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Herald – Newspaper & News Portal WordPress Theme

Herald is a modern online newspaper & news portal WordPress theme carefully designed and developed with magazine websites in mind. With a fully Responsive design that scales seamlessly across today’s devices your content will look stunning on Desktops, Laptops, Tablets and Mobiles.

With our custom Advanced Theme Options panel you can achieve the perfect custom look in minutes, no kidding!

It offers more than 500 variations for your article listing layouts, unlimited Sidebars, Sticky Sidebars, flexible branding and unlimited colour choice combinations, four pagination types, custom widgets and so much more – all with no coding knowledge required!

Herald newspaper magazine WordPress theme – what kind of websites you can create?

Herald is an exquisite multipurpose magazine WordPress theme intended for creating an newspaper portal and magazine website. Embracing flexibility, predefined layouts, power of custom widgets and functional features, Herald proves to be the best assistant for building online newspaper portal, that delivers news or any other type of media content.

Here’s a quick overview of what kind of news magazine websites you can create and what our customers are using the Herald for.

• Viral & buzz news WordPres website
• Technology news magazine
• Gaming magazine
• Sports magazine
• Arts & culture magazine
• Fashion & lifestyle magazine
• Science magazine
• Music magazine
• Food magazine
• Travel magazine
• Political news website
• Car magazine
• Movie news website
• Review and affiliate marketing wesbite
• And many more!

Herald magazine WordPress theme – why choose it for your WordPress news & magazine website?

See the list of technical features that this theme provides.

• More than 500 home page layouts – Herald offers a highly flexible yet easy to setup module system where you can combine and display your articles in various ways. From classic newspaper to modern magazine style.
• Modular header – Herald has header builder with 3 header areas (top, middle, bottom) + sticky header, where you can display any of the elements as you wish. Possibilities are almost limitless! Plus, mega menu is also supported.
• Performance options – It is possible to load all JS and CSS files combined into a single compressed file for high speed.
• Multiple Layouts for Single Post – With 9 different layouts for single post view to suit your taste and needs.
• Smart Categories – Each category on your website may have its own specific layout and color.
• Support for custom post types in modules – If any public custom post type is registered it will be automatically detected in modules
• Author and category modules – You can display your authors or categories in modules, just like you would posts or text
• Support for Co-Authors Plus WordPress Plugin – Now you can easily set multiple authors for a single post
• Simple Ads Manager – Predefined ad slots to embed your banner ads and monetize your website easily. Usefull for adsense advertising or affiliate marketing website.
• Responsive Design – Our Responsive design means your content will scale seamlessly on almost every device including desktops, laptops, tablets and mobile phones.
• Advanced Theme Options Panel – Herald comes with an advanced, easy to use Theme Options Panel. Setup your website in as little as 5 minutes!
• Branding – Unlimited Fonts & Colors – Herald provides options for unlimited fonts and colors as well as options to upload your logo and icons, depending on your taste. Add your personal touch to this theme!
• Unlimited Sidebars + Sticky Sidebar – You can add as many sidebars as you want whether its left sidebar or right. Then you can assign specific sidebar to any Post, Page or a Category. Apply fixed sidebar to each template which means that those widgets will be always visible while you scroll through the website content.
• 4 Pagination Types (including infinite scroll) – You can have a classic “older posts / newer posts” navigation, numeric pagination, load posts with “more” button, or apply infinite scrolling to your pages.
• Additional Custom Widgets – Besides standard WordPress widgets, we provide several custom widgets for more cool features.
• Paginated/multi-page posts – For those who use ads on their websites, we have created a very intuitive design for posts which are split into multiple pages. Boost your page views with ease!
• Support for post views number – We provide support for Entry Views WordPress plugin which is used to count views for each post. We also provide smart options so your posts can be selected and ordered by number of views.
• Related posts – Of course you could use one of many Related Post plugins, instead Herald includes a simple, yet powerful, solution for displaying Related Posts within any particular Post with no additional plugin required!
• Built-in Theme Translator – If you want to modify or translate the text on your website, you can do it very easily in the theme options panel. Note that .po and .mo language files are provided. Standard WordPress translation or Multilingual Website (WPML) is also supported.
• One Click Easy Updates – Connect your website with the Envato official API and receive notifications about all updates through your admin dashboard. Every time we release a new version, you can update this Theme with a single click.
• Shortcodes – Add stylish elements to your content with 12 flexible shortcodes. Columns, separators, highlights, dropcaps… to name just a few.
• Social Sharing Integrated – Allow visitors to quickly share your posts on most popular social networks.
• Post formats support – Besides standard posts, this theme supports video, audio, image and gallery post formats. Also, most WordPress common embedding features are supported so you can embed facebook statuses, tweets, instagram, soundcloud, youtube, vimeo…
• RTL Support – If you are using your website for right-to-left oriented reading, there is a simple option to get RTL news website.
• Full Documentation – Learn how to setup this theme step by step and use its options and features quickly and easily with comprehensive documentation.
• Dedicated Support – If you have any questions, issues, feature ideas, do not hesitate to contact us. We do our best to respond as soon as possible and help you out!

