19 RTL WordPress Themes Compared - 2026

MagPlus is one of the most widely used themes for Arabic and Hebrew news and magazine sites because it includes a dedicated RTL stylesheet that handles text alignment, sidebar positioning, and navigation mirroring natively. Unlike themes that rely on WPML’s CSS overrides to simulate RTL, MagPlus was built with bidirectional support from the ground up.

For Arabic or Hebrew publishers, the practical standout features are the built-in translation panel, unlimited sidebars (which appear on the left side of the page in RTL mode, as readers expect), and the drag-and-drop builder that respects RTL text direction as you arrange layout blocks.

Key features of MagPlus for RTL sites:

• Dedicated RTL stylesheet for native right-to-left layout
• WPML compatible for Arabic, Hebrew, and multilingual content management
• 30+ templates with pre-configured RTL layouts
• 150+ handcrafted elements including RTL-compatible sliders
• More than 12 header layout options
• 500+ Google Fonts with Arabic and Hebrew script options

Shutter is a photography-focused theme with solid RTL support, making it a good choice for Arabic or Hebrew photographers and creative professionals who want a portfolio site with proper right-to-left layout. The gallery templates, filter tools, and contact form builder all display correctly in RTL without additional CSS overrides.

The WooCommerce integration maintains RTL text direction through the cart and checkout flow, which matters for Arabic-speaking photographers selling prints or services.

Key features of Shutter for RTL sites:

• 8 gallery templates with RTL layout support
• WooCommerce with RTL-compatible cart and checkout
• Price list shortcode and contact form for Arabic-speaking clients
• CSS3 animations that respect RTL direction
• Google Fonts with Arabic script options

For Arabic or Hebrew creative professionals, the lack of heavy editorial formatting options is actually an advantage: Shutter stays out of the way visually, letting portfolios and photography speak for themselves. It is one of the few RTL themes on this list that is not built around news or magazine layouts, making it the natural choice for photographers, designers, and artists serving Arabic-speaking audiences.

Best for: Arabic or Hebrew photographers, designers, and portfolio sites that need solid RTL layout without the bloat of a news or magazine theme.

Sahifa is purpose-built for news and magazine sites and includes one of the more complete RTL implementations in this category. The built-in translation panel supports Arabic and Hebrew directly, and the Tie Page Builder’s drag-and-drop homepage builder respects RTL text flow as you arrange layout blocks. The theme has a track record with Arabic-language news publishers.

The WPML, BuddyPress, and bbPress compatibility is relevant for news sites that run community discussion sections alongside editorial content, which is common in Arabic-language media sites.

Key features of Sahifa for RTL sites:

• Built-in translation panel with full Arabic and Hebrew RTL support
• Drag-and-drop homepage builder (Tie Page Builder, RTL-aware)
• WPML, BuddyPress, and bbPress RTL compatibility
• 650+ Google Fonts with Arabic script options
• WooCommerce integration for RTL eCommerce

Porto is a multi-purpose theme with strong bidirectional (LTR and RTL) layout support, making it one of the more versatile options for sites that serve both Arabic or Hebrew visitors and left-to-right audiences. The layout automatically adjusts the grid, navigation, and widget placement based on the active language direction. This automatic bidirectional handling is less common in multi-purpose themes, where RTL support is often an afterthought.

The WooCommerce integration maintains RTL alignment through product pages, cart, and checkout, which is critical for Arabic eCommerce sites.

Key features of Porto for RTL sites:

• Automatic bidirectional (LTR and RTL) layout switching
• 30+ homepage layouts with RTL variants
• Full WooCommerce RTL support including cart and checkout
• WPML compatible
• Revolution slider included

The NewsPlus WordPress news theme is a great choice for a news site, magazine, or blog, and it can also work for review websites or editorial websites. The NewsPlus theme comes with a variety of different plugins like: WooCommerce should you need or want an online shop section, BuddyPress for online communities, bbPress which is used for discussion forums, and WPML in addition to many other plugins. This theme is totally responsive and retina ready so everything on your site will look good on all screen sizes. Something different about NewsPlus is that it comes with the King Composer page builder instead of the Visual Composer which is more common.

NewsPlus WordPress News Theme Features:

• 20 Premade home pages
• Recipe generator tool, if you are creating a food blog
• Advertisement posts
• WordPress customizer integration
• jQuery scrolling News Ticker
• Customize color choices
• Social Sharing Counters and buttons

The Herald WordPress is another news theme for our list of RTL WordPress themes. It is very easy to navigate, which is good if computers aren’t your thing, and can hold a lot of content on each page, which is good for a news site. This theme is optimized for speed so your users shouldn’t experience buffering and should have a smooth experience while navigating your site. The Herald theme also comes with the Advanced Theme Options panel so customizing your site can be done with incredible speed and ease. This theme, like the others, is fully responsive as well as retina ready. A great perk of the Herald is that it gives you space to place ads on your website so you can also make money from your site.

Features of the Herald WordPress News Theme:

• Support for Co-Authors and WordPress plugin
• Sticky sidebar
• 2 pagination types
• Custom widgets
• WooCommerce, BBPress and WP review
• Over 500 post layout combinations

The tenth choice of our RTL WordPress themes is Divi. Divi is a pretty popular theme that you may have already heard of from Elegant themes. It is a multipurpose WordPress theme and can be used to create almost any kind of website so whatever your dream site is Divi can help you make it. This theme is one of the most powerful themes on the market and it also has its own page builder that of course has the amazing drag and drop feature. With Divi you can “build anything visually” this is due to its incredibly long list of great features. You will be able to literally customize each and every element on your site, so all of you who like to let your creativity soar, then this is the WordPress theme for you.

Divi’s Top Features:

• Responsive editing
• Import and export
• 46 content elements
• Custmizable UI
• In-line editing
• Over 20 layout templates

This next theme was made just for all of you travelers and travel bloggers out there. The Travelista WordPress travel blog theme can be used for not just travel, but food or lifestyle or even a news blog as well. Its design is 100% responsive and retina ready so your site is covered from large desktops to itty bitty mobile phones. The Travelista WordPress theme also has WooCommerce so if you need a theme that will allow your site to have an online eCommerce then this could be a good choice for you. You can also make money from your WordPress blog because Travelista has an Adsense that will allow you to monetize your site.

Travelista WordPress Theme Additional Features:

• Custom 404 page
• Custom CSS option
• 8 blog layout styles
• Custom favicon
• Custom logo
• 9 different types of post options

SmartMag, you may have been able to realize fro its name, is a WordPress magazine theme. It comes with a drag and drop page builder to help making and creating your home page super easy. It is a feature packed theme so you will definitely get your money’s worth. The SmartMag theme comes with built in search engine optimized rich snippets as well as HTML5 so your site will rank high in online search results. This theme’s design is responsive and retina ready so your site’s written content as well as your image content will show up just as it should no matter which device your user is using. It also comes with the Revolution Slider and WooCommerce and it can work with BBPress.

More Features of the SmartMag WordPress Theme:

• Integrated review system
• More than 600 Google web fonts are supported
• Custom widgets
• Multiple home page blocks
• GUI shortcode generator

Avada is the best-selling theme on ThemeForest of all time. With more than 425 thousands customers, let’s discuss what has made this particular theme so popular. For one thing, Avada is a very advanced theme but it is still easy to use, so if any of you are tech challenged it is a great theme for you to get started with. The Avada theme comes with various  features like a Fusion Builder which is a  visual page builder, similar to Visual Composer, that will help you make super quick and easy edits on your website and it will make customizing super easy as well, thanks to its drag and drop feature. There are also several GDPR tools to help you make sure your website is compliant to these new rules. It is also responsive and retina ready

Features of the Avada Theme Include

• Shortcode generator
• CSS3 animations
• Unlimited design styles
• 4 demos
• Can work with BBPress
• Can integrate WooCommerce

Enfold is a fully responsive, retina-ready WordPress theme that would be a perfect to use for business websites, shopping websites or anyone that needs an online portfolio of some kind. It was built using the Via framework and, like many other themes, comes with a drag and drop template builder so you can literally drag the items you want around your page and drop them anywhere you like. The Enfold theme can also support WPML multi language plugin so your site can be translated and people from other countries can read and understand your site’s content. It is also WooCommerce ready for any of your online shop needs and it can support WooCommerce bookings which you can use for time and date based bookings.

More Enfold Features:

• 2d and 3d Layerslider slideshow (the Layerslider plugin comes with this theme)
• Integration with MailChimp newsletter
• Infinite portfolio pages
• AJAX instant search
• More than 20 pre made skins

Number fifteen of our RTL WordPress themes is Valenti, a premium WordPress HD review magazine theme. Its design is both retina ready and fully responsive so your site will look great no matter what device your users are using or how big the screens are. The Valenti theme has a unique drag and drop page builder so you can easily create your home pages as you wish and modify them. It is search engine optimized ready so your site will show up high in online search result rankings which will lead to more views on your site. Valenti comes with the ability to integrate WooCommerce, for a retail aspect, bbPress and BuddyPress so you can also create an online community.

More Features of the Valenti WordPress Theme:

• Sticky sidebars
• Different blog styles
• Home page paginated block
• Footer layouts

What makes Valenti a solid RTL choice is its focus on magazine-style post formats. It handles video, audio, gallery, and link post types correctly in RTL, which is useful for news and magazine sites that publish multiple content types.

Best for: RTL magazine and blog sites that publish mixed content types (video, audio, galleries) and want a clean presentation without a heavy page builder.

