Finally found the time to make a list of bad-ass premium themes again. This time listing 10 of the best themes released in August 2012. Apparently people get more creative in the summer, because I must have found over 30 list-worthy themes, so it took a while to narrow it down to 10.
Here’s what I think is the best of August 2012:
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1. BigBang – $45
Responsive Personal Portfolio
Features:
- All pages are W3C Valid
- Fully tableless design
- Several Pages templates:
- 2 different Layout solutions:
- 6 Portfolio post formats:
- Portfolio single page
- 6 Blog page layouts
- 6 Blog single post layouts
- 2 different Layout solutions for contact page:
- Clients page
- About page
- Fullwidth page
- Sidebar page
- Many Shortcodes
- Brankic Panel
- Many jQuery Features
2. Blanco – $55
Responsive E-Commerce Theme
Features:
- Zoom to enlarge product images
- Grid page for 4, 5 and 3 products
- New Block on Product Page
- Powerful Admin Module
- Related products slider
- Optimized for Fast Loading
- Slide-show designed perfectly for touch screens
- Background uploading facility thorough admin panel
- Possibility of the Template colour scheme change
- Use product scrollbar
- And much more..
3. Lucid – $39/yr
Modern Magazine Theme
Features:
- Perpetual updates
- Secure and valid code
- Browser compatibility
- Complete localization
- Five unique color schemes
- Unparalleled support
4. Balance – $45
Gym/Fitness HTML5 Theme
Featured:
- Fully HTML 5 Valid theme
- 4 homepage variations and 6 Sliders
- Unlimited portfolios
- Unlimited sidebars
- Per page custom backgrounds
- A fair amount of shortcodes
- Native HTML 5 self-hosted audio/video support
- Powerful custom administration panel
- Skin constructor. Changing the look of theme is extremely easy.
- 17 page templates /Â 6 custom widgets /Â 6 variations of portfolio view /Â 2 types of blog layout
- 2 Custom types for slider and portfolio management (with drag&drop ordering)
- Numerous CSS3 Enhancements
- Ajaxified Contacts Page
5. Ikaros – $45
Responsive Business & Portfolio Theme
Features:
- clean & professional design
- fully responsive grid layout
- incredibly awesome, easy to manage slider
- three custom portfolio types
- filterable portfolio
- lightbox galleries
- swipe sliders with mobile gestures
- six homepage layout examples
- jQuery enhanced
- great theme options panel
- change all typography colors
- shortcodes generator
- custom login logo and gravatar
- and much moreâ¦
6. Scrollider – $70
Responsive Business/Portfolio/Blogging theme
Features:
- Fully Responsive Design
- Featured Slider
- Custom Homepage
- Powerful portfolio management
- Custom typography
- Custom Widgets
- Styling options
7. Inspired – $40
Responsive Business WordPress Theme
Features:
- 20 Responsive Skins
- 500+ Google & Cufon Fonts
- Unlimited Fonts w/ Font Uploader
- Unlimited Sidebars w/ Sidebar Creator
- Robust Admin Panel w/ 500+ Admin Panel Options
- 100+ User Friendly Visual Shortcodes
- 17+ Tiling Bg Patterns Included
- 20 PSDS (one psd for each skin)
- 15+ Included Page Layouts
- Accordion Style Menu for Custom Menu Widgets
- Pricing Boxes Shortcode
- Easy Slide Creator (unlimited unique sliders)
- 8 Image Sliders (w/responsive fallbacks)
8. JPhotolio – $40
Responsive Wedding Photography Theme
Features:
- Deep integration with WPML
- Compatible with Multisite
- Front Slider with video support
- Fully responsive
- Filterable portfolio
- Unlimited Portfolio size
- Masonry & Normal Portfolio
- 2 Type Portfolio Expand Mode
- Built in like (vote) function for portfolio
- 90+ style & color option, 500++ with variant google font + Style / Skin Manager (build your own skin)
- Shortcode Generator (Grid, Toogle, Accordion, Tabs, Dropcaps, Highlight, Button, etc)
- Touch Icon Support
- iOS Web Apps Capable
- Touch Device Friendly
- Multiple Address Contact with Google Direction
- 29 Social Icon, 93 Navigator Icon, 140 Icon.
- Powerfull Admin Themes Option
9. Blocked – $45
Responsive WordPress Theme
Features:
- 30Â Unique Layout Components
- 532Â Fonts to choose from
- 3 Responsive Sliders: Blocked Unique, RefineSlide, NivoSlider
- Form Builder, build any form you can imagine
- Flexible Typography
- Color Picker for all Design Elements
- Multiple Widgets & Shortcodes
- State of the Art Theme Options
- Typography Manager, download new fonts when theyâre available!
- Multiple Post Types: Gallery, Portfolio, Icons, Pricing, Staff
- Multiple Widgets: Advertising, Flickr Gallery, Google Maps, Latest Posts, PHP Code, Quick Shortcode
- Responsive Video embed on Posts
- Pricing Boxes, Staff Display, Toggles, Accordions, Tabs, Notifications, Testimonials, Blockquotes
- List Style icons
- Google Maps (featuring a full screen map)
- Update Manager, be notified on updates
10. Hoarder – $50
Responsive WordPress Blog Theme
Features:
- Multiple Homepage Layouts (3 Col, 2 Col + Sidebar, Blog Style)
- Responsive Design (Optimised for iPad and iPhone)
- Accent Color Control (via Color Picker)
- Full Localisation Support (contains .po/.mo files)
- 4 Custom Widgets (Twitter, Flickr, Video, Ads)
- Post Format Support (Image, Aside, Galleries, Standard, Quote, Link, Audio, Video)
- WordPress 3.1+ Ready (Menus & Featured Images, Post Formats)
- Page Templates (Archives, Full Width, jQuery Contact Form)
- Custom Admin Login Logo
- Built on the ZillaFramework
- Compatible with the ZillaShortcodes Plugin
- Compatible with the ZillaSocial Plugin
- Compatible with the ZillaLikes Plugin
- Compatible with the ZillaShare Plugin
