- NEW: Added responsive options to the Instagram element to decide over the button layout
- IMPROVEMENT: Updated toTop option titles for consistency and easier search
- IMPROVEMENT: Avada Forms privacy params will only be added when needed now when submitting to URL
- IMPROVEMENT: Added Avada's sticky CSS class to sticky posts in Post Cards element
- COMPATIBILITY: The Event Tickets plugin causing a fatal error when using the Layout Builder
- FIXED: Breadcrumbs with disabled post title displaying a trailing separator
- FIXED: Update cart dynamic data functionality not working on WooCommerce cart page
- FIXED: Menu thumbnail images not being saved when legacy mega menu option is turned off
- FIXED: Underscore added to the anchor, even when menul link goes to external resource
- FIXED: Fatal error, when only Avada Core plugin is activated
- FIXED: PHP error and notice on PHP 8 in a few cases
- FIXED: JS error in the builder when using Flip Boxes element
- FIDED: Cancel comment link missing a white space in Comments element
- FIXED: Title element overflowing in Post Cards element one column grid layout when using ellipsis
- FIXED: Removed horizontal resize event from Toggles Element to avoid resize events on other elements
- FIXED: Icons on Button element not keeping accent color when buttons are focused
- FIXED: YouTube element iFrame being doubled when used in a Modal element and video facade option is enabled
- FIXED: Update totals button spacing on mobile in WooCommerce Cart Shipping element
- FIXED: Posts/pages with special chars being displayed encoded in Layout Conditions
- FIXED: Posts with apostrophe in name not being saved in Layout Conditions
- FIXED: Columns jumping in live editor when being absolutely positioned and hovered
- FIXED: Form Step progress height option is not displayed in the backend editor
- FIXED: MailChimp Groups not showing in Avada Forms when using the backend editor
Avada 7.9 introduces the new Mega Menu builder, maintenance & coming soon mode, a role manager for Avada features,
5 new elements, including Table Of Contents, and a ton of new design and layout features, like link text decoration,
button text hover effects, Layout Cards re-order or new full-screen scrolling section animation.
And there is so much more. See it all below.



- NEW: Added a full Mega Menu builder, using the builder UI and saving to the Library for easy re-use
- NEW: Added maintenance and coming soon mode incl. settings
- NEW: Added a user role manager to easily manage which user roles have access to the different areas of Avada
- NEW: Added Table Of Contents element with various design options to easily auto-render all headings on a post/page
- NEW: Added options to display text decorations (like underline) to text links across the site
- NEW: Added the possibility to re-order Avada Layout cards
- NEW: Added several advanced transition animation options to full-screen scrolling sections
- NEW: Added a Submenu element with full set of design options for easy usage in the new Mega Menu builder
- NEW: Added Circle Info element allowing stylish and interactive presentation of short blocks of content
- NEW: Added Stripe Button element for easily selling products through Stripe
- NEW: Added text hover effects to Button element
- NEW: Added advanced transform options, both regular and hover to Column and Nested Columns element
- NEW: Added a new color swipe animation type to all element Animations
- NEW: Added a delay option to all element animations
- NEW: Added mouse scroll design options to Post Cards element
- NEW: Added extensive options for easy styling of navigation in Post Cards element
- NEW: Added image sorting option to the Image Carousel element
- NEW: Added an option to disable the post name on breadcrumbs
- NEW: Added a form label font size option to Avada Forms
- NEW: Added a Live Editor preview background color option for Avada Forms
- NEW: Added Consent Field element to Avada Forms to easily get explicit or implicit user consent
- NEW: Added support for HubSpot's advanced GDPR tools to Avada Forms
- NEW: Added support for passing data to Mailchimp depending on the new Consent Field element in Avada Forms
- NEW: Added option to Avada Forms Password element to show a password reveal icon
- NEW: Added new "must match" options to Avada Forms Email and Password elements to enable classic sign-up forms
- NEW: Added a starting value option to Avada Forms Text and Email elements
- NEW: Added options for ordered lists to the Checklist element
- NEW: Added more icon-related child options to the Checklist element
- NEW: Added border radius option and responsive padding options to Tabs element
- NEW: Added global padding option to the Sharing Box element
- NEW: Added padding options to Toggle and FAQ elements
- NEW: Added options to style the Load More button in Post Card Archives element
- NEW: Added options to have stacked sub-menu mode and additional preferences to Menu element when used in vertical mode
- NEW: Added option to the Menu element, that allows choosing between Toggle and Accordion mode when opening sub-menus on mobile
