Building the Web’s Largest Free Template Library
Since 2013, Colorlib has helped millions of creators launch websites with professional themes and templates — no coding required.
Our Story
Colorlib started in 2013 as a one-person experiment. Aigars Silkalns, a self-taught web developer from Riga, Latvia, wanted a place to share the WordPress themes he was building while learning frontend development. What began as a portfolio turned into something much bigger.
Within a year, the site was serving 300,000 monthly pageviews and the themes had been downloaded over 200,000 times. By 2015, traffic had tripled to 900,000 monthly pageviews — all organic, driven by the quality of the free themes and the growing library of web design tutorials.
In 2017, the operation became a real company. Divilab LLC was incorporated, a team was assembled, and the focus expanded beyond WordPress themes to include HTML website templates, admin dashboard frameworks, and comprehensive design resources. In 2020, Colorlib launched its own template marketplace with over 1,000 Bootstrap templates, shifting from a purely editorial business to a product-driven one.
Today, Colorlib is one of the most visited web design resource sites in the world. The themes and templates have been downloaded over 10 million times and power an estimated 17,700+ live websites. The editorial team publishes and maintains over 1,400 articles covering WordPress, web design, and development.
What We Build
Free WordPress Themes
12 themes on WordPress.org with nearly 7 million combined downloads. Shapely, Sparkling, Illdy, Activello, and Travelify are among the most popular free themes ever released.
6.9M+ Downloads
HTML & CSS Website Templates
1,500+ responsive website templates built with Bootstrap, Tailwind CSS, and Astro. Covering every industry — free to download and use in personal and commercial projects.
1,500+ Templates
Admin Dashboard Templates
AdminLTE is the most-starred open-source admin dashboard on GitHub with 45,300+ stars. Together with Gentelella (21,300+ stars), they power admin panels worldwide.
67K+ GitHub StarsWeb Design Blog
1,400+ articles on WordPress tutorials, theme reviews, website examples across 100+ industries, and development guides. Updated regularly to reflect the latest tools and best practices.
1,400+ ArticlesMeet the Founder
Aigars Silkalns
Founder & Lead Developer — Riga, Latvia
Aigars started building websites in 2009 and launched his first tech venture — a technology news blog reaching 3 million monthly pageviews — in 2011. He went on to create mcjOnline, an automated website analysis tool tracking 2 million+ sites, before turning his attention to WordPress theme development in 2013.
With a degree in Business Administration from BA School of Business and Finance in Riga and over a decade of hands-on frontend development, Aigars brings both business strategy and technical depth to Colorlib. He has personally authored or supervised the development of every WordPress theme and hundreds of HTML templates in the library.
A regular attendee at WordCamp Europe, Aigars contributes to the WordPress ecosystem through free themes, open-source projects on GitHub, and educational content that has helped millions of developers and designers.
Our Journey
2013 — The Beginning
Aigars Silkalns launches Colorlib as a personal project to share WordPress themes he’s building while learning web development. First themes go live on WordPress.org.
2014 — First Traction
Colorlib reaches 300,000 monthly pageviews. WordPress themes surpass 200,000 downloads. Traffic arrives from the US, UK, Australia, Japan, and Germany — all organic.
2015 — Rapid Growth
Monthly visitors hit 450,000 with 900,000 pageviews. Theme downloads cross 600,000. Shapely and Sparkling become breakout hits on WordPress.org.
2017 — Becoming a Company
Colorlib transitions from a side project to Divilab LLC. The team expands, editorial output increases, and the site begins covering web design topics well beyond WordPress.
2018 — AdminLTE Joins the Family
ColorlibHQ takes stewardship of AdminLTE, which grows to become the most-starred admin dashboard on GitHub with 45,300+ stars and millions of NPM downloads.
2020 — Template Marketplace Launch
Colorlib launches its own template store with 1,000+ Bootstrap HTML templates. The business model shifts from purely affiliate revenue to first-party product development.
2022 — Portfolio Expansion
The template library grows to 1,500+ templates. DashboardPack.com launches as a dedicated store for premium admin dashboard templates alongside AdminLTE.io.
2024 — Modern Stack
New templates built with Tailwind CSS and Astro join the library. The team attends WordCamp Europe. Total WordPress theme downloads on WordPress.org pass 6.9 million.
2026 — Today
Over 10 million total downloads across all products. 1,500+ templates, 1,400+ articles, and 100+ website example galleries. Colorlib continues to be one of the most comprehensive free web design resources on the internet.
The Divilab Family
Colorlib is operated by Divilab LLC, a web design and technology company founded in 2014 in Riga, Latvia. Divilab also builds and operates:
AdminLTE.io
Home of AdminLTE — the world’s most popular open-source admin dashboard template. 45K+ GitHub stars, millions of NPM downloads.
DashboardPack
Premium admin dashboard templates and UI kits built with Bootstrap and Tailwind CSS for SaaS and enterprise applications.
Siiimple
A curated gallery of minimalist CSS website designs. Showcasing the best of clean, elegant web design since 2009.
Our Commitment
We believe good web design should be accessible to everyone. That’s why Colorlib’s core offering — free WordPress themes and HTML templates — remains free. Every template is built to professional standards with clean code, responsive layouts, and cross-browser compatibility.
Our editorial content follows the same principle. Every article is written by people who actually build websites, reviewed for accuracy, and updated regularly. We publish content because it helps people build better websites — not just because it ranks well in search.
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