Changelog
Learn what Radiate Theme is offering with each update in both free and premium versions.
= Version 1.5.0 - 2026-10-05 =
* Dev - WordPress 7.1 compatibility.
* Update - Remove the unused IE8 html5shiv script.
* Dev - Minimum WordPress version to 5.8 and minimum PHP version to 7.4.
* Tweak - Improve performance of the theme review notice cleanup on sites with many users.
* Tweak - Assets now use the theme version for cache busting, so updates load without clearing the cache.
* Fix - Incorrect welcome notice link and "0 Comment" label text.
* Fix - JavaScript error when the navigation menu is missing.
* Fix - Custom background not updating live in the Customizer preview.
* Fix - Submenu arrows not switching between open and closed on mobile.
* Fix - PHP notices on the front page when the featured pages are not set.
* Fix - Desktop submenus opening off-screen near the edge of the viewport.
* Fix - WooCommerce quantity field not matching the height of the Add to Cart button.
* Fix - Mobile menu staying in its mobile state after the window is resized to desktop width.
* Fix - Block editor typography (fonts, sizes, and colors) didn't reflect the Customizer's configured settings.
* Fix - Admin bar covered by the fixed header on mobile for logged-in users.
= Version 1.4.3 -2025-08-12 =
* Update - General security measure.
= Version 1.4.2 -2025-06-27 =
* Fix - Header search issue.
= Version 1.4.1 - 2023-09-18 =
* Tweak - Updated WordPress tested upto version to 6.3.
= Version 1.4.0 - 2021-08-18 =
* Enhancement - Added CSS font-display property and swap value for better performance.
= Version 1.3.9 - 2021-06-23 =
* Fix - Mobile menu issue while full-width menu style disabled.
= Version 1.3.8 -2021-05-07 =
* Fix - Inner wrap CSS clearfix issue.
* Tweak - Update screenshot image source link.
= Version 1.3.7 -2020-12-21 =
* Tweak - Update footer credit link with `rel="nofollow"` attributes.
= Version 1.3.6 -2020-08-17 =
* Remove - TGMPA library to recommend plugins
= Version 1.3.5 -2020-07-15 =
* Enhancement - Gutenberg compatibility.
* Tweak - Change http protocol to https.
* Remove - Unrequired deprecated demo config for theme demo lists.
= Version 1.3.4 -2020-05-22 =
* Add - Required header fields: `Tested up to` and `Requires PHP` in style.css.
* Tweak - Add and improve theme-related notices.
= Version 1.3.3 -2020-05-04 =
* Fix - Menu not accessible on small devices.
* Tweak - Add review notice message.
= Version 1.3.2 -2020-02-20 =
* Tweak - Update `screen-reader-text` CSS.
* Tweak - Added `skip-link` to content area.
* Tweak - Modify menu CSS for keyboard accessibility.
* Fix - Input type CSS for comments
= Version 1.3.1 -2019-07-12 =
* Tweak - Modify pingback url autodiscovery for single posts, pages, or attachments.
* Tweak - Separate customize control class via different file.
* Tweak - Added `wp_body_open` function to support WordPress 5.2 `wp_body_open` hook.
* Remove - Removed dashboard message to align with the theme review guidelines
= Version 1.3.0 -2019-01-16 =
* Fix - Gallery padding for Gutenberg
* Recommend - Zakra theme
= Version 1.2.9 -2018-09-05 =
* Update - Screenshot updated as per new wordpress.org guideline
* Update - Upsell link
= Version 1.2.8 - 2018-05-31 =
* Feature - Added Author Bio display option
* Feature - Added Related posts display option
= Version 1.2.7 -2018-03-22 =
* Tweak - Add theme support for Jetpack Responsive Videos.
* Tweaks - Added welcome page
* Fix - Submenu issue fixed
= Version 1.2.6 -2017-05-10 =
* Tweaks - Add TGMPA to recommend ThemeGrill Demo Importer plugin
= Version 1.2.5 - 2017-04-28 =
* Added - Support for Video Headers introduced in WordPress 4.7.
* Feature - Added compatibility for ThemeGrill Demo Importer plugin
* Feature - Added support for woocommerce 3.0 product gallery
= Version 1.2.4 - 2016-12-26 = * Fixes - Responsive menu design issue fixes
* Feature - Migrated the Custom CSS code added in theme settings to Additional CSS section introduced in WordPress 4.7
= Version 1.2.3 - 2016-09-01 = * Feature - Theme is now compatible with WooCommerce.
