AliDropShip Themes Review (2021)

Find out if AliDropShip Themes are worth it or not Below!

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Today, we’re not taking a look at a single theme, but at a complete catalog of premium themes. It’s likely you’ve already stumbled AliDropShip recommendations if you’re looking to spice things up in your eCommerce store’s design.

A lot of people seem to be fond of these themes, and they definitely look professional at first sight. Does that translate into their functionality and conversion rates?

That’s what we’re going to find out to day.

Let me take you through their catalog, both for standalone and WooCommerce users. We’ll take a look at what each theme offers and how much you’ll have to pay for them. Don’t worry now: there are plenty of free options in the list as well.

AliDropShip: an overview

As I mentioned, AliDropShip is a theme catalog available for WordPress users. It’s a plugin available for anyone who wants to use WordPress to create an online store instead of going for something like Shopify.

It’s a great way to integrate eCommerce features from dedicated platforms into your own WordPress site, and it’s also a good money saver if you’re on a budget.

You can take 2 approaches when using AliDropShip. You can use the standalone themes directly on your WordPress dashboard. The second approach is for WooCommerce users, so don’t worry; you don’t need to give up WooCommerce, for AliDropShip integrates with the plugin, and it basically increases its functionality and adds new features.

Keep in mind that you’ll need a bit more investment than the price for each theme if you want to run a WordPress and AliDropShip store. However, they’re mostly investments you’ve probably already made: hosting and domain.

Let’s take a look at the themes available for WordPress. These are the standalone options, but I’ll get to the WooCommerce selection as well.

Finally, an interesting detail about these themes is that they’re named after some of the most famous artists in the world. From what I’ve seen, the approach is to imitate the feel and patterns commonly employed by them in their own work.

Therefore, a good approach when choosing a theme is to go for the name of your favorite painter. If you like their style, you’ll probably like the theme.

El Greco

Let’s start with their newest release. El Greco is a theme focused on visuals over text, so you’ll find smaller headers accompanying large product images, and all grids focus on product showcasing.

You’ll find categories and carousels on the main page along the standard product featuring options like best sellers, products of the week, and so on. It’s a sleek and modern theme that favors clarity over lots of content. If you’ve seen Shopify stores, then it’s similar to some of the most popular ones: it’s all about catching your visitors’ attention.

It comes with its own Instagram feed at the end of your home screen, and you can use it as social proof, post promotion, and even SEO boost.

When you get to the product pages, you’ll notice they somewhat abandon the minimalist approach set by the home page. It has a lot more text and buttons, and you can add badges and more.

No need to worry, though: all of these elements can be disabled if you want. If you enjoy the simple layout, then you can keep it for your product pages. Additionally, you can also access ETA, shipping details, and refunds.

Speaking of useful information, you can create separate pages for your policies, terms of use, FAQs, contact details, and more. Your sales pages can also show product reviews and related products.

Andy Warhol

For the second theme, let’s take a look at one that’s different to El Greco without being a complete opposite. This theme is a lot better if you want to target impulsive buyers via scarcity: limited offers, fast sales, etc.

The home page goes straight to the point: it shows visitors what products are currently trending and why. It makes it an excellent theme for niche stores and users who want to boost their conversions.

The same “fast-paced” feeling translates into the product pages. It’s always pointing out how it’s selling quickly, and you can specify stock size for your products. I’d say it’s a bit overkill, but you can turn this off if you want to—which I would.

It’s an interesting theme if you like to use scarcity because it can be either very effective or a failure depending on how you balance all the “buy before it’s sold out” messages.

Van Gogh

I really like this theme; it has a nice color palette, and it’s great for people who want to focus on a few products instead of everything within the catalog. With this in mind, it’s good for turning your home page into a landing or sales page.

That’s because all sections in this home page aims to offer product information, good images, and sales copy to entice your visitors. That’s why it’s so ironic how the actual product pages are kind of a letdown.

Don’t get me wrong; I really like them, but that’s because of my own tastes. I really expected these pages to be as “action-oriented” as the home page, but they’re quite conservative. It has the information necessary and buy button, yet it’s just “normal.”

