The layout of the theme in tile style is aimed primarily at content providers such as online magazines or news portals. But ColorMag also offers bloggers the possibility to clearly present entries for various categories.
The theme’s eye-catcher is a slider widget in the upper quarter of the homepage. By default, this presents visitors with the newest content in the form of a preview image including header and tags. On the right, next to the slider, is the highlight widget, which provides a platform for the most relevant entries on the website. As the visitor scrolls down, the content widgets, which can be assigned to a specific category, become the focus of attention.
A horizontal content section both at the beginning and the end of the page, two vertical sections in the middle, and a sidebar on the right margin, give you the option to highlight five overall content categories on the homepage. The needs of content providers such as online magazines or bloggers are accommodated by the advertisement widgets, which make up to eight advertising spaces available for display ads.
The header of the theme contains the headline of the website, including subline, as well as the horizontally-oriented main navigation. As needed, a header medium (image or video) can be placed in three different positions. The header ends with a bar containing the current date, an indication of the latest posts, and social links to relevant communities.
The footer of the theme consists of four footer widgets arranged next to one another, which each provide an individually-named content box. Content can be added with HTML markup as needed. At the end of the page, visitors find the same social widgets as in the header. A back-to-top button leads back to the beginning.
Customisation of the layout is limited to four predefined layout options, which determine the order of the content widgets. For example, you can deactivate the boxed layout, where the header and footer are presented at page width. Colour modifications are possible for accent colours and the website background. Each content category can also be assigned its own colour. You can optionally set a background image. ColorMag is largely reserved when it comes to animation effects.
In the entry view, the header, footer, and sidebar homepage elements are retained. The rest of the page is filled with the respective article, an element with article suggestions (“This might be interesting to you”), and the comment function.
ColorMag is responsive and shows news and blog entries optimally on smartphones and tablets as well.