A while back, I was starting an Amazon affiliate site and was looking for a great looking WordPress theme that was suitable for this type of site.
I didn’t want to go with any of the StudioPress themes as I didn’t really see any that I think was a good fit the project. As I’ve written before, I used their Genesis framework for everything.
Well, that kinda ended when I found myself the perfect theme for the job, the Splash theme from MyThemeShop and I fell in love with the themes from that site.
Since then, I’ve updated some of my sites to use MyThemeShop themes and now own about 5 of their premium themes. In this review, I’m going to tell you why I really like this WordPress theme provider so much and why they’re my go to site for WordPress themes.
What MyThemeShop Offers
MyThemeShop offers premium WordPress themes and they also have a good bit of free and “lite” themes that you can use as well.
In addition to themes, they also have some very useful WordPress plugins. With this review, I’ll just focus on the themes because that’s what I use this service for.
MyThemeShop’s WordPress themes are very attractive, full of features and very modern in style and functionality. They’re all responsive and have some very powerful theme options on the back end so that you can customize them to your liking.
Furthermore, it doesn’t matter what type of project you’re working on, it seems as though they have a variety of themes to fit everything, whether it’s an eCommerce site, a business website, a portfolio site, a magazine site or just a regular blog.
Since I’ve been following MyThemeShop, they’ve been regularly releasing themes and plugins. Below, I’ll tell you what I love so much about these themes and why I now use and recommend them to others.
9 Things I Really Love About MyThemeShop Themes
By now you get that I have a thing for MyThemeShop’s themes. Allow me to explain why with these 9 reasons. Maybe you’ll fall in love too. I don’t mind sharing.
(1) MyThemeShop Themes are Attractive AF
I love big fonts and I cannot lie…
If there is one thing I look out for when I’m shopping for a theme, it’s typography. There is nothing more off putting than type that makes you squint and a font that makes you feel uncomfortable.
MyThemeShop themes sport large type and most of them use the Roboto font by default. With over 500 Google fonts available, you can change this in the theme options any time you like but I don’t know why you’d want to.
Besides the typography, the layouts look clean and uncluttered. I also like most of the themes have margins (like this site) and didn’t fill out the screen’s width. This was something that was really getting to me about StudioPress themes. They also didn’t have large picture backgrounds if you know what I mean.
(2) Lots of Theme Options
Theme options are what makes a premium theme worth it. Typography can be changed. Layout can be changed. Colors can be changed.
You can make your theme look different from the demo, just by playing with the theme options. In MyThemeShop’s themes, there’s a whole lot of theme options you can play with. There’s stuff you can add and buttons you can toggle to turn things off and on.
Here’s a run down of some of the settings you can find under Theme Options. Some may vary from theme to theme.
- General Settings – Upload logo, favicon, add Twitter usename, add header and footer code for things like Google Webmaster tool verification and more, set pagination, responsiveness and more.
- Performance – Help speed up your site with prefetching, lazy load and more.
- Styling Options – Set color scheme, sidebar position, site background, add custom css etc.
- Header – Show/disable logo, menu settings, search form, social icons and more
- Footer – Enable/disable footer widgets and layout, edit copyright text etc.
- Homepage – Select homepage layout, slider and more.
- Single Posts – Customize single posts look, remove author, remove dates etc.
- Social Buttons – Social sharing buttons are built in and you can choose position, which networks etc
- Ad Management – Easily add Adsense or banner codes to different parts of your theme.
- Typography – You can change the fonts and sizes of different text elements in your theme.
- Import/Export – Change your theme completely to a predefined layout, make child theme and more.
There’s also a reset button if you want to just change everything back to default. Very powerful stuff.
One suggestion – a site-wide SEO option would be a nice addition so you won’t have the need to use an SEO plugin.
(3) One Click Child Themes
Child themes are usually used with a framework as in the case of Genesis but with MyThemeShop, each theme is a parent theme.
When you need to do customization, you can generate a child theme with one click through the theme options. This is something that I really like about these themes. You don’t need a framework and you don’t need to manually create a child theme.
(4) Responsive on All Devices
When I looked at the site I made with Splash theme on my mobile, I was very impressed with the mobile version. The themes are responsive by default but you can turn this off in the settings (don’t know why you’d want to).
You can see how each theme will look on tablets, mobile phones and desktops when viewing the demo because they have a responsive viewer so you can check out how the sites look before you download them.
(5) Feature Rich
MyThemeShop themes are packed with features. Features vary depending on the type of theme.
