Description
PressGrid builds a multimedia content site with frontend publishing, where any approved user submits posts, videos, images, and GIFs organized by categories, directly from the page, with moderation before publication, without entering the WordPress admin panel. It is suitable for viral content sites, collaborative blogs, and online communities that receive submissions from multiple contributors and need an organized publishing flow with reader votes, reactions, and likes.
PressGrid’s Main Features
- Frontend publishing
Allows approved users to submit posts without accessing the dashboard. - Multimedia support
Accepts images, videos, and GIFs in each submitted post. - Reaction system
Lets the reader react and like each published post. - Content moderation
Allows reviewing each submission before it becomes visible on the site. - Organization by categories
Groups submitted posts by topic, to facilitate navigation.
PressGrid’s Benefits
- Content volume
Multiplies post production without relying solely on the internal team. - Engaged community
Encourages the reader to participate by submitting and reacting to content. - Editorial control
Keeps moderation in the hands of the team before publishing. - Code-free editing
Allows adjusting colors, texts, and layout directly in the theme customizer.
Who is PressGrid for?
- Viral content and entertainment sites.
- Communities that receive posts from multiple contributors.
- Collaborative blogs with open submission to the public.
- Portals that depend on content submitted by readers themselves.
How to Download PressGrid
PressGrid is available for download here on Ultrapack. After downloading the file, install the theme in Appearance > Themes > Add New > Upload theme to load the publishing structure, page templates, and styles onto the site.
A site that accepts content submitted by readers grows faster than a blog with only a fixed team of authors. Once installed, just adjust the moderation rules and categories to prepare the publishing flow to receive the first submissions.
Frequently asked questions
Is PressGrid – Frontend Publish Reaction & Multimedia Theme GPL-licensed?
Yes. PressGrid – Frontend Publish Reaction & Multimedia 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 PressGrid – Frontend Publish Reaction & Multimedia Theme on multiple sites?
Yes. You can install PressGrid – Frontend Publish Reaction & Multimedia 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 PressGrid – Frontend Publish Reaction & Multimedia Theme cost at Ultrapack?
PressGrid – Frontend Publish Reaction & Multimedia 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 PressGrid – Frontend Publish Reaction & Multimedia Theme include updates?
Yes. The current version of PressGrid – Frontend Publish Reaction & Multimedia Theme is 1.3.1, published at Ultrapack on Jun 5, 2023. Subscribers update straight from the WordPress dashboard with UAU (Ultrapack Auto Updater).
Is PressGrid – Frontend Publish Reaction & Multimedia Theme scanned before publication?
Yes. Every version of PressGrid – Frontend Publish Reaction & Multimedia 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-pressgrid-frontend-publish-reaction-multimedia.zipand extract it on your computer. - Look inside the extracted files for the file
pressgrid-1.3.1.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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