23 of the Best WordPress Magazine Themes

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It’s no secret that WordPress is one of the most popular content management systems (CMS) in the world. According to W3Techs, as of 2022, WordPress powers 43% of all websites on the internet. This makes it an attractive platform for businesses and individuals who want to create a website.

And when it comes to building a website that publishes content in a magazine-like format, plenty of great WordPress magazine premium themes are available.

In this article, we’ll share 23 of the best WordPress magazine themes.

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WordPress Magazine Themes

WordPress magazine themes are designed specifically for sites that publish frequent content, such as online magazines, news sites, and personal blogs. These themes typically have large featured images and multiple article layouts to choose from. 

Not sure which WordPress magazine theme is right for you? Check out our list of 23 of the best WordPress magazine themes below.

And if you’re looking for some inspiration, see our showcase of beautiful magazine-style website designs.

Extra

Extra

If you’re familiar with Divi Builder, you’ll love Extra, the Ultimate Magazine WordPress Theme by Elegant Themes.  This fully responsive theme is beautifully designed with online newspapers and magazines in mind, boasting a unique set of content elements that are perfect for magazine-style websites.

Extra is completely customizable using the Divi Builder’s advanced drag-and-drop editor. But, you can also use any of the 800+ pre-made layouts that come packaged with the theme.

Key features of Extra include:

  • 24/7 Support
  • Product & Post Review Widget
  • Social Media Integration
  • Mega Menus
  • WooCommerce Compatible
  • Fully Customizable with the Divi Builder
  • Create Customized Category Index Pages

Ultra

Ultra

Ultra is a versatile theme by Themify, that comes with a wide range of skins and pre-made sites that help you set up your own site within minutes. With a single click, you can import one of their demo sites including the settings, site content, and menus — a massive time saver for when you’re getting your site (or a client’s site) up and running.

One of their pre-made demos just happens to be a great-looking theme for magazines (shown above). Features of this responsive theme include a drag & drop builder, video backgrounds, slider backgrounds, and much more.

Key features of Ultra include:

  • 12 Bonus Addons (a $100 Value)
  • Section Scrolling
  • Mega Menus
  • Animating Background Colors
  • Image Filters

Newspaper

Newspaper

Newspaper is an extremely popular theme for online magazines, and for good reason. When you choose this theme, you don’t have to start from scratch.

Instead, choose one of the theme’s 120+ pre-made website designs that is closest to the design you’re looking for, import it with a single click, and then start customizing it. Easy peasy! 

Of course, if you want full creative control, you can use the tagDiv Composer drag and drop page builder that comes with the theme and build your site from the ground up.

Newspaper Theme also includes many ways to monetize your site, including Google AdSense and WooCommerce integration. Plus, you’ve got fully customizable headers and footers. 

Key features of Newspaper include:

  • Unlimited Pop-Ups
  • CSS Analyzer to Optimize Site Speed and Performance
  • Infinite Scrolling for Posts
  • Responsive Design Optimized for Mobile
  • No Coding Skills Required

JNews

JNews

JNews is another news theme that offers one-click seamless integration using pre-built news & magazine demo sites and editing them with WPBakery or Elementor. Simply choose your favorite of the 140+ fully responsive layouts, install it with a single click, and then add your own content. And, see your changes live as you make them.

This theme has a built-in advertisement system that lets you place Google ads anywhere on your page, including within your posts. Other features include push notifications, multi-page articles, custom galleries with advertising, multiple post layout options, and lots of bonus plugins.

Key features of JNews include:

  • Optimized for SEO and Speed Performance
  • Easy Integration with Google AdSense
  • Simple Transition From Your Existing Site
  • Infinite Scrolling
  • Social Media Integration

Zox News

Zox News

Zox News features a fully responsive modern design, with a one-click demo import so you can get your site up and running in a snap. It comes with five different featured post layouts and 8 different article/blog layouts, unlimited colors, and a custom theme options panel so you can make your site look unique.

