Here we’ve listed latest features, improvements and bug fixes that were made to TechLila in reverse chronological order (You’ll see a most recent change at the top level).
February 04, 2018
- Complete redesign including the logo.
September 28, 2016
- Improved Related Post GUI (Single Post).
- Improved GUI of Email Newsletter on single posts.
- Improved look of About Us page.
- Removed plugin for HTML sitemap.
- Contact Form 7 files now will load on required pages only.
September 07, 2016
Revamped whole theme – flat design
- Improved design of responsive coupon box for deals inside the post.
- Fixed custom Gravatar icon, changed comments section layout.
- Added “Post Author” and “TechLila Crew” tags for comments by post author or by TechLila members.
- Improved “Coupons” section.
- Improved GUI of Author box, Previous and Next posts.
- Replaced vertical social sharing buttons with horizontal buttons.
- Improved Newsletter box GUI.
May 08, 2016
- Started showing category wise posts in Sidebar – added ‘Worth Checking’ (Article Banner Images) and ‘Helpful Resouces’ (Popular Posts).
April 28, 2016
- Replaced Google AdSense Matched Content widget with Popular Posts widget in Sidebar.
April 24, 2016
- Added Google AdSense Matched Content widget in Sidebar.
April 20, 2016
- Removed Google AdSense ad from sidebar widgets.
April 17, 2016
- Added newsletter subscription box in the sidebar and below posts.
- Added Connect With Us Widget (Custom Code). Started using ‘PHP Code Widget’ plugin to fix widget problem.
April 14, 2016
- Added Popular Posts (Helpful Resources) images with Google Analytics tracking in sidebar widgets.
April 08, 2016
- Added ‘Related Posts’ below articles with Google Analytics tracking.
December 09, 2015
- Replaced Connect With Us Widget (Custom Code) with Official Facebook and Twitter Likes Code.
- Google Custom Search stopped working, replaced it with WordPress Search.
October 13, 2015
- Removed newsletter subscription box from the sidebar.
August 24, 2015
- Removed Popular Posts (Start Here!) images from the sidebar.
- Removed ‘Latest Coupons and Offers’ widget from the sidebar.
- Removed ‘Latest Coupons’ section from the homepage.
- Removed ‘Related Posts’ below articles.
December 02, 2014
- Removed newsletter subscription below posts.
February 26, 2014
- Changed Google+ icon in sidebar widgets.
December 07, 2013
- Added newsletter subscription box in the sidebar and below posts.
- Started using WP Reviews plugin for adding products reviews.
- Removed Related Posts and ‘Feeling Curious’ (Random Post) button.
August 27, 2013
- Changed homepage layout, the homepage will display 3 latest posts, posts from 2 featured categories and 2 latest coupons.
- Upgraded the child theme to Genesis 2.0.1
- Added Coupons section.
- Added hosting review section.
- Changed articles page layout.
- Started using vertical sharing buttons after post content section.
- Added ‘Feeling Curious’ (Random Post) button in Related Post section.
June 22, 2013
- Started using Twitter API v1.1 for showing Twitter follower count in the sidebar.
June 3, 2013
- Styled author comments so author comments will look different than others.
- Fixed prev and next post links.
- Fixed image, responsive nav menu issues in IE8.
May 27, 2013
- Replaced the RSS count from sidebar with Google +1 count.
February 14, 2013
- Replaced the default Avatar with a custom image for comments.
February 12, 2013
- After facing many problems with YOURLS switched to bit.ly short URLs service.
- Improved look of header social icons.
- Added background image to footer widget area.
- Started using “Lazy Load” plugin to improve page load speed.
- Bug Fix: Comment form checkboxes.
- Bug Fix: Small bugs with responsive design.
February 04, 2013
- Added random posts (3 at a time) sticky ribbon in the footer.
- For icons started using Font Awesome.
- Started using custom sharing buttons, short URL is integrated into Tweet buttons.
- Started using the custom social counter widget with an email newsletter.
- Now site search is powered by Google custom search engine.
- Started using custom Genesis child theme. This theme offers responsive design.