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Version 4.5 — June 8, 2017 #

  • ADDED: Maintenance Mode option – now it's possible to show only specific page for all site visitors (not logged in users), this is useful when your site is under construction. Additionally it's possible to enable "503 Service Unavailable" status for search engines.
  • ADDED: "Back to top" button options – now it's possible to disable that button, change its position, background color and scroll distance when the button will be appear
  • IMPROVED: Theme Options page:
    • now slider controls values are changeable via mouse scroll wheel for better convenience
    • now it takes into account user language set in WordPress profile settings
    • now main navigation is fixed on the screen for better convenience
    • fixed some visual bugs with RTL languages
  • IMPROVED: Typography options:
    • improved preview box for Regular Text and Headings – now text sizes are changing live when you change related options
    • added option to enable italic style of headings H1-H6 separately
    • added option to set font-weight of headings H1-H6 separately
  • IMPROVED: support of custom modifications:
    • added ability to add custom content to tiles of Portfolio element via 'us_before_portfolio_item_anchor_html' and 'us_after_portfolio_item_anchor_html' actions
    • added ability to override 'us_comment_start' and 'us_comment_end' functions via child theme
  • IMPROVED: Dropdown element in header:
    • now WPML switcher flag images have alt attribute with language code
    • fixed bug when double slashes are added to links with "#" and "?" symbols
  • IMPROVED: Portfolio popup window – now it doesn't show navigation arrows when "Sided Navigation" option is off in Theme Options > Portfolio Options
  • IMPROVED: theme elements preloader – now it takes appearance type from "Preloader Screen" option (if it enabled)
  • UPDATED: Translation files
  • FIXED: bug when columns hidden on tablets are not shown on screens with 900-991px width when "Disable extra features of Visual Composer" is off
  • FIXED: case of fatal error when VC original shortcodes (which are not supported by Impreza) were added to the content
  • FIXED: bug when Author page doesn't take images size set in Theme Options > Blog Options > Archive Pages
  • FIXED: bug when double quotes symbols added into Button text are cut on the frontend
  • FIXED: rare bug when WooCommerce products lose its variations after theme update
  • FIXED: bug when new image size created in Theme Options has "Any x Any" name
  • FIXED: aspect ratio of video previews of posts with video format in all blog lists
  • FIXED: some inconsistent appearance of Page Scroller navigation dots
  • FIXED: bug when Tour sections are closing on scroll on small screens
  • FIXED: bug when attachment page shows extra image near the footer
  • FIXED: some minor bugs

Version 4.4.1 — May 15, 2017 #

  • FIXED: extra left and right paddings in Title Bar on Portfolio Pages
  • FIXED: not working Material icons in IE11 and EDGE

Version 4.4 — May 13, 2017 #

  • ADDED: option to manage Image Sizes – now it's possible to specify sizes of images in most theme elements to improve page loading speed (check this article for more info)
  • ADDED: option to set Site Icon, which just repeats WordPress functionality for better convenience
  • ADDED: option to lazy load Google Fonts to improve page loading speed
  • IMPROVED: Title Bar Options:
    • added ability to set all Title Bar options globally for all website pages or for specific page types (portfolio pages, blog posts, archive pages, shop and product pages)
    • added new options to control background-repeat and background-position (both in Theme Options and in meta box options)
  • IMPROVED: Portfolio module:
    • renamed "Portfolio Item(s)" to "Portfolio Page(s)" for better understanding
    • added ability to display breadcrumbs in Title Bar (like on regular pages)
    • removed navigation arrows in Title Bar to avoid user experience issues
  • IMPROVED: Blog:
    • added Images Size option for Blog content element
    • added Featured Image Size option for blog posts
    • added Images Size option for Related Posts
    • added Images Size option for Blog Home page, Archive pages, Search Results page
  • IMPROVED: Single Image element – added 3 new styles: Outlined, Simple Shadow, Colored Shadow
  • IMPROVED: loading of Material Icons – removed link to external CSS file to improve page loading speed
  • IMPROVED: accessibility of theme elements with anchors including Social Links
  • IMPROVED: interface of content elements in Visual Composer Backend Editor
  • IMPROVED: support of Templatera plugin – fixed Row appearance issues
  • UPDATED: Ultimate Addons to version 3.16.12 (changelog)
  • UPDATED: Header Builder to version 1.0.4
  • UPDATED: Translation files
  • FIXED: Portfolio element bug when tile with custom link doesn't allow to open pages of following tiles in a popup
  • FIXED: bug when meta box (Header, Title Bar, Sidebar, Footer) options don't work for custom post types
  • FIXED: bug when lightbox doesn't work in Single Image after update to 4.3
  • FIXED: row background video appearance for RTL sites in IE11 and EDGE
  • FIXED: incorrect appearance of Contact Form icons in IE11
  • FIXED: some minor bugs

Version 4.3 — April 18, 2017 #

  • ADDED: options to disable Portfolio and Testimonials modules
  • ADDED: compatibility with WooCommerce 3.0:
    • enabled modern zoom gallery on product page (Example)
    • fixed incorrect appearance of some elements
    • fixed adding to cart via ajax
  • IMPROVED: Addons page:
    • added free plugins which are fully supported by Impreza (WooCommerce, Contact Form 7)
    • fixed issue when error message appears without error itself
    • improved interface of installing and activating actions
  • IMPROVED: Website Performance options:
    • swapped "Enable theme-disabled features of Visual Composer" option to "Disable extra features of Visual Composer" option for better understanding
    • added "Disable jQuery migrate script" option to remove extra default WP script file
    • removed extra "Minify theme CSS files" option – now theme always uses minified files
  • IMPROVED: Custom CSS and Custom HTML areas in Theme Options:
    • now they're located in a separate "Custom Code" tab and stretched to a screen height
    • added search by code inside every field via CTRL + F
  • IMPROVED: Images Size option (used in Image Gallery, Single Image, Portfolio elements) – added size values from WooCommerce when it is installed
  • IMPROVED: Portfolio Items sided navigation – now it displays images with better quality on small screens
  • IMPROVED: Footers module – added ability to control capabilities to manage footers by user role
  • IMPROVED: WP Custom Menu element – added option to change font size of menu items
  • UPDATED: Ultimate Addons to version 3.16.10 (changelog)
  • UPDATED: Visual Composer to version 5.1.1 (changelog)
  • UPDATED: Demo Import files
  • UPDATED: Translation files
  • FIXED: display of ID in VC elements used by default in the theme (Column, Text Block, Tabs, Accordion, Tour, Video Player, WP Custom Menu)
  • FIXED: bug when Portfolio with "Load More" or "Infinite Scroll" doesn't load items if site uses WPML plugin
  • FIXED: extra padding of Accordion & Toggles elements when Ultimate Addons is installed
  • FIXED: bug when column with large image has an extra height in IE11
  • FIXED: issue when Main Menu appear in delay on loading page
  • FIXED: incorrect appearance of carousel arrows in IE11
  • FIXED: button size option in Contact Form element
  • FIXED: some minor bugs

