Changelog

02 Sep 2024 2.1.0

fixed: "Show only once" option for preloader didn't work correctly
fixed: 404 errors for caused by missing banners & icons in core plugin updates
fixed: PHP notice related to non-existant option "hicpo_options" during theme onboarding
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 "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

25 Jul 2024 2.0.3

fixed: AJAX transitions stopped working in the latest Google Chrome

22 Jul 2024 2.0.2

fixed: removed default links underlines in the newest Elementor version
fixed: theme frontend didn't load on password protected pages
fixed: posts "prev / next" navigation template didn't load lazy images on Elementor-edited posts
improved: forcefully disable "Optimized Control Loading" feature unless it can work properly with the responsive controls duplication mode
improved: more neat styling for WP password form
improved: updated bundled ACF Pro to the latest version 6.3.4

18 Mar 2024 2.0.1

added: AJAX compatibility for "Email Address Obfuscation" feature provided by CloudFlare
improved: updated bundled ACF Pro to the latest version 6.2.7

15 Mar 2024 2.0.0

fixed: fonts loading issue related to Kirki plugin (please update Kirki to 5.0.1 after the theme update and empty /wp-content/fonts folder)

27 Feb 2024 1.9.9

fixed: JS errors during AJAX transitions when Elementor's accordion is placed on the page
fixed: incorrect page layout on author archives caused by a CSS conflict
fixed: post meta set didn't render in accordance with the blog appearance options

07 Feb 2024 1.9.8

added: option to hide post author or date for "Posts Masonry Grid" and "Posts List Backgrounds" widgets

29 Jan 2024 1.9.7

fixed: toggling of elements appearance didn't work correctly in "Page Masthead" section in Elementor
fixed: JS errors in Elementor editor

17 Jan 2024 1.9.6

fixed: Intuitive Custom Posts Order may stop to work due to incorrect capabilities
fixed: PHP warning thrown by TGM_Plugin_Activation class in some edge cases
fixed: incorrect sliders appearance when "Improved CSS Loading" Elementor's feature is off
fixed: social icons didn't inherit color in some cases
added: WordPress & PHP versions requirements for both theme and core plugin
improved: "Optimized Gutenberg Loading" Elementor's feature is now off by default since it breaks widget areas in footer

02 Jan 2024 1.9.5

fixed: security patch as per discovered XSS vulnerability in TGM_Plugin_Activation class
fixed: footer may appear broken due to "Optimized Gutenberg Loading" feature in Elementor
added: option field to customize "All Posts" label in blog (Customizer -> Blog -> Blog Home panel)
added: shortcode [arts_current_year] to display current year

19 Oct 2023 1.9.4

fixed: security update as per discovered XSS vulnerabilities

04 Oct 2023 1.9.2

added: translation of navbar button (URL, cursor) in WPML plugin for "Portfolio Fullscreen Slider Images 1" widget

22 Sep 2023 1.9.1

fixed: portfolio categories may not render correctly in some cases when using WPML plugin
improved: updated bundled ACF Pro to the latest version 6.2.1

05 Sep 2023 1.9.0

improved: extended section options (fluid paddings, margins, etc) are now available on "Container" layout widgets in Elementor

25 Aug 2023 1.8.1

fixed: Google Maps widget threw console warning regarding the absent callback function
fixed: mobile dropdown filter didn't work in "Portfolio Masonry Grid" widget
added: Kinsey core "Update URI" field

13 Aug 2023 1.8.0

fixed: warning messages when running theme on PHP 8.2.x
fixed: warnings related to Gutenberg duotone filters in widgets panel
added: API for automatic update of Kinsey Core plugin
added: option to enable/disable muted playing for self-hosted videos in Kinsey Lightbox widget
improved: updated bundled ACF Pro to the latest version 6.2.0

12 Jul 2023 1.7.0

fixed: Query Monitor plugin threw PHP errors on Merlin wizard setup pages
fixed: AJAX transitions stopped to work in admin panel (only in admin panel) when "All in One SEO" plugin is active
improved: polyfilled get_page_by_title() function which is deprecated since WordPress 6.2
improved: updated bundled ACF Pro to the latest version 6.1.7

