The Hello theme is a free starter theme shipped to work with Elementor, with minimal styling. Even as Elementor and 3-party providers offer free website kits and templates that can be used with the Hello theme, it may not be everyone’s choice.
If you want a lightweight but more flexible alternative to the Hello theme to use as a starter or just a child theme of Elementor, take a look at the list below with the top Hello theme alternatives.
All alternatives have a better Largest Contentful Paint(LCP) than the Hello theme. LCP is becoming the standard regarding page load time in the Google algorithm. It stands for perceived load time in the Core Web Vitals metrics.
Using a faster Hello theme alternative for Elementor has a lot of benefits.
Ollie
The Ollie theme is a block theme that offers +200 patterns.
Ollie Pro
Ollie had a successful launch of its pro version, hitting $10k in MRR on subscriptions.
The Pro version offers a multitude of patterns and three main full-site pattern templates.
Generatepress
GeneratePress offers a free version of its theme with limited usage, but it has the same speed gains as its premium theme. GeneratePress Premium is currently one of the best themes in terms of page speed, as it ranks in the top 3 on the fastest WordPress themes rank.
GeneratePress Free
- Custom Layout: full-width or contained divs, etc.
- Typography.
GeneratePress Pro
- Site Library: Multiple pre-built themes.
- Backgrounds: Set background images for various HTML elements.
- Blog: Set blog options like infinite scroll, masonry layouts, and more.
- Elements: Use the block editor theme builder, build advanced HTML hooks, Layout control, and control elements page appearance using hooks.
- Menu Plus: Set up a mobile header, sticky navigation, or off-canvas panel.
- Secondary Nav: Add fully-featured secondary navigation to your site.
- Typography, color options.
- Import / Export layout
