Changelog - Elisen

Tweak

• Maintenance release.

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).

Bug fix

• Theme stylesheets now carry the version number, so browsers reliably pick up styling updates after you upgrade.

Tweak

• Removed an unused front-end script for a lighter, faster page load.
• The AJAX endpoint is now resolved dynamically, improving compatibility with relocated or secured admin areas.

Improvement

• Product tabs can open with the first tab already expanded, controlled by the new shop setting

Compatibility

• The blog, widget and comments features of this release ship in the Elisen Core plugin, so update both packages together

Bug fix

• Directional arrows pointed the wrong way when right to left mode is enabled
• Deprecation warnings the animation library printed in the browser console on shop and product pages

Improvement

• Refreshed theme libraries and rebuilt assets

Compatibility

• Refreshed WooCommerce template compatibility information
• Improved compatibility with WordPress 7.0 and current versions of supported plugins

Bug fix

• Fixed a critical error in shop listings when a product could not be loaded
• Fixed a critical error on AMP pages when the companion plugin was inactive
• Fixed demo import failing when fonts or menus could not be set up

Improvement

• Improved bookmark saving and removing
• Kept existing customer bookmarks compatible, including bookmarks already saved in browser cookies or user accounts
• Improved compatibility with WordPress coding requirements

Refactored

• Cleaned up and standardized theme and plugin code for better long-term reliability

New feature

• Added new settings to change aspect ratio in single post header style 2

Improvement

• Removed duplicated reading time in single post settings
• Button widget now uses nofollow with URL control

Performance

• Improved navigation search performance

Bug fix

• Fixed Author Box custom author avatar name usage in elementor widget

Improvement

• the site no longer crashes with a fatal error when the core plugin is disabled or not installed
• amp logo fallback is more reliable

New feature

• Added smart version compatibility checking with helpful admin notifications

Improvement

• Verified all pages render correctly through comprehensive automated testing
• Improved overall stability and reliability

Bug fix

• Better handling of mixed old/new versions during updates - no more critical errors

Breaking change

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

Improvement

• Improved overall code quality, stability, and security
• Full compatibility with WordPress 6.9
• More reliable automatic theme and plugin updates
• Clearer and more helpful descriptions throughout the Customizer
• Improved translation support and text loading

Bug fix

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

Bug fix

• elementor post filters not working when the category slug did not match the category name

Improvement

• full php 8.5 compatibility
• added support for wp 6.8.2
• updated all js/css libraries
• updated woocommerce templates

Performance

• reduced bundled assets size by 15%
• improved php code optimization

Tweak

• refactored and professionally reformatted code

Bug fix

• kirki repeater compatibility issues

Improvement

• jkdevkit 1.9.2 compatibility
• bundled plugins
• translation files
• PHP 8.3 support

Tweak

• overall css/js reformatting

Improvement

• woocommerce templates

Bug fix

• slider pagination alignment

Bug fix

• bio wrapper for guest users
• author name size when the text multiplier exceeds 120
• empty bookmark link in the bookmarks sub-menu

Bug fix

• RTL icons
• body text multiplier

Improvement

• woocommerce templates

Bug fix

• avatars bug
• multiauthors bug

Improvement

• post authors display
• woocommerce cart styles
• woocommerce templates

Bug fix

• guest authors bug

Tweak

• theme code has been cleaned and analyzed according to the latest PHP 8.3 standards

New feature

• fields to edit likes/views manually
• single post sidebar + settings for it
• visual display of post meta data within the posts list
• reading time divisor setting

Improvement

• lqip animation
• lqip handler
• woocommerce styles quality

Bug fix

• small css issues with single post

Improvement

• jkdevkit 1.8.91 compatibility

Bug fix

• "no template" issues

Improvement

• jkdevkit 1.8.9 compatibility

New feature

• demo xml file with optimized images

Improvement

• bundled acf pro plugin
• image sizes

Bug fix

• critical bug with Elementor v3.22.1

New feature

• adaptive color scheme settings

Improvement

• AMP styles
• js/css libraries

Bug fix

• issues with sidebar on archive pages
• issues with logotype in AMP version

New feature

• toggle to disable a color scheme switcher on mobile

Improvement

• jkdevkit 1.8.5 compatibility
• responsive styles

Bug fix

• draft pages in post grids
• draft pages in post sliders

Improvement

• translation .pot files

Performance

• image sizes
• woocommerce styles & scripts
• reduced extra DOM nesting

Bug fix

• non-working link in categories slider

New feature

• translation settings for common strings
• width selection settings for single post container
• key points functionality for single posts
• full support for ezTOC (table of contents)

