• The Wordfence security plugin has flagged this theme’s companion “Sinatra Core” plugin as abandoned, since there have been no updates to it since February 2021. I see from the plugin’s support page that it – despite its name – is not actually required to run the theme. However, the theme’s last update was only 2 months later than the plugin’s last update, so soon it too will be flagged as abandoned, and users are already wondering about how secure it is if nobody’s monitoring it, not to mention at what point it may stop functioning with newer versions of the WordPress core.

    There is no author link on either page, and if I try to access links in old support replies, I get a security error. What happens when a theme with 40,000 active users is abandoned by its author? Do WordPress volunteers step in to update the theme, or are those 40,000 sites just out of luck, and faced with the choice of whether to chance keeping the theme, or rebuild their site with a different one??

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  • I have the same questions. I also use woocommerce, which is constantly telling me to update the theme. Not sure what to do

    I REALLY don’t want to have to rebuild my site with another theme! Someone should be obligated to take it over when it has that many people using it. Our businesses depend on it.

    Agree with you all. I simply love this theme. It is perfect for so many website types and I would gladly buy a premium version. A BIG THANKS to the theme developers, and for their generosity. I too sincerely hope that Sinatra will be updated soon.

    • This reply was modified 1 year, 7 months ago by Mayank B.
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