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Melissa WordPress Theme – Changelog

Current version: v2.2.2

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Full changelog.txt: http://documentation.birdwp.com/wp-melissa/changelog.txt

How to update Melissa: http://documentation.birdwp.com/wp-melissa/#update-section

Version 2.2.2 – 28.01.2022

Fixed:

  • Fixed minor CSS style issues: comment form styles and quote styles.
Version 2.2.1 – 25.11.2021

Fixed:

  • Some minor CSS issues;
  • Fixed problems with displaying posts on mobile devices.

Minor improvements:

  • Removed unnecessary files from the theme.
Version 2.2 – 18.09.2021

Updated:

  • Plugin updated: Melissa Social Media (v1.3);
  • Plugin updated: Melissa Widgets (v1.1.1);
  • POT translation file (/melissa/languages/melissa.pot);
  • Documentation.

Fixed:

  • Meta boxes sometimes did not appear on the post creation and editing page (Admin side, Block editor).

New:

  • Added new words for translation: “Category:”, “Tag:”, and “Author:” (Thanks bilguun55);
  • Added smoother animation for header area, dropdown search form and menu;
  • The following default settings have been changed (Appearance > Customize; Old value > New value):
    • Colors > Menu > Menu Link Color (#c1c4cc > #dadde5);
    • Font Size & Style > Menu > Submenu: Font Style (Bold > Normal);
    • Colors > Sticky Menu > Sticky Menu Link Color (#c1c4cc > #dadde5);
    • Colors > Dropdown Search Form > Search Icon Color (#c1c4cc > #dadde5);
    • Colors > Header Content > Subtitle Color (#c1c4cc > #dadde5);
    • Colors > Header Content > Subtitle Link Color (#c1c4cc > #dadde5);
    • Colors > Header > Header Background Transparency (9 > 6);
    • Font Size & Style > Blog Post > Blog Post: Metadata Font Style (Bold > Normal);
    • Font Size & Style > Sidebar & Widgets > Widget: Metadata Font Style (Bold > Normal).
  • Added preconnect for Google fonts;
  • New setting: “Show full images instead of thumbnails” (Appearance > Customize > General Settings > Other Settings > Show full images instead of thumbnails);
  • New setting: “Enable hover effect only for posts on archive pages” (Appearance > Customize > General Settings > Other Settings > Enable hover effect only for posts on archive pages);
  • Added search form for mobile version;
  • New views counter;
  • Several minor improvements.

Deleted:

  • Deleted the following setting because it is not needed:
    • Appearance > Customize > Colors > Dropdown Search Form > Search Form Border Color.

* Thanks to everyone who advised good ideas for this update! 😉

Version 2.1.2 – 06.01.2021

Updated:

  • “Melissa Social Media” Plugin (v1.2).

Fixed:

  • Fixed an issue where posts overlap each other.
Version 2.1.1 – 02.10.2020

Fixed:

  • Few minor CSS issues.

All other changes:

  • Added the wp_body_open function to the theme header file (new requirement for all themes).
Version 2.1 – 12.12.2019

Updated:

  • Documentation;
  • Translation file;
  • “Melissa Social Media” Plugin (v1.1):
    • Changelog:
      • New social link: “Stack Overflow” (Users > Your Profile > Contact Info > Stack Overflow URL);
      • New social link: “Slack” (Users > Your Profile > Contact Info > Slack URL);
      • Updated: Translation file (melissa-social-media.pot).
  • “Melissa Widgets” Plugin (v1.1):
    • Changelog:
      • New:
        • “Melissa: Social Links”: New social link: “Stack Overflow” (Widgets > Melissa: Social Links > Stack Overflow URL);
        • “Melissa: Social Links”: New social link: “Slack” (Widgets > Melissa: Social Links > Slack URL).
      • Updated: Translation file (melissa-widgets.pot).

Fixed:

  • Some minor CSS issues.

