I have seen many people referring Premium Wordpress Themes as those which have more quality in terms of design, flexibility, in-house SEO, multiple layouts, easy integration with analytics, adsense etc. which is not the case with majority of the Free themes available. And by default, they refer any Premium theme as a Paid theme. This is not true always. I do agree that most of the paid themes come up with innovative and additional features compared to the majority of Free Wordpress themes but it is wrong to generalize it and making it a rule.
There are some Stunning, amazing, cool Premium themes out there which are nicely designed, innovative, SE optimized, flexible and yet being FREE! I am not the first one to write about these FREEMIUM Wordpress themes and I won’t be the last as well. But I am restricting myself to those Free & Premium Wordpress themes which can be used for Blogs with Magazine or News based content. I have not added them just to make up the numbers, I genuinely believe they are the Best options available currently.
Stunning Free but Premium Wordpress News / Magazine Styled Themes
1. Comfy Magazine Style Theme
More Info | Live Demo | Download
Update: Comfy is no more a free theme. That’s really sad.
2. FREEmium wordpress theme
3. Mimbo 3.0
4. Magasin Uno
5. Magasin Dos
6. Magazine Basic 2.0
7. ZinePress Wordpress Magazine theme
8. Remedy Wordpress Magazine Theme
9. ForexPress Mag Theme
10. Arthemia Free Magazine Theme
11. Monochrome Gallery
12. Shiva Wordpress theme
13. Branford Magazine
14. Zoxengen
15. Hybrid News
16. TimeCafe Premium Free v2.0
17. Epsilon
18. Androida
19. The Web News
20. Masagana
21. NewsTheme
22. Zinmag Primus
23. SportsPress
24. Skyye News
25. Zinmag Tribune
26. Grungezine
27. Miint
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February 19th, 2009 at 11:19 am
ultimate themes !! \m/
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February 19th, 2009 at 11:28 am
Thanks Gagan
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February 19th, 2009 at 1:44 pm
Wow.. Thats a new list .. Loved it..
Some links are broken.. check them..
I an pick one of them for my blog. Great list .. Dugg and Stumbled..
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February 19th, 2009 at 1:49 pm
This is excellent collection! I am currently redesigning my blog so maybe some of these will give me a sparkle of inspiration. Who knows… Thanks Raju!
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February 19th, 2009 at 2:21 pm
@PC,
Thanks for alerting me, it was due to manual editing of image path (for feedburner).
@Gennice,
am glad you like it
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February 19th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
Wow many beautiful themes, really worth to try
Thanks..
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February 19th, 2009 at 4:14 pm
Great list dugg stumbled and shouted
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February 19th, 2009 at 4:16 pm
@p@r@noid,
Thanks
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February 19th, 2009 at 5:15 pm
Nice list Raju! Thanks for sharing.
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February 20th, 2009 at 3:13 pm
@Raju
nice post nd work.it will be useful for a newbie like me.im also planning to open my own website.these themes will help me a lot.thanx for sharing.
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February 21st, 2009 at 1:04 am
these look very professional… hard to believe they are all free
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February 21st, 2009 at 5:36 am
good list , you might have added some more dude,there are many
anyways keep it up
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February 21st, 2009 at 7:26 am
@Sunil,
that is exactly what I have mentioned in the post as well. I am not interested in making up the numbers. Good and very good were not enough for me, I was looking for STUNNING ones
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February 21st, 2009 at 8:33 am
These are some great free themes!
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February 21st, 2009 at 1:19 pm
@Susan,
Thanks
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February 21st, 2009 at 9:03 pm
Be careful what you download, especially themes from Padd Solutions. I downloaded the Magasada one from them (in the above, Magasin is created by them), and the footer.php has <? eval(gzinflate(base64_decode. I’m currently working on decoding what it actually is, but it’s NOT a good sign that they have this type of code that’s potentially malicious.
Please check your PHP files before using them, or you may be compromising the security of your blog.
Raju – You may want to make a note of this as well to warn your visitors.
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February 21st, 2009 at 9:08 pm
@Vivian,
Thanks for commenting! Free themes always comes with a default caution and I have already written about how to decode the base64 encoding – http://techpp.com/2008/11/29/how-to-decode-encoded-php-script-in-wordpress-themes/
Make sure you go through the comments section of the post as well. And regarding Padd solutions, I have been following their themes for a while now, and as far as i know, they are someone who can be trusted (with caution!). But please let us know once you decode their footer.php
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February 21st, 2009 at 9:04 pm
Oops, I meant “Masagana” theme.
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February 21st, 2009 at 9:26 pm
This is an update on the decoded footer code for Masagana. There doesn’t seem to be any malicious code in there. Just links to cell phone ringtone websites.
I used this to decode the php file -http://www.3dmobility.com/decrypt2.php
You may want to do the same if you’re planning to use this theme.
