EffectIO GrandTour 3.1.9

Description:

GrandTour 3.1.9 is a theme built on the Kirki Customizer Framework, a toolkit that allows theme developers to build themes quicker and more easily. Kirki provides a set of tools for the WordPress Customizer, giving developers a structured way to create theme options without writing every control from scratch. The framework is maintained with continuous integration and code quality checks, and it is used in production themes such as Page Builder Framework, whose customizer settings are described as a prime example of what can be achieved with it.

At the core of the framework are over 30 custom controls, ranging from simple sliders to complex typography controls with Google Fonts integration. The available controls cover background, checkbox, code, color, color palette, custom, dashicons, date, dropdown pages, editor, generic, image, link, multiple checkbox, multicolor, number, radio buttonset, radio image, radio, repeater, select, slider, sortable, spacing, switch, text, textarea, toggle, typography and upload options. Each control type is documented separately, so developers can look up how a specific control behaves before adding it to a theme.

Beyond the controls themselves, Kirki includes features that reduce the amount of manual work in theme development. It generates CSS automatically based on the customizer settings, and it also generates postMessage scripts automatically, which allows customizer previews to update without a full page reload. It supports partial refresh, so only parts of the preview need to be re-rendered, and it offers conditional logic so that controls can be shown or hidden depending on other settings. The framework also emphasizes performance, with an increased performance focus, an improved page speed goal and a simplified API for developers to work with. GDPR compliance is listed among its features as well.

GrandTour is aimed at theme developers and site builders who want a full set of customizer options in their theme. Because the framework handles control creation, CSS output and preview updates, developers can concentrate on the design and functionality of the theme itself while relying on the framework for the customizer layer. Detailed documentation is available for the framework and its controls.

Main Features of GrandTour:

• Over 30 custom controls ranging from simple sliders to complex typography controls with Google Fonts integration
• Automatic CSS generation
• Automatic postMessage script generation
• Partial refresh
• Conditional logic
• GDPR compliance
• Increased performance and improved page speed

EffectIO members receive updates through the managed update channel. Install the EffectIO Connect plugin on your site and it handles activation, updates and licensing automatically.

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The 3.1.9 version stays on this update channel for the subscription year.