Changelog

Every released version of Simple & Elegant, newest first. The theme is updated through Dashboard → Appearance → Themes, or by re-uploading the package from your ThemeForest downloads.

Version 2.6.6 - August 8, 2026

- fix: plugin installer could not download Slider Revolution, WPBakery Page
  Builder, Envato Market or the two Simple & Elegant plugins - all of them
  install and update normally again
- fix: slow admin pages caused by a plugin version check that repeated on
  every page load
- update Slider Revolution to 6.7.25
- update WPBakery Page Builder to 9.0.1
- update Envato Market to 2.0.12
- update (S&E) Addons and (S&E) Portfolio to 3.1
- support has moved to heronwp.support-desk.site
- smaller theme package

Version 2.6.5 - Dec 11, 2025

- fix bugs simple-elegant text domain loads too early
- deprecate pinterest widget
- update plugins to latest versions
- compat with wp 6.9

Version 2.6.4.6

- add compatibility with WP 6.7.x
- add compatibility with WooCommerce 9.x
- update plugins to latest version

Version 2.6.4.5 - July 16, 2024

- compatible with WooCommerce 9
- compatible with WP 6.5.x
- compatible with WPBakery page builder latest
- fix: demo compatible issue

Version 2.6.4.4 - June 29, 2023

- update plugins to latest versions
- wp 6.2.x compatible
- fix: compatible with WooCommerce 7.8

Version 2.6.4.2 - September 06, 2022

- update plugins to latest versions
- wp 6.x compatible
- fix: slider revolution fullscreen issue on demo
- fix: install plugins issue
- fix: js window load issues
- fix: import internal 500 error
- fix: instagram issue
- fix: update demo data

Version 2.6.4.1 - July 30, 2021

- compatible with WordPress 5.8

Version 2.6.4 - December 15, 2020

- fix image gallery stack
- fix js issue binder tipsy

Version 2.6.3 - August 15, 2020

- fix the jQuery Migrate issue

Version 2.6.2 - July 09, 2020

- update to latest WPBakery Page Builder + RevSlider
- add compatibility to latest WooCommerce version
- deprecate old Instagram widget

Version 2.6.1 - March 31, 2020

- update to latest WPBakery Page Builder + RevSlider
- fix PT_OCDI_URL issue line 176 when use with VC
- fix post + project slider issue
- fix woocommerce product archive layout issue on safari
- fix woocommerce outdate files
- recommend Instagram Feed

Version 2.6 - June 24, 2019

- Feature Added: Feminine Demo
- fix portfolio post format issue
- change import URLs to https
- update Slider Revolution to latest version
- update WPBakery Page Builder to latest version
- Fix z-index of header element, reduce it to 300

Version 2.5.1 - May 09, 2019

- fix parallax doesn't work issue on v2.5

Version 2.5 - April 20, 2019

- WP 5.1 compatible
- Compatible with WooCommerce 3.6.1
- Fix issue with buttons on mobile
- Fix one click import demo issues
- Recommend WooCommerce
- update Slider Revolution to latest version
- update WPBakery Page Builder to latest version

Version 2.4.1 - December 17, 2018

- update revslider & wpbakery page builder to the latest version

Version 2.4 - August 26, 2018

- update revslider & wpbakery page builder to the latest version
- adjust default copyright text
- fix the issue set_option after importing process
- add schema.org to improve SEO aspect
- add built-in Instagram Widget
- add built-in Pinterest Widget
- add built-in Facebook Widget
- add dropcap shortcode

Version 2.3.0.1 - May 26, 2018

- WooCommerce 3.4.0 compatible
- update slider revolution 5.4.7.4

Version 2.3 - May 22, 2018

- FIX: instagram issue
- reorganize code
- MODIFIED: change default fonts from PT Serif & Open Sans to Lato
- FEATURE: transparent header
- FEATURE: add more useful css classes for displaying headings: thin-200, semibold, extrabold..
- FEATURE: alignment left, right, center for row, section
- FEATURE: video, parallax option for section
- FEATURE: smooth scroll to for buttons, links
- FEATURE: metro layout for image gallery
- FEATURE: add caption option for image gallery
- FEATURE: add pill shape option for buttons
- FEATURE: add featured, color & design options for pricing column
- FEATURE: add button option for imagebox. allows to add many images to create a background slideshow. add position option for imagebox
- FEATURE: add imagebox grid
- FEATURE: add styled google map element
- FEATURE: add action option for buttons (allows to open lightbox video)
- FEATURE: allows to use icon button
- FEATURE: add scroll up button to the site
- FEATURE: add mailchimp form element
- FEATURE: add few more options for portfolio shortcode
- FEATURE: change default page title style (more modern), option for backward compatibility
- FEATURE: add many options for single project
- FEATURE: add single testimonial element
- option to show portfolio from certain cats
- WOOCOMMERCE: important improvements
- WOOCOMMERCE: enable breadcrumb (with option to on/off)
- WOOCOMMERCE: relayout div structure for more flexible layouts
- WOOCOMMERCE: enable thumbnail slider & zoom effect
- WOOCOMMERCE: Prev/Next for WooCommerce pagination
- WOOCOMMERCE: add quick view
- WOOCOMMERCE: add Shop Sidebar
- WOOCOMMERCE: Flip Image feature on product thumbnails
- WOOCOMMERCE: add product cats to loop items
- WOOCOMMERCE: Integrate Wishlist plugin

