Mow - Blog & Magazine WordPress Theme

Latest Version v2.1.2 – February 18, 2025 – check out the changelog

Mow – Stylish & Versatile Blog and Magazine WordPress Theme

Mow is a modern, stylish, and feature-rich WordPress theme designed for bloggers, content creators, and lifestyle magazines. Whether you’re into fashion, travel, tech, or food, Mow helps you craft a stunning website with no coding knowledge required. Packed with advanced customization options, pre-built demos, and seamless integration with essential plugins, it’s the perfect choice for both personal blogs and professional online magazines.

Key Features

1. Pre-Built Demos for Versatility

Mow includes 24 professionally crafted demos, tailored for a variety of niches:

• News
• Times
• Relink (Viral)
• Game
• Modern #2
• Fashion (NEW)
• Social Media Trends (NEW)
• Wildlife (NEW)
• Modern #1
• Movie
• Creative
• Business
• Education
• Science
• Realestate
• Health
• Review
• Travel
• Sport
• Photography
• Gadgets
• Food
• Entertainment
• Auto

Coming Soon: more new demos are in the works, expanding the possibilities for your site!

Use the One-Click Demo Import feature to get started quickly.

2. Seamless Plugin Integration

Mow works effortlessly with the following tools:

• Elementor Free Page Builder for drag-and-drop design.
• Mailchimp for building email lists.
• Contact Form 7 for easy form creation.
• WooCommerce for online stores.

3. Advanced Mega Menu Options

Mow’s powerful mega menu system offers two configurations:

1. Standard Mega Menu: Create visually appealing, large menus for your site navigation.
2. Category Mega Menu: Dynamically display:
   • Subcategories.
   • Posts from the selected category.
   • AJAX-powered navigation buttons (Next/Previous).

4. Flexible Header Layouts

Choose from 4 unique header layouts, giving your site the perfect look and feel to match your brand.

5. Custom Widgets

Enhance your site with Frenify custom widgets:

• Frenify Ads
• Frenify Author
• Frenify Comments
• Frenify Categories
• Frenify Donations
• Frenify Followers
• Frenify Posts
• Frenify Social
• Frenify Subscribe (Mailchimp)

6. Elementor Widgets for Advanced Customization

Mow includes several custom Elementor widgets, offering unmatched design flexibility.

Posts Widget

The advanced Posts Widget supports 12 layouts (with more in development) and allows unparalleled post filtering and sorting options:

• Query options: post number, offset, and specific formats.
• Include/exclude by post IDs, categories, authors, tags, or keywords.
• Filter by comment count (operators like =, >, <).
• Sorting options: order by ID, popularity (pageviews), rating, votes, date, and more.
• Date Query: unlimited options for date-based filtering.

7. Great Post Format Support

Mow supports a wide variety of post formats (Quote, Link, Audio, Gallery, Video, Image,Standard):

• Gallery: Beautiful layouts for image-heavy content.
• Video: Seamless integration with YouTube and local videos, with autoplay and customization options.

8. Light/Dark Mode & Styling Options

Easily toggle between light and dark modes. Access 800+ Google Fonts and advanced typography settings. Customize your site’s colors for a unique look.

9. Monetization Ready

Easily integrate advertisements (Google Ads or custom banners) with flexible placements:

• Off-canvas
• Below the header
• Above the footer
• Between list posts
• Inside and after single post content

Additional Features

• Coming Soon Page: Prepare your audience for a new launch with a beautifully designed coming soon page.
• Custom 404 Page: Stylish and user-friendly 404 error page.
• Protected Page Design: Custom design for password-protected pages.
• Sticky Menu: Ensure your menu stays visible as users scroll.

Why Choose Mow?

Mow’s intuitive options panel, pixel-perfect design, and advanced functionality allow you to effortlessly build a website that stands out. Its flexibility makes it perfect for bloggers, lifestyle magazines, and creative professionals alike.

Take your website to the next level with Mow WordPress Theme!

You can seamlessly integrate external video sources, such as YouTube, or use local video files from any location. These features are included in the Mow Blog & Magazine WordPress Theme. Simply purchase the theme and start building your blog website effortlessly, whether you’re a personal blogger or a company. The theme offers unique features like voting, built-in reactions, custom reactions, and more.

