Herald - Newspaper and News Portal WordPress Theme

Herald is aModern Online Newspaper and News Portal WordPress ThemeWell designed and developed magazine website. bring oneFully responsive designScale seamlessly on today's devices and your content will look stunning on desktops, laptops, tablets and phones.

Using our custom advanced theme options panel, you canAchieve the perfect custom look in minutes, no kidding!

it providesOver 500 variationsLayout for your article list, unlimited sidebars, sticky sidebars, flexible branding and unlimited color combinations, four pagination types, custom widgets and more - allNo coding knowledge required!

Herald Newspaper Magazine WordPress Theme - What kind of website can you create?

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Here's a quick overview of what kind of news magazine websites you can create and what our clients use Herald for.

• Viral and Popular News WordPress Site
• Technology News Magazine
• game magazine
• sports magazine
• arts and culture magazine
• Fashion & Lifestyle Magazine
• science magazine
• music magazine
• food magazine
• Travel Magazine
• political news site
• car magazine
• movie news site
• Review and Affiliate Marketing Sites
• There are a lot more!

Herald Magazine WordPress Theme - Why Choose It For Your WordPress News & Magazine Site?

See the list of technical features available in this topic.

• Over 500 homepage layouts- Herald provides a highly flexible and easy-to-setup module system where you can combine and display your articles in various ways. From classic newspapers to modern magazine styles.
• Modular head- Herald has header generator with 3 header areas (top, middle, bottom) + sticky header where you can display any element you want. The possibilities are almost limitless!Additionally, mega menus are supported.
• Performance options- All JS and CSS files can be combined into one compressed file for fast loading.
• Multiple layouts for a single post- The single post view has 9 different layouts to suit your taste and needs.
• Classificação inteligente- Each category on your site may have its own specific layout and colors.
• Support for custom post types in modules- If any public custom post type is registered, it will be automatically detected in the module
• Author and Category Modules- You can display your author or category in the module just like you publish a post or text
• Support for co-authors plus WordPress plugins- Now you can easily set up multiple authors for a single post
• Simple Ad Manager- Predefined add slots to embed your banner ads and monetize your website easily. For AdSense ads or affiliate marketing sites.
• Responsive design- Our responsive design means your content will scale seamlessly on virtually any device, including desktops, laptops, tablets and mobile phones.
• Advanced theme options panel- Herald comes with an advanced, easy-to-use theme options panel. Set up your website in just 5 minutes!
• Branding - Unlimited fonts and colors- Herald offers unlimited font and color options, as well as the option to upload logos and icons, depending on your preferences. Add your personal touch to this theme!
• Unlimited Sidebar + Sticky Sidebar- You can add as many sidebars as you want, either left or right. You can then assign specific sidebars to any post, page or category.A fixed sidebar is applied to each template, which means these widgets will always be visible as you scroll through the site content.
• 4 pagination types (including infinite scroll)- You can have the classic "Old Posts/New Posts" navigation, digital pagination, use the "More" button to load posts, or apply infinite scroll to the page.
• Other custom widgets- In addition to the standard WordPress widgets, we also provide several custom widgets to provide cooler features.
• Paginated / multi-page posts- For those who use ads on their site, we created a very intuitive design for the posts, which are split into multiple pages. Boost your page views easily!
• Support post views- We provide support for the entry view WordPress plugin, which is used to calculate views for each post. We also offer smart options so your posts can be selected and sorted by views.
• related articles- Of course, you can use one of the many related post plugins, and Herald includes a simple but powerful solution for displaying related posts in any particular post, without the need for additional plugins!
• Built-in theme translator- If you want to modify or translate the text on your website, you can do it easily in the theme options panel. Notice . Baohe. mo language files are provided.Standard WordPress translations or multilingual websites (WPML) are also supported.
• One-click easy update- Connect your website with the official Envato API and receive notifications of all updates via your admin dashboard.You can update this theme with just one click every time we release a new version.
• Shortcodes- Add a stylish touch to your content with 12 flexible shortcodes. Columns, separators, highlighting, drop caps... just to name a few.
• Social sharing integration- Allow visitors to quickly share your posts on the most popular social networks.
• Post format support- In addition to standard posts, the theme supports video, audio, image and gallery post formats.Also, most common embed features of WordPress are supported, so you can embed facebook status, tweets, instagram, soundcloud, youtube, vimeo...
• RTL support- If you use your site for right-to-left reading, there is an easy option to get RTL news sites.
• full documentation- Learn how to set up this theme step-by-step and use its options and features quickly and easily with comprehensive documentation.
• Dedicated support- If you have any questions, problems, feature ideas, please feel free to contact us. We do our best to reply as soon as possible and help you!

Change log

2.5

• Improved: WordPress 5.8 compatibility tweaks (yes,you can update your theme )
• Fixed: Several minor styling issues

2.4

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

2.3.3

• Fixed: WP 5.7 Gutenberg editor font size problem
• Fixed: Several minor styling issues

2.3.2

• Improved: Redux admin options tweaks
• Improved: WordPress 5.6 compability tweaks
• Added: WP-PostViews plugin is now added as Entry Views plugin alternative (Appearance > Herald plugins > WP-PostViews plugin)
• Fixed: Co-authors plugin bug fixes
• Fixed: Several minor styling issues

• Improved: WordPress 5.5 compability tweaks (update number 2)

2.3

• Improved: WordPress 5.5 compability tweaks

2.2.4

• Added: Options to choose multiple stylings for social sharing in the plugin settings in dashboard (Settings -> Meks Easy Social Share)
• Added: Official support for WP Forms WordPress plugin
• Fixed: Several minor styling issues

• Fixed: Removing modules and sections in admin not working properly in the previous version

• Improved: A slight code refactoring to meet the highest standards per Envato requirements
• Fixed: Issue with mobile hamburger menu button
• Fixed: Several minor styling issues

• Fixed: Several minor styling issues

• The theme options panel has been removed from the theme. To make it appear again you need to install and activate the Redux Framework Plugin via Appearance -> Herald plugins
• All theme-related widgets are no longer part of the theme and have now been removed. To get your widgets back, install and activate the Herald Buddy plugin in Appearance -> Herald Plugins
• Social sharing features are no longer part of the theme. To enable social sharing, install and activate the Meks Easy Social Share plugin in Appearance -> Herald plugins
• Additional JS fields are no longer allowed in theme options, so it has been removed from the theme. As an alternative, you can use the Insert Header and Footer WordPress plugin
• Additional CSS fields are no longer allowed in the theme options, and are now patched to WordPress native fields in Appearance -> Customize -> Additional CSS

• Added: Styling support for the latest WordPress blocks (introduced in WordPress 5.2)
• Added: Admin panel styling for WP 5.0+ editor and all blocks
• Modified: Options to choose social networks for sharing are now located in the plugin settings in dashboard (Settings -> Meks Easy Social Share)
• Fixed: Several minor styling issues

2.1.4

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

2.1.3

• Added: Styling for Blocks (coming with the new WordPress editor in version 5.0)
• Improved: Fully tested and ready for WordPress 5.0
• Improved: Envato Market plugin is now recommended for theme updates
• Fixed: Several minor styling issues

• Added: Initial support for the upcoming new WordPress content editor (Gutenberg)

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

• Added: Option to add category featured image (thumbnail) so it can be displayed in Category modules
• Added: Featured 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)
• Added: Option to display Facebook and Instagram profile links in author vertical meta bar on single posts (Theme Options -> Single Post -> Meta Bar)
• Added: Options to disable ads on specific pages, i.e contact, 404, etc… (Theme Options -> Ads)
• Added: Quora social icon option for author social links in the author box below single post content
• Improved: Styling for GDPR cookie consent checkbox field in comment forms
• Improved: Password protected functionality is now supported in Modules Template
• Fixed: Font size options not working properly on specific server configurations
• Fixed: Minor styling issues

