Yes, Esteem is completely free to use. It is available on WordPress.org at no cost.

How many websites use Esteem?

Esteem has 2.0K+ active installations as tracked by WordPress.org.

What are the best Esteem alternatives?

Popular alternatives to Esteem include Twenty Twenty-Five, Astra, Twenty Twenty-Four. You can compare them on our theme directory.

Does Esteem work with the latest WordPress?

Esteem requires WordPress false+ and PHP 5.6+. Check the theme's WordPress.org page for the latest compatibility information.

Esteem — Reviews, Rating & Alternatives (2026)

Name: Esteem
Rating: 4.9 (46 reviews)
Author: ThemeGrill

As of April 2026, Esteem is a WordPress theme with 2.0K+ active installations and a 4.9/5 rating from 46 reviews. It has been downloaded 359K+ times in total. Requires WordPress false+ and PHP 5.6+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Top alternative: Twenty Twenty-Five.

4.9/546 reviews

2.0K+active installs

359K+total downloads

12 yearssince 2014

Overview

Esteem is a clean multipurpose responsive WordPress theme designed to fit business, portfolio, blogging or any type of site. The theme supports custom header, custom background, custom widgets, page templates and has built in options panel to configure primary color, site logo, slider, sidebar layout and 3 blog layout. It's also fully compatible with popular plugins like contact Form 7, WP PageNavi and Breadcrumb Navxt and is translation ready. Get free support at https://themegrill.com/contact/ and check the demo at https://themegrilldemos.com/esteem/.

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Ratings & Reviews

4.946 reviews

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Recent Reviews

Easy to use

by inclusion4all·8 months ago

Easy to use and I like the friendly look.

cool

by schischko·3 years ago·1 reply

theme without problems. great. works also nice with elementor.

Muito bom

by marcospcamacho·3 years ago·1 reply

Simples e fácil de configurar

This topic was modified 3 years, 10 months ago by marcospcamacho.

Best free theme I have ever used

by kisser99·4 years ago·1 reply

I have used the free version of Esteen for more than 5 years, and for wordpress training, and I love the theme. And the support is awesome.

Brilliant Themegrill

by candoco2·4 years ago·1 reply

I’ve been using Themegrill’s ‘Esteem’ for 6 years now. It really suits my needs. I had to get in touch with support today (for the first time since then) and they fixed my issue straightway. They are brilliant, I couldn’t recommend them enough.