Updated: January 7, 2010!
Over the past year, a new trend has developed where bloggers and small business owners are bypassing paying a web designer a lot of money for a custom theme and instead purchasing a premium WordPress theme for their website or blog. These themes usually feature a much more unique look and more functionality than the free WordPress themes available, are widget ready and include a more advanced control panel which allows you to setup the theme without touching any code. You’ll also get support directly for the theme author(s) as well!
Magazine and News themes seem to be the most popular premium themes right now, but pretty much all content management system (CMS) themes seem to be selling really well. There is some great work out there, and more and more web designers are releasing premium WordPress themes each day, so I figured this was a good time to put together a premium WordPress theme gallery to help people looking to purchase a unique and highly customizable WordPress theme. Obviously everyone has different tastes so this method allows each individual to pick out the design that meets their personal needs!
In order for this post to maintain its relevance, it is updated regularly with new premium WordPress themes as they are released. When possible, I’ve also provided feature descriptions for the theme or theme framework, as well as links to view and/or purchase the theme from the author.
Currently these premium WordPress themes are divided into 6 categories for easy navigation. Simply click the link to go to the section you are wanting to browse through (or scroll down to view all of them):
- Premium News and Magazine WordPress Themes
- Premium Small Business WordPress Themes
- Premium Portfolio WordPress Themes
- Premium Video, TV, Photo, and Multimedia WordPress Themes
- Premium Blog WordPress Themes
- Premium WordPress Theme Frameworks
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Magazine and News Premium WordPress Themes
Lifestyle Theme
Multiple-Use ($59.95), All StudioPress Themes ($199.95)
WP Smooth Theme
Single-Use ($79.00), Multiple-Use ($179.00), Developer’s Pack ($279.00)
Magazine Theme Wars
Multiple-Use ($69.00), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)
Newsday Theme
Multiple-Use ($45.00), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)
Zenko Magazine Theme
Multiple-Use ($69.00), Developer’s Pack ($149.00)
Magazine WordPress Theme
Multiple-Use ($59.95), All StudioPress Themes ($199.95)
WP Vybe Theme
Single-Use ($79.00), Multiple-Use ($179.00), Developer’s Pack ($279.00)
Moviemaker Theme
Unlimited Websites ($37.00)
Deluxe Magazine Theme
Multiple-Use ($45.00), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)
WP-Chatter Magazine Theme
Single-Use ($79.00), Multiple-Use ($179.00), Developer’s Pack ($279.00)
Fresh News Theme
Multiple-Use ($70.00), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)
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Technologic Theme
Multiple-Use ($69.00), Developer’s Pack ($149.00)
GameNow Video Game Theme
Single-Use ($49.00), Developer’s Pack ($99.00)
Transcript Magazine Theme
Multiple-Use ($59.00), Developer’s Pack ($179.00)
WP Sublime Theme
Single-Use ($79.00), Multiple-Use ($179.00), Developer’s Pack ($279.00)
Headline News Theme
Multiple-Use ($70.00), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)
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Hot Gossip Celebrity Theme
Unlimited Use ($35.00)
Showbiz Celebrity Theme
Unlimited Websites ($27.00), Unlimited Websites + Support ($77.00)
Gourmet Cooking Theme
Single-Use ($59.00), Developer’s Pack ($99.00)
Maximum Magazine Theme
Unlimited Websites ($35.00)
Backstage Music Theme
Multiple-Use ($70.00), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)
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Gadget Theme
Included with All-Theme Package ($39.95)!
Gameline Theme
Unlimited Websites ($37.00)
ColorMatic Theme
Multiple-Use ($69.00), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)
Magazine Portfolio Theme
Multiple-Use ($59.00), Developer’s Pack ($159.00)
Blog Newspaper Theme
Multiple-Use ($59.00), Developer’s Pack ($179.00)
Boardwalk Travel Theme
- Random Header Graphics (rainbows, kites, planes)
- Random Footer Graphics (beach huts, crabs)
- Customizable Weather Feed
- Three Featured Categories
- Related Articles
Single-Use ($59.00)
Blogus Travel Theme
Single-Use ($45.00), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)
Chic Theme
Multiple-Use ($69.00), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)
Monograph Magazine Theme
- 4 Color Styles: Blue (default), Green, Red, Pink
- Simple Theme Options Page allows to set up the theme in less than 10 minutes!
- Support for WordPress 2.8 (up to 2.8.4)
- Custom Fields NOT required
- Auto-resizing and cropping for thumbnails (TimThumb script)
Multiple-Use ($69.00), Developer’s Pack ($149.00)
Huex Magazine Theme
Single-Use ($29.00), Developer’s Pack ($59.00)
News WordPress Theme
Multiple-Use ($59.95), All StudioPress Themes ($199.95)
WP Launch Theme
Single-Use ($79.00), Multiple-Use ($179.00), Developer’s Pack ($279.00)
eNews Theme
Comes with $20.00 subscription to Elegant Themes Club!