Version 4.2 — March 25, 2017 #

  • ADDED: new Page Scroller element – now it's possible to jump through page sections via mouse scroll or via swipe gesture on touch screens. Also it's possible to display navigation dots on screen side (Example)
  • ADDED: Testimonials categories – now it's possible to display testimonials of specific categories only
  • IMPROVED: Portfolio element:
    • added ability to display items as carousel with related options: arrows, dots, auto rotation (Example)
    • added option to choose size (generated thumbnail) of images in tiles
    • added ability to change global responsive behavior of portfolio tiles
    • added "16:9" value for Items Aspect Ratio option
    • added ability to set "1 column" or "6 columns"
  • IMPROVED: Blog element:
  • IMPROVED: Logos Showcase and Testimonials elements:
    • added option to center first item in Carousel mode, which allows to cut edge items with even quantity
    • added option to slide by several items instead of one in Carousel mode
    • added default preloader for Carousel mode
  • IMPROVED: Row element – added "Disable Sticky Row at width" option which allows to use Sticky Row on small screens
  • IMPROVED: Single Image element – added option to show image title and description like in Image Gallery element
  • IMPROVED: Main Menu header element – added option to disable animation of dropdowns
  • UPDATED: Ultimate Addons to version 3.16.9 (changelog)
  • UPDATED: Revolution Slider to version 5.4.1 (changelog)
  • UPDATED: Visual Composer to version 5.1 (changelog)
  • UPDATED: Google Fonts list in Typography options
  • UPDATED: Header Builder to version 1.0.3
  • UPDATED: Demo Import files
  • UPDATED: Translation files
  • FIXED: appearance of categories checkboxes in Blog and Portfolio Grid settings with RTL languages
  • FIXED: issue when blog with "Load More" button doesn't load posts if site uses WPML plugin
  • FIXED: issue when page with small content has an extra scroll bar on mobile screens
  • FIXED: semantics of UpSolution widgets titles to correspond to WordPress widgets
  • FIXED: styling issues of Gravity Forms when "Output CSS" option is disabled
  • FIXED: incorrect appearance of IconBox with "left" icon position in Safari 9
  • FIXED: display of extra class name in WP Custom Menu element
  • FIXED: bug when not sticky header overlapped by sticky row
  • FIXED: some minor bugs

Version 4.0.2 — March 1, 2017 #

  • IMPROVED: Google Maps API key option – now it is located in Theme Options > General Settings, this allows to avoid adding the key to every Google Maps content element
  • UPDATED: Ultimate Addons to version 3.16.8 (changelog)
  • FIXED: issue when Responsive options of columns don't work for mobiles (columns always have been stacked into a single column)
  • FIXED: issue when Contact Form element doesn't allow to set custom colors for its button
  • FIXED: issue when some videos don't have fullscreen mode in Portfolio Item popup
  • FIXED: issue when Custom Menu in Footer shows debug notice
  • FIXED: alignment of mobile Main Menu in Vertical Header

Version 4.0.1 — February 17, 2017 #

  • FIXED: missing "wpb_text_column" CSS class in all Text Blocks, that may cause incorrect visual appearance

Version 4.0 — February 17, 2017 #

  • ADDED: new Footers module (custom post type):
    • now it's possible to add ANY content element into website Footer (instead of WordPress widgets only)
    • now website Footer can be customized via Visual Composer like regular page – it's possible to have 3 or more different sections in a website Footer (instead of predefined Top & Bottom) and change its colors, height, width, columns quantity and apply many other options
    • now it's possible to have several website Footers with different content, and display specific Footer on specific page
  • ADDED: new Portfolio Grid option – now it's possible to open Portfolio Item pages in a popup (Example)
  • ADDED: new ability to customize 404 error page – just create a regular page with "error-404" slug and it will be shown instead of default 404 page
  • ADDED: new ability to have sticky sub menu on any page (Example)
  • IMPROVED: Row element:
    • added new "Sticky Row" option, which fix the row at the top of a page during scroll (only on screen width bigger than 900px)
    • added ability to apply Top Footer colors and Bottom Footer colors via "Row Color Style" option
    • now it's possible to change default value of "Row Height" option for all pages
  • IMPROVED: Header Builder elements – added new option to hide element when the header is NOT sticky, this allows to set defferent logo image for sticky header (you need to update Header Builder to version 1.0.2)
  • IMPROVED: Demo Import – now all files for import are located on our server, which allows us to update them without Zephyr update, also the theme has much smaller size now
  • IMPROVED: Responsive Options of Row Columns – now when the column has specific width for large or medium devices, it won't honor "Columns Stacking Width" global option
  • IMPROVED: Blog Options – now it's possible to set specific sidebar for Blog Posts, Blog Home Page, Archive Pages, Search Results Page separately from regular pages
  • IMPROVED: Image Slider element – now it loads only first 3 images, which greatly improves page loading speed and performance when slider has dozens of images
  • IMPROVED: Tabs element – now all its sections are closed on small screens (when Tabs transformed to Accordion), this improves User Experience on mobiles
  • IMPROVED: Custom Heading element – now its font size on small screens (less than 768px) uses relevant values from Typography options
  • IMPROVED: WP Custom Menu element – added "Layout" and "Alignment" options for better flexibility
  • IMPROVED: Dropdown and Button header elements – now it's possible to open its links in a new tab
  • IMPROVED: Accordion element – now its active (opened) section can be closed by a click
  • IMPROVED: Progress Bar element – now it's possible to set specific value for bar height
  • IMPROVED: Testimonials element – added option to display specific items
  • IMPROVED: ActionBox element – added option to set size of its title
  • IMPROVED: integration with WPML 3.6:
    • added option to show/hide flags of languages in Dropdown header element
    • updated config for translating Zephyr shortcodes
    • fixed appearance of all language switchers
  • UPDATED: Revolution Slider to version 5.3.1.5 (changelog)
  • UPDATED: Header Builder to version 1.0.2
  • UPDATED: All demo data for import
  • UPDATED: Translation files
  • FIXED: bug when Theme Options couldn't be imported manually on "Manage Options" tab
  • FIXED: bug when Preloader Screen shows both custom image and animated preloader
  • FIXED: bug when Gallery lightbox ovelapped by CodeLights Modal Popup element
  • FIXED: appearance of "Submit" button on password protected page
  • FIXED: bug with Single Image when it has custom styling
  • FIXED: many minor styling issues
  • FIXED: some minor bugs

