RELEASE NOTES
v1.5 – 2022-10-30 – SEO Enhancements
Changes
- Added Structured Data JSON-LD for Front Page, Pages, and Blog Posts
- Configured WP Sitemaps for Posts and Page; added Last Modified Date
- Added Basic Search (Results) Functionality
- Theme updates on image alt tags, link anchors, headings
v1.4 – 2022-09-15 – Theme Enhancements
Theme and Blog Post Functionality
- Added “sticky-top” for inner pages (blog posts, pages)
- Added Reading Progress Bar for inner pages (blog posts, pages)
- Display Image Source on front page for Movie Posters
- Added Similar Posts (based on categories)
- Removed Social Icon from Footer
- Added Last Updated date, as needed, to blog posts
v1.3 – 2022-08-30 – Theme Enhancements
Blog Page
- Default view is Sorted by Category; alternative option is Sorted by Date (DESC)
v1.2 – 2022-08-24 – Theme Enhancements
Front Page
- Default view is Top Ten Most Popular Posts, option to sort by ten most recent
v1.1 – 2022-07-12 – Added Custom Post Template
Classic Movies Worth Your Time Post Template
- Created customized page, including sidebar and modal (for future implementation)
- Reading of custom metadata fields from WP-Admin
Theme-wide Updates
- Revised page titles
- Updated CSS media
- Fixed pages without Featured Images
v1.0 – 2022-07-11 – Initial v1 Release
Typography Enhancements for Readability
- Improved typography / readability by adding Google Font’s Literata as text for body.
- Changed all font-size CSS from ‘px’ to ’em’
Increased Usage of WordPress Blocks
- Aligned custom theme to use WordPress Blocks such as Media & Text. Customized CSS for ‘figure’
- Installed 3rd party plug-in for display of code snippets.
v0.5 – 2022-07-04 – Prototype Release
Theme Specific
- Introduced Bootstrap Card / Card Group layout for custom front page.
- Set container max to 1440px; designed different responsive design layouts for mobile, desktop
Added Custom PHP to WordPress functions
v0.1 – 2022-07-03 – “Hello World” Release
General
- Built skeleton of custom theme using WordPress blueprint – Front Page, Inner Page and Single Post