27/02/2025 - v3.4.1
- Minor Bug Fixes
Hydra - Responsive WordPress Blog Theme
A feature-rich WordPress theme with Gutenberg blocks, responsive design and performance optimizations. It offers extensive customization, documentation, and ongoing updates.
Design & Layout
- Gutenberg and WordPress 6 Support
- Responsive Design (Mobile, Tablet & Desktop Friendly)
- Retina (High Resolution) Ready
- Two Column Layout
- Left and Right Alignment Options
- AJAX Navigation
- Infinite Pagination Scrolling
- Accent Color Customization
- 800+ Google Fonts
- Widget-Ready Sidebar
- 11 Custom Widgets
- MailChimp Newsletter Subscription Bar
- AdSense/Advert Support
- + All WordPress Standard Widgets
- Disqus Commenting Support (via official plugin)
- RTL (Right-to-Left) Language Support
Performance & Accessibility
- Performance Optimized
- 100 Score on Google Web.dev
- 100 Score on GTMetrix
- 100 Score on Google Insights
- AAAAA Score on WebPageTest
- 96+ Pingdom Speed Test
- 0.6s Page Load Time
- Cross Browser Support (Edge, Chrome, FireFox, Safari, Opera, iOS, Android)
- Valid HTML5 / CSS3 / jQuery with Fallbacks
- Development Friendly
- Gulp Build & Source Files Included
SEO, Localization & Documentation
- SEO Optimized
- Translation Ready (.pot files included)
- Detailed Documentation with Step-by-Step Guides
- Disqus Commenting Support (via official plugin)
- Included WordPress Compatibility & Feature Updates
- Included Theme Support (Support Site)
- Blog Logo & Description Widget
Theme Customization & Developer Tools
- 100 Score on Google Web.dev
- Accent Color Customization
- Limited Live Changes Preview via Theme Customizer (80+ Options)
- Gulp Build & Source Files Included
- Child Theme Support (Included)
- Detailed Documentation with Step-by-Step Guides
- Support Site
Widgets, Blocks & Social
- Social Profile & Sharing Integration
- Related Posts Navigation
- 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
- Disqus Commenting Support (via official plugin)
Gutenberg Blocks & Typography
- Multiple Custom Gutenberg Blocks
- Syntax Highlighter
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 centre. We aim to answer all tickets within one business day.
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Changelog
29/09/2024 - v3.4.0
- WordPress 6.6 Support
- Refactored to Latest WP Standards
- Updated Widget Styling
- Improved Performance
- Added 'Hide Related Posts' Theme Option
- Updated ‘Ecko Plugin’
- Updated ‘Ecko Framework'
- Updated build file
- Minor Bug Fixes
26/07/2024 - v3.3.0
- Major refactor to Gutenberg styles
- Styling adjustments
- Replaced 'Twitter' with 'X'
- Improved Performance
- Improved Accessibility
- Updated ‘Ecko Plugin’
- Updated ‘Ecko Framework'
- Updated Translations
- Updated build file and dependencies
- Minor Bug Fixes
05/05/2021 - v3.2.0
- Improved Performance
- Improved Accessibility
- Updated ‘Ecko Plugin’
- Updated ‘Ecko Framework'
- Updated Translations
- Minor Bug Fixes
19/06/2020 - v3.1.0
- Refactored to Latest WP Standards
- Updated ‘Ecko Plugin’
- Updated ‘Ecko Framework'
- Minor Bug Fixes
25/05/2020 - v3.0.0
- Improved Performance
- Improved Accessibility
- Improved SVG Icons
- Refactored JS and Dependencies
- Updated Gutenberg Styles
- Updated ‘Ecko Blocks'
- Updated ‘Ecko Plugin’
- Updated ‘Ecko Framework'
- Updated Translations
- Minor Bug Fixes
04/10/2019 - v2.3.0
- Added Primary Category Support
- Improved Responsiveness
- Updated ‘Ecko Blocks'
- Updated ‘Ecko Plugin’
- Updated ‘Ecko Framework'
- Updated Translations
- Fixed Incorrect Version Identifier
- Minor Bug Fixes
04/09/2018 - v2.2.0
- WordPress 5.2.X Support
- Improved Comment Styling
- Improved AJAX Navigation
- Improved Gutenberg Block Styling
- Updated ‘Ecko Plugin’
- Updated ‘Ecko Framework'
- Updated Translations
- Minor Bug Fixes
06/12/2018 - v2.1.0
- WordPress 5.0 Support (Release)
- Gutenberg Editor Support (Release)
- Added Gutenberg Editor Styles
- Added Performance Options
- Updated Post Share Options
- Updated ‘Ecko Plugin’
- Updated ‘Ecko Framework'
- Updated Demo Import Content
- Updated Child Theme
- Updated Translations
- Fixed page reload issue with hash URL anchors
- Minor Bug Fixes
23/09/2018 - v2.0.0
- Added WordPress 5.0 Support (Beta)
- Added Gutenberg Editor Support (Beta)
- 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
- Transitioned to SVG Icon System
- Transitioned to JSON-LD Schema via Schema Plugin
- Improved AJAX Navigation Behavior
- Updated ‘Ecko Plugin’
- Updated ‘Ecko Framework'
- Updated Demo Import Content
- Updated Child Theme
- Updated Translations
- Minor Bug Fixes
06/04/2018 - v1.3.0
- Updated ‘Ecko Plugin’
- Updated ‘Ecko Framework
- Updated Translations
- Minor Bug Fixes
11/12/2017 - v1.2.0
- Added AJAX Loading Indicator
- Updated ‘Ecko Plugin’
- Updated ‘Ecko Framework
- Updated Translations
- Updated Documentation
- Minor Bug Fixes
25/11/2017 - v1.1.2
- Minor Bug Fixes
23/11/2017 - v1.1.0
- Added ‘Post Filter’ Customizer Options
- Improved Custom Frontpage Support
- Updated ‘Ecko Framework’
- Updated Documentation
- Minor Bug Fixes
16/11/2017 - v1.0.8
- WordPress 4.9.X Support
- Updated ‘Ecko Plugin’
- Updated ‘Ecko Framework’
- Updated Documentation
14/11/2017 - v1.0.4
- Initial Release
