Changelog – Marketers Delight

Marketers Delight 5.4 1 change

Released: December 8, 2021 | read announcement →

Introduces the brand new upgrades system. Read announcement for details.

Marketers Delight 5.3.2.1 3 changes

Released: November 30, 2021

Throws less aggressive error if theme updater can't make connection
Expands Loop and Sidebar settings to Tag and Author pages.
Adds userID parameter to localized JS script

Marketers Delight 5.3.2 28 changes

Released: November 16, 2021

NEW: Skip the plugin, you can now enable "Classic widgets" by going to MD > Site Tools
NEW: Adds support for Page Break block and adds pagination when splitting posts into parts
NEW: Improves font icon performance with preload and font display
NEW in Stream drop-in: Auto-post to stream when you publish new post or other post type with Stream Activity
NEW in Docs drop-in: Change singular or plural name of entire "Docs" pages in the settings page.
NEW in Admin bar drop-in: Now add quick links to admin pages with easy settings in MD > Settings > Admin bar
NEW in Beacon menu drop-in: Adds user avatar size to MD > Settings > Beacon menu
Updates Block Editor stylesheets for more consistent post content rendering in admin and frontend.
Changes the Editor background if body/content box set to dark color
Updates default typography values for clearer hierarchy in headings
Ensures inline styles print to frontend and admin if option enabled in MD > Settings > Site Tools
Fixes warning message on Block Editor page for custom block registration
Stream: Fixes post cutoff on main Streams page in WP admin (pre_get_posts overreach)
Stream: Ensures Thread posts show proper featured image
Breadcrumbs: If custom blog page set from Settings > Reading, use page title in breadcrumbs
MD Admin Bar: Now shows/hide based on Edit User > Show Toolbar when viewing site
Docs: Now shows/hides breadcrumbs based on MD > Site Design > Content
Related Posts: Minor background style CSS tweak
Optins: Minor background style CSS tweak
md_icon() now accepts style parameter to $args to add inline styles to icon. Uses full md_style() parameters.
Adds hide_links to author byline item to hide social links
Can now save rel= attribute to text inputs (adds permission through md_sanitize on save)
Adds alt text to secondary logo image (if uploaded via MD Site Design)
Removes support for now defunt "Subtitles" WordPress plugin (use MD "Subtitles" drop-in instead)
Shows proper shadows on image captions
Better content / sidebar top alignment when breadcrumbs enabled
Connects author page loop and sidebar display to global loop settings
Hides button from Content Spotlight block when button text empty

Marketers Delight 5.3.1 8 changes

Released: August 8, 2021 | read announcement →

New: Add custom author settings meta to the Edit profile screen
New: Create Editor and Term select fields from any custom settings screens
Updates custom MD Walker classes for more versatility with nav menu and category lists output
Removes featured image caption post meta setting and forces image caption if filled out
Drop-in updates: MD Optins 1.0.1, MD Glossary 1.3, Drop-ins Generator 1.0.1
Optins: Adds post-box class to Call to action for consistent styling when used in the content area
Glossary: Fixes certain admin settings not ssving, updated to latest MDAPI code standards
Drop-ins Generator: Fixes issue where selected icon wasn't being included in download

Marketers Delight 5.2.3 19 changes

Released: April 12, 2021 | read announcement →

NEW: Optimize site font icons with the new MD Icons manager. Add, update, and remove font icons from your site in an easy way.
NEW: Add a helpful subtitle to any post or page with the now-included MD Subtitles dropin
NEW: Add custom body classes to any post or page from the Tracking Scripts meta box
Performance fix: Restricts MD license updater from checking on uneeded admin pages
Bug fix: Ensure author box only appears on single blog posts when enabled from MD > Site Design > Content
Bug fix: Shows "Remove byline" Layout meta box controls on all custom post types except Pages
Bug fix: Removes post ID from showing in admin columns to every usergroup except Administrator and Editor
Bug fix: Allow full text override of email_name_label, email_email_label, and email_submit_text in md_email shortcode and PHP.
Bug fix: Returns correct popups data when trying to override category page popups
Bug fix: Clears error messages on Share settings if no popups are found
Bug fix: Renders correct markup for the email share icon popup
Style: Adds yellow alert styling back to MD updates in Appearance > Themes
Style: Halves the margin bottom after post content headlines (h2-h6)
Style: Hides unused markup in Stream posts if not post title or post content is found,
Style: Adjust bookshelf shortcode typography in book shortcode
Style: Makes any links in the code tag match the normal text
API: Set show_on_block_editor to true in md_api->register->meta_box to only register meta box to the WordPress Block Editor
API: A new standard to render font icons in MD has been established using the md_icon() function and shortocde. See announcement for more details
Hooks: New content box hooks have been added to /marketers-delight/templates/content-box.php

Marketers Delight 5.2.2 18 changes

Released: March 3, 2021 | read announcement →

NEW: Add breadcrumbs to the top of all posts and pages
Style: Improved spacing for better mobile readability and overall reduces layout CSS weight and complexity
Dropins: Compatibility updates to Docs (1.0.1) and Glossary (1.2.2)
Security: Replaces the_title and the_content filters on various text areas with new md_text_field sanitize function. This is for better security and to avoid plugins incompatibility
MD Share and Optins admin panel UI improvements
You can now add author boxes to posts even if the global author box option is not enabled
CTA Box title changed from large font size to medium font size on content-sidebar layouts, when used in the content box
Fixes share icons width if comments button is disabled from any position
Moves logo image markup above site title in templates/logo.php
New columns-triple helper class
You can now set email input labels and submit button to empty with md_email shortcode and function
Simplified templates/archive-title.php template markup
The md_password_form function is now pluggable so you can create your own password template
Reduced z-index on .alignX CSS classes from 10 to 5
Render featured video custom markup with do_shortcode
Halved the top spacing of .content-box on the default style
Prevents top floating bars from covering the MD admin bar on load
Fixed Edit page URL render on category pages in the MD Admin Bar Dropin

Marketers Delight 5.2.1.x 5 changes

Released: January 29, 2021

Resolves error messages when all popups are deleted
Removes z-index on .button classes, reduces .image-overlay z-index to 0 to prevent stacking issues.
Applies menu links color settings to .header
Simplifies .logo and .site-title CSS selectors
Fixes Admin bar header submenu CSS glitch