Recommended News & Magazine themes for multilingual sites
News and magazine themes help you build robust journalism sites. These themes frequently include extra features such as specialized widgets, social sharing functionality, advanced search, post grids, galleries, and more. Learn more about our recommended themes for this category in the table below and compare their features – some of which may only be available in pro or premium versions.
Recommended News & Magazine themes
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| Newspaper | Zeen | Newsmag | |
|---|---|---|---|
| About | Newspaper is a multipurpose theme that works especially well for blogs, news, and magazines, and offers unlimited ad possibilities. Based on frontend customization, drag and drop functionality, and flexible elements, it includes 90+ pre-built websites, 1000+ editable templates, and elements for single posts and pages. | Zeen is a theme suitable for building magazine, blog and newspaper websites. It can also be extended to be used for e-commerce and even supports affiliate functionality. Zeen also has one-click demo importation and allows various demos to be combined to suit your personal needs. | Newsmag is a theme specifically tailored for blogs, news, and magazines sites and comes with 14 prebuilt websites. It helps you display blog posts and articles that rank well in search results and make money with responsive display ads in 10 pre-defined - or 5 custom - sections of your site. |
| Pricing model | Paid | Paid | Paid |
| Theme price | From $59 | $69 | $49 |
| Date tested | April 25, 2025 | February 29, 2024 | April 25, 2025 |
| Library of pre-built websites | No | No | No |
| Various layouts for archive | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Various layouts for single post templates | Yes | Yes | No |
| Various layouts for pages | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Native page builder | No | No | No |
| Custom header builder & templates | Yes | Yes | No |
| Custom footer builder & templates | Yes | Yes | No |
| WooCommerce Ready | No | No | No |
| Customizable Mobile Pages | Yes | Yes | No |
| More about Newspaper | More about Zeen | More about Newsmag |
We only recommend themes that show an ongoing commitment to WPML compatibility. The authors of the themes featured in the table above work closely with the WPML team on a regular basis to ensure you can build a reliable, multilingual site.
All WPML-compatible themes in this category
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| Theme name | Theme house | Last tested date | Compatibility status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zine | GhostPool | June 11, 2026 | Compatible with WPML |
| Newsmag Recommended | tagDiv | April 25, 2025 | Recommended theme and compatible with WPML |
| ColorMag Pro | ThemeGrill | June 7, 2024 | Compatible with WPML |
| Zeen Recommended | Codetipi | February 29, 2024 | Recommended theme and compatible with WPML |
| Belinni | Pixelshow | August 16, 2017 | Compatible with WPML |
| Foodica | WPZOOM | February 20, 2026 | Compatible with WPML |
| Bucket | pixelgrade | March 4, 2021 | Compatible with WPML |
| Newspaper Recommended | tagDiv | April 25, 2025 | Recommended theme and compatible with WPML |
| Gema | PixelGrade | October 1, 2020 | Compatible with WPML |
| Silk | PixelGrade | March 3, 2021 | Compatible with WPML |
| Hive | pixelgrade | March 3, 2021 | Compatible with WPML |
| Patch | PixelGrade | March 3, 2021 | Compatible with WPML |
| Seven | Pirenko | June 12, 2026 | Compatible with WPML |
| Valenti | Cubell | January 18, 2021 | Compatible with WPML |
| News Plus | Saurabh Sharma | January 26, 2017 | Compatible with WPML |
| Responz | Themify | February 22, 2017 | Compatible with WPML |
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