Hello flavorfulworld,
Your query is long but we have read it thoroughly. Actually we find 2 queries, which we try to answer in following points:
- In “Featured Slider Options”, free theme only let you choose category, In pro theme “category”, “page”, “Custom” or “Recent Posts” option available.
- We are following WordPress Theme Standard guide “Front page vs Home guidelines”, if theme user choose latest post, latest post should be display there, nothing other is allowed in there
Both our premium theme and free theme follow WordPress theme guidelines and coding-standard. We can proudly say our coding standard is one of the best.
Please feel free to ask any further query if We have missed.
Best Regards,
AcmeThemes