I just checked their new Sensational blogging theme and it says that it has 35+ features. There’s stuff like Woocommerce support so you can make a store, shortcodes, related posts, custom widgets, lightbox for showing off images, social media buttons and lots of other stuff.
When you really think about it, with most themes you’ll need to install plugins to get a lot of these features. I like that I can get rid of plugins and have all these integrated into my theme.
(6) Multiple Preset Layouts
Here’s one reason that you’ll really like. When you get one theme, it is like getting 2 – 6 different themes, depending on the theme.
Some themes have multiple pre-defined layouts that are based on the default theme but can sometimes look different. You’ll find them under Import/Export in theme options and you can set up the theme with a click.
For example, their MyBlog theme has 8 different layouts:
- Default
- Food – if you want to create a food blog
- Gaming – if you’re in the gaming niche
- Celebrity – for maybe a gossip blog
- Travel – for travel bloggers
- Lifestyle
- Tech – for gadgets and stuff
- Shop – for an ecommerce store
You can see each demo by clicking on the theme and then clicking on whatever layout interests you.
(7) Weekly Deals
Another thing you can look forward to as a member of MyThemeShop is the weekly deal they have on new themes and plugins.
I’m not sure if my observation is correct but it seems like every Monday, they have a new theme or plugin release and they will introduce the theme via email for a deeply discounted price (usually $19) or they’ll give away the plugin for free.
This deal will usually last a week. This is how I bought all the themes that I own.
(8) Excellent Support
Support is another excellent point that I’m happy with. There are two support channels that I’m familiar with and they’ve both allowed me to see just how invested the team is in their users satisfaction.
The main channel of support is the theme forums which I used when I ran into an issue with a theme I bought. I popped the question in the forum and received a prompt reply on how to fix the issue right away.
The support guys on the forum are knowledgeable and prompt and I’m sure if you ran into any problems with your themes you’ll always get it fixed.
The other channel of support is the face of MyThemeShop, Eric. I don’t know if he’s the owner – I think he is – but he is the guy who sends the emails. I would reply to the emails if I have questions and get an answer back in a reasonable amount of time.
There was one time though that I won’t forget. I had missed a deal on a theme and the price had gone back up. I emailed Eric and asked him if there was a coupon I could use. He ended up extending the deal another week. I don’t know if it was planned like that but I sent the email request before he replied that they were extending the deal.
(9) Themes for Any Project
As I pointed out above, you can get different style themes with the purchase of just one theme.
There are some themes too that make you want to start a project. Themes like their recent Coupon theme. I was tempted to start a coupon site and even did some research on how to start such a site.
But I can’t lose focus on the projects that I’m already doing.
MyThemeShop has themes for all sorts of sites. There’s a review site theme, a video site theme, an ecommerce site theme, a theme for creating a news site and even a viral theme for sites like BoredPanda that get most of their traffic from social media.
And they all look great and come with multiple preset layouts.
The One Thing I Wish MyThemeShop Themes Had
Ok, enough of the swooning. Despite everything that I’ve mentioned, MyThemeShop isn’t all perfect.
I could think of at least one thing that my previous theme provider had that I really miss with this new one. I wish they’d implement it in all their themes so I wouldn’t have to use a plugin.
What’s that one thing?
Built in SEO options. This is the number one thing I mentioned in my review of StudioPress themes that I really loved about them.
Having built in SEO options right on the editing page eliminated the need for a plugin like All In One SEO or Yoast. I don’t know if I’m asking for too much (am i just spoiled?) but I’d love to see MTS themes have this one day.
It’s not a deal-breaker though. It’s probably because they have their own SEO plugin called Rank Math. However, I just use the more established All In One SEO plugin with the sites that have their themes.
I Bought These 4 Themes
Well, the main review, what I wanted to say about MyThemeShop, is over.
I wanted to add this part to showcase some of their best themes but there are so many to choose from. Instead, I’ve decided to show you the 4 themes that I bought.
I’ve also added one of their best selling themes which has a free version that you can download today.
(1) Splash – This is the theme that introduced me to MyThemeShop and the first theme I bought from them. I used it to start an Amazon review site last year.
(2) Ad-Sense – The second theme I bought because it was an Adsense optimized theme and I might have a need for this one day. I changed one of my blogs from a StudioPress theme to this because I wanted to use Adsense on it.
The main feature of this theme is that it has an Adblock sensor that picks up when a browser is using ad-blocking software and asks the user to turn it off.
(3) MyBlog – The MyBlog theme is based on the look and feel of Medium, a site where people can write share and socially discuss topics.
