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TrendyMag – WordPress News Magazine & Blog Theme

Name: TrendyMag – WordPress News Magazine & Blog Theme 1.3
SKU: 9708
Price: 4.25 USD
Availability: InStock

Version 1.3

SKU: 9708

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Product details

Version on file: 1.3
Marketplace: Themeforest
Type: Theme
Released: February 13, 2019
License: GPL

About TrendyMag – WordPress News Magazine & Blog Theme 1.3

TrendyMag is a WordPress theme built for news sites, magazines and blogs. It was originally sold on ThemeForest and is filed under magazine, newspaper, blog and multipurpose categories, so its layouts are meant for sites that publish many articles and want a busy, organised front page.

A magazine theme changes how posts are displayed: the home page blocks, category pages, article layout and sidebars. Your articles and settings stay in WordPress. The listing does not say which post formats, ad areas or demo layouts it includes, so check the documentation in the package.

The file on record is version 1.3 and dates from February 2019. The title and address mention an older number, so rely on the file version. Test it with your current WordPress and PHP on a staging site first.

Key features

News and magazine layouts: Designed for sites publishing regular articles in several categories.
Blog use: Also filed under blog, so it can serve a single-author blog as well.
Newspaper-style home page: Filed under newspaper and magazine, which points to a multi-block front page.
Multipurpose category: Also listed as multi-purpose, so it can carry business pages.
Premium theme package: Sold as a premium theme, usually with its own options and page layouts.

Is it right for you?

A good fit for

News sites, online magazines and niche publishers
Bloggers who post often and want category-led navigation
Developers who need a magazine starting point for a client

Look elsewhere if

Online shops, since the listing does not mention store features
Sites with only a few static pages and no regular articles

How to install TrendyMag – WordPress News Magazine & Blog Theme 1.3

1
Download the file
Open My Account → Downloads and download the product. If the archive contains several zips (documentation, child theme, licensing files), you need the one named after the product.
2
Find the installable theme zip
Theme packages often bundle the theme, a child theme, plugins and docs. The installable theme is the zip that has style.css at its top level.
3
Upload it to WordPress
Go to Appearance → Themes → Add New Theme → Upload Theme, choose the theme zip, then Install Now and Activate.
4
Install the recommended plugins
Most premium themes show a notice listing their required plugins. Install those before importing any demo content.

Notes for this product

The listing does not name the plugins the theme expects. Install any the theme asks for after activation, and check the documentation before importing demo content.

Getting started: using TrendyMag – WordPress News Magazine & Blog Theme 1.3

Test on a staging site. Activate TrendyMag on a copy of your site.
Install companion plugins. Accept the plugin prompts shown after activation.
Set up categories. Create your main categories so the home page blocks have content to show.
Configure the home page and menus. Choose which categories feed each block, then build the main menu.
Check article pages and speed. Open a post, a category and the home page on phone and desktop, and test loading speed.

Common problems and fixes

Home page blocks are empty

Why it happens: The blocks pull from categories or tags that have no posts yet.
How to fix it: Publish posts in those categories, then set the blocks to use them.

Featured images look cropped

Why it happens: The theme uses its own image sizes, and older uploads were not resized for them.
How to fix it: Regenerate thumbnails with a thumbnail plugin, then recheck.

“The package could not be installed. The theme is missing the style.css stylesheet.”

Why it happens: The full download package was uploaded instead of the theme zip inside it.
How to fix it: Unzip the package and upload the zip that contains style.css at its top level.

“The link you followed has expired.” when uploading

Why it happens: The zip is larger than your server's PHP upload limit (upload_max_filesize / post_max_size).
How to fix it: Raise the upload limit in your hosting control panel, or unzip the file and upload the folder to wp-content/themes with your host's file manager or SFTP.

Demo import stops part-way or times out

Why it happens: The server hits its execution-time or memory limit during the import.
How to fix it: Raise max_execution_time and memory_limit with your host, then re-run the importer; importing content, widgets and settings separately also helps.

Pages look broken right after activating

Why it happens: The theme's required plugins (page builder, theme core plugin) aren't installed yet.
How to fix it: Install and activate everything in the theme's required-plugins notice, then reload.

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