The best part of all? Zox News is free to download with your Envato Elements subscription. Envato Elements is a subscription-based service that provides access to royalty-free stock photos and videos, graphics, unlimited fonts, templates, WordPress themes, and more.

With Envato Elements, you get unlimited downloads for one low monthly fee. That means you can download as many items as you want and use them on as many websites as you want. So, not only can you find a great theme, but you can download all the stock photography you need for your website, too.

Key features of Zox News include:

  • WooCommerce Compatible
  • Sticky Featured Videos
  • Unlimited Ad Units and Easy Google Adsense Implementation
  • Mega Menus
  • Free with Envato Elements Subscription

MiniMag

MiniMag

Also available from Envato Elements, MiniMag is a multipurpose magazine, news, and blog theme designed to be readable, simple, clean, and stylish. It comes with 11 different unique home page demos and lots of custom widgets that you can install with one click.

MiniMag is compatible with the Visual Composer Drag and Drop Page Builder and comes with powerful, easy-to-use theme options, customizations, elements, and shortcodes to make your website look exactly the way you want it.

Key features of MiniMag include:

  • Compatible with Visual Composer Page Builder
  • Child Theme Ready
  • Fully Responsive Design
  • WooCommerce Compatible
  • Free with Envato Elements Subscription

Soledad

Soledad

Soledad is one of the best-selling magazine, blog, and newspaper themes available from ThemeForest. Offering over 6,000 home page demos that you can install with a single click so you can have your site up and running in mere minutes.

And with that many choices, you’re sure to find one that fits your exact needs — from movie news, to coffee blogs, to law, photography, charity, tattoo studios, bakeries, fashion, health, gaming, weddings, fitness, travel, and general news — there’s something here for everyone.

Soledad supports Google AMP, WooCommerce, BuddyPress, and most major plugins. Use the exclusive Penci drag and drop Header Builder to create unique headers with instant visual changes. And if you have an online store, you can easily integrate that, too.

Key features of Soledad include:

  • Works with Elementor or WPBakery Page Builder
  • Unlimited Layouts for Single Post Pages
  • Mega Menus
  • Popup Builder with Unlimited Popups
  • Lifetime Updates & Customer Support

Hive

Hive

If you’re looking for a theme for your lifestyle blog, give Hive a look. It’s got a clean, classic, timeless look that puts your content in the spotlight. Not only will your site look beautiful, but this mobile and responsive theme will load at lightning-fast speeds and look great on every device.

Hive’s Style Manager makes it simple to apply customization to your site. Choose from a wide range of colors and custom fonts and view your changes instantly. And this theme was designed with content in mind, so it includes custom typography elements, like dropcaps, columns, and highlights all intended to give your posts the attention they deserve.

Key features of Soledad include:

  • Post Formats Change How Your Posts Appear On The Home Page
  • Style Manager Customization Tool Easily Changes Colors & Fonts
  • Works with Gutenberg & Blocks Editor
  • Comprehensive Knowledge Base
  • WPML Compatible

Neeon

Neeon

Neeon is a WordPress News Magazine Theme by RadiusTheme that’s available on ThemeForest. This popular theme has a near-perfect rating from users, who love both the theme’s beautiful, clean design and outstanding customer support.

Neeon lets you customize your site with the Elementor Page Builder‘s drag and drop interface. It comes with a one-click demo importer, tons of content & readability features, and always follows up-to-the-minute developments in the news niche, so your site will always be in step with the trends.

Key features of Neeon include:

  • WooCommerce Seamless Integration
  • Dedicated & Quick Customer Support
  • Fully Responsive & Mobile Friendly
  • Infinite Scrolling Posts
  • Dark Mode

Astra

Astra

Astra is an exceptionally popular WordPress theme downloaded over 2.4 million times. It also has over 5,600 five-star reviews, making it the most popular third-party theme around.

Astra has over 240 readymade templates, and several are ideal for magazine websites. It is compatible with the WordPress block editor, popular drag-and-drop page builders like Spectra and Elementor, WooCommerce, SureMembers, and most other WordPress plugins.

