Editorial 2 - Free Publishing-Focused Theme with Locking Sidebar

Editorial 2 is a free, fully-responsive theme optimized for publishing and blogs. Created originally by @ajlkn for HTML5 UP and expertly ported to Publii CMS by the Publii Team, this theme distinguishes itself with a toggleable locking sidebar and an accordion-style menu, offering a unique and engaging user experience.

Changelog

Version 1.4.1.0

March 14, 2024

Improved the color contrast ratio of the theme’s body to meet or exceed the WCAG 2.1 AA standards for accessibility, ensuring a minimum contrast ratio of 4.5:1

Version 1.4.0.0

October 31, 2023

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

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 1.3.1.0

April 03, 2023

Reorganized and renamed theme options to improve navigation and readability.

Version 1.3.0.0

March 29, 2023

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

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 1.2.0.0

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 supportedFeatures section

Version 1.1.0.0

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
Increased the font size in mobile view
Updated avatar code markup

Version 1.0.5.0

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)
Changed the way CSS variables work in the theme (now uses theme-variables.js)
Small CSS improvements

Version 1.0.4.0

April 30, 2021

Added support for responsive iframe/video

Version 1.0.3.0

April 14, 2021

Updated jQuery from 3.4.1 to 3.6.0 to address a security vulnerability

Version 1.0.2.0

December 05, 2020

Fixed an issue with resizing the image inside the post

Version 1.0.1.0

December 03, 2020

Fixed centered alignment image size

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Updated:: March 14, 2024

Requirements and compatibility

Browser:: Edge, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera
Requirements:: Publii 0.43.1 and up

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Comments

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