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February 21st, 2009 at 9:27 pm
Thanks Vivian!
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February 22nd, 2009 at 9:40 pm
thanks friend..:D
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February 24th, 2009 at 9:13 am
Some great templates here. Downloaded one for my new site.
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February 24th, 2009 at 9:55 pm
That’s a really comprehensive list of great themes. Thanks for compiling them.
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February 25th, 2009 at 9:49 am
nice collection, stumbled!
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February 26th, 2009 at 12:42 am
Magasin umo seems to be good
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February 26th, 2009 at 11:34 am
Really gr8 themes. I liked Remedy Wordpress Magazine one, will use it for my blog.
Thanks for the list.
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February 26th, 2009 at 4:20 pm
Hey thanks alot…..u made my day………..would need to contact you regarding my new project…….
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February 28th, 2009 at 4:44 am
Great collection. Thanks you very much !
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February 28th, 2009 at 10:38 am
Thank you all
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March 1st, 2009 at 1:42 pm
im starting a WP blog soon so will certainly keep your WP related posts in mind. awesome post, mate. dugg! ^_^
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March 1st, 2009 at 1:50 pm
Yes you must. High time you move to a custom domain!
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March 1st, 2009 at 10:20 pm
Great list man. I’ve already checked all these themes, but it’s nice to see them in one place.
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March 2nd, 2009 at 7:39 pm
The best is “Magazeen” by Function & Smashing Magazine
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March 5th, 2009 at 10:33 am
Wow. what a nice theme list. I was new blogger and already hunt for free nice wp theme like this.
many thanks.
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March 11th, 2009 at 12:55 pm
cool…. i have that all..
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March 11th, 2009 at 9:08 pm
Really stunning …, and it’s free! I have just downloaded my favourites. Thanks.
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March 11th, 2009 at 9:19 pm
Very good resources if you want to start a new blog! Thank you
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March 11th, 2009 at 10:29 pm
Great list. I see several themes I may have to use.
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March 11th, 2009 at 10:36 pm
Thanks all
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March 11th, 2009 at 11:02 pm
Thank you for this valuable treasure trove of great free themes. This comes to my attention at the perfect time and I appreciate the work you have done to review and post these themes. I will share your link and pay this forward and I would encourage all of your readers to do the same.
Have a blessed day!
James
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March 12th, 2009 at 6:50 am
Thanks James, am glad you liked it
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March 21st, 2009 at 12:29 pm
Nice set of themes.. will remember this post whenever I would need one!
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March 29th, 2009 at 7:07 am
Ultimate post
Comfy Magazine Style Theme is awesome
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April 2nd, 2009 at 4:11 am
wow great themes thank you so much !
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April 7th, 2009 at 5:36 pm
great list themes. Thank you
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April 7th, 2009 at 11:08 pm
Hi,
Some great WP Themes!
And great List Blog Post!
I’m in the Build a Better Blog Challenge, too!
C ya!
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April 9th, 2009 at 2:13 am
Can anyone help me find a good URDU or Arabic News theme?
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April 9th, 2009 at 2:49 am
Some really good themes here – great post. will look at again with a view to using one, Thanks!
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April 10th, 2009 at 7:23 pm
Thanks for the wordpress themes.
It’s an amazing theme collection.
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April 11th, 2009 at 4:16 am
your image or webomagazine is wrong, you have Darren Hoyt’s screen shot.
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April 14th, 2009 at 12:58 am
Hey, your screenshot of the webo theme is totally different than what it looks like. Is that an error, or did they change it?
Do you have the correct link to the theme in the screenshot? Cause that looks like something I’m looking for.
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April 14th, 2009 at 1:45 am
Found it. The screen shot is for the Mimbo theme http://www.darrenhoyt.com/demo/wordpress/
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April 14th, 2009 at 6:12 am
@Rehuel,
My apologies. I will correct it right now. Thanks for pointing it out
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April 28th, 2009 at 10:40 pm
waooo!! all are awesome!!
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April 30th, 2009 at 12:13 am
great themes thanks
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May 1st, 2009 at 9:14 am
Thanks everyone, am glad you found it useful
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May 10th, 2009 at 3:56 am
Some really nice themes here I may just use one on my blog!
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May 16th, 2009 at 7:20 pm
the Comfy Magazine Style Theme is not FREE!
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May 18th, 2009 at 11:42 pm
great listening of awesome themes.
Thanks
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May 26th, 2009 at 1:01 pm
You have just saved my day, I had been searching for hours without any availl…thanks for posting this collection, Now i know what theme Im going to use…
thanks and cheers mate
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May 26th, 2009 at 6:20 pm
@William,
I am glad I could be of some help to you
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June 7th, 2009 at 4:41 pm
Te first theme is one of the best i have ever seen for wordpress. Thanks dude!
