Move from Magento 1.9.x to 2.x.x

[marcvy915g7d11]

We are working on moving an existing Magento 1.9.x site to version 2. We are considering purchasing a pre-made Magento template to aid in setup of the new site.

Is this a good/bad idea?

[toniagency82ed]

It can speed you up for sure, but a lot of themes are bloated with unnecessary extensions and code so it is not an optimal solution.

You can start with a theme that's more like a framework for better performance, like Hyva theme.