Wordpress Theme reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 168 Reddit reviews across 13 subreddits and 47 posts to rank the best Wordpress Theme brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/Wordpress, r/SEO, r/freelanceWriters, r/WordPressThemes, r/juststart. Top-rated brands include WordPress (4.6/5), Astra (4.8/5), GeneratePress (4.5/5).
Stats
Reviews168
Subreddits13
Posts47
Brands69
Products55
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#1
WordPress
4.6
(18)
"Both themes are free and have been used before."
"WordPress can be effectively used as a headless CMS with a custom frontend."
"I would recommend you to make your own theme ONCE... Follow a Youtube video, and Follow the WP codex to understand the rules."
"Great resource for understanding WordPress themes."
"This theme is perfect for building responsive websites quickly and easily."
"A comprehensive list of the best WordPress themes for freelance writers."
"The best wordpress theme is the one you build custom for your site. Prebuilt themes are nothing but bloat and hold sites back."
"The Default WP theme is user-friendly and versatile."
"Literally the first result in Google."
"Builds a Theme or a Plugin from scratch, or extends the core with CPT and ACF"
#2
Astra
4.8
(17)
"The Astra team consistently releases updates to ensure security, new features, and smooth performance with WP core updates."
"Astra is another great choice, and yes, I had some very good experiences with it."
"Lightweight, professional, customizable, works well with LMS and payment plugins."
"Astra"
"Astra is a good multi-purpose theme with a vast amount of templates and AI capabilities to reduce work."
"Astra is the best theme I have used so far well optimized for performance."
"Build the look yourself"
"But you might start from Astra, page builder framework, blocksy, ocean WP"
"Lightweight theme for WordPress"
"I tell everyone astra with a starter page there are some great options"
#3
GeneratePress
4.5
(16)
"Minimalistic, fast, SEO-friendly, and highly customizable."
"Add generate press and kadence"
"U can try Newspaper X, Breek, Genetate Press themes for affiliates."
"Discounted sale"
"I'm getting 90+ Lighthouse page speed tests on mobile/desktop with GeneratePress."
"Lightweight theme for WordPress"
"I went for GeneratePress. Simple themes and very fast theme."
"Generate press is my choice but you will get it with their footer link."
"I love GeneratePress! Very bare bones. But the WordPress themes are good too."
"Right out of the box"
#4
Underscores
4.4
(7)
"I think you'd really appreciate its simplicity."
"A starter theme that helps you build a theme"
"Nice starter theme, completely naked on its own"
"How about working with a custom theme? ..."
"Underscores.me is a great starting point for creating a custom WordPress theme."
"I have a skeletal theme I use personally, but it’s very similar to Underscores."
"Im partial to underscores because of its minimalism ..."
#5
Elementor
3.7
(7)
"Get any free theme and slap elementor on top of it. You can use pre-made templates along with any customizations you want."
"The Hello Theme by Elementor is all you need."
"Try elementor"
"The Hello theme is lightweight and works well with Elementor."
"The free version of Elementor along with free addons and starter themes is sufficient for creating a site."
"Yes, there are free versions of Elementor and other Block Page Builders."
"They are definitely slower."
#6
Kadence
4.8
(5)
"I think I will go for the Kadence tool because it scored best in the equalize digital report and it appears to be more straight-forward than Bricks."
"Clean, modern, fast, and scalable for courses and memberships."
"Its super light and fast as well."
"A lot of custom options available for free"
"I still use Kadence when I'm lazy and doing free stuff to help people! I think what I like about them is that because they prioritize accessibility."
#7
Genesis
4.4
(5)
"I prefer a genesis child theme over a purely customized theme"
"Well optimized for seo"
"The Genesis child theme is preferred for its compatibility with WordPress updates and ease of maintenance."
"Genesis."
"Genesis and Thesis which aren't really themes as much as they are frameworks."
