There are thousands of different free wordpress themes so how do you find the right one for your site? I would suggest that rather than just pulling themes of random websites, that carry a small risk of being dodgy software, that you visit the official themes collection on the wordpress.org website. From here you can browse a large range of themes submitted by the user community. The search options on this site are great as well as they allow you to narrow down your search to options such as color, use of widgets and number of columns your require.
When you are searching for wordpress themes, with so many available it can be quite and overwhelming task. With this in mind it is useful to think about the kind of theme you want before you start your search.
Things to consider when looking for a Free Wordpress Theme
I would suggest that you start to thing about the number of columns that you like to have on you site first. To determine this you need to think about how users navigate round your site. Do you want them to use a menu at the top or bottom of the site or on the right or left-hand side. Do you like to have a lot of stuff in your sidebars such as your twitter status, and photos or do you like to just keep things simple. Do you like a large content area or a small one. Once you have narrowed down the type of layout you want, you can start thinking about colors. There is a time honored tradition in design that says you should stick to just tow or three colors, with one color as the primary or lead color for your design. With this in mind, think about the colors you would like on your site.
Once you have thought about the layout and design that you want for your site you can start to look for themes and quickly discount the ones that don’t meet your criteria. If you can’t find something that looks how you want from the free themes, then maybe you should look at investing in a premium theme that has plenty of customization options so that you can get exactly what you want.
