We were recently made aware of a new theme store from the designer of the Omni Theme.  This new premium theme store is called Mod Themes, and they already have a pretty decent news CMS theme available for purchase.   

Going forward, I would expect several other nice offerings from Mod Themes, as they have also brought in popular WordPress coder Nathan Rice in to work on their theme coding, among others.

The initial news theme release, Breaking News, is a nice design and proves that the website shows a lot of promise.  Here is the information we’ve collected on this new premium news theme:

Breaking News CMS Theme

You can view the live demo of the Breaking News theme here.

Breaking News Theme Features:

• Backend Options page
• Easy to follow code
• xhtml/css compliant
• PSD files included
• Breadcrumbs
• Timthumb
• Integrated ad space sections
• Integrated Social Media Buttons
• Threaded comments with Gravatars
• Widget ready Localized themes
• Video Theme Tutorials
• Support Forums
• Authorized Designers that do affordable Professional Theme Customization

Breaking News Price Option(s):

• Multiple-Use ($79.99)

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The Elegant Themes team is definitely one of the leaders when it comes specifically to buying a CMS theme, and they just so happen to also be the most affordable!   For only $20.00, you get access to ALL of their themes for a full year!  

Their most recent release, the eNews theme, is a solid example of the quality and flexibility of a typical CMS theme from Elegant Themes.   Here is the information we’ve collected from the designers of the eNews theme:

eNews CMS Theme

You can view the live demo of the eNews theme here.

eNews Theme Features:

• Cross-browser compatible
• WordPress 2.8 compatible
• Five Color Schemes
• Threaded Comments
• Optional Blog-style Layout
• Gravatar ready
• Firefox compatible
• IE8 + IE7 + IE6 compatible
• Advertisement Ready
• Widget ready sidebars
• Theme Option Pages
• Custom thumbnail images
• PSD files
• Valid XHTML + CSS
• Smooth tabless design

eNews Theme Price:

• Available with subscription to Elegant Themes club ($20.00)

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News-style CMS themes used to be all the rage, but lately their popularity has dipped in favor of magazine themes.   That said, we still occasionally see a nice news theme being announced.    One of these occasions is the Newsline theme by Style WordPress!

I’ve always enjoy the CMS designs provided by the Style WordPress team, and their latest doesn’t disappoint!   The best part though is the price.   For roughly half what you typically pay for a single-use license, you get a multiple-use license with your theme purchase.

Here is the information the Style WordPress team released with their Newsline theme announcement:

Newsline WordPress Theme

You can view the live demo of the Newsline theme.

Newsline Theme Features:

• 3 Selectable Styles
• Widgetized Sidebar
• Widgetized Tabber Block
• Optional Drop-down Menu
• 7 Integrated Banner Spots
• Integrated Livechat Shoutbox
• Optional Threaded Comments
• Built-In Theme Options Menu
• Easy to Modify
• Comprehensive Users Guide
• FREE! Developers License
• FREE! Support & Updates

Newsline Theme Prices:

• Unlimited Websites ($33.00)

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The News CMS themes seem to have fallen out style lately as developers primarily focus on building new magazine themes, but you can always count on the Woo Themes team to fill that need for news.    Their latest CMS theme, named The Journal, is a newspaper theme built specifically for websites/blogs that focus on reporting news!

Here is the information the designers provided about the Journal theme:

The Journal Newspaper Theme

You can view the live demo of the Newspaper theme here.

The Journal Theme Features:

• Tag based Home Page Modules
• Carousel/Slider for Recent Entries on Home Page
• 4 x widgetized footer modules and 2 x widgetized sidebar modules
• 10 great color schemes to suit your site identity
• Integrated Theme Options (for WordPress) to tweak the layout, color scheme etc. for the theme
• Automatic Image Resizer, which is used to dynamically create the thumbnails for the blog posts on the home page
• Threaded Comments for WP 2.7
• Trendy drop-down menu’s for your main navigation
• Custom Page Templates for Archives & Sitemap
• Built-in Gravatar Support for Comments
• Advertising management for leader board and top banner adverts.

The Journal Prices:

• Single-Use ($70.00)
• Multiple-Use ($150.00)
• Also available with membership to the Woo Themes Club.

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Bonus: CMS Themes readers can currently get 2 themes for the price of 1.  Simply click here and when you check out, you’ll be prompted to select an additional theme for FREE!

One recent addition to the CMS themes currently available from Woo Themes is the new Busy Bee theme!  This unique premium WordPress theme is based upon their popular Fresh News theme, but with a few twists.

Here is what you’ll get with the Busy Bee theme:

Busy Bee CMS Theme

Busy Bee Theme Features:

• Drop down menu’s for both the page & category navigation
• 9 dedicated advertising blocks
• Easy-to-integrate options for your AdSense code, which will replace the standard image banners
• A completely widgetized sidebar & footer with custom widgets included in the theme packaging. No third party widgets required
• 13 color schemes to choose from
• Integrated Theme Options (for WordPress) to tweak the layout, color scheme etc. for the theme
• Automatic Image Resizer, which is used to dynamically create the thumbnails and featured images
• Custom Page Templates for Archives, Sitemap & Image Gallery
• Built-in Gravatar Support for Authors & Comments
• Integrated Banner Management script to display randomized banner ads of your choice site-wide

Busy Bee Price Options:

• Single-Use License $70.00
• Multiple-Use License $150.00

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There are a ton of great premium WordPress themes available these days, but no business has been more popular and celebrated than StudioPress (formerly Revolution Themes).    In addition to being credited with coining the term “premium themes”, Brian Gardner has also created a number of very solid designs that are easy to customize.

One of his recent releases is a new CMS theme called the Chrome theme.   This theme features a great looking CMS style homepage, then switches to a nice blog setup for the internal pages, giving buyers the best of both worlds!

Here is the information we’ve been able to collect on the Chrome CMS theme:

Chrome Theme by StudioPress

You can view the live demo of the Chrome theme here.

Chrome Theme Features:

• Sliding Featured Content on Homepage
• Integrated Drop-down menu navigation
• Custom page templates: blog page template, archive page template and a full-width page template
• Theme options page
• Featured video section

Chrome Theme Prices:

• Chrome Theme ($59.95)
• StudioPress Pro Plus Package ($199.95)

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