Back to Magazine WordPress Theme
Version 3.0March 16, 2026
ADDEDGutenberg metadata sidebar for Pages (featured posts, layout, sidebar selection)
ADDEDTemplate-aware sidebar: shows homepage layout options only on home template
UPDATEDMigrated build system from Gulp to Webpack
UPDATEDPost meta fields registered via `register_meta()` with REST API support
UPDATEDUpdated minimum PHP requirement from 7.0 to 8.0
IMPROVEDMeta Box plugin no longer required for core functionality
FIXEDStrip sensitive credentials from demo export files
FIXEDFixed incorrect text domain (wplook) in shortcodes
REMOVEDRemoved Meta Box plugin dependency and bundled zips
REMOVEDRemoved gulpfile.js (replaced by Webpack)
REMOVEDRemoved .gitlab-ci.yml (replaced by GitHub Actions)
Version 2.9March 12, 2026
ADDEDOne-click demo import system (Appearance → Import Demo Data)
FIXEDFixed export files opening in browser instead of downloading
FIXEDFixed widget importer warning for sidebar IDs not yet populated
REMOVEDRemoved Widget Importer & WordPress Importer from recommended plugins (handled by built-in demo import)
IMPROVEDSecurity: Added proper output escaping across all template files (esc_url, esc_html, esc_attr)
UPDATEDStandardized theme update notifier (inc/update.php) with proper escaping and security hardening
Version 2.8February 16, 2024
UPDATEDPremium Plugins
Version 2.7
UPDATEDPot File
UPDATEDPremium Plugins
Version 2.6
UPDATEDFont Awesome
UPDATEDPOT file
UPDATEDPremium Plugins
UPDATEDWidget Block Editor
Version 2.5
ADDEDCompatibility to WordPress 5.6
UPDATEDAll premium Plugins
UPDATEDFont Awesome
UPDATEDPot File
FIXEDSome minor issues
Version 2.4
ADDEDSupport for WordPress 5.4
UPDATEDFont Awesome to 5.13.0
UPDATEDLanguage File
FIXEDOther minor issues
Version 2.3
UPDATEDFontAwesome 5.12.0
UPDATEDSupport for latest 2 browsers
FIXEDThe footer issue
Version 2.2
UPDATEDFontAwesome
UPDATEDPremium Plugins
UPDATEDVendor Scripts
FIXEDa few minor issues
Version 2.1
UPDATEDUPDTED – Metabox Premium Plugins
FIXEDPHP 7.3 Errors
Started the transition to WordPress 5.0
Version 2.0
ADDEDGutenberg Compatibility
ADDEDWordPress 4.9.8
UPDATEDMasonry PACKAGED to v4.2.2
UPDATEDOWL Carousel to v2.3.4
FIXEDOther Minor Issues
Version 1.0.1
UPDATEDOWL Carousel
FIXEDMissing PluginsFix Update notice
Version 1.0.0
UPDATEDFirst release!