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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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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Looking to build a blog or website that reports the news?   WordPress has quickly emerged as one of the top software available to build a content management system, and there are a number of solid themes now available to easily achieve this.

Style WordPress recently contributed a pretty nice news theme called The Beeb, which we wanted our readers to be aware of.   Here is the information we’ve collected from Style WordPress:

The Beeb News Theme

You can view the live demo of The Beeb here.

The Beeb Theme Features:

• Comprehensive theme control panel (see release page for screen shot of control panel setting options)
• Dynamic navigational area
• Multiple plugin integration
• RSS news ticker integration
• Multiple built-in promotional blocks
• Widgetised sidebars (4 widget spots)
• Gravatar support
• Integrated social links
• Valid CSS
• Major browser compatible
• PDF Users guide
• Full source PSD & font files supplied

The Beeb Price Options:

• Unlimited Websites ($35.00)

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Are you a small business looking for a perfect theme to combine being a web presence for your business, while also providing a blog?   The new Over Easy CMS theme by Woo Themes may be the perfect theme to fill this need!

Here is some information about the new Over Easy CMS theme:

Over Easy Business Theme

You can view the live demo of the Over Easy theme here.

Over Easy Theme Features:

• Easy-to-use featured scroller to broadcast your business’ most important information
• A separate company blog that is tucked away from the homepage
• Different page templates, 7 widgetized spaces and a few custom widgets to increase your value
• Integrated Theme Options (for WordPress) to tweak the layout, colour scheme etc. for the theme
• Automatic Image Resizer, which is used to dynamically create the thumbnails and featured images
• Built-in Gravatar Support for Authors & Comments
• Integrated Banner Management script to display randomized banner ads of your choice site-wide
• 10 color schemes to use as the basis of your corporate identity / brand

Over Easy Theme Price Options:

• Single-Use ($70.00)
• Developer’s Pack ($150.00)

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