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Davenport
Davenport is a WordPress theme built for bloggers, news portals and online magazines. It gives you a drag-and-drop homepage builder with 29 reusable blocks, 12 blog listing layouts and live design controls in the WordPress Customizer, so you can shape a content-heavy site without writing code.
- Version
- 1.3
- Developer
- Creanncy
- Type
- WordPress theme
- Licence
- GPL
- Included in
- Every plan, or $3.99 on its own
What’s new in Davenport 1.3
Version 1.3
Latest
What it does
Running a blog or magazine means arranging a lot of posts in a way readers can scan quickly. Davenport handles this with a homepage builder where you drag and drop 29 reusable theme blocks to set up sections, then pick from 12 blog listing layouts for how articles appear. The WordPress Customizer shows a live preview as you adjust appearance and layout, and full Gutenberg support means you write and format posts in the standard block editor.
The theme is responsive and retina ready, so layouts adapt to phones, tablets and desktops. It is GDPR ready, supports Google AMP for mobile pages, and works with WPML for multilingual sites and WooCommerce if you want to add a shop next to your content. A one-click demo importer brings in layouts, posts, pages, widgets and menus, giving you a starting structure to edit instead of a blank site.
Best for
- Personal bloggers who publish regularly
- News portals and journalists managing frequent updates
- Online magazines and media companies with varied content
Features
Drag-and-drop homepage builder
Arrange your homepage from 29 reusable theme blocks by dragging them into place, building section layouts for featured stories and categories without touching code.
Twelve blog listing layouts
Choose from 12 blog listing styles to control how your posts are presented on archive and listing pages, matching the look to your type of content.
Customizer with live preview
Adjust design settings in the WordPress Customizer and watch the changes appear in real time before you publish them to your live site.
Full Gutenberg support
Write and lay out articles in the WordPress block editor, with the theme supporting its blocks for text, images and other media in your posts.
One-click demo importer
Import demo content including layouts, posts, pages, widgets and menus in one step, then replace it with your own material as you build.
Responsive and retina ready
Layouts adapt to desktop monitors, tablets and smartphones, and the theme is retina ready so graphics display sharply on high-resolution screens.
GDPR and Google AMP
The theme is GDPR ready for privacy compliance work and supports Google AMP, so you can serve accelerated mobile versions of your pages.
WooCommerce and WPML compatible
Add an online store with WooCommerce alongside your articles, or translate your content into other languages with WPML for a multilingual audience.
Questions about Davenport
Do I need coding skills to build the homepage?
No. The homepage is assembled with a drag-and-drop builder using 29 reusable theme blocks. You place and arrange blocks visually, and the WordPress Customizer lets you preview design changes live before saving them.
Can I sell products on my blog with this theme?
Yes. Davenport is compatible with WooCommerce, so you can add an online store to your blog or magazine and sell products alongside your articles within the same site and design.
Does it work for a multilingual magazine?
The theme is compatible with WPML, which lets you translate your content into multiple languages. That makes it a reasonable fit for publications serving readers in more than one language.
Can I start from a ready-made design?
Yes. The one-click demo importer brings in demo layouts, posts, pages, widgets and menus. You can then swap in your own content and adjust the layout and styling through the Customizer.
Is Davenport free?
The code of Davenport is licensed under the GPL, so anyone may use, change and share it. GPL Feast is a paid service: a plan or a single purchase gives you the download and automatic updates. The developer's own support, licence key and online services are not included.
Which version of Davenport is this?
Version 1.3. New versions appear here when the developer publishes them, and members get them as automatic updates.
How do I update Davenport?
Install the free GPL Feast Updater on your site and connect it with your API key. It installs new versions of Davenport automatically and keeps a backup, so you can roll back.
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