Changelog - Fabula

Bug fix

• The plugins screen no longer reports the bundled core plugin as needing an update when it is already current.

Improvement

• The theme now degrades gracefully when the Core Plugin is inactive — pages render without fatal errors instead of breaking.

Compatibility

• Confirmed compatible with WordPress 6.9.

Tweak

• Normalized theme header metadata (stable tag, tested-up-to).

Security fix

• Hardened cookie handling behind the light and dark switch

Improvement

• A dashboard warning when the core plugin is older than the theme

Bug fix

• The icon set on a menu item shows on items that link to a category
• Your copyright notice shows in the footer even when the core plugin is off

New feature

• Share buttons can be switched off on post cards and the Recent Posts block

Removed

• Retired the unused Navigation CTA Menu location from Appearance > Menus

New feature

• Subtitle field for the footer form section

Bug fix

• Copyright menu links now show in the Simple footer style

New feature

• Estimated reading time and word count in the post meta
• Reading progress bar fixed to the top or bottom of the screen
• Listen button that reads the article aloud, with no external service
• Source name and link credited under the article
• Account icon in the header, pointing at your shop or membership account
• Separate navigation colors, independent of the light and dark scheme
• Each category can carry its own intro and closing text
• Load More and Infinite Scroll on category, tag, author and search pages

Improvement

• Post lists can skip the first posts and order oldest first
• Recent Posts heading level is selectable for a correct SEO outline

Bug fix

• Rating bars and score labels use the review colors you pick
• Bookmark, category FAQ, smooth scrolling and category list switches are respected
• Prevent Duplicate Posts keeps the same post out of two widgets
• Load More stops at the last post when an offset is set

Removed

• Duplicate Social Icons panel, social links stay in Customizer > Social

Improvement

• Refreshed theme libraries and rebuilt assets

Compatibility

• Improved compatibility with WordPress 7.0 and current versions of supported plugins

Compatibility

• Updated the theme to pair with core plugin 1.7.0

Bug fix

• Fixed three runtime warnings that WordPress threw on every menu and post filter render

Improvement

• review scores and star ratings in admin columns are hidden gracefully when acf plugin is absent

Compatibility

• overall stability improved across all plugin integration points

Bug fix

• the site no longer crashes if the jkdevkit plugin is missing or temporarily inactive
• comments section works correctly even without required companion plugins installed

Improvement

• Enhanced cross-version compatibility for smoother transitions during updates
• Improved overall stability and reliability

Tweak

• Better version compatibility checking between theme and core plugin

Breaking change

• Improved update process - theme and plugin can now be updated in any order without issues

Bug fix

• Fixed PHP errors when updating the core plugin from older theme versions

Tweak

• Improved backward compatibility with older theme versions

Improvement

• Improved overall code quality, stability, and security
• Improved compatibility with WordPress 6.9
• Improved automatic update system reliability
• Improved Customizer option descriptions for easier configuration
• Updated third-party libraries to their latest versions
• Improved translation loading for better multilingual support

Performance

• Refreshed and optimized all CSS and JavaScript assets

Bug fix

• All recommended plugins are now visible right after theme activation
• Minor bug fixes and performance improvements

Improvement

• Updated all demo files

Bug fix

• Fixed a bug with incorrect URL for the core plugin

New feature

• added ability to assign bookmarks page and reviews page via dedicated page templates
• native title option for bookmarks page to support page-based translations
• 6 new customization controls for bookmarks sub menu module

New feature

• added boxed layout option for global content wrapper
• added ken burns gallery support for category archive header

Improvement

• extended single post widget controls with title tag, length and meta options
• unified archive grid settings mapping to widget render
• added archive options to toggle “results found” counter visibility
• improved kirki field descriptions and naming consistency for blog/archive options

Bug fix

• fixed single post widget rendering via template-only approach without internal wp_query
• restored and validated backward compatibility for manual post selection
• corrected control conditions logic
• resolved customizer preview detection issues affecting dynamic styles
• fixed kirki live preview inconsistencies and fallback behavior
• improved conditional rendering for sidebar, headers and archive meta blocks

Tweak

• refactored single post elementor widget to final reference implementation
• aligned single post widget architecture with overall archive/grid system
• cleaned up archive template logic and query handling

