Finally, you decided to start your own website. You are committed to keeping it well updated and want it to be read by others. People read the content, they are impressed with. When you choose Jomsom, you make sure that the appeal of your website is on point. Jomsom, particularly designed for blogs, is simple, clean and minimal. The new WordPress theme from Catch Themes has a premium look and feel that works not just for blogs but also any other website. Inspired by the windswept mountain city of Nepal, Jomsom has unconventional out-of-the-box features.
The new Static Frontpage design in Jomsom has thrusted aside the conventional Fit to page background image in favor of a more humble interface. There is a wide variety of color and font options to give your website the look you desire. Built using the latest HTML and CSS codes, the user interface is ultra-modern and elegant; the navigation smooth. The design is fully responsive, so, your website adapts flawlessly to any device and platform it is viewed through. You no longer have to remember the hassle of zoom-ins and mobile sites. This WordPress Theme Customizer centered theme makes way for completely stress free theme customization. Your website will surely receive the compliments it deserves. You are simple, beautiful and potent. With Jomsom, so is your website.
Major Features of Jomsom (Pro):
Fresh New Design
We have sidelined the traditional fit to page background image for a homepage interface that shows off your best posts at the frontline. This is especially relevant if you want to minimize distractions and maximize presentation. Jomsom’s new design showcases your website like none other. The clean interface is appealing and sure to attract a lot of viewers. Your website gains the popularity it was destined to.
Featured Content
Jomsom supports Featured Content. Your recent and trending posts are highlighted on your website with big, bold and impressive fonts. Featured content can be displayed in 3 or 4 columns and can be displayed just on the Home page or entire site. You can also choose to move your featured content over the footer, so your splendid contents are displayed right on the spotlight.
Featured Slider
Viewers are attracted by attention grabbing information layout. Have impressive posts, photographs, or anything else you want to highlight? The featured slider does just that. With various transition effects to choose from and a number of customization options, this is a perfect tool for making your website striking.
Completely Widgetized
Say good bye to boring sidebars, headers and footers. Our widgets allow you to add static and dynamic content to those areas and make them attractive and functional. Zero coding knowledge needed, just pick the widgets and drop them to the area of your choice. Jomsom has a total of 19 widgetized areas. They are:
- Primary Sidebar
- Optional Homepage Sidebar,
- Optional Archive Sidebar
- Optional Page Sidebar
- Optional Post Sidebar
- Optional Sidebar One
- Optional Sidebar Two
- Optional Sidebar Three
- 404 Page Not Found Content
- Promotion Headline Left
- Promotion Headline Right
- WooCommerce Primary Sidebar
- Footer Area One
- Footer Area Two
- Footer Area Three
- Footer Area Four
- Header Top
- Header Right
- Featured Widget Content
The supported widgets are:
- CT: Advertisement Widget
- CT: Featured Page Widget
- CT: Featured Post Widget
- CT: Recent Posts Widget
- CT: Social Icon Widget
Header Image Option
Set a custom header image for your website with Jomsom. Choose whether to display that header image on the entire website, only on homepage, the featured posts or the pages you want to; it’s completely your choice.
Site Identity
Say hello to customizable logos. Freely add logos and edit them to fit the need of your website. You are also free to add Favicons or Web Icons designed the way you want them to.
Color Options
Want unlimited color scheme possibilities to find the colors and style that best suit your website and personality? Jomsom’s got it too.
Font Options
Completely customize the fonts in any area of your website. Change colors and designs to add to all the fun. Let your letters speak your personality.
Social Icons
Publicize your website even more with the integrated support of 31 social icons. It’s easier for your viewers to share your content, no matter which social media site they prefer.
Clean, Secure Code
Our code is secure and optimized. We do proper data validation and sanitization, and follow core theme guidelines. Our developers are active contributors to WordPress theme review and WordPress core. Our themes will always be updated as things change in WordPress, because we don’t want you to be outdated. Advanced SEO support has also been integrated into Jomsom. This allows managing page’s meta-data and heading tags. This is important because SEO optimized pages can help you and other viewers find your site easier on the web.
Incredible Support
Our support team is well-informed and provide extensive support documentation. Our theme documentation answers most questions about using the theme. If you are still having difficulties, you can post in our “Support” forum, and a member of our team will get back to you shortly. Our support team is probably one of the best in service. You can also hire our theme customizer for advanced customization of your theme.
We offer 2 versions of Jomsom: Free and Pro. Below is the comparison of features between the 2 versions for your convenience.
