Whiskers – Pet and Vet WordPress Theme Overview
Whiskers – Pet and Vet WordPress Theme is a design for animal-related organisations and businesses. The vendor aims it at several kinds of site at once: animal shelters and rescues, pet stores and veterinary clinics, along with fundraisers and animal welfare advocacy groups. It can present a rescue, a clinic or a pet supply shop equally well.
The theme is developed by cmsmasters, and the listing names version 1.3.2. Its centrepiece is the CMSMasters Donation plugin, included in the download, which lets you run several donation campaigns at the same time, show the progress of each one and highlight selected donors. A custom Pets post type, together with a Profiles post type, can present animals available for adoption or introduce staff and veterinarians. WooCommerce is fully supported for selling food, toys and accessories.
The Events Calendar is integrated and styled, which suits adoption days, low-cost clinic days or fundraising walks; the PRO add-on must be bought separately. Beyond that, Whiskers bundles LayerSlider and Slider Revolution, more than ninety-nine shortcodes, custom widgets with Flickr, Facebook and Twitter feeds, mega menu support, hundreds of Google Fonts, custom page backgrounds and individual menu colours, all managed from an extended admin panel.
Key Features of Whiskers – Pet and Vet WordPress Theme
- CMSMasters Donation plugin with multiple simultaneous campaigns
- Campaign progress display and optional donor showcase
- Custom Pets and Profiles post types
- Full WooCommerce support for a pet supply store
- The Events Calendar integration, with the PRO add-on sold separately
- Mega menu functionality
- LayerSlider and Slider Revolution included
- 99+ shortcodes and custom social widgets
- Hundreds of Google Fonts, custom page backgrounds and per-item menu colours
- Responsive, retina-ready layout on valid HTML5 and CSS3
Who Whiskers – Pet and Vet WordPress Theme Is Suitable For
Whiskers – Pet and Vet WordPress Theme suits Canadian animal shelters, rescue societies and humane organisations that want adoption listings, fundraising campaigns and events on one site. It also fits independent pet supply stores, grooming or pet-sitting businesses and veterinary clinics that want a friendly, animal-focused look, with online sales handled by WooCommerce.
Because the feature set is broad, one organisation can combine roles, for example a rescue that sells branded merchandise to fund its work, or a clinic that supports a local shelter’s appeal. Simple brochure sites may find it larger than needed.
Important Notes About Whiskers – Pet and Vet WordPress Theme
Adoption listings should state clear adoption terms, fees and screening steps, and animal photos and descriptions must be accurate. Veterinary practice is regulated provincially, so clinic content should avoid health or treatment claims and follow the rules that apply to the practice. Selling animals or regulated pet products may also be subject to provincial or municipal rules. The Events Calendar PRO add-on costs extra, demo images are not included and the changelog is only linked, so confirm current compatibility.
Only CRA-registered charities can issue official donation tax receipts. Donation forms need a refund policy and donor privacy, progress bars must show real totals, and donors should agree before being showcased. The owner is responsible for compliance.
Setup & Ongoing Management by AppiAppi
You choose Whiskers – Pet and Vet WordPress Theme and buy its licence on ThemeForest; cmsmasters develops and supports it. AppiAppi installs it with the donation plugin and required add-ons, then sets up your adoption listings or services, campaigns, donation forms linked to your payment processor, events, volunteer sign-up, newsletter forms and any shop products with your branding.
After launch, AppiAppi manages the site under your subscription plan. We update animal profiles, events and campaigns, upload products, keep WordPress, the theme and plugins current, and respond to adoption, appointment, donor and order inquiries. Our AI-assisted SEO and content support helps local pet owners find you.
Original design by cmsmasters. This is the starting point — we customize it with your logo, colours, content, services and SEO structure. View original theme source