Local & Community News WordPress Themes
Find news designs for cities, neighbourhoods and community publications, with room for practical updates and local reporting. Open the live demos to compare their homepages and full articles, then use the guide below to choose, import and customise a design for your publication. Show MoreShow Less
Plan your local & community publication
Local readers often arrive looking for a specific place or service. Organise reporting around your actual coverage area, including transport, local business, public affairs and community events. Fewer well-maintained sections are more useful than many lightly populated district pages.
Check the local & community reading experience
Use long place names and a realistic council or community story when comparing layouts. Check that residents can find recent updates, event coverage and follow-up reporting from an article as well as from the homepage.
Demos to compare for Local & Community
Local News covers local headlines, politics and community news. Its preview uses a navy-blue headline bar and a grid of featured news stories. Local News (Locapitol) covers local events, transport, crime, property and city life. Its preview uses a three-column lead area that places a main story between compact headlines and supporting cards. City News covers city life, culture, politics, travel, sport and local opinion. Its preview uses a black-and-white masthead followed by a row of city-news story cards. Compare a complete article as well as the homepage, using the headline lengths and image proportions you expect to publish.
Import your chosen local & community design
Open the selected demo’s detail page and live preview before starting. Install the JNews edition and required plugins listed for that demo, activate your licence and use JNews Import Demo & Style to review the available selections. Back up an existing website before importing. Replace sample articles, images and navigation with your own material, and check any external forms or media services you intend to keep.
Make the publication your own
Use the available JNews typography, colour, header and footer controls to establish your publication’s identity. Adapt section labels to the local & community subjects you will cover regularly, rather than retaining every sample category. Review the homepage, a category archive and a complete article on mobile. Choose image crops and text sizes that suit your real content, then test navigation and related stories before launch.
Explore related collections: News & Magazine.
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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.
A community magazine WordPress template for community magazines and local lifestyle publishers. Features a featured story slider with a large image beside the story text.
A city magazine WordPress template for city magazines and urban community publishers. Features a black-and-white masthead followed by a row of city-news story cards.
An urban news WordPress template for urban newsrooms and metropolitan lifestyle magazines. Features a black-and-cyan homepage with a compact mosaic of urban news stories.
A local news WordPress template for local newsrooms and community reporting publishers. Features a navy-blue headline bar and a grid of featured news stories.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why are there two Local News demos?
Local News and Local News (Locapitol) are separate designs. Locapitol has a three-column lead area with compact headlines and supporting cards. Open both previews to compare their homepage structure and choose the one that suits your city or community coverage.
Which designs suit city reporting and community stories?
Compare Local News, Locapitol, City News, Metro News (Metro) and Comunite (Community). City-focused reporting and community interests may need different section mixes. Use representative local headlines and place names when evaluating navigation and card layouts.
Can I organise articles by neighbourhood, local topic or public service?
Yes. Plan WordPress categories around the places and subjects you cover regularly, such as transport, local business and community events. Keep the navigation manageable and compare how readers move from a local story to related coverage in the preview.
How do I import a local & community demo into WordPress?
Choose the design and check its detail page for the JNews edition and required plugins. With your JNews licence activated, use Import Demo & Style to review and import the available selections. Back up an existing site first, then replace sample content and review your local & community categories and navigation.
Can I customise the colours, typography and layout?
Use the controls available in your selected JNews setup to change branding, typography, colours, headers and footers. Start with Local News or another demo in this collection and adapt its section labels and images. Check the demo’s own requirements before choosing an editing workflow.
What should I compare before choosing a local & community theme?
Open the homepage, a category archive and a full article in the live preview. Test your usual headline lengths, image proportions and amount of text, including mobile navigation. Compare Local News, Local News (Locapitol), City News with your own publishing plan rather than judging only the sample photographs.