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Fun fact: There have been over 131 releases of Marketers Delight since 2015!

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Marketers Delight 5.2.0.x 13 changes

Released: December 31, 2020

  • Use ul class="list-check style-bullets"... for a new list check style
  • Added .button.yellow helper class.
  • New filter: md_filter_logo_alt to enable the secondary logo on any given page
  • Adds nofollow attribute to relevant share icons
  • Prevents button in header menu from changing to active color if on linked to page
  • Fixes potential warning message on the Bookshelf
  • You can now use HTML in the md_popup text="" shortcode
  • Applies equal shadow to .quote-box class
  • Fixed issue when multiple clone fields in meta box inserts content to wrong group
  • Glossary 1.2.1: Removes byline and pagination, ensures all glossary terms appear on archive page
  • Fixed error with category featured image in certain positions
  • Makes sure "before headline" category featured image shows in correct position when set
  • Removes empty inline style from single and category pages when header cover featured image not set

Marketers Delight 5.2 27 changes

Released: October 24, 2020

  • Stream: Comments now enabled on stream posts! You can also keep comments disabled entirely from the settings panel. Edit existing posts to enable comments from the "Discussion" meta box
  • Stream: Embed your stream feed with customizable settings with the new Stream Widget
  • Stream: Add Sticky Posts to the top of your Stream feed in the post editor
  • Stream: Simplified date and embeds system
  • Stream: Multi-author Stream threads. Different users can contribute to a Thread attached to any Stream post for a multi-user status/update.
  • Stream: New layout and sidebars controls on the Stream settings page
  • Stream Article markup improvements
  • Share: Add comments icon with counter to share bar
  • Share: Nofollows all social media links
  • Share: Like buttons and share icons template more easy to reuse around site
  • Optins: Show or hide hide CTA's, floating bars, and popups whether users are logged in or not.
  • Optins: New CTA box location "After Sidebar"
  • WooCommerce: Removes shadows and blocky elements from shop archive when Minimal design mode enabled.
  • New: New font icons for Telegram, Slack, TikTok and other icons. See the font icons library for a full list
  • New: Organized widget names by new label "MD → Widget Name"
  • New: Adds hidden "comments" label text to comments count byline. Unhide with CSS.
  • Fixed: Updated color scripts for WordPress version 5.5
  • Fixed: Bug with excerpt filter that hid excerpt text on custom post types
  • Fixed: Adjusted CSS so header submenu links colors apply
  • Fixed: Removed sidebar gap and turned layout back to full page when sidebar widget area has no widgets
  • Developer: More flexible parent theme to child theme template finder with new md_template() function
  • Developer: More flexible parent theme to child theme CSS files finder with new md_css() function
  • Developer: You can now set default values with md_setting(), md_post_meta(), md_term_meta(), and md_meta() functions return empty values
  • Developer: You can now register widgets with the widgets method when extending the md_api class
  • Developer: Simplified comments template loading, removes templates/comments/comments-list.php template with templates/comments/comment.php
  • Developer: Moved all templates and CSS files from the lib folder into their respective folder in the dropins directory. Child theme overrides still work thanks to md_template() enhanced template finder
  • Developer: New filter to remove aggressive MD formatting margin add_filter( 'md_filter_disable_format_fix', '__return_true' );

Marketers Delight 5.1.2 6 changes

Released: June 22, 2020

  • Fixes a few minor glitches on the Popups live preview designer
  • Fixes a WordPress glitch where a custom blog homepage uses the first published post ID instead of its own page
  • Added MailerLite pixel tracking code
  • Fixes image uploader on AJAX actionw when widgets added/updated
  • Removes image file references for the deprecated add-image.jpg file
  • MD5.1.2 fixes the embarrassing double byline bug on the teasers loop template

