Thanks mchelles….I appreciate the advice. One of my concerns in choosing a theme is knowing which one is better than another. All I really have to go by is the description of the theme (and perhaps a rating or review, if those are available).
In the Free Themes section on WP, there is a “last updated” date and a rating and review sidebar…which is somewhat helpful. But, if I search for themes on Google, almost none of them say when they were created or updated. The live demo feature is helpful, but what I want to see is the control panel…so I know what my options are. Even the ones that have a long list of features are not guaranteed to work well, or to be easy to customize.
Several paid themes have been recommended at Warrior Forum, so I’m fairly sure those are good options. But, I would like to experiment with a free one first. Is there a good review site for free themes? One of the major drawbacks of the free themes that I’ve seen is…they look free :-).
Any additional advice would be appreciated. Thanks.