Impreza 3 changelog

Version 3.9.1 — December 8, 2016 #

  • FIXED: incorrect appearance of "Boxed" Site Canvas Layout after theme update to 3.9
  • FIXED: incorrect appearance of shadow in Vertical Header on RTL websites

Version 3.9 — December 7, 2016 #

  • ADDED: new Testimonials module (custom post type):
    • now it's possible to display all testimonials via single "Testimonials" content element on any page with flexible options (like Portfolio)
    • added ability to display testimonials via carousel with additional settings (examples)
    • added 2 new styles (examples)
    • added option to set text size
    • old "Testimonial" content elements (on all pages) will create new Testimonials items automatically after theme update
    • old "Testimonial" content element is deprecated now and will be removed in future updates
  • IMPROVED: Demo Import:
    • added ability to import Pages, Posts, Portfolio Items, Testimonials separately for any demo
    • improved interface and import process for better convenience
  • IMPROVED: Person element:
  • IMPROVED: Columns (in rows):
    • added Columns gap option – now it's possible to set empty spaces between columns (examples)
    • now columns have the same HTML semantics as the original Visual Composer for better compatibility and flexibility
  • IMPROVED: Portfolio Sided Navigation – now it transforms to bottom navigation on small screens (below 768px)
  • IMPROVED: option "Dynamically load theme JS components" for better asynchronous scripts loading
  • IMPROVED: Button header element – now it's possible to use [lang] shortcode in "Button Link" field
  • IMPROVED: Visual Composer backend editor interface for better user experience
  • UPDATED: Revolution Slider to version 5.3.1 (changelog)
  • UPDATED: Visual Composer to version 5.0.1 (changelog)
  • UPDATED: All demo data for import
  • UPDATED: Translation files
  • FIXED: ability to change Image for Transparent Header for different languages via WPML
  • FIXED: incorrect aspect ratio of Video preview in blog post with "Video" format
  • FIXED: appearance of Main Menu in Internet Explorer 11 of Windows 7, 8
  • FIXED: shrinking of images in header on small screens
  • FIXED: height of invisible Separator element in Safari
  • FIXED: sharing Featured Images of posts in LinkedIn
  • FIXED: some minor styling issues

Version 3.8.2 — November 12, 2016 #

  • IMPROVED: Typography options:
    • added Arabic and Hebrew font subsets
    • updated Google Fonts list via adding new fonts
  • UPDATED: Visual Composer to version 5.0 (changelog)
  • UPDATED: Spanish and French translations
  • FIXED: bug when Material icons and Google fonts are not shown on devices with Android 4.4.4
  • FIXED: incorrect appearance of contacts in header when Header Builder is deactivated
  • FIXED: incorrect appearance of "Product" WooCommerce element (shortcode)
  • FIXED: option "Related Products Quantity" when it doesn't work on Cart page
  • FIXED: incorrect tabs appearance on Product page without sidebar
  • FIXED: width of icon in IconBox with "Left" icon position

Version 3.8.1 — November 8, 2016 #

  • FIXED: JavaScript errors on front-end when option "Dynamically load theme JS components" is disabled
  • FIXED: initial appearance of Image Slider element while its script is not loaded

