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Zento – Modern and Lightweight Blog for WordPress
Zento is a blog-oriented WordPress theme from EstudioPatagon that emphasizes lightweight presentation, flexible article layouts, and configurable publishing features. It may suit personal blogs, tutorials, magazines, and content sites that need several post and sidebar arrangements without starting from a general-purpose business theme.
PluginNest file-validatedRecently addedUpdated Nov 21, 2024
Overview
Zento is built around article publishing rather than broad multipurpose site building. Its documentation describes six single-post layouts, optional sidebars, custom author and tag pages, category sliders, advertising placements, social integrations, and configurable typography. That combination gives site owners room to shape a content-heavy layout while keeping the theme’s main workflow centered on posts and archives.
Six documented single-post layout variations, including full-width, classic, vertical, and no-sidebar arrangements.
Configurable advertising areas for the header, post content, grid listings, and shortcode-based placements.
Lazy loading for lists, post content, and embedded media such as YouTube, Vimeo, and SoundCloud.
Sticky sidebar and sticky header options for desktop and mobile layouts.
Custom tag, author, and 404 pages, plus an About Me widget and category slider widget.
Custom gallery support, video support, responsive layouts, and retina-display support.
Typography and styling controls, including options for primary text, article titles, and main colors.
Open Graph support and transitional AMP support are documented by the developer.
Compatibility and setup context
- The developer identifies Zento as a WordPress theme and documents installation through the WordPress admin or by uploading the theme folder to wp-content/themes.
- The documentation describes the theme as PHP 8.x ready, but site owners should confirm the exact PHP and WordPress requirements for the purchased release before deployment.
- The theme documentation describes transitional AMP support; AMP output and plugin behavior should be tested on staging before enabling it on a production site.
- The theme includes a separate Zento Functions plugin workflow, and the documentation warns that the theme and functions-plugin versions should remain aligned.
- WooCommerce page setup is included in the documentation, but store owners should verify checkout, account, cart, and product templates with their chosen WooCommerce version.
- A child theme is recommended for custom PHP, HTML, and substantial CSS changes so parent-theme updates do not overwrite those modifications.
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- The developer’s WordPress documentation identifies Zento as a WordPress theme and lists its documented feature set, including lightweight design, AMP support, PHP 8.x readiness, advertising sections, lazy loading, post layouts, widgets, responsive behavior, and social/comment integrations.
- The developer documents theme installation, optional demo import, required-plugin setup, version alignment between Zento and Zento Functions, and backup considerations before updating.
- The developer documents typography and styling controls, custom advertising shortcodes, custom sidebars, social-profile widgets, and comment configuration through the theme options panel.
- The developer documents Prism-based syntax highlighting and recommends using a child theme for PHP, HTML, and substantial CSS customizations.
- The developer’s separate Zento WordPress features page demonstrates built-in custom galleries with lightbox behavior and Prism-powered syntax highlighting.
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Version 1.4.5
Product Details
Version
1.4.5
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024
File Size
1.4 MB
License
GPL
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