inCreate is a multipurpose WordPress theme built by HighThemes and sold on ThemeForest for $49, aimed primarily at corporate and business websites. It bundles a drag-and-drop page builder, a slider plugin, WooCommerce templates and a large set of layout controls, so a company site, agency portfolio or small storefront can be assembled without writing code. It has been purchased 575 times and carries a solid rating from buyers.
The theme’s strongest argument is breadth: rather than buying separate tools for sliders, portfolios and typography control, a buyer gets them in one package. The trade-off is age. The last vendor update landed in October 2021, which matters for anyone running current WordPress and PHP versions, and that context shapes most of the judgements below.
What the inCreate corporate theme actually gives a site builder
The headline capability is Visual Composer, a page builder that lets layouts be assembled by dragging rows and modules into place rather than editing templates. For a corporate site with a services page, a team page and a contact page, this removes the usual round of back-and-forth with a developer. Shortcodes extend the same idea to smaller elements such as buttons, tabs and pricing blocks.
Slider Revolution ships with the theme, which the vendor values at $15 on its own. That plugin handles image and video sliders with layered text, and it is one of the more capable slider tools in the WordPress ecosystem. For a corporate homepage that needs a rotating banner above the fold, this covers the requirement without a second purchase.
Design control is unusually granular for the price point. The theme exposes unlimited colour options through a backend picker, more than 600 Google Fonts, and separate typography settings for navigation, sidebar headings, body text and headings. Sidebars can be switched to the left or right, or removed entirely, and that choice can be made globally or per page, per post and per portfolio entry. Custom sidebars can also be created for individual pieces of content, which is useful when a services page needs different supporting links to a blog post.
Content types beyond standard pages include unlimited portfolio pages, a gallery with lightbox behaviour, and WooCommerce templates for selling products. Contact Form 7 is supported for enquiry forms, and the theme is translation ready with mo/po files and declared WPML compatibility, so a multilingual corporate site is a realistic target rather than an afterthought.
Smaller details round out the package: ten custom widgets, video embeds from major hosting services, a child theme for customisations that survive updates, 15 PSD files for designers who want to mock up changes first, and demo content that can be imported to see the layouts working before building anything real.
Where inCreate fits, and where it does not
The clearest fit is a small or mid-sized company that needs a credible brochure site — home, about, services, portfolio or case studies, and contact — delivered on a modest budget. Freelancers building several client sites benefit from the demo content and child theme, since a starting point can be cloned and restyled quickly. Agencies handling corporate clients with straightforward content requirements will find the sidebar and typography controls cover most requests without custom development.
It also suits a business that wants to sell a handful of products alongside its main content, since WooCommerce templates are included and have been maintained across several releases.
The wrong choice is a project that depends on current WordPress block editing. inCreate is built around a classic page builder workflow, and the last update was in 2021. A site that needs full site editing, the block editor’s native patterns, or guaranteed compatibility with the newest PHP releases is better served by a theme with active development. The same applies to anyone who needs a highly bespoke design system: a multipurpose theme with this many options will fight against a strict custom design more than a lightweight starter theme would.
Setting up the inCreate theme in practice
Installation follows the standard ThemeForest path: purchase, download the theme package, upload the installable zip through the WordPress themes screen, then activate. The package includes the required and recommended plugins — Visual Composer and Slider Revolution — which are installed and activated through a prompt after the theme is live.
From there, importing the demo content is the fastest route to a working site. That populates pages, menus and widgets so the structure is visible immediately, and it can be stripped back once the real content is ready. Expect the import and initial plugin setup to take under an hour on a clean WordPress install.
Realistic build time depends on content. A five-page corporate site using the demo layouts as a base is a day’s work for someone comfortable with page builders, longer if the design needs to diverge significantly from the demos. Prerequisites are modest: a WordPress installation, a host running a PHP version the theme supports, and the ability to upload a theme zip. Buyers should confirm their host’s PHP version before starting, since the theme’s compatibility notes stop at PHP 7.3 and WordPress 5.8. The vendor does not state support for later versions. Note also that the demo photographs are licensed for the demo only and are not included with the purchase.
