30 Best Free Genesis Child Themes For two thousand seventeen (100% Free Download)
30+ Best Free Child Themes For The Genesis Framework (100% Free To Download)
Genesis is the most popular WordPress Framework. We are large fans, in fact this site right here is powered by a Genesis child theme. Here is our handpicked collection of 100% free to download, modern looking and fit for two thousand seventeen child themes for Genesis.
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. We are hefty fans, in fact this site is powered by Genesis and we’re using a child-theme called Altitude Pro. However it’s a premium theme, not a free theme. Here below, we have collected the best and free Genesis Framework child themes that are built on the rock-solid Genesis Framework from StudioPress. All themes listed are modern looking, responsive, optimized for search engines, prompt loading – and best of all – the themes are all 100% free to download. However. To use any of the free Genesis child themes listed here below, you need to buy the Genesis Framework which is presently priced at $59.95 (one-time cost). One of the best things about buying the Genesis Framework is that it comes with unlimited updates, unlimited support, access to detailed tutorials, can be used on unlimited websites, and includes a starter 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. Because Genesis is presently used on more than 280K websites and takes up 13% of the WordPress theme market share. Genesis Framework is a powerful, secure, SEO friendly and mobile responsive Framework that is designed to always be used with a child theme – be it one of StudioPress premium child themes or a third-party premium or free child theme. Genesis Two.0 (current version is Two.Four.Two) also has a very active developer community and many WordPress/Genesis developers have their own blogs where they share helpful tips and tutorials. One of the greatest things about Genesis is that it comes with unlimited updates, unlimited support, access to detailed tutorials, unlimited websites, and includes a starter child theme and of course the Framework itself. So how much does the Genesis Framework cost? The one-time cost is just $59.95. Premium child themes range inbetween $79.95 and $99.95.
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 rapid spectacle
- Built-in search engine optimization (SEO)
- Mobile responsive design
- Lithe code that can be lightly modified and extended
What is a Genesis child theme?
Imagine a sports car. Think of WordPress as the engine, the Genesis Framework as the bod and framework, and the Genesis child theme as the paint job. The Genesis Framework is the parent WordPress theme and the Genesis child theme is a WordPress theme which built on top of the framework and the child theme inherits the functionality from the parent theme. The main benefits of using a child theme is that you can lightly, and securely, update the framework (might be a security patch, bug fix improved functionality). With a “regular” non-framework WordPress theme there is no effortless way of updating it without losing all the custom-built styling and switches that you have made to it. That’s not the case with a child theme. When a fresh upgraded version of the Genesis Framework comes out, you can securely update it because all your customizations are saved in the child theme. Because a child theme automatically inherits the parent theme’s features, styles, and templates. This way you don’t actually need to touch the core files in the parent theme (nor would you need to). Clever right? Now let’s get into the freebie themes.
30+ best & free Genesis child themes for 2017
This here is our collection of free child themes, for Genesis Framework, that are elegant, responsive and modern looking (i.e. “fit” for two thousand seventeen 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 Very first (Brian Gardner)
- Minimalist Very first (Brian Gardner)
- Journal (Rafal Tomal)
- Fresh (Restored 316)
- Wander (PHPbits)
- Starter Theme (Calvin Koepke)
- Concise (Calvin Koepke)
- Letter (Calvin Koepke)
- Minny+ (Calvin Koepke)
- Journal (Imagely)
- Aiko (Andrei Chira)
- Kimi (Andrei Chira)
- Haru (Andrei Chira)
- Fremedy (Themedy)
- Tote (Themedy)
- Mobile Very first Adoption (Art of Genesis)
- Novo (ZigzagPress)
- Diligent (Claro Themes)
- Equilibre (Claro Themes)
- 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 presently priced at $59.95 (one-time cost).
- Genesis Sample theme
The Genesis sample theme is a starter theme that is included for free when you buy the Genesis Framework. The theme features six page layouts, custom-built background, custom-built header, custom-built menus, footer widgets, threaded comments and more.
- Twenty Seven Pro theme
Twenty Seven Pro is a free minimalist child theme that is ideal for lifestyle and food bloggers. The theme is made by Brian Gardner (founder of Genesis Framework & StudioPress). This stunning minimalistic theme comes with mobile responsive design, custom-made logo uploader, color options via the theme’s customizer, three site layout options, goopy message header widget area, before header & footer widget area, plus lots more.
