CentralNews is a user-friendly WordPress theme designed for news, blog, and magazine websites. It lets you quickly set up your site with one-click demo imports and easily manage content using 9+ custom widgets. The theme offers stylish options like various banners, light/dark mode, and is customizable via the live customizer. Supporting RTL languages and compatible with Elementor, Gutenberg blocks, and WooCommerce, it even allows for seamless integration of an online store. CentralNews is optimized for search engines and comes with dedicated support. Explore demos and documentation at https://afthemes.com/products/centralnews/.
CentralNews
The Ultimate Magazine Theme – Accessibility and GDPR-Ready, Elementor Template Kits, Widgets, Patterns, Light & Dark Modes, and Full Builder Support
Create a stunning, ACCESSIBILITY & GDPR-compliant news website with flexible layouts, real-time customization, and seamless WooCommerce integration.
Free vs Pro
| Features | Free | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Core Features | ||
| Starter Sites Import | ✔ | ✔ |
| Live Editing in Customizer | ✔ | ✔ |
| Dark/Light Mode | ✔ | ✔ |
| Header & Footer Builder | ||
| Header & Footer Builder (drag & drop) | Basic header options | Full Builder + drag & drop elements New |
| Customizer Builder Controls (menus, social icons, ads) | Limited | Full control + responsive preview |
| Disable Sticky Header Toggle | ✔ | Advanced sticky behavior & layout support |
| Typography & Design | ||
| Typography Style | Basic | Advanced + Google/System Fonts |
| Color Controls | Basic | Advanced (Global Options) |
| Category Color Options | ✖ | ✔ |
| Hide Theme Credit Link | ✖ | ✔ |
| Content Sections | ||
| Frontpage Banner Layouts | 5+ Layouts | 30+ Layouts |
| Banner Post Filter | Category, Tag | Category, Tag, Views, Comments |
| Featured Videos Section | ✖ | Yes — Custom Field + Responsive |
| Posts Carousel, Express & 3-Column Sections | ✖ | Multiple section types + responsive controls |
| Single Post Enhancements | ||
| Post Subtitle Field | ✖ | ✔ |
| Source & Sponsor Custom Field | ✖ | ✔ |
| Post Badge Taxonomy (Breaking, Premium) | ✖ | ✔ |
| Post Reaction Feature | ✖ | Animated, Localized, Color Custom |
| Author Box (with donate link & site) | Basic | Full author box + all posts & donate link |
| Trending Posts in Single Post | ✖ | ✔ |
| Analytics & Insights Major | ||
| Single Post Analytics Metabox (views, reactions, word count, read time, link stats) | ✖ | Included — cached on save + AJAX refresh New |
| Centralized Site Analytics Page (Overview, Content, Engagement, Appearance, Authors & Links) | ✖ | Full tabbed analytics dashboard with charts New |
| Site-wide Metrics (posts, pages, media, top authors, reactions, read time) | Summary only | Detailed metrics + export-ready charts |
| Top External Domains & Link Stats | ✖ | Batched parsing, top domains list & chart |
| Charts & Unified Styles (posts, comments, reactions, links, authors) | Minimal | Full chart suite (ready for large sites) |
| Performance: Optimized SQL + Transient Caching | Core caching | Optimized queries + batched domain parsing |
| Archive Pages & Widgets | ||
| Archive Post Layouts | List, Full | Grid, Tile, Masonry, List Alt, Mixed |
| Category-wise Layout Control | Global Only | Per-category layout control |
| Advanced Widgets (carousels, express, tabs) | Basic | 15+ Advanced Widgets |
| Advertisement & Monetization | ||
| Centralized Advertisement Support | ✖ | ✔ |
| Rotating Ads with Split Option () | ✖ | Yes — supports HTML, JS & shortcodes |
| Ad Placement Areas | Widgets | Admin Panel + Widgets + Rotation |
| Performance & Compatibility | ||
| Disable WordPress Emojis | ✔ | ✔ |
| Custom CSS Output | Minified | Optimized + mobile spacing |
| Improved Font Loading | Partial | System/Google switch + preconnect |
| Gutenberg & Page Builder Support | ✔ | ✔ |
| WooCommerce Support | ✔ | ✔ |
| Support & Updates | ||
| Support | Standard | Priority support + faster response |
| Changelog & Regular Updates | Public changelog | Priority updates & backports |
| Ready to upgrade? | ||
| Get Pro for premium analytics, builder, advanced widgets, and monetization | Keep using the free version | Upgrade Now |
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Llevo usándolo varios meses y ha resultado muy amigable, rápido y flexible. La posibilidad de armar la portada con widgets es genial, pero hay mucho más. Realmente funciona. Lo recomiendo.. [Read More]
My theme of choice. Have used it before 5 years long (with different hosting and domain). Now revived the blog and MoreNews is still my favorite 🙂
Popular Page Builders & Plugins Integration
Create any sites that you want. Fully compatible with all popular page builders & Plugins.