Marketers Delight 5.1.1 21 changes

Released: May 31, 2020

  • Block editor CSS has been rewritten and optimized to support the latest version of Gutenberg. Adds support for many of the same helper classes to the Blocks Editor (.mb-double, .block-double, .text-center, and others). (see forum thread
  • Adds new Tertiary and Action colors to your Brand Colors design settings in MD > Site Design
  • Re-adds foundational markeup schema to body, header, article, sidebar, footer, menu (see forum thread)
  • Adds full Custom Template support to all built-in popups templates
  • Change the h1-h4 tag on all CTA boxes in MD > Optins > Call to Actions
  • Headline text color now applies to all title tags in MD > Site Design > Colors
  • Adds new user-friendly labels to help you find the proper connection details from a supported 3rd party service in MD > Integrations
  • Removes shadow from WooCommerce template (see forum thread)
  • Deprecates .has-text-color class as it conflicts with other text colors. Default text always inherit from the body tag
  • Fixes share text encoding (see forum thread)
  • Massive admin template and settings reorganization, far more logical file structure
  • MD /dropins/ folder moves to lib/dropins
  • You can now use shortcodes in the Popups Custom Template builder field.
  • All email forms will always fallback and use default email form set in MD > Call to Actions until you set it to a custom email list anywhere else
  • Email form widget settings cleaned up and simplified, adds notice if no email data found
  • Adds loading status and success message to MailerLite forms. Thank you page URL setting also available
  • Fixes issue where media uploader didn't show after widgets are first created (now loads media script on widget AJAX save refresh)
  • Ensures links in featured image header are always proper contrast colors
  • Renames generated admin blocks-editor.css to block-editor.css
  • Adds proper font weight settings to Header in MD > Site Design > Fonts & Typography
  • Adds new md_css() function to include CSS templates from parent theme or child theme override

Marketers Delight 5.1 16 changes

Released: May 3, 2020 | read announcement →

  • NEW: Powerful new blog and category loop settings in MD > Site Design > Content
  • NEW: Blog Blocks loop template is now built-in with precise customization settings
  • NEW: Take full control of your post bylines with new toggle options, post avatar, and last updated date
  • NEW: Add call to actions after the X post in any loop
  • NEW: Set your own custom 404 page template in MD > Settings > Site Tools
  • Add sidebar to posts and categories have been split into their own respective options
  • New excerpt length and read more text settings
  • The Image control in the Call to Action builder has been moved to its own "Image" tab with new left/right/center alignment controls
  • You can now use shortcodes in the custom HTML embed for Floating Bars, Popups, and CTAs
  • Template file updates: loop-teasers.php, byline.php, loop.php, text.php
  • New byline template folder with itemized template files for each byline item
  • New byline hooks, filters, and templates for powerful customization methods
  • Deprecated md_has_teasers function
  • Deprecated and removed loop-search.php template
  • Adds tabs and accordion scripts to MDJS file
  • Adds new md-icon-tags font icon

Marketers Delight 5.0.9 11 changes

Released: April 13, 2020 | read announcement →

  • Cleaned up post box markup and radically simplified CSS and hook order for post styles
  • Updates Page Leads, Gallery Blocks, Testimonials, Video Gallery, Glossary, and Related Posts Dropins
  • Connects a few missing Floating Bar fields when created from post editor
  • Deprecated markup schema (use SEO plugin as better alternative)
  • Updated md_integrations filter to make adding new integrations easiere
  • Updated comments templates to support tabbed comments and other template changes
  • Adds new .md-icon-book font icon
  • Apply the new .spin class to make any elements spin infinitely!
  • Prevents header dropdown menus from hiding beneath buttons
  • Moves sidebar CSS to new css/sidebar.php file
  • Fixes like button counts on categories

Marketers Delight 5.0.8 2 changes

Released: April 2, 2020

  • Updates ActiveCampaign API (deleted old library)
  • Fixed Like increment issue when total equals 0

Marketers Delight 5.0.7 4 changes

Released: March 30, 2020

  • Adjusts featured image cover left/right spacing on has sidebar layouts.
  • Moves popups closer to top of window
  • Adds color class to popup trigger on main menu
  • Updates WooCommerce hooks

Marketers Delight 5.0.6 11 changes

Released: March 25, 2020

  • New "Minimal Design" mode removes all "blocky" elements from your site's design including borders, shadow, and uses only your site's background color for the content box.
  • New option to remove sidebar from showing on blog homepage
  • Adds Header Top/Bottom spacing controls back to MD > Site Design > Header
  • Smoother typography and layout spacing adjustments
  • Moved share icons to show after featured image if image is set to "Before Headline"
  • Made Twitter icon blue again
  • Fixed order of pagination load
  • Allows imags to be saved to custom MD widgets again
  • Fixes warning message after saving Floating Bars
  • Ensures buttons always inherits body font
  • Randomize order of books loading in bookshelf

Marketers Delight 5.0.x 7 changes

Released: March 18, 2020

  • Note: These are rapid releases to fix bugs from the major MD5.0 update
  • All Site Design settings now save your custom values
  • Added the post nav back to the end of all blog posts
  • Fixed bug where author box was always showing. Go to MD > Site Design > Content > Author Box to enable sitewide
  • Updated Builder template with .format class and MD hooks
  • Fixed clearfix bug in WooCommerce styles
  • Fixed misaligned arrow button styles