22 Nov 2022 - A new update of WP Champion is in the pipeline!
We have a new build of WP Champion Ver 3.7.0 ready to go. The delay in release is due to some issues we have detected with one of the embedded elementor plugins. We hope to have it resolved with the plugin builder soon.
In the interim we know your dash is filled with notices of WP and plugin updates. Just leave them as is. None of the updates are crucial but if you have already updated to the latest WP no worries as our current version of Champion 3.4.3 should work just fine in it and also php 8. Be advised WordPress is not PHP 8.1 compliant so if your webhost offers you PHP 8.1 do not update to it. Stick to PHP 8.0.
Our new Champion release updates all the included plugins and has a very nice new feature: self hosting of google fonts! This for GDPR compliance and also an improvement in site speed as we do away with all the external api calls to google fonts while loading a webpage.
Check back again for updates and watch your dashboard for the Champion update.
TIMELINE: Champion Versions 2.9.1 (Aug 2020) to Present
Champion Ver 3.4.3
Besides updating plugins in this release we added some new features and settings and of course the usual code refining and tweaking. The release is of course WP 5.9.3 and PHP 8 compatible. There is an important updating note in respect of the included Super Elements plugin and you should read it before installing this update.
- Updates to 4 integrated plugins and the script which detects mobile devices.
- PHP 8, WP 5.9+, Woo 6.4.1+, EDD 2.11.6+ compatibility.
- 1 NEW Theme Feature: WebP Image Support, and about 2 new settings for other shortcodes or theme abilities.
- 13 other improvements, adjustments and fixes.
WP Champion is compatible with an incredible array of plugins. Our users have a huge array of form, calendars, membership and forum plugins in use on top of websites using Woo or Easy Digital Downloads. We are one of the few premium themes compatible with Fancy Product Designer - a very popular addon for Woocommerce.
Of special note are our Champion Woo oriented settings which allow you to 100% customize the output of the Woo shop page, Woo single product page and woo archive pages such as categories.
Champion Ver 3.4.2
Besides updating plugins in this release we added some new features and settings and of course the usual code refining and tweaking. The release is of course WP 5.8.2 and PHP 8 compatible.
- Updates to 3 integrated plugins.
- PHP 8, WP 5.8, Woo6.0, EDD 2.11.4+ compatibility.
- 1 NEW Theme Feature: Thumbnail Images for Taxonomies, and about 15 new settings for other shortcodes or theme abilities.
- 23 other improvements, adjustments and fixes.
WP Champion is compatible with an incredible array of plugins. Our users have a huge array of form, calendars, membership and forum plugins in use on top of websites using Woo or Easy Digital Downloads. We are one of the few premium themes compatible with Fancy Product Designer - a very popular addon for Woocommerce.
Of special note are our Champion Woo oriented settings which allow you to 100% customize the output of the Woo shop page, Woo single product page and woo archive pages such as categories.
Champion Ver 3.4.1
Besides updating plugins in this release we spent some time chasing down many little annoyances and fine tuning some "functions under the hood" as well as some theme functions and shortcodes. The release is of course WP 5.8 and PHP 8 compatible.
- Updates to 4 integrated plugins.
- PHP 8, WP 5.8, Woo 5.7, EDD 2.1+ compatibility.
- 1 NEW Theme Feature: Page Loading Effects, and 5 new settings for other shortcodes or theme abilities.
- 21 other improvements, adjustments and fixes.
WP Champion is compatible with an incredible array of plugins. Our users have a huge array of form, calendars, membership and forum plugins in use on top of websites using Woo or Easy Digital Downloads. Of special note is we are one of the few premium themes compatible with Fancy Product Designer - a very popular addon for Woocommerce.
Of special note are our Champion Woo oriented settings which allow you to 100% customize the output of the Woo shop page, Woo single product page and woo archive pages such as categories.
WP Champion Ver 3.4.0
This release sees some notable setting updates to the Gallery, Masonry Gallery and Masonry shortcodes, a new image shortcode specifically focused on parallax effect, a new plugin which enhances some basic elementor functions, removal of the Ken Burns slider as it is discontinued by its script developer, plugins updates and misc feature tweaking and fixes:
- Updates for Rev Slider, Element Pack and our own responsive menu plugin.
- NEW PLUGIN: Ooohboi Steroids for Elementor
- NEW SHORTCODE: Image parallax with over 30 settings to control every aspect in desktop and mobile.
- MANY FEATURE ADDITIONS for the Gallery, Masonry Gallery and Masonry shortcodes including integration with Essential Grid for display of the gallery created.
