100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes

High-quality WordPress themes always come in handy. Whether you are looking for some design inspiration or professional coding solutions — in both cases you can learn a lot, you can apply them and you can build customized designs upon them without reinventing the wheel all the time.In this article we present <b>100 free high-quality WordPress themes</b>. Together with hundreds of other designs, these themes have been manually selected, installed and tested over the last weeks. They all can be downloaded, customized and used for free in both personal and commercial projects. Links to <i>demo</i>-versions provide a direct preview of a theme.<br /> Please notice that the listed WordPress themes are presented in <b>8 sections</b>: vibrant themes, simple & minimalistic themes, magazine style, grid-based, clean and legible, advanced, experimental, photoblog & videoblog.<br /> <br /> <h3>1. Vibrant WordPress Themes</h3><a href="http://www.farfromfearless.com/2007/12/14/fff-lemon-twist-wordpress-theme-v15-released-for-download/#comments">FFF Lemon Twist</a> (Demo and Download)<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://www.farfromfearless.com/2007/12/14/fff-lemon-twist-wordpress-theme-v15-released-for-download/#comments"><img alt="Lemontwist in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="287" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/lemontwist.png" width="450" /></a></div>Several3 [ <a href="http://several3.jeremyreviews.com/">Demo</a> ]<br /> <div class="showcase"><img alt="Several3 in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="341" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/several3.jpg" width="450" /></div><a href="http://themes.wordpress-deutschland.org/adreu/">Adreu r2</a> [ <a href="http://themes.wordpress-deutschland.org/demoblog/index.php?wptheme=adreu">Demo</a> ]<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://themes.wordpress-deutschland.org/adreu/"><img alt="Adreu in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="304" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/adreu.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2007/03/21/blogging-pros-theme-released/">Blogging Pro Theme</a> [ <a href="http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2007/03/21/blogging-pros-theme-released/">Demo</a> ]<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2007/03/21/blogging-pros-theme-released/"><img alt="Bpro in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="314" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/bpro.png" width="450" /></a></div>DM-Bloodless [ <a href="http://themes.deafmusician.com/">Demo</a>]<br /> <div class="showcase"><img alt="Dm in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="283" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/dm.png" width="450" /></div><a href="http://wp-themes.designdisease.com/category/free-blog-themes/illacrimo/">Illacrimo</a> [ <a href="http://www.wp-themes.designdisease.com/testrun/?theme=wp_illacrimo/illacrimo">Demo</a> ]<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://wp-themes.designdisease.com/category/free-blog-themes/illacrimo/"><img alt="Illacrimo in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="283" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/illacrimo.gif" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://whalesalad.com/2007/07/23/elixir/">Elixir</a><br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://whalesalad.com/2007/07/23/elixir/"><img alt="Elixir in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="359" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/elixir.png" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://wp-themes.designdisease.com/category/free-blog-themes/insense/">Insense</a> [ <a href="http://www.wp-themes.designdisease.com/testrun/?theme=wp_InSense">Demo</a> ]<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://wp-themes.designdisease.com/category/free-blog-themes/insense/"><img alt="Insense in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="299" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/insense.png" style="display: inline;" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://www.solostream.com/2007/06/08/worpdress-blog-theme-zeke-10-widgets/">Zeke 1.0</a> [ <a href="http://www.themes.solostream.com/index.php?wptheme=Zeke+1.0+%2B+Widgets">Demo</a> ]<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://www.solostream.com/2007/06/08/worpdress-blog-theme-zeke-10-widgets/"><img alt="Zeke in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="306" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/zeke.png" style="display: inline;" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://jsbox.net/389">jsTheme</a><br /> Comes with a number of themes.