12 free topics for your site on WordPress

If you want to translate your site to WordPress, you need to choose the design topic. Or a template, this is the same, but called differently. Technically, your future site needs clothes. Without this, no way. The choice is complicated by quantity, because in the catalog of topics today almost 4 thousand templates. And besides this, there are topics that can be downloaded directly from the developer’s website. In general, we will understand and choose.

We will choose from those free (some can be updated to a paid tariff, but it is out of desperation), popular (to active installations) and, of course, outwardly attractive. We mean all adaptability and possibilities of fine settings initially. We assume that this is a de facto standard of modern site-building.

1. Kandinsky

I’ll start with the topic Kandinsky - no matter how much you talk about her, but there are still cases when the interlocutor does not know about her. So let's once again get acquainted with this template. This development of the greenhouse was created primarily for non -profit organizations. At the same time, everyone can set the topic on their website, there are no restrictions on use.

The topic is free, adaptive, installed immediately with demo content (this is optional, you can not put it). In general, in any topics, demo content helps a lot. It is immediately clear with him how the site will look with ready -made posts and pages. It is convenient and saves a lot of time.

For NGOs, this template will be a great option, because there is everything that I wrote about in the introduction - adaptability and all that. You can read and see how the sites on Kandinsky can be on Kandinsky here .

2. Astra

There is a separate article about this topic on the greenhouse website. I wrote it in March 2020 and the general meaning is the creation of a landing on WordPress. But in the same way the topic can be used to create a multi -page site.

On the topic website, you can read the description, the possibilities of updating to paid tariffs, as well as ready -made page design options. In this sense, Astra also supports the import of demo content, which greatly simplifies the work on setting up the site to the condition you need.

The topic has more than a million active installations, which is very cool. The topic is popular, regularly receives updates. And this, in turn, is also a good sign - each update adds new functions and eliminates the errors found.

3. Oceanwp

So, what we have on this topic: 700 thousand active attitudes and the last update at the end of March 2021. Very good, the indicators inspire confidence. On the official website of the topic there is a section with demo sites that can be collected on the basis of this template. And there are many, a lot of options. Maybe even too much. But the scope for creativity is great.

What is interesting - there the site proposes a set of additional modules that expand the functionality of your future site. This is, for example, a notification about the use of Cooks on the site, support for the designer Elementor, a pop -up window for registering new users.

In addition to the free topic, which can be downloaded from the WordPress catalog, you can choose one of the paid tariffs on the developer’s website. In terms of functionality, they are all the same, differ only in the number of sites on which you can set the paid version of the topic. In the case of NGOs, we will assume that one site is enough. And this is 39 US dollars for annual maintenance (receiving updates and technical support).

4. Generatepress

This template has 3 million downloads, which looks impressive. But let such numbers not mislead you. Always look at the number of active installations, this is a more interesting indicator. Generatepress operates 300 thousand sites on the Internet. That is also a significant number.

This template has both a free version that can be downloaded in the WordPress Top catalog, and two paid tariffs are annual and lifelong. In addition to the time of support, there are no other differences.

The topic allows you to assemble the site with both its own forces and using the designers of Elementor and Beaver Builder. In some cases, this will be a good help when developing. Moreover, if you have a license for one of these designers and experience working with them. Examples of finished sites can be seen here , so to speak, inspired.

5. Sydney

At first glance, it may seem that the topic is too minimalist and simple. In principle, yes, it is. But this can be any topic if you put it without demo content. With him, everything is transformed and turns into such pages .

The template is officially recommended by Elementor developers, so here's another topic of the topic with support for the external designer of the pages. From the inside, the topic has fonts from Google. And this means that connecting your favorite font is a couple of minutes. Adding a full -screen slider to the site is also easy, such functionality is already inside.

6. OnePress

This topic has a wonderful demo site . I would like to do the same right now. But in such cases, always have in mind such a moment-do you have enough content to actually make a copy of such a demo site, but with your materials?