Version 3.9 — December 8, 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 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:
    • added option to show alternate photo on hover
    • added option to apply simple photo effects
  • 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 3.8.1 — 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
  • UPDATED: Sliders for demo import
  • FIXED: bug when Material icons and Google fonts are not shown on devices with Android 4.4.4
  • FIXED: bug when Material icons are not shown in Internet Explorer and Edge browsers
  • FIXED: incorrect appearance of contacts in header when Header Builder is deactivated
  • FIXED: appearance of Social Links with "Colored Inverted" colors on touch screens
  • 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 — 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 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: 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: vertical alignment of columns in IE11
  • FIXED: some minor styling issues

Version 3.7 — October 14, 2016 #

  • 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)
  • 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
    • added Search in Shop Products only option in "Search" header element
    • added ability to display 6 columns in products grid
    • 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 27, 2016 #

  • ADDED: ability to save Color Schemes via new interface of Styling tab
  • IMPROVED: WooCommerce support – added Catalog Mode, which allows to disable ability to buy products via removing "Add to Cart" buttons
  • 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 3.5.1 — August 30, 2016 #

  • FIXED: bug when images of Image Slider are not displayed

Version 3.5 — August 30, 2016 #

  • 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: 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: 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
  • 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)
  • 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: 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: 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 3.3.1 — 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 — July 13, 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, Cards, Tiles blog layouts
    • "Masonry" layout was renamed to "Cards" 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: bug when search field in header becomes transparent on mobile devices
  • 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 search icon in search widget
  • 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

Version 3.2 — June 25, 2016 #

  • 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 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 Zephyr 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 (example)
  • 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
  • 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 — May 20, 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
    • 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 (check the example)
  • 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: Instagram icon in Social Links - now it corresponds to new brand colors
  • 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: Font Awesome to the latest 4.6.3 version
  • 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

Version 2.10 — April 14, 2016 #

  • ADDED: compatibility with WordPress 4.5
  • ADDED: theme activation – now to unlock all benefits you need to activate the theme (read more)
  • ADDED: ability to set custom image in the preloader screen
  • ADDED: Brazilian Portuguese and Dutch languages
  • IMPROVED: Addons page (former "Bundled Plugins" page) – now theme addons (Visual Composer, Slider Revolution, Ultimate Addons for Visual Composer) can be installed via a single click
  • IMPROVED: Typography options – now it's possible to change letter spacing of headings
  • UPDATED: Font Awesome to the latest 4.6.0 version (added 23 new icons)
  • UPDATED: Visual Composer to version 4.11.2 (changelog)
  • UPDATED: Revolution Slider to version 5.2.4.1 (changelog)
  • UPDATED: Translation files
  • FIXED: incorrect vertical alignment of search input's placeholder on Chrome
  • FIXED: bug with WooCommerce related products quantity
  • FIXED: bug with separator icon inside an Animation Block
  • FIXED: border color of WooCommerce tables
  • FIXED: some WooCommerce styling issues
  • FIXED: some minor bugs

Version 2.9.1 — March 18, 2016 #

  • IMPROVED: user experience on touch screens – enabled pinch zoom ability for all pages
  • IMPROVED: page loading speed – removed some extra static files
  • UPDATED: Visual Composer to version 4.11.1 (changelog)
  • UPDATED: Ultimate Addons to version 3.16.1 (changelog)
  • UPDATED: Revolution Slider to version 5.2.3 (changelog)
  • UPDATED: Translation files
  • FIXED: appearance of default <select> dropdown in Safari iOS – now it shows an arrow
  • FIXED: filtering of blog posts when their quantity less than is set in WP settings
  • FIXED: bug when logo images for tablets and mobiles were visible on desktop
  • FIXED: incorrect appearance of checkboxes and radio buttons
  • FIXED: some minor styling issues

Version 2.9 — March 1, 2016 #

  • ADDED: Material Design Ripple Effect to more theme elements:
    • IconBox with Circle style if link is set (example)
    • Person with Card style if link is set (example)
    • Blog posts preview (example)
    • Filter bar items (example)
  • IMPROVED: Tabs element:
    • added option to stretch tabs to the full available width (works for all layouts)
    • added option to change Tabs Title size
    • improved overall appearance
  • IMPROVED: WPML support – now all page options (Header, Title Bar, Sidebar, Footer) on translating pages are disabled for editing if they don't mean translation ability
  • IMPROVED: Typography – added basic styles for regular HTML tables (example)
  • IMPROVED: Accordion element – added option to change Tabs Title size
  • UPDATED: Demo content for import (including XML file)
  • UPDATED: Translation files
  • FIXED: incorrect posts position of some Blog layouts when filtration is enabled
  • FIXED: glitchy animation of Portfolio Grid tiles when switching the filters
  • FIXED: columns responsive behavior of Portfolio Grid and Blog elements
  • FIXED: incorrect color of AcionBox title when its HTML tag is changed
  • FIXED: captcha appearance in built-in Contact Form element
  • FIXED: some minor styling issues

