Simple Writer PRO WordPress Theme
Simple Writer PRO is a feature-rich, improved and advanced version of Simple Writer Free WordPress Theme. When compare with the Simple Writer free version, PRO has many advanced features and options to customize various aspects of the theme. It comes with color options, font options, layout options, settings panel for each post/page, Ajax powered featured posts widgets, more custom widgets, custom page and post templates, header and footer styles, share buttons, related posts, likes and views system, many widget areas and more.
All our WordPress themes are released under 100% GPL license. You can get support, modify/use them on unlimited websites without limitation.
Simple Writer PRO vs. Themes Bundle
Purchase either the "Simple Writer PRO" theme alone or the "Themes bundle".
Simple Writer PRO WordPress Theme
$25.00
- 1 PRO Theme (Simple Writer PRO).
- Use on unlimited websites.
- One-time Payment. No renewal Fees. Lifetime Updates.
- Current Version: 1.0.8
Themes Bundle
$75.00
- All 55 PRO Themes ($1375 worth of themes for just $75).
- Use on unlimited websites.
- One-time Payment. No renewal Fees. Lifetime Updates.
- Access to All Future PRO Themes for Free.
Simple Writer PRO Theme Features
The premium version of Simple Writer WordPress theme offers many features and options than its free version.
Color Options
Theme has over 170 color options to easily change colors of various elements using the theme customizer.
Font Options
Theme has over 170 popular Google fonts specifically chosen to make your site look great, as well as numerous font options.
Responsive Design
Theme is 100% mobile friendly that allows for easy viewing on desktops and mobiles devices like iPhones, iPads or tablets.
Layout Options
Theme has 4 layout styles for singular pages and non-singular pages and width options.
Featured Posts Widgets
Compact/tabbed style featured posts widgets to display posts using categories, tags or post ids with many options.
Posts Summaries Columns
You can easily select 1 to 5 columns as your post summaries style using theme options.
10+ Posts Thumbnail Sizes
From the 10+ thumbnail sizes available in theme options, select your preferred post thumbnail size for post summaries.
10+ Custom Page Templates
Over 10 custom page and post templates are available. These particular template files can be applied for a page or post.
Individual Settings Panels
Theme has a settings panel for each post/page with many options to control many things specific to that post or page.
Unique Header Images
Capability to add different header images for each post/page with unique link, title and description.
Header Options
The theme includes 5 header layout styles, width options for header parts, and additional header options.
Logo Options
Add your own logo using the theme option. Display logo with site title, site description or replace them.
Menu Options
Theme has responsive, 2 multi-level navigation menus with userful options to control their behaviour.
About & Social Widget
This custom widget is used to add an image and a description about you with your 60+ social profile URLs.
More Widget Areas
The PRO version has more widget areas than its free version. You can place widgets in more places with this theme.
Post Likes & Post Views
Theme comes with ajax powered built-in simple posts views counter system and posts likes system.
Related Posts
Based on categories or tags or authors or post ids, the theme can show related posts with thumbnails.
60+ Social Buttons
The theme comes with over 60 social buttons in the site header area to link your social profiles easily.
25+ Share Buttons
The theme includes beautiful post sharing buttons with useful options. - 25+ social networks are supported.
Infinite Scroll & Load More
Theme has built-in infinite scroll feature and load more button feature. You can activate them using theme options.
Author Bio Box
Theme has a author bio box with 60+ social buttons. Authors can add social links using their profile settings.
Post Ads
Theme allows you to add advertising under the post title and under the post body in single posts.
E-commerce
Compatible with the WooCommerce plugin. Turn your site into a full featured online shop and start selling products.
Breadcrumbs Support
The breadcrumbs feature of the Yoast SEO plugin is integrated. You will see the breadcrumbs when activating the plugin.
Contact Form
A simple contact form is included. If you don't need an advanced contact form plugin, you can use it for your website.
