Many people use the internet to research and shop for a variety of products and services. However, it can be difficult to know who the best resources and sellers are. To help consumers find reputable websites, review sites have begun popping up, and they are gaining in popularity at an exponential rate.
For your own review site, consider using WordPress. It has a number of themes available that have been designed specifically for review sites. With that in mind, we’ve compiled this list of the best review site themes for WordPress. The chances are high that you’ll find something to meet your needs below.
1. Zeen
If you’re wondering how important the concept of ‘leading lines’ is to a review site, the answer is “a lot” – and that’s an understatement. The developers of Zeen understand this, and have created a theme that aims to guide the reader, rather than bombarding them with content.
Right away, you’ll notice that Zeen looks gorgeous, no matter which of the many demo layouts you opt for. You can also create your own custom layout by using the built-in Tipi Builder drag-and-drop plugin. With this tool, you’re able to develop practically any complex design you can think of.
Some of the demo layouts feature elements that draw the reader in and lead them to further content. This is primarily achieved through sliding and ‘sticky’ elements. Plus, there’s also a visual theme options panel that helps you create your site while viewing it as it will be seen by visitors.
If that’s not enough, there’s a wealth of bundled add-ons and other features that are well worth checking out. All in all, Zeen is a very stylish theme with immense value out of the box. We’d argue that it places practically everything you need to create a stellar review website right at your fingertips!
2. Networker
When you’re building a website for the technology industry, you’re probably looking for specific design and functionality. The Networker theme can provide you with an all-in-one solution for this niche.
Networker is a tech news WordPress theme that boasts a dark, magazine-style look. It comes with six visually appealing demos that are easy to install, a dark mode to enhance the viewing experience, more than 10 post archive layouts, and video backgrounds. It’s also easy to customize, offering unlimited custom fonts, over 1,900 Adobe Fonts, and more than 800 Google Fonts.
While this theme may not be designed specifically for review sites, it’s a very flexible choice if you work in the tech industry. It provides high-quality display and optimization features, including auto-loading posts, analytics support, and rich social media integrations.
All in all, Networker is a solid choice if you want to create stunning and interactive review posts for your tech blog.
3. Magzine
When you’re running a content-heavy website such as a review blog, using a theme such as Magzine can help you present your posts in a professional and clean manner.
This Elementor review and magazine theme is an excellent choice regardless of what type of material or content you’re reviewing. It’s powered by the Elementor page builder plugin (our review), making it easy to build and customize your site without any coding. You can create your own headers and footers, as well as search pages, review posts and boxes, and much more.
Magzine also comes with a unique set of review features. For instance, you can display ratings in multiple styles and let your users add reviews. You can also show customer ratings in Google search results and integrate the theme with robust review plugins, such as Ultimate Reviewer.
If you’re looking for a theme geared specifically toward review websites, Magzine is worth considering.
4. Kicker
If you’re looking for a dynamic and versatile theme for your review site, you might want to consider Kicker.
This multipurpose blog theme can be used for a range of websites, including news, lifestyle, and online magazine sites. It comes with a variety of unique niche skins, multiple premade modules and shortcodes, and multi-functional blocks. Kicker also includes the Elementor Page Builder plugin, a mega menu, sticky and slide-out panels, and plenty of styling and customization options.
One aspect of Kicker that we particularly appreciate is its lightning-fast speed. Optimized for Google Core Web Vitals, the theme has earned an impressive score from Pingdom, Google PageSpeed Insights, and GTmetrix.
In summary, Kicker is a user-friendly theme that includes a decent amount of features and perks for its premium price. In addition to a lifetime of updates, it also comes with six months of technical support, as well as detailed documentation and tutorials.
5. Gillion
Reviews can be a simple niche to get involved in, especially when it comes to your website’s design. Gillion demonstrates just how simple things can be. It offers a no-frills way of creating a review site, while still having plenty of attractive qualities.
Even though the theme’s inherent characteristics might be simple, your choice of layout isn’t. There are over 17 demo templates to choose from, with more added often. It’s also easy to create your layouts, which you’ll do using the WPBakery Page Builder plugin.
As for the review pages, they’re free from unneeded complexity, which is great for helping readers quickly assimilate your content. However, you do get to add an easy-on-the-eyes summary box to each review, via the included custom post type.
Gillion is refreshing in its no-nonsense approach. We’d recommend this theme if you’re looking to get up and running quickly, although it’s flexible enough to employ on more complex sites too.
6. Extra
One of the biggest challenges you will face when starting your own review is creating a compelling design. This can be a time-consuming and costly process on top of your other responsibilities. However, choosing a theme with practically all of the functionality you’ll need for success – such as Extra (our review) – is a good place to start.
