Furthermore, nulled themes lack the essential support and update infrastructure provided by legitimate developers. WordPress is constantly evolving; without regular updates, a pirated theme will eventually break, causing layout issues or total site failure. You also lose access to professional technical support, leaving you to troubleshoot complex bugs alone. This downtime and the potential cost of hiring a developer to fix a hacked site far exceed the price of a legal license.

If Google detects malware on your site (and it will), you'll get a red "Deceptive site ahead" warning. Your traffic drops to zero. Recovering from a Google blacklist can take months.