Salient - Responsive Multi-Purpose Theme 18.2.1

Added​

• Added Better accessibility for testimonial slider pagination dots

Updated​

• Updated WPML config for Post Loop Builder + Horizontal List Item elements

Fixed​

• Fixed Delay JavaScript Execution performance option logic so it triggers correctly in WP 7.0+ instances
• Fixed Tabs page builder element performance when using many nested rows
• Fixed Nectar toggle element display issue when using a span tag as the HTML element in Firefox

Added​

• Added Missing custom meta fields to Post Loop Builder → post archives

Fixed​

• Fixed Header navigation Search button accessibility link target
• Fixed Responsive translate values to always use correct specificity
• Fixed Post Loop Builder to display correctly when set to Carousel format and placed inside of a flexbox display
• Fixed vc_section to output custom CSS class
• Fixed Tab accessibility wrong target

Improved​

• Improved Front-end editor performance with complex pages

Updated​

• Updated Salient Core to v3.1.4

Added​

• Added Drag reordering functionality to Element Navigator in front-end editor
• Added Deep linking and auto scroll support for Toggles
• Added Option to disable Sticky Scroll Pinned Sections on mobile
• Added Support for woocommerce_output_related_products_args filter
• Added Custom alt text option for logo
• Fixed Minimum arrow icon size for buttons
• Fixed WooCommerce v10.5.x support
• Added nectar_prefer_svh filter for forcing viewport height unit conversion

Fixed​

• Fixed Chrome 145 scrollbar width change
• Fixed CSS for Post Loop Builder with Masonry layouts and Content Under Featured Image style
• Fixed JS powered sticky sidebar positioning
• Fixed Fixed sections when used in Left Header and Portfolio transparent state
• Fixed Lottie animation playback
• Fixed WooCommerce errors in certain setups
• Fixed Legacy Button element to allow use of "auto" margin values
• Fixed Global Section content type notification from Yoast
• Fixed Post Grid viewport height stability
• Fixed dropdown button coloring in WPBakery settings modals

Updated​

• Updated Salient Core to v3.1.3
• Updated Salient WPBakery Page Builder to v8.7.2

18.0.2

Added​

• Added Content Trail element (spawns images or text that follow the mouse cursor).
• Added new Sticky Content Sectionsscrolling effect options:
  • Horizontal Scrolling
  • Layered Card Reveal
  • Stacking Effect
• Added Auto width variant for "Contained" header style
• Added Gradient background blur option to Header Navigation when using Transparent effect
• Added Color Changing Background functionality to Row page builder element.
• Added "Chat Thread" page builder element — easily create animated chat-style UIs to showcase product features or highlight key interactions.
• Added "Section" page builder element for deeper container-based layouts
• Added Responsive Flexbox layout controls for "Column", "Section", and "Carousel Item" elements — enables Bento Grid row functionality
• Added Responsive Height and Min Height controls for "Row" and "Column" elements
• Added new Global Sections location "In Navigation Top (Before Scrolling)" to create custom secondary headers
• Added Global Sections conditional functionality to show/exclude sections on specific posts
• Added Stretch alignment option for "Button" element
• Added new "Text with Inline Media" animation option
• Added option to inherit typography in "Text with Inline Media" page builder element
• Added new text animation options "Blur Reveal", "Fade"
• Added new text effect selector UI that shows animation previews
• Added Preload option for background images in "Row" and "Column" elements
• Added additional theme option for the "Column Spacing"
• Added Text Indent option to text blocks
• Added new toggle style "Animated Circle"
• Added object position controls to "Image" element
• Added caption display option to "Image" element
• Added "Auto" image sizing to "Featured Media Under Heading" single post header option
• Added new theme options panel UI
• Added search in theme options panel and refreshed admin panel design
• Added New performance theme options
  • Local Google Fonts
  • Optimize Top Level Images
• Added fluid typography theme options and support for selecting units (rem, em, or px) across all typography fields
• Added theme option to specify light text color globally
• Added theme option for Fancy checkbox styling
• Added theme option for off canvas icon line width
• Added new page transition theme option
• Added new social icon handling UI in theme options (reordering and custom icon uploads for Header, Footer, Off-Canvas)
• Added new options to "Milestone" element for animation type
• Added "Bottom Blur Gradient" mask type to "Column" and "Image" elements
• Added backdrop filter controls to "Inner Row", "Badge", and "Button" elements
• Added new "Badge" options — custom font sizing; border controls
• Added new "Button" options/styles
  • "Arrow Circle Animation" style
  • "Minimal Arrow Alt" style
  • Option to control animated Underline functionality
• Added css class .nectar-underline-target-paragraph to target lines of text that should be underlined when hovering over parent
• Added Support for svh, dvh, svw, dvw units
• Added new "Carousel Item" options — gradient overlays; flexbox layout controls; video backgrounds
• Added Strava social icon
• Added option to hide "Row" elements per device
• Added Full compatibility with Fluent Forms and enhanced styling
• Added new "Post Loop Builder" element options
  • Option to remove links from grid items
  • Button Text Color
  • Meta Gap
  • Excerpt Position
• Added new query and styling options for "Project Terms" page builder element
• Added Scrolling Text option for custom spacing between items
• Added Mask Edges to "Scrolling Text", "Carousel", and "Image Gallery" elements
• Added functionality to seamlessly expose bundled plugin updates to WP-CLI and auto-updaters
• Added 3 new demos
  • Harbor - Consulting
  • Signal - Marketing Agency
  • Tether - App
• Added 28 new Salient Studio Templates