- NEW: Added link color and target, height, typography, and border-radius settings to the Newsticker element
- NEW: Added margin options to the individual boxes of the Content Boxes element
- NEW: Added z-index option to Off-Canvas
- NEW: Added an option to display "All Events" link on single Events Calendar posts
- NEW: Added Snapchat to social links
- NEW: Added user avatar to dynamic data options
- NEW: Added support for ACF select field (multi) in dynamic data options
- NEW: Added comment status and comment count to the conditional rendering engine
- NEW: Added a filter for easy extension of conditional rendering
- NEW: Added a filter for easy extension of Avada Forms actions
- NEW: Added a filter for file upload handling in Avada Forms
- NEW: Added a filter to prevent dynamic CSS generation
- PERFORMANCE: On new installs, nothing related to WP legacy widgets will be loaded anymore
- PERFORMANCE: Refactored 60+ elements to avoid style blocks in markup and improve loading
- PERFORMANCE: Added an option to WooCommerce Product Images element to skip lazy loading
- PERFORMANCE: The fusion_builder_map() function is now being skipped on the front end for all elements
- PERFORMANCE: Simplified and reduced the CSS output for the Container element link color options
- PERFORMANCE: Custom icon fonts now using the Font Face Rendering option
- PERFORMANCE: Removed several WP block-related scripts from front-end, when block styles are turned off
- PERFORMANCE: Removed WooCommerce blocks styles from front-end, when block styles are turned off
- SEO: Added content analysis integration for Yoast SEO and Rank Maths to the back-end posts/pages
- SEO: Added paragraph (p) HTML tag to title tag selection options
- IMPROVEMENT: Removed HTML markup for boxed mode and sliding bar when they are turned off
- IMPROVEMENT: Made sure that form fields are no longer cleared out when a submission error occurs
- IMPROVEMENT: Post Card Image placeholders will now respect the aspect ratio setting
- IMPROVEMENT: Image and Gallery elements are now being taken into account for reading time when using the Meta element
- IMPROVEMENT: Increased the number of images maximum in the Flickr element to 500
- IMPROVEMENT: Added better handling for add form errors in HubSpot when using Avada Forms
- IMPROVEMENT: Added consistent icons to the Portfolio and FAQ post-type menus in the WP dashboard
- IMPROVEMENT: Placeholders in Post Card Image element now also follow the set aspect ratio
- IMPROVEMENT: Made sure range slider options update directly on change and not on key-up events
- IMPROVEMENT: Removed element maximum limits
- IMPROVEMENT: Better wrapping of long names of containers and templates in the library section of the editor
- IMPROVEMENT: Generated critical CSS will no longer be loaded in the Live Editor
- IMPROVEMENT: Updated several option descriptions and dependencies for better usability
- UPDATED: Compatibility with WooCommerce 7.1+
- UPDATED: Compatibility with The Events Calendar 6.0+
- UPDATED: HubSpot form submission handling for better compatibility
- UPDATED: Replaced the old carousel JS library with a new, lightweight, and modern library
- ACCESSIBILITY: Fixed aria-label and role of the filter items
- COMPATIBILITY: Fixed WooCommerce One Page Checkout plugin not updating values when adjusting quantity through Buttons
- COMPATIBILITY: Fixed global footer layout not working when using Woocommerce Frontend Manager
- COMPATIBILITY: Fixed WooCommerce Gift Cards plugin not working with product layouts
- COMPATIBILITY: Fixed search for multiple post types being redirected to the Events Calendar results page when events is one of the CPT
- FIXED: Twitter element not working
- FIXED: Usage of deprecated, fixed WooCommerce image size
- FIXED: WooCommerce product gallery images not displaying correctly on RTL sites in WebKit browsers
- FIXED: WooCommerce stripe button not available on checkout pages when using layouts
- FIXED: WooCommerce SKU not being correctly updated on variable products when SKU is used more than once
- FIXED: Styling and quantity update issue on Events Calendar ticket pages
- FIXED: Styling issue with the new Events Calendar event series
- FIXED: Styling issue with the new Events Calendar community events
- FIXED: Search results for Events Calendar events not being displayed on main events page
- FIXED: Custom icon sets not working in the Vertical Menu widget
- FIXED: Animations not working correctly in a few elements
- FIXED: Link expiration issue when using WP login forms in some cases
- FIXED: Side header anchor scroll not highlighting correct menu item when using a side-header layout
- FIXED: Date format not being picked from "General" settings when option is left empty in Related Posts element
- FIXED: Undefined variable notice in Content Boxes element and Avada Forms
- FIXED: Line breaks not working in Avada Forms Textarea Field if name is not the auto "textarea"
- FIXED: Avada Forms Select element arrow not respecting border sizes
- FIXED: JS error occurring on Avada Forms submission when using Hidden Field element with empty value
