Continuing with our monthly series, today we bring you a new edition of the most recent and beautiful themes available. All our new entries sport a minimal style, which is undoubtedly growing in popularity. In order to improve their websites’ speed, to ensure that visitors focus on content and – not least – granting a perfect experience on mobile devices, many website creators are switching to minimal themes. Reason enough for us to lay a focus on clean, flat and all around more simplistic designs.
We are sure you’ll find your next blog layout among the following. All these themes are free, though some have commercial variants available. We stated that where applicable. Enjoy!
Music: Fully Widgetized Theme for Music Sites
Genre: Blog
Responsive: No
Features: Fully widgetized sidebar
License: Free
Greensun: Clean Theme for Nature Related Sites
Genre: Business
Responsive: Yes
Features: Social share bar, dynamic content loader
License: Free + commercial
Wallpress: Minimal Theme with Full Width Grid Style
Genre: Magazine
Responsive: Yes
Features: Sidebar menu, external sources media support
License: Free
Homeblog: Stylish Clean Theme for Interior Design Sites
Genre: Blog
Responsive: Yes
Features: SEO optimization, Google Maps shortcode
License: Free + commercial
Pieces: Minimalist Grid Based Theme for Portfolios
Genre: Portfolio
Responsive: Yes
Features: Threaded comments, grid based layout
License: Free
Parallax Effect: Feature Rich Theme for Portfolios
Genre: Portfolio
Responsive: No
Features: Custom menu, fading slider background
License: Free
Bootpress: Minimal Theme Based on Bootstrap 3
Genre: Business
Responsive: Yes
Features: Custom post formats, 12 layout styles from Bootswatch
License: Free
Sassy-Starter: WordPress Starter Theme Based on Sass
Genre: Blog
Responsive: Yes
Features: Completely hackable, Sass stylesheet
License: Free
Kwikload: Ultra Fast Loading Theme for Technology Sites
Genre: Magazine
Responsive: Yes
Features: Full width layout, ultra fast loading
License: Free
Opus: Simple Elegant Theme for Personal Blogs
Genre: Blog
Responsive: Yes
Features: Custom header, post formats support
License: Free
Flato: Simple Blogging Theme with Flat Design
Genre: Blog
Responsive: Yes
Features: 4 Footer widgets, sticky posts
License: Free
Gimliii: Clean White Theme for Magazines
Genre: Blog
Responsive: Yes
Features: Custom menu, columns number options
License: Free
Reviewgine: Review Sites Theme for Monetizers
Genre: Magazine
Responsive: Free
Features: SEO optimized, star rating app
License: Free
Times-teel: Powerful Theme for News Sites
Genre: Magazine
Responsive: Yes
Features: Bootstrap based, several sliders included
License: Free + commercial
Preus: Magazine and Portfolio Theme Built on Bootstrap 3.0
Genre: Portfolio
Responsive: Yes
Features: Bootstrap 3.0, Retina display compatible
License: Free
Actipo: Minimalist One Column Theme for Bloggers
Genre: Blog
Responsive: Yes
Features: HTML structure, microblogging format
License: Free
Boldly Go Green: Sibling WordPress Theme for Boldly Go Blue
Genre: Business
Responsive: Yes
Features: Social bar, CSS transitions for hover states
License: Free
Euclid: Multipurpose Two Columns Theme
Genre: Magazine
Responsive: No
Features: Post formats support, plenty of shortcodes
License: Free
Kepler: Nice Clean Child Theme for Stargazer
Genre: Blog
Responsive: Yes
Features: Theme options panel, post format support
License: Free
BizSphere: Flat Business Theme
Genre: Business
Responsive: Yes
Features: HTML5 / CSS3 structure, premade skin schemes
License: Free
These are our new entries for January 2014. If you can’t get enough, check out the previous installments:
2013: December, November, October, September, August, July, June/May, April, March, January/February,
2012: December, November, October and September!
Don’t forget the Best of 2012 collection and our Summer-Special 2013. Have fun and let us know if we missed out on important new entries. Which ones are your favorites?