LT News
News magazine theme for Elementor: this week's issue as a flatplan of page spreads, desks, latest news, what's on, subscriptions and a tip form.
Key features
- This week's issue, as a flatplanThe home page opens with the cover line and the issue drawn as numbered page spreads, each story coloured by its desk and linked to it.
- Desks with their own colourLocal, Business, Culture and What's on each get a colour, a desk page with its latest posts and a page count for this week.
- Latest news and what's onYour newest posts on the home page and desk pages, plus listings rows with date, venue and price.
- Subscriptions and advertisingPlans with example prices, a weekday briefing section, gift subscriptions and an advertising rate card with deadlines.
- One-page modeSwitch the menu to scroll links for the home page sections, with smooth scrolling and the current section highlighted. In every edition: Free imports the one-page website.
- Free Elementor and a ready tip formEvery page is built with free Elementor widgets on Hello Elementor, with a 'Send a tip or a letter' form made with the free WPForms Lite plugin. Fonts are bundled: no Google Fonts requests.
Let an AI assistant do the routine work
You can ask an AI assistant such as Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor to change texts, add pages or check your set-up. Here is what each edition gives you for that.
- AI assistant Free and Pro Ask the AI assistant on ltheme.com (the chat bubble) or Ask AI on doc.ltheme.com about installing and editing the theme. Free help also comes through the contact form. Contact form
- AI kit Included with Pro Unlimited A file that explains the theme to your AI assistant, ready prompts for common edits, and a checker that reports mistakes before you publish.
- Ticket support with AI-drafted answers Pro only Open a ticket and you get an instant AI-drafted answer; a person from our team follows up. Ticket support
Compatibility and requirements
| Platform | WordPress 6.6 or newer (tested with 7.1) |
|---|---|
| Page builder | Elementor, free version (tested with 4.3); Elementor Pro not needed |
| Parent theme | Hello Elementor (free, from WordPress.org) |
| PHP | 7.4 or newer (tested with 8.3 and 8.4) |
| Contact form | WPForms Lite (free) |
| Fonts | Alumni Sans, Noticia Text, bundled (no Google Fonts requests) |
| Licence | Free: any site, credit stays. Pro Standard: one website. Pro Unlimited: unlimited websites. |
| Editions | Free: theme + one-page website import. Pro: full multi-page website like the demo. |
| Support | Free: the AI assistant and the contact form. Pro: ticket support (with an instant AI-drafted answer). |
| Help | Documentation, ticket support, install service |
Questions
Do I need Elementor Pro?
No. LT News uses only the free Elementor plugin and the free Hello Elementor theme. The header and footer are part of the theme, so you do not need Theme Builder.
How do I change the flatplan each week?
Each page of the flatplan is an Elementor container with a page number and a story slug. Edit the slugs and links, or change a page's desk class; the AI kit's safe edit tool can do it from a list.
Where do the news stories come from?
From your normal WordPress posts. The home page and the desk pages show the latest posts, filtered by category on each desk page.
Does it work as a one-page site?
Yes, in every edition. Free imports the one-page website: the Home page sections on one scrolling page, with a menu that scrolls to them and highlights the current section. Pro imports the full multi-page website, and one-page mode is a switch in the Customizer (or the "One-page (scroll menu)" page template).
What is the difference between Free and Pro?
Free: theme + one-page website import (the Home page sections on one scrolling page with a scroll menu, imported in one click); the footer credit stays, and help comes from the AI assistant and the contact form. Pro: full multi-page website like the demo: all 16 pages, sample posts and one-click demo import, one-page mode too, credit removal (put your own copyright there), updates and ticket support. Pro Unlimited adds the AI kit.
I have the old LT News. Is this an update?
It is a new version 2.0 with a new design, built for free Elementor. Your current site keeps working; install 2.0 on a new site or a staging copy and import the demo there.
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