Changelog

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Version 8.36.1 — June 2, 2025 #

• FIXED bug when a mouse click (or a finger tap) shows the outline on the "hamburger" menu in Safari 
• FIXED incorrect work of the "Full Screen" search in header on touch screens 
• FIXED case when the first click to any Text Block in the Live Builder shows the default text
• FIXED bug when favorites added without logging in could not be removed after logging in
• FIXED bug when a popup couldn't be closed by clicking the close icon inside it
• FIXED incorrect colors when focusing elements in the transparent header
• FIXED incorrect page titles on product archives

Version 8.36 — May 29, 2025 #

• ADDED new Keyboard Accessibility:
  • now all clickable elements always show the outline when navigating withing a keyboard (TAB key), but don't show the outline when using a mouse or touch screens. Check the example
  • added settings to change the outline width, style, offset and color
  • most elements are now also accessible from a keyboard (e.g. Color Scheme Switch, Video Player with Overlay, Interactive Banner, etc.)
• IMPROVED List Filter element:
  • added the "List to filter" option that allows to set which list needs to be filtered, and also allows filtering multiple lists with a single List Filter element
  • added the "Selection Operator" option for taxonomies that allows to "show posts with ALL selected terms" instead of "show posts with ANY selected terms"
  • added "Hide items with all unavailable values" option
  • now the Faceted Filtering mode affects the "Range Input" selection, that changes field placeholders while filtering
  • now multiple List Filter elements on a page can filter a single list
• IMPROVED Contact Form element:
  • added the "Action after sending" option that allows to redirect / show a reusable block / open a popup / close the current popup / hide the form
  • added ability to fully customize the content of sending emails. Learn more
  • now the "Dropdown" and "Radio Buttons" field types also have the "Required Field" option
  • added the "Reply To" option
  • enabled the "autocomplete" fields on the frontend
  • added us_form_html_atts PHP hook to change form attributes
• IMPROVED Menu header element – now it has the correct and convenient navigation within a keyboard:
  • TAB key doesn't open dropdowns of menu items, but displays arrows that allow to open dropdowns via SPACE or ENTER key
  • ESCAPE key always closes all dropdowns of menu items
  • pressing TAB outside a menu also closes its dropdowns
• IMPROVED Add To Favorites Button element – now site visitors can add posts/products to their favorites without logged in
• IMPROVED Post List element – now it's possible to show images from the Media Library including all image dynamic values
• IMPROVED Design > Custom HTML attributes – now they are available for header elements
• FIXED rare bug when the Product List doesn't show product data when loading via ajax (when filtered, ordered or paginated)
• FIXED support of "Germanized" plugin on custom "Checkout" page, added the woocommerce_after_checkout_form hook
• FIXED case when the Featured image doesn't show a thumbnail image from WooCommerce "Brands" taxonomy
• FIXED bug when the Horizontal Wrapper located inside Content Carousel doesn't show its background image
• FIXED case when {{the_title}} inside Grid Layouts shows the taxonomy term name instead of the post name
• FIXED bug when Grouped Product doesn't allow to reset counters to 0 after clicking the "Add to Cart" button
• FIXED rare bug when the custom css pasted in old WPBakery versions removes when editing a post
• FIXED bug when the Faceted Filtering mode shows the incorrect post count from ACF Relationship
• FIXED work of the display logic inside Grid Layout elements when using the "Load More" paginaton
• FIXED bug when the Post List with a "Gallery" shortcode doesn't show images after loading posts
• FIXED bug when the Events Calendar ignores the specified Page Template for events and archives
• FIXED incorrect appearance of buttons with the specified alignment for different screen sizes
• FIXED bug when the Reusable Block with the "Draft" or "Trash" status is shown on the frontend
• FIXED case when the value of "Additional Settings > Images" is not shown on the frontend
• FIXED bug when WooCommerce star rating can't be selected inside the "Popup" element
• FIXED performance degradation when editing dozens of text blocks using Live Builder
• FIXED bug when the Post List sorted by "Total Views" doesn't display posts with 0 views
• FIXED support of fractional values inside the "Auto Rotation Interval" in Carousels
• FIXED work of Display Logic when using WP Rocket plugin with enabled cache
• FIXED work of Display logic > User Role on WordPress Multisite
• FIXED vertical alignment of IconBox title with specified link
• FIXED alignment issues on RTL websites
• FIXED some minor issues

Version 8.35.2 — April 22, 2025 #

• IMPROVED List Filter element – now the Faceted Filtering mode affects the "Range Slider" selection, that changes its min and max values while filtering. Live example
• FIXED bug when adding new images in the "Advanced Settings > Images" could result in previously added images being deleted
• FIXED work of the Faceted Filtering with the Post List showing posts sorted by total views (with the "Post Views Counter" plugin enabled)
• FIXED work of the Faceted Filtering with the Post List showing posts with the same terms of the current post
• FIXED work of the Faceted Filtering with the Post List showing posts from ACF Relationship
• FIXED PHP fatal error on the search results page when searching across multiple post types
• FIXED bug when the default search results page doesn't show results
• FIXED search icon position in the List Filter element on RTL websites

Version 8.35.1 — April 18, 2025 #

• FIXED bug when the "Add To Favorites" button shows its hidden label in the live preview
• FIXED inability to install plugins on the Addons admin page
• FIXED rare case with fatal error after updating the theme
• FIXED compatibility issues with WPBakery 8.4+

