Each month, I bring to you a roundup of some of the best free themes released for self-hosted WordPress websites. Now that March has ended, here is this month's edition!
March was a good month, as far as WordPress themes are concerned. With WP 3.6 just around the corner (expect it to be with you by late-April, if all goes well), many developers released new themes this month. The majority of the themes were meant for personal blogs or, surprisingly, tumblogs. This can be attributed to the fact that
Twenty Thirteen, the upcoming flagship theme for WordPress, shall be supporting post formats and will feature a single-column layout.
Most of the themes released this month were responsive: some were even retina-ready. A couple of them were based on Twitter Bootstrap, whereas Hybrid Core framework too did not lag behind.
Enough talking! Let us go ahead and check out the themes, shall we?
Free WordPress Themes: March 2013 Edition
Note: Demo and Download links for each theme can be reached by clicking on the theme’s screenshot in the gallery below. From inside the gallery you can easily navigate from theme to theme.
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Comparison Table
| Theme Name |
Genre |
Responsive |
Localization |
Misc. |
USP |
| Attitude |
Corporate |
Yes |
Yes |
Custom post types, page templates, widgets |
Retina-ready |
| Satu |
Tumblog |
Yes |
Yes |
Nil. |
Based on Hybrid Core |
| Contango |
Blog |
No |
Yes |
Nil. |
NA |
| Sensitive |
Portfolio, Corporate |
Yes |
No |
Custom page templates |
Uses Twitter Bootstrap |
| Rockers |
Blog |
Yes |
Yes |
Nil. |
NA |
| FirmaSite |
Blog |
Yes |
Yes |
Supports BuddyPress and bbPress |
Uses Twitter Bootstrap |
| Clippy |
Blog |
Yes |
Yes |
Custom contact form with AJAX |
Pinterest-style theme |
| Clutterless |
Blog |
Yes |
No |
Pro version also available ($9, with support) |
Retina-ready |
| Focus |
Video |
Yes |
No |
Video player works out of the box |
NA |
| Artworks |
Portfolio |
Yes |
No |
Nil. |
NA |
| Empty Spaces |
Tumblog, Blog |
Yes |
No |
Post formats, widgetized header |
NA |
| Celesta |
Lyrics |
No |
No |
Custom post types and taxonomy |
NA |
| Django |
Magazine |
No |
No |
Custom homepage with banner ads |
NA |
| SympalPress |
Blog, Tumblog |
Yes |
Yes |
Pro version also available ($49) |
NA |
Need more themes? Don't worry, I'll be back next month! Until then, feel free to check out the previous months' roundups:
January & February,
December,
November,
October and
September! Oh, and don't forget to check out the
Best of 2012.
What do you think of these free themes? Have your say in the comments below!
These themes are fantastic! I love the fact that a majority of these are responsive. That is excellent. The fact that most themes are being built responsively means that your content will look great on as many devices as possible.
Hi Sufyan, these themes are really great. I have seen a lot of free WP themes, but usually they look, well, like S*** is an understatement. Yours look really cool and SympalPress looks pretty much like a Premium theme. Do you make those yourself? Kudos if you do man!
Great themes! I’ll definitely have to download a few of them to play around with.
Thanks for sharing this. We have also created and shared some professional WordPress themes. Checkout and add it here if it is worth.
Thanks a lot for sharing these WordPress themes.
The Artwork download link is not correct.
Fixed. :)
Great Collection of WordPress Themes, i have some themes on my blog too, maybe you like them.
Thank you
You seem to have missed to include Demo|Download links for Contango theme.
Very good themes and nice ones, hope for more, just founded this site. Thanks and best regards !