Martalaa — Religious WordPress Theme

Martalaa WordPress Theme is a feature-rich Church, Ministry & Faith Community HTML5 WordPress theme built on Bootstrap 5, fully compatible with WordPress 6.x with Custom Post Type support. It ships with 27 page templates, a filterable photo gallery, a blog module, an appointment booking system — all controlled from the WordPress admin and Customizer with zero coding required.

Built for WordPress developers, freelancers, and site owners delivering church, ministry & faith community html5 websites. The theme follows WordPress coding standards throughout: template hierarchy, action and filter hooks, wp_enqueue_scripts for all assets, and a child-theme-ready structure. Every visible element is customisable via the Customizer live preview — no page builder plugin dependency required.

Everything in the Package

• 27 page templates following the WordPress template hierarchy
• WordPress 6.x compatible — tested with the latest WordPress core
• Custom Post Types registered via register_post_type() with custom admin columns
• Custom Taxonomies registered via register_taxonomy() with filterable archive templates
• Bootstrap 5 — responsive grid, enqueued via wp_enqueue_style() in functions.php
• WordPress Customizer sections with live preview — colours, hero, social links, and footer settings
• Custom Walker_Nav_Menu for Bootstrap 5 dropdown markup in primary navigation
• Widget areas registered via register_sidebar() — sidebar, footer columns, and feature-specific zones
• Contact Form 7 integration on the contact page template
• Translation-ready — all strings wrapped in __() and _e() with the theme text domain
• Child theme ready — all action and filter hooks documented for safe overrides
• Retina-ready, fully responsive from 320px to 1920px+
• Escaped output throughout — esc_html(), esc_url(), esc_attr(), wp_kses_post() applied correctly

Theme Structure and WordPress Standards

• Template hierarchy: front-page.php, archive.php, single.php, page.php, and custom page templates
• functions.php: add_theme_support(), register_nav_menus(), register_sidebar(), register_post_type(), wp_enqueue_scripts()
• Action hooks: wp_enqueue_scripts, after_setup_theme, widgets_init, init, wp_footer
• Filter hooks: the_content, excerpt_length, excerpt_more, body_class, post_class
• Template parts in template-parts/ — header, footer, content cards, and section partials
• All Customizer settings use sanitize_hex_color(), esc_url_raw(), and sanitize_text_field() callbacks
• Folder structure: inc/, template-parts/, assets/css/, assets/js/, languages/

All 27 Page Templates

• page-home-v1.php / home-v1.php — v3 — Three distinct hero and faith community showcase layouts
• page-about-us.php / about-us.php — Church history and faith mission
• page-sermons.php / sermons.php — Sermon and lecture archive
• page-sermon-details.php / sermon-details.php — Individual sermon or lecture page
• page-ministries.php / ministries.php — Community ministry programme pages
• page-ministry-details.php / ministry-details.php — Individual ministry programme page
• page-events.php / events.php — Faith events listing
• page-event-details.php / event-details.php — Individual event page with schedule
• page-donation-archive.php / donation-archive.php — Fundraising campaign archive
• page-volunteer.php / volunteer.php — Community volunteer recruitment
• page-broadcast.php / broadcast.php — Community announcement page
• page-blog.php / blog.php — Faith news and community articles
• page-blog-details.php / blog-details.php — Full article view
• page-contact-us.php / contact-us.php — Contact form and map

Key Features

• 27 Fully Designed HTML5 Pages across home, sermons, ministries, events, donations, and blog
• 3 Unique Home Layouts — distinct hero styles and faith community showcase arrangements
• Bootstrap 5 — responsive, mobile-first grid system
• Sermons Module — sermon and lecture archive with individual detail pages
• Ministries Module — ministry programme pages with individual detail pages
• Events Module — faith events listing with individual event detail pages
• Donations Archive — fundraising campaign and giving archive
• Volunteer Page — community volunteer recruitment and engagement
• Broadcast Module — community announcement and broadcast content
• WOW.js — scroll-triggered entrance animations throughout
• Countdown Timer — event launch and campaign urgency timers
• CounterUp Animated Statistics — congregation members, events, and years counters

Customizer Controls

• Hero Section — background image upload, headline text, subheading, and CTA button settings
• Colour Settings — primary accent colour, background colour, and card colour with live preview
• Social Links — all major social platform URL fields with live header/footer update
• Footer — copyright text, footer logo upload, and footer widget area configuration
• Typography — Google Fonts selector for heading and body font pairing
• All settings use proper sanitize callbacks — no unsanitised values stored in wp_options

Use Cases

• Church, Ministry & Faith Community HTML5 Site Owners: Manage all content from the WordPress admin — no coding required after installation
• WordPress Developers: Child-theme-ready hooks, WooCommerce support, and translation-ready strings — built to extend
• Freelancers and Agencies: Deliver a church, ministry & faith community html5 WordPress site to clients with Customizer control over all design settings
• Non-Technical Clients: Full Customizer live preview, widget areas, and Custom Post Types — empowers clients to self-manage

Credits and Dependencies

• WordPress 6.x — GPLv2 License
• Bootstrap 5 — MIT License
• Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) Free — GPLv2 License
• Contact Form 7 — GPLv2 License
• Slick — MIT License
• Isotope — MIT License
• WOW — MIT License
• CounterUp — MIT License
• Countdown — MIT License
• Magnific — MIT License
• Lightbox — MIT License
• Font Awesome 6 — Icons: CC BY 4.0, Fonts: SIL OFL 1.1, Code: MIT
• Google Fonts — SIL Open Font License
• Demo images: Unsplash — Unsplash License (free for commercial use, no attribution required)
• Demo images: Freepik — Freepik License (free for commercial use with attribution)
• All demo images are for preview purposes only and are NOT included in the download.

v1.0  Initial WordPress Theme Release
- WordPress 6.x compatible with Bootstrap 5 and Walker_Nav_Menu
- 27 page templates following the WordPress template hierarchy
- Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies with archive templates
- Full WordPress Customizer integration with live preview
- Widget areas for sidebar and footer columns
- Contact Form 7 integration on contact page template
- Translation-ready — all strings use __() with theme text domain
- Child theme ready — all hooks documented
- Escaped output throughout — esc_html(), esc_url(), wp_kses_post()