Alia 2.01 - Minimal Personal Blog

Key Features

• Alia is a premium WordPress theme for personal or company blog with minimal & clean design
• super easy settings
• light and ultra fast page speed
• perfect typography and spacing made for readability
• best writing & reading experience ever without distractions
• start blogging in less than 4 minutes
• easy to create and customize your personal blog with Alia
• live customizer for straightforward customization

Post formats

7 Post formats perfectly crafted for everyone. Alia supports multiple post formats to showcase content in diverse ways.

• Standard text Post Format
• Image Post Format
• Video Post Format
• Gallery Post Format
• Audio Post Format
• Status Post Format
• Aside Post Format

Stories

“Stories” is another story. “Stories” feature takes your personal or company blog to whole new level, if you don’t want to write a new article on your blog but just want to share a quick moment with your followers, this is a powerful feature to share moments and tell stories with just a picture and few lines.

With stories you easily build good relation with your readers and fans even if you don’t have new ideas to write.

Other Features

• Clean, Light & Fast
• Works out-of-the-box
• Unlimited Colors
• Translation Ready
• Works perfect with RTL languages
• Serif & Sans-Serif Typography Options
• Easy WordPress Customizer
• Widgets Ready
• Minimal Design
• Retina Ready
• Perfect Typography
• Author Stories
• Different Blog Layouts
• Editor Style Matches Posts Style
• Responsive Design
• Search Engine Optimized
• AMP Support
• GDPR Ready
• Well Documented

Frequently Asked Quesionts

• Can I upload a logo instead of rounded profile picture in the demo? - Of course you can, you can upload any image logo in the header.
• Can I remove Site title from the header and use logo only? - Yes, you have options to disable any part of the header.
• Can I change fonts? - Yes, we included Serif & Sans-Serif fonts to choose from, and we only included fonts that match our minimal design philosophy, so every included font will work perfect.
• Can I use system fonts? - Yes, if you don’t want to use Google Fonts you can simply switch to System fonts.
• Does theme comes with demo content? - Yes, the demo content import file is included in the package.
• Does this theme support the new Gutenberg Editor? - Yes, we just updated the theme to become fully compatible with Gutenberg.
• Can I change theme main color? - Yes, you have unlimited colors options, you can choose any color using colorpicker.

Changelog

Version 2.01 – 27 April. 2023

• Fix bug where fonts break after installing WooCommerce.
• Other bug fixes and improvements.

Version 2.00 – 1 April. 2023

• Big Release! Added WooCommerce support to the theme.
• Improved RTL.
• Minor fixes and improvements.

Version 1.47 – 14 Jan. 2022

• Add option to change site width.
• Add option to show caption for featured images.
• Add option to show blog posts instead of stories in static footer.
• Add option to set category of footer blog posts circles.
• Add new social networks (Twitch).
• Fix embeds in (Show full content in blog) layout.
• Fix text posts border when blog full content is on.
• Fix standard post text padding at mobile.- Minor fixes and improvements.

Version 1.46 – 9 Apr 2021

• Compatibility with WP 5.6.
• Compatibility with php8.
• Fix Blog Category issue.
• Fix Stories Title Link.
• Improve Image Sizes.
• Add Option to show Updated Date.
• Add Reddit and TikTok to Social Links.

Version 1.45 – 4 Jul 2020

• Fix alia_option issue.
• Fix Whatsapp icon issue.

Version 1.44 – 4 Jul 2020

• Fix grid & related post images quality in tablet & mobile views.
• Fix grid layout without masonry effect issue in Safari.
• Fix Gutenberg gallery issues.
• Improve Google fonts load.
• Add option to disable Alia style in admin side.
• Add option to hide changelog notice in admin bar.
• Add option to show views number.
• Add option to use image instead of text in menu bar.
• Add option to show top header area in home page only.
• Add option to lazyload images.
• Add option to lazyload iframes.
• Minor fixes and improvements.

