A Collection of the Best Free WordPress Themes

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There are many shady themes out there, so we have done some research for you and filtered out the wheat from the chaff. We therefore present you with a collection of the best free themes you can lay your hands on. These free WordPress themes have all been verified to be of high quality, clean code, easy to use and look great.
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When starting off your online endeavors, it’s quite normal to be seeking to limit your costs. You need to buy a hosting account which is the most basic and essential cost, luckily a shared hosting account will be pretty cheap.

Then it’s time to set up your website, and for that, you will need a WordPress theme. Now it can be argued that to get a really high-quality theme, it is best to go for a premium theme, from sources such as:

However, there are also thousands of free themes available out there. You need to be very careful where you download your free themes from, as some of them will have malicious code, which the author tries to use to obtain information about you or gather links back to his site. Originality also tends to be lacking in free themes.

Many of the free themes are created by new theme shops as a way of getting their name out there, and support might be minimal or non-existent. Think about it and make your choice wisely, in light of possible disadvantages when compared to premium themes.

There are many shady themes out there, so we have done some research for you and filtered out the wheat from the chaff. What we have found is that although many free themes are not really recommendable, there are some true gems out there. Sadly, most websites listing free themes give the impression that free themes don’t really look good. As you will see below, however, that is not necessarily true.

We, therefore, present you with a collection of the best free themes you can lay your hands on.

These free WordPress themes have all been verified to be of high quality, have clean code, are easy to use, and look great. So here we go:

Adapt

Adapt free wordpress theme

Adapt is a free WordPress theme created by WPExplorer that features a very clean and elegant business/portfolio style design that is also fully responsive. Overall the theme is very minimal and super easy to set up.

It comes with built-in post types for your portfolio, homepage highlights and homepage slider, so adding your content is a breeze. There are page templates for your blog, filterable portfolio, full-width pages and even a landing page template.

Demo / Download

Twenty Twelve

twenty twelve free wordpress theme

The 2012 theme for WordPress is a fully responsive theme that looks great on any device. Features include a front page template with a its own widgets, an optional display font, styling for post formats on both index and single views, and an optional no-sidebar page template. Make it yours with a custom menu, header image, and background.

Demo / Download

Responsive

responsive free theme

Responsive Theme is a flexible foundation with fluid grid system that adapts your website to mobile devices and the desktop or any other viewing environment. Theme features 9 Page Templates, 11 Widget Areas, 6 Template Layouts, 4 Menu Positions and more.

Powerful but simple Theme Options for full CMS control with easy Logo Upload, Social Networking and Webmaster Tools etc. Responsive is WooCommerce Compatible, Multilingual Ready (WPML), RTL-Language Support, Retina-Ready, W3C Markup Validated and currently translated into 34 languages. Cross-Browser compatible and yes even the IE7.

Demo / Download

Meeta

meet free theme

Meeta is a simple blogging theme, but packed with many premium features, like: unique widgets, custom templates. The theme is absolutely free!

Demo / Download

Have you encountered any other free WordPress themes worth featuring? If yes let us know in the comments section below. There are many free themes out there, although I remain of the opinion that going with a well-refined and supported premium theme is the best way forward.

For great sources of free WordPress themes, check out the following links:

Jean Galea

Jean Galea is an investor, entrepreneur, and blogger. He is the founder of WP Mayor, the plugins WP RSS Aggregator and Spotlight, as well as the Mastermind.fm podcast. His personal blog can be found at jeangalea.com.

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6 Responses

  1. Great collection of themes. Personally I like Elegant it is wonderful.
    Thank you for this article.

  2. This is an amazing collection of free WordPress themes, I wasn’t aware there were so many high quality themes available for free, as usually the ones shown are quite sub-par when compared to the premium ones.

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