55 Premium WordPress Themes to Blow Your Mind
65About a year ago, premium WordPress themes started appearing on the market. At the time, that meant themes that were a cut above the rest. But now it just means a theme with a price tag latched onto it.
There are still great premium themes out there, and well worth paying the money for. Unfortunately, there’s also a lot that aren’t worth paying the money for now.
With that in mind, we’ve searched through all the premium themes we could find to bring you our 55 favorites.
And lastly, there are no affiliate links here. So if we recommend a theme, we really do recommend it.
Wood World – $15 // Demo // More Info
eGallery – $19.95 // Demo // More Info
Polaroid Press – $49 // Demo // More Info
Our Community – $30 // Demo // More Info
CSS Gallery – $20 // Demo // More Info
Portfolio Press – $49 // Demo // More Info
Influx – $19.95 // Demo // More Info
Fresh News – $70 // Demo // More Info
Omni Theme – $79.99 // Demo // More Info
Golden Green – $29 // Demo // More Info
Gridline News – $24.99 // Demo // More Info
Grunge Music – $59.95 // Demo // More Info
GrungePress – $49 // Demo // More Info
Communizine – $40 // Demo // More Info
Joy – $29 // Demo // More Info
Cat Eat Fish – $20 // Demo // More Info
Mimbo Pro – $89.99 // Demo // More Info
Showcase – $30 // Demo // More Info
Arthemia – $70 // Demo // More Info
One – $99 // Demo // More Info
Tauren Pro – $69 // Demo // More Info
The Other Blog – $15 // Demo // More Info
Revolution Magazine – $59.95 // Demo // More Info
Citrus – $79 // Demo // More Info
Gabfire NewsPro – $59 // Demo // More Info
Video Elements – $50 // Demo // More Info
Influence – $39 // Demo // More Info
Vengeance – $29 // Demo // More Info
Creation – $25 // Demo // More Info
Ecstasy – $29 // Demo // More Info
Pro Media – $59 // Demo // More Info
Suvi Magazine – $59 // Demo // More Info
Business – $39 // Demo // More Info
PicPress – $20 // Demo // More Info
MagLive – $47 // Demo // More Info
Music – $59 // Demo // More Info
Newsden – $47 // Demo // More Info
Cion – $19.95 // Demo // More Info
On Demand – $75 // Demo // More Info
Vibrant CMS – $70 // Demo // More Info
News – $59.95 // Demo // More Info
DeepBlue – $50 // Demo // More Info
Thesis – $87 // Demo // More Info
Bluesky – $19.95 // Demo // More Info
JobPress – $59 // Demo // More Info
YourFolio – $25 // Demo // More Info
NewsPlus – $75 // Demo // More Info
Magazine-News – $75 // Demo // More Info
Quommunication News – $75 // Demo // More Info
Real Estate – $30 // Demo // More Info
Ecommerce – $49 // Demo // [More Info
Design Showcase – $30 // Demo // More Info
Image Hunter – $30 // Demo // More Info
Bluemist – $19.95 // Demo // More Info
Aurora Borealis – $15 // Demo // More Info
Plenty of great themes to choose from, right? If you could get one for free, which would you choose?
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Those are some very nice themes. I’m actually a Joomla fan but have been considering using WordPress for a couple of upcoming projects as it seems to becoming more and more versatile. I really like the Ecommerce theme, I’ll definitely be referring to this list in the future, thanks for sharing!
Very nice collection..
-I must have hit reply, oops, nice thread though..
quiet !!! I am waiting for brian’s new set of FREE revolution themes ;) I will come back and look at it this list again, after that … :P
Nice set. Although I won’t be buying any of these, they are a good inspiration to create my own.. Nice find.
