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Extra Magazine WordPress Theme
Extra is a publication-oriented WordPress theme built around category layouts, post-focused modules, customizable headers, widgets, and review features. It can also support WooCommerce stores, while ongoing product updates require authenticated access to an active Elegant Themes account.
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Overview
Extra is a practical fit for editorial sites that need more structure than a simple chronological blog. Its category builder can create distinct layouts for different sections, while modules such as post feeds, carousels, masonry grids, sliders, and tabbed posts provide several ways to organize content. The theme also includes publication-oriented features such as ad blocks, ratings and reviews, custom sidebar widgets, post formats, and a project post type for portfolios. WooCommerce integration is documented, although site owners should test their specific store workflows on staging rather than assume that every third-party eCommerce extension will behave identically. Updating requires Elegant Themes account authentication with a username and API key, and the documentation states that current product access is limited to members with active accounts. Before deployment, verify the theme’s current release, builder dependencies, responsive presentation, checkout styling, and compatibility with the site’s plugins and hosting environment.
Drag-and-drop category builder for creating custom layouts for post sections.
Multiple post-display modules, including standard feeds, masonry layouts, carousels, featured sliders, and tabbed posts.
Theme customizer and theme options for adjusting design and configuration settings.
Custom widgets and header/menu options intended for blogs and publication-style sites.
Integrated user and author rating features for review-oriented content.
Ad block module for placing advertisements within category feeds.
Project post type for building a digital portfolio.
Support for major WordPress post formats and documented WooCommerce integration.
Compatibility and setup context
- WooCommerce is documented as compatible with Extra; test store pages, extensions, and checkout flows on staging before launch.
- Other eCommerce plugins may work, but the documentation does not guarantee full functionality or provide support for related issues.
- Product updates use the WordPress update interface after authentication with an Elegant Themes username and API key.
- The documentation states that access to the latest product versions requires an active Elegant Themes account.
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- Extra provides a drag-and-drop category builder for custom layouts for sections of posts.
- Extra includes post feeds, tabbed posts, carousels, masonry layouts, featured sliders, a code module, and other content modules.
- Extra offers theme options, a theme and module customizer, and page templates.
- Extra includes an ads module, ratings and reviews, a project post type, custom sidebar widgets, header and menu options, and support for major post formats.
- Extra is documented as 100% compatible with WooCommerce, while the documentation does not guarantee full functionality for other eCommerce plugins.
- Updating Extra requires authentication with an Elegant Themes username and API key, and the documentation states that active-account members receive access to the latest versions.
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Version 4.27.5
Product Details
Version
4.27.5
Last Updated
Mar 3, 2026
File Size
16.2 MB
License
GPL
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