Version 2.2.1 - March 22, 2018

- update Visual Composer & Slider Revolution
- fix instagram issue

Version 2.2 - October 19, 2017

- UPDATE: Visual Composer & RevSlider
- NEW: Compatible with WooCommerce 3.1
- NEW: Compatible with WordPress 4.8.2
- NEW: Fullwidth option for blog and single post
- NEW: Imagebox element for addons

Version 2.1.1 - April 27, 2017

- Update Visual Composer & RevSlider
- Compatible with WooCommerce 3.0.x
- Fix importing main demo issue

Version 2.1 - March 24, 2017

- Update RevSlider to v5.4 and Visual Composer to v5.1
- Auto import Revolution Slider after importing demo
- Loads default settings after importing demo
- Theme compatible with Gravity Form
- Theme compatible with WPML
- New Documentation

Version 2.0.1 - November 13, 2016

- Update Visual Composer to v5.0
- Fix Responsive Issue
- Migrate theme options from v1.3 to 2.0

Version 2.0 - November 03, 2016

- NEW: Multi-Concept: Standard, Photography, DIY. Concept switcher with a single click
- NEW: More demos
- NEW: One click installation. No further steps
- NEW: Add many color options
- NEW: Add many typography options
- NEW: More options to show/hide elements
- NEW: Boxed layout with background image
- NEW: Page Optons to hide title, adjust padding & layout
- NEW: Side Navigation
- NEW: Header layout center/left-right
- NEW: Header background option
- NEW: Select mega menu easily with a checkbox
- NEW: Off Canvas mobile menu
- NEW: Footer Layouts & Footer Style Options
- NEW: Envato Market plugin recommended for future automatic updates
- NEW: Multi-site compatible
- NEW: WP Rocket plugin compatible
- NEW: Full translate file *pot
- NEW: WooCommerce options
- NEW: WooCommerce Lightbox by Magnific Popup
- NEW: More Portfolio column options
- NEW: More Portfolio item style
- NEW: Option for portfolio slug and category slug
- NEW: More single project layout options
- NEW: More blog layouts: grid & list layout
- NEW: Author social icons
- NEW: Image widget with native WP uploader
- NEW: Search result page with list style
- NEW: Shortcode Styling Options
- NEW: Button element for Page Builder Addons
- NEW: Call to action element for Page Builder Addons
- NEW: Gallery element for Page Builder Addons
- NEW: Post Grid element for Page Builder Addons
- NEW: Slider element for Page Builder Addons
- NEW: Team member with more social icons positon options
- NEW: Pricing Column for Page Builder Addons
- NEW: High-performance Parallax for Visual Composer Row
- NEW: Video Background for Visual Composer Row
- NEW: Integrate Full set of BudIcons
- NEW: SASS for CSS
- NEW: Compress all CSS & JS files for faster loading
- NEW: Update Visual Composer to version 4.12.1
- NEW: Update Revolution Slider to version 5.6.3
- NEW: Addons & Portfolio plugins to version 2.0

Version 1.3 - July 15, 2016

- Redesign some elements
- Fix Portfolio pagination issue on front page
- Update Font Awesome to 4.6.3
- Add more thumbnails square & portrait
- Redesign demo site
- WooCommerce Support
- Integrate Budicon
- Integrate iLightBox
- New demo importing file

Version 1.2 - June 20, 2016

- Update the latest VC version
- Update the latest Slider Revolution version
- Include Vafpress post format UI to theme core
- Fix Testimonial Slider due to new update of VC

Version 1.1 - December 04, 2015

--- Features added:
- Testimonial slider shortcode
- Latest news shortcode
- Update the latest version of Slider Revolution
- New demo.xml
--- Fixes:
- Submenu Dropdown issue on Tablet devices by adding Superfish Library
- Requirement WordPress 4.2 or higher
- Visual Composer function update notice for PHP old versions
- Instruction text when there's no posts
- Fix container width option
- Change accent color to #5EA7B1
- Change the default logo
- Add versions for plugins
- Change slightly the iconbox shortcode & general style (eg. form input)

Version 1.0 - December 01, 2015

Initial release