Search Engine Optimized
The theme is SEO-friendly and was coded with SEO best practices in mind to create a solid foundation for good rankings.
Custom CSS
If you know CSS styling, use "Additional CSS" option in Customizer. Add your custom CSS codes without using plugins.
Footer Options
Change the number of columns in the footer widgets area from 1 to 6 or hide footer widgets using theme options.
No Designer Credits
With the PRO version, you can remove our designer credit link from the theme's footer using theme options.
Copyright Text
You can enter a custom copyright text into the footer area replacing default copyright text using the theme options.
Sticky Menu & Sidebars
Theme has a sticky menu and sticky sidebars. You can disable this sticky behaviour using theme options.
More Theme Options
PRO version has more theme options. So you can manage many parts of your theme easily through theme customizer.
RTL Language Support
Theme has right-to-left language support. Your content will be displayed nicely from the right to the left.
Translation Ready
Translate this theme into any language with the prepared .pot translation file located in the theme's languages folder.
Latest WP Version Ready
This theme is fully compatible with the latest version of WordPress. Updates will be released ASAP when necessary.
Cross Browser Compatible
Theme is tested on all modern browsers and compatible with Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Opera and more.
HTML5 & CSS3
This theme is using valid HTML5 and CSS3 coding. There are no unnecessary junk HTML or CSS codes.
Clean & Secure Codes
Theme uses secure and clean PHP code with no encrypted links in the footer. You can use this theme with confidence.
Regular Updates
We will update this theme regularly with new features and fixing issues. You can report bugs and suggest us new features.
Incredible Support
Theme has priority support via email and live chat. Support emails will be answered in 1-12 hours (usually much quicker).
Affordable Price
Theme price is very reasonable when compared with other places. You will get tons of features for low price.
100% GPL License
Theme is released under the 100% GPL license. You can use it on unilimited websites belong to you.
Well Documented
Theme comes with detailed documentation and that will get you to get started in no time.
Elegant Design
The theme has a very appealing and beautiful design that will draw more visitors to your website.
Simple Writer vs. Simple Writer PRO
Below table compare features available between the Simple Writer free and PRO versions.
| Features | Simple Writer | Simple Writer PRO |
|---|---|---|
| Color Options | ✖ | ✔ |
| Font Options | ✖ | ✔ |
| 8 Custom Page Templates | ✖ | ✔ |
| 4 Custom Post Templates | ✖ | ✔ |
| Ajax Powered Featured Posts Widgets | ✖ | ✔ |
| Ajax Powered Tabbed Widget | ✖ | ✔ |
| Layout Options for Posts/Pages | ✖ | ✔ |
| Layout Options for Non-singular Pages | ✖ | ✔ |
| Width Change Options for Full Site/Main Content/Sidebar | ✖ | ✔ |
| Ability to Control Website Width/Layout Style/Header Style/Footer Style of each Post | ✖ | ✔ |
| Ability to Control Website Width/Layout Style/Header Style/Footer Style of each Page | ✖ | ✔ |
| 10+ Thumbnail Sizes for Posts Summaries | ✖ | ✔ |
| About and Social Widget - 60+ Social Buttons | ✖ | ✔ |
| Header Styles with Width Options | ✖ | ✔ |
| 6 Footer Layouts (1/2/3/4/5/6 Columns) | ✖ | ✔ |
| Posts Views Counter | ✖ | ✔ |
| Posts Likes System | ✖ | ✔ |
| Built-in Infinite Scroll and Load More Button | ✖ | ✔ |
| Settings Panel for each Post | ✖ | ✔ |
| Settings Panel for each Page | ✖ | ✔ |
| Post Share Buttons with Options - 25+ Social Networks | ✖ | ✔ |
| Related Posts (Categories/Tags/Author/PostIDs based) | ✖ | ✔ |
| Different Header Image for each Post/Page | ✖ | ✔ |