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June 15th, 2009 at 5:34 pm
The collection is Great. I owe the credit of my website to you. I think this page is an excellent resource and I have forwarded to many of my friends. Do vsit my site to see one fo those in action. Thanks again.
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June 15th, 2009 at 5:59 pm
very nice theme thank you my friend
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July 2nd, 2009 at 9:33 pm
Got anything for Buddypress?
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July 5th, 2009 at 1:31 am
Thanks my friend for sharing these kool themes
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July 10th, 2009 at 1:25 am
Hi,
The Comfy Magazine theme isn’t free..I tried to download it but It tok me to http://deluxethemes.com/counter/click.php?id=8 and Comfy is $29 actually with free updates and support for life.
You may want to make note of this as Comfy is no longer free.
Thanks!
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July 23rd, 2009 at 6:38 am
I hope one day, one of my themes would get listed in this
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July 24th, 2009 at 12:07 pm
Thanks for this list – will add one to my blog today
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July 30th, 2009 at 11:52 am
Thats fantastic list…
Can you post some more….?
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August 1st, 2009 at 8:38 pm
Great post indeed. Themes are good and importantly free but some have problems while implementing. One I can say really awesome is Original news one, used at the site http://www.sadhanbiswas.com/myblog
Can check out, as I implemented that.
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August 5th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
hello, now i am using Comfy Magazine theme for my website and i got some problem . the Windows internet explorer do not supporting it very well. on the other hand Mozilla Firefox can open it very well…
do i need some plugins for open my website in internet explorer ? please help me ..!!!
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August 5th, 2009 at 1:33 pm
@uniquestudy,
I am not the right person to help you, but I guess you are having problems opening your website on Internet explorer 6. If that is the case, there is nothing you can do but upgrade your browser to IE 7 or IE 8.
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August 9th, 2009 at 6:02 am
27 Stunning Yet Free Premium Wordpress Magazine & News Themes – Free wordpress templates, free wordpress themes,.. http://bit.ly/hqfl1
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August 14th, 2009 at 12:56 pm
that is exactly what I have mentioned in the post as well. I am not interested in making up the numbers. Good and very good were not enough for me, I was looking for STUNNING ones
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August 20th, 2009 at 10:11 pm
Great article, thanks for sharing it!
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August 21st, 2009 at 9:28 pm
@jerseymike … http://bit.ly/nVnNv … ?
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August 26th, 2009 at 9:27 pm
I short listed 3 themes and downloaded one. Thanks a lot!!!
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August 31st, 2009 at 6:43 am
Wonderful collection. I was looking for magazine theme for my blog and landup at your site. Thx for sharing
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August 31st, 2009 at 2:03 pm
that’s an awesome list of themes. though thanks for it, i was looking for New Yorker2 theme, which is a look alike of the new york times site. can you post it here??
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September 3rd, 2009 at 3:55 am
27 Stunning Yet Free Premium Wordpress Magazine and news themes – http://bit.ly/1g4Qq0
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September 3rd, 2009 at 1:27 pm
Themes are good.Great post indeed.
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September 17th, 2009 at 12:55 am
Hey thanks a ton for all the templates im going to use one on my educational news blog thanks again!
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September 18th, 2009 at 11:22 pm
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September 25th, 2009 at 5:49 pm
This is excellent collection! I am currently redesigning my blog so maybe some of these will give me a sparkle of inspiration. Who knows… Thanks Raju!
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September 26th, 2009 at 1:33 am
The best themes,
keep it up
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October 14th, 2009 at 4:37 pm
27 Free Stunning Magazine-Style Premium #WordPress Themes http://bit.ly/fWso7 fyi @CSSComposer that should get you started, I hope-s
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October 16th, 2009 at 6:20 pm
Thanks for share (:
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October 21st, 2009 at 4:43 am
Hey thanks for the great list, I have downloaded some themes. Would try them soon. Thanks
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October 25th, 2009 at 12:00 pm
27 Stunning #Wordpress Magazine Themes – http://bit.ly/wqzIq
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October 25th, 2009 at 12:08 pm
27 Stunning #WordPress Magazine Themes http://bit.ly/wqzIq (via @rajupp) #Inspiration
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October 25th, 2009 at 12:10 pm
RT @Flipbooks: 27 Stunning #WordPress Magazine Themes http://bit.ly/wqzIq (via @rajupp) #Inspiration
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October 25th, 2009 at 12:10 pm
27 Stunning #WordPress Magazine Themes http://bit.ly/wqzIq (via @rajupp @Flipbooks) #Inspiration
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October 25th, 2009 at 1:44 pm
RT @rajupp: 27 Stunning #Wordpress Magazine Themes – http://bit.ly/wqzIq
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November 1st, 2009 at 1:35 pm
Hello…
I am newbie wordpress, but still learn about this, thank you for great themes here…
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November 7th, 2009 at 11:26 am
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