Best 30 Wordpress themes | selection 2022 💥
I have decided to offer an absolute top 15 this year, with a top 15 of very good themes below, but which require a separate license for each of your websites. That makes these themes less attractive, so that they fall outside the real top 15, although they are very good themes. The themes in the absolute top 15 can be used on multiple and often on as many sites as you wish. I can only recommend the themes in the 2nd top 15 if you are looking for a theme for only 1 website.
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Top 15+15 Best WP Themes 2022
1. Divi
Divi is one of the most popular themes you could imagine. It also has the best page builders that have been integrated, so it is number 1 on this list. It is often compared incorrectly to the Avada Theme. However, Divi wins in every aspect of the Divi vs Avada comparison. By the way, I have written articles for both themes. It is obvious that Divi sells 10x as many people if there are equal numbers of people who go to Avada and Divi. This experience makes me question the numbers Avada provides.
Apart from the fact that Divi has more and better features to offer than all other themes, they also have the best price. Many themes can only be used on one site, the Divi Theme can be used on as many sites as you want. It costs $89 where most themes cost $59, but Divi is bought as a membership in combination with the best page builder out there, and the amazing Extra Theme for magazine websites and blogs. There are also many great plugins in the package. The subscription can also be bought for life for only 249 dollars, an unparalleled good price. If you use this link you will get your Divi with a discount.
2. Astra PRO
Astra PRO is the fastest-loading theme there is for Wordpress. But it doesn't stop there, because apart from the fast loading times, Astra is also one of the best themes for building webshops and of course websites. Astra offers an abundance of eye-catching layouts that can be installed with one click and is fully prepared to work perfectly together with both the Woocommerce plugin for webshops and the Elementor page builder. Of course, Astra also works great with other top pagebuilders.
As far as I'm concerned, Astra + Elementor Pro is almost as good as Divi above as it can do practically anything, and yet the theme loads very quickly. Another thing you will like about Astra is the price. The theme is competitively priced, and can be used on as many sites as you want. It offers big discounts on lifetime plans, and if you want to pay annually, follow-up years have a 40% discount. I don't believe I know of another theme that offers the same 40% discount on renewals. In short, Astra is more than worth its second place in this list and, in combination with the Elementor page builder mentioned above, is a well-oiled machine for building websites from the ground.
3. Generatepress Premium
Generatepress does what it was made for, which is super-fast loading in browsers. Generatepress is similar in features to Astra PRO. The Generatepress code is compressed to only 15kb, even smaller than Astra's. Yet both of these lightning-fast themes without plug-ins activated have the same loading time. More about this in our Generatepress review. We discuss Generatepress Premium, the free version can be downloaded here but is of course incomplete.
We are therefore talking about the premium version, even if we do not always say this. This comes in the form of premium plugins and a library full of one-click demo websites. The Generatepress designs are simple but very beautiful at the same time. Simplicity is the new fashion, some people don't like too much fuss these days. Websites should load quickly, look decent on all devices, and everything should work properly. If you were looking for a theme with such features, Generatepress is definitely for you.
4. Neve
There is no theme that is easier to install. Including importing a ready-made design, you are ready to start building your website in a few clicks and seconds. The Neve theme also has a free version with an almost perfect rating and hundreds of thousands of downloads. This theme is also high in my top themes for speed as it has a small super-fast code with Vanilla Javascript. Other themes use the default jQuery which is at least 25% slower.
The super fast loading times certainly do not stand in the way of Neve when it comes to other points in which the theme excels, such as the large library of beautiful 1-click demo designs to install. The theme is also extremely suitable for creating webshops. It is perfectly prepared for the installation of Woocommerce and with the special Woobooster included in Neve you can adjust practically everything in the shop without having any HTML knowledge. The theme immediately comes with Elementor, the best page builder out there for Wordpress. This is not the pro version of course but with Neve's Elementor booster 9 extra beautiful widgets are added. Read my review if this short description sparked your interest.
5. OceanWP
OceanWP is quite similar to the Astra Theme (No.2 in this list). OceanWP achieves lightning-fast loading times and, like Astra, is a specialist in the field of E-commerce (Woocommerce). OceanWP has both a free version and a pro version. OceanWP has been installed on over 600,000 websites, an impressive number. This is one of the fastest-loading themes out there, and it also specializes in building Woocommerce shops. Like Astra, Ocean-WP also has a free version which makes it much more famous. This theme has a demo library full of eye-catching layouts.
