop.

Young man in the kitchen with coffee using cell phone

4. Secure Your Website

Having a secure page is essential for eCommerce jewelry websites. If consumers are expected to use their card information on your website, they should be assured that your website is secured. a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificate is free and goes a long way in securing your customer's data.

African American Woman Shopping Online

5. Talk About Yourself

Even in the online shopping age, potential customers still appreciate knowing who they're buying from. That's why it's important to give them background on your website. Many jewelry themes have about page templates and blog options. Use these to your advantage to build a relationship with customers.

Over to You!

Now you’ve explored 20 of my favorite WooCommerce jewelry themes, you’re ready to start building a site of your own! However, if you’re looking for something a little different, head over to ThemeForest and explore the full range. There are hundreds of great themes to choose from so you’re sure to find exactly what you’re looking for. Before you embark on your WordPress journey, make sure to check out 10 Common Regrets When Selecting WordPress Themes which may well save you time in the long-run. 

Are there any other themes you think should have made the cut? We’d love to hear from you so let us know in the comments below. 

More WooCommerce Themes for Your Online Shop

How to Upload or Link a PDF to WordPress

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In this tutorial you’ll learn how to upload or link a PDF file to WordPress. If you’ve ever uploaded an image to the media library in WordPress, doing the same with a PDF is just as straightforward, so let me explain how to do that.

Upload a PDF to WordPress

Follow along with us over on our Envato Tuts+ YouTube channel:

1. Locate Your PDF File

I’m working with a demo PDF file on my system. Make sure the file size isn’t too big (your PHP hosting will likely have a limit on file upload sizes) and ideally your file’s filename shouldn’t contain any strange characters either.

In your WordPress admin go to Media > Library > Add New then use the file chooser to select your PDF, or drag and drop it into the browser:

Media  Library  Add New

Once uploaded you’ll be able to give the file a title, a caption, and a description (if you want). And that’s how to upload a PDF to WordPress! Now let’s see a few ways we can link to the PDF.

2. Copy and Paste the PDF File Link

Most importantly you’ll need the link to the file, so copy the whole path as you see it displayed:

PDF link

You can then use that link and attach it to text in pages or posts within WordPress, by highlighting your chosen link text and adding a link like so:

adding link in editor

Once saved, when you view the post on the front end of your website, the link will be present and when clicked will open your PDF in a browser window.

Linking From Images and Buttons

The same thing is possible with images and buttons. For example, upload an image to the WordPress Gutenberg editor, then click the link icon to add the PDF link:

Linking From Images

3. Using the Classic WordPress Post Editor

What if you’re not using Gutenberg? The same is possible using the Classic WordPress editor too—the link button is found in the toolbar at the top of the editor:

Using the Classic WordPress Post Editor

And that’s how you link to a PDF in WordPress! But wait, there’s one more thing I want to explain..

4. How to Directly Download a PDF From a Link

Before we wrap things up, here’s an additional trick. What if you don’t want users to click your PDF link and open the PDF in another browser window? What if, instead, you’d like the PDF to directly download?

To achieve this, we need access to the HTML markup of the link itself. So in the Classic Editor switch to the text tab:

text tab

In the Gutenberg editor you can gain access to the HTML code by clicking the three dots (options) menu like so, and hitting Edit as HTML:

Edit as HTML

Then (if you’re familiar with reading HTML code) find the link in question, which should look something like this:

Then add the download attribute, anywhere within the main anchor tag, like this:

That’s it! Now when someone clicks the link it will download the PDF to their system.

To learn more about how the download attribute works, here’s a useful guide:

That’s All There is to it!

That’s how you can upload a PDF to your WordPress website, and how you can link to it in a few different ways. I hope you found this tutorial useful, take a look at the following resources for more beginners’ tips!

10 Best Shopify Themes for Electronic Stores 2020

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If you’re thinking about launching an electronics store or if you want to bring your physical shop online, Shopify is a great platform to get started on. Shopify is easy to use and has tons of third-party apps to add extra features. 

However, the best part is that you can find hundreds of premade, professionally designed Shopify themes made specifically for electronics stores. In this post, we’ll share the best Shopify themes for electronics stores from Envato Elements and ThemeForest. 

Find The Best Shopify Themes For Electronics Stores On Envato Elements

One of the best places to find Shopify electronics store themes is Envato Elements. Envato Elements has hundreds of modern and easy to use Shopify themes for electronics stores. 

On top of professional design, these Shopify themes are also packed with features designed to help you sell more products. You’ll find product quick views, product filters and search, and multiple store layouts to choose from. 

electronics shopify themes on Envato Elements
Electronics Shopify themes on Envato Elements

Another place to find amazing electronics Shopify themes is ThemeForest. Like Envato Elements, ThemeForest has hundreds of Shopify themes for electronics and computer stores that are packed with useful features and feature a modern design.

Top Shopify Themes For Electronics Stores From Envato Elements

Take a look at some of the best electronics store Shopify themes from Envato Elements. 

1. Cize - Electronics Store Shopify Theme 

Cize - Electronics Store Shopify Theme

The Cize theme has a modern and clean design. It offers multiple demos to choose from and you can use it to create any type of electronics store — from a general electronics store to a more specialized one that sells a particular brand or type of product. 

The Cize theme offers multiple shop layouts as well and comes packed with features such as Ajax load more, infinite scroll, off canvas sidebar, dynamic checkout, horizontal and vertical thumbnails, and more. The theme is also easy to customize and fully responsive so you can rest assured it will look great no matter what device your visitors are using. 

2. iCam | CCTV / Security / Electronics Shopify Store by designthemes on Envato Elements 

iCam  CCTV  Security  Electronics Shopify Store by designthemes on Envato Elements

If you’re selling CCTV or security-related electronic products, the iCam theme is a great choice. The theme has a modern and simple design with a well-organized homepage that makes it easy to feature popular products and product categories. The theme can be easily customized to match your brand and it’s fully responsive. 

A few notable features include drag and drop sections, product filters, customer reviews and accounts, product sale labels, and Ajax-powered checkout. On top of that, the theme has built-in social sharing features and newsletter integration with Mailchimp.

3. Limupa - Electronics & Technology Shopify Theme  

Limupa - Electronics  Technology Shopify Theme

The Limupa theme comes with 4 different homepage layouts to choose from so it’s quite easy to build any type of electronics store. The theme also includes useful features such as built-in color swatches, custom product category view, multiple header options, and more. 

The theme uses a bright yellow color but it’s quite easy to change it to your preferred brand color using the theme customizer. You’ll also find mega menu support, layered navigation, drag and drop sections, and the ability to set both grid and list view of the products. The theme is fully responsive so your customers will be able to easily shop on both desktop and mobile devices. 

4. Ponno - Electronics eCommerce Shopify Theme 

Ponno - Electronics eCommerce Shopify Theme

If you’re looking for a simple and minimalist theme, the Ponno theme is a great choice. It features a large, full-width photo in the header area so you can easily showcase your most popular product. 

It also has a mega menu so you can display your product categories without overwhelming site visitors with too many choices. The theme is fully customizable and responsive and includes features such as newsletter integration and popup, Shopify Builder, Ajax-powered wishlist, and so much more.

5. Electrox - Electronics Shopify Theme 

Electrox - Electronics Shopify Theme

Try the Electrox theme if you’re looking for a bold and versatile design. With 4 homepage demos to choose from, you can easily create any type of electronics store. This theme has a large header area where you can easily add several photos of your recent arrivals or most popular products. 

The theme has a powerful customizer so you can easily change fonts, colors, and more. You’ll find standard eCommerce features such as product quick views, mega menus, product sale labels, Ajax filters, cart, and wishlist, and more. 

Top Shopify Themes For Electronics Stores From Themeforest

As mentioned earlier, ThemeForest is another great marketplace to find Shopify themes. Take a look at some of the best Shopify electronics stores themes from ThemeForest.

1. MediaCenter Electronics Store Shopify Theme - Section Ready 

MediaCenter Electronics Store Shopify Theme - Section Ready

The MediaCenter theme is a modern and customizable Shopify theme for electronics stores that’s easy to use and offers a great user experience. For starters, the homepage is clean and easy to navigate. 

The theme also comes with mega menu support and product cross-sell popups so you can easily increase your average order value. You’ll find other important features such as wishlist, product countdowns, product quick views, and more. The theme is responsive and works great on both desktop and mobile devices. It’s also optimized for SEO and loads fast. 

2. Electros - Electronics Store Shopify Theme 

Electros - Electronics Store Shopify Theme

The Electros theme includes a drag and drop admin panel and a customizer that makes it easy to customize your site and change colors and fonts. The theme was also optimized to load fast and looks great on both mobile and desktop devices. You’ll find plenty of features necessary to create a powerful electronics store. 

This includes product filters, mega menus, Ajax cart, product sale labels and quick views, and other features. The Electros theme is optimized for SEO and comes with built-in social sharing features as well as newsletter integration. 

3. Bolt - Electronics Store Shopify Theme & Template 

Bolt - Electronics Store Shopify Theme  Template

The Bolt theme has a professional and modern design. It comes with built-in social sharing features and newsletter integration so you can easily drive traffic to your store and build a list of customers who keep coming back to your store. The theme has a well-organized homepage and follows a grid-based layout so you can display your popular or latest products in an organized fashion. 

You can customize fonts, colors, and other visual theme styles. The theme is fully responsive and also includes features such as product quick views, sale labels, deal of the day feature, mobile menu, drop down shopping cart, and more. 

4. Amanto | Multi-Purpose Shopify Theme for Electronics Store 

Amanto  Multi-Purpose Shopify Theme for Electronics Store

The Amanto theme has a beautiful and multipurpose design that can be used to create any type of electronics store. It has a large header area where you can add one or multiple product photos to highlight popular items or latest arrivals. The theme offers 6 homepages variation, 3 header styles and 4 mega menu styles. 

It’s also retina ready, fully responsive and works great across all modern devices to provide your users with a stellar user experience. You can easily customize fonts and colors. You’ll find features such as social sharing and newsletter integration, product quick views, Ajax cart, wishlist, and more.

5. E-come | Multi-Purpose Shopify Theme for Electronics Store 

E-come  Multi-Purpose Shopify Theme for Electronics Store

The E-come theme has 5 premade demos to choose from and they all feature a stunning, modern design. The theme stands out with its smart live search suggestion and also includes other features such as product sale labels, quick views, mega menus, and more. 

The E-come theme is fully responsive and looks great on both mobile and desktop devices. It also includes product comparison features so your customers can easily compare two or more products side by side. In addition to that, the theme was optimized to load fast and rank better in search engines.

Five Quick Tips For Electronics Store Websites

Choosing the perfect theme for your electronics store is only the first step towards creating a great Shopify website. Here are five quick tips for electronics store Shopify websites. 

1. Use High Quality Photos

The first tip is to use high quality photos of your products. This will make it easier for potential customers to see what they’re getting. You’ll also want to make sure to use photos that display your products from various angles.

2. Focus On Benefits But Don’t Forget Features

When buying a product, most people want to know if it will improve their life or situation. But that doesn’t mean that features don’t matter. In the case of electronics stores, your customers will want to know tech specs so be sure to include both benefits and features of your products in product descriptions.

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Focus on benefits

3. Use Bullet Points In Product Descriptions

Speaking of product descriptions, avoid using a wall of text. Instead, make use of bullet points to ensure your product descriptions are easy to read and understand. 

4. Display Your Policies Clearly

Confusing checkout process, unexpected shipping costs, and long delivery wait times are some of the main reasons for customers abandoning their carts and never completing a purchase. You can avoid this by clearly displaying your store shipping and return policies, typical delivery times, and having a streamlined checkout process. 

5. Make Use Of Mega Menus

If you have a lot of product categories, use mega menus to make it easy to navigate your site without cluttering up your main navigation. This will make it easier for your customers and website visitors to find products they’re interested in without being overwhelmed with too many choices.

Envato Elements vs ThemeForest: Which One Should You Choose

Now that you’ve seen Shopify themes from Envato Elements and ThemeForest, you might be wondering which marketplace is the best choice. Here are some things to consider. 

1. Key Benefits of Envato Elements

Envato Elements offers hundreds of Shopify themes for electronics stores as well as other design assets. You’ll find web mockups, icons, stock photos, and more. The best part about Envato Elements is that you can get access to all of these assets for a single monthly fee. That’s a pretty powerful offer. 

2. Key Benefits of ThemeForest

ThemeForest is part of Envato Market which is a suite of marketplaces where each marketplace caters to a different creative need. Here, you can purchase Shopify themes and other design assets on an individual basis. 

Which One Is Right For You?

If you’re a serial entrepreneur with multiple brands to market, Envato Elements will give you the best bang for your buck. For a single monthly fee, you get access to thousands of unlimited-use assets that you can customize to your needs. 

But if you only need to download digital assets occasionally, ThemeForest is a great choice as it allows you to buy items individually.

Create A Modern Electronics Store With Professional Shopify Themes

With the help of a professional Shopify theme, you can launch your electronics store website quickly and watch the sales pour in. Start your search for the perfect electronics Shopify theme on Envato Elements if you also want access to thousands of other design assets or if you want to try out multiple Shopify themes. 

Or, if you already know what type of theme you’re looking for, stop by ThemeForest to purchase the best Shopify theme for your electronics store

No matter which marketplace you choose, one thing is certain: you’ll walk away with a professional Shopify electronics store theme packed with features to help you sell more products. 

25+ Best Real Estate WordPress Themes for 2020 Websites

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It can be difficult to differentiate yourself in the real estate industry, but a beautiful website can certainly help. 

Finding the perfect real estate theme is a challenge, considering the sheer number of themes available. That’s why we’ve curated a premier selection of our responsive WordPress real estate themes, so you can easily find the features you want along with an attractive site design made for 2020. 

Best Creative Real Estate WordPress Themes for 2020 on Envato Market

Envato Market’s WordPress real estate category, home to almost 200 premium real estate themes has you covered: 

Best real estate premium templates for 2019 available for sale on Envato Market
Best real estate premium templates for 2020, available for sale on Envato Market (Themeforest). 

Here’s a collection of the best-selling responsive WordPress real estate themes currently available on Themeforest:

1. HomePress - Real Estate WordPress Theme

HomePress - Real Estate WordPress Theme

This real estate WordPress theme features 10 premade homepages to get your website design jumpstarted. With this theme, you can easily integrate Yelp, contact forms, video backgrounds, and the popular email service provider MailChimp. With the unlimited search fields, autocomplete search function, and radius search and geolocation, your website visitors have the power to find the exact property they are looking for. 

2. MyHome Real Estate WordPress

MyHome Real Estate WordPress

MyHome is a premium Real Estate WordPress that is flexible and innovative. When creating a real estate website, it needs to be user-friendly and this theme ensures that your users will have a positive experience. 

The drag and drop page builder easily allows you to customize the design to suit your specific agencies' needs. One important feature that you can find on this theme is the ability to change user roles. You can grant different levels of access on your WordPress website to allow specific team members to perform various tasks on your website. 

3. Freehold - Responsive Real Estate Theme

Freehold - Responsive Real Estate Theme

Freehold is an up-to-date real estate WordPress theme to showcase properties on offer by real estate agents. It's responsive meaning that it's mobile and tablet friendly and is as much at home on those devices as it is on the a desktop.

With demo content included and a drag-and-drop page builder, no coding is required to achieve first class results with customisations including unlimited colours. All of this backed up with top-notch support in case you need it.

4. Homey - Booking and Rentals WordPress Theme

Homey - Booking and Rentals WordPress Theme

A powerful booking platform that empowers you in the running of a residential or commercial lettings and rental business, Homey is one of the best real estate wordpress themes out there.

With feature-rich themes, modern design and functionality, Homey includes functions such as booking, payment advanced search and bookings management making it a suitable solution for lettings agents. And Homey is multi-language ready! 

5. Homeland - Responsive Real Estate Theme for WordPress

Homeland - Responsive Real Estate Theme for WordPress

Homeland is a realtor WordPress theme for building real estate WordPress sites with a minimalist approach and a modern, clean, flat design. It's the perfect solution for professionals and agencies working in Real Estate.

Three theme layouts, widget-ready with custom page templates and custom post types, this updated real estate template for WordPress makes it super-easy to add property listings and achieve professional results. 

6. Findeo - Real Estate WordPress Theme

Findeo - Real Estate WordPress Theme

Findeo is one of the best responsive real estate WordPress themes with a user experience focussed design that builds trust and credibility with the audience. Creating such a high-performing real estate WordPress theme is easy with the drag-and-drop forms builder.

Findeo also incorporates WooCommerce functionality to take payments via PayPal, Visa, MasterCard and American Express. Handy for charging monthly subscriptions or charging for the upload of new properties to the website.

Automatic notifications let your customers know about recently approved or expired listings and more.

7. MaisonCo - Single Property WordPress Theme

MaisonCo - Single Property WordPress Theme

Let’s begin our list with a very stylish and elegant theme, built to market a single property. Whether you’re promoting a high-class apartment, a holiday villa, or even office space for rent, MaisonCo puts your property in the right light. 

Three homepage options, all equally stylish, give you options straight off the bat. The “property showcase” and “schedule visit” form will make your website functional, and the “dynamic nearby places” feature will give users an instant feel for which restaurants and amenities can be found in the local area.

8. Zoacres - Real Estate WordPress Theme

Zoacres - Real Estate WordPress Theme

Brand new at the time of writing, Zoacres is already a trending item on Themeforest. Consider this WordPress real estate template if you want a fast-loading and fully responsive theme furnished with plenty of options. Zoacres supports Google Places and Google Maps, providing a user-friendly interface and an advanced search experience. Visitors will enjoy the custom pins, detailed maps, and geolocation features.

If that still isn’t enough to convince you to take a look, Zoacres includes a frontend property manager so users can manage their listings or properties, while the backend manager allows the site admin complete control over all listings.

9. Houzez - Modern WordPress Real Estate Theme (2020)

Houzez Modern Real Estate theme for WordPress

If you’re looking for a modern WordPress real estate template that allows you to showcase your properties as well as manage them on the backend, look no further than Houzez. 

It’s been updated for 2020, with a number of new features. The theme allows you to coordinate all your agents, accept property submissions, and allow your visitors to search for properties by their proximity to your agency. 

You can also show related properties on individual property pages and display floor plan information. Along with powerful admin panel, Visual Composer, and Revolution Slider, you can customize every aspect of your site, and create stunning slideshows of your properties. 

10. Residence - 2020 Flexible Real Estate WordPress Theme

Residence Best Real Estate WordPress Theme

The Residence WP theme comes with 11 pre-made demos and several possible ways to display your properties. You can choose between a grid, list, and half map options, which come in handy for quickly locating the property on the map. 

There are over 350 organized theme options so you can create a truly unique and modern real estate website in 2020. This WordPress real estate website template also offers advanced search capabilities, property submissions, the ability to create membership packages, and much more.

11. Real Estate 7 - Premium WP Real Estate Theme

Real Estate 7 Premium WordPress Theme

The Real Estate 7 WordPress real estate theme has been updated in 2020. It offers plenty of features that will allow you to engage more users, capture more leads, and earn more commissions. Some of the features include:

  • powerful admin panel with live previewer
  • front-end listing submission and management system.
  • responsive design
  • one-click demo import
  • co-listing support with the ability to add one or more agents to any listing.
  • full booking system
  • advanced search
  • IDXpress support

Build a great real estate website, with a modern design, and professional elements you need, quickly.

12. Real Homes - Clean WordPress Theme for Realtors

Real Homes clean WordPress Real Estate template

Unlike free WordPress themes for real estate that may lack attention to quality, this premium WP template was freshly updated for 2020, and comes with the professional features you need to make a great website.

The Real Homes theme is one of the best-selling themes on ThemeForest. It has a clean and elegant design and comes with customizable properties search, Google Maps integrations, the ability to compare different properties, list and grid layouts, and more. 

Take advantage of beautiful gallery templates to showcase your properties and customize every aspect of your real estate website with the built-in customizer. 

13. WP Rentals - Booking & Accommodation WordPress Theme

WP Rentals booking WordPress Realty theme

Consider using WP Rentals if you want a top WordPress theme to easily publish and offer properties for daily rent. Each property supports the ability to set a custom price per night, depending on the length of booking period. 

