Clarion — WordPress Blog Theme

Clarion is a classic and elegant WordPress blog theme built for writers and storytellers. It features beautiful serif typography, warm gold accents, a clean sidebar layout, and a timeless reading experience.

Features

• Classic & elegant design with Playfair Display + Merriweather typography
• Responsive, mobile-first layout
• Customizer options: accent color, sidebar position, posts per row
• Right sidebar, left sidebar, or full-width layout
• Author bio box on single posts
• Related posts section (no plugins needed)
• Estimated reading time display
• Breadcrumb navigation (no plugins needed)
• Footer widget areas (3 columns)
• Social links menu
• Gutenberg block editor support with matching editor styles
• Dark mode support
• Full accessibility: skip links, ARIA roles, keyboard navigation, focus styles
• Translation ready (.pot file included)
• No jQuery — vanilla JS only

Requirements

• WordPress 6.0 or higher
• PHP 7.4 or higher

Installation

1. Download the latest release zip from the Releases page.
2. In WordPress admin, go to Appearance → Themes → Add New → Upload Theme.
3. Upload the zip file and click Activate.

Or via FTP: upload the clarion folder to /wp-content/themes/ and activate from the Themes screen.

Customization

Go to Appearance → Customize to access:

• Colors — Accent color, background color
• Layout — Sidebar position (left / right / none), posts per row
• Blog Options — Show/hide author bio, reading time, post navigation
• Footer — Custom footer credit text

Credits

• normalize.css by Nicolas Gallagher — MIT License
• Playfair Display by Claus Eggers Sørensen — SIL Open Font License 1.1
• Merriweather by Sorkin Type — SIL Open Font License 1.1

License

GNU General Public License v2 or later — see LICENSE

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Author: Aminul Islam