You can get off to a flying start with these demos. In 1 click you install the demo and for the rest you replace all content in your own house style. After your logo, texts and images are in the site, you are basically ready. This is the fastest way to build a website and with OceanWP very nice. As mentioned, OceanWP was built with webshops in mind and that stands out. The theme has thought of everything: pop-up carts, quickview, wishlist plus everything else you need to make your shop shine. Finally, OceanWP has very favorable prices, in short, this is a winner.
6. Ultra
Ultra's page builder, Themify Builder offers an amazing number of demo layouts, no less than 40+ Demos. Of course 40 demo websites that can be installed with 1 click are more than enough, but if you want 140+ more the Builder Pro good options. By the way, the Builder Pro is automatically included in the Master and Lifetime version for an additional cost of $ 30, so don't buy it separately. You then immediately have access to all their 48+ themes instead of just Ultra. A great offer!
Ultra has been making rapid strides lately and this shows that we are dealing with a very good theme here. Themify started a promotion in 2016 that is still valid today. When submitting the invoice, you can switch from another theme to Ultra or another Themify theme for 50% of the price. Here you can find the complete information for this.
7. Extra Theme
One of the things that makes the Extra Theme great is the fact that it is created by Elegant Themes. Elegant Themes has the world's best front-end page builder, the DiviBuilder (Divi). This is not an isolated comment from me here, 881.346+ people bought the Divi Theme from them, the most popular Wordpress theme ever and Extra is also equipped with this page builder.
The Extra theme was built for news and blog websites and is fully geared to that. The ease with which you can quickly place new articles on the website and everything automatically adjusts, such as the latest news and most read articles. The theme offers many very nice blog layouts that you can import into your project with a few clicks.
Spending an extra $20 on the price of any other good news or magazine theme will get you a Elegant Themes One year membership for unlimited sites. You immediately have the world famous Divi Theme and 86 other premium themes and plug-ins for practically the same price for which you only have 1 theme for 1 domain somewhere. We have put the Divi theme in first place in this review. If you use this link, you will get your Extra and Divi with a 20% discount.
8. Kadence
Like all themes in the top 10, an almost perfect rating on Wordpress.org and currently installed on 200,000+ websites. The reason for that? Kadence offers a drag & drop header and footer builder and has very fast loading times. The theme offers a large library of beautiful start templates (demos) with about 6 of them especially for the construction of webshops. In addition, the theme is very suitable for working with the Elementor page builder and the Beaver builder.
Other handy features are the Color Manager that gives you the choice of 10 different color combinations that can be installed with 1 click. After that, additional personal adjustments are possible and you can save the new style. The addition of Kadence Blocks ensures that Kadence even works pleasantly in combination with Gutenberg, the standard Wordpress editor. Also great features are the Transparent backgrounds, a very good SEO with Schema MarkUp, 100% Responsive on all devices, Sticky Header, and CSS Pre-loading in the header. All in all a fantastic theme.
9. Sydney
The Sydney theme uses its own Building Blocks by default, but is compatible with Beaverbuilder and Elementor Pro page builder, one of the best out there in this field . I also definitely recommend installing Elementor for free if you're going to work with Sydney, but it's much better to buy the pro version. The Sydney Theme loads very fast and has beautiful demo/starter templates that can be installed with 1 click.
Sydney has over 200,000 active installs and was downloaded much more often because it is simply a very good business theme for Wordpress. Sydney also offers the following features that I won't go into: Frontpage Blocks, a very good SEO but unfortunately without Schema MarkUp, 100% Responsive on all devices, Parallax Backgrounds, Crelly Slider Support (Pro), and stunning Full Screen background. If Sydney has piqued your interest, I suggest you continue reading on their own website.
10. Inspiro
I chose the Inspiro Theme for this selection because of its very specific properties. This theme is perfect for photo & video. Everything has been thought of, beautiful video backgrounds and video sliders also on mobile. Unique is that this theme plays video on auto-play on all devices. You can use both self-hosted video, or opt for the integration of Youtube & Vimeo videos. The theme has a rating of practically 5 stars and has a very fast download time in browsers.