Version 8.35 — April 16, 2025 #

• ADDED new Faceted Filtering mode allowing the List Filter element adapt to the showing results. Example 1, example 2, example 3
• ADDED ability to enable/disable the "Additional Settings" metabox per post type
• IMPROVED support of dynamic values with curly brackets – now they worked in:
  • the "Address" field of Additional Markers in the Map element
  • the "Description" field of the ActionBox element
  • the "Description" field of the IconBox element
  • the content field of the Popup element
  • the "Value" field of custom HTML attributes in Design settings of every theme element
• IMPROVED List Filter element:
  • added ability to show amount of posts
  • added ability to hide the unavailable values
  • added the "Show color swatches" option (works with product attributes only)
  • now radio buttons don't select the first value by default if the "Any" value is absent
• IMPROVED Post List and Product List elements:
  • added the "Skip the specified quantity of posts" option
  • now you can change the "Exclude the current post" option when showing child posts of selected posts
• IMPROVED Carousel and Content Carousel elements – now appearance animation of inner items is started when rotating a carousel, so you can create animated sliders
• IMPROVED Grid, Post List, Product List elements – added ability to limit the quantity of items for every responsive state: laptops, tablets, mobiles
• IMPROVED the "Add To Cart Button" element – added new options for using in Page Templates (not in a Grid Layouts) allowing to style the quantity selection. Live example
• IMPROVED the "Checkout Page – Order Total" element – now it has the default #order_review ID to be compatible with some 3rd-party plugins
• IMPROVED Addons admin page – now the "UpSolution Core" plugin can be installed without activating the theme license
• IMPROVED Button Styles and Field Styles – now their color options can use dynamic values from custom fields
• IMPROVED Design settings of every theme element – added the "Clip-path" option. Now you can create custom polygon shapes
• UPDATED Google Fonts list
• UPDATED languages files
• FIXED bug when a missing background image in Design settings shows a placeholder after pasting or cloning a Row/Section
• FIXED showing of the gradient background color when used in combination with a background image
• FIXED work of theme elements with enabled the "Delay JavaScript Execution" option of WP Rocket
• FIXED bug when WPBakery backend builder doesn't show the Image preview in its interface
• FIXED work of user role conditions in Display Logic when a user has multiple roles
• FIXED editing the "Icon" option of the Contact Form element with the Live Builder
• FIXED bug when a transparent header shows the "white line" artefact in Chrome
• FIXED bug when the "Check for Updates" button doesn't check theme updates
• FIXED bug when the Video Player doesn't show a video preview in Safari
• FIXED bug when Live Builder saves default meta values into a database
• FIXED accessibility issue in dropdowns of the List Filter element
• FIXED bug with the "Does not use passive listeners..." notice
• FIXED JS conflict with the WP FullCalendar plugin
• FIXED styling issues of woocommerce elements
• FIXED PHP notices in some rare cases
• FIXED minor Gravity Forms style issue

Version 8.34.1 — March 25, 2025 #

• UPDATED Google Fonts list
• FIXED compatibility with plugins that use jQuery events (like WP Booking System, UberMenu, etc.) after updating to version 8.34

Version 8.34 — March 10, 2025 #

• ADDED ability to use Google reCAPTCHA (v3) for the Contact Form element
• ADDED ability to create multicolor gradients, now color pickers allow you:
  • create linear gradients with more than 2 colors
  • set position for every color in a gradient
  • use dynamic values for colors inside a gradient, for example: you can create a gradient between Primary and Secondary colors (disregarding their values)
  • create gradients inside Custom Global Colors
• IMPROVED Post List and Product List elements – added the "Preload Style" option that allows to change the default spinner (while filtering) to "Faded Items" or "Animated Placeholders"
• IMPROVED List Filter element – added the us_apply_filtering_tax_query_item PHP hook allowing to change query arguments of the filtering by taxonomies in the List Filter
• UPDATED Google Fonts list
• UPDATED languages files
• FIXED bug where the Carousel "Auto Height" option, when enabled for mobiles, would not work if it was disabled for desktops
• FIXED bug when some Grid/Post List/Product List items become wider (than they should be) after updating to version 8.33
• FIXED bug when Grid/Post List/Product List items with custom sizes (1x2, 2x1, 2x2) didn't fit on small screens
• FIXED bug when custom code from the "Page Settings" window in WPBakery doesn't work for Page Templates
• FIXED bug when the color scheme specified for dark theme could not include Custom Global Colors
• FIXED bug when the Grid with images shows nothing if some image is attached to any page
• FIXED bug when extra lines are added if saving the Text Block in WPBakery builder in Firefox
• FIXED bug when the Search element in header didn't work with the "Field Style" option
• FIXED colors of "TablePress" table when used inside a Row/Section with custom colors
• FIXED bug when the Live Builder didn't work with the FileBird version 6.4.3 and above
• FIXED scaling of images that used inside a Reusable Block that is set as a dropdown menu
• FIXED bug when Grid Filter scrolls a page to the top if its Grid doesn't have results
• FIXED inocorrect Events order by custom field in the Grid and Carousel elements
• FIXED bug when Vertical Wrapper in the header could have the wrong link area
• FIXED bug when the WPBakery "Page Settings" window shows an empty tab
• FIXED bug when Carousel items can't have the same height on mobiles
• FIXED accessibility issue of the "Add to Favorites" button
• FIXED compatibility with 3rd-party JavaScript events
• FIXED PHP conflict with the Tutor LMS plugin

Version 8.33.2 — January 30, 2024 #

• UPDATED Google Fonts list
• FIXED issue with a Grid/List when its "Gap between items" option has "%", now all percentage values are changed to "cqw" units to be compatible with the new CSS grid styles
• FIXED case when the product gallery images were not stretched to the full container width
• FIXED javascript conflict with the Ninja Forms plugin after updating to version 8.33

Version 8.33.1 — January 22, 2024 #

• FIXED bug when pages with any carousel can't be scrolled on mobiles after updating to version 8.33

