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GreatWP
GreatWP is a clean and elegant, 2 columns, responsive and user-friendly, magazine blogging theme for WordPress. It has customizer theme options to configure the theme easily and has 2 navigation menus
The facts
- Active installs
- 100+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 24 Jun 2025
- Requires WP
- 5.0
- Requires PHP
- 7.2
- Downloads
- 17,543
Our analysis
AI-assistedGreatWP is a clean and elegant WordPress theme designed for personal blogs, news, and magazine sites. It features a responsive layout with two columns and offers user-friendly options through the customizer. The theme includes navigation menus, various post styles, and additional elements like social buttons and a sticky menu.
This theme is suitable for users looking to create a magazine-style blog or personal website. It provides essential features for content display and navigation, making it a good choice for those who want a straightforward and visually appealing site.
Best for: This theme suits individuals or small businesses looking to create a personal blog or magazine site.
What it does well
- ✓Responsive design for various devices
- ✓User-friendly customizer options
- ✓Includes multiple navigation menus
- ✓Features sticky menu and sidebar
- ✓Offers social sharing buttons
Where it falls short
- •Limited features compared to the PRO version
- •No published rating available
- •Directory score indicates average performance
Verdict
GreatWP offers a solid foundation for a blogging site with essential features. However, users seeking advanced options may need to consider the PRO version.
From the developer
themesdna's own description of GreatWP, lightly tidied.
GreatWP is a clean and elegant, 2 columns, responsive and user-friendly, magazine blogging theme for WordPress. It has customizer theme options to configure the theme easily and has 2 navigation menus, 3 post styles, full-width layout for posts/pages, sticky menu and sticky sidebar, header widget area, right sidebar, 4 columns footer, social buttons, scroll-to-top button and more.
With GreatWP PRO version you can get many color and font options, slider, 10 different post styles, 17 featured posts widgets, social/about/tabbed widgets, different layout options for singular and non-singular pages, 10+ custom page/post templates, header layout options, social/share buttons, related posts and more features. Free version demo: https://demo.themesdna.com/greatwp/
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