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Open Air Theme
- Magazine Layout/Personal Blog Layout
- Integrated Video Player
- Integrated Banner Management script to display randomized banner ads of your choice site-wide.
Multiple-Use ($70.00), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)
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So Apple Theme
Multiple-Use ($34.00)
Lumin Magazine Theme
Comes with $20.00 subscription to Elegant Themes Club!
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WP Genius Theme
Single-Use ($79.00), Multiple-Use ($179.00), Developer’s Pack ($279.00)
Optimize Theme
Multiple-Use ($70.00), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)
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Imperial Theme
Single-Use ($30.00), Ten Websites ($90.00)
Bold Magazine Theme
Comes with $20.00 subscription to Elegant Themes Club!
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Elements Magazine Theme
Single-Use ($69.00), Developer’s Pack ($139.00)
WPSN Sports Theme
- Based upon ESPN’s website
- Integrated RSS newsticker
Multiple-Use ($38.00)
Sportstate Theme
Multiple-Use ($38.00)
Arthemia Premium Theme
Multiple-Use ($59.95), Developer’s Pack ($159.95)
Education Theme
Multiple-Use ($59.95), All StudioPress Themes ($199.95)
Newswire Theme
Unlimited Websites ($19.99)
Charisma Theme
Single-Use ($67.00), Developer’s Pack ($149.00)
WP Folio Theme
Single-Use ($79.00), Multiple-Use ($179.00), Developer’s Pack ($279.00)
Yamidoo Magazine Theme
Multiple-Use ($69.00), Developer’s Pack ($149.00)
Destination City Theme
Multiple-Use ($59.00), Developer’s Pack ($159.00)
WP Media Magazine Theme
Single-Use ($79.00), Multiple-Use ($179.00), Developer’s Pack ($279.00)
Business Solutions Theme
Single-Use ($25.00), Ten Websites ($75.00)
Mr. and Mrs. Wedding Theme
Multiple-Use ($59.00), Developer’s Pack ($99.00)
Church Theme
Multiple-Use ($59.95), All StudioPress Themes ($199.95)
Grace Church Theme
Single-Use ($59.00), Developer’s Pack ($159.00)
Seduction Theme
Single-Use ($79.95), Developer’s Pack ($179.95)
Celebrity Press Theme
Single-Use ($79.95), Multiple-Use ($149.95), Developer’s Pack ($249.95)
WP Jazz Theme
Single-Use ($79.00), Multiple-Use ($179.00), Developer’s Pack ($279.00)
Bloom Theme
Single-Use ($49.00), Developer’s Pack ($99.00)
Newspaper Theme
Multiple-Use ($59.00), Developer’s Pack ($159.00)
NewsPro Theme
Multiple-Use ($59.00), Developer’s Pack ($159.00)
Convergence Theme
Unlimited Websites ($25.00)
Suvi Magazine Theme
Multiple-Use ($59.00), Developer’s Pack ($159.00)
Reinvent Magazine Theme
Multiple-Use ($59.00), Developer’s Pack ($159.00)
Breaking News Theme
Multiple-Use ($79.99)
iTeam Sports Theme
Multiple-Use ($59.95), Developer’s Pack ($149.95)
“On The Go” Theme
Comes with $20.00 subscription to Elegant Themes Club!
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Daily Edition News Theme
Multiple-Use ($70.00), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)
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Gamemaker Theme
Unlimited Websites ($37.00)
WP Clear Theme
Single-Use ($79.00), Multiple-Use ($179.00), Developer’s Pack ($279.00)
bSocial Theme
Multiple-Use ($79.95), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)
Triumph Theme
Single-Use ($55.00), Developer’s Pack ($109.00)
Deviant Magazine Theme
Comes with $20.00 subscription to Elegant Themes Club!
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Small Business Premium WordPress Themes
Builder Business Theme
Multiple-Use ($127.00) – Includes FREE Billboard Plugin!