Improvement

• all js/css libraries

Bug fix

• non-working logo width setting

New feature

• settings block for categories FAQ
• FAQ display for categories on archive pages
• ability to output custom HTML on archive pages
• 5 additional customizer groups: Sizes, Border Radius, Opacity, Shadows, Overlays

Improvement

• improved archive page settings

Bug fix

• TOC could not be disabled when Simple TOC plugin was inactive

New feature

• 15 customization options for recent posts
• ability to display videos in category archive headers

Performance

• optimized theme helper class for faster utility function calls

New feature

• added support for wp 6.8.2

Improvement

• updated all js/css libraries
• full compatibility with php 8.5

Performance

• reduced built-in assets size by 15%
• improved php code optimization

Tweak

• refactored and reformatted codebase

Improvement

• unified breadcrumb outputs under a consistent style

Bug fix

• broken bio wrapper when sticky layout is enabled
• misaligned customizer settings
• copyright centering on tablet-sized devices

Tweak

• additional refactoring and code quality improvements

New feature

• added support for 3 breadcrumb types: default, yoast, and custom
• global toggle to enable/disable breadcrumbs site-wide
• photo credit option to show image caption under featured images

Bug fix

• mobile layout issue with static layout enabled
• minor inconsistencies in excerpt and read more button settings
• copyright not displaying
• top button bugs
• empty login error in register form

New feature

• offset field in post settings
• sorting option for post grids
• category-based filtering in post grids
• coming soon page
• maintenance page
• users list widget with 2 styles (minimal, extended ajax)
• faq custom post type with categories
• faq widget with ajax category filtering
• faq page
• 2 category label styles
• 5 homepages
• post grid style 9
• categories list styles 4 and 5
• section title border style
• full-link section titles
• mobile nav options: logo overlay, hide copyright/socials, alignments, typography
• desktop nav options: custom buttons, login/register icons, alignments, typography
• user avatar change option
• audio post style (fixed)
• quantity buttons in offcanvas cart
• sticky layout option disables centered content in single post
• post duplication prevention in listings/sliders/single
• footer styles: classic, minimal, simple + widget zones + per-page select
• 20+ sidebar widget settings
• advanced search template with dynamic form and filters
• megamenu support with per-item settings
• login widget: redirect url, register tab toggle
• post date range filter in listings
• filter by min likes/views in listings
• top banner section with 10+ settings
• categories catalogue page template with settings

Improvement

• styles for addtoany popup
• improved video popup on mobile, scrolling disabled on open
• all css/js libraries including icons
• acf select fields support empty values
• video styles adapt to container sizes
• bookmark button styles on mobile
• disclaimer customization (icon + custom content)
• descriptions, placeholders and hints for acf/kirki/elementor fields
• static heading hierarchy with correct h1 usage
• navigation qol: refactor, responsiveness, schema markup
• proper rendering without images/meta/custom elements
• customizer improvements: grouping, descriptions, conditions
• regenerated kirki customizer, ocdi xml and widget import
• separated homepages into OCDI demos
• aria-hidden=true on icons and minor elements for seo
• wpdiscuz comment styles

Performance

• optimized fallback templates for default theme (no plugins or license)
• dynamic pagination, load more and infinite scroll
• reduced memory usage across modules

Bug fix

• image height cutoff bug in read also
• author position display for guest authors
• sub-menu positioning issue
• incorrect textdomains in core plugin
• video popup loading in dynamically loaded posts
• sub-menu positioning with category object menu items
• animation toggle disables all animations including elementor
• empty space in category labels without icon

Tweak

• global refactoring of all php/css/js files
• optimized ajax handlers

Security fix

• login/register widget security

Improvement

• added full JSON-LD review schema with aggregateRating and publisher
• added support for AdvertiserContentArticle schema (sponsored posts)
• dynamic score calculation for criteria-based reviews

Bug fix

• removed legacy aggregateRating microdata to avoid duplication
• resolved missing schema.org required fields (author, datePublished, ratingValue, itemReviewed)

Tweak

• refactored meta injection to remove duplicate logic and ensure single schema output

New feature

• individual post activity settings for all widgets and archives
• settings group for categories sub menu
• settings for video playlist

Improvement

• schema markup for reviews
• all js/css libraries

Bug fix

• issue with color settings after the latest kirki update
• issues with ajax loading of video playlist

