Avada - Responsive Multi-Purpose Theme 7.11.13

5.0.1

Version 5.0 - October 12th, 2016


Over the years we have had several feature, functionality and improvement requests for Fusion Builder from our 240,000+ user base. To make Fusion Builder into the page builder that everyone requests, and the codebase our team envisions, we were required to rebuild it from the ground up and we could not be more excited. We have a Brand New Fusion Builder that is intuitive, performance enhanced, user friendly and packed with features. Fusion Builder plays a major role in site creation and is a vital part of the Avada ecosystem. It allows for quick and easy site creation, but Avada 5.0 brings even more to the table that will change your outlook on what a page builder can do. Below are some of the highlights of the new Fusion Builder.

- NEW: Fusion Builder is now its own separate plugin outside of Fusion-Core, allowing us to build and extend it into new areas
- NEW: Fusion Builder is first released for Avada users only, but eventually will be released as a stand alone plugin
- NEW: Completely rebuilt codebase from the ground up for performance, ease of use, extendibility and modularity, overall saving you time while making page creations easier
- NEW: Built for the future and add ons, new products will be created for Fusion Builder, some are already in the works
- NEW: Automatic process of adding containers > columns > elements with just a single click, this is important for compatibility with all themes
- NEW: Built with backbone.js, Fusion Builder is ridiculously fast, efficient and extremely fun to use
- NEW: Completely new user interface that is intuitive and user friendly, every element has been examined and modified for consistency
- NEW: Space saving interface that provides room for what is most important, page building
- NEW: All new Library feature that holds all custom and pre-built content, organized into sections through a main control bar that is always visible
- NEW: Save any element as a custom element (container, columns, elements or entire page layouts) exactly as you have them setup, anything saved is automatically added to your Library
- NEW: Library holds all custom elements you save, and allows you to reuse them at any time while building your pages
- NEW: Library allows you to import any single Avada demo page, so instead of importing a full demo, you can choose a single page from inside the Fusion Builder
- NEW: Sharing is caring, import and export all saved content from your Library to share with other Avada users or between different Avada installs
- NEW: Easily manage all custom content through the Library
- NEW: Nested columns element allows you to easily create even more unique layouts using our nested columns interface, the design opportunities this presents are incredible
- NEW: New ‘Option Correlation’ technology in Fusion Builder, allows you to see global theme option values in the option description that link directly to the Fusion Theme Option panel
- NEW: Mobile visibility system for every Fusion Builder element that allows you to choose what your page looks like on small / medium / large screens
- NEW: Mobile visibility system breakpoints in Fusion Theme Options for each screen size so you can easily control when your page breaks for each screen size
- NEW: Fusion Builder slider options have a new ‘reset to default’ option in the description that quickly resets the value to the default theme option value
- NEW: Various load options when loading an entire page (replace all content, insert above current content, insert below current content)
- NEW: Save function for everything you add to the page, click the Save icon to give your content a custom name, then it’s automatically added to the proper tab in the Library
- NEW: Reuse custom content over and over with ease on any page, post or registered custom post type that has Fusion Builder enabled
- NEW: Any registered custom post type automatically shows up in Fusion Builder Settings to enable Fusion Builder
- NEW: Enable or Disable any Fusion Builder pre-built element, for example, if you do not use the countdown clock, simply turn it off and it disappears from the interface
- NEW: Option to enable Fusion Builder interface by default for all pages and post types so it automatically loads when creating or editing a page or post
- NEW: Add custom css to any page that only affects that page, and it’s always accessible no matter where you are on the page due to the fixed main control bar
- NEW: Saving full page templates gives you the entire page layout, page template, custom css and Fusion Page Option settings
- NEW: When starting a new page or post, you see a help page to inform you of all controls and settings for Fusion Builder, along with a quick start video and documentation links
- NEW: Built in column combination sets allow you to add an entire set of columns (ex: 1/3 + 1/3 + 1/3) with one click
- NEW: New user interface removes the top clunky control bar to give a slimmer design for the main control bar
- NEW: New control bar sticks to the top of the screen when scrolling so you always have full control wherever you are on the page
- NEW: Easily add content anywhere on the page at anytime through the new user interface controls, no need to scroll up or down to add content
- NEW: Leap back in time with History States, simply hover over the history state icon and you see the last 30 history states to quickly jump back in time
- NEW: Column resizing is super fast, click the column size icon and all column sizes display in a popup allowing you to go from a 1/2 to a 1/6 in one single click
- NEW: Full Width Containers are now called Containers, short codes are called elements, columns are still columns
- NEW: Add custom names to each container you create by clicking on the container name and typing, making your design process easier and more organized for faster editing
- NEW: Collapse entire container sections one by one, or collapse them all with one click from the main control bar to save space and find what you need
- NEW: Fusion Builder elements with child elements (ex: tabs) can now easily be reorganized via drag and drop and automatically pick up the entered title for easy identification
- NEW: Fusion Builder Options now have dependencies, the only options that show are the ones that are currently available to use based on your selections
- NEW: Container element has a full set of global padding options for both default & 100% width page templates
- NEW: Short code Generator is now called Element Generator and is part of the Fusion Builder plugin with the same option interface for consistency and ease of use
- NEW: Fusion Builder & Element Generator are now perfectly in sync with one clean codebase
- NEW: Popup modals for all content (containers / columns / elements) have a search field to find items faster
- NEW: All Avada elements are now prefixed with fusion- to avoid conflicts with 3rd-party plugins in the future, generic names have been removed and are handled in the conversion
- NEW: Fusion Builder allows <!--nextpage--> usage
- NEW: Fusion Builder gives developers opportunities to create add ons for the largest user base on Themeforest
- NEW: Update process converts old Fusion Builder Pages to the new Fusion Builder format via a conversion screen, there is also a manual conversion trigger in system status area



Avada 5.0 mainly focuses on the brand new Fusion Builder, which is absolutely amazing. At the same time, we are always looking towards the future and listening to our customer base to make constant improvements to our product. Avada 5.0 contains even more useful features that make your life easier and allow you to build what you want to build, without having to modify code. Below are the rest of the highlights in Avada 5.0. As always, it is important that you read through our important update notes before updating: Important Update Info - Theme Fusion


- NEW: Several new professionally designed demos to easily import through our demo importer, or through Fusion Builder via single pages
- NEW: New Header 7 option with logo in the middle and menu items on the left and right
- NEW: Sidebar breakpoint so you can freely choose when the sidebar breaks into responsive mode
- NEW: Column spacing can now be done in exact pixel amounts, instead of just spacing or no spacing
- NEW: Six new section separator styles for creative design capabilities; slant, clouds, big circle, half circle, big triangle, rounded split
- NEW: Token registration is now required for auto updates / Avada demos / premium plugins (please see important update notes)
- NEW: Avada demos and premium plugins are offloaded from our server for better overall maintenance, lighter theme size and easier installation (token registration required)
- NEW: Removed FAQ and Portfolio page templates in favor of only using their new respective elements (please see important update notes)

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