Connect

Build a community around your news site.

Connect combines a news theme with BuddyPress, so your readers get profiles, groups and activity streams. We built it after BuddyPress matured and members kept asking for social features.

Version0.5
RequiresWordPress 4+
CategoriesMagazine, Responsive, BuddyPress
LicenseUnlimited domains
Connect theme screenshot

Features

What's included

Every Gabfire theme ships with our options panel, translation support and the after-sale support our members know us for. Release notes

BuddyPress community

Profiles, groups and activity streams styled to match your site.

Fully responsive

Every page resizes to fit phones, tablets and desktops.

Category templates

Magazine-style category pages instead of a plain list of articles.

Post templates

Choose a layout for each post, a standard feature across Gabfire themes.

Page templates

Archives, full width, left sidebar and several custom templates.

Smart navigation

Easier browsing that keeps visitors on your site longer.

HTML5 video

A built-in player for self-hosted videos, with subtitle support.

Post image slider

Images uploaded to a post are shown in a slider above the entry automatically.

Gabfire Media Module

Extends Featured Image to support videos and default post images.

Translation ready

Works in multiple languages and is compatible with WPML.

SEO optimized

Clean markup built with search visibility in mind.

Advanced control panel

Change layouts, colors and features from one options panel.

Much more

See the live demo and release notes for the full list.

Pricing

One payment, lifetime updates

Use the theme on as many of your sites as you like. Pick the Developers' Pack to add a second theme of your choice at checkout.

Standard Pack

$59one-time
  • Connect PHP and CSS files
  • Demo content XML
  • Unlimited domain use
  • 1 year of support
  • Lifetime updates
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Developers' Pack

$89one-time
  • Everything in Standard
  • 1 bonus theme, chosen at checkout
  • Unlimited domain use
  • 1 year of support
  • Lifetime updates
Buy & get 1 free

14-day money-back guarantee. If the theme isn't right for you, ask for a refund. No questions asked.

Want it installed and locked down?

Our security team can install Connect, audit your plugins against known CVEs, and harden the site before launch.

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