Varient – News & Magazine Script v2.4.1
Varient is a versatile and powerful multi-purpose news & magazine script designed for modern publishers. With its clean, responsive, and user-friendly interface, it ensures an optimal experience across all devices. The script comes with a feature-rich Admin panel, allowing you to effortlessly manage every aspect of your website.
Varient supports a multi-author system, giving each author their own dedicated panel to create and manage content with ease. Its built-in RSS aggregator allows you to automate content curation, making it a perfect choice for autopilot news websites. Additionally, the integrated AI content generator enables seamless content creation, saving time and boosting productivity.
Designed for performance, Varient is secure, SEO-optimized, and lightning-fast, ensuring a smooth and engaging experience for both administrators and readers. Whether you’re running a blog, an online magazine, or a fully automated news platform, Varient provides all the tools you need to succeed.
Key Features
- Clean and Responsive Design
- Built Using Bootstrap
- Totally Secure System
- Multilingual System (New Language Can be Added Easily)
- RTL Support
- SEO Optimized
- SEO-Friendly URLs
- Google Indexing API
- AI Content Generator
- Layout Options (Light and Dark Mode)
- Unlimited Layout Colors
- Editable & Sortable Navigation (With Mega Menu)
- External Link & Dropdown Options for Navigation
- Responsive & Sortable Slider
- Responsive Ad Spaces for Any Kind of Ad Codes (Including Google AdSense)
- Create Ad Codes
- Author Reward System
- Progressive Web App (PWA) Support
- AWS S3 Integration
- Structured Data (JSON-LD)
- Adding Unlimited Fully Editable Pages
- Show & Hide Options for Page, Page Title, Page Breadcrumb, Page Right Column
- Gallery Page (Enable & Disable Option)
- Gallery Albums and Categories
- Add, Delete Photos
- Contact Page (With Google Map)
- Search in Site
- Reading List Page (Add & Remove from List)
- Featured Posts
- News Ticker
- Emoji Reactions
- Add, Delete, Update Posts
- Bulk Post Upload System
- Article, Gallery, Ordered List, Trivia Quiz, Personality Quiz, Recipe, Table of Contents, Video and Audio Post Formats
- Scheduled Posts
- Pending Posts
- Drafts
- Downloadable Files (DOC, ZIP, PDF..) for Posts
- Add Multiple Images to a Post
- GIF Support
- Add, Delete, Update Categories
- Newsletter (Send Html Email to All Registered Emails)
- Manage Subscribers
- Lazy Image Loading
- Dynamic Tag System
- Voting Poll (Add, Delete Unlimited Poll)
- Social Login (Facebook, Google and VKontakte)
- Social Sharing
- Social Media Links
- Sidebar Widgets (Add, Delete, Update Widgets)
- Widget: Popular Posts
- Widget: Recommended Posts
- Widget: Random Posts Slider
- Widget: Tags
- Widget: Voting Poll
- Page view Counts (Enable & Disable Option)
- Ajax Comment System
- Facebook Comments
- Comment Approval System
- Manage Comments
- Manage Contact Messages
- Advanced Post Options
- Database Cache System
- Roles & Permissions System
- Follow & Unfollow Users
- Email Verification
- Sitemap.xml Generator
- RSS Aggregator System (Auto Update with Cron Job) (Doesn’t support full-text RSS)
- RSS Feeds (With Different Channels)
- Font Settings (New Google Fonts Can be Added Easily)
- Route Settings (Static Routes can be Edited)
- Maintenance Mode
- Rich Text Editor (Image and Video Can Be Added)
- Membership System with 4 Roles (Admin, Moderator, Author, User)
- Manage Registered Users
- Ban User Accounts
- Change User Role
- Admin & Author Profile Page
- Enable & Disable Membership System
- Enable & Disable Comment System
- Secure Authentication
- Password Reset
- Google Analytics
- Advanced Settings Options
- Visual Settings
- Change Logo, Favicon, Site Title, Site Description, etc. from Admin Panel
- Easy Installation Using Installation Wizard
- Detailed Documentation
- Runs on PHP 7.4 and Higher Versions
Post Types
Varient supports different post types.