If you’re expecting it to be just like your home page, then you’ll probably be disappointed.

Picasso

Picasso is similar to Van Gogh in that it focuses on selling single products. It does so by offering big banners and high-quality images. However, it takes an interesting approach that’s not often available in eCommerce themes.

It adds a small sales pages—with its own checkout—to your home page. Some people might argue that it makes it feel “split,” and they’d be right, but I still think is an intriguing addition, which makes it unique.

You can move around the sections if you want, and if you find the checkout to be too “disrupting,” you can move it elsewhere. It has a section where you can point what makes your store unique, and you can also add a checkout link to it, which might make more sense for some.

However, seeing as it’s focused on selling single products, I doubt the home page checkout would be an issue for people focused on that.

Da Vinci

The Da Vinci theme focuses on large eCommerce sites, and it comes with more than enough space for people looking to showcase products, locate menus, and place CTAs. It’s better for people with larger catalogs, but I wouldn’t pull the trigger just yet.

The main problem with Da Vinci is that it looks a bit too “overcrowded.” The amount of banners, images, and scarcity timers. Thankfully, you’re not out of luck if you want to run bigger stores.

Da Vinci 2.0

Da Vinci greatly improves the issues presented in its first version, and I must admit is a very large improvement. If you were interested in Da Vinci, I’d recommend you check out the 2.0 version first.

You still have plenty of room for all the information, sections, and products you want. However, it seriously reduces the “clutter” from its first version, and it feels a lot more like the popular large eCommerce stores around the internet.

All product pages let you provide as much information as your customers need before making a purchase. It does sacrifice image size, but it makes up by locating your average review rating and price right besides the images.

Interestingly, the product pages themselves, are quite reserved, unlike the crowded home pages. The buttons and details aren’t as imposing as you’d think, and it’s great for showing the important information in a clear fashion.

Finally, you can really get to work on your checkout pages by adding all the related items you want to sell along the main purchase.

Rubens

This theme goes back to showing niche visuals to catch your audience’s attention. This theme also takes a curious approach: a carousel is the first element on the homepage, which directs you to your product pages.

That’s not everything the Rubens theme has to offer: the sales page is clear and feels natural. It’s perfect for products that require little description but lots of focus on the images.

The CTAs are easy to see, all details and reviews are under drop-downs, so customers can choose to see the information they want, and the price and stock count is right besides the image.

Dali

If your eCommerce focuses on fashion and clothing, then you definitely want to take a lok at this theme. It comes with the big images from Andy Warhol and the large catalog focus from Da Vinci: carousels, images, and videos.

You can show welcoming messages to introduce your business and brand to your visitors. Your home page has room for useful sections like collections, content, and product highlights.

Big images come back for the product pages, further showing us why it’s such a great option for clothing stores. You can show all the product images you want along large CTAs, and the information column to the right follows user scrolling.

Raphael

Raphael is yet another theme aimed towards big catalogs or stores with several categories to showcase. The carousels on your home page are just the right size to catch your visitors’ eyes without taking up too much space.

The same goes with your categories and featured products. For detailed searches, you get a nice search bar at the top that’s hard to miss. Your home page also has room for reviews, social proof, and the same Instagram feed you’d get with the other themes.

It’s a very similar theme to El Greco in terms of page layout. However, it does feel a bit less polished than the latter. Still, you can offer all the information and images you need at the bottom of the page.

Rembrant

Rembrant is a very “square” theme, but I’m not saying that in a bad way. It focuses on showing elements—CTAs, featured products, best sellers, and more—on individual squares. You also get sliding images as well as video widgets, which might not be as common right now, but this is one of the oldest AliDropShip themes.

I’m particularly fond of the product pages. They aren’t as big, yet they ensure your customers can see the most important elements as soon as the page loads.

I’d say it’s one of the less attractive themes because of the boxy feel it gives, but that might just be me, and it’s free. Don’t worry, we’ll get to pricing in a moment.

