ColorMag vs Newspaper
ColorMag
themegrill.comNewspaper
tagdiv.comSide by side
| Figure | ColorMag | Newspaper |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $4.67/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 8 | 2 |
| Spec score · WordPress Themes | 9.0 (#2) | 7.4 (#22) |
| Advertising | The theme includes dedicated advertising widget areas for publisher monetization. | The listing says the theme supports responsive Google Ads, AdSense, and banner ads. |
| Support | Free theme users can ask questions in the WordPress forum, while active-license premium users can use support tickets with stated response times of a few minutes to 24 hours, including weekends. | A regular license includes six months of support from tagDiv, and the listing directs users to tagDiv's support forum. |
Plans
ColorMag
- ColorMag FreeFree
- ColorMag Pro — Single Theme Plan (Yearly)$56 a year
- ColorMag Pro$69 a year
- ColorMag Plus$99 a year
- ColorMag Agency$199 a year
- ColorMag Pro — Single Theme Plan (Lifetime)$249, paid once
- ColorMag Pro Lifetime$279, paid once
- ColorMag Plus Lifetime$379, paid once
In their own words
ColorMag
ColorMag is a WordPress theme for magazines, newspapers, blogs, news portals, and other publishing sites. It offers flexible layouts, custom widgets, typography controls, advanced theme options, and unlimited color choices. It works with Elementor, Beaver Builder, Brizy, Gutenberg, Magazine Blocks, BlockArt, and SiteOrigin. Magazine Blocks adds more than 16 Gutenberg blocks and a drag-and-drop layout builder with sliders, tabs, and grids. ColorMag is WooCommerce-ready for shops, subscriptions, or donations, and supports responsive layouts, RTL, translation, the block editor, and child themes. The theme page describes its framework as lightweight with optimized CSS and JavaScript, and says its clean code and schema integration are optimized for search engines. Users can import demo content from the WordPress dashboard. The free edition includes essential features; Pro adds advanced customization, premium widgets, and starter sites. ColorMag Free costs nothing. The annual Single Theme Pro plan costs $56 a year, billed yearly at an introductory price with renewals at full price. It includes unlimited site use, one year of support and updates, more than five free starter demos, and an installation and setup service. A lifetime plan costs $249 as a one-time purchase and includes lifetime support and updates.