Changelog – Marketers Delight

Marketers Delight 4.9.4.1 5 changes

Released: July 5, 2019

Adds spacing to top of blog teasers on mobile
Adds textdomain path to style.css
Fixes searchform translation string
Moves Page Leads into proper hooks if shown "after header"
Minor CSS tweaks

Marketers Delight 4.9.4 24 changes

Released: June 3, 2019 | read announcement →

New: Enable WooCommerce integration from the MD > Features Manager panel!
Adds layout and style integration with WooCommerce
Bonus WooCommerce features including the Header shopping cart, Minimal Checkout, and more!
New: Remove unused Plugin scripts on a page by page basis from the Tracking Scripts meta box
Revamped CSS compiler, introducing CSS Templates
New: Improved CSS handling for Dropins, MD will now remove CSS from Dropins you disable from the Features Manager
MD now loads it stylesheets after Plugins so you can more easily override their styles from your child theme
Set the default featured image position programmatically with the new md_filter_featured_image_position filter
Adds video_lead_hook_bottom to programmatically add content after the video in Video Leads
Vertically centers the featured image background cover image
Fixes potential layout break in MD Share inline buttons
Fixes broken Like button on posts without any post meta saved
Fixes current admin menu indicator on MD Settings page
New hook: md_hook_header_logo_bottom
Reoriented header and nav menu links for better vertical alignment and spacing adjustments
Fixed alpha color picker control in Customizer
Fixed missing email form popup from Main menu Hotspot
Redesigned header for better vertical alignment, left-direction header dropdown
Adjusted various MD Site Design settings
Template files changed: header.php, /content/logo.php, /content/menu.php
New hook: md_hook_header_aside
New hook: md_hook_header_triggers
Changed .header-wrap CSS class to .header (update in child themes)
Deprecated .header-menu-wrap CSS class (update in child themes)

Marketers Delight 4.9.3.x 3 changes

Released: April 5, 2019

Fixes potential bug that moved headline out of the Full Header Cover area
Vertically centers Full Header cover featured image with CSS
Fixes save issue that prevented select boxes from saving in repeatble fields

Marketers Delight 4.9.3 11 changes

Released: April 1, 2019 | read announcement →

New: Content Upgrade Gutenberg Block
New: Callout Gutenberg Block
New: Bouncing Arrow Gutenberg Block
Improved MD Blocks API for faster Block development
Reorganized Email Form Block settings for easier usage
Opens all MD Blocks settings on active click
Improved Blocks Editor styles
Introduced Font Icons Library that makes use of the new md_icons() data array
Theme files reorganization
Resolves a potential warning message that shows when saving categories
Added add_filter( 'widget_text', 'do_shortcode' ); to MD by default (can remove from child themes)

Marketers Delight 4.9.2.x 3 changes

Released: March 11, 2019

Fixes warning message when MD share is not active on the Stream
Fixes minor PHP7 warning message when posting to the Stream
Fixes a glitch that will prevent popups from showing in Customizer.

Marketers Delight 4.9.2 21 changes

Released: February 20, 2019

New: A Like button has been added to MD Share! Activate on any post, page, or custom post type
New: The Stream gets a total redesign! New layout, sidebar, page title, and many tweaks
New: Configure settings from the new Stream settings panel
New: Add a LinkedIn share button to MD Share
New: Change the style of your share buttons from Bold to Minimal!
Google+ share icon has been disabled by default in MD Share
The email share button now shows a mailto link by default, can still override with popup if chosen
MD Share removed text labels
Removed HTML character codes from showing in share button URLs
Default font set to Helvetica Neue
Adjusted typography to calculate better mobile font sizes
Responsive header menu + button improved spacing
Added new font icons to the MD Icons library
Updated social media icons to more modern icons
Fixes email widget warning messages on save
Adds author box to top of Author archives page
Content Box markup altered for more flexible layouts
Content Box CSS classes removed: .is-teasers, .is-content-box, .is-full-width
Template files changed: content/content-box.php, content/headline.php
Gutenberg editor enhancements
File reorganization and code cleanup

Marketers Delight 4.9.1.2 2 changes

Released: February 9, 2019

Fixes error that prevents repeatable fields from saving on post-new.php screen.
Hides empty popup overlay from showing on Customizer screens

Marketers Delight 4.9.1.1 1 change

Released: February 7, 2019

Fixes broken meta box layout on category pages (Page Leads)

Marketers Delight 4.9.1 5 changes

Released: February 5, 2019

New: Clean our your sites head with the new Site Performance settings panel!
New: MD main stylesheet file has been rewritten and highly optimized now loads 15KB less CSS per page load.
New: All JavaScript has been rewritten and now loads in a tiny 8kb file - no jQuery required!
New: WebFont loader performance update - less flash of invisible text!
Minor Site Designer bug fixes

