Discussion 2.2 - News Portal WordPress Theme

What Discussion Enables

Designed for stand-out news portals, Discussion provides distinct homepages and a large collection of news-oriented shortcodes to facilitate fast, organized publishing. It supports a wide array of layouts and post types to present posts in engaging ways.

• Distinct homepages and a large collection of news-specific shortcodes for easy portal creation
• Wide array of layouts and post types to display posts attractively
• Sliders, carousels, and a versatile widget system for dynamic presentation
• Widgets tailored for news sites, including Post Layout Widgets, Date Widget, and Breaking News Widget
• Guided workflow to “check out the Discussion Documentation” for setup and usage

Theme Features

• Highly Customizable with an extensive admin interface and no coding knowledge required
• Extensive Admin Interface supports granular control over layouts, widgets, and content
• Simple One-Click Import of Demo Content to rapidly clone sample sites
• 10 homepage examples and an Additional page collection for versatile layouts
• Unlimited layout combinations across sections, categories, and pages
• 9 post layout shortcodes to present posts in varied formats
• 7 content block shortcodes for custom sections
• Powerful post layout options with multiple presentation styles
• Post Slider Shortcode, Post Slider with Thumbnails shortcode, Interactive Post Slider shortcode
• Post Carousel shortcode and Swipe Carousel shortcode for interactive browsing
• Sticky header behavior for persistent navigation
• Fully responsive and Retina Ready design for all devices
• Section Title shortcode to create prominent section headings
• Breaking News widget and Date Widget for timely updates
• Social Icons, Instagram feed, and Twitter feed widgets for social integration
• Image widget and Multiple post layout widgets for flexible content presentation
• Choose a different layout for each category page and different sidebar per category page
• 3 pagination types (Standard, Load More, Infinite Scroll)
• Extremely customizable single posts with various layout options
• Sticky Sidebar and Parallax sections for visual depth
• Header customization with optional separate logo for Mobile Header and separate logo for Sticky header
• Header Top and Header Bottom Widget Areas and Customizable Mega Menu
• Anchor functionality for One Page sites and Video and image backgrounds in sections
• WPBakery Page Builder Plugin for WordPress included ($46 value)
• Slider Revolution Responsive WordPress Plugin included ($26 value)
• Google Maps customization and four font icon sets options
• Social Share functionality and AccessPress Social Counter Integration
• Theme styles for AccessPress Counters and Footer Layout with up to 4 columns
• Separate Footer Bottom area and Back to top button functionality
• Content Top area and Smooth Scroll
• Child Theme Ready and Custom Widget Areas
• Translation ready and WPML Multilingual plugin integration
• WooCommerce Integration and Contact Form 7 Integration
• Find out more about Discussion WordPress Theme for deeper exploration

What’s Included and Supported

• Translation ready to support multilingual sites
• WPML Multilingual plugin integration for seamless localization
• WooCommerce Integration for e-commerce capabilities
• Contact Form 7 Integration for forms

Note: The authors state they do not own the copyright for images used in demo content. Images are for presentation only and require licenses from stock image sources for use on live sites.

Change Log

Version 2.2 – October 21st, 2025

• Added WPML config file
• Added WooCommerce 10.x compatibility
• Updated WPBakery Page Builder to 8.7.1
• Updated Revolution Slider to 6.7.38
• Updated Mikado Core plugin to 1.4
• Improved PHP 8.3 compatibility
• Improved Google Map API compatibility
• Improved themes security
• Fixed removed leading dots on blog post excerpts with fewer words than the excerpt length option
• Prevent loading WooCommerce DropDown cart widget on cart page
• Removed Mikado Instagram Feed plugin due Instagram API changes
• Removed Mikado Twitter Feed plugin due Twitter API changes
• Minor fixes

Version 2.1 – November 24th, 2021

• Added WordPress 5.8.2 compatibility
• Added WooCommerce 5.9.0 compatibility
• Added PHP 8 compatibility
• Updated WPBakery Page Builder to 6.7.0
• Updated Revolution Slider to 6.5.11
• Updated Mikado Core plugin to 1.3.1
• Updated Mikado Instagram Feed plugin to 2.0.1
• Updated Mikado Twitter Feed plugin to 1.1.2
• Updated Discussion Child theme to 1.0.2
• Fixed Twitter social share option
• Fixed potential security issue
• Fixed cart widgets on WP 5.8
• Fixed creation of the Custom Sidebars in new Widgets layout
• Fixed 'Bulk Select' functionality with Menus
• Improved discussion_get_attachment_id_from_url function
• Removed Google Plus social share options

