{"id":987,"date":"2016-04-22T18:20:19","date_gmt":"2016-04-22T15:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.phpsugar.com\/blog\/?p=987"},"modified":"2016-04-22T18:26:14","modified_gmt":"2016-04-22T15:26:14","slug":"echo-getting-even-better-must-have-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.phpsugar.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/echo-getting-even-better-must-have-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Echo &#8211; Getting Even Better (Must-have Update)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Friday!<\/p>\n<p>Happy indeed because we have some good new stuff waiting for you today. <strong>The first update<\/strong> of our recently released <a href=\"http:\/\/www.phpsugar.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/echo-video-site-theme\/\">Echo theme<\/a> is now available. And it&#8217;s pretty great.<\/p>\n<p>But first, we say &#8220;<em>thank you<\/em>&#8221; to all those who <a href=\"http:\/\/www.phpsugar.com\/order.php?id=echo\">purchased a copy<\/a> in the first place. <strong>Echo<\/strong> is a clear winner and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">you<\/span> helped make it one. Thank you!!<\/p>\n<p>If you love Echo, today&#8217;s update should make you love it even more.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"row-fluid\"><\/div>\n<h2>What&#8217;s New<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"release-presentation\">\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/zip.phpsugar.com\/assets\/img\/blog\/echo1.1\/echo-faster.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"331\" height=\"199\" \/><br \/>\n<h3>Faster Loading Times<\/h3>\n<p>When it comes to performance, faster is always better. This new update has fewer external requests and compressed assets (JavaScript, CSS and PNG).<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/zip.phpsugar.com\/assets\/img\/blog\/echo1.1\/echo-bug-fixes.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"331\" height=\"199\" \/><br \/>\n<h3>Better Themes Have Better Code<\/h3>\n<p>With this update, we&#8217;ve also revised our code and improved it to make sure Echo works flawlessly across all browsers, devices and screens. Oh, and bugs were patched too.<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/zip.phpsugar.com\/assets\/img\/blog\/echo1.1\/echo-lazy-load.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"331\" height=\"199\" \/><br \/>\n<h3>Lazy Load FTW<\/h3>\n<p>Because thumbnails take a lot of bandwidth and requests, we&#8217;ve implemented &#8220;lazy loading&#8221;. This dramatically improves page rendering and loading speed.<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/zip.phpsugar.com\/assets\/img\/blog\/echo1.1\/echo-effects-echo.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"331\" height=\"199\" \/><br \/>\n<h3>Better User Experience<\/h3>\n<p>Practical loaders and animations have been included throughout the theme for a better user experience. Your visitors will love it.<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/zip.phpsugar.com\/assets\/img\/blog\/echo1.1\/echo-rtl-support-s.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"331\" height=\"199\" \/><br \/>\n<h3>Full RTL Support<\/h3>\n<p>Today&#8217;s release comes with Right-to-Left layout support for Hebrew, Persian and Arabic video sites.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"clearfix\"><\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"clearfix\">Wait, wait, wait&#8230;<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"clearfix\">Where can I see a live demo for Echo?<\/h3>\n<p><strong>A live demo for Echo<\/strong> is always available at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.phpmelody.com\/theme-preview\/#echo\">http:\/\/www.phpmelody.com\/theme-preview\/#echo<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"clearfix\">How can I update my current Echo theme?<\/h3>\n<p>Easy! Log into your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phpsugar.com\/customer\/\"><em>customer account<\/em><\/a> and download the &#8216;Echo&#8217; theme package. We don&#8217;t have separate update package for themes. So, download the entire theme pack, unzip it and upload it to your PHP Melody installation, overwriting the existing Echo folder. See, it is easy.<\/p>\n<h3>Have a great weekend!<\/h3>\n<p>Thank you once again for your continued support. Have a great weekend!<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.phpsugar.com\/phpmelody.html\">PHP Melody<\/a> and the fresh new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.phpsugar.com\/order.php?id=echo\">Echo theme<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Useful links<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-success btn-flat\" href=\"http:\/\/www.phpsugar.com\/order.php?id=echo\" target=\"_blank\">Buy Echo<\/a> <a class=\"btn btn-info btn-flat\" href=\"http:\/\/phpmelody.com\/theme-preview\/\" target=\"_blank\">Live Echo Demo<\/a> <a class=\"btn btn-warning btn-flat\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phpsugar.com\/customer\/\" target=\"_blank\">Download Echo<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Friday! 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