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aThemes Starter Sites · Version history

aThemes Starter Sites changelog and version history

Latest version
1.4.2
Aug 6, 2026 (3 months ago)
Releases
22
since 2024
In the last year
10
about one every 18 days
Tested up to
WordPress 7.0.8
PHP 5.4 or later

Releases each year

  • 20244 releases
  • 20258 releases
  • 202610 releases

202610 releases

  1. aThemes Starter Sites 1.4.2Latest

    • Added – Two new Sydney starter sites: Law Firm and Venue, with Gutenberg and Elementor support.
    • Added – Programmatic imports through the Abilities API now require an explicit confirmation flag.
    • Fixed – Headless starter-site imports now install and activate the required page builder plugin.
    • Fixed – The Elementor Container experiment is enabled automatically for Elementor imports.
    • Fixed – Plugin install timeouts are now bounded and retried independently instead of stalling the import.
    • Fixed – Plugin and page toggles in the wizard are now correctly exposed to assistive technology.
    • Security – Tightened capability checks on the Abilities import and on all atss_* AJAX endpoints.

  2. aThemes Starter Sites 1.4.1

    • Added – New Botiga Pet Shop starter site with Gutenberg and Elementor support.

  3. aThemes Starter Sites 1.4.0

    • Added – Support for the WordPress Abilities API: new list-sites and import-site abilities enable listing and importing starter sites programmatically (disabled by default, enabled per theme).

  4. aThemes Starter Sites 1.3.1

    • Fixed – Corrected the live preview URLs for the Walkathon, Pet Shop, and Barbershop starter sites so the Customize step preview loads the correct demo.

  5. aThemes Starter Sites 1.3.0

    • Added – Three new Sydney starter sites: Walkathon (charity, requires Charitable), Pet Shop (WooCommerce), and Barbershop, with updated demo ordering.

  6. aThemes Starter Sites 1.2.0

    • Changed – Updated the onboarding wizard recommended features to include SEO, privacy compliance, and backup recommendations.

  7. aThemes Starter Sites 1.1.9

    • Changed – Updated the Botiga onboarding v2 flow with follow-up improvements for the Pages, Features, and Import steps.
    • Fixed – WPForms Lite pre-selection now follows the Contact page selection during the initial recommendation flow, while still respecting manual user changes afterward.
    • Fixed – Improved WooCommerce utility page previews in the Pages step so Cart, Checkout, and My Account load correctly inside the onboarding iframe.
    • Fixed – Added seeded Cart and Checkout preview support during onboarding, making the preview flow closer to a real store setup.
    • Fixed – Improved the My Account onboarding preview by allowing it to load correctly inside the iframe.
    • Fixed – Polished several onboarding UI details, including welcome icon alignment, reset/font tooltips, My Account preview labeling, loading screen behavior, and completion page button handling.
    • Removed – Drip client-side script from the onboarding wizard.
    • Added – Lindris email opt-in support through the WordPress proxy endpoint, keeping API credentials server-side and updating the import flow tests for the new subscription behavior.

  8. aThemes Starter Sites 1.1.8

    • Onboarding wizard support for Botiga
    • Skip/Continue flow for the Design step (no-starter wizard path)
    • Fix: customize upsell displaying for pro users
    • Fix: default theme fallback when themeName is undefined in preview image URL

  9. aThemes Starter Sites 1.1.7

  10. aThemes Starter Sites 1.1.6

    • Onboarding wizard support for Sydney
    • Missing Elementor media urls fix

20258 releases

  1. aThemes Starter Sites 1.1.5

  2. aThemes Starter Sites 1.1.4

  3. aThemes Starter Sites 1.1.2

    • Activate testimonials widget and assign footer menus properly

  4. aThemes Starter Sites 1.1.1

    • Fix minor issues

  5. aThemes Starter Sites 1.1.0

    • Gutenberg support for Sydney starters
    • Gutenberg support for Sydney starters

  6. aThemes Starter Sites 1.0.60

  7. aThemes Starter Sites 1.0.59

    • Added demo Handbags to Botiga Pro

  8. aThemes Starter Sites 1.0.58

    • Improved UTM source tracking.

20244 releases

  1. aThemes Starter Sites 1.0.57

    • Fixes to Sydney Pro customizer file names

  2. aThemes Starter Sites 1.0.56

    • Added demo Fashion to Botiga

  3. aThemes Starter Sites 1.0.55

  4. aThemes Starter Sites 1.0.54

Questions about aThemes Starter Sites’s releases

What is the latest version of aThemes Starter Sites?

1.4.2, released on Aug 6, 2026 (3 months ago). It’s tested up to WordPress 7.0.8 and needs PHP 5.4 or later.

How often is aThemes Starter Sites updated?

10 releases in the last year, about one every 18 days. Its first release on WordPress.org dates from October 2024.

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Release dates come from the day each version’s folder was made in aThemes Starter Sites’s WordPress.org SVN repository; the notes from its readme’s changelog, as its authors wrote it.