I bought it to use the Tech preset for this website but decided that I loved this particular StudioPress theme too much to change it.
(4) Wooshop – I bought this theme because I liked the Wooshop Blog layout.
I wasn’t really interested in the store layouts although I might have use for those in the future but the blog layout was very good looking so I got the theme anyway.
(5) Socially Viral Free – I don’t have the Socially Viral theme but I guess I can download the free version at any time. The theme is optimized for social shares and going viral and is inspired by sites like BoredPanda.
I’ve heard that this (well not the free version) is their best-selling theme and if you were to pick up the business model that this type of site was made for, you could make a lot of money.
I’ve included it in this section of the review so that you’ll have something good to try out if you do happen to take a look at MyThemeShop.
Your Theme Shop?
With so many themes to choose from and so many theme providers, I’m sure you can find the perfect theme for your site if you look hard enough. But MyThemeShop makes it easy.
Peep through their 100+ themes and maybe this could also be your theme shop too. Check them out and see if there’s any theme you like.
And don’t forget to drop your comments below. Ask me anything, leave your own review or tell me what MyThemeShop theme you’re really digging.
Hi Jay,
These themes look pretty good and easy to customize. I haven’t heard of MyThemeShop before but they look good value.
I have heard of Elegant Themes, I’m assuming this is similar to MyThemeShop? Like you, I’m a lover of big text and there is nothing worse than poor fonts on a website.
Have you any experience of using DIVI or is this something totally different to themes? I read that is is kinda WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get)?
Elegant Themes is another theme provider similar to MyThemeShop but I had a bad experience with them so I don’t really want to comment about them.
I’ve definitely heard of DIVI but never used it. However, I did see someone on WA using it so I have an idea of how it works. I get the idea that it’s more of a page editor thing that you can use with any theme so I’m going to say it’s a big different than a regular theme.
Hey Jay,
I love these themes! I’ve been experiencing slow dashboard loading and it’s getting pretty annoying. I’ve deleted a lot of stuff but maybe its due to the amount of plugins that I have currently.
I’m actually tempted to try out your StudioPres though, it’s the first time I’ve heard of a theme with a built-in SEO system. Trying that out now, thanks for writing this man. Keep up the good work!
Yeah I really prefer features that eliminate the need for plugins and these themes have a lot of them. StudioPress themes all have SEO built in so you don’t need All-In-One SEO plugin. I haven’t seen any other themes that have that feature.
I have been using My Theme Shop for nearly a year now and enjoyed the first theme so much that I have bought two more over the course of the year.
The only one I seem to have a problem with is the Adsense theme – it doesn’t want to update.
I also do what you do and wait to buy them on sale at $19. Each year I see to keep the upgrades coming in you need to pay in another $19, but at least it is better than paying the full price of $59.
I’m not sure if I’ve experienced the problem with Ad-Sense theme. I just checked the site I have it on and it looks like it’s up to date unless I’m missing something.
About the upgrades and paying another $19, I was told that that fee is for support so I’m thinking about just cancelling the payment in my Paypal account. This is another thing that confused me at first but Eric explained it to me after I emailed him about it.
I actually haven’t heard about MyThemeShop before!
Truth be told, I myself am looking for a new theme.
For now, I am using a free theme, but although it’s very responsive and quick it’s also very minimal, something which holds me back.
I look into these themes in the near future, for sure!
MyThemeShop has a number of free themes so you could probably find something there thats a better fit for your site.
I love big fonts and I cannot lie… That tickled me good lol! MyThemeShop has some very nice themes indeed, I had been looking at purchasing a premium theme for my main website but couldn’t decide which way I wanted to go.
There’s no denying the benefit of having a premium theme, we are visual people, so if it looks good we tend to trust it a little bit more. You hit all the right points for me, I think i’ll dive in and go ahead and pick a theme and quit wasting time.
Good luck Christian. I have no doubt you’ll find something you like that’s a fit for your website.
Wow, I’m impressed with what mythemeshop can offer! I have only one site, and while I’m not really loving the theme I have, I’m scared to change it as I’ve made numerous modifications to it over the past months… and all without knowing about the “child theme” concept. So if I switch to a new theme, I’m scared I’m going to lose everything I’ve made and have a LOT of work on my hands.
I really am intrigued by all of the options – but also the one click child theme. Child themes scare me (newbie here LOL). Maybe this is a way to take care of that problem… switch to mythemeshop, get a child theme immediately, put in the time to make modifications, and move forward confidently with my website work.
Thanks for the suggestion!
