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Ranking in this category is system generated.

Welcome to the 2023 Edition of ThemeGrade’s popular Top 10. We have been very selective as to which themes are included in our directory. During months of relentless search for quality WordPress Themes, we now have listed 2584 Themes developed by 378 providers.

And among these providers, we are looking for the cream of the crop!

You have seen the top 10 Theme providers in the graphical, functionality and coding categories. This page combines the ratings in these 3 categories and reveals the top 10 Theme providers who excel in developing extraordinary WordPress Themes.

How Does The Ranking System Work?

The overall score of each developer is based on the sum of the providers’ score in each category. Theme providers with the highest overall score will be rated as the TOP WordPress Theme providers.

Take ElegantThemes for example: if they were to score 10, 9, and 9 in the graphical, functionality and coding categories respectively they would have the overall score of 28.

Our system takes into account user feedback and ratings as well as our own scoring system that is explained on each Theme review. Basically, we take into consideration all the important features of good WordPress Theme development, analyze these features on a Theme by Theme basis, then simplify it all down for our visitors to one, easy to understand score. Before buying your next WordPress Theme, be sure to check out their ThemeGrade!

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Ranking in this category is system generated.

What makes ThemeGrade so different from others theme directory sites is the unique grading of WordPress themes. After a theme has passed the visual test by our editors, they will proceed with the coding test. Unlike the visual test which is very subjective, the coding test is performed independent of editors’ preference.

The general and SEO coding test are performed base on the criteria that we outlined without bias. There are only “yes” or “no” as the outcome and nothing in between.

After our editors complete the general and the SEO coding test base on the criteria, the system that we developed will calculate the total score of each theme. This score gives users an idea of how well a theme fairs in terms of coding.

The winners in this category are chosen base on the average score of all the themes developed by a particular provider and tested by ThemeGrade. Take the top provider, elegantyhemes.com as an example. At the time of writing, they have 13 themes listed in ThemeGrade and the score of each theme is 81, 89, 95, 82, 81, 69, 69, 81, 95, 95, 81, 87, 87 respectively. Take all the score and average them out gives you the overall coding score of 84 of this theme developer.

Note that only developers who have at least 8 themes listed in ThemeGrade are eligible to be tested in this Top 10 Coding category. The followings are the top 10 theme providers who excel in theme coding. Check them out!

Top 10 Best WordPress Theme Providers in Coding

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Ranking in this category is editor selected.

The winners in this category are not just theme developers, they are also artists. They probably spend more time working on the graphic design than the coding.

We look at a couple of things to decide if the theme designers have what it takes to create themes with top notch graphical design.

1. Header image

The header is the most important factor to determine if a theme has a good graphic design. Not only should the header design catch visitors’ attention, it should also blend well with the rest of the theme design.

2. Color

The theme color should go with the image and not too obtrusive. Bright color works well on most themes but if used incorrectly, it will strain the eyes.

3. Contrast

To make a theme stand out, the use of high-contrast shades for various elements are important. A good example with the right use of contrast is having a light, soothing background with dark lettering.

4. Font and Readability

The most commonly used fonts in web design are Verdana, Arial and Tahoma. The right use of font has to combine with the theme design and right font size to make the whole theme readable.

5. Placing of elements

Is your page well-designed such that the most important things catch the roving eye first? And it is not just size, but also positioning, that determines this.

The followings are the top 10 theme providers who excel in theme graphic design. Check them out!

Top 10 Best WordPress Theme Providers in Graphic Design

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