Marketers Delight Changelog

Browse the most recent release notes for every Marketers Delight version. Each release contains new features, bug fixes, enhancements, and developer's notes.

119 releaseslast added 3 days ago

Marketers Delight

Marketers Delight 6.0.3

by Alex Mangini

A maintenance release built around the new Block Enhancements Drop-in: the editor now matches your site, core blocks work with MD’s design system, and text colors adjust to their backgrounds automatically.

14 updates

  1. New featureAuto text colors: header, menu, sidebar, panel, footer, content box and button text you haven't set uses the most readable color on its background, and the Design screen labels it Auto
  2. New featureButtons, category icons and page covers with a custom color pick readable text, and muted text stays readable on light and dark backgrounds
  3. New featureBuilder rows can be hidden on page 2 and beyond, and Query Loops with a label lower their item headings one level
  4. EnhancementThe block editor spaces and colors content the same as your site, including headings and lists inside colored boxes
  5. EnhancementCore blocks follow MD's design: wide blocks fill the wide width, Icon blocks size correctly, buttons keep the colors you pick, and overlays share one color and opacity
  6. EnhancementCalls to action lay out by type, so email forms fill their space and only link groups sit in a row
  7. EnhancementThe default green, gray and warning colors are a touch deeper for better contrast, and panel links use the muted text color
  8. Bug fixSaving the Design screen no longer saves every default color as a custom color
  9. Bug fixCategory loops paginate correctly and accept a mix of category IDs and slugs
  10. Bug fixPost image layouts and margins no longer affect images inside blocks in your content
  11. Bug fixPhone links, Hide label on mobile, and the desktop and mobile visibility options at exactly 700px wide work again
  12. DeveloperNew color helpers md_color_is_light(), md_contrast_text() and md_block_colors(), and color roles can name the background they sit on with auto; md_cover_is_light() and md_block_field() are deprecated
  13. DeveloperColor, inline style, icon and font functions moved to functions/design-functions.php
  14. Developer.cta no longer sets a flex layout; link groups use .cta-links, and overlays use --md-overlay-opacity
Marketers Delight

Marketers Delight 6.0.2

by Alex Mangini

A maintenance release with layout fixes for page titles, covers and featured images, plus a new mobile setting for featured images.

15 updates

  1. New featureFeatured Media has a Position on mobile setting: Stack (default), Keep beside, or Hide
  2. EnhancementLeft and right title images on full-width covers sit beside the title as one centered group
  3. EnhancementContent wrap images on header covers sit in their own column, vertically centered with the title, description and signup form
  4. EnhancementFull header covers use less top space when the title has an image
  5. EnhancementPage title descriptions, bylines and call to actions keep to a readable width, while centered headlines can run wider
  6. EnhancementStacked title images center on mobile
  7. EnhancementFeatured images no longer have a drop shadow, so round logos and icons look clean
  8. EnhancementTighter space between the lede and the title
  9. EnhancementForm fields, lists and menus use your theme colors instead of fixed grays
  10. EnhancementTabs scroll sideways on small screens and open the tab named in the page URL
  11. Bug fixTitle images no longer squeeze the headline when the byline sits after the title
  12. Bug fixPage title images on archives use full-size images instead of the loop's thumbnail size
  13. Bug fixTimeline loops in a grid no longer double the space between entries
  14. Bug fixCover text and form notes stay readable on dark covers
  15. Bug fixPopup links escape popup IDs safely
Marketers Delight

Marketers Delight 6.0.1

by Alex Mangini

The first minor release to the MD6.0 series is released! It particularly addresses a Drop-in installation related bug as reported in the support forums, as well as a few other enhancements.

7 updates

  1. Bug fixInstall or update Drop-ins from versioned ZIP files, such as stream-2.0.zip, without renaming them. The installer now identifies the Drop-in from its internal folder.
  2. Bug fixRestore image previews for saved multi-image uploads in admin settings.
  3. Bug fixLimit author-link spacing rules to author-link groups so they do not affect links elsewhere.
  4. EnhancementPlace the after-title byline below the page description in page-title layouts.
  5. EnhancementAlign post footers at the bottom of entries in column loops.
  6. EnhancementRefine submenu and mobile byline typography, and use theme font and spacing settings for tooltips.
  7. EnhancementShorten the add-comment button label on mobile.
Marketers Delight

Marketers Delight 6.0

by Alex Mangini

Marketers Delight 6.0 is a ground-up rewrite, and the full theme is now free. The highlights:

