Aquene

Premium WordPress theme

$125

1 theme included
12 months download access
1 year of priority support
12 months updates
30% discount on renewals
14 days money-back guarantee

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Aquene is a stylish and lightweight theme crafted for magazines, newspapers, or personal blogs. Its modern layout, quick customization, and easy setup makes it the perfect choice for any publisher.

Theme standard features

Social links menu

Specially designed menu will make it easy for you to add and display social media links on your website.

Responsive design

Your website content will always look beautiful on smartphones, tablets, laptops, and desktop screens.

Simple customization

Using the Customizer, you will be able to customize your theme and preview all changes in real time.

Custom page templates

Choose from a selection of pre-made page templates to add variety to your site, and create an unique look.

Widgets ready

Using WordPress widgets, you can easily add additional sections to your website without coding it yourself.

SEO friendly

Each page is carefully build with search-engine-friendly code to ensure your website is noticed by search bots.

Author biography

Display author profile on single posts to build a personal brand and establish reputation among your readers.

White label theme

Customize a default branding text in the footer area and add your own credit links to fit the needs of your site.

Featured Content

Powerful, yet easy-to-use slider will allow you to highlight most important content in front of your readers.

Also includes:

Custom background
Custom menu
Site logo
Editor style
Featured images
Theme options
Threaded comments
Infinite scroll
RTL support
Sticky menu
Left/Right sidebar
Translation ready

We got you covered by offering everything you need to achieve results. With us, you are in great hands regarding the set of features that bring real value in the long run.

Knowledgebase

Our efforts go into making installation as easy as possible for you. This is the reason why all our WordPress themes come with a detailed documentation, so you can have a step by step guide on how to set up your theme.

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Plugins

While our themes should work fine with most plugins, there is no way for us to test and guarantee that all of these plugins will be compatible with our themes. If the plugin has been coded to WordPress’ standards then it should play nicely with our themes.

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Updates

All our themes are compatible with the latest WordPress version. We perform tests and updates on a regular basis to keep them safe and stable. You can find all informations regarding to the theme updates by clicking the link below.

Support

We are serious about providing the best support to our customers. If you need help, our friendly support staff are ready to answer all your questions and aim to help you to solve the challenges you're having with the theme.

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Blank child theme

Before making any heavy changes to the theme code, we recommend that you use a child theme. This ensures that your changes won’t be lost when updating to a new version of Aquene. We have this child theme for you, so you can save your valuable time and concentrate more on your business growth.

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== 2.0.2, October 14, 2020 ==

Add: possibility to display excepts in archive views;
Add: support for the Google Maps icon in the social menu;
Update: refactor the grid section in archive views;
Update: refactor the grid styles in archive views;
Update: reduce style repetition in the grid styles;
Update: improve accessibility of the Go to Top button;
Update: improve styles of the Go to Top button in mobile views;
Update: reduce style repetition in the Go to Top button by using the theme design system;
Update: refactor a progress bar to reduce style repetition;
Update: improve accessibility of the More button in archive views;
Fix: minor style issue in the Social Links block;
Fix: minor alignment issues in the site header section;
Fix: minor style issues in the shop grid;

== 2.0.1, August 26, 2020 ==

Fix: missing JS asset in IE11;
Fix: Custom Colors issue when custom colors are set;

== 2.0.0, August 24, 2020 ==

Important: This is a major update! Mostly all theme templates have been refactored to provide a better performance and accessibility. If you have modified a parent template in your child theme, and you are experiencing any spacing issues after the update, please make sure to check a parent theme templates to compare the changes. Also, you can always contact us and we will be happy to help you;
Important: The Custom Colors functionality has been completely refactored. If you have used this option to change an accent color on your site, you will need to set it again after the update;
Add: native support for responsive embeds;
Update: refactor the 404 template;
Update: refactor archive templates;
Update: refactor singular templates;
Update: theme icons;
Update: improve flexibility of the theme colors and fonts;
Update: refactor functionality of the theme custom colors;
Update: reduce amount of custom CSS used when custom fonts are set;
Update: reduce amount of custom CSS used when custom colors are set;
Update: spacing in the theme;
Update: use svg icons instead of font icons in the theme;
Update: optimize the core JS functionality of the theme;
Update: remove unnecessary logical condition in the comments template;
Update: improve accessibility of the primary menu;
Update: improve accessibility of the mobile menu;
Update: improve spacing in the theme template parts;
Update: organize Jetpack styles and load them only when it is needed;
Update: WooCommerce styles;
Update: improve accessibility of WooCommerce pages;
Update: improve theme performance;
Fix: typography control issues in the Customizer;
Fix: formatting issue in the editor JS file;
Fix: spacing issues in the theme;
Fix: style inconsistency in the theme;
Fix: display proper font families in the Block editor;
Fix: display proper custom colors in the Block editor;
Fix: style issues in default blocks;
Fix: style inconsistency in default blocks;
Fix: minor alignment issue for centered elements;
Fix: display custom colors and fonts in the Classic editor;
Fix: theme update notice issue in dashboard;
Remove: fonts icons;

