Best WordPress Themes of 2010
It’s a new year, and it’s time for a new list of the best wordpress themes.
We all know there is site after site touting theme after theme, and because I didn’t want this to be a “me too” type post where I just copy information from another blog, I have intentionally narrowed down this list to bring you what I think are some of the Best WordPress Themes for 2010.
Throughout the year, I will continue to update this list as new themes/marketplaces come on the scene, but for those of you looking for several of the best looking wordpress themes now, I KNOW you will find one or two on this targeted list.
Free WordPress Themes
WooThemes is at the top of my list this year. I’ve picked apart several free wordpress themes from several different companies, and from a “complete package” standpoint (out-of-the-box seo, design, and attention to the details), the free wordpress themes from Woo are some of the best I’ve seen.
While I’m sure you are no stranger to WooThemes if you’ve spent any amount of time researching WordPress Themes, they continue to be the front of the pack for a reason. Below you will find all of their free themes with links to view and download.
Bueno Theme from WooThemes: Demo | Download |
Rockstar Theme from WooThemes: Demo | Download |
Mainstream Theme from WooThemes: Demo | Download |
Metamorphosis Theme from WooThemes: Demo | Download |
Irresistible Theme from WooThemes: Demo | Download |
BlogTheme from WooThemes: Demo | Download |
Typebased Theme from WooThemes: Demo | Download |
Snapshot Theme from WooThemes: Demo | Download |
Premium News Theme from WooThemes: Demo | Download |
Freemium: Here is a nice looking free WordPress Theme from FreebiesDock.com | Download
Simplista: The free WordPress Theme from WPNow.com | Download
Best Free WordPress Theme Sites
WP Theme Designer has dozens and dozens of high-quality free WordPress Themes.
If you are looking for a more artsy, graphically designed, and just all-around uniquely styled WordPress Theme, you will definitely want to check out EZ WP Themes. Not only do they release 5-10 new free themes each month, the look of their designs set them apart from the “typical” theme design.
BlogOHBlog continues to be a great place for Free WordPress Themes even in 2010. I have personally hired Jai (the owner) to do some WordPress customization work, and if you are looking for someone who really knows WordPress inside and out, he’s definitely one you should consider (he can be hard to get a hold of sometimes, but he has always done good work). Even if you don’t use him for custom WordPress work, you should at least check out his popular Free WordPress Themes.
New WP Themes was “new” to me, but boy was I impressed. Not only do they release a free, new WordPress Theme almost every day, the designs they come up with look pretty professional. Some of the sites that release themes that often lack the “wow” factor because they are just focused on volume. New WP Themes seems to have found a good balance between high volume releases and nice looking designs.
Best Premium WordPress Themes
Let’s face it: when things are free, you often get what you pay for. While there are a LOT of resources for high quality Free WordPress Themes listed above (the best in my opinion), sometimes it’s hard to know which of the Premium WordPress Theme sites are worth the investment. Here are my 3 favorites…
Number 3: WooThemes
WooThemes not only releases some of the Best Free WordPress Themes, they are also one of my favorite places for Premium WordPress Themes. I have bought a lot of themes from Woo, and if you are in the market for a top-notch premium theme, you should definitely check out their offering. It’s one of the best! Visit WooThemes.
Number 2: ElegantThemes
It was a tough decision between this and my top recommendation, so let me start off by saying this: If you are even thinking about purchasing a premium them, I would sign up for Nick Roach’s Elegant Themes Membership Club. For $39/year you get access to all of his custom designs.
They are not only some of the most high quality Premium WordPress Themes of 2010, they come at the absolute cheapest price I have seen anywhere! This is one example where you as the customer get the better end of the bargain. While most individual premium themes cost $40-$100…for a fraction of that, you can download ALL of the premium themes from ElegantThemes. I am personally a member, and I couldn’t be happier. Visit ElegantThemes.
P.S. If you’d like a more in-depth review of Elegant Themes, be sure to check out my detailed Elegant Themes Review.
Number 1: Theme Forest
Let me tell you why I ended up picking Theme Forest as the Number 1 destination for Premium WordPress Themes in 2010. About 6 months ago, I stumbled across a site called Audio Jungle where you could buy stock audio and sound clips. I had been looking for a marketplace like this for sometime, and was happy to discover that not only could you purchase stock audio, you could visit one of the many other sites in the Envato Marketplace and purchase things like graphics, pre-coded software and solutions, video, flash, and…you guessed it…Wordpress Themes.
Now the reason this is so powerful is because this is really the only “marketplace” where WordPress developers can come together and release their work to the public, giving us as consumers the chance to sort through hundreds and thousands of different themes. There is no place on the web with a more diverse range of high-quality Premium WordPress Themes at such great prices.
FURTHERMORE…when you create your free account at ThemeForest, it can be used at any of the sites on the Envato Marketplace. Now you can not only buy audio, video, code, themes and more, you can do it all in ONE place, with ONE account (you can even sell your own work on the marketplace and earn money).
The bottom line: Visit Theme Forest, setup your own account, browse the different marketplaces they have created, and I’m sure you will quickly grow to love the Envato sites as much as I do. They are the first place I turn for all things “web” related, and they are my top pick for Premium WordPress Themes in 2010. Visit Theme Forest.
Comments
Morocco Blogs January 28th, 2010
Ah, and here I was all excited to get the latest! Guess I’ll have to wait.
Kyle January 29th, 2010
Sorry for the head fake…it will be live soon!
Andrew Wilkes January 29th, 2010
I am really looking forward to your post Kyle or is it Dexter?
Choice of themes will depend on a lot of factors such as visual appeal, and SEO factors etc.
earning money online January 30th, 2010
Can’t wait until they go live.
