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

How many websites use Mercia?

Mercia has 1.0K+ active installations as tracked by WordPress.org.

What are the best Mercia alternatives?

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

Does Mercia work with the latest WordPress?

Mercia requires WordPress 5.2+ and PHP 5.6+. Check the theme's WordPress.org page for the latest compatibility information.

Mercia

Name: Mercia
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: ThemeZee

By ThemeZee·Blog·Free

5(1 reviews)

·1.0K+ active installs·Updated 3 months ago

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As of April 2026, Mercia is a WordPress theme with 1.0K+ active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 90K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.2+ and PHP 5.6+. Available on WordPress.org since 2017. Top alternative: Twenty Twenty-Five.

5/51 reviews

1.0K+active installs

90K+total downloads

9 yearssince 2017

Overview

Mercia is a flexible and versatile theme perfect for lifestyle, travel, or fashion magazines. It features a modern and minimalist design with great typropaphy. Of course it works on all screen sizes. With multiple blog layouts and powerful Magazine widgets, you can easily create a stunning and dynamic news website in just a few minutes.

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Ratings & Reviews

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Recent Reviews

Nice, clean theme with lots of features in free version

by elliwalli·8 years ago

I recently installed Mercia. Everything works fine and the theme comes with good features in the free version, such as Magazine front page widgets, grid layout for blogs, hiding post meta data.