- FIXED: Avada Forms backend entries only display a single value for checkbox field even when multiple values were submitted
- FIXED: Placeholder values being displayed in custom email replies if no values are set in Avada Forms
- FIXED: Layout Builder override is incorrectly being used when having a post with layout as first post on dedicated blog page
- FIXED: FAQ element title color option not working
- FIXED: Color variables not always being correct when using critical CSS
- FIXED: Rotating icon option not working correctly when icon circle is off in Icon element
- FIXED: Carousel navigation box color not working in Image Carousel element
- FIXED: Cloned layout sections having incorrect edit URLs
- FIXED: Duplicate margin options in the Widget element
- FIXED: Fatal error on legacy search page when Checklist element is deactivated
- FIXED: First item in Checklist element having no top padding, even if a background color is used
- FIXED: Masonry layout incorrectly positioning postcards in Post Card Archives when using AJAX loading
- FIXED: Reading time being incorrect in some instances in the Meta element
- FIXED: Fatal error on post edit screens when Avada is disabled but builder plugin is active
- FIXED: Liftup animation in Image element not working correctly when using max-width and image aspect ratio settings
- FIXED: Video facade option not working correctly when using videos in portrait mode
- FIXED: Lightbox on mobile not auto-opening on load when using deep links
- FIXED: SVG image upload not working correctly in the Setup Wizard
- FIXED: JS error in User Login element when using v2 reCaptcha
- FIXED: Sprintf error with % symbol in off canvas title
- FIXED: Counter Circles not fully centered because of separating margins
- FIXED: Product number option not updating correctly in WooCommerce Sorting element
- FIXED: Product postcards changing incorrectly in Live Editor, when changing option after refresh
- FIXED: Focus trap missing from icon picker options, which leads to Live Editor content being pushed up a few pixels in some cases
- FIXED: A few styling issues in dark mode of the Live Editor
- FIXED: Extra space displaying and load more button missing in Gallery element in Live Editor when more images are loaded than are displaying
- FIXED: Off-canvas z-index being incorrect in Live Editor when using parallax footer
- FIXED: Hover effect of Content Boxes element not being correct in Live Editor in some cases
- FIXED: Margin picker handles being hidden when editing a Column in Live Editor that uses border-radius
- FIXED: Separator not being correctly hidden in Post Cards element in Live Editor if number of columns is set to 0
- FIXED: Inline column width options missing from Nested Columns element
- FIXED: Upload element icon alignment in Live Editor of Avada Forms
- FIXED: Global option changes that trigger a default update including AJAX callback not re-rendering elements in Live Editor
- FIXED: Nested Columns not being editable when being inside a sticky Container in Live Editor
- FIXED: Settings panel of child elements added through the add image button in Gallery element not working
- FIXED: Post type for being wrong for Post Cards and Mega Menus in Live Editor
- FIXED: Repeater row for custom fonts section requiring two clicks to remove an item in the Live Editor
- FIXED: Preview frame of Live Editor shifting up when changing last element option of a tab using TAB key
- FIXED: Notification tab being empty in Live Editor for newly created forms
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- NEW: Added a trigger of the HubSpot chat to the dynamic data sources
- NEW: Added Skip Lazy Loading option to the Column element
- NEW: Added Boxed Padding element option to the Social Links element
- IMPROVEMENT: WordPress default custom fields are now available as dynamic data sources
- IMPROVEMENT: Popover content in Image Hotspot element now allows HTML
- IMPROVEMENT: Allow more columns on larger screens in the Avada Studio modal
- COMPATIBILITY: Fixed WooCommerce Product Addons plugin causing JS error on the cart page
- FIXED: Events Calendar search bar missing mobile icons for search and filters
- FIXED: Quick edit links for Avada Forms, Post Cards and Menus not working in back-end editor
- FIXED: Child element content being escaped when editing a sibling in the back-end editor
- FIXED: Tag Cloud element missing taxonomy option on back-end editor
- FIXED: Width of items being incorrect in Social Links element when using font size in ems
- FIXED: Issue in latest version of Event Tickets plugin, causing a fatal error when using the layout builder
- FIXED: Wrong menu item being highlighted when using anchor scrolling
- FIXED: Fatal error happening on PHP 8.1 in image class when images are corrupted and thus don't have dimensions set
- FIXED: Avada Studio import option buttons overlapping the sticky menu in the Setup Wizard
- FIXED: Font size not being based on px not working in Checklist element in live editor
- NEW: Added possibility to dynamically trigger and populate Modal elements (e.g. for Post Card element)
