DIYThemes is a unique source for developing the pages on your WordPress site as well as providing a strong basis for WordPress sites that are concerned about SEO best practices. It gained some traction in the industry several years back when DIYThemes launched under Thesis and the Focus operating systems.

DIYThemes has built a brand under some popular bloggers that took an immediately liking to the style of DIYThemes, which is far different from many other WP theme providers on the internet. It hopes to take customization to a whole other level.

Selection of WordPress Themes

DIYThemes is different from other catalogs as it has a basic template to begin with, yet presents more of a “do it yourself” mentality for creating the actual design, hence the name.

DIYThemes notes that it is difficult to build some pages through WordPress that are effective as:

• Email signup forms
• Calls to action (CTA pages)
• Sales pitches
• Personal/company bios

Therefore, one could conclude that DIYThemes is more than just a marketplace that sells templates from other developers. Which is true.

DIYThemes operates under Thesis 2.0 which serves as a template engine where you build the presentation from scratch. There is no need to override the preexisting HTML or CSS code.

Functionality

Focus serves as the foundation for your new WP theme. It can help with functionality by providing:

• Themes built to deliver optimal speeds.
• Themes that are easy to maintain and understand.
• Flexible and configurable from a number of perspectives.
• Designed for SEO optimization.

The drag and drop feature of the editor allows users to quickly add widgets and other functions to their new WP design.

As previously noted, DIYThemes is also built to implement SEO optimization into the pages of your blog or website. WordPress is search engine-friendly by default, but DIYThemes can help bump it up another level.

The coding is crisp and clear for search engine purposes and Focus comes built-in with Google_ Author and Schema.

Price

The one drawback to DIYThemes is its price. While there are a number of different free templates available on the web, DIYThemes costs $100 per year for Focus.

The subscription includes Focus for a year along with Thesis and automatic WP updates. You can use the product on an unlimited number of domains.

Support

DIYThemes is known for providing very hands-on, excellent customer support. For the price paid you would expect as much which is good to see.

The online support includes email and forum options. Responses are generally very quick with easy to understand, and practical solutions to technical problems.

DIYThemes Review – Why browse their selection?

DIYThemes is a different kind of WordPress theme and template service. Unlike most companies that do most of the design than let you adjust the template with a few predefined options, DIYThemes is very hands-on.

The service essentially lets you draft the theme from scratch yet also walks you through the process for those that do not have much, or any coding experience.

There are some that will really appreciate the more intuitive style of DIYThemes (such as small business owners), while others may prefer theme marketplaces that do not require such a “DIY” approach.