What's New with Astra

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.

Improvement:

• Added a new filter ‘astra_settings_metabox_register’ to prevent loading of block based Astra Settings metabox. ( https://wpastra.com/docs/hide-astra-settings-for-user-roles/ )
• Introducing new breadcrumb separators.
• Site Background color will be applied as the background color for Full-Width – Contained/Stretched layouts instead of Content Background color. ( https://wpastra.com/docs/applying-content-background-to-full-width-layouts/ )

Fix:

• W3 validation – Removed an attribute tabindex for dropdown menu toggle.
• W3 validation – legend HTML tag missing for comment section.
• Related Posts – Post Query – Order by Random option not working as expected.
• W3 validation – aria-label attribute is missing for cart off-canvas drawer.
• Dropdown menu appearing when flyout/fullscreen header type is selected for mobile/tablet in the customizer preview.
• W3 validation – Builder – Account – Duplicate IDs for account icons.
• Elementor Pro – WooCommerce Grid layout support in WooCommerce Products Archive widget.
• Accessibility – Tab navigation does not highlight slider search Icon.
• JS Error – Uncaught ReferenceError: bodyElement is not defined.
• WooCommerce – Blank Flyout shopping cart appearing on checkout & cart page for mobile/tablet devices.
• Gutenberg editor – Gutenberg Blocks jerks when users edit any of the blocks.
• Gutenberg editor – Block Editor layout showing issue with heading block on page or post.
• Astra meta settings are not getting saved when Classic editor is enabled.
• Menu disappears on the Android mobile devices when Header Type is set as Dropdown.
• Elementor Popup – Youtube video fullscreen not working when the cart element is added.
• Submenus are misaligned with the old Astra header menu for specific cases.
• WooCommerce – Product Categories widget’s hierarchy layout is missing on the Frontend.
• Column Block – Layout options missing when nested inside Group/Cover Blocks.

Improvement:

• Compatibility with WordPress 5.9.

Fix:

• var() colors code appearing in block editor theme palette picker.
• There is no gap between the post edit title & first content block in the block editor.
• Color picker’s UI breaking in customizer & in block editor.
• Gradient picker’s UI breaking inside color picker.
• Column figure blocks overlapping on one another in block editor.
• WooCommerce – Variation product label is not align properly with WooCommerce 6.1 version.