ChromeNews Pro brings advanced customization with 15+ custom widgets and offers light and dark color modes for a modern, flexible design. With real-time live customizer features, this theme lets you fine-tune every detail of your site, from layout to content placement. It’s also fully compatible with WooCommerce, enabling you to set up an online store seamlessly. This theme is perfect for news, blog, and magazine sites that demand performance, flexibility, and user engagement. Supports such as front-end post submission, memberships, subscriptions, and ad spaces for monetization make it an excellent choice for news publishers looking to build a revenue-generating platform.
ChromeNews Pro
REVOLUTIONIZE YOUR NEWS SITE – FULLY WIDGETIZED, LIGHT & DARK MODES, CUSTOMIZABLE WITH ONE-CLICK DEMO IMPORT!
Build Your Ultimate News Hub with Custom Widgets, Customizer Options, and Full WooCommerce Support.
I tried the free version for awhile before going premium. I love the features in the pro version, well worth the price.
I’ve used the template to setup two news blog sites. I was able to have them up with 300+ articles within a few days. No issues so far.
This theme is so cleanly laid out and organized, with no clutter. Just what I was looking for!
Popular Page Builders & Plugins Integration
Create any sites that you want. Fully compatible with all popular page builders & Plugins.
News & Media
For blogs, magazines, and news sites.
Business & eCommerce
Updates about companies and industries.
Technology & Innovation
Cover tech, apps, and inventions.
Education & Non-Profit
Stories about schools and charities.
Regional & Local News
Focus on local stories or languages.
Lifestyle & Personal
Share fashion, travel, or daily life.
Design & Creative
Showcase art, design, or creative work.
Specialty & Niche
For hobbies or specific interests.
Create Your Dream Website in Minutes
Download, Import, Personalize, Go Live – Simple Steps!
Forget About Starting From Scratch
Page Builder Features & Templates/Patterns Imports, No Coding Needed
Blockspare
55+ Gutenberg Blocks & 450+ Patterns for Blogs, Magazines, Business Sites – Post Grids, Sliders, Carousels, Counters, Page Builder & Starter Site Imports
Elespare
Elementor Addons for Blogs, News, & Magazine Websites – 35+ Widgets for Post Grids, Sliders, Carousels, 350+ Templates Kits, & Header and Footer Builder
WP Post Author
Boost Your Blog’s Engagement with Author Box, Social Links, Co-Authors, Guest Authors, Post Rating System, and Custom User Registration Form Builder
Multiple Header Options
Default, Centred, or Compressed
Only with the best header may you show the content worthwhile. Each layout has different looks that could lead to an improved page/post section being imagined.
Top Header
You can place your social page links with the date and time can be shown on the top section of the site
Light/Dark Mode Switch
Dark and Light mode option switching button help for easy view in a different mode
Header Background
With random header images, you may position them with image overlay transparency and size customization
Advertisements Area
You can easily place your promotional banners within your header section
Off-canvas Panel
The theme has an extra header widget area with expanding and collapsing feature
Custom Menu Button
Add any header custom links to encourage your visitors to show special pages
Main Banner Choices
Default, Slider plus Editors Picks, or Slider plus Trending
The main banner layouts and customizer options come with a variety of choices and will allow you to present your blog entries in a banner format.
Banner Background
A background image can be added only for the Main Banner Section
Banner Layouts
There are 4 different layouts Aligned, Casual, Horizontal, and Tabbed
Post Filter
Posts could be filtered either by post’s category or by the assigned post’s tag
Popular Tags
The Latest or Popular tags can be set above the Main Banner Section
Ticker (Breaking) News
The number of posts can be shown above the Main Banner Section
Number of Posts Control
Selecting the number of posts to be displayed in the slider could be done
Fully Widgetized Layouts
Slider, Grid, Lists, Carousel, and many more…
The post widgets like slider, grid, list, carousel, trending, youtube video, author box, and social links designs of the combo will help you present your articles in a stylish manner.
