50 Minimalist WordPress Themes For Simplicity

Sometimes you just want a simple, crisp, and clean appearance on the web. Sidebars, multiple navigation systems, and numerous columns can all be confusing and a bit too busy to readers. Simplicity is often fundamental when getting across a simple and profound message. A crowded website may even distract readers from the main focus of the blog. Having a personal blog with just one column of information content may be ideal for your business website. You can review all of our one-column WordPress themes with our theme search feature.

Theme: Boutique

This Elegant Themes design, the Boutique theme, was designed as an e-commerce theme and can be integrated with many e-commerce plugins. Controlled through a backend panel, this theme is fully coded, is gravatar and widget-ready, offers advertising management, and comes with unlimited color schemes. The one column design works with any screen size. Pricing starts at $39.boutiqueMore Info | Buy Now

Theme: Big Shot

The Big Shot theme is great for any business with a web presence. Designed by PressCoders, the theme features a JQuery slider, multiple layout options (including one column layout), integrated widgets, template pages, and comes fully programmed with shortcodes. Other integrations for this theme include shopping cart feature, popular payment processors, social media integration, and blog incorporation. Pricing starts at $79.big shotMore Info | Buy Now

Theme: Accordium

The Accordium theme from ThemeForest was made for a sophisticated blog or portfolio presentation. This theme is great for those who want a professional look and a personal feel. This theme is provided with many features including demo content, 25 different widgets, light and dark versions, localization, shortcodes, automatic thumbnail resizing, image slider, contact form, and handles multimedia content. Pricing starts at $35.accordiumMore Info | Buy Now

Theme: Nova

This minimalistic theme from Elegant Themes is very appealing for any professional designer. The overall appearance of the theme is clean and simple but this theme does have many advanced features that most businesses prefer. Features included with this theme are six different color schemes, traditional blog layout, advertising management, automatic thumbnail resizing, multiple page templates, and localization options. Pricing starts at $39.novaMore Info | Buy Now

Theme: Glance

Created by ThemeForest, the minimalistic Glance design offers several flexible options for both personal users and businesses. The theme opens with a large JQuery slider that showcases several forward-looking functionalities. Customizable elements for this theme: unlimited color elements, block quotes and buttons, Ajax contact form, shortcodes, portfolio options, several different background styles, typography selections, and custom widgets. This theme is compatible with all modern browsers. Pricing starts at $35.glanceMore Info | Buy Now

Theme: Vimes

From WPZoom, the Vimes theme was created with professional designers in mind. The stylish and retro theme is packed with powerful features. The homepage opens with a large slider, ideal for showcasing images, and allows plenty of space below for more image display. Provided features for this theme include menu and navigation options, blog incorporation, portfolio templates, automatic thumbnail generator, search engine optimization, and custom widgets. Licensing options are available. Pricing starts at $69.vimes-wpzoom-homeMore Info | Buy Now

Theme: EarthlyTouch

This Elegant Themes design, the EarthlyTouch theme, has a soft and calm appearance for any blogger wanting a professional or more personal website look. The simple layout allows for blog readers to interact with each other. The theme offers so many innovative concepts – multiple color schemes, blog incorporation, automatic thumbnail resizing, powerful shortcodes, and compatibility with all major browsers. Pricing starts at $39.earthly-touchMore Info | Buy Now

Theme: Extensio

The Extensio WordPress theme was designed for corporate users. This simple design can be altered in many ways to suit your business needs. The homepage features a JQuery library, spaces for call to action buttons, and summaries of interior pages. Additional features include compatibility with all modern browsers, localization support, unlimited blog and portfolio pages, professionally coded, 18 different page layouts, 5 different color variations, several skin options, Google maps integration, and multimedia capabilities. This ThemeForest design is search engine optimized. Pricing starts at $40.extensio-themeforest-homeMore Info | Buy Now

Theme: Bounce

Another ThemeForest design, the Bounce theme was designed with business users in mind. This responsive theme is suitable for a mobile presence and adaptation to all screen sizes. Many customization options are available including JW player, 7 different skins, and typography options, fully coded, audio and video support with prettyPhoto lightbox, contact form, custom post types, and localization. This theme works with all modern browsers. Pricing starts at $55.Bounce - Responsive Business WordPress ThemeMore Info | Buy Now

