WordPress is one of the most popular platforms to build websites. Thanks to thousands of free WordPress themes, you can quickly build a professional looking WordPress website even without much technical background. Many of our Internet marketing students ask me how to pick a WordPress theme. My suggestion is that you first use WordPress default theme Twenty Thirteen. Once you are familiar with it, choose a theme that relates to your business. It needs to be simple to use and has good customer support. Don’t get yourself confused by complicated features offered by some WordPress themes. You can find some of the best free WordPress themes listed in WordPress’s official themes directory. In this blog post, I am going to share with you 5 best free WordPress themes for Wordrpess beginners.
1. Responsive
Responsive theme adapts your website to mobile devices and the desktop or any other viewing environment. It has 9 page templates, 11 widget areas, 6 template layouts, 4 menu positions and more. Responsive is WooCommerce compatible. It has 938,986 downloads. The rating is 4.7 out of 5 stars based on 489 customer reviews.
2. Customizr
Customizr theme can be used for corporate, portfolio and business website. You have many options to customize the look and feel of your website. It even has a responsive slider generator with call-to-action text and button to help you build your list. The current download number is 230,686. The rating is 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 205 customer reviews.
3. Attitude
I love the simple and clean design of the Attitude template. It is retina-ready so it looks good even on high-DPI resolution devices such as smart phones and tablets. Mostly importantly, it is pretty easy to use. The customer support is great. It has a clear instruction to follow. There are over 228, 492 downloads. The rating is 4.8 out of 5 starts based on 96 customer reviews. It is quite amazing!
4. Expound
Expound is an awesome magazine theme for your WordPress site. Responsive layout, post thumbnails support, featured posts and more. It is clean, simple and easy to configure. As of this writing, it has over 130,600 downloads. The rating is 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 82 customer reviews.
5. Parabola
I am quite impressed by Parabola’s a clean and elegant design. Besides text, background colors and font families, you can adjust the site widths and layouts. You also have the flexibility to show or hide various elements of the design. You’ll find featured images, post excerpts, Google fonts, magazine and blog layouts that make your website look professional. The current download number is 56,460. The rating is 5 out of 5 stars based on 13 reviews.
I hope the above 5 best free WordPress themes are enough for you to play with. I will keep adding more popular free WordPress themes. So stay tuned.
Just remember to keep your WordPress theme simple and focus on content creation. What is your favorite WordPress theme? Please share it in the comment area.
