The Fox is a contemporary magazine WordPress theme for creators. It can be used for news websites, online magazines and blogs.
Real sites that have run on The Fox for years:
- All 30 demos: fox.withemes.com
- Quick to 1st demo: fox.withemes.com/times
- Latest version: v7.1 (released on Jun 19, 2026) View changelog →
- Compatible with WordPress 7.0, PHP 7.4+, 8.0-8.5 (all tested)
- It’s fast: 95/100 pagespeed, both mobile and desktop.
- Built-in page builder made for Magazine/News only. No third-party plugins needed. Maximum compatibility.
- Handles large sites well, tested with 100,000+ posts.
- SEO friendly, works with Yoast and Rank Math.
- Responsive on mobile, tablet and any screen size.
- Installs in minutes, ready to use right after demo import.
- Minimal, modern design refreshed for 2026.
- Direct support from the theme author.
- Regular updates and long-term development, around since 2015.
Demos
A few demos to get started. All 30 demos are at fox.withemes.com.- News: Newspaper
- Magazine: Times Writer
- Blog: Pine
Tech specs
- Works with WordPress 7.0 (the latest)
- Works with PHP 7.4+, 8.0-8.5 (all tested)
- Works with WooCommerce and Polylang
- Works with all hosting providers
The Fox is made for
- Independent publishers and journalists
- Local newsrooms and community magazines
- Online news and editorial sites
- Personal and professional blogs
- Lifestyle, fashion and beauty magazines
- Sport, music, film and culture sites
- Arts, design and photography publications
- Author, writer and portfolio sites
- Company blogs and news pages
- Anyone who wants a clean, fast site that just works
Who’s using The Fox?
Real sites that have run on The Fox for years:
- News: atpenews.org
- Lifestyle: instyle.com.tr
- Company news: articles.roland.com (1M followers)
What customers are saying?
Read all reviews →
Features
- WordPress 7.0 ready
- PHP 7.4+, 8.0-8.5
- Compatible with all hosting, including wordpress.com
- One-click demo import
- Built-in page builder, lightweight and focused on magazine/news layouts
- Option to import demo style only (without demo posts, for sites that already have content)
- Responsive and mobile friendly
- Cross-browser compatible: Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari
- Gutenberg and Classic Editor supported
- Dark mode / night mode
- Fonts: Google fonts, self-hosted and third-party fonts
- Header builder to reorder elements, included in the Live Customizer
- Mega-menu, enabled with a single checkbox
- 7 predefined single post layouts
- Live post feature for broadcasting
- Post review feature for review magazines
- Ad spots, works with Google Adsense
- Co-authors support
- View count, display most-read posts
- Text or image logo option
- Fast: 95/100 core web vitals, 100/100 on GTMetrix
- Works with LiteSpeed Cache, WP Rocket, Imagify and other optimization plugins
- Works with SEO plugins: Yoast SEO, Rank Math
- Translation ready, compatible with Polylang, WPML, qTranslate
- Compatible with WooCommerce
- Multisite ready, one license covers a multisite network
- Child theme included
- Lifetime updates
- GDPR compliant
- Standard WordPress code
- Hand-coded and hand-designed by the theme author
Some screenshots
Plugins & Hosting Compatibility
Tested Hosting- Godaddy
- Namecheap
- Hostinger
- Rocketnet
- wordpress.com
- Siteground
- Hostgator
- Other hosting providers
- WooCommerce
- Polylang
- WPML
- Contact Form 7
- Mailchimp For WP
- Instagram Feed
- Elementor (works at a basic level)
What’s included in the download package?
- fox.zip theme file
- All demo data included
- Updates that continue even after support expires
- 6 months support by default (or 12 months if you choose)
- Direct support from the theme author
- Online docs
Support & updates
- Online docs
- Support desk
- Lifetime updates. Pay once, get the latest version going forward