Version 3.8 — November 8, 2016 #

  • ADDED: support of the official Material Icons – just use its names in Icon fields of any element or option (all old Material Design icons will be migrated automatically after theme update)
  • ADDED: website perfomance and page loading speed management:
    • added new option "Move jQuery scripts to the footer", which allows to load WordPress jQuery core scripts in the page footer
    • added new option "Dynamically load theme JS components", which allows to load theme components scripts asynchronously without external HTML requests
    • reduced quantity of requested theme JS files on all pages to only 1 file instead of 7 (or 2 instead of 13 when all theme JS components are used)
    • now all theme JS files are minified
    • added new option "Minify theme CSS files", which allows to use pre-minified theme CSS files with smaller size
    • reduced quantity of requested theme CSS files on all pages to only 3 files instead of 6
    • removed old "font-mdfi" font files, which are always loaded on all site pages
  • IMPROVED: IconBox element:
    • now Icon Size option is based on font size value, so you can set any size of IconBox icon instead of 5 predefined values, it also works for custom images
    • now when IconBox has "Left" icon position and doesn't have description, its icon and title are always centered vertically
    • now IconBox supports SVG files as custom image
  • IMPROVED: Pages basic layout:
    • now most sizes (paddings, margins, etc) have relative values to the font-size of "Regular Text" for better appearance and flexibility
    • now footer is always sticky to the bottom of a page with small amount of content
  • IMPROVED: WooCommerce support:
    • imporved appearance of filter dropdown on Shop page for more modern look
    • fixed visual appearance of "Smart Coupons" plugin on Cart page
    • fixed Modern Products Grid Style on touch screens
    • fixed minor responsive issues
  • IMPROVED: Video Player element:
    • added option to disable suggested videos when the video finishes (for YouTube videos only)
    • added option to hide video title (for YouTube and Vimeo videos only)
    • added 21:9 aspect ratio value for cinematographic videos
  • IMPROVED: Title Bar appearance with Content colors – now it doesn't have bottom padding and shadow for more modern look
  • IMPROVED: Social Links element – added 4 new icons styles for better flexibility (check the examples)
  • IMPROVED: Social Links widget – added options for Custom Link like in content element
  • UPDATED: Font Awesome to the latest 4.7 version (added 41 new icons)
  • UPDATED: Revolution Slider to version 5.3.0.2 (changelog)
  • UPDATED: Header Builder to version 1.0.1
  • UPDATED: Demo content for import
  • UPDATED: Translation files
  • FIXED: Portfolio Items sided navigation – now it doesn't display items with "lightbox" or "custom link" actions
  • FIXED: support of SVG files by Single Image element – now it is shown correctly
  • FIXED: rare bug with saving custom color schemes in Theme Options
  • FIXED: some cases when Portfolio Grid tiles have the "1px line" glitch
  • FIXED: vertical alignment of columns in IE11
  • FIXED: some minor styling issues

Version 3.7.1 — October 14, 2016 #

  • IMPROVED: appearance of fullscreen sections – now their height is calculated via CSS instead of JS
  • UPDATED: Brazilian Portuguese translation
  • FIXED: incorrect scroll position via hash links due to new header position option
  • FIXED: appearance of Google Maps element after demo import

Version 3.7 — October 12, 2016 #

  • ADDED: new Minimal Shop Demo and ability to import it via Demo Import
  • ADDED: new Buttons Options interface – now it's possible to set global appearance of buttons on all site pages
  • ADDED: new Sticky Header Initial Position option – now it's possible to display website header at the bottom of (or below) the first content section on specific page (example)
  • ADDED: new predefined "White Azure" color scheme
  • IMPROVED: WooCommerce integration:
    • improved semantics of Shop page – now custom content (added through admin editor) will be shown in a separate section above the products grid (example)
    • added Catalog Mode option – now it's possible to disable ability to buy products via removing "Add to Cart" buttons
    • added Search in Shop Products only option in "Search" header element
    • added ability to display 6 columns in products grid
    • added 2 new styles of products grid appearance
    • fixed and improved appearance of all WooCommerce elements for better flexibility
  • IMPROVED: Video backgrounds of sections:
    • now Row element has only one option (instead of 4) to add video background for better usability
    • removed unnecessary script for video backgrounds support in old browsers
    • enabled video backgrounds on tablets (like iPad)
  • IMPROVED: Demo Import – now widgets and sidebars will be also imported
  • UPDATED: All demo data for import
  • UPDATED: Translation files
  • FIXED: issue of Theme Options colorpickers when "hash" symbol has not automatically added to the inserted color value
  • FIXED: bug when "nofollow" attribute has not applied to links of VC content elements
  • FIXED: bug when WooCommerce Shop page cannot have a transparent header
  • FIXED: bug when page options (meta boxes) cannot save default values
  • FIXED: some minor styling issues

