Version 8.15.1 — March 27, 2023 #

• UPDATED Google Fonts list
• FIXED bug when Page Layout settings (Header, Sidebar) are not saved correctly after the update to Zephyr 8.15
• FIXED work of Grids with built-in filter inside Page Templates after the update to Zephyr 8.15
• FIXED incorrect image sizing inside Post Image element after the update to Zephyr 8.15

Version 8.15 — March 21, 2023 #

• ADDED new ability to assign a Grid element for filtering by Grid Filter. If earlier only the first Grid on a page was available for filtering, now you can set any other and even several Grids for one Grid Filter. Read more about how the Grid Filter element works
• ADDED new built-in GDPR Compliance option, which allows blocking the loading of third-party script files for the Map element until a site visitor gives his consent. Check the example
• IMPROVED Video Player element:
  • added Autoplay, Mute, Loop, and Controls options for all video sources (YouTube, Vimeo, media file), check examples
  • added a predefined “9:16” aspect ratio, which can be used for YouTube Shorts
  • added ability to set a custom aspect ratio
• IMPROVED Accessibility support:
  • now header menu dropdowns with Reusable Blocks are not closed while navigating their links via the TAB key
  • now the Dropdown element can be closed via the ESC key
• IMPROVED Database handling: now the theme doesn’t save default and empty values into the “wp_postmeta” table. This can greatly reduce the database size of a website with a large number of pages. Only new and updated posts/pages/CPTs will take effect
• IMPROVED Image, Post Image, Post Custom Field elements – added option to disable lazy loading, which is useful for images that are in the first visible viewport to improve performance
• IMPROVED Vertical Wrapper element – added the “Justify” value for the Vertical Alignment option
• IMPROVED Display Logic settings – now you can select minutes by 1 (instead of 5)
• UPDATED Google Fonts list
• UPDATED languages files
• FIXED bug when Post Image element shows a placeholder instead of Featured Image for Events of The Events Calendar
• FIXED bug when Post Author element shows incorrect author name when using the “USP Pro” plugin
• FIXED bug when the Row > Shape Divider > Flip horizontally option isn’t working in some cases
• FIXED cases when the built-in “Auto Optimize” generates extra styles from non-used assets
• FIXED bug when Grid with the “Opens a post in a pop-up” didn’t show ajax loaded posts
• FIXED compatibility of the Cart Table element with 3rd-party plugins for WooCommerce
• FIXED case when the “HTML” element shows an incorrect code while editing a header
• FIXED bug when breadcrumbs are not working on Events of The Events Calendar
• FIXED work of Design > Animation settings for Tabs Section
• FIXED Google Maps error in a browser console
• FIXED some minor styling issues

Version 8.14 — February 7, 2023 #

• ADDED new ability to use Section Templates via Live Buidler. Now you can easily create website pages from scratch using pre-built categorized templates, check the screencast
• IMPROVED Live Builder:
  • added preview for the Post Taxonomy element when editing a Page Template
  • fixed incorrect preview of some elements when changing its settings
  • now elements aren’t selected automatically after drag&drop
  • fixed preview of the Grid element with no results
  • fixed preview of the “Masonry” Grid element
• IMPROVED Grid Layout templates:
  • added the “Image Gallery (cropped)” template
  • added “Testimonial 7” and “Testimonial 8” templates
• IMPROVED Image Slider element:
  • now the “Thumbnails” additional navigation is shown out of the slider viewport, this doesn’t reduce the scale of slide images
  • now images are shown correctly if you set the element height in Design > Sizes
• IMPROVED Grid / Listing and Carousel elements – now their default breakpoints in the “Responsive” tab are bound to global values from Theme Options > Site Layout
• IMPROVED Design settings – added the “Overflow” option to change the CSS property of desired elements
• UPDATED Google Fonts list
• UPDATED languages files
• FIXED issue when the Borlabs cookie plugin doesn’t block videos inside Page Templates or Reusable Blocks
• FIXED issue when the shortcode was included in the “extra WPBakery features” option
• FIXED bug when Video Player with the Image Overlay doesn’t play the video file after the first click
• FIXED bug when Grid Filter doesn’t take into account the “Show past events” option for Events
• FIXED work of appearance animation in Grid Layout elements after applying the Grid Filter
• FIXED accessibility issue of the Popup element when its trigger doesn’t have a text
• FIXED appearance of Post Custom Field labels when editing a Grid Layout
• FIXED work of the Grid Filter element when its items have the “0” value
• FIXED work of Page Scroller dots on screens wider than 2000px
• FIXED accessibility issue of Carousel prev/next arrows
• FIXED appearance of some Shape Dividers in Safari
• FIXED some minor issues