Version 2.8 — February 12, 2016 #

  • ADDED: option to filter posts by categories for blog element (check the example)
  • ADDED: new "Infinite Scroll" pagination for blog element (check the example)
  • ADDED: new "Trendy" preview for blog posts (check the example)
  • ADDED: 2 new layouts for blog appearance: Tiles and Latest Posts
  • ADDED: 2 new blog post formats: Audio and Link
  • IMPROVED: Blog:
    • added option to choose columns amount for all blog layouts
    • added option to set custom size of posts titles at blog pages
    • added option to navigate blog posts within a category only
    • "Large Image" and "Regular Grid" blog layouts were transformed to the one "Classic" layout
    • now Featured Image of post with Video format doesn't replace video at post page and blog pages with "Classic" and "Masonry" layouts
    • fixed appearance of blog layouts with different combinations of posts formats and preview types
  • IMPROVED: Title Bar:
    • now it's possible to display category description on category page (works for posts and portfolio categories)
    • added ability to change content, size and color options separately for regular pages, portfolio items and archive pages
    • improved responsive appearance of "Small" and "Medium" Title Bar sizes
  • IMPROVED: Size option for Single Image and Image Slider elements – now it's possible to choose thumbnails generated by the theme
  • IMPROVED: Typography – now all text elements (headings, paragraphs, lists, etc) have indents depending on font size
  • IMPROVED: Separator element – now its size is shown on builder's interface for better usability
  • IMPROVED: appearance of HR tag – now it corresponds to a default Separator element
  • UPDATED: Demo content for import (including XML files and Theme Options)
  • UPDATED: Ultimate Addons to version 3.15.2 (changelog)
  • UPDATED: Revolution Slider to version 5.1.6 (changelog)
  • UPDATED: Visual Composer to version 4.10 (changelog)
  • UPDATED: Google Fonts list for Typography options
  • UPDATED: Translation files
  • FIXED: incorrect appearance of search field at the header with 4th layout on small screens
  • FIXED: incorrect appearance of Timeline circles on small screens
  • FIXED: many styling issues
  • FIXED: some minor bugs

Version 2.7 — January 12, 2016 #

  • ADDED: 3 NEW layouts of search field in the header (choose it via Header Options)
  • ADDED: ability to show different Logo images on tablets and mobiles
  • IMPROVED: Theme Options panel:
    • now Logo options have a separate page for better convenience
    • added ability not apply any color value to a colorpicker (it will be transparent)
  • IMPROVED: Email message template which is sent by build-in Contact Form:
    • added Reply-to field which allows reply to the sender's email directly
    • added new user-friendly appearance of filled data for better readability
  • IMPROVED: Favicon option – now it is migrated to the default WordPress "Site Identity" option of the Customizer
  • IMPROVED: Gallery post in Related Posts box – now it always shows first gallery image instead of placeholder
  • IMPROVED: Background images for Sections and Title Bar – they are now smoothly appear after loading
  • IMPROVED: Visual Composer compatibility – now row ID is shown on builder's interface
  • UPDATED: Demo content for import (including Theme Options data)
  • UPDATED: Visual Composer to version 4.9.1 (changelog)
  • UPDATED: Revolution Slider to version 5.1.6 (changelog)
  • UPDATED: Translation files
  • FIXED: bug with FontAwesome icons appearance when they are used in Revolution Slider
  • FIXED: bug of Portfolio Grid appearance when it doesn't contain tiles with 1x1 size
  • FIXED: bug when parallax image jumps on page loading
  • FIXED: some minor bugs

Version 2.6 — December 15, 2015 #

  • ADDED: compatibility with WordPress 4.4
  • ADDED: option to display sided prev/next navigation on Portfolio Item pages (check the example)
  • IMPROVED: Portfolio Grid element:
    • added options to set background and text colors for all tiles inside one Portfolio Grid
    • added ability to display custom meta text (instead of date or categories)
    • added options to change size of title and meta text
  • IMPROVED: Client Logos element:
    • added option to display all logos in a grid (check the example)
    • added ability to set 7 or 8 columns (both for grid and carousel layouts)
    • added vertical centering for all logos by default
  • IMPROVED: ActionBox element – now it's possible to choose tag name of title for SEO purposes
  • IMPROVED: Visual Composer compatibility (fixed some interface issues)
  • UPDATED: Demo content for import (including XML file and Theme Options data)
  • UPDATED: Ultimate Addons to version 3.14.1 (changelog)
  • UPDATED: Visual Composer to version 4.9 (changelog)
  • UPDATED: Translation files
  • FIXED: incorrect appearance of Login widget when some cache plugins are active
  • FIXED: prev/next navigation for Portfolio Items with Custom links – now it works
  • FIXED: bug when "Extra class name" field of Row settings didn't save spaces
  • FIXED: vertical alignment of header elements in desktop Safari
  • FIXED: appearance of fullscreen sections on first page loading
  • FIXED: alignment issue of Timeline circles on webkit browsers
  • FIXED: translation of Portfolio categories by WPML
  • FIXED: some minor styling issues

Version 2.5.1 — December 3, 2015 #

  • FIXED: appearance of Fullscreen Search in header when Boxed layout is activated
  • FIXED: hover color of IconBox element in sections with primary background color
  • FIXED: versions of "fontawesome" and "royalslider" css files for correct caching
  • FIXED: bug with jumpy sticky header on scroll in Chrome
  • FIXED: cropped icons of Social Links element in Chrome
  • FIXED: bug when a footer overlaps a header on mobiles

Version 2.5 — December 1, 2015 #

  • ADDED: Portfolio Grid widget – now it's possible to show portfolio tiles in the footer widgets area or sidebar
  • IMPROVED: Portfolio:
    • added prev/next navigation to the lightbox for corresponding Portfolio Items
    • added ability to view Portfolio Categories on Portfolio Items admin page
    • added option to change Portfolio Category slug
  • IMPROVED: Tabs and Accordions – now its content resized without cutting (it's actual for contact form alerts for example)
  • IMPROVED: Google Plus icon in Social Links and Sharing Buttons elements – now it matches to a new design
  • IMPROVED: Theme Options – added ability to resize "Quick CSS" and "Custom HTML" fields
  • UPDATED: Font Awesome to the latest 4.5.0 version (added 20 new icons)
  • UPDATED: Demo content for import (including XML file)
  • UPDATED: Revolution Slider to version 5.1.4 (changelog)
  • UPDATED: Translation files
  • FIXED: issue when WooCommerce cart in the header is displayed incorrectly when some cache plugins are active
  • FIXED: appearance of Load More button in Post Grid, Masonry Post Grid, Masonry Media Grid, Media Grid
  • FIXED: bug when Fullwidth separator creates horizontal scroll on touch devices (like iPad, iPhone, etc)
  • FIXED: bug when main menu was not clickable in the Hidden header with Fullscreen search layout
  • FIXED: incorrect alignment of tiles in Portfolio Grid when it is located in fullwidth section
  • FIXED: incorrect buttons links in Post Grid, Masonry Post Grid
  • FIXED: incorrect appearance of form fields in IE10
  • FIXED: some minor styling issues

