As the first decade of the 21st century comes to a close, many of you might just want to start off a great Wordpress blog – Just because you are fascinated by it.
As a start-up, you would need a beautiful theme to pimp-up your blog. Some might want to shell out $50-$80 for a theme.
Now, just to help you out, I have come up with a sorted-out list of 10 Best Premium-Like Free Wordpress themes. It took me 3 days to look and test each and every of these themes. If you find any trouble is any of the themes, just tell me in the comments below!
1. TouchRiver Free Wordpress Theme
Touchriver is a 2 column widgetized magazine theme. Theme is enabled with javascript based custom fonts, featured post slider, About Us section, flickr gallery etc.
2. Cypher Free Wordpress Theme
Release Date: August 22, 2009
Cypher v.2 is a 2 column, paper themed WordPress theme. Built for Wordpress 2.8+. Cypher v.2 offers support for sidebar widgets, comments, custom default avatars.
3. The Folio Elements Free Wordpress Theme
The Folio Elements theme is the perfect solution for simplistic and light weight “portfolio” type websites.
4. Magiting Free Wordpress Theme
Release Date: September 16, 2009
Magiting is a featured-packed and multi-colored free WordPress theme with TweetMeme retweet button. It has 2 columns, with an easy Options page for customization. Loaded with Social Bookmarks button, Twitter Account integration, Automatic Thumbnail Resizer without using a plugin or custom field, Adsense ready with lots of advertising blocks.
5. BlueBubble – Free Premium Wordpress Portfolio Theme
Release Date: November 12th, 2009
BlueBubble is a Free, Clean, Simple Premium Portfolio Wordpress Theme for Designers, Photographer or any other creative minds! It’s designed for easy showcasing your work and it comes with some very cool features.
6. Seven Five Free Wordpress Theme
The Seven Five is a semi-automatic “Lifestream” WordPress theme taking minimalism to an entirely new level. This theme is intended for those looking for a simple, efficient and clean solution for integrating all the services you have come to love such as Twitter, Flickr and more. Of course, the Seven Five theme provides all the standard blogging functionality of WordPress as well.
7. Vodpod Free Wordpress Theme
A fully featured and free video WordPress theme which works seamlessly with Vodpod.com.
8. LiveTwit Free Wordpress Theme
Release Date: August 13, 2009
This super cool theme streams real time tweets on blog automatically.
9. Foodiary Free Wordpress Theme
Release Date: November 2, 2009
Foodiary is magazine Wordpress theme with 3 columns widgetized footer and advanced features.
10. Matiyaga Free Wordpress Theme
Release Date: September 26, 2009
Matiyaga is a featured-packed and multi-colored free WordPress theme with TweetMeme retweet button. It has 2 columns, with an easy Options page for customization.
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December 31st, 2009 at 4:32 pm
Hello i read your site frequently and wanted to wish you all the best for the New Year!
January 2nd, 2010 at 10:37 am
Hi, These are really nice themes for wordpress. Good Collection, Keep it Up
January 6th, 2010 at 7:09 pm
Just found a link to this on DP – good stuff, been looking for a couple of 'premium' themes for some new projects.