Forte is a WordPress theme for writers to convey their ideas with boldness, clarity, and simplicity. Showcase your blog with a well crafted, responsive user experience unlike any other.

Forte
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Forte

 v1.5.0 — Updated April 3, 2018

Introduction

Forte is a blog WordPress theme for writers to convey their messages with strength and simplicity. With a wild array of features and brevity, Forte is designed to tell your stories with poise, elegance and multifaceted beauty.

We know you’d rather be focused on writing than spending time on your website. That’s why we designed Forte to be super easy to get started.

Advanced customization options

You can easily customize Forte with the Live Customizer, powering robust options, styles, layouts & more. Forte includes settings that give you advanced visual and technical control over the entire theme – all without one line of code.

Documentation that leaves nothing out

Our extensive documentation for Forte ensures that you’ll never feel lost. From setting up WordPress and installing widgets and plugins, to getting it to look just like the demo site, we’ve thought of everything. You can even access the documentation right in your dashboard. And if you ever get stuck, our helpful support team is standing by.

Take a look at Forte’s documentation

Your portfolio is safe with us

Managing your WordPress theme has never been easier. Our team stays on top of the latest changes to WordPress so you don’t have to. Receive notifications directly in your dashboard and update your theme with a single click. With years of experience supporting WordPress themes, our regular updates will keep Forte working flawlessly every single day.

  • 5+ years building WordPress themes
  • Hundreds of updates across dozens of themes
  • Update Forte with a single click — right from your dashboard

Do even more with custom plugins

We’re constantly releasing plugins designed to help you extend the functionality of your site. With eleven custom plugins (and counting) that make it easy to highlight your team, add customer testimonials, create gorgeous pricing tables, and more, Forte is the only theme that will go the extra mile for you.

Design

Modern DesignForte is built to WordPress standards with the latest HTML, CSS and Javascript techniques.

Fully ResponsiveA unique mobile experience, so your content will look great on every device, every time.

Retina (HiDPI) ReadyWe developed Forte to take advantage of retina display technology, ensuring your site displays beautifully.

Custom CSSEasily add custom styles to Forte through the intuitive built-in core Customizer CSS editor.

Highly CustomizableForte extends the powerful WordPress core Customizer, opening up endless creative possibilities.

Beautifully CleanForte is meticulously crafted to deliver a clever and bold experience within a minimal design.

Video Background AreasShow off directly linked videos and embedded videos to create elegant page hero areas.

Bold Hero AreasDisplay an optional beautiful & eclectic hero area on every page, post, and portfolio post.

Development

Safe and SecureSecurity is our top priority. We push regular updates to ensure WordPress compatibility you can trust.

Bloat FreeForte performs as beautifully as it looks — with bloat-free code and a rock solid framework.

SEO OptimizedForte is meticulously optimized to get your website ranking well on all major search engines.

One-Click UpdatesWe’ll send the latest new features and theme updates, delivered from our server to yours.

Browser SupportWe have fine-tuned Forte with full compatibility with latest versions of modern web browsers.

Localization SupportUse the included POT translation file to translate into the language of your choice.

Custom BrandingUpload your custom branding – logo, favicon, web app icons & more - right from the Customizer.

JetPack Tiled GalleriesEasily create elegant and stunning tiled galleries using the popular JetPack plugin.

Support

Fast, Friendly SupportGet one-on-one professional support from highly trained developers with a deep knowledge of Forte.

ThemeBeans Help CenterWe provide an extensive knowledge base with detailed help guides for each theme.

Plugins

WordPress 4.9We release consistent updates to ensure Forte functions at it's best with the latest version of WordPress.

JetPackSpeed up images, keep your site secure, and save on bandwidth costs with JetPack's professional suite.

Yoast SEOLevel-up your SEO with the most powerful search engine optimization solution available for WordPress

WPMLTranslate pages, posts, custom types, taxonomy, menus and even Forte's text elements.

General

How is Forte licensed?All of our WordPress themes and plugins are released under the GNU Public License.

Can I translate Forte?Yes. We include a POT file, which you may use with your translation editor to localize Forte.

Is Forte SEO Optimized?Yes. Forte features a responsive build, HTML5 code, fast load times, and uses the best SEO techniques.

Can I use Forte on WordPress.com?No. Our themes are not available for use on hosted WordPress.com accounts.

Licenses

Do I need to renew annually?By renewing, you will have access to the latest version of Forte, receive updates, and access to support.

Can I use Forte with an expired license?Forte is yours, even if your license expires. You will loose access to support or updates.

How do I renew my license?We’ll send a reminder when the renewal is coming up. You may cancel at any time from your account.

Where's my license key?Your license key can be found within your ThemeBeans account or on your purchase receipt.

Why do you sell annual theme licenses?It means that we are committed to our customers and active theme development. Selling products that power your site is not a position we take lightly. It’s an ongoing commitment to continuously enhance, improve and refactor each product to ensure that your website will function at it’s peak.

Club

Can I download Forte as a member?Yes. Members have access to our entire collection of WordPress themes.

Can I upgrade to the club?Yes. Visit your ThemeBeans dashboard at any time to upgrade for a prorated amount.

Forte
$ 59 year
  • Access to this theme only
  • Support for 1 active site
  • Friendly support for 1 year
  • Access to updates for 1 year
  • One-click, seamless updates
  • Auto-renews yearly*
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  • Access to all 23 themes
  • Up to 5 active sites
  • Friendly support for 1 year
  • Access to updates for 1 year
  • One-click, seamless updates
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  • Access to all new themes
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Lifetime Membership
$ 279 once
  • Access to all 23 themes
  • Unlimited sites
  • Friendly support for forever
  • Access to updates for forever
  • One-click, seamless updates
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  • Access to all themes, forever
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