In the past, when you searched for free WordPress themes, a myriad of websites appeared providing links to less than reputable sites where you could download free themes. Back then, these would be filled with dangerous code that opened up your site to really bad things.
Today, Google has gotten a lot smarter with their results and mostly allow only the sites that provide you with less spam and more reliable resources for themes. Here are a few places that you may want to consider:
WordPress.org
One of the most obvious places that you can locate free WordPress themes is on WordPress.org. There is a large collection of themes in a wide variety of categories that are created by web developers all over the world. You can choose themes based on color scheme or style. Keep in mind that there is little support should you have any questions.
WordPress Theme Repository
The Theme Repository makes up one of the biggest collections of free themes on the Internet, with over 2,000 free themes available. This website has a unique component that lets you search for themes based on certain features that you want on your site. Searches are performed based on the tags associated with each theme. You can search for themes with certain colors, right or left sidebars, and fixed layouts.
WP Explorer
WP Explorer provides links to a variety of free WordPress themes to third party sites. This site provides links to themes in over thirty different categories, including real estate, news, nonprofit, music, and portfolio. The site’s terms and conditions state that these themes are not hosted on their server and therefore they cannot be held responsible should something compromise your website.
Woo Themes
Woo Themes is a website that mostly offers themes for sale, but they do have a handful of free themes for you to download as well. They offer themes in categories such as e-commerce, blogging, and business designs.
WordPress Themes Box
WordPress Themes Box is a listing website that provides a variety of free themes for download. It offers high quality themes that are easy to use and fully customizable. The site has a top menu that allows users to browse the various categories available so that you can quickly find the theme that best fits your needs.
Fab Themes
Fab Themes provides many high quality themes in a variety of categories. They are built with an options panel that allows you to adjust and configure the various theme settings and options that are available. They also do not encrypt the theme footer files, so you don’t have to be concerned about malicious code corrupting your website.
Design Razzi
Design Razzi is a website made up of a collection of lists on different aspects of web design and development. This site has a section specifically set up to provide a list of links to free WordPress themes, separated by category. For instance, there is a category for themes for photographers, personal blogging, weddings, and more.
Free WP Themes
This site is another aggregation-style WordPress theme site in that it will provide links to themes that they have pre-selected from around the Internet. The themes are high quality and are available in many categories. The links are typically pointed to the designer’s website where you can download the free theme.
Creative Bloq
Creative Bloq is not a website specifically designed for finding and downloading WordPress themes. It is a blog dedicated to graphic and web design. However, it contains a very helpful post that provides links to 42 of the best WordPress themes available. They were careful to include themes that are less cookie-cutter and more unique than you might normally see.
Hongkiat
Hongkiat is a very popular design site that provides articles and tutorials on photography, web development, HTML, and more. The site includes a section on WordPress that provides tips for building a website using a variety of themes. Hongkiat provides a list of available free themes that are available for download. It takes you to a third-party site to download the themes.
When you are deciding which WordPress theme to use, there are a few things to remember. First, determine which features you want. You also want a theme that is easy to use and fully customizable. To keep your site and your computer safe, only download themes from a reputable source.
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Thanks for sharing amazing themes. I would like to take a look at other Free themes, too.