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Should I Use The Best WordPress Themes In The World (Elegant Themes / Divi)?

elegantthemes.com·Analyzed 19 hours ago··Based on 11 sources

WordPress Themes with Visual Drag & Drop Technology that empower a community of 974,872 customers. Home of Divi, the ultimate Visual Page Builder and Theme.

Depends

Depends

Buy if you build multiple WordPress sites — one subscription covers unlimited theme and builder use.

Established WordPress theme + Divi builder; one subscription, unlimited use. Great for freelancers, overkill for one simple site.

Confidence: Medium

974,872

Customers

self-reported by vendor

Single subscription

Pricing model

unlimited use of themes

2011

Active since

listed WordCamp Cape Town sponsor

Value for money4

Single subscription covers unlimited use

Ease of use4

Drag-and-drop builder, straightforward UI per reviews

Feature depth4

Builder plus multiple themes and layout packs

Security posture3

No vulns found; only vendor marketing claims

Pros

  • One subscription, unlimited use of all themes¹
  • Visual drag-and-drop builder requires no coding¹
  • Large community: ~975k customers claimed¹
  • Freelancers actively sell Divi client work, signaling demand⁴
  • Longevity: themes powered large magazines since at least 201110

Cons

  • 'Best in the world' is the vendor's own claim, not independent¹
  • Most third-party coverage is generic theme listicles, not Divi-specific reviews⁶
  • Dedicated security page returned no content in our crawl²

Gotchas

  • mediumNo pricing numbers visible in reviewed sources — confirm annual vs lifetime before buying¹
  • mediumGuess: page-builder lock-in — moving off Divi usually means rebuilding layouts¹
  • lowMuch third-party 'praise' just echoes the brand's own tagline; little real review depth⁶

Best for

  • Freelancers building client sites
  • Agencies managing many WordPress sites
  • Non-coders wanting drag-and-drop design
  • Bloggers and small businesses

Not for

  • One simple site — free themes or hosted builders are cheaper and faster
  • Teams wanting a website without managing WordPress hosting
  • Developers who hand-code and avoid page-builder lock-in (Guess: Divi layouts rarely port out cleanly)
  • Buyers needing independent review data — third-party coverage here is thin

Pricing

Single subscription

Not shown in reviewed sources

  • Unlimited use of themes
  • Visual drag-and-drop builder included

Security

No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Third-party praise centers on Divi's ease for client work, but much coverage is listicles echoing the brand's tagline rather than in-depth reviews.

“DIVI is without any doubt one of the best WordPress themes in the world (if not the best).”
— Freelancer listing, ComeUp
“Elegant Themes are well known for creating the best WordPress themes in the world. The user interface is straightforward”
— WP Tech Support, 2020 roundup
“Divi is created by Elegant Themes, which is one of the best WordPress themes in the world”
— Lycos Tax Divi review

Alternatives

Compare The Best WordPress Themes In The World (Elegant Themes / Divi) with each alternative.

Full analysis

Based on ~40 public sources; most third-party coverage is generic theme listicles echoing the brand tagline, so independent validation is limited.

Sources

  1. The Best WordPress Themes In The World — official siteelegantthemes.com
    official
  2. Security pageelegantthemes.com
    security
  3. Divi Theme Review: When It's Worth It and When to Avoidlycostax.com
    review
  4. Custom Divi website service by freelancercomeup.com
    review
  5. 7 Best WordPress Themes 2020wp-techsupport.com
    review
  6. The best WordPress Themes & Templateswpfellows.com
    review
  7. Top 10 Divi (Elegant Themes) Alternativesfindstack.com
    review
  8. This Year's 6 Best WordPress Themeszetamatic.com
    review
  9. How to Set Up WordPress With Astra Prowpcrafter.com
    review
  10. WordCamp Cape Town 2011 Sponsorscapetown.wordcamp.org
    news
  11. Web Technologies used by Elegantthemes.comw3techs.com
    official

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