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Is Ohio still a good minimalist portfolio theme in 2026?
Ohio holds a 4.85 rating across 22,351 sales, and its author shipped an update on 7 September 2026, which makes it one of the most actively maintained creative themes on ThemeForest. It covers portfolio, creative showcase, blog and WooCommerce briefs with a deliberately minimal design.
Best for: designers and studios that want a minimal, typography-led showcase rather than a heavy corporate layout
The Ohio WordPress theme holds a 4.85 rating across 22,351 sales and received an update on 7 September 2026. Moreover, it is one of the few genuinely minimal themes with that kind of volume behind it.
Minimal by intent, not by omission
Ohio strips a page back to typography, whitespace and the work itself. Consequently a portfolio reads as a portfolio rather than as a business template with a gallery section. That restraint is the reason designers keep choosing it over larger multipurpose themes that offer more and say less.
Furthermore, the same theme covers blog, creative showcase and WooCommerce briefs, so a studio that sells prints or products does not need a second purchase.
Maintained on a weekly rhythm
The author shipped an update on 7 September 2026, and ThemeForest carries a Trending badge on the item. In addition, 3,100 support comments have accumulated over the theme’s life, which is a reasonable proxy for an author who answers.
Therefore Ohio sits in the small group of themes here that are both established and currently active, alongside Ekko, Reobiz and Consultio.
Check which page builder you are buying
This is worth clearing up before you spend $69. ThemeForest now titles the item “Ohio – Creative Elementor and WooCommerce WordPress Theme”, while the item description below that title still walks through WPBakery Page Builder and ACF Pro for theme settings.
We saw the same pattern on Bridge earlier this year, where the listing was repositioned before the description caught up. Consequently the safe move is to ask on the comment board which builder the current release ships, because that decides how your team edits the site for the next three years.
Key features:
- Minimalist, typography-led portfolio design
- Portfolio, blog, creative showcase and WooCommerce in one theme
- Updated 7 September 2026
- Trending badge on ThemeForest
- ACF Pro powers the theme settings
- 3,100 support comments answered
- $69, 22,351 sales, 4.85 from 642 ratings
Our verdict on the Ohio WordPress theme
Want a portfolio that gets out of the way of the work? The Ohio WordPress theme is the minimal option with real sales behind it. Open the Free Theme Demo and see how little chrome sits around a project page!
Finally, the author last updated it on 7 September 2026 over on ThemeForest.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Ohio use Elementor or WPBakery?
The ThemeForest title says Elementor; the item description still describes WPBakery and ACF Pro. Ask on the comment board which the current version ships before buying, because it decides how you will edit the site.
Is Ohio suitable for a corporate site?
It can work, but its strength is restraint. A content-heavy corporate site with departments, services and case studies gets more structure from Consulting WP or uDesign.
Does Ohio include WooCommerce?
Yes, shop templates ship with the theme rather than being added by a plugin, which suits studios selling prints or digital products alongside a portfolio.
How current is Ohio?
Very. The last update landed on 7 September 2026, which puts it among the freshest themes in this collection along with Consultio and Consulting WP.
What is ACF Pro doing in a theme?
Ohio uses Advanced Custom Fields Pro to power its theme settings. It is a widely used plugin, but it is one more dependency to keep updated over the life of the site.
Ohio or Oshine?
Oshine has 62 demos and deeper portfolio layout control. Ohio is more minimal, more recently updated and has a higher rating at 4.85. Pick Oshine for choice, Ohio for restraint.
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What we like
- 4.85 rating across 22,351 sales - among the strongest here
- Updated 7 September 2026, the same week we checked
- Genuinely minimal design instead of a busy multipurpose layout
- Covers portfolio, blog, shop and creative showcase from one theme
- WooCommerce built in rather than bolted on
- 3,100 support comments answered
- Carries a Trending badge on ThemeForest
Worth noting
- The listing says Elementor while the description says WPBakery - confirm before buying
- Minimalism means less structure for a content-heavy corporate site
- ACF Pro dependency for theme settings adds a plugin to maintain
- The author publishes under the theme name, so there is no wider catalogue to judge
