NewsBlock Theme Review – HappyThemes News Theme

Are you running a news blog on WordPress? If you are, you need to choose the best news WordPress theme for your website. Saying that HappyThemes, one of the famous WordPress theme developers recently launched a theme called NewsBlock. Last day, one of our users asked for the NewsBlock theme review. In this post, we are going to show you the complete NewsBlock theme review.

At this time, HappyThemes got a free version and a premium version of NewsBlock. For all users, we will only recommend you choosing the premium version theme. From below, you will know why we recommend the pro version theme and why you should choose.

NewsBlock Theme Review

We are going to add the theme features below. You should know the main WordPress theme features before paying for it.

Responsive

Both their WordPress themes are 100% responsive. This means, your website will fit on every device like desktop, tablet or mobile phone.

Colour Options

The free version doesn’t state anything about this. On the pro version theme, you will get unlimited color options. You will be able to choose your favorite color for your theme.

If you need to change the color of the theme on the free version theme, you will need to know a bit CSS.

Google Fonts

On the free version theme, you will need to add Google fonts manually or by using a plugin. On the pro version theme, you will get 300+ free Google fonts. You can choose your own favorite one from the list.

Sticky Navigation

The pro version theme got a sticky navigation menu.

On the free theme, you will need to use any custom CSS or plugins.

Header Ad

Increase your revenue by showing ads on the header. This is only for pro version theme.

If you want to add an ad in the free version theme header, you need to add a custom widget to the section. See our post how to add a header widget in WordPress.

Posts Ads

In the home page, you will be able to show 300*250 AdSense or any other display advertisements.

This features only come with the pro version theme. If you are running on the free version theme, you will need to edit your front page template or you need to consider any page builder like Beaver Builder.

See our list of best ad management plugins for more.

Footer Ad

Like the header ad, premium version theme also got the footer ad section.

Social Share on Home

On the premium theme, when you hover your mouse through the home posts, you can see social share icons on it.

It’s only available with premium version theme.

Social Share on Post

On every single posts and custom posts, you will get a custom social sharing icon. This is an inbuilt feature. You don’t need to use any custom sharing plugins for it.

On the free version theme, you will not get this feature. There, you need to use any plugins like Social Warfare. Also, check out the premium version of Social Warfare.

Use our Social Warfare coupon for more.

Author Avatar on Meta

On the author meta, you can show your gravatar. This is available on the premium version theme.

Related Posts

Below every single posts and custom post types, you will be able to show related posts. This will help you to get maximum page views and reduce bounce rate.

The free version theme doesn’t have this feature.

Author Box

If you are running a multi-author blog, this feature will be helpful for you. On every posts and CPT, you can show an author box just below the content.

Newsletter Widget

You must build your email list today. In that case, NewsBlock pro version theme got a custom-made newsletter widget.

The free version theme will not get this feature. There, you need to use plugins like OptinMonster for building your email list.

Ad Widget

Most of us are earning money through display advertisements like Google AdSense or Media.net. If you are monetizing your blog from display ads, you will get an ad widget on the premium version theme.

Currently, the free version theme doesn’t have this feature. On the free version theme, you may want to use an HTML widget for displaying ads.

Popular Posts

The pro version theme got a popular posts widget.

You can show your blog’s popular news headlines on it. On the free version theme, you will not get this feature. Saying that you need to use any specific plugins or codes for it.

Recent Posts

The pro version theme also has a recent posts widget.

This will show your blog’s updated posts.

Back to Top Button

On the premium version, you will get custom back to top button.

At this time, it’s only available for the pro version theme. Free version theme users will not get this feature. You may want to use custom codes and CSS for adding a back to top button on the free version theme.

Support

At this time, HappyThemes will only support the premium version of the NewsBlock. If you are on free version theme, you will not get author support.

Updates

HappyThemes will update their WordPress themes according to the latest WordPress core and security issues. All their WordPress themes will get recent updates.

Demo Content

The free version theme doesn’t come with demo content. On the pro version theme, you will get sample data. In case if you don’t want to start from scratch, you can simply import this sample data to your blog.

Translation Ready

Both themes are translation ready. Means you can translate your WordPress blog into any other language without getting any error. All you need to use is a dedicated translation plugin like Weglot.

From above, you noted that for all the theme features, you need to choose the pro version theme. I am pretty sure that you will not regret investing in this NewsBlock theme.

Download NewsBlock WordPress Theme

You can download the WordPress theme from below.

Why We Wrote This NewsBlock Theme Review?

Most of our readers are beginners. In that case, we need to choose the right WordPress theme for them and showcase the theme features. In our experience with HappyThemes, we have found that they will be a good option for all bloggers.

We hope you found this post helpful and enjoyed the read. If you did, please consider sharing this Newsblock theme review with your friends and fellow bloggers on social media. It will help them to choose the right WordPress theme for their WordPress blog.

For more reviews, you need to check out our blog. We also recommend you StudioPress and MyThemeShop as a WordPress theme store. If you are a die-hard fan of HappyThemes, check our Revenue theme review and Starter theme review.

If you are looking for other WordPress themes, see our post about the best WordPress theme shops in 2019.