Article: View Post
Gallery: View Post
Sorted List: View Post
Table of Contents: View Post
Video: View Post
Audio: View Post
Trivia Quiz: View Post
Personality Quiz: View Post
Poll: View Post
Recipe: View Post
Security
- Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Prevention
- Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Prevention
- Password Hashing
- Avoiding SQL Injection
Requirements
- PHP >= 8.1
- cURL PHP Extension
- Fileinfo PHP Extension
- Exif PHP Extension
- Mbstring PHP Extension
Demo
Demo Link : Demo
Admin Demo Link : Admin Demo
Admin
Username: [email protected]
Password: 1234
Moderator
Username: [email protected]
Password: 1234
Author
Username: [email protected]
Password: 1234
User
Username: [email protected]
Password: 1234
Project Updates
Login to our support desk and read this article to update your site: https://codingest.net/documentation/varient#update
09 March 2025 Version 2.4.1
- Added Touchmove Event for Mobile Devices For Human Verification - Added Cache Refresh Time Option for Latest Category Posts to "app/Config/Constants.php" - Fixed Social Login Bug - Fixed Structured Data Bug - Fixed Color Change Bug for Classic Theme - Fixed Maintenance Mode Bug - Fixed RSS Post Content Distribution Bug - Fixed Translation Issue For Month Names - Fixed Serialized Data Parsing Issue - Fixed Small Design Issues
22 February 2025 Version 2.4
- Upgraded CodeIgniter Version to 4.5.7 - Optimized Database and Database Queries to Work with Large Databases - Added Additional Cache Systems to Improve Performance - Added AI Content Generator (OpenAI API) - Added Google Indexing API - Added New Roles & Permissions System - Added Human Verification for Reward System - Added New Tag System - Added PWA Logo Option to Admin panel - Added Logo Size Option - Added Status Option for Categories - Added Option to Enable/Disable Bulk Post Upload for Authors - Added Withdrawal Option for Earnings - Moved Earnings Sections to the Author Dashboard - Updated Newsletter System - Updated Recipe Post Type (Added Steps Options) - Updated Emoji Reactions - Updated Sitemap.xml Generator System - Updated Plugins (SweetAlert and TinyMCE) - Fixed Mobile Compatibility Issues - Fixed Structured Data Bug - Implemented Minor Design Improvements - Fixed Reported Bugs
24 April 2024 Version 2.3
- Upgraded CodeIgniter Version to 4.4.7 - Added Recipe and Table of Contents Post Types - Added Option to Delete Images Along with Posts - Added WhatsApp, Discord, Twitch Social Media Links - Added Sticky Sidebar Option for Classic Theme - Added Function to Convert Numbers to Short Format (1200 -> 1.2k) - Updated Scheduled Posts System (the new system will not use cron job, it will automatically publish posts) - Added Cache System for RSS Feeds - Fixed Reported Bugs
20 July 2023 Version 2.2.1
- Fixed Google News Bug - Fixed Uploading Cover Image Bug - Fixed Mobile Menu Social Icons - Fixed Image Size Bug for Videos Section - Fixed Slider RTL Bug
27 June 2023 Version 2.2
- Upgraded CodeIgniter Version to 4.3.6 - Added Image Format Option (JPG, WEBP and PNG) - Added Google News Feed Generator - Added TikTok and Personal Website URL Options - Updated AWS S3 Integration - Updated Cookies Warning - Updated Categories Section - Fixed SEO Tools Language Bug - Fixed Sidebar Widget Bug - Fixed Editing Role Name Bug - Fixed Newsletter Settings Bug - Fixed Other Reported Bugs
27 December 2022 Version 2.1.1
- Fixed Sitemap Bug - Fixed Full-Width Post Option for Classic Theme - Fixed Ad Spaces Bug - Fixed Chrome Scroll Issue - Fixed Post Content Font Bug - Fixed Last Seen Icon - Fixed Mobile Logo Size - Fixed Reported Bugs
11 December 2022 Version 2.1
- Added New Theme Options - Added New Advertising System - Added Mallet API for Sending Emails - Updated Third Party Libraries (Google Login, Facebook Login, TinyMCE) - Updated Popular Posts System (Posts will be sorted by monthly page views only) - Deleted Random Posts Widget - Fixed Reported Bugs
18 April 2022 – Version 2.0.2
- Fixed Editing Pages, Posts and Categories Bug - Fixed Adding Post as Draft Bug - Fixed Minor Bugs
10 April 2022 – Version 2.0.1