| Different Header Content Background Image for each Post/Page | ✖ | ✔ |
| Different Footer Content Background Image for each Post/Page | ✖ | ✔ |
| More Widget Areas | ✖ | ✔ |
| Secondary Navigation Menu with Options | ✖ | ✔ |
| Author Bio Box with 60+ Social Buttons | ✖ | ✔ |
| Post Navigation with Thumbnails | ✖ | ✔ |
| Enable/Disable Mobile View from Menus | ✖ | ✔ |
| Enable/Disable Google Fonts | ✖ | ✔ |
| Advertisements under Post Title/Post Content | ✖ | ✔ |
| Built-in Contact Form | ✖ | ✔ |
| WooCommerce Compatible | ✖ | ✔ |
| Yoast SEO Breadcrumbs Support | ✖ | ✔ |
| Random Posts Button | ✖ | ✔ |
| Priority Support | ✖ | ✔ |
| Theme Options | ✔ | ✔ (more options) |
| Top Primary Navigation Menu | ✔ | ✔ (more options) |
| Custom Logo Support | ✔ | ✔ |
| Header Image Support | ✔ | ✔ |
| Header Content Background Image Support | ✔ | ✔ |
| Background Image Support | ✔ | ✔ |
| RTL Language Support | ✔ | ✔ |
| Translation Ready | ✔ | ✔ |
| Latest WP Version Compatible | ✔ | ✔ |
| Sticky Menu | ✔ | ✔ |
| Sticky Sidebar | ✔ | ✔ |
| Footer Widgets | ✔ | ✔ |
| Clean Codes / No Encrypted Scripts | ✔ | ✔ |
| Lifetime Theme Updates | ✔ | ✔ |
| For Unlimited Domains | ✔ | ✔ |
Simple Writer PRO Theme Options
This video shows Customizer theme options available in Simple Writer PRO WordPress Theme. To access into these options, go to "Appearance" → "Customize" → "Theme Options".
Questions & Answers - Simple Writer PRO
Theme Version: 1.0.8 Released: 2021-01-21 Updated: 2024-10-09
How to install Simple Writer PRO theme?
- Download the zip file of the purchased template clicking on the download link sent to your email address.
Note: If you can not find it in your inbox, please check your spam folder. But if you still can not find this email or download link is broken, please inform us using our contact form. we will send it ASAP. - Go to "WordPress Dashboard" -> "Appearance" -> "Themes" and click on "Add New" button.
- Click on "Upload Theme" button and choose the zip file you have downloaded.
- Click on "Install Now" button.
- Activate the theme.
- Now go to "Appearance" -> "Customize" to configure theme options.
How to regenerate thumbnails?
After installing and activating this theme, the first thing you need to do is regenerate thumbnails from all your featured images to match this theme.
- Install and activate the "Regenerate Thumbnails" plugin.
- From the left hand navigation menu, click "Tools" -> "Regenerate Thumbnails".
- On the next screen, click on the specific button to generate thumbnails for all attachments.
- Now wait until regenerate process is complete.
How to add featured images for posts?
Adding a featured image to a post or page is very easy. If you do not know how to do that, please follow this guide: How to Add Featured Images in WordPress
How do I access the theme options?
Go to "Appearance" -> "Customize" -> "Theme Options" to access the theme options.
How to add featured posts widgets / custom widgets?
Simple Writer PRO has a featured posts widget, a tabbed widget, and an about-social widget.
Featured posts widgets can be used to display recent posts, category posts, tag posts, or posts based on post ids. These posts can be ordered according to the number of comments, published date, modified date, post likes, post views, or random order.
Go to "Appearance" -> "Widgets".
Drag and drop these widgets to suitable widget areas and set widget options.
How to apply a custom page template?
This theme has custom page templates for posts and pages.
Follow this guide if you do not know how to apply a custom page for a post/page:
How do I setup menus?
Just after installing the theme it will display the pages as the default menus. You can add your own links, categories, pages for the menu.