- NEW: Added a filter for more control over additional link attributes
- IMPROVEMENT: Patcher will now only be loaded on back-end, improving compatibility and performance
- IMPROVEMENT: Refactored method of reading and filtering 3rd party CSS files for enqueuing to Avada's compiled CSS
- FIXED: Uploaded custom fonts being loaded as Google fonts when used in page contents
- FIXED: Mega menus not correctly loading, when several menu elements using mega menus are on the same page
- FIXED: Mega menu hover transition not always being correct
- FIXED: Mega menu first level items having wrong font family and color, when mega menu titles are disabled
- FIXED: Table searches on back-end pages not working
- FIXED: Compatibility issue with Polylang plugin causing a fatal error on the front-end
- FIXED: PHP notice occurring when Polylang is active but no languages have been added
- FIXED: Empty column height being sometimes wrong when using a background image
- FIXED: Custom icon set social media icons not working correctly
- FIXED: RSS icon and female testimonial avatar missing from Avada's icon font
- FIXED: Events Calendar single events sidebar items being incorrectly aligned
- FIXED: Sidebar JS script not correctly loaded on single events pages of Events Calendar, when metadata is in sidebar
- FIXED: Form logics and fields data being empty
- FIXED: Form entries pagination not working
- FIXED: Title highlight/rotation animation not working, if below it there is another title element using element animation
- FIXED: Icon padding being incorrect in sub-menus, when megamenu is turned off in Global Options
- FIXED: Avada Core plugin causing a fatal error when being active without Avada Builder or Avada
- FIXED: Minor styling issue of the theme Sharing Box
- FIXED: Title separator spacer missing from a few automatically added headings
- FIXED: PHP notice in class-fusion-searchform.php
- FIXED: WooCommerce product gallery image width being different in Firefox when left or right thumb navigation is used
- FIXED: Click mode not working in Vertical Menu widget
- FIXED: A few RTL issues in the back-end UI
- NEW: Added product sorting options to the WooCommerce Carousel elements
- NEW: Direct link to a Toggle element item is now possible on page load and when linking from another page
- UPDATED: Child theme in full package, to reflect change for stylesheet dependency
- FIXED: WooCommerce list view styling being incorrect
- FIXED: WooCommerce responsive columns not working for the product category shortcode
- FIXED: Featured image slider on pages / posts not working
- FIXED: Container element background videos not working
- FIXED: Lightbox not working on posts / single portfolio items
- FIXED: Lightbox thumbnail request for Vimeo videos leading to 301 and to lightbox loop request
- FIXED: Lightbox images being too large in height when no image title is displayed
- FIXED: Fixed mode in Gallery element loading full-sized images
- FIXED: Infinite scroll and load more not working in Recent Posts element
- FIXED: Email subject encoding option not working correctly
- FIXED: Legacy header causing a jump on scroll when sticky header kicks in, in certain setups
- FIXED: Google Map missing from legacy Contact Page template
- FIXED: Avada Form submission to URL option not respecting server response
- FIXED: PHP notice on terms page of WooCommerce Attributes when using Avada Button type
- FIXED: Custom variation terms missing from import of new WooCommerce prebuilt websites
- FIXED: Avada Live editor not working in some cases, depending on post type selection
- NEW: The WooCommerce single product builder, allowing fully custom products
- NEW: Added Avada custom swatches for WooCommerce variable products: colors, images, buttons
- NEW: WooCommerce Add To Cart element, with dozens of options for price, stock, variations, buy buttons, etc.
- NEW: WooCommerce Product Images element, with gallery width control, preview thumbnails position, and column amount settings
- NEW: WooCommerce Short Description element
- NEW: WooCommerce Tabs element
- NEW: WooCommerce Additional Information element
- NEW: WooCommerce Rating element
- NEW: WooCommerce Reviews element
- NEW: WooCommerce Stock element
- NEW: WooCommerce Related Products element
- NEW: WooCommerce Up-sells element
- NEW: WooCommerce Notices element
- NEW: Additions to the Meta element for WooCommerce related data like SKU
- NEW: Added 9 Global Options to style WooCommerce sale badges (shape, border options, BG color, text color, font-size, contents)
- NEW: Added a Global Option to set the size of WooCommerce product images gallery thumbnails
- NEW: Added options for sale and out of stock badges and offset to the WooCommerce carousel elements
- NEW: WooCommerce product archives now use the responsive column breakpoints to gracefully reduce column amount according to available space
- NEW: Added 8 new section separator styles plus height and repeat settings
- NEW: Added several options to Social Sharing elements, like margin, padding, border, color, etc.