Theme: TechCompass

This blogging theme from WPZoom has many powerful capabilities and will likely appeal to personal users more than professional. The options panel allows for easy changes to be made for a more distinctive appearance. Elements for this theme include custom widgets, social networking integration, multiple color schemes, layout options, fully coded, automatic thumbnail resizing, homepage image slider, and advertising management. Pricing starts at $69.techcompass-wpzoom-homeMore Info | Buy Now

Theme: Metro.press

The sophisticated and casual feel of the Metro.press theme from ThemeForest is ideal for bloggers. The professional design has many sophisticated elements and divisions that give it a very business-like feel. This theme comes with plenty of customization options – localization options, widget-ready, typography selections, social media integration, multimedia options, various page templates, multiple color schemes, and is fully coded. This theme is compatible with all modern browsers. Pricing starts at $30.metro-press-themeforest-homeMore Info | Buy Now

Theme: Stacker

The Stacker theme from ThemeForest is great for any personal or professional user. Stacker also supports every mobile platform and every mobile resolution on the market and will accommodate to the many different browser sizes without distortion and incorrect reordering. Additional features include shortcodes, blog and portfolio options, social media integration, and is search engine optimized. Pricing starts at $30.stacker-themeforest-homeMore Info | Buy Now

Theme: Magic Space

Another ThemeForest design, the Magic Space theme was designed for businesses: freelancers, small business owners, self-employed businesses, etc. This theme is controlled through the back panel – fully coded, demo content provided, unlimited color schemes, banner options, space for custom widgets, social media integration, automatic image resizing, search engine optimization, and is compatible with all modern browsers. Pricing starts at $40.magic-space-themeforest-homeMore Info | Buy Now

Theme: Morning

This magazine style theme from WPZoom has a classic look and offers plenty of content space (images and text) directly on the homepage. The theme has many advanced features and several customizable layout options, including built-in color styles, shortcodes, search engine optimization, multimedia accommodation, custom page templates, sidebar options, and social media integration. Licensing options are available. Pricing starts at $69.morning-wpzoom-homeMore Info | Buy Now

Theme: Suppose

The Suppose theme was created for business users who want to handle their own webpages. You do not need to be a programmer to work with this theme. The advanced options are easily controlled and manageable through the options menu. Features for this ThemeForest design include 5 different JQuery image sliders, localization, 4 custom post types, 90 different background patterns, typography options, 30 different color schemes, blog capabilities with 5 different styles, multimedia options, automatic thumbnail resizing, Ajax contact form, custom widgets, page templates, and shortcodes. Pricing starts at $40.suppose-themeforest-homeMore Info | Buy Now

Theme: Apollo

The Apollo theme works equally well for any professional or amateur designer. This ThemeForest design offers easy to use features that are up to professional standards. Apollo is a responsive theme and adapts to any browser screen size. This flexible theme offers these additional features – portfolio options, multimedia support, content sliders, different post formats, search engine optimization, and social networking integration. Pricing starts at $40.apollo-themeforest-homeMore Info | Buy Now

Theme: Agility

This versatile theme is another responsive theme from ThemeForest. The Agility theme adapts itself to fit any screen size and layout and can be seen by a wide range of people on any browsers size, including mobile devices and tablets. This theme comes with many impressive options – 4 different homepage layouts, 2 different blog layouts, 3 different backgrounds, portfolio options, multimedia options, fully coded, cross browsers compatibility, unlimited sliders, widget-ready and social media integration. Pricing starts at $35.Agility - Responsive WordPress Theme by SevenSparkMore Info | Buy Now

Theme: Zwin

Another ThemeForest design, the Zwin theme allows users to create a web presence to advertise their specific skills. This theme, like a business card or resume, is a great tool for job searching or to simply maintain an online resume. Users can add their contact and profile information and edit the header section with an image display. Additional features include four different color schemes, 8 different backgrounds, and compatible with most browsers, localization, fully coded, and social networking integration. Pricing starts at $25.zwin-themeforest-homeMore Info | Buy Now

Theme: Prime

Designed by WPZoom, the professional Prime theme was made for e-Commerce businesses. The homepage opens with a bold three image slider that includes call to action features, product images, and additional content. Users can also add their custom logo to the header. Additional features include social networking links, search engine optimization, automatic thumbnail resizing, and portfolio possibilities. Licensing options are available. Pricing starts at $69.More Info | Buy Now

