Looking to buy a premium WordPress theme but don’t want to pay too much money? If you need a high quality, good looking and cheap premium theme, this list will help you. We’ve a compiled a list of WordPress theme shops and marketplaces that sell high quality premium WordPress themes at very reasonable prices.
WordPress users are spoiled for choice when it comes to themes. There are thousands of high quality premium (commercial) themes available. Most premium WordPress themes cost less than $100, which is actually very cheap for what you’re getting – basically a high quality custom made theme by a professional WordPress developer. On the other hand if you don’t want to spend any money at all there are plenty of free themes available in the WordPress Free Themes Directory (more than 5,000 of them in fact). Some of the free themes available on WordPress.org are actually very good and all the themes from WordPress.org have passed a though quality check.
If however you don’t want your website to look like thousands of other sites using the same popular free WordPress themes, and you don’t have the time or skills to customize a theme, spending a bit of money on a premium theme can be a good option to set your site apart and look more unique. There are lots of other good reasons for going premium. These of the reasons include: the superior quality, the extra functionality, the security and peace of mind, regular updates and of course the support. In many ways a premium theme is like buying a custom made theme from a professional web design agency but at a fraction of the cost.
There are lots of benefits in buying a premium WordPress theme and it doesn’t need to cost a lot of money. Below are 15 premium theme shops and marketplaces where you can buy a quality premium WordPress theme for less than $60.
ThemeForest
Theme Forest is the largest market place for premium WordPress themes with more than 11,000 themes to choose from! Prices typically range from $48 – $68 per theme. They have designs available for almost any type of website you can image, from the usual multipurpose blog, magazine and business themes to the more specialized niche application themes.
The main attraction of buying a theme from ThemeForest is the cheap price and attractive designs. However being a marketplace with lots of unknown theme authors there are some potential risks you need to consider before building a website with a theme from ThemeForest. While there are many great authors selling high quality themes on ThemeForest there are also many average themes and some downright bad ones. The quality of themes on ThemeForest has improved a lot in recent times with stricter guidelines and quality controls, however many themes sold on ThemeForest tend to be feature heavy and bloated. There is also wide use of a more restrictive “split GPL” license instead of the freedom of a 100% GPL license used by most good WordPress theme shops. If 100% GPL is important to you look for authors that sell with a 100% GPL license. Before buying a theme on Theme Forest it’s probably a good idea to check the reputation of the developer. This will give you some idea about the quality of their themes. Also check the number of updates, length of time they’ve been selling themes, reviews and the level of support provided by the author. Go to ThemeForest
Elegant Themes
Elegant Themes have high quality premium WordPress themes for a whole range of different niches including CMS, business, ecommerce, magazine, news, portal, portfolio, blogging, directories and other niche applications. Their flagship Divi theme is an amazing multi-purpose drag and drop theme which might be the only WordPress theme you’ll ever need. Elegant Themes don’t sell themes individually but have a membership subscription for $69 per year which gives you access to all their current themes, future themes, updates and support. It’s incredible value, working out to be less than $0.80 per theme. Go to ElegantThemes
MyThemeShop
MyThemeShop has one of the largest collections of premium WordPress themes around. As of April 2016 they have 100 WordPress themes in their catalogue catering for all sorts of websites. They offer lots of multipurpose themes for online magazines and blogs, business websites, and ecommerce stores. They also have niche themes for app showcase websites, churches, schools, gyms, authors and speakers, architects, and others. A single theme costs $59, while a membership costs only $139 and gives you access to all 100+ WordPress themes. Go to MyThemeShop.
CSSIgniter
CSSIgniter have beautiful and professional WordPress themes for all types of websites. Single themes are only $39 each, or you can get membership access for only $49 which gives you unlimited access to all the themes in their catalogue, current and futures themes for a whole year, plus support. As of April 2016 they have 68 premium themes which works out to be only $0.70 per theme. Go to CSSIgniter
Theme Trust
Theme Trust create beautiful, feature rich premium WordPress themes. The designs are very professional and the attention to detail is second to none. They have 25 premium themes catering for personal blogs, portfolios, news / magazine, agency and business websites. Individual themes are priced at $58 each. Go to ThemeTrust
Tesla Themes
Tesla Themes have a wide range of modern and high quality premium WordPress themes for all sorts of niches. They have themes for blogging, ecommerce (WooCommerce), photography and portfolios, magazines, and business. They have themes specifically designed for food, medical, travel, events, gaming, music, restaurants, weddings, real estate, hotels, fitness clubs, churches, musicians, lawyers and more. A single theme costs $48, or you can get access to their entire catalogue of 50+ WordPress themes for $58, which is incredible value for money. Go to Tesla Themes.
Theme Fuse
Theme Fuse creates modern and original premium WordPress themes. The have 30+ themes for business, food, fashion, travel, sport, portfolio, art, software, health & beauty, magazine websites and more. The themes include lots of useful, unique features to easily set up and manage your site. Standard theme packages start from $45. Go to ThemeFuse
Mojo Themes
Mojo Themes is another premium theme marketplace with more than 1200 WordPress themes. Prices range from $30 to $49 per theme. They have themes for blog, ecommerce, magazine, mobile, photography, and business websites as well as some child themes for theme frameworks. Being a marketplace, buying a theme from Mojo Themes has advantages and disadvantages similar to those outlined for Theme Forest above. All the themes sold on Mojo Themes have a 100% GPL license. Go to MojoThemes
Themify
Themify have professional, modern and highly customizable WordPress themes all of which have mobile responsive designs. They have 50 quality themes for portfolio, magazine, blog, ecommerce, business and multimedia websites. Single themes are only $49 each which includes an extra free bonus theme. The Themify Club membership costs $79 and gives you access to all their themes. Go to Themify
Theme Junkie
Theme Junkie currently has 40+ professional, good looking newspaper, magazine, personal blog, video, gallery and business premium WordPress themes. Single themes cost $39 while a membership subscription costs $99 and gives you access to all their themes for one year. Go to ThemeJunkie
Viva Themes
Viva Themes have 28 WordPress themes for different niches including: business / CMS, portfolio, photography, personal and professional blogging. Individual theme packages are priced at $45 each and include support, updates and the relevant PSD and PNG source files. Go to VivaThemes.
Modern Themes
Modern Themes is a relative new WordPress theme shop. They started out releasing really high quality free WordPress themes and have recently started to offer premium themes. Their premium themes are sleek and modern, perfectly coded and lightning fast. They offer versatile, multipurpose business / corporate / agency, ecommerce and photography / portfolio themes. Single themes only cost $35 with free premium support and updates. Go to Modern Themes.
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