<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://jsbox.net/389"><img alt="Nightwish in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="233" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/nightwish.jpg" style="display: inline;" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/09/07/smashing-freefont-and-wordpress-theme">Smashing Theme</a> [ <a href="http://www.wp-themes.designdisease.com/testrun/?theme=wp_smashingtheme">Demo</a> ]<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/09/07/smashing-freefont-and-wordpress-theme"><img alt="Smashing in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="260" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/smashing.png" style="display: inline;" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/yady4njvc1">DarkRed</a> [ <a href="http://www.wpsnap.com/test/?wptheme=75">Demo</a> ]<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/yady4njvc1"><img alt="Darkred in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="353" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/darkred.png" style="display: inline;" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://www.celebrific.com/gossip-city-wordpress-theme-release/">Gossip City</a> [ <a href="http://www.wp-themes.designdisease.com/testrun/?theme=wp_gossipcity2/gossipcity">Demo</a> ]<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://www.celebrific.com/gossip-city-wordpress-theme-release/"><img alt="Gossip-city in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="275" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/gossip-city.png" style="display: inline;" width="450" /></a></div>Resurrection<br /> <div class="showcase"><img alt="Resurrection in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="270" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/resurrection.png" style="display: inline;" width="415" /></div><a href="http://www.wpskins.org/themes/11/BlueSteel-20/">Blue Steel</a><br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://www.wpskins.org/themes/11/BlueSteel-20/"><img alt="Bluesteel in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="353" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/bluesteel.png" style="display: inline;" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://www.wpskins.org/themes/136/River-Run/">River Run</a><br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://www.wpskins.org/themes/136/River-Run/"><img alt="Riverrun in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="250" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/riverrun.png" style="display: inline;" width="300" /></a></div><a href="http://web-kreation.com/wp_yoghourt/">Yoghourt</a><br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://web-kreation.com/wp_yoghourt/"><img alt="Yough in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="285" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/wp-content/themes/default-autosvn-stable/images/blank_38x38.png" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://209.85.129.104/search?q=cache:7XC5YNq9HbEJ:thebestwordpressthemes.com/midsight-red-brown-2-column-right-sidebar-wordpress-theme/+midsight-red-brown-&hl=de&lr=lang_en&client=firefox-a&gl=de&strip=1">Midsight Red & Brown</a>[ <a href="http://www.theukmap.com/preview.php?type=wordpress&theme_id=2030">Demo</a> ]<br /> The original page was virus-infected, the link is replaced with its text-version until the site will be cleaned.<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://209.85.129.104/search?q=cache:7XC5YNq9HbEJ:thebestwordpressthemes.com/midsight-red-brown-2-column-right-sidebar-wordpress-theme/+midsight-red-brown-&hl=de&lr=lang_en&client=firefox-a&gl=de&strip=1"><img alt="Midsight in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="300" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/wp-content/themes/default-autosvn-stable/images/blank_38x38.png" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://www.skinpress.com/fluid-yellow-black-wp-themes/">Fluid Yellow Black</a><br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://www.skinpress.com/fluid-yellow-black-wp-themes/"><img alt="Fyb in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="287" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/fyb.png" style="display: inline;" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://www.freeminders.org/temas/544">xPlosive Reloaded</a> [ <a href="http://wpthemes.blogohblog.net/index.php?wptheme=Xplosive+Reloaded">Demo</a> ]<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://www.freeminders.org/temas/544"><img alt="Xplosives in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="295" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/xplosives.jpg" style="display: inline;" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://www.skinpress.com/red-stamp/">Red Stamp</a> [ <a href="http://www.skinpress.com/demo/index.php?wptheme=RedStamp">Demo</a> ]<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://www.skinpress.com/red-stamp/"><img alt="Red-stamp in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="362" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/red-stamp.png" style="display: inline;" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/12/21/dilectio-a-smashing-wordpress-theme/">Dilectio</a> [ <a href="http://www.wp-themes.designdisease.com/testrun/?theme=dilectio">Demo</a> ]<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/12/21/dilectio-a-smashing-wordpress-theme/"><img alt="Dilectio in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="249" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/dilectio.png" style="display: inline;" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://www.noscope.com/fauna/">Fauna</a><br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://www.noscope.com/fauna/"><img alt="Fauna in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="429" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/fauna.png" style="display: inline;" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://www.dezinerfolio.com/2007/10/22/dfmarine-wordpress-theme/">dfMarine</a> [ <a href="http://marine.dezinerfolio.com/">Demo</a> ]<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://www.dezinerfolio.com/2007/10/22/dfmarine-wordpress-theme/"><img alt="Dfmarine