== 1.5.1, June 22, 2020 ==

Fix: potential issue in the post navigation section;
Fix: category visibility issue;
Fix: overflow and spacing issues in the Quote block;
Fix: minor style issues in the Code block;
Fix: minor spacing issues in the Gallery and Image blocks;
Fix: minor custom colors issue in the Buttons and Media-Text blocks;
Fix: alignment issues in the Block editor;

== 1.5.0, May 14, 2020 ==

Add: support for Coauthors plus plugin;
Update: domain in the documentation links;
Update: reduce changelog information stored in the get_version API calls;
Update: grid layout in WooCommerce archive views;
Update: path of the WooCommerce styles;
Update: refactor the author (entry meta and bio sections) functionality of the theme;
Fix: potential overflow issue in the Featured Content section;
Fix: squeezed appearance of archive grid on iPad;
Fix: potential issue regarding the theme updates;
Fix: input field style issues in the comment form;
Fix: style issues in the Table block;
Fix: minor accessibility issues in the entry meta section;
Fix: minor block style issues;

== 1.4.0, April 21, 2020 ==

Add: new button to the documentation section in the Theme Info page;
Update: Editor styles;
Update: separate the Classic editor styles and the Block editor styles;
Update: documentation links in the Themes Info page;
Fix: style issues regarding default blocks;
Fix: minor spacing issues in the Theme Info page;
Fix: warning messages when performing an update;
Fix: missing the `theme_slug` parameter from the API calls;

== 1.3.7, February 18, 2020 ==

Update: load the Classic editor styles only when it is needed;
Update: load the Block editor styles only when it is needed;
Update: refactor styles of the Quote block;
Fix: font family issue in the Block editor;

== 1.3.6, February 6, 2020 ==

Update: load the Featured Content styles only for the blog page;
Update: load the theme specific Jetpack styles based on the page view (singular or archive);

== 1.3.5, January 3, 2020 ==

Update: load archive view styles only when it is needed;
Update: load singular view styles only when it is needed;
Update: refactor a default blockquote style using a mobile-first approach;
Update: minor spacing optimization in the comments section;
Update: documentation link in Dashboard (the Theme Info page);
Update: add newsletter link in Dashboard (the Theme Info page);
Fix: heading font size issue outside of the entry content area;
Fix: background color issue in WooCommerce archive views;

== 1.3.4, November 27, 2019 ==

Update: refactor styles for the entry summary in single views;
Fix: image size typo in the navigation in single views;
Fix: avoid unnecessary entry summary styles in the custom post types;

== 1.3.3, November 22, 2019 ==

Update: improve performance of displaying the featured images in archive and single views;
Update: remove unused styles;
Update: use the theme designed system to reduce style repetition in single and archive views;
Update: remove style repetition in the base styles;
Update: improve link styles;
Update: refactor functionality of the Go to Top button;
Update: use requestAnimationFrame only when it is supported;
Fix: minor styling issues in the Not found pages;
Fix: minor style issues in the Tag Cloud widget;

== 1.3.2, November 1, 2019 ==

Update: load the comments styles only when it is needed;
Update: theme navigation labels to avoid redundant descriptions;
Update: improve accessibility of the search dialog window;
Fix: redundant WAI-ARIA attribute;
Fix: input fields issue in the comments section (Jetpack);

== 1.3.1, October 3, 2019 ==

Update: allow users to increase the number of posts in the Featured Content section using a WordPress filter;
Fix: minor spacing issue in the Featured Content section when the secondary section is not available yet;
Fix: minor styling issue in the post navigation section;
Fix: spacing issue in the page header in archive views;
Fix: logo overflow issue in the site header section;

== 1.3.0, October 1, 2019 ==

Update: use the theme design system to reduce style repetition;
Update: refactor single view templates (post and page);
Update: refactor refactor the content template shown in archive views;
Update: refactor the post navigation;
Update: refactor the comments section;
Update: refactor the page header section in archive views;
Update: improve accessibility of the page header section;
Update: refactor the Featured Content section;
Update: improve accessibility of the Featured Content section;
Update: improve performance of the Featured Content section;
Update: simplify the structure of the Featured Content items;
Update: remove CSS duplicates;
Update: remove unnecessary styles in the sidebar section;
Update: avoid using colon in the widget class, since it is causing JS issues in the Customizer;
Update: simplify the structure of the content template in single views;
Fix: issue of the mobile navigation in IE;
Fix: avoid outputting empty divs in the Featured Content section;
Fix: minor styling issues in author archive views;
Fix: potential the Featured Content hover issue in Firefox;
Fix: minor spacing issues in the comments section;
Fix: Edit button style inconsistency;
Fix: spacing issues is single views;
Fix: minor markup issue in single post view;
Fix: minor WooCommerce style issue in single product views;

