{"id":123865,"date":"2013-12-16T11:30:58","date_gmt":"2013-12-16T16:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/premium.wpmudev.org\/blog\/?p=123865"},"modified":"2015-02-04T20:02:17","modified_gmt":"2015-02-05T01:02:17","slug":"magazine-wordpress-theme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpmudev.com\/blog\/magazine-wordpress-theme\/","title":{"rendered":"Eight Quality WordPress Magazine Themes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Magazine themes can be an excellent attribute for your WordPress site. They can display your content into a perfect digital magazine format that works well for your users.<\/p>\n<p>A while back, WordPress even had a magazine theme as their default theme. While making the new default theme a magazine-style design was an interesting and welcome move, of course, it still didn&#8217;t suit everyone&#8217;s tastes precisely, even those that happened to be looking for a magazine-style theme.<\/p>\n<p>That being said, we&#8217;ve got eight great themes for you. You&#8217;re bound to find at least one that will do for you exactly what you need it to do.<\/p>\n<p>So, let&#8217;s take a look&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul class=\"dev-tutorial-list\"><li class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item\"><header class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item__header\"><h3 class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item__title\">1. MH Magazine Lite<\/h3><\/header><section class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item__image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"451\" src=\"https:\/\/wpmudev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/MH-Magazine.png\" class=\"attachment-ratio-large size-ratio-large\" alt=\"1. MH Magazine Lite image\" aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><\/section><!-- end dev-tutorial-list__item__image --><section class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item__content\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/themes\/mh-magazine-lite\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MH Magazine<\/a> is a free and lite theme. It might be perfect for your own WordPress magazine site due to its layout and SEO-friendly design.<\/p>\n<p>Though this theme is free, you can upgrade to a premium version. This will give you access to custom widgets, advanced customization, and more.<\/p>\n<p>With a 5-star rating and over 30K installations, the MH Magazine theme is worth checking out to see if it&#8217;s a good fit for your magazine.<\/p>\n<\/section><!-- end dev-tutorial-list__item__content --><footer class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item__footer\"><p>Interested in 1. MH Magazine Lite?<\/p><div class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item__cta\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.org\/themes\/mh-magazine-lite\" class=\"dui-btn dui-btn--sm dui-btn--brand dev-btn--Download\">Download<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mhthemes.com\/themes\/mh-magazine-lite\/\" class=\"dui-btn dui-btn--sm dui-btn--brand dev-btn--Demo\">Demo<\/a><\/div><!-- end dev-tutorial-list__item__cta --><\/footer><!-- end dev-tutorial-list__item__footer --><\/li><!-- end dev-tutorial-list__item --><li class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item\"><header class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item__header\"><h3 class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item__title\">2. zeeDynamic<\/h3><\/header><section class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item__image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/wpmudev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/zeedynamic.png\" class=\"attachment-ratio-large size-ratio-large\" alt=\"2. zeeDynamic image\" aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><\/section><!-- end dev-tutorial-list__item__image --><section class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item__content\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/themes\/zeedynamic\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">zeeDynamic<\/a> is a responsive magazine theme. It features vibrant colors, bold fonts, and a featured post slider. You can also add custom colors, headers, and a tag cloud.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a regularly updated theme with a 5-star review and several thousand installs. Plus, it&#8217;s free!<\/p>\n<\/section><!-- end dev-tutorial-list__item__content --><footer class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item__footer\"><p>Interested in 2. zeeDynamic?<\/p><div class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item__cta\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.org\/themes\/zeedynamic\" class=\"dui-btn dui-btn--sm dui-btn--brand dev-btn--Download\">Download<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/preview.themezee.com\/zeedynamic\/\" class=\"dui-btn dui-btn--sm dui-btn--brand dev-btn--Demo\">Demo<\/a><\/div><!-- end dev-tutorial-list__item__cta --><\/footer><!-- end dev-tutorial-list__item__footer --><\/li><!-- end dev-tutorial-list__item --><li class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item\"><header class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item__header\"><h3 class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item__title\">3. BoldR Lite<\/h3><\/header><section class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item__image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/wpmudev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/boldR-600x509.jpg\" class=\"attachment-ratio-large size-ratio-large\" alt=\"3. BoldR Lite image\" aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><\/section><!-- end dev-tutorial-list__item__image --><section class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item__content\"><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/themes\/boldr-lite\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BoldR Lite<\/a> theme is a magazine theme designed for tech or creative businesses. It has a sidebar and optional footer that you can add widgets to, two menu locations, and a tagline display.<\/p>\n<p>This theme can be translated in many languages, is free to use, and comes with a 4.5-star rating.<\/p>\n<\/section><!-- end dev-tutorial-list__item__content --><footer class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item__footer\"><p>Interested in 3. BoldR Lite?