I know what you mean. Child themes shouldn’t scare you – making modifications without them should scare you more.
Also you wouldn’t lose everything if you choose a new theme. You’ll still have the same content which is the most important part of everything but you’ll have it presented in a different way. I have no doubt that you’ll find a theme you like.
I read your post with great interest since I’m always looking at new themes. I’m currently looking for a theme that works well with Amazon! …so I’m grateful to have found you!
I actually had the theme Socially Viral you mentioned for a short while. I loved it, but it didn’t work so well with my niche. Great post. I bookmarked your site.
Yeah, the Socially Viral theme has a purpose so it might not work for everything. I like the Splash theme for Amazon affiliate marketing so maybe give that one a try. There are several different preset layouts available if you don’t want to use the default one.
Great site! I wasn’t aware of the existence of MyThemeStop prior to visiting your site. I’m wondering, is the site based on a monthly membership fee, or do you just find which template you like and make a purchase? Also, is their a flat rate per theme, or will the price vary upon the theme you select?
Well, I just learned about MyThemeShop maybe about six months ago so I could understand.
About the pricing, the themes are a one time fee ($59) but you can usually get them for much less with a coupon and there are weekly deals on new themes ($19). MyThemeShop occasionally have deals on all themes as well where they sell all the themes at $19. If you buy one, they give you a $10 store credit so a $19 deal can come down to $9 (lowest price).
I think there is an “All Themes” fee as well where you pay one time and get all the themes they release but I’m not sure about this. It’s just that I saw it somewhere but can’t remember where. You can probably contact them and ask. Or I can ask for you.
Oh and just to add one more thing – they have an affiliate program so you can promote the themes and earn money to buy more themes. Just wanted to mention that option as well.
You have gotten me sold on My Theme Shop. It sounds like the perfect place to find me a new WordPress theme. I like the one I have, but it doesn’t really fit my niche. Actually, I haven’t found any that fit for me yet. So I am going to look at these, and hopefully come up with something new that works well with my website.
Oh that’s good. I hope you find something that fits your niche. If you need any help let me know.
Hmm. Is this site a MyThemeShop Theme? It looks clean. I’m impressed with the one click child theme feature because on the theme I am currently using I’m scared to touch it because of the multi steps.
Does myThemeshop have drag and drop on the working page? WYSIWYG? What You See Is What You Get. I think its time that was available on all themes. Anything else is so 2016!
Thanks for the review, which by the title I thought was going to be a complaint. Crushing? Oh! Crushing!
J
Lol. Yeah that type of crushing.
No the theme I’m using is a Genesis theme called Prose from StudioPress. I was going to change it over to a MyThemeShop theme but I think I’ve become too attached to it. Besides, there are features from this theme that I’ve used to format some of the content that they will become broken if I switched but it’s not so much that. I know exactly what to look for and update if I were to change the theme to something else.
The themes aren’t drag and drop. Certain elements are drag and drop but the theme on a whole isn’t. I think WYSIWYG is overkill for blog themes. They’re more for developers and designers in my opinion and for if you need a certain layout that’s not readily available through most themes – like adding columns in your content or maps on pages or designing a home page. Useful if you want to make a theme more unique and different from what it looked like out the box. But that’s just my opinion I guess.
bullshit affiliate driven review
their themes are slow and full of bugs
Actually, I became an affiliate because I love their themes not the other way around. I would recommend and still use themes from MyThemeShop even if they took away the affiliate program.
As for your other concerns, from my experience, their themes load fast and they are updated very frequently (so if they do have bugs they’re always working on them to make sure customers can get the most out of their themes with a bug-free experience.) I know a lot of other premium themes that aren’t updated so frequently including one I used where the parent theme had a bug that wasn’t addressed for years.
Bravo! I couldn’t agree more with you. I have read several blog post of mythemeshop in comparison with studio press themes and you guys have all said the same thing, but the difference is your elaboration and using it yourself. Maybe you could be of little assistance here. I registered my domain name two days ago and installed my wordpress site yesterday. Its a real estate blog and i am still contemplating on the theme to use. I would really appreciate if you can give me a suggestion from mythemeshop.
I don’t know if your blog will have any special functionality (like listings) but for a real estate blog I’d go with the Schema theme from MTS. I just like the default layout for something like this.
That will be in the future. I just want to start with generating content for the blog and introduce additional features gradually. Listing is surely one of the ways to monetize real estate blogs. However, I did use mytheshop theme for the blog which is great in terms of coding, customization, and speed. Thanks for responding.
The Writer theme you’re using from MyThemeShop is a good choice too.