News & Media
For blogs, magazines, and news sites.
Business & eCommerce
Updates about companies and industries.
Technology & Innovation
Cover tech, apps, and inventions.
Education & Non-Profit
Stories about schools and charities.
Regional & Local News
Focus on local stories or languages.
Lifestyle & Personal
Share fashion, travel, or daily life.
Design & Creative
Showcase art, design, or creative work.
Specialty & Niche
For hobbies or specific interests.
Get Awesome Starter sites with one click demo import
Dynamic, lightweight, and multipurpose WordPress theme ideal for news, blogs, magazines, eCommerce, and business websites.
The theme is a flexible, multipurpose theme compatible with page builders like Elementor, and Gutenberg, and its customizer also supports popular plugins
Theme Features
Easy WordPress Websites Builder: Versatile Demos for Blogs, News, eCommerce & More
It is a versatile, multipurpose theme that offers flexibility in design and functionality. It is fully compatible with popular page builders like Elementor and the default WordPress block editor, Gutenberg, allowing users to create and customize layouts with ease. Additionally, the theme integrates seamlessly with its own customizer, giving even more control over the design. It supports a wide range of plugins, including WooCommerce for eCommerce, PopUp Maker for enhanced user engagement, TablePress for managing data, WP Forms for building forms, Sports Plugin for sports-related content, Smart Slider for dynamic sliders, and many more. This makes it an ideal choice for a variety of websites.
Starter Templates Libary
Effortlessly Import Templates for Blogs, Magazines, News, eCommerce, and Business Sites with just one click.
Optimized for Lightning-Fast Loading and High-Traffic Websites
We’ve dedicated significant time to optimizing the speed of this theme, ensuring it loads quickly and remains fully optimized for all search engines.
SEO-Optimized Elementor Addons for Blogs, News, & Magazine Websites
The theme includes a powerful EleSpare plugin for Blog, Magazine, and Newspaper add-ons of Elementor Page Builder, offering over 350+ Pro Template Kits and more than 35+ customizable elements. Additionally, it features a user-friendly Header/Footer Builder, allowing you to create stunning layouts tailored to your specific needs.
Header Builder
The EleSpare Header Builder offers a wide range of options and widgets, enabling you to fully customize the header. With its intuitive interface, you can easily design a unique header that reflects your brand’s identity and enhances the overall user experience. Whether you need specific elements or advanced styling options, the EleSpare Header Builder empowers you to create the perfect header for your website.
Elespare Footer Builder
The Elespare Footers Builder offers a wide range of options and widgets, enabling you to fully customize the footer to your liking. With its intuitive interface, you can easily design a unique footer that reflects your brand’s identity and enhances the overall user experience. Whether you need specific elements or advanced styling options, the Elespare Footer Builder empowers you to create the perfect footer for your website.
Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns for Blogs, Magazines, Business Sites – Post Grids, Sliders, Carousels, Counters, Page Builder & Starter Site Imports
The Blockspare plugin enhances the WordPress editing experience, particularly for Gutenberg users, by offering a variety of custom blocks that add flexibility to layout and design. It features a library of pre-built templates for streamlined content creation and an intuitive drag-and-drop interface for easy customization without coding.
The SEO-Optimized Theme for Superior Search Engine Rankings
The theme is designed to fully support Google Rich Results and structured data, ensuring validation for elements like Articles, Breadcrumbs, Post Reviews, Post Recipes, Tags, and more. It’s also fully compatible with all major SEO plugins, making your site highly optimized and search engine-friendly. Every aspect of this theme is crafted to help your site rank higher on Google and other search engines, boosting visibility and performance.
Build an online shopping site with WooCommerce.
The theme is fully compatible with WooCommerce, making it easy to build and manage your online shop. With seamless integration, you can set up an attractive and functional eCommerce site, allowing you to showcase products, manage inventory, and streamline the shopping experience for your customers.
Earn Money Online through Advertisements and Affiliate Marketing.
You can boost your earnings by leveraging ads or affiliate links. This theme is optimized with ample space for placing advertisements or affiliate links, allowing you to easily insert your ad codes or links and start generating additional income.
3 Approaches to Website Configuration
It is a powerful theme that offers three different ways to configure your website based on your preferences and familiarity. You can use the default Theme Customizer, Elementor Page Builder, or Gutenberg Customizer to build your site. Each option is user-friendly and straightforward. Choose your favorite method and get started!