- NEW: Added several options to the Pagination element including preview images, a sticky mode, and taxonomy term settings
- NEW: Gallery and image carousel elements now supports dynamic data feed, so that ACF galleries, Woo product images, and featured images can be used
- NEW: 9 prebuilt layouts, including 4 product pages, 3 blog posts, and 2 portfolio posts
- NEW: Added Reading Time and Word Count options to the Meta element
- NEW: Added a Menu Option to turn on/off the cart counter in the special cart menu element if cart is empty
- NEW: Favicon set in Global Options will now also display in admin area
- NEW: Layout Section elements can now be disabled in the Builder options
- NEW: Compatibility with Events Calendar 5.3
- NEW: Compatibility with PHP 8.0
- PERFORMANCE: Changed JS compiler, so that element relevant scripts will only be loaded, if element is used on a page
- PERFORMANCE: Added Global Option to preload key fonts (icon fonts, Google fonts)
- PERFORMANCE: Added Global Options to disable Portfolio and FAQ post types
- PERFORMANCE: Made sure that only Avada Flexslider script is loaded, when WooCommerce is active
- IMPROVEMENT: If search is set to only display WooCommerce products, the product layout will now be used for results
- IMPROVEMENT: Color palette pickers in Global Options now allowing alpha channel
- IMPROVEMENT: Avada Core and Avada Builder plugins show an info note now when product is not registered
- UPDATED: reCAPTCHA library now running on version 1.2.4
- UPDATED: Flexslider script now running on version 2.7.2
- UPDATED: Facebook SDK version to 8.0
- UPDATED: Removed Mixer social icon, as the network no longer exists
- FIXED: Extra closing ">" for the read more tag in the Blog archives
- FIXED: Saving empty Font Awesome multi-select in Global Options not correctly working
- FIXED: jQuery "ready" event being double triggered because of conflict with WP's jQuery migrate library
- FIXED: Featured image width being wrong, when set in percentage values in Page Options
- FIXED: Self-hosted video in Avada Slider being incorrectly positioned when using parallax mode and side header
- FIXED: WooCommerce single product pages content width being incorrect when using the Page Option setting
- FIXED: Plugin names in the prebuilt websites importer dialog still being Fusion Core and Fusion Builder
- FIXED: Not all needed Global Options auto-updating on changing pre-defined color scheme
- FIXED: Convert Plus plugin activation not working correctly from the prebuilt websites install modal
- FIXED: Privacy consent not working correctly on embedded iframes on single Portfolio posts
- FIXED: Avada Slider keeps auto-playing after touch advance on mobiles
- FIXED: Avada Slider metadata being wrong when slider is used in a content layout section
- FIXED: Avada Slider sometimes displaying empty slides, when using slide animation and full-screen mode
- FIXED: When image lazy loading is enabled the feed page will use placeholder images
- FIXED: Avada Live "Exit to Dashboard" toolbar link not working for non-admin users
- FIXED: Text flickering in Title element when using rotating titles in Chrome on Windows 10
- FIXED: Doubled up icons on Events Calendar pages, when using Events Calendar 5.3+
- FIXED: Events list widget of Events Calendar 5.3+ plugin not displaying when using Widget element
- FIXED: Images not loading in Blog element masonry layout when image lazy loading is disabled
- FIXED: Global elements not translatable with WPML when logged out
- FIXED: Bulk actions not working in Avada form table
- FIXED: Form subject fields being incorrectly encoded in submission email in Cyrillic languages
- FIXED: Date picker popup being behind modal when using Avada form within the Modal element
- FIXED: reCAPTCHA element not working correctly when several forms use it on the same page
- FIXED: reCAPTCHA form element using audio instead of text challenge by default when using V2
- FIXED: Some for inputs not having associated labels
- FIXED: Option values in Submit element for border size and radius can't be changed
- FIXED: Widths of containers below a container that is set to draft being wrong on some setups
- FIXED: Live search overlay not being removed correctly when search input gets deleted
- FIXED: Redirection URL in Login element strips out spaces, creating issues for some setups
- FIXED: Select icon in select field not using the set input text color
- FIXED: Flyout menu not auto-closing, when clicking on an anchor link in Menu element
- FIXED: Cart icons of the menu cart contents being wrongly positioned in flyout menu in Menu element
- FIXED: Menu element margin not being auto-removed on last menu item, which leads to positioning issue
- FIXED: Drop-down menu item active background and text color not correct in cases of hierarchical parents in Menu element
- FIXED: Lottie element size issues in Safari
- FIXED: Alignment option in Lottie element not working for medium and small sizes when a max-width is set
- FIXED: Email link in Social Links element not opening in new tab
- FIXED: PHP notice in template builder class on the blog front page