Version 8.33 — January 20, 2025 #

• ADDED new Underlining Links options – now you can change the line thickness, offset, style, and color for all text links globally.
  Example 1, example 2, example 3
• ADDED new Favorites Counter element that shows the current amount of favorites, it's available for the Header Builder only
• ADDED ability to check new updates on the Zephyr > About admin page. Now there is no need to wait refresh period or delete transients to get available updates for the theme and bundled plugins.
• IMPROVED List Filter element:
  • added ability to show filter items horizontally (example)
  • added "Titles as dropdowns" filter items layout with ability to change their field style
  • now the Range Slider appearance depends on the selected Field Style
• IMPROVED The Events Calendar support:
  
  • added the Event Date and Time element for Grid Layouts and Page Templates, now you can show customized date/time of all events
  • improved visual compatibility of default templates with the theme styling
• IMPROVED Grid, Post List, Product List, Term List elements – now their "Columns" and "Gap between Items" changes are showing instantly in the Live preview
• IMPROVED Custom HTML element – now it supports dynamic values via curly brakets: {{the_title}}, {{custom_field}}, etc.
• IMPROVED Popup element - now its Days until next show option supports fractional values, for example 0.25 means six hours
• UPDATED Google Fonts list
• UPDATED languages files
• FIXED incorrect appearance of the Content Carousel showing images, if it has the fixed height and its "Items to show" options is set to "Auto"
• FIXED bug when "blog" pre-built demo websites shows "No results found" after installing via Setup Wizard
• FIXED bug when the "Add To Favorites" Button ignores the Font Size value from Design > Text settings
• FIXED issue when theme <script> tags don't have the ID and some plugins (like WP Rocket) disable them
• FIXED bug when it's not possible to place the "Inner Row" element inside the Content Carousel
• FIXED incorrect work of Carousel with "Loop" and "Auto Rotation" options on small screens
• FIXED bug when duplicating the Accordion' section did not work correctly in Live Builder
• FIXED bug when image previews are not showing while editing the Grid Layout or Header
• FIXED bug when the Product Gallery settings show nothing in WPBakery builder
• FIXED bug when the "Edit selected" link is not showing for selected Grid Layout
• FIXED work of the Popup element inside Grid/List after applying Grid/List Filter
• FIXED work of List Filter element if the End Date is set without the Start Date
• FIXED case when the "Semplicita Pro" Adobe font was not applied correctly
• FIXED incorrect work of Grid Filter + Grid Order with the same custom field
• FIXED incorrect appearance of vertical header when zooming the page
• FIXED incorrect work of Mobile Menu if it has appearance animation
• FIXED case when the ".webp" images are not opened in a popup
• FIXED compatibility with Gravirty Forms Survey addon
• FIXED minor issues

Version 8.32.2 — December 17, 2024 #

• FIXED bug when Tabs would not transform into an Accordion on smaller screens after upgrading to 8.32

Version 8.32.1 — December 6, 2024 #

• FIXED editing with the WPBakery Page Builder after updating to version 8.32
• FIXED work of Google Maps on the frontend

Version 8.32 — December 5, 2024 #

• ADDED new Cooking Blog pre-built demo site
• ADDED ability to create different Field Styles and assign them to theme elements with input fields (Contact Form, List Filter, Search, etc.) Learn more
  
  • now every field style also has the Text Transform and Checkbox Size options
  • now every field style is generated using CSS variables, that improves customizations and compatibility with 3rd-party plugins
  • now all fields of Gravity Forms and Contact Form 7 plugins use the Zephyr field style by default
• ADDED ability to use background image or gradient inside the text. The relevant option is implemented for the Text and Text Block elements.
• IMPROVED Design settings of all elements:
  
  • added the Background > Backdrop Filter option
  • added the Sizes > Aspect Ratio option
• IMPROVED Content Carousel and Carousel elements:
  • now the "Auto Rotation Interval" option applies to responsive states as well
  • now the "Continual Rotation" works when the "Items = Auto"
• IMPROVED List Filter element – added option to enable search field to narrow choices in checkboxes or radio buttons
• IMPROVED Optimize JS and CSS size – now its interface shows the "Font Awesome used icons" checkbox to improve UX
• IMPROVED built-in SEO module – now the "og:locale:alternate" meta tags are added automatically when site has multiple languages via WPML or Polylag
• IMPROVED WPML support – now all new theme elements are available for translation
• UPDATED Google Fonts list
• UPDATED languages files
• FIXED bug when the Post List would not show posts on archive pages if the "Exclude from search results" option was used
• FIXED case with PHP fatal error occurred when updating the UpSolution Core plugin before updating the theme itself
• FIXED case when the "Custom Columns Layout" option in the Live Builder may create tons of columns
• FIXED incorrect work when the Display Logic uses "Has a value" condition with ACF "Repeater" fields
• FIXED work of the "Transition Duration" option in Carousel and Content Carousel elements
• FIXED bug when editing page title in the Live Builder changes all post titles in the preview
• FIXED notices appearance when using a coupon form on the Cart and Checkout pages
• FIXED incorrect work of Accordion and Tabs sections with the Live Builder
• FIXED visual compatibility with the latest version of the TablePress plugin
• FIXED work of the List Filter with ACF "Select" fields with multiple choices
• FIXED minor visual issues

Version 8.31.2 — November 20, 2024 #

• FIXED incorrect position of images in WordPress 6.7 if they have a height set
• FIXED appearance of coupon errors on Cart and Checkout pages
• FIXED work of the Carousel "Loop" option on sites with PHP 7.4
• FIXED work of the "Contact Form 7" element in Live Builder
• FIXED PHP errors on the Setup Wizard admin page
• FIXED custom logo size on the WP Login page