| Jomsom | Free | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Customization | ||
| Theme Options / Customizer | ||
| Customize your site and get it up and running easily from "Theme Options" in your WordPress dashboard. | Yes | Yes |
| Layout | ||
| Homepage Options | ||
| Choose whether to show latest posts from selected category or disable them completely. | Yes | Yes |
| Responsive | ||
| Optimized for both small and large screens, so your users can have a seamless experience No matter what device they are using. | Yes | Yes |
| Menus | ||
| Options to use menus. | Yes (2) | Yes (4) |
| Choose from different layouts, with or without sidebars. | Yes (2) | Yes (4) |
| Excerpt Layout Option | No | Yes |
| Breadcrumb Options: A neat utility that presents the user with the information on where they have navigated and how to conveniently return to a page they visited before. | Yes | Yes |
| Widgets | ||
| Add additional contents and features to your sidebars (widget areas). | Yes | Yes |
| Sidebars (Widgets Areas) | ||
| Additional area for displaying information other than the main content of your webpage. | Yes (4) | Yes (19) |
| Branding | ||
| Custom Logo | ||
| Upload your own logo as the header, or hide this section altogether. | Yes | Yes |
| Site title & tagline | ||
| Choose to show or hide the site title and tagline by customizing “Site Identity” | Yes | Yes |
| Background Image | ||
| Upload a custom background image for your website. | Yes | Yes |
| Color Options | ||
| Choose from two color scheme options, and choose header text and background colors. | Yes | Yes |
| Choose custom colors for all areas of the site using the color picker, including header and footer areas (background, title, text, menus and links) | No | Yes |
| Custom CSS : Add your own CSS to customize your site even further. | Yes | Yes |
| Fonts | ||
| Custom Fonts | ||
| In-built library of various regular and custom fonts. Choose custom fonts for all areas of your site. New fonts added regularly. | No | Yes |
| Font Sizes | ||
| Customize font sizes in all areas of your website. If it is not quite to your liking, reset to default and start again. | No | Yes |
| Search | ||
| Search Text: Change the default text displayed in your search bar, or change what your search button says. | Yes | Yes |
| Content Options | ||
| Home Page | ||
| Categorize your posts, and have them show up in relevant pages under your home page. | Yes | Yes |
| Enable/disable content(posts and primary sidebar) on homepage | No | Yes |
| Promotional Headline | ||
| Set a promotional headline to grab your readers' attention. | Yes | Yes |
| Featured Content | ||
| Highlight your featured content in your homepage. | Yes | Yes(4) |
| Featured Page Content | ||
| Highlight the best pages on your site through this option to curate featured pages. | Yes | Yes |
| Featured Post Content | ||
| Display the best posts in your website through this option. | No | Yes |
| Featured Category Content | ||
| Highlight content from a certain category on your homepage. | No | Yes |
| Featured Image Content | ||
| Use featured images to easily tell a visual story. | No | Yes |
| Featured Sliders | ||
| Highlight your featured posts in a slider. | Yes | Yes(4) |
| Featured Page Slider | ||
| Highlight the best pages on your site through this option to curate featured pages. | Yes | Yes |
| Featured Post Slider | ||
| Use sliders to display the best posts in your website. | No | Yes |
| Featured Image Slider | ||
| Create a slider of featured images to easily tell a visual story. | No | Yes |
| Featured Category Slider | ||
| Highlight content from a certain category in a slider. | No | Yes |
| Excerpts | ||
| Choose the length of your excerpts, and change the “More” tag to anything you want. | Yes | Yes |
| Archives | ||
| Choose whether to display excerpts of your content, or the full content. | Yes | Yes |
| Additional archive Content Layout Options | Yes (2) | Yes (4) |
| Excerpts | ||
| Choose the length of your excerpts, and change the “Read More” tag to anything you want. | Yes | Yes |
| Scrolling | ||
| Option to disable default scrolling if you want. | Yes | Yes |
| Infinite Scrolling | ||
| Option to keep scrolling down for more content instead of jumping to another page. | Yes | Yes |
| Feed Redirect | ||
| Add your own news feed URL to your website. (Note: This feature may be removed in future updates because of changes to WordPress.org theme policies) | No | Yes |
| Header & Footer | ||
| Header Options | ||
| Add social icons or other widgets to your site's header right area, or hide this area altogether. | No | Yes |
| Footer Text | ||
| Delete the Catch Themes credit in your site’s footer. | No | Yes |
| Social Links | ||
| Create links to all your favorite social channels. Choose from 31 different social links. | Yes | Yes |
| Custom Social Icons | ||
| Customize your site even further! Decide to enable or disable the footer social icons. | No | Yes |
| Integrations | ||
| Translation-Ready (WPML) | ||
| Need your website in another language too? No problem. The theme comes with WPML integration, meaning your site can be translated into another language easily. | No | Yes |
| E-Commerce Ready (WooCommerce) | ||
| Integrates seamlessly with WooCommerce so you can sell anything you want, right from your WordPress site. | No | Yes |
| Ad Management | ||
| Comes with a widget for managing advertisement on your e-commerce site. | No | Yes |
| Security | ||
| Clean, Secure Code | ||
| Our code is secure and optimized. We do proper data validation and sanitization, and follow core theme guidelines. | Yes | Yes |
| Support | ||
| Documentation | ||
| Comprehensive and complete documentation, including how-tos, tips, and tricks to get you up and running with your theme. | Yes | Yes |
| Support Center | ||
| Professional and friendly support in our Support Forum in case you get stuck with setup or need help with a feature. | Yes | Yes |
| Hire a Customizer | ||
| If you need extensive customization, you will have the option to hire our customizer to make your site even more tailored. | Yes | Yes |
| Frequent Updates | ||
| As things change, we will offer updates to your theme so what you have is always latest and up-to-date. | Yes | Yes |
In conclusion, Jomsom is your go-to theme for any blog or personal website needs. The no nonsense approach to what a theme should be—clean, crisp, beautiful—Jomsom suits you perfectly if you want to showcase your ideas in a way that is attractive and ridiculously splendid. Flexible, customizable and super easy interface to work with, it should surely conclude your theme search.
You can check the free and pro versions along with their live preview.
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