Update: Version 2.0.3 is out now!
Design trends are constantly changing and it’s critical to adapt at the drop of a hat; stay ahead of the game with Hickory, an incredibly customizable magazine & blog theme designed to meet your every need. Hickory’s clean and highly adaptable form was specifically crafted to appeal to every niche and comes chock-full of premium features. Whatever your magazine or blog needs, Hickory is here to deliver!
Version 2.0.3
- Added: Option to enter a custom link on the headlines in homepage widgets
- Fixed: An issue with Vimeo videos not embedding correctly
- Fixed: Footer borders in responsive
- Fixed: Images with captions will now scale down correctly in responsive
- Fixed: Gallery Captions in full width layout will now display
- Fixed: Google Plus badge in the social widget
- Fixed: Removed empty links on headlines in homepage widgets
- Files changed:
- – style.css
- – single.php
- – /inc/featured_area/featured.php
- – /inc/featured_area/featured-2.php
- – /inc/widgets/homepage_widget.php
- – /inc/widgets/homepage_slider_widget.php
- – /inc/widgets/homepage_3col_widget.php
- – /inc/widgets/social_widget.php
- – /inc/templates/single_full_image.php
- – /css/responsive.css
Version 2.0.2
- Fixed: An issue where an error message was appearing on the homepage if you were using the grid layout
- Fixed: Borders in the footer will now appear again
- Files changed:
- – index.php
- – /inc/customization.php
- Added: footer-lines-dark.png to img folder
Version 2.0.1
- Fixed: An issue where the exclude featured posts from homepage widgets didn’t work
- Fixed: If sticky navigation was activated and you pressed the search button the page would scroll to the top.
- Files changed:
- – functions.php
- – /inc/widgets/homepage_widget.php
- – /inc/widgets/homepage_slider_widget.php
- – /inc/widgets/homepage_3col_widget.php
- – /js/hickory.js
Version 2.0
- Added: New type of post: Music Post. Embed music from Soundclod, Spotify or Youtube/Vimeo. (Example)
- Added: Full Width Post Template (Example)
- Added: Option to have search bar in header
- Added: Option to exclude featured posts from homepage widgets/post loop
- Added: Option to select multiple categories in homepage widgets
- Added: More Social icons (Linkedin, Soundcloud & Dribbble)
- Added: Option to change colors/hover colors of social icons. Font-Awesome is now being used.
- Added: Option to change Footer Appearance
- Added: Custom CSS in Theme Options
- Added: Featured area now have hover effect
- Added: Option to pick how many posts you want to show in the 3Col Homepage widget (in the more posts area.)
- Added: Option to set background position (left, right, center)
- Bug Fixes
- Fixed: Issue where inserting an apostrophe in the Review summary text would insert a ”/” as well
- Fixed: Logo in Mobile view now displays correctly size
- Fixed: You can now use the tags strong and italic on the same word.
- Fixed: Thumbnail icons (video, gallery & music icons) is now clickable
- Fixed: Author pages where the author name was made of two words is now showing correctly
- Plus a few other minor fixes!
Version 1.1.3
- Added: Improved Responsive Menu
- Added: Option to enter captions for gallery images
- Fixed: Font in Homepage slider widget will now change if a custom font is chosen
- Fixed: Background fixed option now works properly
- Fixed: Videos in post content is now responsive
- Fixed: Moved blog name after page title in the < title > tag
- Fixed: Galleries now looks fine on tablets
- Fixed: Navigation text will stay centered if custom font have been chosen
Version 1.1.2
- Added: Option for sticky navigation bar
- Added: New homepage ad widget
- Fixed: Issue with header banner not displaying google adsense
- Fixed: Issue with header layout 3 in responsive
Version 1.1.1
- Fixed: an issue with the social widget not displaying facebook profile.
File updated: inc/widgets/social_widget.php
Version 1.1
- Improved Paginated Posts: Hickory now comes with the premium plugin (worth 15$) Theia Post Slider. See it in action
- Added new header layout
- Added option for leaderboard banner in header
- Added new widget: Highest Rated Review.
- Fixed a few bugs
Theme Features
- Fully Responsive
- Works with WP 3.6
- Build your homepage or any page with the 3 custom homepage widgets (each has tons of options)
- Choose a Slider or 3 Static Posts for you featured area
- Built-in Review System with unlimited review criteria
- Video Posts – self-hosted or embedded
- Gallery Posts – normal or full-width
- Schema SEO Rich Snippet Review Microdata
- Support for Google Headshot in Google search results Read More
- Paginated Posts – just like on Bleacherreport.com – See Example
- Loads of custom widgets
- Theme Options Panel – Powered by Vafpress Framework
- Unlimited Skins – Find tons of appearance and font options in Hickory Theme Options
- WordPress 3.0 drop-down support
- Translation Ready
Thanks for checking out Hickory!
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