Tweak

• widgets markup

New feature

• table fix setting

Bug fix

• fixed table overflow issues

Improvement

• improved sidebar widgets
• updated all js/css libraries
• improved markup for featured post widget
• refined markup and styling for navigation
• improved markup and styling for offcanvas sidebar

Performance

• optimized and improved css
• reduced selector size and reorganized dom
• optimized and reduced size of default placeholder styles

Bug fix

• fixed table width issue with a large number of columns

Performance

• added video lazy loading
• globally refactored and optimized the post featured widget
• globally refactored and optimized the posts grid widget
• globally refactored and optimized the posts slider widget
• globally refactored and optimized the post singular widget
• slightly reduced js/css code size

Tweak

• reformatted core functionality and improved ajax security

Improvement

• .pot files have been regenerated
• automated elementor kit import as part of the demo import process

New feature

• separate setting for system color scheme detection mode

Improvement

• color scheme handler

Bug fix

• logotype width on scroll
• comment reaction issues
• load more issues

New feature

• color scheme switcher on mobile

Improvement

• color scheme functionality when system mode is enabled

Bug fix

• escaping issues with ads inserting

Removed

• kirki 'editor' fields replaced with 'code' fields

New feature

• 8 performance settings

Bug fix

• minor seo issues

New feature

• custom svg icon field inside the social options
• option to disable the admin side custom columns (such as category previews, views, likes, etc.)

Improvement

• elementor pro compatibility

Performance

• prevent duplicate requests in lqip handler
• acf functionality related to categories

Bug fix

• issues with elementor pro on draft posts

New feature

• settings for selecting navigation position (sticky / default)
• additional style for post bio
• hide on scroll navigation option

Improvement

• checks for Elementor activation (new version compatibility)
• added max-height restriction for logos to prevent overflow beyond the navbar
• introduced styling options for listings without featured images
• recent posts widget styles
• styles for posts slider (style 5)
• styles for categories slider (style 2)
• demo setup for elementor after import

Performance

• disabled woocommerce block scripts/styles when woocommerce optimization option is enabled
• reduced main CSS file size
• refactored and reformatted core internal templates

Bug fix

• issue with filtering listings by categories with two-word names
• issue with category icons display in navigation menu
• issue with posts in category sub-menu due to incorrect character handling
• issue with sub-categories display in categories slider/list
• issue with category icons in the sub-menu
• issue with registration form handler (errors during new registration)
• issue with a large number of categories not wrapping to a new line

Performance

• requests optimization during lqip loading

New feature

• single post separate font size setting

Bug fix

• single post sidebar issue
• some strings are missing in the translation file

Performance

• lazy loading handler

Bug fix

• nginx issues

New feature

• added author position option on single post

Improvement

• compatibility with latest kirki versions
• lqip handler for bg image loading

Performance

• improved and optimized main js script

New feature

• settings for adding logos for each color scheme
• advanced settings for typography
• additional settings for navigation bar styling
• added 6 custom code insertion zones in the navbar
• 2 global ad insertion zones (in header/footer)

Improvement

• post acitvity styles
• typography scaling system

Performance

• conditional loading of styles & scripts
• optimized main stylesheet file size

Bug fix

• bugs with bookmark deletion
• bug with opening bookmarks sub-menu
• bug with single post content width on mobile devices
• bug with broken twitter card on mobile devices
• bug with spacing inside the search form on full-width navigation

New feature

• elementor optimization setting

Performance

• assets optimization
• code optimization

Bug fix

• copyright display issues

New feature

• navigation full-width setting

Improvement

• improved styles for wpDiscuz comments

Bug fix

• disappearing icon in navigation search
• visual bugs in styles for PMPRO pages

Removed

• replaced Kirki repeater declaration to comply with PHP 8.3

Improvement

• after import setup

Bug fix

• posts slider style 7 bug with navigation
• wpdiscuz bug with comments width
• swiper pagination color on dark scheme
• bug in featured post style 4 when using short titles
• video playlist poster bug

Tweak

• refactoring & reformatting

Improvement

• translation files regenerated
• support for PHP 8.3+

Bug fix

• kirki repeater issues on php 8.1+

New feature

• Initial Theme

Improvement

• core plugin link

Performance

• reduced demo import size