Version 8.31.1 — November 14, 2024 #

• FIXED Spanish translation that causes PHP fatal error after updating to Zephyr 8.31
• FIXED incorrect position of SVG images in header after updating to Zephyr 8.31

Version 8.31 — November 13, 2024 #

• IMPROVED Favorite Sections – now saved sections include the Grid Layout content, so you're able to share your own custom Grid Layouts between your sites
• IMPROVED List Order element:
  • now it works with the Post List and Product List elements which have a Numbered Pagination
  • now it adds URL params in a browser address bar when changing order, it can be disabled by the "Change URL params" option
  • ACF supported fields are now available for selection
  • Post Views Counter relevant values are now available for selection
  • The Events Calendar relevant values are now available for selection
  • improved PHP hook to apply custom sorting logic
• IMPROVED List Filter element:
  • now it works with the Post List and Product List elements which have a Numbered Pagination
  • now it correctly shows the initial order of hierarchical terms
• IMPROVED List Search element:
  • now it works with the Post List and Product List elements which have a Numbered Pagination
  • now it adds URL params in a browser address bar when searching, it can be disabled by the "Change URL params" option
• IMPROVED Text Block element – now it supports all dynamic values with curly brakets {{}}
• IMPROVED built-in SEO module:
  • now the meta description content has the 'og:description' attribute to be available for social networks
  • now the "canonical" link tag has the real canonical URL even on paginated posts
  • now the sitemap.xml contains correct pages based on their "Robots" option
• UPDATED "Twitter" labels renamed to "X"
• UPDATED support with WPBakery 8.0
• UPDATED Google Fonts list
• UPDATED languages files
• FIXED bug when editing custom text shortcodes with the Live Builder resets the Text Block content
• FIXED bug when Carousel with the "Show more" links would no longer be draggable with a mouse
• FIXED bug when Carousel and Content Carousel don't auto-rotate multiple items at a time
• FIXED work of ACF Relationship within the Post List element after applying the List Filter
• FIXED appearance of custom taxonomy labels of "Portfolio" module in the admin menu
• FIXED work of Sidebar and Titlebar options for The Events Calendar archive pages
• FIXED bug when Contact Form dropdown values are not translatable via WPML
• FIXED work of dynamic color values in the "Additional Settings" color pickers
• FIXED work of built-in filtering in Grid with taxonomies containing dashes
• FIXED work of ACF Post Object within the Post List element
• FIXED visual issues of Accordion and Tabs on RTL sites
• FIXED incorrect schema markup in the Person element
• FIXED incorrect sizing of images on WordPress 6.7
• FIXED several possible PHP errors
• FIXED some minor issues

Version 8.30 — October 14, 2024 #

• ADDED the new Favorite Sections functionality that allows you to save sections of content and use them across all your sites with Impreza and Zephyr
• IMPROVED Carousel element (to match the new Content Carousel element):
  • added ability to rotate items with different widths (note the Columns option is moved to the Number of Items to Show)
  • now it's possible change Auto Height and Loop options based on the screen width
  • now it's possible disable Prev/Next arrows and Dots based on the screen width
  • added ability to on/off Slide by mouse drag and Slide by touch drag
  • added ability to pause the auto-rotating carousel on mouse hover
  • now responsive settings can contain more than 3 breakpoints
  • added Dots Style selection
• IMPROVED Content Carousel element (to match the old Carousel element):
  • added ability to apply the "Fade" transition effect for 1 column
  • added the "Transition Timing Function" option
• IMPROVED List Filter element:
  • added Range Slider and Range Input selection types. Example
  • added Date Picker selection type with four options. Example
  • added support for "Date Picker" and "Date Time Picker" ACF fields
  • now the filter changes URL params in a browser address bar, this ability can be disabled in settings
  • added ability to select which post types to display values ​​from
• IMPROVED Post List and Product List elements – added the "Use URL params to show results" option to use URL params from the List Filter. Example
• IMPROVED Horizontal Wrapper and Vertical Wrapper elements – added the "Link" option to make the whole wrapper clickable
• IMPROVED Add to Favorites Button element – added ability to show the specified message after adding to favorites
• IMPROVED ACF support – now all options that allow selecting ACF fields also contain subfields from the "Group" field type
• UPDATED Google Fonts list
• UPDATED languages files
• FIXED bug when the Live Builder does not show background image and Vertical Indents changes until page reload
• FIXED bug when user roles could not be selected in Display Logic if the WPBakery plugin was deactivated
• FIXED bug when draft posts are displayed in lists after using the List Order and List Search elements
• FIXED bug when ACF Post Object and ACF Page Link fields are not working in the Link options
• FIXED bug when WPBakery image filters were not applied when selecting an image
• FIXED apperance of default WooCommerce Product gallery on mobiles
• FIXED work of the Browser Toolbar color picker with dynamic values
• FIXED several possible PHP errors
• FIXED some minor issues