Coffee Break Theme
- 11 amazing color schemes to choose from
- Integrated Theme Options (for WordPress) to tweak the layout, color scheme etc. for the theme
- Threaded Comments for WordPress 2.7+
- Custom Page Templates for Archives, Full Width Page, & Sitemap
- Built-in Gravatar Support for Comments
Multiple-Use ($70.00), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)
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Corporate Theme
Multiple-Use ($59.95), All StudioPress Themes ($199.95)
Essence Theme
- 6 colors to choose from
- 7 inside page layouts with an integrated blog template
Multiple-Use ($79.95), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)
WP-Remix Theme
- 7 Color Schemes
- Includes free PHPBB3 Forum Template
- Gallery module for managing photos or artwork
- Over 50 Page Templates
- Compatible with Many Popular WordPress Plugins
Single-Use ($75.00), Multiple-Use ($275.00)
Addington Theme
Multiple-Use ($79.95), Developer’s Pack ($149.95)
Cafe Press Restaurant Theme
Multiple-Use ($75.00), Developer’s Pack ($125.00)
Productum Theme
- Home page image switcher to help promote your latest products
- Home page scrolling carousel dedicated to a specific category
- 6 widgetized areas (2 x left sidebar,4 x footer columns)
- 6 custom Woo widgets (Flickr, Twitter, Search, Feedburner, Most commented posts, Recent posts)
- 11 great color schemes to suit your site identity.
- Automatic Image Resizer, which is used to dynamically create the thumbnails for the blog posts on the home page
- Threaded Comments for WordPress 2.7
Multiple-Use ($70.00), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)
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Suit Business Theme
- Built-in color and background settings.
- 3 additional page templates (Archives, Sitemap and full width)
- A completely widgetized sidebars with special widgets, developed by NattyWP
- Comfortable and simple managing of banners and AdSense in the blog using special NattyWP widgets
- Built in Theme Options panel, available through WordPress Admin, for the detailed set up of your theme
- Image Resizer, automatically creating thumbnails for blog posts
- Unique settings of the theme enable to change the font size and color, color of links, background image, header image, etc. Thus, the customization doesn’t require any knowledge of html and css. You will be able to create your color scheme in no time at all
Multiple-Use ($45.00), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)
Suit & Tie Theme
- Integrated Woo Framework Backend
- Featured Slider section on the homepage to emphasize your most important messages
- Page-based homepage which enables you to control all of the content on the homepage
- Integrated Content & Sidebar Video Player
- Integrated Breadcrumbs, PageNavi and loads of different navigation spaces & options with regards to those navigation sections
- 2 Additional custom page templates (Archives & Sitemap);
- 9 Custom Woo widgets (Flickr, Twitter, Search, Campaign Monitor, Feedburner, 125×125 Ads & Video Player, Recent Comments and Recent Posts); and
- 13 great color schemes to suit your site identity.
- Integrated Theme Options (for WordPress) to tweak the layout, color scheme etc. for the theme
- Automatic Image Resizer, which is used to dynamically create the thumbnails for the blog posts on the home page
Multiple-Use ($70.00), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)
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Work Place Theme
Multiple-Use ($75.00), Developer’s Pack ($275.00)
Consultant Business Theme
Single-Use ($59.00), Multiple-Use ($159.00)
Home Office Theme
Multiple-Use ($45.00), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)
Bravo Theme
- Great Design Built with Businesses in Mind
- Complex Options Panel
Multiple-Use ($79.95), Developer’s Pack ($149.95)
eBusiness WordPress Theme
- Dozens of layouts and color choices, control panel, etc. (learn more)
Available for only $19.99 with Elegant Themes Club membership!
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Business Bite Theme
Multiple-Use ($69.00), Developer’s Pack ($149.00)
Job Board Theme
Multiple-Use ($65.00), Developer’s Pack ($99.00)
Charlie Theme
Multiple-Use ($79.95), Developer’s Pack ($149.95)
The Station Theme
- 7 great color schemes to suit your site identity
- Featured Tabber section on the homepage to emphasize your most important messages
- Page-based homepage which enables you to control all of the content on the homepage
- Integrated Breadcrumbs, PageNavi and loads of different navigation spaces & options with regards to those navigation sections
- 3 Additional custom page templates (Archives, Sitemap & Full Width)
- 6 Custom Woo widgets (Flickr, Twitter, Search, Campaign Monitor, Feedburner and Recent Posts)
- Integrated Theme Options (for WordPress) to tweak the layout, color scheme etc. for the theme
- Automatic Image Resizer, which is used to dynamically create the thumbnails for the blog posts on the home page
- Threaded Comments for WordPress 2.7
Multiple-Use ($70.00), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)
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Store WordPress Theme
Multiple-Use ($69.00), Developer’s Pack ($99.00)
Delicious Food Theme
Single-Use ($69.00), Developer’s Pack ($149.00)
Business Professional Theme
Single-Use ($30.00), 10 Licenses ($90.00)
Function Plus Theme
Unlimited Websites ($34.00)
Venture Business Theme
Multiple-Use ($70.00)
ProductFolio Theme
Multiple-Use ($59.00), Developer’s Pack ($159.00)
Architect Business Theme
- WordPress 2.7 ready, including threaded comments!
