Overview
Flex is a minimalist Pelican theme that offers a range of features to enhance website functionality. The theme is currently in its 3.0 version and is undergoing development, which will introduce breaking changes. Flex has experienced significant growth in recent years and is becoming increasingly difficult to maintain and accept new features. The theme supports mobile-first design, responsive layout, semantic SEO best practices, and integration with various plugins and analytics tools.
Features
- Mobile First design
- Responsive layout
- Semantic SEO Best Practices
- Open Graph integration
- Rich Snippets (JSON-LD)
- Related Posts (via plugin or AddThis)
- Series (via plugin)
- Minute read (via plugin)
- Multiple Code Highlight Styles
- Translation Support
- Dark Mode
Summary
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