Choosing a theme for a website is one of those challenges new bloggers face. It was evident because of their impact on your website and their diversity. They are all different, both in appearance and performance.

As such, they contribute to the perception of your website visitors about its overall performance. Professional website designers have the option of adjusting the codes to their desire, but if you're like me with little or no experience in coding, you are left with no choice other than to rely on either the free or paid theme.

In this training, our focus will be on choosing a theme for your website, but we must see how the theme impacts your website.

How Themes affect your website

1.Themes Determine the Look and Feel of your Website

    Your theme is your channel to create the psychological impact you desire on your users. Selecting a suitable theme is like determining your desired colour for your room or kitchen. When designing your living room, you are simply creating the visual, objects and atmospheric environment you want in your living room.

    2. Themes Contribute to your Website Speed.

      Google and other search engines take website speed into cognizance when ranking the websites. Themes with poor coding can add unnecessary features and code to your theme, impacting your theme size and load time.

      If your website loads slowly, it will affect your ranking on search engines and the time visitors spend on your website. No one will hang on a website that loads slowly.

      3. Website Security

        Your theme is one thing that can make your website vulnerable to attacks. Attackers usually watch out for themes that are not updated regularly. So you will not want to take chances with your theme.

        Let's see some essential considerations to help you select a suitable theme.



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        Israel17 Premium
        Thanks for the excellent tutorial, Ayodeji! Themes are one of the most significant components of a rocking website. They determine a lot when it comes to speed, design, layout, and many more. Thanks again!

        Israel Olatunji
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        Parameter Premium
        Very on point,

        I see my theme like the outlook of my sitting room. As such, it is important we give it the attention it deserves

        Ayodeji
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        Siobhan3 Premium
        This is quite helpful. I found a couple of things to check about my theme.
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        Parameter Premium
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        Great. I am glad you found it helpful. Teams like colors and other forms of decorations that makes our houses beautiful.
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        muslimah Premium
        Very helpful and indepth training.
        Thank you, Owoeye.
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        Parameter Premium
        You are welcome Badmus,

        I am glad you found it engaging.

        Ayodeji
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        RCanty Premium Plus
        Good insight into selecting themes. It can be a complicated matter. Selecting a theme should not be taken lightly.

        Canty
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        Parameter Premium
        Thank you Canty,

        It is can be a lot of headache selecting a theme, especially when there is no guidance..

        Ayodeji
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        Fleeky Premium Plus
        Thank you for summing up the essence.
        For starters, wordpress themes are easy to use, speedy and functional.

        For those who are not coders, nor designers, more sophisticted themes might impose. Those are said to be the best for 2022:

        https://www.isitwp.com/top-wordpress-themes/

        Hope this helps
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        Parameter Premium
        , very on point.

        WordPress themes makes blogging a lot easier for folks like me with little or no coding experience. But we need to cautious when selecting them.

        Ayodeji
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        Fleeky Premium Plus
        Yes Ayodeji
        Definitely
        And a lot of trial and error too...
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