Koala - Responsive WordPress Blog Theme Free Download

Overview

Koala is ready to champion your content – whatever it may be. Whether you have photos, articles, quotes, videos or images to showcase, Koala lets you do it all in the best way possible. This super fast and responsive WordPress theme features a two column layout, header slider, header grid and specific post format styles ensuring that your content is always the star.

Equipped with custom Gutenberg capabilities as well as tonnes of customizable options – including fonts, colors and widgets – Koala offers the opportunity to make your website reflect you and let you stand out from the crowd.

• Gutenberg and WordPress 6 Support
• Responsive Design (Mobile, Tablet & Desktop Friendly)
• Retina (High-Res) Ready
• Header Post Slider
• Header Post Grid
• 9 Supported WordPress Post Formats
  • Standard Format
  • Aside Format
  • Status Format
  • Image Format
  • Video Format
  • Audio Format
  • Quote Format
  • Gallery Format
  • Link Format
• 3 Post Header Styles
  • Full Cover
  • Half Cover
  • Standard – Minimal
• 2 Post List Styles
• Sticky Navigation Bar
• 3 Page Layouts
  • Right Sidebar
  • Left Sidebar
  • Full Width Layout
• Multi-Author Support
• Performance Optimized (92+ Score on Google Speed Ranking)
• Google Mobile Ready (Passed)
• 100+ WordPress Theme Customizer Options (with Live Changes Preview)
• Social Profile & Sharing Integration
• Featured Posts Navigation
• Next & Previous Post Navigation
• Unlimited Colors
• Google Fonts
• Widget-Ready Sidebars
• Widget-Ready Footer
• 12 Custom Widgets
  • Twitter Feed Widget
  • 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
• AdSense & Advertisement Integration
• Syntax Highlighter
• SEO Optimized
• Custom 404 Page
• Translation Ready
• Detailed Documentation with Step-by-Step Guides
• Child Theme Support (Example Included)
• Valid HTML5 / CSS3 / Vanilla JS with Fallbacks
• Cross Browser Support (Edge, Chrome, FireFox, Safari, Opera, iOS, Android)
• Developer Friendly
• Uncompressed SASS 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 site. We aim to answer all tickets within one business day.

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Changelog

13/02/2025 - v5.0.0
+ WordPress 6.7 Support
+ Full theme refactor
+ Major refactor to Gutenberg styles
+ Styling adjustments
+ Replaced 'Twitter' with 'X'
+ Additional Socials
+ Improved Performance
+ Improved Accessibility
+ Updated ‘Ecko Plugin’
+ Updated ‘Ecko Framework'
+ Updated Translations
+ Updated build file and dependencies
- Minor Bug Fixes

12/07/2022 - v4.1.1
+ Updated Demo Import Content
+ Updated Developer Files

01/02/2022 - v4.1.0
+ WordPress 5.9+ Compatibility

31/08/2021 - v4.0.0
+ Improved Gutenberg Editor Support
+ Added Gutenberg Editor Styles
+ Added Performance Options
+ 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
+ Refactored JS and Dependencies
+ Transitioned to SVG Icon System
+ Improved Performance
+ Improved Accessibility
+ Updated ‘Ecko Plugin’
+ Updated ‘Ecko Framework'
+ Updated Google Fonts
+ Updated Demo Import Content
+ Updated Child Theme
+ Updated Translations
- Minor Bug Fixes

22/11/2017 - v3.2.1
+ Updated Google Fonts
+ Updated ‘Ecko Framework’
+ Updated Child Theme
+ Updated Documentation

16/11/2017 - v3.2.0
+ WordPress 4.9.X Support
+ Updated ‘Ecko Plugin’
+ Updated ‘Ecko Framework’
+ Updated Documentation

24/10/2017 - v3.1.0
+ Added Non-Gravatar Author Avatars Support
+ Performance Improvements
+ Updated ‘Ecko Plugin’
+ Updated ‘Ecko Framework’
+ Updated Google Fonts List (800+ Fonts)
+ Updated Translations
+ Updated Documentation
- Minor Bug Fixes

25/03/2017 - v3.0.0
+ Refactored and Optimized CSS
+ Redesigned Shortcodes
+ Added Syntax Colour Schemes
+ Added Editor Styling
+ Added ‘Widget - Feature Post’
+ Added ‘Widget - EckoThemes Dashboard’
+ Improved Disqus Support
+ Improved Font Rendering
+ Improved Syntax Language Support
+ Improved Author Avatar Support
+ Updated ‘Ecko Framework’
+ Updated ‘Ecko Plugin’
+ Updated Translations
+ Updated Child Theme
+ Updated Documentation
- Removed ‘Vine’ Social Profile
- Minor Bug Fixes

09/11/2016 - v2.3.0
+ Added Social Profile Options
+ Updated ‘Ecko Framework’
+ Updated ‘Ecko Plugin’
+ Updated Translations
+ Updated Documentation
- Minor Bug Fixes

22/05/2016 - v2.2.1
+ Updated ‘Ecko Framework’
+ Updated ‘Ecko Plugin’
+ Updated Documentation
- Minor Bug Fixes

09/02/2016 - v2.2.0
+ Updated ‘Ecko Framework’
+ Updated Documentation
- Minor Bug Fixes

06/01/2016 - v2.1.4
+ Updated ‘Ecko Framework’
+ Updated ‘Ecko Plugin’
- Minor Bug Fixes

24/12/2015 - v2.1.0
+ Added In-Dashboard Theme Update Functionality
+ Added Advanced Customizer Options
+ Added EckoThemes Admin Info Page
+ Added ‘Envato Market’ Recommended Plugin
+ Improved Google Font Typography Options
+ Updated ‘Ecko Framework’
+ Updated ‘Ecko Plugin’
+ Updated Documentation
- Removed Obsolete Recommended Plugins
- Various Minor Bug Fixes

13/11/2015 - v1.2.0
+ WordPress 4.4 Compatibility
+ Added ‘Post Cover Fade’ Theme Option
+ Updated ‘Ecko Plugin’
+ Updated ‘Ecko Framework’
+ Updated Child Theme
+ Updated Documentation
- Fixed Tag Header Background Bug

09/10/2015 - v1.1.0
+ Added Header Image Support for Tags
+ Transitioned to gulp.js
+ Improved Header Image Scaling
+ Improved Mobile UX
+ Updated Documentation
+ Updated Demo Content
- Fixed Responsive Navigation Bug
- Fixed External Image Links Bug
- Various Minor Bug Fixes

07/09/2015 - v1.0.4
+ Improved Responsive Layout
- Various Minor Bug Fixes

04/09/2015 - v1.0.3
- Initial Release