Theme: Domestica

This real estate theme from WPZoom was designed for partnerships, real estate firms, and independent brokers. This theme comes with standard real estate elements as well as advanced features to create a truly personal website. To help present a more personal image that clients want, these features are included with this theme – page templates, content sliders, Google maps integration, search engine optimization, internationalization option, automatic image resizing, and social media integration. Licensing options are available. Pricing starts at $69.domestica-wpzoom-homeMore Info | Buy Now

Theme: Wikeasi

From WooThemes is the Wikeasi theme designed to be used as a reference site for informational purposes only. Because it is an information-based site, reference management is a big feature which allows users to reference in the context of custom post types and for visitors to find out the sources used in the articles. Advanced features include auto complete search, table of contents generator, and automatic thumbnail resizing. This theme is search engine optimized. Pricing starts at $70.wikeasiMore Info | Buy Now

Theme: Caf © Elements

The Caf © Elements from Press75 is suitable for any restaurant or related business. The theme has nice color selections and plenty of room to present the menu and dishes your restaurant serves. This theme comes with so many features that are suitable for commercial use including widget-ready, compatible with modern browsers, fully coded, search engine optimized, and blog incorporation. Pricing starts at $75.cafe-elements-press75-homeMore Info | Buy Now

Theme: TV Elements

Another Press75 theme, the TV Elements design was created for video portfolio showcasing. This theme comes with plenty of featured and advanced options, including a top page carousel for featured videos, multiple color options, widget-ready areas, advertising management, plenty of shortcodes, search engine optimization, and adjusts to any browser size. Pricing starts at $75.tv-elements-press75-homeMore Info | Buy Now

Theme: Kaboodle

Designed for any business type, the Kaboodle theme from WooThemes is perfect for an e-Commerce site. This theme’s great appearance combined with its technology has a lot to offer any business. The theme works with all modern browsers and will adjust to any screen size. Additional features include JQuery slider, custom layouts, portfolio options, testimonial boxes, typography options, multiple color schemes, and automatic thumbnail resizing. Pricing starts at $70.kaboodleMore Info | Buy Now

Theme: On Demand

This theme offers plenty of customization options and offers a very versatile look for any portfolio. This theme from Press75 offers network installation support and high-end features suitable for any professional business. Licensing options are available for this theme. Features for this theme include multiple color schemes, fully coded, social media integration, displays with any modern browser, search engine optimization, and multimedia support. Pricing starts at $75.on-demand-press75-homeMore Info | Buy Now

Theme: LeanBiz

Designed by Elegant Themes, the LeanBix theme is suited for businesses that want a soft and friendly online presence. This theme offers great versatility and a multitude of features. Controlled through the admin panel, users can work with these advanced elements – shortcodes, layout options, blog capabilities, automatic thumbnail resizing, advertising management, localization feature, and page templates. Pricing starts at $39.leanbizMore Info | Buy Now

Theme: Vidley

This theme from Press75 was designed for video portfolios and is provided with a host of features. The theme was designed with high standards in regards to coding and elements, and has a lot to offer any professional or amateur designer. Impressive features included with this theme are video and image optimization, widget support, custom menus and option pages, advertising management, cross browser compatibility, and multiple color schemes. Pricing starts at $75.vidley-press75-homeMore Info | Buy Now

Theme: Photolux

This theme, designed by ThemeForest, is ideal for photographers with plenty of image content. The images on the homepage can be resized from their default size and will automatically save a thumbnail image of your photos. Users can manage their fonts and styles, templates, sliders, layouts, columns and skins with this simple design. Pricing starts at $35.photoluxMore Info | Buy Now

Theme: Qlassik

Another design by ThemeFuse, the Qlassik theme is suited for any professional site and is provided with a host of features for a truly classic design. The design is familiar but easy to apply personal changes for a more unique website. There are 5 different color schemes, powerful shortcodes, layout options, widget-ready, typography options, sidebar features, and column choices. Pricing starts at $49.qlassikMore Info | Buy Now

Theme: Shelflife

Designed for e-Commerce site owners, the Shelflife theme from WooThemes has plenty of customization features for all different types of e-Commerce businesses. This theme is compatible with third-party plugins. The homepage gives users the ability to showcase featured products. This theme is compatible on mobile browsers. Additional features: layout options, search engine optimization, shopping cart features, and menu navigation options. Pricing starts at $70.shelflifeMore Info | Buy Now

