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New releases, improvements, fixes and notable changes for Format theme. To update the theme, follow the steps in Updating Theme article.

v2.0.2 - Jun 23, 2025

  • fixed comments popup in writings-full home
  • fixed infinite pagination load when pagination is already in view
  • fixed date format in posts
  • fixed missing template error when installing theme
  • fixed incorrect aspect ratio on featured videos
  • fixed video card volume slider hide on tablet screens

v2.0.1 - Jun 6, 2025

  • fixed broken URLs in recommendations

v2.0.0 - Jun 2, 2025

  • !important - there are breaking changes, please, update carefully
  • completely reworked settings of Homepage
  • added settings for all homepage sections
  • removed settings for colors:
    • dark_mode_accent_color
    • foreground_accent_color
    • dark_mode_foreground_accent_color
    • use custom CSS to change colors instead
  • removed undocumented writings templates, which used on the demo pages only and does not needed for the user
  • fixed Sign In link in post CTA to open the page instead of portal

v1.8.0 - May 18, 2025

  • !important - added support for navigation dropdowns and changed how to add navigation sections. In short - you now have to start your section using the # symbol
  • added support for navigation dropdowns. Learn more in Navigation
  • added configs for developers to build theme sources. Learn more in the Editing Theme Code article
  • added possibility to change code syntax highlight theme. Learn more in Code Syntax Highlight
  • added possibility to change target and rel attribute in custom social links. Learn more in Social Links
  • added possibility to disable image lightbox. Learn more in Image Lightbox
  • added support for additional video vendors for featured post video. Learn more in Video Embeds
  • added video icon to posts list items that contain featured videos
  • added support for custom Table of Contents headings. Learn more in Table of Contents
  • added support for more social accounts for staff profiles in Ghost v5.118.0. Learn more in More staff social links
  • added styles for new Call to action card in content. Learn more in Custom content for every subscriber
  • changed Geist font to use font-weight without font-variation-settings. Rewrote all variable font weights in the theme to support changing font-weight CSS directly
  • changed the sorting order in the Authors page to be based on post count
  • fixed sign up form position in comments popup when click on reply button
  • fixed scrolling to top of the image when lightbox closed
  • fixed comments count placed inside the body after reload comments script
  • fixed alignment of iframe placed directly in post content
  • a lot of minor js, css, hbs changes and fixes

v1.7.0 - Mar 13, 2025

  • added possibility to manage which pricing to display in Membership page in Settings -> Membership -> Portal settings
  • improved styles of loading, success and error messages when sending forms
  • fixed membership Yearly pricing button click goes to the Monthly pricing
  • fixed word breaking in Code card when click on Copy button
  • changed membership and signin/up page template classes and styles, so you may need to update your custom CSS if you have any
  • minor style fixes and improvements

v1.6.0 - Dec 20, 2024

v1.5.2 - Nov 15, 2024

  • improved texts for Sign In and Sign Up pages when different membership registrations are enabled
  • fixed discount calculation in membership page pricing
  • minor changes

v1.5.1 - Nov 9, 2024

  • restored the possibility to hide “Published with…” section from footer copyright using custom CSS. Learn more in Footer article

v1.5.0 - Oct 28, 2024

  • added support for Featured Video in posts. Learn more
  • added support for existing rel attributes on links when use custom external links feature to prevent overriding them
  • added automatic language detection to code highlight. Learn more about supported languages
  • added support for tags colors
  • added aria-expanded attribute to toggle navigation button
  • added excerpt to the post card in posts list (not only support custom excerpts)
  • added view transition between pages
  • improved templates usage:
    • added home.hbs template for the Home page for better template customization
    • improved possibility to add collections for posts
    • various changes in templates
  • added possibility to insert HTML tags in footer copyright
  • added possibility to customize and remove URLs for built-in pages: /docs/format/page-custom-urls
  • added proper conditions for displaying the subscription form (only when membership is enabled)
  • added example of using custom heading levels in TOC here: /docs/format/custom-table-of-contents/#custom-heading-levels
  • improved TOC to properly work if heading levels is not in correct structure
  • fixed dark mode for signin, signup and error pages
  • fixed missing translations in some components
  • fixed color for most of custom SVG icon packs
  • fixed error page template status code and message
  • fixed subscription form error message text
  • fixed scroll top button position on mobile devices
  • fixed border radius for featured image in posts
  • fixed meta charset placement in head
  • unified some code components and moved to the PVS framework
  • changed featured post star icon to flame
  • changed Swiper bundle to custom made, which is smaller
  • removed padding from lightbox to maximize enlarged image size
  • removed unused icons
  • a lot of small fixes and changes

v1.4.1 - Sep 25, 2024

  • added support for “Unlock full content” link in TOC of locked posts
  • fixed line breaks in long lines
  • fixed popup comments width on mobile screen
  • renamed ‘X/Twitter’ to ‘X’
  • minor fixes

v1.4.0 - Aug 31, 2024

  • added support for Table of Contents. Learn more
  • added support for copy button, line numbers and language badge to the Code Syntax Highlight component. Learn more
  • added empty CSS and JS files for user customizations. Learn more
  • added styled success and error messages to subscription form
  • added aria-label to all nav tags
  • fixed styles of components updated in Ghost v5.90.0
  • fixed dark mode background in Ghost portal and in comments iframes
  • fixed paged page site title
  • fixed announcement bar top offset
  • fixed inputs zoom on iOS devices
  • fixed horizontal scroll on home page on mobile devices
  • a lot of minor changes in templates and styles

v1.3.0 - Jun 19, 2024

  • added Featured posts carousel to the homepage. If you have more than one featured post, a visually appealing carousel will automatically display all featured posts.
  • added search button to the homepage before the latest posts section
  • changed tag buttons style from bordered to filled

v1.2.0 - Jun 15, 2024

  • added support for alphabetical order in tags lists. Learn more
  • changed cursor to pointer in dark mode toggle button
  • fixed slow page loading on large sites with a lot of posts
  • fixed section title link chevron position

v1.1.0 - May 28, 2024

  • added support for code syntax highlight. Learn more
  • fixed iframe embeds automatic 16:9 format ratio. Use it for video embeds only
  • fixed scroll progress button overflowing footer on small screens
  • minor changes and fixes

v1.0.0 - Apr 30, 2024

  • Initial release
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