10 Best Paid WordPress Themes of the Year

The original 10 best paid WordPress themes of 2013 article I wrote two years ago ended up being a valuable resource to many readers so I decided to write an updated article for the current year, 2015.

Although web design has changed and evolved somewhat, the core principles are still intact. For example, the flat design trend that was just starting to take effect in 2013 is still here with us today.

One major difference is that the web design industry has become somewhat standardized and there have been complaints that it’s all starting to look a bit too much the same.

While that’s partially true, you will see from the selected list of themes below that not all web design has to look the same and there’s still plenty of differentiation.

After reviewing hundreds of themes, I have come up with a list of 10 that are my favorites and I will tell you why. As you might imagine, it is incredibly hard to choose 10 theme designs out of hundreds, but someone has to do it. It’s important to note that there are many other great themes which were not included in this list.

1. Flex Mag – $59

Flex Mag is one of my recent favorite magazine-style themes. The home page puts heavy emphasis on imagery, which makes the stories pop that much more.

As far as the features go, this theme has a few unique ones including the Auto-Loading Posts similar as you would see on Forbes.

The theme also has 9 different featured posts layouts, multiple article layouts, a snazzy fly-out navigation that works surprisingly well, and is also WooCommerce-compatible so you can start selling stuff right away.

2. Chapter – $49

Chapter is the “Yelp” theme. It is highly focused on user ratings and reviews, which the home page focuses on.

In addition, the theme also looks great. It is designed to be simple, although there is a lot of information so the user can get overwhelmed quickly. Your information management skills will come in handy when trying to handle this theme.

If you’re looking for a Yelp-type theme, this is the one you probably want to try first.

3. Gullvy – $49

This is an awesome blogging theme that is dependent on great imagery. If your articles are not complemented by amazing images, then this theme will look bland and mediocre.

However, add some great images and this theme really pops. The home page itself is composed of mosaic tiles of images, which represents each article on your website.

When viewing the article, the view is split into two halves. The left half has the image full sized while the right half features the rest of your article.

The theme is built on UIkit Frontend Framework.

4. Monstroid – $79

Monstroid is the most expensive theme on this list; however, it includes many features that are not included in the other themes.

The quality that stands out to me about this theme is how easy it is to install. It comes with the installation wizard, which basically installs the theme and all dependency plugins in one go. No need to go back and forth and download, install, and activate multiple plugins.

The theme also comes with over 15 premium extension including MotoPress. It is built on top of the popular Cherry Framework. In addition, Monstroid includes child themes that are topic-specific such as finance, education, interior design, art, and so on.

And perhaps the best part about Monstroid is the free lifetime 24/7 live chat support that you can initiate directly from the admin section of WordPress.

This is the not the best looking theme out of the box on this list, but it is probably the most customizable one.

5. Uploader – $54

Uploader is a limited-use theme that is catered to file uploads. It allows frontend users to upload files and create posts. File uploading is incredibly easy and smooth using the popular “drag and drop” upload functionality.

The admin has plenty of settings to play around with to adjust the visibility of each upload. You can also control the type of files that can be uploaded in order to limit the amount of spam received.

6. Skyestate – $49

This is my favorite real estate theme of 2015. It is very clean and user-friendly and includes all the options you’ll need for that special real estate website.

It allows frontend users to log in and submit real estate submissions. All the real estate properties in the database can easily be searched from the frontend.

As you can imagine, this theme makes great use of Google Maps, as it is one of its core functionalities.

7. Kupon – $59

Kupon is a Groupon-style theme that uses WooCommerce for product management and checkout process. Like Groupon, it includes countdown timers for special offers.

The theme itself has a very modern and simple design. The header emphasizes the search capability, which allows users to search using keywords, categories, and locations.

In addition, the theme also includes a voucher management capability for more advanced usage.

8. KIDIX – $49

Kidix is a fun kindergarten-oriented theme that could be used for any educational or child care website. Every top 10 list deserves to have some fun and that’s why Kidix is included in this one.

Although this theme is very much catered to the kids category, that certainly doesn’t mean that it looks unprofessional. It is in no way a goofy theme that’s meant to have children as an audience. It is more of a theme that is focused on parents who are looking for services for their children.

The theme uses Visual Composer for layout and page management.

9. The Look – $59

This is a full-featured e-commerce theme that is built for WooCommerce. It includes multiple layouts and product size and color options. It is a perfect theme for e-commerce clothing stores.

The design of the theme is very chic and elegant. The fonts are bold and stylish, yet speak with authority.

10. Rosetta – $49

Rosetta is a multi-purpose theme that looks minimalistic. It uses large, full-width images at the top of every page, so if you don’t have these kinds of high-quality images, you should probably skip this theme.

The oversized headers are what make this theme what it is. Without it, it would be a fairly standard theme with nothing unique that sticks out. But with the images, it turns it into an incredibly well-designed theme. The navigation at the top is visible yet doesn’t stick out too much.

The theme comes with Visual Composer and Slider Revolution plugins. It also puts a heavy emphasis on CSS animations throughout most page elements.

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