Phanatik - A news theme for Astro & Tailwind CSS

Phanatik is a news and podcast template built with Astro and Tailwind CSS. Oversized headlines, paywalls, and multi-author publishing.

Phanatik

A news theme for Astro & Tailwind CSS

Phanatik is a news and podcast template built with Astro and Tailwind CSS. Oversized headlines, paywalls, and multi-author publishing.

Live Demo Buy Phanatik$79

Full Access ~~$199~~/$99

All Pages

Static Pages

- Landing ×3
- About
- Advertise
- Membership
- Sign In
- Sign Up
- Password Reset
- Contact
- Error 404

Content Collections

- Blog ×2
- Podcast
- Authors
- Team
- Jobs
- Legal Pages

Content Collections Auto-generated index and detail pages for each entry.

What's included

- Custom Audio Player
- Podcast & Blog Tags
- Reading Time
- Paywall & Subscriber Content
- Reusable Components
- Optional CMS via PagesCMS
- Search
- Content Collections
- SEO Optimized
- Ongoing Updates
- Style Guide
- Astro RSS
- Astro SEO
- Astro Sitemap
- Tailwind CSS Forms
- Tailwind Typography
- Lifetime access
- Lifetime updates
- Lifetime support

Details

- Astro v5.16.6
- Tailwind v4.1.18
- Released 04.23
- Updated 01.26
- Performance 97
- Accessibility 94
- Best Practices 100
- SEO 95

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About

Phanatik — Blog & Podcast theme for Astro & Tailwind CSS

Phanatik is a bold, high-contrast theme built for modern publishers, podcasters, and editorial teams.
With oversized headlines, flexible paywalls, and a custom audio player, it merges written and spoken storytelling into one cohesive platform.

Why Phanatik

Designed for digital publishers, podcast networks, and content collectives
Multiple landing options for blog, podcast, and membership models
Paywall and subscribers-only content for monetization flexibility
Built-in custom audio player and episode layouts
Author profiles, team pages, and advertising support
Search powered by Fuse.js for instant discovery
SEO-ready with Astro SEO, RSS, and Sitemap integrations
Clean file structure, style guide, and ongoing updates

Optional CMS

Phanatik ships with a preconfigured .pages.yaml file that connects your content collections directly to PagesCMS.
Once your repo is linked, the setup is automatic — no edits needed.
You keep a pure Astro + Tailwind workflow with optional visual editing whenever needed.

Modern color system

The theme uses OKLCH color tokens for its palette, ensuring consistent rendering, accessible contrast, and simple theme customization in Tailwind v4.

One-time license — lifetime value

Buy once. Use forever. Publish stories and podcasts with structure, impact, and style.
Buy Phanatik

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Phanatik - A news theme for Astro & Tailwind CSS