Northeme Madrigal : WordPress Portfolio Blog Theme

Madrigal is a one page WordPress portfolio template by Northeme. Versatility is the main power of this theme which puts it into the out of box features package. If you check on main features then it helps you to setup blog, portfolio and online shop in single site.

You don’t have to think of buying another WordPress theme to start a business agency site, journal or online shop. The single theme has many custom post types and different features for all needs.

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Madrigal Demo by Northeme - Portfolio & Blog WordPress Theme

Why Madrigal WordPress Theme ?

This is really a minimal still bold portfolio theme which uses a clutter free layout to attract more page-views. Checking the demo will prove that it just uses simple design to keep content into main focus. The styling options will help you to customize font style, page background, and color skins. So you don’t have to use same header background or page layout for all website sections.

You can choose full-width layout or sidebar for your pages as required. The minimalist design maintains page loading speed and performance which is main factor for SEO success. Madrigal theme offer special framework options panel on back-end side. This is the one place where you can control grid style, colors, typography, homepage, logo, header and every element of the website.

Madrigal Portfolio Gallery - Grid Layout

If you have been getting tired of managing portfolio in traditional way then finally time has come to make online presence. Just make a perfect portfolio showcase site with advanced listing post types and masonry grid layout. It just takes a little time to setup portfolio page and project listing also becomes easier with ready post type.

We suggest this single page WordPress theme to every agency, designer, freelancer and WordPress bloggers.

Madrigal Northeme : Top Features Overview

Parallax Hero : This feature can help you insert a full page hero along with title and other custom texts. You can setup hero section using a fixed static image or a slider as background. This feature is not only limited to home or any single page. You can use it to create full page covers for all posts, pages and categories. This feature is optional and it can be activated for all pages as manually as required.

If we talk about posts and categories then yo can activate page cover using post type (portfolio, blog and all CPT). As yo enter back-end cover panel then you will find many options to setup page cover elements as listed below,

Parallax Hero Page Cover Options - Madrigal Northeme

1) Background Color : Select any color as page background
2) Background Image : Choose any image as full page cover
3) Text Color : Adjust text color style as per brand or niche requirements
4) Title : By default, Madrigal WordPress theme will show post or page title. But you can also enter your own intro text to replace default title.
5) Caption : This is optional element which shows desired text below title.

Using this background cover feature, you can optimize the look and feel of your website. It can help you introduce each page and post in nice way while keeping users interested to browse more contents. If you really want to use your creative side for online presence then you must use this page hero feature.

Responsive : Let your content go fly on the small and all types of screens. Just open this demo on mobiles and try browsing portfolio, slider and every section. And yo will notice that menu, home sections, blog, portfolio and every element adjust to handy devices. Whether yo use landscape or portfolio screens, it works on all sizes.

Other Details : Northeme Portfolio Blog Features

Page Colors : Northeme developers provides 3 color skins in ready form that consist of Light, Gray, and Dark. You are still free to select other color skins on your own if yo don’t want to go with presets. Whatever color skin you will select will be used for the entire site. So it’s good idea to select one color that represents your brand or product niche uniquely.

Portfolio Single Post Layout - Madrigal Northeme

Madrigal also has Page Colors panel which enables you to change colors for each page. If you activate this feature for any page then it will help you select any color by replacing default color skin. You will find easy panel to choose BG color, text, custom link etc. Not only that, it also helps you to select a custom border and Logo image (alternate) for particular page.

Portfolio Layout and Posts : The portfolio system includes masonry and landscape layouts with options to add 2 and 3 columns. If you just want to showcase photos then light-box gallery is also available. Agencies will find custom Portfolio post types support which helps them to share media elements, project details and social sharing buttons.

If we talk about project post types then it has 4 options. The list includes 2 columns, Text on top, Text bottom and Cover type portfolio post styles. Same way, you will find Cover, Classic and Standard post layouts for blog section also.

Final Talk :

Top & Mobile Navigation : The Sticky header always shows up top navigation and logo image on the top part while scrolling. The navigation section is offered with two alignment options with menu on left or right position. As you start scrolling down little bit then yo will see that wide menu turns into hamburger style button. The button turns simple menu into “Slide in menu” which shows menu links manually when user clicks the navigation button.

To add more simplicity, Madrigal theme loads sub-menu links using slide in menu and not with the mouse hover. This modern menu design also works on smart phones and all modern devices.

Header Navigation Menu - Madrigal

While creating gallery page, yo can use upto 6 columns grid style. Other top features includes auto content loading pagination and ajax based page navigation which loads content browsing speed. If you really love minimalist and elegant type WordPress templates then here is best solution. This theme can display portfolio, blog or shop items on homepage.

You can not only control front-page but every element including header, page covers, footer, sidebar widgets, and entire site.

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