1. Templates for Open Source Systems: Today, open source content management systems are gaining popularity. Some of the very successful CMS systems available today are Drupal, Joomla, and Wordpress. And the latest trends in website templates primarily revolve around ready to use templates for these CMS’s.

2. Ease of Use: Today, the focus is on increasing ease of use for the end user. One major trend shift in this direction is the simplification of web forms. Thus, your template should not have huge number of user input columns. Instead use drop down boxes with less than five fields for direct user input. Another trend is to provide support for login credentials of popular social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook.

3. New Fonts: With the release of HTML5 just round the corner, web fonts are going to get a serious uplift and the trend is to have a web template that has eye-catching fonts. HTML5 will allow users to download the necessary fonts while accessing the site. Thus, the magazine layout will be really popular in web templates.

4. Optimal Use of Whitespace: The latest trends in website templates point towards the optimal use of whitespace. Creative use of whitespace can help highlight important sections of your content and that is essential to hold the fickle interest of the customer.