12 Retro WordPress Themes Compared - 2023

Next up we have the Retro Portfolio theme. This is a one page vintage WordPress theme so instead of having your site be made up of several pages it can just be one continuous page. This theme is totally responsive and it has retina integration for logo and banner. With Retro Portfolio you also get several home page customization choices that you can play with and easily make your own by adding, removing or rearranging sections on the page.

And there are several color options, thanks to the new color picker, to customize the many sections, pages or blog posts of your site as well. This theme is also entirely translatable so whatever your translating needs are, Retro Portfolio can handle it. This will allow people all over the world to read your site in their native language, leading to more users for you.

More Features of Retro Portfolio Are:

• New and responsive slider
• Portfolio gallery
• More CSS, less images
• Integration with Google fonts
• Anti-spam filter on the contact form

VintWood is a vintage style WordPress theme that is geared towards multiple business types. This theme’s design is fully responsive which means that your site will be able to format to fit various different screen sizes no matter how big or small they may be. It is WooCommerce ready as well which means that should you need or ever want to have an online shopping aspect on your site you will be able to do so.

The VintWood theme is also translation ready to allow you to translate your site into other languages. This theme is also Contact Form 7 ready which is great because this means you will have a way of staying in touch and connected with the subscribers of your site. VintWood was coded with SEO in mind so your site will show up higher in relevant online search results.

More Features of VintWood Are:

• FontAwesome included
• One click demo import
• Multiple custom widgets
• Retina ready
• Revolution slider

Next up we have a WP theme with a very appropriate name, Extinct. This is a portfolio theme so if you are looking for a theme to help you build a site to show off your images if you have found the right theme. It can be used by creative agencies and other similar businesses. It has a vintage design and a set of unique elements to make your site unique to you. Extinct uses the SiteOrigin page builder that will allow you to customize your site any way you want.

This theme has a responsive design that is also retina ready so all of the content on your site will be able to format to fit different size screens no matter how big or small they may be. The Extinct theme is translation ready as well so you can have your site translated into almost any language you could possibly need or want. And it has Contact Form 7 so you will have a way of staying in touch with you site’s users.

Other Features of the Extinct Theme Include:

• More than 500 Google fonts
• Unlimited sidebars
• Ajax loading portfolio
• Works with WPML

And we have arrived at number five of our Retro WordPress Themes with the Vintage Immersed theme. This is a multi purpose theme so it can be used to create different kinds of websites but it is designed to be used for sites that will post a lot of images like portfolios or a photo gallery.

It has a resposnive design as well so your site will look great on all different devices no matter their screen size, from desktop to mobile. There is localization support for several languages such as: French, Russian, and German should you ever want or need to translate your website. The Vintage Immersed theme also has some shortcodes so you do not need to have any real coding knowledge in order to build your website the way you want to.

Other Features of the Vintage Immersed Theme Are:

• 6 custom widgets
• Exclusive color themes
• Logo and favicon uploader
• Cross browser compatible

The Wild Book theme is a vintage and creative theme that is perfect for a creative writer looking to build a site with a vintage feel. It is based on a split page layout and is an excellent choice for a personal blog or an online portfolio. This WordPress theme is also fully responsive and it is retina ready so both your written content as well as any images will be displayed clearly and in high quality on all devices. The Wild Book theme is search engine optimized as well to help bring more traffic and views to your site. It is also multi language ready with over a dozen different languages including some RTL (right to left) languages as well. Wild Book is a flexible and customizable theme so you can easily make your own personal touches to your site so it is unique to you.

More Features of The Wild Book Theme Include:

• Social profiles and share buttons
• Sticky menu
• Custom header image and logo
• Gutenberg optimized
• Galleries

Next up we have another theme with an incredibly fitting name, and that is the Nostalgia theme. This is a minimal portfolio theme that can be used for either personal or corporate uses to create a online portfolio. This theme comes with a working contact form as well which you can use to stay connected and keep in contact with your site’ subscribers.

The Nostalgia theme is cross browser compatible as well which means it can work on most popular web browsers such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Chrome, etc. This theme’s layout is responsive so no matter what kind of device your user is using to access your site it will always look great.

Other Features of the Nostalgia Theme Are:

• Light box built in
• Google map shortcode
• jQuery Powered
• Blog template

The Borderland WordPress theme is another multi concept theme of our retro WordPress themes. It also comes with WooCommerce shop so you can either use it to build an eCommerce or you can just have an online shop section on your website. This theme has a powerful admin panel which will help you to easily build your website from the ground up.

Borderland is translation ready like many of our other themes so you will be able to translate your site into other languages which can increase your site’s audience. The Visual Composer page builder comes with this theme as well so you will be able to create your site exactly the way you imagine it. The layout is resposnive and retina ready so all of your content will always look great. Borderland can also help you to create a one page (instead of multi page) website if you prefer that design.

More Features of the Borderland Theme Are:

• Vertical split screens slider
• Testimonials shortcode
• Ajax page transition animations
• One click demo import

The Hipster WP theme can be used for either personal use or business. It has a resposnive design that is also retina ready so all elements of your site, even images, will be able to format to fit any size screen from large desktops to tiny mobile phones and anything in between. This theme can support WooCommerce which you can choose to use if you want have a retail aspect on your website.

Hipster is also a translation ready theme so you will have the ability to translate your site into almost any language you could possible want or need. It is a cross browser compatible theme so your users can access your site on most popular web browsers such as Internet Explorer or Safari or Firefox. Hipster has a working contact form as well so you can stay in touch with your site’s subscribers.

More Features of the Hipster WordPress Theme Are:

• Instagram feed
• 404 page
• More than 150 Google fonts
• Theme options panel
• Fancy Box responsive Lightbox

And last but not least of our Retro WordPress themes we have the Redwoods WordPress theme. This is a responsive theme that is retina ready as well so your text as well as images will look great no matter what kind of device your user is using to access your site or how big the screen is.

The Redwoods theme has a contact form as well as a newsletter subscription so you will have many ways of staying in touch with your subscribers and keeping them up to date on your site’s activities. It also has the MotoPress Editor plugin which will allow you to easily build and edit your site, thanks to the handy dandy drag and drop elements. And it is WPML ready so should you ever need or want to translate your site you will be able to do so.

More Features of the Redwoods Theme Include:

• Cherry Framework 4
• MotoPress slider
• Social options