The Inspiro theme does not come alone, but in combination with 36 other very good themes. WP-Zoom has put together a very complete selection here. Memberships usually provide much more bang for the buck than just a theme, just like Divi is the case. The theme uses its own page builder by default, but is 100% compatible with the Elementor page builder, Beaverbuilder, and practically all the top page builders out there for Wordpress.
11. Hestia
Hestia is known for its ease of use. It can be used for businesses, startups and online agencies, portfolios, e-commerce and freelancers. Hestia was founded by Themeisle, a Romanian company. The same company that made the Neve Theme. It is a multipurpose theme that can be easily customized. WooCommerce compatibility and Gutenberg compatibility are two other important features. This theme is compatible with most page builders, so if you are familiar with building websites, this could be a great theme for you.
12. Airi
You will find many beautiful designs for shops on Airi's demo sites. Designs for agencies, companies, magazines, shops and restaurants, but also bands. All the demos look professional and I was impressed with the overall design quality. Most of the free themes don't look very professional, but Airi's designs are similar to premium themes. Airi is from the same builder as the Botiga theme above. Airi is not only very suitable for webshops but for any type of website.
13. Botiga
Botiga is the perfect theme to announce your store. This theme is Gutenberg ready. Botiga is a clean and modern theme that is beyond your brand. A very new theme, but specialized in the construction of Woocommerce websites. Botiga based on the ground using clean code to optimally start from. Botiga is a mobile theme that looks great on all devices and has a lot of customization options. Is this the right theme for your online shop?
14. Virtue
Virtue comes fully Woocommerce-ready with all the tools needed to create a stunning online store. You will also find portfolio pages and posts that will showcase your work in great style. This versatile theme is ideal for any type of website, whether it's a business, portfolio, or personal one. The theme is completely free of virtues. The clean, modern design is easy to customize and packed with great features. It is responsive and mobile-friendly so it looks great on every screen.
15. Genesis Framework
The Genesis theme has pretty much the perfect code, which ensures a fast-loading website and never errors when upgrading plugins and Wordpress upgrades. That's why Matt Cutts from Google and the Founder of Wordpress himself, named Matt Mullenweg named the Genesis Framework as the best theme. We are certainly not talking about the cheapest solution here because the Genesis Framework charges hefty prices for its beautiful child themes.
However, as a company one should not always opt for the cheapest solution. The best and fastest solution is WP-Engine for $30 a month. WP-Engine and Genesis are one and the same company. The WP-Engine hosting is the best, fastest full service hosting service out there for Wordpress and includes the full Genesis package. WP-Engine uses the blazing fast Google Cloud servers, the VM C2, and you will be amazed at the loading times that this brings. That $30 per month is of course quickly earned back with some extra leads and conversion.
Note: The themes below are very good themes but are sold through a marketplace where a separate license must be ordered for each website you have. I can only recommend them if you are looking for a theme for only 1 website!
16. Avada
Avada has been the best-selling theme on Themeforest.net for over 7 years and more than 858.338+ have been sold to date. Just calculate what the revenue for the builders and Themeforest together is 700,000 x 60 dollars = 42 million dollars. Buying such a theme means that there is always great support and it is not just taken off the market which would mean that you can no longer get updates for it.
Avada comes standard with a good page builder called Fusion Builder. There are better page builders but the Fusion Builder does its job well and you will enjoy working with it if you choose this theme. Avada simply has everything one can imagine, this is one of the best developed themes in this top 15. Perfect for shops, blogs, private websites, corporate sites and home pages.
You can use a demo as well as individual pages. Build exactly the site you want. Everything can be adjusted and set via the personal page settings and theme options. While selecting the best themes for 2022, I was also impressed by the theme's portfolio layouts that can be used up to 6 rows wide.
17. Woodmart
Woodmart is pre-eminently a Woocommerce theme. You can create blog websites and corporate sites with it, but the theme is only really good when you start an E-commerce website. It really has all possible options to make a webshop work well and, above all, to show it off well. Woodmart comes standard with the Bakery Pagebuilder, but since version 5.0 the theme is completely compatible with Elementor. This is a huge improvement, Elementor is one of the best page builders out there, especially when we talk about the pro version.
