Shockmag - Ad Optimized Magazine WordPress Theme with Powerful Advertisement System
Shockmag is a versatile magazine WordPress theme by StrictThemes with a built‑in ad optimization system designed to maximize online income. It ships with multiple demos, a masculine aesthetic, and strong potential for use as a news site, magazine, or blog.
Key Features
- ADS PRO – Multi-Purpose WordPress Ad Manager — An integral ads system that provides unparalleled control over ad space and monetization.
- Custom Mega Menu — Enhanced navigation options for complex sites.
- 5 headers — Flexible header configurations to suit different layouts.
- User-Friendly Theme Panel & Customization — Configure settings, colors, fonts, and layout options with ease; the panel is packed with powerful options.
- Responsive Google AdSense ready — Compatible with responsive AdSense units for mobile and desktop.
- Shortcodes — Buttons, boxes, columns, tabs, toggles, and more for easy post customization.
- Font Icons — 140+ handcrafted icons that render well on Retina displays and support easy color/size styling.
- Sharp Retina-Ready Graphics — Visuals remain crisp on high‑resolution screens.
- Advanced Typography with 700+ Google Fonts — Customizable font families and sizes via the theme panel.
- Review System with 3 Beautiful Rating Styles — Add ratings (stars, points, or percentages) to standard posts to create reviews.
- Translation Ready — Includes language files for six languages and automatic switching when using compatible WordPress versions.
- bbPress & BuddyPress — Full compatibility with popular community plugins.
- Friendly Support — Ongoing assistance and up-to-date documentation.
- Advanced Lightbox — Improved usability for media viewing.
- Post Views that Work with Caching Plugins — Post view counts update even when pages are cached.
- Popular Posts — Display most popular posts over chosen timeframes.
- Build a Shop — Includes WooCommerce integration and related widgets for online selling.
- Photoshop Files — PSD files included for design tweaking.
- PSD logos — PSD logos provided for branding customization.
- Wordpress SEO by Yoast Supported — Works with the SEO plugin to optimize pages for search engines.
- GUI Shortcodes — User-friendly shortcode system for quick customization without writing code.
- Boxed or Full-Width Layouts — Choose between boxed or full-width site layouts.
- Authors Page — Dedicated author pages with social icons integrated into the WP dashboard.
- 8 Post Formats — Standard, audio (embedded or self-hosted), video (embedded or self-hosted), gallery, image, link, quote, or status formats.
- Custom Widgets — Theme-specific widgets for homepage, sidebars, and footer areas.
- Unlimited Colors — Color picker to easily adjust primary and secondary colors.
- Demo Content — Importable demo content to get started quickly.
- Unlimited Sidebars — Create and assign multiple sidebars for posts, pages, or categories.
- Sidebar Position — Set left, right, or no sidebar on any post or page.
- Online Documentation — Detailed images and step-by-step instructions.
- Clean & Valid Code — Adheres to W3C and WordPress standards.
New Features & Updates
- NEW Custom Mega Menu
- NEW 5 headers
- NEW ADS PRO – Multi-Purpose WordPress Ad Manager
There is a lot of earnings potential built into this theme. A new template addition, noted below, enhances blogroll and archive visuals.
Demos, Updates, and Demos Access
- Demo Availability — The theme ships with several impressive demos showcasing versatile implementations of Shockmag.
- New Blogroll Template — NEW Super Hot Template for blogroll\archives has been added.
- Blogroll Demo — Check out the BLOGROLL DEMO to preview this layout.
Design, Typography, and Media
- Typography — 700+ Google Fonts supported; easy customization of font family and size in the theme panel.
- Font Icons — 140+ icons designed for Retina compatibility and flexible styling.
- Retina Graphics — Sharp visuals across high‑resolution displays.
- PSDs & Logos — Photoshop source files and logos included for branding tweaks.
Ecommerce, Content, and Community
- Build a Shop — WooCommerce integration enables selling goods worldwide; WooCommerce widgets supported.
- bbPress & BuddyPress — Native compatibility with community plugins for forums and member networks.
Content Creation and Publishing
- Post Formats — 8 formats: standard, audio (embedded or self-hosted), video (embedded or self-hosted), gallery, image, link, quote, status.
- Review System — 3 rating styles (stars, points, percentages) to create review posts.
- Authors Page — Dedicated author page with integrated social icons.
Layout, Colors, and Widgets
- Boxed or Full-Width Layouts — Flexible layout options.
- Unlimited Colors — Easy color customization.
- Unlimited Sidebars — Create multiple sidebars for different contexts.
- Sidebar Position — Left, right, or no sidebar on posts/pages.
- Custom Widgets — Theme-specific widgets for various widget areas.
Performance, Accessibility, and Support
- Post Views with Caching — View counts update even when pages are cached.
- Advanced Lightbox — Improved media viewing experience.
- Online Documentation — Images and step-by-step instructions for setup and customization.
- Friendly Support — Ongoing assistance and up-to-date documentation.
Translation, SEO, and Compatibility
- Translation Ready — Language files included; automatic switching when using compatible WordPress versions.
- Wordpress SEO by Yoast Supported — Compatible with the Yoast SEO plugin for improved search visibility.
Documentation, Credits, and Resources
- Online Documentation — Comprehensive guides with images and steps.
- Credits & Design Inspiration — Acknowledgments to Designmodo, Postcards, Startup, Slides, Absurd Design, and others for inspiration.
- Hosting & Tools — References to Static hosting, email campaigns, uptime monitoring, and related tools.
The information on this website is sourced from the
ThemeForest product page
.