“Magazine Style” themes are the latest trend to hit the Wordpress world.

They’re called “magazine style” (sometimes “newspaper style”) because they organize your homepage and give it a similar look to an online newspaper or magazine.

The biggest upside to this style of theme is that they really do look fantastic. It turns your average, everyday, boring blog into something far more professional.

The biggest downside would probably be time…it usually takes longer to make a new post because they typically require an image to go along with it, and you usually have to make 2-3 different sizes of the same image (1 size to be displayed if it’s a “featured” article, 1 size for your most recent posts, and another size image that’s displayed for recent posts, in your archives, and when someone does a search).

Another thing to keep in mind is that most magazine style themes are “premium themes” which means you have to pay for them. Some will see this as a downside, I prefer to think of it as an upside, since it means that everybody and their brother won’t be using the same theme you are.

Without further ado, here’s the list…

Visionary | info | demo | download

The Morning After | info | demo (couldn’t find a demo, but I personally use this theme here) | download

Zine Style | info | demo | download

Mimbo | info | demo | download

CMS Proton | info | demo | purchase ($19.99)

SayTanTah | info | demo | purchase ($19.99)

Wordpress Times | info | demo | purchase ($19.99)

For The Fans | info | demo | purchase ($19.99)

MagMag | info | demo | purchase ($19.99)

EWPN | info | demo | purchase ($19.99)

Journal Press | info | demo | purchase ($19.99)

WP-Glory | info | demo | purchase ($49)

CMS Electron | info | demo | purchase ($49.99)

WP-Remix | info | demo | purchase ($55)

Quommunication | info | demo | purchase ($75)

Block Magazine | info | demo | purchase ($79)

Your Revolution | info | demo | purchase ($79)

Revolution | info | demo | purchase ($79.95)

Revolution Magazine | info | demo | purchase ($79.95)

Revolution News | info | demo | purchase ($79.95)

Revolution Sports | info | demo | purchase ($79.95)

Revolution Tech | info | demo | purchase ($79.95)

WP Magazine | info | demo | purchase ($99)

Premium News | info | demo | purchase ($99.95)

NewsPress | info | demo | purchase ($99.95)

Cornerstone | info | demo | purchase ($99.95)

Please note that this page will not remain static…I intend it to be a one-stop resource for people who are looking for a magazine/newspaper-style theme for their WordPress blog.

If I’m missing anything, please let me know about it (by leaving a comment below), and I’ll add it here. When new ones are released, I’ll also be adding them to this page.

Finally, if you’re going to be trying out one of the above themes, here’s a great plugin that lets you test out a new theme without your visitors seeing it.

Tags: lists, themes, wordpress

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