Are you already known for creating videos that make your friends’ heads turn? So now there is one thing left – launch a website and showcase your creations in style. But let’s be honest: you do not want to launch a website – you want a unique and professional one. The one that portrays what you, as a videographer, stand for. Thanks to the ever-growing library of plugins and add-ons, WordPress is very capable of making this happen.
Video Management for WordPress
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Free Video WordPress Themes
To help you out, we have searched through the available free WordPress themes and have chosen five to present to you. The market of high-quality free WordPress themes is shrinking, therefore it is more and more challenging to find what we might need. However, we understand that buying a premium theme is not always possible, so we found the best free ones for you. Some of the themes listed below are multipurpose and can suit most of your needs including video-centered websites, while others are focused on specific purposes such as websites for vlogging or video portfolio. Anyhow, with any one of these themes you should be able to build your dream site – all by yourself!
Here are our top picks of free video WordPress themes:
Vlogr
Design Agency
Neve
BA Black Tube
Activello
Vlogr
You know those WordPress themes that are just really, really flexible? Vlogr is one of them. Whether you seek to build a personal or a professional video blog platform, this theme will do the job. Fully customizable background, nice grid layout for your portfolio, and featured slider are only a fraction of what makes Vlogr a good theme for video blogging, video tutorials, or other video-sharing markets you wish to master!
Vlogr is crafted in a way that makes you, the creator, feel well in control. This mobile-friendly theme can efficiently bring your passion for videography to life. Do you need multiple blog layouts to choose from? No problem. Maybe you wish to play with images, text and colors in the header section? You can. Or you require compatibility with YouTube and Vimeo, among others? Solved.
Vlogr top features we love:
multilanguage
multiple social icon styles
blogging section
Design Agency
In case you are looking for a theme with a clean and minimalist design, you might want to check the Design Agency out. It is mobile-friendly, SEO optimized and allows you to change the image and the color of the background.
Design Agency is praised to be a good choice for any creative agency, but some features such as its slider video feature and menus capability might nudge you towards choosing this theme to share your video content with the world.
Design Agency Features we love:
responsive layout
unlimited domain usage
support and updates
Neve
This incredibly lightweight theme loads in less than a second (0.6s to be exact!) and has a simple design that allows you to easily express yourself. But make no mistake – while lightweight and minimalist, Neve is very extendable and works perfectly with Gutenberg and other major page builders like Beaver Builder, Divi, Elementor, Visual Composer etc.
Its highly optimized SEO code will help you rank in the very top in Google search results, and its creators had inclusivity in mind while building Neve – with good keyboard focuses, your site will be comfortably navigated by visitors unable to use a mouse. Getting ready to download Neve? The best is yet to come – Neve's settings are displayed live in the editor as you are making the changes, enabling an experience comparable to front-end editing!
Neve top features we love:
responsive layout
WooCommerce ready
header and footer builder
BA Black Tube
If you do not feel like getting into a creative saddle and coming up with numerous ideas of how to structure your site, no worries! BA Black Tube is a simple WordPress theme that goes straight to business.
This theme, which supports multiple versions of WordPress, features in-built video gallery slider and customizable sidebar widgets, will make your videos shine right away.
BA Black Tube top Features we love:
social sharing option for your videos
drop-down menus
tableless web layout
Activello
If you would like your site to be one of those infinite-scroll and loads-as-you-go websites, Activello has got your back. Its full screen featured slider will make your videos stand out, and unlimited color options will allow you to create a unique and stylish design. The theme prides itself with supporting “most if not all” free and premium WordPress plugins and is WooCommerce friendly so you can create a fully functional online store on your own.
Something not often observed with free WordPress themes, and another amazing thing about Activello is an outstanding support team that will help you free of charge. Also, you can help in return – while the site is multilingual ready, in case there is no translation to your language, you are kindly encouraged to contribute with the translation yourself!
Activello top Features we love:
retina ready
SEO friendly
awesome support
WordPress plugins to make your life easier
After choosing the theme that feels right for you, you will find yourself diving in a world of thousands and thousands of great WordPress plugins. We have our fingers crossed that you will settle for the ones right for you. Still, since you, as a videographer, are in the world of media, you might want to check out Publitio's WordPress plugin. Our aim is to fully ease the media management process for you, and with integrating your WordPress site with Publitio, you will be all set for the smoothest media asset management ride of your life!
Free WordPress themes downsides
It is worth noting that free WordPress themes might have few downsides: sometimes you are asked for your email address in order to get the download link, other times themes are no longer updated or the next version might not be free. Also, some of the theme creators will start charging for the theme at some point, so if you read this article sometime in the future, all of the themes listed might no longer be free. However, if you are flexible and willing to take a few risks, go ahead and use some of the great examples we've found for you.