Version: 2.4.4 October 7, 2026
Fixed: Hidden schema.org image in six templates now has width and height.
Version: 2.4.3 October 7, 2026
Changed: Font Awesome font-display from block to swap, as Lighthouse now flags block.
Version: 2.4.2 October 7, 2026
Fixed: Google Fonts URL encoded the ampersand inside the footer script, so fonts loaded without display=swap.
Removed: Icon font preload added in 2.4. It loaded ahead of the hero image on slow mobile connections.
Version: 2.4.1 October 7, 2026
Fixed: Theme no longer defers jQuery. Plugins that depend on jQuery loaded before it.
Version: 2.4 October 7, 2026
Changed: Font Awesome self-hosted (4.7.0) with font-display. No CDN connection.
Changed: Theme scripts load deferred. Slider init waits for DOMContentLoaded.
Updated: Main theme script minified.
Version: 2.3 October 7, 2026
Added: Preload with fetchpriority high for the header hero image at each breakpoint, to keep up with changes to Google PageSpeed Insights.
Fixed: PHP warnings in six templates when a featured image is missing.
Fixed: Theme update server, failing since PHP 8. Sites receive updates again.
Version: 2.2.0 July 27, 2025
Removed: Removed vendor specific CSS.
Removed: CSS edit box from customizer (included in WordPress now).
Removed: Simple Colorbox CSS support.
Fixed: Sharing buttons not centered correctly on some pages.
Updated: UI items from links to buttons.
Updated: Changed all jQuery animations to transforms.
Added: Support for Reddit to sharing and site icons.
Updated: JS now isolated from other scripts fore better compatibility.
Fixed: missing labels on Alpha color pickers.
Version: 2.0.0 May 27, 2019
Removed: Removed Firefox only CSS as the browser now calculates :after measurement correctly.
Fixed: Sharing buttons not centered correctly on some pages.
Version: 1.9.0 Mar 21, 2017
Changed: Moved some CSS to head to keep up with changes to Google Page Insights.
Fixed: Top margin spacing CSS when full size image used at top of page without article heading.
Updated: Font Awesome font icons updated to version 4.7.
Version: 1.8.0 Jan 27, 2017
Added: New fonts to font selection drop down.
Changed: Template Front Page Full Width to show article heading.
Fixed: Top margin on 404 page.
Version: 1.7.0 Dec 29, 2016
Fixed: Minor CSS for new Front Page Full Width template.
Version: 1.6.0 Dec 16, 2016
Added: New template Front Page Full Width No Heading.
Changed: Template Front Page Full Width to show article heading.
Removed: Upper Alpha CSS for numbered lists.
Version: 1.5.0 Sept 30, 2016
Added: Customizer options for link and hover colors on right slydebar (for mobile only).
Fixed: Error on front page slider when no background color was selected.
Fixed: Validation error on index/blog list page involving rich snippets.
Version: 1.4.0 Aug 31, 2016
Added: Support for alpha rgba colors on many customizer options.
Added: Options for menu backgrounds.
Added: Optimization options.
Added: Menus close when clocking on document background.
Updated: More unified control of colors and styles. Ability to do dark styles.
Updated: UI/UX javascript change when using button to open menu. Menu does not close when moving over with mouse after opening.
Version: 1.3.0 June 2, 2016
Added: Better support for rich snippets articles.
Updated: Theme Check recent update validation required changes.
- Removed deprecated style tags.
- Changed the way jQuery was loading in footer.
- Stopped hiding admin bar when editing (may add a switch to turn it off in future).
Changed: Better support for logo sizing. Logo height added to css style in header.
Version: 1.2.0 April 30, 2016
Added: Control for article title font size. Modified spacing and alignment.
Added: Checkbox for show sidebar by post (only visible on posts, when Post Sidebar Display set to Show Sidebar By Post.
Changed: Post Sidebar Display label Show Sidebar By Meta to Show Sidebar By Post.
Changed: Category/Author border color to same as article title border color.
Fixed: Share to Pintrest link description.
Version: 1.1.0 January 29, 2016
Added: slydeways insert menu to toolbar. Easy inserts of lists, buttons and grids.
Added: Styles to editor for responsive layouts, grids and buttons. Dotted borders for grids make easier editing.
Changed: Theme updater changed to download automatic updates.
Updated: Font Awesome version to 4.5