What's New in Spectra

Hey, Spectra Users!

We’re thrilled to introduce Spectra 2.19.0, packed with exciting updates to enhance your workflow and customization experience. This release brings a brand-new dashboard, improved block behavior, and key fixes to refine your website-building journey.

Here’s what’s new and improved:

New:

• New Spectra Dashboard – We’ve rebuilt the Spectra Dashboard with the new Force UI, offering a modern and intuitive experience.

Improvement:

• Streamlined Block Insertion – Placeholder blocks now help streamline your workflow by guiding necessary plugin installations.
• Post Grid & Carousel Enhancements – Added control for taxonomy bottom spacing, giving you better design flexibility.

Fixes:

• Container Block – Fixed an issue where the X position unit of background images was not copied with the “Copy-Paste Style” feature.
• Heading Block – Resolved an issue where headings with paragraph tags were not translatable.
• Info Box Block – Fixed icon responsive padding not working as expected in framed view.

We’re committed to enhancing your workflow and would love to hear your feedback.

For further assistance, don’t forget to check out our Spectra documentation!

Cheers,
Team Spectra

Hey, Spectra Users!

We’re excited to introduce Spectra 2.18.3, an update focused on refining your workflow with an improved AI Assistant Library. This enhancement ensures better performance, making content generation and assistance even more seamless.

Here’s what we got for you:

• AI Assistant Library Update – Fixed an issue where the AI Assistant sidebar was unclickable for certain teams, ensuring smooth functionality for all users.

We’re always here to help and would love to hear your feedback!

For additional guidance, our Spectra docs are just a click away.

Cheers,
Team Spectra

We’re delighted to announce the release of Spectra Pro 1.2.0, bringing powerful new features and improvements to the Advanced Loop Builder.

This update elevates your content filtering and management experience while enhancing performance with cutting-edge AJAX functionality. Read more

See more feature here.

Here’s what’s new and improved:

New:

• Advanced Loop Builder – Introduced support for Search, Sort, Category, and Reset Filters, making it easier than ever to filter and manage your content dynamically.

Improvement:

• Advanced Loop Builder – Pagination is now powered by AJAX, delivering a faster, smoother, and more responsive user experience.

We’re committed to enhancing your workflow and would love to hear your feedback.

For further assistance, don’t forget to check out our Spectra Pro documentation!

Cheers,
Team Spectra Pro

We’re excited to bring you the latest release of Spectra 2.18.2, packed with essential fixes to enhance your website-building experience.

This update addresses several issues with Info Box, Icon, Lottie, and global compatibility with FSE themes, ensuring a smoother and more consistent workflow.

Here’s what we’ve fixed in this update:

• Info Box – Resolved an issue wherein the button would take full width when Gutenberg is activated.
• Info Box – Resolved an issue wherein image padding was not supported in RTL mode.Icon – Resolved an issue wherein responsive conditions and z-index did not work as intended.
• Lottie – Resolved an issue wherein Lottie animations could not be replaced.
• Global – Resolved an issue wherein assets failed to load for single-page templates when using FSE themes.
• Global – Resolved an issue wherein styles would not reflect correctly when converting any block to a Template Part in Full Site Editing theme templates.

We’re always here to help and would love to hear your feedback!

For additional guidance, our Spectra docs are just a click away.

Cheers,
Team Spectra

We’re excited to announce the release of Spectra Pro v1.1.10, focused on enhancing stability and improving user experience.

In this release, we’ve focused on addressing issues to ensure a smoother and more reliable experience for our users. We’ve corrected the translation loading timing, ensuring that translations load precisely when required. This improvement eliminates potential delays or inconsistencies in multilingual setups, enhancing overall functionality for global users.

Fix:

• Global: Corrected the translation loading timing to ensure translations load at the proper point in time, providing a smoother and more consistent experience for users across different languages.

This update reflects our dedication to addressing key issues and refining Spectra Pro for optimal performance. Stay tuned for more enhancements in upcoming releases!

Cheers,
Team Spectra Pro

We’re excited to introduce Spectra 2.18.1, a release focused on empowering users with enhanced responsive design options and addressing critical fixes to improve stability and usability.