The Terminus theme is another multi purpose WordPress theme of our RTL WordPress themes list. Its layout is responsive and retina ready so all of your contact will be correctly formatted to fit different types of device and different screen sizes. It is search engine optimized which is great for bringing in more users and views to your WordPress site. There is also a cool feature with this theme and that is that it has a place for testimonials. So you users can leave their feedback on your site which will help new users build trust in your website. The Terminus theme also comes with several popular plugins including: Slider revolution. Layer slider 6, Easy Tables, WOOF and more.

More Features of Terminus:

• WooCommerce ready
• Drag and drop page builder
• Muti currency support
• Share icons
• 19 blog layouts
• 9 custom widgets

Pressroom is a theme built for news websites and online magazines. This theme can also be used for sites like: blogs, publishing or even a review site. There is WooCommerce integration for those of you that are looking to incorporate an online shopping feature to your website. It is cross browser compatible which means it works on most popular browsers like Safari, Chrome and Firefox. This theme also has the Visual Composer with its drag and drop feature so you know customizing and building your site may actually be fun instead of a total headache. Its layout, just like most of our other themes, is fully responsive.

More features of the Pressroom Theme:

• 15 predefined headers
• Multiple posts format
• More than 60 content elements
• One click demo importer

The Charity WordPress theme is designed for nonprofit and charity organization websites. It comes with the Visual Composer to help yo get your website up and running fast and easy and exactly the way you want it to look. There is also integration for WooCommerce should you ever want or need to have some sort of online shopping part to your WordPress site. There is also BBPress integration which is nice so you can create an online forum on  your website. This theme comes with everything you would need t have for a charity website. There is even a donation system using either PayPal, Stripe, authorize.net or another offline payment option. The Charity theme is also search engine optimized.

Some Charity Features Include:

• An event calendar
• Over 600 Google fonts
• Responsive and retina ready
• Custom backgrounds

For Arabic or Hebrew nonprofit organizations, Charity is one of the few RTL themes purpose-built for that use case. Most RTL options are news or business themes; finding an RTL nonprofit theme with donation functionality is less common.

Best for: Arabic and Hebrew nonprofit organizations, religious institutions, and charitable foundations that need RTL layout with integrated donation capabilities.

Sport Shop is clearly a theme meant for anyone that wants to create an online sporting shop site but it can also be used for sites like: a general sports website, extreme sports, or sports club. Since it is mainly geared towards being used for sports shopping sites it work with WooCommerce to use as your eCommerce platform. There is a drag and drop element builder page to help you easily create and customize the pages of your site. It is search engine optimized to ensure that your website will be high in online search results to bring in more users and views to your site. Its design is fully responsive so your website will still look good even on small mobile screens.

Sport Shop Additional Features:

• Custom CSS
• Multi home page layout
• Social sharing features, and if you like social media you can also add an Instagram plugin to your site
• Google fonts

The Hoary WordPress theme is a minimal theme just for all of you bloggers out there. This theme comes with a drag and drop page builder as well so you will have no problem building and customizing your perfect dream website. It has a fully responsive design so no matter what kind of device or what size screen your user is using to access your site, your content will come up formatted for their particular device. There is also SEO optimized HTML structure so your site will be more likely to get noticed in online search results which will lead to more views. Contact form 7 also comes with the Hoary theme so you have the ability to connect with users through email if they subscribe to your site.

Hoary Theme Features Include:

• 4 home pages
• Custom shortcodes
• Admin Panel and theme options
• Child theme ready

The Jupiter business WordPress theme is next in our RTL WordPress themes list. Jupiter is currently in its version 6 and is celebrating its five year anniversary. Since it is multipurpose, it can be a great theme option for many different fields of work like: artists, shop owners, small businesses, and so much more. The Jupiter theme comes with a front-end Visual Composer page builder so you can easily build and customize your site, thanks to the easy to use drag and drop feature. This theme is also search engine optimized so your WordPress website will show up high in the rankings of online search results. A nice special feature of Jupiter is the Shop Customizer should you want to have an online shop be a part of your website.

Feature of the Jupiter Theme:

• More than 230 styles
• Responsive design
• Over 50 business website templates
• 1800 icons
• 6 portfolio hover animations
• 14 custom widgets

HiTheme is known on ThemeForest as one of the most customizable WooCommerce WordPress themes available so if you are really into customizing then this may be a good fit for you. Its design is fully responsive and it is deeply integrated with WooCommerce. There are so many different theme options you can choose from that you can customize your site just to your liking without really having any tech knowledge. There are more premium add ons included with HiTheme aside from WooCommerce, such as Revolution Slider and MailChimp to help you stay connected with your site’s users.

More Features of the HiTheme Theme:

• Back and front end editing
• More than 5 different home page layout choices
• Mobile friendly
• Countdown timer
• AJAX wishlist and compare
• Product quickview

and much more!