by blazethemes
5 (3 reviews)
LocalNews Rank #4,953
Transform your news site into BBC, CNN, or The New York Times in a snap with LocalNews Theme. With the perfect mix of all the right elements, you...
Rank
#4,953
Downloads
17.7K
Version
1.0.18
Rating
5
3 reviews
Description
Transform your news site into BBC, CNN, or The New York Times in a snap with LocalNews Theme. With the perfect mix of all the right elements, you’ll get a theme that provides a tailor-made system that ticks every checkbox any aspiring news site needs. Quicker setup with beautiful pre-built layouts, breaking news on the ticker, fast page loading speed, and custom news blocks for different sections - all available in LocalNews Theme. Check out all pre built demos at: https://blazethemes.com/theme/local-news-free
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Theme Details
- Version
- 1.0.18
- Last Updated
- Mar 26, 2026
- Requires WP
- 5.3
- PHP Version
- 5.6+
- Author
- blazethemes
Tags
Block Editor Styles
Blog
Custom Background
Custom Colors
Custom Header
Custom Menu
Entertainment
Featured Images
Flexible Header
Footer Widgets
Full Width Template
Grid Layout
Left Sidebar
News
One Column
Post Formats
Right Sidebar
RTL Language Support
Sticky Post
Theme Options
Threaded Comments
Translation Ready
Two Columns
Frequently Asked Questions
The LocalNews WordPress theme has 400+ active installations on WordPress.org.
LocalNews holds a 5 out of 5 star rating based on 3 reviews on WordPress.org.
The LocalNews theme is created by blazethemes and published on the official WordPress.org theme directory.
The latest version of the LocalNews theme is 1.0.18. It was last updated on March 26, 2026.
Yes. LocalNews is a free WordPress theme available to download and install from the WordPress.org theme directory.