in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="272" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/dfmarine.png" style="display: inline;" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://www.justskins.com/wordpress-themes/curved-wordpress-theme/22">Curved WordPress Theme</a> [ <a href="http://justskins.com/wpdemo/?wptheme=Curved">Demo</a> ]<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://www.justskins.com/wordpress-themes/curved-wordpress-theme/22"><img alt="Curved in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="228" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/curved.png" style="display: inline;" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://www.justskins.com/wordpress-themes/accord-wordpress-theme/25">Accord WordPress Theme</a> [ <a href="http://justskins.com/wpdemo/?wptheme=Accord">Demo</a> ]<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://www.justskins.com/wordpress-themes/accord-wordpress-theme/25"><img alt="Accord in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="366" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/accord.png" style="display: inline;" width="450" /></a></div><h3>2. Simple, Minimalistic Themes</h3><a href="http://www.informationarchitects.jp/the-ideal-website">iA</a><br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://www.informationarchitects.jp/the-ideal-website"><img alt="Ia in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="289" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/wp-content/themes/default-autosvn-stable/images/blank_38x38.png" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://themes.wordpress.net/columns/3-columns/3988/upstart-blogger-modicus-01/">Modicus 0.2</a><br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://themes.wordpress.net/columns/3-columns/3988/upstart-blogger-modicus-01/"><img alt="Modicus in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="305" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/wp-content/themes/default-autosvn-stable/images/blank_38x38.png" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://www.ulfpettersson.se/design/modern/">Modern</a> [ <a href="http://www.ulfpettersson.se/design/modern/">Demo</a> ]<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://www.ulfpettersson.se/design/modern/"><img alt="Modern in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="291" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/wp-content/themes/default-autosvn-stable/images/blank_38x38.png" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://themes.wordpress-deutschland.org/documentation/">Documentation</a> [ <a href="http://themes.wordpress-deutschland.org/demoblog/index.php?wptheme=dokumentation">Demo</a> ]<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://themes.wordpress-deutschland.org/documentation/"><img alt="Documenta in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="333" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/wp-content/themes/default-autosvn-stable/images/blank_38x38.png" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://ifelse.co.uk/archives/2006/02/24/release-of-the-jentri-theme/">Jentri</a> [ <a href="http://demo.ifelse.co.uk/index.php?wptheme=Emire">Demo</a> ]<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://ifelse.co.uk/archives/2006/02/24/release-of-the-jentri-theme/"><img alt="Jentri in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="350" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/wp-content/themes/default-autosvn-stable/images/blank_38x38.png" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://www.fresheezy.com/theme/194-miniBits">miniBits</a> [ Demo ]<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://www.fresheezy.com/theme/194-miniBits"><img alt="Minibits in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="372" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/minibits.png" style="display: inline;" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://granimpetu.com/gimpstyle">GIMP Style</a><br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://granimpetu.com/gimpstyle"><img alt="Gimp in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="331" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/gimp.png" style="display: inline;" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://nostrich.net/dayvan">Dayvan Theme</a> [ <a href="http://dayvan.ruleofone.com/">Demo</a> ]<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://nostrich.net/dayvan"><img alt="Dayvan in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="379" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/dayvan.png" style="display: inline;" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://www.headsetoptions.org/play/2006/08/16/tree-theme-released/">Tree Theme</a> [<a href="http://themes.wordpress.net/testrun/?wptheme=890">Demo</a> ]<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://www.headsetoptions.org/play/2006/08/16/tree-theme-released/"><img alt="Minim in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="382" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/minim.png" style="display: inline;" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://powazek.com/posts/516">DePo Clean WordPress Theme</a> [ <a href="http://powazek.com/posts/516">Demo</a> ]<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://powazek.com/posts/516"><img alt="Depo in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="324" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/depo.png" style="display: inline;" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://themes.wordpress.net/other/right-sidebar/3919/bluebird-10/">BlueBird 