Changelog

Updated 6 days ago

All patch releases are described in the UpSolution Core changelog.

Version 8.37 — July 8, 2025 #

ADDED new Countdown Timer element
IMPROVED List Filter element:
- now the Faceted Filtering filters lists much faster, the speed is 10-50% higher depending on the number of selected values
- added ability to use "Range Slider" and "Range Input" selections for taxonomies and dates - work only when Faceted Filtering is enabled.
- improved UX for the Titles as dropdown layout – now selected number values are shown comma separated. Also, the semicolon separator can now be customized via CSS.
IMPROVED Accessibility:
- added Skip Links that allow to people using keyboard, screen readers and other assistive technologies to reach page content or footer easier and faster. Live example (use TAB key on page load)
- now List Filter, Popup, and Search elements fully accessible from a keyboard and screen readers
IMPROVED Tabs, Vertical Tabs, Accordion elements – now they can show sub fields from ACF Repeater, you need to set field names manually on the "Data Source" tab
IMPROVED usage of dynamic shortcode values – added us_replace_dynamic_value hook allowing to implement your own custom values
IMPROVED speed of pages loading and ajax requests such as filtering and "load more" pagination (we removed unnecessary database queries that were applied to every site visit)
IMPROVED built-in Cookie Notice button – added us_cookie_notice_btn_atts hook allowing to implement compatibility with Google Consent Mode
IMPROVED Design settings – added the "Transform" option equivalent to the relevant CSS property
IMPROVED Post Custom Field element – added ability to show ACF Checkbox values as a list
IMPROVED Post List and Product List elements – now they support the Relevanssi plugin
IMPROVED Button element – now it supports inline HTML tags in its label
FIXED bug when the default "Events" archive of The Events Calendar is not shown if some template is set in Theme Options > Archives
FIXED bug when the Grid Filter element with ACF fields can be disabled after updating to the version 8.35
FIXED bug when using the List Filter on a search results page applied to the first list instead of the specified one
FIXED bug when custom JS added to a Page Template with the WPBakery 8.5 wasn't applied on the frontend
FIXED incorrect work of the "Additional Markers" interface of the "Map" element in Live Builder
FIXED rare case with memory leak when using Post Content element in the Live Builder
FIXED incorrect work of ACF Date fields with {{today}} comparison in Display Logic
FIXED case when clicking on Section link does not work in Tabs and Vertical Tabs
FIXED cases when the automatic re-indexing of the Faceted Filtering did not work
FIXED bug on iOS when showing a Popup with a Contact Form inside
FIXED some minor issues

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: , <code>, , , , , ,
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

Changelog

Version 8.37 — July 8, 2025 #

Version 8.36.1 — June 2, 2025 #

Version 8.36 — May 29, 2025 #

Version 8.35.2 — April 22, 2025 #

Version 8.35.1 — April 18, 2025 #

Version 8.35 — April 16, 2025 #

Version 8.34.1 — March 25, 2025 #

Version 8.34 — March 10, 2025 #

Version 8.33.2 — January 30, 2024 #

Version 8.33.1 — January 22, 2024 #

Version 8.33 — January 20, 2025 #

Version 8.32.2 — December 17, 2024 #

Version 8.32.1 — December 6, 2024 #

Version 8.32 — December 5, 2024 #

Version 8.31.2 — November 20, 2024 #

Version 8.31.1 — November 14, 2024 #

Version 8.31 — November 13, 2024 #

Version 8.30 — October 14, 2024 #

Version 8.29 — September 13, 2024 #

Version 8.28 — August 13, 2024 #

Version 8.27 — July 5, 2024 #

Version 8.26 — June 20, 2024 #

Version 8.25 — June 5, 2024 #

Version 8.24.2 — May 15, 2024 #

Version 8.24 — May 14, 2024 #

Version 8.23.4 — April 24, 2024 #

Version 8.23.2 — April 15, 2024 #

Version 8.23 — April 12, 2024 #

Version 8.22 — March 8, 2024 #

Version 8.21.3 — February 13, 2024 #

Version 8.21.2 — February 5, 2024 #

Version 8.21 — January 24, 2024 #

Version 8.20 — December 4, 2023 #

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