Hey guys, I suppose you’ve noticed that I now have a new theme. You may have been wondering why? Well, before I get to why I think OceanWP is the best free WordPress theme you need to know why I’ve had to look for a new WordPress theme. Check out the banner above. Talk about bells and whistles. Not only is it clickable, it also great for SEO as it has it’s own alt tags. Hover over it with your mouse…Cool huh?
Also, did you notice my header? Again, it has its own alt tags for SEO. More importantly its embedded with an affiliate link. Using OceanWP, you can have a different header for every post or page if that was what you wanted. I wouldn’t go that far, but it would be perfect when promoting your products or affiliate links.
It all started when I had to upgrade the PHP from 5. something to 7.1. Unfortunately, my old theme didn’t like the upgrade. Nor did several of my plugins. I could live without the plugins but not without a properly functioning WordPress theme.
Why Best Free WordPress Theme?
So, why use the best free WordPress theme instead of another professional WordPress theme? It’s because the free OceanWP theme can be upgraded to a professional WordPress theme with a whole sleuth of extra features. It’s how I chose my last professional WordPress theme.
What Should A Good WordPress Theme Have
- For me, a good WordPress theme needs to work straight out of the box.
- It has to be flexible, so I can easily configure it to look and act the way I want it to. This is really important to me as I have so many blogs and I want them all to have their individual look.
- Good SEO attributes. Very important as without good SEO a blogger will be floundering in dead water.
- Fast load times. We all know how important a site’s speed is to Google.
- Responsive on all devices including mobiles and tablets. Again, another critical Google requirement.
- Bells and whistles. Ok, that’s just me, I’ve always loved bells and whistles.
So far, OceanWP fulfils all these requirements. And it’s the free version. I can only imagine what the professional version comes with. And, I will be getting the pro version. Once I do I’ll be writing another post.
Mitch Mitchell
7 Mar 2019Twitter: mitch_m
You still have that Katy Perry thing? lol This looks interesting, and definitely cleaner than your previous theme. I think you’re still going to need to add WPTouch as a plugin because I tested your speed and it comes in at 21 mobile, 34 regular; that’s not gonna get it done. It’ll be intriguing to see what you do with it as time goes on.
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Peter
8 Mar 2019Twitter: AussieSire
Gotta love Katie Perry Mitch 😍 This is the free theme but I still managed to tweak it to get it in the 90’s for desktops and 60’s for mobiles. I’m planning on getting the pro version soon. 👍👍
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Anirudh
11 Mar 2019Twitter: ani_619c
Hey, great post. I really like the fact that the theme has a different header for every page. I promote a lot of affiliate links on my website so this will just be perfect.
Peter Pelliccia
15 Mar 2019Twitter: AussieSire
Not just pages Anirudh, you can have a different header for posts as well. Great for when promoting a specific affiliate.
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Edward
18 Mar 2019Twitter: 2easyhk
Love WordPress! WordPress is good for both your blog and your website development project. It’s true that WordPress started out as a blogging system, but that was ages ago. Now WordPress is a powerful CMS that can be used for all different forms of websites.
Thank you, Peter, your free WordPress theme is so nice, with a simple and neat design. I’d recommend it to all my friends and clients.
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Peter Pelliccia
19 Mar 2019Twitter: AussieSire
That it is Edward, and you are so right about how WordPress is so much more than just a blogging platform. Thanks for taking the time to comment.
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Dhruv Thakur
19 Mar 2019Twitter: enter10weekly
I use the minimalist blogger theme and I have to say I love it. I would love to get your feedback on the same.
Peter Pelliccia
19 Mar 2019Twitter: AussieSire
I’m glad you like your theme Dhruv, but as I also like mine I see no reason to try yours
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Nick
20 Mar 2019Twitter: Nicky_Dags
WordPress has definitely evolved tremendously over the last few years. Nice theme and I like how you can have a different header for posts!
Peter Pelliccia
20 Mar 2019Twitter: AussieSire
Yep, using a different header for specific posts can be great for marketing, and these days every little advantage helps when it comes to promoting affiliates and products.
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Ivan
20 Mar 2019OceanWP is a great theme. It still needs some more tweaks, which can be achieved using some other wordpress plugins .. Also, you can’t remove the credits from the footer..
Mads
27 Mar 2019Hi Peter. Good article. I just have one question regarding OceanWP. Do you know if the theme comes with any plugins to use together with the theme? Like plugins for a cool banner on the front page or a plugin for Google Analytics etc. Thanks.
Peter Pelliccia
27 Mar 2019Twitter: AussieSire
Hey Mads, I think it came with three plugins, one for creating a contact page/form, another that allows you to do have headers on individual posts and pages and I’m not sure about the last one.
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Edan
28 Mar 2019Twitter: brandsentrik
Cool header. WordPress has so many themes, will check this one out. As mentioned above wordpress started out as a blogging CMS. But now I’ve so many different uses and even the ney yorker and techcrunch use wordpress.
Peter Pelliccia
30 Mar 2019Twitter: AussieSire
That’s because WordPress is such a versatile platform, Eden. Thanks for taking the time to leave a reply.
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King Amal
29 Mar 2019Twitter: Toomakesense
Thanks for recommending, I was using Mhthemes but since the recommendation is coming from you, will definitely check it out and see how it works.
Cheers
Peter Pelliccia
30 Mar 2019Twitter: AussieSire
If you do take it for a spin I hope you come back to let me know what you thought about it.
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Uchenna
9 Jun 2019You will definitely like it, go check it out! I was using Avada one of the best themes but gave OceanWP a short and yay, i can’t say less than its awesome.
Peter Pelliccia
11 Jun 2019Twitter: AussieSire
You, me and a lot of other proud OceanWP users.👍
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