Hydra - Responsive WordPress Blog Theme

Full-Feature Overview

• Gutenberg and WordPress 6 Support
• Responsive Design (Mobile, Tablet & Desktop Friendly)
• Retina (High Resolution) Ready
• Multi-Author Support
• Two Column Layout
• Left and Right Alignment Options
• AJAX Navigation
• Infinite Pagination Scrolling
• Performance Optimized
  • 100 Score on Google Web.dev
  • 100 Score on GTMetrix
  • 100 Score on Google Insights
  • AAAAA Score on WebPageTest
  • 96+ Pingdom Speed Test
  • 0.6s Page Load Time
• Google Mobile Ready
• 80+ WordPress Theme Customizer Options (with Live Changes Preview)
• Social Profile & Sharing Integration
• Related Posts Navigation
• MailChimp Newsletter Subscription Bar
• Accent Color Customization
• AdSense/Advert Support
• 800+ Google Fonts
• Widget-Ready Sidebar
• 11 Custom Widgets
  • MailChimp Subscribe Widget
  • Blog Logo & Description Widget
  • Author Profile Widget
  • Latest Posts Widget
  • Related Posts Widget
  • Random Posts Widget
  • Navigation Widget
  • Social Share Widget
  • Author Social Profiles Widget
  • Blog Social Profiles Widget
  • AdSense/Advertisement Widget
  • + All WordPress Standard Widgets
• Multiple Custom Gutenberg Blocks
• Syntax Highlighter
• SEO Optimized
• Custom 404 Page
• Translation Ready (.pot files included)
• Detailed Documentation with Step-by-Step Guides
• Child Theme Support (Included)
• Valid HTML5 / CSS3 / jQuery with Fallbacks
• Cross Browser Support (Edge, Chrome, FireFox, Safari, Opera, iOS, Android)
• Developer Friendly
• Gulp Build & Source Files Included
• RTL (Right-to-Left) Language Support
• Disqus Commenting Support (via official plugin)
• Included WordPress Compatibility & Feature Updates
• Included Theme Support (Support Site)

Support

We provide in-depth documentation detailing theme installation, feature usage, configuration options and demo setup. If you have any queries, bug reports or features requests, please submit a new ticket on our support centre. We aim to answer all tickets within one business day.

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Changelog

14/04/2026 - v3.6.0
+ Updated MailChimp integration
+ Updated widgets
+ Updated Child Theme
+ Updated ‘Ecko Framework'
+ Updated build file
- Minor Bug Fixes

05/02/2026 - v3.5.0
+ WordPress 6.9 Support
+ Updated widgets
+ Updated ‘Ecko Blocks'
+ Updated ‘Ecko Plugin’
+ Updated ‘Ecko Framework'
+ Updated build file
- Minor Bug Fixes

27/02/2025 - v3.4.1
- Minor Bug Fixes

29/09/2024 - v3.4.0
+ WordPress 6.6 Support
+ Refactored to Latest WP Standards
+ Updated Widget Styling
+ Improved Performance
+ Added 'Hide Related Posts' Theme Option
+ Updated ‘Ecko Plugin’
+ Updated ‘Ecko Framework'
+ Updated build file
- Minor Bug Fixes

26/07/2024 - v3.3.0
+ Major refactor to Gutenberg styles
+ Styling adjustments
+ Replaced 'Twitter' with 'X'
+ Improved Performance
+ Improved Accessibility
+ Updated ‘Ecko Plugin’
+ Updated ‘Ecko Framework'
+ Updated Translations
+ Updated build file and dependencies
- Minor Bug Fixes

05/05/2021 - v3.2.0
+ Improved Performance
+ Improved Accessibility
+ Updated ‘Ecko Plugin’
+ Updated ‘Ecko Framework'
+ Updated Translations
- Minor Bug Fixes

19/06/2020 - v3.1.0
+ Refactored to Latest WP Standards
+ Updated ‘Ecko Plugin’
+ Updated ‘Ecko Framework'
- Minor Bug Fixes

25/05/2020 - v3.0.0
+ Improved Performance
+ Improved Accessibility
+ Improved SVG Icons
+ Refactored JS and Dependencies
+ Updated Gutenberg Styles
+ Updated ‘Ecko Blocks'
+ Updated ‘Ecko Plugin’
+ Updated ‘Ecko Framework'
+ Updated Translations
- Minor Bug Fixes

04/10/2019 - v2.3.0
+ Added Primary Category Support
+ Improved Responsiveness
+ Updated ‘Ecko Blocks'
+ Updated ‘Ecko Plugin’
+ Updated ‘Ecko Framework'
+ Updated Translations
- Fixed Incorrect Version Identifier
- Minor Bug Fixes

04/09/2018 - v2.2.0
+ WordPress 5.2.X Support
+ Improved Comment Styling
+ Improved AJAX Navigation
+ Improved Gutenberg Block Styling
+ Updated ‘Ecko Plugin’
+ Updated ‘Ecko Framework'
+ Updated Translations
- Minor Bug Fixes

06/12/2018 - v2.1.0
+ WordPress 5.0 Support (Release)
+ Gutenberg Editor Support (Release)
+ Added Gutenberg Editor Styles
+ Added Performance Options
+ Updated Post Share Options
+ Updated ‘Ecko Plugin’
+ Updated ‘Ecko Framework'
+ Updated Demo Import Content
+ Updated Translations
- Fixed page reload issue with hash URL anchors
- Minor Bug Fixes

23/09/2018 - v2.0.0
+ Added WordPress 5.0 Support (Beta)
+ Added Gutenberg Editor Support (Beta)
+ Added 'Ecko Blocks' Gutenberg Plugin
    + Added 'Accordion' Gutenberg Block
    + Added 'Contrast' Gutenberg Block
    + Added 'Progress Bar' Gutenberg Block
    + Added 'Status Message' Gutenberg Block
    + Added 'Tabs' Gutenberg Block
    + Extended 'Code' Gutenberg Block /w Syntax Highlighting
    + Extended 'Table' Gutenberg Block /w Responsive Data Labels
+ Refactored PHP Code to WordPress Code Style & Updated Envato Requirements
+ Transitioned to SVG Icon System
+ Transitioned to JSON-LD Schema via Schema Plugin
+ Improved AJAX Navigation Behavior
+ Updated ‘Ecko Plugin’
+ Updated ‘Ecko Framework'
+ Updated Demo Import Content
+ Updated Child Theme
+ Updated Translations
- Minor Bug Fixes

06/04/2018 - v1.3.0
+ Updated ‘Ecko Plugin’
+ Updated ‘Ecko Framework
+ Updated Translations
- Minor Bug Fixes

11/12/2017 - v1.2.0
+ Added AJAX Loading Indicator
+ Updated ‘Ecko Plugin’
+ Updated ‘Ecko Framework
+ Updated Translations
+ Updated Documentation
- Minor Bug Fixes

25/11/2017 - v1.1.2
- Minor Bug Fixes

23/11/2017 - v1.1.0
+ Added ‘Post Filter’ Customizer Options
+ Improved Custom Frontpage Support
+ Updated ‘Ecko Framework’
+ Updated Documentation
- Minor Bug Fixes

16/11/2017 - v1.0.8
+ WordPress 4.9.X Support
+ Updated ‘Ecko Plugin’
+ Updated ‘Ecko Framework’
+ Updated Documentation

14/11/2017 - v1.0.4
- Initial Release