12 updates

  1. EnhancementRebuilt from the ground up for WordPress 6.2+ and PHP 7.4+, with Block and Classic editor support.
  2. EnhancementThe full theme is now free to download, with no feature limits. Pro adds every Drop-in and one license key for updates.
  3. New featureDesign Options put your colors, fonts, widths, and Box, Border, or plain content style in one place.
  4. New featureHeader Builder lets you build your header from link, search, and menu elements, and set your logo, without editing templates.
  5. New featureLayout Options show or hide the header, sidebar, panel, and footer by post type, category, or page.
  6. New featureSidebars & Panels let you create named sidebars and sliding panels, and choose where each one shows.
  7. New featurePage Covers add Headline, Header, and Full Header covers with automatic light or dark text.
  8. New featureFeatured Media places an image, video URL, or custom HTML in one of eight positions.
  9. New featureMagic Loops set how posts are listed once, and every archive inherits it.
  10. New featureSettings for each post type, archive, and author page, with category and tag settings that inherit.
  11. IntegrationA Library of more than 20 Drop-ins, with update notifications for the theme and Drop-ins in the WordPress dashboard on Pro and Lifetime licenses.
  12. DeveloperA refreshed developer toolkit. More options to extend WordPress with unique custom fields. Collections API, smarter admin page detection, CSS variables, dynamic CSS templates, post type inheritance, and much more

Marketers Delight

Marketers Delight 5.5.7

by Alex Mangini

6 updates

  1. EnhancementApplies background colors to note and alert classes in Blocks Editor
  2. EnhancementAdds placeholder parameter to textarea fields created with the MDAPI
  3. EnhancementAdds title attribute to md_icon( $args )
  4. EnhancementNow allows the secondary logo to be forcefully turned off by setting the md_filter_logo_alt filter to false
  5. EnhancementNow allows the comment form to be moved before/after comments list. See thread
  6. EnhancementOptins 1.0.9: Pass the echo => true argument to md_email_form( $args ) to echo the email form HTML instead of include

Marketers Delight

Marketers Delight 5.5.6

by Alex Mangini

5 updates

  1. EnhancementAdds media queries for Body typography on mobile (see reference thread for future CSS enhancements)
  2. Bug fixEnsures Typekit files always load before printed inline CSS, if enabled in MD > Settings > Site Tools
  3. DeveloperDevelopers: Adds new enqueue_priority hook to load priority assets before MD files
  4. IntegrationWordPress 6.1 compatbility
  5. IntegrationDrop-in updates: Stream 1.0.6, Docs 1.1.3, Glossary 1.3.4

Marketers Delight

Marketers Delight 5.5.5

by Alex Mangini

9 updates

  1. DeveloperApplies more consistent class names/markup strcture when cycling between main/secondary logo color schemes in the header
  2. DeveloperSImplifies the localization of admin data passed to the Block Editor and other parts of the WP admin (deprecates md_localize_scripts())
  3. DeveloperUpdates all md_has( 'popups' ) drop-in checks to now search for optins
  4. DeveloperDevelopers: Adds $post_width dynamic CSS helpe variable to return the exact width of the post content in px
  5. DeveloperDevelopers: Show the md_api->fields->terms field as select box with the select_type parameter
  6. DeveloperDevelopers: Reorder terms in custom fields with the md_api->fields->terms order parameter
  7. DeveloperDevelopers: md_api class extensions will now detect new method names post_type_meta and taxonomy_meta to filter your custom post type and custom taxonomy names into the MD settings API. See more about this filter
  8. DeveloperDevelopers: Adds unit parmeter to md_api->fields->field to add custom value labels outside of text fields.
  9. IntegrationDrop-in updates: Optins 1.0.8, Share 1.0.4, Glossary 1.3.3, Drop-ins Generator 1.2.1
Marketers Delight

Marketers Delight 5.5.3

by Alex Mangini

5 updates

  1. New: Uses new and improved color picker library, makes it easier for you to choose color on MD settings pages
  2. Minor header and menu CSS cleanup, better organization of color controls in MD > Settings > Colors
  3. Fixes warning message that may appear on Theme update screen during
  4. De-register custom MD image sizes with filter. See more.
  5. Optins 1.0.6: Fixes minor warning message on single post editor screen if MD > Optins > Optin is left unnamed.

