Design your way

The idea behind creating a multipurpose WordPress theme is to give the user a foundation on which to build a website that is well suited for any brand, company, or organization.

Each of these multipurpose themes comes with a rich assortment of thoroughly tested features. They feature fully responsive layouts, they support the standard industry browsers, and they are SEO optimized and retina ready. The majority of them also support social media integration.

The bottom line is, that by using these multipurpose themes, a web designer can attain and maintain high levels of productivity. The time you save can be substantial when most or all of the design features you need are already present.

As you browse through this list of top themes, if you ask yourself these questions you’ll be in a better position to make just the right choice, although you really can’t make a bad one.

How large are your typical sites in terms of content?
Do you need eCommerce functionality?
How often do you typically change or update your websites?
Do you intend to have your site display on mobile devices?

The Core

The Core is a massive multi-purpose WordPress theme that brings with it a ton of website-building features. Each of the demos in this multi-theme website-creating tool has been hand built with a specific purpose in mind. New demos are continually being added, and once you’ve purchased The Core, future demo releases are yours for free.

The entire package is an affordable $59, which is another way of saying that this multipurpose theme will be an outstanding investment.

Highlights include the Visual Page Builder, Easy Install Demos, a wealth of shortcodes, fonts, design elements, headers, footers, and more. Everything this theme offers is supported by The Core’s extensive documentation and video tutorials.

Among the websites you will find in the package are ones that support Travel, Charity, Portfolio, Blog, OnePage, Shop, and Food. As we said, there are more, with more yet to come. One website, Creative, is a totally multipurpose website. Online support is available 24/7, and you can also receive 1-on-1 support via email.

BeTheme – Responsive Multi-Purpose WordPress Theme

Be Theme has for some time been one of the most popular of the premium multipurpose WordPress themes. It is also the biggest, having approached and passed the 200 mark in the number of pre-designed websites it offers. These websites cover virtually any website theme, topic, or type you can think of. It takes but one click to install a pre-built website, and you are off and running.

Page building is easy and intuitive thanks to Muffin Builder 3 (or Visual Composer) and the Muffin Admin Panel. Shortcodes allow you to add functionality and fine design details, so there is no need for code. It’s even a simple matter to start page building from a blank screen if you wish. As you would naturally expect for a premium theme, Be Theme’s support is prompt, friendly, and first class all the way.

The7 – the Most Customizable Theme on the Market

If your goal is nothing short of creating a truly unique and professional site, The7 offers precisely the solution you’ve been looking for. The7 is the most customizable theme on the market today, with its 630+ theme options and growing library of ready-made designs and demos.

Its Design Wizard will allow you to create professional-grade designs in mere minutes. For your page-building activities, you have the industry leading Visual Composer with Ultimate Addons at your service.

Since the WooCommerce plugin is natively supported by The7, you can set up an online shop in no time. Plenty of other plugins (Slider Revolution, ConvertPlug, Go Pricing Tables, etc.) come in the theme package as well.

For a quick look at how easy it is to get started with this multipurpose tool, check out their website and take a peek at one or more of the demos. You’ll be impressed.

Enfold

Enfold is ThemeForest’s best-rated top seller. It’s remarkably easy to use. The ability to combine and customize features from several demos gives you all the flexibility you need to create exactly what you want. While there are plenty of demos to work with, Enfold’s default demos has always been a web creator’s favorite.

You can of course use your own images, but you can also use any of the demo images. They are included in the license. Visit the website, click on the default demo, and sit back and enjoy!

Uncode – Creative Multiuse WordPress Theme

With Uncode, you can take your website-building adventures to a whole new level. An innovative hierarchical options system gives you total control over your layouts, so you can devote your time to imagining and creating.

This ultra-professional, smooth and sleek multipurpose theme will give you pixel perfect results – every time.

Uncode is not just responsive. Its adaptive image feature actually detects user’s screen sizes, and adjusts your displays accordingly. You’ll find a host of other valuable features as well, including an enhanced version of Visual Composer.

Divi

Popularity doesn’t in itself guarantee a spot in the top 10, but Elegant Theme’s 340,000+ members agree that Divi is not only one of the best, but possibly the ultimate in multipurpose WordPress themes.

Divi 2.0 is not only the most flexible theme in Elegant Theme’s collection, it’s also the smartest. It is wonderfully responsive, it comes with 18 pre-made layouts, and it is an absolute joy to work with.

If you want to use a really smart WP theme – think Divi.

Shopkeeper

Shopkeeper’s robustness, flexibility, and ease of use make it a great choice for any website-building project, but as the name implies, its use for building engaging eCommerce stores is where it really shines.

Shopkeeper’s advanced, fully customizable theme options enable you to work your project from start to finish, without ever having to touch a line of code.

You have a ton of design elements and pre-built layouts to work with, it’s responsive down to the last pixel, and the Shopkeeper blog masonry layout is something to behold.

Merchandiser

Merchandiser is one of the newest multipurpose WP themes on the market. It’s also one of the best as it takes in consideration the real needs of shop owners in 2016.

If you are looking for a minimalist theme, one that has the features you need, and only the features you need, this is the WP theme for you.

The guiding philosophy behind developing Merchandiser is « Decisions over Features », which can roughly be translated as « simple, yet flexible ». Merchandiser is WooCommerce powered, and it comes with the Visual Composer page builder.

KALLYAS – Responsive Multi-Purpose WordPress Theme

Kallyas is super easy to use. Pick a design element, drag and drop it to where you want it, edit it if necessary, then save and close. That’s it. You will be presented with 150+ pre-built elements to work with, and there is no coding whatsoever involved.

A really useful feature Kallyas offers is the ability to save pages you’ve created for use as templates for future work. Kallyas is a complete toolbox in a single package that you can use to build beautiful websites.

X Theme

X Theme is ThemeForest’s all-time fastest selling WP theme. This all-purpose design tool is especially well suited for business sites. Its flat design feature allows you to showcase your content in an unbelievably clear and concise manner, and you’ll love Cornerstone, the 100% front-end page builder that X Theme users are raving about.

First-class support is always there when you need it. When you select X Theme as your web-building tool, you’ll find yourself a member of one of the largest WordPress groups on Facebook, a community of users always ready to offer tips and advice.

Conclusion

While browsing this list, you’ve no doubt found a WordPress theme that meets your needs. More than likely, there are several you will need to choose from. Even those themes oriented more towards business or eCommerce sites still quality as multipurpose themes, due to the powerful features they can bring into play.

These multipurpose WordPress themes have several things in common; they are top sellers, they are easy to use, and no coding is needed when using them. They make delivering a professionally-designed website your clients will love the easiest of tasks.