If you’ve used the Neve theme, you already know the value of starter sites: pick a template, import it with one click, and you have a real starting point instead of a blank page. The sections, layouts and conversion decisions are already there — you just add content and go.
The starter library has expanded fast. We shifted to releasing templates in purposeful batches aimed at real gaps the community kept reporting. The releases grew from 15 in the first batch, to 35 in the second, and 48 in the latest drop — and now total 150+ ready-built starter sites. That means fewer one-off builds and far less time spent reshaping a generic design to fit specific clients.
What’s in the library now
Health & wellness: This is one of the deepest categories. Instead of a single generic wellness template, there are distinct designs for a solo yoga instructor, a pilates studio, a burnout recovery coach and a luxury wellness retreat — all tuned to different tones and conversion goals. BrightSmile Dental is an example of a niche medical template built to reduce patient anxiety and encourage bookings.
Education & learning: Templates cover the unexpected variety of education projects — everything from a chess academy and a kindergarten to coding bootcamps, guitar teachers and personal-brand coaching academies. These are the kinds of clients freelancers and agencies run into often, and now there’s a faster path to publish.
E-commerce: Beyond storefront basics, eCommerce templates now bring character. Maison Cortese is a heritage winery design, and Qaleb Al-Attar is a luxury Arabian perfumery layout — examples of templates that feel bespoke rather than generic.
Business & professional services: Local trades and civic sites are better served, with templates for plumbing, cleaning, moving companies, and government or institutional sites like City of Meridian and New Institution. There are also options for fintech and Web3 brands, such as VaultX, that balance innovation with trust.
News, blogging & media: The editorial toolkit now includes a film criticism publication, a knitting blog, a TV station site and a goth-aesthetic blog, reflecting the real diversity of content publishers on WordPress.
Shape what gets built next
The library grows by listening to users. Neve Pro subscribers have a direct line: if you need a niche not yet covered, tell the team and they’ll build and add it to the library — often within seven days. If you’re not on Pro, you can still suggest niches in the comments; requests are tracked and the most common ones move up the roadmap.
The goal
150+ starter sites is a milestone, not a finish line. The aim is a library that means you rarely, if ever, have to start from zero — whatever client walks in the door. Browse the full template library, and if there’s a niche you keep wishing for, say so: community requests shape what comes next.