Post Grid
The grid widget box will assist you in presenting your blog content in multiple columns
Post List
You can sort the post-collection using a list of articles with several appearance options
Post Carousel
The carousel, which comes with a plethora of different options, will assist you in looping the blog content
Post Slider
You can loop posts archive using a slider widget of posts
Express Post Grid
The grid widget box will assist you in presenting your blog content in multiple columns
Express Post List
The grid and list designs of the combo widget will help you stylishly present your articles
Trending News
You can organize the archived posts using a carousel list of articles
Post-Single column
The widget, allows you to display your blog entries in a single column
Post-Double column
You can be able to display the post in 2 different column
Author Post
The bio widget can assist you in displaying author information
Social Links
You can add a link to your social page link to your site using the widget
Tabbed Posts
Popular and latest posts could be shown using a tab widget
Youtube Video
You can easily add the youtube link to display the video
14 Widget Area
You can add all the widgets in 14 different areas of the present Theme
Blocks Enabled Area
Blocks can also be added to the widgets areas
Live Customizer Preview
Theme Options, Banner Options, Color, Typo, and many more…
It also includes a variety of useful customizer choices for creating an aesthetically pleasing news site. You may set it up as you want and see how it looks before making any changes to the live customizer.
Color
Color options for background, box, and text with site color mode could be set
Font & Typography
Font Family with Font size of Post Title, Section Title, General, and others can be changed
Author & Date Display
The user can select either to view the date or author name in the post in a different section with more numbers of date format
Site Layout
Boxed and Wide layouts can be set with 4 different section title layouts
Frontpage Option
Frontpage layouts with Feature Post, Youtube Videos, Express Posts, Post List, and Post carousel can be customized
Single Post
Image position for feature image with disabling option is provided for better display. Also, the content layout can be changed
Sidebar
Sidebar positions and other options line sticky control can be applied to your site
Archive Layouts
List, Grid, Full, and Masonry with individual alignment options can be chosen for blog and archive pages
Footer
Background image option for the footer with footer menu section and Theme Credits hiding option present in the footer section
1-Minute Setup & Demo Import
Set up your website instantly with 1,000+ pre-made demos. Customize with ease using the live customizer, flexible widgets, and blocks.
Fully Responsive Design
Our themes adapt perfectly to all screen sizes, from desktops to tablets and mobile devices, ensuring a stunning look everywhere.
No Coding Hassle
We are providing a more visible editing environment. Page builders are supported by this theme, so you will have a drastically different experience.
WooCommerce Ready
Easily build an online store with full compatibility for WooCommerce, offering fast and customizable eCommerce solutions.
SEO-Optimized Code
Designed with SEO best practices, our themes help improve your website’s rankings and drive more traffic to your content.
Translation & Multilingual Ready
Create websites in any language with themes that are translation-ready and support multilingual plugins.
Cross Browser Support
We support the most popular modern web browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Safari, IE9, IE10, IE11, Edge and Opera.
1-Click Updates & Support
Get regular updates to stay compatible with WordPress and rely on our dedicated support team for prompt assistance.
White label
For any freelancer or agency building websites for their clients, we’ve made it easy to present the theme as your own.
Join Thousands of Happy Users Building Stunning Websites!
We make use of the WordPress Live Editing, which allows you to preview changes to your website live, in all of our themes. This is the future of website editing.
Crisp – Smart – Functional
I believe personally that there is no need for endless searches for the best either free or premium themes on WordPress. For Myself i will always stick with any from the AFThemes team. The layout is smart and clean. No issues what so ever. I can also give great credit to the team behind the product. If you have an issue or would like a quick bit of support with adjusting the theme to suit your requirements they are also available and quick to respond. OVERALL – 5 OUT OF 5! (Personal Favourite from the WP Catalogue)
Highly Recommended!
Highly recommend this theme. Thank you for this great theme. it’s beautiful
Awesome Free Theme with Many Extra Features
I really enjoy this theme. The widgets make it easy to customize to your liking. The only complaint was needing to modify the footer.php file to remove a block before the widgets begin because it looked tacky. It is a rare theme with many extra customizations other free themes don’t offer. Kudos to the developer and thank you!
Separate demo content, compatible with woo
It has a nice demo. It is multipurpose designed. It has a good support. It’s free and gives opportunity for pro. It clears it’s included options in a table, so you easily know what’s provided and what’s the pro options. Easy set up with no confusion.
