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Editorial reviews of premium WordPress, Joomla and Drupal themes — scored on real sales history, buyer ratings and maintenance track records.
Covering ThemeForest's best sellers · data as of Aug 23, 2026
- 762
- Editorial reviews
- 870
- Themes tracked
- 301
- Plugins tracked
- 511
- Authors indexed
- 9.1M+
- Combined sales
Rey - Fashion, Clothing & Furniture Store WooCommerce Theme
Kalium 3 | Creative Theme for Professionals
Flatsome | Multi-Purpose Responsive WooCommerce Theme
Uncode - Creative & WooCommerce WordPress Theme
WoodMart - Multipurpose WooCommerce Theme
Porto - AI Powered WordPress Website & Shop Builder
REHub - Price Comparison, Multi Vendor Marketplace Wordpress Theme
Essentials | Multipurpose WordPress Theme
Listeo - Directory & Listings With Booking - WordPress Theme
Authentic - Lifestyle Blog & Magazine WordPress Theme
Elessi - WooCommerce AJAX WordPress Theme - RTL support
Avada | Website Builder For WordPress & eCommerce
The7 — Ultimate WordPress & WooCommerce Theme
Betheme | Responsive Multipurpose WordPress & WooCommerce Theme
Enfold - Responsive Multi-Purpose Theme
X | The Ultimate WordPress Theme
Bridge - Creative Elementor and WooCommerce WordPress Theme
JupiterX - Multipurpose WordPress & WooCommerce Theme
Salient | Creative Multipurpose & WooCommerce Theme
Newspaper - News & WooCommerce WordPress Theme
Impreza – WordPress Website and WooCommerce Builder
TheGem - Creative Multi-Purpose & WooCommerce WordPress Theme
Soledad – Multipurpose, Newspaper, Blog & WooCommerce WordPress Theme
FLEX - Multi-Purpose Joomla Template
Jollyany | Multi-Purpose Joomla 6 Template
InsightFX - Multipurpose Joomla Template
Glenon - Creative J2Commerce Joomla Templates
Eatoreh - Multipurpose and Responsive J2commerce Joomla TemplateRanked by data
Editor's top picks
The highest-scoring themes across our published reviews.
Which premium themes score highest right now? As of Aug 23, 2026, the top of our index is Rey (9.3/10), Kalium 3 (9.2/10) and Flatsome (9.1/10) — ranked purely by verified sales history, buyer ratings, update cadence and value.
Editor's choice9.3Highest score on our index
Rey - Fashion, Clothing & Furniture Store WooCommerce Theme
by ReyCommerce · WooCommerce
- Buyer rating
- ★ 4.98
- Verified sales
- 10K
- One-time price
- $79
The heavyweight ecosystem
WordPress Themes
Battle-tested builders and shop themes from the largest CMS market.
Avada is the best-selling WordPress theme in our index, with 1.1 million lifetime sales, a ★4.78 buyer rating and a 9.0/10 editorial score.
Also reviewed: JupiterXSalientNewspaperUncodeImprezaWoodMart
The flexible middleweight
Joomla Templates
Versatile templates for communities, magazines and business sites.
FLEX is the best-selling Joomla theme in our index, with 7K lifetime sales, a ★4.70 buyer rating and a 8.4/10 editorial score.
Also reviewed: IT ParadiseArloTravelOnTiendaEverline
The enterprise workhorse
Drupal Themes
Structured, scalable themes for content-heavy builds.
Progressive is the best-selling Drupal theme in our index, with 2K lifetime sales, a ★4.33 buyer rating and a 7.8/10 editorial score.
Beyond the theme
The plugins that do the work
A theme decides how your site looks. These decide what it can actually do — each one reviewed on the same rubric.
WPBakery Page Builder for WordPress
wpbakery · Utilities
UberMenu - WordPress Mega Menu Plugin
sevenspark · Menus
Ultimate Addons for WPBakery Page Builder
Brainstorm_Force
EventON - WordPress Virtual Event Calendar Plugin
ashanjay · Calendars
Bookly PRO – Appointment Booking and Scheduling Software System
Nota-info · Calendars
WordPress Automatic Plugin
ValvePress
WordPress Membership Plugin – UltimateMembershipPro - Restrict Content & Recurring Subscriptions
azzaroco · Membership
FileBird - WordPress Media Library Folders
NinjaTeam · Media
Category explorer
Browse by use case
From WooCommerce storefronts to news publishing — every use case is a curated shortlist, ranked by real sales and buyer ratings.
Head to head
The versus desk
Torn between two products? We put them side by side and call a winner.
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Curated shortlists
Buying guides
Ranked shortlists for every use case — the research, already done.
Buying guideBest Blog WordPress ThemesWhether you're launching a personal blog, a news publication, or a content-driven magazine site, choosing the right WordPress theme shapes everything from your editorial workflow to your readers' experience. Our editorial team assessed these twelve themes using marketplace sales volume, verified buyer ratings, update history, and fit for blogging and magazine use cases — not paid placement. The result is a shortlist of proven options across a range of budgets and technical comfort levels.Buying guideBest Business WordPress ThemesWhether you're launching a corporate website, a services firm, or a business landing page, choosing the right WordPress theme shapes how visitors perceive your brand. Our editorial team assessed these 12 themes based on sales volume, verified buyer ratings, update frequency, and genuine fit for business and corporate use cases. Every pick here has proven staying power in a competitive market.
