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Surround Vlog
Surround Vlog is a WordPress theme by Monkeysan built for vloggers, bloggers and content creators. It gives you six predefined homepage layouts, a wide range of blog and post designs, and settings to shape the look of a personal vlog, travel blog or multimedia portfolio.
- Version
- 1.5
- Released
- Sep 14, 2025
- Developer
- Monkeysan
- Type
- WordPress theme
- Licence
- GPL
- Included in
- Every plan, or $3.99 on its own
What’s new in Surround Vlog 1.5
Version 1.5 · Sep 14, 2025
Latest
- ImprovedPlugins
- ImprovedDemodata
What it does
Content creators often end up bending a general business theme to fit a blog or video channel. This theme starts from that niche instead. It is based on the Bootstrap 4 grid, works with Gutenberg, and uses a responsive, retina ready layout so posts and videos display well on phones and large screens alike. Six homepage layouts give you a starting point, and one-click installation helps you set up the demo content quickly.
Day to day, you shape the site through Redux theme settings. You can choose from 10 blog page layouts, 8 blog post designs, 6 header styles and 5 footer styles, then add touch-enabled carousels, sticky headers and mega menus. The theme comes with Revolution Slider, a reviewer plugin for ratings, and MapBox and World Map plugins for location content. It is WooCommerce ready for selling merchandise and works with Gravity Forms, WPML and WPBakery.
Best for
- Vloggers publishing video content on a personal site
- Travel bloggers who want maps and location content
- Review blogs that collect visitor ratings
Features
Six homepage layouts
Pick from six predefined homepage designs made for vlogs and blogs, then adjust them to match your own voice and style.
Many blog and post designs
Choose among 10 blog page layouts and 8 blog post designs, with carousels that display your posts in a touch-friendly slider.
Header, footer and menu options
Use 6 header and 5 footer styles, sticky headers, and horizontal, vertical, drop-down or mega menus to organize navigation.
Redux theme settings
Control the design of your site from a Redux based settings panel instead of editing theme files by hand.
Reviews and ratings
An included reviewer plugin lets visitors submit reviews and ratings, which suits product, gear or travel review blogs.
Maps and sliders included
MapBox and World Map plugins add interactive maps, and Revolution Slider lets you build animated slides for featured content.
WooCommerce ready store
Add a WooCommerce shop to sell merchandise or other products alongside your blog and video posts.
Shortcodes and plugin compatibility
Built-in shortcodes cover accordions, alert boxes, counters, progress bars and buttons, and the theme works with Gravity Forms, WPML and WPBakery.
Surround Vlog older versions
- 1.3Feb 3, 20241 improvement
Members and buyers of this product can download older versions.
Questions about Surround Vlog
Can I sell merchandise with this theme?
Yes. The theme is WooCommerce ready, so you can add a store to your vlog or blog and sell merchandise or other products from the same site, styled to match the rest of your pages.
Does it work with a multilingual setup?
The theme is compatible with WPML, which handles multilingual content. It also works with Gravity Forms for forms and WPBakery for page building, so you can extend the site with those plugins.
How much control do I have over the blog layout?
Quite a lot. You can choose from 10 blog page layouts and 8 blog post designs, plus 6 header and 5 footer styles. Settings are managed through the Redux theme options panel.
Will it work with the block editor?
Yes, Surround Vlog is Gutenberg compatible. It is also built on the Bootstrap 4 grid with a responsive, retina ready layout and supports browsers from IE11 onward.
Is Surround Vlog free?
The code of Surround Vlog 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 Surround Vlog is this?
Version 1.5, released Sep 14, 2025. New versions appear here when the developer publishes them, and members get them as automatic updates.
How do I update Surround Vlog?
Install the free GPL Feast Updater on your site and connect it with your API key. It installs new versions of Surround Vlog automatically and keeps a backup, so you can roll back.
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