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Best Free WordPress Themes for Online Courses

13 themes compared · Updated August 2026 · Online Courses

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Choosing a WordPress theme for online courses 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 13 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. 13 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. 1. Scholarship Best overall 73/100
  2. 2. University Education Hub 71/100
  3. 3. LMSCourse FSE 70/100
  4. 4. Online Courses FSE 65/100
  5. 5. Online Education Classes 64/100
  6. 6. Play School 63/100
  7. 7. Tutor 63/100
  8. 8. Patterns Education 63/100
  9. 9. Master Study Lite 63/100
  10. 10. Digital Online Courses 63/100
  11. 11. Online Learning 61/100
  12. 12. YStudy Education 54/100
  13. 13. Expose Education 50/100
1 Scholarship
Best overall Free by Mystery Themes

Scholarship

Scholarship is a the Best Free WordPress Education Theme designed for university, college, school, online courses and other education related websites. Theme displays your site in the best p...

4.7★
from 16 ratings
600+
active installs
Updated
May 2026
73

WPScore

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2 University Education Hub
Free by themespride

University Education Hub

The University Education Hub is a sophisticated education website theme designed to showcase institutions such as colleges, universities, higher education centers, academic programs, online...

5★
from 1 ratings
100+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
71

WPScore

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3 LMSCourse FSE
Free by Themeisle

LMSCourse FSE

LMSCourse FSE is a fast, full-site editing WordPress theme tailored for online courses, coaching sites, and digital schools. Fully compatible with Masteriyo, LearnDash, Tutor LMS, and Lifter...

5★
from 1 ratings
1k+
active installs
Updated
Oct 2025
70

WPScore

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4 Online Courses FSE
Free by ThemeGrill

Online Courses FSE

Online Courses FSE is a modern, fully customizable WordPress block theme designed for educational institutions, online course platforms, e-learning websites, and training centers. Built with...

1k+
active installs
Updated
May 2026
65

WPScore

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5 Online Education Classes
Free by legacythemes

Online Education Classes

The Online Education Classes Theme is a contemporary and highly functional solution designed specifically for education-focused websites, encompassing e-learning platforms, online courses, v...

200+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
64

WPScore

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6 Play School
Free by Sonal S Sinha

Play School

SKT Play School is an education WordPress theme which can be used for Kindergarten, nursery, play schools, pre-schools, varsities, university, online courses, ecourses, online learning, e-le...

200+
active installs
Updated
Mar 2026
63

WPScore

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7 Tutor
Free by alexathemes

Tutor

Tutor is a clean, professional, and fully responsive WordPress theme built specifically for educational websites such as schools, colleges, universities, online course providers, and e-learn...

5★
from 1 ratings
200+
active installs
Updated
Jun 2025
63

WPScore

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8 Patterns Education
Free by PatternsWP

Patterns Education

Patterns Education is a modern and versatile WordPress theme crafted for schools, colleges, universities, online courses, and educational institutions. Built with WordPress Full Site Editing...

100+
active installs
Updated
Jun 2026
63

WPScore

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9 Master Study Lite
Free by Buywptemplates

Master Study Lite

The Master Study Lite Theme is a powerful, feature-rich solution designed specifically for educational institutions, online courses, and academic professionals, making it ideal for modern e-...

100+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
63

WPScore

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10 Digital Online Courses
Free by Titan Themes

Digital Online Courses

The Digital Online Courses theme is an innovative and user-friendly solution specifically designed for online learning platforms, educational institutions, online academies, training centers...

100+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
63

WPScore

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11 Online Learning
Free by ThimPress

Online Learning

Online Learning is a powerful, lightweight, and modern free education WordPress theme designed for solo instructors, coaches, and educational institutions to create and sell online courses w...

400+
active installs
Updated
Nov 2025
61

WPScore

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12 YStudy Education
Free by Santosh Raut

YStudy Education

YStudy is a modern, feature-rich education WordPress theme. Created for school, college, university, online course, LMS platform, instructor, language academy, kids learning, kindergarten, r...

100+
active installs
Updated
May 2025
54

WPScore

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13 Expose Education
Free by kantipurthemes

Expose Education

Expose Education is a Full Site Editing Education WordPress theme. It is a versatile and powerful WordPress theme designed specifically for educational institutions, online courses, and eLea...

100+
active installs
Updated
Feb 2025
50

WPScore

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