My 23 Favorite Free WordPress Themes

October 6th, 2008 | Daily Tips, WordPress Themes

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Amazing themes that you can download for free is one of the biggest reasons why I love WordPress — and every week there are more and more available.  Smashing Magazine regularly compiles lists of some of the best, but as with anything on the web the landscape is always changing.  Themes come and themes go.

So today I wanted to create a list of my favorite free WordPress themes that are available right now.  I’ll also continue to post themes in the new WordPress Themes category as I come across them.

1. FFF “Lemon Twist” v1.5 (demo | download)
FFF "Lemon Twist" v1.5

2. Elixir (demo | download)
Elixir

3. Dilectio (demo | download)
Dilectio

4. Night Transition (demo | download)
Night Transition

5. TechRiddle (demo | download)
TechRiddle

6. PolarLight (demo | download)
PolarLight

7. DarkRed (demo | download)
DarkRed

8. Fluid Yellow Black (demo | download)
Fluid Yellow Black

9. DePo Skinny (download)
DePo Skinny

10. DePo Clean (download)
DePo Clean

11. WP Premium (demo | download)
WP Premium

12. Modicus Remix (download)
Modicus Remix

13. Grid Focus (download)
Grid Focus

14. Overstand (demo | download)
Overstand

15. WP-Polaroid (download)
WP-Polaroid

16. The Azure Hut (download)
The Azure Hut

17. Sakena (demo | download)
Sakena

18. Ringtone (demo | download)
Ringtone

19. Agregado (demo | download)
Agregado

20. Notepad Chaos (download)
Notepad Chaos

21. Elegance (demo | download)
Elegance

22. Amazing Grace (demo | download)
Amazing Grace

23. Redoable (download)
Redoable

In addition to Smashing Magazine, also keep an eye on these great resources for finding the best free WordPress themes:

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Comments

  • Karin, RN
    Karin, RN

    October 7, 2008 at
    1:47 pm

    Oh, thanks for sharing your favorites.

    I’d like to order number 14 meal, please.

    Seriously, Shane, I choose Fakeblog. Can you read my e-mail in your convenient time?

    Thanks!


     
  • Susan
    Susan

    October 7, 2008 at
    3:06 pm

    I really like TechRiddle.


     
  • Rich Owings
    Rich Owings

    October 8, 2008 at
    9:25 am

    Shane,

    Free WP themes are great. But occasionally someone will come along with special needs. One example would be developing a theme / strong brand for a blog network. Do you have any suggestions on how to select a good WordPress theme designer?


     
  • Shane
    Shane

    October 8, 2008 at
    10:22 am

    Great question, Rich. If you don’t know any good WordPress theme designers (and how many people do?), what I would do is find a theme that I *do* like (whether a free theme or a premium theme) and find out how much the designer would charge for a custom design.

    You could also try 99designs.com, but for a WordPress theme I think they’d be my second option.


     

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