89 Best Free & Paid Responsive WordPress Themes of 2017
WordPress is the most popular CMS platform on the web. That means there are thousands of plugins, add-ons, and themes! It’s almost hard these days to find a good theme because there are literally so many options.
All of the themes shared below are responsive themes so they work on any device including mobile, tablet, laptop and desktop. The paid themes will be a little more higher quality and often come with pre-installed premium plugins that would normally cost money. If you are building a personal WordPress website, the free option may be the best option for you but paid themes usually run about $60 on sites like ThemeForest.
Now people are customizing their WordPress sites so much that there are WordPress themes for just about anything! In this article, we gathered the 99 best free and paid WordPress themes and will share them with you!
Paid/Premium WordPress Themes 2017
Premium (or paid) WordPress themes usually run about $60 or so but come with all the bells and whistles that a full functioning website should have. Premium themes often come with paid plugins, highly customized templates and multiple 1 click import demos that make getting your premium WordPress website up and running super fast. Here are the most popular paid WordPress themes of 2017:
Uncode

Uncode is one of the best paid themes on the market today. It comes with over 40 concepts that can be installed with just 1 simple click. As far as speed goes, its one of the fastest themes with a 98% pagespeed score.
It comes out of the box with Visual Composer, LayerSlider, Revolution Slider and iLightBox which is a really great value for your money. You get about $118 worth of plugins when you buy the $60 theme which is one of the top rated themes on ThemeForest.
Applique

This fully responsive fashion blog WordPress theme is great for make-up blogs, shopping blogs and fashion blogs. It comes SEO optimized, clean code and no bloated plugins. It is even compatible with WooCommerce if you were thinking of starting a fashion or makeup store online.
Massive Dynamic

Massive Dynamic is a really cool theme because it comes with its own visual website builder that makes creating pages and layouts super easy. This theme has been purchased over 9,000 times and has top reviews on ThemeForest. It includes 60+ pre-built websites so you can get your website up and running fast while looking good at the same time. It is also one of the cheaper premium WordPress themes on ThemeForest being only $39 to download.
Brooklyn

This WordPress theme is one of the all time top selling themes online. With over 25,000 sales on Theme Forest, you know that its a high quality theme with great features always being added. Featuring 27+ pre-made demos, you can build an amazing website with great efficiency and costliness. Another great feature about Brooklyn Theme is that its fully translation ready and includes a ton of great premium plugins like rev slider, visual composer and more.
Lenscap

Lenscap WordPress theme is the perfect theme for a magazine or e-commerce online store. It integrates seamlessly with WooCommerce so you can showcase your best content and increase your sales. If you want customization, Lenscape is the way to go. It has a large list of options to completely customize your WordPress website. Choose colors, fonts, and a ton of other highly customized options.
Peak

Peak is a great WordPress theme for nonprofits or charity’s looking to collect online. It has everything you need to create a donation platform on WordPress. Its comes with campaign/donation forms, event integrations, payment options and a simple admin interface. For $50, you can purchase and download this awesome theme and start collecting money for your charity or organization. It even comes with a page builder so you can easily and visual edit/create new pages without knowing any code at all.
Responz

Responz by Themify is a responsive 3 column news/magazine theme that is great for news and editorial sites. It features a minimal design with elegant typography. Not to mention its responsive and works on all devices including tablets, mobile, desktop and laptops. Themify also offers a 30 day money back guarantee if for whatever reasons you aren’t satisfied with your purchase. It also comes with 8 different theme skins that are easily changeable.
Exposure

If you are looking for the perfect photography websites, then Exposure is a WordPress theme you have to check out. With a stunning homepage slider and built in layouts, you can have a professional Photography websites for your business, up and running… ready to take on clients! This WordPress theme is built on the Unyson framework so that you can completely control the look and feel of the entire theme.
Bridge

Bridge is one of the most popular WordPress themes you can get your hands on these days. It is known as the best selling creative theme on ThemeForest with over 74,000 sales. With over 210+ beautiful demos, its impossible that you wont find that perfect theme that has everything you want. Bridge comes with a plethora of premium apps, 500+ shortcodes/options and amazing support. You can build amazing websites in Bridge without knowing any code at all. Simply use the visual builder to build high converting pages for all sorts of possibilities.
Werkstatt

WerkStatt has a really weird name, but is a really great visually stunning portfolio theme for WordPress. It comes with a plethora of 1 click importable, unique templates and demos that are easily customizable. Literally everything in this theme is drag and drop so no code knowledge needed. It is SEO optimized, WPML ready and comes with the PSD files so if you need to slice anything its available to you. Download this creative theme for $39 or check it out below.
Throne

Are you a travelor or just want to pubish your brand online? Throne is a the perfect personal blog magazine WordPress theme. It is very customizable to match your own taste and has some pre-made unique layouts. Keep your readers coming back for more with Throne WordPress Theme
Jevelin

Jevelin is a multi-purpose premium theme featured on Themeforest.com that can do almost everything. It comes with Slider Revolution, WooCommerce, Contact Form 7 and is even RTL optimized. Not to mention it comes with 40+ demos that are easy to install with just 1-click.
Resume

Resume is a one-page Professional WordPress Resume theme that will get you that dream job. It is responsive so it works on all devices and will make you look Professional as hell. For only $44, you can download this simply elegant 2017 WordPress theme.
You

