Since you’ve come to my blog, you’re most likely looking for the perfect WordPress theme for your new website. In this article, you will get acquainted with the best-selling WordPress templates at the time of creating this ranking of the best WordPress templates 2024, that is, as of 04/03/2024. Note that this is not my subjective list of what WordPress template to choose, but only dry statistics of the number of copies sold.
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The following list includes the number of copies sold in the first days of March 2024, so don’t let their low number scare you, because in total, for example, the Avada listed in the first place has almost one million copies sold. 😉
Okay, so what are the most popular WordPress themes in March 2024? Check out the ranking of WordPress templates below:
Avada – 1300+ copies sold
Zero surprise, and once again in the rankings of the most popular and best-selling templates, Avada wins, with a total of nearly one million copies sold and a rating of 4.78 out of nearly 26,000 reviews.
To what does this template owe its popularity? It’s not just a template, but also a page-builder, i.e. a plugin (such as Elementor) with which you can crank out a page for yourself. Avada allows you to create a page of almost any theme, and includes more than 100 demos for uploading.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of this theme?
+ The ability to upload one of more than 100 demos and quickly customize and then launch a website.
+ Very high number of ratings and seniority on the market (since 2012), which is a guarantee that the template is polished and very powerful.
+ Regular updates and good support from the author.
+ Extensive customization options of the template, you can change every element in it.
+ The author of the template has implemented various mechanisms to optimize the site.
View this theme: CLICK ($69)
2. Impreza – 485 copies sold
Impreza template owes much of its popularity in the current period to a temporary price reduction from $59 to $39. According to the creators, it’s a versatile template and ideal for, among other things, creating an e-commerce store, news site, portfolio or any company website.
The creators of the template assure that it’s optimized for speed and SEO, but keep in mind that it’s still a ready-made template from those “combos” offering customization of every element, which will certainly reflect on performance as your site grows.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of this theme?
+ Over 300 demos to choose from.
+ Regular updates.
+ “Optimized for speed and SEO.”
+ 8 premium plugins, allowing you to theoretically save $428.
+ Extensive template customization options, you can change every element in it.
– A small minus for WPBakery Page Builder – personally, I much prefer Elementor-based sites in 2024.
View this theme: CLICK (59$, at the time of writing the promotional price is 39$)
3. The7 – 463 copies sold
The7 is, according to the authors, “the most customizable WordPress, Elementor and WooCommerce theme available on the market. It provides creative freedom that no other theme can match whether you’re a beginner or a professional, a website owner, a creative professional or a digital agency.”
Is this actually the case? Almost all of the most popular WordPress themes offer similar customization options, and most often you can do most of the changes yourself. I think this template is a decent one, and I’m glad that more and more template developers are starting to recognize how important it is to optimize them for client sites.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of this theme?
+ Elementor.
+ Premium plugins, which saves you $174.
+ Extensive customization options for the template, you can change every element in it.
– Low scores (33/100 for mobile) of the demo version in the Google Pagespeed Insights test, although the authors assure that their template is superbly optimized in this test and achieves 95/100.
– Last updated six months ago (15/10/2023), which is not very welcome considering that this is a popular template for WooCommerce, which releases its updates and template file updates regularly.
View this theme: CLICK (39$)
4. Betheme – 463 copies sold
Just behind the podium is Betheme, which is another huge “combo” after Avada, offering a multitude of possibilities. This time the template ranked fourth has one of the largest number of demos to choose from, as it has more than 700 demos to choose from. Yes, 700 – that’s not a joke, nor an error when creating the entry.
A mass of template versions to choose from, great reviews, regular updates, various premium plugins included in the template price, and seemingly great scores in speed and performance tests. Can you want anything more for $60?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of this theme?
+ Over 700 demos to choose from.
+ Regular updates.
+ Optimized for speed and SEO.
+ Extensive template customization options, you can change every element in it.
View this theme: CLICK (60$)
5. Uncode – 374 copies sold
Uncode is “the perfect creative WordPress theme for any type of website (portfolio, agency, freelancer, blog) and the best WooCommerce theme for stores. Uncode was designed with extreme attention to detail, flexibility and performance. In addition, Uncode’s page builder includes responsive templates and allows you to edit pages without touching a single line of code: you can build anything you can think of!”
This is what the authors write about it…. doesn’t it sound familiar? If you browse the descriptions of ready-made templates for WordPress more often, you would see that they sound almost the same. Does Uncode stand out from the rest with something, since it’s so amazing? It’s technically a template like thousands, because, for example, for editing content here we have again the “WPBakery Page Builder” plugin, and the most important thing is whether any of the demo versions appeal to us – if yes: we buy, and if not, we keep looking.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of this theme?
