WordPress is free and open-source, allowing anyone to create a website or blog. It's one of the most popular CMS on the internet. But, what are the most popular WordPress themes?
Are you looking for a great free WordPress theme for your website but cant decide which one to use or start with? This article will explore some of the most popular WordPress themes in order for you to be able to choose which one is right for you!
All of these themes are used on millions of websites. They are professionally crafted, high performant, fully customizable and compatible to all the popular plugins you may need. Each of them can be fully customized to your own needs, so your website will definitely not look like others.
Astra
Astra is fast, fully customizable & beautiful WordPress theme suitable for blog, personal portfolio, business website and WooCommerce storefront. It is very lightweight (less than 50KB on frontend) and offers unparalleled speed. Built with SEO in mind, Astra comes with Schema.org code integrated and is Native AMP ready so search engines will love your site. It offers special features and templates so it works perfectly with all page builders like Elementor, Beaver Builder, Visual Composer, SiteOrigin, Divi, etc. Some of the other features, WooCommerce Ready, Responsive, RTL & Translation Ready, Extendible with premium addons, Regularly updated, Designed, Developed, Maintained & Supported by Brainstorm Force. Looking for a perfect base theme? Look no further. Astra is fast, fully customizable and WooCommerce ready theme that you can use for building any kind of website.
(Description "Astra" Theme from wordpress.org)
ColorMag
ColorMag is always the best choice when it comes to magazine, news, and blog WordPress themes. You can create elegant and modern websites for news portals, online magazines, and publishing sites. With ColorMags 8 and counting free starter demos for health, food, entertainment, sports, and fashion industries, building a magazine style website is super easy. Best of all, the ColorMag WordPress theme offers multiple ad spaces in its layout. So, you can monetize your website by displaying ads in these slots without any fuss. And if you plan to sell products and services online, you can rely on the themes compatibility with WooCommerce. Some of its key features are >> SEO Optimized >> Translation & RTL Ready >> Cross-browser Compatible >> Custom Widgets >> Responsive Design >> Sticky Menu. So, download the free ColorMag theme and create professional magazine websites quickly. You can get free support for ColorMag at https//themegrill.com/contact/ and check our demos at https//themegrilldemos.com/colormag/
(Description "ColorMag" Theme from wordpress.org)
GeneratePress
GeneratePress is a lightweight WordPress theme built with a focus on speed and usability. Performance is important to us, which is why a fresh GeneratePress install adds less than 10kb (gzipped) to your page size. We take full advantage of the block editor (Gutenberg), which gives you more control over creating your content. If you use page builders, GeneratePress is the right theme for you. It is completely compatible with all major page builders, including Beaver Builder and Elementor. Thanks to our emphasis on WordPress coding standards, we can boast full compatibility with all well-coded plugins, including WooCommerce. GeneratePress is fully responsive, uses valid HTML/CSS, and is translated into over 25 languages by our amazing community of users. A few of our many features include 60+ color controls, powerful dynamic typography, 5 navigation locations, 5 sidebar layouts, dropdown menus (click or hover), and 9 widget areas. Learn more and check out our powerful premium version at https//generatepress.com
(Description "GeneratePress" Theme from wordpress.org)
Customizr
Customizr is a simple and fast WordPress theme designed to help you attract and engage more visitors. Provides a perfect user experience on smartphones. Powers more than 100K active sites around the world. Hundreds of 5-stars reviews received on WordPress.org.
(Description "Customizr" Theme from wordpress.org)
Spacious
Spacious is an incredible free business WordPress theme that fits small to medium businesses. This responsive theme is optimized for speed. So, you end up with a business website that loads within 1 second. Since Spacious is compatible with WooCommerce, you can easily set up an online store for your business. It's amazing collection of 16 free starter demos makes building a complete website very beginner-friendly. Spacious theme supports Gutenberg and page builder plugins like Elementor, Brizy, Beaver Builder, SiteOrigin, etc. So, import a demo with just one click and start customizing it using a page builder of your choice. Here are the key Spacious features you get with this theme >> Well-coded >> Translation & RTL Ready >> Sticky Menu >> Complete Documentation >> Multiple Widget Areas >> Optimized for SEO >> Compatible with Major Browsers. Try this free theme yourself to establish and grow your business online presence without having to rely on developers or designers. You can always reach out at https//themegrill.com/contact/ if you encounter any issues. Also, explore all the available free starter sites at https//themegrilldemos.com/spacious-demos.
(Description "Spacious" Theme from wordpress.org)
Hueman
The Hueman theme loads fast and is 100% mobile-friendly according to Google. One of the best rated theme for blogs and magazines on WordPress.org. Powering 70K+ websites around the world.
(Description "Hueman" Theme from wordpress.org)
Neve
Neve is a super fast, easily customizable, multi-purpose theme. Its perfect for blogs, small business, startups, agencies, firms, e-commerce shops (WooCommerce storefront) as well as personal portfolio sites and most types of projects. A fully AMP optimized and responsive theme, Neve will load in mere seconds and adapt perfectly on any viewing device. While it is lightweight and has a minimalist design, the theme is highly extendable, it has a highly SEO optimized code, resulting in top rankings in Google search results. Neve works perfectly with Gutenberg and the most popular page builders (Elementor, Brizy, Beaver Builder, Visual Composer, SiteOrigin, Divi). Neve is also WooCommerce ready, responsive, RTL & translation ready. Look no further. Neve is the perfect theme for you.