Astra makes it easy to create your magazine your way. You can customize everything you see on the page, including featured news sections, sliders, news tickers, audio, video and so much more.

The theme uses clean code and is fully responsive. It’s also SEO-friendly and blazingly fast, providing excellent scores in speed tests. All while delivering the kind of user experience you want from your theme.

Key features of Astra include:

  • Over 240 readymade Starter Templates
  • Compatible with the WordPress block editor and drag and drop page builders
  • Fully responsive and SEO friendly design
  • Easy to use with no coding required
  • Scores top marks on GTMetrix and Pagespeed Insights

Julia LT

Julia

If you have a food blog, or you’re creating a website with content that centers around a cooking blog, Julia LT is a WordPress theme designed just for you! With features like a recipe indexing system and the ability to filter by Category, Course, and Season — this theme allows you to focus on what matters most — the food.

With Julia LT, you have the full power of editing with WordPress’ latest drag and drop block editor and widget system to instantly display recipes, images, newsletter subscribe boxes, and more. Plus, you can easily insert ads — on your home page, in your blog posts, and in the footer — so you can make money with your website.

Key features of Julia LT include:

  • Recipe Indexing System
  • Built 100% on Gutenberg
  • WPML Compatible
  • Responsive and Mobile Ready
  • Premium Customer Support

Blogxer

Blogxer

Blogxer is a modern and dynamic Magazine and Blog WordPress theme available for free download with your Envato Elements subscription. This theme comes with 12 unique layouts, each created for a different category — writers, creatives, food bloggers, gaming, medical, finance, SEO blogs, tech, weddings, and lifestyle — with more being added in the future.

This responsive, mobile-friendly theme was designed with readability and navigation in mind. The clean and modern design will look good on any device.

Key features of Blogxer include:

  • Built with Elementor Page Builder
  • 12 Home Pages, 4 Category Pages, 3 Post Pages, 8 Header Styles, 5 Footers, 20+ Elementor Addons with 20+ Layouts
  • WooCommerce Compatible
  • SEO Optimized
  • Free with Envato Elements Subscription

The Newspaper

The Newspaper

If you’re a fan of vintage style, then you’ll appreciate The Newspaper theme. This theme is designed for news and blog WordPress sites and, while it offers a classic and somewhat old-fashioned look, it features powerful, up-to-date editorial and blogging functionality. You’ll get a well-structured site, gorgeous typography, and 99+ advanced shortcodes.

Choose from three different styles for your site — Classic Newspaper, Modern Newspaper, and Vintage Newspaper, each with distinctly different aesthetics. The theme also comes bundled with two premium plugins: Layer Slider and Slider Revolution, free with your download. 

Key features of The Newspaper include:

  • Drag and Drop Editor Allows for Easy Customization
  • Responsive, Mobile & Retina Ready
  • Custom Page & Single Post Layout Options Allow You to Design a Site That Meets Your Specific Needs
  • Unlimited Color Schemes
  • Free with Envato Elements Subscription

Carrie

Carrie

Carrie is a stylish and elegant WordPress theme for magazines and personal blog websites. This theme, free with Envato Elements, comes with 11 demo websites that you can pre-install with a single-click. Have your site’s framework up and running in minutes — all you have to do is change text and upload your own images. 

What’s more, the Carrie theme is extremely fast, boasting a 90/100 Google Page Speed Score; it’s WooCommerce compatible; integrated with MailChimp email newsletters, Contact Forms, Social Share, & Social Follow; and is SEO optimized. Carrie theme sets you and your site up for success.

Key features of Carrie include:

  • 11 Demo sites, 7 Blog Layouts, 10+ Featured Post Sliders
  • Free Updates and Dedicated Support
  • Advanced Carrie Control Panel for Easy Theme Configuration
  • Built-In Advertising Management System
  • Free with Envato Elements Subscription

Pixwell

Pixwell

Pixwell, the multipurpose theme for magazine and blog sites, comes with 35+ stunning, pre-made, one-click demo sites. With so many to choose from, you’re sure to find one that fits your needs: Recipe sites, healthcare, breaking news, cryptocurrency, travel, how-tos, gaming, babies, fashion, sports, decor, yoga, beauty, tech, military, and more!

