Personally, I don't care about WordPress themes because I'm more interested in plugins that can build any theme.
However, I have tried almost all of the revolutionary plugins, and since there is nothing else left, I decided to try my hand at themes as well.
https://themeforest.net/item/freeio-freelance-marketplace-wordpress-theme/42045416
This allows you to create sites like Lancers and Coconala. The demo site is nice, and there is also a function to reproduce the demo.
It sounds simple, but it's actually hard. First of all, everything is in English, and you have to translate it all into Japanese.
In addition, if you use a theme that includes such features, you are required to install not only the theme but also various required and recommended plugins. General-purpose plugins are fine, but there are also plugins specific to themes, and these will also be translated.
A total of about 4,000 characters were translated, and further translations were made for words that are unique to English and unfamiliar in Japan. This cannot be understood until the actual website is created and verified. For example, the meaning of "statement" is unclear. For the content of this website in particular, it would be easier to understand if it was called "transaction details." There are many difficulties in translation like this.
And all pages are built with Elementor. The header, footer, sidebar, etc. are all subdivided and divided into parts, and all of them will be translated into Japanese. Check that everything works and there are no problems, and if there are, go ahead.
So here is the completed site.
Although the service page is at the top, there are actually about 10 different landing page type homepages.
I personally don't need LPs like advertising flyers, so I hide them, but if you need one, you can use your favorite LP on the top page. LPs are exaggerated advertisements, and are mostly lies and scams. There is no basis for claims such as tens of thousands of users or being number one in the industry. If you have just created a site, you should only have one user and be the worst in the industry. Just like SNS ads, LPs are a lawless area where scams are rampant.
There are also other static pages such as About Us and Contact, but they are hidden. You can create static pages however you like, so you don't need them now. There are actually about 100 pages in total.
The above is the result of thorough examination of every detail, hiding unnecessary elements, and stripping it down to make it easy for any Japanese person to use.
https://themeforest.net/item/freeagent-freelance-marketplace-wordpress-theme/50708251
This is very similar and has the same purpose. It's almost the same as Freeio so I don't think it's necessary, but this one is also well made. The user management screen (dashboard) is excellent.
Reference sites
https://agent.7buddy.com/
This isn't done yet, but the translation is complete.
Customize the LP top page with Elementor and change it to Japanese. The LP top page does not have to be the same, and you don't have to use it.
There are various ways to display the menu.
The footer will also be customized using Elementor.
The Elementor part can only be changed to Japanese using Elementor.
translation
Importing the demo site
Review of settings and fine-tuning of translations
Elementor work
Hide unnecessary features and pages
Become an administrator or a member and check the operation
As long as you can do this, there's no problem as the method of making it is the same.
It is best to think that it is very difficult to build a website with a theme and functions in a Japanese format without making full use of themes, recommended plugins, Elementor, etc.
But it's not impossible, and if you take the time and patience it can be built.
It's difficult to build it from scratch, so the correct answer is to install the demo and then modify it to suit your needs. Once you get used to it, you'll see that this is the most cutting-edge way of building things.
We provide translation files for those who want to do it themselves.
https://wordpresso.jp/plug-in/7396
