Where to Get Free Images for WordPress Site?

Images are necessary when you build our WordPress sites, but how can you get the images you need? Draw the images yourselves with some photograph programs? Oh no, it will take your lots of hair to do so. Purchase images from image banks or stock sites? You will pay a lot for that. Is it possible to get some free images? Fortunately, it is. We get some places to get the free images online. This article will share you some great websites offering free images for personal and commercial uses.

Note: If you do download from any of these sites, make sure you check the license associated with any of the images you use and always credit the author.

IM FREE

As a collection of free images, IM FREE provides images for commercial use only. The images cover different subjects such as people, technology, sports, food & drink, arts &music, fashion & beauty, and more.

The images are sourced from different third-party sites, such as Flickr, so make sure you check the licenses on individual images before downloading and using them. Details: http://www.imcreator.com/free

Picjumbo

Aside offering free images for commercial use, Picjumbo also offer free images for personal works. This site gets a category listing, which facilitate uses to filter the types of images they are looking for and quickly get what they need.

A wide range of subjects are included in this site, including people, food, nature, technology, fashion and more. All images are free to use, but attribution to the creator is required.

There is a wide variety of different high resolution images covering food, nature, people, technology and fashion, among other categories. All photos are free to use, but the author asks for attribution. Details: http://picjumbo.com/

Public Domain Archive

Public Domain Archive is more than a gallery site for the author of this site archives free, high quality images he finds across the internet. It offers a one-stop shop to find free publish domain images.

With category navigation out there, this site offers an easy way for users to filter the kinds of images they are looking for. Also, many different subjects are covered by the images in this site. Details: http://publicdomainarchive.com/

Pixabay

Pixabay is also a great place to find free images that are free of copyright restrictions. In this site, all images are free to download and use under Creative Commons public domain dee CC0 license, which allows you to do whatever you need including copying, distributing, and commercial uses without attribution.

Sponsored images from Shutterstock is also included in this site. Details: http://pixabay.com/

Unsplash

This site is one of the most popular image stock sites. It includes hundreds of beautiful images in different styles.

Unlike in many other image sites, images in this site do not have copyright, you can do whatever you want since the photographers have dedicated their work to the public domain and waived all rights to the work worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.

Ten new photos are unloaded to the site every ten days, so, you may always get new photos for your site.

The only inconvenience in this site is that there is no search box available, which means, you cannot search the images you want quickly. Details: https://unsplash.com/

Onetone: One-page WordPress Theme with Video Background

We are happy to find out that Onetone (Version 1.0.7), our latest free one-page business WordPress theme, has over 3000 downloads in WordPress.org within two weeks time from its publication. Thanks for your supports. In return, we will improve its functions step by step, and today I’m going to tell you that an upgraded Onetone (Version 1.1.0) has been updated on our Mageewp. A trendy new function has been added to this latest version – Video Background. Instead of previous static image exhibition in the Top Banner Section, the upgraded Video Background makes your homepage more animated and eye-catching. Moreover, you can not only add video background for the top Banner, but also do the same thing to every other section if you like. If you like this new version of Onetone, do not hesitate to download it freely from Onetone-Theme. For those who have already installed Onetone (Version 1.0.7), you have to delete it first and download a new onetone.zip file to install again. Now let’s have a look at how to apply this fantastic function in your WordPress admin panel.

1.Get a YouTube Video ID

A YouTube Video ID is a series of numbers appears in the permalink. See the red box area on the above picture. If you want to display your own video, you have to upload the file to YouTube first and get the YouTube Video ID. 

2. Add video background in Onetone Option

Go to Dashboard -> Appearance -> Onetone Option, navigate to Home Page. Click on Section 1 to extend the menu. Type in the YouTube Video ID in the “Section Background Video” box, and save the setting. If you want to add video background for other section, the process is the same. The process is really easy, right? Why not have a try now? But we have to remind you of one thing that the video play requires high network speed. Make sure you need this effect exactly; otherwise it will slow down the speed of your site. Enjoy the new Onetone, our latest free one-page business WordPress theme with fashionable video background. Welcome to share with us your experience.

How to Choose the Right Custom Widgets for Your Website?

In the previous article, we’ve showed you the 9 custom widgets available in Themetify WordPress Theme. And here it’s going to show you pick up the right custom widgets for your website.

The widgets are designed to help you add the content in the widget areas in a website. If you build the website with one of the best corporate theme WordPress – Themeify, the sidebar and footer are where you can place the widgets. And to pick up the right one, you should understand of the purpose of the sidebar and footer, next you can choose the right widgets to display the content what you’d like. 

The Purpose of Website Sidebar 

Most websites have sidebar a left or right sidebar, some even have two sidebars. Though a sidebar is not the main content, but it often contains comprehensive menus and additional content or information that complements the website’s purpose and main content. The sidebar of a typical website usually contains the following items: * Related posts/articles/ categories * Social media Icons * Contact Information * Ads and promotions * Testimonials * An upcoming event * A video and a link to YouTube * Photos from Flicker, etc. Note: Themetify allows you to create unlimited custom sidebars and you can assign a sidebar to any page or post. 

The Purpose of Website Footer 

The footer, at the bottom of a website, needs to provide users with the information they are looking for. In the footer of a typical website, you may see the following information: * brief information about the website * Contact Information * Contact form * Company / personal overview * Social media buttons * Copyright Information * Legal links, etc. 

Using the Custom Widgets 

After understanding what the sidebar and footer are for, please make sure what to include in your sidebar and footer to make your website more professional and reliable. Next you can fill the content in them using widgets as follows:

1. In your WordPress Dashboard, go to Appearance > Widgets

2. Choose the right Widget and drag it to the sidebar where you wish it to appear.

3. Once in place, you can see the settings of the widget. Configure it as you like and save it.

4. Preview the website and modify the settings if you needed.