Slate Theme 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)

Support

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