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The Genesis Framework is the most popular WordPress theme framework to run your website or blog on. The framework itself is simply a parent WordPress theme and what makes it rock’n’roll is the child theme.
But before we dive into the list of free child themes for the Genesis Framework. Let’s find out a bit more what the Genesis Framework is, and what a child theme is.
What is the Genesis Framework?
As we’ve already mentioned Genesis is a WordPress Framework by StudioPress and it’s one of the most popular WordPress Frameworks out there. And with good reason.
Why use the Genesis Framework?
Because a quarter of a million website owners cannot be wrong! Yes, that’s right. More than 280,000 websites use a StudioPress child theme for their WordPress powered website. StudioPress and the Genesis Framework main features are:
- Top notch security
- Lightning fast performance
- Built-in search engine optimization (SEO)
- Mobile responsive design
- Flexible code that can be easily modified and extended
What is a Genesis child theme?
Imagine a sports car. Think of WordPress as the engine, the Genesis Framework as the body and frame, and the Genesis child theme as the paint job.
30+ best & free Genesis child themes for 2018
This here is our collection of free child themes, for Genesis Framework, that are elegant, responsive and modern looking (i.e. “fit” for 2018 and beyond). Please note that all of the below child themes require the Genesis Framework (because the themes won’t work without it).
- Genesis Sample (StudioPress)
- Twenty Seven Pro (Brian Gardner)
- Mobile First (Brian Gardner)
- Minimalist First (Brian Gardner)
- Journal (Rafal Tomal)
- Fresh (Restored 316)
- Wander (PHPbits)
- Starter Theme (Calvin Koepke)
- Concise (Calvin Koepke)
- Letter (Calvin Koepke)
- Minny+ (Calvin Koepke)
- Hello Minimal (Tonya Mork)
- One Pager (Sridhar Katakam)
- Nominal (Eli Overbey)
- Engage (Eli Overbey)
- Latitude (Aaron Hartland)
- Blurr Pro (Magnus7)
- Breakpoint (Brad Potter)
- Amazing Times (Brad Potter)
- Twenty of Time (Friso van Dijk)
- Center (MagikPress)
To use any of the child themes listed here below, you need to buy the Genesis Framework which is currently priced at $59.95 (one-time cost).
- Genesis Sample theme
- Twenty Seven Pro theme
- Mobile First theme
- Minimalist First theme
- Journal theme
- Fresh theme
- Wander theme
- Starter theme
- Concise theme
- Letter theme
- Minny+ theme
- Journal theme
- Aiko theme
- Kimi theme
- Haru theme
- Fremedy theme
- Tote theme
- Mobile first adoption theme
- Novo theme
- Diligent theme
- Equilibre theme
- Hello Minimal theme
- One Pager theme
- Nominal theme
- Engage theme
- Latitude theme
- Blurr Pro theme
- Breakpoint theme
- Amazing Times theme
- Twenty of Time theme
- Center theme
Wrap up
So, now you know a bit more about the amazing Genesis Framework and its awesome child themes. Because of the amazingly talented (and generous) Genesis theme creators whose themes we have featured here above. You have now hopefully found a free theme that you have downloaded and you are ready to use. StudioPress has also just released their all-in-one website builder called StudioPress Sites. Which theme (or themes) did you like the best? Let us know in the comments below. Also if there are other free Genesis child themes out there that you think we should add to the list, then let us know.
Great content, I didnt know about 30% of them so thank you
Great collection of themes. Many themes are new to me. I am using Magazine Pro Theme and my site looks cool with it 😉