Yes. Larder is free and open source under the GPL v2 license. You can install it from the WordPress.org theme directory. There are no paid upgrades or locked features.

Larder: Free WooCommerce Theme for Food Shops

Q: Does Larder require WooCommerce?

Larder activates without WooCommerce, but it was designed around it. The homepage patterns, product grids, cart, checkout, and mini cart all expect WooCommerce to be installed, so install it to get the theme working the way it was built.

Why Larder

Most WooCommerce themes try to be everything for everyone. Larder picks one job: stores that sell fresh goods. Grocery shops, farmers markets, bakeries, organic food stores, anywhere the product photography matters and the layout should get out of the way.

The homepage comes ready with a hero banner, product category cards, featured products, sale items, and new arrivals. Every section is a block pattern you can rearrange or remove in the Site Editor, no code needed.

It's built to stay fast. Fonts are bundled and served from your own site, so there are no requests to Google Fonts or any other third party. That keeps pages quick and avoids the GDPR headaches of external font loading.

Larder is free, open source, and hosted on WordPress.org. Looking for a dark blog theme instead? Have a look at Kairo.

Screenshots

Larder theme homepage hero with a full-width farm banner, headline, and call-to-action buttons — Homepage hero

Product category cards in the Larder theme showing bakery, beverages, dairy, and pantry sections — Product categories

Featured products grid in the Larder WooCommerce theme — Featured products

Single product page in Larder with gallery thumbnails, variation options, and add-to-cart button — Single product

WooCommerce shop archive page styled by the Larder theme — Shop archive

Blog archive layout in the Larder theme with featured images and sidebar widgets — Blog

Features

Full Site Editing: customizable templates, template parts, and block patterns.
WooCommerce ready: Product Collection, Cart, Checkout, and Mini Cart work out of the box.
Local fonts: Lora and Source Sans 3, self-hosted for GDPR compliance and faster loads.
Warm color palette: designed around food, grocery, and organic store branding.
Style variations: Earth Tones and Forest Green for one-click redesigns.
Homepage patterns: hero, categories, featured products, on sale, new arrivals, call to action.
Mobile friendly: slide-in menu and full-screen search overlay.
Accessible: visible focus states, screen reader text, skip link, and reduced motion support.
Translation ready: fully translatable with proper text domains.

Block patterns

Larder ships with homepage patterns so you can build a storefront without touching code.

Hero: full-width cover image with centered text overlay and CTA buttons.
Product categories: gradient overlay cards with hover description reveal.
Featured products: hand-picked product grid.
On sale products: highlighted sale items.
New arrivals: latest products grid.
Call to action: banner section with heading and button.

Style variations

Default: warm cream background with orange and gold accents.
Earth tones: muted brown palette with sage accents.
Forest green: deep green palette with warm highlights.

Requirements

WordPress 6.7 or higher (tested up to 7.0).
PHP 8.0 or higher.
WooCommerce (the theme is built around it, so install it for the full experience).

Frequently asked questions

Is Larder free?

Yes. Larder is free and open source under the GPL v2 license. There are no paid upgrades or locked features.

Does Larder require WooCommerce?

It activates without WooCommerce, but the theme was designed around it. The homepage patterns, product grids, cart, and checkout all expect WooCommerce, so install it to get Larder working the way it was built.

How do I customize the homepage?

Open the Site Editor under Appearance and edit the Front Page template. Every section is a block pattern, so you can rearrange, remove, or modify them without writing any code.

Does Larder load fonts from Google?

No. Lora and Source Sans 3 are bundled with the theme and served from your own site. There are no third-party requests, which helps with both GDPR compliance and page speed.

Support

Larder is actively maintained. For questions or bug reports, visit the WordPress.org support forum or open an issue on GitHub.

If you like Larder, a review on WordPress.org helps others find it.