What's New with Astra

Hello everyone!

We’re super excited to reveal the latest update, Astra 4.6.13 🎉

Here’s what’s new and improved:

• New: Footer Builder now includes a height option for the primary footer row.

• Improvements:
  • Related Posts: Improved accessibility by adding aria-labels.
  • Security: Enhanced codebase for better security.
  • Enhanced accessibility by dynamically adding aria-labels for navigational menus.
  • Rearranged “SureCart dynamic CPT” sections into one panel in the customizer.

• Fixes:
  • Pinterest embed block now displays images correctly.
  • Resolved duplication of header menu items at 150% screen resolution.
  • Updated missing strings in astra.pot available on translate.wordpress.org.
  • Ensured consistency in bottom spacing for Audio-Video shortcodes block.
  • Corrected alignment of submenu dropdown arrow when flyout is set and content alignment is set to right.

We recommend exploring our documentation to learn more about these features.

We hope these updates improve your experience with Astra. If you have any questions or encounter any issues, feel free to contact us.

Best regards,

Team Astra

Hello Astra Pro Users!

We’re thrilled to announce the latest update, Astra Pro 4.6.8!

In this release, we’ve made some key improvements and fixes to enhance your experience. Here’s what’s included:

Improvements:

• Header Builder – Language Switcher: Improved accessibility with aria-labels.
• Spacing Addon: Better performance through code optimization, reducing unnecessary conditions load.

Fixes:

• Sticky Header: Resolved transition issues with headers and fixed alignment problems with the Account element’s Login Popup, particularly with the Shrink Effect enabled.
• WooCommerce: Fixed inconsistent results in checkout fields when using the “Use Labels as Placeholders” option.
• Old Header Menu Styling: Addressed conflicts with the new header builder’s structure.
• WooCommerce: Corrected issues with infinite scroll not displaying all products on the shop page.
• Site Builder: Ensured proper bottom spacing for headings in Custom Templates on the frontend.
• Sticky Header: Fixed glitches with Spectra’s gallery block during window scrolling.
• WooCommerce: Resolved UI issues with Sticky Product Image on responsive devices.

These updates are designed to improve your Astra Pro experience. If you have any questions or encounter any issues, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us.

Best regards,

Team Astra Pro

Hello Astra Pro Users!

We’re thrilled to announce the release of Astra Pro versions 4.6.6 and 4.6.7 🚀

In this update, we’ve focused on improving compatibility with the WooCommerce marketplace to ensure a greater experience for your store.

Here’s what we have improved!

• Enhanced compatibility with the WooCommerce marketplace for better and more reliable performance.

These updates are geared towards making your Astra experience even better. As always, if you have any questions or encounter any issues, don’t hesitate to reach out to us.

For more details on these features and how to make the most of them, be sure to check out our documentation.

Best regards,

Team Astra Pro

Hello Astra Pro Users!

We’re excited to let you know about our latest update, version 4.6.5. 

We’ve listened to your feedback and made some improvements and fixes. Here’s what we did:

New:

• WooCommerce – Introduced “Sticky Product Image” option: This option allows the featured image on single WooCommerce product pages to remain visible as users scroll down the page.

Improvements:

• WooCommerce – Refactor header account login popup form.

Fixes:

• Sticky Header – Transition issue with the Sticky header when the option “Hide when scrolling down” is enabled.
• WooCommerce – Sticky cart color & hover styling is not working for cart price.
• WooCommerce – With infinite scroll product load only when scrolling down to bottom of the site.
• WooCommerce – The lost Password page form doesn’t look similar for logged-in and non logged-in user with modern layout.
• Mega Menu not working properly between 922px – 938px screen width.

These updates aim to make your experience better. If you have questions or run into problems, feel free to reach out. 

Explore our docs to learn more about the features we offer.

Best regards,

Team Astra

Hello Astra Users!

We’re excited to let you know about our latest update, version 4.6.12. 

We’ve listened to your feedback and made some improvements and fixes. Here’s what we did:

Improvements:

• Header Builder – Account – Login popup form rendering multiple times.
• Added gap between the Transparent Header and the Login Password Form.
• Added new tooltip to single product title area’s featured image option for better clarity.
• Fixed a performance issue caused by theme’s add-to-cart-quantity-btn.min.js file.

Fixes:

• WooCommerce – Resolved issue with the Store Notice’s “Hang on Top” option causing a gap at the top.
• WooCommerce – “Sticky Add To Cart” feature not working for a responsive device when Addon’s WooCommerce module is enabled.
• WooCommerce – Getting duplicate ID error for ‘ast-site-header-cart’.
• Search input bar is not properly working with old header setup.
• Single post navigation design break on responsive devices.
• Design issue with images and headings alignments in single posts and pages.
• Theme’s global button styling overriding Elementor’s global buttons styling.
• Post navigation alignment does not sync with container width.

These updates aim to make your experience better. If you have questions or run into problems, feel free to reach out. 

Explore our docs to learn more about the features we offer.

Best regards,

Team Astra

Hey Astra Users!

We’ve got some exciting news for you: Astra Version 4.6.11 is now available! 🚀

Here’s what was improved:

• Image Enhancement: Now, when your Image ratio is custom, we’ve added object-fit cover styling to the featured image for a sleek look.
• Starter Content Fix: If you’ve noticed any Line height UI issues with Starter Template’s block patterns, fret not! We’ve got backward compatibility sorted out.

And there’s more waiting for you! Update to 4.6.11 now and make your Astra experience even better.

Questions? Reach out to us anytime!

Cheers,

Team Astra

Hey Astra Fam!

We’re thrilled to introduce the latest update, Astra Version 4.6.10 🎉

Here’s what’s new:

• WordPress 6.5 Compatibility: Astra is now fully compatible with WordPress 6.5, ensuring easy integration and optimal performance.
• Dashboard Boost: Updated elegant dashboard admin notice for Starter Template Plugin installation.

Keep unleashing the power of Astra! If you have any questions or need a helping hand, don’t hesitate to reach out.

Best regards,

Team Astra

Hello everyone!

Great news – we’ve released the Astra 4.6.9 update! This update focuses on both security improvements under the hood and a smoother editing experience for you.

What’s new?

• Enhanced Security: Our codebase has been strengthened to further protect your website.
• Smoother Editing: We’ve fixed an issue that caused block editor’s inline toolbar elements (like Bold and Italic) to jump when you focus on them.

This update ensures a more secure and user-friendly experience for building your website with Astra. Update to Astra 4.6.9 today!

Hey there!

Exciting news – we’ve just released Astra 4.6.8 with some important fixes:

• No more duplicate sub-menu dropdown arrows when using page builder widgets.
• You’ll now see the Single Blog Post title styles working as expected on the front end after parsing dynamic CSS.
• The Cart Table UI won’t break anymore due to missing parsed dynamic CSS.

Want to know more? Dive into our docs!

As always, if you have any questions or feedback, feel free to reach out.

Best,

Team Astra

Hello Astra Users!

We’ve been listening to your feedback, and we’re excited to announce the latest Astra 4.6.7 update. Here’s what we’ve tackled:

• Fixed an issue where Responsive CSS would break when caching plugins were enabled.
• Resolved a problem with Dynamic CSS breaking after the last version.

Don’t forget to check out our docs for more info on our features.

Keep the feedback coming!

Cheers,

Team Astra