Best e-commerce WordPress themes of 2021

Date:
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 20:25:46 +0000

Description:
Want an easy way to design a smart looking online store? Look no further than these themes.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Best e-commerce WordPress themes

1. Astra

2. Flatsome

3. Porto

4. Shopkeeper

5. WoonderShop

Read on for our detailed analysis of each theme

What better way to buy stuff than from the comfort of your own sofa or bed? Online shopping has revolutionised the way we consume, but why let Amazon
grab all the profits? If youve got an online business idea, nows probably the best time to get started, and if youre using the popular website builder and web hosting solution that is WordPress , then weve gathered round five impressive e-commerce themes to help you hit the ground running. Also check out our roundup of the best WordPress e-commerce plugins Astra (Image credit: Astra) 1. Astra

A very popular theme with an impressible number of option to create your
ideal store Fast Highly customizable Great e-commerce options

Astra is a very popular WordPress theme . They recently celebrated their one millionth active install, which is no small feat. Its designed to work with various page builders such as Elementor, Beaver Builder, Brizy and Gutenberg, and comes as a free and paid for version, but if youre looking for e-commerce features, you have to go pro.

Some of the sales-friendly features unique to the pro version include
Infinite Scroll so your products load dynamically as the visitor scrolls down the page, Off-Canvas Sidebar, an ideal place to incorporate filters and widgets to make finding what your customer is looking for quicker and easier, and multiple Checkout Options, to customise the layout to suit you and your users needs, such as two-step checkout, or distraction-free checkout for instance.

The customisation options are quite impressive, all without having to delve into code; you can alter the layout, the typography, even turn off the title page and sidebar if you want to. And best of all, Astra is advertised as a fast responsive theme, meaning itll load fast to keep your visitors on your site.

Astra offers three different plans, starting with Astra Pro, currently for
$47 per year (or $249 for a one-time fee), right up to $249 a year for Growth Bundle (or $699 for a one-time fee). You can sign up for Astra here Flatsome (Image credit: Flatsome) 2. Flatsome

Flatsome will help you create elegant e-commerce sites with little effort and no coding experience Easy to customize Loads of options

The main focus of Flatsome is on e-commerce and this theme is designed to not only be easy to use for your visitors, but also to create and maintain for yourself. Alterations are done via its UX Builder which offers you a live preview as you make your changes. You can for instance, mix and match
headers, pages, colours and fonts using the Theme Option Panel. Its extremely versatile, allowing you to change any aspect of the page to suit your requirements with drag and drop ease. Such power makes it easy to alter the numerous available templates to create a store that is unique and ideally suited to the products you have on offer. As with Astra above, it boasts fast loading times for an enhanced visitor experience.

Getting Flatsome will cost you $59 which includes future updates, and 6
months of support. You can extend that support by a further 6 months for an additional $17.63. You can sign up for Flatsome here Porto (Image credit: Porto) 3. Porto

A simple theme with enough customisation options to help your store stand out Good value Responsive SEO-ready

Porto is an e-commerce-specific theme, and comes with over 30 different layouts to help you configure your store to best showcase your products. Of course, if this doesnt suit, you can always use the themes page builder straight from your WordPress Dashboard.

Theres a good variety of layouts on offer, along with sidebars, sliders and shop category pages. As youd expect, its a fully responsive website so your visitors can purchase what they want from the comfort of their computer or portable device.

The price is very competitive: only $59 for a licence (as with Flatsome, you can purchase an additional 6 months of support for $17.63). However this
price also includes two premium plugins, WP Bakery Page Builder, and Slider Revolution, which makes the deal even sweeter. You can sign up for Porto here Shopkeeper (Image credit: Shopkeeper) 4. Shopkeeper

A good theme to help novices and pro alike to set up an online store and
start selling products Easy customizability Good looking theme

Shopkeeper is a very well received e-commerce-focused WordPress theme. It comes with good looking templates which you can use straight away as is, or
as the starting point for a more customised experience. Like all the others
on this list, theres no need for coding experience to create an online store
- shopkeeper takes care of it all for you in the background. There are many options to your pages layout. You could for instance have an on-screen or off-screen sidebar, organise your products by categories, choose how many items to display per row or page, allow for variables, digital downloads, affiliate links, set items on sale, or list them as out of stock. Everything youd expect, really.

As its a WordPress theme, you can also populate your site with bios and contact information, and Shopkeeper even comes with three different blog layouts, should you wish to entice your customers with some juicy tidbits of information.

As with Flatsome and Porto above, Shopkeeper will cost you $59, which
includes all future updates and six months of support (with a $17.63 add-on
to keep your access to support for an additional six months). You can sign up for Shopkeeper here WoonderShop (Image credit: Proteus Themes) 5. WoonderShop

A very mobile-friendly theme designed to get you selling, no matter which device your site is viewed on Good features Nice UI

Although WooderShop advertises itself as a mobile-first e-commerce theme,
that doesnt mean to say its experience on a desktop isnt on par. On the contrary, accessing a store built with this theme works great on any
platform. Although it does make sense to focus on mobile, since this is the way more and more people shop these days, and making the experience there
feel flawless is crucial to a successful business plan.

The loading speed benchmarks are impressive, and being SEO ready will help
you stay competitive. We really liked the sandbox feature on offer to let you try the theme for free for seven days (no credit card required). This is a great way to explore the product and determine if the features it offers are right for you and your business. WoodersShop is full of nice little features, like a cross-selling widget to encourage your customers to get additional related products, a real-time filtering option, an signup form which can be linked to an email provider such as MailChimp, and a translation-ready interface to boot.

You can buy WooderShop for $79 which allows you to install it on a single
site and includes six months of support. Alternatively, theres also the
option to join the Proteus Club for $149 per year, which grants you access to all of Proteus 21 themes, which you can apply to an unlimited number of website, and also gain unlimited support. You can sign up for Woondershop
here We've also highlighted the best WordPress themes



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