1.0</a><br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://themes.wordpress.net/other/right-sidebar/3919/bluebird-10/"><img alt="Bluebird in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="338" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/bluebird.jpg" style="display: inline;" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://www.thoughtmechanics.com/templates/">Balance</a><br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://www.thoughtmechanics.com/templates/"><img alt="Balance in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="562" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/balance.png" style="display: inline;" width="448" /></a></div><a href="http://scribblescratch.com/themes">Paisley</a> [ <a href="http://scribblescratch.com/">Demo</a> ]<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://scribblescratch.com/themes"><img alt="Scribble in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="301" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/wp-content/themes/default-autosvn-stable/images/blank_38x38.png" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://scribblescratch.com/themes">Autumn</a><br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://scribblescratch.com/themes"><img alt="Autumn in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="293" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/wp-content/themes/default-autosvn-stable/images/blank_38x38.png" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://www.blogohblog.com/wordpress-theme-brilliance/">Brilliance</a> [ <a href="http://wpthemes.blogohblog.net/index.php?wptheme=Brilliance">Demo</a> ]<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://www.blogohblog.com/wordpress-theme-brilliance/"><img alt="Brilliance in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="318" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/wp-content/themes/default-autosvn-stable/images/blank_38x38.png" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://wpthemesplugin.com/pixelate-2-column-widget-ready-theme-with-cms-theme-settings/">Pixelate</a><br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://wpthemesplugin.com/pixelate-2-column-widget-ready-theme-with-cms-theme-settings/"><img alt="Pixelates in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="246" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/wp-content/themes/default-autosvn-stable/images/blank_38x38.png" width="300" /></a></div><a href="http://www.nyssajbrown.net/2007/11/04/pockett-wordpress-theme/">Pockett</a> [ <a href="http://www.nyssajbrown.net/pockett/">Demo</a> ]<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://www.nyssajbrown.net/2007/11/04/pockett-wordpress-theme/"><img alt="Pockett in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="330" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/wp-content/themes/default-autosvn-stable/images/blank_38x38.png" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://themes.wordpress.net/columns/1-column/2733/artueel-blog-20/">Artuell</a> [ <a href="http://themes.wordpress.net/testrun/?wptheme=2733">Demo</a> ]<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://themes.wordpress.net/columns/1-column/2733/artueel-blog-20/"><img alt="Artuell in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="337" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/wp-content/themes/default-autosvn-stable/images/blank_38x38.png" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://jimmitchell.org/projects/plane_jane/">Plane Jane</a><br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://jimmitchell.org/projects/plane_jane/"><img alt="Plane Jane Ss in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="346" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/wp-content/themes/default-autosvn-stable/images/blank_38x38.png" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://wpzone.net/free-wordpress-themes/briny/">Briny</a><br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://wpzone.net/free-wordpress-themes/briny/"><img alt="Briny in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="266" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/wp-content/themes/default-autosvn-stable/images/blank_38x38.png" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://wpzone.net/free-wordpress-themes/elite/">Elite</a><br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://wpzone.net/free-wordpress-themes/elite/"><img alt="Elite in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="293" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/wp-content/themes/default-autosvn-stable/images/blank_38x38.png" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://wpzone.net/free-wordpress-themes/blue-moon/">Blue Moon</a><br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://wpzone.net/free-wordpress-themes/blue-moon/"><img alt="Bluemoon in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="228" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/wp-content/themes/default-autosvn-stable/images/blank_38x38.png" width="450" /></a></div><h3>3. Magazine Style WordPress Themes</h3><a href="http://cssace.com/free-wp-premium-theme-is-here/">WP Premium</a> [ <a href="http://cssace.com/?preview_theme=WP_Premium">Demo</a> ]<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://cssace.com/free-wp-premium-theme-is-here/"><img alt="Wppremium in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="277" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/wp-content/themes/default-autosvn-stable/images/blank_38x38.png" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://www.artculture.com/news/art-culture/modicus-wordpress-theme-remix">Modicus