Not only does the theme provide an instantly elegant design, it also fully integrates with the bundled Divi Builder plugin. This offers straightforward drag-and-drop layout creating, including modules built specifically for bloggers and online publications. You can quickly adjust fonts, size, colors, spacing, and more with just a few clicks.
In addition, Extra doesn’t limit you to a single static design unlike some themes. Instead, it offers a number of pre-built layouts (for example, seven different blog layouts), with the freedom to tailor them completely to your unique requirements. It’s perfect for displaying multimedia content, selling products with WooCommerce integration, and more.
All in all, for anyone looking to build a beautiful, interactive, and responsive online review site, Extra has almost everything you’ll need. As such, this is one theme destined for your shortlist!
7. JNews
Multipurpose themes are a common choice for those looking to create sites in a variety of niches. If this sounds like you, JNews covers a number of bases, while still functioning well as a review theme.
In fact, JNews doesn’t just handle reviews, but incorporates several related niches – newspapers and landing pages, for example. The common elements in each of the many demo layouts are a saturated home page and plenty of visuals. Some of these may seem garish at first glance, but the wealth of features is a common approach for sites dealing in current content.
As with many other themes, you’ll create your site using the bundled WPBakery Page Builder plugin. However, JNews also supports WordPress’ new Block Editor, letting you work within a familiar and native interface. Either option affords you plenty of options for customization and branding.
You may operate with a particular niche, but that doesn’t mean your theme has to restrict you. JNews offer plenty to help you create a review site, no matter what your area of focus is. We encourage you to check it out right away!
8. Newsblock
Newsblock is a modern theme that can help you build a sleek news or online magazine site in no time.
The flexible theme includes a dark mode that boasts a sophisticated, bold appearance. Built with the Canvas page builder, it comes with pre-made demos that are designed for featuring a large collection of articles in a clean, organized manner. You can choose from over 30 importable sections, custom blocks, page headers, and much more.
Newsblock is also a solid choice if you’re looking for a lot of design and customization options. It includes over 800 Google Fonts, 1,900 Adobe fonts, and unlimited colors. There are plenty of post archive styles, an ‘auto-load next post’ feature, and video backgrounds.
This theme is a bit pricier than some of the other options on this list. However, considering the range of features and tools that come with it, it can be a worthwhile investment.
9. InHype
There are many types of review themes available. If you’re looking for one that’s especially fitting for your blog or magazine-style site, InHype might be the solution for you.
InHype is a blog and magazine theme that hasn’t been around for long but has already earned an average five-star rating. It comes with 38 homepage blocks, various demos with different theme settings, a drag-and-drop builder, and over 20 single post headers. It also offers unlimited site headers, extensive documentation, and speed optimization features.
One aspect of InHype that I particularly appreciate is that it includes a review demo and a post ratings and review feature. You can categorize review posts by type such as electronics, entertainment, restaurants, etc. You’ll also get access to unlimited customization options so that you can easily tailor these reviews to fit your brand and style.
InHype is worth checking out for anyone building a blog or magazine site. However, it can be especially relevant if you use your site to review products and services.
10. NewsMag
NewsMag is a highly versatile, gorgeous-looking magazine theme that offers you the possibility to publish everything from listicles, to photo galleries, to long form journalistic pieces. There are six distinct demo sites on offer, so it’s easy to set up your website with minimal fuss – not to mention that there’s plenty of inspiration for you to customize as you please.
The option to include a fullscreen image as the background for your homepage makes NewsMag a great choice if your publication is heavily reliant on high-resolution photography. If that’s not your style, you can create a masonry grid of articles, plus feature sidebar content to include columns and other text-only pieces. If you want to display your content on your homepage without thinking too much about it, you have 14 different block layouts to choose from. Using this theme’s page builder makes creating a custom layout simple, enabling you to embed sliding photo galleries, news videos, ratings-based reviews, and clickable ads wherever you want.
If creating pages from scratch isn’t so appealing to you, a wide number of layouts exist for you to easily create articles in a number of different formats. For BuzzFeed-style listicle creations, NewsMag offers four different layouts that vary between sliding image galleries to single page scrolling lists. There are also multiple templates for creating simple posts featuring single images and conventional text-based articles.
In other words, if your publication features a bit of everything, you should consider using NewsMag.
Other important features:
- Integrated WooCommerce plugin for selling online
- Smart sidebar automatically adjusts to column size
- Fully responsive sticky menu for better, elegant navigation
- Custom-made social counter encourages visitors to share your content
11. ReHub
REHub is a modern multipurpose theme from Sizam Design. Besides being great as a review site, you could also use it for your blog, shop or magazine. Jam-packed with content, it has a wide range of potential uses.
