Description
- The Kestrel: A Magazine & News Website Template
- The Kestrel is a modern, clean template for online magazines and news sites, built to put stories and photography first. A bold masthead, generous imagery and readable serif body text make it feel like a quality print magazine brought to the screen. It works well for independent publishers, editorial teams and bloggers who publish often across several topics.
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Who it’s for
- Independent online magazines and digital newspapers
- Lifestyle, culture and travel bloggers who publish across several topics
- Editorial teams and newsrooms covering multiple sections
- Writers and creators building a long-form publication
Features
- Responsive layout for desktop, tablet and mobile
- Dark mode switch
- Scrolling “Just in” headline ticker
- Category menu that stays at the top while you scroll
- Live search with highlighted results and quick topic shortcuts
- Reading list: save articles and find them later on a dedicated page
- Reading progress bar on articles
- Adjustable text size for comfortable reading
- Copy-link and share buttons
- Full-screen image viewer for article photos
- “Load more” for the latest stories feed
- Category pages sorted by latest, most read or quick reads
- Newsletter sign-up and contact form with confirmation messages
- Slide-out mobile menu
Pages included
- Home: lead story with large image, secondary headlines, trending top five, photo stories carousel, section blocks (World, Tech, Culture, Food), latest stories feed, newsletter box, most-read list, popular topics
- Category: section title and description, sorting options, featured story, story grid
- Article: headline, standfirst and author byline, full-width hero image, article body with drop cap, subheadings, pull quote, image figures and two-image gallery, reporting note, tags, author bio, previous and next story, related stories
- Reading list: saved articles with remove option
- About: mission statement, key figures, editorial values, newsroom team
- Contact: contact emails by department, newsroom address, contact form with enquiry type