New:

  • Added ability to skip logo scaling when uploading it to the site;
  • New option: “Logo Width, px” (Appearance > Customize > Site Identity > Logo Width, px);
  • Added 2 new social icons for creating links to user profiles: “Stack Overflow” and “Slack”:
    • New option: “Stack Overflow URL” (Appearance > Customize > Footer > Stack Overflow URL);
    • New option: “Slack URL” (Appearance > Customize > Footer > Slack URL).
  • New option: “Footer: Top Line Color” (Appearance > Customize > Colors > Footer: Top Line Color).

*P.S. Thanks to everyone who advised good ideas for this update! 😉

Version 2.0 – 27.05.2019

Melissa 2.0 is now available! This is a big theme update that primarily relates to the new requirements for all WordPress themes on the market. Link: https://help.author.envato.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000472383-WordPress-Theme-Submission-Requirements

Please read the changes before updating the theme.

1. Changes related to new requirements:

2. All other changes:

  • Updated: Documentation.
  • Updated: Bootstrap v3.4.1.
  • Updated: Superfish v1.7.10.
  • The rel=”noopener” attribute has been added to all links that have the target=”_blank” attribute.
  • Added permission to use the “rel” attribute in links.
  • The show-hide-meta-boxes.js file has been moved from the “assets” folder to the “js” folder.
  • Additional classes for posts are added through the “post_class” filter: add_filter( ‘post_class’, ‘melissa_custom_post_classes’, 10, 3 ).
  • Changed some phrases for settings.
  • Removed the following settings:
    • Appearance > Customize > Custom CSS. This setting was outdated. Now WordPress has its own section in the customizer for Additional CSS code;
    • All volume settings for background videos. The reason is very simple – this is a new autoplay policy for browsers. Main change: Video can play automatically, but only if it’s silent. In this theme, the background video for the header starts to play automatically, and according to the new policy, browsers block any sound from this video. For this reason, all volume settings have stopped working, and they have been removed from the theme.
  • Changed default values for the following options:
    • Appearance > Customize > Font Size & Style > Blog Post > Blog Post: Metadata Font Style > Bold;
    • Appearance > Customize > Font Size & Style > Sidebar & Widgets > Widget: Metadata Font Style > Bold.
  • Google+ buttons have been removed from the theme.
  • Styles for the classic editor have been rewritten.
  • Some theme styles have been changed.
  • Some responsive styles have been changed.
  • Fixed several minor issues.

Changed files:

  • All theme files.

*P.S. Thanks to everyone who advised good ideas for this update! 😉

Version 1.1.6 – 24.06.2018

Updated:

  • Slider Revolution Responsive jQuery Plugin (v5.4.8):
    • Fixed: YouTube BG video not loading sometimes in the latest Chrome.
Version 1.1.5 – 07.06.2018

Updated:

  • Slider Revolution Responsive jQuery Plugin (v5.4.7.2).

Fixed:

  • Few minor CSS issues:
    • Comments Form: Cookies acceptance checkbox – Added new styles;
    • Changed styles for the video, embed, iframe, and object tags.
  • TGM Plugin Activation library: Fixed warning (“Warning: sprintf() [function.sprintf]: Too few arguments in … on line …“).
Version 1.1.4 – 23.11.2017

Updated:

  • Slider Revolution Responsive jQuery Plugin (v5.4.6.3).

Fixed:

  • Fixed an issue with the author biographical info in the “About the author” block and on the archive page with posts by one author;
  • Few minor CSS issues.
Version 1.1.3 – 16.09.2017

Updated:

  • Slider Revolution Responsive jQuery Plugin (v5.4.6);
  • Theme screenshot.

Fixed:

  • Fixed an issue related to the “Preview Changes” mode and the post (and page) title;
  • Few minor CSS issues.
Version 1.1.2 – 09.06.2017

Updated:

  • Slider Revolution Responsive jQuery Plugin (v5.4.4).