Version 2.4.1 — November 20, 2015

  • IMPROVED: Theme Options:
    • added ability to set SVG file as Logo Image
    • added built-in code editor to "Quick CSS" and "Custom HTML" fields
    • changed maximum value of Header and Logo height options from 200 to 300
    • changed maximum value of Site Canvas Width option from 1400 to 1500
  • IMPROVED: Translation – added ability to translate gallery lightbox (Magnific Popup) text
  • IMPROVED: Testimonial element – added ability to set link to Author name and photo
  • UPDATED: Revolution Slider to version 5.1.3 (changelog)
  • UPDATED: Visual Composer to version 4.8.1 (changelog)
  • UPDATED: Translation files
  • FIXED: vertical parallax of Row backgrounds – now it takes into account Left and Right background positions
  • FIXED: bug when Text Block didn't have paragraphs when editing with Frontend Editor
  • FIXED: many minor styling issues

Version 2.4 — November 4, 2015

  • ADDED: option to change distance between menu items in header
  • IMPROVED: Portfolio Grid element:
    • added ability to display items in masonry layout (check the example)
    • added ability to display items in alphabetical order
  • IMPROVED: Google Maps element:
    • added option to stylize the map via custom JSON code
    • added option to set background color to the map
  • IMPROVED: Icon element of Visual Composer - now it is disabled by default for better pages loading
  • IMPROVED: Blog element – now it's possible to display posts in alphabetical order
  • UPDATED: Demo content for import (including XML file)
  • UPDATED: Visual Composer to version 4.8 (changelog)
  • UPDATED: Translation files
  • FIXED: ActionBox element - now it's possible to use square brackets in the text field
  • FIXED: Design options of Accordion, Tabs or Tour elements - now they work
  • FIXED: update notification of Ultimate Addons plugin
  • FIXED: some minor styling issues

Version 2.3 — October 22, 2015

  • ADDED: NEW Sharing Buttons element (also it's possible to enable sharing buttons for all blog posts via Theme Options)
  • ADDED: NEW Preloader Screen – now it's possible to display animated spinner when page is loading
  • ADDED: NEW Progress Bar element
  • ADDED: Open Graph protocol support (better page sharing snippets in social networks)
  • ADDED: German, French, Spanish and Italian translations
  • IMPROVED: Row element:
    • added ability to change position and repeatness for background image
    • added "Huge paddings" value for the Height option
  • IMPROVED: Google Maps element:
    • added ability to display unlimited quantity of markers on one map
    • added ability to disable map zoom on mouse wheel scroll
    • added ability to show marker text when map is loaded
    • added ability to disable dragging on touch screens
    • added ability to hide map controls
    • improved script for better perfomance and page loading
    • improved interface of element settings window
  • IMPROVED: Language switcher – now it displays flags if the corresponding option is enabled in WPML language options
  • IMPROVED: Accordion & Toggles element – now it's possible to choose tag name of section titles for SEO purposes
  • IMPROVED: Main Menu – added option to change indents between the neighboring menu items
  • IMPROVED: Gallery images – now they are always stretched to the full available width
  • IMPROVED: Initial scroll to anchor on page open – now it works more clear
  • IMPROVED: Parallax script performance
  • UPDATED: Demo content for import (including XML file and theme options data)
  • UPDATED: Revolution Slider to the latest 5.1 version (changelog)
  • UPDATED: Ultimate Addons to the version 3.13.7 (changelog)
  • UPDATED: Translation files
  • FIXED: incorrect appearance of first section when Title Bar is hidden globally but shown at specific page
  • FIXED: bug when some Theme Options controls don't work on Internet Explorer (10, 11)
  • FIXED: Pricing Tables element - now it is possible to leave substring blank
  • FIXED: incorrect scroll position when page URL contains hash link
  • FIXED: incorrect alignment of header elements on iPhone
  • FIXED: Titlebar appearance for Search and Archive pages
  • FIXED: display of post elements for main blog page
  • FIXED: some minor bugs and styling issues
  • FIXED: some W3C validation errors

Version 2.2.1 — October 6, 2015

  • UPDATED: Revolution Slider to the latest 5.0.9 version (changelog)
  • UPDATED: Visual Composer to the version 4.7.4 (changelog)

Version 2.2 — September 4, 2015 #

  • ADDED: NEW Theme Options framework:
    • improved appearance and interface of all options
    • now the theme options page is fully responsive
    • now image uploading option is integrated with WP media library
    • now it's possible to choose size of set image
    • now the data for export is formed in readable format
  • IMPROVED: Forms (including Contact form element, comments form, search forms and protected post form) – now they have equal semantics for better compatibility with theme framework
  • IMPROVED: site appearance when responsive layout is disabled – now pages are scaled to the screen size on first load
  • IMPROVED: Smooth scroll via anchors – now it works more clear and improves site perfomance
  • IMPROVED: Gallery lightbox – now it has "close" button for better user experience
  • UPDATED: Demo content for import (including XML file, theme options and sliders)
  • UPDATED: Revolution Slider to the latest 5.0.6 version (changelog)
  • UPDATED: Ultimate Addons to the version 3.13.4 (changelog)
  • UPDATED: Visual Composer to the version 4.7 (changelog)
  • UPDATED: Translation files
  • FIXED: blog post navigation – now "Previous post" link is related to the early post and "Next post" link to the late post – for proper user experience
  • FIXED: Blog Home (former Default Front Page) options – now they are also related to a "Posts page", which is set in "Reading settings"
  • FIXED: availability of Round Chart and Line Chart elements, which are fully compatible with the theme
  • FIXED: incorrect appearance of columns when they are located in Advanced Carousel element
  • FIXED: fullscreen view of Image Slider when it is located in column with enabled animation
  • FIXED: bug when Portfolio Grid doesn't display items, if portfolio categories not exist
  • FIXED: bug with "Fade" transition effect of Image Slider element
  • FIXED: alt tags for Single Image and Image Slider elements
  • FIXED: minor styling issues