Running a small business can be challenging but when you have a theme like You Theme on your side… things are much easier. You Theme is a paid responsive WordPress theme that is great for eCommerce, portfolio, photography and business. It comes with an insane amount of demos and its super fast loading, even with the amount of premium plugins you get with it. Whether you need a construction website, Agency website, or a small business website, You Theme is inexpensive, customizable and feature-rich.
Studio 8

Studio 8 is a modern premium WordPress theme that was specifically created for WordPress web designers, creative pros, agencies and filmmakers that want to impress their clients and create a lasting impression. Show off your portfolio, create an online shop or sell a service… Studio 8 by WPLook is a good responsive theme that will help your business grow online. When your agency clients see what you can do to your site, they will want you to do the same to theirs.
Get Noticed

Get Noticed Theme is a premium WordPress theme that is for building a personal brand online. If you are a coach, mentor, or a speaker, getting more gigs is simple with Get Noticed. They have a ton of cool examples on their website of actual personal brands that use the theme in all different niches. Just out Get Noticed if you are looking to set up a simple and effective personal brand website.
Roxima

Roxima by CssIgniter is a flexible one page business theme for WordPress that is up-to-date and highly optimized for conversions. With endless design combinations and SEO optimized code, you will get found and close on anyone who visits your website. The theme is always being updated and they offer 24/7 support on their website.
Paperbag

Paperbag is another theme by CSSIgniter that is more of a personal style blog for travelers, fashionistas and documentors. It features a simple and elegant layout with easy search and social links in the header menu for easy following. This responsive WordPress Theme comes with a handful of layout options and amazing templates. For just the theme by itself, you are looking at $49.
Focus

Focus is a beautiful, responsive WordPress theme for the creative blogger, photographer or freelancer. Its the perfect theme to show off your amazing work to visitors all around the world. When you want the visitors to focus on content, you need a theme that puts your best work forward.
Oshine

Oshine has been rated one of the best Portfolio themes by many popular blogs. It featureless a clean and modern design, perfect for all types of creatives and businesses. It comes with a ton of awesome demos, plugins and a really cool live page builder that makes building pages seamless. With over 14,00 happy customers, you can’t go wring with Oshine.
KONCEPT

Koncept is a really simple portfolio theme for creative people. This is no ordinary WordPress theme as it features a grid-like display in a modular concept. It comes with a ton of options and features for a lot of customization to make it your own. They also just released supported version for WooCommerce so its ready to integrate a store.
Corpus

If your a photographer who needs a business website but doesn’t know how to code, then you need to check out the Corpus WordPress theme. It has a drag and drop visual composer so you can display and show off your best photography work. Its retina ready so all your HI-RES photos will look stunning on your brand new WordPress website.
Lorem

Lorem is a fully responsive multi-purpose WordPress theme that was named after Lorem Ipsum which is dummy text. This theme is great for photo studios, startups, freelancers dance studios and more. Its modern and clean design helps visitors focus on your content so you can focus on your customers.
Pile

Pile 2 is not like your normal WordPress theme… Its a daring and fleixble WordPress portfolio theme that is the perfect platform to showcase your creative work. Packed with great features like project builder, drag and dop and a ton of example demos that are super easy to import into your WordPress website. Add on WooCommerce to create the perfect digital store.
The Voux

Voux is a stylish magazine themed WordPress template that is built (and comes with) visual composer and a hand ful of pre-made demos in popular niches like Travel, Food Fashon and Magazine. This theme has some really cool share buttons that are unlike anything I have seen. Another great thing about Voux is that its really light weight and not bogged down by a bunch of plugins which makes it super fast.
Verve

This versatile and High style WordPress theme will give your visitors a powerful web experience. It comes with a ton of video support, simple navigation builder and an extensive options panel. It has 4 custom post types already added so you are ready to start adding content or using a demo import that they provide. Increase your websites conversion today and check out Verve.
H-Code

H-Code is a powerful WordPress theme that is perfect for creatvies, business, online stores and freelancers. This theme was crafted from the ground up and despite the name, can be used without knowing any code at all. It comes with over 15 high quality demos to produce some great fast loading and SEO-optimized websites.
The Agency

This theme is perfect for Agencies and Freelancers looking to grow their business online. With super clean HTML5, you will be the good example for your potential clients. It features a grid portfolio with CSS3 animations, a custom blog and some really look lightboxes. For $17, you really can’t find a better deal for your money on Themeforest.
X Theme

X Theme is the theme of themes and I believe the #1 WordPress theme of all time. With over 157,000 sales on ThemeForest the company has pulled over $5 million just for this theme alone. With that kind of download power, you know they have amazing support and intuitive features. X Theme is 100% front end so knowing code wont help you here. Everything is built on the front end side so if you are used to using visual composer, you may not have an easy time with this theme. Other than that, X Theme is a super powerful WordPress template that can really build value for your brand and website.
Hestia Pro

Hestia Pro is a premium WordPress theme with a sharp material design that is perfect for startups. This theme is translation ready, SEO friendly and provides 1 click updates and really fast support. They claim that they will respond within 1 business day which seems pretty fast to me! Hestia Pro has a clean and flexible appearance with an elegant portfolio.
