What's New with Astra

Improvement:

• Added compatibility of ‘Display on Mobile’ option with all ‘Section’ options with Above and Below Header.
• Added support for file generation option to work in individual sites on multisite setup.

Fix:

• Student Gravatar customizer option missing in Learndash 3.0 template.
• Updated Iris library for Color Picker.
• Undefined url and path PHP notice in some cases.
• PHP warnings for undefined notice in Spacing Addon.
• Transparent header jittery issue with animation on mobile.
• Footer widget line height round off issue.
• Line height round off issue in WooCommerce product title on single product and product archive page.

Fix:

• Updated links for Starter Templates plugin.

Fix:

• Theme minimum version notice appearing in some cases even after theme is updated.

Fix:

• Astra Addon minimum version notice appearing in some cases even after Astra Addon is updated.

Fix:

• Custom Layouts built with Thrive and Divi not working.

New:

• Options for Header Button – Open link in New Tab, add rel attribute. ( https://spectra-test.wpastra.com/docs/new-button-options-in-astra-theme/ )

Improvement:

• Hardened the security of theme.
• Compatibility with latest WordPress PHP_CodeSniffer rules.
• Filter to remove featured image link on blog page. ( https://spectra-test.wpastra.com/docs/remove-featured-image-link-on-blog-page/ )
• Added Fallback for database migration for some edge cases and when CRON is disabled.

Fix:

• Protect theme button padding to be overridden by default values during update.
• Breadcrumb customizer doc link fix. ( https://spectra-test.wpastra.com/docs/add-breadcrumbs-with-astra/ )
• W3C HTML validation header button ( Replaced button tag with div tag ).
• Archive Description <p> tag missing – conflict with SEOPress.
• Duplicate search with sticky header.
• Breadcrumb compatibility with Yoast Seo 12.8.1. ( https://spectra-test.wpastra.com/docs/add-breadcrumbs-with-astra/#support-for-third-party-plugins )
• Comment and Search Button form compatibility with v2.2.0 button options. ( https://spectra-test.wpastra.com/docs/typography-module/#button )

New:

• Page Header – responsive option to enable parallax effect on responsive devices. ( https://spectra-test.wpastra.com/docs/parallax-page-header/ )

Improvement:

• Hardened the security of plugin.
• Compatibility with latest WordPress PHP_CodeSniffer rules.
• Added Fallback for database migration for some edge cases and when CRON is disabled.

Fix:

• Submenu disappears on safari in case of No Toggle menu style.
• Above and Below header menu toggle color not working in customizer.
• Theme minimum version update notice.
• Astra Pro License white label constant not working. ( https://spectra-test.wpastra.com/docs/white-label-constants-to-change-strings-permanently/ )
• Quick View Plus Minus not working on Single Product page. ( https://spectra-test.wpastra.com/docs/disable-plus-minus-buttons/ )
• Uncanny LearnDash Toolkit – Mega Menu admin conflict.
• Console JS warning for function AstraToggleMenu().
• Fatal error Sales Price if variation product does not exist.
• Duplicate search with sticky header.

Fix :

• Important Security Update : Update Now!

A security researcher privately reported a bug about a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. Our team immediately took action, and provided the required patch within 2 hours, releasing the update on the same day after thorough validation.

Users don’t need to panic. We haven’t heard of any exploit attempts using this vulnerability. However, we strongly recommend all our users to update Astra Pro as soon as possible.

We take security very seriously and put in continuous efforts to keep our products safe, secure and reliable.

Astra Pro version 2.2.5 has no known security vulnerabilities. And it is recommended that you update it now!

Fix:

• Mobile Menu toggle button is not working in some cases.
• Possible recursion in the update functions.