v17.0 Major Release (9/17/24)
Once you've updated your theme, make sure to also update your Salient plugins to get access to the features listed below.
Added
- Added new Portfolio Demos Quantum and Layered
- Added ability to create mega menus via Global Sections
- Added functionality to allow video backgrounds to utilize parallax scrolling
- Added smooth scrolling (Lenis) theme option
- Added option to specify roundness in "Text with Inline Media" page builder element
- Added option to specify image size in "Text with Inline Media" page builder element
- Added new options to "Sticky Content Sections" page builder element
- Type: (Sticky Scroll Pinned Sections, Sticky Media, Scrolling Content)
- Effects: (Scale, Blurred Scale, Stacking Effect)
- Link Options + Link Indicators
- Section Navigation
- Added autorotate > Ticker direction in "Carousel" page builder element
- Added options to specify Font Size + Font Color in "Icon List" page builder element
- Added Salient Custom Branding plugin with options to set the following:
- Theme Name
- Theme Author / Author URI
- Theme Description
- Theme Image
- Theme Logo
- Toggle theme features (Template Library, Theme Version, Theme Panel Footer links)
- WordPress Login Branding
- Added "Stack" layout for "Post Loop Builder" page builder element
- Animation effects: (Overlapping, Scale, Blurred Scale)
- Added Custom meta fields (repeater) to "Post Loop Builder" page builder element
- Select from any custom meta key to render
- Create custom formats to display the custom field values in with before/after text
- Added functionality to render Project videos in "Post Loop Builder" page builder element
- Added option to exclude current post in "Post Loop Builder" page builder element
- Added new Masonry options when using 2 column layout in "Post Loop Builder" page builder element
- Added Single Portfolio Global Section display locations for
- Before Single Project Content
- After Single Project Content
- Added modern page transitions powered by the View Transitions API
- Transition Effects: Fade, Gradient Wipe, Reveal From Bottom
- Added "Horizontal List Item" Page builder element options
- Border Color
- Border Animation
- Responsive Columns
- Added new "Project Categories" Page builder element
- Added option to remove Single Project navigation
- Added option for "Header Link Hover" > "Text Reveal" animation effect
- Added New "Body Border" theme options
- Choose from Fixed vs. Scrolling Vignette
- Persist on Mobile
- Added option to specify custom class name to "Icon" page builder element
- Added new "Circle Pulse" option to "Icon" page builder element
- Added option to select icon style for Off Canvas Menu trigger
- Added hover color option for "icon" page builder element
- Added screen reader text option for "Nectar Slider" slides
- Added "Pulsating Circle" option to "Icon" page builder element
- Added Min/max font sizing for "Call To Action" page builder element
Fixed
- Fixed "Split Line Heading" page builder element > Opacity scroll effect with Delay JavaScript execution
- Fixed "Remove Post Author" on Featured Media Under Heading
- Fixed "Simple Dropdown" Menu off canvas menu invalid anchor warning
- Fixed accessibility issues on "Split Line Heading" page builder element
- Fixed accessibility issues in "Call To Action" page builder element
- Fixed EM units to be utilized correctly in "Row" page builder element padding
Updated
- Updated Salient Demo Importer to v1.7
- Updated Salient Portfolio to v1.8
- Updated Salient Core to v3.0
- Updated Salient Nectar Slider to v1.7.7
- Updated Salient WPBakery to v7.8.1
