Used on 100,000+ websites

Sydney — the free WordPress business theme that just works.

Q: Is Sydney really free?

Yes. The free version of Sydney is available on WordPress.org and includes the core theme, multiple starter sites, and integration with WordPress's full Customizer. Sydney Pro adds premium starter sites, advanced layout controls, and conversion-focused features.

Q: Is Sydney compatible with Elementor?

Yes. Sydney is built to work seamlessly with Elementor and includes templates and layouts specifically designed for Elementor users. You can also use the WordPress block editor and the Customizer without any builder.

Q: What kind of sites is Sydney best for?

Sydney works for almost any business, professional services, agency, or portfolio site. The starter site library includes layouts for consultants, contractors, agencies, dental and medical practices, real estate, restaurants, and more.

Q: What's the Sydney Pro money-back guarantee?

Sydney Pro comes with a 14-day money-back guarantee. If it's not the right fit, contact support within 14 days of purchase for a full refund.

Flexible. Elementor-friendly. Consistently 90+ on Google PageSpeed. Used by service businesses, freelancers, and agencies to launch professional sites in hours instead of weeks.

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100,000+

active installs

600+

5-star reviews

30+

starter sites in Pro

14-day

money-back guarantee

What's in Sydney

Everything you need to launch a credible business website

Sydney is engineered to be the foundation of a fast, professional WordPress site — without the bloat that drags down performance and SEO.

Built for performance

Clean code, lazy-loaded assets, and caching-friendly output produce consistent 90+ Google PageSpeed scores out of the box.

Starter sites in one click

Dozens of professionally designed starter sites covering consultancies, agencies, dental and medical, real estate, contractors, restaurants, portfolios, and more.

Deep customization

Header builder, footer builder, hundreds of Customizer controls, font and color systems, and per-page layout settings.

Elementor-friendly

Designed to work seamlessly with Elementor and the Elementor Pro theme builder. Block editor support is first-class too.

SEO-ready output

Semantic markup, clean structured data, and compatibility with Rank Math, Yoast, and AIOSEO. Build for ranking, not just looks.

Accessibility-conscious

WCAG-aware defaults: keyboard navigation, visible focus, skip links, semantic landmarks. The starting point for an accessible site.

Free vs Pro

Start free. Upgrade when you need more.

Sydney Free is genuinely usable for a complete business site. Sydney Pro adds premium starter sites, advanced layout controls, and conversion features built for real revenue.

Free · WordPress.org

Sydney

The complete free theme — install from your WordPress dashboard or download from WordPress.org.

✓ Multiple free starter sites
✓ Header and footer builder
✓ Full Customizer control
✓ Elementor & block editor compatibility
✓ Forum-based community support

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Pro · aThemes

Sydney Pro

Everything in the free theme, plus premium starter sites, advanced layout controls, and conversion features.

✓ 30+ premium starter sites
✓ Advanced header/footer builder controls
✓ Mega menus and sticky elements
✓ Premium typography & color systems
✓ Priority email support & 14-day money-back guarantee

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For builders & agencies

Sydney is the workhorse for designers who ship client sites at volume

If you're a freelance designer or agency building 5+ sites a year, Sydney Pro plus our Elementor Addons pack lets you cover almost every B2B and service-business brief without juggling premium themes per client.

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"I've built dozens of client sites with Sydney. It loads fast, looks professional out of the box, and the starter sites save me days of design time on every project."

— Verified aThemes customer

FAQ

Common questions about Sydney

Is Sydney really free?

Yes — the free version of Sydney is available on WordPress.org and includes the core theme, multiple starter sites, and integration with the WordPress Customizer. Sydney Pro adds premium starter sites, advanced layout controls, and conversion features.

Is Sydney compatible with Elementor?

Yes — Sydney is built to work seamlessly with Elementor and includes templates and layouts specifically designed for Elementor users. You can also use the WordPress block editor or the Customizer without any builder at all.

What kind of sites is Sydney best for?

Sydney is a multipurpose business theme — great for service businesses, consultancies, agencies, freelancers, contractors, medical and dental practices, real estate, restaurants, and portfolios. For online stores, we recommend Botiga (built specifically for WooCommerce).

Does Sydney work with WooCommerce?

Sydney has basic WooCommerce styling and works for simple stores. For larger or conversion-focused stores, our Botiga theme — purpose-built for WooCommerce — is the better fit.

What does Sydney Pro cost?

See our pricing page for current Sydney Pro pricing and the one-pass bundle that includes Sydney Pro, Botiga Pro, Merchant Pro, and aThemes Addons Pro.

Is there a refund guarantee?

Yes. All aThemes Pro products come with a 14-day money-back guarantee. If it's not the right fit, contact support within 14 days of purchase for a full refund.

Launch your business site this week.

Install Sydney free in minutes, or get Sydney Pro and the entire aThemes pass for one price.

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