Version 3.6 — September 26, 2016 #

  • ADDED: new Mobile App Demo and ability to import it via Demo Import
  • ADDED: new frame mockup option to Single Image and Image Slider elements – now it's possible to show images inside iPhone 6 mockup (with 4 variations)
  • ADDED: ability to save Color Schemes via new interface of Styling tab
  • IMPROVED: Text header element – added option to choose font from 3 main sources of Typography tab: Regular Text, Headings, Main Menu Text
  • IMPROVED: Cart page – added option to disable compact appearance of page blocks for languages with long words (like German)
  • IMPROVED: "Boxed" columns responsive behavior – now they take into account Responsive Options of Column Settings window
  • IMPROVED: Typography – added options to enable "Uppercase" for every separate heading
  • IMPROVED: Demo Import – added ability to import WooCommerce products separately
  • IMPROVED: Separator – added options to change its title tags and size
  • IMPROVED: Counter element:
    • added support of "comma" symbol in number values
    • added option to change alignment of number and title
    • added option to change title HTML tags
    • added option to change title size
  • UPDATED: Visual Composer to version 4.12.1 (changelog)
  • UPDATED: Demo content for import
  • UPDATED: Translation files
  • FIXED: bug when page (meta box) options were reset when the page has been edited via Frontend Editor
  • FIXED: javascript error on Addons page when were used languages with "quote" symbols
  • FIXED: incorrect indexing of Counter and Progress Bar values by Google search bot
  • FIXED: incorrect scroll position when Tour section is opened via hash link
  • FIXED: RTL appearance of lightbox prev/next arrows
  • FIXED: some minor styling issues
  • FIXED: some minor bugs

Version 3.5 — August 27, 2016 #

  • ADDED: new Photography Demo and ability to import it via Demo Import
  • ADDED: Turkish translation
  • IMPROVED: Portfolio Grid – added Infinite Scroll pagination option (example)
  • IMPROVED: Image Gallery:
    • now default WP Gallery has the option to enable masonry layout of images
    • now all galleries with 4 columns show images with 600x600 size instead of 350x350
  • IMPROVED: search results – now if some Portfolio Item has a custom link it applied to post title on search results page
  • IMPROVED: "Style 18" of Portfolio Grid element – now it shows tile's title on hover and on touch screens
  • IMPROVED: Contact Form email template – now it has RTL direction if a site uses RTL language
  • IMPROVED: Testimonial element semantics – now it can display a few paragraphs of quote
  • IMPROVED: IconBox element – added options to change title tag name and title size
  • IMPROVED: Pricing Table element responsive behavior
  • UPDATED: Ultimate Addons to version 3.16.7 (changelog)
  • UPDATED: "Black & White" predefined color style
  • UPDATED: Demo content for import
  • UPDATED: Translation files
  • FIXED: incorrect appearance of fullscreen Search in header when its "Hide on its initial position" option is enabled
  • FIXED: bug when page with Portfolio Grid didn't show items images if it is opened via "Preview Changes" button
  • FIXED: bug with compatibility of Cart header element with "WooCommerce Product Add-ons" plugin
  • FIXED: bug when all sites of multisite installation use the same Theme Options generated CSS file
  • FIXED: bug when Portfolio Category page loads blog posts if "Load More" pagination is enabled
  • FIXED: bug when Theme Options are not saved if "WPML String Translation" plugin is enabled
  • FIXED: error when Impreza could not be updated via ajax "shiny" update on Themes page
  • FIXED: incorrect appearance of a page if its Title Bar option has "Title, Description" value
  • FIXED: bug when author page with "Load More" pagination loads posts of other authors
  • FIXED: glitchy appearance of masonry Image Gallery in Tabs, Tour, Accordion sections
  • FIXED: incorrect position of transparent non-sticky header in "Boxed" site layout
  • FIXED: bug of Full Screen rows/sections on Chrome of Android devices
  • FIXED: appearance of Line Chart element inside Tabs section
  • FIXED: some minor styling issues
  • FIXED: some minor bugs