Change Log

2.6.2

• NEWSeveral new social networks (TikTok, Mastodon, Truth)
• ENHANCEMENTTested compatibility with WordPress 6.3
• ENHANCEMENTTested compatibility with PHP8
• FIXEDSeveral minor styling issues

2.6.1

• ENHANCEMENTTested compatibility with WordPress 6.0 (yes, it’s safe update your theme)
• FIXEDGallery and image block popup compatibility with WP 5.9+

2.6

• ENHANCEMENTGutenberg compatibility tweaks
• FIXEDFirefox save Redux options problem
• FIXEDSeveral minor styling issues

2.5

• ENHANCEMENTWordPress 5.8 compatibility tweaks (yes,you can update your theme)
• FIXEDSeveral minor styling issues

2.4

• FIXEDSeveral major styling issues including RTL problems and responsive theme problems
• ENHANCEMENTSeveral onpage SEO tweaks (added noopener tag to several targetet=”_blank” attributes )

2.3.3

• FIXEDWP 5.7 Gutenberg editor font size problem
• FIXEDSeveral minor styling issues

2.3.2

• ENHANCEMENTRedux admin options tweaks
• ENHANCEMENTWordPress 5.6 compability tweaks
• NEWWP-PostViews plugin is now added as Entry Views plugin alternative (Appearance > Herald plugins > WP-PostViews plugin)
• FIXEDCo-authors plugin bug fixes
• FIXEDSeveral minor styling issues

• ENHANCEMENTWordPress 5.5 compability tweaks (update number 2)

2.3

• ENHANCEMENTWordPress 5.5 compability tweaks

2.2.4

• NEWOptions to choose multiple stylings for social sharing in the plugin settings in dashboard (Settings -> Meks Easy Social Share)
• NEWOfficial support for WP Forms WordPress plugin
• FIXEDSeveral minor styling issues

• FIXEDRemoving modules and sections in admin not working properly in the previous version

• ENHANCEMENTA slight code refactoring to meet the highest standards per Envato requirements
• FIXEDIssue with mobile hamburger menu button
• FIXEDSeveral minor styling issues

• FIXEDSeveral minor styling issues

• Theme Options panel is removed from the theme. To make it appear again, you need to install and activate Redux Framework Plugin via Appearance -> Herald plugins
• All theme associated widgets cannot be a part of the theme anymore and are now removed. To get your widgets back, please install and activate Herald Buddy plugin in Appearance -> Herald plugins
• Social sharing functionality cannot be a part of the theme anymore. To enable social sharing, please install and activate Meks Easy Social Share plugin in Appearance -> Herald plugins
• Additional JS field is not allowed in Theme options anymore thus it is removed from the theme. As an alternative, you can use Insert Headers and Footers WordPress Plugin
• Additional CSS field is not allowed in Theme options anymore and is now patched into the WordPress native field in Appearance -> Customize -> Additional CSS

• NEWStyling support for the latest WordPress blocks (introduced in WordPress 5.2)
• NEWAdmin panel styling for WP 5.0+ editor and all blocks
• UPDATEOptions to choose social networks for sharing are now located in the plugin settings in dashboard (Settings -> Meks Easy Social Share)
• FIXEDSeveral minor styling issues

2.1.4

• NEWOption to choose which elements to display in responsive/mobile header (Theme Options -> Header -> Responsive Header)
• ENHANCEMENTPosts Module now supports filtering by custom taxonomies if assigned to regular posts
• FIXEDPages in admin edit screen not displaying metaboxes when WP 5.x used Classic Editor plugin
• FIXEDSeveral minor styling issues

2.1.3

• NEWStyling for Blocks (coming with the new WordPress editor in version 5.0)
• ENHANCEMENTFully tested and ready for WordPress 5.0
• ENHANCEMENTEnvato Market plugin is now recommended for theme updates
• FIXEDSeveral minor styling issues

