Premium WordPress Themes - What Makes Them PremiumPosted by Ploug Bertram on May 29th, 2021 Over the last year or two WordPress has become a hugely popular open source blogging and publishing platform. The ease-of-use in addition to the abundance of free themes and plugins have contributed to the attraction and popularity for using WordPress. While there are a few great free themes for WordPress, traditionally most only offered basic functionality and simplistic designs. Because the end of 2007 however a growing amount of WordPress theme developers have been offering premium WordPress themes - themes which can be found for a fixed price. These premium WordPress themes are usually sold for between to 0. Initially only a couple of talented and well-known WordPress theme designers released paid premium WordPress themes which were smartly designed, highly functional, top-quality themes that transformed a WordPress installation from a simple blog into a powerful content management system (e.g. magazine, news, portfolio or 'traditional' internet site). However because the premium WordPress theme business concept spreads, an increasing number of WordPress theme designers have hopped on the bandwagon and chock-full their portfolio with premium (paid) wordpress themes, attempting to cash on the new trend. However with greater variety and numbers of paid premium WordPress themes also comes varying degrees of quality. So what exactly makes reduced WordPress theme premium and worth the amount of money you have to shell out the dough? Below are some features that should set reduced wordpress theme apart from a free theme: 1. Unique Design, Quality and Sophistication Premium WordPress themes should be just that - Premium. They should look better and be of a higher quality and unique design than compared to those designed for free. "Better" can be an individual interpretation, so unfortunately it must be left up to the designer and the customer to decide what's better for them. 2. Live Demo or Preview There should be a live demo or preview of the theme to help you test it and check it out before buying. If you have no live preview or demo that should be a warning sign. You need to ask why don't they need you to test the theme first? get more info could have a live demo full of content for you to test. Explore the live demo thoroughly, testing all pages to see that the theme works properly and there are no errors or mistakes. 3. Full Supporting Documentation Premium WordPress themes should include an instruction manual or document. This will explain how exactly to upload and install the theme and how to manage any of the options that are built into the theme.Like it? Share it! More by this author |