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 option to specify Milestone page builder element "Count To Value" animation using a single decimal place
Added ability to link to anchor + tab from a link on the same page
Fixed
Fixed gradient blur header option when using the "Contained" size
Fixed WooCommerce lazy-loaded images when Delay JavaScript Execution is enabled
Fixed Theme Options panel styling when using third-party plugins that load the Redux Framework
Fixed Delay JavaScript Execution to ensure SVG icon animations still play
Fixed Lottie playback when using a custom Start/End range with Lottie files containing a large number of frames
Fixed Inner Row element “Column Margin” option to correctly apply bottom margin to the row
Fixed media query overlap in the grid system at 690px
Updated
Updated Salient Core to v3.1.2
Added
Added options to specify custom text coloring in "Post Loop Builder" page builder element
Fixed
Fixed dynamic styles to load correctly regardless of mismatched WordPress protocols
Fixed console warnings related to local Google Fonts preloading
Fixed custom coloring for the "Icon" page builder element to display correctly
Fixed the "Button" page builder element so optional screen reader text renders correctly
Updated
Updated Salient Core to v3.1.1
Added
Added Content Trail element (spawns images or text that follow the mouse cursor). View Documentation →.
Added new Sticky Content Sectionsscrolling effect options:
Horizontal Scrolling
Layered Card Reveal
Stacking Effect
View Documentation →
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. View Documentation →
Added "Chat Thread" page builder element — easily create animated chat-style UIs to showcase product features or highlight key interactions. View Documentation →.
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 latest Google fonts
Added missing aria roles to Page Header and Single Post Content
Added WooCommerce 10.0.x compatibility
Fixed
Fixed YouTube video backgrounds to load properly
Fixed JS error when changing tabs which contain parallax elements
Fixed accessibility issues with header navigation search
Fixed Centered Logo Between Menu Alt header layout megamenu layer issue
Fixed WooCommerce legacy cart styling when using WooCommerce 10.0.x
Fixed Salient Menu Options to be visible to custom admin level roles
Updated
Updated Salient WPBakery to v8.4.2
Fixed Default template logic
Updated Salient Core to v3.0.8
Fixed WPBakery color picker to render correctly in Safari
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
- 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 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 Salient Core to v3.0.4