- 6 other feature additions and 5 adjustments/fixes.
- WP 5.7 compatibility. Full Woo 5.5+
WP Champion Ver 3.3.2
Is a small maintenance oriented release solely to update integrated plugins:
- Update Rev Sliderto Ver 6.4.2
- Update Element Pack to Ver 5.7.4.
- Update Champion Responsive Menu Plugin to Ver 3.1.33
- Update Super Elements Plugin to Ver 2.2.3
Both Element Pack and Super Elements have turned out many new widgets in their updates.
A reminder that with Element Pack, after updating you should visit the plugin settings and make certain you have toggled to ON all widgets as the default is only to have a basic set active. Also go to the "Other Settings" tab in Element Pack and enable the setting "Template Library (in editor)".
Given the simplicity of this update there is no discussion page. The changelog is solely the above.
WP Champion Ver 3.3.1
Is a small maintenance oriented release solely to update integrated plugins:
- Update Rev Sliderto Ver 6.4.0
- Update Element Pack to Ver 5.7.3.
- Update Champion Responsive Menu Plugin to Ver 3.1.32
Element Pack now has the ability to view and utilize templates right from within the editor - no more having to import separately a prebuilt template from their library. And we have made some tweaks to harden the security of our Champion Responsive Menu plugin.
Given the simplicity of this update there is no discussion page. The changelog is solely the above.
WP Champion Ver 3.3.0
Is a maintenance oriented release with the focus on PHP & updating plugins, Theme Core tweaks, Woo template updates, Improvements to Masonry, Portfolio, Header & Nav elements and a variety of features and tweaks regarding Fonts/Media & Sliders:
- Updates to all plugins. New Ess Grid which finally seems to be major bug free. New Champion Responsive Menu plugin in place of Responsive Menu Pro.
- Theme import feature for 72 Ess Grid skins to replace those removed by Ver 3 of the plugin.
- PHP 8, WP 5.6, Woo 4.9.2 compatibility.
- Other items of note are improvements to theme masonry shortcode, Retina Image Multiplier control, many Jarallax script updates (parallax of images and video)
WP Champion Ver 3.1.5
Is a maintenance oriented release with the focus on updating plugins, some Woo tweaks, some WPML tweaks for multi language sites and various housekeeping tasks:
- Rev Slider and Essential Grid urgent updates to correct many plugin bugs
- Numerous core code tweaks of which one of note is that the popular 100% Fluid Width template can now be set as the default page template of the website
- 3 Woo tweaks for more control of the single product page content.
- Removal of Flickr widget as they no longer support the api this widget used.
- About 25 other tweaks and fixes
WP Champion Ver 3.1.0
brings on board 3 new plugins for improving the editing in both elementor, and when mixing elementor and traditional shortcode content. The other principal goals of this update are:
- dealing with the major jquery change in the WordPress core
- updating theme Woo templates and theme compatibility to Woo 4.3 & 4.4
- Portfolio Tag ability
- Several new shortcodes (Simple Video, Breadcrumbs)
- new Animating Browser Tab Title function
- over 100 other feature tweaks and bug fixes
WP Champion Ver 3.0.0
takes all of the Advanced Menu Child functions & settings and bring them into the theme core as a new settings panel eliminating the need for this child theme. For those of you who have not utilized the Advanced Menu Child it enabled a container at the top of the page which can contain another menu, woo items, widget areas and more. Among the many other upgrades in this release we introduced 2 great new features: a google map shortcode that does not need an Google API key, and a world first: the ability to have a revolution slider as a background slider! We also built mega menu function into our Responsive Menu plugin integration!
WP Champion Ver 2.9.2
contains Ver 6 of the Rev Slider. It also contains new navigation animations for sub menu items, other tweaks, and code prep for the move of the Advanced Menu Child into the theme core. This release has a new Navigation Panel in the Champion menu as with so many navigation options we felt they deserved their own place in the panel group. There are some minor tweaks to the theme custom woo templates for Woo 3.7. Other highlights are a new entirely reworked shortcode for Self Hosted Video.
WP Champion Ver 2.9.1
introduced the Elementor Plugin plus 2 premium elementor addons for front end drag and drop visual editing. We also moved loading of most (30) fontface fonts to the API (its another option in the Demo Content Import in the Advanced Settings Panel). There are many other feature tweaks such as more in-depth integration of Responsive Menu Pro, new favicon size options and new woo settings. A great deal of recoding was done under the hood. The theme is fully php 7.3 compatible, Woo 3.6+ and WP 5.2+ compatible.