- Image script that allows you to display multiple photos on your home page
Multiple-Use ($79.95), Developer’s Pack ($249.95)
Homeowner Real Estate Theme
- U.S. and European Markets compatible
- Google Maps Integration
- “No Custom Fields”
- Single or Multiple Agents
- Individual Agents page with listings and bio
- Contact agent from property page
- Easy Listings Management (Custom Script)
- Custom Plugins
- Photo Gallery (up to 12 images)
- Agent Photo Uploader
- Ad your AdSense or Image Link Code
- Turn all-or-individual banners on/off
- Image Auto Resizer (for thumbnails)
- Financing Calculator
- Threaded comments
Multiple-Use ($69.95), Developer’s Pack ($169.95)
Open House Realtor Theme
- U.S. and European Markets compatible
- Google Maps Integration
- “No Custom Fields”
- Single or Multiple Agents
- Individual Agents page with listings and bio
- Carousel Property Slider
- Unlimited drop-downs for category search
- Contact agent from property page
- Easy Listings Management (Custom Script)
- Custom Plugins
- Photo Gallery (up to 12 images)
- Agent Photo Uploader
- Extensive help and tutorial included
- Advertisement Banner Management
- Image Auto Resizer (for thumbnails)
- Financing Calculator
Single-Use ($79.95), Multiple-Use ($149.95), Developer’s Pack ($249.95)
Agent Theme
- Available in three colors (red, white, and black)
- Featured content section on homepage
- Full width page layout option
Multiple-Use ($59.95), All StudioPress Themes ($199.95)
WP Realtor Theme
- Five colors available (sea blue, red, navy blue, gold and black)
- Agent can publish picture with biography
- Top-Level link to add property listing
- Easily publish your home details (including bathrooms, bedrooms, images and lots more)
- “No Custom Fields” to hassle with when posting property details and images
- Images are auto thumbnailed and display full-size with a cool pop-up slideshow
- Featured properties rotate on home page with agent
- Cool Property Search Options – includes drop-downs and search box
- Agents page to display biography and properties for sale
- Payment Calculator
- Ad Banner Management
Single-Use ($79.99), Multiple-Use ($149.99), Developer’s Pack ($349.99)
Smooth Real Estate Theme
- Google Maps Integration!
- “No Custom Fields”
- PSD files included
- Multiple Agents
- Carousel Property Slider
- Logo Uploader
- Easy Listings Management
- Widget Ready
- Custom WordPress Plugins
- Photo Gallery (up to 14 images)
- Agent Photo Uploader
- Turn all-or-individual banners on/off
- Image Auto Resizer
Single-Use ($119.95), Multiple-Use ($189.95), Developer’s Pack ($289.95)
Spades Poker Theme
Unlimited Websites ($59.99)
High Roller Poker Theme
- Available in both blue (as pictured above) and black!
- Perfect for casino, poker, bingo, sportsbook, or other gambling websites or portals
- Custom Affiliate Site Backend
- Hide Affiliate Links and Track Clicks
- Banner Management and Hit Tracking
- Custom Review Page Templates
- 4 Different Home Page Layouts
- Custom Review Listings Templates
- Multiple Custom Top Sites Table Widgets
Unlimited Websites ($249.00)
Social Eyes Networking Theme
Unlimited Websites ($59.99)
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Portfolio Premium WordPress Themes
Portfolio Theme
Multiple-Use ($69.00), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)
Viz | Biz Portfolio Theme
- 12 color schemes
- Home page slider displaying latest posts
- Home page visual category boxes with Javascript hover effects
- Category archive template with images with Javascript hover effects
- Blog category and sitemap template
- Home page management module
- 6 widgetized areas (4 footer and 2 sidebar areas)
- 7 custom Woo widgets
- Theme Options
- Automatic Image Resizer
- Threaded Comments for WP 2.7
- Gravatar Support for Comments
- Drop-down menus for your main navigation
Multiple-Use ($79.95), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)
Aperture Photography Theme
Multiple-Use ($70.00) | Developer’s Pack ($150.00)
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Inspired Bits Theme
Single-Use ($59.00), Multiple-Use ($159.00)
Exposure PhotoBlogging Theme
Multiple-Use ($70.00) | Developer’s Pack ($150.00)
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Style Mix Portfolio Theme
- JQuery Slider for featured projects
- Easy featured projects setup using custom fields
Single-Use ($25.00), 10 Licenses ($75.00)
Professional Theme
Single-Use ($69.00), Developer’s Pack ($149.00)
eGallery Theme
Comes with $20.00 subscription to Elegant Themes Club!
