Improvements:
1. Upgraded to Font Awesome 6.
2. Introduced Full Site Editing (FSE) version 4.
3. Added color change settings for The7 Header widget.
4. Set up Fast Velocity Minify (FVM) + theme integration by default.
5. Updated WooCommerce templates for compatibility.
6. Overhauled and updated Elementor Corporate demo.
7. Overhauled and updated all FSE demos.
Bug Fixes:
1. Fixed issue where the "Product Images Slider" did not display variation images.
Improvements:
1. Disabled animation for already visible elements when using the "Load More" button.
Bug Fixes:
1. Fixed incorrect tab sizing when changing browser width.
2. Restored missing link icon in Portfolio rollover layout.
3. Resolved an issue where active menu styling didn't apply in The7 vertical menu with anchor links.
4. Fixed incorrect anchor menu item activation on page load.
5. Addressed asynchronous button color animation glitch.
New:
"Photography" Elementor demo: https://the7.io/photography/
Improvements:
1. Updated the WooCommerce form-login.php template for compatibility.
Bug Fixes:
1. Fixed issue preventing product from being added to cart when "Hide out of stock items from the catalog" is enabled.
2. Resolved conflict with select2 dropdowns not working on the checkout page when Slide-out footer is enabled.
3. Fixed an issue where local Google Fonts in Elementor demo content were not imported correctly.
4. Corrected sticky header height when dropdown mobile menu is activated.
5. Addressed layout shift issue in WPBakery 8.5 when "Stretch Row" is used with "Custom Design" turned off.
Improvements:
1. Extracted FSE-related import code into a separate class.
2. Prevented creation of post revisions during FSE demo import.
3. Converted custom font URLs into local files during FSE demo import.
4. Added font download indication during FSE demo import.
5. Improved Photo Scroller behavior and styling.
6. Added a direction setting to the Taxonomy widget.
Bug Fixes:
1. Fixed transparent color not working as the album background.
2. Resolved an issue where loop attributes weren't adopted during import.
3. Fixed FSE demos being incorrectly marked as "partially imported."
4. Ensured imported FSE global settings become active even when existing settings are present.
5. Included The7 Slider in The7 Widgets.
6. Fixed active item color not applying correctly in vertical menus.
7. Resolved +/- icon display issue in the mini cart.
Improvements:
1. Enabled clickable variation selection when the "Add to Cart" button is hidden.
2. Made The7 Block Editor settings importable.
3. Improved FontAwesome 6 compatibility for WPBakery.
4. Enhanced compatibility with Rank Math SEO.
Bug Fixes:
1. Fixed incorrect image display on hover in the Product Images widget.
2. Resolved an issue where variations with more than two words were not selectable.
3. Fixed the "Hide out of stock items from the catalog" setting not working.
4. Corrected failing font downloads in FSE styles.
5. Fixed missing active state indication for custom attributes with special characters in The7 Add to Cart widget.
6. Restored `overflow: hidden` behavior in The7 Loop Slider.
New Demo:
"Bakery" FSE demo: https://the7.io/fse-bakery/
New Feature:
Introduced a Vertical Slider / Image List with Thumbnails product widget.
Improvements:
1. Added a setting to display thumbnails inside or outside the slider.
2. Improved FSE compatibility with popular SEO plugins.
Bug Fixes:
1. Fixed an issue where the Blog List did not display Private posts.
2. Resolved a deprecated strtolower() warning in helpers.php on line 231.
3. Fixed incorrect rendering of #!/up anchor navigation.
Improvements:
1. Updated the UK_uk.po language file.
Bug Fixes:
1. Fixed post count issues in the Loop widget editor and standard pagination filter.
2. Resolved broken mobile column layout in Masonry & Grid.
3. Fixed issues with processing "#" links in navigation.
4. Fixed a fatal error caused by an undefined constant in Gutenberg compatibility on GoDaddy servers.
New Features:
1. Significant improvements to The7 Block Editor (see respective changelog).
2. New "Life Coach" FSE demo: https://the7.io/life-coach/
3. Introduced new configurable bullets in widgets that use them.
Improvements:
1. Enhanced The7 Add to Cart functionality.
2. Added shadows to arrow backgrounds across all sliders and scrollers.
3. Improved anchor behavior for better usability.
4. Added style variations for FSE.
Bug Fixes:
1. Fixed responsiveness issues with hover effects in The7 Image widget for Elementor.
2. Resolved an issue where the "Proceed to Checkout" button color was not applied correctly.
3. Fixed Theme Options (Typography) not saving on PHP 8.4.