2.0

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

1.9.1

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

1.9

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

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

= 1.7 =

* Added: Authors module which displays your users/authors (Modules Template)
* Added: New ad slot to display ad inside vertical meta bar on single posts (Theme Options -> Ads, Theme Options -> Single Post -> Meta Bar)
* Added: More options for trending posts section. Now you can slide/rotate items, and choose number of items to display (Theme Options -> Header -> Trending)
* Added: Options to temporarily activate/deactivate modules
* Added: Options to order posts by user/visitor review score (if using WP review plugin)
* Added: Option to open regular content images in pop-up (Theme Options -> Misc.)
* Added: Option to add more elements to responsive/mobile header navigation (Theme Options -> Header -> Responsive Header)
* Improved: Image post format now displays image caption in pop-up
* Fixed: Sticky bottom bar on single posts not displaying on mobile
* Fixed: Minor styling issues in various browsers, responsive and rtl mode

= 1.6 =

* Added: Support for custom post types in modules. If any public custom post type is registered it will be automatically detected in modules (Modules Template)
* Added: Authors Page Template which lists all blog authors
* Added: Support for Co-Authors Plus WordPress Plugin, now you can easily set multiple authors for a single post
* Added: Option to filter posts by one or more authors (Modules Template)
* Added: Option to exclude specific posts by IDs (Modules Template)
* Added: Option to add link to module title (Modules Template)
* Added: Option to make vertical meta bar sticky  (Theme Options -> Single Post -> Meta Bar)
* Added: Option to enable infinite scroll loading on single posts (Theme Options -> Single Post -> Extras)
* Added: Options to choose sidebars for bbPress user pages (Theme Options -> bbPress )
* Improved: If category has a parent it will display its link so you can go back to parent category (Category Template)
* Fixed: Filtering by tags not working in modules when more then one tag is specified

= 1.5.3 =

* Added: Option to display full content instead of excerpt in Layout A (Theme Options -> Main Layouts -> Layout A)
* Added: Share options for ReddIt, StubmeUpon, Email and WhatsApp (Theme Options -> Misc.)
* Improved: FontAwesome libary is updated to the latest version
* Improved: Redux options framework updated to the latest version
* Fixed: Exclude by tag option not working in modules
* Fixed: Minor styling issues in various browsers, responsive and rtl mode

= 1.5.2 =

* Added: "Custom CSS class" option field for sections and modules with which you get a possibility to apply custom styling to a section or a module using CSS
* Added: Option to on/off ads above and below content per each single post
* Added: Translation strings for comment form fields i.e Name, Email, Website (Theme Options -> Translation)
* Improved: Social sharing not working in some specific cases (i.e. having UTF8 characters in post titles)
* Improved: Reading time and excerpt limit now properly calculates values for languages with UTF8 and special characters
* Fixed: Option to filter posts by time period in Herald Posts Widget
* Fixed: Sticky sidebar conflicts in specific cases
* Fixed: Featured image custom ratio option not working (Theme Options -> Page)

= 1.5.1 =
* Fixed: Module builder not working in specific cases (bug appeared in version 1.5)

= 1.5 =
* Added: Option to specify browser width which will trigger responsive header ( Theme Options -> Header -> Responsive Header)
* Added: Option to sort posts in ascending or descending order in modules (Modules Template)
* Added: Option to automatically select posts from child categories if parent category is selected (Modules Template)
* Added: Option to choose whether to include or exclude posts from selected categories (Modules Template)
* Added: Option to choose whether to include or exclude posts from selected tags (Modules Template)
* Added: Option to on/off category description (Theme Options -> Category Template)
* Added: Option to position comment form above/below comments list (Theme Options -> Single -> Extras)
* Added: Option to display post time in meta data for all post layouts
* Added: Option to enable "multibyte" support and calculate reading time properly for some specific languages (Theme Options -> Misc.)
* Added: Option to choose whether prev/next posts in sticky bottom bar will be pulled from the same category as current post (Theme Options -> Single -> Extras)
* Added: Full support for Custom Sidebars WordPress plugin by WMPU Dev. Now widgets inherit our theme styling by default 
* Improved: If paginated post is set to be displayed in layouts 3,6 or 9, it will automatically fall-back to layouts 2,5 or 8 respectively, in order to avoid styling issues
* Fixed: Minor styling conflict with WP Review plugin latest version
* Fixed: Minor styling issues in various browsers, responsive and rtl mode

