Hazel – Creative Multi-Concept WordPress Theme Overview
Hazel is a creative multi-concept WordPress theme from Select Themes, available since July 2014. It ships thirty-five ready-made demo sites in three editions, Original, Gold and Glass, importable in one step; the vendor notes that every feature stays available whichever demo is chosen, since all come from the same theme.
Navigation is where the theme spends most of its options: unlimited header and title area layouts, a customisable mega menu, a left-hand menu whose background changes from page to page, a full-screen menu, and a sticky content menu built from the current page’s sections.
Content is handled through multiple portfolio and blog list and single layouts, masonry grids including a Pinterest-style portfolio, six post formats and WooCommerce shop pages. WPBakery Page Builder and LayerSlider are included in the download.
Key Features of Hazel – Creative Multi-Concept WordPress Theme
- Thirty-five demo sites across three editions, importable in one step
- Unlimited header and title area layouts, with normal and sticky logo versions
- Customisable mega menu plus left, full-screen and sticky content menus with anchor navigation
- Four animated page transitions, set globally or per page
- Parallax image and video slider, parallax sections and video background sections
- WPBakery Page Builder and LayerSlider included in the package
- Portfolio masonry in regular and Pinterest styles, with several list and single layouts
- Masonry blog plus gallery, link, quote, video and audio post formats
- WooCommerce integration, interactive infographics and a full-width carousel slider
- More than thirty shortcodes, six hundred web fonts, two icon sets and multiple custom sidebars
Who Hazel – Creative Multi-Concept WordPress Theme Is Suitable For
Hazel suits a Canadian design studio, boutique, media agency or photographer who wants to choose an appearance from a wide set of finished demos and then adapt it, instead of specifying a layout from scratch. The menu options make it practical for a firm wanting an unconventional navigation pattern without custom development.
It is a presentation theme first. A shop can be attached, but an owner whose business is catalogue retail, or who needs the block editor, will find the fit poor, since page work depends on the bundled builder.
Important Notes About Hazel – Creative Multi-Concept WordPress Theme
The release pattern is uneven: version 4.7 landed in July 2022 and 4.8 in February 2026, the newer one being compatibility work and small fixes rather than new features. Declared compatibility reaches WordPress 7.0.x and WooCommerce 10.x.x, but block editor optimisation is not declared at all, and the listing limits smooth scrolling to two browsers. Both bundled plugins carry their own licences and update schedules, which the bundle does not change.
This design is motion-heavy. Animated page transitions, full-screen menus and scroll effects can break keyboard and screen reader use, and accessibility expectations in Canada, including Ontario’s legislation and the federal act, commonly point at the WCAG 2.0 AA benchmark; AppiAppi can dial the motion back during the build. The vendor also states that demo images stay with them and need separate licensing. Compliance decisions rest with the owner, and AppiAppi gives no legal advice.
Setup & Ongoing Management by AppiAppi
The customer purchases the licence. AppiAppi installs the theme, imports whichever demo is closest to the agreed direction, and then strips the sample material out, building the portfolio categories and single-project pages, the studio or about page, team profiles, the services section and the journal from the customer’s own content.
Forms are connected and given a stated purpose and retention period, images and video are compressed and given responsive sizes, and transitions and scroll effects reduced to keep pages navigable. AppiAppi follows up with AI-assisted SEO and content support, real headings and alt text on project pages, update management, enquiry handling, and changes under the customer’s subscription plan.
Original design by Select-Themes. This is the starting point — we customize it with your logo, colours, content, services and SEO structure. View original theme source