== 1.2.1, Sep 9, 2019 ==

Update: reduce styles repetition by using the theme framework;
Update: refactor the widget area styles;
Update: refactor the search form styles;
Update: refactor the sticky header styles;
Update: skip a lazy loading for the site logo;
Update: improve and organize a structure of the theme by moving the theme assets (CSS, JS, Fonts) to its own folder;
Update: allow a sub-menu access on touch screens with a large screen resolution (ex: iPad Pro);
Update: display a regular menu on touch screens with a large screen resolution;
Update: improve accessibility of the primary menu;
Update: remove unnecessary paddings in the site search container;
Fix: indent issue in the list elements;
Fix: alignment issue of the primary navigation when logo is added to the site;
Fix: HTML structure issue that causes markup errors;
Fix: primary menu issue on touch screens with a large screen resolution;
Fix: site search spacing issue in mobile views;
Fix: minor mobile button spacing issue in mobile views;
Fix: spacing and width issue of the site header section in tablet views;

== 1.2.0, Aug 8, 2019 ==

Add: incorporate the theme framework to reduce a style repetition in the theme styles and improve performance;
Update: rename the author bio template name, so it is not slug specific;
Update: default value of the featured post filter;
Update: formatting and readability of the singular templates;
Update: remove CSS duplicates;
Update: normalizer styles;
Update: refactor the footer styles;
Update: remove unnesasery footer styles (based on the refactoring);
Update: refactor the header styles;
Update: remove unnesasery header styles (based on the refactoring);
Update: header template;
Update: footer template;
Fix: header social icons alignment issue;
Fix: input field style issues in Safari;
Fix: clearfix issue when using flexbox in pseudo elements in Safari;
Fix: overflow issue in the header section (social menu section);
Fix: alignment issue of the social icons in the footer area;

== 1.1.9, Jul 5, 2019 ==

Update: improve performance of the theme;
Update: change top position of the header based on the CSS class instead of JavaScript calculations;
Update: change a way of loading the theme RTL style;
Update: formatting of WooCommerce styles;
Update: styles of the WooCommerce store notice;
Update: improve accessibility of the WooCommerce store notice;
Update: change a way of loading WooCommerce RTL style;
Fix: WooCommerce header cart style issues;
Fix: WooCommerce style issues of the payment box on the Payment page;
Fix: WooCommerce style issues of the login form;
Fix: RTL style issues;

== 1.1.8, June 15, 2019 ==

Update: avoid adding a special body class using wp_is_mobile();
Update: use CSS to detect mobile devices;
Update: add the `display` parameter to the google fonts to improve performance;
Fix: sanitation issue of the theme name in the Updater;

== 1.1.7, May 1, 2019 ==

Update: trigger a new wp_body_open action (WordPress 5.2) immediately after the opening body tag;
Update: remove jQuery dependency when loading a theme-specific JavaScript file;
Update: typography label in the Customizer;
Update: replace jQuery ready event with a plain JavaScript event;
Fix: style issues associated with the social menu section and a header search button;

== 1.1.6, April 4, 2019 ==

Add: Amazon icon to the social menu;
Add: theme typography options;
Add: Theme Options panel to the Customizer;
Update: remove recommendation for the Google Fonts plugin;
Update: remove option to disable default fonts;
Fix: mix of ordered and non-ordered placeholders;

== 1.1.5 February 8, 2019 ==

Add: support for Facebook short url in the social menu;
Update: improve performance of the theme;
Update: rewrite the mobile toggle section functionality using a plain JavaScript;
Update: dequeue JS plugin for the mobile toggle section because the theme now uses its own functionality to create this section;
Update: improve accessibility of the menu toggle section;
Update: styles of the mobile toggle section;
Update: table styles;
Update: sort CSS properties alphabetically;
Update: remove JS action that adds a table class to the tables;
Fix: JS issue when a primary menu is empty;
Remove: unused assets;

== 1.1.4, January 14, 2019 ==

Add: aria label attribute to the primary menu;
Update: remove unnecessary prefixed styles;
Update: make the featured image more accessible for screen readers;
Update: do not load unused Infinite Scroll stylesheets and scripts in archive views;
Update: main translation .pot file;
Fix: Jetpack social menu style issues;
Remove: unused content templates;

