Empire is a typographically-driven WordPress theme where powerful functionality and mindful aesthetics intersect. Brought to you by Nightsprout LLC, Empire Theme comes out-of-the-box with many default pages, layouts, plugins, and shortcodes – including two premium pricing pages! Empire is ideal for people who are looking for a professional-quality website that is both flexible and easy- to-use. And best of all – Empire is is continuously updated with new content, meaning license-holders have access to our latest color themes and plugins!   

Before we talk about the theme’s design features, let’s go over the Custom WordPress Options Panel – it’s the special sauce! Intuitively designed and easy- to-use, it’s a powerhouse of functionality. Some of the features you’ll enjoy:

• Custom front page with optional Call-to-Action, banner image selector, customized testimonials and benefits, and more! 
• Post-driven blog, portfolio, and F.A.Q. pages (easy to update) with a variety of user controls. 
• Two custom color themes out-of-box (with more coming) – simply flip a switch for a whole new look! 
• Custom brand space for logos, legal information, and more!

In addition to the Options Panel, we also have a ton of WP functionality baked-in!

• Many shortcodes with custom options including 100% configurable Pricing Tables, a host of button styles, and column layouts to suit any need! 
• Three standard layouts for sidebar and full-width content. 
• Custom widgets for better displaying useful information like Recent Posts and Comments. 
• … and more! All of these features are baked-in, meaning you’ll have access to them in WordPress’ native interface; add them in like you would any other shortcode, layout, or widget!

Finally, let’s get to the theme itself! Here are a few highlights:

• Custom WordPress options panel, 
• Pixel-perfect typography (And we mean perfect!) with unique web fonts,  
• Pricing table and boxes for software-as-a-service (SaaS) sites, 
• Custom widgets included for beautiful sidebars, 
• Page templates out-of-the-box including Portfolio/FAQ/Blog pages, 
• Responsive customer service via Assistly, 
• SASS/SCSS stylesheets and Layered PSDs included for easy configuration, 
• Custom shortcode library, 
• Free color theme updates, 
• Customizable banner slider 
• Pre-integrated jQuery plugins, 
• Clear and thorough documentation with bonus sections on best practices, 
• Finely tested in all major browsers, including IE7+, 
• … and more!

We think Empire will work great for individuals or businesses like law firms, realtors, churches, and small business startups. Please enjoy using Empire Theme and stay tuned for more great resources from Nightsprout!