REHub comes with a lot of capability for customization. It’s compatible with three shopping plugins (WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads and Ecwid), and even has demo pages designed for each one. You’re provided with several designs for comparison pages, post formats and top posts, as well as more than ten content blocks for the home page and plenty of header customization options. Shortcodes galore give you even more customization ability.
Other aspects of REHub that we think you’ll like are the various branding and advertising options, and the ability to add a catalogue to your site. You might also appreciate the compatibility with bbPress and WPML plugins for easy content sharing and community building.
For a well-rounded review site, REHub is an excellent choice.
12. SmartMag
If you’re looking for a dynamic, powerful, and robust theme for your review website, SmartMag is a must-see. This newspaper magazine and news theme is ideal for news, editorial blogs, and online magazine sites.
SmartMag is extremely flexible. It includes more than 27 professionally designed demos with a one-click demo importer. It’s intuitive and easy to use, powered by the Elementor page builder. SmartMag also includes Smart Studio with one-click pre-made blocks, sections, and layouts.
The powerful theme is SEO-optimized and offers unique mega menus with three style options. You can also leverage custom archive layouts, a bold Dark Mode, over 900 Google Fonts, and a library of layouts for posts, pages, and category sections. Additionally, SmartMag comes with a versatile header customizer with more than nine elements.
If you’re looking for a flexible, highly customizable theme for your review site, SmartMag is well worth the price tag.
13. Huber
When creating a truly outstanding review website, it’s vital to choose a theme that encourages user interaction. You need to create dynamic, dedicated, and interesting pages, or visitors will look elsewhere. Fortunately, Huber makes building an engaging review site super easy.
Huber’s streamlined interface enables you to show an overall score based on various categories. For example, a video game could receive an overall score based on sub-scores for gameplay, audio quality, graphics, and more. Readers can also leave their reviews, and because the theme offers a way to follow your site, your readers can stay up to date with the content they are interested in. Huber is also bundled with the WordPress Popular Posts plugin, so you can gauge which of your posts are trending.
Out of the box, Huber is also bundled with the WPBakery Page Builder plugin, enabling simple drag-and-drop layout creation. There’s also a large degree of customization freedom, with a plethora of fonts, Font Awesome icons, page layouts, and color schemes.
14. TheFox
Finding the perfect review theme can be challenging. Instead of hunting down a niche option, sometimes your best choice will be a flexible multipurpose theme such as TheFox.
This theme has been around for a while and has over 11,000 sales and nearly a five-star average rating. It comes with over 30 appealing homepage designs with pre-defined content, the WPBakery page builder plugin, and a variety of other premium plugins, including Slider Revolution and Contact Form 7. TheFox also includes a powerful admin panel that you can use to manage and configure its settings and options.
Unlike many alternatives, TheFox comes with a built-in mega menu. It also includes unlimited skins and colors, more than 10,000 font icons, and an expansive array of documentation, tutorials, and guides. While some multipurpose themes can be overwhelming and confusing, TheFox provides you with everything you need to use it for maximum effect.
Regardless of what type of site you’re looking to create, I highly recommend considering TheFox. Aside from its extensive design options, it includes a plethora of customization and support features that make it useful for anyone, from beginners to advanced users.
15. Vinkmag
When choosing a theme for your online magazine, it’s important to find one with the customization options to make it your own. The good news is that Vinkmag offers layouts and design elements ideal for magazine sites of all types.
This theme is rated highly for news and magazine sites, but there’s plenty more under the hood, and can be used with a wide variety of niches. There’s an option to use a light or dark mode for an instantly different feel to your site, as well as customization options including a header and footer builder, and full integration with Elementor page builder.
In addition, Vinkmag comes with unique block layouts for category pages and colored layer styles for smooth transitions between your content. It can help you create clean and simple websites, although complex and highly interactive layouts are well-within reach.
Overall, Vinkmag is an excellent choice for a variety of publication sites. We encourage you to check out the demo, and be ready to splash the cash!
16. MagPlus
When it comes to choosing a review theme, it’s important to choose a striking, image-focused layout that can be updated regularly, without readability being impaired. MagPlus lets you achieve this effortlessly.
MagPlus comes with more than 40 page layout templates to choose from, to get started creating content right away. However, the theme includes more than 500 Google Fonts, plenty of header options and virtually limitless color schemes to create a unique look for your site. In addition to offering plenty of customization options, MagPlus also has a broad variety of pre-built layout templates to choose from.
Of course, with so much to tinker with under the hood, you may need to ask a question about a particular feature. With this in mind, MagPlus’ customer support is top-notch in our opinion. You’ll typically get a response within one business day, so you can enjoy peace of mind should you get stuck when using the theme.
On the whole, Mag Plus is a well-rounded, feature-rich theme that’s well worth considering, especially if you place great value on creative freedom.