Marketers Delight

Marketers Delight 5.5.2

by Alex Mangini

6 updates

  1. New: Adds an "Excludes" field to Accordion widget settings to exclude categories from accordion lists
  2. Featured Image Extra meta box now always shows color picker and text color fields. These options are still only applicable to any Header cover setting
  3. Removes link rel="profile" href="http://gmpg.org/xfn/11" from head in templates/html.php (source)
  4. Makes some mobile spacing adjustments to the "Loop: Blocks" blog loop in MD > Content > Loop
  5. Simplifies a max-width modification to Block editor in MD's block-editor.css file (source)
  6. Optins 1.0.5 ensures changing the text color of "Popup Text" In Popups Customizer shows proper color on frontend

Marketers Delight

Marketers Delight 5.5

by Alex Mangini

43 updates

  1. NEW: Header styles improved, click-to-toggle sub menus on mobile
  2. NEW: MD Dynamic JS compiles your lightweight scripts.js file to only print the scripts your site uses
  3. NEW: Set logged-in/logged-out header menu in Appearance > Menus
  4. NEW: Moves "Site Design" admin links to the MD dashboard for faster admin navigation
  5. NEW: MD > Settings > Site Tools > Optimize WP now also removes inline CSS added from Block Editor if setting enabled
  6. 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
  7. Adds "Header text color" control to MD > Settings > Colors
  8. Adds "Main Menu link hover" control to MD > Settings > Colors
  9. Simplifies the label of admin settings in MD > Settings > Colors
  10. Organizes MD > Colors > Main menu controls for easier color picking
  11. Easily copy any installed font icon's unicode in MD > Settings > Icons
  12. HTML Markup: Adds the_content ID to main content container per page. Returns the equivalent of the_content()
  13. Stylesheet: Loads child theme stylesheet after drop-in files for complete customization and overrides
  14. Scripts: Revised sticky and scroll scripts for more accurate timing
  15. Style: Made spacing between teasers loop items smaller for better flow on mobile
  16. Share 1.0.2: Changes default share icons order, now includes comments button by default
  17. Share 1.0.2: Hides comments button on non-single pages
  18. Share 1.0.2: Fixes incorrect post ID when a post is liked from a category or archives page
  19. WooCommerce 1.0.3: Moves admin settings page to MD > Integrations settings page
  20. WooCommerce 1.0.3: Unloads admin settings if WooCommerce plugin is uninstalled/inactive
  21. Adds site title to title tag of site logo
  22. When certain features are disabled, customization options in Edit Post > Layout > Add/Remove X" will be adjusted accordingly
  23. Developers: Load new HTML blocks directly before #the_content with the new hook add_action( 'md_hook_before_the_content', 'your_function_name ); hook
  24. Developers: When applicable, loads MD admin scripts hooked to admin_print_footer_scripts further down the page
  25. Developers: Created new templates/featured-image.php for featured image markup. Can override by copying file path and contents in to child theme
  26. Developers: Write your own dynamic JavaScript from the js.php file in any drop-in folder
  27. Developers: New variables for use in css.php files: $admin_bar_height, $admin_bar_height_mobile, $submenu_width
  28. Developers: Add 'inline' => true to your custom admin checkbox controls to display checkboxes in one line
  29. Developers: Restrict custom meta box to post ID with post_id parameter in md_api->register()
  30. Developers: New admin hook: add_action( 'md_hook_content_settings', 'your_function_name' );
  31. Developers: Run md_compile(); PHP function during wp_enqueue_scripts to re-compile style.css and scripts.js
  32. Developers: Add your own precise JavaScript scroll event to a class extension of md_api->onscroll
  33. Code cleanup: Moves leftover code from MD core to the Optins 1.0.4 drop-in
  34. Code cleanup: Re-organized /lib/admin/ settings folders
  35. Scripts: Adds Secure attribute on cookie creation to remove browser console deprecation errors
  36. Footnotes 1.0.2: Updates JS handling for new MD JS Manager
  37. Admin Bar 1.1.2: Updates former "Site Design" control to link to main MD settings page
  38. Footnotes 1.0.2: Updates JS handling for new MD JS Manager
  39. Share 1.0.2: Updates JS handling for new MD JS Manager
  40. Optins 1.0.2: Updates JS handling for new MD JS Manager
  41. Optins 1.0.2: Fixes JS error message when pressing ESC key without popup in view.
  42. Beacon Menu 1.0.2: Minor drop-down menu spacing adjustments
  43. Beacon Menu 1.0.2: Moves settings to MD > Settings > Header > Beacon Menu

