Description
The Spike structures WordPress blogs with templates for the home page, individual posts, category archives, and widget areas, organizing editorial content into a visual navigation focused on reading. As a MyThemeShop line theme, it meets bloggers and publishers who need to assemble an article site with colorful appearance, clear hierarchy of calls, and space to highlight recent posts, categories, and recurring content without treating the brand as a technical dependency.
Main Features
- Blog templates
Organizes the home page, posts, and category archives in WordPress. - Editorial layout
Structures content calls for recurring reading and navigation through articles. - Widget areas
Allows positioning sidebar blocks with links, categories, and auxiliary content. - Visual customization
Configures appearance elements without requiring direct editing of theme files. - Responsive base
Adjusts the blog display for screens of different sizes.
Benefits of Spike
- More organized publication
Helps keep articles, categories, and calls in visual order. - Smoother reading
Facilitates navigation between posts and blog sections. - Less technical dependency
Reduces manual adjustments when configuring the site’s primary appearance. - Clear editorial presence
Highlights blogs with frequent updates and content divided by topics.
Who is it recommended for?
- Bloggers who publish articles, lists, news, or authorial content.
- Small editorial portals that need to organize posts by categories.
- Content creators who want a WordPress theme focused on reading.
The Spike performs best in projects where the published content is the focus: personal blogs, opinion sites, simple magazines, and editorial pages with frequent updates. Its proposal is to focus the WordPress visual structure on posts, archives, and theme-based navigation, helping the administrator maintain a consistent presentation for readers returning to find new articles.
Frequently asked questions
Is MyThemeShop Spike GPL-licensed?
Yes. MyThemeShop Spike is distributed under the GPL (GNU General Public License). You may legally use, modify and redistribute it on as many sites as you want.
Can I use MyThemeShop Spike on multiple sites?
Yes. You can install MyThemeShop Spike on as many sites as you want. Only automatic updates through Ultrapack Auto Updater have a limit: from 3 to 80 sites, depending on the plan.
How much does MyThemeShop Spike cost at Ultrapack?
MyThemeShop Spike costs US$2.99 as a single purchase, and it is also included in the subscription plans starting at US$12/mo (VIP I).
Does MyThemeShop Spike include updates?
Yes. The current version of MyThemeShop Spike is 2.2.2, published at Ultrapack on Jul 22, 2019. Subscribers update straight from the WordPress dashboard with UAU (Ultrapack Auto Updater).
Is MyThemeShop Spike scanned before publication?
Yes. Every version of MyThemeShop Spike goes through a malware scan (ClamAV and YARA rules, at UltraHub) before it is published.
What changed in this version
Version 2.2.2 2019-07-21
- Fixed 'Upload Theme' button not working
- Fixed deprecated functions in all MyThemeShop Widgets
- Fixed PHP v7.2 compatibility issue
- Fixed PHP v7.3 compatibility issue
Version 2.2.1 2019-01-15
- Added More SEO Tweaks
- Added better integration with Rank Math SEO plugin
- Added integration for Rank Math SEO Breadcrumbs
- Improved comments cookies opt-in checkbox
- Fixed MyThemeShop Connect install issue on Recommended Plugins page
Version 2.2.0 2018-10-17
- Added life-changing SEO support with an included SEO plugin
- Added compatibility for Gutenberg editor
- Fixed other minor CSS issues
- Important fixes for better performance
Version 2.1.8 2018-09-03
- Fixed Google results "/blog" URL issue
Version 2.1.7 2018-05-23
- Added Contact Form
- Added GDPR compliant comment & contact form
Release notes published by the developer.
How to install
Automatic updates: this item is updated by the Ultrapack Auto Updater. With it installed, the new version shows up in your dashboard like any other WordPress update (how to set it up).
The file on this page is already the theme, ready to upload to WordPress.
- Download the file
spike.zip. - In the WordPress dashboard, go to Appearance > Themes > Add New > Upload Theme.
- Select the file
spike.zipand click Install Now. - Click Activate.
- If WordPress answers that no valid theme was found, the file is the developer’s full package and the theme is in a folder inside it. Extract the file on your computer, look for the folder that has
style.cssandscreenshot.png, zip that folder only and upload it again.
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UAU Ready