# Firstlight: free WordPress theme

URL: https://symelo.com/tools/wordpress-themes/firstlight

Free WordPress theme. A poster-bold block theme for product launches, waitlists, beta programs and coming-soon pages.

A poster-bold block theme for product launches, waitlists, beta programs and coming-soon pages.

- Price: free (GPLv2 or later)
- Category: Landing page
- Version 1.0.0, 2026-10-22. WordPress 7.0+, PHP 7.4+. GNU General Public License v2 or later.
- Style variations: Dusk, Electric, Mono, Rose
- Fonts: Syne, Work Sans
- Works with: [Secure Custom Fields](https://wordpress.org/plugins/secure-custom-fields/), a free plugin by WordPress.org, optional

## Description

Firstlight turns a launch into a poster. Every section is one dramatic screen: huge extended display type (Syne) over sunrise photography with grain, a round "Coming soon" sticker, the launch countdown front and center and a waitlist with a live count. Chrome stays out of the way: a slim header with a Menu button that opens a full-screen poster menu, and a sign-off footer.

Built on the Symelo landing foundation and the Symelo Theme Kit, so it needs no plugins:

* Launch countdown, waitlist form and live waitlist count (set the date and the starting count under Appearance → Product details).
* Heroes: countdown poster, sneak peek with a blurred screenshot, a video loop, a three-line manifesto, launch week day cards and the latest release.
* Launch sections: ticker band, "What's coming" with "Coming soon" badges, launch week, a founder's letter, waitlist proof with testimonials, numbers, press mentions, pricing with a monthly/yearly switch, FAQ and the final countdown.
* Press kit (Masonry gallery with a lightbox and download links), a screen carousel, video sections.
* Forms with a Messages inbox in wp-admin: waitlist, launch notes, beta application, press and contact.
* Features, integrations (chips and instant search) and a changelog with their own designed pages.
* Templates: blog, single post, page, archive, search, a "Too early." 404, Landing page, Launch one-pager with section links and a Coming soon page without the menu.
* Light "sunrise" and dark "dusk" schemes with a switch, and four style variations: Dusk, Mono, Electric and Rose.
* Motion that respects reduced-motion settings, fonts bundled with the theme, no requests to other sites.

## Frequently Asked Questions

#### Where do waitlist and form messages go?

Every form stores its messages under Messages in wp-admin. To get them by email too, open Messages → Settings, turn on email and enter the recipients. The waitlist forms in the patterns don't send email by default; select a form in the editor to change that and to set its own recipient.

#### How do I set the launch date and the waitlist count?

Appearance → Product details: "Launch date" drives every countdown, the header date and the stickers; "Waitlist starting count" is added to the number of people who joined through the waitlist forms. Secure Custom Fields is needed to edit these fields; the theme offers to install it.

#### Can posts have a featured video?

Yes. In the post's sidebar, add a YouTube, Vimeo or video file URL under Featured video. It replaces the featured image on the post page.

#### Can I turn off the animations?

Visitors who ask their system for reduced motion get none. To remove an animation for everyone, select the block and clear it in the Motion panel.

#### How does dark mode work?

The sun/moon button in the header switches between the sunrise and dusk palettes and remembers the choice; without a choice the visitor's system setting is used. The Dusk style variation is dark all the time.

## Downloads

- [Firstlight 1.0.0](https://symelo.com/wordpress-themes/firstlight/1.0.0/firstlight-1.0.0.zip) (2026-10-22, 2.2 MB, SHA-256 a42b41e81eb2904f6eae6503feb44f3c6220503abf22ce785eb2c723f009ae10)

## Screenshots

- https://symelo.com/wordpress-themes/firstlight/shots/home-6469295542.webp
- https://symelo.com/wordpress-themes/firstlight/shots/features-e31b48b84c.webp
- https://symelo.com/wordpress-themes/firstlight/shots/integrations-c67c17f787.webp
- https://symelo.com/wordpress-themes/firstlight/shots/integrations-keystone-sso-98f0146635.webp
- https://symelo.com/wordpress-themes/firstlight/shots/pricing-30a367d63c.webp
- https://symelo.com/wordpress-themes/firstlight/shots/admin-fields-870e8f36d9.webp

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