CHANGELOG

03 Jul 2026 1.9.11

fixed: button links with multiple URL parameters (e.g. tracking links) could lose everything after the first parameter in widgets that use the theme button (Pricing Table, Blog Posts, Services, sliders, Infinite List and others)

02 Jul 2026 1.9.10

fixed: activation could reject valid license keys in certain formats
improved: re-enabled account connection during license activation

02 Jul 2026 1.9.9

improved: update woocommerce templates to 10.5.0 version
fixed: setup wizard could activate an Elementor kit left over from a different theme instead of the Asli kit

14 Dec 2025 1.9.8

improved: video selection in all widgets now supports "ACF File" fields type when using dynamic tags
fixed: text appearing incorrectly aligned in mask animations on Firefox browser

17 Oct 2025 1.9.7

fixed: ACF Pro plugin updates not being delivered to users with valid theme license
improved: update woocommerce templates to 10.2.0 version
improved: enhance page title retrieval for home (blog page) and fallback scenarios

01 Sep 2025 1.9.6

improved: add AVIF images support for AJAX navigation

28 Aug 2025 1.9.5

fixed: fatal error caused by Pro Elements v3.30.0 + Elementor v3.31.3 (please update Asli Core plugin)

09 Aug 2025 1.9.4

improved: updated theme-related packages to the latest versions
improved: cleaned up unused packages in both the theme and core plugin

29 Jul 2025 1.9.3

fixed: uneven wrap of lines with divider in Firefox

21 Jul 2025 1.9.2

improved: reduced PHP memory consumption and improved overall performance

08 Jul 2025 1.9.1

fixed: blog posts widget not filtering correctly when viewing tag archive pages

23 Jun 2025 1.9.0

added: compatibility with WooCommerce 9.9.0

04 Jun 2025 1.8.7

fixed: absence of several distance presets since the last update

03 Jun 2025 1.8.6

fixed: Elementor styles conflict with the header bar

06 May 2025 1.8.5

fixed: incorrect posts sorting in Elementor editor when using Query Control
fixed: PHP notices related to the strings translations "_load_textdomain_just_in_time"

21 Apr 2025 1.8.4

fixed: `array_key_exists()` PHP warning came from `Utilities::get_color_value` method

17 Apr 2025 1.8.3

fixed: enhance secure hashing for post password compatibility with WordPress 6.8+

15 Apr 2025 1.8.2

added: compatibility with WooCommerce 9.8.0
fixed: global links color and transition properties

18 Mar 2025 1.8.1

fixed: conflicts with 3rd-party plugins related to automatic updates mechanism

03 Mar 2025 1.8.0

added: compatibility with WooCommerce 9.7.0
fixed: default "constantRotation" option was set to true in the RotatingButton component, which is not correct
fixed: validate menu object and items before processing in the Classic Menu widget to prevent PHP warnings
fixed: deprecated helper functions and forwarded them to \Arts\Utilities methods
fixed: prevent duplicate "class" attribute in the HTML markup of the Parallax Image widget
fixed: prevent direct access to all PHP files of both the theme and core plugin
improved: upgraded the entire codebase of both the theme and core plugin for better development flexibility and code clarity
improved: faster demo import by skipping regeneration of thumbnails during import process
improved: enhanced media existence checks in the "Auto Scroll Next" skin of the "Posts Navigation" widget and the "Masthead" widget

18 Feb 2025 1.7.6

improved: internal upgrades for the codebase

13 Feb 2025 1.7.5

improved: enhanced admin notice display with fade-in/out effects and message updates
improved: pre-filled license key input with saved option value in Merlin wizard setup
improved: license refresh via AJAX call in admin panel
improved: removed unused admin CSS & JS enqueue

10 Feb 2025 1.7.4

added: option for constant rotation in "Rotating Button" widget
improved: file download tracking and cleanup functionality in Merlin wizard setup

27 Jan 2025 1.7.3

added: templates compatibility with WooCommerce 9.6

17 Jan 2025 1.7.2

fixed: elements of Lottie animations weren't accessible for hover interaction
fixed: LCP image on the page may appear with broken [src] attribute in some cases

28 Dec 2024 1.7.1

fixed: header reveal stopped syncing correctly with page scrolling since the latest Elementor update
fixed: incorrect link to API settings panel in Google Maps widget
added: compatibility with WooCommerce 9.5
improved: optimized loading of Google Maps API script

10 Dec 2024 1.7.0

added: "frontend_available" parameter for all widgets that have style outputs
fixed: flashes of <body> styles between AJAX transitions

09 Dec 2024 1.6.4

added: widgets compatibility with "Element Caching" Elementor feature
added: widgets compatibility with "Optimized Markup" Elementor feature
added: filter for the list of frontend components 'arts/frontend/components'

03 Dec 2024 1.6.3

fixed: undefined array key PHP error

03 Dec 2024 1.6.2

improved: compatibility with Elementor 3.26.x

17 Nov 2024 1.6.1

fixed: JS error "Invalid selector" in console
fixed: JS error undefined function AJAXUpdater._getYmTrackingNumber in console

