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Carrie Cousins is a freelance writer with more than 10 years of experience in the communications industry, including writing for print and online publications, and design and editing. You can connect with Carrie on Twitter @carriecousins.

25 back to school themes for WordPress

With back to school season right around the corner, chances are that educators are thinking about the best ways to present their class information. An easy way to connect with students and parents is through a website. Here we look at 25 great...
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Ftechdev says:
Good
/ Jul 9, 2014

25+ free WordPress themes fresh for May

Spring is in full bloom and WordPress designers are busy as ever. The market is filled with tons of new themes and the overarching theme is responsiveness. Not many developers are releasing themes that are not usable across multiple devices....
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WebDesignBoom says:
Love the Tonal really nice minimalist style!
/ May 21, 2014

25+ free WordPress themes for April 2014

It’s been a busy month for theme designers & developers as a large number of new themes were released, making this a great time to update your site if it is in need of a new look. Some of the overall trends in web design are showing through in...
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Antonia Smithey says:
nice list.
/ Apr 9, 2014

21 free WordPress themes for March 2014

Simple. That's the commonality this month as dozens of new WordPress themes became available and many had a common thread. Judging by this group of themes, minimalistic styling and simple design are definitely in. Every month we'll be bringing...
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Prakash prakash says:
Great collection theme thanks for sharing.
/ Mar 14, 2014

The best free WordPress themes, February 2014

WordPress is still a hot technology in 2014, and the CMS of choice for the majority of web designers continues to go from strength to strength. There are some great new – and free – themes that have been released or received major updates since...
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Gaurav K says:
Very good collection liked 2,3 Alpha Forte Journal Box lithium
/ Feb 10, 2014

The best free WordPress themes, December 2013

With the holiday season in full swing, you would almost expect a plethora of holiday themes to saturate the market. But that's not the case at all. Designers released quite a few excellent free WordPress themes in this holiday month, most that...
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Dhiraj Das says:
Amazing collection of nice themes
/ Dec 23, 2013

The best free WordPress themes for November 2013

WordPress, one of the most popular blogging and website platforms in the world, accounts for thousands of new blogs and websites every day. One of the best ways to get up and running quickly — especially if you don’t have much design or development...
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Aakash says:
cool collection
/ Nov 25, 2013

Our favorite free WordPress themes, October 2013

There are more than 71 million WordPress sites on the internet and new sites are going live every single day. One of the best ways to get up and running quickly — especially if you don't have much design or development experience — is to use...
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:)
/ Oct 18, 2013

The ultimate guide to flat design

It is easy to say that 2013 has so far been the year of flat design. Even Apple, the driver of the skeuomorphic design trend for many years, is trying some level of flat design when it releases iOS 7 later this year. So are you ready to try it out as well?...
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Trent Hanover says:
Thank you very much for the great guide.....Flat design is truly laying the foundation for a new generation of websites,mobile apps and...
/ Sep 2, 2013

How to keep your text clean

Nothing is more important than readability when it comes to the text on your website. Absolutely nothing. If you can’t read the words, then what good are you doing? Who is getting your message? Just as important as the words themselves is the...
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Rebeccamarshall says:
Thank you so much for informative post. Today I find that Compelling images, beautiful colors and a user-friendly design are key to a booming website, as are the fonts...
/ Nov 14, 2012