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Strategic Website Themes You Can Launch This Weekend

Designed for content creators, service providers, and online shops. Built to convert, not just look pretty. Customize everything without touching code.

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Trusted by 100+ WordPress website owners.

Designed by KadenceWP’s former Senior Product Marketing Manager.

Work with your existing WordPress site. No theme change required.

Step-by-step setup guides included.

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  • storyteller theme homepage design for speakers & authors

    Storyteller Theme

    $219

  • Slate wordpress website for local business homepage

    Slate Theme

    $299

  • a web page of the Emery theme by DIY Dream Site - Emery is a theme for health pros, dietitians and food bloggers

    Emery Theme

    $299

  • Luminary Theme

    $299

  • The Verona Theme

    $219

  • The Billie Theme

    $219

  • The Insider Theme

    $299

  • The Brie Theme

    $299

  • The Milo Theme

    $219

  • The Rae Theme

    $219

You didn’t start a business to fight with your website

You started it to do the thing you’re great at. The coaching. The content. The products. The work that actually matters.

But somehow you’ve spent more hours tweaking fonts, Googling error messages, and staring at a slow-loading page longer than you’d care to admit.

Your website shouldn’t be a second job.

These themes give you a solid foundation, so you’re not starting from scratch. Install, customize, launch, and know exactly how to update it yourself as you grow.

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THE DIY DREAM SITE DIFFERENCE

Built by a Kadence insider. Designed for real results.

Lightning Fast Performance

90+ Google Page Speed scores out of the box. Your visitors won’t wait around for a slow site, and neither will Google. These themes are optimized for speed from day one.

SEO-Ready Structure

Proper heading hierarchy, clean code, and semantic markup. You’ll still need great content, but you’re starting with a technical foundation that search engines love.

Accessibility-Friendly

Built with screen readers, keyboard navigation, and color contrast in mind. Your pages start with a solid accessibility foundation.

Strategic Layouts

Every section is placed with purpose. These aren’t random design choices. After building 100+ custom websites, we know what actually converts visitors into customers.

Actually Customizable

Change colors, fonts, and layouts without code. Everything you see can be edited with Kadence Blocks. No developer required.

Works With Your Favorite Tools

Integrates with popular email platforms, booking tools, and plugins you’re likely already using.

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WHAT ARE KADENCE CHILD THEMES?

New to Kadence? Here’s the quick version.

Think IKEA, but for your website. You’re not starting from a blank screen. You’re getting a complete kit: page layouts, design settings, and demo content, all ready to assemble.

Import it with a few clicks, swap in your colors, fonts, images, and content, and you’ve got a professional site. Instructions included.

Why Kadence?

If you’ve been burned by slow, bloated WordPress themes before, Kadence is different. It’s lightweight, fast, and plays nicely with the tools you’re probably already using. And you don’t need to know code to make it your own.

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Not Your Average Template Shop

Behind every design is real experience.

I’m Katy. I built and sold a blog for five figures, turned a freelance web design side hustle into a six-figure boutique agency, designed 100+ custom websites, and spent 18 months leading marketing for KadenceWP at StellarWP. I know what it takes to grow online.

These themes are built on everything I’ve learned along the way.

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What Customers Are Saying

“I am proud to send people to my site now, not embarrassed about the post layout or look. The result was better than I imagined.”

~ Sandra, Dash of Sanity

“Before working with Katy, my website made me so insecure and incomplete. Now, I am ready to help more clients, and I can take on the world.”

~ Nkechi Ajaeroh

“The design is exactly what I wanted and more. It’s so much easier to navigate now.”

~ Michelle, Making Sense of Cents

From Purchase to Published

1 ᐧ Purchase

 Choose the theme design that fits your business. You’ll get instant access to download everything.

2 ᐧ Install

Upload to WordPress and import the demo with a few clicks. (We have tutorials for this.)

3 ᐧ Customize

 Swap in your colors, fonts, images, and content using the Kadence visual editor. No coding required.

4 ᐧ Launch

 Go live with a website you’re actually proud of.

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Not tech-savvy?

No worries – we’ll guide you through it!

I built these themes for people who want a beautiful, strategic website without the tech overwhelm. Here’s what you get:

Training Central

Bite-sized, self-paced tutorials that walk you through everything from installing the plugins to customizing your templates.