* Feature - Added new responsive menu design.
* Feature - Added RTL support.
= Version 1.2.2 =
* Removed backward compatibility for the WordPress title tag
= Version 1.2.1 =
* SEO Optimization = Version 1.2.0 =
* Updated Genericons to the latest version 3.4.1
* Updated HTML5Shiv script to the latest version 3.7.3
= Version 1.1.9 =
* Danish language file added. Thanks to Mr. Steffan Christensen for providing the language files.
= Version 1.1.8 =
* WordPress default gallery alignment issue fixed. Also, responsiveness adjustment done for WordPress default gallery.
= Version 1.1.7 =
* Added option to hide header search icon.
* Unwanted gap removed if featured section is not used.
* Language pot file updated to include new strings.
* Mobile device menu issue fixed.
= Version 1.1.6 =
* Added latest version of genericons(3.3.1).
* Added HTML5 Markup theme support.
* Added Author Bio Feature for single post.
= Version 1.1.5 =
* Added latest version of genericons(3.3).
* Added scroll-to-top button feature as per users request.
= Version 1.1.4 =
* Custom CSS option sanitized using wp_filter_nohtml_kses(). * Some theme useful links added in customizer panel.
* Responsive menu h1 tag changed to h4.
* edit_theme_options capability added for custom options in customizer.
= Version 1.1.3 =
* Posts now display featured image (768 X 350 pixels) in archive view.
*add_theme_support('title_tag') added as per WordPress 4.1
= Version 1.1.2 =
* Spanish language file added. Thanks to Mr. David Cantón for providing the language files.
* Updated previous language files to add missed strings.
= Version 1.1.1 =
* Brazilian Portuguese language file added. Thanks to Mr. Fernando Sedrez for providing the language files.
* POT language file updated to include missing strings.
* Few CSS adjustments.
= Version 1.1.0 =
* Norwegian language file added. Thanks to Mr. Simen Eggen for providing the language files.
= Version 1.0.9 =
* Dutch language file added. Thanks to Mr. Bram Brambring for providing the language files.
= Version 1.0.8 =
* Swedish language file added. Thanks to Mr. Magnus Sjöberg for providing the language files.
= Version 1.0.7 =
* html5shiv.js file updated to version 3.7.2
* Removed the white gap appearring issue above the menu in small devices.
= Version 1.0.6 =
* Menu design adjustment for smaller devices.
* Russian language file added. Thanks to Mr. Максим Лойко for providing the language files.
= Version 1.0.5 =
* Fix Google font path to avoid issues with SSL sites.
* Extra gap appearing below the header image in small devices issue fised.
= Version 1.0.4 =
* Author name to appear for post in archive view.
* French language file updated. * German language file added. Thanks to Mr. Markus Frenzel <[email protected]> for providing the language files.
* Adjustment for IE 8 compatibility.
* CSS adjustment for ordered and unordered list in content area.
= Version 1.0.3 =
* Some CSS adjustment for gallery one column.
* Added CSS to hide the smiley shown at bottom by Jetpack plugins stats.
* Default header image thumbnail file name corrected.
* CSS adjustment for Comments section, Header part, menu in small devices.
* Added french language file. Thanks to Mr. Wolforg (https://www.wptrads.com/theme/radiate) for providing us the translation file.
* Some more description added in Theme description.
* html5 support for lower versions of IE.
= Version 1.0.2 =
* Added dependency for custom.js file and loaded it in footer.
* Naming change for wrong theme textdomain.
* Naming change for featured page section in customizer.
= Version 1.0.1 =
* Backtotop js file and related part removed.
* Replaced wp_reset_query with wp_reset_postdata for front page.
* Custom js (our own creation) is licensed under the same license as this theme.
= Version 1.0 =
* All brand new.
= Version 2.4.0 - 2026-10-05 =
* Dev - WordPress tested up to 7.1.
* Dev - Minimum WordPress version to 5.8 and minimum PHP version to 7.4.
* Dev - Remove the unused IE8 html5shiv script.
* Tweak - Improve performance of the notice cleanup on sites with many users.
* Tweak - Pro features now need an active license, and the license expiry date is shown.