- Fixed PHP 8.1 Bugs - Fixed Featured Posts Bug - Fixed Admin Panel Latest Comments Bug - Fixed Ad Spaces Bug - Fixed Search Page Bug - Fixed Last Seen Bug - Fixed 404 Not Found Error for Additional Languages - Fixed Reported Minor Bugs - Updated Swift and PHP Mailer Libraries
30 March 2022 – Version 2.0
- Upgraded to CodeIgniter 4 - Added Post URL Structure Option - Addet "Search in Post Content" Option for Search Results - Added "RSS Content Option" to Show the Post Content in the RSS feeds - Edited Admin Comments Section
30 June 2021 – Version 1.9
- Added AWS S3 Storage Option - Added Amazon Simple Email Service (Amazon SES) - Added Structured Data (JSON-LD) - Added New Newsletter System - Added Auto Post Deletion System - Added Option to Create Sitemap.xml in Parts - Added Color Picker Option for Site Color (Unlimited Color Options) - Added Button to the Header to Switch Site Mode (Light / Dark) - Added Import/Export Option for Languages - Added Option to Open RSS Posts on the Original Site - Added Option to Generate Keywords from Title for RSS Posts - Added Option to Download Database Backup - Updated Emoji Reactions - Updated Social Login - Updated Preferences Section - Updated Email Settings Section - Removed Visual Settings from Profile Settings (Due to new color option) - Removed Send Post to All Subscribers Option (Due to new newsletter system) - Fixed Subcategory Links in Sitemap - Fixed PHP 8 Errors - Fixed Image Upload/Download Errors for CSV and RSS Import - Fixed Gallery RTL Issues - Fixed Reported Bugs
31 October 2020 – Version 1.8.1
- Added a New Function to Detect Bots - Fixed Gallery Image Upload Bug - Fixed RSS Image Download Bug - Updated Sitemap Generator
20 September 2020 – Version 1.8
- Added Author Reward System - Added Progressive Web App (PWA) - Added Bulk Post Upload System (With a CSV file) - Added Database Language System - Added Account Deletion Option - Added Cookie Prefix (To Avoid Collisions) - Added Option to Admin Panel to Hide & Show Users Email on Profile - Updated Image Optimization Library - Updated Users Section in the Admin Panel - Updated Gallery Section in the Admin Panel - Updated Random Posts System - Updated Audio Upload Section - Updated Cron RSS System (Only 3 feeds will be checked in one request to prevent server problems) - Updated Comment System - Updated Sitemap Generator - Fixed Facebook Comments Bug for Dark Mode - Fixed Query Error for MySQL 8.0 - Fixed Reported Bugs
15 July 2020 – Version 1.7.1
- Added Edit Option to Post Details Page - Updated Popular Posts System - Fixed Post Share Bug - Fixed Reading List Bug - Fixed Popular Post Bug for Additional Languages - Fixed Responsive Table Bug - Fixed RTL Design Issues - Fixed Other Reported Bugs
28 February 2020 – Version 1.7
- Improved Site Speed and Performance
- Added Trivia Quiz Post Option
- Added Personality Quiz Post Option
- Added Dark Mode
- Added Comment Approval System
- Added Maintenance Mode
- Added Route Settings Section
- Added Font Settings Section(Different fonts can be selected for different languages)
- Updated Category Link Structure ("category" word removed from the URLs)
- Added Option to Add Downloadable Files for Posts
- Added Option to Enable & Disable Post Options
- Added Visual Settings for Users (Users can select color and dark mode from their profile)
- Added Preview Option for Posts
- Added Post Updated Date to Post Page
- Added Option to Add Posts Without Image
- Added Option to Edit Default Page Slugs
- Updated Admin Navigation
- Changed Rich Text Editor (Added TinyMCE)
- Added Language Options for Text Editor
- Updated RSS System
- Added Download Option for RSS Images
- Added Link(clickable) Option for Post Titles in the Admin Panel
- Added Post Format Page to Admin Panel
- Updated Preferences section
- Improved File Manager
- Added Image Search Option to File Manager
- Added Date Based Directory File Upload
- Updated Popular Posts Section
- Added Custom CSS Codes Section to Settings
- Added Custom JavaScript Codes Section to Settings
- Added AdSense Activation Code Section
- Updated Scheduled Posts System
- Updated Slider
- Updated Video Player
