What's New with Astra

New:

• Typography and color settings for Headings and Button.
• Added button and heading compatibility with Page Builders ( https://wpastra.com/astra-2-2/ ).
• Partial refresh for Site Title & Site Tagline in Customizer.

Improvement:

• The theme name updated in the credit link text.

Fix:

• Footer text partial refresh.
• Theme minimum version notice appearing even when the theme is updated.
• Hamburger menu conflict with Mediavine Plugin.
• Breadcrumb schema before title error.
• Breadcrumb text color not working.
• Customizer WordPress 5.3 compatibility with width param.
• Default icon CSS added for the Astra Font family.
• FullScreen menu with hash link click not closing the menu.
• Brizy elements not editable when transparent header enabled.
• Removed role attribute from header and footer tags for proper HTML validation.
• Search button accessibility issue.
• Schema error for author name in author info.

Improvement:

• Updated theme description and tags on WordPress.org.
• Updated minimum required version of PHP on WordPress.org.

Fix:

• Undefined function PHP error occurs when theme functions are not loaded in a few scenarios.
• Too few argument PHP warning in comment section.

Improvement:

• Filter Hook astra_single_featured_image_post_types to apply Featured Image Size to pages also.
• Filter Hooks to Disable Schema. ( https://wpastra.com/docs/disable-schema-markup/ ).
• Filter Hook to disable WooCommerce quantity buttons. ( https://wpastra.com/docs/disable-plus-minus-buttons/ )
• Filter Hooks astra_advanced_header_layout_1_title_tag, astra_advanced_header_layout_2_title_tag to change the HTML tag of the Advance Header title.

Fix:

• Added AMP prefix to CSS files for AMP specific pages.
• Mega Menu not closing on mouse out.
• Fatal error on AMP pages when a theme from AMPforWP Plugin is activated.
• Scroll to top background color and hover color not working.
• hidden CSS class renamed to ast-hidden class due to conflict with third party plugins.
• Compatibility with WordPress 5.3.
• Product Sorting not working when Infinite Scroll is enabled for WooCommerce Products.
• Single Post Inside Spacing option not working for Author info box.

New:

• Introduced filter astra_blog_template_name for the overriding blog template.

Improvement:

• Filters to Disable Schema. ( https://wpastra.com/docs/disable-schema-markup/ )

Fix:

• Align Full and Align Wide option not working correctly for Gallery and Table GB blocks in case of full width stretched and full width contained layout.
• Added support for Gutenberg Group block, which will be introduced in WordPress 5.3 version.
• Compatibility with WordPress 5.3.
• Gutenberg editor block mover controls not visible in case of full width stretched layout.
• Primary menu padding bug on the closing of the menu on mobile devices.
• Hide last menu item not working on the mobile device when Above or Below header menu is merged.
• Submenu not opening below the header. ( https://wpastra.com/docs/display-sub-menu-below-the-header/ )
• hidden CSS class renamed to ast-hidden class due to conflict with third-party plugins.
• Full content displayed on the archive page for post format video, image, and attachment.
• Fatal error when WordPress root directory does not have write access.

Improvement:

• WooCommerce Product Gutenberg blocks compatibility.
• Custom Layouts and Page Headers menu will be visible only to users with edit_theme_options capability

Fix:

• Submenu closes on page scroll for android devices.
• Wrong WooCommerce product variation added to cart when more than one add to cart form is displayed on page.
• WP Bakery shortcodes not working when Auto Load Previous Posts option is enabled from the customizer for the single blog.
• WooCommerce header cart icon options live preview not working in the customizer.
• Full Width sticky header not working when Header Button selected in Last Menu Item.

Improvement:

• Displaying full content for post format video on the archive page.
• Hide custom layout from sitemap generated by Yoast SEO.
• Added style and script HTML5 theme support.

Fix:

• Added correct admin styles for fullwidth stretch layout in WordPress editor.
• PHP Notice on the add new donation form page of GiveWP.
• Remove unwanted schema meta of comment from creative work schema.
• Transparent header style not working in a few scenarios.
• Unwanted border appearing below header when the above header is active.
• Upload Theme button not working when Astra Notice enabled.

Fix:

• HTML markup break errors users facing when minify HTML is enabled from a few caching plugins.

Fix:

• Post save action not working for users not having theme edit capability.
• Errors few users facing with WooCommerce product add to cart and checkout processing.