Torovid – Toro Themes

A movie website lives off its title pages, not its homepage

Building a movie and TV site often ends in an eye-catching homepage and hundreds of title pages that look bad on mobile, load slowly or say nothing that any film database doesn't already say. Torovid is a WordPress theme designed for that kind of website, with its look and structure geared to movies and TV shows.

One thing is worth knowing before you start: nobody types your site's name into Google, they type the title of a movie. Your traffic arrives page by page, and each one competes with huge websites. The theme gives you a well-built technical base, but what sets you apart will be the text, the selection and the judgment you put into each title.

What Torovid does on the technical side

• Ready for search engines: code, meta tags and content structure designed for ranking.
• Light loading: optimized code, caching and compression, which matters on pages full of images and posters.
• Multilingual and RTL: supports several languages and right-to-left writing, useful if your audience reads languages written that way.
• Responsive and cross-browser: adapts to different screen sizes and looks the same in Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Edge.
• Customizable: the theme's own settings and drag-and-drop page builders let you change the design without touching code.

Trailer, video, sharing and search

A visitor to a movie website wants to watch the trailer, find out what the film is about and discover the next title without effort. Torovid includes options for video and trailers, for sharing content and for searching within the site. Check in the demo how the trailer is presented on a title page and how it behaves on mobile, because that is the screen where visitors most often decide whether to stay.

The catalog and the content rights are not included

The theme takes care of the storefront. What goes inside is up to you:

• Already solved: a design geared to movies and TV shows, mobile adaptation, a base for SEO, speed and support for several languages.
• On your own: writing your own synopses and reviews, crafting useful titles and descriptions for each page, and obtaining posters, images and trailers.
• On your own: making sure you have the right to publish each image, video or piece of content. Posters and films have owners, and using them without permission can get you into trouble.
• On your own: if you want to charge subscriptions, host your own video or manage paying users, check in the demo what the theme includes and plan for a specific plugin or service.
• With a professional: any custom adaptation you can't achieve with the theme's options and the page builder.

What your hosting needs for Torovid

The theme requires a server with SSL, cURL, allow_url_fopen and mod_rewrite enabled, plus recent versions of WordPress and PHP. These are common settings, but on very basic hosting one of them may be disabled. Check with your provider before building the site and you'll avoid odd errors with images, links or external content.

Frequently asked questions about Torovid

Is it suitable for streaming movies?

It is a theme for presenting and organizing content. If you need to charge users or host video on your own server, look at the demo to see how video is embedded and decide whether it suits you.

Which page builder does it use?

It supports drag-and-drop page builders. Check in the demo which editor the pages are built with before deciding.

Does it work with right-to-left languages?

Yes, it includes RTL support as well as multilingual support.

Can I use it for a website that isn't about movies?

It is designed for movies and TV shows. For any other topic, a general-purpose theme will suit you better.