Strengths and limitations of the inCreate corporate theme
Strengths
- Slider Revolution is bundled, saving the cost and setup of a separate slider licence.
- Typography and colour controls are deep enough to restyle the theme convincingly without touching CSS.
- Per-page and per-post sidebar control, including custom sidebars, handles irregular corporate layouts well.
- Translation ready with WPML compatibility and mo/po files, which suits multilingual company sites.
- Child theme support means customisations survive theme updates.
- Demo content and 15 PSD files shorten the gap between purchase and a presentable site.
- WooCommerce templates are included and were maintained across multiple releases.
Limitations
- The last update was October 2021. Compatibility notes stop at WordPress 5.8 and PHP 7.3, and the vendor does not state support for anything newer. On a current WordPress install, testing before committing is essential.
- The page builder is Visual Composer rather than the block editor, so the editing experience differs from modern WordPress and content is stored in shortcodes. Migrating away from the theme later is messier than with block-based content.
- Demo images are not included, so a new site launches with placeholder gaps that need filling from a stock source.
- Bundled plugins are updated by the theme author rather than directly, which can leave the slider and builder behind their own release cycles.
- Multipurpose themes carry more settings and shortcodes than a single-purpose theme, which adds a learning curve for anyone unfamiliar with this style of theme.
How inCreate compares with other multipurpose corporate themes
The multipurpose corporate category splits roughly into two groups: themes built on the block editor and themes built on a bundled page builder. inCreate belongs firmly to the second group, alongside the many ThemeForest themes that ship Visual Composer or a similar builder. The advantage of that approach is speed — a buyer can produce a polished corporate layout quickly using pre-built modules and demo pages. The disadvantage is longevity, because the content is tied to a shortcode-based builder.
Against a lightweight starter theme, inCreate offers far more out of the box: sliders, portfolio types, widgets, typography panels and e-commerce templates. A starter theme would require assembling those pieces separately, which costs time but produces a leaner site. Against a newer multipurpose theme with active development, the deciding factor is support for current WordPress and PHP versions. On capability alone, inCreate’s feature list holds up; on maintenance and future-proofing, it does not.
For a buyer weighing price, $49 including Slider Revolution is competitive for what is delivered. The question is less about value at purchase and more about how long the site needs to run without issues.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is inCreate compatible with the latest WordPress version?
The vendor’s last compatibility note covers WordPress 5.8, from the October 2021 update. Nothing newer is stated, so compatibility with current WordPress releases is unconfirmed. Buyers should test on a staging site before using it for a live project, and check whether the theme still functions correctly with their host’s PHP version.
Does inCreate include Visual Composer and Slider Revolution?
Yes, both plugins are bundled with the theme. Slider Revolution is valued by the vendor at $15, so the $49 price effectively covers the theme plus a slider licence. Both are installed through the theme’s plugin prompt after activation, and both are updated by the theme author rather than through the standard plugin update process.
Can inCreate be used to build an online store?
Yes. WooCommerce template files are included and were updated across several theme releases, so a small store can run alongside a corporate site. The theme does not add store-specific features beyond styling and layout, so product management, payments and shipping are handled by WooCommerce itself and its extensions.
Is inCreate suitable for a multilingual corporate website?
It is translation ready, shipping with mo/po files, and the vendor states WPML compatibility. That combination supports a multilingual corporate site where content is translated into several languages. The theme provides the framework only; the translation work and the WPML licence are separate from the theme purchase.
Verdict on the inCreate corporate theme
inCreate is a reasonable buy for a freelancer or small agency that needs a corporate site delivered quickly on a tight budget, particularly where the design can stay close to the demo layouts. The bundled slider, deep typography controls and per-page sidebar options deliver more than the price suggests, and the 575 sales with a healthy rating indicate the theme has satisfied a meaningful number of buyers.
It is not the right choice for a business that needs long-term support on current WordPress and PHP versions, or one planning to move to block-based editing. The 2021 update date is the deciding factor, and it should be weighed honestly before purchase rather than discovered after launch.
