Changelog – Marketers Delight

Marketers Delight 5.5.1 5 changes

Released: August 6, 2022

Accordion widget: New widget settings to change order of category listings, and other options
Accordion widget: Performance tweak for less queries and more accurate results when post is the current screen in widget
Corrects the border_color attribute in md_style() function.
New Drop-in updates (optional): Stream 1.0.4, Share 1.0.3
Adds .italic CSS helper class

Marketers Delight 5.5 43 changes

Released: July 12, 2022

NEW: Header styles improved, click-to-toggle sub menus on mobile
NEW: MD Dynamic JS compiles your lightweight scripts.js file to only print the scripts your site uses
NEW: Set logged-in/logged-out header menu in Appearance > Menus
NEW: Moves "Site Design" admin links to the MD dashboard for faster admin navigation
NEW: MD > Settings > Site Tools > Optimize WP now also removes inline CSS added from Block Editor if setting enabled
NEW: MD now only ships with the following drop-ins on install: Optins, Share, Scripts Manager, Stream. Download all drop-ins from your MD account area
Adds "Header text color" control to MD > Settings > Colors
Adds "Main Menu link hover" control to MD > Settings > Colors
Simplifies the label of admin settings in MD > Settings > Colors
Organizes MD > Colors > Main menu controls for easier color picking
Easily copy any installed font icon's unicode in MD > Settings > Icons
HTML Markup: Adds the_content ID to main content container per page. Returns the equivalent of the_content()
Stylesheet: Loads child theme stylesheet after drop-in files for complete customization and overrides
Scripts: Revised sticky and scroll scripts for more accurate timing
Style: Made spacing between teasers loop items smaller for better flow on mobile
Share 1.0.2: Changes default share icons order, now includes comments button by default
Share 1.0.2: Hides comments button on non-single pages
Share 1.0.2: Fixes incorrect post ID when a post is liked from a category or archives page
WooCommerce 1.0.3: Moves admin settings page to MD > Integrations settings page
WooCommerce 1.0.3: Unloads admin settings if WooCommerce plugin is uninstalled/inactive
Adds site title to title tag of site logo
When certain features are disabled, customization options in Edit Post > Layout > Add/Remove X" will be adjusted accordingly
Developers: Load new HTML blocks directly before #the_content with the new hook add_action( 'md_hook_before_the_content', 'your_function_name ); hook
Developers: When applicable, loads MD admin scripts hooked to admin_print_footer_scripts further down the page
Developers: Created new templates/featured-image.php for featured image markup. Can override by copying file path and contents in to child theme
Developers: Write your own dynamic JavaScript from the js.php file in any drop-in folder
Developers: New variables for use in css.php files: $admin_bar_height, $admin_bar_height_mobile, $submenu_width
Developers: Add 'inline' => true to your custom admin checkbox controls to display checkboxes in one line
Developers: Restrict custom meta box to post ID with post_id parameter in md_api->register()
Developers: New admin hook: add_action( 'md_hook_content_settings', 'your_function_name' );
Developers: Run md_compile(); PHP function during wp_enqueue_scripts to re-compile style.css and scripts.js
Developers: Add your own precise JavaScript scroll event to a class extension of md_api->onscroll
Code cleanup: Moves leftover code from MD core to the Optins 1.0.4 drop-in
Code cleanup: Re-organized /lib/admin/ settings folders
Scripts: Adds Secure attribute on cookie creation to remove browser console deprecation errors
Footnotes 1.0.2: Updates JS handling for new MD JS Manager
Admin Bar 1.1.2: Updates former "Site Design" control to link to main MD settings page
Footnotes 1.0.2: Updates JS handling for new MD JS Manager
Share 1.0.2: Updates JS handling for new MD JS Manager
Optins 1.0.2: Updates JS handling for new MD JS Manager
Optins 1.0.2: Fixes JS error message when pressing ESC key without popup in view.
Beacon Menu 1.0.2: Minor drop-down menu spacing adjustments
Beacon Menu 1.0.2: Moves settings to MD > Settings > Header > Beacon Menu

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

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

Marketers Delight 5.0 1 change

Released: March 16, 2020 | read announcement →

The biggest update ever. Read announcement for more information.

Marketers Delight 4.9.6.3 1 change

Released: January 27, 2020

Adds support for ConvertKit API 5.0

Marketers Delight 4.9.6.2 2 changes

Released: November 16, 2019

Reenables Visual Text editor on Stream, also adds back media button
Fixes incorrect dates on threaded posts

Marketers Delight 4.9.6.1 6 changes

Released: November 11, 2019

NEW: Adds full compatibility for the new Glossary Dropin
Adds new .auto, .bold, and .small MD Helper Classes.
New filter: md_filter_has_main_menu
New filter: md_filter_headline
New hook: md_hook_after_content
Fixes potential warnings messages in Email Form and Widget

Marketers Delight 4.9.6 11 changes

Released: November 4, 2019 | read announcement →

NEW: Add share messages through your posts with the new Share Notice block.
NEW: Set a custom Thank You page to direct new subscribers to after email signup (available for AWeber and MailerLite only)
Fixes bug that shows the Featured Image Header cover out of place
Fixes a bug that shows an empty featured image overlay on the Blog
Fixes broken spacing in Blocks editor when .alignfull class is applied
Deprecates Google+ share icon
Changed email signup form submit markup from button to input type="submit"
Email forms now have unique IDs per page
Fixed bug where .button-outline would show invisible text
Added placeholder parameter to URL field in MDAPI
Lessened .block-mid spacing on mobile

Marketers Delight 4.9.5 2 changes

Released: September 6, 2019 | read announcement →

New: Integrate your MailerLite email form data into the MD Integrations panel to place code-free email optin forms throughout your site.
Fixes an issue that prevents integration panels from opening/closing after import.

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