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Best Free WordPress Themes for Teaching Online

15 themes compared · Updated August 2026 · LMS & Online Learning

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Choosing a WordPress theme for teaching online 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. 1. TutorStarter Best overall 78/100
  2. 2. Scholarship 73/100
  3. 3. LMS Education Courses 72/100
  4. 4. LMS Education 72/100
  5. 5. eLearning 71/100
  6. 6. Iqra Education 71/100
  7. 7. VW Education Lite 71/100
  8. 8. University Education Hub 71/100
  9. 9. LMS Education Study 71/100
  10. 10. LMSCourse FSE 70/100
  11. 11. Eduacademy 70/100
  12. 12. Online Courses FSE 65/100
  13. 13. Online Education Classes 64/100
  14. 14. Play School 63/100
  15. 15. Tutor 63/100
1 TutorStarter
Best overall Free by Themeum

TutorStarter

Tutor Starter is a free WordPress LMS theme powered by Tutor LMS, the popular eLearning plugin for WordPress. It is designed to let Tutor LMS take center stage while also letting you pick wh...

4★
from 4 ratings
10k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
78

WPScore

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2 Scholarship
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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3 LMS Education Courses
Free by VW THEMES

LMS Education Courses

LMS Education Courses is a well-crafted website template specifically designed for schools and educational platforms, serving as an online classroom that transitions the learning process int...

5★
from 2 ratings
200+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
72

WPScore

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4 LMS Education
Free by Misbah WP

LMS Education

LMS Education is an elegant and sophisticated WordPress theme designed specifically for various educational and learning management system (LMS) applications. Built on the Bootstrap framewor...

4★
from 4 ratings
200+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
72

WPScore

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5 eLearning
Free by masteriyo

eLearning

eLearning is a free WordPress LMS theme powered by Masteriyo LMS. Masteriyo is a revolutionary LMS plugin based on React JS making it not just super fast but also super easy to setup. Master...

5★
from 14 ratings
1k+
active installs
Updated
Oct 2025
71

WPScore

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6 Iqra Education
Free by themeseye

Iqra Education

Iqra Education is perfect one for the school, college or university and it is a well suited theme for the training centers as well as LMS learning modules. If you want to open up the educati...

5★
from 3 ratings
100+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
71

WPScore

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7 VW Education Lite
Free by VW THEMES

VW Education Lite

WordPress theme which is ideal for educational and academic institutions websites. It is best suited for college, school, university, LMS, Training Center, Academy, Primary School, High scho...

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

WPScore

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8 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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9 LMS Education Study
Free by themagnifico52

LMS Education Study

LMS Education Study is a dynamic and adaptable WordPress theme tailored for educational institutions, including schools, colleges, universities, and online learning platforms. Centered aroun...

5★
from 3 ratings
100+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
71

WPScore

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10 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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11 Eduacademy
Free by Themeisle

Eduacademy

Eduacademy is a modern education WordPress theme ideal for schools, instructors, and course platforms. It supports Masteriyo, LearnPress, Tutor LMS, and Sensei LMS, making it easy to create...

5★
from 1 ratings
800+
active installs
Updated
Oct 2025
70

WPScore

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12 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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13 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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14 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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15 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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