Blast from the Past #9: 100 Best Free WordPress Themes – Responsive, Huge Images, Flat Style, and More

With more than 3,000 themes available in the official repository and hundreds available on third-party websites, to say nothing about plugins for extending functionality, Wordpress is the leading content management system that provides power to vast areas of the web. It's almost impossible to keep up with the latest offerings of the ecosystem. That's why we focused on free themes following closely along the lines of the latest trends. And that's, of course, the use of huge images, flat design, responsiveness and an overall modern appearance. Part 9 of our series "Blast from the Past" brings you a whopping number of 100 of these specimen, all of which created throughout 2014.

Blast from the Past: Past Entries

Welcome back to "Blast from the Past". By now, you are already in possession of a vast collection of 90 free carefully executed GUI sets, 100 icon packs, 100+ PSD templates, the same number of HTML templates as well as over a hundred fonts, in flavors desktop, web, and icon. You are fully equipped to perform the creation of a great web design. Then we added stationery and other items to the selection and brought you 100 resources that were even able to support your quest for the next dream job as we had resumes, business cards and more integrated. After that came 100 photorealistic mockups to best present your next prime idea. And in our last issue, we added 90 free resources for mobile designers. The following list covers the 100 best free WordPress themes of 2014 that made the most out of flat style, huge image backdrops, vibrant color schemes and are supplied with responsive behavior.

The 100 Best Free WordPress Themes of The Year

Optimizer

Creator: Layerthemes License: Free for personal and commercial purposes | GNU General Public License Download free from WordPress.org | Extended (paid) version available here | Demo: The Optimizer

Minimaluu

Creator: thomasveit License: Declared as Free, no proper license given.

Oxygen

Creator: alienwp License: GNU General Public License.

Saga

Creator: Justin Tadlock License: Declared as Free, no proper license given.

Simp – Free Agency WordPress Theme

Creator: themeraid License: Declared as Free, no proper license given.

Eighties

Creator: Kopepasah. License: Declared as Free, no proper license given.

Klean

Creator: divjot License: Declared as Free, no proper license given.

Ascent

Creator: Pitabas License: Declared as Free, no proper license given.

Sksdev

Creator: sksphpdev License: Declared as Free, no proper license given.

Amora

Creator: divjot License: Declared as Free, no proper license given.

Daily

Creator: robert brodziak License: Declared as Free, no proper license given.

Life is Good

Creator: daniel klose License: Licensed Under GPL.

Zerif Lite

Creator: themeisle License: Declared as Free, no proper license given.

RokoPhoto Theme

Creator: themeisle License: Declared as Free, no proper license given.

Business WP Theme

Creator: themeisle License: Declared as Free, no proper license given.

Ariwoo Theme

Creator: arinio License: GNU.

OMG Theme

Creator: wpdevshed License: GNU Public License 2.0.

Virality Theme

Creator: wpdevshed License: GNU Public License 2.0.

WP Advocate

Creator: wpdevshed License: GNU Public License 2.0.

Yarn

Creator: Kris Hocker License: Declared as Free, no proper license given.

Portfolio Wordpress Theme

Creator: gavick License: GNU GPL v.2.0 license.

Pure

Creator: GT3themes License: Declared as Free, no proper license given.

HoTheme Wordpress Theme

Creator: hotheme License: Declared as Free, no proper license given.

Resolution Theme

Creator: kopa theme License: GNU General Public License version.

New Lotus

Creator: kopa theme License: GNU General Public License version.

Xmax

Creator: kopa theme License: GNU General Public License version.

Karo

Creator: kopa theme License: GNU General Public License version.

Fast News

Creator: kopa theme License: GNU General Public License version.

Casper Theme

Creator: lacymorrow License: GPL v2.0.

Maskitto Light Theme

Creator: shufflehound License: Declared as Free, no proper license given.

Ravel Theme

Creator: Justin Tadlock License: Declared as Free, no proper license given.

Nova Theme

Creator: themeinprogress License: GNU general public license.

Blogly Lite Theme

Creator: ThemeFurnace License: Declared as Free, no proper license given.

Wilson Theme

Creator: anders noren License: Declared as Free, no proper license given.

Fukasawa

Creator: anders noren License: Declared as Free, no proper license given.

Garfunkel Theme

Creator: anders noren License: Declared as Free, no proper license given.

Hoffman Theme

Creator: anders noren License: Declared as Free, no proper license given.

Rams Theme

Creator: anders noren License: Declared as Free, no proper license given.

Baskerville Theme

Creator: anders noren License: Declared as Free, no proper license given.

Radcliffe Theme

Creator: anders noren License: Declared as Free, no proper license given.

Modern

Creator: webman design License: Declared as Free, no proper license given.

Mustang Theme

Creator: webman design License: Declared as Free, no proper license given.

Auberge Theme

Creator: webman design License: Declared as Free, no proper license given.

Katori

Creator: athemes License: GNU General Public License v3.0.

SweetHeat Theme

Creator: athemes License: GNU General Public License v3.0.

