Today, we bring to you a handpicked list of the best free eCommerce themes in WordPress released in 2016. The number of eCommerce websites is ever on the rise. Almost everyone who uses the internet has used an eCommerce website for buying/selling things. An eCommerce website has to be clean, well-organised and easy to use. The customer shouldn’t have to feel overwhelmed or face difficulties making a purchase. If you’re planning to start or already own an online store based on WordPress, you must be on the lookout for the best theme to use on your website.
The themes featured here have all released during the first half of the year 2016. All of them are easy to use, have wonderful features integrated into the free themes. So, without much further ado, here’s our list of the best free eCommerce themes in WordPress released in 2016.
Flat Commerce
Flat Commerce from Theme Palace is a clean and well-designed theme for online stores and businesses. The theme is completely responsive and your online store will be easily navigable to the customers through all devices. Flat commerce has a large featured slider which you can use to highlight your best sellers. There is also a grid section to display your newest arrivals which when hovered upon with the mouse pointer shows information of the product. This is an important feature for shopping websites. One can also have a blog on the same website and the best posts can be displayed in an attractive area at the bottom of the home page.
Features:
- Responsive design
- Clean layout
- WooCommerce integration
- Featured Sliders
- Product Sliders
- Blogging area
- Easily navigable menu
E-commerce
E-Commerce is a clean, minimalist and responsive theme from Catch Themes. The theme has all the necessary integrations required to run an online store with ease and success. The layout is simple and to-the-point. A worthy addition to the list of best free eCommerce themes in WordPress. The products can be listed in grid format and the prices and ratings for it are shown directly beneath for easy viewing to the customers. There is a section that shows your best rated and best-selling products. You can also have featured content displayed at the bottom of the page. So, if you have any content that you’d like to highlight, this feature makes it handy.
Features:
- Responsive design
- WooCommerce integration
- Featured Content
- Sidebar product display area
- Clean layout
- Social links
- Easily navigable menu
Shop Isle
Shop Isle is a new free WordPress theme meant for online stores by Theme Isle. It comes with built-in WooCommerce integration. It can also be used for one-page business site and provides a responsive blog section. The built-in Contact form and About Us page come very handy in an online store website. The theme has a simple layout and design. You can display your products in a layout that is attractive and focuses attention on the products solely. It qualifies completely for being among the top free eCommerce themes in WordPress released in July.
Features:
- Responsive design
- WooCommerce ready
- Easy Contact form
- About Us page
- Grid Product display
- WPML ready
TheShop
TheShop is a clean, responsive and well-designed theme by aThemes. It is one of the best free eCommerce themes in WordPress. TheShop provides easy setup with a live customizer, making it easy for you to design your website as you like it. The front page sliders display your best products effectively to your customers. The product categories are displayed in an attractive grid and it also supports a blogging section. The best sellers and the best-rated products are highlighted at the bottom of the page in a clean format. TheShop comes with two page templates for homepage and other pages.
Features:
- Responsive design
- WooCommerce ready
- Google Fonts
- Color Options
- Front page sliders
- Translation ready
eStore
eStore by Theme Grill is the most downloaded among the best free eCommerce themes in WordPress as of present. The theme boasts a number of features important for a successful online business. The menu is easy to navigate and the theme is fully responsive. It helps you to display your products effectively through attractive Product sliders, carousels, and grids. Your blog and best items can be displayed in a beautiful grid layout on the bottom-half of the page. It is an efficient theme that helps you set up a website that attracts customers easily.
Features:
- Responsive Design
- Page templates
- Layout is attractive
- Blog options
- Woocommerce Compatible
- YITH Wishlist Compatible
- WMPL Compatible
- Polylang Compatible
- Translation Ready
The list for the best free eCommerce themes in WordPress released on 2016 ends here. All the above themes are easy to set up, come with clean coding, and are fully secure. These are great choices if you’ve been looking for a theme that suits your eCommerce needs. The themes deliver all that they promise and are sure to increase your customers. In the vast sea of eCommerce themes on WordPress, these should be worth a try.
We hope you find this article useful. As we are just half way through the year, we will be back with another installment on the best free eCommerce themes in WordPress released in 2016 for the latter half.
Please share your thoughts with us in the comments section. Good luck with your eCommerce websites.
Where can I find a video tutorial for Flat Commerce and not just printed instructions? I am trying to build my website that is not up yet.
You might want to check with ThemePalace. There is Theme Instructions at http://themepalace.com/theme-instructions/flat-commerce but I don’t think they have Video Tutorial.