Version 8.29 — September 13, 2024 #

• ADDED new List Filter element that allows to filter items inside Post List and Product List elements
• ADDED new "Add To Favorites" functionality which allows users add posts/products into their wishlist and see it via Post List / Product List elements
• IMPROVED Display Logic settings:
  • added "Inner Grid/List has items" condition allowing to hide containers with the empty Grid/List
  • added ability to select the "Author of the current post" for User Role and User Custom Field conditions
  • improved Taxonomy Term conditions allowing:
    • search and select needed terms via the interface
    • trigger if the current post has any term (or doesn't have terms) of selected taxonomy
  • improved Date/Time conditions allowing cases:
    • from 00:00 to 11:59 every day
    • from June 15 to August 15 of each year
    • from the 1st to the 3rd of each month
    • from 10am Monday to 7pm Friday
    • etc.
  • added PHP hooks (filters) to implement you own logic via child theme customizations
• IMPROVED dynamic values – added the predefined values:
  • {{current_id}} gets the current post/term/user ID
  • {{favs_count}} gets the amount of user's favorite posts
• UPDATED Google Fonts list
• UPDATED languages files
• FIXED compatibility of the "Checkout Payment" and "Cart Totals" elements with the latest WooCommerce versions
• FIXED bug when the Content Carousel with enabled "Slide by mouse drag" blocks a page scroll on touch screens
• FIXED case when the Gravity Forms plugin slows down the editing pages via WPBakery Backend Editor
• FIXED incorrect stretching of Row backgrounds with parallax on iPhones
• FIXED bug when Media Categories aren't sync with WPML translations
• FIXED rare case when the Color Scheme Switch doesn't change colors
• FIXED incorrect work of duplication/cloning elements in Live Builder
• FIXED incorrect work of dynamic values on post type archives
• FIXED several possible PHP errors
• FIXED some minor issues

Version 8.28 — August 13, 2024 #

• ADDED new Content Carousel element that allows to slide different content elements
• ADDED new List Order element that allows to sort items inside Post List and Product List elements
• IMPROVED Image Slider element:
  • now the slider with empty dynamic values ​​is not displayed on the frontend
  • now it supports switching images from WooCommerce product variations
  • now the slider with a single image does not show thumbnails
  • now it has the count_* class with the number of its images
• IMPROVED Carousel element:
  
  • now the "Loop" option is available in all cases (is not hidden based on other option) and it is enabled by default
  • now if the "Loop" is disabled, the Carousel shows only one arrow at the start and end positions
  • now if the number of elements is less than the number of columns, the Carousel doesn't clone the elements
• IMPROVED dynamic values:
  • added ability to use text dynamic values in more elements (Accordion, Separator, Popup, etc.)
  • now allow user custom fields to be displayed inside the User List element
• IMPROVED Display Logic settings – now User Custom Field conditions work correctly with empty custom fields
• IMPROVED generated sitemap XML file – now it excludes 'noindex' pages (set by built-in SEO settings)
• IMPROVED List Search element – now it works for Post/Product List showing items of the current query
• IMPROVED Product List element – added ability to order/sort products by the 'Menu order' value
• IMPROVED Post List element – now its taxonomies list allows to select product taxonomies
• IMPROVED Color Scheme Switch element – added ability to work on cached pages correctly
• UPDATED Google Fonts list
• UPDATED languages files
• FIXED bug when the Page Template from Theme Options would not apply to the CPT if the license was activated for a development website
• FIXED bug when the Breadcrumbs element on the CPT archive page always displays "Pages" instead of CPT name
• FIXED bug when Gravity Form inside Horizontal Wrapper shows its JS script text on the frontend
• FIXED bug when Separator shows its size incorrectly when editing with the Live Builder
• FIXED bug when the Image Colored Shadow would appear as a rectangle in Safari
• FIXED bug when the W3 Total Cache plugin disables editing with the Live Builder
• FIXED incorrect appearance of a Mobile Menu with enabled Scrolling Effects
• FIXED case when the Range Slider of Grid Filter element was not working
• FIXED case of incorrect switching of tabs in WPBakery settings windows
• FIXED editing of Page Templates when the Yoast SEO plugin is active
• FIXED bug when the Interactive Text jumps in Safari
• FIXED some minor issues

Version 8.27 — July 5, 2024 #

• ADDED new List Search element that allows to use a live search inside Post List and Product List elements. Example
• IMPROVED Image Slider element:
  • it can now be added in any Grid Layout, this allows to create lists with sliding images. Example
  • added the Include Featured Image option, it helps to use the Image Slider on product/project pages. Example
  • added the ability to set Aspect Ratio
  • added the ability to change the size and distance between thumbnails
  • now the current slide has the rsActiveSlide class, this allows to easy customization
  • now in the Full Screen mode images are always not cropped, regardless of the "Image Fit" option
  • added the us_image_slider_js_options PHP hook that allows to customize javascript options
• IMPROVED Row / Section element when showing an image slider on background:
  • added the Include Featured Image option, it helps to customize product/project pages. Example
  • added the Random Order option
  • now the current slide has the rsActiveSlide class, this allows to easy customization (for example for a Ken Burns effect)
• IMPROVED Gallery element:
  • added the Include Featured Image option, it helps to use the Gallery on product/project pages. Example
  • added the Image Fit option that allows to show images without cropping
• IMPROVED Post List and Product List elements – added option to Exclude posts of previous lists (analogue of the Grid element)
  
• IMPROVED Search element – added the Icon Position option (available in a content area, not in a header)
• UPDATED performance settings – the "Dynamically load theme JS components" option has been removed as it did not provide any improvement in website page loading
• UPDATED Google Fonts list
• UPDATED languages files
• FIXED bug when the selected color scheme in the Color Scheme Switch element doesn't show global custom colors
• FIXED appearance of loaded posts in the Post List with the "Masonry" layout and "load more" pagination
• FIXED cases when a single Reusable Block can't be selected in element settings with the Live Builder
• FIXED bug when the Product List with the "load more" pagination loads posts instead of products
• FIXED bug when the Post List doesn't show posts with the same term of the current post
• FIXED cases when the Live Builder doesn't allows to select elements in the preview area
• FIXED accessibility issue when links don't have an aria-label in the Carousel element
• FIXED rare issue when a color picker in Design settings can change its value
• FIXED work of cq* units in the Gallery element with "Mosaic" layout
• FIXED some minor issues