University Theme

Creator: viva themes License: Declared as Free, no proper license given.

Minimaliste Theme

Creator: viva themes License: Declared as Free, no proper license given.

Greenigma

Creator: weblizar License: Declared as Free, no proper license given.

Storefront Theme

Creator: woothemes License: GPL.

Interstellar Wordpress Theme

Creator: ufo themes License: GNU general public license.

Lawyeria Lite - Free Attorney WordPress Theme

Creator: themeisle License: Declared as Free, no proper license given.

ProfitMag

Creator: Jagadish Timilsina License: Declared as Free, no proper license given.

Single Page Wordpress Theme

Creator: hoosoft License: GNU general public license.

Create WP

Creator: catchthemes License: GNU General Public License v3.

Intergalactic WP Theme

Creator: wordpress.com License: Creative Commons Sharealike.

Lustrous WP Theme

Creator: webloggerz License: Declared as Free, no proper license given.

Pure and Simple WP Theme

Creator: styledthemes License: GPL.

Freedom Theme

Creator: themegrill License: GNU General Public License v2 or later.

Esteem WP Theme

Creator: themegrill License: GNU General Public License v2 or later.

Spacious WP Theme

Creator: themegrill License: GNU General Public License v2 or later.

Radiate

Creator: themegrill License: GNU General Public License v2 or later.

AccessPress Parallax Theme

Creator: accesspressthemes License: GNU general public license.

Corsa WP Theme

Creator: woorockets License: GPL.

PERFETTA CAFÉ WORDPRESS THEME

Creator: gavick License: GNU GPL v.2.0 license.

Business One Theme

Creator: burak kaptan License: GPLv2 (or later).

Unconditional Multipurpose Theme

Creator: Zulfikar Nore License: GPLv2 (or later).

MetroX WP Theme

Creator: themeisle License: GPLv2 (or later).

Besty Theme

Creator: faster themes License: Single Domain License.

Nulis WP Theme

Creator: Denny Kuswantoro License: GPL.

Electa WordPress Theme

Creator: kairaweb License: GPLv2 (or later).

Roda

Creator: vladff License: GPLv2 (or later).

Enlightenment

Creator: one designs License: GNU General Public License v2.

Quill Theme

Creator: athemes License: GPLv2 (or later).

Zenzero

Creator: crestaproject License: GPL license.

Avoca Theme

Creator: tskk License: GPLv2 (or later).

Sahagin Theme

Creator: theme hybrid License: GPLv2 (or later).

Pho

Creator: Slobodan Manic License: GPLv2 (or later).

MaryAnne

Creator: tomas toman License: GNU general public license.

Seasun Theme

Creator: tomas toman License: GNU general public license.

Volta

Creator: niftythemes License: GPLv2 (or later).

CorpBiz

Creator: webriti License: GPLv2 (or later).

Health Center Lite

Creator: webriti License: GPLv2 (or later).

Quality Lite Version

Creator: webriti License: GPLv2 (or later).

Bose

Creator: inkhive License: GNU General Public License Version 3.

Cara

Creator: David Chandra Purnama License: GNU General Public License, version 2 (GPL) or later.

Sketch

Creator: wordpress License: GPLv2 (or later).

Edin WP Theme

Creator: wordpress License: GPLv2 (or later).

Gump

Creator: pankogut License: GPLv2 (or later).

Crawford WordPress Theme

Creator: wpmultiverse License: GPLv2 (or later).

Verge WP Theme

Creator: rohitink License: GPLv2 (or later).

Nirvana

Creator: cryoutcreations License: GPLv2 (or later).

Free WordPress Fashion Agency Theme

Creator: templatemonster License: GPLv2 (or later).

The Thinker Lite – Free WordPress Theme

Creator: anariel design License: GPLv2 (or later).

Gridsby WP Theme

Creator: modern themes License: GPLv2 (or later).

Portfolio

Creator: modern themes License: GPLv2 (or later).

Brew House WP Theme

Creator: modern themes License: GPLv2 (or later).

Sporta

Creator: modern themes License: GPLv2 (or later).

Outlet

Creator: modern themes License: GPLv2 (or later).

Free WordPress Restaurant Theme

Creator: templatemonster License: GPLv2 (or later).

Free WordPress BusinessTheme

Creator: templatemonster License: GPLv2 (or later).

Black and White WP Theme

Creator: modernthemes License: GPLv2 (or later). More posts from this series:

1. Blast from the Past #1: 90 Best Free User Interface Kits of 2014
2. Blast from the Past #2: 100 Great Free Icon Packs of 2014
3. Blast from the Past #3: 100+ Best Free PSD Website Templates of 2014
4. Blast from the Past #4: 100 Best Free HTML/CSS Themes of 2014
5. Blast from the Past #5: 100+ Best Free Fonts of 2014
6. Blast from the Past #6: 100 Best Free Business Cards, Resume Templates and Other Corporate Identity Packages of 2014
7. Blast from the Past #7: 100 Free Photorealistic Mockups to Win the Pitch
8. Blast from the Past #8: 90 Free Resources for Mobile Designers

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