Version 2.1.1 — August 6, 2015 #

  • UPDATED: Demo content for import (XML file)
  • FIXED: incorrect appearance of Tour element with specific width on Chrome and Safari
  • FIXED: Section Settings window of Tabs, Accordion and Tour elements
  • FIXED: bug when Tour sections have smooth scroll on small screens

Version 2.1 — August 5, 2015 #

  • ADDED: NEW Tour element – vertical tabbed content
  • ADDED: 500px, Houzz, Odnoklassniki icons to all kinds of Social Links (example)
  • ADDED: Option to enable all theme-disabled Visual Composer elements and features (such as Grid Builder)
  • ADDED: Compatibility with Microsoft Edge browser (comes with Windows 10)
  • ADDED: Full Russian translation (thanks to Ivan!)
  • IMPROVED: Button, ActionBox, Contact Form, Pricing Table elements – now it's possible to set custom colors for buttons (example)
  • IMPROVED: Blog excerpt option – added ability to display full content of posts in all blog layouts
  • IMPROVED: Typography Options:
    • added all existing font weights (from 100 to 900) for Google Fonts
    • now selected Google Font shows only its avaliable styles (font weights)
  • IMPROVED: Portfolio navigation:
    • added option to navigate portfolio items within a category only
    • now Title Bar navigation arrows don't link to portfolio items with active custom link or lightbox
  • IMPROVED: Separator element (example):
    • added option to set Primary, Secondary or any Custom color for the line
    • added option to choose thickness of the line
    • added option to choose style of the line
  • IMPROVED: Theme backend framework – added more hooks for developers
  • UPDATED: Demo content for import (including XML file and theme options data)
  • UPDATED: Font Awesome to the latest 4.4.0 version (added 66 new icons)
  • UPDATED: Ultimate Addons to the latest 3.11.2 version (changelog)
  • UPDATED: Translation files (default.po, default.mo)
  • FIXED: bug with opening product image in a lighbox on WooCommerce product pages
  • FIXED: rare bug with Contact Form when it sent messages to the wrong email
  • FIXED: Row background video – now it is fully disabled on small screens
  • FIXED: compatibility with Google Analytics – added "entry-title" classes
  • FIXED: incorrect scroll position when page is loaded via hash anchors
  • FIXED: bug with disappearing cart when a free product was added
  • FIXED: bug with closing a search screen on touch devices
  • FIXED: smooth scroll from comments links on post pages
  • FIXED: Google Map appearance in the Accordion element
  • FIXED: ripple effect animation on touch devices
  • FIXED: menu appearance when it's not defined
  • FIXED: compatibility with some cache plugins
  • FIXED: compatibility with PHP version 5.2
  • FIXED: CSS classes of custom sidebars
  • FIXED: some minor bugs