Buying guideBest WordPress Marketing PluginsIf you're searching for the best WordPress marketing plugins to grow your WooCommerce store, this list covers eleven well-established options selected through editorial assessment of marketplace sales volume, verified buyer ratings, pricing, and breadth of feature sets. We focused on plugins that solve real, high-impact marketing problems — from recovering lost revenue to building customer loyalty — rather than tools that simply look good on paper.
Buying guideBest WordPress Gallery PluginsIf you're searching for the best WordPress gallery plugins, this list is for you — whether you're a photographer, store owner, or content publisher who needs images to do more than sit in a grid. Our editorial team assessed each plugin using marketplace data: sales volume, rating depth, and category fit to surface options that hold up under real-world use.Buying guideBest WordPress Menu PluginsFinding the best WordPress menu plugin means balancing design flexibility, mobile usability, and performance — and this list covers the top options across all three. Our editorial team assessed each plugin using marketplace sales volume, verified buyer ratings, update cadence, and how well each fits specific use cases, from sprawling mega menus to mobile-first navigation. Whether you're building a content-heavy site, an ecommerce store, or a mobile-optimized experience, there's a strong pick here for you.
Buying guideBest WordPress Form PluginsFinding the best WordPress form plugins means sorting through dozens of options that vary wildly in scope, flexibility, and long-term support. Our editorial team assessed market data — sales volume, ratings across hundreds of reviews, author update cadence, and real-world use-case fit — to surface the plugins worth your money in 2026. This list covers everything from simple contact forms to multi-step wizards, cost calculators, surveys, and CRM integrations, so there's a clear pick whether you're building a one-page contact form or a complex data-capture workflow.All guides: Best WordPress Social Media PluginsBest WooCommerce Shipping PluginsBest WordPress Calendar PluginsBest WordPress Membership PluginsBest WordPress SEO PluginsBest WooCommerce PluginsBest Fitness WordPress ThemesBest Medical WordPress ThemesBest Wedding WordPress ThemesBest Music WordPress ThemesBest Nonprofit WordPress ThemesBest Church WordPress ThemesBest Magazine WordPress ThemesBest News WordPress ThemesBest Photography WordPress ThemesBest Real Estate WordPress ThemesBest Directory WordPress ThemesBest Restaurant WordPress ThemesBest Video WordPress ThemesBest Travel WordPress ThemesBest Construction WordPress ThemesBest Education WordPress ThemesBest Creative WordPress ThemesBest WooCommerce WordPress ThemesBest SEO WordPress ThemesBest eCommerce WordPress ThemesBest Portfolio WordPress ThemesBest Business WordPress ThemesBest Blog WordPress ThemesBest Business Drupal ThemesBest Drupal 11 Drupal ThemesBest Page Builder Drupal ThemesBest Bootstrap Drupal ThemesBest Gallery WordPress ThemesBest Minimal WordPress ThemesBest News Editorial WordPress ThemesBest Directory Listings WordPress ThemesBest News Editorial Drupal ThemesBest Multipurpose WordPress ThemesBest Shop WordPress ThemesBest Elementor WordPress ThemesBest Corporate WordPress ThemesBest Responsive WordPress ThemesBest Retina WordPress ThemesBest Agency WordPress ThemesBest Modern WordPress ThemesBest One Page WordPress ThemesBest Clean WordPress ThemesBest Mobile WordPress ThemesBest Fashion WordPress Themes
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Not nulled. Scanned.
Searching for a nulled copy gets you someone else's binary with someone else's code inside it. There is a legal route to the same file — and we scan it before you touch it.
Premium WordPress products ship under the GPL — the licence lets the files be redistributed. So we do it the honest way: fetch the release, run it through ClamAV, YARA malware rules, a heuristic PHP scan and VirusTotal, strip anything that does not belong, and repackage it clean. If a file fails, its page comes down instead of shipping to you.
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- Licence, not piracyGPL redistribution — buy from the developer for updates and support
Methodology
How we score themes
No sponsored placements. Every score is grounded in public marketplace data.
Every theme on ThemeForge carries a single editorial score out of 10. Our editorial team derives it from four measurable signals in public ThemeForest marketplace data — lifetime sales, verified buyer ratings, update history and pricing. The same rubric applies to every WordPress, Joomla and Drupal theme we review, and it is never influenced by theme authors, sponsorships or the affiliate commissions we may earn.
One number per theme — earned from public data, never sponsored.
Read the full methodologyHow to read the score
- 9.0–10ExceptionalA category leader worth paying up for.
- 8.0–8.9ExcellentA confident, well-rounded pick.
- 7.0–7.9GreatStrong value with minor trade-offs.
- 6.0–6.9GoodSolid, if not standout.
- 5.0–5.9FairFine for the right, narrow use case.
- 0–4.9MixedWeigh the drawbacks carefully.