Version 3.4.1 — August 8, 2016 #

  • FIXED: responsive styles issue on mobile devices for archive pages

Version 3.4 — August 3, 2016 #

  • ADDED: support for WordPress 4.6
  • ADDED: new CodeLights addon which provides very flexible high-end content elements and widgets: Modal Popup, Interactive Banner, Interactive Text, FlipBox, Stats Counter, Testimonial (examples)
  • ADDED: support for Custom Post Types – added option to enable appearance of any custom post type as regular page (with Header, Title Bar, Sidebar, Footer options)
  • ADDED: Header Shadow option – now it's possible to remove shadow of site header or make it more wide
  • IMPROVED: Sidebar (widget area) generator – now it based on theme framework:
    • now sidebars (widget areas) can be added/deleted on Widgets page
    • added option to set default sidebar (widget area) for all regular pages
    • added option to set specific sidebar (widget areas) for all Portfolio Items pages
    • added options to set separate sidebars (widget areas) for Shop and Product pages (if WooCommerce is enabled)
    • improved interface and user experience of sidebar meta box when editing a page
  • IMPROVED: Image Gallery – now gallery with 1 column shows its images in "large" (1024px by default) size
  • IMPROVED: Portfolio Slug option – now it's possible to remove "portfolio" word in URL of Portfolio Items
  • IMPROVED: Image Slider element – added option to show Title and Description for every image
  • IMPROVED: WordPress visual editor appearance – now it has more relevant typography styles
  • IMPROVED: Tabs and Tour elements – now its tabs also have extra CSS class, if it was added
  • IMPROVED: Portfolio Grid element – added new tiles style (check "Style 18" example)
  • IMPROVED: Accordion element – now all its sections are closed by default
  • UPDATED: Demo content for import
  • UPDATED: Translation files
  • FIXED: Open Graph meta-tags of WooCommerce Shop page – now they aren't related to the first product in the list
  • FIXED: issue when section of Tabs or Accordion is not opened by hash link, if this link is located on the same page
  • FIXED: bug when the "Show Titles and Description" option didn't work in default WP gallery
  • FIXED: bug with translating several Contacts widgets via WPML String Translation
  • FIXED: html validation error of empty <img> tag in preloader screen
  • FIXED: rare visual bug of Portfolio Grid widget in Chrome
  • FIXED: some minor styling issues

Version 3.3.2 — July 19, 2016 #

  • FIXED: incorrect padding of all row columns if "Unsupported Features of Visual Composer" option is enabled
  • FIXED: fatal error when Visual Composer plugin deactivated or not installed

Version 3.3.1 — July 13, 2016 #

  • FIXED: rare JavaScript error of color picker with transparency when editing a page in Chrome browser

Version 3.3 — July 12, 2016 #

  • ADDED: ability to show Title Bar on blog posts:
    • it's possible to set Title Bar for all posts at once in Theme Options (like for regular pages)
    • it's possible to customize Title Bar for a separate single post when editing it (like for regular page)
    • breadcrumbs on post page show post categories
  • IMPROVED: Blog element:
    • added option to change size and ratio of posts preview images
    • added ability to enable/disable Masonry mode for Classic, Flat, Cards, Tiles blog layouts
    • "Masonry" layout was renamed to "Flat" layout to avoid incorrect meaning
  • IMPROVED: Image Gallery:
    • added ability to show Title and Description for every image
    • added option to choose style of Title and Description (see examples on main demo)
  • IMPROVED: Meta Boxes (page options) – now they based on Theme Options framework:
    • improved interface and user experience of page options (example)
    • increased perfomance and loading speed of admin pages
    • greatly decreased quantity of theme files
  • IMPROVED: color pickers in Theme Options and page options – now they support RGBA colors, so it's possible to change color transparency
  • IMPROVED: Cart and Checkout (WooCommerce) pages – now they have modern design and better user experience
  • IMPROVED: Shop (WooCommerce) page – now it's possible to customize its Title Bar like for regular page
  • IMPROVED: Google Maps element – added option to set API key
  • UPDATED: Ultimate Addons to version 3.16.6 (changelog)
  • UPDATED: Revolution Slider to version 5.2.6 (changelog)
  • UPDATED: Demo content for import
  • UPDATED: Translation files
  • FIXED: bug in Frontend Editor of Visual Composer when it's not possible to move an element into a column
  • FIXED: email link in Social Links widget – removed target="_blank" attribute
  • FIXED: fatal error when Visual Composer plugin deactivated or not installed
  • FIXED: incorrect appearance of Cart dropdown on small screens
  • FIXED: bug with buttons border of Ultimate Addons elements
  • FIXED: incorrect position of lightbox prev/next arrows
  • FIXED: WPML configuration for page options
  • FIXED: some minor styling issues