Version 2.0 — July 25, 2015 #

  • ADDED: NEW Header layout – at the left side of the screen with vertical menu and:
    • it’s possible to enable all header elements (Search, Contacts, Social Links, Language dropdown)
    • it’s possible to change its width
    • it’s possible to make it transparent
    • it’s possible to make it sticky
    • it’s possible to set width of its logo image
  • ADDED: 2 NEW Blog layouts – Regular Grid and Compact
  • ADDED: Preview for blog posts – now it’s possible to choose how a Featured Image will be shown on post page (2 layouts) or just disable it (example 1, example 2)
  • ADDED: Author Box for blog posts – now it’s possible to display a block with information about post author on post pages
  • ADDED: Navigation for blog posts – now it’s possible to display Previous/Next Post navigation block on post pages
  • ADDED: NEW layout for related posts – now it’s possible to display related posts with preview on post pages
  • ADDED: 2 NEW Visual Composer elements: Round Chart and Line Chart, which are fully compatible with the theme
  • ADDED: option to choose double size of a separate certain tile in Portfoio Grid (example)
  • ADDED: options to set sizes of Logo text
  • ADDED: theme hooks for developers - now all the templates you used to overload have their own filters and actions
  • IMPROVED: Frontend framework:
    • fully refactored all HTML semantics, CSS styles and JS scripts - now site pages load faster and smoother
    • now separate sections are fully worked on pages with sidebar and post pages
    • added ability to store Theme Options generated styles in body of a page instead of separate CSS file
    • removed unused and deprecated styles and scripts
  • IMPROVED: Header:
    • now the sticky header transforms on scroll via CSS transitions instead of JS - it improves smoothness of animation and page loading speed
    • added ability to control visibility of the sticky header areas via new height’s options
    • added ability to make the header be transparent and non-sticky at the same time
    • added option to hide the sticky header on its initial position
    • added option to stretch the header content to the screen width
    • added ability to control scroll distance at which the sticky header will be transformed
    • added ability to add custom social link with custom icon
    • added option to remove header on a separate certain page when editing it
  • IMPROVED: Title Bar:
    • added option to change Title Bar Content or hide it for all site pages
    • added option to choose Image Size of background image for a separate certain page
  • IMPROVED: Blog:
    • improved compatibility and appearance of Post Formats - now they take into account suggested styling of WordPress
    • now all Blog Options are separated for Post pages, Default Front page, Archive pages and Search Results page
    • now “Load More” pagination works with all blog layouts
    • now sidebar option works with all blog layouts
    • now password protected post doesn’t display its featured image
    • blog-related functions were rewritten in a WordPress-native way
  • IMPROVED: Row element:
    • now every outer row is a separate section by default - it is much better for user experience
    • added new Columns layouts: with small gaps and with large gaps
    • added new Row Height option (instead of Full Screen and Full Height options) which includes new values: Small paddings and Large paddings
    • added Background Overlay option – now it’s possible to use overlay color with disabled Ultimate Addons plugin
    • removed repeating Background Color and Background Image options from “Design Options” tab for better user experience
  • IMPROVED: Column element:
    • added option to choose width of a column
    • added ability to hide a column on different screen sizes
  • IMPROVED: Portfolio Grid element:
    • now it’s possible to use “Load More” pagination with random order of tiles
    • now filtering takes into account (and displays) tiles located on other pages when pagination is enabled
    • now images are always cover the whole tiles area even the images is smaller then minimum needed size
    • now it’s possible to place multiple paginated portfolios at the same page
    • improved pagination - now it always uses ajax
    • improved responsive behaviour of tiles
  • IMPROVED: Tabs & Timeline element:
    • added ability to set background color and text color for a separate tab section
    • added ability to set icons for Timeline circles instead of text
    • improved script – now navigation through the tabs is faster and smoother
    • improved responsive behaviour
  • IMPROVED: Accordion element:
    • added abilty to align section titles to the right
    • added option to choose control icon of sections (chevron, plus, triangle, none)
    • added ability to display icon after title
    • improved script – now navigation through the sections is faster and smoother
    • improved responsive behaviour
  • IMPROVED: Image Slider element:
    • now it uses the best Royal Slider script
    • added option to enable random order of slides
    • added option to choose images scaling
    • added option to choose images size
  • IMPROVED: Client Logos element:
    • improved transition behaviour and interaction with touch screens
    • added option to enable random order of logos
    • added ability to display 6 items
  • IMPROVED: ActionBox element:
    • added ability to display the second button
    • added ability to display buttons below the title
  • IMPROVED: Contact Form element:
    • now it’s possible to add multiple comma-separated emails to receive messages
    • now it’s possible to use multiple forms at the same page
  • IMPROVED: Person (former Team Member) element – now it uses square thumbnail of set image instead of the original full image
  • IMPROVED: Pricing Table – now it is a separate Visual Composer element with convenient editing and flexible options
  • IMPROVED: Social Links element – now it’s possible to add custom link with custom icon and color
  • IMPROVED: Google Maps element – now it’s possible to use HTML tags in the markers text fields
  • IMPROVED: Image Gallery element – added option to enable random order of images
  • IMPROVED: Counter element – now it’s possible to use decimal values
  • IMPROVED: Sidebar options – now it’s possible:
    • set Sidebar position or disable it for all regular pages globally
    • set Sidebar position or disable it for a separate certain Portfolio Item page
    • set Sidebar position or disable it for a separate certain blog post
  • IMPROVED: Visual Composer support:
    • improved Frontend Editor - now it works and looks as in the original plugin
    • updated all theme elements for better compatibility with the latest version of plugin
    • improved user interface of some elements settings
  • IMPROVED: WooCommerce support:
    • added ability to enable Title Bar for Shop and Product pages
    • added ability to change Sidebar, Header, Title Bar and Footer options for a separate certain Product page
  • IMPROVED: Link option for Single Image, Button, ActionBox, IconBox, Person elements – now it allows quickly to choose existing site pages
  • IMPROVED: Image regeneration process - now the theme generates fewer quantity of thumbnails (4 instead of 8) for every uploaded image
  • IMPROVED: translation support – all words and phrases generated by the theme are ready to translate via PoEdit
  • IMPROVED: WP admin interface of the theme:
    • now all theme related pages are located at a separate menu item “Zephyr”
    • added “About the Theme” page with usefull links
    • now Theme Options have more user-friendly appearance
  • UPDATED: Demo content for import (including XML file, theme options and sliders)
  • UPDATED: Visual Composer to the version 4.6.2 (changelog)
  • UPDATED: Ultimate Addons to the version 3.13.1 (changelog)
  • UPDATED: Translation files (default.po, default.mo)
  • FIXED: bug with page scrolling when you click on tabs at WooCommerce product page
  • FIXED: bug when fullwidth separator creates horizontal scrolling on small screens
  • FIXED: bug with display slides of Image Slider on Internet Explorer
  • FIXED: bug when inserted URL is cropped in Video Player element
  • FIXED: bug with incorrect position of section background video
  • FIXED: bug with loading web-safe fonts from Google Fonts
  • FIXED: bug with ripple effect on touch screens
  • FIXED: many styling issues
  • FIXED: some minor bugs

Version 1.6.2 — July 7, 2015 #

  • FIXED: Envato updater class critical error

Version 1.6.1 — June 27, 2015 #

  • UPDATED: Visual Composer to the version 4.5.3 (changelog)
  • UPDATED: Ultimate Addons to the version 3.12.0 (changelog)
  • FIXED: bug with invisible content when printing a page, if appearance animation is enabled
  • FIXED: bug with wrong alignment of YouTube background video in sections

Version 1.6 — May 23, 2015 #

  • ADDED: Plugin Updater for bundled plugins (check our video tutorial):
    • now the Plugins page takes into account plugins bundled with the theme
    • now a default notification circle is shown when bundled plugin has the new version
    • now it's easy to update bundled plugin with a single click
  • ADDED: New Layout Options - now it's possible to set:
    • width of the site content
    • width of the boxed area when Boxed layout is activated
    • widths of sidebar and content area for pages with sidebar
    • width of the screen when all columns in one row will be stacked in a single column
  • IMPROVED: WPML support:
    • Enabled language switcher in site menu - now it's possible to use language switcher as menu item (via WPML options)
    • Redesigned language switcher at all locations - now it uses theme styles instead of default
  • IMPROVED: Single Image element - now it's possible to choose Large size of a thumbnail (which is set in Media Settings)
  • IMPROVED: Theme script files - now site pages load faster and scroll better
  • UPDATED: Revolution Slider to the latest 4.6.93 version (changelog)
  • UPDATED: Ultimate Addons to the latest 3.11.0 version (changelog)
  • UPDATED: Visual Composer to the latest 4.5.2 version (changelog)
  • FIXED: incorrect aligning of content at the first FullScreen section with a transparent header
  • FIXED: appearance of columns at Frontend Editor of Visual Composer
  • FIXED: logo alignment issue when Inverted Logo Position is activated
  • FIXED: incorrect highlighting of active menu items at One Page sites
  • FIXED: incorrect scroll to sections via menu items on small screens
  • FIXED: incorrect alignment of Portfolio and Blog tiles on RTL sites
  • FIXED: some minor styling issues related to the header layouts
  • FIXED: sticky header on archive pages - now it works
  • FIXED: ajax links at menu items - now they work
  • FIXED: some minor bugs

