What's New with Astra

Enhancing WooCommerce integration, Astra ensures a smoother checkout experience while resolving issues like hidden form labels. The update also tackles visibility glitches, CLI errors, and menu heading color issues, promising a refined and stable site navigation.

• WooCommerce – Declared HPOS Compatibility across the plugin to avoid incompatibility notice when WooCommerce Addon Module is disabled.

More Fixes:

• WooCommerce – Checkout – Form labels get hidden for Stripe payment method.
• Mega Menu – Mega menu heading color option is not working on frontend.
• Blog Filter – Banner visibility glitch with ‘Post Filter’ and ‘Banner Layout 2’.
• PHP Fatal error ‘Uncaught TypeError: call_user_func()’ while running WP CLI commands.
• Submenu border width of old header footer builder causing site crashing issue.

Unlocking the power of WooCommerce 8.3 compatibility, Astra brings a seamless shopping experience. This bug-fixing update ensures your site is at its best!

• Compatibility with WooCommerce 8.3.
• Introducing a new filter ‘astra_embed_wrapper_class’ to add a class to the iframe wrapper for embed blocks.

More Fixes:

• Function parameter value was wrong in ‘responsive_oembed_wrapper’ callback while processing embed blocks iframe. (Props: https://github.com/IngoWinter)
• Embed block (Twitter, SoundCloud, Spotify) does not appear on the frontend.
• Customizer – Avoid premature closing of Gradient Color Picker.
• WooCommerce – Container related meta are settings not working on Cart & Checkout Page.
• Submenu border width of old header footer builder causing site crashing issue.

Improvement

• Added a filter to remove the page builder selection screen and automatically select the Block Editor.
• Ability to remove Elementor as a Page Builder from the selection list.

Fix

• Prevented CartFlows plugin redirection when import is in progress.
• Handled usage of deprecated function get_page_by_title.

Introducing Site Builder (formerly known as Custom Layout)

We’re excited to share that Custom Layout is evolving into Site Builder, reflecting our commitment to enhancing your website creation experience.

• Introducing Site Builder: Big news! Say hello to Site Builder, the rebranded and upgraded version of our beloved Custom Layout feature. Dive into a revamped, user-friendly interface tailored to empower your website creation process.
• WooCommerce – Product Catalog – Quick View Background option: Introducing the Quick View Background color option in WooCommerce’s Product Catalog. Customize your product displays effortlessly in any background.

Improvements:

• Custom Layout & Page Header metadata saving code improvements.
• Updated the select2 library to 4.0.13 to harden the security.

More Fixes:

• Mega Menu – Links should not be crawlable when ‘Disable Link’ option is set.
• Date-Box – Date Box stick at the corner of a post instead of the featured image which breaks blog UI.
• Mega Menu – Mega menu heading normal and hover color is not working.
• Top Border color & width not applied when mega menu width set to full width/full width stretched.

Astra Pro 4.5.0 is getting even better with the introduction of Site Builder, a new tool that makes it easier than ever to create stunning websites. To make the switch to Site Builder as seamless as possible, we’ve added compatibility with Astra. Additionally, we’re introducing a fresh set of color presets, to help you add a touch of beauty to your site’s design.

• Introducing Site Builder capability: This will ensure Astra theme compatibility with Astra Pro Site Builder.
• Introducing fresh color presets: Elevate your site design with our latest addition! Unveiling a collection of vibrant color presets to supercharge your creative process. Experiment effortlessly, infuse life into your design, and captivate your audience with stunning visuals.

More Fixes:

• Footer Builder – Above and Below Footer vertical alignment options are not working.
• EDD – Mini cart widget UI broken in the RTL mode.
• Enable Smooth Scroll to ID causes a jerk issue on the comment navigation section.
• External JavaScript script not loading properly on frontend.

We’re excited to announce that we’ve released another batch of Elementor templates that have been converted to the new container system. This update will improve the speed and performance of these templates, making them even faster and more efficient for your use.

The following templates have been updated:

• https://websitedemos.net/deli-restaurant-02/
• https://websitedemos.net/coffee-house-02/
• https://websitedemos.net/coffee-shop-02/
• https://websitedemos.net/dentist-02/
• https://websitedemos.net/freelance-copywriter-02/
• https://websitedemos.net/law-02/
• https://websitedemos.net/pet-sitting-02
• https://websitedemos.net/party-planner-02/
• https://websitedemos.net/locksmith-02/
• https://websitedemos.net/mountain/
• https://websitedemos.net/fitness-trainer-02/
• https://websitedemos.net/online-courses-02/
• https://websitedemos.net/musician-02/
• https://websitedemos.net/musical-instrument-maker-02/
• https://websitedemos.net/wedding-02/
• https://websitedemos.net/vlogger-02/

To access the updated templates, simply browse the templates from Appearance->Starter Templates or here.

