Title: Viral Author: hashthemes Published: January 21, 2016 Last modified: March 19, 2026 --- # Viral ![hashthemes Avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c1a1e3059810c76ada4e91ee1b7f8ce43ccfde3253abd7e07eca101b45e0af30? s=24&d=mm&r=g) [hashthemes](https://vec.wordpress.org/themes/author/hashthemes/) ![](https://i0.wp.com/themes.svn.wordpress.org/viral/1.8.57/screenshot.jpg?w=post- thumbnail&strip=all) [Preview](https://vec.wordpress.org/themes/viral/preview/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/theme/viral.1.8.57.zip) * Version 1.8.57 * Last updated March 19, 2026 * Active installations 1.000+ * PHP version 7.2 * [Theme homepage](https://hashthemes.com/wordpress-theme/viral/) Viral is a powerful, SEO-optimized, and fully responsive WordPress theme, perfect for creating modern news portals, online magazines, editorial websites, viral content blogs, and entertainment platforms. Designed with speed, flexibility, and user engagement in mind, Viral comes packed with over 20 custom Elementor widgets that let you build professional-looking layouts without writing any code. Whether you’re publishing breaking news, trending articles, or lifestyle content, the theme’s visually engaging and mobile-friendly design ensures an excellent reading experience on all devices. Viral is fully compatible with WordPress Gutenberg editor, Elementor page builder, and multilingual plugins like WPML and Polylang, making it ideal for global audiences. It also supports RTL (Right-to-Left) languages, enhancing accessibility for non- Latin script users. The theme includes five custom widgets for sidebars and footers, offers flexible header and layout options, and allows easy customization of colors, fonts, and background settings. With built-in social media integration, one-click demo import, custom logo support, and translation readiness, Viral provides all the essential tools to launch a fast-loading, engaging, and high-performing WordPress news or magazine website. Check demos https://demo.hashthemes.com/viral/ ## Features [Blog](https://vec.wordpress.org/themes/tags/blog/), [Custom background](https://vec.wordpress.org/themes/tags/custom-background/), [Custom header](https://vec.wordpress.org/themes/tags/custom-header/), [Custom logo](https://vec.wordpress.org/themes/tags/custom-logo/), [Custom menu](https://vec.wordpress.org/themes/tags/custom-menu/), [Entertainment](https://vec.wordpress.org/themes/tags/entertainment/), [Featured image header](https://vec.wordpress.org/themes/tags/featured-image-header/), [Featured images](https://vec.wordpress.org/themes/tags/featured-images/), [Footer widgets](https://vec.wordpress.org/themes/tags/footer-widgets/), [Left sidebar](https://vec.wordpress.org/themes/tags/left-sidebar/), [News](https://vec.wordpress.org/themes/tags/news/), [Post formats](https://vec.wordpress.org/themes/tags/post-formats/), [Right sidebar](https://vec.wordpress.org/themes/tags/right-sidebar/), [RTL language support](https://vec.wordpress.org/themes/tags/rtl-language-support/), [Sticky post](https://vec.wordpress.org/themes/tags/sticky-post/), [Theme options](https://vec.wordpress.org/themes/tags/theme-options/), [Threaded comments](https://vec.wordpress.org/themes/tags/threaded-comments/), [Translation ready](https://vec.wordpress.org/themes/tags/translation-ready/), [Two columns](https://vec.wordpress.org/themes/tags/two-columns/) ## Downloads per day Active Installations: **1.000+** ## Ratings 4.7 out of 5 stars. * [ 18 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/theme/viral/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/theme/viral/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/theme/viral/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 1 2-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/theme/viral/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 1 1-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/theme/viral/reviews/?filter=1) [Add my review](https://wordpress.org/support/theme/viral/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/theme/viral/reviews/) ## Support Got something to say? 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