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Premium Video, TV, Photo & Other Multimedia WordPress Themes
WooTube Video Theme
- Videos are resized automatically and WooTube even publishes the embed code for your readers
- Integration of the WP-PostRatings plugin for some added fun & interactiveness
- A completely widgetized sidebar with custom widgets included in the theme packaging. No third party widgets required
- 7 color schemes to choose from
- Threaded Comments for WordPress 2.7
- Custom Page Templates for Archives & Sitemap
- Built-in Gravatar Support for Comments
- 3 Integrated ad spaces, which can accommodate both image banner ads or AdSense embeds
Multiple-Use ($70.00), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)
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Office Space Theme
Multiple-Use ($70.00), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)
Groovy Video Theme
- Super-easy functionality to create video posts
- Videos are resized automatically and Groovy even publishes the embed code for your readers
- Integration of the WP-PostRatings plugin for some added fun & interactiveness
- A completely widgetized sidebar with custom widgets included in the theme packaging. No third party widgets required
- 17 amazing color schemes to choose from
- Integrated Theme Options (for WordPress) to tweak the layout, color scheme etc. for the theme
- Threaded Comments for WordPress 2.7
- Custom Page Templates for Archives & Sitemap
- Built-in Gravatar Support for Comments
- 3 Integrated ad spaces, which can accommodate both image banner ads or AdSense embeds
Multiple-Use ($70.00), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)
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Video Elements Theme
Multiple-Use ($75.00), Developer’s Pack ($125.00)
On Demand Video Theme
Multiple-Use ($75.00), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)
Photo Graphic Theme
- Custom Sidebar Widgets
- Post Images in a Matter of Seconds
- Theme Header Customization
Multiple-Use ($75.00)
Gallery Theme
- Theme Options Page
- 5 Color Styles – 2 styles and 3 colors: blue, green, red
Single-Use ($49.00), Developer’s Pack ($99.00)
Pop Life Theme
- Smart navigation – Showcases categories and pages
- Integrated the WP-sIFR plugin to make managing your sIFR fonts easier (no more editing a config file)
- Comes with PSD files for home page ads, logo and content backgrounds (home page and sub pages)
- Multimedia showcase – add a music player or a YouTube video
Unlimited Websites ($75.00)
Image River Theme
- Unique and automated colors palette script
- 3 color schemes which can be tweaked from the backend (Default, Black and White)
- Mootools Ajax Slider for featured Post
- 5 Kadom widgets (Feedburner, Featured Post, Links & Advertising)
- Social bookmarking icons and links
- Automated thumbnail resizing
Single-Use ($49.00), Developer’s Pack ($129.00)
ePhoto Theme
Available for only $19.99 with Elegant Themes Club membership!
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Impulse Photo/Video Theme
Multiple-Use ($49.00), Developer’s Pack ($99.00)
Object Photo Theme
Multiple-Use ($70.00), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)
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Photo Blog Theme
Single-Use ($49.00), Developer’s Pack ($99.00)
PhoTonic Theme
Single-Use ($45.00), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)
eVideo Theme
Comes with $20.00 subscription to Elegant Themes Club!
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Premium Blog WordPress Themes
Mag.net Blog Theme
Single-Use ($69.00), Developer’s Pack ($149.00)
Lexicon Personal Theme
Multiple-Use ($59.99)
Glow Blog Theme
Included with Elegant Themes Club membership! ($19.99)
Flexx Blog Theme
- Over 1,000 Possible Layout Combinations!
- Completely widget based
- Multiple Styles to choose from (You can view the Flexx styles here)
- Includes Contact Form Page Template
- A Built-In Menu Builder
Multiple-Use ($79.95), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)
Personal Theme
Multiple-Use ($69.00), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)
Teal Gray Metro Theme
- Multilingual Support
- Custom Styling and Color Schemes
- Unobtrusive JavaScript/jQuery code.
- Neatly organized theme files.
- Support for WordPress 2.7’s threaded and paged comments.
- Fully functional WordPress Theme with 4 colors and 9 languages installed.