Email Support

Stuck on something? Submit a ticket and we’ll get back to you within 24 business hours (Monday through Friday) with an actual helpful answer.

You’re not on your own here.

Common Questions

A Kadence child theme is a pre-designed WordPress website template built on top of the free Kadence theme. When you purchase one from DIY Dream Site, you get a complete website design including customizer settings, page layouts, and demo content that you can import with one click and customize to match your brand. Think of it as a “website in a box” – professionally designed and ready to launch.

Technically, no – most users don’t need a child theme for basic customizations since Kadence is designed to be customizable through the WordPress Customizer. However, purchasing a pre-made Kadence child theme like ours at DIY Dream Site gives you a professionally designed website you can launch in hours instead of building from scratch. It’s less about technical necessity and more about saving time and getting beautiful, conversion-focused design without hiring a designer.

No. Our themes only work with the self-hosted version of WordPress. Our themes will NOT work with Squarespace, Showit, Wix, Shopify, or any other website builder, including websites built with WordPress.com.

Yes! All photos from the demo site are included, so when you import the theme, your site will look exactly like the demo site.

DIY Dream Site themes are a one-time purchase. Once you buy the theme, it’s yours for life! And, you’ll always have access to email support and updates.

That depends on you! With our themes, you don’t have to go back and forth with a designer for months. We’ve had customers launch within 24 hours, and others who take a few months going at their own pace. After purchasing, you’ll have instant access to the theme file and tutorials, so you can work as fast or as slow as you like.

Yes! Each theme comes with a block collection that matches the pages and section designs shown in the demo. If you want even more design templates, you can buy additional block collections and use them with any theme.

Yes! We call these “Kadence Block Collections”.

If you already have a website built with KadenceWP and don’t need the entire theme, you can purchase any of our collections, which include page and section website templates that match any of our theme designs.

We also have a membership called Site Success Academy that grants you access to a block collection full of over 450+ wireframe blocks that you can one-click import onto any post or page! We are constantly adding new templates to this website template library each and every month.

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At a minimum, you’ll need to purchase a domain name and WordPress hosting plan.

Depending on your business model, you may need to plan for additional expenses. For example, you may need to sign up for an email marketing service provider to grow your email list, a business email plan, premium plugins to extend the features or functionality of your website, etc.

Be prepared to invest in the necessary tools for your website and online business to thrive. If you’re building a website on a budget, you can always start with the essentials and upgrade later.

No, this purchase is for one user only. The purchaser must be the user. That means your clients will need to purchase the theme themselves — to receive product updates and support for the future. (Note: you can join our affiliate program and send them your affiliate link to purchase the theme.)

Given that our products are digital in nature and accessed immediately upon purchase, we cannot provide refunds or exchanges after a purchase has been completed.

However, if you have any questions before you buy, please reach out to us. You can also check out our demos to get a good sense of what the theme will look like for your use.

DIY Dream Site’s Brie Theme is specifically designed for food and recipe bloggers. It includes WP Recipe Maker template integration, category silo pages for SEO, and ad-optimized layouts. Unlike generic themes, Brie was built by a team that understands how food bloggers monetize with ads and affiliate links so performance and Core Web Vitals are prioritized.

DIY Dream Site’s Luminary Theme was built specifically for speakers, authors, and thought leaders. It includes book page layouts, media kit sections, speaking engagement areas, and event calendar integration – everything you need to build authority and book more gigs.

For coaches, consultants, and service providers, we recommend DIY Dream Site’s Milo Theme or Rae Theme. Both include service pages, testimonial sections, and lead capture layouts designed to convert visitors into clients. Milo has a more modern, minimal aesthetic while Rae has a warmer, more feminine feel.

Don’t see the answer to your question here?

Send us a message and we’ll get back to you within 24 business hours.

What Else Do I Need to Get Started?

Before you can start building your website with a DIY Dream Site theme, you’ll need:

1 A domain name. This is your website address (like diydreamsite.com). Learn about domain names →

2 A hosting plan. WordPress is free, but you need somewhere to host it. We recommend managed WordPress hosting for the best experience. Siteground and BigScoots are our favorites. Learn about hosting →

Don’t worry if you’re not ready to buy these yet. We have tutorials in Training Central that walk you through everything.

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