As mentioned before, there are two main types of themes--free themes and premium (paid) themes. Also, if you don't consider price being a factor here, we can also divide themes into four additional groups--standard themes, child themes, starter themes, and theme frameworks.
- Child themes: We will discuss this in detail in the next chapters, so, for now, let's say that a child theme is a theme that inherits the functionality of another theme--the parent.
- Standard themes: These are themes meant to work in their original form while allowing some basic customizations and tuning up (just like the default theme--Twenty Seventeen).
- Starter themes: These are a relatively new concept in the WordPress world. In short, when using ...