Free vs Pro
| Features | ChromeNews | ChromeNews Pro |
|---|---|---|
| One Click Demo Import Support | ||
| Live editing in Customizer | ||
| Typography Style | Basic | Advanced |
| Color Controls | Basic | Advanced |
| Dark/Light Mode | ||
| Frontend Dark/Light Mode Switch | ||
| Preloader Option | ||
| Custom Menu for Online Link | Basic | Advanced |
| Multiple Header Options | Default | Default, Side and Compressed |
| Header Image Mode | Set as Background, Show Full Image | Set as Background, Show Full Image |
| Logo and title customization | ||
| Image Banner Advertisements | ||
| Widgetized Banner Advertisements | ||
| Popular Tags Section | ||
| Breaking News Section | ||
| Multiple Frontpage Banner Options | ||
| Frontpage Banner Layouts | 1 Available | 4 Available |
| Banner Order Combinations | 2 Available | 16 Available |
| Banner Background | Image and Defined Color | Image, Defined Color and Custom Color |
| Banner Slider Posts Filter | Category, Tag | Category, Tag, Comments, Views |
| Banner Trending Posts Filter | Tag, Comments | Category, Tag, Comments, Views |
| Banner Editor’s Picks Posts Filter | Category, Tag | Category, Tag, Comments, Views |
| Banner Latest Posts Filter | Category, Tag | Category, Tag, Comments, Views |
| Banner Popular Posts Filter | Category, Comments | Category, Tag, Comments, Views |
| Featured Posts Section | ||
| Featured Videos Section | ||
| Express Posts Section | ||
| 3 Col Posts List Section | ||
| Posts Carousel Section | ||
| Site Layouts Mode | Wide | Boxed, Wide |
| Multiple Breadcrumbs Options | Basic, Yoast, Rank Math and NavXT | Basic, Yoast, Rank Math and NavXT |
| Single Title Layout | 2 Available | 6 Available |
| Single Content Layout | Spacious and Compact | Spacious and Compact |
| Single Featured Image Toggle | ||
| Jetpack Social Share Position | ||
| MailChimp Box in Single Post | ||
| Trending Posts List in Single Post | ||
| Single Related Posts | ||
| Archive Posts Layout | List, Grid | List, List Alternate, List Right, Grid, Grid Alternate, Grid Alternate with List, Tile, Full, Masonry |
| Category-wise Posts Layout | Global | List, List Alternate, List Right, Grid, Grid Alternate, Grid Alternate with List, Tile, Full, Masonry |
| Pagination | Numeric | Numeric, Ajax Load More, Infinite Scroll |
| Sticky Sidebar Option | ||
| Posts View Count | ||
| Posts Categories Toggle | ||
| No. of Categories Display | Show all and None | Show all, Top 1, Custom Control and None |
| Comments Count Toggle | ||
| Minutes Read Toggle | ||
| Date and Author Options | Basic | Advanced |
| Author Gravatar Option | ||
| Posts Date format Options | ||
| Category Color Options | 3 Color Options | 7 Color Options |
| Different Widgets/Section Title Design | ||
| Custom Widgets | ||
| No. of Custom Widgets | 9+ Available | 16+ Available |
| Custom Widgets Controls | Basic | Advanced |
| Author Biography Widget | ||
| Post Carousel Widget | ||
| Post Image Slider Widget | ||
| Popular Posts Carousel Widget | ||
| Post Double Column/Categories Widget | ||
| Post Single Column Widget | ||
| Post Grid Widget | ||
| Post Express Grid Widget | ||
| Post List Widget | ||
| Post Express List Widget | Post Tabbed Widget | |
| Social Contact Widget | ||
| Trending Posts Carousel Widget (Category) | ||
| Trending Posts Carousel Widget (Tag) | ||
| Trending Posts Carousel Widget (Views) | ||
| YouTube Video Slider Widget | ||
| No. of Custom Widgets Area | 7 Available | 14 Available |
| Off Canvas Widget Area | ||
| Banner Advertisements Widget Area | ||
| Above Main Banner Section Widget Area | ||
| Below Main Banner Section Widget Area | ||
| Frontpage Content Section Widget Area | ||
| Frontpage Sidebar Section Widget Area | ||
| Featured Section Widget Area | ||
| Main Sidebar Sections | ||
| Posts Title Advertisements Widget Area | ||
| Posts Content Advertisements Widget Area | ||
| Footer Widgets Section | ||
| Footer Mailchimp Subscription Supports | ||
| Footer Latest Posts Section | ||
| Gutenberg Compatibility | ||
| RTL Compatibility | ||
| WooCommerce Compatibility | ||
| Hide Theme Credit Link | ||
| Responsive Layout | ||
| Translations Ready | SEO | Optimized | Optimized |
| Support | Yes | High Priority Dedicated Support |
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