So you want to start a niche wordpress blog? Of course, first, you will need to decide on what it is you want to blog about, then on the type of content you’ll specialize in – i.e. long form, short form, video, photo, etc. Then, assuming you will not be designing and developing your own site, you will want to be picking out a WordPress theme. Below I’ve gathered a small but attractive collection of magazine/blog themes that fit a number of special purpose needs. I hope you enjoy them and please feel free to leave a comment below if you feel I’ve missed an especially good theme.
Fantastic Magazine Themes For Starting A Niche Interest Blog
1. SwagMag
Regular License: $40
The SwagMag is a versatile magazine theme that can just as easily suite the needs of a tech blogger as a movie, music, video game, or even fashion blogger. It’s highly customizable with 200 theme options, 76 backgrounds, 80 shortcodes, and 10 custom widgets.
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2.Impulse
Regular License: $35
Impulse is a clean magazine theme perfectly suited for a fashion and style blog centered on popular culture and celebrity news. With unlimited galleries, multiple header options, a wide array of color choices, and various slider styles, this theme can be personalized to fit your fabulous fancy.
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3. Marisa
Regular License: $35
Marisa is a neutral yet stylish choice for the blogger who wants to cover subjects ranging from art to entertainment to tech to products of all kinds. This theme comes with 8 custom widgets, dark and light options, and a built in review system.
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4. Volt
Regular License: $35
Volt is a robust magazine theme well suited for news with content readability, layout flexibility, and prime advertising space as its main attractions. This theme is perfect for tech, general news, or even entertainment news.
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5. Maverick
Regular License: $30
When I look at Maverick I see a video game blog that I wouldn’t mind hanging around to read. Often times video game blogs are dark and full of black or other dark graphics that give you the impression you’ve been cooped up in the basement after you exit and navigate to a new site with a fresher design. This theme can avoid that feeling while meeting all your video game blogging needs.
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6. Avenue
Regular License: $35
Avenue is a wordpress theme that is flexible and easily customizable to fit almost any blogging topic. To me it screams movie and music blog, but I could see it working quite nicely for a tech blog too. It’s got unlimited skins, tons of gallery options, a built in review system, a custom theme options panel, and 9 custom widgets.
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7. Easy
Standard License: $35
The Easy wordpress theme is clean and cute. It’s perfect for a craft, diy, baking, wedding, or plain old “cute in general” blog. It comes with extensive theme options, 5 custom widgets, and extensive documentation to make customizing even easier.
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8. Zen
Standard License: $35
Zen wordpress theme is a minimal design most likely best suited for an art or design centered blog. It’s wide single column layout and uncluttered design drawn the eye unavoidably to the content on display in each post. It comes in a dark and light option, has a powerful options panel, and multiple page layouts.
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9. Gazette
Standard License: $70; Developer License: $150
Gazette says “all news all the time”. This attractive news theme gives your content an official look ala CNN and the like. So even if you’re just starting out as an amateur reporter your content can reach your readers wrapped in a professional design that radiates trust.
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10. Delicious Magazine
Standard License: $70; Developer License: $150
Delicious Magazine holds true to it’s name with a delightful design that’s just good enough to eat. Obviously this theme can be used for more than just a food based magazine but if a food blog is what you have in mind you may be hard pressed to find a better fit. Delicious comes with a featured post panel, custom typography, and custom widgets.
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Nathan
