It can be overwhelming to search for a new WordPress theme, but it doesn’t have to be. That’s why we’ve made it easy for you and collected the best WordPress themes (in our expert opinion) to help you upgrade your web design.

We’ve looked high and low, compared features and read real customer reviews to be sure we’re recommending only the best WordPress themes. Just remember that no two themes are alike – we did our best to include a variety of design styles, features and niches. So whether you’re looking for a new blogging theme or a fully features e-commerce template we’ve found all the best WordPress theme for your needs. Just be sure to read the theme description to see if a theme is a perfect fit.

So without taking up any more of your time, let’s dig into our personal list of what we think are the best WordPress themes!

1. Total

The Total WordPress Theme is a flexible multipurpose theme designed for any type of website. Built from scratch for a flawless fluid responsive experience, every element of the theme effortlessly adjusts to look great on any device. Plus with more than 40+ demos to choose from you can have your website up and running fast.

Total really is the total package. The theme includes built-in options for portfolios, staff, testimonials and more. Plus there are hundreds of options to customize the general style and layout of your site from the Live WordPress Customizer. Choose from hundreds of Google fonts, custom site widths, theme highlight color, post types styling, etc. The theme also comes bundled with Slider Revolution and Layer Slider – two of the best premium slider plugins available.

Because the theme was also created with full support for the WPBakery Visual Page Builder, you can design any post or page layout you desire. Choose from 100+ page builder elements including icons, buttons, portfolio grids, charts, skill bars, social links, contact forms, recent bog posts, animated sliders, parallax sections, image galleries and tons more. You can even build a custom header and footer too! Plus the theme is fully compatible with feature rich plugins like WooCommerce e-commerce, bbPress forums, WPML translation, Events Calendar Pro, Flow Flow social streams and most other popular plugins.

Want to really customize your theme? Total is extremely developer friendly, offering tons of helpful hooks, filters and custom snippets to make creating custom client sites even easier.

2. Divi

Divi is Elegant Theme’s flagship multipurpose theme, and you’ve probably seen it before (it’s on almost every best WordPress themes list on the web). This truly elegant theme is adaptable for many industries as there are many built-in features as well as support for popular plugins to make developing websites with Divi easy.

Created with the Divi Page Builder, you can design any page layout you want using the included page elements such as accordions, buttons, galleries, email optin forms, posts sliders, social links, testimonials, videos and more (there are 46 elements to choose from). Or choose from 20+ pre-made page layouts to get started even fast. Just point and click to edit the sample content. Best of all you can do this all in real time using the live front-end editor.

The theme is translation and RTL ready, includes a custom leads split-testing tool. Plus when you purchase a license you’ll also have access to the rest of ElegantThemes’ premium WordPress themes and plugins.

3. Astra

Astra is one of the most popular WordPress themes in the world. There are multiple reasons for this, including superfast page load speeds, ease of use, the range of professionally-designed Starter Templates and compatibility with leading WordPress plugins like WooCommerce, LearnDash, WPForms and many others.

Default template pages can be less than 50Kb each, the theme uses vanilla JavaScript and delivers 100% scores on Pingdom. Those templates include everything you see, images, banners, navigation and content. All you need to do is add your own unique story and your website will be ready to launch!

Astra is fully compatible with leading page builders like Elementor, Brizy and Beaver Builder. It also works well with WordPress Gutenberg and ensures anyone, at any skill level can design and build amazing websites without having to know code.

Astra has an incredibly generous free version with a range of free Starter Templates. There is everything there to create a fully operational website. Or upgrade to Astra Pro or a bundle and gain access to the full range of Starter Templates, more tools and customization options and some premium WordPress plugins. All users can access premium support and all FAQs and documentation created by the team.

4. Villagio (Vacation Rental & Hospitality)

The by MotoPress is by far one of the best hotel and hospitality WordPress themes you can find for your business. Supercharged with powerful features for renting your properties, mapping locations, variable pricing and more this theme is a no-brainer whether you’re just breaking into the business or if you’re a savvy property manager with years under your belt.

When building a hotel or property rental website there are a few key features you should look for in a WordPress theme. These include an easy to use reservation system or hotel booking plugin, real time room or property availability search, on (and off) line payment processing, variable pricing based on occupancy, optional service add-ons or room packages (for events like “weekend getaway” or “honeymoon”) and of course email notice integration so you (and your customers) receive booking confirmations and updates. In case you haven’t guessed – these are all core features of Villagio!