Also, you can manage all features (globally) of the theme in your Dashboard -> Mow – > Theme Options.

• General Options
• Main Colors Options
• Logo Options
• Floating Bar Options
• Header Options
• Typography Options
• Social List Options
• Viral Options
• Blog Single Options
• Blog Options
• Relink Page Options
• Footer Options
• Share Options
• Advertising Options
• Custom CSS
• SEO Options

Full Features

• WooCommerce Compatible
• Custom Advertisement Areas
• Custom Widget Areas
• Off-Canvas Sidebar
• Featured Posts
• Categories Block
• Mailchimp Ready
• Infinite Scroll for Single Posts (Ajax Previous Post)
• Custom Scroll to Top Button
• Share Posts
• Unlimited Reaction Options for Blog Posts
• Customizable Voting Widget Areas
• Pixel-Perfect Design
• Contact Form 7 Plugin Support
• Custom Logo Support
• Easy to Use for Any Type of Website
• 404 Page with Custom Design
• Protected Page with Custom Design
• Strong Focus on Typography and Usability
• XML File with Demo Content
• Well Organized, Commented & Clean Code
• Fullwidth & Standard Layouts
• Compatible with Many Popular Plugins
• Free Lifetime Updates
• Enhanced Isotope Grids
• Elegant and Unique Design
• Online Documentation
• True Responsiveness
• Translation Ready
• One-Click Demo Importer
• 800+ Google Fonts
• Custom Coloring Option
• Dedicated Support

Online Documentation

Video Guide for One Click Demo Import

How to update the theme

Automatic Update

1. Install the Envato Market Plugin.
2. Go to “Dashboard -> Envato Market -> Settings” and follow the steps below for full activation.
3. Update the Theme: Go to “Envato Market -> Themes” and click update text.
4. Update Mow Core Plugin: After updating the theme, a notification will appear: “New Version Available: A new version of the mow-core plugin is available.” Click the “Update Now” button in the notification, and the plugin will automatically update.

Alternative Update

1. Go to your WordPress dashboard.
2. Deactivate and delete the “Mow Core” plugin from the Plugins page.
3. Download the latest theme files from your ThemeForest downloads page: https://themeforest.net/downloads.
4. Locate the mow.zip file, then upload and install it via the Themes section (replace the existing Mow theme).
5. Install and activate the newly required plugins.

Ghost Version

Already purchased Mow WP? Contact us via private support, and we’ll offer you a discount on Mow Ghost!

Please contact us if our demo is not functioning properly. This is a temporary issue with our hosting

Change Log

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Version 2.1.2 February 18, 2025

Improved: Pagespeed was increased x1.3
Fixed: Load More issue
Fixed: Masonry issue
Fixed: Translation issue with post comment date
Fixed: Now post comment date gets time and date from the WordPress settings

Version 2.1.1 February 17, 2025

BIG UPDATE/CHANGES
Added: New Fashion Demo https://frenify.com/work/envato/frenify/wp/mow/fashion/
Added: New Wildlife Demo https://frenify.com/work/envato/frenify/wp/mow/wildlife/
Added: New Social Media Trends Demo https://frenify.com/work/envato/frenify/wp/mow/socialmediatrends/
Improved: Page speed on Google increased 1.5x
Improved: Page speed optimized for large websites
Fixed: Rating UI/UX issue—Google now correctly collects rating information for schema
Fixed: Related Posts disabling functionality
Fixed: Sticky sidebar behavior
Added: New UI/UX option to zoom featured images in single posts, including captions
Added: New UI/UX option to display captions in gallery lightbox mode
Added: New option to show excerpts in single posts for a better reading experience
Added: New option to set an advertisement title for all ads via theme options
Added: Strava as a new social platform
Added: Tiktok to Frenify Followers widget
Added: Spotify to Frenify Followers widget
Fixed: header submenu issue
Fixed: mobile logo width issue
Improved: Online Documentation
Fixed: theme options error (1 error(s) were found!)
Fixed: now fixed posts on the left of the window is not clickable in elementor edit mode in order to avoid to make changes
Fixed: minor issues
Added: new options for many elementor widgets

