Ranking in this category is editor selected.
WordPress has evolved and branded itself as more than just a blogging platform. The use of WordPress as a CMS program has become more and more popular among web developers. WordPress has been used by many big companies such as the Wall Street Journal as a magazine site.
WordPress is a powerful platform that is feature-packed. If all these built-in features are not enough, this open source program allows you to add any features you can possibly imagine.
The winners in this category should fulfill a few things as follows:
- Their themes contain features that are useful to the theme users.
- The features are easy to implement. A user-friendly Options page is normally needed to serve this purpose.
- The features should be incorporated nicely within the theme design.
The followings are the top 10 theme providers who excel in theme functionality and usability. Check them out!
Top 10 Providers in Theme Functionality and Usability
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You can select from drop-down choices what categories you want to display or the number of posts to show and even what size you want your thumbnail images (auto-sized thumbnail) be in the Options page. You can also toggle between using a custom image or dynamic text for your header logo area.
Read Full Review...View all 56 themes from StudioPress
| Category | Points | Rank |
|---|
| Graphic | 0 | No Rank |
| Functionality | 10 | Rank #1 |
| Coding | 7 | Rank #4 |
| Overall | 17 | Rank #2 |
2
ElegantThemes' ePanel Options page gives the users an extensive amount of control over the look of each Theme. The Themes are made in such a way that the users can customize it to suit their needs in every possible manner. A few special features included in each theme are multi-level dropdown menus, automatic resizing of images, slider to display most recent posts, and an extensive shortcode library.
Read Full Review...View all 69 themes from ElegantThemes
3
All the themes by WooThemes have a solid code framework which is constantly fine tuned over time to suit the changing needs of its users. It offers an extensive options page that allows users complete control over the way the theme looks and feels. Most of the themes also have multiple theme styles to satisfy the aesthetic needs of different people.
Read Full Review...View all 54 themes from WooThemes
| Category | Points | Rank |
|---|
| Graphic | 5 | Rank #5 |
| Functionality | 8 | Rank #3 |
| Coding | 0 | No Rank |
| Overall | 13 | Rank #5 |
6
Wpzoom themes come with cool jQuery effects like articles snippets, featured content slider and tabber. You can also find some nice features such as integrated social bookmarking in posts, integrated banner management system, custom templates for categories etc.
Read Full Review...View all 58 themes from WPZoom
| Category | Points | Rank |
|---|
| Graphic | 0 | No Rank |
| Functionality | 6 | Rank #6 |
| Coding | 0 | No Rank |
| Overall | 6 | No Rank |
7
Press75 themes come with cutting edge features, customization and management options. They specializes in developing multimedia theme and they constantly add new things to their themes. Some new features include navigation customization, enhanced featured content customization, post layout options, enhanced background configuration options, improved advertisement management etc.
Read Full Review...View all 26 themes from Press75
| Category | Points | Rank |
|---|
| Graphic | 4 | Rank #7 |
| Functionality | 5 | Rank #7 |
| Coding | 0 | No Rank |
| Overall | 9 | Rank #8 |
8
iThemes offers advanced, up to date features such as Options pages, easy to follow code, social networking features, YouTube and Flickr integration. They have the most functional web codes in Cascading Style Sheets, with great XHTML and WordPress options. Their themes come with easy to modify widgetized sidebar and an extremely versatile layout/color scheme for easy modification.
Read Full Review...View all 10 themes from iThemes
| Category | Points | Rank |
|---|
| Graphic | 0 | No Rank |
| Functionality | 4 | Rank #8 |
| Coding | 0 | No Rank |
| Overall | 4 | No Rank |
9
Templatic is a high production premium theme provider. You can find a wide variety of themes with various functions. However, some of the theme features are hard to configure, hence discounting the rating of this provider in this category.
Read Full Review...View all 30 themes from Templatic
10
Wpnow's themes are up-to-date with the newest of gadgets, such as threaded comments and JavaScript multilayer drop-down menus. Their themes also support a wide range of plugins that come pre-installed with every premium theme.
Read Full Review...View all 10 themes from WPNow
| Category | Points | Rank |
|---|
| Graphic | 4 | Rank #6 |
| Functionality | 4 | Rank #10 |
| Coding | 0 | No Rank |
| Overall | 8 | Rank #10 |