Users can also register and submit their own listings while you earn a commission, which you can accept through PayPal, Stripe, or wire transfer.

14. MyHome - Innovative 2020 WordPress Real Estate Theme

MyHome Innovative new WordPress Real Estate Theme

The MyHome theme comes with nine different home page layouts and three versions of property sliders. You can even use videos to promote your properties and capture visitor’s attention. This great real estate website template is also translation-ready and allows properties to load on the pages without having to refresh the pages.

15. RealtySpace - Professional Real Estate WordPress Theme

RealtySpace Professional real estate theme for WordPress

Try out the RealtySpace theme if you want a set of a real estate website template for WordPress that will help you manage your properties and accept both paid and free submissions. The users can’t stop raving about it:

“Amazing theme and above all a flexible and very very patient support! they are really kind, reactive and helpful !!! I warmly recommend it.”

This best WP theme also offers an elegant design and tons of customization options. You can design a great real estate website with it fast. 

16. Beyot - Easy to Use Realty WordPress Theme Design

Beyot responsive WordPress real estate theme

The Beyot WordPress theme offers all the features you need to create a powerful, responsive real-estate website. Along with a stunning design, it also includes IDX support, and includes ease to use features. You can customize the colors, fonts, and more through an intuitive theme options panel. 

This realty WP theme also includes tons of video guides and you can choose from any of the six+ demos to create a unique website. Visitors can submit the properties on the front-end and the backend and you can easily set new property types.

17. Real Places - Customizable WordPress Theme for Realtors

Real Places Responsive WordPress theme for realtors

The Real Places responsive WordPress real estate theme is packed with high quality features and is very popular among users. 

It comes with advanced properties search functionality that lets you customize which fields you want to display, in what order you want those fields to appear, and what data will be displayed in those fields. This is perfect for letting visitors search the properties according to specific requirements. 

You can customize the layout with a drag and drop manager and use the admin panel to customize colors, fonts, and more. On top of that, the theme offers various property listing layouts, listing attachments such as floor plans, display related properties, and accept front end property submissions.

18. Windsor - Apartment and Single Property Real Estate Theme

Windsor single property real estate WordPress theme

If you sell a single property, consider the Windsor theme as it can be easily adapted to accommodate both single properties or multiple ones. On top of the Visual Composer plugin, this WordPress real estate website templates is compatible with bbPress and BuddyPress so you can add social features to your site and encourage discussions between users.

19. Landmark - Versatile Real Estate WordPress Theme

Landmark Versatile Real Estate WordPress Theme

The Landmark is a versatile and visually stunning real estate WordPress theme with a modern design and tons of demo layouts and page templates. The main features include:

  • responsive design
  • four custom post types for properties, agents, galleries, and testimonials
  • advanced and live property search
  • frontend submission
  • floor plans
  • favorite properties
  • AJAX reviews and ratings
  • membership packages/pricing table

Unlike free responsive real estate WordPress themes, you can count on the quality of the code and easy to use features this theme comes with. Use it to quickly make a real estate website with a modern design in 2020.

20. FullHouse - Creative WP Theme for Real Estate

FullHouse responsive real estate WordPress theme

The FullHouse theme comes with a flexible layout system. Its setup is dedicated to managing your properties and agents. It includes a powerful search and filter system that allows user to find the best property for them. Here’s what customers have to say about the theme:

“Great features, nice design, and functional capable. Most functional real estate theme.”

The theme is also SEO optimized and integrates perfectly with the IDX plugin. Make a quality real estate site with this modern responsive WP template.

21. ReEstate - Powerful Real Estate WordPress Template

ReEstate Powerful Real Estate WordPress Theme

The ReEstate theme is a great choice for property brokers and agents who want a top site design to showcase their listings with. Some of the robust features include:

  • multiple home styles
  • three slider styles
  • custom post type for properties
  • property list & grid view
  • DsIDXpress supported
  • map search
  • powerful theme options
  • front-end Login/Registration form
  • translation-ready

Use this WordPress theme to make powerful real estate websites in 2020. 

22. Solus - Professional Real Estate Theme for WordPress

Solus WordPress real estate theme

The Solus WP theme comes with a detailed documentation file that will help you set it up just the way you want. It’s infinitely customizable and includes demo content so you don’t have to start from scratch. 

In terms of real estate website template features, it’s perfect for showcasing a single property. It offers property galleries and a video tour as well as Google Maps integration. It also has the ability to list all the features of the property directly on the homepage. 

23. OpalHomes - 2020 Modern Single Property WP Theme

OpalHomes single property WordPress real estate theme

The OpalHomes real estate WordPress template was exclusively built for single property sale and rental websites. It comes with one of the best, flexible layout system. It includes more than six unique demos, creative design, and ultimate core features to build an outstanding professional property website. 

You can display all the important property amenities as well as a list of dynamically updated nearby places. Your visitors can use a booking form to schedule a tour and there’s an option to upload a video tour of the property.

24. Hometown - Stylish WordPress Real Estate Template

Hometown stylish WordPress Real Estate Template

If you’re on the lookout for a stylish real estate WP theme, look no further than Hometown. The elegant website template design along is sure to help you attract more leads and generate more sales. 

It also includes important realty features like property search, property slider, front end user login and property submission, and IDX plugin support.

25. Apartment WP - Advanced Responsive Property Theme

Apartment WP single property WordPress theme

The Apartment responsive WordPress theme offers a clean and modern design with options like advanced Google Maps, Street View, and panoramas with stunning visual effects. It’s designed to help you to stand out from your competitors. The theme is also fully customizable and comes with numerous layout possibilities. 

26. 2DreamVilla - Stunning Real Estate WordPress Theme

2DreamVilla Stunning Real Estate WordPress Theme

Make your real estate site the best it can be in 2020. The DreamVilla theme for WordPress is sure to capture the attention of your visitors not only because of its features, but because of its stunning parallax design as well. 

This great real estate website template integrates with the WP Quick Booking Manager Pro Plugin. It allows you to display nearby places, add a sortable property gallery, and much more. Even users agree it has all the right features:

“Great theme, with very good possibilities. It is well built, with a high-quality design. Thank you!”

27. Zuhaus - Real Estate Theme

Zuhaus - Real Estate Theme

The Zuhaus real estate WordPress theme has everything you need to create a complete real estate agency website. You can quickly add stylish looking layouts for apartments and property's, implement advanced filters, view an advanced statistics dashboard, and much more. 

28. WpEstate Real Estate WordPress Theme

WpEstate Real Estate WordPress Theme

With Wp Estate you can allow your users to submit their properties. This can be a great opportunity to create a fee-based subscription to help your real estate business generate more revenue. 

This real estate wordpress theme allows for google maps integration, advanced search options, and a comprehensive list of property listing options. Here is what users of this theme are saying about it:

"One of the best designs for real estate. The theme is easy to customize and the support is very good and tries to help you out as much as possbile."

5 Benefits of Using Premium Real Estate WordPress Themes 

Are you still not convinced that using a premium real estate theme will help you create a fully functional website for your agency? I have included a list of five reasons why you should use one of Themeforest’s real estate themes below. 

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1. No Coding

Absolutely no coding is required with any of these themes. This gives you the flexibility to create a completely custom website with a user-friendly front and back end interface.

2. Save Time and Money

By having a theme that is already designed and has key functions implemented, you can kick start the website creation process without having to start from scratch. Without a premium theme, time and money would need to be spent hiring a website designer to create mockups for your website, implement, and build them. 

3. Dedicated Support

All of the themes listed above come with customer support to help you solve any problems that may arise when using them. 

4. You Are in Control

While you can use these WordPress real estate themes right out of the box, you still have complete flexibility and control of how your website will function and look. Different themes may offer various features that you can change, but overall the themes give you a level of customization that allows you to fit the theme to your exact needs as a real estate agent. 

5. Content Management

When maintaining your website, you will be spending most of your time editing your apartment and property listings. The real estate themes are built to aid you in the listing creation and editing process making it much easier to manage all of your listings. 

Grab a premium real estate WordPress theme now!

5 Design Tips for Real Estate Websites to Get More Leads

Choosing the right theme for your real estate website is a great way to come up with an attractive design that also has all the features you need. Here are five tips that will help you make the most out of your new Real Estate WordPress theme.

1. Optimize for Photography

One of the very first things your visitors want to see when they come searching for a property will be the photos. Ensure your chosen theme has plenty of space and features that allow you to showcase both the exterior and the interior of any listed property. You can take advantage of property galleries like those offered in Real Homes to add multiple images to each listing.

2. Make Use of the Booking Form

Adding a booking form makes it easier on the visitors to take action and schedule a tour of the listing. This is a great way to encourage interaction and increase the chances of closing more sales. Consider using a theme like OpalHomes to easily add it to your site.

3. Add Featured Listings to Your Homepage

You can also highlight your own listings on the homepage by adding a featured listing slideshow. This allows you to showcase your best properties and gives visitors a way to easily find the property they’re interested in.

4. Include Useful Information

Listing property information is an absolute necessity, but you can take it a step further and include information that will help your customers get familiar with all the terms. Consider creating a separate page that provides them with an explanation of the buying process as well as terms such as a fixed rate mortgage, adjustable rate mortgage, and more.

5. Incorporate a Signup Form

Lastly, keep in mind that some of your visitors may not be ready to schedule a tour right then and there. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to capture their email address. Include a strategically placed email sign up form so you can stay in touch with them. That way, you can nurture the relationship until they’re ready to buy.

Build Your Real Estate Site With One of These Top 2020 Themes

An attractive website with all the right features can help you land more leads and close more sales in 2020. 

There are plenty of ways to create a professional and modern real estate website for property listings with these easy to use templates. Browse our wide selection of creative real estate premium templates for 2020 from Envato Market, or, if you’re on a tight budget, you can opt for one of our free WordPress themes.

Editorial Note: Our staff updates this post regularly—adding creative real estate premium templates with the best, creative and professional designs.


How to Copy a WordPress Site From One Domain to Another

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There are times when you’ll need to move a WordPress site to a new domain. You might want to move your site to a new hosting provider, or you might just want to change the domain name. In this post you'll learn how. It's easier than you might think!

The good news is that in most instances, moving a site to a new domain doesn’t actually mean you have to physically move the site. Instead, you can change the WordPress settings so your site behaves as if it’s moved domains. But it still says where it is on your server.

Sometimes moving your domain name will also mean moving your site. Maybe you want to find a better hosting provider. Or maybe you want to move your site into or out of a multisite network. In that case, you’ll need to migrate the site as well as setting up the new domain.

In this tutorial, I’ll help you identify whether you need to physically move your site or not, and then show you how to move your site to a new domain, both if you need to migrate the site and if you don't.

So let’s get started.

Moving to a New Domain Name: Do You Need to Migrate the Site?

In most cases, moving your WordPress site to a new domain name can be done without physically moving the site.

But sometimes you’ll either need or want to migrate the site as well. Here are some scenarios in which that might be the case:

  • You want to redesign your site at the same time and change to a more suitable hosting plan.
  • You’re unhappy with your hosting provider and want to switch.
  • Your site is currently in a multisite network and you want to move it to a standalone site.
  • Your site is a standalone site and you want to move it into a multisite network (as well as changing the domain).

In these cases, you’ll need to migrate the site as well as changing the domain name. I’ll show you how to do that shortly. But first, let’s look at how you live to a new domain name without actually moving the site.

Switching Domain Names Without Moving Your Site

Changing your domain name is a lot simpler than you might think. And you can do it by tweaking your WordPress settings and running a search for the old domain name in your database, using a plugin.

There are three steps:

  • Register the new domain name and point it at your site.
  • Configure WordPress settings to use the new domain name.
  • Edit the database or set up redirects so internal links to your old domain name are replaced by link to the new one.

Let’s work through these steps.

Register the New Domain Name and Point it at Your Site

If you want to use a new domain name, the first step is to register it. Check that it’s available and if so, register it under your name.

If your hosting provider also registers domain names, it’s simpler to do this with them—that way, you know your new domain name will point at your site.

But if your hosting provider isn’t also a domain registrar, or you’ve also registered the domain name elsewhere, you’ll need to get it pointing at your site.

Check how you do this with your domain registrar. You’ll need to change one of the following:

  • Nameservers: This will make all aspects of your domain name point to your hosting provider, including email addresses. So if you already have email set up using your domain name, you’ll either need to set that up again with your hosting provider, or use a different option. I tend to use nameservers and then direct email at Gmail using MX records.
  • A records: Use this to point your domain name at the IP address where your website is hosted. Your hosting provider will be able to give you this. 

Once you’ve done that, your domain name will point to the right place, although it can take anything up to a couple of days to work. You can use WhatsMyDNS to check if your DNS changes have propagated around the internet.

WhatsMyDNS

Your domain name is now pointing at your site, but your site will still behave as if it’s using the old domain name. So you need to configure some settings.

Configure Domain Settings in WordPress

In the WordPress admin, go to Settings > General. Look for the WordPress Address and Site Address fields. Edit these so they have your new domain name instead of the old one.

General settings

Scroll down and click the Save Changes button to save your new domain name. Your site will now work on the new domain name.

Your site is now using a shiny new domain name, but there could still be a problem, and that’s links.

Redirect Links Using the Old Domain Name

If you’ve shared links to your site using the old domain name, anyone using that link will only be taken to the new site if you still have your old domain name pointing at it (which you should). And even if that’s the case, they won’t be taken to the correct page in the site—they’ll either find themselves on the home page or the 404 page.

So any important links need to have redirects set up. Install a redirection plugin like the free Redirection or the more full-featured premium Advanced WP Redirect plugin and create reductions from the relevant posts or pages using the old domain name to those using the new domain name.

Alternatively you can set up a wildcard redirect from the old domain name to the new one, using a plugin or using cPanel in your hosting provider’s dashboard. This will catch any old links and send them to a link with the same slug using the new domain name.

With the redirection plugin you can set up a wildcard redierct, which will redirect all slugs using your old domain name to the same slug on your new domain name. This means you have to keep the slugs for your posts the same when you change domino names, and that you mustn’t change the URL structure of your permalinks. If you just leave everything as it is, you won’t go wrong.

You’ll need to enable regex functions first, as the wildcard asterisk is a regex function.

Go to Tools > Redirection and go to Add new redirection section of the screen.

Creating a new redirect rule with the redirection plugin

Click on the URL Options/Regex drop down and check the Regex box.

Setting up a wildcard redirect with the Redirection plugin

In the Source URL field, type the old path with a wildcard. It needs to take the form /(.*)$. The entry for Target URL needs to take the source /$1

Click Save Changes to save your redirect settings.

Remove Internal Links Using the Old Domain Name

Redirects work for links you’ve shared externally. But for links internal to the site, there’s a better fix, and that’s to edit those links to point to the new domain name.

Install a plugin like Better Search Replace and use it to replace all instances of the old domain name in your database with the new domain name. This means any internal links in your post or page content or in widgets will be updated to reflect the new domain name.

Before you do this, you should always back up your database. This involves directly editing the database and if you do it wrong, it’ll be difficult to undo. So use your backup software of choice to make a backup and save it somewhere safe.

Then go to Tools > Better Search Replace to access the plugin screen.

Better Search Replace screen

In the Search for field, type in your old domain name. In the Replace with field, type in your new domain name. It’s a good idea to include the https:// or https:// so you don’t find yourself replacing instances of email addresses that haven’t changed. If you do, make sure you do it for both the search and replace fields.

Note: When you set up your new domain name, it’s good practice to add SSL to your site so it’s at https://yourdomain.com. Set this up before running a search and replace and use https:// in the replace field. Learn how to set up SSL with our free guide. 

Next, you can select the tables you want to search. Either leave this at all tables, or select the wp_posts table to replace instances of your domain in your posts and pages—this normally picks up everything you need.

Keep Run as dry run checked so you can test things before editing your database (not something you should do lightly).

Click the Run Search/Replace button to run the search. The plugin will tell you how many instances of your search term it found and give you the opportunity to run the replacement again for real. You can also look at the list of results it returns and check them. If you’re happy, run the search/replace for real.

You may then find you have to log into your site again because of the domain change, or that you have to refresh your browser cache to get rid of old links in any cached pages. Do this and your site should be running with the new domain name throughout.

One word of warning: if there are any valid instances of the old domain name (eg. email addresses) in your post or page content, you’ll need to exclude these from the search replace.

Your site will now be working on the new domain name—and you didn’t have to physically move the files at all.

Migrating Your Site to a New Location and Domain Name

But what if you do actually need to move your site from one place to another, as well as moving the domain name?

Moving your site will take a little longer, but can be done.

There are four possible ways to do it:

  • Ask your new hosting provider to run the migration for you, if you’re switching hosting providers. Most providers will do one migration for free.
  • Use an automated tool provided by your hosting provider to run the migration, if they provide one. Siteground, for example, has a migration tool that you install on your old site and it automatically moves all of your content and settings to your new site.
  • Use a migration plugin to migrate your site from one place to another. Code canyon has number of migration plugins that will do this for you.
migration plugins on code canyon
  • Run the migration manually. This will involve copying the files and the database as well as installing WordPress in the new location. You can find out how to do this in our guide to migrating WordPress manually.

If your site is moving into or out of a multisite network, this will complicate things - but not make them impossible. You can either use a migration plugin that supports multisite, or follow our guides to manually migrating WordPress out of a network or into a network.

Summary

Moving your WordPress site from one domain to another doesn’t have to mean moving your site at all. Instead, you can just point the domain name at your site and make some changes to the settings, and you’re done.

But if you do need to physically move your site, then it’s not so hard as you may think. Follow the tips above and you’ll soon have your site working on your shiny new domain name.

The Best WordPress Themes and Plugins on Envato Market

Explore thousands of the best WordPress themes ever created on ThemeForest and leading WordPress plugins on CodeCanyon. Purchase these high-quality WordPress themes and plugins and improve your website experience for you and your visitors. 

Here are a few of the best-selling and up-and-coming WordPress themes and plugins available for 2020.


20 Best Learning Management System (LMS) WordPress Themes (Free & Premium)

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Online education continues to gain popularity among diverse segments of the population. Not only does it offer the convenience of learning from anywhere or at any time, it also provides an endless variety of subject matter. Learners can study to earn a formal degree, advance their career or pursue a hobby.

Online education continues to gain popularity

If you’re looking to build your own online course, you have number of terrific options that don’t require technical expertise. Through the use of a Learning Management System (LMS) and compatible theme, you’ll have the ability to put together course materials (including text and video), allow students to sign up, test their knowledge, and even award a certificate of completion.

Today, we’ll introduce you to some of the best LMS WordPress themes available on ThemeForest. These top-quality themes cover a variety of use cases and will help you get your online education website off to a fast start.

Best LMS WordPress Themes on Themeforest

Themeforest, part of the Envato Market marketplaces, has thousands of premium WordPress themes, including a whole host of education and LMS WordPress themes. Take a look today and see if one fits your own online learning project!

Best LMS WordPress Themes on Themeforest
Browse the best Learning Management System WordPress themes on Envato Market

Top LMS WordPress Themes

Now that you know the benefits of running an online education site, let’s take a look at some of the outstanding WordPress LMS themes we just mentioned. Each one has something unique to offer and you’re sure to find one that matches your needs.

1. WPLMS Learning Management System for WordPress, Education Theme

WPLMS has been built for a wide range of uses and includes everything you need to run an enterprise-grade education site. Sell your courses, award certificates, and enable learning on the go through an additional mobile app. 

The WordPress Learning Management System theme also works in conjunction with the popular BuddyPress and WooCommerce plugins, for social and eCommerce functionality.

WPLMS Learning Management System for WordPress Education Theme
WPLMS Learning Management System for WordPress, Education Theme

2. Education WordPress Theme – Masterstudy

Built for use with its free LMS companion plugin, Masterstudy offers tons of flexibility. Choose from 10+ unique demos to get the exact look and layout you need. 

The Learning Management System Wordpress theme supports live streaming of lessons, content dripping, a gradebook and compatibility with BuddyPress. You’ll also find the ability for multiple instructors and custom quizzes.

Education WordPress Theme  Masterstudy
Education WordPress Theme – Masterstudy

3. DotLife | Coach Online Courses WordPress

DotLife is a great choice for individuals looking to build and sell their own online courses. This WordPress learning management system theme caters to life coaches, consultants, teachers and more. 

