Description
PaperMag organizes news portals, editorial blogs, and online magazines with a cover by editorial section, headline highlights, author pages, and opinion area, ready for daily publication of multiple articles. Small newsrooms, independent columnists, and lifestyle or variety magazines gain a quick-reading layout that highlights the latest articles by editorial section, without losing access to the historical content already published.
Key Features of PaperMag
- Cover by Editoria
Organizes the homepage into blocks separated by news category. - Headline Highlights
Displays the main articles in a carousel or banner at the top. - Author Page
Gathers all articles signed by each journalist or columnist. - Reading Layout
Prioritizes typography and spacing to facilitate the reading of long texts. - Popularity Widgets
Shows the most read and commented articles in the sidebar.
Benefits of PaperMag
- Navigation by Editoria
Helps the reader quickly find the subject they are looking for on the site. - More Reading Time
Keeps the visitor engaged with suggestions of articles related to the end of the text. - Editorial Identity
Reinforces the publication’s brand with consistent layout between sections. - Agile Publication
Reduces the time between writing an article and publishing it formatted.
Who is PaperMag for?
- Independent newsrooms covering local or national news.
- Lifestyle, culture, or variety bloggers with frequent publication.
- Niche online magazines, such as sports, technology, or economics.
- Columnists who already write for other vehicles and want their own website.
How to Download PaperMag
PaperMag is available for download here at Ultrapack. After obtaining the file, install via the panel in Appearance > Themes > Add New > Upload Theme, activate the theme and organize the editorial sections, cover highlights, and author pages according to the editorial line.
A news portal thrives on publishing quickly without losing organization between editorial sections. With the cover already divided by category and the highlights configurable, the newsroom can change the main article of the day without altering the rest of the layout, maintaining fluid reading in any editorial section.
Frequently asked questions
Is PaperMag – News Magazine WordPress Theme GPL-licensed?
Yes. PaperMag – News Magazine WordPress Theme 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 PaperMag – News Magazine WordPress Theme on multiple sites?
Yes. You can install PaperMag – News Magazine WordPress Theme 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 PaperMag – News Magazine WordPress Theme cost at Ultrapack?
PaperMag – News Magazine WordPress Theme 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 PaperMag – News Magazine WordPress Theme include updates?
Yes. The current version of PaperMag – News Magazine WordPress Theme is 1.0.5, published at Ultrapack on Jun 9, 2025. Subscribers update straight from the WordPress dashboard with UAU (Ultrapack Auto Updater).
Is PaperMag – News Magazine WordPress Theme scanned before publication?
Yes. Every version of PaperMag – News Magazine WordPress Theme 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 the developer’s full package, with documentation, demos and plugins. Do not upload that file to WordPress. The theme comes ready inside it, as a ZIP of its own, and that is the one you upload.
- Download the file
elements-papermag-news-magazine-wordpress-theme.zipand extract it on your computer. - Look inside the extracted files for the file
papermag-package/papermag.zip. - In the WordPress dashboard, go to Appearance > Themes > Add New > Upload Theme.
- Select that file and click Install Now.
- Click Activate.
- There is nothing to zip. The ZIP inside the package is already in the format WordPress accepts.
- Uploading the whole package is the most common mistake when installing a theme: WordPress answers that no valid theme was found, and nothing is installed.
- The rest of the package belongs to the author: documentation, demo files and, in some themes, the plugins it asks for during setup.
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