Single-Use ($20.00), 10 Licenses ($60.00)
Wisdom Tree Theme
- Built-in 125×125 banner ads (manageable in theme options)
- Twitter and RSS feed design integrated in header illustration
- jQuery LavaLamp menu (Each page is a new menu item)
- Highlighted author’s comment
- Separate trackbacks / comments
- Quotes design with special highlight
Single-Use ($20.00), 10 Licenses ($60.00)
Royalle Theme
Multiple-Use ($70.00), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)
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Tribal Blog Theme
- Flickr Integration
- Easy paste Code for Audio Player
- Ad your own Logo and Styles Easily
- No Custom Fields
- Featured Content Slideshow
Single-Use ($79.95), Multiple-Use ($149.95), Developer’s Pack ($249.95)
Thick Theme
- 20 different styles & color schemes available – including grunge & clean, and light & dark designs (all included with purchase)
- An integrated lifestream to publish all of your online activities elsewhere
- Two alternative header layouts for you to play around with
- Integrated Theme Options (for WordPress) to tweak the layout, color scheme etc. for the theme
- Automatic Image Resizer, which is used to dynamically create the thumbnails and featured images
- Built-in Gravatar Support for Authors & Comments;
- Integrated Banner Management script to display randomized banner ads of your choice site-wide; and
Multiple-Use ($70.00), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)
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Credit Crunch Theme
- 4 different page layouts
- Choose 1 sidebar on the left or right, 2 sidebars, or full pages to maximize the impact of your content
- Automatic thumbnail images
- Embed a YouTube video in the sidebar without any code
- Separate trackbacks are neatly tucked away at the bottom so they never get in the way of the conversation
- Smart comments highlight the author so your readers always know when you reply with something important
Single-Use ($70.00), Multiple-Use ($249.00)
Digital Farm Blog Theme
Multiple-Use ($70.00), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)
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Urban Elements Theme
- Theme options page for customization and management options for: Site Header Customization, In line Advertisement Management, Sidebar Advertisement Management, Social Link Configuration, Google Analytics Configuration and finally Post Thumbnail options
- Integrated advertisement placements
- Framed post thumbnails
Multiple-Use ($75.00)
Gotham News Theme
- Center or left-aligned layout options
- Automatic Image Resizer for thumbnails and featured images
- Custom Page Templates for Archives, Sitemap & Image Gallery
- Author & Comment Gravatars
- Banner Management script
Multiple-Use ($70.00), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)
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Citrus Theme
- 6 Colors to Choose From (Pink, Light Orange, Green, Red, Blue, and Dark Orange)
- Advertising Management including 125×125 Ad Blocks.
- Two unique layouts – a “landing-style” news page and a two-column “blog-style” interior page.
Single-Use ($79.00), Multiple-Use ($99.00), Developer’s Pack ($149.00)
My Weblog Theme
- Color-coded categories
- Ability to use sticky posts with featured post highlighting
- Integrated Lifestream
- Dedicated blog category template and home page module
- Widgetized sidebar with multiple myweblog-specific widgets
- 5 great color schemes to suit your site identity
- Integrated Theme Options (for WordPress) to tweak the layout, color scheme etc. for the theme
Multiple-Use ($70.00), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)
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AntiSocial Personal Theme
- vCard and hCard facilities for accessible contact details
- 3 completely widgetized zones with 5 custom widgets including a neat re-usable social profiles widget and dedicated zone
- A neat AJAX calendar widget that is beautifully styled
- A unique comment form with a JQuery plugin that grabs your Gravatar without a page refresh
- Antisocial has been localized and includes a .po file for easy translations to be made of the theme
- 10 amazing color schemes to choose from
- Integrated Theme Options (for WordPress) to tweak the layout, color scheme etc. for the theme
Multiple-Use ($70.00), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)
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Over Easy Theme
- Easy-to-use featured scroller to broadcast your business’ most important information
- A separate company blog that is tucked away from the homepage
- Different page templates, 7 widgetized spaces and a few custom widgets to increase your value
- Automatic Image Resizer, which is used to dynamically create the thumbnails and featured images
- Built-in Gravatar Support for Authors & Comments
- Integrated Banner Management script to display randomized banner ads of your choice site-wide
- 10 color schemes to use as the basis of your corporate identity / brand
Multiple-Use ($70.00), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)
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Vintmint Theme
Single-Use ($55.00), Developer’s Pack ($110.00)
Therapy Blogging Theme
Multiple-Use ($70.00), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)
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Papercut Theme
- 5 styles to choose from (default, newspaper, red print, wood and floral print)
- An unique homepage layout, with a beautiful grid structure that keeps your content looking fresh and appealing
- Beautiful comment styling and unobtrusive advertising banner placements
- Integrated Banner Management widget to display banner ads of your choice site-wide
- Automatic Image Resizer, which is used to dynamically create the thumbnails and featured images.
- Custom Page Templates for Archives, Sitemap & Image Gallery.
- Built-in Gravatar Support for Authors & Comments.
- Integrated Banner Management script to display randomized banner ads of your choice site-wide.
Multiple-Use ($70.00), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)
Note: WP Hacks readers can now click this link to get 2 premium themes from Woo Themes for the price of 1! When you use our link you will be asked to select the bonus theme when you checkout.
Simplix Theme
- AJAX news and categories module.