The fun doesn’t stop there, the Villagio theme also includes options for layouts, a stunning header slider, an admin calendar manager, stylish blog and full support for WooCommerce (so you can easily sell vacation extras or branded merch right from your website). The theme also comes with lifetime updates and a full year of support from MotoPress’ team of WordPress experts making it a great investment for your growing business.

5. Bridge

Perhaps one of the most well known themes on our list, Bridge is certainly a great choice for your website. With well over 350+ demos to get started with there’s sure to be multiple sample sites in your niche to choose from. This coupled with an intuitive page builder, e-commerce support, and custom added functionality for listings, news, restaurants and front-end login there’s tons you can build with Bridge.

Of course it’s easy to get started with one of the many demos included, but you can also build your own custom site from the ground up using the theme. Customize your header, build a mega menu (or choose a left , fullscreen or sticky), and customize your layout design on a per page basis using the WP Bakery Page Builder. There are tons of elements to choose from such as stylish portfolios, parallax pages, interactive charts and bars, full screen sections, vertical page split, multiple sidebars, and more. Plus you can always add your own custom styles using the CSS field in the options panel.

Other notable theme features RTL support, translation ready, WPML compatible, 3 icon packs, 600+ Google fonts, unlimited color options, retina display, smooth scroll and of course professional support.

6. Themify

The Ultra WordPress theme is Themify’s most powerful template yet, which is why we think it deserves a top spot as one of the best WordPress themes on the web. With plenty of options for changing your theme design and layout it’s a quick way to give your WordPress website a beautiful new look.

Ultra makes creating your website easy thanks to skins and demos. Use demos to get started with pre-made layouts and skins to instantly style your website. Or build your own fully custom layouts using the included builder plus add-ons for countdowns, progress bars, WooCommerce modules, typewrite animated text, pricing tables and more.

Ultra also features support for mega menus, archive page layouts, animated shifting background colors, custom image filters, a lovely portfolio, custom Google fonts, and WooCommerce & WPML compatibility.

7. Zelle Pro

Zerif Lite is one of the most downloaded free themes on WordPress.org, so it only makes sense that it’s counterpart Zelle Pro is one of our picks for best WordPress themes. This modular single page theme is full of powerful premium features perfect for creating your own personal website.

Zelle Pro features a live customizer with easy options to change colors and design features throughout the theme in real time. Plus the theme is compatible with most popular page builders including Site Origin and Elementor, so you can choose the page builder you’re most comfortable with. The theme also includes mega menu support for advanced navigation and tons of custom widgets to use in sidebars, footers and other widget areas.

More theme features include demo content to make theme setup fast, translation and RTL support so you can create your website in your language, clean and SEO ready code, and 1-click updates. Zelle Pro also has a ton of easy to understand video tutorials so you can learn the ins and outs of the theme in no time.

8. Directory

When it comes to the best WordPress themes for directory and listings style websites, you can’t go wrong with the Directory theme by Templatic. This mega theme operates as a framework, which means you can use the Directory theme and it’s awesome features all on its own or you can install a child theme to add customizations. Currently there are 19+ unique Directory child themes from Templatic (which you’ll already have access to if you choose a club membership).

Create your own local business directory, add hotels, showcase cars for sale, review restaurants and more with the Directory theme. Built with powerful features for listings, advertising, user and business profiles and custom maps it’s easy to create your own online directory. The theme also includes easy to use customization options via a front end editor and skin generator for colors and styles.

The Directory theme is also fully compatible with popular plugins that you can use to extend the functionality of your website. Want to add contact forms so users can reach out with questions? Try Contact Form 7, Gravity or Ninja Forms. Need to include a checkout for premium listings? Use WooCommerce. Feel the need for website speed? The theme works great with W3 Total Cache, plus tons of other plugins.

9. Shopkeeper

If you’ve been searching for a quick and easy way to create a website for your shop business then be sure to have a look at the Shopkeeper eCommerce WordPress Theme. This elegant and professional theme includes easy page templates and styling settings so you can have your WordPress powered shop setup quickly.

