Clean & Minimal WordPress Themes For Agency, Portfolio, Blog and Corporate Websites
While WordPress may have found its footing as a platform for many hobby projects of sorts, today it is widely established as an effective content management system (CMS), the services of which are utilized by big firms and corporations alike. As such, the themes vary greatly in their look and feel, which is why this list is designed to help you find the best WordPress themes that are best suited for clean and minimalistic designs.
1. X – The Theme
Starting this list off is a theme that has received unprecedented notoriety on WordPress. ‘X – The Theme’ by ThemeCo is breathlessly elegant, refined, and filled to the brim with functionality. X is THE theme to have to make sure your site is always at its best. But stepping away from the production value and presentation of the theme, you will quickly notice the multitude of additional plugins that are provided with the package. These are some of the most popular plugins on the market (which are valued collectively at over $1000, if bought separately) and have been individually tweaked to provide optimal performance with X. With this theme you are provided features like CornerStone, Content Dock, MailChimp integration, WPML and woocommerce functionality, Google Analytics, Revolution Slider, Visual Composer, Olark and social media integration, superb shortcodes, a responsive, Retina ready layout and much more. You really can’t go wrong with this.
Price: $64
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2. Kalium
A very clean and efficient WordPress theme, ‘Kalium’ is a popular theme for portfolios and blogs. The pre-included layouts do a fantastic job of getting you up and running within seconds, whether you are a freelancer, a small agency or an established firm. Following the trend set by more premium themes on WordPress, ‘Kalium’ comes preloaded with some of the best plugins in the market, like Visual Composer, Revolution Slider, AJAX Shopping Cart and Layer SLider. Apart from that you also get 600+ Google fonts, a fully responsive and Retina ready layout, fully featured PSD files and SEO optimization amongst other goodies.
Price: $59
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3. Cosonix
If you’re looking for the most bang for your back, ‘Cosonix’ by Fluent-Themes is a very good contender. For a relatively meager amount, you are provided a stunning and comprehensive experience bundled with a slew of popular aftermarket plugins upon purchase. Utilizing a very creative and efficient one page layout, you are provided access to a number of pre-installed layouts that are open to endless customization with the included Visual Composer plugin. Rounding off the package you get PayPal, MailChimp and Aweber integration, a fully responsive and Retina ready layout, WPML functionality, one-click import/export theme options and SEO optimization. All in all, ‘Cosonix’ is a very good pick for small to medium startups that need functionality at the least possible price.
Price: $44
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4. Angle
If portfolios are your cup of tea, then ‘Angle’ has you covered. Armed with of the cleanest yet most sophisticated layouts seen so far, you can rest easy that your assignments are going to be presented in their full glory, devoid of any distracting or heavy typography. Bundled with the theme is a clean topography, a responsive design, full Retina ready certification, a highly widgetized homepage functionality, SEO friendly code, WPML support and much more. ‘Angle’ is simplicity and elegance at its prime.
Price: $69
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5. Kedavra
For users who want the ultimate in simplistic designs with heightened functionality, ‘Kedavra’ fits the bill well. Unique with its’ extensive video tutorials that familiarize you with the entire working of the theme within minutes, ‘Kedavra’ is focused on providing you with a very user friendly experience. Bundled in the package are a slew of ready-to-use design templates, fully responsive and Retina ready layouts, superb typography, through documentation, SEO optimization and the highly esteemed SiteOrigin page builder.
Price: $49
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6. MyBlog
Despite its name, ‘MyBlog’ is a very proficient WordPress theme that is a great fit for many types of websites, whether you’re just a simple blogger or a multi-national corporation. The theme comes with all the now standard appointments of being SEO optimized, WPML ready, Retina ready and fully responsive. One thing that might peek the interest of users is the social media integration that comes right upon purchase. Using this, you can really build your brand on some of the leading social media platforms present today. Definitely worth a look, especially at this price.
Price: $39
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7. Simple & Elegant
‘Simple & Elegant’ is just what the name says. What you get is a very clean, pristine and highly functional HTML theme that puts a focus on functionality and an elegant presentation of your work and organization. ‘Simple & Elegant’ presents you with a responsive and retina ready layout, WPML support, clean coding, sticky navigation, live customizer with Google Font functionality, pre-bundled plugins like Slider Revolution and Visual Composer, multiple portfolio formats, MailChimp support, demo.xml inclusion and much more.
Price: $49
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8. Takk
While many of the options presented so far are more or less themes suited to portfolios than other formats, ‘Takk’ is a theme that really appeals towards creative agencies and firms. With a very sparse and uncluttered layout, ‘Takk’ makes sure that your customers get right where they need to. The theme includes clean HTML coding with SEO optimization in mind, fully retina & responsive display, extensive documentation, localisation support, widget functionality and more.
Price: $49
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9. Hempstead
With over 8,000 downloads, ‘Hempstead’ has made a name for itself as a very efficient WordPress theme. Hempstead is a carefully-crafted portfolio theme that offers a strong focus on minimalism and style through a modular design with an impressive masonry portfolio grid layout. The theme is fully responsive, so you can be sure this layout will be preserved with full integrity regardless of being viewed on either a computer or tablet. Apart from the unique layout, you get the standard assortments of a Retina ready layout, WPML support, Visual Composer for efficient page building, SEO optimization and others.
Price: $49
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10. WPCloud
‘WPCloud’ may not be as simple as our prior picks, but it is still a highly functional website theme that lends itself well to organizations that wish to make a very bold statement. ‘WPCloud’ utilizes a one page, grid based layout to provide a seamless integration of data and information, while remaining highly customizable including Parallax effects support. With such an exquisite design, your website is bound to look refined and polished beyond measure. You are also provided with Visual Composer, fully responsive and Retina ready display, unlimited skins and colors, one-click install options, Google Fonts support, SEO optimization, WPML support and countless other services.
Price: $44
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