Version 1.43 – 28 Oct. 2019

• Fix Whatsapp blog share issue.
• Improve related posts.
• Add option to set related posts relation.
• Add header code option to add Google Analytics script and similarities.
• Minor fixes.

Version 1.42 – 3 Aug 2019

• Fix Stories at footer issue.
• Grid CSS improvment.
• Minor Improvements.

Version 1.41 – 10 June 2019

• Add option to set custom footer content instead of stories.
• Add About Me widget.
• Improve Gutenberg editor style.
• Fix Gallery issue.
• Minor Improvements.

Version 1.40 – 14 March 2019

• Add option to load fonts locally.
• Add option to show featured post only on first page.

Version 1.39 – 13 March 2019

• Fix wide image mobile issue.
• Fix Instagram embed mobile issue.

Version 1.38 – 4 March 2019

• Fix Sticky header search issue.
• Fix Categories dropdown widget.
• fix amp issue.
• Add wide image option to Gutenberg Image block.

Version 1.36 – 18 January 2019

• Fix Opening/Closing sliding sidebar action.
• Add option to show different images sizes for different devices (Recommended for performance).
• Add option to improve featured image quality to 100% (instead of Wordpress original compressing 80%).
• Add option to set categories for blog pages.
• Minor fixes.

Version 1.35 – 30 December 2018

• Compatibility with WP 5.x.
• add support for embed Flickr and gettyimages.
• improve show full content at homepage feature.
• improve widgets load at customizer.
• Fix uncrop banner at masonry layout.

Version 1.34 – 18 November 2018

• Fix excerpt issue for Chinese characters.
• Add single stories pages.
• Add option to change slug for stories.
• Add Whatsapp to share networks.
• Minor fixes and improvements.

Version 1.33 – 14 September 2018

• Fix: iFrame scale size issue.

Version 1.32 – 14 September 2018

• New: Option to disable masonry effect in grid layouts.
• New: Option to hide current menu circle indicator.
• Fix: Full size images not responsive in small screens.
• Fix: iFrames scale issue for some media embeds.
• Fix: WordPress video player overlap the sidebar in layouts with sidebar.
• Fix: Low image quality issue if crop disabled.
• Fix: Duplicated hentry in single post.
• Fix: Missing fn error appears in Google Search Console.
• Improvement: SEO optimization.
• Improvement: Remove hentry from pages and apply it in posts only.
• Improvements: Other minor bug fixes and improvements.

Version 1.31 – 08 September 2018

• New: AMP Support.

Version 1.30 – 04 September 2018

• New: New blog layouts with sidebar.
• New: Scroll To Top Button.
• Improvement: Limit the number of visible social share icons if blog layout is narrow.
• Fix: Gallery overlapping the sidebar on posts with sidebar.
• Fix: Tweets visible gray background issue on posts with sidebar.
• Fix: Wrong width for posts without featured image in Posts list widget .
• Fix: Conflict with other plugins causing logo float to left.

Version 1.24 – 30 August 2018

• New: 3 Footer sidebars.
• New: Options to select info to show in meta area.
• New: Option to show wide text content for pages.
• New: Option to hide or change cookies notice icon.
• New: New Google Font added.
• Fix: Menu indicator dot back enabled in centered menu.

Version 1.23 – 28 August 2018

• New: Cookies notice floating box.
• New: Option to disable featured image cropping.
• Improvement: Post date is linkable to the post.
• Fix: Minor bug fixes and design improvements.

Version 1.22 – 26 August 2018

• Added: Noto Serif font.
• Improvement: Settings better organized in customizer.
• Fix: Logo width & height input overlap in customizer in RTL sites.
• Fix: Minor bug fixes and design improvements.