- Lifestream module, supporting the synchronization of the block with Twitter
- 4 different styles to choose from (purple, blue, green, red)
- Image Resizer, automatically creating thumbnails for blog posts.
- Custom Page Templates for Archives & Sitemap
- Built-in Gravatar Support for Comments, threaded comments
- Comfortable and simple managing of banners and AdSense in the blog using widgets (supports all popular formats: 728×90, 468×60, 234×60, 120×600, 160×600, 120×240, 336×280, 300×250, 250×250, 200×200, 180×150, 125×125)
- Optimized for WordPress 2.7 +
Single-Use ($45.00), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)
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Premium WordPress Theme Frameworks
Thesis Theme Framework
Single-Use ($87.00), Developer’s Pack ($164.00)
WordPress Unlimited Theme Framework
- Complex Control Panel
- AdSense Generator
- Customizable Design (can change without touching code)
- Built-in SEO Setup
Single-Use ($59.00), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)
Elemental Theme Framework
- Stacks of Filters and Actions to increase child theme customization potential
- 12 custom page templates which let you create contact forms, sitemaps, image galleries, blogrolls and much more with ease
- Complete breadcrumbs support, site wide
- Auto-resizing thumbnails, and the ability to automatically grab thumbnail images from the post content (custom fields not required!)
- A built in contact form with user definable email address, messages, and CAPTCHA to reduce spam
- Support for the WP125 advertising plugin for full control of the adverts on running on the blog
- Elegant, animated, multi-level drop-down menus for pages and categories
- Code to prevent content redundancy across the site – no 2 posts will appear simultaneously
- Print-friendly options on single-post pages
- Four widgetized regions with optional advertising
- Support for Gravatars, author comment highlighting, threaded comments and paged comments
- Print.css stylesheet
Single-Use ($59.99), Developer’s Pack ($149.99)
One Theme Framework (Fun Version)
- Also includes Default Version, Modern Version, and Professional Version!
- Multiple Homepage Layouts
- WordPress 2.7 Threaded Comments Ready
- Switch Languages in Seconds
- JavaScript Drop Down Menus
- Custom Search Result Page, Archive, Links, Contact Page & Sitemap Templates
- Child Categories & Child Pages Ready
- Numbered Comments
- Import/Export Theme Settings
- No Sidebars Page Template
- Custom Advertisements Ready
Single-Use ($60.00), Multiple-Use ($110.00, $160.00, or $210.00), Developer’s Pack ($260.00)
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Kyle Eslick
Kyle Eslick is the founder and primary author of WordPress Hacks. You can learn more about him at KyleEslick.com or you can follow his personal tweets here.
This works perfectly. Thank you very much for the info! 
Elegent Themes are really nice. I m already a member of elegent themes. I m using them on all my ...
awesome, great list! WP-DB Plugin is a real time saver! 
"This plugin generates a new page, with only the post."
Isn´t this the problem? Duplicate content...? 
I think Biblioteca theme is a good framework to customize. I agree it’s doesn’t stand out with jQuery sliders and ...
Hi Jean-Baptiste.
Can you pls have a look at the page and advise how to adjust the menu.
Cheers,
Peter 
it is a wonderful article,i want to reprint it to my blog, and translate it into chinese, can i?
Roamlog – Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to comment. I understand there may be a language barrier there, however, please do NOT reprint it on your blog, but instead link to it here. Thanks!
hi, Kyle Eslick
I just introduce and recommend this great article on my blog instead reprint to my blog.
thanks to remind me.
maybe my english is poor, sorry.
Nice list and you get what you pay for. I’ve purchased a couple of these nice themes and it’s been worth every penny. I’ve got the Revolution Sports theme going here http://www.realestateweblog.org and the WP Remix theme going on my link above. Lots of custom scripting but the framework and design was where I was looking to save time.
~David
BTW, what comments plugins are you using? The real-time preview with the mybloglog image is sweet. Also like how you pull the favicon from the url.
David,
That is the most recent version of the Live Comment Preview plugin. It is currently bugged to not show for the Admin, but it works for everyone else. I’ll be featuring it in a post here shortly.
Very cool….thanks for sharing Kyle. I’ll be installing that plugin soon!
WHile I like all of these themes…. as a users of the FREE premium theme Mimbo for my website… I can’t wait to see the final version of Darren’s “Mimbo Pro” theme. Seems to have in store a lot that these older themes are lacking
Hoodgrown – I couldn’t agree more. I’m a big Mimbo fan and appreciate that the author has released it for free.
This post is dedicated to Premium themes, which basically means themes that cost money. Mimbo is a premium-quality theme, but is free so it is included in my Magazine themes gallery.
