Reflex 4.0.1 is a bugfix release.

• Remove pkgutil shims from pelican namespace packages. Shipping pelican/__init__.py in the wheel overwrote Pelican's real top-level __init__.py when the theme was installed after Pelican, breaking Pelican entirely. Thanks to new contributor dchemishanov for the fix.

Reflex 4.0.0 is a major release with breaking changes.

Breaking changes:

• Remove AddThis integration. AddThis was discontinued in 2023; the ADD_THIS_ID setting and the partial/addthis.html template are gone. Remove ADD_THIS_ID from your pelicanconf.py.
• Remove Tipue Search support. Use the built-in Stork-based search (pelican.plugins.search …

Reflex 3.2.0 updates the built-in search support via Stork.

• Upgrade bundled Stork to latest stable version v1.6.0. CSS styles have been improved to optimize looks in both mobile and desktop.
• Enable search in example site.
• Update and recompile translations.
• Serve LESS 4.5.1 via CDN …

Reflex 3.1.0 includes various enhancements:

• Accessibility improvements:
  • Underline links inside main content, to make them recognizable without color.
  • Improve contrast of link colors
  • Add ARIA names to sidebar social icons.
• Add pre-commit hooks for code quality:
  • djlint for Jinja2 templates
  • Trailing whitespace
  • JSON/YAML checker
  • Assets build
• Move …

Reflex 3.0.3 is a minor maintenance release.

• Fix links to Github on the PyPI project page.

Reflex 3.0.2 is a bugfix release.

• Fix wrong references to the project, from python-theme-reflex to pelican-theme-reflex. While this didn't affect the functionality of Reflex, it affected the installation instructions and most links.

Reflex 3.0.1 is a bugfix release.

It fixes the Python package structure, which was buggy and made it unusable. I also upgraded all NPM dependencies to latest versions, but that is only relevant for theme developers.

Reflex is now available on PyPI as pelican-theme-reflex. It can be installed …

When I started my blog I looked all the options in the Pelican theme gallery, and decided on the Flex theme by Alexandre Vizenzi as the best one for my needs:

• Minimalistic and beautiful.
• Responsive layout.
• Archives, categories, tags support.
• Pygments support for code highlighting.
• Light/Dark modes support.

Eventually …