What's New in Spectra

Introducing Spectra 2.11, featuring an AI-powered Template Kit library. Enjoy personalized content and images tailored to your needs, industry-aligned patterns, and enhanced time-saving efficiency. Upgrade now to elevate your design experience.

To know more, visit – https://wpastra.com/docs/build-with-ai

New:

• All new AI based Template Kit library

Feature:

• Transform to – Added transform to option for Core Gallery to Spectra Image Gallery.

Fixes:

• FAQ – Resolved an issue wherein FAQ blocks inside an inner-container would shrink when minimized.
• Google Maps – Resolved an issue where the eye icon to hide the page title disappears when importing Google Maps in the editor.
• Slider – Resolved an issue where slides per view ( pro feature ) was not working in editor.
• Tabs – Resolved an issue wherein the nested tab does not shows the content on the frontend.
• Global – Resolved an issue wherein the template styles for static page selected as front-page would not load as intended in FSE themes.

Fixes:

• Global – Resolved an issue wherein the Astra customizer typography settings would not appear as expected.
• Global – Resolved an issue wherein the template styles for the front-page and single-post templates would not load as intended in FSE themes.

Security Fix:

• Hardened the security of the plugin. Props: Wordfence.

Feature:

• Container – Added new auto-width and equal-width options to the Container block.

Improvement:

• Buttons – Added an option to inherit the secondary styles when using the Astra theme.
• Inline Notice – Added accessibility for the close button.
• Global – Added viewport width as a typography size option.

Fixes:

• Container – Resolved an issue wherein the fallback image would appear repeatedly when the Container background was set to video.
• Form – Resolved an issue wherein form submissions would not work as intended when a ReCaptcha version is used and ReCaptcha is disabled.
• Image Gallery – Resolved an issue wherein the images in the paginated masonry layout would not be clickable.
• Popup Builder – Resolved an issue wherein only the latest 10 popups would be visible on the frontend when enabled.
• Taxonomy List – Resolved an issue wherein the hierarchy would not be displayed as intended in the list layout.

Improvement:

• FAQ – Added block margin and padding settings.

Fixes:

• Container – Resolved an issue wherein the gradient overlay would not work as intended.
• Container – Resolved an issue wherein the slide-right animation would not work as intended with the Testimonial block in Firefox browser.
• Image – Resolved an issue in which images would not load as intended after migration.
• Buttons – Resolved an issue wherein the padding would be overridden by Astra’s default padding styles.
• Info Box – Resolved an issue wherein adding a dynamic link to the CTA complete box would result in a recovery issue.
• Info Box – Resolved an issue in which the CTA would not work as expected with the dynamic link and complete box settings.
• Content Timeline – Resolved an issue in which the block’s styling would be applied to other nested blocks in the editor.
• FAQ – Resolved an issue wherein the block content padding would appear differently in the editor and the front-end.
• Icon List – Resolved an issue in which the vertical layout alignment would not appear as intended in the editor’s tablet view.
• Inline Notice – Resolved an issue wherein the title would not appear to be full-width in the Firefox browser.
• Modal – Resolved an issue wherein the link component would appear behind the Modal in the editor.
• Tabs – Resolved an issue in which the tabs wrapper margin would appear differently in the editor and the front-end.
• Global – Resolved an issue wherein the WooCommerce and custom template-styles would not load as intended in FSE themes.
• Global – Resolved an issue wherein the template styles for custom post types would not load as intended in FSE themes.

This update includes the following improvements:

Improvements:

• Zip AI – Added an option to disable Zip AI.
• Caching – Added compatibility with SiteGround’s caching.

We are pleased to announce Spectra 2.10, now with Zip – AI Assistant integrated!

With this update, you now get access to Zip – Say goodbye to Writer’s Block!

Here’s what Zip can do for you:

• Quickly update the content from almost any editable text in your blocks in the editor
• Rewrite content in your desired tone, language and length
• Rephrase and update content directly from your clipboard
• Answer WordPress questions
• Write code snippets
• And so much more…!

Update now, and try out Zip for free!

To know more, visit – https://wpspectra.com/zip-ai/

New:

• Integrated Zip AI into Spectra

This update includes the following bug-fixes:

Fixes:

• Dynamic Content – Resolved an issue wherein the disable link would not work as intended for the post-terms source.
• Dynamic Content – Resolved an issue wherein the dynamic image with the overlay layout in the Loop Builder would redirect to the current page when clicked on.

We are pleased to announce Spectra 2.9.1 – With WordPress 6.4 Compatibility!

This update comes to you with a few great improvements and a tonne of fixes to enhance your website building experience!

But here’s the best part – You can safely update your website to WordPress 6.4 without having to worry about Spectra’s compatibility – we’ve handled that in this update for you.

So what are you waiting for, update Spectra now!

Improvements:

• Container – Added a fallback image option for the video background type.
• Container – Added a new ‘Centralized Position’ setting for custom image background positioning.
• Global – Added the new ‘X’ logo for Twitter into the icon library.

Fixes:

• Container – Resolved an issue wherein the background video opacity would not work as intended.
• Container – Resolved an issue wherein the flex properties would not work as intended on the front-end when blocks were added inside a video-background Container.
• Buttons – Resolved an issue in which the margins added to the button group would get overridden by child button margins.
• FAQ – Resolved an issue in which the default content padding would appear differently in the editor and the front-end.
• Form – Added a note for the Form block regarding duplicate name fields requiring distinct labels.
• Icon List – Resolved an issue wherein the vertical alignment would not appear as intended in the editor’s mobile view.
• Post Grid/Carousel/Timeline – Resolved an issue wherein a `preg_replace` warning could appear.
• Slider – Resolved an issue wherein the block would not work as intended in the Astra widget customizer.
• Table Of Contents – Resolved an issue wherein the Table Of Contents collapse feature would not work as intended.
• Global – Resolved an issue with Full Site Editing (FSE) in which changes applied to page templates would not be visible when File Generation was enabled.
• Global – Resolved an issue in which the Spectra blocks were unable to be previewed in the widget editor customizer.

We are pleased to announce Spectra Pro 1.1, which brings the much awaited Global Block Styles for Spectra!

With Global Block Styles, you can create and sync styles for Spectra blocks across your site. This means that all you have to do is update the styles on one block to make the changes appear sitewide!

You can find our more from here.

New:

• Introducing Global Block Styles – Create global styles and use them for core Spectra blocks across your site!

Fix:

• Dynamic Content – Resolved an issue wherein the Image block would not render correctly on the front end when using Pods.