Technews

Stylish and feature-packed, TechNews is a tech portal theme that's a great choice for users that post a lot of new content and want to their site visitors to see it all.

Changelog

Version 3.0.0.0

August 15, 2024

Note: The new features and enhancements require at least Publii version 0.46!

Added support for the Pages feature.
Added dedicated italic versions of variable fonts.
Standardized the structure of posts and pages by unifying the CSS class names, ensuring a consistent design and behavior across all types of content.
Improved theme accessibility by optimizing the color contrast
Made other minor CSS improvements to enhance overall site styling and performance.
Updated scripts

Version 2.7.0.0

October 30, 2023

Note: The new features and enhancements require at last Publii version 0.43.1!

Changed the way tag coloring is handled; you can now control it directly from the Tag Management interface. This update allows you to customize both the background and text color for each individual tag.
Added a ‘customSocialSharing’ custom HTML position to support the Social Sharing plugin
Added more variable fonts
Updated X Twitter icon
Made minor CSS improvements

Version 2.6.1.0

April 03, 2023

Reorganized and renamed theme options to improve navigation and readability.

Version 2.6.0.0

March 29, 2023

Note: The new features and enhancements require at last Publii version 0.42.x!

Improved the functionality of the featured section in the sidebar on author and tag pages.
Implemented support for new tag and author options
Added support for new extended menu assignment options
Removed AMP-related files
Added the NoScript tag to handle images when JavaScript is disabled
Made minor CSS improvements

Version 2.5.2.0

September 05, 2022

Fixed displaying images when the ‘Responsive Images’ option is disabled.

Version 2.5.1.0

July 13, 2022

Fixed author block displaying on the post page.

Version 2.5.0.0

July 07, 2022

Note: The new features and enhancements require at last Publii version 0.40.x!

Added support for Search plugins
Added a script to calculate the aspect ratio of the iframes automatically.
Added support for Emended Content Consent
Updated menu script
Updated supportedFeatures section

Version 2.4.0.0

March 16, 2022

Note: The new features and enhancements require at last Publii version 0.39.x!

Changed how Google fonts are handled, from loading them from a CDN to hosting them locally.
Added support for Comment plugins
Removed comment counter
Updated Facebook social icon
Updated avatar code markup

Version 2.3.3.0

November 14, 2021

Added width and height attributes to avatar images

Version 2.3.2.0

November 07, 2021

Improved accessibility of the navigation menu

Version 2.3.1.0

November 01, 2021

Fixed Photoswipe script to open gallery image in the pop-up window directly by firing image URL
Updated Disqus script (now uses an Intersection Observer to detect / load comment section)
Updated menu script
Changed the way CSS variables work in the theme (now uses theme-variables.js)
Small CSS improvements

Version 2.3.0.0

Jan 29, 2021

Fixed the “Max Featured Posts” option by adding the ability to set any number of featured posts in the sidebar

Version 2.2.0.0

September 25, 2020

Note: The new features and enhancements require Publii version 0.37.x!

Added support for tags page
Added support for tag featured image
Added support for author website field
Added supported features flags
Added option to define the number of related posts
Added aria-label to the search input
Added a post counter to the tags page
Updated font.hbs file
Updated Disqus script
Updated menu script to support the anchors in mobile view
Fixed zoom/in/out gallery option
Fixed WhatsApp share button
Fixed pagination when a one-column layout is selected

Version 2.1.1.0

May 25, 2020

Note: Before installing, ensure you have installed Publii at least version 0.36.0! If you need to keep using Publii 0.35.3, you can always download the previous theme version from here.

A little rewritten (e.g., CSS variable)
Added support for Block editor
Added support for „Enable Responsive Images” option
Added support for native Lazy Loading
Updated Photoswipe gallery to 4.1.3 version

Version 2.0.0.0

November 11, 2019

Note: Before installing this new version, we recommend you back up your website using the backup option.

A minor redesign, with a rewritten code to make it more efficient.
More layout options: square/rounded, Cards UI settings (height, overlay)
Overhauled menu system! New scripts, two mobile menu styles (Sidebar and overlay), and a reactive submenu that shifts position when it gets too close to the edge of the browser window.
New font selection options.
No more jQuery; now Technews uses Vanilla scripts.
Optimized image lazyload for the smoothest, fastest experience possible.
Added WhatsApp share button
SEO improvements
Fixed size of an image logo

Version 1.8.0.0

May 09, 2019

An option that allows you to use a specific post as your homepage
Responsive iframes (for things like videos, maps, etc…)
Removed Google+ service

Version 1.7.0.0

March 12, 2019

Gallery styling has been changed
Centered caption in a gallery lightbox
Fixed pagination ordering
Fixed Pinterest share button

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Version 1.0.6.0

December 12, 2018

Added support for a table of content
Addedd preload option to an image gallery
Changed the CSS style of the <hr> tag
Updated StumbleUpon share button; now it’s Mix.com
Updated the lazysizes script to v. 1.4.5
jQuery JavaScript library is now served locally

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Updated:: Aug 15, 2024

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Browser:: Edge, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera
Requirements:: Publii 0.46.x and up

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