{"id":252,"date":"2022-06-23T11:23:26","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T08:23:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.accessi.org\/blog\/?p=252"},"modified":"2022-09-20T10:56:46","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T07:56:46","slug":"free-wordpress-themes-designed-for-accessibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.accessi.org\/blog\/free-wordpress-themes-designed-for-accessibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Free WordPress Themes Designed For Accessibility"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every web owner wants to increase traffic to their website. But that\u2019s only likely to happen if the website is accessible to everyone<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And of course, by \u2018<\/span>everyone\u2019, <\/b>we definitely include users with disabilities who rely on assistive technologies to browse the web.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If your website is built on WordPress (a good guess, seeing that one-third of the world\u2019s websites are), then accessibility-ready themes are a great way to get started.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There are a lot of paid WordPress themes to make your website accessible. Luckily, there are a handful of free ones too that work just as well! (or almost)<\/span><\/p>\n

Below, I\u2019ve listed five of these free WordPress themes that are accessibility-ready:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Neve by <\/b>Themeisle<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/h2>\n

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Version<\/b>: 3.2.5<\/span><\/p>\n

Last updated<\/b>: May 12, 2022<\/span><\/p>\n

Active Installations<\/b>: 300,000+<\/span><\/p>\n

WordPress Version<\/b>: 5.4 or higher<\/span><\/p>\n

PHP Version<\/b>: 7.0 or higher<\/span><\/p>\n

Neve is a fast, easy-to-customize, multi-purpose theme. It loads in seconds and adapts to any viewing device.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Neve is also quite expandable with a highly optimized SEO code which could help boost your website\u2019s ranking in Google search results.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The core theme is free and perfectly integrates with Gutenberg and popular page builders such as Elementor, Brizy, Beaver Builder, Visual Composer, SiteOrigin, and Divi.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The theme is suitable for blogs, small businesses, startups, agencies, firms, e-commerce stores (like WooCommerce), and personal portfolios.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Modern by <\/b>Webman Design \/ Oliver Juhas<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/h2>\n

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Version<\/b>: 2.5.2<\/span><\/p>\n

Last updated<\/b>: March 26, 2022<\/span><\/p>\n

Active Installations<\/b>: 3,000+<\/span><\/p>\n

WordPress Version<\/b>: 4.8 or higher<\/span><\/p>\n

PHP Version<\/b>: 5.6 or higher<\/span><\/p>\n

Modern theme is a fully accessible blog and portfolio WordPress theme. It is optimized for search engines, has a responsive design, and is compatible with mobile devices and high-resolution displays.<\/span><\/p>\n

The theme has secure, speed-optimized, translation-ready code with support for multiple languages (including RTL languages) and a featured posts slideshow on the front page.<\/span><\/p>\n

It also focuses on readability, making your web content easily accessible to your visitors. Modern is compatible with most page builder plugins, such as the Jetpack plugin.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

3. <\/b>Koji by <\/b>Anders Nor\u00e9n<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/h2>\n

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Version<\/b>: 2.0.10<\/span><\/p>\n

Last updated<\/b>: May 27, 2022<\/span><\/p>\n

Active Installations<\/b>: 2,000+<\/span><\/p>\n

PHP Version<\/b>: 5.4 or higher<\/span><\/p>\n

Koji is a clean and lightweight theme for bloggers. It features a masonry grid on the archive pages, widget areas in the sidebar and footer, as well as a beautiful and minimalistic design.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It also supports Gutenberg Editor support and infinite scroll loading. Other features include meta post settings, custom logo support, and an accessible search overlay.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Koji also seamlessly integrates with many WordPress plugins to allow you to take full advantage of supported features like Testimonials and social sharing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

4. <\/b>Period by <\/b>Compete Themes<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/h2>\n

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Version<\/b>: 1.700<\/span><\/p>\n

Last updated<\/b>: September 14, 2021<\/span><\/p>\n

Active Installations<\/b>: 1,000+<\/span><\/p>\n

PHP Version<\/b>: 5.4 or higher<\/span><\/p>\n

Period is a free WordPress theme designed for blogs, small businesses, and educational organizations.<\/span><\/p>\n

The menu is fully keyboard accessible, and text contrast levels are kept considerably beyond the WCAG-recommended ratio of 4.5:1.<\/span><\/p>\n

Period offers a few essential customization options like a custom logo uploader, a search bar, social profile icons, and two different layouts (left and right sidebar).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While Period is available as a free download, you can get more customization tools in Period Pro (premium version).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

5. <\/b>Founder by <\/b>Compete Themes<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/h2>\n

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Version<\/b>: 1.52<\/span><\/p>\n

Last updated<\/b>: December 23, 2020<\/span><\/p>\n

Active Installations<\/b>: 1,000+<\/span><\/p>\n

PHP Version<\/b>: 5.4 or higher<\/span><\/p>\n

Founder is a simple and easy-to-install theme perfect for websites that feature an online portfolio or blog. This makes it ideal for bloggers, marketers, start-ups, entrepreneurs, and business experts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Its minimalist design gives your website a stylish and modern look that is accessibility-ready. It also offers a few handy tools to help you customize your site to your liking.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Founder also integrates smoothly with popular plugins such as Easy Digital Downloads, MailChimp, and Jetpack.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Founder is available for free download. It also has a premium upgrade (Founder Pro) for extra features, such as custom fonts and featured images, sliders, and videos.<\/span><\/p>\n

Conclusion<\/span><\/h2>\n

Usability, readability, interactivity, and content accessibility are just a few of the advantages of using an accessible WordPress theme.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Still, most of the free themes listed above are more suitable for simple websites like personal blogs. If you own a business website, you\u2019d be better off with a solution like EquallyAI<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Make your website 100% accessible and provide a more personalized experience for your visitors. How? Find out with the free 14-day trial<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Disclaimer<\/b>: Accessi.org is not affiliated with any of the WordPress themes or developers mentioned in this article. This article is solely for informational and educational purposes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An accessible website is more likely to attract traffic than an inaccessible one. These WordPress themes are great options for improving your website’s accessibility free of charge!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.accessi.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.accessi.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.accessi.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.accessi.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.accessi.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=252"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.accessi.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":286,"href":"https:\/\/www.accessi.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252\/revisions\/286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.accessi.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.accessi.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.accessi.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}