- Fixed Facebook Video Player Bug
- Updated Sitemap.xml Generator
- Added Show & Hide Option for Home Link
- Added Send Test Email Section to Test Email Settings
- Removed RSS Default Image Option
- Fixed Reported Bugs
01 December 2019 – Version 1.6.3
- Fixed Password Reset Bug - Fixed Post Search Bug - Fixed Email Logo Bug - Fixed 404 Error for Gallery Post Pagination - Fixed 404 Error After Clicking Load More Button - Fixed Post Content Link Color Bug - Fixed reCAPTCHA Bug for Mobile Devices
6 August 2019 – Version 1.6.2
- Fixed Some Security Bugs
21 June 2019 – Version 1.6.1
- Added Add Image, Embed Media, Add Video, Add Iframe Buttons for Text Editor - Fixed Adding Video to Post Content Bug - Fixed Email Logo Bug - Fixed Send Post to All Subscribers Bug - Fixed RSS Image Edit Bug - Fixed Some CSS Issues
29 May 2019 – Version 1.6
- Added Gallery Post Option - Added Ordered List Post Option - Added Album Option to Gallery - Added Multiple File Upload Option for Gallery - Added GIF Support - Added VK Login - Added Google Login - Added Hide & Show Option for Profile Email - Added RSS Posts Option for Users - Added Preferences Section to Profile Settings - Added Telegram Social Media Option - Added Language Options to Control Panel - Added Responsive Table Option to Post Content - Added Send Email Option to a Subscriber - Added Comment Option for Unregistered Users - Added Bulk Options for Posts and Contact Messages - Added Sort Slider Posts by Date Option - Added Sort Featured Posts by Date Option - Added Image Edit Option for RSS Posts - Added Multiple Image Upload Option for Post Images - Added Image URL Field for Post Images - Added Search Field to Edit Phrases Page - Added Search Option to File Manager - Improved Video Upload Section - Improved RSS System - Improved File Manager - Updated Gallery Section - Updated Email System - Updated Comment Section - Updated Scheduled Posts System - Updated Facebook Login - Updated Mobile Menu - Removed Google Plus - Removed Google Plus Links - Fixed Some Bugs & Design Problems
30 March 2019 – Version 1.5.5
- Added PHP Mailer and CodeIgniter Mail Options - Added Post Summary to Post Details Page - Fixed Post Publish Problem - Fixed JPEG Image Upload Bug - Fixed og:title Bug - Fixed Profile Dropdown Design Problem in Mobile Version
18 February 2019 – Version 1.5.4
- Updated Image, Video and Audio Upload Functions
19 January 2019 – Version 1.5.3
- Fixed Google Analytics Bug - Fixed Post Editing Bug - Fixed Category Selection Bug for RSS Feeds
22 December 2018 – Version 1.5.2
- Fixed Gallery Bug in Additional Languages - Fixed Sitemap Bug for MySQL 5.7 - Fixed Hide & Show Subcategory in the Menu Bug - Fixed RSS Feeds Bug - Fixed Index Load More Posts Bug
17 November 2018 – Version 1.5.1
- Added Admin Login Page - Added Confirm User Email Option to Admin Panel - Added Logout Link to Mobile Menu - Redirected All Old Posts Links to New Links (domain.com/post/slug to domain.com/slug) - Updated Email Template - Fixed Post Display Problem in the Main Menu - Fixed Cron Functions Bug - Fixed Popular Posts Bug - Fixed Facebook Comments Loading Problem - Fixed Email Preview Error
08 November 2018 – Version 1.5
- CodeIgniter Version Upgraded to 3.1.9 - Deleted "post" from Post URLs (domain.com/post_slug) - Added Database Cache System - Added Roles & Permissions System - Added This Week, This Month and This Year Tabs to Popular Posts - Added New Profile Page - Added Settings Page - Added Follow & Unfollow Users - Added Timezone Setting - Added Email Verification - Added Email Template - Added Unsubscribe Link for Newsletter - Added Choose Post Format Modal - Added Last Seen Time for Users - Added "Show Only Users Own Files" Option for File Manager - Added Change Post Owner Option - Added Change Admin Panel Link Option - Added Approve & Don't Approve Option for Users Posts - Added Administrators Section & Add User Section to Admin Panel - Added Add Posts as Draft Option for RSS - Added Send Post via Email to All Subscribers - Added SVG Logo Option - Added Email Preview Option - Added Send Contact Messages to Email Address Option - Updated Admin Panel Design - Updated Random Posts Slider(Enabled RSS Posts) - Updated Slug Generator Function - Updated Mobile Menu - Updated Google Map on Contact Page - Updated Email Library - Updated File Manager - Updated Newsletter Section - Updated Add & Edit Post Sections - Fixed RSS Character Problem - Fixed Sitemap.xml Bug - Fixed Canonical Link - Removed Admin Panel Login Page
