Axist is a creative portfolio WordPress theme for freelancers, designers, developers, and photographers who want a site that actually looks like their work, not a template. Every page is built with Elementor. Every animation runs on GSAP. Every layout, header, footer, popup, and custom post type display widget is included. Nothing is sold separately.

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Why Axist?

Most portfolio themes give you a homepage and leave you to figure out the rest. Axist ships with 8 purpose-built homepage variants, 30+ inner pages, a full Theme Builder, 200+ Elementor widgets, and a GSAP-powered animation engine that puts studio-quality motion inside Elementor's drag-and-drop canvas. Everything is bundled. One purchase, one install, no upsells.

• Drag-and-Drop Everything: Every page is built with Elementor. Rearrange, redesign, or rebuild any section freely, with no code and no restrictions.
• GSAP Animations Included: ScrollTrigger reveals, SplitText headlines, parallax layers, 3D mouse tilt, smooth scroll, and GPU-accelerated distortion effects, all available as Elementor widgets and controls.
• Complete Site Builder: Build custom headers, footers, popups, offcanvas panels, topbars, and 404 pages directly in Elementor with condition-based display rules.
• Purpose-Built for Creatives: 8 homepage demos for the most common creative professions, each with its own content set, typography, and layout system.
• Fast by Default: Scripts load only on pages that need them. Swiper and other libraries are never loaded globally, only conditionally per widget.

Key Features

• 8 Homepage Demos with One Click Import
• 30+ Inner Pages Included
• GSAP ScrollTrigger Animation Engine
• SplitText Headline Animations
• GPU-Accelerated Distortion and Parallax Effects
• Lenis Smooth Scroll
• Built-in Theme Builder (Header, Footer, Popup, Topbar, Offcanvas, 404)
• 200+ Custom Elementor Widgets
• Condition-Based Template Display
• Advanced Theme Options Panel
• Per-Page Meta Options
• 8 Custom Post Type Modules
• Portfolio with AJAX Category Filtering
• 6 Preloader Animation Styles
• Reusable Section Templates
• Conditional Script Loading
• Child Theme Included
• Translation Ready
• PHP 8.x Compatible
• Responsive Across All Devices

8 Homepage Demos: One Click Import

Axist ships with 8 professionally designed homepage variants, each built for a specific creative profession. Every demo is live and ready to preview:

• Freelancer Portfolio
• UI/UX Designer
• Full Stack Developer
• Creative Photographer
• Photographer One Page
• Personal Portfolio
• Personal One Page
• Parallax Showcase

Each demo imports only what it needs: specific pages, section templates, Theme Builder layouts, and post type content. No cross-demo clutter. The import engine works down to individual page slugs and taxonomy categories, so your site stays clean from day one.

Elementor Page Builder: Every Page, Every Element

Every page in Axist is built with Elementor. Drag, drop, resize, and restyle with full visual control over every section, column, widget, and spacing value. Switch layouts, swap sections between demos, or build from scratch. Elementor's live canvas gives you instant feedback at desktop, tablet, and mobile breakpoints.

GSAP Animation Engine: Studio-Quality Motion, No Code

Axist includes a built-in animation engine powered by GSAP (GreenSock Animation Platform), the industry-standard library used by award-winning digital studios worldwide. Every effect in the demo is available to you as a drag-and-drop Elementor widget or control. No plugin purchase, no license key, no setup. Just open Elementor and enable the effect you want.

Scroll Animations

• ScrollTrigger Reveals: Elements animate as they enter the viewport (fade in, slide up, scale in) with precise scroll position tracking and configurable trigger points.
• Pinned Sections: Sections that stay fixed while the page scrolls past them, enabling storytelling layouts where content changes while the visual stays anchored.
• Stacked Sticky Sections: Multiple sections that stack and overlap as you scroll, each pinning in sequence to create a layered depth effect.
• Parallax Scroll Drift: Multi-layer depth, with foreground and background elements moving at different speeds tied to scroll position.
• Parallax Media: Three-layer nested parallax with independent scroll drift, pixel dissolve, and shutter or vanish transitions per layer.

Typography Animations

• SplitText Headlines: Text split into individual characters, words, or lines, each animating independently with staggered timing for cinematic title reveals.
• Skills Bold: Bold animated skill display with scroll-triggered entrance and mobile-optimized visibility handling.

Interactive Animations

• 3D Mouse Tilt: Cards, images, and sections that rotate in 3D space as the cursor moves across them, with an optional glare highlight overlay.
• Custom Cursor: Branded cursor with GSAP lerp smoothing for fluid, weighted cursor movement.
• Light Beam: A trapezoid spotlight effect that tracks scroll position and mouse movement simultaneously.