Version 2.1.0 February 05, 2025

BIG UPDATE
Added: New Mow TIMES Demo https://frenify.com/work/envato/frenify/wp/mow/times/
Added: a new option to enable/disable Redirect Page Text
Added: new option for the single post sidebar—now you can set its position globally or individually for each post.
Added: new option to add popular/random/custom categories to the top left floating bar (viral option for big sites)
Added: Option to display the "Back to Top" button on mobile devices.
Added: The category archive page now displays its subcategories (child categories) in the breadcrumbs block, enhancing navigation for both large news websites and smaller blog sites.  
Added: The category archive page now shows its parent category in the breadcrumbs block, improving the overall UI/UX for better user experience.
Added: now floating bar is available for mobile devices
Added: a new feature to hide/show date/category from metas to all Posts (elementor widget)
Added: Bluesky and Threads to the social list
Fixed: Now, if you disable sharing options, the relink page no longer displays sharing information.
Fixed: Ad. min height for mobile devices
Fixed: Page excerpt issue in the page title
Fixed: now we have resloved IOS video issues
Fixed: minor issues

Version 2.0.9 February 01, 2025

Fixed: minor issues

Version 2.0.8 January 31, 2025

Added: new page About https://frenify.com/work/envato/frenify/wp/mow/news/about-us/
Added: team members shortcode for Elementor
Added: gallery shortcode (with 7 beautiful layouts) for Elementor 
Added: New feature – the sidebar can now be sticky
Fixed: Relink page issue
Fixed: Single Post  Content issue
Fixed: Next Single Post Ajax issue
Fixed: minor issues

Version 2.0.7 January 29, 2025

Added: New CREATIVE Demo
Improved: Documentation has been enhanced, and further improvements are in progress.
Improved: Replaced the deprecated Waypoints library to enhance page speed and resolve issues related to its usage.
Fixed: Issue with the email icon in the sharing feature.
Fixed: issue with header information 3575
Fixed: vote disabling issue with some layouts
Fixed: minor issues

Version 2.0.6 January 25, 2025

Integrated: excerpts for all pages. Excerpts will be used in meta description (SEO)
Improved: meta description working process (SEO)
Added: new option to meta description to add character limit (SEO)
Added: <link rel="next" /> for single post page (SEO)
Added: <link rel="prev /> for single post page (SEO)
Fixed: issue related Date Highlight layout 
Fixed: minor issues

Version 2.0.5 January 23, 2025

Fixed: Single Post Image issue

Version 2.0.4 January 22, 2025

Added: Relink page can now be edited with Elementor, allowing content to be added directly.
Added: Option to change the Circle Slider background color.
Added: Option to adjust the header width, with choices between full-width or boxed layout.
Fixed: Off-canvas menu dropdown issue.
Fixed: Advertisement display issues for single post inside ads and single post after ads.
Improved: One Click Demo Import (OCDI).
Attached: XML files are now included in the main folder for manual importing

Version 2.0.3 January 21, 2025

Added: Modern 2 Demo for enhanced design flexibility.  
Added: TikTok URL to social media links.  
Added: Option to configure data display for single pages when the post format is set to "Link."  
Added: New layout for the Categories widget in Elementor.  
Added: Option to set the maximum width for the logo.  
Added: Option to set the maximum height for the logo.  
Added: Option to toggle Image Caption Display.  
Improved: Single blog post images now include alt text for better accessibility and SEO.  
Added: Options to customize mobile navigation colors.  
Fixed: Visual issue with category descriptions on archive pages.  
Added: Tag archive pages now display their descriptions if available.  
Integrated: Core plugin updates are now available directly through the dashboard.  
Integrated: Theme updates are now compatible with the Envato Market Plugin.  
SEO Optimization: "Read More" buttons now include an aria-label with the text "Read more about [post_title]" for improved accessibility and search engine performance.  
SEO Optimization: Enhanced mega menu performance by optimizing the loading of category posts.  
Performance Boost: Reduced loading times for category filters and child categories through optimized data handling.  
Efficient Database Queries: Improved query structure for faster results and lower resource usage when retrieving category posts.  
Enhanced User Experience: Faster navigation within categories and improved responsiveness of mega menu elements.  

Version 2.0.2 January 16, 2025

Fixed: 404 error on the single post page when the post is in draft status.

