LayerSlider - Kreatura Slider Plugin for WordPress 7.14.0

NEW FEATURES

• Added option to choose whether the slide link should be on top or underneath layers.
• The Template Store can now import slider packs. Stay tuned, they're arriving soon!
• The System Status now checks the install location of LayerSlider and warns you about potential issues (if any).
• Added slide deeplink names to the LayerSlider API.

IMPROVEMENTS

• Lots of improvements in importing sliders.
• The premium features notification now lists the exact premium features being used in sliders.

BUG FIXES

• Important security fixes.
• Fixed slide linking that has accidentally been broken by our previous update.
• Fixed an issue in IE11, which caused the browser to jump to the top of the page after slide change in some cases.
• Fixed video overlay image position preview on the admin interface.

NEW FEATURES

• Introducing a new premium feature: Blend modes. Blend modes are an easy way to add eye-catching effects and is one of the most frequently used features in graphic and print design.
• The admin UI now warns against potential issues when selecting certain options, which are commonly misunderstood and would result unexpected behavior.
• Added OSD notifications for certain keyboard shortcuts (e.g. Ctrl/Cmd + S for saving the slider) and a corresponding setting under Screen Options to enable/disable this feature.
• Added layerslider_root_url filter to override paths. Check the Developer Documentation for more information.

IMPROVEMENTS

• Improved compatibility with older sliders.
• Improved handling of font variants when importing Google Fonts from templates.
• Certain number input fields are now stepping in more appropriate intervals when pressing the arrow buttons.
• Updated and extended some parts of the documentation.

BUG FIXES

• A massive update for multimedia layers:
  • Fixed video size and positioning issues, which was present in rare edge cases.
  • Fixed occasional playback issues with videos being on the first slide.
  • Fixed the slideshow not progressing forward in cases when there was only one video layer on the slide.
  • Hiding a media layer with the Device support feature will now also disable media playback on the corresponding devices. In addition, background videos will also show the video poster image as a fallback. This enhances user experience on mobile devices that has limited playback capabilities due to OS/browser restrictions.
  • Various minor bug fixes and improvements.
    
• Fixed image chooser when using the "Use post image" option.
• Fixed the "Use post URL" option in linking fields.
• Fixed the Slider Settings -> Appearance -> Global background image option to always use the appropriate URL.
• Fixed the "Use GreenSock (GSAP) sandboxing" option not always taking effect.
• Fixed an issue that could empty your Google Fonts collection when reinstalling the plugin.
• Fixed a rare issue that affected users trying to change settings in the Advanced Settings section without having sliders.
• Fixed issues caused by applying text transitions on non-text layers
• General UI and under the hood improvements and bug fixes

LayerSlider 6.1.6

This update fixes the issues that we accidentally introduced in our last release (v6.1.5). We were super busy to resolve this as soon as we were able to and we sincerely apologize everyone for the inconveniences this might caused. Thank you for your understanding and patience.

NEW FEATURES

• Added option to enable/disable GreenSock (GSAP) sandboxing to maximize compatibility with other plugins.

LayerSlider 6.1.5

This is the first update in line of our upcoming new releases developed in parallel. This update addresses most of the issues surfaced recently, introduce a couple of new features and lots of under the hood improvements. LayerSlider 6.2.0 will shortly follow this update to fix any remaining known issues and bring new templates and other surprises.

NEW FEATURES

• Added option to set a custom slider preview image (like the way Template Store sliders are displayed) in Slider Settings -> Misc.
• Added a dedicated stacking order (z-index) option to layer styles.

IMPROVEMENTS

• System Status will now report about more potential issues and provide more helpful messages explaining how to fix them.
• Our online services received a lot of improvements and provide helpful details in case of a detected issue.
• Increased the number of post items you can choose from Post Options.

BUG FIXES

• Fixed deeplinking issues.
• Fixed Hover Transition mixed with layer linking.
• Fixed the Stretch option of the slide background image size setting.
• Fixed mobile detection under certain versions of Internet Explorer.
• Fixed the local autoplay setting of media layers.
• Lots and lots of small fixes and improvements.