+ More than 70 demos to choose from.
+ Regular updates.
+ The template is very powerful and contains a lot of custom features to use.
– A small minus for WPBakery Page Builder – personally, I much prefer Elementor-based pages in 2024.
View this theme: CLICK (59$)
6. Salient – 226 copies sold
Finally! The first template with modern demos worthy of 2024. Meet Salient, which is my personal favorite so far.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of this theme?
+ It’s subjective, but in my opinion, the template offers very nice and modern demos.
+ More than 425 demos to choose from.
+ Regular updates.
+ The template is very powerful and contains a lot of custom features to use.
– A small minus for WPBakery Page Builder – personally, I much prefer Elementor-based pages in 2024.
View this theme: CLICK (60$)
7. Bridge – 214 copies sold
Bridge, is a template with which I personally have a lot of memories, because it was with the use of it that I gathered my first experience learning to work with such large templates. I don’t remember it very well, because those were the times when changes didn’t like to be fixed, and sometimes they would reset for an unknown reason. Since then, however, Bridge has undergone many changes and has also opened up to page-builders such as Gutenberg and Elementor. My opinion in my opinion, but what do the developers write about it?
“BRIDGE is a responsive, multi-tasking WordPress theme, perfect for everyone. Whether you’re a creative, corporate team, lawyer, doctor or freelancer looking for a modern portfolio site or personal blog, Bridge is the best option.”
Is it the best option? In my opinion, no, and all the templates listed above are more interesting options. However, there is a chance that one of the available demos will be the perfect one for you, so why not take a look?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of this theme?
+ Over 630 demos to choose from.
+ Regular updates.
+ Unprecedented freedom in choosing a page-builder. Prefer Gutenberg? No problem. Prefer Elementor? No problem! Prefer the classics and choose WPBakery Page Builder? You also have that option!
– It’s subjective, but personally, I dislike this theme very much (I worked with it mainly in 2015-2018) and avoid it like fire – I was terribly annoyed by the customization of this template and the whole Qode framework.
View this theme: CLICK (69$)
8. Enfold – 177 copies sold
Since with the previous two items I allowed myself a moment of privateness and pouring over my personal feelings about the presented templates, this time it can be no different. Do you miss the times a few years back? This theme may not make you go back to 2014, but it will certainly give your site a 2014-like presence. As a fan of modern solutions, I might not leave a dry thread on this template, but since it’s nevertheless one of the most popular templates in the current period, something must be up.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of this theme?
+ Regular updates.
– A proprietary page-builder – it may work faster than Elementor or WPBakery Page Builder, but in this case we are doomed to get updates from the template authors, not independent developers. If they get tired of creating themes for WordPress, we’re left with a page builder that no developer will want to deal with.
– Only 18 demos to choose from, which is by far the lowest number among the other templates. In addition, their design leaves much to be desired in 2024.
View this theme: CLICK (59$)
9. Newspaper – 176 copies sold
Newspaper is a WordPress theme “perfect for a news site that allows you to write articles and blog posts with ease.” According to the authors, it offers great support and friendly help, and this best-selling theme is ideal for blogging and perfect for an e-commerce, newspaper, magazine or review site. It supports YouTube videos. AMP.
And there’s not much to think about here – if you’re looking for a template for a news site, you’ve certainly come across this template before. It’s a good item, and its disadvantage may be its high popularity – you probably could have already come across an existing Polish site based on this theme yourself.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of this theme?
+ It’s subjective, but it’s the perfect template for a news site.
+ Over 1300 demos to choose from.
+ Regular updates.
+ The template is very powerful and contains a lot of custom features to use.
– Its popularity can be a drawback – if you create a site based on one of the more popular demos, chances are that sooner or later you will come across a clone of your site on the Internet.
View this theme: CLICK (59$)
10. Houzez – 160 copies sold
The listing ends with a themed template, as Houzez is a template geared towards creating a site offering to sell or rent real estate. It’s certainly a very popular and highly rated WordPress template, and it’s the newest (2016) of the whole set.
“Houzez is a WordPress theme designed specifically for the real estate industry. It offers easy-to-use tools that will allow you to manage your agency’s content and listings, while providing the best possible service to your clients.”
What are the advantages and disadvantages of this theme?
+ 37 thematic demos to choose from.
+ Regular updates.
+ Elementor in Pro version.
+ The template is very powerful and contains a lot of custom features to use, useful for running a real estate rental or sales site.
– Its popularity can be a drawback – if you create a site based on one of the more popular demos, chances are that sooner or later you will come across a clone of your site on the Internet.
View this theme: CLICK (59$)
