In the earlier two articles, we have seen installation of WordPress and permalink setup. Now its time to find best free WordPress themes and change the theme of your WordPress site or blog, not all themes are good in terms of features and performance. In this article we will see 3 best free WordPress themes for your site or blog.
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5 Best Free WordPress Themes
The information given here is as per the personal experience of GeekChalk and the research work we have done.
OceanWP
OceanWP is one of the best theme in terms of features and performance. Let us see, what we found interesting in OceanWP wordpress theme.
- It is fully responsive theme that can look good in Mobiles, Laptops or Tablets.
- Super fast loading is another great benefit of OceanWP.
- SEO best practices used to develop this theme.
- It supports E-Commerce.
- Sticky Header is a favorite feature.
- It supports all popular page builders like Elementor, Divi, Visual composer, Brizy, Beaver Builder, etc.
- Good documentation is another advantage
- Free theme
Geekchalk.com uses OceanWP theme and we really liked all the features of this theme. Free features of the theme are enough to run your blog.
Astra WordPress Theme
Astra is one of the most popular and widely used WordPress template. There are two versions of the theme, Free and Paid. Free version features are good enough to run a blog.
- Built in starter templates helps to kickstart your blog.
- Fast loading and Light Weight
- Astra supports Elementor, Beaver Builder page builders.
- Better Woo Commerce Integration
- SEO friendly markup
- Forever free theme, you can purchase if you want more paid features.
- Check the more PRO features of ASTRA theme.
Overall, this is the best theme to start your WordPress journey if you are beginner.
Neve WordPress Theme
Another great WordPress theme is Neve, it is popular and free offered from themeisle.
- It is faster theme for your WordPress
- Supports major Page Builders for creating stunning websites.
- Fully customizable.
- It is a responsive template with AMP compatible
- It also have a great set of starter site collection to import theme directly, if you are a beginner to WordPress.
- Supports Woo Commerce for your E-Commerce site.
- SEO friendly markup.
- Free download and paid subscription options available for more features with $60
GeneratePress
GeneratePress is also another great template with more active installs around the globe.
Generatepress is fast loading and feature rich theme for WordPress.
- GeneratePress is Search Engine optimized
- it is also a fast loading website like others mentioned above.
- Color adjustments in the customization panel.
- GeneratePress support the Pagebuilders like Elementor
- Site Layout control is an another added advantage than other themes like padding, margin, sidebar layouts.
- supports 20 Languages
- Great flexibility in customization.
- Free and Paid choices available, paid plan comes with $50.
ultimately, GeneratePress is a great choice for your blog. Explore the free options, if not enough, select the paid choice.
Kadence WordPress Theme
Kadence is another WordPress theme with plenty of customization options for you. Few of the features are given below.
- Fast loading with optimized performance.
- Drag and Drop
- Live editing of your pages
- Theme Layout settings for Pages and posts
- Header builder and Footer custom builders
- Transparent Header
- Sticky Header
- SEO Optimized
- Both Free and Paid option available with $129 lifetime usage .
Check the more features of Kadence on this page.
Here, in the article, we have given 5 best free WordPress themes, however, still there are few more great templates that are available for free to download and use.
All the templates come with both free and paid options with improved features. I strongly don’t recommend if any themes comes with completely free of cost.
I hope you got an idea about various best themes for your WordPress site.