Boost Revenue & Grow Email Lists
Use our theme alongside the Popup Maker plugin to create powerful, conversion-focused campaigns that drive revenue and grow email lists on WordPress websites. The seamless integration lets you capture leads, boost engagement, and increase conversions with customizable popups tailored to your site’s design.
Enhance your website with dynamic, feature-packed tables that will engage your visitors.
Enhance your website using the TablePress plugin with engaging, feature-rich tables that your visitors will love! Effortlessly create and manage modern data tables of any size, adding interactivity with live sorting, pagination, and search functionality. Easily insert images, links, and math formulas, and import existing spreadsheet files without any coding knowledge required—making it accessible for everyone!
Post Author Box
The Post Author Box module offers flexible options, including a customizable section title, content alignment (left, right, or center), and adjustable profile image shapes. It also integrates social contact links and pulls data directly from the default WordPress user profile dashboard for seamless author information display.
User Registration Form Builder
The User Registration Form Builder allows you to create and manage multiple registration forms for your website. Easily add, update, or delete forms using the “Registration Forms” admin menu, providing a seamless way to handle user registrations.
Multiple Authorship Management
Easily manage co-authors and guest authors for individual posts with the Multiple Authorship feature. Add, update, or remove registered users and guest authors using the “Authors” meta box for authors and the “Guest Authors” admin menu for guest contributors.
Post Rating and Review System
The Post Rating feature allows users to leave star ratings and reviews directly within your posts. Only logged-in users can rate, ensuring authenticity and preventing spam. This system helps you gather valuable feedback while boosting audience engagement with credible user reviews.
Top Rated Post Feature
WP Post Author’s Top Rated Post feature highlights the highest-rated content across your site, including individual authors’ best-performing posts. This tool promotes quality content and acknowledges authors’ contributions, making showcasing popular posts easy and driving engagement.
Recommended Posts
The Recommended Posts feature analyzes individual user preferences to suggest posts that match their interests. It uses factors like post categories, tags, and authorship to provide personalized content recommendations, enhancing user engagement and retention.
Google Translate Your Site using the plugin
The GTranslate plugin allows your website to be effortlessly translated into multiple languages using online sources. With full compatibility and support from our theme, you can easily reach a global audience, providing a seamless multilingual experience for your visitors without any complex setup required.
Multi-lingual demos with RTL Support
Our theme offers multi-lingual demos with full RTL (Right-to-Left) language support, allowing you to easily create websites in various languages, including Arabic, Hebrew, and more. These pre-built demos ensure smooth integration and flawless design, no matter the language direction, making it simple to build a global-friendly website.
Fast and Friendly Support
Experience top-tier customer service with our fast and friendly support team. We’re here to assist you with any questions or issues, ensuring a smooth and efficient experience while using our products. Whether you need help with setup or customization we’re just a message away!
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BlockSpare
Powerful Gutenberg Blocks for Modern Websites
Build news, magazine, blog, and business websites faster with 60+ Gutenberg blocks, 137+ starter templates, and 270+ ready-made sections.
EleSpare
Powerful Elementor Widgets for Publishers
Build professional news, magazine, blog, and business websites with 35+ Elementor widgets, 350+ template kits, and powerful header and footer tools.
WP Post Author
Complete Author & Post Engagement Toolkit
Build richer author profiles and increase reader engagement with author boxes, social profiles, co-authors, guest authors, post ratings, and user registration tools.
MULTIPLE HEADER OPTIONS
Default, Centred, or Compressed
Only with the best header may you show the content worthwhile. Each layout has different looks that could lead to an improved page/post section being imagined.
Top Header
You can place your social page links with the date and time can be shown on the top section of the site
Top Bar Date
You can set your WP Localized Date as well as Social Page links on the top of your website
Header Background
With random header images, you may position them with image overlay transparency and size customization
Advertisements Area
You can easily place your promotional banners within your header section
Custom Link Button
You can add any header custom links to encourage your visitors to show special pages
Off-canvas Panel
The theme has an extra header widget area with expanding and collapse feature.
MULTIPLE BANNER CHOICES
Default, Slider plus Editors Picks, or Slider plus Trending
The main banner layouts and customizer options come with a variety of choices and will allow you to present your blog entries in a banner format.
