What clients want in a WordPress theme

Bradley and I were talking about how to help clients choose a WordPress theme, and thought I’d include this link to an article that discusses these considerations (in addition to solid code):

• A beautiful home page
• Multiple skins/colors (including holiday customization)
• Custom widgets
• jQuery capability (e.g. for slideshows)
• An interactive contact page (nice idea, with example)
• Ad integration
• SEO

The article was written for theme developers, but the content is also useful for helping clients—especially those who are new to WordPress—through the process of choosing a theme.

Bradley and I also came up with these nice-to-have features (what designers want in a WordPress theme):

• Horizontal navigation with built-in pull-down menus
• Automatic thumbnail creation
• A tabbed sidebar

What else? Please add your favorite features (or your clients’ favorites).