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