Ticker (Breaking) News
The number of posts can be shown above the Main Banner section
Banner Background
A background image can be added only for the Main Banner section
Banner Layouts
There are different layouts with the Main slider, Thumbs, vertical Trending list carousel
Popular Tags
Popular tags can be set above the Main Banner section
Post Filters
Posts could be filtered either by category or tag or view count or comment count
Number of Posts
Selecting the number of posts to be displayed in the slider could be done
FULLY WIDGETIZED LAYOUTS
Slider, Grid, Lists, Carousel, and many more…
The post widgets like slider, grid, list, carousel, trending, youtube video, author box, social links designs of the combo will help you present your articles in a stylish manner.
Post Grid
The grid widget box will assist you in presenting your blog content in multiple columns
Post List
You can sort the post-collection using a list of articles with several appearance options
Post Carousel
The carousel, which comes with a plethora of different options, will assist you in looping the blog content
Express Post Grid
The grid widget box will assist you in presenting your blog content in multiple columns
Express Post List
The grid and list designs of the combo widget will help you stylishly present your articles
Post-Single column
The widget, allows you to display your blog entries in a single column
Post-Double column
You can be able to display the post in 2 different column
Post Slider
You can loop posts archive using a slider widget of posts
Trending News
You can organize the archived posts using a carousel list of articles
Author Post
The bio widget can assist you in displaying author information
Social Links
You can add a link to your social page link to your site using the widget
Tabbed Posts
Popular and latest posts could be shown using a tab widget
Youtube Video
You can easily add the youtube link to show the videos
13 Widget Area
You can add all the widgets in 13 different areas of the present Theme
Blocks Enabled Area
Blocks can also be added to the widgets areas
LIVE CUSTOMIZER PREVIEW
Theme Options, Banner Options, Color, Typo, and many more…
It also includes a variety of useful customizer choices for creating an aesthetically pleasing news site. You may set it up as you want and see how it looks before making any changes with the live customizer.
Color
Color options for background, box, and text with site color mode could be set
Font & Typography
Font Family with Font size of Post Title, Section Title, General, and others can be changed
Author & Date Display
The user can select either to view the date or author name in the post in a different format
Archive Layouts
List, Grid, Full, and Masonry with individual alignment options can be chosen for archive pages
Frontpage Option
Frontpage layouts options with Content Sidebar Positions, Ads, Flash Posts, Main Banner, and Featured be customized
Single Post
A feature image disabling option is provided. Also, the content mode can be changed.
Sidebar
Sidebar positions and other options line sticky control can be applied to your site
Mailchimp Subscriptions
Mailchimp could be shown about the footer using the shortcode
Footer
Footer menu section and Theme Credits hiding option present in the footer section
1-Minute Setup & Starter Import
Set up your website instantly with pre-made starter demos. Customize effortlessly using live editing, widgets, and Gutenberg blocks.
100% Responsive & Mobile First
Adapts flawlessly across desktop, tablet, and mobile devices to deliver peak performance and optimal user experience.
Gutenberg & FSE Compatible
Full compatibility with the WordPress block editor, Full Site Editing (FSE), and BlockSpare plugin for no-code design.
WooCommerce Ready
Seamlessly launch an online store with optimized checkout flows and complete WooCommerce layout support.
SEO & Core Web Vitals Optimized
Engineered with clean semantic markup, fast loading speeds, and SEO best practices to help you rank higher on search engines.
Translation & Multilingual Ready
Fully translation-ready code compatible with WPML, Polylang, and RTL languages to reach a global audience.
Cross-Browser Tested
Rigorously tested for pixel-perfect display and fast rendering on Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge, and mobile browsers.
Regular Updates & Expert Support
Stay ahead with continuous WordPress core updates, security patches, and direct support from our engineering team.
Developer Friendly & White Label
Clean, extensible codebase designed for agencies and freelancers to easily customize and rebrand for clients.
Join Thousands of Happy Publishers Building High-Performance Websites!
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Awesome Free Theme with Many Extra Features
I really enjoy this theme. The widgets make it easy to customize to your liking. The only complaint was needing to modify the footer.php file to remove a block before the widgets begin because it looked tacky. It is a rare theme with many extra customizations other free themes don’t offer. Kudos to the developer and thank you!
EXCELENTE PLANTILLA – 10 PUNTOS
Excelente prestaciones de esta plantilla. En cuanto pueda quiere acceder a tener la version full. Si llega a haber alguna buena promocion por favor hacer saber. 10 puntos
Page on the move
It´s great to see the movement on the CentralNews theme. I just updated my old webpage and chose CentralNews for my new one. Looks great!
Deserved 5 Star Theme
I am very happy with this versatile template. Thank you for providing it for free!
Very comfortable in use.. Thanks all team
Thanks to all team for making comfortable and easy use theme for us.. We appreciated to all team.
Perfect support
The support team has made full support on any problems faced on the themes. Appreciate for the customer service and timely response
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