- FIXED: Media Slider element height being incorrect in some cases and throwing PHP notice if a slide is empty
- FIXED: PHP notice in Image Before & After element, if one of the 2 images is not set
- FIXED: Custom footer layout having styling issues (headings, social icons) on Events Calendar pages
- FIXED: Fatal error happening on using tags in the Meta element when a third party plugin alters the get_the_tag_list() return type
- FIXED: Compatibility issue with PrivateContent plugin and Avada's Layout Builder
- FIXED: Compatibility issue with Download Manager plugin and Avada's Layout Builder
- FIXED: Compatibility issue with Members plugin and Avada's Layout Builder
- FIXED: Compatibility issue on search results page YITH WooCommerce Ajax Search Premium plugin
- FIXED: Compatibility issue, where some plugins cause a PHP notice in function fusion_app_get_permalink()
- FIXED: Compatibility issue between WooCommerce Terms & Conditions page and layout sections
- FIXED: PHP notice on saving an Avada form when YOAST SEO is active
- FIXED: PHP issue in Tabs element in backend editor, when Yoast SEO's page analysis tool is active
- FIXED: Clicking update on Custom Icon Set screen creating a new directory
- FIXED: Custom icons not available in backend editor on an unpublished page
- FIXED: Infinite scroll being broken with the use of Archive element
- FIXED: Sticky sidebars not working for logged out users
- FIXED: Title element spacing between text and separator missing when using div tag
- FIXED: 404 and Search page layouts sharing same CSS cache ID, leading to incorrect CSS output
- FIXED: JS error on removing conditions from layouts after using the post search
- FIXED: ID collision between Avada Form and layout section, when both are used on same page, leading to layout issues
- FIXED: Font family options using italic not being correctly set
- FIXED: "Edit Live" link in WP admin bar linking to homepage when editing a layout section
- FIXED: Testimonial element background being off on WordPress 5.6
- FIXED: Sticky containers not working correctly in WordPress 5.6
- FIXED: Font family changes being off in Avada Live Builder in WordPress 5.6
- FIXED: Display issue in Avada Live Builder when using the anchor name option in Container element
- FIXED: Cloning of Nested Columns element in Avada Live Builder changing the column width
- FIXED: Blog element masonry layout having re-render issues in Avada Live Builder
- FIXED: Images not displaying correctly for Gallery element in masonry mode in Avada Live Builder
- FIXED: "Avada Form" link being doubled in the "New" menu in toolbar of Avada Live Builder
- FIXED: Links added to Image element leading to loading of the linked page in wrong frame in Avada Live Builder
- FIXED: Small display issue in warning dialog in the Avada Live Builder
- NEW: Added a reply-to option for email form submissions, for easier way to directly reply to submissions
- NEW: Added possibility to use form field placeholders in some of the submission options for easier setup
- NEW: Added tabindex options to form builder inputs for easier field focus
- NEW: Added an additional submission option which allows sending email and storing in database simultaneously
- NEW: Compatibility with WooCommerce 4.6
- IMPROVEMENT: Added a dependency to Custom Headers option in Avada Form Builder to avoid confusion
- IMPROVEMENT: Changed styling of WPML translation options in Avada's Layout Builder
- FIXED: Load more button not working correctly
- FIXED: Lightbox not working, when social icons are disabled
- FIXED: Image element setting image height attribute incorrectly
- FIXED: ARIA label for social icons using a prefix
- FIXED: reCAPTCHA fields in Avada Form Builder being send along with submission email
- FIXED: HMTL special chars being incorrectly displayed in form submission emails in some clients
- FIXED: Form entries not correctly displaying when loading through the Avada dashboard menu
- FIXED: Submissions count incrementor using hard-coded database table name in Avada Form Builder
- FIXED: Is read flag in Avada Form Builder not working correctly
- FIXED: Blog image links not working correctly
- FIXED: Repeater option fields missing in back-end of Global Options
- FIXED: Compatibility issues with WooCommerce Auctions plugin where "bid now" buttons are not displayed
- FIXED: Post preview being incorrectly displayed
- FIXED: "Nothing Found" message option in Archive element not working
- FIXED: Form alert notice not displaying correctly if Alert element is disabled
- FIXED: Avada Sliders page scrolling up on WP heartbeat AJAX calls
- FIXED: Issue of the Events Calendar plugin where the events list is not properly displayed when events are excluded from our search form
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Avada 7.1 introduces the Avada Form Builder, our fully integrated form solution, that lets you design any form just within
the builder interface you are used to. Our incredibly customizable form builder comes with 19 different input types, new form styling options,
4 different submission options (email, database, URL and POST), confirmation and privacy options and so much more.

