ThemeForest is an Envato Marketplace which allows to buy and sell HTML templates as well as themes for commercial CMS products like WordPress, Joomla and Drupal with prices ranging from just $5 up to $40. In theme forest, Items are priced on the quality, complexity and use of the file. The site is home to a bustling community of web designers and developers and is the biggest marketplace of its kind.

It provides a lot of ways to find the items you need. The Category List allows to browse the ThemeForest’s extensive category list. You can also check out the weekly summary of the most popular items through the popular files. ‘collections’ allows to browse through the user-compiled item collections on a variety of themes. Featured files reveal the ones that are hand picked by the site editors. There is also the usual Keyword Search in the top right of the page. Items can be purchased by depositing cash in the account.

Signing up for an account on ThemeForest will let you access the whole network which is filled with interactivity, news, competitions and whatever else we can dream up. It is extremely easy and inexpensive to buy an item on the Envato Marketplaces.

There is an immense number of ways to find items, of which the most popular is the search field at the top of every page. Other ways to find items include the featured files, popular files page and collections. Once you have found an item that suits your needs, you can go through the author’s explanation for information about the item including what files are included, the cost and compatibility so as to determine whether to buy or reject. You can also see the comments left by other users in the space below the item details.

You need to become a member of the marketplace to purchase an item. If you are a new user, you need to sign up and Signing up is so easy that it wouldn’t fetch more than a minute to do so. As the marketplaces work on a prepaid deposit system, you will need to add some cash to your account. Funds can be deposited via Paypal, Credit Card (through PayPal) or MoneyBookers. With cash in your account, you can select an item, license and can Purchase it.

ThemeForest is not just a place to find vast themes but is also  a community. It allows to ask questions in the forums, hear from authors and comment on items. It is also possible to contact fellow users and to view their portfolios. Their blog known as ‘In the Woods Blog’ provides a valuable resource for industry tips and tricks, news and site updates.