Our today’s article topic is making your eCommerce store look as close to eBay possible. You can achieve this by choosing between many themes out there. But it is sometimes hard to choose a theme that will be both pleasing-looking, satisfy all your needs, and also have features that will help your store. We are here today to help you choose in this sea of themes and see which is closest looking to eBay.
Themes represent the overall look, style, and layout of your site. People are in need of a good theme because they want to represent their products in the best way possible, look professional, but also eye-pleasing for the customers.
But the question you are probably asking is why eBay and not some other online store?
Well, the answer to that is pretty simple. eBay marketplace was a great success from day one, allowing its users to buy products at very low auctioning fees with their unique business plan. And it is reasonable that people aspire to achieve the same.
There are a few pointers that will help you choose the best theme for you by keeping some things in mind. First is knowing what type of website you are building (in your case, it is an eCommerce store), and everything you do should be around the products you are selling.
Another thing to keep in mind is not hesitating to invest in a good theme since it is a way you represent not only your products but yourself too. Mobile readiness is a cool thing to also keep in mind since today many people switched to using their phones only. That means your site should be ready for viewing by phones too. So you should look for a theme which has this feature. There are many more factors to keep in mind, but that is not our today’s topic.
Now, let’s see which themes will help you to achieve similar things.
Avada
The first theme on our list is Avada. This is one of the best themes that will give you an eBay-looking site. Its high popularity is due to the fact that everything on your eCommerce site is customizable. With their Avada theme Builder, you can design your website however you like without using a line of code! Another cool thing about this theme is that next to your usual customizable options like headers, footers, colors, fonts, there is also an option of uploading your own icon, and also, this theme is compatible to use on every device, without your unique layout being messed up.
Enfold
The second theme we will be talking about is Enfold. It has gained its popularity for being one of the best multi-purpose themes on the market. With its drag and drop option, site customization is made easier. This theme provides easy setup and also demos for every possible action, which is handy if you are a beginner in this field. Another very cool thing about this theme is that with the WPML plugin, you have access to its multilingual feature (with 20+ languages available), with which you unlock more possibilities of selling your products to different language speaking customers.
Flatsome
The third theme we will be talking about is Flatsome. Now, this theme has some shared features with the themes above. Like for example, the multilingual feature with the WPML plugin, the drag and drop function, and it also requires no coding. But the biggest reason why it is on our top 5 list is that it has a really good rating based on good user experiences, which say that the theme is really easy to use even for the beginners. Another thing they are proud of is the fact that the theme by itself is always up to date, so you do not have to miss any updates, features, and designs.
Martfury
Number four on our today’s list belongs to Martfury. This theme represents a theme that is suitable for a multi-vendor marketplace, with which people can create a spot to sell their products, manage their inventories and create an inventory list, shippings, while you earn a commission on their sales. It is suitable for people to send their products like electronics, clothes, furniture. It is very user-friendly, and you can also get their mobile version with a scan of their QR code. With great customer reviews, it is safe to say that this theme deserves a spot in our today’s list.
Bridge
Now. Let’s be honest, a beautiful-looking site is always a plus when it comes to attracting customers and giving them a pleasing experience while browsing your website, and maybe buying your products. This theme will help you achieve that. This theme is a mix between everything eye-pleasing that websites like Pinterest have, but also the functionality and features like eBay. This theme also helps you with Social media integration and ready for SEO optimization, which will allow your store to appear in searches; therefore, it will bring you more customers. It has over 500 demos to choose from, and like the themes above also does not require any coding knowledge!
Conclusion
Here are listed the most used and best-rated themes, but it is on you to see which one of these bests fulfills your needs. You know your desires, website, and products best, so it is reasonable that you know what must be represented on your website and how.
All of these themes allow you to customize everything on your future site, making it unique and in your liking. I hope this article was helpful, and you found information that will help you decide and choose one of these themes.
Published on August 9, 2020 under e-commerce. Modified on January 24, 2022.
