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


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  4 Post Header Styles
  
  
  
  • Featured Header
  
  
  • Featured (100%) Header
  
  
  • Image Header
  
  
  • Standard Header
  
  
  
  


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  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


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  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

30/06/2024 - v3.1.2

- Fixed incorrect related post URL bug



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