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CoolWP
CoolWP is a clean, 3 columns, 100% responsive, easy to use blogging theme for WordPress. It has many theme options to customize various aspects of the theme quickly and has 2 navigation menus, slider,
The facts
- Active installs
- 100+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 25 Jun 2025
- Requires WP
- 5.0
- Requires PHP
- 7.2
- Downloads
- 14,274
Our analysis
AI-assistedCoolWP is a clean and responsive WordPress theme designed for blogging. It offers a three-column layout and various customization options, making it suitable for personal blogs and news sites.
The theme includes features such as two navigation menus, a slider, post summaries, and multiple sidebars. It is aimed at users looking for an easy-to-use theme with essential blogging functionalities.
Best for: This theme suits personal bloggers and news site owners looking for a straightforward design.
What it does well
- ✓Clean and responsive design
- ✓Three-column layout
- ✓Easy to use with many customization options
- ✓Includes two navigation menus and a slider
- ✓Supports social buttons and a scroll-to-top button
Where it falls short
- •Limited features compared to the PRO version
- •No published rating available
- •Directory score of 54/100 may indicate room for improvement
Verdict
CoolWP provides a solid foundation for blogging with essential features, though users may find the free version somewhat limited compared to the PRO version.
From the developer
themesdna's own description of CoolWP, lightly tidied.
CoolWP is a clean, 3 columns, 100% responsive, easy to use blogging theme for WordPress. It has many theme options to customize various aspects of the theme quickly and has 2 navigation menus, slider, beautiful post summaries, full-width layout for posts/pages, sticky menu and sidebars, 728x90 header banner area, left and right sidebars, 4 columns footer, social buttons, scroll-to-top button and more.
With CoolWP PRO version you can get many color and font options, 10 different post styles, 17 featured posts widgets, social widget, tabbed widget and more widgets, 10+ layout options, 10+ custom page templates, 10+ custom post templates, header layouts, social/share buttons, related posts and more features. Free version demo: https://themesdna.com/demo/coolwp/
Tagged as
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topic
News & Magazine
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Menus
Social
Layout
feature
Fully Responsive
audience
Beginners
quality
Ease of Use
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