Jan Koch, founder of WP Mastery and authority in all things Wordpress, presents the foundations of a well-designed Wordpress site. Wordpress is an convenient platform that is accessible to non-programmers, but it still presents its challenges. Jan will break down some of these issues and explores how to create or improve the website for your business. Some of the topics covered include: *Evaluating design based on your business's purpose *How to maximize monetization of your site's design through strategy *Mobile responsiveness *Wordpress SEO *Social Media and Plug-In Integration

1. WordPress Themes
29 Steps To Finding The Right Theme

2. 29 Aspects Of High-Quality
WordPress Themes.

3. 1. Does the theme fit the purpose of your website?

4. 2. Is it simple, clean, and user-friendly?

5. 3. Will your target audience like the look & feel?

6. 4. Does the theme highlight the most important
contents, so that your visitors see it at first glance?

7. 5. Does it fit your monetization strategy?

8. 6. Is it responsive?

9. 7. Does it have a back-to-top button for mobile devices?

10. 8. Is it optimized for SEO?

11. 9 Is it updated regularly or built on a solid
framework like Genesis, Headway or Thesis?

12. 10. What special functions like charts, portfolios, or
other short codes do you need?

13. 11 .Does it work with the plugins you need?

14. 12. Does it integrate with social media nicely?

15. 13. Can you handle and customize the theme easily?

16. 14. Can you import the demo content easily?

17. 15. Does it look good out of the box or do you need to
customize a lot?

18. 16. Does it come with various layouts and designs?

19. 17. Is the theme secure?

20. 18. Is the theme well documented?

21. 19. Does it have a dedicated and active support forum?

22. 20. How long are the response times from the support?

23. 21. What do previous customers say about the theme?

24. 22. Did you test the live demo on all devices?

25. 23. Is the theme optimized for retina devices?

26. 24. Can you change the colors of the theme easily?

27. 25. Can you use Google Fonts or Typekit fonts with the theme?

28. 26. Does the theme integrate with WooCommerce?

29. 27. Does the theme work with WordPress multi-site installations?

30. 28. Is the theme ready to be translated?

31. 29. Does the theme load fast, on desktop and mobile devices?

32. Thank you for your attention!