Theme: Saving Grace

This WooThemes design was created for charity organizations and offers many features that will appeal to any non-profit. This spectacular theme features a homepage slider, room for a slogan and logo, and has call to action features. No space is wasted with this design! Additional features include page templates, typography options, custom widgets and third-party plugins, 5 different color styles, localization, and works with all modern browsers. Pricing starts at $70.saving-graceMore Info | Buy Now

Theme: DailyNotes

The DailyNotes theme from Elegant Themes was created for bloggers who want a more personal site and the blog to be all about them. Though the theme is easy to use, the blog does have some powerful features – automatic thumbnail resizing, shortcodes collection, organization and layout options, and flexible color options. This theme is compatible with all modern browsers. Pricing starts at $39.dailynotesMore Info | Buy Now

Theme: Tumble

The Tumble theme was designed around the popular Tumble blog style. Designed by Organic Themes, the design is attractive and sophisticated for any non-professional blogger. This easy to use theme has many exciting elements, such as background color and menu options, fully coded, multimedia capabilities; different post formats, portfolio options, social media integration, and comes with full support and updates. Pricing starts at $39.tumbleMore Info | Buy Now

Theme: Landscape

Created by StudioPress, the Landscape theme is best suited for visual artists or bloggers with lots of space for image content. Presentation is everything and this theme provides a great deal of innovative features – gallery feature with caption space, shortcodes collection, cross-browser compatibility, flexible layout, page templates, and search engine optimization. Licensing options are available. Pricing starts at $79.landscapeMore Info | Buy Now

Theme: Display

This complex and powerful theme was created by ThemeForest for business and portfolio sites. The large image slider on the homepage is a very bright and prominent feature. This bold and fun design has many features controlled through a backend panel such as page templates, cross browser compatibility, blog and portfolio options, contact page, slideshow manager, widget-ready, and social networking integration. Pricing starts at $40.displayMore Info | Buy Now

Theme: Contrast

Another ThemeForest creation, the Contrast theme was made for the visual arts and photography professionals. This theme allows for full screen backgrounds as well as image content, video content, and mapping service content. The homepage has a prominent JQuery slider. Additional features include Google maps integration, contact page, different color schemes, and compatible with all modern browsers, powerful shortcodes, and social media integration. Pricing starts at $35.contrastMore Info | Buy Now

Theme: iProduct

The iProduct design, made by Templatic, is a very serious and straight-forward theme. The very top of the page features a menu bar and just below that is a large image slider. Just below this are three areas for news related postings. This theme is search engine optimized and supports localizations. Changes to this theme can be made from a control panel; no coding required. Pricing starts at $65.iproductMore Info | Buy Now

Theme: Outreach

Designed by StudioPress, the Outreach theme was created for churches, ministries, and other nonprofit organizations. The theme’s tasteful appearance and its bold background with easy to read typography, will appeal to any generation. This theme offers a great deal of powerful features including blog incorporation, custom widgets, and sidebar options. This theme offers online tutorials and unlimited support. Pricing starts at $79.outreachMore Info | Buy Now

Theme: Awake

Created by ThemeForest, the Awake design is easy to use for any professional site. The classy look offers readable text, easy navigation, and plenty of content space. This theme is controlled through the admin panel and offers a host of impressive features – shortcodes collection, column and sidebar options, image slider, gallery pages, contact form, custom widgets, social networking integration, and blog incorporation. Pricing starts at $40.awakeMore Info | Buy Now

Theme: deLuxe

From ThemeShift is the flexible deLuxe theme. It can be used for professional or personal websites including restaurants, hotels or other upscale establishments. The header has three sections for featured content that is directly shown to your viewer. This theme offers many different personalized elements – five separate color schemes, fully coded, layout options, and optional subpages. Pricing starts at $50.deluxeMore Info | Buy Now

Theme: Family Tree

Designed by StudioPress, the Family Tree theme is clearly best suited as a site for your family tree creation. The friendly and cheerful design offers clear text for easy reading and easy navigation. Additional features include six different layout options, sidebars, gallery and portfolio options, threaded comments, blog integration, search engine optimization, powerful shortcodes, and a content slider. Licensing options are available. Pricing starts at $79.family-treeMore Info | Buy Now

