The multi-purpose premium WordPress themes in this article are certainly worthy of that description, as they are feature-rich, user-friendly, and exceptionally versatile. That can actually be said for virtually all of the themes listed here, except for a few that focus on a particular niche, and are not necessarily as versatile or flexible as some of the others.
Nevertheless, it is our hope and intent that you will find within this selection a theme that will suit your needs.
X Theme
The current version of X Theme set a new standard for WordPress themes, and you can look to the soon-to-be released Version 4 to repeat the process. The centerpiece of this latest version is its incredibly powerful front-end page builder, the likes of which you may never have seen before.
It is fair to say that with this new release, this theme, which is already regarded as being the most versatile multipurpose theme on the market, will gain even more adherents. X is fully supported by Themeco, and it has a history of periodic updates that has kept it at the top of website development charts.
X has been popular from the start, and it holds the distinction of being the fastest selling theme ever. You can wait until Version 4 is released before joining the large community of X users, but you really don’t have to. Purchase it today, and when the latest version is released, and its release is imminent, it will be yours for free, as will all subsequent releases.
Be Theme
Be Theme holds the distinction of being the biggest theme ever. Bigger is not necessarily always better, but this is a definite exception.
With its more than 100 ready-to-use, pre-made layouts, each of which has been impeccably designed, Be sets the standard for usability, especially when you take its multiplicity of features, rapid page loading capability, clean, bug-free code, and ease of use into account.
You can develop any type of website with this theme, but where it really shines is in the area of business and professional website development. In the unlikely event you don’t find a layout that suits your needs, you can easily create your own.
Enfold
Enfold is yet another standard-bearing multipurpose theme. It happens to be ThemeForest’s top seller, which is saying quite a bit when you consider the number of popular, high-quality themes ThemeForest’s Elite Authors have been producing lately.
If you take the time to view one of more of this theme’s demos, you will quickly see how this theme will get your development project off to a running start. Enfold is feature rich, versatile, extremely user-friendly, and it has one of the fastest and easiest to use drag and drop layouts you will find on the market.
This theme is so versatile that you do not have to find a layout that is a perfect match for your website’s theme, but if you should, you are just that much more ahead. It is worth mentioning, that if your plans include building an online store, this theme is WooCommerce ready.
Kallyas Theme for WordPress
Its authors refer to Kallyas as The Sensational WordPress Theme, but they do so with good reason. This multipurpose theme is business-oriented in that it is easily integrated with WooCommerce, and it will be an excellent choice if you plan to develop that type of a website.
It can be used for any type of website however, and it is sensational in the sense that it currently empowers more than 14,000 websites. The fact that this top selling theme is super-fast, super flexible, and feature-rich, and its clean design is based on a squeaky-clean code platform, explains its widespread usage.
Philanthropy Multi-Purpose Theme
Philanthropy will be an excellent choice if you are looking for just the right multipurpose theme to create a non-profit or charity website. It has all of the features you usually notice in websites of these types that are already up and running.
Philanthropy is one of the more than 30 themes offered by ThemeFuse; themes that include sports, travel, blogging, business, and religion, to name just a few. You can sign up for a free trial of Philanthropy or one of the other themes by opening a no-obligation account.
Divi
Themes are sometimes described as being the biggest, fastest, most popular, or best-selling themes of all time. The authors of Divi are quite satisfied in the knowledge that there creation is one of the most popular WordPress Themes ever made.
One of the reasons is this; Divi got into WPML compatibility early in the game, giving many of the websites it was used to create a 32-language, global presence. This theme is also feature rich, it offers over 20 pre-made layouts, and it has never stopped improving as is evident in its frequent updates.
Circle Flip WordPress Responsive Theme
Circle Flip has the multiplicity of features developers have come to expect when selecting a multipurpose WordPress theme. It offers 8 user-ready, multipurpose layouts, including an E-commerce layout, and a recently added travel layout, but its bestselling point is its unique drag and drop header builders, designed to create the perfect header.
If attempts to create the exact headers you have been looking for in the past have been giving you headaches, or if you are planning on creating a travel site, Circle Flip may be just your ticket. A noteworthy fact is that its support team has consistently received high marks.
KLEO – Next Level WordPress Theme
KLEO has been the best-selling community theme of 2015. It has in fact held this distinction almost from the time of its first launch. The reasons are quite simple. This multipurpose theme is easy to integrate with Facebook, and it is fully compatible with the BuddyPress networking plugin.
You can supercharge your website with the community features that draw in visitors, publish your social and community-related blogs, and showcase your portfolio. KLEO can also be used to create an impressive online shop, or use it to monetize your business.
SHORE
Shore was created by a ThemeForest Elite Author, which says a great deal about the quality you can expect. Its 8 layouts are easy to customize, and you can select both OnePage and MultiPage layouts.
The presence of features like Visual Composer, Revolution Slider, WooCommerce and WPML compatibility, and the inclusion of the popular Font Awesome pack, makes this multipurpose WordPress theme one that is well worth considering.
durus
To say durus is feature-packed is practically an understatement. This theme is fully responsive, it includes an advanced drag and drop page builder, an individual element optimizing admin panel, and loads of icons and fonts.
Durus is also WooCommerce and cross-browser compatible. This theme has not been updated since October 2014 and is WordPress compatible through WP 3.9. Whether it is compatible with WP 4.x is not clear.
MultiMag
MultiMag by Orange-Themes is well suited for online magazine or blog website developers.
The Mega Menu dropdown and theme control panel features, working in concert with either the visual drag and drop page builder, or the WordPress Visual Composer plugin, makes this theme an excellent choice for the novice, yet it contains most of the features the more experienced developers tend to expect in a theme. MultiMag is WooCommerce, bbPress, and BuddyPress ready.
Circles
Circles is an all-purpose theme whose main claim to fame is its ease of use. Not every developer likes working with shortcodes, but if you are proficient in their use, or intend to become so, this multipurpose theme has “a ton” of them, plus a shortcodes manager and a lists pack.
Blog developers will appreciated the 18 blog variations, and the menu-driven page builder is almost ridiculously easy to navigate. Users have given Circles’ customer support high marks.
Creative
Creative is a multipurpose business theme, and quite naturally WooCommerce and WPML compatible. This theme utilizes a Themewaves page builder containing 43 different page builder elements, 5 header types, the Revolution Slider, and it features 10 layouts plus a full layout for large screens, and a boxed layout for smaller screens.
While the list of features is business oriented, the complete list suggests Creative can be used for a wide variety of applications.
MANGO
Mango can be used for many purposes, although this theme’s strength lies in business and multi-purpose portfolio applications, and several of its more prominent features suggest it would prove useful for developing social networking or community websites as well.
It is Bootstrap 3.x, WP 4.2, and WPML compatible, and cross-browser compatible as well. More than 40 shortcodes are included, and Mango features 15+ layouts, including 6 portfolio and 2 blog layouts.
Conclusion
This list has featured a nice combination of premium all-purpose themes, several which are multi-purpose but tend to be oriented more towards the business sector, and a few which could be categorized as being more or less dedicated to a particular application. This list contains a number of themes in the most popular and best-selling categories, and we hope you have been able to come across one or two themes that will serve you best.
If you feel something is missing and should have been included, please let us know. If you have found the right theme, let us know that too!
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Useful Multi-Purpose WordPress Themes Worth Considering