09 July 2018 – Version 1.4.3
-Fixed Logout Bug in Mobile -Fixed Search Page Bug -Fixed Some CSS Problems -Fixed Redirect Problems in Controllers and Models -Improved Multilingual System
03 July 2018 – Version 1.4.2
-Added Emoji Reactions -Added Option to Enable & Disable Emoji Reactions -Added Option to Enable & Disable Newsletter -Added Option to Hide & Show Sidebar in Post Details -Fixed Page Update Bug -Fixed Featured Posts Design for Mobile Devices -Fixed RSS Wrong Charset Error -Fixed Load More Posts Bug -Improved Slug Generator Function for Categories and Pages -Updated Post Details Page
12 June 2018 – Version 1.4.1
-Updated Google+ Login -Fixed Post Sharing Bug -Fixed Adding Post Bug -Fixed Sending Email Bug -Added Delete Button for Post Images -Updated Follow Us Widget
04 June 2018 – Version 1.4
-Added Multilingual System -Added RTL Support -Added Language Management System -Added File Manager for Images, Videos and Audios -Added Google reCAPTCHA -Added WhatsApp Share Button -Added Automatic Sitemap Generator -Added Image Description Field -Added Canonical & Hreflang Meta Tags -Added Optional and Editable Cookies Warning Popup for The EU Cookie Law. -Added Follow Us Widget -Updated Facebook Login -Updated Slug Generator Function -Fixed Some Bugs
12 May 2018 – Version 1.3.3
-Improved RSS Aggregator System -Added New Category Design Option -Fixed Some Bugs
24 March 2018 – Version 1.3.2
-Updated Facebook Login
18 March 2018 – Version 1.3.1
-Improved Video Player -Fixed Audio Player Overflow Issue -Fixed Empty Additional Images Bug
09 March 2018 – Version 1.3
-Added Video Post Option -Added Local Video Upload Option -Added Audio Post Option (With Playlist) -Added RSS Importer System (Auto Update with Cron Job) -Added Navigation Section -Added External Link & Dropdown Options for Navigation -Added Parent Link Option for Pages -Added Save as Draft Option for Posts -Added "All Users Can Vote" & "Only Registered Users Can Vote" Options for Polls -Added Load More Button for Latest Posts -Added Print Post Option -Added Search Button for Mobile Devices -Added Multi-Comment Delete Option -Added Lazy Image Loading -Added More Ad Spaces -Added Custom HTML Head Code Field -Improved Post Section -Improved Ad Spaces Section -Improved Seo Tools Section -Fixed MySQL 5.7 Bug
22 January 2018 – Version 1.2
-Added Remember Me Option -Added Delete Button for Preview Images -Improved Video Section -Fixed Post Share Bug -Fixed Mobile Menu Bug -Fixed Comment Block Color Bug -Fixed Updating Scheduled Video Bug -Fixed Video Slug Bug
17 January 2018 – Version 1.1
-Added Italian and Spanish Languages -Admin Panel Translated Into 8 Different Languages -Added Schedule Post & Video Option -Added Facebook Comments Plugin -Added Menu Order for Categories -Added Create Ad Code Option for Ad Spaces -Added Edit User Option (Admin can edit a user) -Added Option to Enable & Disable Registration System -Added Option to Enable & Disable Comment System -Added Option to Enable & Disable Facebook Comments -Added Option to Show & Hide Category on Menu -Added Option to Show & Hide Category on Homepage -Added Option to Show & Hide Featured Section -Added Option to Show & Hide Videos on Homepage -Added Option to Show & Hide Latest Posts on Homepage -Added Option to Show & Hide Post Author -Added Option to Show & Hide Post Date -Added Option to Show & Hide Post View Count -Added Copyright Field to Settings -Added Menu Limit Option for Main Navigation -Fixed XML Sitemap Bug -Fixed Ad Spaces Bug -Fixed RSS Character Bug -Fixed Category Pagination Bug -Fixed Some Design Issues -Improved Urls (Removed Id Number in Post, Video and Category Urls) -Improved Search Page (Search Keywords in Post Title, Summary and Content) -Improved Polls
08 December 2017 – Version 1.0
- Initial Release