Best Free WordPress Themes for Extending A Page Builder

15 themes compared · Updated August 2026 · Page Builder Add-ons

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Choosing a WordPress theme for extending a page builder comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 15 themes using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 15 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

1. Royal Elementor Kit Best overall 85/100
2. Newsmatic 80/100
3. Virtue 79/100
4. Occasio 77/100
5. Spexo 77/100
6. Ascend 76/100
7. Minimalistix 74/100
8. Basal FSE 72/100
9. Clean Blocks 71/100
10. HybridNews 68/100
11. Idea Flow 67/100
12. NewSpare 65/100
13. Coffee Block 63/100
14. SKT FSE 63/100
15. SKT Plants 63/100

Best overall Free by WP Royal

Royal Elementor Kit

Truly all in one Solution For Elementor Lovers. 140+ Elementor Templates KIT, 100+ Professional Elementor Widgets, Elementor theme builder, Elementor Popup Builder, Elementor Premade blocks...

5★: from 92 ratings
100k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026

WPScore

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Free by blazethemes

Newsmatic

Newsmatic is complete solution for your news website with full Elementor compatibility. By integrating the News Kit Elementor Addons plugin on your site, you can now customize any part of th...

4.8★: from 86 ratings
10k+: active installs
Updated: Jul 2026

WPScore

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Free by Nexcess

Virtue

The Virtue is a classic theme, built before the Gutenberg block editor was created. While some support has been added for the block editor it's a WordPress legacy theme. The theme is ex...

4.8★: from 224 ratings
10k+: active installs
Updated: May 2026

WPScore

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Free by ThemeZee

Occasio

Occasio is a sleek and modern Blogging & Magazine WordPress Theme, carefully designed for writers using the Gutenberg Block Editor. The theme supports several blog layouts, extensive pos...

5★: from 3 ratings
3k+: active installs
Updated: Jun 2026

WPScore

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Free by Fast Themes

Spexo

Spexo is a lightweight Elementor Theme for WordPress. It is responsive, SEO optimized and optimized for speed. With over more than 100+ advanced Elementor widgets, and multiple pre-built dem...

5★: from 3 ratings
3k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026

WPScore

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Free by Nexcess

Ascend

Ascend is a classic theme, built before the Gutenberg block editor was created. While some support has been added for the block editor it's a WordPress legacy theme. Ascend is amazingly...

4.9★: from 37 ratings
2k+: active installs
Updated: Mar 2026

WPScore

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Free by Superb

Minimalistix

Introducing Minimalistix, an elegant FSE (Full Site Editing) Gutenberg Block WordPress theme made for bloggers, writers, and anyone seeking a clean, modern, and responsive design. This free...

4.5★: from 2 ratings
2k+: active installs
Updated: May 2026

WPScore

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Free by sinsikha

Basal FSE

Basal FSE is a lightweight starter theme. It can be optimized for page speed and is built with default Gutenberg blocks and patterns. Comes loaded with 6 wonderful patterns and 5 style varia...

5★: from 1 ratings
500+: active installs
Updated: May 2026

WPScore

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Free by Catch Themes

Clean Blocks

Clean Blocks is a simple and sophisticated, free multipurpose Gutenberg WordPress theme crafted with Gutenberg compatibility in mind. It supports all Gutenberg blocks and is equipped with en...

4.3★: from 6 ratings
100+: active installs
Updated: Jun 2026

WPScore

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Free by AF themes

HybridNews

Introducing HybridNews: your go-to free WordPress theme for news, magazines, and blogs. With a blend of CoverNews innovation and Blockspare Gutenberg blocks, you get striking home pages and...

5★: from 1 ratings
300+: active installs
Updated: Feb 2026

WPScore

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Free by Superb

Idea Flow

Idea Flow is the perfect WordPress theme for you, if you're a company, agency, or business, it's also versatile enough for landing pages, one pages and bloggers. Create with Gutenb...

3k+: active installs
Updated: May 2026

WPScore

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Free by AF themes

NewSpare

NewSpare is a high-performance, Full Site Editing (FSE) WordPress theme expertly crafted for news, magazines, and professional blogs. Built to leverage the full power of the Gutenberg block...

400+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026

WPScore

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Free by Sonal S Sinha

Coffee Block

Coffee Block makes use of full screen editing options given by Gutenberg block editor. Coffee block template can be used for cafe, tea, milk, roasters, bakeries, restaurants, eateries, food,...

300+: active installs
Updated: Mar 2026

WPScore

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Free by Sonal S Sinha

SKT FSE

SKT FSE is a full site editing capable WordPress theme which makes use of the new Gutenberg block editor with FSE capabilities. Editing is so easy for this theme and it is flexible as well a...

300+: active installs
Updated: Mar 2026

WPScore

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Free by Sonal S Sinha

SKT Plants

SKT Plants is a garden landscape recycle based responsive flexible easy to use lightweight WordPress theme based on Gutenberg block editor. Can be used for conservation, eco friendly, green...

200+: active installs
Updated: Mar 2026

WPScore

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