May I make a suggestion. Why not add a more option before displaying the website captures? This way if people are not interested in this topic but are feed subscribers they won’t have to look at all 55 pictures they are not interested in
George,
I’ve never used Joomla before. I remember choosing between it and WordPress as the CMS for a site about 2 or 3 years ago, and WordPress just about won out. And since then I’ve been a WordPress addict, using it for everything. :)
Dinu,
Hehe – I’m looking forward to that as well! I think Revolution has been succeeded slightly by various themes since then, but it was the original, so it couldn’t not be in here! :D
Mark,
Haha, I know the feeling! But actually finding the time to sit down and create…
Matt,
Sorry, I know you feel. I’ve thought the same thing about a lot of my feeds. But there’s no real way around it. The “More” option you mentioned means that only part of my feeds are sent to the feed reader. I want the whole thing sent so that if someone wants to read the post, they can read it there and then, and they aren’t forced to click through to my site. I’ll see if I can do something with smaller images next time so it’s easier to scroll past. :)
Many of those themes look nice – I recognize Our Community being featured on ThemeForest blog as one top seller.
I really liked Arthemia and Thesis. Revolution looks a bit dated, doesn’t it? :)
I don’t think anyone would have judged you for using affiliate links on these Michael…very cool collection anyhow.
great collection at all. thanks
I love the Magazine News theme. Gorgeous layout. I’ve been looking for a new blog theme for my blog and this would just be perfect to attract people into reading more about the blog and what stories I’ve added.
I would definitely make the investment and purchase this one!
So many nice premium wordpress theme. I think you have taken a lot of time to collect that themes. Thank you for your collection. Here is some Beautiful wordpress theme, too. http://www.wontip.com/?page_id=122
I have contemplated buying the Thesis theme :D
Wow, some of those themes REALLY aren’t good enough to be ‘premium’. It amazes me how many themes are knocked together with less care than most free themes and are sold for hard cold cash! Woothemes is at the complete opposite end of the spectrum, I bought one premium theme for them and was so impressed I bought 3 more – they really really put a lot of hard work into them and it shows.
John hits the nail on the head.
Many premium themes are worse than freebies, which is why I said what I did in my latest post.
However, in answer to your question, I’d take Thesis if it was going free.
Hi,
Amazing list!
I agree that Woothemes is one of the best premium themes out there – 3 extraordinary WP designers – I don’t expect it to be less than perfect in quality!
Cheers!
This is the first I’ve heard of Communizine…it looks nice!
Most of these are ‘magazine’ style themes… would love to see a list for premium personal blog themes. Keep up the good work!
These themes are awesome and i want to learn creating these types of themes after seeing these.Thank you.
I tried free themes, they leave much to be desired but they’re free for many reasons. :D
I wanted to make free themes since last year but it’s coming to end of this year and I’ve yet the time do to so.
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Awesome stuff. Great list. Thanks!
most liked to me “The Other Blog” )
man that’s amazing – nice inspiration also..:) Appreciated list -thanks!
Elenor Ogando Oh my goodness! Incredible actirle dude! Many thanks, However I am going through problems with your RSS. I don’t know why I cannot join it. Is there anyone else getting the same RSS issues? Anyone that knows the solution will you kindly respond? Thanx!
Awesome job on going through and coming up with a great list of premium themes, it was actually cool to see some elegant wordpress themes cause you can just sign up for their club and get some good themes. I’ve been looking into buying a premium theme so this will help me, I just have to get the money to do it, I don’t make any money blogging just cause I don’t want to hassle the readers with adsense and ads.
Thanks for featuring PicPress!
@ goldfries: I agree alot of free themes have a lot of stuff lacking but for me it’s also been fun cause I’ve gotten to learn about how wordpress is coded and works. I’ve only used free themes on my blog for the purpose of not having money to buy premium or have someone design for me and it’s been a good experience. I’ve been able to take arthemia and totally change it to my tastes, like adding a different background, adding twitter, i actually added adsense but i hate adsense so I took it off.