What makes Shopkeeper so great is it’s ease of use. Built in Customizer settings to create your header (colors, backgrounds, header text, etc), create your WooCommerce store (product layouts, YouTube video support in product galleries, gallery zoom and lightbox) and build your blog mean you can spend more time on running business and less on web design. Shopkeeper has done most of the work for you. There are options for customizing colors, drag and drop page building options, pagination (or infinite scroll or load more),. Plus they’re all super simple and easy to use.

Want to add product previews before they’re available for purchase? No problem. Just enable ShopKeeper’s unique catalogue mode to display your products without the add to cart buttons. But that’s not all – Shopkeeper is also compatible with most popular plugins so it’s easy to add shortcodes, translators, contact forms or anything else.

10. FreelanceEngine

FreelanceEngine is a marketplace and job board style theme, and short of having a theme custom built for your job board it is the the best of the best WordPress themes you could use for this purpose. This theme is uniquely designed for your to build a business helping others grow theirs. Design a custom job board, sell premium listings, connect freelancers with agencies and more.

FreelanceEngine includes custom tools you won’t find in most other themes to make running your job board easy. Allow freelancers and companies to create profiles (name, bio, portfolio, etc) to post available jobs and apply for them. In addition you can enable project pricing and bidding so employers receive a variety of quotes. Then use the built-in income tools to charge for premium or featured listings, on page advertisements and even take commissions from completed jobs.

In addition to niche features, FreelanceEngine includes plenty of features to make any webmaster happy. The theme is responsive and mobile friendly, compatible with Yoast SEO for complete site optimizations, includes helpful reports (revenues, projects, etc), features widget ready sidebars, and offer compatibility with tons of other free & premium plugins.

11. Presence

Presence is a full featured multipurpose WordPress theme designed to work great for your website. Whether your site is a blog or an online shop. The theme includes everything you need to build your own website.

When it comes to styling there are tons of options to create your perfect website. There are settings for boxed or full layouts, 6 color skins plus customizable color options, a drag & drop page builder, slider styles, Google fonts, header design, site identity/branding, Jetpack portfolios and more settings in the live theme Customizer.

The theme even includes 10 pre-styled demos (shop, magazine, blog, music, real estate, agency, etc) with sample data plus custom features for different niches. Use listings, agent pages and IDX support for your real estate website. Or add your portfolio and client testimonials to your photography website. Since Presence is compatible with WooCommerce you can even build your own website to sell products and services.

12. Create 2.0

The Create 2.0 theme from ThemeTrust is a flexible multi-purpose theme that can be used for any web design project. This lovely theme is built on the SiteOrigin page builder, so you can create custom layouts plus it includes the premium Slider Revolution for effortless animations on any page.

As mentioned, Create 2.0 is multi-purpose. With a built-in porfolio, video backgrounds, customizable Google fonts, parallax, pricing tables, multiple blog layouts, unlimited widget areas, custom colors, contact forms, mega menus and more. Want to change up your header? There are four header layouts included. Need a map? Google maps is integrated. And adding a store is no problem at all. Create 2.0 is compatible with WooCommerce to make building your own e-commerce store easy.

Another helpful features is the included demo content. Just click to import to have your website looking just like the theme demo. From there you can edit page layouts, tweak colors and most importantly add your own content and media. With the design done, all that’s left is to go promote your website.

13. Genesis Framework

Genesis is a WordPress theme, but it’s a bit different from others we’ve mentioned in our roundup of the best WordPress themes. Genesis is a WordPress theme framework. You can of course use Genesis all on it’s own if you’re looking for a clean and minimal site design. However, adding a new style and even new features is as easy as installing a child theme. Note: you cannot use a Genesis child theme all on it’s own – you’ll need to have Genesis installed as well.

Genesis itself offers built-in customization options, 1-3 columns, left or right sidebars, custom backgrounds, a customizable header, menu, full-width design, page templates (default, archive, blog), and of course mobile/responsive support. These are all great features you might find in a lot of themes. But where Genesis really shines is with the plethora of child themes that are available for the framework. If you need to create an online portfolio have a look at the Ambiance Pro child theme. Want to share or sell your own online courses? There’s the Academy Pro child theme. And the Outfitter Pro child theme is fully decked out for WooCommerce. Making it easy to work with and style.

Of course those are just a few of the more than 60+ official Genesis child theme found at StudioPress. Genesis is a great tool for developers, since the framework makes it easy to create your own child themes for clients. This way clients can keep their core Genesis theme up to date without every effecting the customizations found in your child theme. It’s a pretty awesome tool!