Marketers Delight

Marketers Delight 5.3.2

by Alex Mangini

28 updates

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

Marketers Delight

Marketers Delight 5.3.1

by Alex Mangini

8 updates

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

Marketers Delight

Marketers Delight 5.2.3

by Alex Mangini

19 updates

  1. NEW: Optimize site font icons with the new MD Icons manager. Add, update, and remove font icons from your site in an easy way.
  2. NEW: Add a helpful subtitle to any post or page with the now-included MD Subtitles dropin
  3. NEW: Add custom body classes to any post or page from the Tracking Scripts meta box
  4. Performance fix: Restricts MD license updater from checking on uneeded admin pages
  5. Bug fix: Ensure author box only appears on single blog posts when enabled from MD > Site Design > Content
  6. Bug fix: Shows "Remove byline" Layout meta box controls on all custom post types except Pages
  7. Bug fix: Removes post ID from showing in admin columns to every usergroup except Administrator and Editor
  8. Bug fix: Allow full text override of email_name_label, email_email_label, and email_submit_text in md_email shortcode and PHP.
  9. Bug fix: Returns correct popups data when trying to override category page popups
  10. Bug fix: Clears error messages on Share settings if no popups are found
  11. Bug fix: Renders correct markup for the email share icon popup
  12. Style: Adds yellow alert styling back to MD updates in Appearance > Themes
  13. Style: Halves the margin bottom after post content headlines (h2-h6)
  14. Style: Hides unused markup in Stream posts if not post title or post content is found,
  15. Style: Adjust bookshelf shortcode typography in book shortcode
  16. Style: Makes any links in the code tag match the normal text
  17. API: Set show_on_block_editor to true in md_api->register->meta_box to only register meta box to the WordPress Block Editor
  18. 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
  19. Hooks: New content box hooks have been added to /marketers-delight/templates/content-box.php

Marketers Delight

Marketers Delight 5.2.2

by Alex Mangini

18 updates

  1. NEW: Add breadcrumbs to the top of all posts and pages
  2. Style: Improved spacing for better mobile readability and overall reduces layout CSS weight and complexity
  3. Dropins: Compatibility updates to Docs (1.0.1) and Glossary (1.2.2)
  4. 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
  5. MD Share and Optins admin panel UI improvements
  6. You can now add author boxes to posts even if the global author box option is not enabled
  7. CTA Box title changed from large font size to medium font size on content-sidebar layouts, when used in the content box
  8. Fixes share icons width if comments button is disabled from any position
  9. Moves logo image markup above site title in templates/logo.php
  10. New columns-triple helper class
  11. You can now set email input labels and submit button to empty with md_email shortcode and function
  12. Simplified templates/archive-title.php template markup
  13. The md_password_form function is now pluggable so you can create your own password template
  14. Reduced z-index on .alignX CSS classes from 10 to 5
  15. Render featured video custom markup with do_shortcode
  16. Halved the top spacing of .content-box on the default style
  17. Prevents top floating bars from covering the MD admin bar on load
  18. Fixed Edit page URL render on category pages in the MD Admin Bar Dropin

Marketers Delight

Marketers Delight 5.2.0.x

by Alex Mangini

13 updates

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

Marketers Delight

Marketers Delight 5.2

by Alex Mangini

27 updates

  1. 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
  2. Stream: Embed your stream feed with customizable settings with the new Stream Widget
  3. Stream: Add Sticky Posts to the top of your Stream feed in the post editor
  4. Stream: Simplified date and embeds system
  5. Stream: Multi-author Stream threads. Different users can contribute to a Thread attached to any Stream post for a multi-user status/update.
  6. Stream: New layout and sidebars controls on the Stream settings page
  7. Stream Article markup improvements
  8. Share: Add comments icon with counter to share bar
  9. Share: Nofollows all social media links
  10. Share: Like buttons and share icons template more easy to reuse around site
  11. Optins: Show or hide hide CTA's, floating bars, and popups whether users are logged in or not.
  12. Optins: New CTA box location "After Sidebar"
  13. WooCommerce: Removes shadows and blocky elements from shop archive when Minimal design mode enabled.
  14. New: New font icons for Telegram, Slack, TikTok and other icons. See the font icons library for a full list
  15. New: Organized widget names by new label "MD → Widget Name"
  16. New: Adds hidden "comments" label text to comments count byline. Unhide with CSS.
  17. Fixed: Updated color scripts for WordPress version 5.5
  18. Fixed: Bug with excerpt filter that hid excerpt text on custom post types
  19. Fixed: Adjusted CSS so header submenu links colors apply
  20. Fixed: Removed sidebar gap and turned layout back to full page when sidebar widget area has no widgets
  21. Developer: More flexible parent theme to child theme template finder with new md_template() function
  22. Developer: More flexible parent theme to child theme CSS files finder with new md_css() function
  23. Developer: You can now set default values with md_setting(), md_post_meta(), md_term_meta(), and md_meta() functions return empty values
  24. Developer: You can now register widgets with the widgets method when extending the md_api class
  25. Developer: Simplified comments template loading, removes templates/comments/comments-list.php template with templates/comments/comment.php
  26. 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
  27. Developer: New filter to remove aggressive MD formatting margin add_filter( 'md_filter_disable_format_fix', '__return_true' );