Lots of demo sites are included, as is the ability to create courses with rich media content. Students can check their progress and take quizzes to reinforce their knowledge in this complete Learning WordPress theme.

DotLife  Coach Online Courses WordPress
DotLife | Coach Online Courses WordPress

4. LMS WordPress Theme

A clean and colorful LMS website template, this focuses on customization and ease of use. Your students will be able to register using their social media accounts and can also rate courses. Communication is also a key feature, as a private messaging system can be added via BuddyPress.

LMS WordPress Theme
LMS WordPress Theme

5. Colead | Coaching & Online Courses WordPress Theme

Use Colead in tandem with the free LearnPress LMS plugin to create a full-featured online education platform. The Learning Management WordPress theme leans towards individual educators, trainers, etc. and includes extras such as an events manager, timelines and some exciting visual effects.

Colead  Coaching  Online Courses WordPress Theme
Colead | Coaching & Online Courses WordPress Theme

6. University - Education, Event and Course Theme

By itself, University enables you to create and manage courses. But it’s also compatible with LearnDash, a full-on LMS plugin for WordPress that will take things to the next level. 

Also included is an event management feature (you can even sell tickets via WooCommerce), comment integration with Facebook and Disqus, along with plenty of attractive demo sites. Overall, one of the best LMS WordPress we've got.

University - Education Event and Course Theme
University - Education, Event and Course Theme

7. Clever Course - Education / LMS

Clever Course can be used to sell both online and offline courses. Students can register and pay using a number of available payment gateways, including PayPal, Stripe and Authorize.net. 

The Learning Management WordPress theme supports multiple instructors and you can even pay them commissions. Courses are fully-featured and include quizzes, a student dashboard and curriculum listings.

Clever Course - Education  LMS learning management system wordpress theme
Clever Course - Education / LMS

8. Education Center | LMS Online University & School Courses Studying WordPress Theme

Geared towards educational institutions, Education Center can be combined with the LearnDash plugin to create a full-fledged LMS. The look and layout are flexible as it includes a number of demo sites, prebuilt pages and a selection of color schemes (though you can also create your own). 

 In addition, you’ll find tons of custom shortcodes, widgets and a rating/review system in this Learning Management System Wordpress theme.

Education Center  LMS Online University  School Courses Studying WordPress Theme
Education Center | LMS Online University & School Courses Studying WordPress Theme

9. Guru | LMS, Sensei WordPress

Guru pairs up with the free Sensei LMS plugin to help you build online courses beautifully. Not only that, but you can also create custom quizzes, allow students to register on your website and keep tabs on progress with course analytics. 

Other goodies in this LMS website template include mega-menu navigation, multiple blog and portfolio types, and support for WooCommerce.

Guru  LMS Sensei WordPress
Guru | LMS, Sensei WordPress

10. Academy - Learning Management Theme

With Academy, you’ll find everything you need to start your own online course. Sell your courses via WooCommerce and award certificates of completion to students. There are also a number of helpful options, such as the ability to assign lesson perquisites and a quiz system. This is a very complete WordPress Learning Management System theme.

Academy - Learning Management Theme
Academy - Learning Management Theme

11. eSmarts - Education & LMS Theme

eSmarts comes complete with a WordPress LMS plugin so you can start building your education site right away. 

The WordPress LMS theme supports WooCommerce for selling your courses, along with bbPress to add helpful forums for students and teachers. With nine demo sites, you’ll be sure to find a design that fits your needs.

eSmarts - Education  LMS Theme
eSmarts - Education & LMS Theme

12. Talemy - LMS Education WordPress Theme

If you’re looking to leverage the LearnDash plugin for LMS functionality, Talemy may be the theme for you. It fully integrates with LearnDash 3.0 and supports the new high-end features this version brings to the table. 

The WordPress Learning Management System template also includes plenty of customization options, along with an AJAX-powered login and registration system.

Talemy - LMS Education WordPress Theme
Talemy - LMS Education WordPress Theme

13. WizeEdu - Education LMS Courses and Events

WizeEdu has been built to work with the LearnPress plugin, allowing you to quickly put together an attractive and powerful website. 

Among the theme’s many slick features is the ability to filter courses via an isotope script. Its smooth, instantaneous transitions will surely impress your prospective students. You’ll also find lots of custom templates, scrolling effects and more in this Learning WordPress theme.

WizeEdu - Education LMS Courses and Events
WizeEdu - Education LMS Courses and Events

14. Univero | Education LMS & Courses WordPress Theme

Univero is a highly-customizable WordPress theme you can use to create, manage and sell online courses. LMS functionality is included, complete with powerful course administration options. Other awesome features in this LMS website template include mega menus, a variety of layouts and templates, along with a collection of custom widgets.

Univero  Education LMS  Courses WordPress Theme
Univero | Education LMS & Courses WordPress Theme

15. Educon - WordPress Education Theme with LMS compatibility

Optimized for use with the Tutor LMS plugin, Educon brings drag-and-drop ease to online course creation. There are also functions for building custom quizzes, course monetization and awarding certificates to your students. 

Even better, the WordPress Learning Management System theme is optimized for the Gutenberg block editor – so you know it’s future-friendly.

Educon - WordPress Education Theme with LMS compatibility
Educon - WordPress Education Theme with LMS compatibility

5 Free WordPress LMS Themes to Download in 2020

I hope you've liked the selection of the best LMS WordPress themes to get from Themeforest, our single purchase marketplace. You won't regret buying a premium theme that's professional and fully customizable. 

But don't worry if you can't spend on a premium WordPress Learning Management System theme. There are some other ways to create a good website. I’ll show you some cool free Learning WordPress themes.

But wait! Don’t forget to check our WordPress Learning Management System templates and the other amazing free WordPress themes on Themeforest, which change every month. 

1. Education Free WordPress LMS Theme

This is a nice WordPress Learning Management System for free and packed with a ton of useful features. It's a simple, clean and responsive template specially designed for universities, schools, colleges or other educational institutions. The free Learning WordPress theme has many customization options so you can tailor the theme to your needs.

Education Free WordPress LMS Theme
Education Free WordPress LMS Theme

2. Library Books Free WordPress LMS Theme

This free Learning WordPress theme was designed to cater to teachers, educators, authors, publishers, online book stores or ebook libraries. The WordPress Learning Management System theme is responsive and customizable, perfect for your LMS project.

3. University Zone Free WordPress LMS Theme

Take a look at this cool free LMS website template.  This Learning Management System Wordpress theme features an elegant, attractive and mobile-friendly design to help you create an appealing website for educational institutions. The free LMS WordPress theme is SEO and performance optimized , so that's a great option for you.

University Zone Free WordPress LMS Theme
University Zone Free WordPress LMS Theme

4. Uni Education Free WordPress LMS Theme

This free Learning Management WordPress theme features a clean and elegant design, perfect for educational institutions. The free LMS website template is fast, extremely light-weight, search engine friendly and very easy to use and customize.

5. VW Education Academy Free WordPress LMS Theme

To close this section, we've got this free WordPress Learning Management System theme. It's a youthful, robust and feature-full academic WordPress theme that will make learning and teaching a pleasant and fun experience for both teachers and students. It is an ideal Learning Management WordPress theme for all types of teaching and educational websites. 

VW Education Academy Free WordPress LMS Theme
VW Education Academy Free WordPress LMS Theme

Top Reasons to Create an Online Education Website

1. Share Your Expertise

Do you have vast knowledge of a particular subject? Online courses are a great way to share what you know. Whether you’re a top programmer or a real estate expert, you can create a forum to help others learn.

2. Train Team Members

Ensuring that your team understands policies and procedures is vitally important. With an online educational portal, you can share this information with colleagues around the world. Plus, it’s easy to make changes to your courses as your business evolves.

3. Supplement In-Person Courses

If you teach in a traditional classroom setting, having an online supplemental course can be invaluable to students. You might use it as a resource where they can review previous lessons, take online-only quizzes or as a tool to improve communication.

4. Build a Recurring Revenue Stream

Utilizing an LMS website template won’t limit you in terms of content. And many offer integrations with popular payment gateways. This means that you’ll be able to continually add new courses and entice learners to stick around for the long haul.

student offering help to another

5 Quick Tips for Building and Running an LMS

1. The LMS and Theme are Separate Components

WordPress themes exist to handle the look and layout of your website. But when it comes to heavy functionality, plugins are best suited for the task. That’s why you’ll notice many of the themes above mention a specific LMS plugin, such as LearnPress or Sensei. In most cases, you’ll need both a theme and plugin to create and manage online courses.

Sensei LMS plugin for WordPress
Sensei LMS plugin for WordPress

2. Offer a Detailed Syllabus

It’s worth remembering that potential students who are interested in your course are making an investment in themselves. But before they spend their time and money, they’ll want to know what’s in it for them. Adding a detailed syllabus of what your courses have to offer can help them make the right decision.

3. Consider Payment Options

If you plan to sell access to your courses, you’ll want to work with an LMS and payment gateway that fit your needs. For example, recurring subscriptions may not be universally supported. Therefore, it pays to do some research beforehand so you’re in the know.

4. Use Rich Media

To keep your students engaged, be sure to include lots of multimedia. Elements such as videos and infographics will help to explain concepts and serve as a helpful reference later on.

5. Communicate

A great aspect of many of the featured themes above is their compatibility with both BuddyPress and bbPress. These plugins work in tandem to add social media-like features to your website, including user profiles and forums. It’s a great way to stay in touch with your students and develop strong relationships.

Discover More Learning Management WordPress Themes and Resources

I hope you've found the tips useful and you feel encouraged to create an awesome WordPress Learning Management System website. Now, let me share some more LMS WordPress themes and useful resources, so you can get more inspiration.

Learn More About WordPress

We know WordPress can seem intimidating if you're just starting to use this awesome platform. But don't worry, here I have some resources that might help you with your WordPress website.

Additionally, you can check our fantastic course: A Beginner’s Guide to Using WordPress

The Power and Flexibility of a WordPress LMS

The beauty of WordPress is its ability to enable powerful functionality with just a few clicks. By pairing one of the themes above with an LMS plugin, you’ll have a great head start on your online education website. That means you can keep your focus on creating compelling content.

Looking for more options? Be sure to check out the huge selection of Learning Management System Wordpress themes available at ThemeForest, and don't forget to check out the additional resources for education, LMS, and coaching WordPress themes above.


25 Best CrossFit WordPress Templates 2020

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If you’re looking for more members to join your CrossFit program, you’ll need a powerful and modern website. Luckily, WordPress makes it easy to create any type of website, including a CrossFit website without any need to hire a developer or learn programming. 

What’s even better, there are numerous WordPress templates, both free and paid, that you can download and use to quickly launch your CrossFit website. 

Find The Best CrossFit Website WordPress Themes on ThemeForest

ThemeForest is the best place to find amazing and modern CrossFit WordPress templates. These CrossFit templates offer plenty of customization options and they are packed with features that will help you promote your CrossFit program and encourage people to join. 

CrossFit templates on ThemeForest
CrossFit templates on ThemeForest

In addition to that, CrossFit templates from ThemeForest have a responsive design which means your visitors and potential members will be able to easily browse your site and even join your program no matter what device they’re using. 

Best CrossFit Website WordPress Themes From ThemeForest

Take a look at some of the best CrossFit website WordPress themes that you can purchase from ThemeForest, style them to your liking, and add all the necessary features to create an amazing CrossFit website that stands out from the crowd.

1. Ironfit - Fitness, Gym and CrossFit WordPress Theme 

Ironfit - Fitness Gym and CrossFit WordPress Theme
Ironfit - Fitness Gym and CrossFit WordPress Theme

The Ironfit theme has a modern design and includes three amazing homepage designs. You can easily import these designs with a single click and customize the theme to your liking. The theme also makes it easy to display your classes and programs as well as your location.

2. GoFit! | Fitness, Gym and CrossFit WordPress Theme 

GoFit  Fitness Gym and CrossFit WordPress Theme
GoFit! | Fitness, Gym and CrossFit WordPress Theme 

The GoFit theme has a colorful and responsive design. The theme is retina-ready and responsive and is packed with features such as schedule and events management, testimonial and team showcase, and a powerful store functionality so you can sell nutrition supplements. 

3. FightClub - Premium CrossFit WordPress Theme 

FightClub - Premium CrossFit WordPress Theme
FightClub - Premium CrossFit WordPress Theme 

The FightClub theme has a bold design that makes it easy to highlight your packages and display your location right on the homepage. You can choose between several different demos and the theme is fully responsive and highly customizable. This theme was also optimized for SEO.

4. GymBase - Gym Fitness CrossFit WordPress Theme 

GymBase - Gym Fitness CrossFit WordPress Theme
GymBase - Gym Fitness CrossFit WordPress Theme 

The GymBase theme has a professional design and comes with powerful features such as built-in class scheduler, one click demo importer, responsive design, and a drag and drop page builder that makes it easy to modify page layouts. The theme also includes a powerful admin interface that allows you to customize every aspect of your website.

5. TopFit - Fitness and Gym Theme  

TopFit - Fitness and Gym Theme
TopFit - Fitness and Gym Theme  

The TopFit theme has a modern and clean design. You can choose between 6 different homepage designs and the theme is fully responsive. Each of the homepage designs can be imported with a single click and has ample room to display various CrossFit programs, classes, and trainers. 

You can also add a BMI calculator and even sell sports equipment or nutrition supplements right from your website.

6. Symetrio - Gym & Fitness WordPress Theme 

Symetrio - Gym  Fitness WordPress Theme
Symetrio - Gym & Fitness WordPress Theme 

The Symetrio theme has a bold and trendy design. It has several demos to choose from and each demo has a number of premade homepage and inner page layouts that you can easily import with a single click. 

The theme is responsive and includes all the necessary features to display details about your CrossFit programs. In addition to that, the theme has been optimized for SEO and has full social media integration.

7. Gym - Fitness WordPress Template 

Gym - Fitness WordPress Template
Gym - Fitness WordPress Template 

The Gym theme comes packed with all the necessary features to build a CrossFit website. You’ll find a class timetable, responsive design, the ability to feature testimonials, events calendar, and a drag and drop page builder. The theme also has a clean and modern design and was optimized to load fast and rank better in search engines.

8. Corredo | CrossFit & Sports Events WordPress Theme 

Corredo  CrossFit  Sports Events WordPress Theme
Corredo | CrossFit & Sports Events WordPress Theme 

The Corredo theme has a modern and minimal design. You can use it for CrossFit websites as well as to promote various sports events. The theme is fully responsive and easy to customize. You’ll find tons of pre-built pages as well as features such as drag and drop page builder, one click installation, events calendar, and social media integration.

9. Gym X - Fitness & CrossFit WordPress Theme 

Gym X - Fitness  CrossFit WordPress Theme
Gym X - Fitness & CrossFit WordPress Theme 

The Gym X theme is a modern, responsive, and retina-ready theme. You’ll find trainer bio pages, class timetable, pricing tables, and several pre-built inner pages to speed up your design process. 

The theme is also easy to customize thanks to the powerful theme options panel. On top of that, you can also sell sports-related products thanks to the integration with WooCommerce. 

10. Gym WordPress Theme For Crossfit 

Gym WordPress Theme For Crossfit
Gym WordPress Theme For Crossfit 

The Gym theme comes in both light and dark versions. It includes two premade demos that can be imported with a single click and features such as filterable trainer portfolios, class timetable, WooCommerce support, and more. It’s fully responsive, easy to customize, and translation-ready.

11. Winner - Fitness & Gym WordPress Theme 

Winner - Fitness  Gym WordPress Theme
Winner - Fitness & Gym WordPress Theme 

The Winner theme has a simple design. You can easily showcase your classes and trainers and even share nutrition and fitness tips with your website visitors. The theme is responsive and comes with several necessary fitness calculators. You’ll also find a drag and drop page builder. 

12. FitPro - CrossFit Fitness Gym Sports WordPress Theme 

FitPro - CrossFit Fitness Gym Sports WordPress Theme
FitPro - CrossFit Fitness Gym Sports WordPress Theme 

The FitPro theme has a clean and minimalist design. You can display your class schedule on your homepage as well as your trainer’s bio that leads to a page where they can learn more information about them. It’s responsive and highly customizable.

13. GetFit - Fitness Gym WordPress Theme 

GetFit - Fitness Gym WordPress Theme
GetFit - Fitness Gym WordPress Theme 

The GetFit theme is optimized for mobile devices and has full support for touch and swipe navigation. It’s also packed with all the necessary features such as timetables, trainer profiles, and more. The theme is also easy to customize.

14. WizeFit - Fitness and Gym WordPress Theme For CrossFit Websites 

WizeFit - Fitness and Gym WordPress Theme For CrossFit Websites
WizeFit - Fitness and Gym WordPress Theme For CrossFit Websites 

If you’re looking for a theme that’s easy to use, the WizeFit theme is a great choice. It supports Elementor page builder so you can quickly customize page layouts and comes with necessary features and elements to build a CrossFit and fitness website. It’s also responsive. 

15. Gym Fitness WordPress Theme 

Gym Fitness WordPress Theme
Gym Fitness WordPress Theme 

The Gym theme has a modern and stylish design. It’s easy to customize and includes the ability to showcase class timetables and schedule. You’ll also find exercise charts, fitness pricing table, fitness membership packages, BMI calculator, and other CrossFit and fitness features.

16. Be Fit - WordPress Theme for Gym, Yoga & Fitness Centers 

Be Fit - WordPress Theme for Gym Yoga  Fitness Centers
Be Fit - WordPress Theme for Gym, Yoga & Fitness Centers 

The Be Fit theme has a colorful design. It integrates with Events Schedule and WooCommerce so you can easily showcase class schedules and sell sports-related products from your website. The theme is also responsive.

17. Athetics - Gym Fitness WordPress Theme

Athetics - Gym Fitness WordPress Theme
Athetics - Gym Fitness WordPress Theme

The Athetics theme comes with two premade demos and offers unlimited colors to choose from. The theme is responsive and highly customizable. It also includes a mega menu and several homepage designs to choose from. 

18. Fit & Fab - Aerobic, Gym and Fitness WordPress Theme 

Fit  Fab - Aerobic Gym and Fitness WordPress Theme
Fit & Fab - Aerobic, Gym and Fitness WordPress Theme 

The Fit & Fab theme has 4 homepages and more than 25 inner pages to help you set up your website quickly. It comes with a powerful admin panel so you can easily customize your website and it’s fully responsive and optimized to load fast.

19. Fitnastic | Gym & Fitness WordPress Theme 

Fitnastic  Gym  Fitness WordPress Theme
Fitnastic | Gym & Fitness WordPress Theme 

This theme has a clean and elegant design with more than 18 premade pages. You can easily showcase the schedule for your classes and training programs and share information about your trainers. 

20. Fitness Care - Gym WordPress Theme 

Fitness Care - Gym WordPress Theme
Fitness Care - Gym WordPress Theme 

The Fitness Care theme has a modern design. It comes with features such as BMI Calculator, events, packages, classes, schedule, timetable, opening hours, and more. It’s easy to customize and fully responsive.

Top Free CrossFit Website WordPress Themes

If you’re on a budget, a premium theme might not be in the cards for you. If that’s the case, consider using a free CrossFit WordPress template. You can download free CrossFit templates for WordPress from the official WordPress repository. These themes will have the most basic features necessary to launch a CrossFit website which is a good starting point. 

But if you’d like more customization options and more advanced features such as class booking, a premium CrossFit WordPress theme will be a better choice. However, until you’re ready to make an investment in a premium theme, take a look at some of the best free CrossFit WordPress themes.

1. Fitness Park - WordPress Theme 

Fitness Park - WordPress Theme

The Fitness Park is a user-friendly, free WordPress theme for fitness and CrossFit websites. The theme is fully responsive, cross-browser compatible, translation ready, and you can customize fonts and colors.

2. Fitness Club Lite - WordPress Theme 

Fitness Club Lite - WordPress Theme

The Fitness Club Lite theme has a clean and simple design. You can use it for fitness and CrossFit websites. The theme allows you to display your class schedule and share information about your trainers. It’s fully responsive and translation-ready.

3. Gym Express - WordPress Theme 

Gym Express - WordPress Theme

The Gym Express theme comes with support for full-width sliders so you can easily showcase various programs or your gym interior. The theme is responsive and allows you to customize fonts and colors and upload your gym logo. 

