Some refers premium themes as themes that have more quality in terms of design, or maybe layouts (magazine, grid, showcase, etc) that differs them from the majority free themes. It’s also fair to label them as themes that allows you to do more customization, or even displays content in a different formats. Most premium wordpress themes are paid themes, that means you’ll only get to see a demo unless you are ready pay for it.
However let’s not put an equation between premium wordpress themes and paid themes. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve nothing against paid premium themes. It’s just that you should also be aware of some of the cool premium themes out there that are nicely done, and the best part - free. Here’s a showcase of 16 free wordpress premium themes that’s definitely worth a look. 3 themes upfront, full list after jump.
Overstand
Jello Walla Mello
The Morning After
IndoMAGZ
Forte
CSS Gallery
Mimbo Magazine
5ThirtyOne
WP-Premier
Visionary
Structure
Options
Brandford Magazine
WP-Polaroid
Massive News
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Zeke 1.0
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Comments
Moses Francis March 12th, 2008
Thanks for the mention.
ReplySumesh March 12th, 2008
Nice list, and WP Premier Red is my personal favourite.
What’s with adding Grid Focus etc. on this list? They’re not magazine-style, elegant or have extra features.
ReplyGeorge March 12th, 2008
I’ve found more or less the same WP themes about a week ago at http://www.visual-blast.com/wordpress/10-free-magazine-style-wordpress-themes-to-choose-from , except WP Premium and SCC Gallery, and CSS Gallery is what I need :)
ReplyRamy March 12th, 2008
Great post!
ReplyThey really don’t suck. :D
hongkiat March 12th, 2008
Sumesh: Personal perspective, I thought they are few of the 3column themes that are nicely done.
ReplySyahid A. March 12th, 2008
The WP-Premier themes looks very nicely done.
Replysyamsulariff.com March 12th, 2008
i like the css gallery theme.. :D
ReplyJusdy J. March 13th, 2008
good post…like it very much..
ReplyMyo Kyaw Htun March 13th, 2008
All themes have same structure and using custom fields in their theme :)
ReplyiCalvn March 13th, 2008
I also like the css gallery, but still did not suit my need :(
ReplyWelcome to Paradise March 14th, 2008
These are quite good wp themes. Thanks mate.
Replydanny March 15th, 2008
Thank you sir. U just inspired me to give my blog a much needed face lift. Thanks
ReplySusan March 15th, 2008
I also found a pretty good list on http://new-wordpress-themes.net
ReplyTheOrangePaper.com | Austin May 4th, 2008
Thanks for the list of themes. They’re really great themes.
ReplyPandu Cari Duit May 6th, 2008
You’re true. I used The Morning After in my site. It didn’t suck,really..
ReplyI love Mimbo as well. I’m considering to use Overstand for my new blog. Thanks for the list.
hitman May 7th, 2008
Great post!
ReplyThanks a lot!
Fadli June 1st, 2008
nice, now i can wear premium themes. thanks a lot for your post buddy.
Replymasterklik June 7th, 2008
thank for theme, iwant top use in my blog
ReplyFoxSmith June 17th, 2008
Excellent…very nice themes…thanks
Replyfull oyunlar July 7th, 2008
thanks good work
Replyprison break wallpapers July 8th, 2008
wow! they really don’t suck!
another good list of good WP is here>
http://www.doshdosh.com/16-adsense-optimized-wordpress-themes-to-maximize-your-contextual-ad-earnings/
ReplyCzar July 9th, 2008
This is a nice collection of free premium Wordpress themes! My #1 favorite is the Mimbo Magazine theme. I like its layout. It suits my taste.
I think I’m going to use it on my blog sometime. The design’s pretty cool!
ReplySusan July 23rd, 2008
This is a great list. I like Mimbo. :)
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