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Changelog

Everything we have added, improved and fixed in Summary, from the first release to today. All updates are free for license holders and arrive automatically in your WordPress dashboard.

2.3.0Latest

A complete English edition and easier automatic updates

  • New15 English demos (left-to-right) — an English edition of every demo with the same design, and posts, menus and widgets written in English.
  • NewThe theme and its dashboard are fully translated into English, and any non-Arabic site language gets English automatically.
  • NewImport window: an option to switch the site language to match the demo, plus an Arabic / English filter on the demos page.
  • NewAn "Updates" panel on the License page: your version and the latest one, check now, one-click update, turn automatic updates on or off, and what's new in each release.
  • New9 new Latin fonts: Roboto, Poppins, Montserrat, Oswald, Lora, Source Serif 4, Libre Franklin, Space Grotesk and DM Serif Display.
  • ImprovedSummary now appears in WordPress' automatic updates on the Themes screen and updates itself when you turn it on.
  • ImprovedSafer updates: a theme with the same name on wordpress.org can never replace Summary, and the update package always installs into the right folder.
  • ImprovedCurrency symbols, crypto names, dates and arrows follow the site language and reading direction.
2.2.0

Safe demo import for live sites

  • New"Keep my site data" import option: only the design changes; your name, tagline, logo, menus, widgets, social links, contact details, codes and ads stay as they are.
  • New"Import the sample posts" option: turn it off to apply the demo design to your real posts.
  • NewA "Remove demo content" button removes all sample content in one click without touching your real content.
  • FixedClose buttons (search, mobile menu, announcement bar) showed the X logo instead of a close icon.
  • FixedThe newsletter button and the weather widget no longer overflow the sidebar.
  • FixedSidebar currency converter: the menus now use the full column width and start with the currency code, so names are never cut off.
  • FixedHorizontal scrolling on tablets and phones in the Tech Daily and Horizon News demos.
2.1.0

5 new demos, 21 widgets and full homepage control

  • New5 new demos: Now 24 (news channel), Horizon News (news network), Panorama, The Chronicle (classic broadsheet) and The Record (big daily).
  • New21 new widgets, including gold prices, currency rates and converter, crypto, stock markets, weather, prayer times and polls — with your choice of country, currency and city.
  • New3 new headers (channel with a live button, network with a price ticker, broadsheet) and 5 new sliders.
  • NewNew blocks: live stream with a program schedule, newspaper front page, gold, currencies, weather, prayer times, stocks and polls.
  • ImprovedHomepage builder: color, title, background and visibility for every block and section, rename and recolor categories, and load the layout of any demo.
  • ImprovedFooter: a fixed logo and about column, empty columns hide themselves, and colors adapt to any background.
  • FixedThe Save button in the settings (the RSS field was blocking it).
  • FixedTickers now move even when "reduce motion" is on in the device, with an option to stop them.
2.0.0

A complete rebuild of the theme

  • New10 demos with independent layouts and real photos, each imported in one click.
  • New10 new animated sliders, 8 headers, 5 footers and 8 single-post designs.
  • NewA new dashboard: Welcome, Demo Import, drag-and-drop Homepage Builder, Settings and License.
  • NewLicense activation with a key from the Media Serve store, and automatic updates for activated sites.
  • ImprovedMajor speed and SEO improvements: news schema, breadcrumbs, local fonts and correctly sized images.
1.0.0

First release

  • NewA right-to-left Arabic news theme, responsive on every device.
  • NewA settings page for the header, footer and homepage, with ready color skins.
  • NewHomepage blocks: lead story, breaking ticker, news grid, category sections and lists.
  • New10 ready demos and widget areas.