This theme includes 2 menu location options: Primary Menu, Secondary Menu
- To create a menu, go to "Appearance" > "Menus" and click on the "create a new menu" link.
- Give a name to your menu and click on the "Create Menu" button.
- To add menu items, simply select options in the left side column by checking the box for pages, posts, categories, tags etc that you want to include and then click on the "Add to Menu" button.
- To create menu drop-downs, simply nest your drop-down menu links below the menu item under which you want them to appear.
- When you are done adding links, select a menu location by checking one of the options listed under "Display location" and save your menu.
How do I create a featured content page?
Instead of the actual content added by the page editor, a Featured content page displays featured posts widgets. With this theme, you can create an unlimited number of featured content pages. You can also make a featured content page your homepage.
More info: How to Create a Featured Content Page
How to upload a site icon?
Site Icons are what you see in browser tabs, bookmark bars, and within the WordPress mobile apps.
Note: Site Icons should be square and at least 512 × 512 pixels.
- Go to "Appearance" -> "Customize" -> "Theme Options" -> "Site Identity".
- Click on the "Select site icon" button.
- Click on the "Upload Files" tab of the upload screen.
- Now upload your site icon clicking on the "Select Files" button from the upload screen.
- Click on the "Publish" button at the top of the Customizer if you are satisfied with your site icon.
How to upload a logo?
Adding a custom logo is very easy. Please use the following steps.
- Go to "Appearance" -> "Customize" -> "Theme Options" -> "Site Identity".
- Click on the "Select logo" button.
- Click on the "Upload Files" tab of the upload screen.
- Upload your logo clicking on the "Select Files" button from the upload screen.
- Click on the "Publish" button at the top of the Customizer if you are satisfied with your logo.
How to upload a header image?
You can upload a site-wide header image easily going to "Appearance" -> "Customize" -> Theme Options -> "Header Image".
With the PRO version, you can also add a different header image to each post and page.
Mode info: How to Add a Header Image
How to add or change site background image?
You can add/change/remove site background image going to "Appearance" -> "Customize" -> Theme Options -> "Background Image".
How do I change the layout style?
This theme has separate layout styles for singular pages and non-singular pages.
Singular pages: single post of any post type (post, attachment, page, custom post types).
Non-singular pages: homepage, category pages, tag pages, archive pages, ...
- Go to "Appearance" -> "Customize" -> "Theme Options" -> "Layout Options".
- Use "Singular Layout Style" and "Non-Singular Layout Style" options to change the layout style as you like.
Also, you can set a specific layout style for each post and page.
- Layout style setting for post :
Post's edit screen -> "Post Settings - Simple Writer PRO" meta box -> "Layout Style" - Layout style setting for page :
Page's edit screen -> "Page Settings - Simple Writer PRO" meta box -> "Layout Style"
Note: These settings will override the Customizer layout options.
How do I change the header layout?
- Go to "Appearance" -> "Customize" -> "Theme Options" -> "Header Options".
- Choose a header layout style using the "Header Style" option.
How do I change the columns number of post summaries?
- Go to "Appearance" -> "Customize" -> "Theme Options" -> "Post Summaries Options".
- Choose a columns number using the "Posts Summaries Column Style" option.
How do I change the thumbnail size of post summaries?
- Go to "Appearance" -> "Customize" -> "Theme Options" -> "Post Summaries Options".
- Choose a thumbnail size using the "Posts Summaries Thumbnail Size" option.
How do I activate the infinite scroll feature?
- Go to "Appearance" -> "Customize" -> "Theme Options" -> "Posts Navigation Options".
- Choose "Infinite Scroll" value for the "Posts Navigation Type" option.
- Click on the "Publish" button.
How do I activate the load more feature?
- Go to "Appearance" -> "Customize" -> "Theme Options" -> "Posts Navigation Options".
- Choose "Load More Button" value for the "Posts Navigation Type" option.