We are continuing to work on converting other Elementor section templates to the container system in the near future.

We’ve updated to offer enhanced compatibility with the latest WordPress 6.4, ensuring a smooth experience for your website.

Also, we have updated the SelectWoo library to 1.0.10 for better security.

More Fixes:

• Default colors from customizer palette are mismatch with frontend global colors & with block editor’s theme colors.
• Smooth Scroll fails to navigate by keyboard on-focus and eventually breaks Accessibility.
• Search – Live Search – Search results dropdown goes beneath the header menu.
• Search – Live Search results container not visible in offcanvas section.
• Search – Live search is not working on the Safari browser.
• Search – Live search not getting their translated post type label on the frontend.
• WooCommerce – Duplicate ‘No Products in the Cart’ Message in WooCommerce Cart Widget.
• Editor – Content Background not applying correctly in some edge cases.
• Post Title – Behind Featured image position breaks the UI with sidebar layout.
• Block Editor – Slow editor experience after version 4.4.0.

We’re excited to announce that we’ve converted five of our Elementor templates to the new container system. This update will improve the speed and performance of these templates, making them even faster and more efficient for your use.

The following templates have been updated:

• http://websitedemos.net/outdoor-adventure-02/
• http://websitedemos.net/brandstore-02/
• http://websitedemos.net/sierra-nature-02/
• http://websitedemos.net/digital-agency-02/
• http://websitedemos.net/custom-printing-02/

To access the updated templates, simply browse the templates from Appearance->Starter Templates or here. 

We are working on converting other Elementor section templates to the container system in the near future. Here are the first batch of templates that we have converted.

Improvement

• Added extra checks for filesystem permission during template import.
• Display a notice if filesystem permissions are insufficient.

Fix

• On the welcome screen, the “Getting Started” button link now respects sub-folder WordPress installations.
• Corrected an issue where uploaded retina images were not displayed after importing.

Discover Astra Pro 4.4.0: Blog Filters, Full Screen Search Modal Styles, Page-Level Background Settings, and More!

Elevate Your Blog Archive with Post Filters Using Astra!

Are you looking to enhance your blog archive and make content navigation a breeze for your visitors? Adding post filters is the key!

Why Post Filters Matter:

🚀 Simplify content discovery.
🧹 Organize your blog efficiently.
📈 Help new and returning visitors find what they need.

Exciting New Options in Header Builder – Search Element!

Enhance your website’s search functionality with these fresh options for full-screen searches:

🎨 Choose between Light or Dark search modal styles.
📝 Customize Heading Text to suit your brand.
✏️ Tailor the Description Text to engage your audience effectively.

Upgrade your Header Builder – Search Element with these powerful new features!

Unleash Your Creativity with Astra’s Page-Specific Background Settings!

Exciting news for website customization enthusiasts! Astra’s recent update (version 4.4.0) brings a game-changing feature – Page-Specific Background Settings.

In the past, you could only set one background style for the entire site and one for the content. But now, with Astra 4.4.0, you can give each page its own unique background, making it stand out from the rest.

Page-Specific Settings Overview:

🖌️ Customize backgrounds on a per-page basis.
🌐 Override global settings for site and content backgrounds.
🎨 Achieve a truly unique look for each page.

Why Astra Page-Specific Settings?

– Gain full control over your website’s aesthetics by breaking free from uniform global settings.
– Create distinct looks for different pages with ease.

New:

• Blog Pro – Blog Filter to filter categories and tags. ( https://wpastra.com/docs/post-filter/ )
• Header Builder – Search – Option to switch Light or Dark modal design for Full Screen style.
• WooCommerce – Introducing a new cart shortcode ‘astra_woo_slide_in_cart’, which adds support for a slide-in cart feature.
• Editor – Introducing Page Level Background Settings (Page Background & Content Background). ( https://wpastra.com/docs/page-level-background-settings/ )

Improvement:

• Added a new filter ‘astra_social_rel_attribute‘ to change Social Share’s “rel” attribute inside the post.

Fix:

• Blog – Social sharing icons were incorrectly linking to Twitter for all platforms.
• Header-Footer Builder – Social Icon – Text decoration typography style for labels not working.
• Custom Layout – Embed/YouTube block not working inside nested blocks.
• Sticky Header – Menu color gets overridden by normal header primary menu color.
• WPML conflicting with Profile language for translation.