Custom WordPress News Site

I’m launching a local online news outlet and already have the logo in place. I want the site built on the “Truth” theme from Envato (https://elements.envato.com/truth-PK85M2U). Feel free to purchase and install that theme, then make it look exactly like the live demo before tailoring it to my needs.

What I know I’ll need adjusted: the article layouts and the overall menu/navigation structure. A prominent search bar is essential, and readers should be able to browse an archive that filters stories by category. I’d also like an easy way to designate a single “featured” story that sits in the middle of the homepage grid.

For analytics, I only care about solid page-view statistics, so point me toward—or install—a lightweight plug-in that reports that data clearly inside the dashboard. No bloated all-in-one tools, just reliable page-view numbers I can consult daily.

Deliverables:
• Theme installed and fully demo-matched
• Customised article templates, menu, and navigation
• Search bar, category-based archive, and featured-story slot working smoothly
• Page-view analytics plug-in installed and configured

If you’ve handled similar newsroom sites, let me know; otherwise just outline how you’ll hit the points above.