Empire is a completely free WordPress blog theme, simple enough to look at, but it packs enough features to keep any blogger happy. This simple, modern theme is completely free, it boasts several layout choices and much more.
Empire is a free, responsive theme for your WordPress blog created by ThemeIt. It allows your blog to adapt and adjust to the device your viewers are using – whether it is a smart phone, a tablet, or a laptop. It is a retina ready theme, which enables your WordPress blog to look sharper and have better resolution instead of presenting a blurry and pixellated view to your audience, especially when they zoom in and out of your WordPress site. This theme can be installed easily and is best for food and lifestyle blogs, but it could also be customized to fit your liking.
Some of its features include:
- A clean and bold design perfect for those who want a simple blog layout but also want to give a good impression to the audience.
- A switch option for the sidebar, allowing it to be disabled or enabled on the homepage, archives, or in a single post.
- A responsive design great for any device.
- A selection of color options for the WordPress site to cater to users’ different tastes.
- Contains major browser compatibility, allowing users and viewers to look at the blog content in good quality, no matter what browser is used.
Featured posts are placed in a beautiful and creative slider. - The theme has 3 useful promo boxes to highlight the ads featured in the user’s blog, allowing higher chances of conversions from the audience.
- A variety of theme options powered by the WordPress customizer to allow quick and easy blog design changes.
- Some custom widgets, including a customizable about me section.
- An Instagram widget plugin is also included either in the sidebar or the footer (depending on the user’s choice) of the blog.
- A customizable option for the user’s latest posts, and a customizable social icon for all of the blog owner’s social media accounts.
- A support for Contact Form 7 plugin to manage the user’s different contact forms.
- A translation ready feature for different viewers around the globe.
- The theme is SEO optimized to help promote the user’s blog in different search engines like Google, Yahoo, or Bing.
- Our theme documentation is also already included in the purchase.
- A ‘share blog posts’ option to easily post the user’s blog content in different social media platforms and other websites.
- A Love Post System instead of the usual like button for a more unique and creative look.
These are just are just some of the features Empire has to offer. Check out the live preview to explore the theme even more and see the many different features for yourself. For any concerns or questions, just leave them in the comments section. You can give your ideas and suggestions for the next themes, or share your opinions on the features offered in the previous themes.
Note that this theme could not be installed in the WordPress hosted site. It can only be used for the user’s own self-hosted WordPress site.
While we think Empire is a fantastic portfolio and blog theme, it might not be exactly what you’ve been looking for. If you want more inspiration, checkout our collection of WordPress minimal themes, personal blog WordPress themes or even portfolio WordPress themes.
Empire isn’t the only free theme we’re proud to offer. Take a look at Silverbow for more amazing free goodness.
