Bradley and I were talking about how to help clients choose a WordPress theme, and thought I’d include this link to an article that discusses these considerations (in addition to solid code):

  • A beautiful home page
  • Multiple skins/colors (including holiday customization)
  • Custom widgets
  • jQuery capability (e.g. for slideshows)
  • An interactive contact page (nice idea, with example)
  • Ad integration
  • SEO

The article was written for theme developers, but the content is also useful for helping clients—especially those who are new to WordPress—through the process of choosing a theme.

Bradley and I also came up with these nice-to-have features (what designers want in a WordPress theme):

  • Horizontal navigation with built-in pull-down menus
  • Automatic thumbnail creation
  • A tabbed sidebar

What else? Please add your favorite features (or your clients’ favorites).

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