
Hayes WordPress Theme
A premium WordPress theme for bloggers
The modern magazine, Hayes features four dynamic feed layouts: Classic, Classic Large, Featured, and a multi-column grid. Mix and match the layouts across up to three Home Page post feeds, add in widget areas, and create a feature-rich blog perfect for all types of content.
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Explore Hayes Theme Demos
Hayes features up to three post feeds, optional sidebars, and widget area content blocks in between post feeds. Mix and match feed layouts to create your perfect blog!
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Explore Hayes Theme Features

Large Featured Post
Hayes’s hallmark feature is an eye-catching Featured Post at the top of the Home Page. Customize to show your latest post, the latest from a category or tag, or a post you pick. Or, hide it altogether!

Featured Links
Unique to the Hayes Theme, include featured links in your Featured Post section. Use them to point new visitors to your shop page, Instagram, or other important content.

Customizable Blog Feed
Create endless layouts for your content focus. Hayes comes with three customizable blog feed sections and four blog post layouts to mix and match to your needs and style.

Change Your Fonts & Colors
Enhance your blog brand with easily customizable color and font options. Hayes includes panels of color and Google font controls directly within the theme Customizer.

One Year Support & Updates
Your purchase includes one year of product updates and unlimited email support. Your license will auto-renew at a 20% discount for continued support and updates. Cancel anytime. Learn more.

Money Back Guarantee
We offer a no risk, 14-day money back guarantee. If you purchase from EmPress and don’t absolutely love it, simply submit a support ticket within 14 days of your purchase for a full refund. Yes, for real.
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I love how easy and simple the designs are, yet look and feel beyond professional – as if I’ve paid someone thousands.
The theme was seamless to install and customize. And the Help Desk and free Code Hacks were super helpful in allowing me to update it as I needed.
— Jessica C. —
Product Details & Specifications
- Fully mobile responsive theme files
- Built on our proprietary framework
- Does not require Genesis or Kadence
- Optimized to work with Gutenberg block editor
- Themes compatible with any modern web browser
- Use your own logo artwork
- Site favicon enabled
- Customizable Menus, with nested dropdown capability
- Includes optional scrolling/sticky navigation bar
- Compatible with LTK and ShopStyle widgets
- Free Pinterest hover button artwork (add with this plugin)
- Related Posts feature available on all blog posts
- SEO optimized
- Optimized for Retina displays
- One year of support and updates (learn more)
What’s Included
- Desktop and mobile responsive theme files, provided in .zip format
- Theme Documentation PDF
- 1-year of access to product updates, including feature updates and bug fixes, with active and valid license (View “Annual License” tab)
- Lifetime access to our online Help Desk
- Email support, with valid license. View the “Product Support” tab for more information.
Theme Requirements
- Requires WordPress.org. Our themes run on the self-hosted WordPress.org platform, and require a hosting plan, a domain name, and WordPress already installed, prior to upload. Learn more.
- WordPress.com user? Please note that all of our themes were designed and tested only for self-hosted WordPress.org sites. We may not be able to offer full support for WordPress.com customers. Learn more.
- On another platform? Sorry, this theme will not work on Blogger, Squarespace, Wix, or ShowIt.
Product Support
- Email Support. All theme and plugin purchases include a year of email support. Learn more
- Need help? Submit a support ticket and receive complimentary assistance within 2-3 business days (often sooner!)
- More help is just a click away! Our Documentation PDFs are chock full of information to help get you started. We’ve also built an extensive Help Desk, filled with all our WordPress know-how. And yep, access to our Help Desk is completely free.
- Extra credit reading. View our full support policy and terms of use.
Annual License
- Product Licensing. All products include a one-year license which auto-renews annually. Cancel auto-renewal at any time. Learn more.
- License Benefits. A valid license entitles you to one year of unlimited email support, and the latest version of your product.
- Renews Annually. Licenses auto-renew annually, providing you with continued access to email support and the latest version of your product. Or, cancel anytime, and continue using the current version of your theme as long as you’d like. Learn more.
Renews annually. Cancel anytime.