Version 8.13.4 — January 9, 2023 #

• UPDATED Google Fonts list
• FIXED case when SVG images ignore the “Image Size” option value after the update to Zephyr 8.13
• FIXED appearance of the Post Custom Field with ACF Repeater value as a table on small screens
• FIXED work of some ACF fields added manually in the Display Logic settings
• FIXED styling of a “success” message in the Contact Form element

Version 8.13 — December 21, 2022 #

• ADDED ability to override the Site Content Width within a Row/Section element. This allows creating more flexible and stylish page layout without custom coding
• ADDED ability to show a page title in different locations via {{the_title}} shorthand. Check where it’s possible to use
• IMPROVED Live Builder:
  • added ability to edit the Contact Form 7 element
  • added “Edit Header” and “Edit Footer” links in the preview area when hovering over a header or a footer
  • improved appearance of Post Custom Field elements when editing a Page Template or a Reusable Block
  • improved appearance of empty elements in the preview area (like Grids with no results)
  • fixed incorrect IconBox preview when changing its settings
  • removed an extra spinner on page load to improve UX
• IMPROVED Grid Layout builder – added option to set an extra CSS class name (which will be added to every “w-grid” with the relevant grid layout)
• IMPROVED Links inside Popups – now the link starting with the “#” always closes the Popup. This makes it easy to use custom “Close” buttons
• IMPROVED Image element – now “Phone” image styles take into account Max Width and Max Height values from the Image > Design settings
• IMPROVED Shape Divider – changed the default height to “15vmin” instead of “15vh”. This improves the shape’s appearance on mobiles
• IMPROVED Post Custom Field element – added support of <sub>, <sup> HTML tags in “Text before value” and “Text after value” fields
• IMPROVED Display Logic – now the “Page URL” is compared with the full URL in the browser’s address bar (including query strings)
• IMPROVED Separator element – increased the height of S, M, L, and XL on small screens to improve the visual style
• IMPROVED Row / Inner Row element – moved the “Disable this Row” option to the Display Logic tab for better UX
• IMPROVED Map element – added ability to select ACF “Text” fields as an address (or coordinates)
• UPDATED Google Fonts list
• UPDATED languages files
• UPDATED Material icons
• FIXED incorrect appearance of background images with the “background-attachment: fixed” on iPhones and iPads
• FIXED issue when a product image is clickable even if the “Product gallery > Allow full-screen view” is disabled
• FIXED incorrect appearance of Image element with the specified Max Height value in its Design settings
• FIXED bug when a Shape Divider in a Row with a background video (or a slider) is not showing in Safari
• FIXED incorrect definition of ACF field values in some cases including the Display Logic settings
• FIXED bug when hidden Header elements are showing on page loading on small screens
• FIXED bug when the Custom HTML element doesn’t show its code in the Live Builder
• FIXED appearance of full-width buttons inside Horizontal/Vertical Wrappers
• FIXED bug when Grid Filter scrolls a page with “Masonry” Grid to the top
• FIXED errors after Demo Import on PHP 8.0 in some cases
• FIXED translation of the Text Block content via WPML
• FIXED work of Accordions inside a Grid item content
• FIXED some minor issues