15 Free Magazine Wordpress Themes Released in 2012
May 12, 2012
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If you have a magazine or news site running on a WordPress platform, then you should definitely go for a magazine theme. It provides you with the features a news/magazine website should have. Also, your readers will know exactly what kind of site you run and this way you will build up your readership.
If you would like to get a more recent theme but still, you are not yet ready to pay for a premium one, you don’t have to worry. There are plenty of free magazine WordPress themes released in 2012 out there. So our next list comprises 15 of them. You just have to pick the one you want.
1. silverOrchid WordPress Magazine Theme
The silverOrchid WordPress theme by gazpo.com is perfect for online magazines and news websites. The theme offers a wide range of customization possibilities.
2. ModernBrown
This beautiful General/Blog theme comes with 2 menus with drop-down sub categories and an eye catching slider.
3. GreatMag
This is a premium quality theme with features like, custom menu, custom widgets, featured thumbnails, Featured slider, configurable homepage and 5 different color schemes. The theme is wordpress 3 ready.
4. Magi
Magi Portfolio is a high quality business wordpress theme comes packed with a featured content slider that suitable for business, freelance and also use for magazine blogs, the latest WordPress 3.0 goodness, shortcodes, jQuery and much more.
5. Canyon
Canyon is a powerful News magazine wordpress theme. This is a premium quality theme with many features.
6. iTheme2
It is the perfect theme for technology & Mac related blogs. It uses media queries to target different displays such as desktop, notebook, iPhone, iPad, and other mobile devices.
7. BranfordMagazine
This theme is fully compatible with WordPress 3.3. Use it as it is or play around with it as you like. Please have a look into the readme file (English and German) inside the download directory.
8. Oxygen
A premium-quality, responsive magazine theme for WordPress. Oxygen is a highly extensible parent theme, built on the industry-recognized Hybrid Core framework.
9. Delicacy
Delicacy is a culinary WordPress theme created with food blogs in mind. Delicacy is also a perfect choice and can be easily adapted for persoanl blog.
10. GoPress
GoPress is a super minimal and lightweight free WordPress Theme by WPExplorer that is perfect for any magazine, news or blogging website.
11.DailyPost PRO
DailyPost PRO is designed for personal and magazine blogs. It is highly customizable and can be viewed on computers, tables, and mobile devices.
12. NewsPulse
Our free WordPress theme NewsPulse is a neat new News/Magazine WordPress theme. The theme comes with its own widgets, custom menus, custom backgrounds, and even a free javascript slideshow.
13. TechZone
TechZone is a sleek tech theme that is fully compatible with the newest version of WordPress. The amazing design is matched by how much customization TechZone offers, including its detailed .po file for easy translation.
14. iSoft
The iSoft theme brings a new meaning to web design. The charming look to this site has been carefully engineered both for the user and admin.
15. TopMag
TopMag offers the beauty of a professionally designed website with the efficiency of a veteran developer. This gorgeous News/Magazine site includes widgets, drop-down menus and a javascript slideshow among other features.
Do you have any other suggestions?
The silverOrchid WordPress theme by gazpo.com is perfect for online magazines and news websites. The theme offers a wide range of customization possibilities