The Gradient Background Setting now supports responsive design, enabling you to fine-tune gradients for different screen sizes and devices effortlessly. This enhancement allows for seamless adaptability, ensuring your site looks stunning no matter the device.

These enhancements reflect our ongoing commitment to delivering features that combine flexibility, usability, and creativity. Stay tuned for even more innovations in future releases!

Improvements:

• Global: Added responsive support for gradient background settings, enabling more design flexibility across devices.

Fixes:

• Image Gallery: Removed the automatic maximum limit for galleries containing fewer than 8 images.
• Tabs: Corrected an issue where tabs in vertical layouts were clickable only on the title.
• Global: Resolved a problem where translated setting panels in some Spectra blocks caused certain Spectra Pro features to fail.
• Global: Fixed a PHP error related to str_replace() for font loading.
• Global: Resolved an issue where self-hosted Google Fonts did not work as intended on the multisite’s first sub-site setup.
• Global: Addressed static and dynamic JavaScript strings that were not translatable.
• Global: Fixed a bug where migration buttons were unclickable, preventing the migration process from proceeding.

As always, our commitment to enhancing Spectra continues with every release. For further details and support, explore our Spectra Docs.

Cheers,
Team Spectra

We’re thrilled to announce the release of Spectra 2.18.0, packed with new improvements and essential fixes to enhance functionality, usability, and compatibility for our users.

We’ve introduced a setting in the Table of Contents block, allowing collapsible list items for better content organization and user interaction.

Additionally, the AI Assistant has been updated to dynamically incorporate saved page content, offering a more intuitive and context-aware assistance experience.

Improvement:

• Table of Contents: Added a setting to enable collapsible list items.
• AI Assistant: Updated to be aware of the saved page content for smarter recommendations.

Fixes:

• Info Box: Resolved an issue wherein the overall alignment did not support RTL mode.
• Image Gallery: Addressed an issue where the “Tiled” layout failed to allow 2 or 3 columns.
• Taxonomy List: Fixed a problem where plural forms were incorrectly translated.
• FSE: Corrected query parameters in the get_block_templates() function to handle template parts using the slug__in argument.
• Global: Fixed custom CSS issues where special characters were converted to Unicode.
• Global: Resolved a PHP warning that occasionally appeared for the font loader.

We remain dedicated to making Spectra better with every release! For more details and assistance, don’t forget to check out our Spectra Docs.

Cheers,
Team Spectra

We’re excited to announce new features and improvements in this release, designed to enhance usability, functionality, and overall compatibility.

We’ve introduced a free image search feature in media pickers, making content creation smoother and faster.

Instagram integration has been enhanced by supporting business accounts, ensuring a seamless connection experience. Read more

Additionally, we’ve addressed issues related to dashboard redirection, translation loading, and translatable editor strings, making the overall workflow more reliable and user-friendly.

Feature:

• Added a free image search to the image media pickers.

Improvement:

• Instagram – Switched the Spectra Pro Instagram account linking to use business accounts.

Fixes:

• Global – Resolved an issue wherein re-activating Spectra would always redirect to the Spectra dashboard.
• Global – Resolved an issue wherein the editor strings would not be translatable.
• Global – Corrected the translation loading timing to ensure translations load at the proper point in time.

Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to enhance Spectra for an exceptional experience!

And remember, for further assistance, our Spectra docs are just a click away!

Cheers,

Team Spectra

Hey, Spectra Users!

We’re thrilled to bring you the latest update—Spectra 2.16.5, packed with a critical security fix and key performance enhancements to ensure your website remains secure, fast, and reliable.

Here’s the security fix we’ve implemented:

• This update addressed a security bug. Props to zer0gh0st (D.Sim) for privately reporting it to our team. Please make sure you are using the latest version on your website.

Keeping your site updated is essential to maintaining security and performance. Make sure to upgrade to Spectra 2.16.5 today to enjoy these improvements!

If you have any questions or need help, feel free to contact us—we’re always here for you.

Best Regards,

Team Spectra