Specialty Widgets

• GPU Distortion Effects: Four real-time image distortion modes (pixel scatter, RGB channel split, liquid warp via SVG displacement, and slice shatter), all GPU-accelerated for smooth 60fps performance.
• Reveal Frame: SVG clipPath-based scroll reveal with sharp geometric edge control: circle, rectangle, or custom path.
• Reveal Showcase: Stacked card deck where each card reveals as you scroll, with clip-path inset transitions, SplitText stagger, and a progress dot indicator.
• Multi-Scroll Columns: Two-column layout where each column scrolls in the opposite direction at equal speed, with no jumps and no positional drift.
• Advanced Marquee: Infinite horizontal ticker in four content modes: Text with Icon, Rich Text, Image, and embedded Elementor Template.
• Sticky Objects: Elements that remain fixed in the viewport with optional neon glow, gradient color shift, and glitch RGB-split overlay effects.
• Float and Drift: Continuous idle hover and drift animation for elements that should feel alive between interactions.

Global Animation Settings

• Smooth Scroll (Lenis): site-wide native scroll replacement for a premium, weighted scroll feel.
• All animations respect the browser's prefers-reduced-motion setting automatically.
• Responsive animation cleanup via gsap.matchMedia, so there are no stuck or stale animations on mobile or tablet.
• Scripts and styles load conditionally, only on pages that contain widgets requiring them.

Theme Builder: Full Site Design Control

Axist includes a full Theme Builder. Every structural element of your site (header, footer, popup, sidebar panel, topbar, error page, service single, portfolio single, member single) is designed visually in Elementor and displayed conditionally based on rules you define.

What You Can Build

• Custom Headers: Sticky, transparent, and overlapping headers plus off-canvas navigation, all designed in Elementor and assigned per site or per page.
• Custom Footers: Multi-column layouts, before-footer CTA zones, social links, and copyright lines, fully custom.
• Popups: Modal overlays triggered by scroll position, time on page, click, or exit intent, built in Elementor.
• Topbar: Announcement bars, contact info strips, or promotional banners displayed above the main header.
• Subheader: Additional layout zones rendered directly below the main header for secondary navigation or context.
• Offcanvas Panels: Side-sliding content areas for mobile navigation, filter panels, or supplementary content.
• Custom 404 Page: A fully branded error page built in Elementor. Live demo at https://sifency.com/axist/404

Condition System

Every builder layout is assigned using a condition system. Set any header, footer, or layout to display on the entire site, a specific page, a post type archive, a taxonomy term, or any WordPress conditional. Multiple templates can be active simultaneously with priority-based stacking.

Reusable Section Templates

Build a hero block, a testimonial row, or a CTA strip once, then drop it into any page without rebuilding. Axist supports Elementor's reusable template system. Edit a section template once and it updates everywhere it is placed across the site. The demo import brings in only the section templates used by each demo, keeping your template library organized.

Advanced Theme Options Panel

Control every global design decision from a single admin panel, with no CSS required:

• Typography: Font family, size, weight, line height, and letter spacing, set independently for headings, body text, menu items, and captions.
• Color System: Global primary, secondary, accent, text, and background colors applied via CSS variables across the entire theme.
• Header Controls: Sticky behavior, transparent mode, header overlap, header height, and logo sizing.
• Preloader: 6 animation styles. Select the one that matches your brand, or disable it entirely.
• Page Title and Breadcrumb: Layout style, background image, text alignment, and breadcrumb display.
• Blog Archive: Layout style (default, list, grid), sidebar position, post meta visibility, and load-more behavior.
• Footer: Column count, widget area configuration, and bottom bar content.
• Back to Top Button: Style, icon, and scroll trigger threshold.

Per-Page Meta Options

Every page, post, and custom post type entry in Axist has its own meta options, overriding global settings at the individual entry level without touching code:

• Enable or disable the page title and subheader per entry
• Set a custom page title and background image per page
• Assign a specific header or footer template to a single page
• Toggle transparent header, sticky header, or header overlap independently per entry
• Control sidebar visibility and position per page
• Add custom CSS body classes per entry for targeted overrides

Custom Post Type Modules

Axist ships with 8 structured content modules. Each is a full post type with admin fields, Elementor display widgets, and single-post templates:

• Portfolio: Fullwidth, boxed, modern, split, reveal, grid, and linked layouts with AJAX category filtering. View Portfolio Modern or Portfolio Reveal.
• Service: Standard and fullwidth layout variants with single service detail pages. View Services.
• Testimonial: Star rating, avatar, name, role, and company fields. View Testimonials.
• Team Member: Photo, role, bio, and social links, with single member profile pages. View Team.
• Award: Recognition title, year, category, and description. View Awards.
• Client: Logo display with optional link target.
• Tech Stack: Skill name, icon, and proficiency display. View Tech Stack.
• Journal (Blog): Default, list, and grid archive layouts with a single post template. View Journal List or Journal Grid.

