Building a video website with WordPress can be exceptionally easy by using a Youtube WordPress theme. There are many free and premium ones on the market nowadays that offer outstanding features that help with adding and managing the videos. Moreover, they come with structure and layout that are needed for a video website just like Youtube have.
Using WordPress as the system for your video site has many advantages as you can optimize and modify it easily by using plugins and functions can be added easily, as well. The only disadvantage of using a WordPress for a Youtube clone website is that you cannot allow users to upload videos since converting is not supported, although you can allow them to add videos via embedding or upload, but only video formats that do not need converting.
Here, I collected the top 10 Youtube WordPress themes and others that can be used to build video sites.
VIDEOZOOM
Nice looking and clean multimedia theme from the developer of WPzoom. It supports playing of all sort of videos as it comes with built in JV player, therefore, you can allow users to upload their videos, as well. It also supports video sliders that make the look of the site even more modern. I think, it is a complete solution to build a video site with articles.
I like the style of this theme, because it is clean but at the same time modern. In addition, it comes with the powerful WPzoom framework which makes the site management and optimization quite easy.
Price: $69 + one bonus theme
| Overall |  |
|---|---|
| Powerful features, great design | |
Source: WpZoom Review
WPCLEAR
This is a typical WordPress video blog theme with impressive, clean and structured layout. Personally, I love all the themes of Solostream, but this one is one of the best. It comes with many sort of templates – Youtube, business and portfolio – to display videos in different ways. It also comes with auto thumbnails, sliders and panel to manage everything at one place.
This is a responsive WordPress video theme which is very beneficial, so it is compatible with all sorts of mobile devices. In addition, it comes with Youtube video widget to display videos based on different criteria.
Price: $59
| Overall | |
|---|---|
| Powerful features, attractive design. | |
VIDEOGRID
The first thing when I see the homepage of this Youtube WordPress theme is that it looks like something like the style of Pinterest. If you want to build a unique video website, well, this theme is for you. Moreover, the posts also look neat. Another advantage of it is that it comes with many short codes that make customization even easier.
The best function is the ability to filter the videos in different ways, this helps to make the homepage unique.
Price: $59
| Overall | |
|---|---|
| Unique design, useful features for video management | |
GIGAWATT
This is another unique looking WordPress Youtube skin that supports video uploading. The good thing about this theme is that it also a good solution to display photos. Another notable feature is the HD and SD video selectors for better displaying. They have more video templates for WordPress.
All the Obox themes come with a visual customizer function which helps to see the results while you change the style of the website.
Price: $60
| Overall |  |
|---|---|
| Unique design, can be used for photos | |
eVID THEME
This theme is made by Elegantthemes and made for video bloggers. All their themes come with ePanel which allows easy customization and settings. This WP video theme allows embedding videos within a Javascript interface that enables adding easy social bookmarking, video rating, sharing, linking, backlighting and more to your videos. In my point of view, its player is the best. This developer also has more video themes.
This WordPress Youtube theme has many built-in templates which makes customization easier. In addition, its ePanel makes it really easy to manage all the functions and the lookout of your video website.
Price: $39, but this price is for a theme pack which contains 81 premium themes.
| Overall | |
|---|---|
| Simpler design, great admin dashboard | |
VIDEO PLUS
This WP theme is from ThemeJunkie, and it can be used not only for building a multimedia site, but it can be used as a magazine theme, as well. It supports automatic video thumbnail generation and comes with many templates as well shortcodes for better and simpler customization.
Price: $49 + 2 bonus themes
| Overall | |
|---|---|
| Clean design, great sliders | |
WPTUBE
This is one of the most used free video themes with clean design and many useful functions. After installing you can add videos from the well-known video sharing sites. It supports favorite posts, related posts, auto grabbing image thumbnails for videos, tab panels as well as video rating.
| Overall |  |
|---|---|
| A bit outdated design, less features | |
FREE WORDPRESS YOUTUBE THEME
n my point of view, this Youtube WordPress theme is the best among the free ones. It comes with excellent layout mainly this is true for the posts as the videos can be found at the top with general info and rating on the side. Plus it is continually developed.
| Overall | |
|---|---|
| Good design, but harder to customize | |
VIDEO THEME FROM TEMPLATIC
This theme is made by Templatic, developers of many premium themes, but this is a free one. The greatest advantage of this WordPress Youtube template is that it is very easy to customize as it comes with many widgetized areas, plus we can choose from some color schemes. Other features that make it a good choice: video detail page, elegant looking video listing page, custom control panes where everything can be handled comfortably.
| Overall | |
|---|---|
| Good design, a bit hard to use | |
As you can see, there are many powerful themes which can be used to make a Youtube clone or any other video website. On top of that, there are tools which can help to automate your website. These tools automatically gets videos based on keywords, feeds etc. Here is the Youtube WordPress plugin I suggest as it generates the best results.
If you have used other video or Youtube WordPress theme which should be mentioned here send a comment and if you have used any of the mentioned ones above, please send a review on it.
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Thank you very much collecting these really nice video themes. I like the WP Clear video, I’ve tested it and really great.