All these parallax effects, smooth transitions and beautiful galleries will look just as good if they are just as filled with materials. And without them it will not be so impressive. The OnePress template is good, like the previous ones, there is adaptability, its own pages templates, SEO settings.

You can switch to a paid tariff, or you can squeeze the maximum from the free option. And often it will be, because part of the functionality of the topic that is in a paid tariff can be compensated by free analogues from the WordPress plug -in catalog.

7. NEVE

But this is an interesting copy in its own way. At least with his statements about the speed of work.

On the topic page there is a block about download indicators. You just look at this:

Everywhere green indicators and a hundred points. It sounds promising and good, if so. Until some photo in a couple of megabytes gets on the site. Maybe they evaluated the speed of loading an empty site with a clean installation?))

In any case, this item (about the speed of loading) applies to all topics. The more the topic is sophisticated, the more different settings, effects there, the more it will affect the speed of the site.

Again, the topic has 200 thousand active installations. And this means something. The topic itself is pretty, modern, it is worth trying. Free.

8. Zakra

"The only topic you need." So written on the main one . So or not it is up to you. Let's see what is here. Well, yes, the load speed is high, there is adaptability, there can be localization, there are typical demo sites for example.

Otherwise, to some extent, another beautiful adaptive theme for your site. Gutenberg is supported, and this is another plus for use.

9. Hestia

The topic is also from the category "that's all you need." In the sense that this topic is just nothing more. But, as usual, you need to check. 100 thousand active attitudes, the last update in March 2021 - in this sense, everything is fine.

Demo-site is also beautiful and convenient. It can be seen that there is a bias towards Internet trade. Basically, all such topics have integration with the popular WooCommerce plugin. This, by the way, is also an important point. If on the site you need a section with the functionality of the store, then immediately you need to pay attention to this and select topics that are already optimized for work with Woocommerce.

And if you squeeze from a free topic everything that is possible, that is, paid tariffs. For use on one site, Personal tariff will be enough.

10. Twenty Twenty-One

This template is slightly knocked out of a series of other topics. Firstly, it is a built-in WordPress theme. Secondly, these topics (from WordPress developers) rarely become the main topics on sites.

But here you have several points, why should you try such templates.

1. The topic is completely (100%) compatible and optimized for use on the site.
2. The topic is completely free and adaptive.
3. The topic is unusual (there is nothing even to argue here). So you want to stand out - here's a great option for you.
4. The template has a built -in support for a night topic on board.
5. If desired, the topic can be very subtly configured for yourself.

11. Phlox

Fans of the designer Elementor will definitely like the PHLOX theme. 150 (with plus) templates - a serious application for victory. You can choose for a long time which topic to use, there are really a lot of them there.

In the topic, you can also connect the page of the online store. Non -profit organizations also use such functionality - charitable stores on sites are very popular.

12. CustomI

The topic website proudly says that it is the most customizable among all others. Well, this can be checked. We take, install, look.

This template has its own feature (useful) - instructions for configuration. I have not met this for others. And since there is an instruction, it means that there are definitely enough settings. In addition to the free version, there are also paid tariffs. Differences there in the number of supported sites, so for one NPO there is enough minimal tariff. If it comes to him at all, of course. Judging by the number of settings, the free version was created with a margin according to opportunities))

What in the end

And in the end, everything is quite briefly - all third -party templates for WordPress are very similar. Differences are in popularity and additional superstructures that need to be bought separately. If you think about the transition to WordPress, then look at all these topics that I described.

Walk on their demo sites, see these sites from the phones and already make a small short list. Many topics have video reviews on the sites, they will also be useful.

For most cases, any template from this review will be enough for you. They are all good and comfortable in their own way. But then the details and details begin that already play the role. There will be questions-write either here in the comments, or leave an application on an IT volunteer . I don’t remember such tasks, it will be interesting.

And yes, if you have a favorite topic that you use or have the experience of its application, then write in the comments. Let's see, add, tell.