WordPress offers a plethora of choices when it comes to choosing themes for websites. The great part is that many of the are free to get one started. 

There are plenty of premium themes that provide more that just visual appeal. Premium themes can deliver elements with functionality, customization of fonts, colors, layouts and more. 

Knowing which themes may work better than others or which one is what you are looking for can be challenging.

There are so many choices; sometimes, the themes and settings can be like a virtual candy store for your screen.

Deciding on a WordPress theme is more than just looks and appearance. There are many functionalities that can benefit your website to choose from.

• Do you want a sidebar to display widgets and images?

• Will you be displaying ads?

• Do you want to have an e-commerce store and have products displayed as a grid?

• Do you or anyone on your team know to code and will they be working with CSS or PHP?

• Do you want to have contact forms on your site?

• Do you want to customize colors, fonts, or columns?

There are many choices for the functionality, purpose, and elements. Defining if you will be selling products can influence the type of theme you may need.

There are themes available that include the capabilities to create a e-commerce website. You can start with a blog and also sell merchandise on another page of your site. 

The great thing about your virtual design is that you are able to update, tweak, or change it at any time as it does not have to be permanent.