Michelangelo

The last standalone theme is also one of the oldest themes from AliDropShip, and it was actually the default style as soon as you installed AliDropShip. However, this is a much more attractive theme (for me) than Rembrant, especially since it mixes its feel with other AliDropShip themes.

The home page itself is reminiscent of the Rembrant layout, and each category has its own section; the same goes with other elements. It doesn’t have that “squared” feeling from Rembrant, but it has some of the pitfalls from Da Vinci: too much clutter.

While it’s better than Rembrant in my opinion, I still wouldn’t recommend it over the other themes.

Can you use it for WooCommerce?

The last 2 AliDropShip themes are for WooCommerce, and they’re great if you’re a fan of playing with WordPress plugin. They’re also somewhat more stable when you’re building your online store—mostly because of their integration with WooCommerce.

Now, there are more than 2 themes for WooCommerce, but I’ll focus on the ones that are actually different from the standalone offers.

Also, keep in mind that these work a bit differently from the standalone products. You’ll have to install AliDropShip Woo into WordPress along with WooCommerce.

Claude Monet

Claude Monet is definitely my favorite theme for WooCommerce within AliDropShip’s catalog. If you’re a designer—or you have a keen eye for detail—then you’ll notice several “bite sized” touches here and there that help your website look a lot better.

This is a great theme for clothing stores, especially if you’re going for a more “adorable” look. Children-oriented stores (clothing and accessories mostly) look amazing with this theme, but if you like the round feel on your buttons and corners, then you should take a look at Claude Monet.

Your home page has room for different sections, and you can use it to display banners, featured products, CTAs, your social proof, and more.

The product pages themselves look somewhat like Andy Warhol in that it aims to highlight images and price, but I’d say the look of this theme is a bit more attractive.

Matisse

The last WooCommerce theme I’ll cover is the Matisse since it’s the only theme that sets itself apart from the rest, like Claude Monet. This is the single product option for WooCommerce.

It showcases just the information about the product you want to sell. You get to skip all the unnecessary information that’s not related to your focused item. You could compare it to the few single item standalone themes, but this one looks better for me.

There’s just lots of attention to detail in this theme—just like with Claude Monet. You can also add pages to track shipments, contact information, and other related pages. It has a much better content distribution than similar standalone themes like Picasso.

However, if you want sections solely to showcase big images over the features, then Matisse might let you down a bit. Luckily, they make up by adding a unique video section.

Finally, this theme also adds the “mini” sales page right on your home page. Of course, you can also add your separate product pages, and this opens up interesting marketing approaches.

You can use your home page as a dedicated sales page filled with sales copy and CTAs. Your actual product page can act as a “pre-checkout” page, with additional product details in case your customers need more information before checking out.

In essence, you could turn your eCommerce store into a big sales funnel.

How to choose your own AliDropShip theme

There’s hardly a “one size fits all” solution when it comes to online entrepreneurship, and the same goes even for a theme catalog from a single company. You’ll need to assess your goals and what type of store you want to run, and that will dictate the best theme for you.

If you want to run single products, then Picasso is good. If you want huge catalogs, Da Vinci is amazing. Then, you have the niche you want to target and whether or not you’re using WordPress.

The best approach I can recommend is to plan your store and what you’ll do with it. Then, filter the available themes and check them out. If anything else fails—as I said—try going for your favorite artist.

How much do they cost?

This is a quick answer: either $67 or nothing for the standalone themes and $89 for AliDropShip Woo.

The paid themes for standalone AliDropShip are El Greco, Andy Warhol, Van Gogh, and Picasso; each one costs $67. All other standalone themes covered are free. If you get AliDropShip Woo, you’ll have access to the WooCommerce themes catalog.

What’s even better: all payments are single fees.

Conclusion

AliDropShip offers an amazing theme catalog for WordPress focused around dropshipping and eCommerce. It’s not all that common to find excellent WordPress and WooCommerce themes, so they’re definitely worth a look.

Besides, over half of them are completely free, so you don’t really lose anything by testing those at least.