4. SKT Strong - WordPress Theme 

SKT Strong - WordPress Theme

Here’s another multipurpose free WordPress theme that can be used for CrossFit websites. You can display information about your programs on the homepage and the theme is compatible with gallery plugins, contact form plugins, SEO plugins. It’s also translation ready and multilingual ready.

5. SKT Gym - WordPress Theme 

SKT Gym - WordPress Theme

This theme has a bold design. You can use the homepage to share information about your classes or programs and main features of your gym. You can also customize fonts and colors to your liking. 

5 Quick Tips for CrossFit Websites

A premium CrossFit WordPress theme is a great starting point for your website. However, there’s a few more tips to keep in mind if you want to create a truly feature-rich website. 

1. Make Your Class Schedule Easily Accessible

The first tip is to make your class schedule easily accessible. After all, that is the most  important information your website visitors will be interested in. By making it easy to find, your visitors will be more likely to sign up for the classes. 

2. Include A Call To Action

Each page on your site should include a call to action. This will increase the likelihood of your visitors taking the desired action which is to get them to sign up for your class. 

3. Share Trainer Profiles

Dedicate a page on your site to trainer profiles. People like to know more about their trainers so this information should be easy to find and access.

4. Include An FAQ

Use the FAQ section or page on your site to make sure your members come fully prepared into your CrossFit program. Provide information about how long each session lasts, how should they prepare, nutrition information, and any other relevant details they need to know.

5. Make It Easy To Sign Up

Adding a call to action will increase the likelihood of people signing up but the sign up process itself needs to be easy and intuitive. Include a form that asks only for the necessary information and allows them to choose a time that’s most convenient for them. 

Launch A Modern CrossFit Website Fast

With the help of WordPress and a modern CrossFit WordPress theme, you can launch your website quickly and start enrolling new members. Get started today by browsing our collection of the best CrossFit WordPress themes over on ThemeForest. 

25+ Best Premium Coming Soon Page WordPress Themes to Download

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The purpose of a “Coming Soon” page is to drive excitement, display work that is in progress, inform the users about the status of the website, and make a holding page more engaging that simply displaying a blank or an error of some kind. 

WordPress Countdown Timer Plugin on Envato Elements
Countdown timers are a brilliant way to create a sense of anticipation or urgency (depending on how you use them)

Things to Consider when Selecting a Coming Soon WordPress Page

1. Look for Informative Elements

Informative elements such as countdowns and calendars are crucial as they turn a simple coming soon page into something that users can work with. As long as the ticker displays an accurate date, it can be an extra visual element that pumps up the design of a coming soon page, as well as adding function.

“Spark urgency by using a timer, but make sure that you respect your promises.” – WP Amelia

2. Capture Valuable Information

Although a coming soon page only displays an excerpt of a site that is yet to go live, this is a great opportunity to capture your future users’ email addresses. 

By doing this, perhaps signing them up to your newsletter before the website is even live, you’ll get the opportunity of informing your users about the eventual launch and keeping that email address for future marketing purposes.

The Best WordPress Coming Soon Pages on Envato Market Right Now

We decided to list the best coming soon premium WordPress themes available on Themeforest right now–there’s a wide selection to get stuck into!

coming soon wordpress themes on themeforest
Coming soon WordPress themes on Themeforest

1. MitUp - Event & Conference WordPress Theme

MitUp - Event  Conference WordPress Theme
MitUp - Event & Conference WordPress Theme

MitUp is a fully responsive WordPress Coming Soon page that is geared towards events and conferences, though you could tailor it to your own requirements. A clean, modern and businesslike coming soon WordPress theme, this is a professional theme that's easy to deploy.

2. One - WordPress Product Landing Page

One - WordPress Product Landing Page
One - WordPress Product Landing Page

One is a creative WordPress product landing page theme built with HTML5 and Bootstrap v3.x integrated with MailChimp and Contact Form 7. A strikingly clean and modern design that oozes professionalism and polish.

3. Startuply — Multi-Purpose Startup Theme

Startuply  Multi-Purpose Startup Theme
Startuply — Multi-Purpose Startup Theme

4. Bufet - Multi Concept Software & App Landing WordPress Theme + RTL

Bufet is a powerful “software and application” landing page WordPress theme that is fully responsive and backed by a beautiful design. 

This premium WordPress theme (which is a multipurpose theme) features a great coming soon landing page that can be designed through the advanced drag and drop page builder that comes along with the theme.

Bufet - Multi Concept Software  App Landing WordPress Theme  RTL
Bufet - Multi Concept Software & App Landing WordPress Theme + RTL

5. Rabbit - Exclusive Coming Soon WordPress Theme

Rabbit is a minimal but highly functional coming soon WordPress theme that includes a multitude of features for extensive usability, including Mailchimp-ready forms, customizable templates, beautiful background effects, and a page builder that makes the customization options almost endless.

Rabbit - Exclusive Coming Soon WordPress Theme
Rabbit - Exclusive Coming Soon WordPress Theme

6. Woody - Exclusive Coming Soon WordPress Theme

Woody is another beautiful coming soon WordPress theme that features extensive functionality and technical capabilities. A working contact form, custom backgrounds, VC addons and AJAX subscription functionality which is a great additional extra.

Woody - Exclusive Coming Soon WordPress Theme
Woody - Exclusive Coming Soon WordPress Theme

7. Mountain - Exclusive Coming Soon WordPress Theme

Mountain is a business coming soon page for WordPress. This theme comes with dozens of background effects, unlimited page variations, a functional visual composer, a fully responsive design, and well-written, clean code that backs up all these features.

Mountain - Exclusive Coming Soon WordPress Theme
Mountain - Exclusive Coming Soon WordPress Theme

8. Phoenix - WordPress Minimal Multipurpose Portfolio with Visual Composer

Phoenix WordPress Coming Soon Theme is a multipurpose template that can be used by a creative agency or as a personal portfolio for a freelancer. 

In amongst all its multipurpose features it also has a coming soon page, making it a great starting point for when a fully-fledged theme is not yet needed.

Phoenix - WordPress Minimal Multipurpose Portfolio with Visual Composer
Phoenix - WordPress Minimal Multipurpose Portfolio with Visual Composer

9. Vangard - A Theme for Freelancers and Agencies

Vangard is a premium Count Down WordPress theme that comes with everything a creative agency, design studio, or freelancer would need. Packed with 15 creative homepages and vast functionalities, this theme is great for showcasing work and projects.

Take a look at the striking coming soon page shown below:

Vangard - A Theme for Freelancers and Agencies
Vangard - A Theme for Freelancers and Agencies

10. Gravity - Multi-Purpose Coming Soon Theme

Gravity is an innovative and easy to use premium coming soon/under construction WordPress theme that comes with integrated theme options, a page builder, and design tool that creates a multitude of options for customization. 

Gravity - Multi-Purpose Coming Soon Theme
Gravity - Multi-Purpose Coming Soon Theme

11. EventMe - Corporate Event Landing Wordpress Theme

EventMe is a corporate launch WordPress landing page that is second to none in its suitability and adaptability for managing multiple types of events. It is fully responsive and is equipped with its own carousel. The theme is well equipped to handle all types of events and functions with excellent customizability and feature availability. 

Although not an exclusive coming soon page as its primary function, the theme features beautiful and customizable coming soon pages that can be used for various purposes.

EventMe - Corporate Event Landing Wordpress Theme
EventMe - Corporate Event Landing Wordpress Theme

12. Overton - Creative Theme for Agencies and Freelancers

Overton is a premium WordPress Coming Soon template that was with a branding agency’s need in mind. Overton comes with vast layout styles so anyone can create personal portfolios. 

The theme features a beautiful and interactive coming soon page that can be leveraged for personal needs, be that your upcoming portfolio or any other kind of website considering the multi-concept style of the theme.

Overton - Creative Theme for Agencies and Freelancers
Overton - Creative Theme for Agencies and Freelancers

13. Woodsman - Exclusive Coming Soon WordPress Theme

Woodsman is a minimal, responsive and business-oriented coming soon WordPress theme. This multipurpose, customizable theme comes with Mailchimp-ready, working contact forms, and custom backgrounds for an even greater number of configuration options.

Woodsman - Exclusive Coming Soon WordPress Theme
Woodsman - Exclusive Coming Soon WordPress Theme

14. Wiz - The Smart Multi-Purpose WordPress Theme

Wiz is a multipurpose responsive retina ready WordPress theme which supports WooCommerce, bbPress, WPML, RTL language scripts, page builder, boxed and wide layouts, a mega menu, portfolio, smart skin, SEO, shortcodes and many other customization features.

Wiz - The Smart Multi-Purpose WordPress Theme
Wiz - The Smart Multi-Purpose WordPress Theme

15. BuildPress - Multi-purpose Construction and Landscape WP Theme

BuildPress is a simple to use but feature-rich construction-oriented WordPress coming soon page theme. The theme mainly targets construction business websites and similar peripheral businesses. 

If your construction business website is still in the process of being built out, this theme will allow for a beautiful coming soon page display.

BuildPress - Multi-purpose Construction and Landscape WP Theme
BuildPress - Multi-purpose Construction and Landscape WP Theme

16. Bridge - Creative Multipurpose WordPress Theme

Bridge is a premium multipurpose WordPress theme that’s perfect for just about any business or individual. Whether you are a creative, a corporate team, a lawyer, a medical doctor or a freelancer looking for a modern portfolio website or a personal blog, Bridge is a great option to consider. 

With a simple or creative version of a coming soon page, this theme definitely has a lot to offer, not only in terms of modules and homepage styles, but also coming soon pages for your website.

Bridge - Creative Multipurpose WordPress Theme
Bridge - Creative Multipurpose WordPress Theme

17. KALLYAS - Creative eCommerce Multi-Purpose WordPress Theme 

Kallyas is another premium WordPress theme that is lightweight, responsive, and features a drag & drop visual page builder that not only lets you build homepage, blog, or portfolio pages but coming soon pages as well. 

Featuring registration and email capturing forms, countdown widgets, and a bunch of individual elements to pick from, this theme will work great when it comes to setting up a coming soon page.

KALLYAS - Creative eCommerce Multi-Purpose WordPress Theme
KALLYAS - Creative eCommerce Multi-Purpose WordPress Theme 

18. Expedition - Exclusive Coming Soon WordPress Theme

Expedition is a minimal, responsive and rather creative premium coming soon WordPress design that includes premium plugins like WPBakery Page Builder, and Ultimate VC Addons. 

Expedition features several coming soon layouts with video or static backgrounds which give you the flexibility of choosing amongst a bunch of great potential options.

Expedition - Exclusive Coming Soon WordPress Theme
Expedition - Exclusive Coming Soon WordPress Theme

19. Kenozoik - Vibrant Portfolio Theme

Kenozoik is another premium WordPress theme oriented at creative individuals or agencies.

With its set of vibrant homepages and coming soon pages, introducing your work in an impressive way has never been easier. Its vast choice of layouts lets you share your illustrations and projects in myriad ways considering the flexibility it provides in terms of video, static and creatively designed backgrounds that can be used on the coming soon pages.

Kenozoik - Vibrant Portfolio Theme
Kenozoik - Vibrant Portfolio Theme

20. Dekko - Creative Agency Theme

Dekko, a premium WordPress theme that helps you create a stunning online presentation of your work! The theme comes with a plethora of layouts and styles, which include metro style, project presentation templates, vCard, and coming soon pages. With several features and customization options, Dekko is an excellent choice for a design agency and creative business.

Dekko - Creative Agency Theme
Dekko - Creative Agency Theme

21. Applay - WordPress App Showcase & App Store Theme

Applay is a drag-drop builder powered WordPress theme that features a multitude of layouts, unlimited colors and customization options that let you showcase your upcoming or already existing mobile application through the existing landing pages.

Applay - WordPress App Showcase  App Store Theme
Applay - WordPress App Showcase & App Store Theme

22. Hero - Bold Multipurpose WordPress Theme

Hero, another premium WordPress theme, is a fully responsive single and multi-paged template built on the Bootstrap framework. The theme comes with several intro sections which include a full screen background, a parallax view, and a full-screen video that makes it possible to build a great coming soon page.

Hero - Bold Multipurpose WordPress Theme
Hero - Bold Multipurpose WordPress Theme

23. Dezibel - Music Band & Musician WordPress Theme 

Decibel is a premium Wordpress theme oriented at music bands, and singers that want to showcase their discography, upcoming performances, or simply provide more information about themselves and their work. 

Furthermore, the theme features a well-designed coming soon layout.

Dezibel - Music Band  Musician WordPress Theme
Dezibel - Music Band & Musician WordPress Theme 

24. Stability Responsive MultiPurpose WordPress Theme

Stability is a clean, multi-purpose and responsive premium WordPress theme that is suitable for corporate business sites, creative agencies and portfolios. With a flexible and dynamic interface, the theme includes unlimited color schemes, premium sliders, several layouts, and a working coming soon page with a countdown and email capturing script.

Stability Responsive MultiPurpose WordPress Theme
Stability Responsive MultiPurpose WordPress Theme

25. iTera - IT, SEO, Digital WordPress Theme 

iTera is a versatile premium WordPress theme that is oriented towards freelancers, agencies and consulting companies. It features a wide range of components and styles that help customize this theme in an easy manner. 

With a coming soon page that reflects the modern design of its other pages, it’s definitely a great choice to consider when looking for coming soon WordPress themes.

iTera - IT SEO Digital WordPress Theme
iTera - IT, SEO, Digital WordPress Theme 

26. Maestro - Business Wordpress Theme

Maestro is another versatile WordPress theme that includes a multitude of styles for creating a beautiful and well-functioning website. The website features a multitude of photo galleries, blogs and personal pages alongside a sleek-looking coming soon page that is packed with all the necessary functionality.

Maestro - Business Wordpress Theme
Maestro - Business Wordpress Theme

27. Medina - Medical Wordpress Theme

Medina is a beautiful medical WordPress theme oriented at private clinics, personal doctor pages and dental clinics. With a plentitude of premade demos and pages, the developers created a vast array of components and styles that pair perfectly with the theme’s coming soon layouts.

Medina - Medical Wordpress Theme
Medina - Medical Wordpress Theme

28. CUPID - Adorable Kindergarten WordPress Theme

CUPID is a premium WordPress theme oriented towards kindergarten and preschool websites. 

This niche theme features an appropriate design manifested through minimalistic and elegant interfaces. The theme comes packed with a functional countdown and email capturing elements that will work great on a kindergarten’s coming soon webpage.

CUPID - Adorable Kindergarten WordPress Theme
CUPID - Adorable Kindergarten WordPress Theme

This Wraps Up our Showcase!

This wraps up our showcase of more than 25 beautiful and functional premium WordPress Coming Soon Pages which we hope you’ve enjoyed. Be sure to let us know in the comments below which your favorite coming soon theme is and what features you think a coming soon page should always feature!

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20+ Best Product Landing Page Templates (2020 Great Design Examples)

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When it comes to promoting your product online, a well-designed product landing page can make all the difference for a successful launch. Given the fact that landing pages incorporate a minimal design that eliminates unnecessary distractions, it’s easy to understand how visitors have higher chances of converting into customers and clients.

Masnoo Multi-Purpose Landing Page Template
masno is a multi-purpose page from Envato Elements that's perfect for your next product landing page.

As such, it’s essential that your product has a landing page of its own where you can direct all the traffic from marketing campaigns. Nowadays, creating a landing page isn't difficult because there are dozens of attractive product landing page templates.

In this article, we’re sharing the best product landing pages that are available on Envato Elements and ThemeForest.

Envato Elements: Design Marketplace With Beautiful Product Landing Page Designs

One of the places where you can find the best product landing pages is Envato Elements. Envato Elements offers thousands of design assets, including great landing pages for all niches. Download an unlimited number of various templates, fonts, icons, stock photos, and more for a low monthly fee.

product landing pages Envato Elements
You can find dozens of professionally-designed product landing page templates on Envato Elements along with many other creative assets.

You can then use the assets you download in an unlimited number of projects. As such, Envato Elements is a great choice for creatives as well as business owners who need templates and graphic assets on a regular basis.

5 Best Product Landing Page Templates on Envato Elements for 2020

Here are some of the best-selling product landing page templates that Envato Elements has to offer. All of the templates on this list come with attractive, responsive designs and are easy to set up and customize. Here's our list:

1. Minutes - Multipurpose Product Landing Page Template

Minutes product landing page template

The Minutes template is a versatile template that comes with ten different concepts. It aims to help you showcase your product and its features in the best possible light. The template is responsive and has various sections on the page that make it easy to display information about the product, reviews and testimonials, and the pricing information. You’ll also find support for video and integration with MailChimp.

2. Proland - Minimal Product Landing Page Example

Proland minimal product landing page template

The Proland template features a minimal design and makes it easy to accept payments for your product. The template integrates with PayPal and MailChimp. It’s fully responsive and comes with a working pre-order form. Several variations are available and you can easily use video backgrounds to grab the attention of your visitors.

3. Root - Versatile Landing Page Template for Products

Root landing page template for products

Try the Root template if you want the ability to use and reuse blocks across various sections. This functionality gives you more control over the design of your product landing page. On top of that, the template is responsive and allows you to showcase your product with multiple images, build trust with product reviews, and stay in touch with your customers thanks to MailChimp integration.

4. Riven - Stylish Product Landing Page Template

Riven product landing page template

The Riven template features a stylish and modern design that’s fully responsive. This means your product landing page will look great no matter what device your visitors are using. Key features include:

  • six premade demos
  • many header and footer options
  • many layout options for the Blog page
  • many layout options for Portfolio page
  • sticky menu option
  • retina-ready
  • working PHP contact form
  • SEO Optimized

5. SuperAwesome - Creative Product Landing Page Design

SuperAwesome product landing page

Lastly, check out the SuperAwesome template if you’re after a creative and modern design. The template comes with the ability to feature beautiful full-width product banners, user reviews, pricing options, and features of your product. It’s easy to customize and you can move sections to arrange the layout of the page exactly the way you like it.

Envato Elements (Design Without Limits)

As you can see, there's no shortage of great product landing pages on Envato Elements. But you'll find more than product landing page inspiration on the site. Envato Elements has an unbeatable offer:

For the price of a monthly subscription, you'll have unlimited access to download as much as you want from the full Envato Elements digital asset content library.

Envato Elements Design Without Limits

That means you can download as many single product landing pages, custom fonts, stock videos, and other assets that you can use. With the easy-to-understand license that covers all assets, you won't have to worry about how you're allowed to use what you download. You can create whatever you want whenever you want with an Envato Elements subscription.

Whether you’re a designer or a business owner, take advantage of everything Envato Elements has to offer and sign up for their monthly plan.

Envato Elements Digital Asset Library Overview

If you know you won't be able to take advantage of a subscription, you'll want to make a single purchase of assets. In that case, head over to ThemeForest from Envato Market.

15 Best Product Landing Page Templates on ThemeForest for 2020

If you’re in a hurry and want to get your landing page up and running as quickly as possible, stop by ThemeForest. Check out the beautiful product landing page line up. This is a perfect choice if you need to make a one-time purchase as you’ll only pay for the item you need.

Here’s our selection of the best product landing page examples from ThemeForest:

1. Beraw — A Clean One Page Landing Template for Startups and Businesses

Beraw product launch landing page template

The Beraw template is a great choice if you’re looking for minimal design. The template is fully responsive and has a Retina-ready design. Treat your visitors to product videos hosted on YouTube, Vimeo, or on the landing page itself. Use the extensive documentation to help you get your landing page up and running in no time.

2. Goup — Multi-Purpose Parallax Landing Template

Goup professional landing page

Less is more when it comes to your product launch landing page. Goup is a perfect example. This template features a single page layout that can be used for different industries. 

It uses minimal design and a modern illustration to help keep visitors on your landing page. Goup is fully responsive and lets you customize the template with more than 1000 icons and 400 Google fonts.

3. Tomillo - Bootstrap 4 Angular Multi Purpose Multi Pages Template

Tomillo product landing page

The Tomillo landing page template is a multipurpose option that can fit most products and services. Tomillo is fully responsive and SEO optimized. It features a design that puts what you're marketing front and center. Together with the included contact page, this design will help you move visitors through the consumer funnel.