(Description "Neve" Theme from wordpress.org)
Enigma
Enigma is an outstanding superfine creation from Infigo Software, Enigma has become one of the most popular superfine multipurpose responsive theme with WPMLlovers by many professionals for its amazing capabilities and great designs. Enigma is multi function free WordPress theme with responsive and flexible light-weighted WooCommerce theme built by using core WordPress functions (BOOTSTRAP CSS framework) that works on All leading web browsers weather its mobile device or any other this makes it fast, simple and easy to customize. It has a promising design and powerful features with page layouts and sidebar widget that let your websites easy to design. This theme can be used for different kinds of websites including business, blogging, portfolio, agency, landing page etc. Enigma has Filkr as a custom widget to showing up your Flickr Photos .Enigma provide you a platform for business template, awesome BOOTSTRAP Carousel slider for full CMS control option to match your logo & website, wide layout and many more.
(Description "Enigma" Theme from wordpress.org)
Phlox
Phlox is a modern, lightweight and customizable theme perfect for almost any type of website including, blog, portfolio, business, agency, news & magazine, food & restaurant, travel, and photography as well as WooCommerce storefront. What makes the Phlox unbeatable is being fast, truly responsive, translation ready, RTL layout, built with SEO in mind, professional portfolio features, 30 exclusive widgets and elements, 19 demo sites for one-click import, WooCommerce Ready, WPML ready, 100% GDPR compliance, reliable with regular updates, and also integrated with Elementor, Visual Composer and SiteOrigin page builders. Phlox is architect from scratch by the team behind the famous Master Slider project, so relax and be assured that you are supported by a good company. Phlox is the only theme that you have ever need to use and look no further. Start exploring the demos http//demo.phlox.pro/default/
(Description "Phlox" Theme from wordpress.org)
Responsive
Responsive is a modern, lightweight, fully customizable, fast & Responsive WordPress theme, which includes 15+ ready-to-use templates for websites of all types (blog, WooCommerce, Portfolio, Podcast, Startups, Consultancy, Education, LMS, Auctions, and more). The theme is easy to customize and you can create blog or eCommerce websites using a user-friendly drag and drop interface. It is optimized for SEO with support for Schema.org microdata, fast loading speed, and responsive layout designs. Responsive works with all popular WordPress plugins, including WooCommerce, Sensei, bbPress, LearnDash, BuddyPress, etc. Fully compatible with popular page builders like Elementor, Brizy, Beaver Builder, Visual Composer, SiteOrigin, Divi, etc. It comes with ready to use websites Built on Gutenberg & Elementor, it's an ideal theme to quickly launch a fully functional website. Features, Responsive ;Starter Data, WooCommerce Ready, Import Pre-Built Ready Websites (Gutenberg & Elementor), LMS Ready (Sensei, LearnDash), RTL, Translations Ready & Included, WPML Compatible, Retina Logo, Layout Settings, Transparent Headers, White Label, Site/Blog Layouts ;Unlimited Colors Check out the list of all 15+ ready sites here https//cyberchimps.com/wordpress-themes/
(Description "Responsive" Theme from wordpress.org)
Hestia
Hestia is a modern WordPress theme for professionals. It fits creative business, small businesses (restaurants, wedding planners, sport/medical shops), startups, corporate businesses, online agencies and firms, portfolios, ecommerce (WooCommerce), and freelancers. It has a multipurpose one-page design, widgetized footer, blog/news page and a clean look, is compatible with Flat Parallax Slider, Photo Gallery, Travel Map and Elementor Page Builder . The theme is responsive, WPML, Retina ready, SEO friendly, and uses Material Kit for design.
(Description "Hestia" Theme from wordpress.org)
Zakra
Zakra is flexible, fast, lightweight and modern multipurpose theme that comes with many starter free sites (currently 10+ free starter sites and more will be added later) that you can use to make your site beautiful and professional. Check all the starter sites at https//zakratheme.com/demos. Suitable for personal blog, portfolio, WooCommerce stores, business websites and niche-based sites (like Cafe, Spa, Charity, Yoga, Wedding, Dentist, Education etc) as well. Works with Elementor plus other major page builders so you can create any layout you want. The theme is responsive, Gutenberg compatible, SEO friendly, translation ready and major WordPress plugins compatible.
(Description "Zakra" Theme from wordpress.org)
Sydney
Sydney is a powerful business theme that provides a fast way for companies or freelancers to create an awesome online presence. As well as being fully compatible with Elementor, Sydney brings plenty of customization possibilities like access to all Google Fonts, full color control, layout control, logo upload, full screen slider, header image, sticky navigation and much more. Also, Sydney provides all the construction blocks you need to rapidly create an engaging front page. Looking for a quick start with Sydney? With just a few clicks, you can import one of our existing demos (https//athemes.com/sydney-demos/)
(Description "Sydney" Theme from wordpress.org)
Blocksy
Blocksy is a blazing fast and lightweight WordPress theme built with the latest web technologies. It was built with the Gutenberg editor in mind and has a lot of options that makes it extendable and customizable. You can easily create any type of website, such as business agency, shop, corporate, education, restaurant, blog, portfolio, landing page and so on. It works like a charm with popular WordPress page builders, including Elementor, Beaver Builder, Visual Composer and Brizy. Since it is responsive and adaptive, translation ready, SEO optimized and has WooCommerce built-in, you will experience an easy build and even an increase in conversions. Note Blocksy is built with the latest web technologies in order to bring you the smoothest experience, that told, old browsers like IE 11 and below may not work as expected. We strongly recommend you to update/switch to a modern browser.
(Description "Blocksy" Theme from wordpress.org)