This fully-loaded theme has too many extras to name, but here are some of them: Pixwell is extremely fast, clocking in at 97/100 speed score. It’s optimized for SEO, Google Ads responsive, built on the Elementor Page Builder, and 100% mobile-friendly.  

Key features of Pixwell include:

  • Dark Mode Supported
  • Increase Page Views with Infinite Scrolling and Custom Advertising Options in the Sidebar
  • Dedicated Quick Support
  • WooCommerce Compatible
  • Mega Menus

SmartMag

SmartMag

SmartMag is a powerful and flexible theme for websites with newspaper, magazine, and blog content. This theme is highly rated and has been tested on over 25,000 sites, some of them with millions of visitors — so you can be sure it’s a top performer. The latest release has been optimized for Core Web Vitals and is offered through ThemeForest.

This theme comes with 27+ unique demos that you can import with one click. You’re sure to find one that’s perfect for you, but all future demos and updates are included with your purchase, too. In addition, there are more than 76 pre-built elements that can also be installed with a click. Of course, all of them are built using the page builder and allow for unlimited customizations.

Key features of SmartMag include:

  • Dark Mode 
  • Increase Engagement with Autoload Next Post
  • Works with Elementor Drag and Drop Builder
  • Control Image Size with Smart Images
  • Dedicated Customer Support

Femme

Femme

If you’re in the market for a fashion magazine style theme, look no further than Femme, available with your Envato Elements subscription. This stylish and clean theme is crafted with fashion bloggers, style editors, health & beauty bloggers, and lifestyle magazines in mind.

With the popular WooCommerce plugin compatibility, it’s perfect for fashion magazines, online clothing stores, and fashion accessories websites.

Femme has three different home page layout options, with full support of WP Customizer to make the site design your own. You’ll also have a number of page layout options, an Instagram feed, MailChimp integration, and so much more.

Key features of Femme include:

  • Built With WPBakery Page Builder
  • Compatible with Many Popular Plugins
  • Social Sharing Buttons
  • WooCommerce Compatible
  • Free with Envato Elements Subscription

Takei

Takei

Takei is a blog and modern magazine theme for WordPress sites. Built with the Elementor drag and drop Page Builder, this template contains a lot of simple, clean, modern designs that are easy to edit and customize. This theme is perfect for travel blogs, lifestyle magazines, and personal websites.

The responsive, mobile-ready theme includes four home page layout options, two single post layout options, and a number of other page templates to get you started. You will also need to install the Elementor plugin to use this template, but it works with the free version.

Key features of Takei include:

  • Built With Elementor Drag and Drop Page Builder 
  • Compatible with Many Popular Plugins
  • Lots of Customizable Features and Design Options
  • Social Sharing Buttons
  • Free with Envato Elements Subscription

Silk

Silk

Up next, this beautiful design from Pixelgrade is a user-friendly, magazine-style theme specifically made for fashion and beauty websites. It’s designed to help you create the complete user experience — with a featured posts slider, social media sharing, Instagram feed, and a mega menu.

Subtle animations, beautiful typography, and stylish design elements are meant to amplify the power of your blog posts and make them stand out. Personalize and customize to your heart’s content using the theme’s Style Manager, with a wide range of color palettes and custom fonts to choose from.

Key features of Silk include:

  • Premium Customer Support
  • WPML Compatible
  • SEO Optimized
  • Lightning Fast Speed
  • Mobile and Responsive Ready

Felt LT

Feltmag

Felt LT is a flexible WordPress theme for a wide range of magazine websites. The simple, modern, elegant design offers a fullscreen slider hero widget to drive website visitors to your site’s most important information.

A handful of other custom widgets allow you to highlight and filter stories on your home page. The theme’s built-in Style Manager customization tool allows you to easily edit color schemes, fonts, and more to create a magazine layout that defines your style.

