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Cannix – A Vibrant WordPress Theme for Creative Bloggers

Cannix is a vibrant and dynamic Gutenberg compatible WordPress theme designed for unique and creative bloggers.

Version
1.3.3
Updated
Nov 12, 2026
License
GPL
Type
Theme
Cannix – A Vibrant WordPress Theme for Creative Bloggers

Overview

Cannix is a vibrant and dynamic Gutenberg compatible WordPress theme designed for unique and creative bloggers. With a choice of post layouts, two fully widgetised sidebars, a striking featured slider area, multiple custom post display locations and carousels, three beautiful custom widgets and support for popular third party widgets; Cannix provides all you need to quickly and easily create a stunning blog that you and your readers will love.

Cannix’s unique and captivating design with it’s vibrant and fully customisable colour scheme and beautifully styled layouts creates a look like no other and with so many layout options and support for standard, video, audio, gallery and image post formats every post is unique and engaging.

Cannix allows you to create our very own colour scheme. Edit the global colour scheme in the customizer and let Cannix manage the rest or choose your colours for each post in the post editor. You can even mix and match adding special colours to highlight individual posts or get your hands dirty and add some of your own custom CSS to edit even the smallest detail, whichever way you want to do it; the only limit is your imagination.

Reader Engagement and Social Interaction

Cannix takes reader engagement and social interaction up a notch by displaying the most recent comments for each post directly in the loop so you can keep track of the conversation and share posts with your followers as you scroll through Cannix’s beautiful wall of articles.

Compatible with Gutenberg

Cannix is compatible with Gutenberg the new editor for WordPress so you can take advantage of the next generation of WordPress content editing.

Feature list

Homepage

  • With or Without Sidebar
  • 4 Post layouts
  • Classic
  • Masonry (2 and 3 column)
  • Grid (2 and 3 column)
  • List (Standard and Offset)

Featured Area

All post types can be filtered by Category or All Posts

  • 4 Post types with mutiple filters
  • Recent Posts
  • Popular Posts
  • Featured Posts
  • Category Selection
  • Added in v1.2 Specify posts to display
  • Added in v1.2 New Cover Version
  • Display Single Or Double Slides

Single Post

  • With or Without Sidebar
  • Hero and Standard template

Multiple Custom Post Loop Display Areas

Quickly and easily build beautiful post displays with optional carousels including a unique featured in category post display allowing you to showcase your favourite posts within category pages

  • 3 custom post display locations
  • Before Content
  • After Content
  • Category header
  • 4 Post types with multiple filters
  • Recent Posts
  • Popular Posts
  • Featured Posts
  • Category Selection
  • Added in v1.2 Specify posts to display
  • Choose the number of posts

All post types can be filtered by Category or All Posts

Wordpress Customizer Settings

  • Layout Settings
  • Homepage Post Layout
  • Archive Post Layout
  • Enable/Disable Sidebar
  • Enable/Disable Excerpt in Posts
  • Enable/Disable Share Icons in Posts Loop
  • Enable/Disable Recent Comments in Posts Loop
  • Toggle individual meta data elements
  • Single Post Settings
  • With/Without Sidebar
  • Enable/Disable DropCaps
  • Enable/Disable Author Bio
  • Enable/Disable Custom Post Excerpt
  • Enable/Disable Share Icons
  • Enable/Disable Related Posts
  • Number of related posts
  • Toggle individual meta data elements
  • Social Media Settings
  • Footer Settings
  • Footer text
  • Enable/Disable Social Media Links
  • Enable/Disable Back to top
  • Sidebar Settings (Slide Out Sidebar)
  • Enable/Disable Logo
  • Enable/Disable Social Media Links
  • Colour Scheme Settings
  • Change theme colour scheme
  • Customise the colour of each individual post in the loop
  • Select font (choice of pre-selected/loaded fonts)
  • Featured Area Settings
  • Enable/Disable Featured Area
  • Choose Post Type
  • Number Of Posts
  • Number of Slides To Show
  • Choose specific posts
  • Custom Post Display Locations
  • Before Content
  • After Content
  • Best in category

What's included

  • The full themeEvery file from the developer's release, in one zip.
  • Unlimited sitesInstall it on your own and your clients' sites.
  • GPL licensedFree to use, study and modify.
  • No paymentFree to download, no card needed.

How to install

  1. 1Download the zip file from this page.
  2. 2In WordPress, go to Appearance → Themes → Add New → Upload Theme.
  3. 3Choose the zip, click Install Now, then Activate.

Questions

Is this the developer's own release?

Yes. It is the release published by the original developer, redistributed under the GNU General Public License. The GPL allows anyone to share and resell the code.

Do I get a license key or automatic updates?

No. License keys, one-click updates and support come from the developer's own paid plans. To update, download the newer version here when it is listed and install it over the old one.

Can I use it on more than one site?

Yes. The GPL puts no limit on the number of sites, including client sites.

Why is it free?

During our launch every download that is available on GPL Store is free. Nothing is charged and no card is asked for.

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