Changelog - Grafton

Tweak

• Maintenance release: version alignment after a core plugin fix.

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

• Fixed navigation aligns correctly with the WordPress admin bar when logged in
• Corrected mega menu title spacing

Improvement

• Refreshed theme libraries and rebuilt assets

Compatibility

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

Improvement

• Improved reliability of theme updates

Bug fix

• blog grid no longer crashes when a post has no assigned category
• single post tag list no longer causes a fatal error when a post has no tags

Improvement

• 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

Improvement

• Improved overall code quality, stability, and security
• Updated theme and plugin infrastructure for better performance
• Improved compatibility with WordPress 6.7
• Improved automatic update system reliability
• Theme customizer options now include clear descriptions for every setting
• Updated build toolchain and third-party libraries
• Improved Right-to-Left (RTL) layout support

Performance

• Refreshed and optimized all CSS and JavaScript assets

Bug fix

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

Improvement

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

Performance

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

Tweak

• refactored and professionally reformatted code

Bug fix

• fixed mobile menu toggle issues
• corrected mobile page top padding

New feature

• added built-in user avatar upload option
• rtl layout support added
• added js check for current domain

Improvement

• js cleaned up and grouped into separate functions
• prepared theme for jkdevkit 2.0 compatibility
• tested with wordpress 6.6
• ensured php 8.3+ compatibility
• better modularization of theme helpers and js behavior
• improved overall frontend rendering stability

Performance

• optimized scripts and styles loading logic

Bug fix

• fixed transparent overlay bug on author archive pages
• fixed non-working customizer settings
• fixed broken `wp_body_open()` placement

Tweak

• refactored main theme class structure
• extracted breadcrumbs into standalone method
• removed inline `dir` logic, replaced with filter on `language_attributes`
• removed duplicated isotope init logic

Security fix

• added proper nonces to sensitive ajax requests

Improvement

• wordpress 6.5 compatibility

Bug fix

• logo issues

Improvement

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

Tweak

• overall css/js reformatting

Improvement

• jkdevkit 1.8.5 compatibility
• WordPress 6.5 compatibility

Tweak

• overall css/js reformatting

Removed

• PHP 7.2 support

New feature

• templates structure

Improvement

• sliders responsive
• overall reformatting
• css/js libraries

Bug fix

• comment issues

Performance

• reduced the css files size

Bug fix

• ngnix compatibility issues
• load more issues
• post views counter

Tweak

• overall code improvements/reformatted

New feature

• added RTL support
• 50+ new settings
• introduced fonts picker in Customizer
• post like/views handler
• completely redesigned all theme modules|
• added Elementor Header & Footer plugin compatibility

Improvement

• PHP 8.2+ compatibility
• jkdevkit 1.7 integration
• CSS/JS libraries updates
• WordPress 6.3+ compatibility
• new theme/plugin autoupdates
• jkdevkit transferred to the separate plugin
• localization/translation files
• demo import files
• new version of ACF plugin
• Woocommerce templates
• fixed security bugs
• new Elementor Builder version compatibility

Removed

• revomed the old font selector
• old theme modules

New feature

• introduced one-click demo import functionality

Performance

• optimized widget loading for speed

Tweak

• refactored theme initialization process

Removed

• deprecated outdated metabox options

New feature

• added parallax scrolling effect option

Improvement

• enhanced social media sharing options
• updated recommended plugins list

Bug fix

• fixed minor styling issues in RTL

Tweak

• refactored custom post type code

Security fix

• patched potential XML-RPC vulnerability

Improvement

• WordPress 5.9.2 compatibility
• css/js libraries

Removed

• unused code from the theme dashboard class

Improvement

• wp 5.9 compatibility

Security fix

• security snippets

New feature

• new theme dashboard

Improvement

• localization files
• copyrights
• js/css libraries
• overall code quality
• code refactoring

Performance

• optimized image rendering for speed

Bug fix

• fixed related post alignment

Security fix

• patched potential security loophole

Removed

• deprecated outdated theme hooks

New feature

• introduced multi-language support

Improvement

• enhanced navigation menu responsiveness
• updated translation files for accuracy
• enhanced comment form functionality
• updated FontAwesome icon set

Performance

• optimized database queries for speed

Bug fix

• fixed category display in widgets

Tweak

• refactored theme initialization scripts

Security fix

• improved password encryption methods

Removed

• deprecated outdated shortcodes

New feature

• introduced dark mode feature
• added custom sidebar layouts

Improvement

• enhanced typography options
• updated jQuery scripts for efficiency

Performance

• optimized font loading for speed

Bug fix

• resolved search results page bug
• fixed minor footer responsiveness issue

Tweak

• refactored theme customizer options
• refactored featured post display

Security fix

• patched potential XSS vulnerability

Removed

• deprecated outdated widget options

New feature

• added WooCommerce integration

Improvement

• enhanced author bio styling
• updated demo content import

Performance

• optimized CSS delivery for speed

Bug fix

• fixed footer menu display

Tweak

• refactored footer widget CSS

Security fix

• patched potential login vulnerability

Removed

• deprecated IE 10 support

New feature

• added Pinterest social share

Improvement

• updated font icons library
• enhanced category filter design

Performance

• optimized lazy loading for images

Bug fix

• resolved mobile layout alignment

Security fix

• improved user data security

Removed

• deprecated legacy color schemes

New feature

• initial theme