Hi everyone,
I have 2 websites under my belt and for the first website in 2029 I used Avada theme which back then was fantastic and everything I needed.
Then for the 2nd website in 2023 ISH I also used Avada not knowing it has SERIOUSLY gone downhill since then with tons of bloat that is all a buggy mess.
Now I am planning a 3rd website for my service business and would live to try a better theme for that site to save me the headaches.
So, what I need from a perfect theme:
Essential:
1. One time fee. I’m willing to pay up, but not commit to yet another subscription .
2. Generally fast theme
3. All the core functions, ability to build service pages, quick set up of a blog page etc.
Desirable:
4. A nice web form capture solution. Sure I can use one of the plugins but it’s nice to have the functionality included in theme. This is one aspect that Avada does have (buggy mess though but still).
So does anyone have any themes you had a good experience with that would fit the bill? What about OceanWP?
Any advice would be appreciated! Thanks!
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You should consider going with one of the WP community’s free themes, and utilize this plugin I use — it’s the free version of Forminator for my web forms which have been (A) super easy to create any form with, and (B) offers an amazing range of functionality in their free version.
Why not a club, like Elegant themes and divi?
Please show us what themes from 2029 will look like! Are developers even a thing anymore? Does WordPress become part of Skynet?
GeneratePress Pro is my favorite hybrid theme (traditional with block editor). They have really powerful tools such as Elements. And GenerateBlocks free/pro are fantastic. $59 a year with lifetime options.
Or, you can go with learning FSE themes. The new way of WordPressing.
Best of luck!
GeneratePress, Astra and Kedance are so good even in free version. They all sell lifetime licenses for single and multiple websites. They all are very fast and bloat free.
All of them have large libraries of pre built gutenberg based (means without elementor or any other builder) templates.
Regarding web forms, I prefer to embed a third party form (see [many reasons why it is better](https://www.reddit.com/r/Wordpress/comments/1cqjix3/comment/l3yygqt/))