Version 8.26 — June 20, 2024 #

• ADDED ability to set the "Gap between Items" for different screen widths, available for Grid, Post List, Product List, Term List, and User List elements
• IMPROVED Post List element:
  • added ability to show posts from ACF Relationship and Post Object custom fields
  • added ability to order posts by views, if the Post Views Counter plugin is active
  • added ability to show posts with (or without) any terms of the selected taxonomy
  • added ability to show posts of the current query with custom taxonomy conditions
  • now the list item corresponding to the current page has the class "current_page_item", this allow to create custom menus via the Post List element
• IMPROVED Sidebar with Widgets (Widgetised Area) element:
  • it can now be edited using the Live builder
  • now it works even the WPBakery builder is not installed
• IMPROVED Setup Wizard – now pre-built websites installation:
  • correctly overrides the Shop, Cart, Checkout, and My Account pages when installing all content with WooCommerce
  • includes sidebars with widgets
• IMPROVED text dynamic values – added ability to show the current user data via the {{user|first_name}} shortcode. Learn more
• IMPROVED WPML and Polylang support – added ability to translate the Message and Button Label fields from Theme Options > General > Cookie Notice
• IMPROVED Popup element – added option to set amount of days for the next show, if the "Show to visitor only once" is enabled
• UPDATED Google Fonts list
• UPDATED languages files
• FIXED issue when the "Auto Optimize" doesn't include needed assets if a Post List used without a Grid element
• FIXED bug when the Video Player with an overlay image would not play the video from a file on iPhones
• FIXED bug when the "Animations Disable Width" option doesn't affect on new scrolling effects
• FIXED bug when the Enter key would not work for the coupon form on the custom checkout page
• FIXED work of the "Show this section open" option with enabled Display Logic in Tabs sections
• FIXED bug when Theme Options > Custom Code fields become wider due to long text strings
• FIXED case when a Page Template used for Archives can't be edited with the Live builder
• FIXED support for WPBakery builder version 7.7+
• FIXED some minor issues

Version 8.25 — June 5, 2024 #

• ADDED new Post List element, which allows to show:
  • multiple post types in a single list
  • posts excluding specific taxonomies
  • posts based on multiple taxonomies
  • posts by custom field values
  • posts by specific authors
  • posts except selected
  • child pages of selected pages
  • pages without their child pages
• ADDED ability to deactivate the theme license on the Zephyr > About admin page
• IMPROVED site performance – significantly reduced the number of database queries when showing a site that has a huge amount of taxonomy terms
• IMPROVED text dynamic values – added ability to show the current date and time via the {{date|custom_format}} shortcode. Learn more
• IMPROVED Video Player element – now video files are not preloaded if the Overlay Image is set
• IMPROVED Grid Filter element – now its dropdowns can be closed using the ESC key
• IMPROVED Product List element – added ability to show recently viewed products
• UPDATED Google Fonts list
• UPDATED languages files
• FIXED bug with the Post Image element appearing blank when the aspect ratio and media preview are set
• FIXED bug when the ACF dynamic background image is not showing with a gradient background color
• FIXED support of "span" HTML tags in the Text element when editing with the WPBakery builder
• FIXED several cases with the incorrect filtering of Grid items with the "load more" pagination
• FIXED incorrect number of selected terms being displayed in the Grid and Term List settings
• FIXED empty popup when selecting dynamic link values ​​in the Video Player element
• FIXED incorrect size of the "+1" indicator of the Gallery element in Safari
• FIXED incorrect preview of the Row Content Position in the Live Builder
• FIXED incorrect position of the product count in the Cart element
• FIXED shop notices style on the Cart and Checkout pages
• FIXED some minor issues

Version 8.24.2 — May 15, 2024 #

• FIXED possible PHP error after updating Zephyr to 8.24 and 8.24.1 from versions older than 8.22

Version 8.24 — May 14, 2024 #

• ADDED new Color Scheme Switch element, which allows to switch the website colors by visitors.
  • Dark mode switch in a header: example 1, example 2
  • Contrast mode switch in a footer: example
• ADDED new option Code after <body>, allowing you to paste own custom HTML code right after the opening body tag of all pages
• IMPROVED Gallery element:
  • now if the gallery (with enabled opening images in a popup) has more images then the "based on layout" amount, the last image shows the "plus" sign which allows to see all hidden images in a popup. Check the live example
  • "Metro 1" and "Metro 3" layouts are flipped horizontally for better UX
  • Height of Images ("Mosaic" layout) has new "cqw" units for more flexible appearance depending on screen sizes
• IMPROVED Popup element – added "Show to visitor only once" option, which allows you to create customizable notifications for site visitors
• IMPROVED Product List – added the "Load More" pagination when showing "Products of the current query", now you can show more customizable shop pages
• IMPROVED Scrolling Effects – Vertical Shift animations are now correct on all screen sizes, and the "Speed" value has more predictable behavior
• IMPROVED User Data element – now it can be added via the WPBakery and Live builders, so you can show the current user data, helping to create a custom "User Profile" pages
• IMPROVED User List element – added ability to show the author of the current post
• IMPROVED Grid Filter – added work of the "Range Slider" on touch screens
• IMPROVED WooCommerce "Login" form – now the hidden "Remember me" checkbox is always checked
• UPDATED predefined Color Schemes
• UPDATED Google Fonts list
• UPDATED languages files
• FIXED bug when the Product List with Upsells / Cross-sells / Onsale products shows all products when no results found
• FIXED work of Custom Global Colors inside Design settings of Grid Layouts elements
• FIXED bug when theme colors cannot be selected via the Block (Gutenberg) Editor
• FIXED bug when animated elements are not visible if pasted in the Live Builder
• FIXED bug when the "us-design-options-css" style tag is duplicated on pages
• FIXED minor issues when installing pre-built websites via the Setup Wizard
• FIXED incorrect sizing of the Row video background when loading a page
• FIXED case when a FlipBox element with a link is not valid HTML
• FIXED several UX issues in the Live Builder preview area
• FIXED some minor issues