Version 2.0.1 January 14, 2025

Added: new Education Demo
Added: new Science Demo
Added: new option to set navigation height
Added: new option to check pending posts from wordpress dashboard
Added: new blog layout to Elementor Posts Widget
Added: new blog sub-layout to Elementor Posts Widget (for delta)
Added: new layout to Elementor Categories Widget
Added: new option for post review to enable/disable review categories
Added: new option for post review to enter Heading text 
Added: new option for post review to enter Overall Text
Updated: Elementor Widgets Icon to improve finding the desired widget
Fixed: Now you can use relink demo without sidebar
Improved: Related posts are now more relevant, with better matching based on categories, tags, and custom taxonomies.
Added: new layout for Title Widget (elementor)
Added: Now zeta layout of Posts Widget (elementor) has also pagination
Added: Contrast Text Color to the Theme Options
Added: new option to enable/disable Related Posts
Added: new option to enable/disable Previous/Next Block

Version 2.0.0 January 05, 2025

Added
1. New Relink (Viral) Demo
2. New Game Demo
3. New Health Demo
4. New Modern Demo
5. New Business Demo
6. New Movie Demo
7. New Real Estate Demo
8. Custom widget for latest comments
9. Three new layouts for blog posts
10. PHP configuration information added to the Theme Welcome Page
11. Redirect Page
12. New design for single post page (Post Format: Link)
13. Relink page to display all your posts with filters (New, Popular, Trending, Hot, Editors’ Pick)
14. Includes sorting by views, rating, points, votes, upvotes, downvotes, and comments
15. Two layouts available for Viral theme options
16. New option to stick mobile navigation
17. Mow Sticker added to all Mow Elementor Widgets
18. New separator option for the Title Elementor Widget
19. New layout for Categories/Tags Elementor Widget
20. New option to disable archive page button for logged-in users
21. Fake Views globally
22. Visit Tracking Interval
23. More controls to customize the floating bar
24. Single Video Widget for Elementor
25. YouTube/Local Video List Widget for Elementor
26. More options to set up main colors
27. New feature to add a list of custom subcategories in the category mega menu
* Enable the "Description" option in the top menu under "Screen Options" 
* Enter subcategories by name or ID, separated by commas (e.g., Travel, Business, Fashion, 25, 34)
28. Mobile menu compatibility added for Mega Menu
29. New option to enable/disable breadcrumbs
Integrated
1. Redirect Page for all custom links
* Use the class name fn__external_link (title and URL will be fetched from href and title attributes)
2. Adding a Link Post from the front-end
3. Adding a Standard Post from the front-end
Improved
1. Replaced all SVG files with a font family
2. Improves page speed and removes console issues
3. Dashboard icons updated
4. Hot posts page now supports both sidebar configurations
Fixed
1. Activation issue after restoring the website
2. Custom Post IDs issue with Frenify Posts Widget
3. Dashboard loading (CSS and JS)
4. Blog responsive issues
5. OCDI conflict issue
6. Site dependency during demo import download reduced to prevent unexpected errors

Version 1.0.2 December 04, 2024

1. Added: Review Demo
2. Added: Review Posts
3. Added: Pros & Cons to posts
4. Added: Viral feature: sorting posts (for Posts shortcode) by rating (review)
5. Added: Viral feature: sorting posts (for Posts shortcode) by total votes count
6. Added: Viral feature: sorting posts (for Posts shortcode) by vote difference
7. Added: Viral feature: sorting posts (for Posts shortcode) by upvote count
8. Added: Viral feature: sorting posts (for Posts shortcode) by downvote count
9. Added: New feature to floating bar to manage right account button (enable both, sign-in and disable)
10. Fixed: Sticky menu issue
11. Fixed: Navigation issue
12. Fixed: Responsive issues for marquee title
13. Fixed: Posts between ad. style issue
14. Updated: XML files

Version 1.0.1 November 28, 2024

1. Added: Sticky Header
2. Added: Quick Navigation
3. Added: New 4 Header Layouts
4. Added: Heading Font weight option
5. Fixed: Responsive issues
6. Fixed: Minor issues
7. Updated: XML files

Version 1.0.0 November 25, 2024

1. INITIAL RELEASE