08 Jun 2023 1.6.4

added: AJAX compatibility for "Hide Title" option in Elementor document settings
improved: don't animate transition to the next heading if it doesn't exist or hidden on the next page

06 Jun 2023 1.6.3

fixed: AJAX transitions didn't work if 'Update Content Nodes' field was empty

02 Jun 2023 1.6.2

added: option to switch between dropdown and default filter view on mobiles in Customizer -> Blog -> Blog Home -> Filter Mobile Style
added: field & options to selectively update page nodes during AJAX transitions in Customizer -> Theme Options -> AJAX Transitions

09 May 2023 1.6.1

fixed: frontend failure on iOS Safari 13.x
fixed: warnings related to TGMPA class on PHP 8
improved: updated bundled ACF Pro to the latest version 6.1.6

19 Apr 2023 1.6.0

fixed: PHP error in "Logos Grid" Elementor widget when there is odd amount of items placed
fixed: slider in the menu was rendered incorrectly when *.webp images are used
fixed: incorrect height calculation for the sliders when "Upgrade Swiper Library" option is enabled in Elementor settings
fixed: layout issues on woocommerce pages related to the Bootstrap columns naming "col-*"
added: new "Render SEO-friendly Images" feature in Customizer -> Theme Options -> Performance panel
improved: updated bundled ACF Pro to the latest version 6.1.4

07 Apr 2023 1.5.3

fixed: issues with AJAX transitions in mobile Safari when featured video is used
added: translatable "Close (Esc)" string in PSWP galleries
added: ability to adjust "zeros" prefix in Counter widget
improved: updated theme's .pot translation file
improved: updated bundled ACF Pro to the latest version 6.1.3

01 Mar 2023 1.5.2

fixed: typography presets didn't work in "Definitions List" widget

22 Feb 2023 1.5.1

fixed: "Show Logo in Loading Screen" option didn't work properly

21 Feb 2023 1.5.0

added: option to dynamically update header widget area during AJAX transitions (Customizer -> Theme Options -> AJAX Transitions -> "Update Header Widget Area")
added: displaying of "Description" text field in the categories archives of blog
improved: compatibility with latest Elementor 3.11.x

20 Jan 2023 1.4.1

improved: some minor adjustments for overlay menu elements
improved: updated bundled ACF Pro to the latest version 6.0.7

10 Jan 2023 1.4.0

fixed: PHP warning "Undefined array key "image_id" when using Posts List Backgrounds and Posts Masonry Grid with "Static" data source
improved: updated Bootstrap modal library to the secure version 4.3.1
improved: widgets with "Static" data source are fully translatable in WPML from now
improved: updated bundled ACF Pro to the latest version 6.0.6
improved: force disable HTML minification in Autoptimize plugin if AJAX transitions are enabled (for correct page rendering)

09 Dec 2022 1.3.9

fixed: removed links underlines in the newest Elementor version
fixed: burger button on mobiles with empty overlay was displayed even if there was no active menu assigned to 'main menu' location
added: new "Invert Scrolling Direction" option in horizontal scrolling widgets for better compatibility with RTL layouts
added: experimental AJAX compatibility with WPForms plugin
improved: updated bundled ACF Pro to the latest version 6.0.5

28 Oct 2022 1.3.8

fixed: styling interference with UI of Elementor builder while editing a blog post
improved: updated bundled ACF Pro to the latest version 6.0.3

24 Sep 2022 1.3.7

fixed: Kinsey Core plugin fatal error related to the latest Elementor update (please update Kinsey Core plugin to 1.2.8 version)
improved: updated bundled ACF Pro to the latest version 6.0.0

18 Jul 2022 1.3.6

fixed: images in bottom navigation may appear distorted on mobiles in some cases
improved: updated bundled ACF Pro to the latest version 5.12.3

08 Jul 2022 1.3.5

fixed: JS error "Uncaught (in promise) TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'pin')"
fixed: a click on "View Next" link in bottom portfolio navigation didn't do anything when AJAX transitions are off while it should direct to the next page
added: new option "Show Only Once" for preloader appearance in Customizer -> Loading Screen panel.

