ThemeGrade

Each and every one of the WordPress theme listed on ThemeGrade has gone through comprehensive tests. The tests cover general coding issues as well as the SEO.

In this post, we outline the tests being used, the weight of each test as well as the calculation details.

General Test

The general tests of a theme give you an idea of how well the designer coded the theme. When pass, the score will be added to the General Test. The tests with the higher score are more difficult to pass than the tests with the lower score.

If a theme passes all general tests, the theme will score 100%.

In all cases, a theme will be tested against the first 6 general tests.

For most of the times, a theme will be tested against the first 11 general tests.

Calculation method of the General Test.

• Step 1 – Find out how many items a theme has been tested on.
• Step 2 – Add the total score of the tested items
• Step 3 – Add the total score of the passed items
• Step 4 – Take the score of the tested items and divide it by the score of the passed items. Multiply that number with 100 to get the percentage score of the theme.

SEO Test

WordPress does a very good job in internal linking so that makes it easy for search engines to index the pages. To rank for the pages, generally, two main factors are considered: on-page optimization and off-page optimization.

The off-page optimization is relating to external links and it has nothing to do with the theme itself. To see if a theme is optimized for search engines, we need to review the theme coding (on-page optimization).

The SEO tests of a theme give you an idea of how well a theme had been optimized for search engines.

When pass, the score will be added to the SEO Test. The tests with the higher score are more difficult to pass than the tests with the lower score.

Calculation method of the SEO Test is the same as the General Test.

Calculation of the total score of a theme

General Test Score x 0.6 + SEO Test Score x 0.4

There are thousands of WordPress themes in the market and everyday, new ones are being developed. Faced with the flood of WP themes, it becomes extremely hard to spot the quality ones. This is when we thought, Hey, why not create a site reviewing WP themes and grade theme based upon the score they receive?. To cut things short, after months of conceptualization and implementation, ThemeGrade was finally launched in September 2009!

We don’t stop innovating new ideas to make theme selection easier for the users. Beginning with individual theme reviews and ratings, we now extend the grading for the theme providers.

To sum it up, ThemeGrade is a site that provides:
• The most comprehensive review of WordPress themes in the general and SEO category.
• Grading of the individual themes with quality themes being awarded with Gold, Silver or Bronze ranking.
• Easy search function that allows you to quickly find your ideal themes (try it in the sidebar to your right).
• Top 10 rating of theme providers in the functionality and usability, graphic design, coding and overall best category.
• Detailed editor reviews of over 40 WordPress theme providers.
• Grading of theme providers based on the users scoring and feedback.

What do you think of all these features found in ThemeGrade? If you have any comments or suggestions, we’d like to hear from you. Also, we get a LOT of great user generated feedback through the comments on our provider reviews with many of the theme shop owners actively monitoring and responding to comments. Make sure your voice is heard (please just be respectful even if you are complaining…nobody likes that guy).

Welcome to ThemeGrade!