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Rural Blog is a clean, fast blogging theme built on the WordPress Customizer. Every option below lives under Appearance → Customize; nothing here needs a page builder or an extra plugin.

New here? Start with Install the theme, then Where every option lives.

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What is Rural Blog Install the theme Update the theme Recommended plugins Where every option lives

Site identity

Logo and site title Tagline Site icon (favicon)Text logo size and colours

Header

Header layout Header height and border Sticky header Header colours Header search Social icons in the header Header button

Menus

Primary menu Footer menu Social menu Mobile menu Dropdowns and sub-menus

Blog & archives

Blog layout Display modes Grid columns and spacing Listing thumbnails Excerpt or full content Excerpt length Meta position Stacked alignment 3 more…

Single post

Single post layout Post header alignment Post subtitle Featured image on a post Author box Post tags Comments

Pages

Page layout Page title alignment Full width and narrow pages

Sidebar & widgets

Enable the sidebar Sidebar width, gap and divider Widgets and how they look

Typography

How the font picker works Base font Heading font and sizes Menu font Site title font Meta font Post titles System fonts vs. Google Fonts 1 more…

Design & colors

Container and narrow width Accent colour Content link style Header skin Footer skin Text, border and selection colours

Footer

Footer layout Copyright line Social links in the footer Scroll to top button Footer padding and border

Editor & blocks

Block editor support theme.json Wide and full width blocks

Translate

Translating the theme .po and .mo files Translating with Loco Translate Right-to-left languages

Child theme

Create a child theme Override templates Custom CSS Hooks and filters

Reference

FAQ Common issues Support

Changelog