2.1.0 Artemis

New Features Added new Source Type “Streams” (fetch YouTube, Vimeo, Instagram, flickr, Twitter, Facebook content) Added new Item Skins for Social Streams Added new Demo Grids for Social Streams, can be imported in the import/export page Improved Grid Drawing processes to get smoother and quicker results Added option to display standard WordPress Galleries as Essential […]

New Features
  • Added new Source Type “Streams” (fetch YouTube, Vimeo, Instagram, flickr, Twitter, Facebook content)
  • Added new Item Skins for Social Streams
  • Added new Demo Grids for Social Streams, can be imported in the import/export page
  • Improved Grid Drawing processes to get smoother and quicker results
  • Added option to display standard WordPress Galleries as Essential Grids
  • Added support for recommended “Post Types Order” Plugin
  • Added support for only selecting a Post Type without Category or Tag
  • Added Option to add Filter that are not selected as an taxonomy
  • Added filters and actions in the whole plugin
  • Added option to turn on/off the Essential Grid Example Posttype
  • Added sorting by title, date and more for Custom Grids
  • Added YouTube/Vimeo/HTML5 Default Poster Options in Poster Orders Tab
  • Added option for Lazy Load, to show blurred thumbnails before loading the actual image
  • Added option for infinite scroll, to remove the “Load More” button
  • Added option to show/hide element only if LightBox is loading a Video
  • Added option to add Image Ratio also to Masonry Grids
  • Added Media Filter for Images in Grid Settings
  • Added Align Vertical and Horizontal options for Grid Elements
  • Added Image Draw Options like Cover and Contain Mode, and Repeat, Repeat-x, Repeat-Y and No-Repeat Mode for Grid Elements
  • Added new option to set Minimum Height of Masonry Content containers per Grid
  • Added option to choose background-fit for Skins and for each Item
  • Added option to choose background-position for Skins and for each Item
  • Added option to choose background-repeat for Skins and for each Item
  • Improved Lazy Load Speed and Processes
  • Added Width, Height, MinWidth, MinHeight, MaxWidth and MaxHeight options for Lightbox Elements
  • Lightbox AutoPlay, AutoPlaySpeed and Preload Image Amount options added
  • Added support for all common qTranslate plugins
  • Added option to change the Custom Post Type name/handle through filters
  • Added confirm message in Item Skin Editor if an element is deleted
Bugfixes
  • Highly improved loading speed for big amounts of elements in Grid
  • Added a few fixes which will prevent the plugin from beeing broken if invalid HTML markup is added to Item Skins
  • Fixed a bug where the search may not work in Custom Based Grids
  • Fixed a bug where WPML could not translate the widget title
  • Lightbox will now work properly if global caching is enabled
  • Fixed a bug where the AND relation for posts may not work properly
  • Fixed WooCommerce Add To Cart bug
  • Fixed a bug in ShortCode Generator where in a Custom Grid, it did not work properly if you select an existing Grid for predefined settings
  • Changed database creation to fix most of the “Empty Ajax Response” issues
  • Fixed advanced filter issues
  • Removed tags that were shown using the Cat. List element
  • Fixed an UTF8 bug fetching the excerpt
  • Fixed import issues with Navigation Skin and Global Styles
  • Fixed JavaScript error occuring in WordPress comment edit page
  • Fixed bug in Custom Grids not beeing able to set Cover Meta link
  • Fixed cyrillic characters not working with filters
  • Fixed Lightbox Gallery Filter Based on Current page and Filter Based on All Pages issue, where Gallery Mode without adding Filters was not working well.
  • Fixed DropDown zIndex issues where Dropdown buttons was overlapping each other
  • Fixed DropDown Click Event handling on Mobile Devices
  • Fixed Media Zoom Effect Bug where Media disappears after Mouse Leave Event
  • Fixed offset not working if used in “Additional Parameters”
  • Fixed a bug where the custom class was missing the Post ID for custom CSS rules
  • Fixed a bug where removing the image in Custom Grids was not possible
  • Fixed a bug where multiple Quick Grids would not show up
  • Fixed a bug with loading ajax content in combination with Visual Composer
  • Removed title attributes from Backend Input fields to prevent conflicts with other plugins
  • Fixed WooCommerce bug introduced in latest WooCommerce version
  • Infinity Scroll issue fixed after swapping between Filters
  • Fixed Bug where Videos disappeared after Sorting the sinle Items in Grid
  • Essential Grid in Ajax Container fails to navigate between Contents due a Sector Failure has been fixed
  • Fixed Bugs in Video API where Videos were not stopping / playing based on user Interactions
  • Fixed disappearing Video Contents during Playback and Filter callbacks
  • Fixed Gallery, Content, Product based Detail Lightbox
  • Fixed HTML5 videos for lightbox
  • Fixed HTMl5 Video Sizing Issues in LightBox
  • Fixed Cobbles Jumping Effect on Filter change
  • Fixed Gallery Height issues on Filter Change by Cobbles and Masonry Elements
  • Fixed issue with showing similiar elements Multipe times in Lightbox
  • Fixed Thumbnail Size Issues in Lightbox
  • Fixed FullScreen Slide Out Skin issues
  • Fixed missing thumbnails in Lightbox for HTML5 videos
Changes
  • General overhaul of the Documentations at http://essential.themepunch.com/documentation
  • Opening the LightBox will no longer set the scrollposition to 0. This can be changed again through a new option in the LightBox tab.
  • Enabled Link Meta and all type of metas from Ess. Grid to be used with the filters.
  • Reduced database queries up to 80%
  • Renamed Essential Grid Example Post Type from “Ess. Grid Posts” to “Ess. Grid Example Posts” (Slug remains the same so no posts are lost)
  • Backend Ajax Request Visualisation
  • Moved Media Poster Settings next to Media Source for Better Understanding
  • Moved Global Settings to an own SubMenu
2.1.0 Artemis

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