Description
The eNews is a theme tailored for news portals, digital magazines, and editorial blogs, featuring rotating highlights on the homepage, extensive section categorization, and a newsletter area integrated into the site’s body. Developed by Elegant Themes, it organizes large volumes of content into columns with thumbnails, headlines, and summaries, maintaining a clear visual hierarchy among the main story, secondary stories, and category archives.
Main Features
- News portal layout
Structures the home with a main headline, secondary highlights, and blocks by category. - Home highlights slider
Displays the most relevant stories in a rotating carousel at the top of the page. - Embedded newsletter area
Provides an email capture form for retaining recurring readers. - Magazine categorization
Organizes categories, subcategories, and tags in listings with thumbnails and summaries. - Customization panel
Allows adjusting colors, typography, logo, and block arrangement without editing code.
Benefits of the eNews
- Structured editorial publishing
Accelerates writers’ workflow by standardizing story, category, and archive templates. - Longer dwell time
Encourages consecutive reading with blocks of related and most-read stories. - Growth of readership base
Converts visitors into subscribers through a always-visible newsletter form. - Portal visual identity
Reinforces journalistic positioning with readable typography and newspaper-style hierarchy.
Who’s It For?
- News portals and digital newspapers publishing daily stories.
- Online magazines and thematic publications with multiple parallel sections.
- Editorial blogs and columnists producing long-term curated content.
Targeted at editorial teams needing to organize large volumes of content while maintaining readability, the eNews combines a journalistic portal layout, visual highlights, and editorial structure in a ready-made package. It works well for both independent outlets and niche sites seeking a professional magazine look without relying on developers for recurring adjustments.
Frequently asked questions
Is Elegant Themes eNews GPL-licensed?
Yes. Elegant Themes eNews 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 eNews on multiple sites?
Yes. You can install Elegant Themes eNews 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 eNews cost at Ultrapack?
Elegant Themes eNews 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 eNews include updates?
Yes. The current version of Elegant Themes eNews is 4.9.13, published at Ultrapack on Nov 25, 2023. Subscribers update straight from the WordPress dashboard with UAU (Ultrapack Auto Updater).
Is Elegant Themes eNews scanned before publication?
Yes. Every version of Elegant Themes eNews goes through a malware scan (ClamAV and YARA rules, at UltraHub) before it is published.
How to install
Automatic updates: this item is updated by the Ultrapack Auto Updater. With it installed, the new version shows up in your dashboard like any other WordPress update (how to set it up).
The file on this page is already the theme, ready to upload to WordPress.
- Download the file
eNews.zip. - In the WordPress dashboard, go to Appearance > Themes > Add New > Upload Theme.
- Select the file
eNews.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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UAU Ready