Koga - Blog & Magazine WordPress Theme

Koga - Blog & Magazine WordPress Theme

Koga is a vibrant WordPress theme for personal blogs and magazines with extensive theme options, easy monetization via dedicated advertising areas, and optimization for Google Pagespeed and Core Web Vitals.

Live Customizer & Toggles

• Toggle Everything, including post elements, theme elements, sidebars and plugin elements, with live preview in the WordPress customizer.
• Global or per-post controls to tailor the look and feel without code.

Mobile-First Design

• Dedicated mobile settings to optimize the mobile viewing experience.
• Toggle post elements and configure layouts specifically for mobile devices.
• Big, bold desktop layouts paired with minimal space-saving mobile layouts for responsive flexibility.

Colour Schemes & Dark Mode

• Fully customizable colour scheme with separate light and dark options.
• Dynamic mode detection and the ability to toggle light/dark or fix a permanent colour mode.
• Pre-configured light and dark colour schemes to help you get started quickly.

Performance, SEO & PageSpeed

• Focus on performance, SEO, accessibility, and best practices to improve user experience and rankings.
• Core Web Vitals are optimized with up to 99 Google Pagespeed scores.
• Full optimization guide provided to help achieve best performance.

Media & Thumbnail Management

• Thumbnail aspect ratio options: landscape, wide, portrait, square, uncropped, plus an additional hero aspect ratio for single posts.
• Works with existing images—no need to upload new images or regenerate thumbnails.
• Smart thumbnail selection ensures the correct thumbnail size across layouts.

Advertising, Widgets & Monetization

• Add widgets between posts in home, blog and archive displays for adverts or other widgets.
• Dedicated advertising areas across multiple locations to maximize revenue.

One-Click Demo Import

• One click demo import to quickly set up your site.
• Optional demo content included to help you get started.

Mixing Theme Elements & Demos

• Mix and match theme elements and demos: install a demo, then customize via the customizer.
• Change header, footer, sidebars, layouts, widgets and post styles to achieve your preferred design.

Advertising Locations & Layouts

• Advert locations include After Header, Before Footer, Static Sidebar, Slide Out Sidebar, Footer sidebars, After post content sidebar, and Before/After every post block.
• Sidebar presence on every post block for consistent monetization opportunities.

Koga Theme Plugin

• Includes a dedicated theme plugin (less than 1 MB) to boost functionality without bloat.
• Plugin features: Featured Posts, Related Posts, Homepage Post Blocks, social icons, and various display widgets.

Featured Posts, Related Posts & Widgets

• Featured Posts: dynamic layouts to showcase top content with flexible locations and styles.
• Homepage Post Blocks: live preview, configure post settings, and combine block sidebars with theme sidebars for multi-column magazine layouts.
• Related Posts: relate by category, author or tag with multiple style and layout options and location choices (after post content or before the footer).

Supported Plugins & Integrations

• MailChimp
• Yoast SEO
• Autoptimize
• NavXT
• Contact Form 7
• Post Views Counter

Additional Features & Capabilities

• PHP8 Ready
• Optimized for Gutenberg
• Sticky Header Menu
• 30+ Blog Layouts
• Masonry (2, 3 & 4 column)
• Grid (2, 3 & 4 column)
• 3 header Layouts
• 9 Footer Layout combinations
• 7 Theme Sidebars
• 2 Blog Post Styles
• 20 Single Post Layouts
• Post formats: Standard, Video, Audio, Gallery & Image
• Google Fonts & Fontello Icons
• Support for all standard WordPress blocks & widgets
• Fully Responsive
• Detailed Documentation
• Demo data included with One Click Demo Import
• Child theme included
• Translation ready

Documentation, Support & Maintenance

• Online Documentation available for setup and customization guidance.
• Theme support via the theme comments section and the author’s profile page.
• Changelog: update history and changes documented (View Changelog here).

Licensing Notes & Demo Imagery

• Please note: due to licensing restrictions, featured images used in the demos are not included.
• Placeholder images are included in all demo data.

Changelog

View Changelog here