3-Column WordPress Themes Gallery

By Kyle Eslick | Filed Under 3-Column Themes, Themes
Tag(s): 3-Column Themes, Best WordPress Themes, WordPress Themes

Updated: April 25, 2013

While most full time bloggers seem to use and prefer 2-column WordPress themes, there is no doubt that 3-column themes are definitely more popular among the WordPress blogger masses. This can be attributed to many things, but the most appealing thing seems to be the ability to place more sidebar stuff above the fold on your blog. This can help you better monetize your blog by allowing more room for advertisements, subscription buttons, and other important sidebar content that needs to be seen by your readers.

This post is designed to be a spot to collect screen shots and download information about my favorite 3-column WordPress themes that have been made available to the WordPress community. I decided to avoid displaying any themes that cost money, and I’ve tried to include additional information about the theme then possible, including if it is widget ready or SEO friendly, etc.:

3-Column Themes (2 Sidebar Left)

Facebooked Theme

Download

3-Column Themes (2 Sidebar Right)

Simpleton Theme

Source | Download | Demo

Padangan Theme

Demo

Black and White Theme (SEO Friendly, Optimized for AdSense)

Source | Download | Demo

Firebug Theme

Source | Download

ProSense Theme (SEO Friendly, Optimized for AdSense)

Download (Orange, Blue, and Gray) | Demo

BloggingPro Theme (Widget Ready)

Source | Download | Download w/Widgets | Demo

Blue Stripes Ajax Theme (SEO Friendly, AdSense Ready)

Source

Gossip City Theme

Source

Xplosive Theme

Source | Download

Blog oh Blog Theme

Source | Download

Fresh Theme (Widget Ready)

Demo

Blue Dream Theme

Source/Demo | Download

Dark Zen Theme

Source | Download | Demo

Deep Blue Theme

Source | Download (Right Sidebar) | Download (Left Sidebar) | Download (125×125 Ad Blocks) | Demo

BizFresh Theme

Source | Download

Ghacks Theme

Source | Download | Demo

Daily Blog Tips Theme

Source | Download (Green, Blue, Black, and Orange) | Demo (Green, Blue, Black, and Orange)

Blue Green Theme

Source | Download

Pride Theme

Source | Demo

Illacrimo Theme (Widget Ready)

Source

Tomodachi Theme

Source | Download | Demo

Simple Red Theme

Source

True Blue Theme

Source

Nonzero Theme

Source | Download | Demo

Cleaker 2.1 Theme (Widget Ready)

Source | Download

WP Premiere Theme

Demo

Fresco Theme

Source | Download | Demo

Saur Theme

Source | Demo

3-Column Themes (1 Sidebar Left and 1 Sidebar Right)

Maggo Theme

Download | Demo

YGo Sea Theme

Source | Download | Demo

Silveray Theme

Source | Download | Demo

Rhea Theme

Source | Download

Velocity Theme

Source | Download

Tigopedia Theme

Source | Download

3cWPTP Theme (Widget Ready)

Source | Demo (Click 3cWPTP in drop-down box)

Acid Green Pro Theme

Download | Demo

Alike Theme

Source | Download

Greed Theme

Source | Download | Demo

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Kyle Eslick is WordPress enthusiast who took his passion for WordPress to the next level in 2007 by launching WPHacks.com as a place to share hacks, tutorials, etc. Connect with Kyle on Twitter or Google+!

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http://daily-rambler.blogspot.com/ Brad Nay

Excellent Post, This will help me in the long run of getting a cool design!
http://vaasu.in VaaSU

Excellent Collection !!
Michelle

Thanks so much for these great theme downloads. Love your blog!
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Noli Mirador

Before, I thought these theme are premium and set to be purchased. Great three column wordpress themes…
Nelson Freytes

wow! i had almost given up on a collection of quality themes. you’re cool.
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http://www.keccap.com Yemek Tarifleri

Good WordPress Themes
Craig W

wow, some excellent themes there. i’m a big fan of the themes created by design disease. i use two, both of which are listed here – smashing theme and illacrimo. both are really well done – particularly in terms of looks. illacrimo i found a little buggy but managed to get around that with a couple of easy fixes. they’re fairly easy to customise as well if you know your way around stylesheets.

if you want to see these themes in action, then you can see them here:

http://www.distancelearnuk.co.uk
http://www.shopaholic-uk.co.uk

anyhow, good work, great to see so many quality themes in one place.
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http://www.problemcocuk.com/ problem çocuk

So nice theme i want use one of that theme on my site can u help me
Briongloid Web Design

That’s a great collection of designs there.
To the bookmark-mobile!
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http://www.nela.in/ moserw

Great site and very good themes displayed. Getting a couple to check them out for myself.
Wawa

Wew… great themes info thanks ya…
http://leedsfest.org leedsfest

this helped a lot, thanks! I will be using one of these soon.
jose

3 columns is cool
ArtG

Thanks nice wordpress templates…)))
vi

Hi,

Nice themes. Just wanted to ask if they ready with any plug-in?

Appreciate your feedback. Tnx!
Iwan Susanto

thanks.. nice info.. I find it from search engine..
thank you
http://www.SEOAdsenseThemes.com SEOAdsenseThemes.com

For SEO benefits, it is advisable when you’re choosing a classic 3 column layout is making sure the content column precedes both left and right column. You won’t have to worry if the left-most column is designated to hold all your WordPress entries.
http://www.staticbrain.com static brain

Very beautiful themes. I especially like the Velocity theme. I just installed it for a friend. Keep up the great work.
Tom Riddle

Nice themes!
FarLight77

You’re the man

Thanks for nice themes

See ya
http://spiritandculture.com DeeK

It is the choice of themes like these that make me love WordPress so much. It just keeps me coming back.
http://www.aslgomes.com André Gomes

Very cool list of wordpress themes.
The best i have found until now.

Thanks
http://www.gravityblue.com/ Gravity

awesome list. i am sure gonna use one for my blog. simply love them
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http://www.megaonlineprofits.com Don Mega

Awesome collection, these are some of the most interesting themes I have seen in a while. Great quality.
http://all-mafia.ru/ Mafia

Excellent list of themes! One of the best resources I’ve found for free downloads! Thanks.
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http://www.releaselive.com Ibrahim Rabbani

i already use bloggingPRO but after seeing your post.. i’m considering using simpleton..
http://usapinoy.com CB

Wow, thanks for the nice themes, I appreciate it being in just one page, no need for clicking succeeding pages…
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http://www.epdrama.com dramaqueen

nice theme.. but i still prefer my theme.. it enables to change font colors.. so cool
emo hairstyles

thanks
you help me a lot
football

i have bookmark ur blog to my google, coz i bookmark only things that i love, like so much..good work.
http://www.freelancejobsforall.com Freelance Jobs

Dark Zen Theme is one of my favorite, it is simple elegant and looks very nice.

Others are also good. Thanks for sharing.
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http://www.playstation4guru.com PS4guru

Very nice list here….Thanks
I could use some of these themes in the future…
http://www.submitmypage.com SubmitMyPage

Exactly what I was looking for. Bookmarked!

Thanks for sharing!
http://www.infogaptek.com Adi

Wow! You have so many nice themes here! Thanks for sharing!
http://www.dstudiobali.com/webdesign/busby-seo-test-page/ Busby

Superb list, Free Revolution Theme still my favorite
http://www.danielsmonde.com Daniel

Nice, thanks for the great themes!
http://www.fortmyerschickblogging@gmail.com FMChick

Thanks for these great themes! I’m about to d/l one right now to see how it looks for my blog!
http://www.shoutmeloud.com p@r@noid

Great themes and very helpful…
I like them and your website is wonderful very helpful for people like me who are new to wordpress.
Stumbled and Dugg the article so that more people can take help of these useful resources.
http://www.honourchick.com honour chick

all awesome themes
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http://www.wwws.org/ jesse

Thanks for the list as I had been looking for the 3 column themes and this list makes it easy to choose.
http://www.seo-tips-for-u.blogspot.com/ arshad

wow..they were nice
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http://twe4ked.com twe4ked

I’m not going to lie, there are some horrible looking themes there.

Where the hell is the cutline 3 column?

.
http://blooming-tea.net/ murti

Excellent job with the list! Found just what I was looking for
http://nichpakaich.com nichive

Okay, I’m feeling I’m getting close to finish my hunt, hee-hee thanks for the shares.
http://www.smasra.com Money Academy

nice themes , i used to see great designs for wordpress and i think that “Langit Theme” is the best and more popular
Haron Tawil

There are few great themes that I can certainly add into my collection and use them. No doubt about it!
Bushnell

It is the choice of themes like these that make me love WordPress so much. It just keeps me coming back.
http://geofferson.blogspot.com jefferson faudan

I really don’t understand the idea of blogs having no colors at all and be praised with “great designs” when there are no visuals in the first place…

personally, when i check into blogs or websites…one thing that attracts me first are the eyecandy that these sites have… alienware has never failed to amaze me in terms of websites… and for blogs… there hardly are any blog themes that would interest me lately… it was just lucky for me to get myself a “jeans” concept theme for my blog
http://www.karolstofira.com/ Karol Stofira

really nice themes in your list…thnx for tips…
Karen in Indianapolis

I’ve been looking for a good 3 column layout for awhile and this is by far the best list I have seen!
http://led24.de/ EinbauStrahler

There are few nice themes that iam gonna try on my new blogs. Finally i have found what i was looking for…
http://artsdir.blogspot.com/ Blogger Tips

very nice list of cute templates. thanks.
Sulumits Retsambew

Amazing collection, I’m getting more and more impressed with the quality of the content available on this blog. Great work.
http://www.harryone.com ROY

nice themes!
http://www.alanya-alanya.com alanya

cool and very nice templates.thanks
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faiz

great themes! I like it..
thanks a lot
http://www.newbreedmarketer.com/blog Andre Arnett

These are some excellent themes that I will be implementing into my blogs. Thanks.
http://syadiashare.com syadiash

great theme , i love it. thanks very much.
http://www.thinkflick.com/wordpress/ Sajid

These are some excellent themes. One of the best that I have seen so far.
Great job on the theme.
http://tsar3.com/ zero

great themes man
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Travis

Great WordPress themes collection. I was looking for a good sidebar to use on a site, and I found several perfect solutions here.

Thanks!
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http://www.cheaponlineshopping.us Hans

Very Nice Theme list
Thank you for Share
http://www.video-games.cc videogames

This is a lovely list.. I really like all of the themes.. It’s simplet yet beautiful
Thank you so much for sharing
http://www.mikewagan.net Mike Wagan

thanks for the list of themes! i’d definitely be customizing one of those for my new blog…
Furkan

Thanks For Sharing.. Good Jobs
http://www.graphic-design-schools.org Roberto

I have to say Crunch theme wins for me. Regardless of site traffic, I like the Google ads as filler. Without lots of content and sections for your site a 3 column look will look empty. Nice work on this post I gave you a Stumble and a Delicious tag.

RobertO
Graphic Design Schools.org
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http://www.virtualrosario.com Rosario

Thanks for the list…they were nice
http://studotnet.blogspot.com Stu

Loads of these themes are dead links mate.
- http://kyleeslick.com Kyle Eslick
  
  Thanks Stu. This list was compiled back in 2007 (back when people released themes for free), so it doesn’t surprise me.
  
  I’ll see about getting this list updated this weekend!
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http://www.cheaponlineshopping.us Nee

Great list 3 column
Thanks for share
http://www.joltivan.com joltivan

Thanks for the list..nice collection of themes
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http://www.ekoob.com raghu

Cool gallery… great collection
http://www.boknowshomes.com kelowna

These are some beautiful themes. One of the best that I have seen so far.
Great job on the theme.
http://www.honeytechblog.com Honey Singh

Nice list !
In the end i prefer for custom design !
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Thanks…Awesome List of WP themes…
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Wow! What a great gallery of WP templates! The Resurrectio and Illacrimo look so cool.
Thank you for sharing!
http://www.technokyle.com jd

Mystique should be there. it’s one of the best too
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ath007

Awesome list… i specifically downloaded nearly 7 of those listed here… never have downloaded more than one from lists found elsewhere on the internet …
http://www.yekduse.com kemal22

The Resurrectio and Illacrimo look so cool.
Thank you for sharing!
http://teamtouring.net annosmile

nice themes
thank you
http://teamtouring.net annosmile

There are few nice themes that iam gonna try on my new blogs. Finally i have found what i was looking for…
kabir

Excellent WP themes Gallery………….
Thanks…for your Awesome List of WP themes…
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Thanks…Awesome List of WP themes…
http://www.wandisukoharjo.com Guru Go!Blog

Theme 3 columns is very cool and my favorite sir, tanks yeah.
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Great collection of themes thanks!
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patel

these are great themes for sure.i loved mabbo one.at the end i was able to get what i wanted.thanks
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The Resurrectio and Illacrimo look so cool.
Thank you for sharing!
evan

Nice themes, Thank you so much !
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http://fitceleb.blogspot.com sonia

Great list thanks a lot…
http://www.psdtomagento.net tuba

pretty old but good collection, just wondering whether its 3.0 compatible
http://www.tatilyerlerim.biz tatil yerleri

Great collection of themes thanks…!
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http://garmahis.com Michael Garmahis

If you have some bucks to spend, I highly recommend to buy one of the premium themes. They are much more powerful, flexible and have great support to answer your questions.
http://www.reedd.com Reedd

Nice list. But all these templates are outdated.
http://trimbakeshwar.in/ trimbakeshwar

Hello, and thanks for your theme. I am studying WordPress Mu for a project.

I am fighting with something. On my site, the positions of the textarea for the comments is not the same on the “about” page, and on the “HEllo world” one ! The code is the same, the Css ids also … Can someone help ? THanks a lot.
http://www.muzrek.net MuZReK

reaally excelent job. thanks
Francis

i’m planning to use 3-column theme..nice collection..:-)
http://lagulawaz.blogspot.com/ Tembang Lawas

Very cool template thank for share
http://www.liclifeinsuranceindia.com Lic

Really nice themes. Thanks for the collections.
http://www.jobvacancy.tv Nancy

thank for sharing… nice wordpress themes
http://www.psikopat-hayalet.com hayalet

thank you for themes, very nice
Eugene Indarto

it seems tha ElegantBlue Theme will be good on my Newest Scholarship Information blog, but unfortunalely can’t be downloaded anymore
http://www.revitalizebeautifulskin.com/ Sarah

These are some really great templates. I found 2 here that I am already using. Thanks for the blog, it has great information.

Sarah
hery

Very fantastic themes..I love 3 column wordpress themes..I search on google and then i find this blog…thanks for sharing..
http://www.bloomingteasite.com Jen| blooming tea

I like the themes with 3 columns, side bars on both sides. The Silver Ray theme is what I like the most, and I’ll be using this soon, thanks a lot for having this here.
http://www.bukan.anekaberita.com Wandi Sukoharjo

I like theme 3 columns. I want to download it. Tanks friend.
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cenzi

wow! not a SINGLE one with two left side bars!!!! oops, just the first one…. damn….
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http://toto-share.com toto

I like firebug theme. great plugin.. I try this theme. thank you
http://www.urbanaesthetics.co.uk Ross

WOW! This is a great list! I prefer 3 column themes, I really like the ‘Fresco Theme’ Thanks for putting this list together!
http://www.lightstrikelasertag.com Light

Several of the only ones I want have broken links and are not available to download…
http://www.hillarybost.com Hillary Bost

thanks I was looking for a few of these the other day.
cookwaresets

I like theme 3 columns. I want to download it.Thank
http://terapikanker.net terapi kanker

useful information about the theme. I belong to the user 3 column theme
Nature Photographer

Very great adsense themes. I downloaded the tigopedia as a theme for my site. Thanks a lot!
http://techieshome.com Ankul Barar

I have used BloggingPro Theme (Widget Ready). Really clean and smooth theme. Must try! Thanks for the list!
http://www.bb-fan.pl Matt

Nice list of 3-column themes, shame most of them are quite old. I’m looking for some 2-siedebars template and I would really like to see some up to date propositions.
cheers

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