As with most frontend design/developers, my introduction into WordPress theme development had modest beginnings. It all started with modifying a theme, then another, and another and so on.  Each time I would dive deeper into the code as I grew more and more familiar with WordPress theme development.  Needless to say, I ran across many different approaches to theme development which was good and bad for different reasons.

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Building your site on WordPress today is a win in my opinion.  The community that backs this technology is what makes WordPress so great.  There is no shortage of plugins and themes to choose from and many are free.  This post includes my favorite free themes that I ran across in 2011. Please enjoy and add your favorite(s) to the list.

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