21 Oct 2024 1.6.0

fixed: hang of an AJAX transition if there is an empty stylesheet present on the next page
fixed: shapes of rounded rectangles didn't render properly in macOS Safari 18
fixed: PHP warnings "Undefined array key" in "Posts Navigation" Elementor widget
improved: font display setting now defaults to "swap" for the custom fonts uploaded via Elementor panel
improved: pre-render counter in the preloader HTML markup for improved LCP metric
improved: automatically locate & preload LCP image on a page

25 Sep 2024 1.5.3

improved: algorithm for plane selection for an AJAX animation when there are looped items
improved: updated smooth scrolling library to the latest version

11 Sep 2024 1.5.2

fixed: non-clickable links in Backgrounds Slider widget when content layout is set to "Content Left / Button Right" and there is only a single slide
fixed: incorrect appearance of "Asli Social Icons" widget since the latest Elementor update 3.24
improved: automatically mirror changes made in Customizer to an active Elementor kit to prevent options overwriting when saving global site settings in Elementor
improved: don't play animation and immediately interrupt transition if the destination page requests a hard refresh
improved: updated smooth scrolling library to the latest version

30 Aug 2024 1.5.1

fixed: incorrect option used for storing dismissal states of the theme notices

26 Aug 2024 1.5.0

fixed: "Show only once" option for preloader didn't work correctly
fixed: 404 errors caused by missing banners & icons in core plugin updates
fixed: PHP notice related to non-existent option "hicpo_options" during theme onboarding
added: proper links updates in TranslatePress floating language switcher during AJAX transitions
added: new "Theme License" page in admin panel under "Appearance" menu group
added: automatic theme & core plugin updates for license holders who activated their purchase code on the "Theme License" page
added: optional field to enter the theme purchase code during onboarding
added: readme.txt file and "Tested up to" tags as required by Envato Theme Check
added: automatic updates for ACF Pro plugin for users with activated theme license
improved: adjusted API endpoint for plugin updater
improved: changed URLs for downloading bundled plugins and demo files
improved: removed Envato Market from the set of recommended theme plugins

29 Jul 2024 1.4.6

fixed: Elementor lightboxes had their inner content positioned incorrectly after AJAX navigation

19 Jul 2024 1.4.5

fixed: email protection script by CloudFlare didn't work correctly for the site header during transitions
added: featured videos support for blog posts
improved: minor codebase improvements in Asli Core Plugin

25 Jun 2024 1.4.4

improved: prefetch JS scripts before AJAX transition to speed up loading of the next page
fixed: incorrect icon position in "Asli Button" widget in the newest Elementor

03 Jun 2024 1.4.3

fixed: search results didn't appear correctly in the blog
fixed: images didn't render correctly in "Horizontal Double Lanes Hover" skin of "Infinite List" widget

30 May 2024 1.4.2

fixed: captions of images didn't appear in the lightbox in several theme widgets

05 May 2024 1.4.1

fixed: AJAX transitions may stop working from the blog page to other pages in some cases
improved: forcefully disable "Optimized Control Loading" feature unless it can work properly with the responsive controls duplication mode

30 Apr 2024 1.4.0

fixed: "division by zero" or null PHP errors when calculating the aspect ratio of the images
added: option to choose a custom loading image instead of a counter in "Site Settings -> Asli / Loading Screen" panel
improved: updated smooth scrolling library to the latest version
improved: templates compatibility with WooCommerce 8.8.x
improved: smoothen AJAX transition in the blog when navigating through categories with assigned "Description" text
improved: updated bundled ACF Pro to the latest version 6.2.9

29 Mar 2024 1.3.2

fixed: preloader never ended if "Amount of Loading Steps" was set to 1
added: control to select/crop images for "Fast-sliding Images" in Site Settings -> Asli / Loading Screen panel
improved: security fixes for "arts_ajax_post_password" AJAX hook and merlin.js script
improved: updated "Edit account form" WooCommerce template to the latest version
improved: updated smooth scrolling library to the latest version

22 Mar 2024 1.3.1

fixed: frontend error when transitioning from a page with a header to a page without one
fixed: theme widgets didn't load when placed in the Elementor popups
added: dynamic tags capability for all URL controls in the theme widgets
improved: automatically close the opened Elementor popup on AJAX transition start
improved: don't show preloader on 404 page

19 Mar 2024 1.3.0

fixed: hover zoom effect stopped working when lightbox custom cursor is applied in "Parallax Image" widget
fixed: lightbox cursor settings didn't render correctly in live preview when scale unit was set to anything other than "px"
fixed: when using programmatic scrolling (e.g. click on "Scroll Down" button) the page scrolling animation had low FPS when "Toggle Reveal on Scroll" was enabled for the site header
fixed: navigational "Back" button may appear misaligned on mobiles when the header is tall
fixed: PHP warning 'Undefined array key "description"' when using custom data source in "Infinite List" widget and others
fixed: WooCommerce default pages didn't set up correctly after theme onboarding
fixed: taxonomy names "product_type", "product_visibility", "product_shipping_class" appear in theme widgets content when "Products" post type was selected in query control
fixed: unexpected performance drops of cursor follower during site navigation
added: AJAX compatibility with email protection script by CloudFlare
added: arts_is_cursor_follower_enabled() conditional function for cursor appearance
added: exposed "useCSSVars" option in the cursor settings
added: filter to customize the allowed set of HTML tags "arts/elementor/widgets/allowed_html_tags" for text output controls in the theme widgets
improved: better performance for "Modular" type of scrolling mode in "Horizontal Scrolling" widget
improved: updated smooth scrolling library to the latest version

