PowerUp - Video Game Theme for WordPress

PowerUp is a WordPress theme built for video game lovers.

PleaseVisit the demo site hereCheck out a live example of PowerUp. And read the different posts there to get a deeper understanding of the essence of this WordPress gaming theme.If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to ask.

Features:

Dark, detailed and super clean layout for gaming websites
Optional "highlighted" content feature: bring important stories to their attention by color-coding them for easy scanning
- Markers can be added to the title tab and linked to all highlighted posts
The optional featured content area on the homepage comes in two designs:
- The default, more visually striking design, and...
- ..slider variant and widget position for ad placement (300×250 units)
Optional trending story news ticker below title
- Showing the most comments on stories posted in the last week
Drop down navigation:
- Unique three-tier menu
- Social idol
- Unstyled widget position
- Custom dropdown menu width/height
- Capture to full screen at mobile resolution (custom exact resolution)
- Customize the Browse button text
Multi-level tabbed heading navigation:
- Option to mark tabs with custom text
- Optionally, add custom prefix text to the tab area
Liquid Responsive Design
Option to group recent posts on the front page by date
Video shortcodes to easily insert responsive videos
Widgetized sidebar and footer
Clean and clearly marked code
Thoroughly tried and tested on a range of devices
Proven author with fast and friendly support
Free updates for life
jargon-free documentation

Updates

Update 1.7
- Continued updating font selection
- Added options to customize scrollbar colors

Update 1.6
- Added a second, more visually striking featured stories design for the front page (this layout is now the default one, previous layout is still available and can be switched on through the settings, in the 'Misc' section)
- Re-reviewed typography and began moving the theme to a font family more suitable for a gaming site
- Fine-tuned numerous design elements/animations

Update 1.5.5
- Added related content area below posts (can be disabled in the settings)
- Updated video shortcode plugin (shifted some embed codes from 'http' to 'https')
- Minor styling adjustments

Update 1.5
- Added author box to end of posts. The author's Gravatar, description and position at the site can now be displayed
- Added Gravatar support to comments
- Some styling improvements

Update 1.4
- Header tabs now support multi-level dropdown menus
- Main dropdown menu now closes when clicked anywhere outside of it
- When gallery image is full size, the full-screen background is now transparent

Update 1.3.5
- It is now possible to add content like videos and galleries above the post title, into the featured image area. Please browse through the demo site's content for live examples (usage details in the documentation)
- Included a shortcode plugin which allows for quick entering of fully responsive videos (usage details in the documentation)

Update 1.3
- In preparation for future updates, the entire layout is now liquid responsive
- Post/page layouts now stretch wider
- Latest posts on the front page are now ungrouped by default (grouping posts by date can be enabled in the "Misc" section)
- Minor design fine-tuning

Update 1.2
- Various improvements:
--- improved contrast, brightness, readability across the entire theme
--- re-worked spacing of some elements
--- added animated underline effect to the 'Read more' link

Update 1.1
- Added option to disable grouping by date for posts on the front page
- Every download now includes a document with tips & tricks for running a gaming site, penned by an industry veteran with 5+ years of experience in operating video game news and review sites.

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