If you want to earn money with your website, Felt LT works seamlessly with popular plugins like WooCommerce and includes a dedicated widget for placing ads on your site. Search engine rankings also help you earn money with Google Adsense, so the theme is also SEO optimized.

Key features of Felt LT include:

  • Premium Customer Support
  • Lightning Fast Speed
  • Mobile and Responsive Ready
  • WPML Compatible
  • SEO Optimized

Insider

Insider

Insider is a clean, beautiful, and contemporary news and blogging theme with powerful features. This responsive, mobile-ready, screaming-fast theme has a ton of cool features, like lazy loading, dark mode, amazing typography, and an events calendar. Best of all, it’s available for free with your Envato Elements subscription.

This SEO-optimized, premium magazine theme was inspired by modern, contemporary blogs like AirBnb Design, Surface Magazine, and Yetzer. Its focus is on readability, user experience, and performance.

Key features of Insider include:

  • Responsive and Mobile-Ready
  • Super-Fast Performance
  • Increase Page Views with Infinite “Load More Articles”
  • Subtle Animations
  • Free with Envato Elements Subscription

CheerUp

CheerUp

If you’re in the market for a minimalist theme to show off your compelling content, look no further than CheerUp, a popular magazine theme from ThemeSphere available on ThemeForest.

This theme comes with 14 pre-made sites you can install with the one-click demo import feature — tech blogs, news websites, travel blogs, lifestyle sites, photography portfolios, recipe sites, and more — CheerUp has you covered.

Best of all, your site will be lightning fast, with a pagespeed score of 99/100. And, if control is your thing, you have it — completely. Built on the WPBakery drag & drop page builder, you can edit any element on the page. Plus, you have unlimited color options, and access to more than 3k fonts and typography settings. 

Key features of CheerUp include:

  • WooCommerce Compatibility
  • Fully Responsive, Mobile-Friendly, and Retina-Ready
  • 17 Featured Sliders
  • Sticky Navigation & Sticky Side Bar
  • Free Updates and Long-Term Support

Kayleen

Kayleen

Kayleen is a minimalist theme with a focus on content, user experience, and readability. It’s a great choice for a wide variety of blog and magazine sites like personal blogs, tech sites, photography blogs, travel, food, lifestyle, you name it. Kayleen comes bundled with the Elementor Page Builder so you can customize the design to fit your exact needs with drag and drop ease. Even so, you’ll have your choice of 23+ beautifully designed demo sites to help get you started.

This robust theme has a list of advanced features that’s far too long to list, but some of the most impressive advanced options are the flexible design choices you get with Elementor, the visual customizer, blazing fast speed, and the one-click demo import feature.

Key features of Kayleen include:

  • 40+ Single Post Hero Layouts
  • Google Fonts
  • Mega Menu
  • Sticky Header & Sticky Sidebar
  • Lifetime Free Updates and Customer Support

Achilles

Achilles

If you’re looking for an easy-to-customize, multipurpose theme for your WordPress magazine site, give Achilles a look. If you’re a subscriber to Envato Elements, the theme is free to download. It comes with 14 home page demos that you can install in a single click and then edit as much as you want with one of three popular page builders: Gutenberg, Visual Composer, or WPBakery Page Builder. 

Achilles is a powerful, professional, and simple theme with a wide range of features and lots of options for customization. News websites, fashion blogs, and professional websites that feature breaking stories will all love this theme.

Key features of Achilles include:

  • Easy Implementation with Google Adsense
  • 14 Home Pages, 9+ Single Post Layouts, 3+ Author Info Layouts and Related Posts, 2 Comment Layouts, 4 Header Styles
  • One-Click Demo Import Feature
  • Unlimited Colors
  • Free with Envato Elements Subscription

Final Thoughts on WordPress Magazine Themes

Whether you’re looking to start a blog, online magazine, or a news site, one of the WordPress magazine themes on our list will be perfect for you. These themes are designed specifically for sites that publish frequent content, and they come with multiple post layouts and large featured images so you can create a beautiful and engaging website.

Get started creating your site today with one of these amazing WordPress magazine themes!

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