13 Mar 2024 1.2.3

fixed: burger button alignment was off in the header if the site logo was too tall
fixed: site logo may appear distorted on mobiles in case of insufficient space in the header container
added: "Use GSAP Raf" option for mouse cursor follower

12 Mar 2024 1.2.2

fixed: page loading got stuck in case the theme header is put inside page content instead of Theme Builder Header location
fixed: featured videos didn't render in "Prev & Next" skin of "Posts Navigation" widget even when they were available and turned on
fixed: flickering of "Hover Draw Effect" during AJAX transitions for "Asli Classic Menu" widget
fixed: section heading overlaps the clicked item heading if it was clicked using "ctrl" or "cmd" key (open in new tab) in "Infinite List" widget
fixed: error related to non-declared "arts_get_page_by_title" function during demo import
fixed: alignment control stopped working since Elementor 3.20 version in "Asli Button" widget
added: form AJAX submission for password-protected posts

07 Mar 2024 1.2.1

fixed: button didn't animate even when animation is turned on in "Fixed Wall Images" widget
added: optional images opacity effect for "Screens Wall" widget
added: images resolution selector for "Scrolling Images" and "Screens Wall" widgets
added: options to place additional two buttons for "Screens Wall" widget
added: controls set to adjust buttons style for "Mini Cart" widget

01 Mar 2024 1.2.0

fixed: fatal error triggered by Asli Core plugin when the theme is running on an outdated version
fixed: when "Cursor Help" was set to "Icon", the icon selector control didn't render in Elementor panel in some widgets
fixed: PHP warning 'Undefined array key "taxonomies"' in "Masonry Grid" widget
fixed: "Drag Interaction" option didn't apply in "Slider Images" widget
fixed: body background color didn't set correctly during AJAX transitions in some cases
fixed: "Section Heading" control in Infinite List Widget has been there even if the current skin doesn't support it
added: "Apply & Preview" button in Site Settings -> Asli / Theme Features / Lightbox Gallery panel to preview cursor styling changes live
added: marquee effect compatibility notice for certain skins in "Infinite List" widget
added: recommendational notice to disable "Inline Font Icons" feature when cursor icon is not rendered on frontend
added: incompatibility notice when using links in "Custom Content" data source together with enabled lightbox links
added: recommendational notice on how to configure interactive cursor when lightbox mode is enabled in corresponding Elementor widgets
improved: better working opacity effect with marquee effect enabled in "Infinite List" Elementor widget
improved: updated bundled ACF Pro to the latest version 6.2.7

26 Feb 2024 1.1.0

added: compatibility with WooCommerce
fixed: JS errors during AJAX transitions when Elementor's accordion is placed on the page
fixed: FPS drop during navigation via AJAX
fixed: absent "Overflow" control in Elementor's containers
fixed: fatal error in PHP "division by zero" caused by a broken image reference

06 Feb 2024 1.0.3

fixed: adjusting of fluid spacing didn't reflect the actual changes after saving
fixed: incorrect split text in "Halfscreen" skin of "Masthead" widget
fixed: text content didn't animate on mobiles in "Linked Headings & Images" of "Infinite List" widget
added: ability to display "Description" field in all skins of "Masthead" widget
added: prefetch for "Prev & Next" skin of "Posts Navigation" widget to improve loading speed

05 Feb 2024 1.0.2

fixed: when "Force Load Full Size Images" option was on, flying image transitions may work incorrectly in some cases
added: ability to customize marquee options (e.g. add custom delimiter, adjust speed, and more) to custom widgets
added: prefetch currently active slide URL in infinite lists and fullscreen sliders to improve loading speed
added: option to disable site preloader only for logged-in users
improved: avoid prefetching of the external links or links with [target="_blank"] attribute

30 Jan 2024 1.0.1

fixed: misposition of scrolling "pin" triggers in AutoScrollNext widget
fixed: flickering of preloader counter in Safari
fixed: preloader digits didn't animate correctly if the browser switched to another tab and returned
added: exported all theme pages to Elementor templates (*.json) and bundled them to the package
added: icon size adjustment for "Asli Icon Box" widget
added: on-scroll appearance animation for "Crossing Lanes" widget
improved: force disable CSS aggregation for Autoptimize plugin if AJAX transitions are enabled
improved: don't show preloader and cursor if previewing an iFrame in Theme Builder
improved: mirrored the uploading of secondary logo panel to Customizer -> Site Identity

26 Jan 2024 1.0.0

initial release