Title: theme help
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# theme help

 *  [pool-pro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pool-pro/)
 * (@pool-pro)
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-help-29/)
 * hi
 * i am a novice at setting up a website. i have my domain and hosting but now need
   to design site. how do i go about choosing a theme? no idea what i should be 
   considering and most of the jargon is alien to me. someone said functionality
   1st, colour and layout second? what is classed as functionality and if i choose
   a theme can i change colours and layout of it to suit my company?
 * many thanks!

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 *  [Megan Goodson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/megangoodson/)
 * (@megangoodson)
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-help-29/#post-2425142)
 * 1. Functionality just means will the theme work for your company. Does it have
   the components that you want, a special type of page or a type of design on a
   widget that will help your company show off whats important. For example you 
   wouldn’t want a “Barbie Doll” personal blog theme when you are selling medical
   supplies to a doctors office.
 * 2.) Yes, you can change the theme by making a child theme and editing colors 
   and such. 🙂
 * I hope this helps! Welcome to WordPress!
    Thanks Megan
 *  [Christi Nickerson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/christini/)
 * (@christini)
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-help-29/#post-2425147)
 * Hi pool-pro,
 * Functionality would be things like built in plugins or options in a theme. Some
   people need built-in social buttons, extra widget areas, etc. in their theme.
   If you’re just starting out, I would recommend you start off with an easy to 
   customize theme. Here are a few suggestions:
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/constructor](http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/constructor)
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/blogolife](http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/blogolife)
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/platform](http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/platform)
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/coraline](http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/coraline)
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/graphene](http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/graphene)
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/comet](http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/comet)
 * You could also search for themes with the colors and/or the layout options you
   want.
 * If you want to make changes to the default layout/colors of a theme, make sure
   you create a Child Theme first:
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes](http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes)
 * Hope this helps!

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