Version 1.5.3 — April 30, 2015 #

  • FIXED: Visual Composer content - disabled some new elements and features which are not compatible with the theme
  • FIXED: bug with themeforest updater (tf_updater)

Version 1.5.2 — April 29, 2015 #

  • UPDATED: Visual Composer to the latest 4.5 version (changelog)
  • FIXED: position of Image Separator element

Version 1.5.1 — April 25, 2015 #

  • FIXED: TGM Plugin Activation class errors for old PHP versions

Version 1.5 — April 23, 2015 #

  • ADDED: fully compatibility with WordPress 4.2
  • UPDATED: Demo content for import (including XML file and theme options)
  • UPDATED: Revolution Slider to the latest 4.6.9 version (changelog)
  • UPDATED: Visual Composer to the latest 4.4.4 version (changelog)
  • UPDATED: Ultimate Addons to the latest 3.10 version (changelog)
  • FIXED: hover effects on iPad - now they are completely removed as it should be
  • FIXED: incorrect display of section background images on iPad
  • FIXED: minor styling issues

Version 1.4 — April 14, 2015 #

  • ADDED: RTL support – now Zephyr fully supports right-to-left languages
  • ADDED: Ability to add custom item to the header contacts (check the example)
  • ADDED: New built-in Login widget (check the example)
  • IMPROVED: Section element – now it’s possible to stretch a section to the full screen (check the example)
  • IMPROVED: Pagination – now Zephyr uses default WordPress pagination, which is more convenient
  • IMPROVED: IconBox element – now it’s possible to use IconBox without title like a separate icon
  • FIXED: ajax loading of Portfolio and Blog – now it working correctly when several Blog/Portfolio elements located at the same page
  • FIXED: hover effects – now they work on touch screens and disabled on mobile devices only
  • FIXED: header on Search Results, Archive, Index pages – now it cannot be transparent
  • FIXED: bug with pagination when it has more then 5 pages
  • FIXED: Google hatom-entry errors
  • FIXED: some minor styling issues

Version 1.3 — March 31, 2015 #

  • IMPROVED: Portfolio Grid element – now it’s possible to enable random order of portfolio tiles
  • IMPROVED: Logo image resizing behaviour – now it uses only CSS with media queries without JavaScript, so it is much better for page loading and display on mobiles
  • IMPROVED: WooCommerce support:
    • now it’s possible to display Title Bar at shop page (with all available options like on regular pages)
    • enabled breadcrumbs on product pages
  • UPDATED: Visual Composer to the latest 4.4.3 version (changelog)
  • FIXED: menu links behaviour – now main menu shows active item correctly when a few menu items have anchors at the same page
  • FIXED: incorrect logo image position on fourth Header Layout on small screens
  • FIXED: titles of Portfolio tiles on touch screens – now they are visible
  • FIXED: incorrect paddings of menu dropdown with columns
  • FIXED: “Indents” option in media gallery – now it works
  • FIXED: blinking of the transparent header on mobiles
  • FIXED: font of tabs titles - now it applied correctly
  • FIXED: incorrect logo image resizing on mobiles
  • FIXED: some minor styling issues

Version 1.2 — March 11, 2015 #

  • ADDED: Popular premium Ultimate Addons for Visual Composer plugin:
    • now it bundled with Zephyr, so you can use it without buying
    • now its elements have theme styles (check the example page)
    • now Zephyr is fully compatible with it
  • ADDED: DeviantArt, Foursquare, Github icons to all kinds of Social Links
  • IMPROVED: Visual Composer support:
    • added Design Options tab to Row/Section, Column, Text Block, Single Image, Video Player elements (restored default VC functionality)
    • added “Extra class name” field to all elements for more convenient and flexible CSS customizing
    • improved interface of elements settings
    • fixed minor appearance issues
  • IMPROVED: Comments – now name of author can have link to his website (restored default WP functionality)
  • UPDATED: Demo content for import (including XML file)
  • FIXED: bug with colors of language dropdown on transparent header
  • FIXED: bug with display “1” symbol when the VC plugin is deactivated
  • FIXED: bug with changing title and slug of pages in some rare cases
  • FIXED: bug when portfolio tiles are not clickable in IE9 & IE10
  • FIXED: bug when form fields are not clickable in IE9 & IE10
  • FIXED: bug when mobile menu has horizontal scroll
  • FIXED: some minor WooCommerce styling issues
  • FIXED: bug with layout of blank page template

Version 1.1 — February 17, 2015 #

  • ADDED: 3 NEW color pickers for separate coloring of the Transparent Header
  • ADDED: NEW Icon element of Visual Composer
  • IMPROVED: WooCommerce support:
    • updated appearance of all new features and changes of WooCommerce 2.3
    • fixed few minor styling issues
  • IMPROVED: Contact Form 7 support - now plugin form fields can work and look as built-in Contact Form. Read the corresponding article in the documentation
  • IMPROVED: Portfolio element - now tiles not depend on image dimensions ratios, so small images (which not resized) don't break the portfolio grid
  • IMPROVED: Client Logos element - now it's possible to choose different style for hover state of logo images
  • FIXED: bug with Transparent header when the sticky header is disabled on Theme Options and enabled on separate pages only
  • FIXED: bug with logo image on small screens
  • FIXED: some minor bugs

Version 1.0.5 — February 8, 2015 #

  • IMPROVED: Visual Composer:
    • now the original (not modified) plugin is used by the theme
    • updated to the latest 4.4.2 version
  • IMPROVED: Main Menu - now it's possible to use 4th level menu items
  • IMPROVED: Latest Posts element - now it can have excerpts
  • IMPROVED: Scroll CPU performance
  • IMPROVED: language files
  • UPDATED: Font Awesome to the latest 4.3 version (added 40 new icons)
  • Fixed: demo data to prevent using UpSolution's email in contact forms right after demo import
  • Fixed: Contact Form stability

Version 1.0 — February 1, 2015 #

  • Initial release