Best WordPress Themes for Building Templates

5 themes compared · Updated August 2026 · Theme & Template Building

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Choosing a WordPress theme for building templates comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 5 themes using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 5 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

1. Royal Elementor Kit Best overall 85/100
2. ReviewNews 75/100
3. NewsReview 75/100
4. Yuki 72/100
5. Yuki Agency 61/100

Best overall Free by WP Royal

Royal Elementor Kit

Truly all in one Solution For Elementor Lovers. 140+ Elementor Templates KIT, 100+ Professional Elementor Widgets, Elementor theme builder, Elementor Popup Builder, Elementor Premade blocks...

5★: from 92 ratings
100k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026

WPScore

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Free by AF themes

ReviewNews

ReviewNews is a flexible WordPress theme designed for news websites, online magazines, blogs, business sites, and eCommerce projects. It includes a customizable header and footer builder com...

5★: from 5 ratings
1k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026

WPScore

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Free by AF themes

NewsReview

NewsReview is a responsive multipurpose WordPress child theme of ReviewNews, developed for news websites, corporate portals, and personal blogs. It offers a drag-and-drop header and footer b...

5★: from 2 ratings
800+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026

WPScore

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Free by WP Moose

Yuki

Yuki is a modern and highly customizable multipurpose WordPress theme. It has powerful Header Builder, Footer Builder and Homepage Builder to fully customize your website. You can build any...

4.2★: from 5 ratings
700+: active installs
Updated: May 2026

WPScore

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Free by WP Moose

Yuki Agency

Yuki Agency is based on the modern and highly customizable Yuki multipurpose WordPress theme. It has powerful Header Builder, Footer Builder and Homepage Builder to fully customize your webs...

100+: active installs
Updated: May 2026

WPScore

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