#8
OceanWP
4.2
(5)
"My recommandation would be to use OceanWP for the theme, customize it with Elementor or WPBakery"
"I am sure that you could build this in WP via some free themes, plus with either page builder (e.g. Elementor, WPBAkery, Bricks,...) or Gutenberg/blocks."
"Try some quality multipurpose themes (a long time on the market) with different starter templates in many industries"
"OceanWP is a quality multipurpose theme that may suit your business case."
"OceanWP is another excellent free starter theme option."
#9
Divi
5.0
(4)
"I'd recommend Divi or Neve. They have tons of starter sites for your type of business."
"Best package, All in one solution"
"I love using Rank Math for SEO!"
"Easy to work, fast, and reliable. Very good support."
#10
Understrap
4.5
(4)
"Understrap is a fantastic framework for building WordPress themes."
"Automatic's Underscores theme with Bootstrap 4 already added"
"Understrap is basically underscores with bootstrap 4."
"Understrap"
#11
Bricks
4.0
(4)
"Bricks and Gutenberg offer better accessibility."
"They have fixed loads of accessibility issues since I started using Bricks."
"Wordpress bricks"
"If you are feeling more tech savvy then try using Bricks."
#12
Blocksy
4.7
(3)
"I find this combo as a powerful tool for websites and ecommerce."
"Blocksy + Greenshift. And Kadence Blocks for the Forms block."
"I have another bare-bone site in the same niche for which I ended up using Blocksy."
#13
Oxygen
4.7
(3)
"+1 for Oxygen, it's awesome."
"Leave out any theme, write HTML and JS in Codeblocks if that's what you like. Let them eat plugins..."
"Oxygen builder"
#14
Timber
4.7
(3)
"Timber is my favorite. Twig is awesome and the oop approach is very clean."
"Timber"
"Useful documentation for Timber."
#15
Voxel
4.3
(3)
"Voxel looks like the way to go."
"Have been with voxel for a while now building our new site."
"Voxel may be?"
#16
Neve
4.3
(3)
"I'd recommend Divi or Neve. They have tons of starter sites for your type of business."
"Neve is another established theme that offers various starter templates."
"Neve is a solid choice for a free starter theme."
#17
Elegant Themes
5.0
(2)
"Divi is a best-selling WordPress theme that has been built with SEO in mind."
"DIVI is by far the best visual page builder ever made. Clients love it and we love building sites with it."
#18
WP Rocket
4.5
(2)
"Perfmatters and WP Rocket combo is best."
"Have you tried WP Rocket?"
#19
Automattic
4.5
(2)
"I like UnderStrap for what the OP is asking for. Pretty easy starting point IMO."
"Underscores is a nice starter theme, completely naked on its own, which makes it one of the cleanest possible themes to start with."
#20
WooCommerce
4.5
(2)
"All themes support WooCommerce, and many have dedicated templates."
"This plugin is simple to use and integrates well with WooCommerce."
#21
Sage
4.5
(2)
"Awesome"
"Excellent framework for modern WordPress development."
#22
WP Bootstrap Starter
4.0
(2)
"I'm currently working on a child theme based off WP Bootstrap Starter ..."
"Https://wordpress.org/themes/wp-bootstrap-starter/"
#23
3D Flipbook
4.0
(2)
"Simple plug-in that you load your PDF into"
"You can achieve that with a plugin eg "3D Flipbook Dflip Lite""
#24
ThemeForest
3.5
(2)
"Themeforest has always been my go to spot for themes of this nature."
"If you want a decent (one-time payment) one, just go to ThemeForest, filter on Photography/Creative and pick one of the best rates oned that has nice"
#25
Beaver Builder
5.0
(1)
"My favorite WordPress eCommerce technology stack is: ..."
#26
Newspaper X
5.0
(1)
"U can try Newspaper X, Breek, Genetate Press themes for affiliates."
#27
Breek
5.0
(1)
"U can try Newspaper X, Breek, Genetate Press themes for affiliates."
#28
Eschooling
5.0
(1)
"Echooling is the best suited for your educational purpose website and courses."