Marketers Delight

Marketers Delight 5.1.2

by Alex Mangini

6 updates

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

Marketers Delight

Marketers Delight 5.1.1

by Alex Mangini

21 updates

  1. 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
  2. Adds new Tertiary and Action colors to your Brand Colors design settings in MD > Site Design
  3. Re-adds foundational markeup schema to body, header, article, sidebar, footer, menu (see forum thread)
  4. Adds full Custom Template support to all built-in popups templates
  5. Change the h1-h4 tag on all CTA boxes in MD > Optins > Call to Actions
  6. Headline text color now applies to all title tags in MD > Site Design > Colors
  7. Adds new user-friendly labels to help you find the proper connection details from a supported 3rd party service in MD > Integrations
  8. Removes shadow from WooCommerce template (see forum thread)
  9. Deprecates .has-text-color class as it conflicts with other text colors. Default text always inherit from the body tag
  10. Fixes share text encoding (see forum thread)
  11. Massive admin template and settings reorganization, far more logical file structure
  12. MD /dropins/ folder moves to lib/dropins
  13. You can now use shortcodes in the Popups Custom Template builder field.
  14. 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
  15. Email form widget settings cleaned up and simplified, adds notice if no email data found
  16. Adds loading status and success message to MailerLite forms. Thank you page URL setting also available
  17. Fixes issue where media uploader didn't show after widgets are first created (now loads media script on widget AJAX save refresh)
  18. Ensures links in featured image header are always proper contrast colors
  19. Renames generated admin blocks-editor.css to block-editor.css
  20. Adds proper font weight settings to Header in MD > Site Design > Fonts & Typography
  21. Adds new md_css() function to include CSS templates from parent theme or child theme override
Marketers Delight

Marketers Delight 5.1

by Alex Mangini

16 updates

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

Marketers Delight

Marketers Delight 5.0.9

by Alex Mangini

11 updates

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

Marketers Delight

Marketers Delight 5.0.6

by Alex Mangini

11 updates

  1. 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.
  2. New option to remove sidebar from showing on blog homepage
  3. Adds Header Top/Bottom spacing controls back to MD > Site Design > Header
  4. Smoother typography and layout spacing adjustments
  5. Moved share icons to show after featured image if image is set to "Before Headline"
  6. Made Twitter icon blue again
  7. Fixed order of pagination load
  8. Allows imags to be saved to custom MD widgets again
  9. Fixes warning message after saving Floating Bars
  10. Ensures buttons always inherits body font
  11. Randomize order of books loading in bookshelf
Marketers Delight

Marketers Delight 5.0.x

by Alex Mangini

7 updates

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

Marketers Delight

Marketers Delight 4.9.6

by Alex Mangini

11 updates

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

Marketers Delight

Marketers Delight 4.9.4

by Alex Mangini

24 updates

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

Marketers Delight

Marketers Delight 4.9.3

by Alex Mangini

11 updates

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

Marketers Delight

Marketers Delight 4.9.2

by Alex Mangini

21 updates

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

Marketers Delight 4.9.1

by Alex Mangini

5 updates

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

Marketers Delight

Marketers Delight 4.9

by Alex Mangini

23 updates

  1. New: The new Pro Integrations panel makes connecting and managing 3rd party services/email providers easy from one interface
  2. New: Refresh your email integrations with a simple "Refresh" button!
  3. New: Connect to multiple email services at a single time with the Pro Integrations panel
  4. New: Always have the ability to use custom HTML form codes from email form settings
  5. New: Email Forms admin interfaces redesigned for simpler usage
  6. 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!
  7. New: Add versatile email signup forms throughout the new post editor with the new Email Signup Form Block
  8. New: Primary and Secondary color pickers added to the Site Design panel
  9. New: Google Analytics tracking code integrations now part of the MD Integrations panel
  10. New: "Design Tools" settings panel renamed to "Advanced" on MD settings page
  11. New: Combat the flash of unstyled text with custom webfonts with the new Webfonts loader in the Advanced settings panel
  12. New: Typekit settings moved to new Integrations panel
  13. Fix: Removed z-index stacking on Stream template (fixes nav menu hiding underneath Stream))
  14. Fix: Fixed Popup redirect screen broken link when closing out Popups Customizer editor
  15. Fix: MD Admin "Settings" tab now shows active state when on main settings page
  16. Fix: Fixed broken parameters in md_email shortcode
  17. Improved: Removed email form from 404 page
  18. Improved: Changed search input label to more mobile-friendly "Search this website" text
  19. Improved: Removed oftentimes redundant "Visit website" link from Author box
  20. Improved: Removed MD4.7 updater from core, now available as Drop-in
  21. Improved: Massive file reorganization and code cleanups
  22. Fix: Make sure Content Spotlight title text is always white
  23. Improved: New text color option on email form widget