All Inner Pages Included

Every page visible in the demo is included. Browse them all:

General Pages

• About Me
• About Me V2
• Services
• Services V1
• Service Single
• Tech Stack
• Contact Me
• Contact Fullwidth

Portfolio Pages

• Portfolio Reveal
• Portfolio Modern
• Portfolio Grid
• Portfolio Split
• Portfolio Links
• Portfolio Single

Journal Pages

• Journal Default
• Journal List
• Journal Grid
• Post Single

Additional Pages

• Team
• Team Member Single
• Pricing V1
• Pricing V2
• FAQs
• Awards
• Testimonials
• Error 404: custom Elementor layout included

Common Features

• 8 Homepage Variants
• 30+ Inner Pages
• 200+ Custom Elementor Widgets
• 8 Custom Post Type Modules
• 6 Preloader Animation Styles
• 5 Portfolio Layout Styles
• 2 About Page Layouts
• 2 Services Page Layouts
• 2 Contact Page Layouts
• 2 Pricing Page Layouts
• 3 Journal Layout Styles (Default, List, Grid)
• One Click Demo Import with precise per-demo content seeding
• Condition-Based Theme Builder Layouts
• Custom Headers and Footers in Elementor
• Popup Builder in Elementor
• Offcanvas Panel Builder
• Reusable Section Templates
• AJAX Portfolio Filtering
• Lenis Smooth Scroll
• GSAP ScrollTrigger Animations
• SplitText Headline Animations
• 3D Mouse Tilt and Glare Effects
• GPU-Accelerated Distortion Widgets
• Parallax Scroll Effects
• Sticky Header, Transparent Header, Overlap Header
• Mega Menu Support
• Responsive on All Devices
• Child Theme Included
• Translation Ready (.pot file included)
• PHP 8.x Compatible
• Cross-Browser Compatible
• Clean and Well-Structured Code
• Fast Loading with Conditional Script Enqueueing
• Full Documentation Included
• Dedicated Support

What Is Included in the Package

• axist.zip: The main installable WordPress theme
• axist-child.zip: Child theme for safe custom modifications
• Plugins/: All required bundled plugins (Sifency Addons, Axist Core, Sifency Essential)
• Demo Data/: Demo content for one-click and manual import
• Documentation/: Complete step-by-step documentation

Required Plugins (All Included, No Extra Purchase)

• Elementor: Free version from WordPress.org, required for all page editing
• Axist Core: Bundled. Provides CPT templates and theme-specific functionality
• Advanced Widget Library: Bundled. Provides 200+ custom Elementor widgets, the Theme Builder, and the animation engine
• Essential Utilities: Bundled. Provides shared base classes and libraries

No paid third-party plugins are required. Everything shown in the demos is included in the package.

Pre-Buy FAQ

Is Axist easy to set up?

Yes. Install the theme, activate the included plugins, and use One Click Demo Import to get a full working site in minutes.

Do I need Elementor Pro?

No. Axist works entirely with the free version of Elementor. All Theme Builder features, widgets, and animations are provided by the bundled plugins.

Can I mix content from different demos?

Yes. You can import any homepage demo and then import inner pages or section templates from other demos independently.

Can I edit any page?

Yes. Every single page is built in Elementor. You can add, remove, reorder, or redesign any section or element freely.

Is it translation ready?

Yes. A full .pot file is included and all strings are translation ready.

Is it compatible with WordPress Multisite?

Yes. No additional configuration is required. Note that each domain requires its own regular license.

Support and Documentation

• Documentation: Visit Documentation
• Support: Visit Support
• Live Demo: Visit Live Demo

If you run into any issue during installation, demo import, or setup, please reach out before leaving a review. Most issues are resolved within one business day.

Fonts Used

• Google Fonts, selected per demo and configurable via Theme Options

Icons Used

• Font Awesome

Credits

• GSAP by GreenSock
• Lenis Smooth Scroll
• Swiper
• Demo images are not included in the download package

All demo images are for preview purposes only and are not included in the final download package.