Mundana is a free, Medium-styled Jekyll blog theme from WowThemes.net that gives writers and developers a clean editorial layout for static-site blogs.
What is Mundana?
Mundana is a free Jekyll theme created by WowThemes.net (designed by Sal) that mimics the clean, typography-focused look of Medium. It takes Markdown posts and renders them into a static blog website that can be hosted on GitHub Pages or any static host. The theme is released under the MIT license, has a live demo at https://wowthemesnet.github.io/mundana-theme-jekyll/, and includes a companion WordPress version for those who prefer a dynamic CMS.
Key Features
- Medium-styled design — Typography and card-based layout modeled after Medium, focused on long-form reading and clean article presentation.
- Free with MIT license — You can use the theme for personal or commercial projects without a license fee; source code is on GitHub.
- Jekyll-native — Built for Jekyll, so posts are authored as Markdown and compiled into static HTML pages.
- Live demo — The official demo at https://wowthemesnet.github.io/mundana-theme-jekyll/ lets you preview the layout before installing.
- Documentation included — Setup instructions are published at https://bootstrapstarter.com/mundana-theme-jekyll/.
- WordPress version available — A separate port of the same design is offered on WowThemes.net if you want a dynamic publishing platform.
- Open-source contribution — The GitHub repo accepts pull requests, so you can fork, modify, and submit improvements.
Who is it for?
- Bloggers — writers who want a Medium-like reading experience without maintaining a full CMS.
- Developers — developers who want to build a personal or client blog on Jekyll and deploy it to GitHub Pages.
- Publishers — creators running magazine-style sites who need a card-based article layout for static hosting.
What can you do with Mundana?
- Personal bloggers: set up a free blog on GitHub Pages using the theme's Markdown workflow.
- Technical writers: publish documentation or engineering blogs with a clean, focused reading layout.
- Designers: use the MIT-licensed source as a starting point for a custom Jekyll site.
- WordPress users: purchase the WordPress version to get the same visual style on a dynamic platform.
How does Mundana work?
Mundana follows standard Jekyll workflow: download or clone the repository, write posts in Markdown inside the _posts directory, and run Jekyll to generate a static site. The documentation at bootstrapstarter.com covers installation and configuration step-by-step. To contribute, fork the repository on GitHub, create a branch, make changes, and submit a pull request.