Sales history
A theme with hundreds of thousands of active buyers has survived real-world use at scale. We read volume and momentum, not launch hype: a template that has kept selling for years under real production load has proven its architecture in ways no demo ever can.
What we read: Lifetime sales volume · sales momentum · years on the market
Buyer ratings
Thousands of verified marketplace ratings tell us how a theme performs after purchase — how it installs, how it updates, and how the author responds when something breaks. We weight both the average rating and how many buyers stand behind it.
What we read: Average buyer rating · number of verified ratings · rating consistency
Update cadence
An abandoned theme is a liability: it drifts out of compatibility with new CMS releases, page builders and PHP versions, and becomes a security risk. We track the author's last update and flag anything drifting out of active maintenance.
What we read: Last update date · update frequency · compatibility upkeep
Value for money
License price measured against feature breadth, bundled premium plugins and renewal costs — the total cost of ownership over the life of your site, not the sticker price on launch day.
What we read: License price · bundled plugins · feature breadth per dollar
Questions, answered
Frequently asked questions
How this site works, in plain language.
- How does ThemeForge score themes?
- Every theme receives a single editorial score out of 10, derived from four measurable signals in public ThemeForest marketplace data: lifetime sales history, verified buyer ratings, update cadence and value for money. The same rubric applies to every WordPress, Joomla and Drupal theme we review.
- Are ThemeForge reviews sponsored?
- No. Theme authors cannot pay for placement or scores. ThemeForge earns an affiliate commission when readers buy through our marketplace links, and that never influences editorial assessments.
- Where does the data come from?
- From public ThemeForest marketplace listings: sales counts, verified buyer ratings, update history and pricing. We do not use private or self-reported numbers.
- How often is the index updated?
- The catalog is refreshed regularly as marketplace data changes, and scores are revisited when a theme's sales, ratings or maintenance status move meaningfully.
- Does ThemeForge sell or host themes?
- No. ThemeForge is an independent review site. Purchases happen on the official marketplace through the theme author’s listing — we never distribute theme files.
- Which platforms does ThemeForge cover?
- Premium themes for WordPress — the deepest catalog — plus templates for Joomla and Drupal.
The people behind the themes
Trusted authors
Publishers with the deepest catalogs in our index.
GoodLayers20 themes in our index205K marketplace sales
AncoraThemes17 themes in our index148K marketplace salesThemeGoods16 themes in our index191K marketplace salescmsmasters11 themes in our index114K marketplace salesTThemeREX10 themes in our index140K marketplace salesFresh from the desk
Latest reviews
Fresh verdicts from the editorial desk.
8.2Opta Review: Minimal Portfolio Theme by CocoBasicOpta is a clean, minimal WordPress theme built for photographers and creative portfolio owners who want their work to speak without visual clutter. At $59 with a perfect buyer rating and a July 2026 update, it sits in a well-defined niche and delivers on its promise of elegant simplicity.
8.2Nightshade Photography Portfolio WordPress Theme ReviewNightshade is a focused photography portfolio theme from Elated-Themes, priced at $89 with two premium plugins bundled at no extra cost. It targets professional photographers who need polished presentation tools — including proofing gallery layouts — without cobbling together multiple purchases. A strong buyer rating and active 2026 update signal a well-maintained product.
7.2Woody Elementor Coming Soon Theme Review (2026)Woody is a focused coming-soon and maintenance-mode theme for WordPress built on Elementor, offering WebGL visual effects and one-click demo imports at a $49 one-time price. It suits photographers and creatives who need a polished holding page fast. Its modest sales count and mid-tier rating suggest a niche but functional option.
7.8Cassia Review: A Photography Portfolio Theme for WordPressCassia is a focused WordPress theme from Mikado-Themes built specifically for photographers and creative agencies. With Elementor compatibility and modern gallery layouts, it delivers a polished visual foundation at a one-time $79 price. It suits solo photographers and small studios who want a professional portfolio without custom development.
7.8Zenit Review: A Clean Photography WordPress ThemeZenit is a focused photography WordPress theme from Select-Themes, built for photographers who want a clean, professional portfolio without clutter. With stock photo gallery layouts, proofing support, and one-click demo import, it targets working photographers who need to get online quickly and look polished doing it.
8.1Vivagh Review: WordPress Theme for Wedding PhotographersVivagh is a photography-focused WordPress theme from designthemes, built specifically for wedding photographers, studios, and photo editing services. At $59 one-time, it bundles portfolio, album, video, and shop features in a niche-targeted package backed by a strong 4.68/5 buyer rating.Actively maintained
Freshly updated by their authors
Themes whose authors shipped an update most recently — maintenance you can verify.
Donat - Charity & Fundraising WordPress ThemeUpdated 8.1
Travel Tour - Travel Booking WordPressUpdated 8.7
Savoy - Minimalist AJAX WooCommerce ThemeUpdated 8.9
ChariFund - Charity WordPress Theme MultipurposeUpdated 7.8
Obsequy - Funeral Home WordPress ThemeUpdated 7.8Bridge - Creative Elementor and WooCommerce WordPress ThemeUpdated 8.7Catalog data last refreshed: