It’s vitally important that you trust and believe me when I say that you should never download any “free” WordPress Themes via a search return for those keywords in Google.
You’ll get stuck with a corrupt and perhaps malicious piece of software, despite how “cool” the Theme really looks! Please read this great article diving deep into the reasons why for more info.
If you can afford it we totally recommend buying a “Premium” WordPress theme from a well-respected (and dedicated) theme shop. We naturally recommend Standard Theme if you’re a blogger since it’s what we use!
Stay safe all!
Eric J says
I downloaded a free theme for a client from http://www.paddsolutions.com/wordpress-theme-nickelation/ and it had base64 stuff that i had to remove that inserted ads, thank goodness for the code being GPL so i knew i could modify it to remove the ads.
andi says
one can’t be too careful these days – but so many people don’t know about this….
Eric Dye says
True!