Cannanews — Cannabis News WordPress Theme

Cannanews WordPress Theme is a modern, bold Cannabis News & Magazine HTML5 WordPress theme built on Bootstrap 5, fully compatible with WordPress 6.x with Custom Post Type support. It ships with 13 page templates, a blog module — all controlled from the WordPress admin and Customizer with zero coding required.

Built for WordPress developers, freelancers, and site owners delivering cannabis news & magazine 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

• 13 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 13 Page Templates

• page-home-v1.php / home-v1.php — Editorial hero with featured articles and category feeds
• page-home-v2.php / home-v2.php — Alternate magazine-style home layout
• page-home-v3.php / home-v3.php — Third home variant with distinct article arrangement
• page-category.php / category.php — Article category archive, layout one
• page-category-2.php / category-2.php — Category archive, layout two
• page-category-3.php / category-3.php — Category archive, layout three
• page-category-4.php / category-4.php — Category archive, layout four
• page-category-5.php / category-5.php — Category archive, layout five
• page-blog-details.php / blog-details.php — Full article view, layout one
• page-blog-details-2.php / blog-details-2.php — Full article view, layout two
• page-contact.php / contact.php — Editorial contact form and submission info
• page-404.php / 404.php — Custom branded error page

Key Features

• 13 Fully Designed HTML5 Pages across home, categories, articles, and contact
• 3 Unique Home Layouts — distinct editorial hero styles and article arrangement variants
• Bootstrap 5 — responsive, mobile-first grid system
• 5 Category Archive Layouts — five distinct article category page styles for different content sections
• Blog Article Detail Pages — two full article page layout variants
• 404 Page — custom branded error page
• Contact Page — editorial contact form and submission info
• Well Documented — step-by-step documentation for easy setup & customisation
• Cross-Browser Compatible — Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, Opera

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

• Cannabis News & Magazine 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 cannabis news & magazine 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
• 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
- 13 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()