Marketers Delight 4.9.0.3 1 change

Released: January 31, 2019

Prints title + tagline custom settings to design stylesheet

Marketers Delight 4.9.0.2 1 change

Released: January 24, 2019

Fixes PHP warning messages when generating MD's design.css file on install

Marketers Delight 4.9 23 changes

Released: January 11, 2019 | read announcement →

New: The new Pro Integrations panel makes connecting and managing 3rd party services/email providers easy from one interface
New: Refresh your email integrations with a simple "Refresh" button!
New: Connect to multiple email services at a single time with the Pro Integrations panel
New: Always have the ability to use custom HTML form codes from email form settings
New: Email Forms admin interfaces redesigned for simpler usage
New: The MD Design system will now sync to your Gutenberg editor so you can preview the same fonts, widths, and frontend styles in the Blocks Editor!
New: Add versatile email signup forms throughout the new post editor with the new Email Signup Form Block
New: Primary and Secondary color pickers added to the Site Design panel
New: Google Analytics tracking code integrations now part of the MD Integrations panel
New: "Design Tools" settings panel renamed to "Advanced" on MD settings page
New: Combat the flash of unstyled text with custom webfonts with the new Webfonts loader in the Advanced settings panel
New: Typekit settings moved to new Integrations panel
Fix: Removed z-index stacking on Stream template (fixes nav menu hiding underneath Stream))
Fix: Fixed Popup redirect screen broken link when closing out Popups Customizer editor
Fix: MD Admin "Settings" tab now shows active state when on main settings page
Fix: Fixed broken parameters in md_email shortcode
Improved: Removed email form from 404 page
Improved: Changed search input label to more mobile-friendly "Search this website" text
Improved: Removed oftentimes redundant "Visit website" link from Author box
Improved: Removed MD4.7 updater from core, now available as Drop-in
Improved: Massive file reorganization and code cleanups
Fix: Make sure Content Spotlight title text is always white
Improved: New text color option on email form widget

Marketers Delight 4.8.6.1 1 change

Released: December 10, 2018

Moves Page Leads set to load after the header to the md_hook_before_content_box hook.

Marketers Delight 4.8.6 11 changes

Released: December 8, 2018

New:a You can now upload a secondary logo for use in alternate color schemes on your site.
New: Adds a direct link to the Site Design customizer options from the MD admin menu.
Adds the most basic support for new Gutenberg editor in WordPress 5.0 (more enhancements coming soon).
Simplifies up z-index stacking so elements like the nav menu do not hide underneath other layout elements.
Improves the underlying Featured Image Position settings and fixes display bugs on category pages.
Fixes a bug to now show Featured Image captions on any position.
Teaser layout adjustments for better spacing and responsiveness.
You can now change the color of the mobile menu trigger from the Site Design settings (Header Menu Link color).
Fixed broken color picker option in Customizer
New hooks: md_hook_headline_top, md_hook_headline_bottom.
Various spacing adjustments and internal file reorganization.

Marketers Delight 4.8.5.6 2 changes

Released: December 3, 2018

Fixes media uploader in Testimonial widget
Refines check to better detect custom sidebars

Marketers Delight 4.8.5.5 2 changes

Released: November 28, 2018

Fixes bug where featured image covers load the wrong image size ('large' to 'md-full')
Modifies the md_filter_content_text_classes filter for simpler usage (see support thread)

Marketers Delight 4.8.5.4 1 change

Released: November 25, 2018

Fixes broken media uploader on Content Spotlight and Testimonial widget

Marketers Delight 4.8.5.3 3 changes

Released: November 18, 2018

New: Use the [book] shortcode to embed books anywhere on your site!
Bookshelf file and code reorganization
Bookshelf display improvements

Marketers Delight 4.8.5.2 1 change

Released:

A simple but important enough performance update - restricts checking for the latest MD version to the MD admin settings and Themes screen.

Marketers Delight 4.8.5.1 5 changes

Released: November 17, 2018

This is a bug fix/improvement update for MD4.8.5 (see details below)
New: Added bookshelf template to the Stream
Bookshelf frontend template improvements
Bookshelf admin/code reorganization
New .block-half-top CSS helper class

Marketers Delight 4.8.5 8 changes

Released: November 15, 2018

New: Build your own library of books on your site with The Bookshelf. Click "Enable Bookshelf" from the Features Manager to get started!
New: Regenerate design.css file and flush your site's permalinks each time you save the MD settings admin.
New: Query string at end of assets URL now shows time up to the second for maximum cache-busting impact.
Improved: Styled the image popups in the Stream to have a black background and center-align images
Improved: Added strong tag to list of allowed HTML tags to save on text fields
Improved: Adjusted teaser headline font size for better readability
New: .block-half-tb helper CSS class
New: md-book uploaded image size (180x270)

Marketers Delight 4.8.4.1 3 changes

Released: November 7, 2018

Ensures email form from MD > Email Forms > Show on all posts ONLY shows on blog posts
Ensures post editor admin scripts only get loaded on edit action screen
Fixes potential PHP7.2 error notices when using get_the_excerpt() on save

Marketers Delight 4.8.4 10 changes

Released: October 31, 2018 | read announcement →

The Stream is a new feature that allows you to post quick updates, share posts, and more. Activate the Stream on your site from the Features Manager in your WP admin.
The MD admin panel has been revamped to make crucial site settings much easier to find.
Use the new md_has_content_box filter to remove the content box from any page.
Admin file reorganization and cleanup, optimized scripts for fewer backend HTTP requests.
Add #footer ID to footer, change #content-box to #content_box
Footnotes spacing adjustments
Added cache-busting query string to end of stylesheets to always show the latest CSS changes even with cache enabled.
MD API work, including the new upload field type. Further optimized license status checks to be less resource intensive.
New font icons: md-icon-code, md-icon-share, md-icon-eye
Simplified pagination styling

Marketers Delight 4.8.3.3 4 changes

Released: September 18, 2018

Fixes template error on Table Page Lead
Fixes ConvertKit API connection
Fixes possible error messages from showing on post/page save screen
Fixes possible error message in generated CSS

Marketers Delight 4.8.3.2 4 changes

Released: September 12, 2018

Fixes ConvertKit email forms sometimes not submitting
Fixes collapsed header when opening header menu on mobile
Fixes warning messages in CSS design system
Slight file reorganization

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