Qalam – NewsPaper and Magazine WordPress Theme

Qalam is a feature-rich WordPress theme designed for news, magazine, and blog websites. Built with a clean and modern design, Qalam offers a range of customization options using Elementor Page Builder and Kirki Customizer. It is optimized for SEO and Schema Microdata, ensuring a search engine-friendly structure. The theme supports advertisement spots in strategic locations to enhance revenue from ads on the site.

Key Features:

1. Boxed/Stretched Layout: Choose between a boxed or stretched layout to showcase site content. This option caters to both compact blogging sites and wide tech magazines.
2. Multi-Column Sidebars: Organize content in multiple sidebars with vertical ads and post lists. Qalam supports two sidebars along with the main content, allowing for around 7 layout combinations.
3. Multiple Header Styles: Four header styles are available, ranging from classic to modern looks. Users can choose the desired header style from the Customizer.
4. Dynamic Layout Width: Customize the width of the entire site, including sidebars. Sidebars can be assigned custom width ratios, providing flexibility in design.
5. Unlimited Colors: Customize the colors of various elements on the website without touching the CSS file. Users can define colors for the header, navigation, links, footer, sidebar headings, post titles, and more.
6. Unlimited Google Fonts: Manage website typography with a vast library of Google fonts. Customize body text, headings, site title, etc., according to preferences.
7. Multiple Archive Styles: Choose from different archive styles, including list, grid, full content, card, or mixed content styles. Archives play a crucial role in organizing information on magazine sites.
8. Widget Areas: Qalam supports widget areas at important locations for effective monetization and ad placement. With 10 widget areas, users can organize ads efficiently.
9. Sticky Elements: The theme includes off-canvas sticky elements like the navigation bar, off-canvas mobile menu, next/previous post navigation on single posts, and sticky social sharing buttons.
10. News Ticker: Showcase the latest posts with a customizable News Ticker tool. Users can place the ticker on any page with options for customizable colors, title text, typography, and animation delays.
11. Elementor Page Builder: Qalam supports the Elementor Page Builder plugin, allowing users to create unlimited post modules on any page. The WP Post Modules Plugin, included for free, enhances the page-building experience.
12. AJAX Posts: Create custom archive pages using the WP Post Modules addon and convert them into ajax loading or ajax navigation posts.
13. Translation Ready: Qalam is fully translation-ready, supporting all languages, including those with right-to-left orientation. The theme comes with a sample POT file.
14. WooCommerce Ready: For users looking to sell physical or digital products on their magazine site, Qalam is WooCommerce-ready with built-in style support.
15. Social Sharing: Qalam supports sharing of posts on more than 17 social platforms, contributing to increased traffic and exposure.
16. Schema Support: Enable Schema markup for the site via the customizer. Schema-enabled markup can enhance the website’s visibility in search engine results.
17. Related Posts: Improve internal linking and SEO with related posts displayed on each single post. Visitors can easily find posts relevant to their interests.
18. Image Resize On-the-Fly: Resize and crop images for post modules, archives, and single posts. Qalam supports BFI thumb as well as native thumbs with sourceset attributes.

Qalam offers a comprehensive solution for creating dynamic news, magazine, and blog websites with advanced features, customization options, and compatibility with popular plugins.