Up-to-date themes only
This is probably the most important parameter here. Your theme has to be up-to-date or it will fail to take advantage of the newest features in WordPress. The only bad news is that you can't know for sure whether a theme is a modern one or not. You can only rely on the details provided by the theme seller. But as bad as it sounds, it's actually not that big of a problem because big theme stores can't afford to lie in their marketing materials. So, whenever you see a message that the theme is compatible with WordPress version X.X, it's most likely true (provided you're getting a theme from a respected company).
Also, a good rule of thumb is to check when the last update took place. Depending on the theme store you're ...
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