Read is a responsive WordPress theme focused on readability with a minimalist design.
Features
- HTML5, CSS3, jQuery powered
- Responsive Design
- Retina ready
- Cross browser compatible
- Minimalistic design focused on readability
- Complete blog system (all post formats supported)
- Filtered portfolio with ajax load more items and custom styled-mobile optimized lightbox
- Unlimited Portfolios (Muliple portfolio page support)
- Responsive mobile optimized image gallery with ajax load more items option (unlimited gallery support)
- Self hosted html5 audio/video (one .mp4 file for all browsers!)
- Responsive video embed in various aspect ratios (youtube/vimeo …)
- Cross browser styled form elements
- 20+ social media icons
- Custom Settings Panel
- SEO Ready
- Translation Ready (.po files included)
- 3 Blog Layouts
- Sidebar
- No Sidebar
- Masonry
- Unlimited Sidebars
- Footer widget locations
- 3 columns
- 4 columns
- 600+ Google Fonts
- Theme Customizer Support
- Extensive Documentation & Support Forum
Read WP is mobile optimized
v4.6.4 - 13 May 2024 - added: archive description support v4.6.3 - 19 November 2023 - improved: numbered pagination for archive pages v4.6.2 - 4 November 2023 - compatible with "Contact Form 7" plugin v4.6.1 - 21 February 2023 - removed: "Dynamic To Top" plugin from the theme due to PHP 8 compatibility issue v4.6.0 - 5 May 2022 - added: sidebar to Masonry layout v4.5.9 - 26 January 2022 - improved: "Archive" page template v4.5.8 - 14 August 2021 - updated: demo data v4.5.7 - 26 July 2021 - fixed: search label not visible issue in navigation menu in WordPress 5.8 v4.5.6 - 23 July 2021 - improved: widget functionality v4.5.5 - 18 April 2021 - updated: demo data v4.5.4 - 6 April 2021 - updated: demo data v4.5.3 - 23 February 2021 - improvements behind the scenes v4.5.2 - 15 February 2021 - added: YARPP - Related Posts plugin to built-in plugin installer - added: Instagram Feed Gallery plugin to built-in plugin installer v4.5.1 - 2 February 2021 - fixed: fancybox lightbox not working issue in WordPress 5.6 v4.5.0 - 29 October 2020 - added: 1-Click demo import - fixed: JavaScript errors in WordPress 5.5 v4.4.9 - 16 May 2020 - improved: widget functionality v4.4.8 - 6 April 2019 - added: recommended plugins to built-in plugin installer v4.4.7 - 29 September 2018 - improved: localization v4.4.6 - 26 April 2017 - child theme included to package v4.4.5 - 4 August 2016 - fixed: blog masonry iphone layout issue v4.4.4 - 9 May 2016 - improved: documentation v4.4.3 - 8 May 2016 - improved: post meta functionality - fixed: nav menu not working on android chrome browser v4.4.2 - 11 January 2016 - improved: localization v4.4.1 - 9 October 2015 - some improvements behind the scenes v4.4.0 - 25 September 2015 - improved: post meta v4.3.9 - 7 August 2015 - improved: blog masonry v4.3.8 - 29 June 2015 - improved: font functionality v4.3.7 - 21 June 2015 - fixed: facebook share button issue v4.3.6 - 17 June 2015 - fixed: blog masonry column drop issue v4.3.5 - 1 May 2015 - fixed: mobile search disappears quickly on iOS 8 v4.3.4 - 17 April 2015 - improved: numbered pagination functionality v4.3.3 - 7 December 2014 - fixed: aligned search in the menu v4.3.2 - 10 November 2014 - improved: individual gallery page v4.3.1 - 2 November 2014 - improved: blog masonry v4.3 - 13 October 2014 - improved: excerpt functionality - improved: archives - improved: gallery - improved: player for self-hosted media - improved: open graph functionality - improved: theme options - improved: readability - improved: archive 2 template - improved: shortcode generator - fixed: slider issue v4.2 - 20 April 2014 - added: category archive layout option v4.1 - 9 March 2014 - updated: google font list - fixed: youtube video not showing in masonry blog on firefox v4.0 - 26 February 2014 - added: options to include extended character sets - added: feature to add social media icons to header - added: option to enable zoom on mobile - improved: theme customizer - improved: share links - improved: sidebar layout - improved: excerpt functionality - improved: comment functionality - improved: theme options - improved: documentation v3.9 - 25 December 2013 - fixed: blockquote icon too big on IE v3.8 - 19 December 2013 - improved: post meta functionality v3.7 - 11 December 2013 - improved: portfolio department page v3.6 - 6 December 2013 - added: option to make footer 3 columns v3.5 - 27 November 2013 - improved: slider v3.4 - 14 November 2013 - improved: default page template v3.3 - 5 November 2013 - improved: full width page template v3.2 - 28 October 2013 - improved: social media icons v3.1 - 20 October 2013 - improved: theme customizer v3.0 - 14 October 2013 - added: captcha to contact form v2.9 - 14 July 2013 - improved: unlimited sidebars functionality v2.8 - 10 July 2013 - improved: search form v2.7 - 16 June 2013 - added: post sidebar on/off option v2.6 - 11 June 2013 - added: about the author module on/off option v2.5 - 7 June 2013 - added: title show/hide option for posts v2.4 - 2 June 2013 - added: 2x thumbnail size option for gallery page v2.3 - 25 May 2013 - added: lightbox featured image portfolio item type v2.2 - 19 May 2013 - added: inline lightbox shortcode v2.1 - 10 May 2013 - added: drop caps shortcode v2.0 - 3 May 2013 - added: share links to portfolio single v1.9 - 26 April 2013 - added: share links to gallery single v1.8 - 14 April 2013 - added: new archive template v1.7 - 5 April 2013 - added: instagram social icon v1.6 - 22 March 2013 - updated: google font list v1.5 - 17 March 2013 - improved: multiple portfolio functionality v1.4 - 11 March 2013 - improved: masonry layout v1.3 - 5 March 2013 - improved: tabs in text widget v1.2 - 28 February 2013 - improved: archives v1.1 - 24 February 2013 - fixed: title issue on date archives v1.0 - 16 February 2013 - first release