Beaver themer for news website

Here's a Beaver theme for a news website:

Theme Name: NewsHub

Description: A clean and modern theme for news websites, designed to showcase your latest stories and updates in a clear and concise manner.

Features:

  1. Responsive Design: NewsHub is fully responsive, meaning it will adapt to any device or screen size, ensuring a seamless reading experience for your audience.
  2. Customizable Layout: The theme comes with a customizable layout, allowing you to arrange your content in a way that suits your needs.
  3. Hero Section: A prominent hero section at the top of the page, perfect for featuring your latest breaking news or top stories.
  4. Featured Articles: A section dedicated to showcasing your most important or popular articles, complete with images and summaries.
  5. Article Grid: A grid-based layout for displaying your articles, allowing readers to quickly scan and find the stories that interest them.
  6. Sidebar: A customizable sidebar that can be used to display related articles, categories, or other relevant information.
  7. Social Sharing: Easy social sharing buttons for your readers to share your content on their favorite platforms.
  8. Search Bar: A prominent search bar at the top of the page, making it easy for readers to find specific articles or topics.
  9. Footer: A customizable footer with links to important pages, such as archives, categories, and contact information.

Color Scheme:

Typography:

Code:

Here's some sample code to get you started:

<?php
// Define the theme's settings
$theme_settings = array(
    'hero_section' => array(
        'title' => 'Breaking News',
        'image' => 'path/to/image.jpg',
        'text' => 'Stay up-to-date with the latest news and updates.'
    ),
    'featured_articles' => array(
        'title' => 'Top Stories',
        'articles' => array(
            array(
                'title' => 'Article 1',
                'image' => 'path/to/image.jpg',
                'summary' => 'This is a summary of article 1.'
            ),
            array(
                'title' => 'Article 2',
                'image' => 'path/to/image.jpg',
                'summary' => 'This is a summary of article 2.'
            ),
            // Add more articles here
        )
    ),
    'article_grid' => array(
        'columns' => 3,
        'articles' => array(
            array(
                'title' => 'Article 1',
                'image' => 'path/to/image.jpg',
                'summary' => 'This is a summary of article 1.'
            ),
            array(
                'title' => 'Article 2',
                'image' => 'path/to/image.jpg',
                'summary' => 'This is a summary of article 2.'
            ),
            // Add more articles here
        )
    ),
    'sidebar' => array(
        'title' => 'Related Articles',
        'articles' => array(
            array(
                'title' => 'Article 1',
                'image' => 'path/to/image.jpg',
                'summary' => 'This is a summary of article 1.'
            ),
            array(
                'title' => 'Article 2',
                'image' => 'path/to/image.jpg',
                'summary' => 'This is a summary of article 2.'
            ),
            // Add more articles here
        )
    )
);

// Include the theme's CSS and JavaScript files
wp_enqueue_style('newshub-theme', get_template_directory_uri(). '/style.css');
wp_enqueue_script('newshub-theme', get_template_directory_uri(). '/script.js', array('jquery'));

// Define the theme's functions
function newshub_theme_setup() {
    // Add theme support for featured images
    add_theme_support('post-thumbnails');
    // Add theme support for custom menus
    register_nav_menus(array('primary' => 'Primary Menu'));
}

add_action('after_setup_theme', 'newshub_theme_setup');

// Define the theme's widgets
function newshub_widgets_init() {
    // Register the theme's widgets
    register_widget('Newshub_Widget_Featured_Articles');
    register_widget('Newshub_Widget_Article_Grid');
    register_widget('Newshub_Widget_Sidebar');
}

add_action('widgets_init', 'newshub_widgets_init');

// Define the theme's widget classes
class Newshub_Widget_Featured_Articles extends WP_Widget {
    // Define the widget's settings
    public function __construct() {
        $widget_ops = array('classname' => 'newshub-featured-articles', 'description' => 'Display featured articles');
        parent::__construct('newshub-featured-articles', 'Newshub Featured Articles', $widget_ops);
    }

    // Define the widget's output
    public function widget($args, $instance) {
        // Get the featured articles
        $featured_articles = get_posts(array('post_type' => 'post', 'posts_per_page' => 3));
        // Output the widget
        echo '<h2>'. $instance['title']. '</h2>';
        foreach ($featured_articles as $article) {
            echo '<p><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="'. get_permalink($article->ID). '">'. $article->post_title. '</a></p>';
        }
    }
}

class Newshub_Widget_Article_Grid extends WP_Widget {
    // Define the widget's settings
    public function __construct() {
        $widget_ops = array('classname' => 'newshub-article-grid', 'description' => 'Display articles in a grid');
        parent::__construct('newshub-article-grid', 'Newshub Article Grid', $widget_ops);
    }

    // Define the widget's output
    public function widget($args, $instance) {
        // Get the articles
        $articles = get_posts(array('post_type' => 'post', 'posts_per_page' => 9));
        // Output the widget
        echo '<h2>'. $instance['title']. '</h2>';
        echo '<div class="article-grid">';
        foreach ($articles as $article) {
            echo '<div class="article-grid-item">';
            echo '<h3><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="'. get_permalink($article->ID). '">'. $article->post_title. '</a></h3>';
            echo '<p>'. $article->post_excerpt. '</p>';
            echo '</div>';
        }
        echo '</div>';
    }
}

class Newshub_Widget_Sidebar extends WP_Widget {
    // Define the widget's settings
    public function __construct() {
        $widget_ops = array('classname' => 'newshub-sidebar', 'description' => 'Display related articles in the sidebar');
        parent::__construct('newshub-sidebar', 'Newshub Sidebar', $widget_ops);
    }

    // Define the widget's output
    public function widget($args, $instance) {
        // Get the related articles
        $related_articles = get_posts(array('post_type' => 'post', 'posts_per_page' => 3, 'post__not_in' => array($instance['post_id'])));
        // Output the widget
        echo '<h2>'. $instance['title']. '</h2>';
        foreach ($related_articles as $article) {
            echo '<p><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="'. get_permalink($article->ID). '">'. $article->post_title. '</a></p>';
        }
    }
}

This code defines the theme's settings, includes the theme's CSS and JavaScript files, defines the theme's functions, and defines the theme's widgets. The widgets are used to display featured articles, articles in a grid, and related articles in the sidebar.

Note that this is just a sample code and you will need to customize it to fit your specific needs. You will also need to create the necessary files and folders for the theme, such as the style.css and script.js files, and the functions.php file.