Excellent collection buddy! I have bookmarked it in del.icio.us so I can send anyone who asks e for a good premium theme!
Stumbled too.
Premium WordPress themes are here to stay!! And while there are some great free WordPress themes that are definitely worth checking out, some people just aren’t comfortable hacking their own WordPress theme! For those people, having the services of a premium wordpress theme designer can be invaluable … here’s another theme you can add to your list of premium wordpress themes, the newest theme to hit the market, The WordPress Dream Theme!
@ K – Thanks for the stumble!
@Ben Cope – Thank you for the heads up on the WordPress Dream theme.
Hey Kyle, I may be wrong, but the Poker theme looks like a simple rehash of http://www.revolutiontheme.com/sports/ The colors, layout and even content blocks are the same, only thing that seems different is the images that are used.
I think there is some hanky panky going on with that Gambling theme. Brian Gardner says his themes can not be resold in any shape or form.
Never mind, I contacted Brian Gardner and he gave me the 411 on the Gambling site using his theme and apparently, the appropriate permission has been given out.
@ Jeffro – No problem! It does like very similar to the Revolution themes, but has an insane amount of changes done to it. I assume Brian gets a cut of each one sold (or I would hope!).
Time to break the piggy bank and cough up some money.. hehe.. nice templates dudes.
thanks
beatuiful ??? very???
Great collection of themes, very useful to browse through whats considered the best premium themes. I’m trying to decide which to go for, now im a bit spoilt for choice. lol
thanks, great list and great premium themes.
Nice collection, I especially like the omin, and tauren themes.
I have used RealWD to designed my website. They were friendly and patient. They also updated my website when the script was updated. Great Company. I didn’t know they had templates for word-press. LOL been looking for a template for our blog and didn’t know the designer of our website also does blogs…Thanks for sharing.
great post!! beautifull themes ^^
Time to break the piggy bank and cough up some money.. hehe.. nice templates dudes.
Wow, really good collection of wordpress premium themes! I am glad I saw so big choice before I purchise, this article was that I was looking for!
great themes!!! thanks
I like the list here. There are quite a few premium themes I haven’t came across before.
Really really great list of WordPress magazine themes. I’m inspired!
Thanks for the share, some great themes in there.
Thansk for themes.
Its crazy how the whole wordpress model changed from free everything to premium every in the last couple years.
Great themes, thx.
very nice work. I’ll just use it
Cool set of themes. I’ve noticed quite a few of these developers moving to the subscription model. Interesting, I would love to see their books regarding sales so I could know how they came to that decision.
Nice stuff man ! Keep up the great work love these themes!
My eyes glaze over pretty quickly looking at lots of demos and I also get bored with seeing so many lookalike themes/variants.
I would find it more useful if Premuim themes could be reviewed on the basis of:-
1.The degree of control offered through a user friendly control panel and whether customisation involves touching code directly – especially if core code is involved.
2. An evaluation of the control panels themselves
3. A look at how frequently these themes are updated and what it involves for the owners.
4. How vibrant is the community that supports/owns them? Does it have an active helpful forum for example
5. How well it plays with popular plugins/widgets and what is built in?
I appreciate that such a review is alot of work but it would be a valuable resource!
Chris
great list of premium themes! may use some of these for clients
Great stuff! I’ve been looking for a new design for a blog of mine and found one in Flex!
great list of premium tempalates, we should search very good be4 we decide to buy which one is fit for our blog, becouse there are hundreds of amazing templates over web or we can create one costum one for us.
great theme, we have build our own ecommerce style theme for wordpress as well, test drive it on live demo, a note will be appreciated.
thanks
Wow these are some great premium themes. Thanks for sharing.
huge list.. pretty nice..!
Thanks..
The best Wordpress theme I know so far are the Revolution Themes by Brian Gardner. I’ve been shifting from one theme to another for over 2 months now until I stumble upon this awesome theme – the Revolution Music. I find it very professional, modern and stylish. The more appealing part is the ease in customizing/tweaking it, great support and best of all it’s Free! Have a peek of my site at Proud To Be Pinoy.
I just love the Portfolio Theme, simply beautiful.
?hanks! =)
Excellent wordpress templates set, good quality job, thanks for contribution, those are brilliant
Hi
thanks for the good list.
I’m looking for an events template/theme for wordpress, and how to display “upcoming events”. Each event is treated as a post.
If you have seen one theme like this, please let me know!
sana
The themes are very well done. Thanks for sharing all these. I have bookmarked this page.
How can I have my Premium Wordpress Theme added to this list? The demo is here: http://simply-colorful.atlchris.com/ and it can be purchased here: http://themeforest.net/item/simply-colorful/79068 for only $22.00!