#29
Speckyboy Design Magazine
5.0
(1)
"Excellent resource for writers looking for free themes."
#30
Kriesi
5.0
(1)
"Enfold by Kriesi is an excellent product!"
#31
Wordpress
5.0
(1)
"Custom Wordpress themes simplify the development process by translating PHP templates into HTML."
#32
HubSpot
5.0
(1)
"A well-curated list of themes that freelancers can use."
#33
WPBeginner
5.0
(1)
"Great minimalist themes for writers."
#34
Theme
5.0
(1)
"I would recommend a multipurpose theme with good reviews like Avada."
#35
Perfmatters
5.0
(1)
"Perfmatters and WP Rocket combo is best."
#36
ListingHive
5.0
(1)
"The ListingHive theme is free and includes a messages system and reviews functionality."
#37
Join Up
5.0
(1)
"You'll fall in love with this theme the moment you see it."
#38
Ocean WP
5.0
(1)
"It's fast and light."
#39
Enfold
5.0
(1)
"All the way!"
#40
Business One Page
5.0
(1)
"Business and corporate websites"
#41
GeoDirectory
4.0
(1)
"I haven't used any of the Geodirectory themes, but it sounds like they do what you're looking for."
#42
WordPress Multisite
4.0
(1)
"Have you checked Multi-site Wordpress? It’s a single dashboard for multi-Wordpress sites."
#43
Unlimited Elements
4.0
(1)
"There is a plugin, "Unlimited elements" that allows you to put your own html, css code in the website."
#44
WPBakery
4.0
(1)
"Any theme based on wpbakery or elementor can easily accomplish this"
#45
PixelWatt
4.0
(1)
"Here's the theme I maintain that sounds to be what you're looking for."
#46
Storefront
4.0
(1)
"For WooCommerce though, try making a Storefront child theme."
#47
Premium Theme
4.0
(1)
"If you value time over money, you'll just buy that premium theme."
#48
Bootstrap Starter
4.0
(1)
"Https://them.es/starter-bootstrap/"
#49
Neil Patel
4.0
(1)
"Try some of these from Neil Patel, who is also a SEO expert..."
#50
Winger
4.0
(1)
"You can consider winger theme for flight school"
#51
Qi
4.0
(1)
"Check out Qi theme ..."
#52
Picostrap
4.0
(1)
"Picostrap or Bootscore, both are great Bootstrap starting themes"
#53
TwentySixteen
4.0
(1)
"TwentySixteen"
#54
aReview
4.0
(1)
"It looks nice and is easy to customize."
#55
aMember
4.0
(1)
"This plugin looks more comprehensive and offers a lot of features."
#56
Colorlib
4.0
(1)
"A diverse selection of themes for freelancers."
#57
GoodlyWP
4.0
(1)
"A good collection of themes specifically for freelance writers."
#58
Theme Forest
4.0
(1)
"WooCommerce is still relevant and there are many themes available that are mobile optimized."
#59
Themeforest
4.0
(1)
"I have chosen only established and quality multipurpose themes with many various starter templates."
#60
MH Themes
4.0
(1)
"MH Magazine is a WordPress theme that's perfect for websites that publish lots of content on a regular basis."
#61
CodeinWP
4.0
(1)
"A solid list of free themes that cater to writers."
#62
Writing from A to Z
4.0
(1)
"Offers a good variety of free themes for freelancers."
#63
FreshBooks
4.0
(1)
"Great selection of free themes suitable for various types of freelancers."
#64
RaraThemes
4.0
(1)
"Offers a variety of themes tailored for freelancers."
#65
Foxiz
4.0
(1)
"I personally tried to use Newspaper for one of my site but ended up reverting to Foxiz."
#66
Custom Theme
4.0
(1)
"Custom Theme is the way that I have been leaning lately. More upfront setup but you have complete control of the output."
#67
OnePress
4.0
(1)
"One-page website"
#68
Polmo Lite
4.0
(1)
"One-page website"
#69
Brooklyn
4.0
(1)
"Good theme with classic design"
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