14 High Quality Free Premium WordPress 2.7 Themes
Significant features and redesigns were added to WordPress 2.7 to make blogging more valuable than ever.
Many users found their themes no longer work the way they were used to, others just wanted to enjoy the new features the new version is providing. That's why today we wanted to present only 15 Free Premium-like WordPress 2.7 Themes that are really impressive and was released recently to use all the new features the new version is providing.
Typebased is a free, personal blog design, with a very clean and elegant style. Along with the great design, you will find some nice goodies in the backend i.e. custom widgets with some Typebased-specific custom widgets to allow you full control of what happens in your sidebar, integrated banner ad management, 5 different colour schemes to choose from etc. Demo Can be found here
Absynthe is a beautiful, dark, and mysterious free professional WordPress theme released under the GNU General Public License. Features Include
Snapshot is the framework-equivalent of WooThemes Showcase - so that already guarantees you an awesome experience! Snapshot is also flexible and can be used for either a photo showcase, portfolio or design gallery. Features Include
Holiday WordPress is a flexible, professional theme with a two-column layout and a "featured" area for the latest story. Once the holiday is done - don’t fret – the design allows you to easily change the page elements (such as the background) for a less season-specific theme. Features Include
CryBook is a 3 Column simple theme based on Facebook. It contain 2 widget-ready sidebar, live theme swistcher and Custom Admin Panel. Features Include
A bright & colorful free WordPress theme - ClearPress. The unique feature about this theme is that it divides the blog posts into three separate columns. So, if you have set your blog to show 9 posts on the home page, they will be divided into 3 columns consisting of 3 posts each. Features Include
Portfolio is a "minimalist" WordPress theme. The objective of the Theme is being used as a starting point to create portfolios using Wordpress as CMS. Features Include
Maasahan is a premium quality free Wordpress theme. Features Include
Pixeled WordPress theme features a standard 2-3 column layout with a pretty straightforward layout. Features Include
Viewport, a free Wordpress theme is focused around a clean and simple, content based layout. The aim is to grab the user’s attention and draw them straight into the content. On the single post page the content is laid out clearly in full, with post controls and a widget-enabled sidebar. The theme also allows the blog owner to change the background image and color, and the image of the ‘Where Next?’ page. Demo Can be found here
FREEmium theme was designed by Paul Kadysz and developed by Dariusz Siedlecki. Both guys did an excellent job. Features Include
“Elegant Grunge” is an unwashed yet crisp Wordpress theme inspired by wefunction.com Features Include
Versatility Lite is a two column, ad-ready, widgetized theme. The theme includes a ‘Featured Post’ section, drop down CSS menus, integrated related posts, social bookmarking buttons, and much more. Demo Can be found here
1. Typebased
Typebased is a free, personal blog design, with a very clean and elegant style. Along with the great design, you will find some nice goodies in the backend i.e. custom widgets with some Typebased-specific custom widgets to allow you full control of what happens in your sidebar, integrated banner ad management, 5 different colour schemes to choose from etc. Demo Can be found here
2. Absynthe
Absynthe is a beautiful, dark, and mysterious free professional WordPress theme released under the GNU General Public License. Features Include
- Integration with the Last.Fm Records plugin in the footer to showcase the music you’re currently listening to
- Integration with Twitter in the sidebar.
- Completely widgetized sidebar
3. Snapshot
Snapshot is the framework-equivalent of WooThemes Showcase - so that already guarantees you an awesome experience! Snapshot is also flexible and can be used for either a photo showcase, portfolio or design gallery. Features Include
- Two different theme layouts / capabilities to allow you to switch between a photoblog / portfolio showcasing your own work or using Snapshot as a design gallery
- Three uniquely, different colour schemes which can be tweaked from the backend
- An integrated theme options page (to change your logo or add your Google Analytics & Feedburner account details) and custom write panel.
4. Holiday WordPress
Holiday WordPress is a flexible, professional theme with a two-column layout and a "featured" area for the latest story. Once the holiday is done - don’t fret – the design allows you to easily change the page elements (such as the background) for a less season-specific theme. Features Include
- A "featured" area that places your current stories at the top of the page.
- The content area let’s you slightly see the background, so you can experiment with different backgrounds to get the effect that you’d like.
- A widgetized sidebar for easy customization.