== 1.1.3, December 20, 2018 ==

Add: phone icon to the social menu;
Add: title and class attributes to the social menu link;
Update: optimize font icons;
Update: theme URI in the parent stylesheet;
Update: header social menu style;
Update: add a proper type for buttons in the header.php template;
Update: optimize css transitions;
Update: CSS prefixes;
Update: icon of the mobile menu button when a toggle sidebar is active;
Update: load print style only when it is needed;
Update: group CSS media queries;
Update: main translation .pot file;

== 1.1.2, November 28, 2018 ==

Add: load a child theme stylesheet if a child theme is active;
Update: improve performance of the theme;
Update: load a minified version of JS and CSS files of the theme;
Update: information page of the theme in WordPress dashboard;

== 1.1.1, November 19, 2018 ==

Add: support for Gutenberg editor;
Add: option to disable a default theme font;
Update: remove unnecessary translation function in a date output;
Fix: table issue that prevents executing JS on table elements;

== 1.1.0, October 21, 2018 ==

Update: JS functionality of the function that creates responsive tables;
Update: JS functionality of the sticky header;
Update: improve performance of the sticky header;
Update: JS functionality of the Go Top button;
Update: JS functionality of the header search box;
Update: JS functionality of the mobile menu;
Update: improve performance of the mobile menu;
Fix: do not change the width of the progress bar if it\'s over 100%;
Fix: remove post-load event because we do not need it (the theme does not display any content in archive views);

== 1.0.8, September 10, 2018 ==

Add: support for Pinterest icon in a social menu;
Update: improve the theme performance;
Update: reduce a number of loaded JS files;
Fix: some styling issues when the author info is hidden (Jetpack/Content Options);
Remove: unnecessary JS file;

== 1.0.7, August 20, 2018 ==

Add: WooCommerce support;
Add: class to the body element when a sidebar is inactive;
Update: load Jetpack functionalities only if the plugin is active;
Update: move the author bio function to template-tags.php;
Fix: display the progress bar only for blog posts;
Fix: sidebar position in RTL;
Fix: minor style issues;
Remove: unused file;

== 1.0.6, May 8, 2018 ==

Update: move functionality of skip-link-focus-fix.js file to the theme JS file;
Update: reduce number of http requests;
Update: add some space between the primary featured posts in mobile views;
Update: reorganize and optimize the theme JS file;

== 1.0.5, April 25, 2018 ==

Fix: date format when populating datetime attributes;
Fix: optimize the theme JS file and improve performance by avoiding to call the ready event multiple times;

== 1.0.4, February 28, 2018 ==

Add: Snapchat, Tripadvisor and Yelp icons for the social menu;
Update: minor formatting of extras.php and jetpack.php files;
Update: functionality of the theme updater;

== 1.0.3, October 26, 2017 ==

Add: native WordPress function to display navigation on the comments template;
Update: format parameter in printf functions because we pass only one variable;
Update: refactoring of the function that adds a span tag around the archive title prefix;
Update: optimize theme scripts function by caching theme directory URI;
Update: optimize theme JavaScript file;
Remove: superfluous check from the comments template;

== 1.0.2 ==

Update: Required Plugins functionality;
Fix: sub-menus inaccessible on iPads;
Fix: minor styling issues;

== 1.0.1 ==

Update: include path for some files;
Update: sticky menu issue;
Fix: infinite scroll issue;
Fix: toggle sidebar issues;

Frequently asked questions

Do I get free updates?

Yes, updates are free! Each Themes Harbor purchase includes a full year of support and on-click automatic updates that can be done via your WordPress dashboard.

Is my site secure with your theme?

At Themes Harbor we take security very seriously. We are completely committed to making and keeping our themes as secure as possible.

What will I need to use this theme?

Like any website, you’ll need to have your own domain and have self-hosted WordPress installed on a web hosting of your choice. Also, we recommend Jetpack for additional features.

Will you customize theme for me?

Although we don’t provide custom work services for any of our themes, we do have amazing partners who are ready to take your project and professionally customize it.

Can you help with minor CSS changes?

We are happy to provide basic CSS tweaks with regards to simple changes. For more advanced queries, please see our Customization page.

What’s your support policy?

Customer satisfaction is our top most priority. We take pride in providing our customers with professional and friendly support to ensure that our products suit their needs.

I have nothing but good things to say both about the theme and the customer service behind it. Whenever I have a question, they’re extremely quick to respond, and I’m never left wanting. It’s the perfect theme for my purposes, and that personal touch from the company can’t be beat!

Taryn Ziegler

Digital content strategist

★★★★★