Remix</a><br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://www.artculture.com/news/art-culture/modicus-wordpress-theme-remix"><img alt="Modicusremix in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="337" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/wp-content/themes/default-autosvn-stable/images/blank_38x38.png" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://themasterplan.in/themes/the-morning-after/">Morning After</a><br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://themasterplan.in/themes/the-morning-after/"><img alt="Morningafter in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="471" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/wp-content/themes/default-autosvn-stable/images/blank_38x38.png" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://www.upstartblogger.com/wordpress-theme-upstart-blogger-futurosity-magazine">Futurosity Magazine</a> [ <a href="http://www.upstartblogger.com/wpthemes/index.php?wptheme=Upstart+Blogger+Futurosity+Magazine+Theme">Demo</a> ]<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://www.upstartblogger.com/wordpress-theme-upstart-blogger-futurosity-magazine"><img alt="Futurosity807 in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="389" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/wp-content/themes/default-autosvn-stable/images/blank_38x38.png" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://justintadlock.com/archives/2007/12/09/structure-wordpress-theme">Structure WordPress Theme</a> [ Demo ]<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://justintadlock.com/archives/2007/12/09/structure-wordpress-theme"><img alt="Structure-s in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="310" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/wp-content/themes/default-autosvn-stable/images/blank_38x38.png" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://justintadlock.com/archives/2007/11/04/visionary-wordpress-theme">Visionary WordPress Theme</a> [ Demo ]<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://justintadlock.com/archives/2007/11/04/visionary-wordpress-theme"><img alt="Visionary in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="288" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/wp-content/themes/default-autosvn-stable/images/blank_38x38.png" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://www.adii.co.za/2007/10/07/wp-polaroid-download-some-adii-style/">WP Polaroid</a> [ <a href="http://www.adii.co.za/">Demo</a> ]<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://www.adii.co.za/2007/10/07/wp-polaroid-download-some-adii-style/"><img alt="Wp-polaroid in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="316" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/wp-content/themes/default-autosvn-stable/images/blank_38x38.png" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://www.fakeblog.de/2007/10/25/overstand-theme-fur-wordpress-23/">Overstand Theme</a><br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://www.fakeblog.de/2007/10/25/overstand-theme-fur-wordpress-23/"><img alt="Overstand in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="282" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/wp-content/themes/default-autosvn-stable/images/blank_38x38.png" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://www.wpdesigner.com/2007/10/06/jello-wala-mello-wordpress-theme/">Jello Wala Mello WordPress Theme</a><br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://www.wpdesigner.com/2007/10/06/jello-wala-mello-wordpress-theme/"><img alt="Jello in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="558" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/wp-content/themes/default-autosvn-stable/images/blank_38x38.png" width="450" /></a></div><h3>4. Grid-Based WordPress Themes</h3><a href="http://graphpaperpress.com/2007/12/09/gridline-lite/">Gridline Lite</a> [ Demo ]<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://graphpaperpress.com/2007/12/09/gridline-lite/"><img alt="Gridline in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="281" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/wp-content/themes/default-autosvn-stable/images/blank_38x38.png" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://5thirtyone.com/archives/767">Refreshed: Grid Focus</a><br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://5thirtyone.com/archives/767"><img alt="Gridfocus in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="300" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/wp-content/themes/default-autosvn-stable/images/blank_38x38.png" width="428" /></a></div><h3>5. Calm, Clean and Legible Themes</h3><a href="http://webrevolutionary.com/sharpfolio-wordpress-portfolio-theme/">Sharpfolio</a><br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://webrevolutionary.com/sharpfolio-wordpress-portfolio-theme/"><img alt="Sharpfolio in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="263" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/wp-content/themes/default-autosvn-stable/images/blank_38x38.png" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://webrevolutionary.com/coldblue/">Coldblue</a><br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://webrevolutionary.com/coldblue/"><img alt="Coldblue in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="358" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/wp-content/themes/default-autosvn-stable/images/blank_38x38.png" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://colorlightstudio.com/2007/11/20/cubismo/">Cubismo</a> [ <a href="http://preview.colorlightstudio.com/?wptheme=Cubismo">Demo</a> ]<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://colorlightstudio.com/2007/11/20/cubismo/"><img alt="Cubismo in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="367" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/wp-content/themes/default-autosvn-stable/images/blank_38x38.png" width="450" /></a></div>Yomel [ <a href="http://demo.andrastudio.com/wordpress/index.php?wptheme=yomel">Demo</a> ]<br /> <div class="showcase"><img alt="Yomel in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="234" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/wp-content/themes/default-autosvn-stable/images/blank_38x38.png" width="450" /></div><a href="http://www.wpdesigner.com/2007/07/05/lust-wordpress-theme/">Lust WordPress Theme</a><br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://www.wpdesigner.com/2007/07/05/lust-wordpress-theme/"><img alt="Lust in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="264" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/wp-content/themes/default-autosvn-stable/images/blank_38x38.png" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://www.robgoodlatte.com/2007/02/24/abstractia-a-new-wp-theme/">Abstractia</a> [ <a href="http://abstractia.robgoodlatte.com/">Demo</a> ]<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://www.robgoodlatte.com/2007/02/24/abstractia-a-new-wp-theme/"><img alt="Abstractia in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="165" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/wp-content/themes/default-autosvn-stable/images/blank_38x38.png" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://nalinmakar.com/hemingwayex">HemingwayEx</a> [ <a href="http://nalinmakar.com/hemingwayex_demo/">Demo</a> ]<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://nalinmakar.com/hemingwayex"><img alt="Hemingwayex in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="340" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/wp-content/themes/default-autosvn-stable/images/blank_38x38.png" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://mitra.ch/blubbr">Blubbr</a><br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://mitra.ch/blubbr"><img alt="Blubbr in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="302" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/wp-content/themes/default-autosvn-stable/images/blank_38x38.png" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://www.jauhari.net/themes/ayumi">Ayumi</a> [ <a href="http://demo.jauhari.net/index.php?wptheme=Ayumi">Demo</a> ]<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://www.jauhari.net/themes/ayumi"><img alt="Ayumi in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="275" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/wp-content/themes/default-autosvn-stable/images/blank_38x38.png" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://www.headsetoptions.org/2007/04/27/greenway-3c-new-web-20-wordpress-theme/">Greenway 3C</a><br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://www.headsetoptions.org/2007/04/27/greenway-3c-new-web-20-wordpress-theme/"><img alt="Greenway3c in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="300" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/wp-content/themes/default-autosvn-stable/images/blank_38x38.png" width="400" /></a></div><a href="http://utombox.com/downloads/">K2-U3</a> [ <a href="http://utombox.com/download/k2-u3.png">Demo</a> ]<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://utombox.com/downloads/"><img alt="K2-u3 in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="288" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/wp-content/themes/default-autosvn-stable/images/blank_38x38.png" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://thewordpresspro.net/">OldLamp</a> [ <a href="http://thewordpresspro.net/demo/oldlamp">Demo</a> ]<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://thewordpresspro.net/"><img alt="Oldlamp in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="280" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/wp-content/themes/default-autosvn-stable/images/blank_38x38.png" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://prima.web.id/blog/sandbox-prima.htm">Prima</a> [ <a href="http://wpdemo.prima.web.id/index.php?wptheme=Sandbox">Demo</a> ]<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://prima.web.id/blog/sandbox-prima.htm"><img alt="Prima in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="318" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/wp-content/themes/default-autosvn-stable/images/blank_38x38.png" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://thewrongadvices.com/2007/05/18/prosense-an-adsense-ready-seo-wordpress-theme/">ProSense</a><br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://thewrongadvices.com/2007/05/18/prosense-an-adsense-ready-seo-wordpress-theme/"><img alt="Prosense in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="283" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/wp-content/themes/default-autosvn-stable/images/blank_38x38.png" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://web.instah.com/wordpress-themes/insan-3-column-minimalist-wordpress-theme/">Insan</a> [ <a href="http://web.instah.com/instah/">Demo</a> ]<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://web.instah.com/wordpress-themes/insan-3-column-minimalist-wordpress-theme/"><img alt="Instah