Version 2.0 – December 4th, 2020

• Added WordPress 5.5 compatibility
• Added WooCommerce 4.7.1 compatibility
• Added missing waitforimages script and fixed post layout navigation
• Updated Mikado Instagram Feed plugin to 2.0
• Updated Mikado Twitter Feed plugin to 1.1.1
• Updated WPBakery Page Builder to 6.4.2
• Updated Revolution Slider to 6.3.2
• Fixed mobile menu anchor links issue
• Minor fixes
• Removed unused file instagram-redirect.php from Mikado Instagram Feed plugin
• Removed unused file twitter-redirect.php from Mikado Twitter Feed plugin

Version 1.9 – June 28th, 2019

• Added WooCommerce 3.6.4 compatibility
• Updated WPBakery Page Builder to 6.0.3
• Fixed displaying post slider shortcodes

Version 1.8 – April 25th, 2019

• Added WooCommerce 3.6.1 compatibility
• Updated WPBakery Page Builder to 5.7
• Updated Revolution Slider to 5.4.8.3
• Updated Mikado Core plugin to 1.3
• Updated Child theme to 1.0.1
• Improved import functionality
• Improved framework files

Version 1.7 – May 8th, 2018

• Added WooCommerce 3.3.5 compatibility
• Added Envato Market plugin as required
• Added recommended plugins (WooCommerce and Contact Form 7)
• Updated Visual Composer to 5.4.7
• Updated Revolution Slider to 5.4.7.3
• Updated Mikado Core to 1.2
• Fixed showing category in post info bar
• Fixed deprecated create_function
• Improved menu import functionality

Version 1.6 – August 11th, 2017

• Added WooCommerce 3.1.1 compatibility
• Updated Visual Composer to 5.2.1
• Fixed potential security issue when saving theme options

Version 1.5 – June 23rd, 2017

• Added WooCommerce 3+ compatibility
• Updated Visual Composer to 5.1.1
• Updated Revolution Slider to 5.4.5.1
• Fixed loading of default date format from WordPress General Options

Version 1.4 – December 15th, 2016

• Added WooCommerce 2.6.9 compatibility
• Updated Visual Composer to 5.0.1
• Updated Revolution Slider to 5.3.1.5
• Updated Mikado Core plugin to 1.1
• Updated Font Awesome icons to version 4.7.0
• Fixed loading of dynamic style scripts

Version 1.3 – October 17th, 2016

• Added WordPress 4.6.1 compatibility
• Added option for Google maps api key
• Updated Visual Composer to 4.12.1
• Updated Font Awesome icons to version 4.6.3
• Updated TGM Plugin Activation to 2.6.1
• Fixed bug with fantom question mark on post layout shortcodes (specific characters)

Version 1.2.1 – August 29th, 2016

• Updated Revolutions Slider plugin to 5.2.6
• Updated Mikado Instagram Feed plugin to 1.0.1
• Fixed Author archive page
• Fixed author filtering in block and layout shortcodes

Version 1.2 – June 20th, 2016

• Added Woocommerce 2.6.1 compatibility
• Updated Visual Composer to 4.12
• Updated Revolution Slider to 5.2.5.4
• Updated pot language file
• Fixed Social Share functionality

Version 1.1.1 – April 25th, 2016

• Updated Visual Composer to 4.11.2.1
• Updated Revolution Slider to 5.2.5

Version 1.1 – April 13th, 2016

• WordPress 4.5 compatibility and JS fix for conflict with WP 4.5
• Updated Visual Composer to 4.11.1

Notes and Documentation

For configuration guidance, the theme offers a dedicated Documentation page. The content references a primary documentation resource labeled Discussion Documentation and invitations to explore other magazine WordPress themes. Access to documentation and updates is highlighted as part of ongoing support and feature exploration.

Override recommendations: If you operate a live site, ensure licensing for demo images and review compatibility notes for WordPress core, plugins, and extensions before updating.

How to Learn More

Explore the Discussion theme’s capabilities and stay informed about updates and new features by consulting the provided documentation resources and related magazine WordPress themes.

• Discussion Documentation: check the dedicated documentation for setup, customization, and feature usage
• Find out more about Discussion WordPress Theme
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