Match the layout to the publication
Newspaper and Newsmag are positioned around news and magazine publishing. Soledad describes a broader range of content-led sites, while Authentic emphasizes minimal lifestyle-blog and magazine presentation. These descriptions help narrow a shortlist; they do not prove that any theme will work with an untested combination of plugins.
Test the reading experience
Prepare a lead story, a long article, a gallery and a category archive. Check headline wrapping, image balance and the route to related stories on a phone. If advertising or a shop is part of the project, include it in the layout evaluation rather than treating it as an afterthought.
Package and download checks
Open an individual theme page for the recorded package version, source compatibility notes and current download availability. The marketplace observation and downloadable package can refer to different versions. Use the documentation for the package you intend to install and evaluate it on staging before changing a working site.