- Mobile Very first theme
Mobile Very first is another free child theme from Brian Gardner that embraces the mobile-first treatment. This stunning minimalistic theme comes with mobile responsive design, three page layouts, custom-built logo uploader, three widget areas, goopy message header widget area, custom-built background option, plus lots more.
- Minimalist Very first theme
Minimalist is yet another free minimalist child theme from Brian Gardner (founder of Genesis Framework & StudioPress). This theme supports single layout, custom-made header, background picture, header picture, primary and secondary menu, threaded comments – and more. This theme does not have any widgets.
- Journal theme
Journal is a free Genesis child theme for WordPress from Rafal Tomal (lead designer at Rainmaker Digital). The theme uses a very lightweight design and intended to be used primarily for plain private blog sites. The home page has one content area above the latest posts, the theme doesn’t have visible sidebars, but the primary sidebar is hidden behind the screen which can be accessed by clicking the Menu button.
- Fresh theme
Fresh is a free womanish Genesis child theme for WordPress made by Restored 316. The theme’s design is modern, fresh and light and the theme is flawless for blogs.
- Wander theme
Wander is a free Genesis Framework blog child theme from PHPbits. This premium theme is SEO friendly, mobile optimized and responsive with any devices, and the beautiful asymmetric grid layout is ideal for a blog or news/magazine site.
- Starter theme
Starter Theme (v2) is a powerful boilerplate theme for developing Genesis Framework child themes. You can generate a fresh theme every time you need one, because it’s ready for development from the begin using SCSS, Gulp devices, and naming pre-configured.
- Concise theme
Concise is a free Genesis child theme from Calvin Koepke (frontend designer at Rainmaker Digital). The theme emphasizes modern and tech-focused content. It features sans-serif style typography and elegant animations.
- Letter theme
Letter is another free Genesis child theme from Calvin Koepke. This theme takes you back to the roots of what writing is all about: communication. It features a narrow column design and serif-style typography.
- Minny+ theme
Minny+ is yet another free child theme for the Genesis Framework from Calvin Koepke. This theme comes with three page layouts and templates, and the theme highlights featured photos and offers a sophisticated serif-style typography set.
- Journal theme
Journal is free photo blogging child theme for Genesis from Imagely. This theme comes a static left menu and background photo, numerous blog, page, portfolio and post templates. Journal also comes with detailed documentation on how to setup and customize the theme.
- Aiko theme
Aiko is a free Genesis child theme from Andrei Chira. The theme’s design is black & white, minimalist and with emphasis on beautiful photography. Aiko is flawless for food, style and magazine blogs and it comes with an after header widget area and four widget areas on four columns.
- Kimi theme
Kimi is a free business child theme for Genesis that is also created by Andrei Chira. This theme is flawless as a business theme and the homepage is set to full-width-template and columns are made with the Genesis Columns Advanced plugin.
- Haru theme
Haru is a free food blogging child theme made by Andrei Chira. The theme uses a crimson and dark blue color scheme and has an after header widget area with a utter width hero picture background.
- Fremedy theme
Fremedy is a free Genesis child theme that runs on either Genesis or Thesis Two. The theme includes a homepage slider, a landing page template and portfolio pages, and fountains more.
- Tote theme
Tote is a free Genesis child theme that is inspired by Tumblr and their infinite scrolling themes. The theme is ideal for showcasing your blog and it comes with a range of styles, features, and clever backend options.
- Mobile very first adoption theme
Mobile Very first Adaptation theme wordpress is created by Art of Genesis. The theme is a mobile responsive and HTML5 theme built for the Genesis Framework that is free to use.
- Novo theme
Novo is a free Genesis child theme that combines a modern vapid design with a minimalistic style. The theme is mobile ready, SEO optimized and is ideally designed to be a portfolio site or private blog.
- Diligent theme
Diligent is a clean and ordinary Genesis child theme designed with consultants, coaches and entrepreneurs in mind. The theme includes six color styles, four page layouts, featured photo auto-display, custom-made theme options, custom-made background, custom-made menus and fountains more.
- Equilibre theme
Equilibre is clean and minimalist free Genesis child theme that is flawlessly suited for puny businesses and freelancers that like to keep the site plain. The theme includes Html5 markup, custom-made theme options, custom-made background, custom-made menus, four Page layouts, built-in Font Awesome and lots more.
- Hello Minimal theme
Hello Minimal is a minimalistic Genesis powered child theme from Tonya Mork. The theme is clean, modular and minimal – it’s the flawless theme for individual blogs.
- One Pager theme
One Pager is a free one-page parallax website child theme for Genesis. Created by Sridhar Katakam this theme is primarily meant for single page websites that have several horizontal sections with the nav menu items scrolling sleekly to their corresponding sections.
- Nominal theme
Nominal is a free minimal child theme for the Genesis Framework from Eli Overbey. The theme takes a “less is more” treatment and comes with custom-built header and featured pics. It also comes with a footer widget, HTML5 markup, mobile responsive design, dedicated landing page + explosions more.
- Engage theme
Nominal is a free social child theme for the Genesis Framework, also from Eli Overbey. The theme that features a social like interface and features three layouts, widget areas, and mobile responsive. The theme divides your content into parts with a hero pic and featured pic on every post. It also features a custom-built header, HTML5 markup, and custom-made theme options.
- Latitude theme
Latitude is a free news/magazine child theme for the Genesis Framework, from Aaron Hartland. The theme is a two or three column widget ready theme and comes with a slider, portfolio page template, six page layouts, custom-made background, custom-made header, custom-made menus, footer widgets, threaded comments, and lots more.
- Blurr Pro theme
Blurr Pro is a minimal custom-built Genesis child theme from Magnus7 that is free to download.
- Breakpoint theme
Breakpoint is a free Genesis child theme for WordPress made by Brad Potter. Breakpoint is a bold, statement-making (and looking) theme that is flawless for blogs. It features many layouts and page setups and has lots of other functionality to suit your needs. This theme is lithe and could be used for many different types of websites. It is effortless to navigate and readability is excellent.
- Amazing Times theme
Amazing Times is a free Genesis child theme for WordPress that is also made by Brad Potter. The theme comes with a unique primary sidebar for the Homepage, after entry widget area, sub footer widget area, footer widget area, colorizer (switches the color scheme) in customizer, tertiary navigation menu, responsive mobile menus, Google fonts plus lots more.
- Twenty of Time theme
Twenty of Time is a free WordPress Genesis child theme from Friso van Dijk. The theme is utilizing a plain, yet stylish blog layout and you can pick different colours and match them as you feel like. The theme also permits featured pics, as well as custom-made widget areas and a number of nice looking page templates and layouts.
- Center theme
Center is a free blog child theme for the Genesis Framework. The theme comes with two color schemes, light and dark. Customizable footer text. Two footer widget areas, one header widget area, and one widget area below primary navigation.
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.
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30 Best Free Genesis Child Themes For two thousand seventeen (100% Free Download)
30+ Best Free Child Themes For The Genesis Framework (100% Free To Download)
Genesis is the most popular WordPress Framework. We are yam-sized fans, in fact this site right here is powered by a Genesis child theme. Here is our handpicked collection of 100% free to download, modern looking and fit for two thousand seventeen child themes for Genesis.
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. We are massive fans, in fact this site is powered by Genesis and we’re using a child-theme called Altitude Pro. However it’s a premium theme, not a free theme. Here below, we have collected the best and free Genesis Framework child themes that are built on the rock-solid Genesis Framework from StudioPress. All themes listed are modern looking, responsive, optimized for search engines, quick loading – and best of all – the themes are all 100% free to download. However. To use any of the free Genesis child themes listed here below, you need to buy the Genesis Framework which is presently priced at $59.95 (one-time cost). One of the best things about buying the Genesis Framework is that it comes with unlimited updates, unlimited support, access to detailed tutorials, can be used on unlimited websites, and includes a starter 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. Because Genesis is presently used on more than 280K websites and takes up 13% of the WordPress theme market share. Genesis Framework is a powerful, secure, SEO friendly and mobile responsive Framework that is designed to always be used with a child theme – be it one of StudioPress premium child themes or a third-party premium or free child theme. Genesis Two.0 (current version is Two.Four.Two) also has a very active developer community and many WordPress/Genesis developers have their own blogs where they share helpful tips and tutorials. One of the greatest things about Genesis is that it comes with unlimited updates, unlimited support, access to detailed tutorials, unlimited websites, and includes a starter child theme and of course the Framework itself. So how much does the Genesis Framework cost? The one-time cost is just $59.95. Premium child themes range inbetween $79.95 and $99.95.
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 rapid spectacle
- Built-in search engine optimization (SEO)
- Mobile responsive design
- Supple code that can be lightly modified and extended
What is a Genesis child theme?
Imagine a sports car. Think of WordPress as the engine, the Genesis Framework as the assets and framework, and the Genesis child theme as the paint job. The Genesis Framework is the parent WordPress theme and the Genesis child theme is a WordPress theme which built on top of the framework and the child theme inherits the functionality from the parent theme. The main benefits of using a child theme is that you can lightly, and securely, update the framework (might be a security patch, bug fix improved functionality). With a “regular” non-framework WordPress theme there is no effortless way of updating it without losing all the custom-built styling and switches that you have made to it. That’s not the case with a child theme. When a fresh upgraded version of the Genesis Framework comes out, you can securely update it because all your customizations are saved in the child theme. Because a child theme automatically inherits the parent theme’s features, styles, and templates. This way you don’t actually need to touch the core files in the parent theme (nor would you need to). Clever right? Now let’s get into the freebie themes.
30+ best & free Genesis child themes for 2017
This here is our collection of free child themes, for Genesis Framework, that are elegant, responsive and modern looking (i.e. “fit” for two thousand seventeen 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 Very first (Brian Gardner)
- Minimalist Very first (Brian Gardner)
- Journal (Rafal Tomal)
- Fresh (Restored 316)
- Wander (PHPbits)
- Starter Theme (Calvin Koepke)
- Concise (Calvin Koepke)
- Letter (Calvin Koepke)
- Minny+ (Calvin Koepke)
- Journal (Imagely)
- Aiko (Andrei Chira)
- Kimi (Andrei Chira)
- Haru (Andrei Chira)
- Fremedy (Themedy)
- Tote (Themedy)
- Mobile Very first Adoption (Art of Genesis)
- Novo (ZigzagPress)
- Diligent (Claro Themes)
- Equilibre (Claro Themes)
- 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 presently priced at $59.95 (one-time cost).
- Genesis Sample theme
The Genesis sample theme is a starter theme that is included for free when you buy the Genesis Framework. The theme features six page layouts, custom-built background, custom-made header, custom-made menus, footer widgets, threaded comments and more.
- Twenty Seven Pro theme
Twenty Seven Pro is a free minimalist child theme that is ideal for lifestyle and food bloggers. The theme is made by Brian Gardner (founder of Genesis Framework & StudioPress). This stunning minimalistic theme comes with mobile responsive design, custom-made logo uploader, color options via the theme’s customizer, three site layout options, goopy message header widget area, before header & footer widget area, plus lots more.
- Mobile Very first theme
Mobile Very first is another free child theme from Brian Gardner that embraces the mobile-first treatment. This stunning minimalistic theme comes with mobile responsive design, three page layouts, custom-made logo uploader, three widget areas, goopy message header widget area, custom-made background option, plus lots more.
- Minimalist Very first theme
Minimalist is yet another free minimalist child theme from Brian Gardner (founder of Genesis Framework & StudioPress). This theme supports single layout, custom-built header, background photo, header pic, primary and secondary menu, threaded comments – and more. This theme does not have any widgets.
- Journal theme
Journal is a free Genesis child theme for WordPress from Rafal Tomal (lead designer at Rainmaker Digital). The theme uses a very lightweight design and intended to be used primarily for ordinary private blog sites. The home page has one content area above the latest posts, the theme doesn’t have visible sidebars, but the primary sidebar is hidden behind the screen which can be accessed by clicking the Menu button.
- Fresh theme
Fresh is a free womanish Genesis child theme for WordPress made by Restored 316. The theme’s design is modern, fresh and light and the theme is flawless for blogs.
- Wander theme
Wander is a free Genesis Framework blog child theme from PHPbits. This premium theme is SEO friendly, mobile optimized and responsive with any devices, and the beautiful asymmetric grid layout is ideal for a blog or news/magazine site.
- Starter theme
Starter Theme (v2) is a powerful boilerplate theme for developing Genesis Framework child themes. You can generate a fresh theme every time you need one, because it’s ready for development from the begin using SCSS, Gulp implements, and naming pre-configured.
- Concise theme
Concise is a free Genesis child theme from Calvin Koepke (frontend designer at Rainmaker Digital). The theme emphasizes modern and tech-focused content. It features sans-serif style typography and elegant animations.
- Letter theme
Letter is another free Genesis child theme from Calvin Koepke. This theme takes you back to the roots of what writing is all about: communication. It features a narrow column design and serif-style typography.
- Minny+ theme
Minny+ is yet another free child theme for the Genesis Framework from Calvin Koepke. This theme comes with three page layouts and templates, and the theme highlights featured pictures and offers a sophisticated serif-style typography set.
- Journal theme
Journal is free photo blogging child theme for Genesis from Imagely. This theme comes a static left menu and background photo, numerous blog, page, portfolio and post templates. Journal also comes with detailed documentation on how to setup and customize the theme.
- Aiko theme
Aiko is a free Genesis child theme from Andrei Chira. The theme’s design is black & white, minimalist and with emphasis on beautiful photography. Aiko is ideal for food, style and magazine blogs and it comes with an after header widget area and four widget areas on four columns.
- Kimi theme
Kimi is a free business child theme for Genesis that is also created by Andrei Chira. This theme is flawless as a business theme and the homepage is set to full-width-template and columns are made with the Genesis Columns Advanced plugin.
- Haru theme
Haru is a free food blogging child theme made by Andrei Chira. The theme uses a crimson and dark blue color scheme and has an after header widget area with a total width hero photo background.
- Fremedy theme
Fremedy is a free Genesis child theme that runs on either Genesis or Thesis Two. The theme includes a homepage slider, a landing page template and portfolio pages, and geysers more.
- Tote theme
Tote is a free Genesis child theme that is inspired by Tumblr and their infinite scrolling themes. The theme is ideal for showcasing your blog and it comes with a range of styles, features, and clever backend options.
- Mobile very first adoption theme
Mobile Very first Adaptation theme wordpress is created by Art of Genesis. The theme is a mobile responsive and HTML5 theme built for the Genesis Framework that is free to use.
- Novo theme
Novo is a free Genesis child theme that combines a modern vapid design with a minimalistic style. The theme is mobile ready, SEO optimized and is ideally designed to be a portfolio site or private blog.
- Diligent theme
Diligent is a clean and ordinary Genesis child theme designed with consultants, coaches and entrepreneurs in mind. The theme includes six color styles, four page layouts, featured pic auto-display, custom-built theme options, custom-built background, custom-built menus and explosions more.
- Equilibre theme
Equilibre is clean and minimalist free Genesis child theme that is ideally suited for puny businesses and freelancers that like to keep the site elementary. The theme includes Html5 markup, custom-made theme options, custom-made background, custom-made menus, four Page layouts, built-in Font Awesome and lots more.
- Hello Minimal theme
Hello Minimal is a minimalistic Genesis powered child theme from Tonya Mork. The theme is clean, modular and minimal – it’s the flawless theme for private blogs.
- One Pager theme
One Pager is a free one-page parallax website child theme for Genesis. Created by Sridhar Katakam this theme is primarily meant for single page websites that have several horizontal sections with the nav menu items scrolling slickly to their corresponding sections.
- Nominal theme
Nominal is a free minimal child theme for the Genesis Framework from Eli Overbey. The theme takes a “less is more” treatment and comes with custom-built header and featured pics. It also comes with a footer widget, HTML5 markup, mobile responsive design, dedicated landing page + explosions more.
- Engage theme
Nominal is a free social child theme for the Genesis Framework, also from Eli Overbey. The theme that features a social like interface and features three layouts, widget areas, and mobile responsive. The theme divides your content into parts with a hero pic and featured photo on every post. It also features a custom-made header, HTML5 markup, and custom-built theme options.
- Latitude theme
Latitude is a free news/magazine child theme for the Genesis Framework, from Aaron Hartland. The theme is a two or three column widget ready theme and comes with a slider, portfolio page template, six page layouts, custom-built background, custom-made header, custom-made menus, footer widgets, threaded comments, and lots more.
- Blurr Pro theme
Blurr Pro is a minimal custom-made Genesis child theme from Magnus7 that is free to download.
- Breakpoint theme
Breakpoint is a free Genesis child theme for WordPress made by Brad Potter. Breakpoint is a bold, statement-making (and looking) theme that is flawless for blogs. It features many layouts and page setups and has lots of other functionality to suit your needs. This theme is limber and could be used for many different types of websites. It is effortless to navigate and readability is excellent.
- Amazing Times theme
Amazing Times is a free Genesis child theme for WordPress that is also made by Brad Potter. The theme comes with a unique primary sidebar for the Homepage, after entry widget area, sub footer widget area, footer widget area, colorizer (switches the color scheme) in customizer, tertiary navigation menu, responsive mobile menus, Google fonts plus lots more.
- Twenty of Time theme
Twenty of Time is a free WordPress Genesis child theme from Friso van Dijk. The theme is utilizing a plain, yet stylish blog layout and you can pick different colours and match them as you feel like. The theme also permits featured pictures, as well as custom-made widget areas and a number of nice looking page templates and layouts.
- Center theme
Center is a free blog child theme for the Genesis Framework. The theme comes with two color schemes, light and dark. Customizable footer text. Two footer widget areas, one header widget area, and one widget area below primary navigation.
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.
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30 Best Free Genesis Child Themes For two thousand seventeen (100% Free Download)
30+ Best Free Child Themes For The Genesis Framework (100% Free To Download)
Genesis is the most popular WordPress Framework. We are big fans, in fact this site right here is powered by a Genesis child theme. Here is our handpicked collection of 100% free to download, modern looking and fit for two thousand seventeen child themes for Genesis.
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. We are enormous fans, in fact this site is powered by Genesis and we’re using a child-theme called Altitude Pro. However it’s a premium theme, not a free theme. Here below, we have collected the best and free Genesis Framework child themes that are built on the rock-solid Genesis Framework from StudioPress. All themes listed are modern looking, responsive, optimized for search engines, prompt loading – and best of all – the themes are all 100% free to download. However. To use any of the free Genesis child themes listed here below, you need to buy the Genesis Framework which is presently priced at $59.95 (one-time cost). One of the best things about buying the Genesis Framework is that it comes with unlimited updates, unlimited support, access to detailed tutorials, can be used on unlimited websites, and includes a starter 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. Because Genesis is presently used on more than 280K websites and takes up 13% of the WordPress theme market share. Genesis Framework is a powerful, secure, SEO friendly and mobile responsive Framework that is designed to always be used with a child theme – be it one of StudioPress premium child themes or a third-party premium or free child theme. Genesis Two.0 (current version is Two.Four.Two) also has a very active developer community and many WordPress/Genesis developers have their own blogs where they share helpful tips and tutorials. One of the greatest things about Genesis is that it comes with unlimited updates, unlimited support, access to detailed tutorials, unlimited websites, and includes a starter child theme and of course the Framework itself. So how much does the Genesis Framework cost? The one-time cost is just $59.95. Premium child themes range inbetween $79.95 and $99.95.
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 prompt spectacle
- Built-in search engine optimization (SEO)
- Mobile responsive design
- Limber code that can be lightly modified and extended
What is a Genesis child theme?
Imagine a sports car. Think of WordPress as the engine, the Genesis Framework as the figure and framework, and the Genesis child theme as the paint job. The Genesis Framework is the parent WordPress theme and the Genesis child theme is a WordPress theme which built on top of the framework and the child theme inherits the functionality from the parent theme. The main benefits of using a child theme is that you can lightly, and securely, update the framework (might be a security patch, bug fix improved functionality). With a “regular” non-framework WordPress theme there is no effortless way of updating it without losing all the custom-built styling and switches that you have made to it. That’s not the case with a child theme. When a fresh upgraded version of the Genesis Framework comes out, you can securely update it because all your customizations are saved in the child theme. Because a child theme automatically inherits the parent theme’s features, styles, and templates. This way you don’t actually need to touch the core files in the parent theme (nor would you need to). Clever right? Now let’s get into the freebie themes.
30+ best & free Genesis child themes for 2017
This here is our collection of free child themes, for Genesis Framework, that are elegant, responsive and modern looking (i.e. “fit” for two thousand seventeen 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 Very first (Brian Gardner)
- Minimalist Very first (Brian Gardner)
- Journal (Rafal Tomal)
- Fresh (Restored 316)
- Wander (PHPbits)
- Starter Theme (Calvin Koepke)
- Concise (Calvin Koepke)
- Letter (Calvin Koepke)
- Minny+ (Calvin Koepke)
- Journal (Imagely)
- Aiko (Andrei Chira)
- Kimi (Andrei Chira)
- Haru (Andrei Chira)
- Fremedy (Themedy)
- Tote (Themedy)
- Mobile Very first Adoption (Art of Genesis)
- Novo (ZigzagPress)
- Diligent (Claro Themes)
- Equilibre (Claro Themes)
- 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 presently priced at $59.95 (one-time cost).
- Genesis Sample theme
The Genesis sample theme is a starter theme that is included for free when you buy the Genesis Framework. The theme features six page layouts, custom-built background, custom-built header, custom-built menus, footer widgets, threaded comments and more.
- Twenty Seven Pro theme
Twenty Seven Pro is a free minimalist child theme that is ideal for lifestyle and food bloggers. The theme is made by Brian Gardner (founder of Genesis Framework & StudioPress). This stunning minimalistic theme comes with mobile responsive design, custom-made logo uploader, color options via the theme’s customizer, three site layout options, goopy message header widget area, before header & footer widget area, plus lots more.
- Mobile Very first theme
Mobile Very first is another free child theme from Brian Gardner that embraces the mobile-first treatment. This stunning minimalistic theme comes with mobile responsive design, three page layouts, custom-built logo uploader, three widget areas, goopy message header widget area, custom-built background option, plus lots more.
- Minimalist Very first theme
Minimalist is yet another free minimalist child theme from Brian Gardner (founder of Genesis Framework & StudioPress). This theme supports single layout, custom-built header, background photo, header picture, primary and secondary menu, threaded comments – and more. This theme does not have any widgets.
- Journal theme
Journal is a free Genesis child theme for WordPress from Rafal Tomal (lead designer at Rainmaker Digital). The theme uses a very lightweight design and intended to be used primarily for ordinary individual blog sites. The home page has one content area above the latest posts, the theme doesn’t have visible sidebars, but the primary sidebar is hidden behind the screen which can be accessed by clicking the Menu button.
- Fresh theme
Fresh is a free womanish Genesis child theme for WordPress made by Restored 316. The theme’s design is modern, fresh and light and the theme is flawless for blogs.
- Wander theme
Wander is a free Genesis Framework blog child theme from PHPbits. This premium theme is SEO friendly, mobile optimized and responsive with any devices, and the beautiful asymmetric grid layout is ideal for a blog or news/magazine site.
- Starter theme
Starter Theme (v2) is a powerful boilerplate theme for developing Genesis Framework child themes. You can generate a fresh theme every time you need one, because it’s ready for development from the begin using SCSS, Gulp contraptions, and naming pre-configured.
- Concise theme
Concise is a free Genesis child theme from Calvin Koepke (frontend designer at Rainmaker Digital). The theme emphasizes modern and tech-focused content. It features sans-serif style typography and elegant animations.
- Letter theme
Letter is another free Genesis child theme from Calvin Koepke. This theme takes you back to the roots of what writing is all about: communication. It features a narrow column design and serif-style typography.
- Minny+ theme
Minny+ is yet another free child theme for the Genesis Framework from Calvin Koepke. This theme comes with three page layouts and templates, and the theme highlights featured pics and offers a sophisticated serif-style typography set.
- Journal theme
Journal is free photo blogging child theme for Genesis from Imagely. This theme comes a static left menu and background photo, numerous blog, page, portfolio and post templates. Journal also comes with detailed documentation on how to setup and customize the theme.
- Aiko theme
Aiko is a free Genesis child theme from Andrei Chira. The theme’s design is black & white, minimalist and with emphasis on beautiful photography. Aiko is ideal for food, style and magazine blogs and it comes with an after header widget area and four widget areas on four columns.