Marketers Delight

Marketers Delight 4.8.6

by Alex Mangini

11 updates

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

Marketers Delight

Marketers Delight 4.8.5

by Alex Mangini

8 updates

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

Marketers Delight

Marketers Delight 4.8.4

by Alex Mangini

10 updates

  1. 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.
  2. The MD admin panel has been revamped to make crucial site settings much easier to find.
  3. Use the new md_has_content_box filter to remove the content box from any page.
  4. Admin file reorganization and cleanup, optimized scripts for fewer backend HTTP requests.
  5. Add #footer ID to footer, change #content-box to #content_box
  6. Footnotes spacing adjustments
  7. Added cache-busting query string to end of stylesheets to always show the latest CSS changes even with cache enabled.
  8. MD API work, including the new upload field type. Further optimized license status checks to be less resource intensive.
  9. New font icons: md-icon-code, md-icon-share, md-icon-eye
  10. Simplified pagination styling

Marketers Delight

Marketers Delight 4.8.3

by Alex Mangini

17 updates

  1. NEW: Full Header Cover featured image position
  2. Set custom image overlay colors and transparency on any Featured Image Cover
  3. Set the default featured image position, background cover and image, text, and more from the new Post Settings panel
  4. Readded the white button helper class
  5. Added a button-outline class for every colored button
  6. Added back the /languages/ folder to the MD library
  7. Added missing “Mobile/Tablet” labels on some Site Design text fields for responsive view
  8. Better scaling of submit buttons on attached forms with different font sizes
  9. Added caption back to featured image header cover (if enabled)
  10. Adjusted archive title shadow on certain layout configurations
  11. Improved category archives title to use less markup and logic to render
  12. Adjusts h1 font size on archive listing page
  13. Moved some settings in Site Design to new Post Settings panel for better organization
  14. Fixed misaligned range field formatting in Site Design panel
  15. Removed Email Lead warning messages in some cases
  16. Fixed ugly spacing on content box shadow when sidebar background color enabled
  17. Removed PHP7 deprecation function warnings on certain MD features
Marketers Delight

Marketers Delight 4.8.2

by Alex Mangini

6 updates

  1. Fixes potentially site crashing search query
  2. Adds new md-block featured image size
  3. Adds background color to search menu so search bar doesn't clash with nav menu links
  4. Fixes potential error messages when saving MD options
  5. Recompiles MD styles on frontend if CSS file is missing
  6. Fixes Action Lead warning messages

Marketers Delight

Marketers Delight 4.8.1

by Alex Mangini

7 updates

  1. Bug fixes from the massive MD4.8 release! See changelog above to learn about the new MD design system
  2. Adjusts content box drop shadow on Teasers layout, adds drop shadow to pagination and archives title if enabled
  3. Fixes spacing issues on mobile and desktop with the aligncenter class
  4. Fixes links color in Content Spotlight widget
  5. Fixes save error on Email Widget
  6. Adds bottom margin to the archives title
  7. Corrects display bug with Pro Share floating icons

Marketers Delight

Marketers Delight 4.6.5

by Alex Mangini

3 updates

  1. New: You can now choose to always show toggled footnotes instead of inline (fixes footnotes stacking)
  2. New: Manually align footnotes to the left or right with the new align attribute (example: [fn id="x" align="left"])
  3. Makes footnotes wider when going into the hundreds

Marketers Delight

Marketers Delight 4.6.4

by Alex Mangini

15 updates

  1. NEW: The MD Video Gallery Drop-in is now available!
  2. New feature: Featured Video meta box
  3. Security: improved admin options save data validation
  4. Bug fix: fixed bug on category pages that prevented blog teasers from loading
  5. Bug fix: fixed textdomain in the Main Menu search bar for translators
  6. Bug fix: fixed potentially broken md_filter_has_sidebar filter
  7. Improvement: removed border from avatars, now shows a subtle drop shadow
  8. Improvement: Added save/fail messages to all MD admin screens
  9. Improvement: Admin CSS updates
  10. Improvement: Each new MD update now flushes your site’s cache to attempt to refresh the MD code base automatically
  11. New hook: md_hook_teaser_top
  12. New filter: md_filter_loop_type
  13. Misc.: Internal file reorganization
  14. Misc.: Various MDAPI upgrades
  15. Misc.: Removal of previously deprecated functions from MD4.3 and below (md_html_schema() and md_plugin_tax_data())
Marketers Delight

