🎉 Major Release: Open Source
Chipmunk Theme is now fully open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0! All premium features are now available to everyone, completely free.
Added
- Add comprehensive documentation files:
- LICENSE.md - GNU GPL v3.0 license
- README.md - Complete project documentation
- CONTRIBUTING.md - Contribution guidelines
- CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md - Community standards
- Make all addons freely available:
- Members addon (user registration, login, profiles, dashboard)
- Ratings addon (5-star rating system)
- Add composer.json for better dependency management
Improved
- Update theme license to GPL v3.0
- Update composer packages including Advanced Custom Fields Pro
- Remove theme credits requirement - now optional for all users
- Clean up and simplify codebase by removing licensing complexity
- Improve theme updater to work without license keys
- Streamline Almond setup wizard without activation steps
Removed
- Remove all LemonSqueezy licensing and payment processing code
- Remove license validation, activation, and deactivation logic
- Remove license checking helper functions
- Remove upgrade prompts and license requirements
- Remove license status display from admin settings
- Remove license SCSS partial and related CSS
- Remove premium/paid feature gates throughout codebase
- Remove API URL and theme variants constants
- Delete includes/Settings/Licenser.php (main licensing class)
Breaking Changes
- All licensing-related code has been removed
- API endpoints for license validation are no longer used
- Theme can now be used without any license key
- All features previously restricted to paid tiers are now freely available
Full Changelog: View all changes on GitHub
Installation
Download the latest version and install via WordPress admin panel or upload directly to your themes directory.
Support
For questions, issues, or contributions, please visit our GitHub repository.