Educon WordPress theme has been discontinued by their author Themeum sometime back.
This means that authors will not be releasing any new updates, resolving any security issues, making it compatible with latest release of WordPress 5.6, and support for PHP8.
The risk is your website may be vulnerable of being hacked due to lack of security updates. And going ahead may even stop working as your hosting server will be updating to the latest release of PHP8, MySQL, and Apache. The issue may further aggravate if in case you have hosted multiple sites on the same server (despite using different WordPress theme).
Nine out of ten “hacked” websites happened through outdated theme file.
Alternatives
You can overcome the issue by simply moving your existing website to a new WordPress theme. Some of the best alternatives available are –
Eduma – It is the top selling WordPress theme for Education websites. The theme was initially launched in 2015 and the author is maintaining it till date with latest update released on 12-Jan-21.
It supports WordPress 5.6 and PHP8. With over 20+ premium demos already included it can be a good option in case you want a new look.
Other features include support for Elementor, WPBakery, SiteOrigin page builder, PaidMembershipPro for subscription based websites, LearnPress LMS.
For more details visit –
https://themeforest.net/item/education-wordpress-theme-education-wp/14058034
WPLMS – It is second top seller for Education websites. As the author claim this theme is an Enterprise grade LMS theme used by Fortune 500 companies. It was initially launched on in 2014 and the latest release in dated 3-Jan-21.
As the details suggest the main objective of this theme is to create subscription based online learning portal, something similar to Udmey.
It supports WordPress 5.6.
For more details visit –
https://themeforest.net/item/wplms-learning-management-system/6780226
MasterStudy – This is another best-selling Education theme with the latest release on 12-Jan-21. It is compatible with WordPress 5.6. The unique selling point for this theme is claim by author “No Extra Fee, No Extra Plugins Required”
For more details visit –
https://themeforest.net/item/masterstudy-education-center-wordpress-theme/12170274
If you are not using any of the features of LMS features and simply using WordPress to share information your organization and generate leads then you may also use themes like Avada, The7. I prefer going with The7 because it is among the top selling theme and is priced lowest.
Going Ahead
Once you have shortlisted the alternative theme you have to install the same and move your website to new theme. You may opt for –
Do It Yourself – If you have limited budget and are tech savvy you may find this guide useful: https://wordpress.org/support/article/using-themes/. This will help you how you can install your theme yourself.
Approach Existing Agency – I think this is the best alternative. Your agency already have strong understand about you and your requirements. This will result in quicker results.
Contact Author – You may contact me with your requirements and I’ll be happy to help you. Please write back to me at contact@growthtechnosoft.com