Version 8.23.4 — April 24, 2024 #

• FIXED work of dynamic colors specified as Text color, Border color, Text Shadow color and Box Shadow color in Grid Layout elements
• FIXED bug when the Custom Heading element doesn't save its Design settings in WPBakery version 7.6
• FIXED bug when Popups can't be opened in Safari 17.4+

Version 8.23.2 — April 15, 2024 #

• UPDATED Google Fonts list
• FIXED bug when color pickers don't show the selected dynamic value after updating to 8.23
• FIXED possible PHP errors when updating from older Zephyr versions

Version 8.23 — April 12, 2024 #

• ADDED ability to use Custom Global Colors in the color scheme. Now you can set up your site's color scheme using just a few colors, check the demo site with 4 colors only.
• ADDED ability to use Adobe Fonts – now after applying the Adobe Project ID, all found fonts will be available for selection in all font settings
• IMPROVED Grid Filter element – added the Range Slider appearance for any numeric data (e.g. products price). Example 1, example 2
• IMPROVED Menu element:
  • added ability to set different colors for the Mobile Menu
  • added ability to set colors for main items on hover in the transparent header
• IMPROVED Gallery element:
  • added the "Smart" quantity of images based on the Layout
  • added the "Metro 5" layout
• IMPROVED Design settings:
  • now pasting copied values is done with one click of the "Paste" button
  • now Box Shadow settings support the use of CSS vars
• IMPROVED Product List element – added ability to show products of the current query within the other element settings (the "load more" pagination isn't working in this release yet)
• IMPROVED Addons – added Converter for Media and LiteSpeed Cache plugins to correspond the updated Site Loading Performance instructions
• IMPROVED User Data element – added ability to select post types when showing number of user posts
• IMPROVED User List element – added ability to show Selected users or Users except selected
• IMPROVED Grid Layout – added the option to ignore colors from Additional Settings
• UPDATED Google Fonts list
• UPDATED languages files
• FIXED bug when Grid Filter would scroll to the top of the page if one of the Grid elements being filtered was hidden
• FIXED incorrect vertical parallax on iPads, now it is disabled on iPads (and iPhones), regardless of screen size
• FIXED bug when the Grid "Load More" option was causing duplicate products (WooCommerce related)
• FIXED bug when the Video Player inside a popup would continue to play after the popup was closed
• FIXED incorrect appearance of stretched columns inside a Row with the custom content width
• FIXED bug when some elements would not use translated images when WPML is enabled
• FIXED bug when Typography settings shows the incorrect font value when WPML is enabled
• FIXED issue when changes of Scrolling Effects settings were not reflected in the Live preview
• FIXED bug when some WPBakery elements can't be selected in the Live Builder preview
• FIXED bug when the Map element's Map Style option was not working in Live Builder
• FIXED work of dynamic colors specified in Design settings of Grid Layout elements
• FIXED incorrect appearance of Scrolling Effects settings in WPBakery
• FIXED incorrect translation of the Pricing Table content via WPML
• FIXED incorrect styling of shop notices on the "My Account" page
• FIXED some minor issues

Version 8.22 — March 8, 2024 #

• ADDED new Color Swatch option for Product Attributes – now you can show color swatches in the Grid Filter and Post Taxonomy elements to improve visitors experience. Example 1, example 2
• ADDED new Custom Global Colors – allows you to add unlimited color values which can be used in all theme elements and settings (and in your custom CSS code as well)
• IMPROVED Color Pickers (in all theme elements):
  • now you can select values from built-in Additional Settings color fields
  • now you can select values from ACF Color Picker fields
  • you can select new Custom Global Colors as well
  • optimized interface of selecting scheme colors for better UX
• IMPROVED Scrolling Effects settings:
  • added Scale effect
  • added option to start the animation from the initial position of any element, which is actual for elements above the fold. Example 1, example 2
  • enabled settings for more theme elements
• IMPROVED Display Logic:
  • added the ability to compare values with custom fields of the current user
  • added operators "≥" and "≤" for numeric comparisons
• IMPROVED Video Background in the Row element – now the "Hide video at screen width" option will remove the player HTML on smaller screen sizes, which improves performance on mobile devices
• IMPROVED Portfolio module – added the "Ignore the prefix of the post permalink structure" option (refers to the 'with_front' => FALSE, check the relevant case)
• IMPROVED Grid/Listing element – now it's possible to show posts from ACF Relationship fields
• IMPROVED Product List element – added pagination options (similar to the Grid element)
• IMPROVED Live Builder – added the ability to set/change/remove the Featured image of an edited page
• IMPROVED Post Taxonomy element – added the "Text after value" option
• UPDATED Google Fonts list
• UPDATED languages files
• FIXED bug when the Grid Filter doesn't work with the Grid showing "Items with the same taxonomy of current post"
• FIXED bug when the "diamond" image placeholder can't be removed after installing any prebuilt website
• FIXED incorrect "center" alignment of elements inside a Horizontal Wrapper on small screens
• FIXED issue when the "Disable lazy loading" option doesn't work for some images
• FIXED work of dynamic values for the Background Image option in Grid Layouts
• FIXED bug when Contact From settings doesn't work with dynamic values
• FIXED bug when the Grid Filter doesn't work on the Search Results page
• FIXED appearance of the Grid Filter mobile layout inside a Sticky Row
• FIXED styling of shop notices for the WooCommerce version 8.6+
• FIXED several compatibility issues with WPML
• FIXED some minor issues