Marketers Delight 4.6.3

by Alex Mangini

8 updates

  1. Main menu now shows when only the social media menu is active and adjusts the layout properly
  2. Fixed display bug where search bar would overlap main menu links
  3. Fixed a bug not showing the right custom sidebar on some pages
  4. Adjusted the line height of lists with list-check helper class so the text is more evenly spaced out
  5. Added a new phone font icon
  6. Internal file reorganization
  7. New helper class: add a beautiful drop shadow to an image or box with the shadow class.
  8. New filter: md_filter_has_sidebar manually add sidebars to any WordPress page based on conditional. See example.

Marketers Delight

Marketers Delight 4.6.2

by Alex Mangini

5 updates

  1. NEW: MD Simple Sidebars is the easiest sidebars manager you'll ever use for WordPress.
  2. FIXED: Featured Image spacing bug (causes large gap of space between headline + text in some cases)
  3. MDAPI Improvements (new repeater fields, color picker security update)
  4. Minor Layout options reorganization
  5. Internal MD files reorganization
Marketers Delight

Marketers Delight 4.6.1

by Alex Mangini

5 updates

  1. Main menu unexpectedly move below your Header cover? MD4.6.1 moves it back into place.
  2. Centered the background photo position in header/headline covers
  3. Fixes spacing issues with Featured Image + headline covers
  4. Fixes potential error message when disabling features from the Features Manager
  5. New hook: md_hook_byline_top (added to content/byline.php)

Marketers Delight

Marketers Delight 4.5.4

by Alex Mangini

16 updates

  1. New: Integrate your favorite page builder plugin with the new Builder Page Template
  2. Adds support for the WordPress Custom Logo feature
  3. Add support for WordPress Site Background Color + Image feature
  4. Enables live widget editing + better live preview support
  5. Adds a proper .POT file for language translators
  6. Adjusted the header menu to show until browser window width is below 900px
  7. Fixed a bug in the post editor that prevented the Tracking Scripts from saving
  8. Fixed a bug in the Customizer that may prevent the Featured Image Position from saving
  9. Adjusted the Video Lead embed code so you can use shortcodes to output videos
  10. Fixed a missing script on the Emails Forms connection screen
  11. Updated the MD icon set with a star and new Google+ logo
  12. Updated the way you use the md_post_type_meta and md_taxonomy_meta filter
  13. Internal file reorganization, MDAPI + Customizer API improvements
  14. Upgraded the MD Updater + License system to meet beta standards for the new EDDSL3.5
  15. Added a full implementation of the Meta Box API into the MDAPI
  16. Various template files updated

Marketers Delight

Marketers Delight 4.5.2

by Alex Mangini

11 updates

  1. MD4.5.2 makes MD ready for Drop-Ins
  2. New feature: Enable Teasers on single category page archives
  3. You can now hide the After Post CTA box on custom post type single pages
  4. Featured Image Header Cover will now show even when you remove Content Box from page layout
  5. Fixed potential HTTPS break when submitting certain MailChimp forms over SSL
  6. Fixed Gravity Forms display bug
  7. Fixed Action Lead + Archives Title display bug
  8. Fixed excerpt length filter bug that prevented other Excerpt lengths from being adjusted
  9. MDAPI + Popups API improvements
  10. New MD Helper classes!
  11. Periscope font icon added to MD icon set

Marketers Delight

Marketers Delight 4.5.1

by Alex Mangini

6 updates

  1. Fixes bug where Popups manager crashes while editing Custom CSS
  2. Re-added missing ‘Play button’ control to Video Lead
  3. Fixes Video Lead display glitch on mobile
  4. Add a RSS icon anywhere with the rss class, and add class to your Social Media menu item
  5. You can now make button colors red with the red button classes
  6. Fixed occasional warning messages when no popups are created

