Introducing Local News
Local News is a JNews Classic WordPress demo for local newsrooms and community reporting publishers. It covers local headlines, politics and community news and uses a navy-blue headline bar and a grid of featured news stories. This gives you a starting point for presenting your own content in the same publishing style.
Explore the live homepage and its article navigation to judge how your headline length, story images and category labels would fit. The preview contains sample content; replace it with your own material after import.
Who this template is for
Local News suits local newsrooms and community reporting publishers who publish local headlines, politics and community news. Choose this template when a navy-blue headline bar and a grid of featured news stories matches the way you want readers to explore your content. Plan your own topic structure and publishing schedule around the sections you actually need.
Homepage and article layouts
The homepage uses a navy-blue headline bar and a grid of featured news stories. Its content collections include Headline, Trending, Politics and Popular. These areas let you organise local headlines, politics and community news into distinct entry points for readers.
Open a complete example article alongside the homepage to assess the reading layout and navigation. The reviewed page also shows social sharing controls, previous/next story navigation and related stories. Check it with your typical text length and image proportions before choosing the demo.
Things to Know
Things to KnowA quick overview of the demo content, requirements, customization options, and other details to help you get the most from your setup.
Demo Import Content and Options
Select Local News in JNews Import Demo & Style and review the content and settings offered for this demo. Import the selections you need, then replace the sample articles, images and menu labels with your own material.
The importer selection determines which items are added to your installation. Configure any imported forms, subscription prompts and advertisement areas with your own services and content.
Installation Requirements
This demo belongs to JNews Classic. Install and activate that JNews edition and your JNews license, then install the required plugins listed for Local News in the importer. Review the importer options before applying them to an existing publication.
Confirm that your WordPress version, theme version and existing plugins meet the current requirements. See the JNews documentation for installation and demo import guidance.
Customisation Options
Replace the sample identity with your own logo, publication name and menu. Adapt the topic labels for local headlines, politics and community news, then select content for Headline, Trending, Politics and Popular. Review how your headline length, story images and category labels work in the imported design.
Use the available JNews typography, colour, header and footer controls to match your brand. Preview the homepage and detail pages on desktop and mobile, and configure any forms or external media sources you keep.
Choosing This Demo or an Alternative
Choose Local News when you want a navy-blue headline bar and a grid of featured news stories for local headlines, politics and community news. Compare Local News for local events, transport, crime, property and city life, or City News for city life, culture, politics, travel, sport and local opinion.
Open each live preview and compare the lead area, category navigation and a complete article with your own content in mind. Browse the WordPress themes catalogue to explore more publishing styles.
Performance Built For Speed
These saved demo performance scores are reference results, not a guarantee for your website. Hosting, plugins, images and content can change performance.
Desktop
Optimized desktop performance
Mobile
Optimized mobile performance
Key Features
- Featured Local News Grid
- Headline Bar
- Politics News Section
- Trending Stories
- Newsletter Sign-Up
- Article Social Sharing
Global Features
- Built-in SEOStructured data and social metadata give your publication a search-friendly foundation.
- Responsive LayoutsPresent your content clearly across desktop, tablet and mobile.
- Flexible CustomisationAdjust typography, colours and layouts to match your publication’s identity.
- Demo ImportStart with a prebuilt design, then replace the sample content with your own.
- Advertising OptionsManage ad placements for banners, AdSense and sponsored campaigns.
- Reader EngagementHelp readers discover more stories through related articles, popular posts and sharing tools.
- Rich Content FormatsPublish articles, videos and galleries to suit your editorial content.
- Translation & RTL SupportAdapt your publication for different languages and reading directions.
How To Use This Template
This template is available with JNews Classic. Activate your JNews license to import Local News and customise it for your website.
- Get a JNews license that includes access to this demo.
- Download JNews Classic, install it through Appearance → Themes → Add New → Upload Theme and activate the theme.
- Activate your license in the JNews dashboard, then open Import Demo & Style.
- Browse the demo library or use the search to find Local News, then select it.
- Install the required plugins for the selected demo.
- Choose the demo content and settings you want to include, then start the import.
- Wait for the import to finish before closing the window. Replace the sample content and customise your logo, colours and layout.
Related Prebuilt Demos
Explore more demos with a similar publishing style.
Local News
NewA local news WordPress template for city newsrooms and community publishers. Features a three-column lead area that places a main story between compact headlines and supporting cards.
Global News
NewAn international news WordPress template for publishers covering world affairs, politics, business and culture. Features a prominent lead story, supporting headlines and topic-based news sections.
Daily News
NewA newspaper-style WordPress template for daily news publishers. Features a traditional masthead, a compact headline strip and a three-column news layout.