<\/p><div class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item__cta\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.org\/themes\/boldr-lite\" class=\"dui-btn dui-btn--sm dui-btn--brand dev-btn--Download\">Download<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/demo.iceable.com\/boldr\/\" class=\"dui-btn dui-btn--sm dui-btn--brand dev-btn--Demo\">Demo<\/a><\/div><!-- end dev-tutorial-list__item__cta --><\/footer><!-- end dev-tutorial-list__item__footer --><\/li><!-- end dev-tutorial-list__item --><li class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item\"><header class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item__header\"><h3 class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item__title\">4. Parabola<\/h3><\/header><section class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item__image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/wpmudev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/parabola-600x443.jpg\" class=\"attachment-ratio-large size-ratio-large\" alt=\"4. Parabola image\" aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><\/section><!-- end dev-tutorial-list__item__image --><section class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item__content\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/themes\/parabola\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Parabola<\/a> is a great option for a magazine-themed WordPress site with a vast amount of theme settings. It features a clean and elegant design that&#8217;s fully responsive.<\/p>\n<p>Everything in this theme is editable (text, colors, fonts, etc.), making it ideal if you want to ensure your site looks and feels exactly how you want.<\/p>\n<p>With over 10K active users and an awesome 5-star review, the Parabola theme is a great option.<\/p>\n<\/section><!-- end dev-tutorial-list__item__content --><footer class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item__footer\"><p>Interested in 4. Parabola?<\/p><div class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item__cta\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.org\/themes\/parabola\" class=\"dui-btn dui-btn--sm dui-btn--brand dev-btn--Download\">Download<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/demos.cryoutcreations.eu\/wordpress\/parabola\/\" class=\"dui-btn dui-btn--sm dui-btn--brand dev-btn--Demo\">Demo<\/a><\/div><!-- end dev-tutorial-list__item__cta --><\/footer><!-- end dev-tutorial-list__item__footer --><\/li><!-- end dev-tutorial-list__item --><li class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item\"><header class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item__header\"><h3 class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item__title\">5. Mantra<\/h3><\/header><section class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item__image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/wpmudev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/mantra-600x464.jpg\" class=\"attachment-ratio-large size-ratio-large\" alt=\"5. Mantra image\" aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><\/section><!-- end dev-tutorial-list__item__image --><section class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item__content\"><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/themes\/mantra\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mantra<\/a> theme is another highly customizable magazine theme. You can determine the column amounts (1-3), determine what color scheme you want to use, add specific fonts, and more.<\/p>\n<p>This theme is fully responsive, with a customizable presentation page, animated slider, and eight widget areas.<\/p>\n<p>It comes in with a 4.5-star review and over 10K installs.<\/p>\n<\/section><!-- end dev-tutorial-list__item__content --><footer class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item__footer\"><p>Interested in 5. Mantra?<\/p><div class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item__cta\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.org\/themes\/mantra\" class=\"dui-btn dui-btn--sm dui-btn--brand dev-btn--Download\">Download<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/demos.cryoutcreations.eu\/wordpress\/mantra\/\" class=\"dui-btn dui-btn--sm dui-btn--brand dev-btn--Demo\">Demo<\/a><\/div><!-- end dev-tutorial-list__item__cta --><\/footer><!-- end dev-tutorial-list__item__footer --><\/li><!-- end dev-tutorial-list__item --><li class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item\"><header class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item__header\"><h3 class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item__title\">6. Simple Catch<\/h3><\/header><section class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item__image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/wpmudev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/simple-catch-600x680.jpg\" class=\"attachment-ratio-large size-ratio-large\" alt=\"6. Simple Catch image\" aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><\/section><!-- end dev-tutorial-list__item__image --><section class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item__content\"><p>Like many of our themes, <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/themes\/simple-catch\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Simple Catch<\/a> is highly customizable. This is simple, clean, and responsive.<\/p>\n<p>You can customize almost every aspect of this theme; including menus, header, footer, logo, background, and much more. Plus, you can translate this theme into tons of languages.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll see by the reviews that users are happy with this theme.<\/p>\n<\/section><!-- end dev-tutorial-list__item__content --><footer class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item__footer\"><p>Interested in 6. Simple Catch?<\/p><div class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item__cta\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.org\/themes\/simple-catch\" class=\"dui-btn dui-btn--sm dui-btn--brand dev-btn--Download\">Download<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/catchthemes.com\/demo\/simplecatch\/\" class=\"dui-btn dui-btn--sm dui-btn--brand dev-btn--Demo\">Demo<\/a><\/div><!-- end dev-tutorial-list__item__cta --><\/footer><!-- end dev-tutorial-list__item__footer --><\/li><!