See the promo video here: https://bit.ly/30C8mUu

- NEW: 2 professionally designed prebuilt websites using the new Avada Form Builder
- NEW: Avada Form Builder our fully integrated form solution
- NEW: Added 19 form input elements to create virtually any form
- NEW: Added HubSpot support for Avada Forms for easy CRM integration
- NEW: Added a new Global Option to easily choose the image lazy loading method
- NEW: Added text shadow option to the Title element
- NEW: Added margin option to the Alert element
- NEW: Added maximum number of elements and post status option to FAQ element
- NEW: Added a filter to the prebuilt websites page, so that imported websites can easily be seen at once
- NEW: Added "None" choice to the tooltip option in Social Links element
- NEW: WordPress native auto updates for themes and plugins are now supported
- NEW: Compatibility with WooCommerce 4.5
- PERFORMANCE: Made sure Slider Revolution custom Avada styles database queries are not performed on every admin page load
- IMPROVEMENT: CPT taxonomies are now supported in Avada Live editor using a filter
- IMPROVEMENT: Changed the source order for self-hosted video backgrounds in Container element for better browser loading
- IMPROVEMENT: Image element using post image as dynamic data now displaying the post's image even in archives
- IMPROVEMENT: Updated several option descriptions and dependencies for better usability
- UPDATED: Custom jQuery code to resolve warnings with the jQuery migrate plugin
- UPDATED: Font Awesome now is on version 5.15 offering 1609 icons
- FIXED: Price and popularity ordering clauses on the WooCommerce shop page, specifically for variable products
- FIXED: WooCommerce cart icon not correctly highlighting, when the cart is not empty in legacy headers
- FIXED: Compatibility issue with WooCommerce bundled products plugin and quick view
- FIXED: HTML tags in product titles not being correctly displayed on the WooCommerce cart page
- FIXED: WooCommerce placeholder image linking to current page in Avada's image gallery
- FIXED: Fatal error happening on prebuilt website import, if the website uses WooCommerce but the plugin is not active on local
- FIXED: "Open Portfolio Links In New Window" option not working for the linked post title in the Portfolio element
- FIXED: "Custom Link URL On Archives" option not working for the post image when rollover is disabled
- FIXED: HubSpot plugin activation not working correctly from the prebuilt websites install modal
- FIXED: Flyout menu item background image option is missing if mega menu is disabled in Global Options
- FIXED: 404 assets error when using the WordPress Customizer
- FIXED: Avada Slider alignment being incorrect on RTL sites, when using the slider assignment through Page Options
- FIXED: RTL animation issue with slide animation in Avada Slider
- FIXED: Title element left/right position being wrong on RTL sites when using no separator
- FIXED: Title element not correctly centered when using center alignment with animations but without before/after text
- FIXED: A few backend dashboard alignment issues for RTL sites
- FIXED: Compatibility issue with Yoast, when saving a custom layout while WooCommerce is active causes a fatal error
- FIXED: Compatibility issue with Dokan plugin
- FIXED: Compatibility issue with LearnDash plugin when using the Layout Builder
- FIXED: Compatibility issue with MediaVine plugin when using the Layout Builder
- FIXED: Compatibility issue with latest Events Calendar Pro widgets when used in the Widget element
- FIXED: Main menu button in custom header not displaying sub-menus when in mobile mode
- FIXED: Main menu button icon in custom header displaying incorrectly when in mobile mode
- FIXED: Sticky visibility option not working in Menu element
- FIXED: Menu item image being squeezed when using vertical mode in Menu element
- FIXED: Icon only menu elements and cart icon position being to high in Menu element
- FIXED: Custom search icon having incorrect padding when using icon only option in Menu
- FIXED: Lightbox script causing a JS error, when image source is missing
- FIXED: Second highlight part becoming invisible in Title element highlight animation when loop is turned off
- FIXED: Special menu item options also being displayed on sub-menu levels
- FIXED: Line breaks not working in Text Block element when used in a Global element
- FIXED: ACF fields set for a specific post category not being available in dynamic content options
- FIXED: Visibility options not working in Image Before & After element, if fade animation is used
- FIXED: Generic class name "large" causing potential compatibility issues with other plugin
- FIXED: Popover element arrow being misplaced
- FIXED: Drop shadow getting removed in Image element when border radius is set to 50%
- FIXED: Center alignment choice in Video element causing a CSS issue, leading to incorrect alignment and size
- FIXED: Image sizes sometimes being loaded incorrectly after a a layout section like header or page title bar
- FIXED: JSON file upload not working for Lottie element unless activated through a plugin