Fixed:

  • Bug with background YouTube video and SSL;
  • Widgets: HTML forms styles;
  • Few minor CSS issues;
  • Fixed issue with views counter.
Version 1.1.1 – 17.01.2017

Fixed:

  • PHP7 Deprecated Warnings: Methods with the same name as their class will not be constructors in a future version of PHP; class_name has a deprecated constructor. Already fixed in the current version.
Version 1.1.0 – 16.01.2017

Note: After you update your theme, you need to deactivate and then reactivate the “Melissa: Social Links” widget (if you use it on your site), because this widget has been updated.

Updated:

  • Documentation;
  • Translation file.

Fixed:

  • Few minor CSS issues;
  • retina.js 404 errors.

New:

  • New option: “Show Featured media on the Single page (Show/Hide)” (Posts > Add New/Edit Post page > General Settings > Featured Media > Show Featured media on the Single page);
  • New option: “Show Featured image on the Page (Show/Hide)” (Pages > Add New/Edit Page > Page Settings > Featured Image > Show Featured image on the Page);
  • New option: “Featured Media: Hover Background Color” (Appearance > Customize > Colors > Content > Featured Media: Hover Background Color);
  • New option: “Footer Widgets: Thumbnail Hover Background Color” (Appearance > Customize > Colors > Footer Widgets > Footer Widgets: Thumbnail Hover Background Color);
  • Allowed to use the following HTML tags:
    • Customize > General Settings > Header Custom Text > Custom Title:
      • Allowed HTML Tags: <span>, <strong>, <b>, <em>, <i>;
      • Allowed Attributes: <span>: class; <i>: class.
    • Customize > General Settings > Header Custom Text > Custom Text:
      • Allowed HTML Tags: <a>, <span>, <strong>, <b>, <em>, <i>, <br>;
      • Allowed Attributes: <a>: href, title, target, class; <span>: class; <i>: class.
    • Customize > Footer > Copyright > Copyright Text:
      • Allowed HTML Tags: <a>, <span>, <strong>, <b>, <em>, <i>, <br>;
      • Allowed Attributes: <a>: href, title, target, class; <span>: class; <i>: class.
    • Posts > Add New/Edit Post page > General Settings > HEADER > Subtitle:
      • Allowed HTML Tags: <a>, <span>, <strong>, <b>, <em>, <i>, <br>;
      • Allowed Attributes: <a>: href, title, target, class; <span>: class; <i>: class.
    • Pages > Add New/Edit Page > Page Settings > HEADER > Subtitle:
      • Allowed HTML Tags: <a>, <span>, <strong>, <b>, <em>, <i>, <br>;
      • Allowed Attributes: <a>: href, title, target, class; <span>: class; <i>: class.
  • New option: “Subtitle Link Color” (Appearance > Customize > Colors > Header Content > Subtitle Link Color);
  • New option: “Subtitle Hover Link Color” (Appearance > Customize > Colors > Header Content > Subtitle Hover Link Color);
  • Added new social icon: GitHub;
  • New option: “GitHub URL”:
    • Appearance > Customize > Footer > Social Links & RSS > GitHub URL;
    • Users > Your Profile > GitHub URL.
  • Added RSS icon to the “Melissa: Social Links” widget (Melissa: Social Links widget > RSS URL; Please, if you use this widget, then after the update you need to re-activate it);
  • New option: “Add data-no-retina attribute to all images” (Appearance > Customize > General Settings > Other Settings > Add “data-no-retina” attribute to all images (fixes retina.js 404 errors)).
Version 1.0.1 – 16.12.2016

Updated:

  • Documentation;
  • Slider Revolution Responsive jQuery Plugin (v5.3.1).

Fixed:

  • Few minor CSS issues.

Improvements:

  • WordPress 4.7 compatibility.

Note. If you already use this theme and you have your own CSS code in the Custom CSS field, then the script in this update will automatically migrate your existing custom CSS code to the new Additional CSS field, and then the old Custom CSS section will be automatically removed from WordPress Live Customizer.

Version 1.0 – 29.11.2016

Release.