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Shadowcat – A News and Magazine WordPress Theme

Shadowcat is a modern WordPress theme that lets you write articles and blog posts with ease.

Version
2.4
Updated
Nov 12, 2026
License
GPL
Type
Theme
Shadowcat – A News and Magazine WordPress Theme

Overview

Shadowcat is a modern WordPress theme that lets you write articles and blog posts with ease. We offer great support and friendly help!

The Shadowcat template is excellent for a News, Newspaper, Magazine, Lifestyle or Review site. It also supports videos from YouTube, Vimeo and features a rating system. It uses the best clean SEO practices, and on top of that, it’s fast, simple, and easy to use. In addition, we have the theme integrated with bbPress Forum and WooCommerce. So far, you will also have access to lifetime updates at no extra cost.

Full Theme Features

  • Integrated Pagebuilder: Build homepage content by select, drag & drop modules into sections. Very flexible easy to use.
  • Mega Menu: Displays posts in a category menu item beautifully with the Mega Menu option.
  • Ajax Load Posts: Load the next posts without reloading the whole page. Keep your readers read more and more!
  • Ajax Login: Keep your reader login without redirect to the wordpress login page
  • Sticky Sidebar: Can be setup for every page
  • Fully Responsive: The theme displays great on all screen size. Also has an option to hide sidebar when in responsive layout.
  • RTL Support
  • SEO Optimized: Rich snippet for post and reviews, also support Google Authorship.
  • Multiple Blog Layouts: Choose between 6 layouts for your blog: Masonry with Sidebar, Masonry full width (no Sidebar), Classic Blog, Large Blog, Square Grid with Sidebar, Square Grid Full width You can also choose layout for each WordPress default templates: Category, Tag, Author, Index and Search.
  • Integrated Review System: Easy to add review to a post with summary (can include Pros and Cons list).
  • Google Web Fonts: Support Google Web Fonts.
  • Custom Color: Choose any color scheme you want for your site.
  • Powerful Theme Options: Powerful yet easy to use Theme Options.
  • Translation Ready: The theme comes with .po and .mo file so you can translate it into any language you want.
  • Post Format: Support WordPress default formats: standard, video, gallery, image.
  • Optional Video Thumbnail: Use video iframe or standard featured image for video post.
  • Customizable Header: You can set background for site header. Also has an option to fixed header menu.
  • Customizable Sidebar: Unlimited sidebar with the intergrated Custom Sidebar Generator. You can choose a specific sidebar for each WordPress default templates:Category, Tag, Author, Index, Single and Search. You can also choose between 2 locations for sidebar (left or right).
  • Customizable Category: You can choose a specific layout for each category page
  • Logo And Favicon Upload: You can upload your own Logo and Favicon for your site.
  • Boxed And Wide Layout: Choose your desired layout with just one click.
  • Review System: Very flexible with 4 positions for review box. You can also enable user rating with one click
  • Cross-browser Compatible: Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Internet Explorer 9+.
  • Responsive Ads: Place your Ads banner in almost anywhere with Ads modules and Widget Ads (header, between modules, sidebar, footer).
  • Built-in Related Posts.
  • Built-in Social Sharing that supports counter for each Social element and total share counter.
  • Compatible with Contact Form 7 plugin.
  • Well documented

What's included

  • The full themeEvery file from the developer's release, in one zip.
  • Unlimited sitesInstall it on your own and your clients' sites.
  • GPL licensedFree to use, study and modify.
  • No paymentFree to download, no card needed.

How to install

  1. 1Download the zip file from this page.
  2. 2In WordPress, go to Appearance → Themes → Add New → Upload Theme.
  3. 3Choose the zip, click Install Now, then Activate.

Questions

Is this the developer's own release?

Yes. It is the release published by the original developer, redistributed under the GNU General Public License. The GPL allows anyone to share and resell the code.

Do I get a license key or automatic updates?

No. License keys, one-click updates and support come from the developer's own paid plans. To update, download the newer version here when it is listed and install it over the old one.

Can I use it on more than one site?

Yes. The GPL puts no limit on the number of sites, including client sites.

Why is it free?

During our launch every download that is available on GPL Store is free. Nothing is charged and no card is asked for.

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