Summary of Features for News Magazine WordPress Themes

In the past, WordPress themes have evolved from single-column, double-column, triple-column, and even quadruple-column layouts. The changes were mainly focused on swapping text and link colors, modifying the styles of headers, footers, and menus, and adding decorative icons and images. However, the way content was presented remained relatively traditional—primarily blog posts. Of course, there were also some CSS-Gallery style or album-style themes.

But now, some design experts in the WordPress community are starting to create news-oriented templates, also known as magazine-style or CMS-style themes. These themes share similar page layouts and features, which can be summarized as follows:

1. An indispensable menu system, including submenus and hierarchical output.

2. Page size is generally within 1000×1500 (width x height), with 930×1200 being a popular choice. This can vary depending on the amount of sidebar content, but it's recommended not to exceed 1500 pixels in height when using these themes.

3. Page layout no longer adheres to traditional vertical column divisions; instead, it uses multi-column mixed arrangements. For example, the top part of the page may feature two or three columns, while the middle or bottom sections might display up to four columns.

4. The homepage showcases article summaries from different categories, utilizing WordPress’s Custom Fields functionality to output elements like thumbnails, videos, etc.

5. Page elements no longer focus on flashy small icons but rather emphasize content through tabbed pagination effects and scrolling or sliding door effects for featured post displays.

Additionally, here are some examples of news or magazine-style WordPress themes. Only demo sites are listed below; downloads and purchases can be searched for based on the titles: