What's New with Astra

Hello Astra Pro Users,

This version brings exciting new flexibility along with smart improvements and important fixes — helping you build even more dynamic and reliable websites.

What’s New?

• Enable Header & Footer Layouts on Child Pages and Posts – Added an option to apply header and footer layouts on child pages and posts using advanced hooks display conditions for enhanced design control.

What’s Improved?

• Language Switcher – Introduced the astra_language_switcher_additional_languages filter to allow adding custom languages for broader multilingual support.
• (Documentation: https://wpastra.com/docs/how-to-add-new-languages-to-astra-language-switcher)
• Template Override Support – Added a filter to allow overriding template files, offering more flexibility for developers.

What’s Fixed?

• Elementor “Add to Cart” Issue – Resolved an issue where “Add to Cart” functionality was not working properly in Elementor templates by switching to form-specific selectors for variations and quantity.
• Variable Product Add to Cart in Quick View – Fixed an issue where variable products could not be added to the cart from the related products quick view modal on the single product page.
• Mega Menu Heading Text Color – Resolved an issue where body text color was being incorrectly applied to the Mega Menu heading.

We recommend updating to Astra Pro 4.11.12 to take advantage of the new feature, improvements, and fixes for a more controlled and seamless website-building experience.

As always, if you have any questions or need assistance, our support team is ready to help!

Best,
Team Astra

Hello everyone,

We’re releasing Astra v4.11.16 – a minor update focused on compatibility and maintenance.

This release ensures Astra works smoothly with the latest version of WordPress, keeping the theme future-ready and aligned with upcoming platform improvements.

What’s Improved?

Compatibility with WordPress 6.9 – Enhanced support to ensure seamless performance and full compatibility with the latest WordPress release.

We recommend updating to Astra v4.11.16 to stay aligned with the latest platform enhancements and ensure a smooth development experience.

As always, if you have any questions or need assistance, our support team is happy to help.

Best,
Team Astra

Hello everyone,

We’re releasing Astra v4.11.15 – a minor update focused on internal improvements and maintenance.

This release includes small adjustments to internal libraries and resolves a ReactDOM console warning in the Customiser, helping keep Astra’s codebase clean and up to date.

What’s Fixed?

• ReactDOM Console Warning – Addressed a minor ReactDOM console warning in the Customiser along with internal library updates for better stability and compatibility.

We recommend updating to Astra v4.11.15 to stay aligned with the latest maintenance improvements and ensure a smooth development experience.

As always, if you have any questions or need assistance, our support team is happy to help.

Best,
Team Astra

Hello everyone,

We’re excited to introduce Astra v4.11.14 – an update focused on improving accessibility, enhancing compatibility, and refining the overall user experience.

With this release, we continue our commitment to keeping Astra lightweight, reliable, and accessible — ensuring your website performs seamlessly across all devices and platforms.

What’s Improved?

• Enhanced Accessibility for “Skip to Content” Link – Improved accessibility and keyboard navigation for the “Skip to Content” link, providing a smoother experience for screen reader and keyboard users.

What’s Fixed?

• BuddyBoss Forum Title – Fixed an issue where the forum title wasn’t displayed on the frontend when using the BuddyBoss plugin with the Forum module enabled.
• WooCommerce Quantity Buttons – Resolved an issue ensuring quantity buttons are properly disabled for “sold individually” products on single product pages.
• Google Fonts in Customizer – Fixed a bug where Google Fonts displayed limited font weights, restoring full access to all available weights.
• Columns Block Width – Addressed an issue where the Columns block sometimes failed to display at full width in certain layouts.
• Blog Archive Metabox Color Picker – Fixed a broken color picker UI issue in the Blog Archive metabox, ensuring smoother design adjustments.

We recommend updating to Astra v4.11.14 to take advantage of these enhancements and fixes for a more accessible, consistent, and user-friendly website experience.

As always, if you have any questions or need assistance, our support team is happy to help.

Best,
Team Astra

Hello Astra Pro Users,

This version brings improved accessibility and refined fixes, ensuring your websites deliver a smoother, more consistent experience across all devices.

What’s Improved?

• Enhanced Accessibility for Two-Step Checkout Navigation Buttons – Improved accessibility for checkout navigation to create a more seamless and user-friendly experience.

What’s Fixed?

• Product Reviews Redirect – Fixed an issue where redirecting to product reviews or comments didn’t work properly unless the review tab was already open.
• Sidebar Widget Title Color – Corrected an issue where the widget title color was not applying properly on the frontend.
• Mega Menu Icon Field – Resolved a UI-breaking issue with the Mega Menu icon field for a cleaner and more stable appearance.

We recommend updating to Astra Pro 4.11.11 to take advantage of these improvements and fixes for a more accessible and reliable website experience.

As always, if you have any questions or need assistance, our support team is ready to help!

Best,
Team Astra

Hello everyone,

We’re excited to announce the release of Astra v4.11.13 – an update focused on performance optimization, enhanced compatibility, and refined user experience across various site-building features.

This release reinforces our commitment to keeping Astra lightweight, efficient, and seamlessly compatible with popular plugins and tools.

What’s Improved?

• Faster Customizer Experience – Added lazy-loading for Google Fonts in the Customizer to improve performance and reduce extra PHP memory usage by loading fonts via AJAX only when needed.
• LifterLMS Compatibility – Enhanced compatibility for LifterLMS on the course catalog page for a smoother learning experience.
• Refined Post Filter UI – Improved spacing and alignment for post filter color settings, ensuring a more polished design interface.

What’s Fixed?

• Media Aspect Ratios – Fixed incorrect aspect ratios for Vimeo and YouTube embeds to maintain consistent video display across devices.
• EDD Cart Widget Error – Resolved a JavaScript error (wc_add_to_cart_params is not defined) when using the EDD cart widget in the Header Builder.
• Off-Canvas Menu & Sticky Header – Fixed an issue where the Off-Canvas Menu did not function correctly when used with the Sticky Header.

We recommend updating to Astra 4.11.13 to take advantage of these performance improvements and fixes, ensuring your website runs smoothly and efficiently.

As always, our support team is here to help if you have any questions or need assistance with the update.

Best,
Team Astra

Hello Astra Pro Users,

This version brings improved interactions and enhanced layout fixes, ensuring your websites perform smoothly while maintaining a polished look across all devices.

What’s Improved?

• Two-Step Checkout Navigation – Improved navigation buttons for a smoother experience during the two-step checkout process.

What’s Fixed?

• LifterLMS Course Grid – Corrected the display of course grids to prevent individual course boxes from appearing shrunk in a three-column layout.
• Sale Badge Display – Fixed an issue where the “Sale” badge incorrectly appeared on single product pages when the Enable Sticky Product Image option was enabled, even if the product was not on sale.
• Sticky Header Scrolling – Resolved a scrolling glitch that occurred after opening the sticky header menu when the Move Body option was enabled.

We recommend updating to Astra Pro 4.11.10 to benefit from these improvements and fixes for a smoother and more reliable website experience.

As always, if you have any questions or need assistance, our support team is ready to help!

Best,
Team Astra

Hello everyone,

We’re excited to announce the release of Astra v4.11.12 – an update focused on smoother onboarding, improved compatibility, performance refinements, and important fixes to enhance your website-building experience.

This release reflects our commitment to keeping Astra lightweight, flexible, and accessible for all WordPress creators.

What’s New?

• Streamlined Onboarding – Refined the initial setup flow so you can get started with Astra and Starter Templates faster, with a clearer path to the exact website you want to build.

What’s Improved?

• LifterLMS Compatibility – Added seamless support on the course catalog page.
• Optimized Mobile Menu Initialization – Now uses DOMContentLoaded instead of window.load, ensuring faster responsiveness on content-heavy pages.
• WooCommerce Mini Cart Styling – Improved consistency for the empty cart button design.

What’s Fixed?

• Logo Visibility – Resolved an issue where the custom logo disappeared if the primary menu was empty.
• Mobile Menu Accessibility – Corrected the aria-expanded attribute not updating on mobile menu toggle buttons for flyout and fullscreen header types.
• Padding on Pages – Fixed an issue where padding was not applied on single and archive pages.
• Color Picker Alignment – Corrected the misaligned color picker in Related Posts → Design → Content Color Options.

We recommend updating to Astra 4.11.12 to take advantage of these enhancements and fixes, ensuring your site remains fast, reliable, and user-friendly.

As always, our support team is here to help if you have any questions or need assistance with the update.

Best,
Team Astra

Hello everyone,

We’re excited to share the release of Astra v4.11.11 – an update packed with performance enhancements, UI refinements, and important fixes to improve site-building and compatibility.

This release continues our mission to make Astra a lightweight, flexible, and highly accessible WordPress theme for all creators.

What’s Improved?

• Faster Quantity Plus/Minus Buttons – Improved WooCommerce quantity button performance by using placeholders for quicker interactions.
• RTL Compatibility Enhancements – Archive, special, and single pages now automatically swap left/right positioning for seamless RTL support.
• Style Guide Refinements – Enhanced the Site Identity section UI in the Style Guide for better clarity and usability.
• Elementor Flexibility – Added the astra_elementor_use_default_settings filter to skip Elementor-specific modifications for empty posts.
• Smarter Dark Mode Detection – Dark palettes (e.g., palette 4) are now correctly recognized as dark mode, even with customized colors.
• SVG Rendering Improvements – Resolved custom SVG attribute conflicts for better SVG UI rendering.
• Custom HTML Support – Introduced the astra_html_widget_allowed_html filter to allow custom HTML elements in header/footer HTML widgets.

What’s Fixed?

• Copyright Margin – Fixed an issue where the copyright element’s bottom margin wasn’t applied across all devices.
• HTML Widgets – Corrected an issue where <select> and <option> elements appeared as plain text in header/footer HTML widgets.
• Archive Title Text – Fixed responsive font sizing for text in the Archive Title section.
• Search Page Title CSS – Corrected a dynamic CSS issue in the Search Page Title section.
• Elementor CSS Cache – Fixed an issue where page title display settings weren’t updating after saving posts due to Elementor CSS cache.

We recommend updating to Astra 4.11.11 to benefit from these enhancements and ensure your site runs at peak performance.

As always, our support team is just a click away if you have any questions or need assistance with the update.

Best,
Team Astra