JNews has helped publishers build news, magazine, and content-heavy WordPress websites for years. It includes news layouts, post modules, demos, advertising tools, page builders, and other features made for publishing websites.
But WordPress publishing continues to change.
Website owners want faster pages. Editors want a smoother experience inside WordPress. Readers expect websites to work well on mobile devices. WordPress is also putting more focus on the Block Editor and Full Site Editing.
That is why we introduced JNews Twenty.
JNews Twenty is the newer generation of JNews. It builds on the existing JNews experience while putting more focus on performance, new demos, ongoing development, and upcoming block-based publishing tools.
On the other hand, JNews Classic will still receive important maintenance and compatibility updates, while JNews Twenty will focus more on new features and improvements.
What Is JNews Twenty?
JNews Twenty is the newer version of JNews for publishers who want access to the latest JNews development.
It keeps the publishing features that JNews users already know, but adds more focus on performance, newer designs, and future WordPress workflows.
JNews Twenty is available through JNews Pro. This plan suitable for:
- News websites that publish regularly
- Online magazines with many categories
- Blogs that use editorial layouts
- Agencies that build publishing websites
- Publishers planning a redesign
- JNews Classic users who want newer JNews features
- Website owners who want better performance
- Publishers interested in block-based WordPress editing
New Features and Improvements in JNews Twenty
JNews Twenty focuses on improvements that publishers can notice in their daily work.
These include faster performance, a smoother editing experience, new demo designs, optimization tools, and support for the direction WordPress is taking with block-based editing.
Here is what JNews Twenty brings.
1. Faster Editor Performance
Publishers spend a lot of time inside the WordPress dashboard.
You may write articles, update titles, upload images, manage categories, build pages, and edit layouts every day.
Because of this, a slow dashboard can make your work take longer.
JNews Twenty improves the editor by reducing and improving the way JavaScript, CSS, fonts, images, and other files load.
As a result, you can work inside WordPress more smoothly.
This is especially useful for large publishing websites.
For example, a news homepage may include:
- Post grids
- Sliders
- Category sections
- Ads
- Newsletter forms
- Featured stories
- Custom layouts
All of these elements can add more work for the website.
Therefore, JNews Twenty puts more focus on speed so you can manage larger websites more easily.
2. Lighter Frontend Performance
Speed also matters to your readers.
News and magazine websites often show many elements on the same page.
For example, a page may include:
- Featured images
- Post modules
- Related posts
- Social sharing buttons
- Ads
- Videos
- Comments
- Newsletter forms
- Category sections
- Analytics scripts
These features can be useful. However, they can also slow down a website when too many files load at the same time.
JNews Twenty improves this by reducing files that a page doesn’t need.
In addition, it uses SVG icons and improves how assets load on the frontend.
As a result, each page can focus more on the files and content it actually needs.
JNews Twenty also comes with a 2x faster performance claim compared with the previous JNews experience.
For publishers, better speed can help create a smoother reading experience, especially on pages with a lot of content.
3. Six Fresh New Demos at Launch
JNews Twenty launches with 6 new demos.
These demos give you ready-made designs that you can use as a starting point.
Therefore, you don’t always need to build your website from an empty page.
After importing a demo, you can change the:
- Logo
- Colors
- Categories
- Posts
- Ads
- Menus
- Newsletter sections
The new demos can help if you are:
- Starting a new website
- Redesigning an old website
- Building a website for a client
- Starting a website in a new niche
- Turning a simple blog into a larger news website
In addition, JNews Pro gives you access to 78+ demos.
More demos will also be added over time.
A demo does more than give your website a ready-made design.
For example, it can show you where to place featured stories, categories, ads, menus, and other sections.
As a result, you can build your website faster without planning every section from scratch.
4. JNews Optimizer
JNews Twenty also includes access to JNews Optimizer.
This tool helps you find and fix common speed and site health issues without checking every part of your website manually.
It includes:
- Smart Issue Scanner
- Advanced JavaScript Optimization
- Advanced Font Optimization
- WebP Image Optimization
- WooCommerce Optimization
- Elementor Optimization
- WPBakery Optimization
- SEO Health Checks
- One-Click Recommended Settings
Website speed problems can come from many places.
For example, large images can make a page slower. Some scripts may also load before the website needs them, while fonts can create extra requests.
In addition, WooCommerce may load files on pages that don’t use shop features. Page builders can also add more files depending on how you build your pages.
Because of this, finding the cause of a slow website can take time.
JNews Optimizer gives you one place to check these common problems. However, it doesn’t replace good hosting, proper image sizes, or careful plugin use.
Instead, it helps make common speed tasks easier to manage.
If you want to learn how to use these features, read our guide on how to speed up your WordPress website with JNews Optimizer.
5. Upcoming Native Block Editing Features
JNews Twenty is also preparing for a more direct way to build websites with the WordPress Block Editor.
Today, many JNews users build pages with tools such as Elementor or WPBakery. In future updates, JNews Twenty will add more tools that work directly with WordPress blocks.
This means you will be able to build more parts of your website inside the WordPress editor itself.
Upcoming tools include:
- Native Block Editor support
- Full Site Editing
- Form Builder
- Popup Builder
These features are still in development, so they’re not all available yet.
Once released, they will give you more ways to create pages, templates, forms, popups, and other website sections without relying only on traditional page builders.
This gives JNews Twenty a closer connection with the way WordPress is developing today.
6. Priority Updates and New Features
JNews Twenty gives users access to priority updates and upcoming features through JNews Pro.
These updates may include:
- New features
- New demos
- Performance improvements
- Compatibility updates
- New publishing tools
This means JNews Twenty will continue to grow with new tools and improvements over time.
For example, future updates may improve performance, add new design options, or introduce new ways to build and manage your website.
Priority updates also help JNews Twenty stay compatible with newer versions of WordPress, PHP, and other tools used on your website.
Meanwhile, JNews Classic will continue to receive important maintenance, security, and compatibility updates.
So, if you want access to newer JNews features and ongoing improvements, JNews Twenty gives you a clearer path forward.
7. Access JNews Twenty Through JNews Pro
You can access JNews Twenty through JNews Pro.
JNews Pro is a subscription plan that includes JNews Twenty, priority support, new demos, ongoing improvements, and access to upcoming publishing features.
The available plans are:
| Plan | Price | Sites |
|---|---|---|
| Personal | $49/year | 1 site |
| Professional | $99/year | 10 sites |
| Agency | $139/year | 100 sites |
All plans include:
- 1 year of priority support
- Access to 78+ demos
- Priority updates and new features
- 2x faster performance
Who Can Use JNews Twenty?
JNews Twenty is a good option for publishers who want to continue using JNews while getting access to newer features and improvements.
This is suitable for:
- Publishers planning a website redesign
- News websites that want better performance
- Magazine websites with many content modules
- Agencies building websites for clients
- Bloggers growing their websites
- Existing JNews users who want new features
- Publishers interested in block-based WordPress editing
Final Thoughts
JNews Twenty gives JNews users a newer way to build and manage their publishing websites.
It brings better performance, new demos, priority updates, JNews Optimizer, and upcoming block-based features.
If you already use JNews Classic and your website works well, you can keep using it. JNews Classic will still receive important maintenance, security, and compatibility updates.
However, if you want access to the latest JNews features and future improvements, JNews Twenty is the option to consider.
You can get JNews Twenty through JNews Pro, with plans available for different numbers of websites based on your needs.