What's New with Astra

Fix:

• Improvements as per WordPress coding standards.
• Elementor page with Motion effect jerks on scroll when header is set to sticky and animation is None.
• Header – Menus – Box Shadow not applying for submenus from customizer options.
• Submenu items expanded initially in offcanvas, when Toggle Button being used for desktop header.
• Single Product Quantity not working for decimal numbers.
• Astra theme version number missing in Rollback section.

Fix:

• Improvements as per WordPress coding standards.
• Compatibility with WordPress 6.0 – Image block not aligned center when Legacy option set from the Block Editor.
• Header – Account – Login popup not opening on mobile/tablet.
• The theme’s responsive styles not loading with the responsive preview option in the block editor.
• Off-Canvas – button type is missing for the close button inside the Flyout header type.
• W3 validation – Parse error for background-color CSS property.
• W3 validation – aria-label attribute is missing for related posts link.
• W3 validation – Role attribute is missing for Account element link.
• Line height decimal not appearing in the Global typography section.
• Gutenberg editor – Layout settings are not visible for Group block.

Fix:

• Users updating from v3.7.8 in some edge cases facing resource allocation error.
• Global Typography Body and Headings font family preview changes not appearing in the customizer.
• Beaver Builder page content width not working properly with block editor CSS compatibility.
• W3 validation – Role attribute is missing for Account element link.

New:

• Enhanced block editor experience. ( https://wpastra.com/docs/improved-block-editor-experience/ )

Improvement:

• Font variant customizer control’s HTML markup was loading from PHP, which is now moved to React JS for the better and optimized customizer performance.

Fix:

• Customizer’s typography section loading slowly.
• Block editor – Layout settings are not visible for Group block.
• Elementor Pro – WooCommerce Checkout Form’s shipping details not look appropriate in editor mode as it looks on the frontend.
• Search element not displaying in Mobile Offcanvas.
• Offcanvas Shopping cart closes automatically on mobile when scrolled.

Improvement:

• Compatibility for enhancing block editor experience. ( https://wpastra.com/docs/improved-block-editor-experience/ )

Fix:

• Builder – Search – Search markup is loaded even when the search element is not added.
• WooCommerce – Grouped product – Add to Cart not appearing properly on Quick view.
• Some of the Search shortcodes are not working on the posts or pages.
• W3 validation – aria-label attribute is missing for the close icon for Trigger For Off-Canvas Sidebar on the Shop page.
• Sticky header meta option is not working on the frontend.
• Custom Layout – “Header is built using Custom Layout” notice showing in customizer even the layout’s toggle is disabled.

Fix:

• Blog – Infinite scroll is not working with Masonry Layout.

Fix:

• WooCommerce – Grid layout not working properly with Products Archive shortcode.
• Toggle menu not collapsible on below IOS 13 version.
• Compatibility with WordPress 5.9.2 – Customizer block editor color More Settings getting oval shape around palette.

Fix:

• Fix: Added correct version number for background updater.

Improvement:

• Removed jQuery dependency from Blog Pro Infinite Scroll addon.
• Removed jQuery dependency from WooCommerce Infinite Scroll addon.
• Added activate UAG notice in Custom Layout editor sidebar.
• Compatibility with PHP 8.0.

Fix:

• Gravity form checkbox not accessible when WooCommerce Quick View option is active.
• Accessibility – href attribute is missing in the Anchor element for Scroll to top.
• W3 validation – Removed unwanted CSS value set for content property for Quick View summary section.
• Accessibility – href attribute is missing in the Anchor element for Scroll to top.
• Navigation menu was not scrollable for the sticky header.
• Dropdown Mobile Menu – unable to open submenu on Sticky Header with Max Width – Site Layout.
• Elementor Pro popup not triggered when WooCommerce Single Product gallery layout is set to vertical.
• Scroll to top – Icon not appearing properly on responsive devices.
• Inside post/page content breaking the page when Yoast SEO and Beaver Builder plugins are active.
• Custom Layout – Inside Post Content – appearing in the sidebar.
• Builder – Language Switcher – WPML – all langauges appearing as active.