- Kimi theme
Kimi is a free business child theme for Genesis that is also created by Andrei Chira. This theme is ideal as a business theme and the homepage is set to full-width-template and columns are made with the Genesis Columns Advanced plugin.
- Haru theme
Haru is a free food blogging child theme made by Andrei Chira. The theme uses a crimson and dark blue color scheme and has an after header widget area with a total width hero picture background.
- Fremedy theme
Fremedy is a free Genesis child theme that runs on either Genesis or Thesis Two. The theme includes a homepage slider, a landing page template and portfolio pages, and geysers more.
- Tote theme
Tote is a free Genesis child theme that is inspired by Tumblr and their infinite scrolling themes. The theme is flawless for showcasing your blog and it comes with a range of styles, features, and clever backend options.
- Mobile very first adoption theme
Mobile Very first Adaptation theme wordpress is created by Art of Genesis. The theme is a mobile responsive and HTML5 theme built for the Genesis Framework that is free to use.
- Novo theme
Novo is a free Genesis child theme that combines a modern plane design with a minimalistic style. The theme is mobile ready, SEO optimized and is ideally designed to be a portfolio site or individual blog.
- Diligent theme
Diligent is a clean and plain Genesis child theme designed with consultants, coaches and entrepreneurs in mind. The theme includes six color styles, four page layouts, featured picture auto-display, custom-made theme options, custom-built background, custom-made menus and explosions more.
- Equilibre theme
Equilibre is clean and minimalist free Genesis child theme that is flawlessly suited for petite businesses and freelancers that like to keep the site ordinary. The theme includes Html5 markup, custom-built theme options, custom-made background, custom-made menus, four Page layouts, built-in Font Awesome and lots more.
- Hello Minimal theme
Hello Minimal is a minimalistic Genesis powered child theme from Tonya Mork. The theme is clean, modular and minimal – it’s the flawless theme for private blogs.
- One Pager theme
One Pager is a free one-page parallax website child theme for Genesis. Created by Sridhar Katakam this theme is primarily meant for single page websites that have several horizontal sections with the nav menu items scrolling slickly to their corresponding sections.
- Nominal theme
Nominal is a free minimal child theme for the Genesis Framework from Eli Overbey. The theme takes a “less is more” treatment and comes with custom-built header and featured photos. It also comes with a footer widget, HTML5 markup, mobile responsive design, dedicated landing page + fountains more.
- Engage theme
Nominal is a free social child theme for the Genesis Framework, also from Eli Overbey. The theme that features a social like interface and features three layouts, widget areas, and mobile responsive. The theme divides your content into parts with a hero photo and featured photo on every post. It also features a custom-made header, HTML5 markup, and custom-built theme options.
- Latitude theme
Latitude is a free news/magazine child theme for the Genesis Framework, from Aaron Hartland. The theme is a two or three column widget ready theme and comes with a slider, portfolio page template, six page layouts, custom-made background, custom-built header, custom-built menus, footer widgets, threaded comments, and lots more.
- Blurr Pro theme
Blurr Pro is a minimal custom-made Genesis child theme from Magnus7 that is free to download.
- Breakpoint theme
Breakpoint is a free Genesis child theme for WordPress made by Brad Potter. Breakpoint is a bold, statement-making (and looking) theme that is flawless for blogs. It features many layouts and page setups and has lots of other functionality to suit your needs. This theme is supple and could be used for many different types of websites. It is effortless to navigate and readability is excellent.
- Amazing Times theme
Amazing Times is a free Genesis child theme for WordPress that is also made by Brad Potter. The theme comes with a unique primary sidebar for the Homepage, after entry widget area, sub footer widget area, footer widget area, colorizer (switches the color scheme) in customizer, tertiary navigation menu, responsive mobile menus, Google fonts plus lots more.
- Twenty of Time theme
Twenty of Time is a free WordPress Genesis child theme from Friso van Dijk. The theme is utilizing a plain, yet stylish blog layout and you can pick different colours and match them as you feel like. The theme also permits featured pictures, as well as custom-made widget areas and a number of nice looking page templates and layouts.
- Center theme
Center is a free blog child theme for the Genesis Framework. The theme comes with two color schemes, light and dark. Customizable footer text. Two footer widget areas, one header widget area, and one widget area below primary navigation.
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.
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