Version 8.21.3 — February 13, 2024 #

• FIXED Live Builder drag'n'drop functionality in Safari 17+
• FIXED several compatibility issues with WPML

Version 8.21.2 — February 5, 2024 #

• UPDATED Google Fonts list
• FIXED possible PHP errors when updating from older Zephyr versions
• FIXED bug when FlipBoxes dissapear on hover in Safari 17+
• FIXED issues with the Header Builder after updating to 8.21
• FIXED "Learn More" links in Theme Options
• FIXED compatibility issues with PHP 8.1+

Version 8.21 — January 24, 2024 #

• ADDED new User List element – allows you create a list of registered website users with customized appearance:
  • Grid Layout builder now includes User Data and User Picture elements
  • added 4 user templates for the Grid Layout
• ADDED dynamic values for Images selection in all elements – now you can select a dynamic value including the Image and Gallery ACF types
• IMPROVED Grid/Listing element – added option to select post types when the "Items with the same taxonomy of the current post" is selected
• IMPROVED Scrolling Effects settings – added Horizontal Shift and Transparency effects
• IMPROVED Setup Wizard – now it has a more convenient and colorful interface
• IMPROVED Live Builder – added ability to copy/paste all elements
• IMPROVED Dynamic Values Selection:
  • all dynamic values now grouped by global, post data, term data, user data, and ACF groupes for better UX
  • added the "Homepage" global value for link settings
  • added the "Site Title" global value for text settings
  • added the "Site Icon" global value for image settings
• IMPROVED Row Video Background:
  • now it automatically plays on mobiles, if visible
  • now you can select the URL and oEmbed ACF types as a dynamic value
• IMPROVED Video Player element:
  • now it is available in the Grid Layout builder, so you can create grids/lists with videos
  • now you can select the URL and oEmbed ACF types as a dynamic value
  • now you can select a dynamic value for the Overlay Image
    
• IMPROVED Display Logic settings – now they are available for ALL theme elements
• IMPROVED interface – the "Custom appearance in Grid" is renamed to the "Additional Settings"
• UPDATED Google Fonts list
• UPDATED languages files
• FIXED cases when the Text element didn't support the following HTML tags: <br>, <code>, <i>, <small>, <span>, <strong>, <sub>, <sup>
• FIXED case when the Setup Wizard could not install some pre-built websites with slow internet connections
• FIXED bug when the "Edit selected" link was not shown for the selected Grid Layout in the Grid inrterface
• FIXED bug when the Custom Columns Layout doesn't create columns in the Live Builder preview
• FIXED incorrect order and quantity of manually selected items in the Grid inrterface
• FIXED bug when the "No results found" message was not shown on archive pages
• FIXED bug when selected user roles were not shown in the Display Logic settings
• FIXED bug when the Contact Form sents incorrect page title from archive pages
• FIXED issue when the WPBakery AI icon was not shown for relevant text fields
• FIXED bug when the Separator element shows empty responsive settings
• FIXED visual issues in the interface of some settings on the RTL website
• FIXED conflict of WooCommerce 8.5 shop notices style with theme style
• FIXED incorrect position of backgrounds with vertical parallax on iPads
• FIXED bug when Video Player shows controls disregarding its settings
• FIXED support of Filebird 6+ version
• FIXED some minor issues

Version 8.20 — December 4, 2023 #

• ADDED new Scrolling Effects settings – now you can add the vertical shift / parallax to elements, so they will be shifted during a page scroll. Read more in the documentation.
• ADDED new Product List element – allows you easily create a list of products based on Grid settings, but with more flexible abilities:
  • show products based on their taxonomies with complex combinations (e.g. products from the "Clothes" category with "Black" and "White" colors and the "Small" size only)
  • show products based on their price
  • show products based on their custom fields (it's possible to use dynamic values for custom field conditions, e.g. showing products if their custom date is greater/less than "today")
  • show products except manually selected
  • and many other combinations which can't be possible via the Grid element
• ADDED new Checkout Page Login element – adds a login ability for visitors during checkout, when it uses custom theme elements
• ADDED new Custom HTML Attributes settings – now you can add custom HTML attributes to every theme element
• IMPROVED Gallery element:
  • added ability to show images from custom fields
  • added settings for "load more" pagination
• IMPROVED Popup element:
  • added Popup Layout option with Full Screen, Left Panel, Right Panel values
    
  • added new opening animations
• IMPROVED interface of selecting terms in Grid/Listing, Carousel, Gallery, Term List, Product List elements:
  • now the first click always show the first 20 values
  • now values depend on selected taxonomy
  • now values are sorted alphabetically
  • now search uses the built-in WordPress function to avoid incorrect results, (search by one letter works)
• IMPROVED Archives Layout settings – now you can customize the layout for archives of custom post types separately
• IMPROVED Display Logic settings – added "Has a value" and "Doesn't have a value" operators for custom field conditions
• IMPROVED Dynamic Values Selection – added the "Select Dynamic Value" popup for more "text" fields of theme elements
• UPDATED Google Fonts list
• UPDATED languages files
• FIXED bug when the Video Player would not play videos with an Image Overlay and GDPR compliance enabled
• FIXED bug when the Reusable Block in the menu dropdown was cut off by the bottom screen edge
• FIXED columns preview in the Live Builder when the "Columns Layout via CSS Grid" option is OFF
• FIXED bugs when some settings can't be selected with the latest WPBakery Builder version
• FIXED case of invalid HTML tags in the Post Custom Field element
• FIXED minor compatibilty issues with PHP 8.2
• FIXED some minor issues

Previous Versions #

• Zephyr 8 - 8.19 changelog
• Zephyr 7 changelog
• Zephyr 6 changelog