Version 3.2.1 — June 28, 2016 #

  • FIXED: incorrect position of columns for RTL languages – now they always invert their position including appearance in VC Backend Editor. Now first column in a row will be shown at the right side on desktops and at the top on mobile devices (when columns are stacked), as it should to be.
  • FIXED: bug when the hover state of Social Links creates horizontal scroll on touch screens
  • FIXED: month navigation appearance on events page of The Events Calendar plugin

Version 3.2 — June 23, 2016 #

  • ADDED: new Restaurant Demo and ability to import it via Demo Import
  • ADDED: support for default Visual Composer columns:
    • now it's possible to control width and offset of every column on different devices
    • added option to align columns content by vertical regardless columns layout
    • now all columns in a row have the equal height, if they are aligned by vertical
  • ADDED: support for The Events Calendar plugin (to enable basic theme styles just choose "Skeleton Styles" in the plugin settings)
  • ADDED: support for WooCommerce 2.6 including styles for "My Account" page
  • IMPROVED: Client Logos – now they are a part of "Logos Showcase" content element instead of being a separate WordPress post type
  • IMPROVED: WPML config – now values of Text, Image, Button, Dropdown and Search header elements are available for translation
  • IMPROVED: WP CLI support – now Impreza supports its latest version
  • UPDATED: Revolution Slider to version 5.2.5.4 (changelog)
  • UPDATED: Ultimate Addons to version 3.16.5 (changelog)
  • UPDATED: Visual Composer to version 4.12 (changelog)
  • UPDATED: Demo content for import
  • UPDATED: Translation files
  • FIXED: bug when Cart in a header shows incorrect products quantity, if "Product Bundles" plugin is using
  • FIXED: columns order in a row for RTL languages – now it corresponds to VC Backend Editor
  • FIXED: bug when Image header element without link breaks a header layout
  • FIXED: styling issues of WooCommerce Cart and Checkout pages
  • FIXED: position of Cart dropdown in a header
  • FIXED: margins of some text elements
  • FIXED: some minor bugs

Version 3.1 — June 3, 2016 #

  • ADDED: Author page – now it's possible to see all blog posts by one author (example1, example2)
  • ADDED: basic semantics microdata of Schema.org vocabulary to improve SEO
  • IMPROVED: Header Builder addon:
    • added ability to change links of header elements depending on language
    • added ability to open links of header elements in a new tab
    • now Dropdown element is closing on a second click
    • now Image element always has the ALT attribute
    • returned back "Header Scroll Breakpoint" option
    • fixed bug when Header Builder is not working, if any menu has quotes symbols in the name
    • fixed bug when the second "Custom HTML" header element shows content of the first one
  • IMPROVED: Button and Social Links elements – now their size depends on font-size value, so it's possible to set any custom size instead of the predefined "Small", "Medium", "Large" values ( example1, example2)
  • IMPROVED: Styling – added "Link Color" and "Link Hover Color" options for content colors, which can differ from "Primary" and "Secondary" colors
  • IMPROVED: Blog Options – now it's possible to set "Infinite Scroll" pagination for Blog Home, Archive and Search Results pages
  • IMPROVED: Person element – added ability to show square photos (example)
  • UPDATED: Revolution Slider to version 5.2.5.3 (changelog)
  • UPDATED: Demo content for import
  • UPDATED: Translation files
  • FIXED: bug when portfolio category is not shown in Portfolio Grid filter bar, if the category was translated by WPML
  • FIXED: bug when Portfolio Grid shows only 5 items if there are no portfolio categories
  • FIXED: incorrect Image Slider appearance with "Thumbs" additional navigation
  • FIXED: highlight color of active Main Menu item when it has a custom link
  • FIXED: minor styling issues

