Invent 5.1 - Education Course College WordPress Theme

Key Design and Layout Features

• Large twelve column 1180px grid and wide backgrounds that span entire browser width
• Premium shortcode builder with a GUI for 60+ shortcodes
• Easy to use shortcodes with input and inline documentation for each parameter
• Easy Parallax backgrounds with customizable scroll speeds and video sections/backgrounds
• Smooth scrolling parallax headers, animations, and statistics
• Revolution Slider, with additional slider options included (Flex Slider, Nivo Slider)
• Bold typography and unlimited colors with unlimited page/post header styling
• WooCommerce integrated for e-commerce capabilities
• 500+ Google Fonts options and 1500+ Retina-ready icons
• Boxed or Wide layout with configurable background patterns or images
• Mobile-friendly, trendy mobile menu design

Content, Shortcodes, and Widgets

• 60+ shortcodes with a premium shortcode builder and detailed parameter documentation
• 8+ custom post types with backend UI for teams, sliders, galleries, pricing, testimonials, and more
• Portfolio and Gallery support with shortcodes, lazy loading, filtering, and grid layouts
• Compatibility with native WordPress gallery shortcode and advanced portfolio/gallery templates
• 1500+ Retina icons and 500+ Google fonts for headings, body, and meta elements
• Livemesh Invent Shortcodes and Livemesh Theme Addons plugins for extended functionality

Site Building, Page Sections, and Admin Experience

• Page sections concept enabling incremental site work and drag-and-drop composition
• Single Page and Multi-Page design with internal smooth scroll navigation
• Intuitive Admin Panel with 200+ options and a Custom CSS option for tailoring without code
• Child theme included for safe customization; custom.css and custom-functions.php supported
• Modular framework with semantic markup and standards compliance

Design, Localization, SEO, and Accessibility

• Translation Ready and WPML Compatible for multilingual sites
• SEO Optimized for better search engine visibility
• Extensive documentation (75+ pages) with visuals for easier understanding
• Extensive support resources via dedicated forum and knowledge base

Localization, Plugins, and Documentation

• LearnDash compatibility with custom styling for LearnDash components and dedicated templates
• LearnDash required to be purchased separately; LearnDash elements can be displayed via templates
• Integration with SiteOrigin Page Builder and 30+ custom page builder elements for drag/drop configuration
• 16+ additional premium widgets via the SiteOrigin widgets plugin

Support, Documentation, and Updates

• Excellent support via dedicated forum and issue tracking
• Extensive documentation covering usage, setup, and customization
• Regular updates to Revolution Slider and theme plugins to maintain compatibility

Change Log

Version 5.8

• Cleaned up legacy code that were not relevant anymore
• Updated - The revolution slider
• Updated - Compatibility with SiteOrigin Page Builder

Version 5.7

• Updated - The revolution slider
• Fixed - PHP8 warnings in theme plugin
• Fixed - Buttons not reflecting customized colors in certain plugins

Version 5.6

• Updated - The revolution slider
• Fixed - Toggle widget not working
• Added - Compatibility with WP 6.x

Version 5.5

• Fixed - Deprecated warnings on PHP 8
• Fixed - The widgets page was broken
• Added - Compatibility with WordPress 5.8 and PHP 8
• Updated - Livemesh Invent Shortcodes plugin
• Updated - Livemesh Theme Addons plugin
• Updated - Revolution Slider

Version 5.4

• Fixed - The widgets page was broken
• Fixed - The pages would not load on certain sites due to JS error
• Updated - Livemesh Theme Addons plugin
• Updated - Revolution Slider

Version 5.3

• Updated - Stability fixes and enhancements
• Updated - Livemesh Theme Addons plugin
• Updated - Shortcodes plugin
• Updated - Revolution Slider

Version 5.2

• Fixed - The testimonials template missing

Version 5.1

• Fixed - The related courses, faculty and courses taught would display max of 5 elements
• Fixed - The testimonials page raised an error
• Fixed - The testimonials custom post type admin page would not display the student details
• Updated - Livemesh Theme Addons plugin. Pls upload the plugin located in inc/lib/plugins folder to your site for the above fixes to reflect in your site

Version 5.0

• Updated - Complete rewrite of the theme with new backend framework focusing on ease of customization and performance
• Updated - The new lightweight yet feature rich framework provides upto 50% performance improvement
• Updated - Moved shortcodes to new plugin named 'Livemesh Invent Shortcodes'
• Updated - Moved widgets, custom post types, and their metaboxes to a plugin named 'Livemesh Themes Addons'
• Updated - Moved from PrettyPhoto lightbox to Magnific Popup lightbox
• Updated - Font icons to improve size and performance
• Added - Large number of templates for quick customization
• Removed - Old WP hooks and obsolete functionality
• Removed - Nivo Slider and Flex Slider options for the top slider
• Updated - Revolution Slider

