What are you actually building?

Performance begins with fit. Answer four practical questions and get a shortlist with reasons, evidence and dependency warnings.

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01 What are you building?

Start with the layouts and content model the theme must support.

PublicationBlog, magazine, knowledge base Business siteServices, leads, company pages Online storeProducts, cart and checkout PortfolioBrand, visual work, case studies

02 How do you want to edit?

A fast theme that fights your workflow is not a useful recommendation.

Native blocksBlock editor, low lock-in Full Site EditorHeaders and templates in core ElementorVisual builder is non-negotiable Keep options openMixed team or uncertain stack

03 How much design is needed up front?

More built-in polish can reduce setup work even when it adds a little baseline weight.

Clean foundationI will design deliberately BalancedGood defaults, room to adapt Polished quicklyStrong visual starting point

04 What matters most?

This resolves close matches. It does not override a hard workflow mismatch.

Leanest dependenciesControl the stack myself Fastest setupTemplates and integrations Commerce depthReduce store add-ons No paid theme layerCore and repository tools

How matching works

Fit first. Lab data second.

1Remove hard workflow mismatches
2Score scenario and editing fit
3Apply your trade-off priority
4Show the measured baseline beside—not inside—the fit score

Match logicLab beside it

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Three sensible starting points

The first result best matches the answers—not necessarily the lowest preview metric.

Shortlist made. Now compare the evidence line by line.

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