in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="238" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/instah.gif" style="display: inline;" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://shaziamistry.com/webdesign/blog/introducing_sakeena_for_wordpress/">Sakeena</a> [ <a href="http://wordpress.diy-template.com/">Demo</a> ]<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://shaziamistry.com/webdesign/blog/introducing_sakeena_for_wordpress/"><img alt="Sakena in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="283" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/sakena.png" style="display: inline;" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://www.itcouldbethisone.com/?p=63">Margot</a><br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://www.itcouldbethisone.com/?p=63"><img alt="Margot in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="331" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/margot.png" style="display: inline;" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://speckyboy.com/2007/12/17/the-azure-hut-wordpress-theme/">The Azure Hut</a><br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://speckyboy.com/2007/12/17/the-azure-hut-wordpress-theme/"><img alt="Azure Hut in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="393" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/azure_hut.png" style="display: inline;" width="428" /></a></div><a href="http://www.fresheezy.com/theme/452-Livegreen">Livegreen</a> [ Demo ]<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://www.fresheezy.com/theme/452-Livegreen"><img alt="Livegreen in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="326" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/livegreen.png" style="display: inline;" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://www.dezinerfolio.com/2007/10/10/just-another-wodpress-theme/">Simpress</a> [ <a href="http://sv2.dezinerfolio.com/">Demo</a> ]<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://www.dezinerfolio.com/2007/10/10/just-another-wodpress-theme/"><img alt="Simpress in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="250" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/simpress.png" style="display: inline;" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://themes.wordpress.net/columns/2-columns/2661/glued-ideas-subtle-0391/">Glued Ideas: Subtle</a> [ <a href="http://themes.wordpress.net/testrun/?wptheme=2661">Demo</a> ]<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://themes.wordpress.net/columns/2-columns/2661/glued-ideas-subtle-0391/"><img alt="Glued-ideas in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="338" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/glued-ideas.png" style="display: inline;" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://www.wpdesigner.com/2007/11/25/gluttony-wordpress-theme/">Gluttony</a> [ <a href="http://www.wpdesigner.com/demo/index.php?preview=Gluttony">Demo</a> ]<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://www.wpdesigner.com/2007/11/25/gluttony-wordpress-theme/"><img alt="Gluttony in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="287" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/gluttony.gif" style="display: inline;" width="450" /></a></div><h3>6. Advanced WordPress Themes</h3><a href="http://extjswordpress.net/">ExtJS WordPress Theme</a><br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://extjswordpress.net/"><img alt="Extjs in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="252" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/wp-content/themes/default-autosvn-stable/images/blank_38x38.png" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://www.devlounge.net/extras/lounge2">Lounge2</a><br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://www.devlounge.net/extras/lounge2"><img alt="L22 in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="492" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/l22.png" style="display: inline;" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://www.devlounge.net/extras/prebuilt">Prebuilt</a><br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://www.devlounge.net/extras/prebuilt"><img alt="Prebuilt in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="300" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/prebuilt.gif" style="display: inline;" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://www.pearsonified.com/themes">Neoclassical</a><br /> A 3-column template system with rotating header images.<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://www.pearsonified.com/themes"><img alt="Neoclassical in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="323" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/neoclassical.png" style="display: inline;" width="450" /></a></div><h3>7. Experimental Themes</h3>Bonsai<br /> <div class="showcase"><img alt="Fatarmy in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="303" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/fatarmy.png" style="display: inline;" width="450" /></div>Trevilian Way<br /> <div class="showcase"><img alt="Trevillian in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="305" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/trevillian.png" style="display: inline;" width="450" /></div><a href="http://themes.wordpress.net/columns/1-column/1584/braintied-10/">BrainTied 1.0</a> [ <a href="http://themes.wordpress.net/testrun/?wptheme=1584">Demo</a> ]<br /> The front page displays only the list of recent posts.