Description
The Bold theme is designed for bloggers, digital magazines, and editorial portals, featuring a layout focused on readability of long articles, visual emphasis on cover posts, and clear category organization. Developed by Elegant Themes, it structures content areas with adjustable typography, customizable header options, and sidebar widgets configurable via the Customizer panel, catering to writers, journalists, and editors who need to publish magazine-format content without relying on a developer.
Key Features
- Magazine-style Layout
Organizes posts in an editorial grid with a highlighted cover image and category blocks. - Readability Typography
Adjusts fonts, sizes, and line spacing for long texts via the theme panel. - Custom Options Panel
Allows configuration of header, footer, colors, logo, and menu structure without editing code. - Configurable Sidebar
Includes popular post widgets, category lists, search, and social links via the widgets panel. - Responsive Layout
Automatically adjusts columns, images, and menus for mobile, tablet, and desktop screens.
Benefits of Bold
- Rapid Content Publishing
Reduces initial setup time with ready-to-use options in the theme panel. - Strong Editorial Identity
Gives the blog a digital magazine look with visual hierarchy between highlighted and regular posts. - Developer Independence
Allows visual and structural changes directly via the WordPress admin panel. - Comfortable Reading on Any Screen
Maintains article readability on mobile, tablet, and desktop without manual adjustments.
Ideal For
- Bloggers and content creators who want a digital magazine look.
- Independent editorial outlets, niche portals, and e-zines.
- Journalists, writers, and editors who publish long articles frequently.
For those maintaining an editorial blog or niche digital magazine, The Bold combines magazine-style layout, a custom options panel, and adjustable typography in a single installation. It handles the visual structuring step of the site, letting the author focus on what matters: writing consistent articles, maintaining editorial cadence, and building loyal audience over time.
Frequently asked questions
Is Elegant Themes Bold GPL-licensed?
Yes. Elegant Themes Bold is distributed under the GPL (GNU General Public License). You may legally use, modify and redistribute it on as many sites as you want.
Can I use Elegant Themes Bold on multiple sites?
Yes. You can install Elegant Themes Bold on as many sites as you want. Only automatic updates through Ultrapack Auto Updater have a limit: from 3 to 80 sites, depending on the plan.
How much does Elegant Themes Bold cost at Ultrapack?
Elegant Themes Bold costs US$2.99 as a single purchase, and it is also included in the subscription plans starting at US$12/mo (VIP I).
Does Elegant Themes Bold include updates?
Yes. The current version of Elegant Themes Bold is 6.5.13, published at Ultrapack on Nov 25, 2023. Subscribers update straight from the WordPress dashboard with UAU (Ultrapack Auto Updater).
Is Elegant Themes Bold scanned before publication?
Yes. Every version of Elegant Themes Bold goes through a malware scan (ClamAV and YARA rules, at UltraHub) before it is published.
How to install
Updates: manual. When a new version comes out, download it on this same page and upload it over the old one; WordPress asks whether you want to replace the current version.
The file on this page is already the theme, ready to upload to WordPress.
- Download the file
Bold.zip. - In the WordPress dashboard, go to Appearance > Themes > Add New > Upload Theme.
- Select the file
Bold.zipand click Install Now. - Click Activate.
- If WordPress answers that no valid theme was found, the file is the developer’s full package and the theme is in a folder inside it. Extract the file on your computer, look for the folder that has
style.cssandscreenshot.png, zip that folder only and upload it again.
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