Woodmart comes with 60 shopping demo layouts that can be installed with 1 click. It is definitely recommended to install one of these many ready-to-go designs. The demos are available in all niches, so for furniture, tools, clothing, etcetera. This theme has one of the best ratings on Themeforest.net namely 4.95 out of 5, this is practically surpassed by no other theme.
18. Kallyas
Kallyas is one of the best Wordpress themes for creating a webshop that I have chosen for this year. I personally built more than 20 shops with it, so I know what I'm talking about. This theme has its own Page Builder that works flawlessly and once you know it well, you will love it (Zion Builder). He works moderately fast and very precise, you can really make exactly everything if you had in mind.
Which is also perfect about the Kallyas Theme is the simplicity with which one can use different images in headers, a different header on each page without much hassle. The demo designs that can be installed with 1 click that Kallyas offers are more than beautiful. And that certainly applies to shop demos.
19. Flatsome Theme
Of course, Flatsome should not be missing in this selection of the best Woocommerce themes. The shop features that Flatsome offers are more than impressive. Think of wishlist, sticky header, live product search, unlimited forms, pop up cart, quickview and more. It simply has everything a good shop could wish for. This together with the beautiful demos that the theme offers make it perfect for creating e-commerce sites.
This is another theme that specializes in shops, and that has worked out well. Flatsome has its own UX Builder, a good page builder and has a drag & drop header builder. Your header will be exactly the way you want it without the need for coding knowledge.
20. Be Theme
The Be Theme is one of the best Wordpress themes par excellence to quickly find a suitable demo for a certain industry. At the same time, the theme is very flexible, in other words you can work with it very quickly. Time is money, so... This theme is on Themeforest.net in 2nd place in best-selling Wordpress themes right now and for a reason.
I have personally built several sites with this theme and was very pleased with it. I have to say that the Be Theme is very "light", so simple and mainly suitable for professional builders who want to earn money quickly. For creating an A1 website, I would rather use a different theme such as Divi or Extra (discussed above).
21. Enfold
Enfold not only has a great rating but has also sold more than 230,577+ times which is at least equally impressive and another sign of how good this theme must be. The 9-person team of Kriesi from Austria has already developed many themes, but Enfold is their best project. Enfold is prepared for Woocommerce and therefore works perfectly with it. The 1-click demo websites also include many shop layouts from which you can start your shop. Good to know for people who want to develop a restaurant site, is that Enfold works perfectly with WooCommerce bookings. WooCommerce bookings is one of the best plugins out there to optimally process your booking.
Enfold makes getting your website up and running easy by offering beautiful layouts that can be installed with 1 click. Enfold gives you a wide choice of dozens of complete designs, several demos are available for each niche. Once installed, you can work with the professional page builder to adjust the content. Add your own logo, adjust photos and texts. This way you can quickly build your own layout.
22. Soledad
Soledad and its 6886+ demos may have the most to offer when it comes to out-of-the-box templates and layouts. The Soledad demos cover almost every category of websites you can think of. Regardless of the type of project you are planning, there should be a demo that you can use as is, or as a basis for your own website design.
When it comes to customizing the Soledad demos and page templates, there are an impressive number of theme settings and options to take advantage of. Not only that, but there are over 200 possible slider and blog layout combinations to choose from. Changing your website can now be made much easier by integrating the free or pro version of the Elementor page builder. This gives you a live preview of your changes as you make them, so you don't have to constantly save your work, switch browser tabs, and refresh tabs.
If you're planning to create an online portfolio with WordPress, the six different portfolio styles that Soledad includes should appeal to you. This theme is also a good choice for creating an online store, thanks to its full support for the popular WooCommerce Store Builder plugin. Soledad has a demo version for every occasion and it needs no further explanation why this is one of the most popular Premium WordPress themes of the moment.
23. The7
It seems that The7 now realizes that fast-loading themes are selling well these days and that is their latest slogan, lightning-fast theme. That is not how I have known The7 for years, although it is a very good theme. If you're going for speed, I would definitely pick one of the really fastest themes and not a theme that has been around for a long time that has improved its code a bit. The7 has always been a top 15 theme on Themeforest but since they are priced at $39 and it is fully compatible with Elementor, it ranks second there.