<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://themes.wordpress.net/columns/1-column/1584/braintied-10/"><img alt="Braintied in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="340" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/braintied.png" style="display: inline;" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://www.templatemonster.com/free-wordpress-themes.php">Tropical Grunge</a> [ Demo ]<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://www.templatemonster.com/free-wordpress-themes.php"><img alt="Tropic in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="380" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/tropic.png" style="display: inline;" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://www.infocreek.com/webdesign/aspire.html">Aspire</a><br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://www.infocreek.com/webdesign/aspire.html"><img alt="Infocreek in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="296" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/infocreek.png" style="display: inline;" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://www.ensellitis.com/wordpress/isolated-wordpress-theme/">Isolated Theme</a> [ <a href="http://www.ensellitis.com/sandbox/?theme=isolated">Demo</a> ]<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://www.ensellitis.com/wordpress/isolated-wordpress-theme/"><img alt="Sandbox in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="288" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/sandbox.png" style="display: inline;" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://nocreativity.com/blog/wordpress-theme-supermini-reloaded">Supermini</a><br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://nocreativity.com/blog/wordpress-theme-supermini-reloaded"><img alt="Supermini in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="526" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/supermini.png" style="display: inline;" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://granimpetu.com/fontella">Fontella</a><br /> The front page features only the main/recent post of the weblog.<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://granimpetu.com/fontella"><img alt="Fontella in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="329" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/fontella.jpg" style="display: inline;" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://pax.mioritics.ro/repository/wp/">ASCII Themes</a><br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://pax.mioritics.ro/repository/wp/"><img alt="Ascii in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="326" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/ascii.png" style="display: inline;" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://www.modernlifeisrubbish.co.uk/article/retro-mac-os-wordpress-theme">Retro Mac OS X</a> [ <a href="http://retromactheme.modernlifeisrubbish.co.uk/">Demo</a> ]<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://www.modernlifeisrubbish.co.uk/article/retro-mac-os-wordpress-theme"><img alt="Retro in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="359" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/retro.png" style="display: inline;" width="450" /></a></div><h3>8. Photoblog & Videoblog Themes</h3><a href="http://safirulalredha.com/tumblelog-for-wordpress/">Tumblelog For WordPress</a> [ <a href="http://laughoutloud.us/">Demo</a> ]<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://safirulalredha.com/tumblelog-for-wordpress/"><img alt="Stumblelog in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="381" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/stumblelog.png" style="display: inline;" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://geek.marinegirl.co.uk/">Nautilus</a><br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://geek.marinegirl.co.uk/"><img alt="Nautilus in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="390" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/nautilus.jpg" style="display: inline;" width="450" /></a></div><a href="http://www.brajeshwar.com/2006/nishita-another-free-photo-blog-wordpress-theme/">Nishita</a> [ <a href="http://www.clipthephotos.com/">Demo</a> ]<br /> <div class="showcase"><a href="http://www.brajeshwar.com/2006/nishita-another-free-photo-blog-wordpress-theme/"><img alt="Nishita in 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes" height="422" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/images/100-wordpress-themes/nishita.png" style="display: inline;" width="450" /></a></div><h3>9. Sources and Further Resources</h3><ul><li><a href="http://wordpressthemesthatdontsuck.com/">WordPress Themes That Don’t Suck</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.blogperfume.com/category/wordpress-theme/">BlogPerfume WordPress Themes</a></li> <li><a href="http://courtneytuttle.com/seo-wordpress-themes/">48 SEO WordPress Themes</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.skinpress.com/category/wordpress/">Skinpress.com</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.wpdesigner.com/">WPDesigner.com</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.clazh.com/free-magazine-style-wordpress-themes-and-more/">Clazh.com</a></li> <li><a href="http://themeplayground.com/the-best-wordpress-magazine-themes-available">Best WordPress Magazine Themes</a></li> <li><a href="http://scribblescratch.com/themes">ScribbleScratch.com</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.teknobites.com/2007/08/30/photoblog-themes-for-wordpress/">Photoblog Themes</a></li> </ul>

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