Halva – Minimal Theme for WordPress Blog

LIVE PREVIEW

Latest Version 1.1.1 – December 12, 2024 – Discover the Latest Changes Here.
– Meet Halva: a timeless WordPress theme dedicated to your personal blog, boasting a sleek and minimal design;
– Perfectly compatible with WordPress 6.7.x;
– Works seamlessly with the Block Editor (Gutenberg; the go-to editor since WordPress 5.0);
– Also supports the old-school Classic Editor (just grab this plugin: WordPress Plugins > Classic Editor);
– Effortlessly swap between: Dark/Light modes, Serif and Sans-serif fonts, and layouts featuring One or Three columns;
– And there’s so much more… (Check out the complete list of features below).

About the Halva WordPress Theme

Welcome to Halva—a breeze to use and featherlight classic theme crafted for your personal WordPress blog, reflecting simplicity at its best. With breathtaking features like a stunning carousel for your highlighted posts, and real-time toggling between font styles (serif or sans-serif) and color schemes (light or dark), it’s all about the user experience! Your visitors can easily flip between two blog layouts: one column or three, whenever they wish. And let’s not forget about versatility; Halva caters to both classic and block editors—allowing you to create posts your way. Plus, dive into an impressive array of features: lightbox support for images, compatibility with Contact Form 7, four widget areas, and a responsible layout just to name a few. If you crave the essence of minimalism, Halva is your perfect blogging partner.

Feature List

• Compatible with WordPress 6.7.x
• Designed to shine with both Block and Classic editors—pick your favorite.
• Sleek, minimal, and user-friendly.
• Responsive design that looks fantastic on mobile.
• Includes a suite of Font Awesome icons (Version 6+).
• Works beautifully on all modern browsers: Firefox, Safari, Opera, Chrome, Edge.
• Theme settings at your fingertips via WordPress Customizer (Check the online documentation for all options).
• Shift your blog layout in real time: Choose between One column or Three.
• Two vibrant color modes: Light mode and Dark mode.
• Font switching anytime: Serif and Sans-serif.
• Menu options for your Header and Footer.
• Hidden sticky navigation appears while scrolling.
• Dropdown menu functionality (only in the header).
• Catchy search dropdown form.
• A quick link to your “Subscribe” form right in the main navigation.
• Social media links at your fingertips.
• Choose between Text or Image logos.
• Customize your logo based on color mode (Light/Dark).
• Feature a carousel of posts on the homepage—select by category or handpick your favorites!
• Stylish masonry layout for blog posts (three columns).
• Post and page statistics: “Number of views” and “Number of comments” displayed.
• Compatible with Contact Form 7 for easy outreach.
• Convenient “Back to top” button.
• Supports 10 engaging post formats:
  • Standard format.
  • Image format—perfect for showcasing featured images.
  • Gallery format—display a stunning slider of images.
  • Video format—embed videos from YouTube, Vimeo, etc.
  • Audio format—share your SoundCloud tunes.
  • Aside format—ideal for quick thoughts and snippets.
  • Link format—to share links to other sites.
  • Quote format—highlight your favorite quotes.
  • Status format—great for updates or to spotlight key texts.
  • Chat format—perfectly suited for correspondence posts.
• Convenient lightbox functionality (Popup images and galleries).
• Author bio section on every post.
• Feature related posts by tags effortlessly.
• Smoothly hidden sidebar for a clean look.
• Three additional widget areas in the footer:
  • Footer: Left Column.
  • Footer: Center Column.
  • Footer: Right Column.
• Five unique widgets:
  • Halva: List Of Posts – Showcase a list of posts with stunning background images.
  • Halva: Popular Posts – Display your most-loved posts.
  • Halva: Random Posts – Keep things fresh with random selections.
  • Halva: Recent Posts – Highlight what’s new.
  • Halva: Social Links – Connect with your community.
• Supports all widget blocks and classic widgets.
• Cookie awareness notice.
• Translation ready—translates seamlessly into any language.
• Includes XML file for demo content.
• Step-by-step documentation included, with offline support.

Important Note:

Remember, Halva is designed exclusively for WordPress.ORG software.

Changelog

Version 1.1.1 (December 12, 2024)

Updated:
- Documentation:
- Fixed several broken links
- Included info on creating a demo site copy ( https://demo.birdwp.com/halva/ )
- All demo images now collected at Unsplash.com: https://unsplash.com/collections/1812253
- Font Awesome Icons (Version 6.7.1)
Fixes and Improvements:
- Resolved minor CSS issues
- Tweaked the main homepage carousel
- On single post page: removed navigation links for next/previous when only one post exists
- Fixed minor issues related to block editor styles, affecting:
- Post title
- Verse Block
- Image Block
- Gallery Block
- Categories Block
- Custom HTML Block
- Latest Posts Block
Shoutout to everyone who contributed to this update!
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Full changelog.txt: http://documentation.birdwp.com/wp-halva/changelog.txt
How to update: http://documentation.birdwp.com/wp-halva/#update-section (Documentation > How to Update)

Version 1.1 (July 3, 2024)

Fixes and Improvements:
- Fixed minor block editor style issues
- Addressed minor CSS glitches
- Updated Twitter icon to X
Added:
- New horizontal layout option for blog posts
- "WordPress Dashboard > Appearance > Customize > Blog Posts > Enable horizontal (left-to-right) order for blog posts (Three columns layout)". Check this out: https://masonry.desandro.com/options#horizontalorder
Updated:
- Documentation
- Screenshot (/halva/screenshot.png)
- .POT translation file (/halva/languages/halva.pot)
- Live demo: https://demo.birdwp.com/halva/
- Introduced new demo data file (Halva Theme with Documentation > Demo Content > halva-demo-data.xml)
- The "Halva Additional Features" plugin upgraded to version 1.1:
- Upgraded the Twitter icon to X
- Updated translation file (/halva-additional-features/languages/halva-additional-features.pot)
Key Note: Please update your Twitter (X) profile URL after this theme update.
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Full changelog.txt: http://documentation.birdwp.com/wp-halva/changelog.txt
How to update: http://documentation.birdwp.com/wp-halva/#update-section (Documentation > How to Update)

Version 1.0 (January 27, 2024)

- Theme Release

All demo images courtesy of Unsplash (unsplash.com). Video: “Dartmoor Timelapse Trailer” by Dartmoor Timelapse (Vimeo). Audio: “Song of storms piano again” by lilypichu (SoundCloud).

Thanks for your interest in this fabulous WordPress theme!