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medmag-premium-free — WordPress Blog Template

By calm-canvas

Medmag is a WordPress theme for magazines, newspapers, or personal blogs, built on Bootstrap with a responsive design and Retina support. The repository releases a free version under the MIT license.

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WordPress theme for magazines, newspapers, and personal blogs

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Responsive design based on Bootstrap, declared Retina-ready

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Repository uses the MIT license, permitting free use, modification, commercial use, and distribution

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Source includes TypeScript and Sass assets, with a Vite build process

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Comes with Docker development environment configuration and bin/ initialization scripts

Template Details

Medmag is a WordPress theme positioned for magazines, newspapers, or personal blogs. The theme uses a responsive design, is built on the Bootstrap framework, and is declared Retina-ready; its official description states it is suitable for companies, freelancers, and various other purposes.

The repository includes both the front end and a development toolchain: the theme source is in the medmag/ directory, TypeScript and Sass source files are under assets/, plugins/wp-bomb/ is a development tool plugin for the admin dashboard, and bin/ and docker/ provide environment initialization scripts and container configuration, respectively. The README lists a technology stack including WordPress, Docker, Vite, Tailwind CSS, SASS/SCSS, TypeScript, and PHP, and provides a local development workflow from copying .env.example, starting docker-compose, running bin/init.sh, to installing pnpm and composer dependencies.

Regarding licensing, the repository uses the MIT license, permitting free use, modification, commercial use, and distribution of this version of the code; when distributing, the copyright notice and the full MIT license notice must be retained. Note that the MIT license covers only the code itself; third-party assets such as demo images, fonts, and icons, as well as external services such as domains, hosting, and databases, require separate verification of licensing or fees.

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Use Cases

  • Selecting a WordPress theme for building magazine or newspaper content sites
  • Replacing and customizing a WordPress theme for a personal blog
  • Configuring a PHP environment in Docker containers for local theme development
  • Compiling theme front-end assets using Vite, TypeScript, and Sass

Suitable For

  • Magazine or newspaper sites that publish content with WordPress
  • Personal bloggers who need a responsive blog theme
  • Developers who want to customize a theme based on MIT-licensed code
  • WordPress developers accustomed to Docker and front-end build toolchains

Getting started & customization

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    Copy .env.example to .env and configure the relevant settings

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    Run docker-compose up -d to start the containers

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    Execute sh bin/init.sh to set permissions and install the development plugin

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    Install dependencies: pnpm install and composer install

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    Build front-end assets using pnpm run dev or pnpm run build

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Usage conditions & limitations

Free to use · keep license notice

This entry covers the free version under the MIT license in a public repository; the free scope is the code of this version and does not mean external services or third-party assets are free.

Must comply with when using

  • Free use, modification, commercial use, and distribution of this version of the code are permitted.
  • When distributing copies or substantial portions of the code, retain the original author's copyright notice and the full MIT license notice.
  • The code is provided as is; warranties and limitations of liability are governed by the original license and applicable law.

Additional costs & items to verify

  • Local development requires first copying .env.example to .env and configuring environment variables; otherwise, containers and the theme may not start properly.
  • Running the theme depends on Docker and docker-compose to start the container environment; environments without Docker installed cannot follow the README workflow.
  • Building and development require installing pnpm and Composer dependencies; without Node/pnpm or PHP Composer, asset compilation cannot be completed.
  • Initialization requires executing bin/init.sh to set permissions and install the development plugin; this step changes file permissions and introduces an additional plugin.
  • Theme management operations depend on executing WP-CLI commands inside the cli container via docker-compose, requiring the container to be running.
  • Demo images, fonts, icons, and other third-party assets must be checked against their respective licenses and cannot be judged solely by the code's MIT license.
  • External services such as domains, hosting, databases, payments, or AI may incur separate charges.
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Permission is hereby granted, free of charge

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Copy `.env.example` to `.env` and configure your settings.

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Run `docker-compose up -d` to start the containers.

Original README

Install dependencies: `pnpm install` and `composer install`.

Original README

Execute `sh bin/init.sh` to set permissions and install development plugins.

Original README

use WP-CLI via `docker-compose exec cli wp <command>`

Original README
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Template Information

Source platforms
GitHub
Documentation and maintenance reference score
Partly documented · 73 / 100
Technologies
WordPress · HTML
Website type
Blog
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2025-12-31
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# Medmag Premium Free

Medmag is a modern WordPress theme designed for magazines, newspapers, or personal blogs. It features a clean, responsive design built on the Bootstrap framework. The theme is retina-ready and suitable for companies, freelancers, and various other purposes.

![Theme Screenshot](medmag/screenshot.png)

## Core Technologies

- **WordPress**: Core CMS for content management (version 6.9.0, requires ≥5.5).
- **Docker**: Containerized development environment with PHP 8.1.
- **Vite**: Ultra-fast frontend build tool for asset compilation.
- **Tailwind CSS**: Utility-first CSS framework for rapid UI development.
- **SASS/SCSS**: Advanced styling with variable management (see `assets/sass/_env.sass`).
- **TypeScript**: Type-safe JavaScript for robust theme functionality.
- **PHP**: WordPress theme and plugin logic (requires ≥7.4).

## Project Structure

- `medmag/`: WordPress theme sources, compiled assets, DI definitions, translations, and template parts.
- `plugins/wp-bomb/`: Developer tooling plugin for admin utilities.
- `assets/`: Source files for TypeScript and Sass.
- `bin/`: Scripts for environment provisioning, backups, and utilities.
- `docker/`: Container configurations and overrides.

## Getting Started

1. Copy `.env.example` to `.env` and configure your settings.
2. Run `docker-compose up -d` to start the containers.
3. Execute `sh bin/init.sh` to set permissions and install development plugins.
4. Install dependencies: `pnpm install` and `composer install`.
5. Start development: `pnpm run dev` for asset building.

## Development Workflow

- **Assets**: Edit TypeScript in `assets/ts/` and Sass in `assets/sass/`, then run `pnpm run build` or `pnpm run dev`.
- **Theme**: Modify PHP files in `medmag/` and use WP-CLI via `docker-compose exec cli wp <command>`.
- **Plugins**: Develop in `plugins/` and map volumes in `docker-compose.yml`.

## Code Quality

- Run `composer format` to check PHP code style with WordPress Coding Standards.
- Use `composer fix` to auto-fix issues.
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