-- end dev-tutorial-list__item --><li class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item\"><header class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item__header\"><h3 class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item__title\">7. iFeature<\/h3><\/header><section class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item__image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/wpmudev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/iFeature.png\" class=\"attachment-ratio-large size-ratio-large\" alt=\"7. iFeature image\" aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><\/section><!-- end dev-tutorial-list__item__image --><section class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item__content\"><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/themes\/ifeature\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iFeature<\/a> theme is a multipurpose magazine theme that is designed for eCommerce sites, blogs, articles, and more. With its easy drag-and-drop feature, it&#8217;s as easy as ever to get a magazine WordPress site up and running.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, this theme works with major page builders; such as Divi, Elementor, and others.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s free to use and currently has a 4-star rating.<\/p>\n<\/section><!-- end dev-tutorial-list__item__content --><footer class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item__footer\"><p>Interested in 7. iFeature?<\/p><div class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item__cta\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.org\/themes\/ifeature\" class=\"dui-btn dui-btn--sm dui-btn--brand dev-btn--Download\">Download<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wp-themes.com\/ifeature\/?TB_iframe=true&width=962&height=412\" class=\"dui-btn dui-btn--sm dui-btn--brand dev-btn--Demo\">Demo<\/a><\/div><!-- end dev-tutorial-list__item__cta --><\/footer><!-- end dev-tutorial-list__item__footer --><\/li><!-- end dev-tutorial-list__item --><li class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item\"><header class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item__header\"><h3 class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item__title\">8. Sampression Lite<\/h3><\/header><section class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item__image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/wpmudev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/sampression-lite-600x464.jpg\" class=\"attachment-ratio-large size-ratio-large\" alt=\"8. Sampression Lite image\" aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><\/section><!-- end dev-tutorial-list__item__image --><section class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item__content\"><p><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.org\/themes\/sampression-lite\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sampression Lite<\/a> is a magazine theme that was inspired by Pinterest. It&#8217;s entirely free to use and features all the latest articles, photos, and media that you want to include, directly on its main page.<\/p>\n<p>This highly customizable theme allows you to change the colors, headers, images, and more. Plus, it&#8217;s translation-ready.<\/p>\n<p>Another nice feature is their free support. You can reach out to them with any issues.<\/p>\n<\/section><!-- end dev-tutorial-list__item__content --><footer class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item__footer\"><p>Interested in 8. Sampression Lite?<\/p><div class=\"dev-tutorial-list__item__cta\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.org\/themes\/sampression-lite\" class=\"dui-btn dui-btn--sm dui-btn--brand dev-btn--Download\">Download<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sampression.com\/sampressionlite\/\" class=\"dui-btn dui-btn--sm dui-btn--brand dev-btn--Demo\">Demo<\/a><\/div><!-- end dev-tutorial-list__item__cta --><\/footer><!-- end dev-tutorial-list__item__footer --><\/li><!-- end dev-tutorial-list__item --><\/ul><!-- end dev-tutorial-list -->\n<h2>Hot Off the (Word)Press<\/h2>\n<p>You don&#8217;t need a publishing house to create your own press or publication. 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Most of them can work with any theme and help amplify your WordPress site.<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully, there was a good magazine theme that works well for you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check out the 60 best free alternatives to new default WordPress magazine theme.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84404,"featured_media":137089,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"blog_reading_time":"","wds_primary_category":0,"wds_primary_tutorials_categories":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[641],"tutorials_categories":[],"class_list":["post-123865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-themes","tag-free-themes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpmudev.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123865","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpmudev.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpmudev.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpmudev.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpmudev.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=123865"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/wpmudev.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123865\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":217586,"href":"https:\/\/wpmudev.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123865\/revisions\/217586"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpmudev.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/137089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpmudev.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=123865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpmudev.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=123865"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpmudev.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=123865"},{"taxonomy":"tutorials_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpmudev.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tutorials_categories?post=123865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}