Are wordpress themes like from themeforest bad?
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Hi to all.
Ok so as I read around the internet I see a lot of people who dislike theme forest and using their themes. I have a them from them, the Avada theme.
Ok so they have made a TON of money. But would so many people buy the theme if it was that bad?
Going forward, my question is, are wordpress themes a bad thing to do?
I feel like its peer pressure to switch to a framework like Genesis. There are so many people who state that a framework and child theme is the way to go.
But I am using this avada theme and having under 2.5 sec load times. A lot of people say the code is bloated and is horrible. I understand this and got a cache plugin that makes a huge difference.
But I do want to learn and I do want to approach websites in a positive way. So if you have any thoughts on themes, please tell me your thoughts. I am no developer, so they seem to work, but is it at a price? Like bad seo and serps?
Thank you chris
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Hi Chris,
Don't get hung up on load times. These are not going to make a lot of difference if you have an amazing site.
I have a number of sites of my own, all using a Wordpress single page theme that was purchased from there and I rank 1st to 4th for a range of very highly competitive phrases.
Find a theme you like, look for good reviews and don't worry about having to go with a specific framework.
-Andy
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I am using the avada theme now. But I thought I was doing ok. I got a best selling theme, set it up to load under 2.5 secs and felt good.
Yet everywhere I go says that themeforest is bad with horrible themes. You must get a framework. So I'm just second guessing myself that themes are bad and frameworks are best for seo and load times etc.
I am just uneducated and trying to learn.
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If you themeforest themes are meeting your page speed and other needs then there is no reason to go with a different framework.
Themeforest is location where multiple developers input their themes so there is not a general issue to be found. This is mostly elitism and personal preference you are finding.
However. Genesis is doing a good job of moving into the semantic web and using proper markup. It is these kinds of things you should consider in the future. That is not to say that you can not achieve the same results with your Themeforest purchases either though.
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