There are so many attractive magazine themes available for WordPress. Unfortunately, not all of them have a clean code. In fact, it is so easy to get fooled by attractive premium themes if you don’t analyze their code. When in doubt, I always go with Genesis. It is a powerful framework and the code is quite solid. Genesis is easy to learn and master too.
We have already covered plenty of attractive magazine themes for tech blogs. If you would like to use Genesis to power your tech site, these 5 child themes are worth checking out:
Quik: a modern and fully responsive magazine theme for Thesis 2.x and Genesis. You get:
- landing page template
- jQuery background slideshow
- built-in design tool
- 6 color schemes
- useful custom widgets
Magazine: a cool magazine theme by the folks at StudioPress. It has:
- 7 color styles
- 6 layout options
- custom backgrounds
- responsive design
- featured images
- custom menus/header
TechMagazine: a beautiful tech magazine for Genesis fans. It has a colorful design and is easy to customize. You get:
- responsive design
- 2/3 column layout
- 5 color styles
- 6 page layouts
- 3 custom page templates
- fixed menu at the top
Foxy News: use this to bring your news site online. It has a professional look but is highly customizable. The theme has:
- multiple widgets
- built-in design tool
- landing page template
- ad-slots
Metro: this child theme has a 1152 pixel-wide frame and a modern design. It is responsive too. Metro has:
- 5 color styles
- 6 layout options
- custom background
- custom header
- custom menus
- featured images
- fixed width
- landing page template
Have you found better child themes for Genesis? We would love to test them out. Please share them here.