4. Soxolo - React Multipurpose Landing Page Template

Soxolo services product landing page

Soxolo is a fully responsive choice for your product landing page template. It's Retina ready, and cross-browser compatible. Add information about your product, team, and social media profiles. Soxolo is easy to customize, and you'll have your landing page up and running in no time.  

5. Apzia - App Landing Page HTML Template

Apzia product landing page

The Apzia template was built to help you promote your app or product in style. The template features more than four home page options. With each of these options features custom illustrations you can use to promote your app. The template is fully responsive and comes with documentation and support in case you get stuck.

6. Softop — Landing Template for Apps and Softwares

Softop app product landing page template

Consider the Softop template if you’re marketing apps or software. This template features an elegant and fresh design with features that include:

  • fully responsive design
  • one page layout
  • Google Fonts integration
  • 1000+ icons
  • well-documented

7. Mosto - App Landing Page

Mosto landing page

The Mosto template is made for app developers. It was built with conversion in mind, and lets you share important features and pricing information in an organized way. The unique isometric illustrations add a modern visual touch to Mosto. With the included 25 homepages and 14 fully customizable inner pages, you'll have no trouble doing your app justice.   

8. Prolab - Product Landing Page

Prolab Product Landing Page template

Professional landing page templates like Prolab are a great option for your product launch. Prolab includes a working Ajax contact form that's perfect for lead capture. The template has a lot of customization options, like 16 home pages to choose from. 

Features of the products are organized in an elegant grid design. You can display different pricing options with beautiful tables.  

9. Pelum - Product Landing Page

Pelum product landing page template

The Pelum template is perfect for modern businesses that want to promote their product. The template is fully responsive and features a modern and clean one-page design. Pelum runs well on devices of all sizes. Customize this template to your heart's content, and enjoy 24/7 support from the developers.

10. Sintex - Clean Product Landing Page Template

Sintex product landing page template

Sintex is a responsive landing page template suitable for any product promotion or sale. It was designed with the Bootstrap framework which means you’ll benefit from an organized, grid-based layout. Key features include:

  • clean and modern design
  • developer-friendly commented code
  • responsive lightbox plugin
  • cross -browser compatible
  • 900+ font icons
  • Google Fonts
  • detailed documentation

11. Timepiece - Unique Product Launch Landing Page Template

Timepiece product launch landing page template

The Timepiece template has a clean design. On top of two different layouts, it also includes a blog page so you can use it to provide your visitors with even more helpful information about your product or showcase case studies. 

The template allows you to insert multiple calls-to-action. Use full-width banner images to highlight your product. It even comes with a FAQ section to answer most common questions your visitors might have.

12. Buten - Simple Product Landing Page

Buten simple product landing page

The Buten template is a great choice if you’re looking for a simple design and a template that’s easy to edit and customize. The template is fully responsive and offers the following key features:

  • three homepages
  • clean and modern design
  • fully customizable
  • working Ajax contact form
  • cross-browser compatible
  • 2100+ free IcoFont icons
  • free Google fonts
  • well-documented
  • dedicated support
  • and more

13. Fling - Unique Product Landing Page Template

Fling product landing page template

The Fling template offers a unique, modern design that puts your product in the spotlight. You've got several options for highlighting the features and the benefits of your product. Plus, visitors can see how others have used your product as well as what they thought of it. Working contact form is included so visitors can message you before making the purchase and the template is fully responsive.  

14. Oli - Flat Product Landing Page Design

Oli product landing page template

The Oli template comes with a flat design, which is very popular nowadays and will help capture the attention of your visitors. The template makes it easy to add calls-to-action throughout the page and you can easily get started with it thanks to the premade color schemes. Choose between four different page layouts and even include videos to help you promote your product. Customers love the ease of use of this template:

"In addition to responsive, competent customer support, the Olli theme is one of the easiest to configure, customizable I've used to date."

15. VIGO - Landing Page Template for Health Product Niche

VIGO landing page template

If you’re in the health industry, definitely check out the VIGO template. This template was designed to help you promote different health products such as dietary supplements, weight loss products, and more. The template features a clean design and includes five different color schemes to choose from.

5 Quick Product Landing Page Design Tips for 2020

Creating a single product landing page is made easier with a template. If yours is from Envato Elements or ThemeForest, it already has professional design. But if you want to take your single product landing page design to the next level, follow these tips:

1. Have Focused Design

A lot of businesses forget that a landing page is for capturing leads. That's why you need to make sure your product launch landing page is centered on a single offer. That means your design should be focused on directing visitors to where they can share their information. 

Vero Single Product Landing Page
Vero is a simple landing page that keeps the focus on your product or service.

2. Keep Words to a Minimum

A piece of having focused design is reducing the number of words you use. Nothing will make visitors leave quicker than walls of text. Some ways you can keep the amount of text low is by using bullets and icons to describe key product features. 

3. Feature Attention-Grabbing Visuals

This may seem like a no-brainer, but the internet is full product launch landing pages that neglect this element. Get creative. Add photos, videos, and illustrations to your landing page. 

You can even just use a bold custom font. You'd be surprised by how much of a difference it makes.

Marketing Product Landing Page Inspiration
This marketing landing page template can be edited to use photos and illustrations to grab attention.

4. Play Around With White Space 

As you add different pieces to your landing page, don't forget about white space. This is an important design concept. It refers to the space between elements on a page. 

The space between photos and text boxes is just one example. Check out your favorite websites and how they use white space for some product landing page inspiration. 

Masnoo Product Landing Page Inspiration
Masnoo is a template that's very easy on the eyes thanks to its use of white space.

5. Don't Use Navigation Bars

As mentioned earlier in this section, landing pages are meant to capture leads. Navigation bars on landing pages give visitors a way to avoid sharing their information. This lowers conversions. Remove this temptation by letting visitors focus on your page's content.

More Product Landing Page Templates for 2020

 Looking for a product launch landing page made for your industry? You'll find one from Envato Tuts+. We've rounded up hundreds of landing pages you can use on our website. Take a look at some of them here:

Learn More About Landing Pages From Envato Tuts+

Landing pages are useful for getting more leads, and there are a lot of ways to make yours  successful. If you're interested in learning more about landing pages, Envato Tuts+ is a great resource. We've got many handy guides to set you on your way. Here's just a sample:

Showcase Your Product With a Beautiful Product Landing Page Design for 2020

Product landing page templates are the perfect way to showcase your product and highlight all its benefits and features. Make sure your product launch meets all of your business goals by choosing the perfect product landing page template from Envato Elements and ThemeForest.

Editorial Note: Our staff updates this post regularly—adding the best new product landing pages.

10 Best Modern Shopify Website Templates for Your Online Store

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No matter what kind of online store you want to launch, one thing is certain: Shopify makes it easy to launch your store and start selling your products quickly. One of the reasons why Shopify is so popular is that it includes thousands of third-party apps that extend the functionality of your store.

Another reason why Shopify is so popular is the hundreds of premade modern eCommerce Shopify templates. In this post, we’ll share the best modern eCommerce Shopify templates that you can use to launch your store.

Find the Best Modern eCommerce Shopify Templates On Envato Elements

If you’re looking for the best eCommerce Shopify templates, Envato Elements should be your first stop. Envato Elements has hundreds of modern eCommerce Shopify templates for all kinds of online stores. These templates have professional designs and are loaded with necessary eCommerce features that make it easy to create a powerful online store without hiring a developer. 

You can also find plenty of Shopify eCommerce templates on ThemeForest. There is no shortage of eCommerce templates with cool and modern designs that include features such as product quick views, Ajax-powered search and filter function, multiple layouts, and more.

Top eCommerce Shopify Themes With Modern Designs From Envato Elements

Take a look at some of the amazing modern eCommerce Shopify templates from Envato Elements. 

1. dEShop - Responsive Shopify Store Template

dEShop - Responsive Shopify Store Template
dEShop - Responsive Shopify Store Template

dEShop theme is a beautiful, modern Shopify eCommerce template. You can use it to create any type of store. The template comes packed with features designed to help you sell more products. 

You can display popular products right on the homepage and you can also include a gorgeous header image that promotes your latest product. The template is easy to customize and you can change colors, fonts, and more. 

Other important features include product quick view, wish list, newsletter support with Mailchimp integration, and more. On top of that, the template is fully responsive and comes with support for a shipping calculator.

2. ENZO - Responsive Shopify Multi Purpose Template 

ENZO - Responsive Shopify Multi Purpose Template
ENZO - Responsive Shopify Multi Purpose Template 

The Enzo eCommerce Shopify template comes with two pre-made demos to choose from. You can use it for a store that sells fashion or outdoors products. The template is responsive and the homepage is well organized in a grid layout. 

You can display popular products or latest additions to the store. The template can be customized to match your brand and you can easily choose your colors and fonts. It makes it easy to add product variations and display different hover effects. This template comes with a mega menu, shipping calculator, contact form with a Google Map integration, and more. 

The Enzo template is fully responsive, optimized for SEO, and includes built-in social media and newsletter integration.

3. Noren | Responsive Shopify Template 

Noren  Responsive Shopify Template
Noren | Responsive Shopify Template 

The Noren template has a modern and clean design that puts your products in the spotlight. You can showcase various product categories or products from a specific category. In addition to that, you can display your store’s location thanks to Google Maps integration. 

The template supports mega menus as well as other important eCommerce features such as product quick views, automatic product changes, product sale labels, and more. The Noren template is fully responsive so visitors will be able to buy no matter which device they’re using to browse your store. It’s also optimized for SEO and has built-in social networking features.

4. Hi Fashion | Multi-purpose Shopify Store Template 

Hi Fashion  Multi-purpose Shopify Store Template
Hi Fashion | Multi-purpose Shopify Store Template 

If you’re looking for a modern eCommerce Shopify template for fashion stores, the Hi Fashion fits the bill perfectly. This template has a trendy and elegant design and is packed with important eCommerce features such as product quick views, wish lists, product filters, popup newsletter integration, product reviews, and more. 

The template is fully responsive and highly customizable. You can change colors, fonts, upload your store’s logo, and more. In addition to that, the template is optimized for SEO and comes with built-in social sharing integration, countdown timers, and multi-currency support.

5. Bixbang | Minimalist eCommerce Shopify Template 

Bixbang  Minimalist eCommerce Shopify Template
Bixbang | Minimalist eCommerce Shopify Template 

Try the Bixbang template if you’re looking for a clean and minimalist eCommerce Shopify template. This template uses a grid-based layout for the homepage which makes it easy to showcase various product categories and feature latest arrivals. 

You can also build your email list with a built-in newsletter popup and offer visitors a discount code in exchange for their email address. Take advantage of the theme customizer to change colors, fonts, and other visual styles of your store. This template is fully responsive and has built-in mega menus. It’s also optimized for SEO. 

Top eCommerce Shopify Templates From Themeforest

ThemeForest is another great marketplace to find modern eCommerce Shopify templates. Below, you’ll find the best Shopify eCommerce templates from ThemeForest.

1. DECORTICA - Responsive Shopify Template 

DECORTICA - Responsive Shopify Template
DECORTICA - Responsive Shopify Template 

The Decortica theme has a trendy and minimal design that’s perfect for fashion or furniture stores. The homepage is well organized in a grid layout and makes it easy to feature popular products or latest arrivals. 

You can also display various product categories. The template has a slider on the homepage which is a great opportunity to showcase best-sellers. You can also link to your store policies. 

The template includes features such as product quick views, wish list, mega menus, layered navigation, and more. Decortica is fully responsive and easy to customize so you can quickly change fonts, colors, and other visual styles. This template also supports product variations and color swatches. 

2. Logancee – Responsive Ecommerce Shopify Template 

Logancee  Responsive Ecommerce Shopify Template
Logancee – Responsive Ecommerce Shopify Template 

Try the Logancee template if you want a versatile template that has a modern and minimal design. The homepage allows you to feature your popular products and you can even add product sale labels. 

The template has an advanced customization panel where you can customize fonts, colors, upload your store logo, add sections to the homepage, and more. The Logancee template looks great on both desktop and mobile devices so you can rest assured your visitors will have the best customer experience regardless of what device they’re using. 

You can easily build your email list with the Logancee template and you’ll also find built-in social sharing features. 

3. Uray - Fashion, Furniture, Cosmetic & Beauty Shopify Template 

Uray - Fashion Furniture Cosmetic  Beauty Shopify Template
Uray - Fashion, Furniture, Cosmetic & Beauty Shopify Template 

The Uray template is a great choice if you plan on opening a fashion, furniture or a cosmetic store. It has a clean and minimal design and a modern layout that makes it easy to find products. The homepage features a gorgeous slider where you can showcase most popular products. 

Below the slider, you’ll find a grid layout that’s perfect for adding categories, featured products or recent arrivals. The template is fully responsive and highly customizable. It comes with several different demos and includes features such as product quick views, mega menus, social integration, recent purchase notification, newsletter sign up, and more. 

4. Bigsale – Responsive Ecommerce Shopify 

Bigsale  Responsive Ecommerce Shopify
Bigsale – Responsive Ecommerce Shopify 

The Bigsale template has a modern design that can be used for any type of store. You can also use it for a large multi-department store that sells a variety of different products. The template is fully responsive and highly customizable. 

It has several demos to choose from and is packed with all the necessary eCommerce features. The template has built-in social sharing features as well as a newsletter popup that you can use to build your email list. In addition to that, the template has been optimized for SEO.

5. Shopify Books Online Store Template 

Shopify Books Online Store Template
Shopify Books Online Store Template 

If you’re launching a digital book store, the Shopify Books Online Store template is a great choice. You can use the homepage to showcase most popular book categories or latest releases. The template has a modern design and comes with a built-in newsletter sign up form as well as social sharing features. 

It’s fully responsive and you can customize colors, fonts, upload your own logo, and more. The template also includes features such as product quick views, wishlist, Ajax search, and a powerful drop-down mega menu that makes it easy to display all your product categories.

Five Quick Tips For eCommerce Website

Once you’ve found the perfect modern eCommerce Shopify template, it’s time to design and launch your site. Here are five quick tips to help you get started. 

1. Display Store Policies Clearly

Most visitors will want to know your shipping and return policies before they make a purchase. As such, you need to make sure they are easy to find. You can add links to those pages on your homepage or you can link to them in the footer menu. 

2. Showcase Popular Products On The Homepage

Make it easy for visitors to find popular products by displaying them on the homepage. You can easily create a popular collection in Shopify and add it anywhere on your homepage. 

3. Consider Installing A Live Chat App

While having a contact page is a great way to make it easy for customers to get in touch with you, consider installing a live chat app too. This will make it even easier for visitors to ask you questions that could be preventing them from completing the purchase.

4. Optimize For Mobile 

Almost half of all internet traffic comes from mobile devices. As such your store needs to be optimized for mobile devices. Make sure your chosen template is responsive and that the form fields are easy to fill out on smaller screens.

5. Simplify Checkout

Complicated checkout process is one of the top reasons for abandoned carts. Consider using a one-page checkout process to make it easy for visitors to complete the purchase. You can also remove any unnecessary fields from your checkout form. For example, remove the address field if you sell digital products.

Envato Elements vs ThemeForest: Which One Should You Choose

Now that you’ve seen modern eCommerce Shopify templates from Envato Elements and ThemeForest, you might be wondering which marketplace is the best choice. Here’s what you need to know about each marketplace.

1. Key Benefits of Envato Elements

Envato Elements offers hundreds of eCommerce Shopify templates for all kinds of stores as well as other design assets. You can purchase web mockups, stock photos, business cards, and more for a single monthly fee. The best part about the Envato Elements offer is that you download unlimited Shopify templates and other assets, customize them to your needs, and use them in an unlimited number of projects. That’s a pretty compelling offer. 

Envato Elements
Shopify themes on Envato Elements 

2. Key Benefits of ThemeForest

ThemeForest is part of Envato Market which is a suite of marketplaces dedicated to different creative needs. Here, you can purchase eCommerce Shopify templates and other design assets on an individual basis. 

ThemeForest
Modern Shopify themes on ThemeForest

Which One Is Right For You?

If you’re a serial entrepreneur who’s launching new brands regularly or a designer working with multiple clients, Envato Elements is the best choice. For a single monthly fee, you get access to thousands of unlimited-use assets that you can customize to your needs. 

But if you only need to download digital assets occasionally, ThemeForest makes more sense as it allows you to buy items individually.

Design A Modern Online Store With Amazing eCommerce Shopify Templates

Designing a modern online store may seem daunting but with the right eCommerce Shopify template, you can launch your store quickly and easily. Start by visiting Envato Elements and downloading as many eCommerce Shopify templates as you want as well as any other design assets you need for your project.

Or if you only need a single eCommerce Shopify template with a modern design, go to ThemeForest to purchase your template.

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20+ Creative WordPress Photo Gallery Themes for Simple Portfolio Sites 2020

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Sometimes in life, you just want to keep things simple—and the same can be said for your web design. Perhaps you’re a photographer, designer, or illustrator looking to build your online portfolio and you want your work to do the talking. Luckily for you, there are plenty of simple WordPress gallery themes that do just that!

Top Creative WordPress Photo Gallery Themes

The best thing about selecting a portfolio gallery WordPress theme from Themeforest is you can make a seriously high-end site quickly and easily even without any web design or development experience. The majority of themes come with rapid support from developers too so if you do have any burning questions along the way then an expert will be on hand. 

The creative Photography WordPress theme category on Themeforest
The creative Photography WordPress theme category on Themeforest

Read on for my round-up of over 20 creative yet simple portfolio sites for 2020 that come with great photo gallery options. 

1. Solene - Wedding Photography Theme

Solene - Wedding Photography Theme
Solene - Wedding Photography Theme

A WordPress photo gallery for wedding photography, Solene is a refined way to save those special moments and to showcase the photography. This WordPress theme photo album come with 12 beautifully designed homepages and includes everything required to showcase and sell photographs.

Further, the Solene WordPress photo gallery is responsive meaning that it displays perfectly whether its being viewed on desktop, tablet or smartphone.

2. Blacksilver - Photography Theme for WordPress

Blacksilver - Photography Theme for WordPress
Blacksilver - Photography Theme for WordPress

The Blacksilver photography WordPress gallery theme is designed with professional photographers in mind. It uses a minimalist yet attractive design approach so that your photos are always in the centre. For successful WordPress photo gallery themes responsive is the way to go. That means the WordPress gallery theme displays optimised for the device on which it is being viewed.

Lazy load images to improve page load times making even large image sets to load the page first and then display the images intelligently as the user scrolls. Choose from pre-defined WordPress gallery page templates to construct a site to showcase your photos.

3. Pix - Photography WordPress Portfolio

Pix - Photography WordPress Portfolio
Pix - Photography WordPress Portfolio

Pix is a WordPress simple gallery theme that's modern a ultra cool. This online WordPress theme photo album comes with 11 stunning demos and is 100% responsive to work with all devices be they desktop, laptop or mobile.

If you're looking for a contemporary WordPress photo gallery theme that's responsive, take a look at this one. A fantastic and stylish WordPress photo gallery.

4. Vernissage - Photography WordPress Theme

Vernissage - Photography WordPress Theme
Vernissage - Photography WordPress Theme

Vernissage is a responsive photography portfolio gallery WordPress theme that's suited to both professional photographers and hobbyists. This WordPress gallery theme is perfect for fashion photography, wedding photography, agency, photo studio, personal photography or as a general photography portfolio presented online.

The theme comes packed with 12 gallery layouts to show off your awesome photos and projects. You can create unlimited number of photo galleries using different layouts.

5. Retine - A WordPress Theme for Photographers and Creatives 

This theme is a true winner in terms of the flexibility it offers with your photography. You can create a stock photo website where you can sell your work, offer some imagery free of charge, and you can also create a client gallery where you can present your photo sets to clients in password-protected galleries. They can then review and approve photos using an in-built proofing tool. 

Retine - A WordPress Theme for Photographers and Creatives
Retine - A WordPress Theme for Photographers and Creatives 

There are also multiple options for photo albums where you can organize your imagery according to categories and preview each option in the lightbox—and, finally, there are plenty of gallery layouts to choose from so you can really make your homepage your own. 

6. Pinhole - WordPress Gallery Theme for Photographers

With an average rating of five out of five stars, this photo gallery WordPress template just had to make the list. Pinhole comes with more than 30 gallery layouts so you’re in control of how you’d like to display your work, plus you can create your gallery structure and hierarchy using the native WordPress functionality so no additional pricey plugins are required.

Pinhole - WordPress Gallery Theme for Photographers
Pinhole - WordPress Gallery Theme for Photographers

The developers have put speed at the center of this template and by displaying a limited number of photos on the gallery page initially, even galleries with more than 100 photos will load quickly. 

7. SceneOne | Photography Theme for WordPress

You can’t get much cleaner than this WordPress simple gallery theme, which also has collected an average rating of five out of five stars. It comes with some nice features like AJAX likes, which means you can interact with site visitors and see how much they like your work. 

It comes with plugins like WooCommerce so you can quickly monetize your work and MailChimp so you can keep your fans updated with new imagery and deals. The option for a transparent menu is also a good touch.  

SceneOne  Photography Theme for WordPress
SceneOne | Photography Theme for WordPress

8. Joker - Photo & Video Portfolio WordPress Theme for Photographers

With 13 predefined homepage layouts and at least 8 galleries available, this is another great option for a WordPress gallery template. The ‘grid wall’ layout option couldn’t be simpler, but coupled with eye-catching photography, it’s often exactly what’s needed. 

This one works well across all major browsers, is multi-language optimized so you can quickly translate any text into your chosen dialogue, plus it’s fully responsive so you don’t need to worry about your photos not displaying well on users’ handheld devices.

Joker - Photo  Video Portfolio WordPress Theme for Photographers
Joker - Photo & Video Portfolio WordPress Theme for Photographers

9. Photography Travis-WordPress

For only $15, this is a WordPress photo gallery template that won’t break the bank but it comes with loads of high-end features. You can choose between light and dark themes depending on the mood of your imagery, plus you can easily create video as well as photo galleries if you want to bring your site to life. 

Perhaps you want to show your product from all angles for example, this is a great feature to enable you to do just that. 

Photography Travis-WordPress
Photography Travis-WordPress

10. Kinatrix | Photography Theme for WordPress

This WordPress gallery page template is packed with so many features it’s hard to pick which ones to include! Its protected galleries, fullscreen galleries, and portfolio galleries are all useful additions—there’s also good management tools that allow clients to pick their favorite selects quickly and easily. 

Fullscreen imagery can be displayed which helps to give the site an added wow factor. 

Kinatrix  Photography Theme for WordPress
Kinatrix | Photography Theme for WordPress

11. Photosy - Photography WordPress Theme

This simple portfolio theme is definitely one of my personal favorites, partly because of the option for a split slider on the homepage. You can create a really effective homepage by uploading connected but different imagery, allowing the user to scroll as more images unfold. Photosy also supports video and audio content so you’re not limited in terms of the multimedia you want to publish to the world. It’s fully responsive, SEO-friendly, and comes with Contact Form 7 so new and current clients can seamlessly get in touch. 

Photosy - Photography WordPress Theme
Photosy - Photography WordPress Theme

12. APOLO - Premium Portfolio HTML Template

For only $19, this is another low-cost WordPress gallery template that looks way more expensive than it actually is. The ‘Masonry Fit Width 3 Columns’ option is particularly eye-catching as when you scroll over an image, further details are revealed in a creative asymmetric way.

APOLO - Premium Portfolio HTML Template
APOLO - Premium Portfolio HTML Template

You can choose between 7 headers and 8 pre-made homepages too which are sure to spark some ideas of how you’d like your own site to look. 

13. Flying - Interactive Portfolio WordPress Theme

This is a memorable WordPress gallery theme that has its own style. The image gallery on the site’s homepage springs to life as soon as it’s touched by the cursor and reveals further information about the photo or featured product. 

You can also easily sort and filter the imagery in your portfolio according to different categories, so any user can find what they’re looking for more quickly. 

Flying - Interactive Portfolio WordPress Theme
Flying - Interactive Portfolio WordPress Theme

14. KingSize Fullscreen Photography Theme

With almost 20,000 sales, the KingSize WordPress theme photo album certainly has been tried and tested—and with an average rating of 4.5 out of 5 based on 1,745 reviews, it clearly has a lot of fans. 

This one comes with 7 galleries and supports all types of images as well as MP4, YouTube, Vimeo, and other embeds. It also offers unlimited colors or skins so you can customize the theme to suit your photography or general branding. 

KingSize Fullscreen Photography Theme
KingSize Fullscreen Photography Theme

15. LENS - An Enjoyable Photography WordPress Theme

Not only does this WordPress theme photo album ooze style, but it comes with loads of features to help you spread the word about your business. It’s social-friendly so includes the Tweets widget as well as article sharing capability on Facebook, Google+, and Twitter—as well as social meta tags and icons. 

There are also more than 600 google fonts to choose from and unlimited colors so you can let your creativity go to town and ensure your WordPress gallery theme represents you in the right way. 

LENS - An Enjoyable Photography WordPress Theme
LENS - An Enjoyable Photography WordPress Theme

16. Almera | Model Agency & Photo Portfolio WordPress Theme

This WordPress gallery theme has been around for some time—it was first introduced back in 2013. That being said, it’s updated regularly, with the latest update in May this year, so it’s certainly not being left behind. 

The developers seem to genuinely understand the needs of its users and therefore unlimited portfolios and galleries are included. It comes with video tutorials which are the first port of call for any questions along the way, plus it collects many top reviews for its customer support. 

Almera  Model Agency  Photo Portfolio WordPress Theme
Almera | Model Agency & Photo Portfolio WordPress Theme

17. Core | Photography

You can’t get much cooler than this template which offers a subtle reflection below each of the images displayed. The horizontal slide action forces the eye to pay attention to each of the photos in the gallery, it’s a distinct feature as many templates tend to opt for vertical scrolling. 

It comes complete with widgets including recent posts and popular posts to help you keep your content fresh.

Core  Photography
Core | Photography

18. Photography WordPress

With 24 demos and more than 70 gallery and portfolio layouts, this is a photo gallery WordPress template with customization at its heart. It’s hard to pick a favorite layout as the template offers so much variety—you can either choose to display one image on the homepage or a selection of your best shots. This one also offers the option to add a direct purchase link so visitors can instantly buy after viewing a gallery slideshow. 

Photography WordPress
Photography WordPress

19. KON/CEPT - A Portfolio Theme for Creative People

A real perk of this template is the ability to combine any vertical with horizontal imagery without impacting the site’s seamless design. Plus, depending on the amount of content you’d like to display, you can choose between 4, 3, and 2 column grids—a great option if you’re just starting out and will be adding to your photography as you go along. 

KONCEPT - A Portfolio Theme for Creative People
KON/CEPT - A Portfolio Theme for Creative People

You also have lots of flexibility in terms of navigation styles and can choose from full, sidebar, minimal, or classic. 

20. Oyster - Photography

Gutenberg optimized, this template is not only super customizable, it couldn’t be easier to use—simply drag and drop content blocks to where you want them to live and away you go. 

Again, this is a template that has it all—fullscreen design to show off your favorite pics, it’s responsive and retina-ready, it offers light and dark skins, plus it supports fullscreen video. The image flow gallery is a particularly attractive feature. 

Oyster - Photography
Oyster - Photography

21. Novo – Photography WordPress Theme

This almost brooding site puts the photography front and center—in fact, it entirely removes other distractions completely. The way the images scroll through the site gives the template a luxurious and high-quality feel. It also offers simple photo optimization to prevent any slow loading times which can negatively impact bounce rate. 

Although this one has loads of features so will have a wide appeal, its sophisticated vibe means it would very much belong to an ultra-cool design studio. 

Novo  Photography WordPress Theme
Novo – Photography WordPress Theme

22. Grand Photography WordPress

With the developers boasting more than 100,000 happy customers, if you opt for the Grand template you’ll be far from the first to invest in this theme. Also, with more than 144 predesigned galleries and pages, it’s easy to imagine how your own WordPress site can look. My favorite gallery option is ‘Justified Wide’ as it offers the chance to hero a shot while also allowing users the chance to quickly scroll through others to see if any other imagery is more suitable for their needs. 

Grand Photography WordPress
Grand Photography WordPress

23. Umbrella - Photography WordPress Theme

This template screams cool. Almost looking like it belongs to the pages of a high-end fashion magazine, the full-width imagery naturally scrolls with smooth animations, allowing the users to be naturally guided through the portfolio. Videos are also fully supported. 

Umbrella - Photography WordPress Theme
Umbrella - Photography WordPress Theme

24. Maroon - Photography 

A great thing about this theme is although photography remains the focus, there’s plenty of room to either add copy to tell your story or play around with the image sizes to best fit the content you have available (or both!). There are 32 galleries to choose from so you can find the perfect match.

Maroon - Photography
Maroon - Photography 

Now the Fun Begins! 

There you have it, 20 creative WordPress photo gallery themes to take you into 2020. Although I’ve picked my favorites, there are plenty of other excellent templates to discover over on ThemeForest so do make sure to check it out. Did I miss a template you think deserves to make the cut? Let us know in the comments below!

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How to Redirect a Page or URL in WordPress

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In this post, I'll show you how to redirect a page or URL in WordPress. You'll learn how to set up automatic redirects, manual redirects and wildcard redirects in WordPress.

Why Redirect Pages or URLs?

There are a number of times when you might need to redirect a post, page or URL in WordPress.

Maybe you’ve changed the slug for a post or page. Maybe you’ve amended your permalink settings. Or maybe you’ve written a new post and want to redirect an old post to that.

In all of these cases, you’ll need to set up a redirect. This tells browsers to go to the new URL instead of the old one.

To set up redirects, you’ll need to install a plugin. In this guide, I’m going to show you how to do it with the Redirection plugin. 

Redirection plugin

Why Not Use Redirects?

Setting up redirects isn’t ideal. It slows things down for the user, because the browser will go to the first URL, get the redirect message, then go to the second URL. And there is a risk that you’ll set up the redirect wrong, or simply forget to do it after changing a URL. Not only that, but links coming through a redirect aren't worth as much for SEO—Google just doesn't value them as highly.

So it’s a good idea to avoid changing your URLs altogether.

To minimize changing URLs, make sure you optimize them right from the start:

  • Configure your permalink settings to use pretty permalinks when you first set up your site and before you add any posts or pages.
  • Configure the slug for each post or page before you publish it. Make sure it’s optimised for search engine optimization (SEO) and for user experience (UX).
  • But if you haven’t already done this, and you need to redirect your URLs, how do you do it?

How to Set Up Page and URL Redirects in WordPress

There are a few different kinds of redirect that you might want to set up for WordPress. The kinds you'll most likely be using are:

  • automated redirects
  • manual redirects
  • wildcard redirects

Let’s take a look at each.

Setting up Automated Redirects

If you haven't already installed the Redirection plugin for WordPress, do so now. When you first install the Redirection plugin, it gives you the option to automatically track changes to URLs and to set up redirects. It will also check the revisions to your existing posts and pages and set up redirects from old slugs you might have used for them.

In the screenshot below it’s picked up on a change to an existing post’s slug and added a redirect from the old slug to the new one.

automated slug change redirect

If I make any changes to my slugs or URLs after activating the plugin, it will track those and automatically set up the redirect. Below you can see the Redirection screen after making more slug changes.

redirection - multiple slugs

Setting up Manual Redirects

Sometimes the plugin won’t pick up on the redirect you need, maybe because you want to redirect one post to another or you want to redirect a URL on your domain to a different domain.

In this case, you’ll need to set up a manual redirect.

Go to Tools > Redirection and scroll down to the Add new redirection section.

add new redirect

In the Source URL field, type or paste in the URL you want to redirect from. In the Target URL field, type or paste in the URL you want to redirect to. In the Group field, either leave it as Redirections (the default) or select Modified posts if you’re directing from an old post to a newer version. This will give browsers information telling them what kind of redirect it is.

Finally, click the Add Redirect button and your manual redirect will be added to the list of redirects.

Setting up Wildcard Redirects

Use a wildcard redirect when you want to redirect a set of URLs which share certain elements. For example if you change your permalink structure, a wildcard redirect will send anyone using a link using your old structure to the same link using your new structure.

For example, if you’ve changed your permalink structure for posts from /blog/post-name to /category/post-name, you’ll need to use a wildcard redirect to ensure anyone using the old links is redirected to the new URL.

Wildcard redirects use something called Regex, which lets you create advanced redirects. You’ll need to enable Regex functions first.

Go to Tools > Redirection and scroll to the Add new redirection section of the screen.

Setting up a wildcard redirect with the Redirection plugin

In the Source URL field, type the old path to categories, with a wildcard. It needs to take the form /oldslug/(.*)$. The entry for Target URL needs to take the source /newslug/$1. Then click the Add Redirect button.

Conclusion

If you change the URLs in your WordPress site or create a new post to replace an old one, you’ll need to set up a redirect. Depending on the changes you've made, you might use an automatic redirect, manual redirect, or wildcard redirect. In this post you learned how to create redirects for different circumstances.

The Best WordPress Themes and Plugins on Envato Market

Explore thousands of the best WordPress themes ever created on ThemeForest and leading WordPress plugins on CodeCanyon. Purchase these high-quality WordPress themes and plugins and improve your website experience for you and your visitors. 

Here are a few of the best-selling and up-and-coming WordPress themes and plugins available for 2020.

25 Best Joomla Personal Blog Templates for 2020 Websites

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When it comes to content management systems, Joomla is a versatile and popular CMS that can be used for all types of websites. From business to portfolio sites, Joomla can help you get your business online and show potential customers what you've got to offer.

Refraction  Creative Agency and Blog Template
Refraction — Creative Blog Template is a fantastic Joomla blog theme available in Envato Elements

But Joomla can also be used for personal blogs whether you want to run a lifestyle, fashion or food blog or if you want to create an online magazine. Thanks to marketplaces like Envato Elements and ThemeForest, there's a plethora of premium Joomla templates and Joomla blog layouts geared for bloggers.

In today’s article, we'll take a look at personal blog templates for Joomla and learn about how you can use them to spice up your blog.

Find Great Joomla Personal Blog Templates on Envato Elements for 2020

You can find Joomla free blog templates online, but if you want a professional website, then download and use a premium Joomla theme. One source of great premium themes is Envato Elements.

Envato Elements unlimited downloads of Joomla personal website templates
Get the best Joomla personal website templates from Envato Elements

Envato Elements is a subscription-based marketplace that offers a wide range of Joomla templates. You'll find plenty of personal blog templates made specifically for Joomla that feature responsive design, several Joomla blog layout options, and a plethora of customization options.

The best part about using Joomla blog templates from Envato Elements is that you can download as many as you need and use them in unlimited projects—all for one low monthly fee.

5 Best Joomla Personal Blog Templates On Envato Elements for 2020

Here are five of the best Joomla personal blog templates available on Envato Elements:

1. Momentum - Creative One-Page Blog Joomla Template

Momentum one-page blog template

The first Joomla template on the list, Momentum is a creative and responsive template. It would be a great choice for bloggers that don't want to spend a lot of time setting up their blog. 

The template includes a QuickStart package as well as a page builder to help you create a unique Joomla blog layout for your blog. You'll also find 40+ page elements, various shortcodes, and the ability to add audio, video, images, and regular text content to your blog.

2. Refraction — Creative Agency and Blog Template

Refraction  Creative Agency and Blog Template

This Joomla personal website template is a creative and bright theme designed for those who are looking for a fresh blog. It's fully responsive and SEO optimized. The Joomla blog theme supports Joomla 3.x+ version and comes with four demos to create an amazing website for:

  • creative agency
  • food and lifestyle blog
  • model book
  • personal photo book 

3. Nation - Multipurpose Joomla Template

Nation - Multipurpose Virtuemart Joomla Template

The Nation is a nice Joomla personal website template with a simple, minimal design. Thanks to its 15+ one-page variations and 15+ multipage variations, you can build any website you need. 

The Joomla blog theme is fully responsive and SEO ready. It comes with multilingual support and it's based on T3 Framework. Check this complete and awesome theme, better than the Joomla free blog templates out there.

4. Sematic - One Page Joomla Template

Sematic - One Page Joomla Template

Sematic is a clean, one-page Joomla personal website template. It's very easy to use and customize, and you'll have a professional website in no time. Sematic is responsive and retina ready and includes parallax sections and elegant fonts and icons. It's great for freelancers, use it as a portfolio, for a creative agency or for any other project.

5. Creativ - Stylish Joomla Template

Creativ Joomla template

The Creativ template is a great choice for lifestyle, fashion or travel blogs that want to share a lot of images along with their written content. The template is fully responsive and includes five modern attractive color schemes, Revolution Slider, and a variety of blog layouts. These allow you to add one-column and two-column layouts, audio, video, and slider posts, and more.

Envato Elements (Design Without Limits)

Envato Elements - Unlimited creative template downloads
Envato Elements - Unlimited creative template downloads for one low monthly price

Envato Elements has a fantastic (all inclusive) offer:

Sign up for Envato Elements. You'll get access to thousands of creative graphics and templates (with unlimited use), from professional presentation templates, awesome fonts and photos, and more — all for one low monthly price.

Get unlimited downloads from Envato Elements
Get unlimited downloads from a massive digital warehouse of creative assets

That’s right! Download as many Joomla personal website templates, graphics and royalty-free audio as you want. Then customize them to fit any of your project needs.

While Envato Elements is a powerful option, if you prefer to buy a new Joomla blog theme one at a time (instead of getting unlimited access to hundreds of creative designs), check out the selection from our Envato Market below.

20 Best Joomla Blog Templates on ThemeForest for 2020

Aside from Envato Elements, you can find plenty of personal blog templates for Joomla on ThemeForest. 

Hundreds of Joomla blog themes available in ThemeForest
You've got hundreds of Joomla blog themes to choose from in ThemeForest

These templates are available for individual sale, providing you with another way to avoid downloading a lower-quality blog template for Joomla for free. Let's look at some of the best-selling Joomla templates for personal blogs:

1. Berlin - One Page Portfolio Joomla Template

Berlin - OnePage Portfolio Joomla Template

We begin the selection with this Joomla personal website template. Berlin has a clean and modern look, which makes it perfect if you're looking a minimalist design packed with big features, such as:

  • 100% responsive
  • HTML5 and CSS3
  • Ajax ready
  • fully customizable
  • more than 400 fonts and icons

2. Travelador - Blog Tourism & Agency Joomla Template

Travelador - Blog Tourism  Agency Joomla Template

This Joomla blog layout was designed for travel lovers who want to set up their own blog. This Joomla blog template is based on Helix Ultimate framework and SP Page Builder Pro 3 builder, which makes it a truly multipurpose theme. So, you can build any project you've got in mind.

3. Eatoreh - Responsive and Fresh Joomla Template

Eatoreh - Responsive and Fresh Joomla Template

Eatoreh is a Joomla personal website template perfect for any website you'd like to create. It's fully responsive and optimized, which means it'll look great on any device. This one includes features like:

  • 10 color options
  • HTMLL5, Bootstrap and LESS
  • flexible layout system
  • Megamenu and off-canvas

4. JD Magazine - Best Blog Joomla 3.9 Template

JD Magazine - Best Blog Joomla 39 Template

This Joomla blog template is a lightweight and fast loading newspaper and magazine theme. The Joomla blog layout was crafted with Drag and Drop page builder for an even easier customization. If you're planning to add a blog to Joomla site, this is a really nice option.

5. Haswell - Multipurpose One & Multi Page Joomla Template

Haswell - Multipurpose One  Multi Page Joomla Template

Haswell is a cross browser compatible and retina ready Joomla theme. I like it because it's got more than 10 one-page and multipage demos and features a really nice minimalist design. Check some of its other features:

  • drag & drop layout
  • Revolution Slider
  • fully responsive design
  • retina ready
  • valid HTML
  • Ajax/PHP Contact Form
  • on scroll animations
  • light, dark and transparent menu bars

6. Jollyany - Multi-Purpose Joomla Template

Jollyany  Multi-Purpose Joomla Template

Jollyany is a multipurpose Joomla blog theme with a modern design. You can do any website you want and add a blog to Joomla site. This Joomla blog layout includes 15 awesome templates, like the Fashion one I show you here. All this makes it better than the Joomla free blog templates online.

7. Paula - Flexible Personal Blog Joomla Template

Paula Joomla personal blog template

The Paula template features a grid-based magazine design that's perfectly responsive and highly customizable. On top of 10 style presets, you can tweak colors to suit your brand and choose from hundreds of Google Fonts. You'll also find eight possible blog layouts and six article styles available.

