Apogee
A citizen-science observatory network theme built around six distinct GPU-rendered section backgrounds — nebula, plasma, starfield, orbital, lensing, spectral — each one real-time WebGL raymarching rather than a looping background video. An Observation custom post type keeps a running findings log for the network's volunteer contributors, all set against a violet-and-cyan palette on a deep-space canvas that carries the whole site.
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Highlights
- Six distinct GPU-rendered section backgrounds — nebula, plasma, starfield, orbital, lensing, spectral
- Real-time WebGL raymarching, not looping video
- Observation CPT for a citizen-science observatory network
- Violet / cyan palette on a deep-space canvas
Overview
Apogee is a citizen-science observatory network theme built for organisations that coordinate many amateur observers. Its distinguishing feature is that six different homepage sections each carry their own GPU-rendered background — nebula, plasma, starfield, orbital, lensing and spectral — all real-time WebGL raymarching rather than looping video.
That range is the point: an observatory network covers many phenomena, and a single starfield background would flatten them into one. An Observation post type carries a findings log with dates, instruments and coordinates, so contributed observations have a real home rather than being blog posts. The violet and cyan palette sits on a deep-space canvas without washing out the data.
What's included
- Full theme source — every template, style sheet & script
- One-click demo importer (idempotent, no page builder)
- Live Customizer controls for copy, colours & content
- Translation-ready .pot file + RTL stylesheet
- HTML documentation + a CHANGELOG file
- Lifetime updates + 6 months support (renewable)
Specifications
| WordPress | 5.6 – 7.0 |
|---|---|
| PHP | 8.0 – 8.3 |
| Browsers | Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge (latest) |
| Layout | Fully responsive, mobile → desktop |
| Localization | Translation-ready · RTL included |
| Accessibility | Keyboard-navigable · prefers-reduced-motion |
| Page builder | Not required — native Customizer |
| License | GNU GPL v2 · single-site commercial |
Release
The complete, dated version history ships in the theme’s CHANGELOG file. Every purchase includes lifetime access to future updates.