Improvement

• comment styles on mobile devices

Bug fix

• bug with hover on links in the footer

New feature

• local setting to setup a custom menu per page
• global setting to set the navigation box shadow
• global setting to configure scrolling animation for mobile navigation

Bug fix

• issues with local setting for toggling navigation per page

Security fix

• new wp_nonce for all AJAX requests

New feature

• settings for selecting navigation layout (boxed/wide)
• container width setting
• single post settings to disable author, category, date, and bookmark button
• post grids settings to disable author, category, date, and bookmark button
• post sliders settings to disable author, category, date, and bookmark button
• posts packery settings to disable author, category, date, and bookmark button
• coauthors integration (multi authors)

Performance

• overall css size reduction

Bug fix

• bug with masonry on archive

Tweak

• core plugin structure / code quality

Bug fix

• top bar offset (for admin users)

Tweak

• after import handler
• woocommerce custom filter/actions
• theme template files

Removed

• reset the order button text to the default one

New feature

• wishlist page setup on demo import

Improvement

• mailchimp form bottom offset
• posts grid type 12 styles

Bug fix

• order received offset issues
• broken layout if the wishlist page is not selected.

New feature

• addtoany options setup on demo import

Improvement

• product review form styles

Bug fix

• absence of a link to the post in the featured post widget
• mailchimp response styles
• posts slider style 8 link overlay
• posts grid style 8 category color

Removed

• removed box shadow from the inputs and textarea fields
• removed border from the single post banner (if no image)
• removed border and added background to the bio simple style

New feature

• cf7 response output styles

Improvement

• woocommerce templates

Bug fix

• issues with single post styles
• overlay bug in recent posts
• overlay of the search icon on the placeholder in the search form
• cart coupon code bug with wrapping

Improvement

• category submenu styles
• centered the buttons (- and +) for quantity input

Bug fix

• bug with text alignment in the recent posts on a single post
• issues with recent posts category label in the footer
• bottom border issues in the top bar on tablets
• navigation top offset on tablets
• cart quantity input width
• checkboxes on mobile
• AddToAny modal search field styles
• incorrect image scaling on mobile devices
• offset in the social list in the author bio widget (footer)

Bug fix

• critical issues with ajax handlers
• issue where the top bar was always showing for admin users
• js error in users list widget

Improvement

• woocommerce templates
• ti wishlist templates

Improvement

• xml demo file
• kirki demo file
• ACF PRO bundled plugin

New feature

• amp compatibility
• amp menu location
• block editor compatibility

Improvement

• posts grid adapting for archive pages
• footer widgets
• table styles

Performance

• css code (reduced size of identifiers)

Tweak

• button widget

Removed

• removed extra settings

New feature

• top bar + 5 new settings for it

Improvement

• 404 page responsive styles
• typography on mobile
• wishlist responsive styles
• cart and checkout responsive styles
• checkboxes & radio buttons
• select2 styles
• product reviews
• single product gallery responsive styles
• mobile menu styles
• page header responsive styles
• shop responsive styles
• single post responsive styles
• section title
• copyright section in footer responsive styles
• post packery style 2, 3 responsive styles
• posts grid style 1, 2, 3, 8 responsive styles
• posts slider style 1, 3 responsive styles

Performance

• code reformatting & refactoring

Bug fix

• elementor view issues with theme widgets
• quantity issues
• date duplication

New feature

• elementor container width setter on demo import finish handler

Improvement

• banner styles
• section titles on mobile
• demo import process
• posts packery responsive styles
• sliders responsive styles
• wishlist templates

Performance

• overall css quality

Bug fix

• cf7 alignment & width

Removed

• unused references

New feature

• target blank to social icons
• helper class .jkd-sticky (adds sticky content).

Improvement

• handler for reading time
• search input and search form
• responsive styles for posts packery style 4
• responsive styles for section titles
• responsive styles for categories mega menu
• WooCommerce templates

Bug fix

• frame options for the login page
• word break issues on single post
• a bug with the width of the contact form
• malfunctioning permalinks in singular post style 1
• display of taxonomy menu item
• improper positioning for alerts in shop

New feature

• Initial Theme