{"id":20420,"date":"2018-05-16T11:31:46","date_gmt":"2018-05-16T11:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.awardspace.com\/?p=20420"},"modified":"2023-07-13T13:55:52","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T13:55:52","slug":"choose-wordpress-theme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.awardspace.com\/blog\/choose-wordpress-theme\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress Themes – How to Find Out if a Theme is Appropriate for Your Needs"},"content":{"rendered":"

WordPress themes are a small universe of their own. Diving deep into that universe could result in a lot of lost time, a lot of confusion, and a lot of frustration. Themes are being created for all sorts of reasons, and a lot of themes have been left to fate. And a theme that has not been updated in a long time is \u2026well a dangerous theme.<\/p>\n

It is not only about themes. Content Management Systems of all kinds, plugins, and add-ons are also potentially<\/em> threatening your online security<\/a>, if not updated.<\/p>\n

Knowing only this fact alone narrows your available choice of themes. That, of course, if you choose to go for a recently updated theme. Which I, again, recommend you to do.<\/p>\n

And as you probably already know, there are a lot of other factors that you need to consider when choosing your WordPress Theme. As much, as I wish to tell you that it is easy as searching, liking a design and installing WordPress theme<\/a>, it\u2019s not.<\/p>\n

So, let\u2019s not waste any more time, and discover how to find if a WordPress Theme<\/strong> is suitable for your needs.<\/p>\n

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Figure out the Type of Website You\u2019ll Create<\/h2>\n

This is obvious. In order to find out if a theme is appropriate for your needs, you first should know what your needs are.<\/p>\n

In this case, what type of website you are about to create. I know, I know. If you\u2019ve reached the conclusion that you need a website, you most likely know what type of website you are about to create.<\/p>\n

Yet, you really need to go deeper than \u2018a business card\u2019 website, \u2018an e-shop\u2019, or a \u2018portfolio website<\/a>\u2019.<\/p>\n

Will your website have a blog<\/a>? Are you going to need a specific plugin<\/a>?<\/p>\n

Is that plugin supported by the theme, you\u2019ve chosen? Are you going to create a forum on your website?<\/p>\n

Are you going to sell something through your website, even though it is not planned as an e-commerce?<\/p>\n

Where are you striving to get? If everything is going to the plan, and you get where you want, will you need any other features that are not needed as of now?<\/p>\n

You got the point. Plan for the future of your website. Find out what you need, and what you will possibly need in the future. And see if the chosen theme is meeting the needs.<\/p>\n

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Use the WordPress Theme Feature Filter<\/h2>\n

When in your WordPress Admin Panel<\/a>, and begin the theme installing process, meaning, you went to Appearance<\/strong> -> Themes<\/strong> and clicked the Add New<\/strong> button, you\u2019ll be presented with a vast number of themes to choose from.<\/p>\n

Read: How to Install WordPress Theme<\/a><\/p>\n

On the top of the choices that the CMS is presenting you, you\u2019ll see a stripe with options:<\/p>\n