5. CryBook
CryBook is a 3 Column simple theme based on Facebook. It contain 2 widget-ready sidebar, live theme swistcher and Custom Admin Panel. Features Include
- 5 colors scheme to choose.
- 2 widget-ready sidebar.
- Support threaded comments and comment paged.
- About Me section in the sidebar. Edit using the custom admin panel.
- Special comment fields with avatar.
- Google Adsense or any image banner in sidebar ( 300px X 250px ).
- Google Analytics easily insert field.
6. ClearPress
A bright & colorful free WordPress theme - ClearPress. The unique feature about this theme is that it divides the blog posts into three separate columns. So, if you have set your blog to show 9 posts on the home page, they will be divided into 3 columns consisting of 3 posts each. Features Include
- A pull-down sidebar which is totally unobtrusive and contains three widgetized sidebars.
- Gravatar-ready and Image Gallery ready
- Have beautifully styled comments and archive pages.
- The CSS for the theme is commented and easy to modify for any WordPress user.
7. Portfolio - WPESP Theme
Portfolio is a "minimalist" WordPress theme. The objective of the Theme is being used as a starting point to create portfolios using Wordpress as CMS. Features Include
- Custom Write Panel function creating two new panels for the administrator, one for the posts and one for the pages.
- Using Coda Slider Effect with small changes to fit the theme.
- The code is commented with links to the WordPress Codex or tutorials
8. Maasahan
Maasahan is a premium quality free Wordpress theme. Features Include
- Twitter Account Integration
- Built-in Page Navigation
- Featured Post Gallery
- Threaded Comments
- Option Page for Easy Customization
9. Pixeled
Pixeled WordPress theme features a standard 2-3 column layout with a pretty straightforward layout. Features Include
- Dropdown top menu for categories
- Customizable feedburner field on top right
- Widgets all around (6 positions)
- An Adsense ready WordPress theme
10. Viewport
Viewport, a free Wordpress theme is focused around a clean and simple, content based layout. The aim is to grab the user’s attention and draw them straight into the content. On the single post page the content is laid out clearly in full, with post controls and a widget-enabled sidebar. The theme also allows the blog owner to change the background image and color, and the image of the ‘Where Next?’ page. Demo Can be found here
12. FREEmium
FREEmium theme was designed by Paul Kadysz and developed by Dariusz Siedlecki. Both guys did an excellent job. Features Include
- jQuery menu
- FlickrRSS plugin support
- Threaded comments support
- A lot of advertising spots (125×125, 120×600, 300×250)
- 2 widget ready sidebars
13. Elegant Grunge
“Elegant Grunge” is an unwashed yet crisp Wordpress theme inspired by wefunction.com Features Include
- Automatic surrounding of all images with a frame packed with eye-candy that makes images really pop out.
- A ‘photoblog’ tag page that displays entries in a photoblog style.
- A widget to display thumbnails from latest/random photoblog entries.
- Very configurable sidebar: Choose from no sidebar, a right sidebar, or two right sidebars
- The option to select a custom image as the header
14. Versatility Lite
Versatility Lite is a two column, ad-ready, widgetized theme. The theme includes a ‘Featured Post’ section, drop down CSS menus, integrated related posts, social bookmarking buttons, and much more. Demo Can be found here
Thank you for talking about Portfolio – WPESP Theme.
The English version of the tutorial is ready!!
Thanks Leandra ;)
Great list. I have however seen most of these themes on many other posts. Im a big fan of the Freemium theme.
I am using Versatility but I don’t think it is WordPress 2.7 ready since comment thread is not available in the theme. I just used intensedebate instead.
ANother wonderful collection of links, ideas, themes and themes. YOu have a awesome site by the way.
I am always interested to see how the free premium themes start merging the lines with paid premium themes.
I love the look and simplicity of Equilibrium, but thats just my clean uncluttered preference.
Elegant Grunge is also neat, love the clean header.
Thanks for sharing, sounds cliche but its true.
Graham
Hummm… Nice list. I’m already use Typebased from Woothemes guys. :)
Great finally a list which doesn’t sum up the themes everybody does. Great job!
p.s. Used the Freemium theme as a base for a not WP powered site. Liked the layout, but not the colors.
Great list !
Thanks
Thanks for posting Absynthe and Holiday WordPress, I’m honored to have mine on the list.
I’ve used Woothemes’s Typbased for 1 month… it’s a great theme. I got it works perfectly.
Thanks! Viewport is great!