* Tweak - Assets now use the theme version for cache busting, so updates load without clearing the cache.
* Fix - Blog grid layout not applying on archive pages. The grid now shows on archives when it is enabled.
* Fix - JavaScript error when the navigation menu is missing.
* Fix - Custom background not updating live in the Customizer preview.
* Fix - Submenu arrows not switching between open and closed on mobile.
* Fix - PHP notices on the front page when the featured pages are not set.
* Fix - WooCommerce sidebar and widget settings not applying when saved as empty.
* Fix - WooCommerce quantity field not matching the height of the Add to Cart button.
* Fix - Typos in the Header Display Type tagline description and "0 Comment" label text.
* Fix - Mobile menu staying in its mobile state after the window is resized to desktop width.
* Fix - Desktop submenus opening off-screen near the edge of the viewport, including deeper menu levels.
* Fix - "Demo Importer" error when installing the importer plugin ("Demo Importer" is now "Starter Templates").
* Fix - Block editor typography (fonts, sizes, and colors) didn't reflect the Customizer's configured settings.
* Fix - Header image link and responsive header image still applying when the Home Page Slider is not showing on the page. The header image now shows on inner pages when the Home Page Slider is limited to the front page.
* Fix - Header image stretched to the full viewport width instead of keeping its natural size.
* Fix - PHP warning on the home page when a slider image is not a Media Library attachment.
= Version 2.3.5 - 2025-06-27 =
* Fix - Header search issue.
= Version 2.3.4 - 2025-02-04 =
* Update - Freemius SDK to the latest version.
= Version 2.3.3 - 2025-01-27 =
* Fix - CSS clearfix.
= Version 2.3.2 - 2025-01-15 =
* Update - Freemius SDK.
= Version 2.3.1 - 2024-03-20 =
* Fix - Search disable issue.
= Version 2.3.0 - 2022-07-05 =
* Update - Freemius SDK.
= Version 2.2.9 - 2022-03-02 =
* Update - Freemius SDK.
= Version 2.2.8 - 2021-07-19 =
* Enhancement - Added CSS font-display property and swap value for better performance.
* Enhancement - Introduce selective refresh for customizer typography options.
= Version 2.2.7 - 2021-06-04 =
* Fix - Mobile menu design issue.
* Fix - Position of header search input.
* Fix - CSS clearfix.
= Version 2.2.6 - 2020-12-18 =
* Feature - Added header media background properties.
* Fix - jQuery deprecated message in custom JS files.
* Tweak - Update footer credit link with `rel="nofollow"` attributes
= Version 2.2.5 - 2020-07-15 = * Enhancement - Gutenberg compatibility.
* Add - Required header fields: `Tested up to` and `Requires PHP` in style.css. * Update - Freemius SDK.
* Tweak - Change http protocol to https.
* Remove - Unrequired deprecated demo config for theme demo lists.
= Version 2.2.4 - 2020-02-19 =
* Fix - Input type CSS for comments
= Version 2.2.3 - 2019-09-25 = * Tweak - Update screen-reader-text CSS.
* Tweak - Added skip-link to content area.
* Tweak - Modify menu CSS for keyboard accessibility. * Tweaks - Search box hiding on esc key, autofocus on input.
* Enhancement - License shifted from WooCommerce to Freemius.
= Version 2.2.2 - 2019-02-26 =
* Add - Option to select any number of pages for Featured Pages section
* Fix - Gallery padding for Gutenberg
* Tweak - Modify pingback url autodiscovery for single posts, pages, or attachments.
* Tweak - Add alt attributes to missed img tags * Tweak - Add author link option in author bio
* Tweak - Add option to make the content more link to display from beginning
* Tweak - separate customize control class via different file
= Version 2.2.1 - 2018-11-26 =
* Added - Gutenberg compatibility
* Tweak - WPML compatibility for Site Logo, Header Image, Background Image and Header Video
= Version 2.2.0 - 2018-09-18 = * Fix - Slider alignment
* Remove - Backward compatible for header logo
= Version 2.1.9 - 2018-09-10 =
* Feature - Added slider transition options
* Tweak - Width and height attribute for slider
* Update - Demo importer class
= Version 2.1.8 - 2018-07-09 =
* Feature - Added header image to link to any link
* Feature - Added theme support for WP-PageNavi plugin
* Feature - Added font size and various color options
= Version 2.1.7 - 2018-06-19 =
* Feature - Added system fonts
* Feature - Added footer widgets column option
* Feature - Added new WooCommerce sidebar areas to be used for WooCommerce pages
= Version 2.1.6 - 2018-05-31 =
* Feature - Added Author Bio display option
* Feature - Added Related posts display option
= Version 2.1.5 - 2018-03-22 =
* Added - Shortcodes for site link, year and separator.