8. FoblaTribe - Simple Blog Template for Joomla

FoblaTribe blog template

The FoblaTribe is a responsive personal blog template for Joomla that's easy to use and customize. Key features include:

  • four powerful extensions for light boxes, carousels, sliders, and news ticker
  • multi-language support
  • layout builder
  • Mega Menu and Off-Canvas Menu
  • rich typography options

9. Kavin - Elegant Blog Joomla Template

Kavin blog Joomla template

Kavin is another template suitable for photography blogs. Aside from the responsive and elegant design with large featured images and support for Google Fonts, the template offers several different home page and blog designs, page builder, and many customization options.

10. News 24 - News Blog Template for Joomla

News 24 Joomla news blog template

News 24 is a responsive blog template for any Joomla website owner who wants to create a personal online magazine. The template comes with several homepage demos that allow you to showcase featured posts from several categories and style presets that are easy to customize. News 24 also includes a quickstart package and a page builder.

11. MegaMag - Magazine Joomla Template

MegaMag Joomla magazine template

The MegaMag template is responsive and features a clean grid-based design that's perfect for blogs and magazines. If you wish to add a blog to Joomla site, check this out. Main features include:

  • drag and drop page builder with extra page elements
  • 10 homepage layouts
  • unlimited color options
  • full-width or boxed layout
  • sticky header

12. TimesFX - Fresh Personal Blog Template

TimesFX personal blog template

Try the TimesFX template if you want a clean and simple blog design. This template is fully responsive and comes with two homepage variations. You'll also find hundreds of Google Fonts so you can style your typography, plenty of customization options, and a quickstart package to help you launch your blog as soon as possible.

13. Refraction - Bright Joomla Template for Personal Blogs

Refraction Joomla blog template

The Refraction template features a bright and bold design that's fully responsive. The template comes with four premade designs so all you've got to do is choose the one that's best suited for your blog. On top of that, you'll get a powerful Joomla blog theme options panel so you can easily customize any element of the theme. Refraction is also SEO optimized and multilingual.

14. IT Headlines - Trendy Joomla Template

IT Headlines Joomla template

IT Headlines is a trendy magazine and blog template with a powerful template and customization options. The template is fully responsive. It offers unlimited module positions, a drag-and-drop layout builder, and rich typography options.

15. YourFitness - Sports and Fitness Personal Blog Template for Joomla

YourFitness sports personal Joomla blog template

If you want to launch a fitness or a sports blog, then YourFitness is the perfect template for the job. Not only can you share useful sports and fitness tips with your reader, but they can also take advantage of special modules such as BMI Calculator, three gallery types, two blog types, and more. The template is fully responsive and highly customizable.

16. JD Stylo - Fashion Blog & Magazine Joomla Template

JD Stylo - Fashion Blog  Magazine Joomla Template

This clean Joomla blog layout is best suitable for a fashion, lifestyle or tech website. JD Stylo is powered with Astroid 2.0, which helps to convert Joomla articles into attractive blogs. Astroid framework lets you organize your content according to its nature. 

17. London Creative - Sleek Joomla Blog and Portfolio Template

London Creative Joomla blog and portfolio template

The London Creative template is a sleek Joomla template that's fully responsive. It includes a fully working contact form, awesome slider for your featured images, and custom modules for social icons and a latest articles list.

18. NewsEdge - Bold Magazine and Blog Template

NewsEdge magazine and blog template

The NewsEdge template features a bold design and a traditional magazine layout. It allows you to share plenty of stories and blog posts without making the homepage look cluttered. This template is also responsive and includes a powerful drag and drop page builder so you can easily edit and create new layouts.

19. FLEX - Multi-Purpose Joomla Template

FLEX - Multi-Purpose Joomla Template

Flex is a Joomla personal website template that can serve any purpose.  It's clean, fully responsive, and includes drag & drop Layout and Page Builder. Other great features include: 

  • compatible with latest versions: Joomla 3.9.18 and VirtueMart 3.8.2.
  • powerful Helix 3 Framework made with Bootstrap 3.4.1
  • more than 70 add-ons included
  • multi-color CSS gradients

Overall, this is a superior option to the Joomla free blog templates out there.

20. Cepon - News and Magazine Joomla Templates

Cepon - News and Magazine Joomla Templates

If you want to learn how to create a blog using Joomla, this could be a good starting point. It's a great and easy to use Joomla blog theme. This one includes features like:

  • responsive designs to smaller screen
  • template based on T3 Framework.
  • quickstart Included Joomla 3.2.x core
  • ThemeMagic
  • MegaMenu

Top 5 Tips to Spice Up Your Blog

Now that we've covered the templates, here are a few more tips that'll help you make your blog more appealing to your readers:

1. Use a Variety of Content Types

While most blogs stick to written content, there's no need to limit yourself. Consider adding audio and video into the mix to allow for more content variety and cater to your reader's lifestyle. Using videos and audio posts allows them to consume your content even when they're on the go.

2. Include Images

London at the dusk
London at the dusk is available to download from Envato Elements 

Adding images to your blog helps you tell your story and makes the written content easier to consume. On top of that, it makes your content more shareable since research shows that visual content performs better on social media.

One great source for high-quality stock photos is Envato Elements. Take a look at our collections featuring thousands of images and download as many as you need with your monthly subscription. 

3. Capitalize on Sharing Modules

Make use of the social media and sharing modules available for Joomla. This will allow your readers to share your content so you can get new readers on the regular. It'll also make it easy for them to follow you on social media so you can engage and connect with them.

4. Choose a Responsive and Fast Loading Template

Andy - Elegant Creative Joomla Template
Andy - Elegant Creative Joomla Template

Make sure your chosen template is responsive and loads fast. Not only will this improve your SEO rank, but it'll also provide your readers with a better user experience. Be cautious about downloading a blog template for Joomla for free. Free templates often don't offer the same level of features as premium templates.

5. Take Advantage of Styling Options

Lastly, take advantage of styling options that come with your theme. Incorporating your brand into your blog will make you instantly recognizable to your readers, allow you to attract your ideal audience, and make you stand out among other blogs in your niche.

Find More Awesome Blog Themes and Resources

I hope you've enjoyed the selection of fantastic Joomla personal website templates. Next up, if you want to learn how to create a blog using Joomla and find some inspiration, let me share with you these resources:

Create a Powerful Blog With Joomla Personal Blog Templates

Joomla is a powerful CMS that allows you to create any type of website, personal blog included. Keep exploring our site to learn how to create a blog using Joomla. Start working on your blog today by choosing the right personal Joomla blog template and browse our collection of Joomla blog layouts from Envato Elements or ThemeForest.

Editors Note: Our staff updates this post regularly—adding new new responsive Joomla templates with the latest looks. That way, you can find just the design you need to make high-impact blogs.

22 Best WPBakery Page Builder (Visual Composer) Addons & Plugins of 2020

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Add the best WPBakery add-ons and extensions ever developed to your page builder and add give your website visitors the experience they need. From carousel add-ons to extra WooCommerce product extensions, these WPBakery add-ons and extensions will provide endless new possibilities. 


The WPBakery add-ons and extensions available on CodeCanyon will allow you to add extra features not only for your website visitors but for you in the back end of your site, making it much easier to manage your WordPress website. 

Create a more powerful website by adding an extension or add-on to your WPBakery page builder today!

The Best WordPress WPBakery Page Builder Add-Ons & Extensions on CodeCanyon

Discover over 7,000 of the best WordPress plugins ever created on Envato Market's CodeCanyon. With a cheap one-time payment, you can purchase one of these high-quality WordPress plugins, extensions, and add-ons. 

Here are a few of the best WPBakery add-ons and extensions available on CodeCanyon for 2020.

Best-Selling WordPress WPBakery Page Builder Addons  Plugins on CodeCanyon
WordPress WPBakery page builder addons and plugins available for sale at CodeCanyon 

These versatile and unique WPBakery add-ons and extensions will help you get the most out of your website. While WPBakery is a complete page builder, the feature-rich add-ons and extensions will allow you to add a wide variety of features to your website, such as:

  • carousels 
  • extra WooCommerce features
  • audio players
  • content boxes
  • and much more

These extra features and functionality are a must-have for your WordPress website, so don't miss out! Head on over to CodeCanyon and choose from the premium add-ons and extensions available. 

20 Best WPBakery Page Builder Addons & Plugins

Here are 20 of the top-rated WPBakery add-ons and extensions that are available for you to download on CodeCanyon:

1. Ultimate Addons

It’s no surprise that Ultimate Addons is one of the highest-rated and best-selling addons for WPBakery Page Builder. With 20 updates since its inception, this is an addon that works consistently to stay ahead of the competition and deliver a product that meets the needs of a wide range of designers.

Ultimate Addons

Notable features:

  • parallax and video backgrounds
  • video tutorials
  • over 40 unique elements
  • 15 demo pages for inspiration
  • and more

2. WooCommerce Extra Product Options

WooCommerce Extra Product Options helps you extend the functionality of your WooCommerce store by creating more product options, add conditional logic (within the form builder), and build a wide variety of forms.

WooCommerce Extra Product Options

Notable features:

  • control the placement of your new fields 
  • full support for checkboxes, radio buttons, and select boxes
  • prices can change depending on the selected product variation 
  • enable different options for certain roles
  • and more

3. Composium

One of the top sellers at CodeCanyon, Composium is packed with a dizzying amount of features, including a Google Font Manager with more than 810 fonts, over 70 CSS3 animations, and the option to use any WPBakery Page Builder element in a sidebar. In addition, when you download this extension, you also get a built-in downtime/maintenance manager for your site, which allows you to create a custom maintenance page.

Composium

Notable features:

  • over 150 different elements
  • icon and Google Font managers
  • custom premium lightbox
  • template and widget builder
  • and more

4. Massive Addons

Massive Addons is an all-in-one extension that's packed with enough features to make even the most demanding web designer happy. The latest version has incorporated a ton of user-suggested improvements. Most notably, it has integrated a feature called "container presets", allowing users to preset entire rows or columns.

Massive Addons

Notable features:

  • over 70 customisable shortcodes and addons
  • 31 page templates
  • supports WooCommerce
  • over 15 training videos
  • and more

5. All In One Addons

An oldie but a goodie, All In One Addons combines 64 different functions in one powerful tool that extends WPBakery Page Builder wonderfully.

All In One Addons

Notable features:

  • carousel and gallery
  • to-do list and price table
  • draggable timeline
  • iHover with 35 transitions
  • and more

6. Video & Parallax Backgrounds

Video & Parallax Backgrounds is our favourite standalone add-on for adding video backgrounds as well as image parallax scrolling effects to your WordPress site. The plugin functions by providing row adjuster elements to which you can add the background and effects. You can also widen your rows into full-width, full-height, or fullscreen rows.

Video  Parallax Backgrounds

Notable features:

  • HD video backgrounds using YouTube, Vimeo or uploaded Webm, and MP4
  • parallax in four directions: up, down, left, and right, or even fixed
  • hover backgrounds: move or 3D tilt
  • make your rows full-height, full-width, or fullscreen
  • apply your backgrounds and adjustments to nested rows
  • and more

7. Unlimited Addons

With over 700 addons and 30 predefined templates, Unlimited Addons is the largest add-on bundle available for WPBakery Page Builder (Visual Composer). This mega-pack will help you build website headers and footers or create pages or sections for team member profiles, testimonials and reviews, design simple sliders, carousels and banners, etc.  

Unlimited Addons

Notable features:

  • one-click import layout from any WPBakery Page Builder page
  • import only the addons you want to use
  • lifetime updates
  • 24/7 support
  • well-documented

8. Testimonials Showcase

Testimonials Showcase is designed specifically to help you display and manage your testimonials. It comes with several themes, colour schemes, and customisable options that will allow you to integrate the addon into your site seamlessly. Testimonials Showcase will have a broad appeal to businesses that need an elegant and easy solution for collecting and displaying customer feedback.

Testimonials Showcase

Notable features:

  • ten responsive themes
  • grid or slider display
  • submission form that allows customers to write and submit testimonials
  • ability to filter testimonials
  • and more

9. Carousel Anything for WPBakery Page Builder

This powerful WPBakery add-on takes carousels to the next level. The lightweight, flexible, and intuitive carousel gives you full control over how you present your media to your website viewers. You can even customize the padding, margins, and essentially every other design element. Add this one to your WPBakery page builder now!

Carousel Anything for WPBakery Page Builder

Here are some of the add-ons most important features:

  • feature and icon boxes
  • image sliders
  • video showcases
  • sliders with content

10Super Bundle

Earlier we mentioned that Video & Parallax Backgrounds was our favourite stand-alone addon for adding video backgrounds as well as image parallax scrolling effects to your WordPress site. If you’re looking for a few other great effects as well, Video & Parallax Backgrounds now comes bundled with over 20 other fabulous plugins in one add-on called Super Bundle

Super Bundle

Notable features:

  • hover animation
  • animated text effects
  • carousel
  • background gradient
  • and more

11. WPBakery Page Builder Add-on Image Hotspot with Tooltip

The Image Hotspot with Tooltip comes bundled with another best-selling CodeCanyon addon, All In One Addons, but for those who don’t own that plugin, this standalone enables you to add a hotspot icon with a popup tooltip to any image on your site. The plugin may not be for everyone but will be of great value to photographers and e-commerce or educational sites.

Image Hotspot with Tooltip

Notable features:

  • the tooltip feature supports text, images, video, and other kinds of content
  • hotspot icon’s position easily customisable
  • hotspot icons come in a variety of colours
  • and more

12. Modern WPBakery Page Builder Addons

Modern WPBakery Page Builder Addons offers 45 fabulous elements and over 550 shortcode options, and in just two years it has become a powerful contender in the WPBakery Page Builder add-ons and extensions market. 

Kaswara

Notable features:

  • contact form designer
  • shortcode manager
  • replica section
  • icon and Google font managers
  • and more

13. Team Showcase

Team Showcase for WPBakery Page Builder is a specialised add-on for WPBakery Page Builder that enables you to add a team or staff member section anywhere on your website in different layouts. Though designed specifically for showcasing team members, Team Showcase can also be repurposed to display testimonials or other image and text content.

Team Showcase

Notable features:

  • ten predefined responsive themes
  • four different display options
  • ability to create custom links for each team member
  • animated in and out slider
  • and more

14. VCKit 

VCKit is a feature-rich collection of over 45 beautifully designed elements with highly customisable features. This handy addon continues to go from strength to strength every year.

VCKit

Notable features:

  • five pre-designed demo homepage templates
  • over 45 animation effects
  • 30 gorgeous effects
  • one-click installation
  • and more

15Calendarize it!

Calendarize it! is a feature-rich calendar for your WordPress site that can be used as a standalone plugin or as an addon for WPBakery Page Builder.

Calendarize it

Notable features:

  • events countdown
  • events year view
  • payment options
  • social share panel
  • and more

16. WP Post Modules

WP Post Modules is ideal for creating online magazine layouts, newspaper blocks, creative portfolio showcases, and regular blog feeds using a drag-and-drop interface.

WP Post Modules

Notable features:

  • seven display styles
  • 20 pre-built home page layouts
  • grid and list modes
  • 100% responsive design, optimised for retina display
  • and more

17. Templatera

Created by the authors of WPBakery Page Builder, Templatera is a WordPress template manager that allows users to create, manage and set access to templates based on user roles or content type.

Templatera

Notable features:

  • easy content reuse across templates
  • edit content across templates from one central place
  • ability to import or export templates in XML format
  • and more

18. Cost Calculator

If you’re looking for a WPBakery Page Builder addon that will enable you to create price estimates that give clients an idea of the costs involved in your service or product, Cost Calculator might be the perfect plugin for you. Cost Calculator allows you to easily create quote or price estimation forms for your WordPress site.

Cost Calculator

Notable features:

  • dropdown menus with image icons
  • numeric slider
  • on/off switch
  • reCAPTCHA
  • and more

Free WPBakery Page Builder Addons & Extensions for Download in 2020

The premium plugins available on CodeCanyon will offer you the most comprehensive set of features. If your current budget will not allow for the purchase of these high-quality add-ons and extensions, there are free alternatives that you can take advantage of.

Below is a collection of the four best free WPBakery add-ons and extensions available.

1. Livemesh

Livemesh is a great tool to add to your arsenal if you don't have the budget for a premium plugin. It features many different website building items such as post grids, bar charts, testimonial cards, and much more. Each element can easily be added to your website by dragging and dropping. 

2. Mega Addons

This add-on collection includes a whopping 28 add-ons that can help enhance your WordPress website. You can expect features such as member profiles, pricing tables, timelines, and countdowns.

3. Ultimate Carousel

Ultimate Carousel is a versatile extension for your WPBakery page builder that allows you to create carousels for any kind of content. Ultimate Carousel is responsive and touch-enabled and is compatible with mobile devices.

4. Image Hover Effects

This extension gives you the option to add over 80 hover effects for your images with captions. Most of the transitions have thumbnail support, lightboxes, or custom links. This gives your images an interactive component that your users will love. 

More Great WPBakery Resources on Envato Tuts+

In this article, we have gone over some of the best premium and free WPBakery plugins available. However, just owning the WPBakery page builder and the add-ons and extensions will not be enough to create a feature-rich website that your users will love. You need to know how to use these tools in order to build a successful website.

Check out the articles below on how you can get the most out of WPBakery and its extensions and add-ons.

Install a WPBakery Page Builder Addon or Extension Now! 

In order to give your website visitors the best possible experience on your WordPress website, you will need to have a feature-rich website.

The premium WPBakery add-ons and extensions available on CodeCanyon will help you add these extra features to your website so that you can gain more traffic and run your business more effectively. 

This list of WPBakery Page Builder add-ons and extensions just scratches the surface of the products available at CodeCanyon. So if none of the add-ons and extensions seem to suit your website's needs, there are plenty of other great options to choose from. 

In addition to the WPBakery extensions and add-ons, there are thousands of other high-quality WordPress plugins on CodeCanyon that can help you improve your website. The large library of plugins contains everything from marketing to eCommerce and social media plugins.

Find a WordPress plugin that helps your business succeed today!

15+ Best Crowdfunding WordPress Themes to Use in 2020 (Free & Premium)

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Almost every day, crowdfunding success stories hit the headlines. Maybe it’s people uniting across the globe to help a charitable cause, or customers pledging to turn an idea into reality–however the platform is used, it puts the power in people’s hands to make a difference. 

Krowd - Crowdfunding  Charity WordPress Theme
Krowd - Crowdfunding & Charity WordPress Theme from ThemeForest

Whatever your reason for building a crowdfunding website, there are loads of options out there to bring your campaign to life. Even if you don’t have traditional design skills, you can select a high-quality crowdfunding theme for WordPress from ThemeForest, which you can then customize to make it your own. 

Why Create a Crowdfunding Website?

Get People to Donate

The clue is in the name! Crowdfunding is all about driving financial support from multiple people to help spread the cost. Whether you’re working in the private or public sector, your website will give people a platform to part with their money in order to make the overarching goal possible.

It’s Growing!

In 2019 alone, global crowdfunding had a transaction value of US$6,923.6m–it’s almost an unfathomable statistic. And what’s more, by 2023, it’s expected to grow by another 14.7%–clearly, crowdfunding is big business and creating a website will give you the chance to get involved.

Total Transaction Value in the Crowdfunding segment amounts to US69236m in 2019
Total transaction value in the crowdfunding segment: Statistica

Raise Awareness 

To maximize donations, you need a platform to educate people about what you are trying to achieve. Your WordPress site can tell the overarching story of your campaign while enabling others to share your story through social media. 

Update People with Progress

Maybe a milestone has been reached or an obstacle is ahead, your site is the place to ensure people are kept updated. Most crowdfunding sites show users exactly how much money has been raised to date, meaning they can then act accordingly. 

Inform Supporters About Events 

If you have an event coming up and you’re looking for attendees or volunteers, you can use your website to update everyone and invite them along! Photos from the events can also be shared on your website to show people how widely your campaign is supported. 

