Andreas Hecht September 27th, 2016

Ten Great Free WordPress Themes of September 2016

Same procedure as every month. I look through the official WordPress theme index to bring you the best free WordPress themes that give your website a fresh new look. Surprise your readers with a new design that you didn't need to pay a single cent for. This month, there are real treasures among the various themes.

1 - Halcyon

halcyon Halcyon is a very clean theme for blogs or photographers. It provides a modern display of your photos and a slider on the landing page. Custom logos, social media links, as well as four theme-exclusive widgets are available.
  • Created by: Rara Theme
  • License: Free for personal and commercial use | GNU General Public License
  • Prepared for translations: yes
  • Demo: Halcyon Demo
  • Download on WordPress

2 - Ocin Lite

Ocin Lite Ocin Lite is a theme for online shops, based on the popular WooCommerce plugin. You get to customize both header and background colors. The theme has a minimalistic design and focuses on the presentation of products.
  • Created by: Quema Labs
  • License: Free for personal and commercial use | GNU General Public License
  • Prepared for translations: yes
  • Demo: Ocin Lite Demo
  • Download on WordPress

3 - Gridbox

gridbox Gridbox is a good choice for an online magazine, a blog, or a portfolio. The three-column grid sets itself apart from the competition very nicely.
  • Created by: ThemeZee
  • License: Free for personal and commercial use | GNU General Public License
  • Prepared for translations: yes
  • Demo: Gridbox Demo
  • Download on WordPress

4 - Verbosa

verbosa Verbosa is an appealingly designed theme for bloggers, authors, and photographers. The background, the colors, as well as the header can be customized to your personal needs. Such a lovingly designed theme is a rare sight nowadays.
  • Created by: CryoutCreations
  • License: Free for personal and commercial use | GNU General Public License
  • Prepared for translations: yes
  • Demo: Verbosa Demo
  • Download on WordPress

5 - Illdy

illdy Illdy is a one-page business theme. However, using it to create portfolios and landing pages should also be possible.
  • Created by: Silkalns
  • License: Free for personal and commercial use | GNU General Public License
  • Prepared for translations: yes
  • Demo: Illdy Demo
  • Download on WordPress

6 - Travelers

Travelers Theme Travelers is a theme for travelers and globetrotters. However, it can also be used for many different areas, such as blogs or magazines. The logo, the colors, and the layout are adjustable. To allow for better customization, the theme comes with a couple of widgets.
  • Created by: Daisy Themes
  • License: Free for personal and commercial use | GNU General Public License
  • Prepared for translations: yes
  • Demo: Travelers Demo
  • Download on WordPress

7 - EaterStop Lite

eaterstop-lite The EaterStop Lite theme aims to be a special theme for restaurants, cafés, and bistros. However, it is definitely possible to use it in other industries as well, due to its business-theme structure. Business and corporate websites seem like valid options.
  • Created by: gracethemes
  • License: Free for personal and commercial use | GNU General Public License
  • Prepared for translations: yes
  • Demo: EaterStop Demo
  • Download on WordPress

8 - Interior Lite

interior-lite Interior Lite is a theme for multiple purposes. A website for furniture stores is just as possible as any other business website. The theme is prepared for the shop plugin WooCommerce. Colors, background, and logo can be adjusted.

9 - Boston

Boston Boston is a blog theme that was specifically designed for female bloggers, which is why it has a light feminine touch to it. Nonetheless, emancipated men are allowed to use the theme as well. You get to customize the colors, the logo, as well as the background, and a landing page slider is also included.
  • Created by: FameThemes
  • License: Free for personal and commercial use | GNU General Public License
  • Prepared for translations: yes
  • Demo: Boston Demo
  • Download on WordPress

10 - Good

Good Good covers the entire blogging sector. This theme also lets you adjust background, colors, and logo.
  • Created by: FancyThemes
  • License: Free for personal and commercial use | GNU General Public License
  • Prepared for translations: yes
  • Demo: Good Demo
  • Download on WordPress
Image by Alexander Gounder from Pixabay

Andreas Hecht

Andreas Hecht is a journalist and specialist for WordPress and WordPress Security. He roams the web since its inception. He has published an ebook on WordPress Security, which you might want to take a look at.

One comment

  1. Dang, Ocin looks awesome! I wish it existed years ago, back when I was trying to hack up various themes and trying to make them look like an ecommerce site. Would’ve been nice to have a theme that just already looked like one! ;)

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