03 May 2022 1.3.4

fixed: critical frontend error in macOS/iOS Safari browser

29 Apr 2022 1.3.3

fixed: lightbox didn't work correctly if there was "webp" string in website URL
fixed: Elementor "deprecation" warnings in Kinsey Core plugin
improved: recalculate ScrollTrigger measures when editing a page in Elementor
improved: more accurate transform calculations in Horizontal Scrolling widgets
improved: bumped the minimum required Elementor version to 3.5.x
improved: updated bundled ACF Pro to the latest version 5.12.2

28 Feb 2022 1.3.2

fixed: PHP Notice: Undefined variable filters in WP_Theme_JSON::get_svg_filters()

22 Feb 2022 1.3.1

improved: now lazy images should begin to load prior the start of scrolling in "Horizontal Scrolling" widgets

17 Feb 2022 1.3.0

fixed: incorrect detection on whether cursor follower is running or not
fixed: in "Modular" mode the actual horizontal scrolling could start too early if there were only a few columns
fixed: "Enable AJAX Transition TO this Page" didn't work correctly in some rare cases
fixed: some Elementor inline styles weren't updated during transitions in "Internal Embedding" CSS mode
fixed: dispite that "Eval Inline JavaScript in Content Area" feature was turned on by default, it wasn't in frontend
fixed: social icons styling could get lost during transitions
fixed: hover and cursor effect in "Masonry Grid Images" widget could appear even if there was no interactive mode selected (which is wrong)
fixed: JavaScript errors related to "United Galleries" feature
added: "none" value for "Logo to Display" option in Customizer -> Loading screen panel which can hide site logo during the preloader animation
improved: removed unneeded SVG duotone filters from HTML markup that appeared since WordPress 5.9 update
improved: during AJAX transitions the router will send "Accept: image/webp" HTTP header to indicate *.webp format support by browser. This may be useful in some strategies for serving optimized *.webp images.
improved: updated Modernizr library to the latest version

12 Jan 2022 1.2.2

fixed: in some cases an uploaded video file didn't appear in "Parallax Background" widget
fixed: JS errors related to autoplaying videos during AJAX transitions
fixed: errors in PHP 7.0.33
improved: updated GSAP libraries to 3.9.1 version

29 Dec 2021 1.2.1

fixed: PHP warnings and errors when reference to an image from media library is broken

23 Dec 2021 1.2.0

fixed: theme conflict with Elementor's "Improved CSS Loading" feature
fixed: horizontal scrolling appearance on large touch devices like iPad Pro
fixed: lower opacity for disabled prev/next slider buttons
added: responsive controls to adjust columns width in widgets with horizontal scrolling and "Services Grid" widget
added: "Archive" button for prev/next bottom navigation style
added: ability to pre-select default active category in "Portfolio Masonry Grid" widget

22 Dec 2021 1.1.0

fixed: incorrect overlay menu height with absolutely positioned header
fixed: landscape images became stretched in "Images Fullscreen Horizontal Scrolling" widget
fixed: filter functionality in "Portfolio Masonry Grid" widget stopped to work when "Show Categories and Years" toggle is disabled
fixed: frontend error in Elementor 3.5.x related to section color theme switch effect on scroll
added: ability to filter projects by years in "Portfolio Masonry Grid" widget
added: optional "background" appearance mode (100% width and height) for "Images Fullscreen Horizontal Scrolling" widget
added: new masthead layout "Background Behind Content" in Elementor -> Document Settings -> Page Masthead
added: ability to manually set custom prev/next posts in Elementor -> Document Settings -> Page Bottom Navigation
added: option to customize top/bottom paddings for the site footer in Customizer -> Footer -> Options
improved: correct handling of Elementor Canvas Template when Header & Footer Elementor Builder plugin is used
improved: changing a post featured image inside Elementor editor will immediately update the page masthead
improved: better handling of absolutely positioned elements in admin panel when Smooth Scrolling is enabled

17 Dec 2021 1.0.0

initial release