Slate – Responsive WordPress Blog Theme

Overview

Slate is a flexible WordPress theme that not only demands attention but maintains it. Featuring a two-column layout and multiple post header styles that allow you to showcase your content in an enticing and engaging way, Slate will have your click-through rate skyrocketing.

This sophisticated WordPress theme also features a sticky sidebar which means you can keep important information and links on display at all times. SEO optimized, responsive and lightning-fast, Slate has everything you need – and nothing that you don’t.

• Gutenberg and WordPress 6 Support
• Responsive Design (Mobile, Tablet & Desktop Friendly)
• Retina (High-Res) Ready
• 4 Post Header Styles
  • Featured Header
  • Featured (100%) Header
  • Image Header
  • Standard Header
• 3 Page Layouts
  • Right Sidebar
  • Left Sidebar
  • Full Width Layout
• Infinite Post Loading
• MailChimp Newsletter Post-List Widget
• Multi-Author Support
• Performance Optimized (93+ Score on Google Speed Ranking)
• Google Mobile Ready (Passed)
• 80+ WordPress Theme Customizer Options (with Live Changes Preview)
• Social Profile & Sharing Integration
• Related Posts Navigation
• Next Post Navigation
• Accent Color Customization
• 1000+ Google Fonts
• Widget-Ready Sidebars
• 12 Custom Widgets
  • Twitter Feed Widget
  • MailChimp Subscribe Widget
  • Blog Logo & Description Widget
  • Author Profile Widget
  • Latest Posts Widget
  • Related Posts Widget
  • Random Posts Widget
  • Navigation Widget
  • Social Share Widget
  • Author Social Profiles Widget
  • Blog Social Profiles Widget
  • AdSense/Advertisement Widget
  • + All WordPress Standard Widgets
• Multiple Custom Gutenberg Blocks
• Syntax Highlighter
• SEO Optimized
• Custom 404 Page
• Translation Ready
• Detailed Documentation with Step-by-Step Guides
• Child Theme Support (Included)
• Valid HTML5 / CSS3 / Vanilla JS with Fallbacks
• Cross Browser Support (Edge, Chrome, FireFox, Safari, Opera, iOS, Android)
• Developer Friendly
• Gulp & Uncompressed SASS Source Files Included
• RTL (Right-to-Left) Language Support
• Disqus Commenting Support (via official plugin)
• Included WordPress Compatibility & Feature Updates
• Included Theme Support (Support Site)

We provide in-depth documentation detailing theme installation, feature usage, configuration options and demo setup. If you have any queries, bug reports or features requests, please submit a new ticket on our support site. We aim to answer all tickets within one business day.

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Changelog

01/02/2022 - v3.1.0
- WordPress 5.9+ Compatibility

09/07/2021 - v3.0.0
+ Improved Gutenberg Editor Support
+ Added Gutenberg Editor Styles
+ Added Performance Options
+ Added 'Ecko Blocks' Gutenberg Plugin
    + Added 'Accordion' Gutenberg Block
    + Added 'Contrast' Gutenberg Block
    + Added 'Progress Bar' Gutenberg Block
    + Added 'Status Message' Gutenberg Block
    + Added 'Tabs' Gutenberg Block
    + Extended 'Code' Gutenberg Block /w Syntax Highlighting
    + Extended 'Table' Gutenberg Block /w Responsive Data Labels
+ Refactored PHP Code to WordPress Code Style & Updated Envato Requirements
+ Refactored JS and Dependencies
+ Transitioned to SVG Icon System
+ Improved Performance
+ Improved Accessibility
+ Updated ‘Ecko Plugin’
+ Updated ‘Ecko Framework'
+ Updated Demo Import Content
+ Updated Child Theme
+ Updated Translations
- Minor Bug Fixes

21/11/2017 - v2.2.1
+ Updated Google Fonts
+ Updated Documentation

16/11/2017 - v2.2.0
+ WordPress 4.9.X Support
+ Updated ‘Ecko Plugin’
+ Updated ‘Ecko Framework’
+ Updated Documentation

24/10/2017 - v2.1.0
+ Added Non-Gravatar Author Avatars Support
+ Performance Improvements
+ Updated ‘Ecko Plugin’
+ Updated ‘Ecko Framework’
+ Updated Google Fonts List (800+ Fonts)
+ Updated Translations
+ Updated Documentation
- Minor Bug Fixes

31/03/2017 - v2.0.0
+ Refactored and Optimized CSS
+ Refactored and Optimized JS
+ Redesigned Shortcodes
+ Added Syntax Colour Schemes
+ Added Editor Styling
+ Added ‘Widget - Feature Post’
+ Added ‘Widget - EckoThemes Dashboard’
+ Improved Disqus Support
+ Improved Font Rendering
+ Improved Syntax Language Support
+ Improved Author Avatar Support
+ Updated ‘Ecko Framework’
+ Updated ‘Ecko Plugin’
+ Updated Translations
+ Updated Child Theme
+ Updated Documentation
- Removed ‘Vine’ Social Profile
- Minor Bug Fixes

08/11/2016 - v1.4.0
+ Added SlideShare Social Integration
+ Updated ‘Ecko Framework’
+ Updated ‘Ecko Plugin’
+ Updated Documentation
- Minor Bug Fixes

22/05/2016 - v1.3.1
+ Updated ‘Ecko Framework’
+ Updated ‘Ecko Plugin’
+ Updated Documentation
- Minor Bug Fixes

10/03/2016 - v1.3.0
+ Updated ‘Ecko Framework’
+ Updated ‘Ecko Plugin’
+ Updated FontAwesome (4.5.0)
+ Updated Child-Theme
+ Updated Documentation
- Fixed Responsive Layout Bug (Mobile)
- Minor Bug Fixes

06/01/2016 - v1.2.4
+ Updated ‘Ecko Framework’
+ Updated ‘Ecko Plugin’
- Minor Bug Fixes

23/12/2015 - v1.2.1
- Fixed Responsive Layout Bug (Mobile)

21/12/2015 - v1.2.0
+ Added In-Dashboard Theme Update Functionality
+ Added Advanced Customizer Options
+ Added EckoThemes Admin Info Page
+ Added ‘Envato Market’ Recommended Plugin
+ Improved Google Font Typography Options
+ Updated ‘Ecko Framework’
+ Updated ‘Ecko Plugin’
+ Updated Documentation
- Removed Obsolete Recommended Plugins
- Various CSS Style Fixes
- Various Minor Bug Fixes

25/11/2015 - v1.1.0
+ Added ‘Post Layouts - Single Column’ Option
+ Added ‘Post Background Opacity’ Options
+ Updated Documentation

23/11/2015 - v1.0.3
- Minor Bug Fixes

13/11/2015 - v1.0.1
- Initial Release