Fixed​

• Fixed Lottie player animation range on frontend to render correctly
• Fixed Nectar Badge/Icon page builder elements now correctly use non-px values for margins
• Fixed Icon Selector page builder control to correctly scroll to selected icon
• Fixed incorrect accessibility warnings related to contrast ratios when using dark backgrounds with light text
• Fixed WooCommerce star icon clipping in "Price/Star Ratings on Hover" style
• Fixed WooCommerce single product images to correctly utilize image sizing from core Customizer option
• Fixed Image Comparison page builder element to not throw JS error when removing jQuery Migrate
• Fixed the "Simple dropdown" mobile menu sizing when using "Centered Menu Mobile Header"
• Fixed Mouse indicator positioning prior to mouse movement
• Fixed Custom colors added through "nectar_additional_theme_colors" filter to display in WPBakery color picker

Improved​

• Improved vertical alignment for fancy unordered list icons when using "Standard Dot" type
• Improved Frontend editor performance

Updated​

• Updated Salient Core to v3.1
• Updated Salient WPBakery to v8.6.1
• Updated Salient Demo Importer to v1.8
• Updated Salient Portfolio to v1.8.4
• Updated Salient Nectar Slider to v1.7.8
• Updated element naming for clarity
  • "Split Line Heading" → "Animated Text"
  • "Call to Action" → "Button"
  • "Button" → "Legacy Button"

Fixed lazy loaded "Self-Hosted Video" page builder elements to play correctly

Added​

• Added the latest Google Fonts
• Added Polylang compatibility with Salient menu options

Fixed​

• Fixed theme options to load styling correctly when the theme is renamed
• Fixed lazy loading for self-hosted video poster images
• Fixed H2 sizing in the WPBakery backend editor
• Fixed duplicate titles on WooCommerce archives when using WPML
• Fixed WooCommerce columns to sit flush against the container edge when using the "Minimal" product style
• Fixed an access control issue that allowed other users to hide admin notifications for recommended plugins

Updated​

• Updated Salient Portfolio to v1.8.3
• Security Fixed XSS Vulnerability for user roles Contributor and greater
• Updated Salient Core to v3.0.9
• Updated Salient Shortcodes to v1.5.4
• Security Fixed XSS Vulnerability for user roles Contributor and greater

Added
Added WordPress 6.8 compatibility
Added WooCommerce 9.8 compatibility
Added "Team Member" mini bio, and "Image" link to WPML config
Added ability for CPTs to utilize "Infinite Scroll" pagination on archives
Added option for "Fit to Container" expansion in "Image" element to automatically fill the available space in parent column
Added screen reader text option to "Video Lightbox" element
Added vc_line_chart and vc_round_chart to "salient_register_core_wpbakery_els" filter
Added support for shortcode rendering in "Horizontal List Item" element
Added no follow option for "Horizontal List Item" element cta button

Fixed
Fixed PHP warning in enqueue scripts
Fixed WooCommerce checkout overflow to allow for scrolling when using "Smooth Scroll" theme option
Fixed "Page Submenu" element padding to match global container
Fixed "Tabs" page builder element vertical material style padding on mobile
Fixed Portfolio template PHP warning
Fixed sub heading typography when using "Box Roll" header effect

Updated
Updated Salient Core to v3.0.6
Updated Salient WPBakery v7.8.2

Added WooCommerce 9.6.x compatibility
Added option to disable "Stacked" effect for mobile devices in "Post Loop Builder" element
Added new filter 'nectar_is_blog_archive' to allow overrides on archives for page header
Added option to disable Page Header > Box Roll effect on mobile devices
Added option to allow Blog single content width to inherit from global container width

Fixed
Fixed columns from jumping on load when using delayed JS execution + backdrop blur filter
Fixed "Toggle Panels" scroll-to functionality on desktop when using Accordion style
Fixed Flickity "Image Gallery" page builder element when used inside of the "Tabs" element
Fixed accessibility issues with a few theme icons to utilize the appropriate role
Fixed accessibility with the "Portfolio" page builder element > project links
Fixed Yoast SEO sitemap to automatically exclude Global Sections by default
Fixed automatic excerpt to render text from "Split Line Heading" page builder elements

Updated
Updated Salient Core to v3.0.5
Updated Salient Portfolio to v1.8.1

Added heading render tag to "Post Loop Builder" page builder element. You can now specify the typography and render tag separately.
Added new filter `nectar_default_fancy_box_image_size` to programmatically specify the global default image size for various page builder elements.

Fixed
Fixed Salient Menu Options -> Custom "Hover Color" to take effect for all navigation configurations
Fixed "Milestone" page builder element to allow "Motion Blur" style to utilize specified render tag typography
Fixed Delay JS warning when using hash-style routing links in header navigation
Fixed Brand Icons added via the Salient Menu Options to display in mobile menu correctly
Fixed Placeholders in "Image Gallery" page builder element

Updated
Updated Salient Core to v3.0.4