4.0Essential Grid 4.0 is here — see what’s new

Release notes

1.5.0

New Features Added Ajax Content Loading on user interaction Avaliable Contents to load: Post Content, Vimeo, YouTube, HTML5, SoundCLoud, Images like Featured, Alternate and First Content In combination with the latest Slider Revolution version, a Slider can also be loaded through ajax (Slider Revolution version 4.6.1 or newer) The container that receives the content can […]

New Features

  • Added Ajax Content Loading on user interaction
  • Avaliable Contents to load: Post Content, Vimeo, YouTube, HTML5, SoundCLoud, Images like Featured, Alternate and First Content
  • In combination with the latest Slider Revolution version, a Slider can also be loaded through ajax (Slider Revolution version 4.6.1 or newer)
  • The container that receives the content can be set to bottom, top or also be inserted as an ShortCode anywhere on the page.
  • An Ajax Callback can be set on the ajax request
  • A JavaScript file can be loaded on the ajax request
  • A CSS file can be loaded on the ajax request
  • Custom CSS can be inserted for the Ajax Container
  • Pre and Post content can be set as a wrapper to the container (HTML possible)
  • Navigation Layout improvements for Post Grids:
  • Unlimited Filter panels can now be added
  • Filters can now also have meta values set. Available Metas can be selected from the List
  • All Layout elements can also be dragged into the external tab. This will enable the usage of ShortCodes for the element to set it anywhere on the page
  • New option to create Meta References.
  • This is used to reference to an existing meta key outside of Ess. Grid
  • This is only needed to be able to sort Grids by some custom meta value
  • For sorting reasons, the Ess. Grid metas now have the option to be alphabetic or numeric (This is just for the sorting – alphabetic will sort: 1, 10, 12, 2 – numeric will sort: 1, 2, 10, 12)
  • Advanced and Simple Rules Editor Added in Item Skin Editor for ELement Visibility
  • Build complex show/hide rules for Layers in a easy to use editor
  • Hide/Show Layers depending on Meta Setting available through the Advanced Rules editor
  • Hide under Height option in Item Skin Editor added for Layers
  • Hide under Height/Width option to select to either use display or visibility
  • Option to change the Load More text added
  • Option to show/hide the number of items that can be loaded at Load More
  • Option to scroll to top, if pagination has been clicked, added
  • Right To Left (RTL) option now available in Grid Settings
  • Sorting By Meta values added
  • Advanced Shortcode Creator now also available through Visual Composer
  • Added “Edit Active Skin” button into Grid Overview for faster editing of Item Skins
  • Improved item limits in Custom Grids with additional warnings and other tweaks

Bugfixes

  • iOS8 blurry images and content fix added
  • Fixed a bug where the Link to Javascript setting did not print anything
  • Fixed a bug with WPML and Custom Post Types where categories will not be listed correctly
  • Fixed a bug where custom shortcodes may brake if alias and related/latest/popular is choosen
  • Fixed a bug where custom grids could not be saved if the choosen skin had no elements inside of it
  • Fixed a bug with WPML and the integrated caching
  • Fixed a bug with random sorting and the integrated caching
  • Fixed a bug where cobbles sizing may be lost for a post if it is used in more than one grid
  • Fixed a bug where Grid import may not work correctly
  • Fixed a bug where categories from custom post type would not be linked correctly
  • Fixed a bug where the loader/spinner was behind the container if it has an own color (on iPhone i.e.)
  • WPML in combination with cache now working properly
  • Further cache improvements at Post publishing
  • MultiSite compatiblitly improved on many ways
  • Video without Image Cover can now be edited properly in the Preview Grid
  • Order by Random now working properly in combination with caching
  • Import/Export quick selection of all, fixed for custom meta and fonts
  • Visual Composer compatibility fix for Frondend Editor
  • Drafts/Unpublished Posts are now excluded from the output
  • Masonry hover content can now be set to push the content to not fall under the footer and be invisible for example
  • Fixed Rotate Scale animations
  • RotateScale animation fixed
  • On import the date will now only be added to the imports if append is chosen and the element exists
  • Links on Cover not covering the whole Item fixed
  • Video Playback only shows a black box fixed for iOS 7.1
  • Fixed a bug where the full cover was not written if there were no elements added to the center dropzone of the Item Skin
  • JavaScript error opt.silence not defined fixed in the backend
  • Change load_plugin_textdomain() to point to the correct folder
  • Custom Grids can now be saved while using an Item Skin that has no content elements in it
  • Custom Grids can now use filter as dropdown

Changes

  • Added “always visible” as option to Layers animation for further clarifications how to set up that an Layer will always be visible
  • Further adjustments for multisite installations
  • Updated english .mo/.po language files
  • Changed “No More Item for Selected Filter” to “No More Items for the Selected Filter”
  • Forcing now color picker styles to be loaded by the plugin on WordPress post/page editor
  • Removed the class additions for “a” tags if the source of the element is Text/HTML
  • jQuery UI 1.11.1 will be used for Skin end Grid Editor to avoid Drag and Drop failures