Version 1.21 – 26 August 2018

• Added: Medium icon added to social profiles.
• Improvement: Hide author avatar area if no avatar found.
• Improvement: Select box appearance in iOS devices.
• Improvement: Calendar Widget design improvements.
• Improvement: Making the theme ready for Gutenberg editor.
• Improvement: Small iFrame resizes to match content width.
• Fix: Gutenberg editor gallery and images design issues.
• Fix: Sticky posts icon position issue in text only posts.
• Fix: Sticky post Bookmark icon color doesn’t change with main color.
• Fix: Image align issues.
• Fix: Minor bug fixes and design improvements.
• Core Plugin updated to version 1.11.

Version 1.20 – 25 August 2018

• New: 3 columns grid layout.
• New: Option to show or hide borders around text only posts.
• New: Option to show full content/excerpt in homepage.
• New: Option to hide site title from header.
• Added: Compatibility with Yoast Breadcrumbs.
• Fix: Gallery banner design in list blog layout.
• Fix: Grid layout articles sort on small screens.
• Fix: Compatibility with older WordPress versions.
• Fix: Minor bug fixes and design improvements.

Version 1.15 – 23 August 2018

• Added: Telegram social icon.
• Fixed: Minor bug fix.

Version 1.14 – 22 August 2018

• Added: Option to hide logo only from site header.
• Fixed: Italian translation 2 missing phrases in admin panel.

Version 1.13 – 21 August 2018

• Added: Full Italian language translation – Thanks to Giangiacomo Fanizzi (UomoMacchina).
• Added: Full Arabic language translation.
• Fixed: Few phrases missed in translation file.
• Fixed: Minor bug fixes and design improvements.
• Improvement: Get first image in the post if post format is image and no featured images.
• Alia Core plugin updated.

Version 1.12 – 19 August 2018

• Fix: Alia Core plugin translation issue.
• Fix: Translation issue with few strings.
• Added: Comments cookies checkbox, for GDPR.
• Added: More Google Fonts tested and added to theme fonts.
• Added: System UI Fonts added to font library.
• Alia Core plugin updated.

Version 1.11 – 17 August 2018

• Fix: Youtube height issue in mobile screen.
• New: Option to remove Facebook SDK from header.
• Improvements: Stories performance improvements.
• Improvements: Added animated loader to stories.
• Improvements: Typography and spacing improvements.
• Alia Core plugin updated.

Version 1.10 – 16 August 2018

• Fix: Design spacing issue in lists.
• Fix: Scrollbar jumping issue for windows users.
• Improvements: Design tweaks.

Version 1.09 – 14 August 2018

• New: Navigate stories by keyboard arrows.
• Fix: Remove empty gray box appearing in the footer for some users.
• Minor bug fixes and improvements.
• Alia-Core plugin updated for performance improvement.

Version 1.08 – 14 August 2018

• Fix: Stories hot fix.

Version 1.07 – 14 August 2018

• Improvements: Mobile menu open by touching the link instead of arrow.
• Improvements: Overall typography improvement.
• Improvements: Story performance in Android devices.
• Improvements: Rotate story slide by touch or click.
• Fix: Issue with loading the last story in the slide.

Version 1.06 – 11 August 2018

• New: Option to load story image from CDN URL.
• Improvements: Sticky header flicker issues.
• Fix: Fix sticky header default value.

Version 1.05 – 10 August 2018

• New: Add blur effect to stories when loading.
• Improvements: Design Improvements.
• Updated: Alia-Core plugin updated.

Version 1.04 – 10 August 2018

• New: Featured Image support for pages.
• Fix: Sticky footer disabled by default.
• Fix: Style conflict with Organize Series plugin.

Version 1.03 – 9 August 2018

• New: Option to make header photo rounded.
• Improvements: Make top header enabled by default.

Version 1.02 – 9 August 2018

• Improvements: Story modal close when click on empty area of the page.
• Updated: Alia-Core plugin updated.

Version 1.01 – 9 August 2018

• New: Option to create page with sidebar.
• New: Option to disable rounded borders from images.
• Minor bug fixes and improvements.