Kyle January 30th, 2010
Dexter??? Where did that come from?
Kyle January 30th, 2010
Here it is…The Best WordPress Themes of 2010. I’ll be updating this list throughout the year to make sure it’s kept current. If there are other resources I missed, be sure to post them in the comments.
Sharon February 9th, 2010
A fairly good list. Although, the last time I checked NewWPThemes.com, and I ran the plugin, TAC ((Theme Authenticity Checker) – http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/tac/ It showed some suspicious linking happening at the bottom of their themes.
blogOm February 11th, 2010
Well, thanks google for dropping me to this post. I’ll bookmark it.
Can’t wait to try these remarkable theme
Top Premium Wordpress Themes February 17th, 2010
I really enjoyed checking out this post. I have a mental note in my head of what I think the top themes currently are and it was nice to see some of the ones I thought were awesome listed here.
I hadnt heard of New WP Themes and really appreciated getting that link…its a cool site. thanks
Jack February 18th, 2010
mixxmag WP theme from Rockettheme
Craig February 22nd, 2010
Excellent list. Usually a ‘top free wordpress themes’ post will consist of countless outdated designs that you would not go near with a proverbial. Here you seemed to have genuinely picked out the best. NewWPthemes looks interesting, but all a bit too good to be true?
Leadership Skills February 23rd, 2010
This is an excellent list, we can choose best wordpress theme out of this list, actually all theme are well designed so this is very difficult to choose one theme out of them. I downloaded Premium News Theme from WooThemes I really like this. Thanks a lot.
blogcosep March 2nd, 2010
I like most of the templates.. Thumbs up friend..
Joshua March 2nd, 2010
Very wonderful templates you got there Bro. Thanks to Google I found this wonderful about the best themes. I have used several Woo Themes before and I like the backend a lot. They are SEO friendly and is very user friendly. I’m gonna try the other themes too. Thanks!
Sushie March 13th, 2010
Thanks for this wonderful list, i have bookmarked it, i project to use one of them for my next blog. ^^
Mohammad Shafi March 14th, 2010
Very useful post. Nice website for good wordpress themes.
Harvey March 23rd, 2010
I’ve been searching for good quality themes that are for free, good thing i bumped in to your site, these are comparable to premium WP themes and its FREE!
renae March 27th, 2010
Ah nice to see something new! I’ve been looking for themes for my new blog all day and everything is outdated. My current blog uses Bueno by Woo themes and I love it!
YC March 30th, 2010
These are gorgeous designs. Thank you for finding and posting them. Much appreciated. Only problem now is choosing one over the other!
Mario March 31st, 2010
I like Simplista, created by WPNow.com.
Christine April 6th, 2010
Nice list, but what about Press75.com premium wordpress themes!? They are the best!
Scott April 7th, 2010
Great collection here. I must be doing something right because I love Woo and Elegant themes (member of both) and have just started finding some very cool and affordable designs at ThemeForest. Will have to check out wpnow…er..now!
Keep up the great work!
PS – There are a couple other theme sites I’ve seen but I can’t remember the names…some cool ecommerce wp themes. Will report back if I can find them.
Kirt April 20th, 2010
Has anyone tried wpremix? some of these themes are great.
FertilAid April 26th, 2010
I use Woo Themes and Elegant Themes, never heard of Theme Forest. I’m heading on over there now to do some investigating. Thanks for the awesome post. Those templates are gorgeous.
Hakans April 27th, 2010
Verry Good thnx
john May 6th, 2010
great, woothemes and elegantthemes I agree that they rock, some great template too at http://www.filegraphic.com , keep it up..
thanks
Mr.Mix May 15th, 2010
I love this templates i will use one of thoose on my blog i really like it thanks for the share
Stylo May 26th, 2010
Which one is the SEO Friendly Theme
Doug Robinson June 8th, 2010
A really great and useful WP theme list at last! I think I’ve now found my solution thanks to your help. I went for both Theme Forest and Eligant themes, for obvious reasons. I particularly appreciate the good craftspersonship from ET, together with clean design! Thanks again so very much!
Mark Fields June 11th, 2010
Hey you should check out Theme Sheep! Their themes seem great
Wizii June 14th, 2010
Personally I think Bigcolors is awesome. The themes are great, but they are a non-for-profit who give the money to the designer’s charity of choice. Excellent cause and awesome looking site/logo!
fx15 June 14th, 2010
I really enjoyed checking out this post. I have a mental note in my head of what I think the top themes currently are and it was nice to see some of the ones I thought were awesome listed here.
I hadnt heard of New WP Themes and really appreciated getting that link…its a cool site. thanks A really great and useful WP theme list at last! I think I’ve now found my solution thanks to your help. I went for both Theme Forest and Eligant themes, for obvious reasons. I particularly appreciate the good craftspersonship from ET, together with clean design! Thanks again so very much!
Review Guy June 19th, 2010
These guys from Woo really make excellent themes!
sua cua cuon June 21st, 2010
Stylo @ WP is great for SEO
wpevolved June 27th, 2010
Great Themes! My two favorite marketplaces are ThemeForest for it’s huge selection of themes and ElegantThemes for the amazing deal of only paying $20 and getting access to all of Nick’s beautiful themes.
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i wish you could include more of themeforest themes that has alot of sales, but all in all i find the themes here great. will get back to look for more in the future.
Kyle July 9th, 2010
Funny you’d mention that…we were just getting ready to create a Theme Forest section showing some of the top rated themes!
Flourish July 17th, 2010
a nice collection.
But there must be some free and awesome theme over the net. And what i know this one, Aurelius wordpress theme is also pretty. How do you think? (check out my sig)
Kamal Hasa July 30th, 2010
Bueno theme looks perfect. Nice share.