• NEWInitial support for the upcoming new WordPress content editor (Gutenberg)

• FIXEDFeatured module not working when posts were filtered by tag (bug appeared in version 2.1)

• NEWOption to add category featured image (thumbnail) so it can be displayed in Category modules
• NEWFeatured Module in Modules Template now fully supports displaying Custom Post Types (if registered, they will be detected automatically and you can choose it instead of standard posts)
• NEWOption to display Facebook and Instagram profile links in author vertical meta bar on single posts (Theme Options -> Single Post -> Meta Bar)
• NEWOptions to disable ads on specific pages, i.e contact, 404, etc… (Theme Options -> Ads)
• NEWQuora social icon option for author social links in the author box below single post content
• ENHANCEMENTStyling for GDPR cookie consent checkbox field in comment forms
• ENHANCEMENTPassword protected functionality is now supported in Modules Template
• FIXEDFont size options not working properly on specific server configurations
• FIXEDMinor styling issues

2.0

• NEWOptions to manage font sizes for various text elements through Theme Options panel (Theme Options -> Typography)
• NEWInstagram Widget (by using Meks Easy Instagram widget WordPress plugin)
• NEWOption to specify “number of words per minute” in order to fine-tune calculation of posts “reading time” (Theme Options -> Misc.)
• ENHANCEMENTCompatibility for the latest WooCommerce plugin version
• FIXEDMinor styling issues in various browsers & responsive mode

1.9.1

• NEWWhen choosing posts manually inside modules, now you have a quick search field for an easier selection, instead of entering post IDs (Modules Template)
• FIXEDProblem with comments section overlapping footer in Post Layout 1 (appeared in version 1.9)
• FIXEDMinor styling issues

1.9

• NEWOption to display updated/modified date in post meta data for all layouts (Theme Options -> Main Layouts)
• NEWOption to order posts by updated/modified date in Modules (Modules Template)
• NEWOption to choose between include/exclude logic when filtering custom post types by its taxonomies (Modules Template)
• NEWOption to add WooCommerce Cart as Header element (Theme Options -> Header)
• NEWOption to display Header Ad in responsive mode (Theme Options -> Header -> Responsive Header)
• NEWTranslation strings for login form in Header (Theme Options -> Translate)
• ENHANCEMENTBlurry text over the images in specific layouts and cases
• FIXEDMinor styling issues in various browsers & responsive mode

• NEWCategory modules (now you can display/list your categories via module builder)
• NEWvKontakte share button
• NEWLogin form can be added as header element (Theme Options -> Header)
• NEWSupport for new WordPress widgets (Audio, Video, Image)
• NEWOption to group secondary menus under a single “more” link in responsive/mobile navigation (Theme Options -> Header -> Responsive Header)
• NEWSupport for Yoast SEO plugin’s “primary category” feature (Theme Options -> Misc.)
• NEWNew Google Fonts (Theme Options -> Typography.)
• NEWSupport for WooCommerce 3+
• FIXEDConflict with some plugins which break author twitter url on single post vertical meta bar
• FIXEDMinor styling issues in various browsers, responsive and rtl mode

Credits

We would like to say big thanks to these great people for their products that helped us develop this theme!

CSS

• Bootsrap – http://getbootstrap.com/
• Font Awesome – http://fortawesome.github.io/Font-Awesome

JavaScript

• FitVids – http://fitvidsjs.com
• Magnific Popup – http://dimsemenov.com/plugins/magnific-popup
• Owl Carousel – http://www.owlcarousel.owlgraphic.com
• ImagesLoaded – http://plugins.jquery.com/imagesloaded
• Sticky Kit – http://leafo.net/sticky-kit/
• HTML5 Shiv – https://github.com/aFarkas/html5shiv
• Smooth Scroll – https://github.com/galambalazs/smoothscroll-for-websites

PHP

• Redux Options Framework – http://reduxframework.com
• TGM Plugin Activation – http://tgmpluginactivation.com
• Pixelentity Theme Update Class – http://pixelentity.com
• Hybrid Media Grabber – http://themehybrid.com/hybrid-core
• Envato Proteced API – https://github.com/envato/envato-wordpress-toolkit-library/blob/master/envato-wordpress-toolkit-library/class-envato-protected-api.php

Images

Images on the demo website are not included in the theme package, and are used for demo purposes only. They are all credited to their respective creators/owners, and can be found on the following services/websites:

• ShutterStock – http://www.shutterstock.com