* Tweak - HTML editor for footer copyright.
* Tweak - Introduce the selective refresh for site title, description and customizer settings.
= Version 2.1.4 - 2017-11-16 =
* Tweaks - Updated latest google fonts
* Fix - Submenu issue fix
* Tweaks - Updated Theia Sticky Sidebar to `v1.7.0`
* Tweaks - Add theme support for jetpack content option and video
= Version 2.1.3 - 2017-04-28 =
* Added - Option to make the content area and sidebar area sticky.
* Feature - Added option to show excerpt or full content on archive blog page.
* Tweaks - Added the option of transferring the theme settings of free to pro version upon activation
* Feature - Adds Support for Video Header introduced in WordPress 4.7
* Feature - Adds Support product gallery introduced in WooCommerce 3.0
= Version 2.1.2 - 2016-12-26 = * Fix - Menu color issue fixed.
* Fix - Blog layout issue fixed.
* Feature - Migrated the Custom CSS code added in theme settings to Additional CSS section introduced in WordPress 4.7
* Feature - Added new responsive menu design.
* Feature - Added the Custom Site Logo feature introduced in WordPress 4.5
= Version 2.1.1 -05/10/2016 =
* Tweak - Added link in header image.
* Tweak - Added search icon in search widget.
* Tweak - Properly sanitized for slider variables.
* Feature - Added blog templates.
* Feature - Added one click demo import feature.
* Feature - Added and PolyLang plugin support
= Version 2.1.0 - 27/06/2016 =
* Tweak - Removed backward compatibility for the WordPress title tag
* Tweak - Genericons updated to version 3.4.1
* Feature - Theme is now compatible with WooCommerce. * Feature - RTL support added.
= Version 2.0 =
* Minified the used scripts and CSS in the theme.
* SEO Optimization.
* Added latest version of genericons(3.3.1).
* Added option to hide header search icon.
* Unwanted gap removed if featured section is not used.
* Added HTML5 Markup theme support.
* Added Author Bio Feature for single post.
* Added scroll-to-top button feature as per users request. * Added wp_filter_nohtml_kses to title, text and button of slider. * Responsive menu h1 tag changed to h4.
* add_theme_support('title_tag') added as per WordPress 4.1 * Added latest version of jquery cycle(3.0.3).
= Version 1.0.9 =
* Slider text misaligning issue in IE browser fixed.
* Posts now display featured image (768 X 350 pixels) in archive view.
* Option added to show/hide the featured image (768 X 350 pixels) in single post or page display.
* Title tag adjustments for better SEO.
= Version 1.0.8 =
* Header image not loading bug fixed.
= Version 1.0.7 =
* Slider image responsiveness refined.
* Header image responsiveness option refined.
* Header resizing effect refined.
* Header resizing on/off option added.
= Version 1.0.6 =
* Fix Google font path to avoid issues with SSL sites. * Unordered list styling added for page content area.
= Version 1.0.5 =
* $content_width global variable adjustment as per layout option.
* Menu design adjustment for smaller devices.
= Version 1.0.4.1 =
* Small css fix for menu in small devices.
= Version 1.0.4 =
* Apply responsiveness option for the header image. * Responsiveness adjustment for header part and slider. * Small bug fix for header display type two.
* POT language file updated.
= Version 1.0.3 =
* CSS adjustment for responsive menu for lower level menus in small devices.
* Author name to be shown in post meta in archives.
* CSS fix for menu alignment for 2 or more level deep sub menus.
* Adjustment for IE8 compatibility.
* 6 additional front page featured pages added.
* Pot file updated.
= Version 1.0.2 =
* Layout option not working for previously published pages issue fixed.
* CSS adjustment to show the slider in the posts page when it is set as the static front page.
* CSS adjustment for responsive menu in small devices.
= Version 1.0.1 =
* Custom CSS bug which stopped it from rendering fixed.
= Version 1.0 =
* All brand new.