Marketers Delight

Marketers Delight 4.5

by Alex Mangini

26 updates

  1. The entire Marketers Delight suite has been merged into a single theme
  2. New Admin Dashboard with License Status Indicator
  3. Disable unwanted MD features with the new MD Features Manager
  4. Set default featured image position in all posts in the Customize section
  5. New featured image position: "Center, no text wrap"
  6. Header menu now supports dropdown menus
  7. New Quotes/Testimonials Widget
  8. Popup Hotspots: set 2-step popups to the Main Menu, post byline, and other locations around your site
  9. The new blog teaser layout let's you rearrange your blog posts into a beautiful grid
  10. You can now close popups by clicking outside the box, press the ESC key, or click the scrolling "close" button
  11. Opening a popup no longer jumps you to the top of the page on mobile
  12. Easily jump back and forth between footnotes with new controls
  13. Main Menu + search now show on every page by default
  14. New MD helper classes: badges, intro text, drop caps, more button sizes + colors
  15. All CSS files have been merged into the main style.css, reducing upto 5 extra HTTP requests per page
  16. Sidebar now shows on search results page when enabled in Customizer
  17. Add author box to the end of posts with new Customizer setting
  18. Bug fix: Fixed missing font files from post editor
  19. Bug fix: fixed duplicate output of email title/footer text in Popups
  20. Removed Main Menu Customizer settings panel
  21. Category/taxonomy meta boxes reordered to make more sense
  22. Removed HTML5 shiv script from website header
  23. MDAPI structural improvements
  24. Massive file reorganization in /marketers-delight/ theme folder
  25. New featured image size: md-thumbnail
  26. Developers: 16+ new hooks and filters

Marketers Delight

Marketers Delight 4.3.8

by Alex Mangini

5 updates

  1. Improved query performance, your site should load ever so slightly faster. Still a long way to go here.
  2. WordPress 4.5 compatibility
  3. Fixed layout option grouping on Taxonomies
  4. Fixed bug preventing Page Leads from showing on Taxonomies
  5. Fixed bug preventing Main Menu from showing on Taxonomies
Marketers Delight

Marketers Delight 4.3.5

by Alex Mangini

10 updates

  1. NEW: Category pages now have Layout options + Featured Image controls
  2. NEW: Category pages will also display "Category description" beneath title
  3. NEW: Align the sidebar to either the left or right of the content box. Global + single controls available
  4. NEW: Show all MD metaboxes on any Custom Post Type or Taxonomy (read tutorial)
  5. NEW: Licensing system API rewrite, now shows activation count + key expiration date
  6. FIX: Removed unneeded JavaScript when header menu not displayed
  7. FIX: Comment count shows in byline again
  8. FIX: Removed potential error from showing on password protected posts/pages
  9. IMPROVED: Post listings now use h2 tags on post titles (still h1 on single posts)
  10. IMPROVED: Hide unneeded layout options based on settings

Marketers Delight

Marketers Delight 4.3

by Alex Mangini

5 updates

  1. Adds full compatibility to WordPress 4.3 as well as new Design Options to Page Leads. The [md_email] shortcode has also been added so you can display email forms throughout any post or page.
  2. Design: Added spacing between footer columns and footer copy
  3. Design: Improved typography on mobile
  4. New: use the new frame class to add a gray background to any image
  5. New hook: md_hook_after_footer
Marketers Delight

Marketers Delight 4.2.1

by Alex Mangini

10 updates

  1. Adds compatibility for Page Leads, which makes adding email signup forms, pricing tables, funnel boxes and more to any post, page, or category easy with Marketers Delight.
  2. New layout option: Remove entire content box from page
  3. New layout option: Remove headline from page
  4. Design change: footer now has a gray background color opposed to dark gray.
  5. Design change: Various spacing improvements throughout the design
  6. New template: content/content-box.php
  7. Bug fix: remove blank space on author page when author bio not filled out in Edit Profile page
  8. Bug fix: Logo now centers in the header when no nav menu is present
  9. Improvement: cleaned up the MD License page and made better license status indicator
  10. Various code cleanups and reorganization

Marketers Delight

Marketers Delight 4.1.2

by Alex Mangini

6 updates

  1. Full support for the new MD Main Menu addon.
  2. Mobile layout improvements
  3. Adds support for the free, upcoming MD Main Menu addon
  4. Support for Disqus comments and other alternative comment systems
  5. NEW: You may now make any nav menu item a button! Just added 'button' to the 'CSS Classes' field in any menu item. Use 'orange button' to change the button from green to orange. (read instructions)
  6. Various CSS improvements

Marketers Delight

Marketers Delight 4.1.1

by Alex Mangini

6 updates

  1. NEW: Turn sidebar on automatically on all posts by going to Appearance > Customizer > Layout Options. You may still remove or create a custom sidebar on a post per post basis.
  2. NEW: Support for Subtitles plugin. Install it and add a custom subtitle/opening text after the post/page title.
  3. Fixed missing image caption when image position set to Header or Headline Cover.
  4. Added language translation files to /languages/
  5. New hooks: md_hook_content_item_text_top, md_hook_content_item_headline_bottom
  6. Improved layout spacing