State News WordPress Theme

State News is an Elementor Pro theme for state-level and local news portals, niche update sites and small newsrooms.

The header has a live clock, social icons, an off-canvas mobile menu and buttons for your YouTube channel and e-paper. The homepage loads news category by category with loop grid cards and a load more button, archives use a full-width grid, and there are ad areas in the sidebar, between posts and in a sticky sidebar slot. A fixed WhatsApp join button helps you build a group audience.

The demo scores 90+ on PageSpeed and every block can be edited in Elementor.

Who it is for

• State and district news portals
• Local news websites
• Hindi and regional language news blogs
• Niche update sites

What is in the download

• Elementor kit / template files
• Demo content XML
• HTML documentation
• Licence and changelog

Good to know

• Images and articles in the live demo are for preview only and are not part of the download.

Features

Header

• Logo and menu bar
• Live clock at the top
• Social icons
• Off-canvas mobile menu
• YouTube and e-paper buttons

Content

• Category-wise news with loop grid cards
• Load more without page reload
• Archive grid with full-width thumbnails
• Post meta: date, time, category, author
• Social share buttons

Monetisation

• Sidebar ad areas
• In-between post ads
• Sticky sidebar ad
• Ads swappable in Elementor

Extras

• Fixed WhatsApp join button
• Simple footer with mobile menu
• Back to top button
• SEO-friendly heading structure

Requirements

• WordPress 6.0 or newer
• Hello Elementor theme (free) or any Elementor-ready theme
• Elementor (free) and Elementor Pro (bought separately)
• PHP 7.4 or newer, 256 MB memory limit recommended

Instructions

1. Install the Hello Elementor theme and activate it.
2. Install Elementor and Elementor Pro.
3. Go to Elementor > Tools > Import / Export (or Templates > Kit Library > Import) and upload the kit ZIP.
4. Import the demo posts with Tools > Import > WordPress if you want the same sample content.
5. Open Templates > Theme Builder and check the header, footer, single post and archive conditions.
6. Change the logo, colours and fonts in Site Settings.
7. Replace the sample posts with your own.

The Documentation folder inside the download has the same steps with screenshots, plus answers to common questions.