Changelog

Flaco

What changed in Flaco: updates, fixes, and improvements to the theme.

12 releases

Contents
  1. October 1, 2026
  2. September 3, 2026
  3. August 15, 2026
  4. August 9, 2026
  5. June 23, 2026
  6. June 11, 2026
  7. March 29, 2026
  8. January 19, 2026
  9. January 05, 2026
  10. December 30, 2025
  11. March 10, 2023
  12. March 8, 2023

October 1, 2026 — Redesign

  • Flaco is rebuilt from scratch. A one-screen portfolio for architects and small studios, with a new look, new code and new copy.
  • Every page is a single full-bleed screen: projects take turns behind a band of fluted glass (WebGL), and about, journal, contact and the legal pages open in place over the photograph.
  • New collections: projects with full-screen photos, details, notes and the team, a journal with tags and reading time, and legal pages.
  • Switzer on a near-black ground, a full-screen menu, keyboard and screen reader support, and nothing moving for reduced motion.
  • New README.md, AGENTS.md, Cursor rule and design skill (.cursor/skills/flaco-design/).
  • The Sanity CMS and EmDash CMS variants are rebuilt on the new design, with projects, journal posts and legal pages editable from the CMS.
  • Light mode, the extra landing pages, the now, stack, socials, studio, work and store pages, sign in, search and RSS are gone.

September 3, 2026 — Update

  • Expanded the design system skill at .cursor/skills/flaco-design/SKILL.md: typography, color usage, spacing rhythm, component conventions, and do/don’t rules extracted from the theme’s own code, so AI coding tools (Cursor, Claude Code, Codex) build UI that matches the theme.
  • AGENTS.md links the design rules in every variant.

August 15, 2026 — Update

  • Refreshed Astro + Tailwind CSS dependencies to latest stable releases.
  • Refreshed Astro + Sanity CMS variant dependencies (astro@7.2.2, Tailwind v4.3.3, Sanity v6.9.x, and related packages).
  • Updated integrations and related packages (@lexingtonthemes/seo, @astrojs/*, Tailwind).
  • Refreshed Astro + EmDash CMS variant dependencies (astro@7.2.2, Tailwind v4.3.3, EmDash v0.33.x, and related packages).

August 9, 2026 — Update

  • Added a new Astro + EmDash CMS variant: built-in admin at /_emdash/admin, Portable Text content for blog, work, projects, and store (with gallery images and feature blocks), LiveSearch for blog posts, and Cloudflare Workers deploy (D1 + R2).
  • Includes buyer docs (STARTING-UP.md, SEO.md, AGENTS.md), Cursor rules, and local SQLite + npm run setup workflow.
  • The Astro + Tailwind CSS and Astro + Sanity CMS variants are unchanged in this release.

June 23, 2026 — Update

  • Upgraded to Astro v7 stable (7.0.0) — no longer on beta.
  • The Astro + Sanity CMS variant front-end has also been updated to Astro v7 stable.
  • Refreshed integrations and dependencies (@lexingtonthemes/seo, @astrojs/*, Tailwind).

June 11, 2026 — Update

  • Upgraded to Astro v7 and Tailwind CSS v4.
  • The Astro + Sanity CMS variant has been upgraded to Astro v7, Tailwind CSS v4, and Sanity v6.
  • Updated integrations and dependencies for v7 compatibility.

March 29, 2026 — Update

  • Added AGENTS.md and Cursor rules (.cursor/rules) for AI-assisted development, on both the Astro + Tailwind CSS and Astro + Sanity CMS versions, each adapted to its repo layout.

January 19, 2026 — Update

  • Added a new variant with Sanity CMS integration with a ready-to-use Sanity Studio and full Astro front-end support.
  • Introduced CMS-powered content types for editorial workflows.
  • Now available as part of the new Full Access and Agency tiers.

January 05, 2026 — Update

  • Installed Reading Time package to calculate reading time for blog posts.

December 30, 2025 — Update

  • General improvements and internal refinements.
  • The Button component now handles link behavior via the isLink prop.
  • The Button component now supports configurable icon sizing.
  • Removed unused icons.
  • Removed the Link component.

March 10, 2023 — Reset

  • Complete rebuild of the theme from scratch.
  • New UI, layout, and component architecture.
  • Added client-side search using Fuse.js.
  • Introduced a reusable component system.
  • Documentation: Components

This release replaces all previous versions and establishes a new baseline.

March 8, 2023 — Release

  • Initial release