Apart from the last 2 improvements mentioned - the price and the page builder - the theme has about 50 beautiful demo layouts, no pages but complete sites. The theme makes it possible for people without any technical knowledge to be able to adjust everything on their website. They themselves give to 1000+ institutions and that is possible. The theme is also very suitable for building webshops and the shops look very professional. Finally, the theme comes with a number of fantastic plug-ins installed that cost a lot of money to buy separately, you get these for free, a good example of this is Revolution Slider, the best slider you can find for Wordpress.
24. Salient
As a page builder, Salient uses a tuned version of the WP-Bakery page builder with more than 65+ elements in it. In addition, the theme offers more than 1000 settings so that you can adjust everything without technical knowledge. The theme loads quickly, which is a must these days to be recognized as a good theme and has a sloppy 350+ section templates that you can quickly integrate into your website. The theme is suitable for building blogs, portfolios and natural private or corporate websites.
The theme also offers a large number of different header layouts. Building webshops with Salient is a piece of cake. The theme offers many special webshop options such as quick view, ajax cart et cetera. Salient is perfectly responsive and has a good SEO so that people can be found well in Google. In short, the theme is just very good.
25. TheGem
With over 400 creative concepts to choose from, this versatile theme can be used to create almost any type of website with WordPress. Each of these website demos from TheGem is built to a very high standard. Actually, it's fair to say that each of these demos can be sold separately. Either way, anyone who chooses TheGem will get access to a very impressive library of website demos. Fortunately, when setting up your website, TheGem makes it very easy to import this content. Customizing your site is no problem either and the options on offer help explain why TheGem is one of the most popular Premium WordPress themes available today.
Despite a strong focus on design and pre-built content, the creators of TheGem have not overlooked the other essential aspects of producing a winning theme. If you choose TheGem for your project, your website will load quickly, will be optimized for the search engines and of course will be very mobile friendly. As you would expect from a bestselling theme, TheGem is designed to work fully with the leading third-party plugins, such as WooCommerce, Contact Form 7, Yoast SEO and more. The package also includes a good selection of useful premium third-party plugins at no extra cost.
26. Phlox
Phlox is a modern WordPress theme with powerful features that can be downloaded in both a paid and free version. It has been around since 2013. This theme is great for any type of website: small business websites, eCommerce websites, portfolio websites, travel websites, and any other kind you might imagine. Phlox has really great demo layouts that can be installed with 1 click. There are also few themes that work so well with Elementor as the Phlox Theme. This theme can of course do much more, so read on via the buttons below if your interest has been aroused.
27. JNews
The jNews theme was released in October 2017. It has been a complete solution for desktop publishing. This theme is perfect for building a news portal, or magazine. The jNews theme includes amazing pre-built themes that you can import quickly from the Theme Options Panel. The page builder you choose can determine which demo to import. You can use the Gutenberg editor to create the posts. These pages can be built using the Elementor page builder or WP Bakery pagebuilder.
28. Qwery
The Qwery-design may be a key factor in choosing the right WordPress theme for your project. The Qwery theme is trendy and modern. It was only just released in 2021. It includes all the necessary tools and features to help you quickly and easily get your website up and running. Qwery WordPress theme allows you to enjoy all the benefits of the classic WordPress Customizer, but it is also compatible with all the top page builders. Despite the fact that this is still a very young theme, it can already be found in the top of all rankings. Qwery has a great future.
29. Porto
The Porto Theme is a fast theme that can be used for multiple purposes. It has advanced features and is mostly used for business and woocommerce websites. Porto offers a lot of elements and powerful features that allow you to configure the website according to your requirements and needs. Porto Studio has been updated with 30+ new demos. Because of its speed, it is vital for every business. By the way, Porto has an HTML version as well that is amazingly popular. I think it is the best sold HTML5 theme at this moment.
30. Bridge
Ook het Bridge theme is one of the top picks on Themeforest where it has been in the top for almost 7 years . Bridge is a multipurpose theme which is also very good for creating Woocommerce websites. The theme presents you a library with no less than 480 complete demo websites, an unprecedented number. Many of these are for web shops. Just like other themes in this selection of the best Woocommerce themes, it has the necessary extras for shops such as wishlist and quickview.
This theme is the only one with 2 good page builders, namely Elementor and WP Bakery page builder. These are both top 5 page builders, you can choose what you want to work with. As an encore, Bridge has wonderful options for portfolios and blogs.