Version 4.0

• Updated - Fixes and enhancements
• Updated - Revolution Slider

Version 3.7

• Fixed - Color picker not found field in theme options
• Updated - Revolution Slider

Version 3.6

• Fixed - The website won't scroll in Chrome when smooth scroll was enabled
• Updated - Revolution Slider

Version 3.5

• Updated - Revolution Slider
• Fixed - Compatibility issue with plugins using easing functions
• Updated - Sample data
• Updated - Documentation

Version 3.4

• Fixed - PHP 7.x warnings
• Fixed - Page would exit if the Revolution Slider entry was missing
• Updated - OptionTree framework
• Updated - Isotope version and plugin compatibility

Version 3.3

• Fixed - Title tags per codex; SEO plugin compatibility for titles
• Fixed - Pricing table responsiveness
• Fixed - Alt tags on media
• Updated - Documentation for support forum URL
• Updated - Revolution Slider

Version 3.2

• Fixed - PCI security by moving skin.php to inline CSS
• Fixed - WP-CLI compatibility
• Updated - Invent child theme
• Updated - Plugin activation prompt
• Updated - Revolution Slider

Version 3.1

• Updated - SiteOrigin page builder elements/widgets
• Updated - Revolution slider

Version 3.0

• Added - Integration with SiteOrigin page builder
• Added - 30+ custom page builder elements for drag/drop configuration
• Added - Updated demo data with pages built using 30+ widgets
• Added - Support for 16+ premium page builder elements through the SiteOrigin plugin
• Removed - Aqua resizer thumbnail generation and some image sizes
• Fixed - Pagination issues in Staff/Courses/News
• Updated - Revolution Slider

Version 2.1

• Added - Taxonomy support for News and Courses in breadcrumbs
• Added - Support for Events Calendar 4.x
• Updated - Revolution Slider
• Fixed - Isotope error and WooCommerce pagination

Version 2.0

• Added - Shortcodes for insertion of course, staff, department, news, LearnDash courses
• Added - Carousel shortcode with support for course, staff, department, news, LearnDash, portfolio
• Added - Documentation on Carousel shortcodes
• Added - Examples for major CPTs (courses, staff, departments, LearnDash, news)
• Updated - Livemesh Shortcodes tool
• And other minor tweaks and fixes

Version 1.9

• Fixed - YouTube autoplay issue
• Fixed - Deprecated widget constructor
• Fixed - WooCommerce 2.4.x and Events Calendar 3.12 styling
• Added - Support for paid WooTickets plugin
• Updated - Revolution Slider

Version 1.8

• Fixed - XSS vulnerability in prettyPhoto
• Fixed - Taxonomy pages pagination
• Updated - Revolution Slider

Version 1.7

• Updated - Video elements to use YouTube API
• Tweak - Check for empty sidebar id when registering sidebar

Version 1.6

• Tweak - Updated TGMPA and Option Tree for security
• Added - Ability to hand-pick related posts for a course
• Added - Templates/shortcodes for staff, course, departments, pricing, testimonials, portfolio, gallery sorted with menu_order
• Fixed - Retain original images for single posts to address HTTPS
• Tweak - Optimized sample data
• Updated - Revolution Slider

Version 1.5

• Fixed - Translation issues on slider names
• Fixed - Sidebars for course/staff archives
• Added - Option to set a sidebar for department pages
• Fixed - Back to Top animation
• And other minor fixes and enhancements

Version 1.4

• Tweak - Admin script compatibility with WordPress 4.1
• Fixed - Shortcodes for premium shortcode builder
• Added - Staff can be associated with more than one department
• Tweak - Translation fixes for staff/department backend UI
• Fixed - More than 5 related posts on single pages
• Tweak - Updated translation files
• Tweak - Updated Revolution Slider to 4.6.5

Version 1.3

• Fixed - Elements not changing color on skin color change
• Tweak - Heading/Body font changes across elements
• Tweak - LearnDash fonts management
• Tweak - Default font support improvements
• Updated - Theme Documentation
• And other minor tweaks/fixes/enhancements

Version 1.2

• Fixed - Conflict of courses slug with LearnDash
• Added - Multicolor taxonomy terms on carousels
• Added - Columns for admin screens for Courses/Staff/Departments CPTs
• Tweak - Icon tweaks and animation removal on CPT pages
• Fixed - Removed duplicate portfolio tab in options
• And other minor tweaks/fixes/enhancements

Version 1.1

• Added - LearnForge LMS Integration
• And other minor fixes and enhancements