Theme: E-Commerce

The E-Commerce theme was designed by Templatic. This theme makes it easy to setup and manage an online store. The site displays multiple images and also includes shopping carts, coupon management, payment gateways, and shipping management. The theme can integrate a blog as well. Users can utilize these features: automatic thumbnail resizing, fully coded, and layout and color options. Pricing starts at $65.ecommerceMore Info | Buy Now

Theme: eGamer

Designed by Elegant Themes, the eGamer theme is designed with gamers in mind featuring the important information gamers want to know about their games. This theme is set up with abbreviated post structure, ability to be transformed back to a traditional blog style, and optional color schemes. Features for this design include a navigation bar on the left side of the page, places for film and book reviews, automated thumbnail resizing, an ePanel for support and option controls, a collection of shortcodes, and is fully localized. Pricing starts at $39.egamerMore Info | Buy Now

Theme: Foodilicious

Created by Templatic, the Foodilicious theme offers restaurant owners an easy way to showcase their business, the menu and all that the venue offers. There is a menu page and additional item detail pages. The Foodilicious theme features various color schemes, widget-ready, traditional blog section, spaces for advertised specials, and built-in interfaces. The header and background images can be customized as well. Pricing starts at $65.foodiliciousMore Info | Buy Now

Theme: City Guide

Designed by WooThemes, the City Guide theme was created for directory-based websites or for tourist city guides. Users can track local events, list restaurant locations, map the community, mark shopping areas and landmarks and much more. The theme has many advanced features to make your website successful, including geotagged posts, Google maps integration, sidebar options, widget areas and custom widgets, social media integration, advertising management, multiple color schemes, cross-browser compatibility, and search engine optimization. Pricing starts at $70.city-guideMore Info | Buy Now

Theme: Bee Crafty

The Bee Crafty theme, provided by StudioPress, is very exciting and fun and is geared for the arts and crafts fans but can really be for anyone who wants a cheerful and upbeat theme. This theme comes with six different layout options and has excellent space for content. All theme updates are provided for free. Additional features include fully coded, widget-ready, blog integration, gallery options, and social networking incorporation. Pricing starts at $79.bee-craftyMore Info | Buy Now

Theme: Caffeinated

Created by WooThemes, the Caffeinated theme has high-energy and showcases a high-impact gallery which is ideal for portfolio presentations. The zest of design, colors and bold fonts is perfect for the stylish and fun presentation. Whether you are a graphic designer, in the fashion industry, or interior design this theme is for you. The homepage has a large image display to begin the showcase of your work. Features for this theme include a JQuery photo slider, ten color schemes, blogging integration, real-time communication through social networking, three widget-ready areas, SEO, custom navigation settings, and works with all modern browsers. Pricing starts at $70.caffeinatedMore Info | Buy Now

Theme: VideoZoom

VideoZoom, made by WPZoom, is definitely for video content presentation. The theater-like feel of the theme features a black background with white and grey accents. The image slider on the homepage hosts videos and an introduction to the site. This theme has room for many videos and does not require programming. The theme also offers a traditional layout, multiple dropdown menu options, and the ability to customize your chosen layout. VideoZoom is ready for widgets and does not require code changes. Pricing starts at $69.video-zoomMore Info | Buy Now

Theme: Clean Classy Corporate

Designed by ThemeFuse, this dramatic theme opens with a large image slider on the homepage with custom built icons below for user interaction. Businesses have plenty of space for production presentation. This theme is suitable for any corporate and commercial business. These features are provided with this theme – search engine optimization, navigation and tab options, powerful shortcodes, social media integration, and licensing options. Pricing starts at $49.clean-classy-corporateMore Info | Buy Now

Theme: Going Green

Created by StudioPress, the Going Green design is for both professional and personal sites. The earth tone mix of colors and rounded edges provide a soothing and calm appearance. The organic layout is ideal for text content but there is plenty of space for images as well. There is space for a featured image or header as well as sidebar space. Additional features – layout options, column options, full support, cross-compatibility and security. Pricing starts at $79.going-greenMore Info | Buy Now

Kevin Muldoon
Kevin Muldoon

Kevin Muldoon is a professional blogger with a love of travel. He writes regularly about topics such as WordPress, Blogging, Productivity, Internet Marketing and Social Media on his personal blog and and provides technical support at Rise Forums. He can also be found on Twitter: @KevinMuldoon

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