What's New with Astra

Fix :

• Error on plugins page on sites where curl extension is not enabled.

Improvement :

• Update Brainstorm Updater to v1.23.2.

Fix:

• Error on plugins page with sites having WP version < 5.3.
• Custom Layout content render issue.

New:

• Added button and heading compatibility with Page Builders ( https://clone.wpastra.com/astra-2-2/ ).

Fix:

• Page header background image accessibility issue.
• Theme minimum version notice appearing even when theme is updated.
• Sale badge price not working for variable product.
• Post title not appearing issue with ToolSet Plugin.
• Megamenu admin RTL CSS fixes.
• Page Header admin RTL CSS fixes.
• WooCommerce plus minus button conflict with Convert Pro plugin.
• Custom layout do not display correct language version of layout with WPML.

New:

• Typography and color settings for Headings and Button.
• Added button and heading compatibility with Page Builders ( https://clone.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://clone.wpastra.com/docs/disable-schema-markup/ ).
• Filter Hook to disable WooCommerce quantity buttons. ( https://clone.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://clone.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://clone.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.