How do you select THE best theme for your own needs, which is economical yet premium, offers support and is not shady, and is genuine and not a rip-off? Lastly, it should cover everything that you may want to start in the future. (eg: an e-commerce store, customisable pages to sell or list your products/services etc).

Here are 10 things to jot down as a checklist, before buying your first ever WordPress theme from Themeforest.

Here’s What To Check Before Buying A WordPress Theme From Themeforest For First-Timers

1. Check whether the theme is built for WordPress
   
2. Check when the WordPress theme was created
   
3. Sort WordPress themes by bestsellers: We want the best value for our money. Bestsellers mean the most number of people bought the theme. Hence, if you’re starting out this is a critical metric for you.
   
4. Check the no. of reviews: no. of buys ratio percentage. (Should be at least 30%)
   
5. Check for the latest theme update date and the consequent theme update history for WordPress themes. Ensure that the theme maker catered to all previous WordPress updates. 
   
6. Go through the theme reviews on Themeforest, and dig deep through them, analyse them according to what you have in mind for your brand new website.
   
7. Look at how fast is the support. Go to Reviews, and check comments or reply backs by the theme maker about customer complaints, and even reviews. Ideally, the response should be as quick as possible, and to the point. Should also have an escalation option, where you get support over email, in case their guides and videos are not enough
   
8. 
   Look at theme previews for the top themes
   • How many in-built themes do they have?
   • What is their eCommerce theme development like?
   • Can you interchange layouts?
   • How easy is it to build a page yourself using their editor?
     
9. For SEO: Look at their page loading times, attention to mobile-first indexing (responsive theme) and aesthetics (UI/UX). Look at small customisable options and support for SEO plugins such as Yoast. 
   
10. Lastly, look at their educational content
    • Do they have enough video tutorials?
    • Is there proper documentation for a beginner to be able to do it by himself/herself? 
      

Choosing A WordPress Theme For Beginners On Themeforest: Last Thoughts

With these 10 pointers, you should have a direction to analyse or shortlist certain WordPress themes on Themeforest.

While this may be almost everything that you need to make a decision, ensure that you do your own research in addition to these factors. External reviews, on forums like Reddit, and Quora will arm you to get the gist of what you’ll be working on for at least a year if you’re buying the WordPress theme from Themeforest.

What are your pointers on analysing a WordPress theme from Themeforest for beginners?

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