- Click on the "Publish" button.
How do I change the footer layout?
- Go to "Appearance" -> "Customize" -> "Theme Options" -> "Footer Options".
- Choose a footer layout style using the "Number of Footer Columns" option.
How do I remove the designer credit link?
- Go to "Appearance" -> "Customize" -> "Theme Options" -> "Footer Options".
- Check the "Hide Theme Designer Credits" option.
How to add my own copyright message?
- Go to "Appearance" -> "Customize" -> "Theme Options" -> "Footer Options".
- Add your own copyright message to the "Footer copyright notice" text input.
How to change the number of posts per page?
This is not a theme specific setting.
Follow this guide to change the number of posts per page: How to Change the Number of Posts Per Page in WordPress
How to translate this theme into my language?
You can easily translate this theme using the "Poedit" software or the "Loco Translate" plugin.
More info:
How to translate a WordPress theme with Poedit software
How to translate a WordPress theme with Loco Translate plugin
What is the difference between "WordPress.org" and "WordPress.com"?
WordPress.org is the self-hosted version, which you can use to create and maintain a website on your own, whereas WordPress.com is a hosted blogging service that assists you in creating a website using the WordPress software.
Can I use this theme with WordPress.org websites?
- Yes. All our themes are working with any self-hosted WordPress installation.
Can I use this theme with WordPress.com websites?
- Yes. But if you need to upload a theme to a WordPress.com website, you will need to have their "Business" or "eCommerce" plan. If your site has one of their legacy plans, it is available on the "Pro" plan.
Can I use this theme on multiple websites?
You are free to use it on as many websites as you want.
Can I use your themes for a commercial project?
Absolutely, yes! You are welcome to use our themes for commercial projects.
Can you help me install the theme I bought?
Yes, we can install the theme for free on your domain. Send us an email. We will respond with instructions on how to proceed.
What is the support schedule?
You can email us directly & we will get back to you ASAP. Our general support hours are Monday to Friday, 06:30 to 20:00 (GMT+5). During this time, support queries will be answered in 1-12 hours (usually much quicker). On weekends it may take a bit longer to receive a response.
How to import Simple Writer PRO demo content?
Follow the steps given below to import Simple Writer PRO theme demo content, widgets and Customizer settings.
How to import demo content (posts, pages, comments, custom fields, categories, tags, menus, media)
- First download and save this "simplewriterprowptheme.WordPress.2022-01-27.xml" file into your hard drive.
- Go to "Tools" -> "Import".
- In the "WordPress" section, if you have not already installed the importer, click "Install Now".
- When the installation is finished, click "Run Importer".
- Click on "Choose File" and select previously saved "simplewriterprowptheme.WordPress.2022-01-27.xml" file from your hard drive.
- Click on "Upload file and import" button.
- Now you will be asked to map the authors in the export file to users on your website. For each author, you may choose to map to an existing user on your website or to create a new user.
- Check the option "Download and import file attachments".
- Click on "Submit" button.
How to import demo widgets
- To display different widgets in different pages, first install and activate the "Widget Display Conditions" plugin.
- Now install and activate the "Widget Importer & Exporter" plugin.
- Go to "Tools" -> "Widget Importer & Exporter".
- Click on "copy and paste" link. Then a textarea will be displayed.
- Copy and paste the content in the "demo.themesdna.com-simple-writer-pro-widgets.wie" file into that textarea.
- Click on "Import Widgets" button.
How to import Customizer settings in theme demo
- First download and save this "simple-writer-pro-export.dat" file into your hard drive.
- Now install and activate the "Customizer Export/Import" plugin.
- Go to "Appearance" -> "Customize" -> "Export/Import".
- Click on "Choose File" from the "Import" section and select previously saved "simple-writer-pro-export.dat" file from your hard drive.
- Check the option "Download and import image files?" and click on "Import" button.
Theme Categories:
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