Summer 2013: The 25+ Best WordPress Themes of the Season

A key factor to designer's success in the internet is to be always at the forefront of - well - design. In this post we will be showcasing the best WordPress themes this summer has brought up so far. Some point design in future directions and can be very well used as inspiration, even if you are not explicitly looking for WordPress themes at the time. Some themes come with exceptional features, maybe pushing you into finding the perfect one for your project, even though you definitely wanted to design it from scratch this time. Well, there's always a next project...

Fizz: Simple, Responsive Theme, Suitable for Personal or Corporate Blog.

Genre: Corporate
Responsive: Yes 
Features: Custom page templates

Responsive Theme: Flexible Foundation with Fluid Grid System That Adapts Your Website to Mobile Devices.

Genre: Corporate
Responsive: Yes 
Features: Custom page templates, Twitter bootstrap 

Ampersfilm: Simple and Elegant WordPress Template, is a Great Solution for Cinema Blogs.

Genre: Magazine
Responsive: Yes 
Features: Antispam without captcha, enabled for easy translation

Impulse: Neat and Clean Blue, Black and White Business Theme.

Genre: Corporate
Responsive: Yes
Features: Capability to add UI elements, minimal theme

Snaps: Free Portfolio Theme for WordPress Perfect for Showcasing Portrait Images and Galleries.

Genre: Portfolio
Responsive: Yes
Features: Threaded comments, grid layout included

Simplistic: Clean, Minimalistic and Full Responsive Theme.

Genre: Multipurpose
Responsive: Yes
Features: Bootstrap included, grid layouts (Pinterest-like)  

Imag Mag: This Responsive WordPress Theme Has the Full Support for Even Larger Screen.

Genre: Magazine
Responsive: Yes 
Features: SEO optimized, support offered, unique custom widgets 

Custom Community: Ready for Your Next Blog, Portfolio Site, Magazine, Social Network or Shop.

Genre: Corporate
Responsive: Yes
Features: No branding, full BuddyPress support  

Discover: Very Neat and Clean Orange and White Business Theme.

Genre: Corporate
Responsive: Yes
Features: Threaded comments, minimal theme  

Bresponzive Mag: Advanced Responsive Magazine Style WordPress Theme.

Genre: Magazine
Responsive: Yes
Features: Widgetized sidebars, multipurpose theme 

Summer Day: Artistic and Fresh Country Theme.

Genre: Blogx
Responsive: Yes
Features: Custom page templates, child theme, Oriental theme is required to use it  

Designfolio: Responsive Portfolio Theme for Creatives.

Genre: Portfolio
Responsive: Yes
Features: Built-in SEO options, iDevice touch responsive slider 

Façade: Features Full Color Customization and an Elegant Modern Design.

Genre: Corporate
Responsive:  Yes
Features: Built-in SEO options, HTML5 enabled 

Techworld: Excellent Solution for Hi-tech Fan Site.

Genre: Corporate
Responsive: Yes
Features: Antispam without captcha, dynamic content load

Encounters Lite: Totally Responsive with Bootstrap for Your Favorite Mobile Device.

Genre: Blog
Responsive: Yes
Features: Bootstrap enabled, custom styled WP gallery 

Flozo: This Theme Integrates Photo and Video for an Enhanced User Experience.

Genre: Magazine
Responsive: Yes
Features: Intuitive linking, photo and video integration  

Boldr Lite: Responsive, Magazine Style Premium WordPress Theme.

Genre: Magazine
Responsive: Yes 
Features: Cross-browser compatible, lifetime updates available

Current: Built with App and Software Products in Mind.

Genre: Corporate
Responsive: Yes
Features: Works with Page builder, unique flat design.

Miideo: Minimalistic Theme with Plastic Interface Elements.

Genre: Magazine 
Responsive: Yes 
Features: Multiple built-in sliders, WooCommerce integration

Smartadapt: Clean and Customizable Theme.

Genre: Corporate
Responsive: Yes
Features: Responsive HTML5 and CSS3, based on Zurb Foundation framework 

Easy: CSS3 and HTML5 Powered Super Elegant Smart Theme.

Genre: Corporate
Responsive: No
Features: HTML5 and CSS3 powered, markup, html tags and formatting 

Customizr: Design Your Website Live from the WP Customizer Screen.

Genre: Portfolio
Responsive: Yes
Features: Live CSS customization available, Bootstrap

Expressions:  Full Featured Responsive Theme That Looks Great on Full Size Screens.

Genre: Portfolio
Responsive: Yes 
Features: Metabox options, extensive customization options

Dine with Me: Child Theme for Responsive with a Restaurant Accent.

Genre: Restaurant
Responsive: Yes
Features: Menuitem shortcode, child theme, “Responsive” theme is required  

KABBO: Customizable Background and Other Options Will Give the Site an Attractive Look.

Genre: Corporate
Responsive: No
Features: Built-in slider, support for featured images 

Preference Lite: Built on WordPress While Incorporating Bootstrap Framework.

Genre: Corporate
Responsive: Yes
Features: Twitter bootstrap framework, special showcase header for slider 

About the Authors

The shock family is a group of web enthusiasts, designers and developers dedicated to the creation of all kinds of resources for the web. They are well known for their various projects, such as themeshock, a site with quality WordPress themes and useful freebies, iconshock, the largest icon repository with more than a million icons and WPthemegenerator, the online creation tool for WordPress and XTML themes.

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