= 1.4.3 =
* Fixed: Problem with editing category layouts in WP 4.5

= 1.4.2 =
* Fixed: Bug with specific Google Fonts

= 1.4.1 =

* Improved: Featured image on the first page of a paginated post is displayed by default
* Fixed: Minor styling glitches in various browsers, responsive and rtl mode
* Fixed: Header/Footer date language for non-english WP installations
* Fixed: Conflict with plugins which override Twitter field in user profile options

= 1.4 =

* Added: Support for post reviews system using WP Review WordPress Plugin (stars, points and percentage review type). You can also order posts in modules by review values!
* Added: Option to automatically play (rotate) posts in slider modules
* Added: Possibility to remove vertical meta bar on single posts (Theme Options -> Single Post -> Meta Bar)
* Added: Support for breadcrumbs using Yoast SEO WordPress plugin
* Added: Search button in mobile/responsive header
* Fixed: Minor styling glitches reported by users

= 1.3 =

* Added: Options to filter trending posts by category, tag, or choose manually (Theme Options -> Header -> Trending Posts)
* Added: Option to filter posts in Modules by specific post Format (i.e. display Video posts only)
* Added: Possibility to override global display options per each single post separately (i.e. On/Off featured image only for some posts)
* Added: New ad slot - above single post content (Theme Options -> Ads )
* Added: Possibility to put Mini Logo in header bottom bar
* Added: Option to position meta bar left/right for single posts (Theme Options -> Single Post -> Meta Bar)
* Added: Option to change overlay opacity values for Layouts with the text over the images (Theme Options -> Misc)
* Added: Option to display scroll to top button (Theme Options -> Misc)
* Added: Possibility to order posts in Modules by title (alphabetically)
* Added: Option to on/off post titles in Layout K (Theme Options -> Main layouts -> Layout K)
* Added: Option to position paginated post navigation above/below post content (Theme Options -> Single Post -> Extras)
* Added: Option to display featured image caption on pages (Theme Options -> Page)
* Added: Full width Page template
* Fixed: Several styling issues for specific layouts
* Fixed: Lots of RTL mode bugs and issues

= 1.2 =

* Added: Full support for WooCommerce WordPress plugin
* Added: Products Module! You can display your WooCommerce products in Modules template
* Added: Full support for bbPress WordPress plugin
* Added: Option to filter posts by tag (Posts Module, Featured Module)
* Added: 2 new demos for import - Blog and Tech examples!
* Improved: Several styling tweaks and improvements in various browsers and responsive mode
* Fixed: Text module not saving content in Mozilla Firefox
* Fixed: Module builder not working fine in older Safari versions

= 1.1 =

* Added: 3 new demo examples in demo importer!
* Improved: Several styling tweaks and improvements in various browsers and responsive mode
* Fixed: Related posts option not working in admin in some browsers
* Fixed: Comments button in sticky bottom bar not working for custom comments plugins
* Fixed: Logo option not sizing properly on mobiles

= 1.0 =

* Initial release

Credits

We want to thank these great people whose products helped us develop this theme!

CSS

• Bootloader -http://getbootstrap.com/
• Fonts are awesome -http://fortawesome.github.io/Font-Awesome

JavaScript

• FitVids -http://fitvidsjs.com
• Magnificent Popup -http://dimsemenov.com/plugins/magnific-popup
• Owl Carousel -http://www.owlcarousel.owlgraphic.com
• Image loading -http://plugins.jquery.com/imagesloaded
• Sticky Kit -http://leafo.net/sticky-kit/
• HTML5 knife -https://github.com/aFarkas/html5shiv
• smooth scrolling -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
• Mixed Media Grabber -http://themehybrid.com/hybrid-core
• API protetta Envato -https://github.com/envato/envato-wordpress-toolkit-library/blob/master/envato-wordpress-toolkit-library/class-envato-protected-api.php

Images

The images on the demo site are not included in the theme package and are for demonstration purposes only.They are all credited to their respective creators/owners and can be found on the following services/websites:

• Shutter stock -http://www.shutterstock.com

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