I think if you first start blogging you should go with a free theme just to learn how wordpress works and if something isn’t there that you want you know how to add it instead of spamming up the internet asking a billion questions when you never took the time to learn.
Great list, having worked with several of these themes in the past I can vouch for at least a few saying they are at the top of their game for both design and code. You also opened my eyes to several new themes that are well worth having a look at for both inspiration and future projects.
This is definitely the type of research that needs to be put out there when it comes to a booming market like this because as mentioned in the comments above there are several lurking around out there that cost a lot more than they are worth.
Nice list of really amazing themes. I might buy a premium theme in the future, but I rather design my own theme from scratch, but I don’t have the skills for that yet.
I love the wood world theme buddy, this collection is very nice.
Wow, this is really amazing list – first five themes..jumm…:))) thanks :)
Thank you for featuring “The Other Blog”
I’ve recently used the Vibrant CMS theme to build http://www.rebekahkeat.com. So I can vouch for this as a quality theme, with sound coding, multiple colour options and a modern, not-too-bloggy feel.
This is a great list of themes you’ve put together Pro Blog Design. Good job. I’ve found a few new themes here that I’m really keen to try out.
This is definitely the type of research that needs to be put out there when it comes to a booming market like this because as mentioned in the comments above there are several lurking around out there that cost a lot more than they are worth.
This was an amazing list, I wish I could buy one.
Great collection. Thanks you very much !
I really appreciate the designs here I think i will be tempted to purchase a few.
Jeff
The only problem with your list is there is no way to pick one. I really like Arthemia but then there are about a dozen other themes I like a lot. When I’m ready for my next blog I’ll definitely be back here to find the theme. This post is going on our next issue’s ‘Great Reads’ section.
lol – That’s a good point. Still quite a lot of sorting and choosing to do within the list!
Thanks in advance for the link though! :)
Thank you for this great list about premium wordpress themes. .Ralph
Nice themes, good work!
quiet !!! I am waiting for brian’s new set of FREE revolution themes ;) I will come back and look at it this list again, after that …
That was a great premium theme collection you have here. Keep up the good work.
These themes are awesome and i want to learn creating these types of themes after seeing these.Thank you.
This was an amazing list, I wish I could buy one.
Thanks for opportunity!
Very.. very nice. You did excellent work gathering these themes. Moreover links go to sites where more themes I find. Thanks mate.
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Excellent! This is simple mine of templates. It is pitty that more of them are not free.
I think it´s the best collection…thanks
I am surprised… after seeing the list of themes I didn’t find any “premium” one… Please epxplain me why I need pay the big money (as for me) for these practically similar “masterpieces”? GrungeMusic, Communize, Joy are they premium?!
Btw… you are not follow, why do you deceive your visitors?
These are all really great themes. Thanks for the post and keep up the good work!
The premium business theme is a pretty good looking one, even today. A good list you’ve collected!
PicPress is greatest theme :X … i think need to buy it now :D
You gotta love those themes on ThemeForest!
Thank you for taking your time to bring this compilation of premium WordPress theme.
I’m currently on the lookout for a corporate theme in grey and blue — any good suggestions?
Would consider doing a 2010 update that lists new themes that you like?
Thanks,
Kasper
Fantastic themes. It must be expensive for sure. I will check and buy it.
Nice Collection!
But it Should be Free!
I’ve been a very silent reader of your blog. You have come a very long way Micheal.
The collection of these WordPress themes are nice. Its exciting to see instant pictures without loading the links. Great post.
Great blog here! Also your web site loads up fast! What web host are you using? Can I get your affiliate link to your host? I wish my web site loaded up as fast as yours lol
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Great round-up of WP themes! I make my own WP themes by using Lubith and it’s flexible enough to allow me to recreate premium themes but customize them in such a way that I can call my own and add personal touches.
I don’t think anyone would have judged you for using affiliate links on these Michael…very cool collection anyhow.
Thanks for sharing these great themes.
Good one !!!!!!