10+ Top Crowdfunding WordPress Themes to Get in 2020

Now that you know what to look for, explore some of our favorite crowdfunding themes for WordPress to take your campaign to the next level. 

crowdfunding WordPress themes on Themeforest
Browse the crowdfunding WordPress themes on ThemeForest

ThemeForest, our single purchase marketplace, has a wide selection of crowdfunding templates, including some multipurpose themes, and many purpose built crowdfunding themes to give your campaign a kickstart:

1. Krowd - Crowdfunding & Charity WordPress Theme

Best New Theme

Krowd is one of our newest and best WordPress crowdfunding platform themes. It has a clean and minimalist design, which makes it perfect for all kinds of crowdfunding, charities, nonprofit, or NGO donations. 

This crowdfunding theme is fully responsive, completely editable and built with Elementor Page Builder. It also includes WooCommerce integration, MailChimp and Events Calendar. 

Krowd - Crowdfunding  Charity WordPress Theme
Krowd - Crowdfunding & Charity WordPress Theme

2. Unity - WordPress Crowdfunding Theme

Best Selling Theme

With more than 1,000 purchases, this crowdfunding theme for WordPress is one of our best-selling templates. It features a really professional and appealing design, so you can create a successful fundraising campaign. This theme has 4 stunning pre-defined homepages, 3 campaign styles, unlimited galleries and includes many useful plugins.

Unity - WordPress Crowdfunding Theme
Unity - WordPress Crowdfunding Theme

3. Helping Hands - Crowdfunding Charity Theme 

Best Premium Theme

This clean theme has a high-end feel, in part due to subtle animations that spring into action as the user scrolls. In particular, the navbar is eye-catching–lighting up relevant sections as the site is explored. 

This crowdfunding theme would work well for a charity with more than one goal as there’s the option to include the progress of multiple campaigns.

Helping Hands - Crowdfunding Charity Theme
Helping Hands - Crowdfunding Charity Theme 

4. Startup Idea - Crowdfunding Theme with Payment Gateway and Project Management

Best for Tech Start-Ups 

This sleek website has everything you’d expect or need from a crowdfunding template–a clear percentage right at the top letting users know how many donations are still needed, WooCommerce integration, the option for video, partner logos, and visual statistics to aid storytelling. 

Startup Idea - Crowdfunding Theme with Payment Gateway and Project Management
Startup Idea - Crowdfunding Theme with Payment Gateway and Project Management

5. Tefiti - Environment & Ecology WordPress Theme

Best Environmental Theme

This retina-centric crowdfunding theme for WordPress is highly visual and places color front and center to bring the project to life. There’s the option to include information about each of the volunteers plus their social links to further humanize the people behind the mission. 

Tefiti - Environment  Ecology WordPress Theme
Tefiti - Environment & Ecology WordPress Theme

6. Save Julia | Donation & Fundraising Charity WordPress Theme

Best for Personal Fundraising 

If a website is needed to raise money for a person rather than a chosen charity, this simple theme enables the author to tell their story with words and pictures. There’s a blog to keep people updated with progress, and space for supporters to leave encouraging comments. 

Save Julia  Donation  Fundraising Charity WordPress Theme
Save Julia | Donation & Fundraising Charity WordPress Theme

7. Wings | Charity WordPress 

Best for Inspiring Action

This crowdfunding theme for WordPress is packed with content and leaves plenty of room for inspiring taglines to encourage people to get involved. Fun animations draw the eye to important spaces on the page–for example, when you hover over the donations page, an emoji and a heart appear. Events are also clearly signposted alongside an illustrated heart, asking for people to volunteer. 

Wings  Charity WordPress
Wings | Charity WordPress

8. Politic – Political WordPress Theme 

Best for Political Campaigning 

This striking template makes imagery the focal point, immediately personalizing the campaign and showing the person behind the beliefs. Videos are also supported. 

A large red donate button in the navigation bar is eye-catching without distracting from the overall message, and a timeline highlights important dates. The template is easily edited for charitable causes too. 

Politic  Political WordPress Theme
Politic – Political WordPress Theme 

9. Crowdmerc - Crowdfunding Startup Fundraising WordPress Theme

Best for Multiple Start-Up Campaigns 

If you have more than one product or service you’d like to create, this is the crowdfunding WordPress theme for you! You can add multiple projects under different tabs, i.e. design, fashion, comics, etc. and clearly show how much money has been raised so far. You can then highlight popular campaigns to give certain ideas the best chance of achieving their funding goal. 

Crowdmerc - Crowdfunding Startup Fundraising WordPress Theme
Crowdmerc - Crowdfunding Startup Fundraising WordPress Theme

10. Funlin - Crowdfunding & Charity Theme

Best Simple Theme

If you want to keep things simple, explore this WordPress crowdfunding platform. It features a clean design and it's fully customizable, so you can easily edit fonts plus colors to reflect your cause. 

This theme also includes a front-end submission form to let users submit and manage projects, all from the front-end page. Also included is eCommerce Support, which allows you to accept payments online via WooCommerce.

Funlin - Crowdfunding  Charity Theme
Funlin - Crowdfunding & Charity Theme

11. Bakix - Crowdfunding Startup Fundraising WordPress Theme

Best Modern Theme

With the product placed right in the center of the homepage, this theme couldn’t be clearer as to its long-term goal. Users can clearly see how much money has been raised, and how much is needed to bring the product into reality. Minimal text and vibrant color gradients give Bakix a modern feel. 

Bakix - Crowdfunding Startup Fundraising WordPress Theme
Bakix - Crowdfunding Startup Fundraising WordPress Theme

12. Backnow - Crowdfunding & Fundraising Theme for Charity, Nonprofit, NGO, Donation

Best Versatile Theme 

This template offers so much variety that it will work whether you’re creating a crowdfunding website for charitable or business reasons. It offers multiple background images, background patterns, and header variations, meaning you can ensure your site reflects your objective. Colorful boxes at the top of the page also add to the page’s unique feel. 

Backnow - Crowdfunding  Fundraising Theme for Charity Nonprofit NGO Donation
Backnow - Crowdfunding & Fundraising Theme for Charity, Nonprofit, NGO, Donation

5 Free WordPress Crowdfunding Themes to Download in 2020

I hope you've liked the WordPress crowdfunding platform themes from ThemeForest, our single purchase marketplace. You won't regret buying a premium theme that's professional and fully customizable. 

But if you can't spend on a premium crowdfunding theme for WordPress, there are some other ways to create a good website. I’ll show you some WordPress fundraising themes for free.

But wait! Additionally, you can check our other amazing free WordPress themes on ThemeForest, which change every month. 

1. Reach - Free WordPress Crowdfunding Theme

This WordPress fundraising theme for free was designed by the creators of Charitable, a WordPress donation plugin. This means Reach is especially focused on helping organizations create an attractive website with a strong focus on fundraising campaigns. Use this free WordPress crowdfunding theme for any project you have.

Reach Free WordPress Crowdfunding Theme
Reach - Free WordPress Crowdfunding Theme

2. Best Charity - Free WordPress Crowdfunding Theme

Best Charity is a WordPress fundraising theme for free with a clean and simple design. The free theme is also fully responsive and user-friendly. The theme is specially designed for a charity, NGO, trust, donation camp, foundations or a non-profit organization.

3. NGO Charity Lite - Free WordPress Crowdfunding Theme

Here's another great theme especially created for fundraising. The WordPress crowdfunding platform theme is fully customizable to your project and fully responsive. The WordPress fundraising theme for free was built to make campaigns and events easy to manage. 

NGO Charity Lite Free WordPress Crowdfunding Theme
NGO Charity Lite - Free WordPress Crowdfunding Theme

4. Fundraiser Lite - Free WordPress Crowdfunding Theme

Check this simple but effective WordPress fundraising theme for free. You can customize to projects like charity events, donations, rescue operations, crowdfunding ideas and more. It's SEO ready ,responsive and compatible with donation plugins and WooCommerce.

5. NGO Charity Fundraising - Free WordPress Crowdfunding Theme

To close the selection of free WordPress crowdfunding themes, we've got this one, perfect for charity fundraising, non-profit, NGOs or any other crowdfunding project. This WordPress fundraising theme for free is fully responsive, cross-browser compatible, translation ready and SEO friendly.

NGO Charity Fundraising Free WordPress Crowdfunding Theme
NGO Charity Fundraising - Free WordPress Crowdfunding Theme

5 Tips for Creating Your Crowdfunding Website

After our selection of crowdfunding themes for WordPress, are you wondering how to create a crowdfunding site? Let me help you with some useful tips, so you can build a professional and functional WordPress crowdfunding platform. If you follow our advice, you'll create a crowdfunding website in no time.

WordPress crowdfunding platform tips
WordPress crowdfunding platform tips are a nice piece of advice for your next project

1. Design to Your Niche 

The popularity of crowdfunding means there’s no shortage of WordPress templates out there. Remember, your website is telling the story of your campaign–if you are raising money for a charitable cause, make sure you don’t select a website that looks too corporate for example. 

2. Integrate with Commerce 

It sounds obvious, but ensure you select a template that enables users to quickly and easily donate. The number one goal must be to encourage people to help you reach your target, and therefore the user journey must be extremely simple. Using a Crowdfunding WordPress theme will allow you to leverage the WooCommerce plugin, giving users the opportunity to financially back the campaign. 

3. Authenticity is Key   

Make sure to include links to your social media profiles plus any information to verify your campaign as part of an official charity or start-up venture. In rare cases, scammers have been known to target crowdfunding websites–if you are asking people to part with their money, you need to take steps to prove your authenticity.

4. Make it Shareable 

The more people know about your campaign, the more likely you are to receive donations. Pick a template with ample sharing opportunities and use your copywriting to encourage people to post about your campaign on their social media channels. 

5. Remember Sponsors 

If someone has backed your project, including their name or other details of the donation can be a nice touch. It shows how valued the supporters are and can indicate to others how much on average people are pledging or donating.

Browse More WordPress Theme Collections

Next up, I'd like to share with you some of my favorite WordPress themes. Take a look at them and get some inspiration to start your next WordPress project! 


Learn More About WordPress

If you wish to learn how to create a crowdfunding site, I know WordPress can seem intimidating if you're just starting to use this platform. But don't worry, here I have some resources that might help you create a crowdfunding website with WordPress.

Additionally, you can check our fantastic course: A Beginner’s Guide to Using WordPress

Find Your Perfect WordPress Theme

Now you know how to create a crowdfunding site, you’re armed with great tips, plus a selection of some of our favorite crowdfunding themes for WordPress, and even some nice WordPress fundraising themes for free. You’re one step closer to create a crowdfunding website!

If you’re looking for something a little different to any of the above themes, there are plenty to choose from on ThemeForest. Scroll through the designs and once you’ve found your perfect theme, you can have fun editing it so your new website tells your story in your own way!


Top 15 WordPress Wedding Themes (+ Tips to Build Your Wedding Website)

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The question’s been popped and now the planning begins. Creating a WordPress wedding website to let guests know all the details surrounding the big day is becoming increasingly popular, with at least 14% of engaged couples choosing to go down this route.

Whether you’re in the market to create a WordPress wedding website for yourself and your significant other, or you’re ready to design the perfect site for a friend or client, the best part is you don’t need years of design experience to build a high-quality wedding website. Scroll through the vast selection of themes on ThemeForest and once you’ve chosen your favorite, you can easily customize it to craft a website that tells your unique story! 

A bride and groom enjoying a candid moment on their wedding day
Bride and groom on their wedding day: twenty20.com

Read on for our picks of some of the best wedding WordPress themes available, as well as some handy tips for building your perfect WordPress wedding website along the way.

First Thing First: Why Create a WordPress Wedding Website?

Save Money 

Depending on how many people you’re inviting, sending physical invites can be pricey–especially if you have overseas guests. Buying and editing a WordPress wedding theme can be a cost-effective way to get your message out there without breaking the bank. 

Update as You Go 

The average wedding takes 528 hours; or 22 full days, to plan–and with many couples opting for longer engagements, lots can change from “yes” to “I do”! Creating a website is simple and enables couples to quickly update guests as plans progress. 

Tell Your Story 

With a traditional paper wedding invite, you can only say so much. A WordPress wedding website takes your content up a gear by allowing guests to read the stories of your adventures together, as well as scroll through photography of the happy couple. 

Keep Content in One Place 

Creating a WordPress wedding website allows guests to scroll through all the necessary information at one time–think information about the wedding party, gift lists, venue, accommodation, dress code, and more. Plus, there’s less risk in guests losing any of the important details along the way! 

Top 15 WordPress Wedding Themes 

Now you’re armed with tips and ideas about selecting your wedding website, take a look at some of the best wedding WordPress themes from ThemeForest. 

top wordpress wedding themes on themeforest
WordPress wedding themes on ThemeForest

1. Heartbeat - Wedding and Event Planner WordPress Theme

Best for Sophisticated Weddings

We start our list of the best wedding WordPress themes with Heartbeat. This WordPress wedding theme incredibly customizable to fit your special day. It has an elegant design that is very responsive. Thanks to the easy page building, you won't need coding experience to make this wedding premium WordPress theme your own. 

Heartbeat WordPress Wedding Theme

2. Monisa - Elegant & Clean Wedding Theme

Best for Stylish Weddings

If you need a WordPress wedding website to match the elegance of the nuptials, try out Monisa. It's one of the best wedding WordPress themes online. Monisa features a modern design that looks great on any screen size. Customize the included invitation templates for an easy RSVP process. With just a click of a button, you can preview the changes you've made to this WordPress wedding theme. 

Monisa Marriage Responsive Wedding WordPress Theme

3. Pratty – Wedding WordPress Theme

Best for Modern Weddings

A modern wedding deserves a modern WordPress wedding website. Pratty is a theme right at home in 2020 with its responsive, clean design. This wedding premium WordPress theme also features:

  • advanced typography
  • unlimited color options
  • Elementor page builder
  • 4 home page template options
  • cross-browser compatibility
Pratty Marriage Responsive Wedding WordPress Theme

4. Jolly - Wedding Invitation & Planner WordPress Theme

Best for Cozy Weddings

This feature-rich WordPress wedding theme is perfect for your small wedding. Customize this template with seven different home page options and three header styles. You'll also be able to use advanced typography and unlimited colors to create the perfect look. Jolly is also a marriage responsive wedding WordPress theme, meaning it will perform well on any device.

Jolly Wedding Premium WordPress Theme

5. Zefirr - Event & Wedding Agency WP Theme 

Best for Low-Key Weddings

This beautiful template couldn’t be simpler to use. Zefrir offers a wide range of customization options to get guests excited for the big day. This wedding premium WordPress theme is also translation ready, so you can create a welcoming site for wedding-goers. 

It’s a real winner for absolute design beginners too, as this WordPress wedding website supports drag and drop page building. Zefrir is a fantastic option if you're looking for an Indian wedding WordPress theme or a template for a low-key wedding.

Zefrir Indian Wedding WordPress Theme

6. Ceremony - Wedding Planner WordPress Theme

Best for Extravagant Weddings

This modern theme aims to excite your wedding attendees. Entertain your WordPress wedding site's visitors with stories of how you met, engagement photos, and information about the wedding parties. For the budding copywriters out there, there’s even the option to write blog posts to involve the guests in the wedding planning or share ideas for activities in the local area. 

Ceremony Marriage Responsive Wedding WordPress Theme

7. WoWedding - Wedding Oriented WordPress Theme

Best for Photographers 

Photography is front and center in this striking template. There’s space for a large photo of the couple on the homepage, and then for a gallery as users scroll further down. It’s ideal for amateur or professional photographers who would like to tell the story of their relationship in a visual way. Plus, there’s a great catalogue feature to help guests pick the perfect gift. 

WoWedding WordPress Wedding Website

8. Henna - Wedding WordPress Theme replace me

Best for Quirky Weddings

For couples wanting to stand out from the crowd, this fully-responsive theme boasts loads of customization options like full-screen photo galleries and blog post styles.

If you're looking for an Indian wedding WordPress theme but you don't have web design experience, then you'll enjoy Henna. On top of its easy customization options, this WordPress wedding theme has video tutorials and free support.

Henna Indian Wedding WordPress Theme

9. Lavelo - Wedding WordPress Theme

Best for Traditional Weddings

This wedding premium WordPress theme is packed with all the content you could need for your big day. It comes with four different options for homepage layouts so you can make sure all the important info is displayed in a way that best suits you. A blog option is available where you can tell the story of how your budding relationship bloomed into a marriage proposal. 

Lavelo Wedding Premium WordPress Theme

10. Sweetinz - Creative OnePage Wedding WordPress Theme

Best for Relaxed Weddings 

The first thing guests will notice is the fun animated font in the center of the homepage. The attention-grabbing text sets the tone for the rest of the light-hearted WordPress wedding website, hinting to attendees that the wedding will follow suit. 

Sweetinz WordPress Wedding Theme

11. Alis - Wedding Planner

Best for Creative Weddings

This eye-catching template has something for everyone – with many different homepages to choose from, you can let your creative flair take over as you pick a template that works best for your big day. Bold imagery and subtle touches like movement when users scroll over pictures make this marriage responsive wedding WordPress theme stand out. 

Alis Marriage Responsive Wedding WordPress Theme

12. Fleur - Wedding Theme

Best for Outdoor Weddings

The Fleur theme for WordPress is one of the best wedding WordPress themes available on ThemeForest. It's highly customizable and easy to use. With the click of a single button, you can see how your changes look when applied. This Fleur theme for WordPress is responsive, so your guests can view the site comfortably on whatever device they use.

Fleur Theme WordPress

13. Celebration - Wedding & Class Reunion

Best for Luxurious Weddings

This template has a high-end feel, partly due to the ability to apply multiple smooth transitions to scrolling imagery. You can easily add a countdown feature to build anticipation for the big day. 

Celebration - Wedding  Class Reunion
Celebration - Wedding & Class Reunion

14. Gretna Green - Wedding Theme

Best for True Romantics 

Packed with floral illustrations and pink tones, this template will be difficult to resist for the real romantics out there. Couples often spend a large chunk of their wedding budget on flowers, so this is a great option for fans of pink roses! The flower-covered invites are particularly cute and memorable. 

Gretna Green - Wedding Theme
Gretna Green - Wedding Theme

15. Sweetinz - Creative OnePage Wedding WordPress Theme

Best for Countryside Weddings

Like all quality WordPress wedding themes, Sweetinz can be easily adapted, but with green hues and illustrated leaves, it would work perfectly for a couple opting to say their vows in the countryside! It’s clean, responsive, and offers unlimited fonts and color options to help each couple display their personalities. 

Sweetinz - Creative OnePage Wedding WordPress Theme
Sweetinz - Creative OnePage Wedding WordPress Theme 

Free Premium WordPress Themes From ThemeForest

Choosing a premium template is the best option for your WordPress wedding website, but it might not fit in your wedding budget. If you'd rather go the free route, you can still get professional quality thanks to free WordPress themes from ThemeForest.

Each month ThemeForest offers a selection of premium WordPress themes for free. What's better than getting a professional quality WordPress wedding theme at a 100% discount?

Free WordPress Themes ThemeForest

Unlike free WordPress themes you can find anywhere online, you won't have to worry about quality or functionality. Each WordPress theme that's free on ThemeForest is held to the same standard as other templates.

If you're looking for a free WordPress theme for your WordPress wedding website, see what's available on ThemeForest.

Top Tips for Creating a WordPress Wedding Website 

1. Allow the Site to Reflect Your Personality

With so many WordPress themes to choose from, it’s never been easier to pick a theme to match the style of your wedding. Huge country wedding? You can select a theme that complements your venue in terms of color and tone. Small kitsch wedding? You can find your perfect match.

2. Provide a Simple User Experience 

Like any good website, you want it to be simple to use–especially if you are relying on the site to point guests to important information. Copywriting can help signpost key details, but you want to make sure the site points people in the right direction clearly and quickly. 

3. Use Password Protection for Private Content

Your website is the digital expression of your wedding. Just as you carefully consider which people make the cut, make sure you password protect the site so only your guests are privy to information about the special event. 

4. Include Local Activities and Tips

If guests are coming from afar, it’s likely they will want to explore the local area. It’s a nice touch to include a page with ideas about activities and events they can check out either before or after the nuptials. 

Find Your Perfect WordPress Theme 

And there you have it! Plenty of high-quality themes and useful tips to help you craft a WordPress wedding website to tell the story of your relationship and upcoming special day. 

Looking for a different theme? Search the wide range of wedding templates available on ThemeForest and find your perfect match. 

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