Version 3.0.3 — May 19, 2016 #

  • UPDATED: Instagram icon in Social Links – now it corresponds to new brand colors
  • UPDATED: Font Awesome to the latest 4.6.3 version
  • FIXED: hover text color of Button header element in a transparent header
  • FIXED: incorrect page scrolling position after theme update to 3.0
  • FIXED: bug with icon position in Button header element
  • FIXED: minor styling issues

Version 3.0.2 — May 18, 2016 #

  • FIXED: bug with logo image for a transparent header when it shifts a menu
  • FIXED: incorrect appearance of a page when its vertical header is removed
  • FIXED: incorrect appearance of prev/next arrows in a gallery lightbox
  • FIXED: bug when Main Menu sub-items were not clickable on iPad
  • FIXED: colors transition of Search Field in a transparent header
  • FIXED: incorrect appearance of vertical header in UC Browser

Version 3.0.1 — May 13, 2016 #

  • FIXED: bug when a footer menu is not shown

Version 3.0 — May 13, 2016 #

  • ADDED: new HEADER BUILDER addon – now it's possible:
    • customize position, sizes, colors of existing header elements via visual drag & drop editor
    • add new elements into the header via visual drag & drop editor (check full list of header elements)
    • display 3 horizontal header areas (top, middle, bottom) at the same time
    • have different header layouts on tablets and mobiles at the same time
    • combine "sticky" and "transparent" options on tablets and mobiles
    • display vertical oriented header on tablets and mobiles (example)
    • set custom height of the header on tablets and mobiles
    • display language switchers of Polylang and qTranslate X plugins
    • display additional menus in the header
    • set background image to the header
    • ...and much more! Check the video guide
  • ADDED: ability to add ID to Tabs, Tour and Accordion sections – now it's possible to open specific section (tab) via hash link (example)
  • ADDED: support for popular TablePress plugin – now its tables are shown with theme styling and colors
  • IMPROVED: Sharing Buttons element – added ability share pages via Email and Vkontakte (example)
  • IMPROVED: Theme Options interface for more convenient work with new header options
  • IMPROVED: Social Links element – added "Medium" and "TripAdvisor" social icons
  • IMPROVED: Theme Options CSS generated file – now it is minified by default
  • IMPROVED: Google Maps script for better perfomance
  • UPDATED: Visual Composer to version 4.11.2.1 (changelog)
  • UPDATED: Revolution Slider to version 5.2.5.1 (changelog)
  • UPDATED: Ultimate Addons to version 3.16.3 (changelog)
  • UPDATED: Demo content for import
  • UPDATED: Translation files
  • FIXED: bug when WooCommerce product images are opened in a lightbox even if the "lightbox" option is disabled in WooCommerce settings
  • FIXED: bug when Blog element doesn't appear if it is located inside the non-active section of Tabs element
  • FIXED: incorrect appearance of Slider Revolution when it is located inside Tabs, Tour or Accordion element
  • FIXED: incorrect appearance of Image Slider when it is located inside the active section of Tabs element
  • FIXED: bug when WooCommerce product page shows incorrect images in a lightbox
  • FIXED: appearance of Title Bar description on WooCommerce "shop" page
  • FIXED: "Share URL" option of Sharing Buttons – now it works
  • FIXED: bug when Sharing Buttons share home page only
  • FIXED: some WooCommerce styling issues
  • FIXED: some minor bugs