- FIXED: Anchor scrolling animation being double invoked on Content Boxes element title, causing a slight animation delay
- FIXED: Live search not working when using an apostrophe in the search term
- FIXED: Archive element infinite scroll not correctly working for portfolio and other CPTs
- FIXED: PHP notices on blank page placeholder, when using PolyLang
- FIXED: PHP notice on archive pages when using the layout builder
- FIXED: A few compatibility issues with old PHP versions (5.6.x)
- FIXED: Layout Builder global layouts not being translatable in WPML and PolyLang
- FIXED: Carousel element images cropped when using WordPress lazy loading (fixed through a new Global Option)
- FIXED: Related Posts layout element misses related CSS and JS if Image Carousel element is disabled in Avada Builder options
- FIXED: "Avada Builder Library" string not being translatable
- FIXED: WCAG issue with search form missing aria label
- FIXED: WCAG issue where tab focus is not trapped within the open lightbox
- FIXED: WCAG issue with lightbox icons missing role
- FIXED: WCAG issue with mobile menu sub-menu expand icons missing focus
- FIXED: WCAG issue of "read more" links, missing aria label
- FIXED: WCAG issue of search form where aria label was empty
- FIXED: Border radius set on Column element cutting Avada Live UI for Nested Columns element
- FIXED: Slider Revolution causing a JS error when using post slider option but no slides could be found
- FIXED: Switch options displaying 0/1 instead of no/yes in the descriptions in Avada Live
- FIXED: Items disappearing in Blog element in Avada Live, when title, excerpt and met data are disabled
- FIXED: Read more symbol in Blog element not working on re-render in Avada Live
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- NEW: A professionally designed prebuilt website using the HubSpot live chat
- NEW: Added Lottie Animation element to Avada Builder
- NEW: Added Telephone to the social media icons (available as of Avada 7.0.1)
- NEW: Added WPML translation management compatibility for Blog, Portfolio and FAQ element categories
- NEW: Added Portfolio Skills to the Meta element
- NEW: Compatibility with WordPress 5.5
- IMPROVEMENT: Changed Megamenu positioning in Menu element based on nearest fusion-row parent for better results
- IMPROVEMENT: Updated several option descriptions and dependencies for better usability
- UPDATED: Font Awesome now is on version 5.14 offering 1598 icons
- UPDATED: Removed some JS libraries that are no longer supported
- UPDATED: Exit to dashboard link in Avada Live editor now pointing to the Avada dashboard
- FIXED: Vimeo background videos not playing on mobile in Avada Slider
- FIXED: Global element translation not working correctly using WPML
- FIXED: Product registration sometimes not working correctly when more tham 100 products have been bought
- FIXED: Social icons styling in header/footer being incorrect if social links element is disabled
- FIXED: Live search results being below menu content in legacy header v4
- FIXED: Header / Footer Layout Sections not working with Events Manager plugin
- FIXED: Category dynamic data not working on Portfolio pages
- FIXED: WeChat and WhatsApp link prefixes not being correct in the Social Links widget
- FIXED: JS error in sidebar script when Avada Builder is not active
- FIXED: Dropcap element Global Options color not working correctly
- FIXED: Avada Slider WP adminbar menu item showing even if slider is disabled in Global Options
- FIXED: Required plugins names not reflecting new names correctly in the update nag
- FIXED: Full width Section Separators being overflowing when using boxed layout
- FIXED: Only first featured image being shown when using dynamic data in Gallery element
- FIXED: Highlight border in Tabs element not working correctly in classic layout
- FIXED: Custom 404 page layout not working correctly when non-existing categories and tags are queried
- FIXED: Sticky footer causing page scrolling issues when elements with dynamically loaded content are used
- FIXED: Default widget title being displayed in Avada Builder on re-edit, if title was saved empty
- FIXED: Alt tag option not working in the Image element
- FIXED: Search for CPTs not working in Search element
- FIXED: Tags not displaying in the Meta element for portfolio posts
- FIXED: Avada Slider responsive typography not working when the sensitivity is set to 0 in Global Options
- FIXED: Menu element sub-menu hovers and some hover styles not working in IE11
- FIXED: Section Separators having incorrect height in IE11
- FIXED: Logo as dynamic data not showing correctly in Image element in IE11
- FIXED: Paddings on Column elements being applied on all sided on newly created columns, even if only set on top/bottom
- FIXED: Menu element in mobile mode not collapsing when clicking on an anchor link for the same page
- FIXED: Menu element styles being wrong when styles are generally loaded in footer
- FIXED: Megamenu as sub-menu of Flyoutmenu link span being off when using Menu element
- FIXED: Icon element styles being wrong when used inside a widget area in the Menu element
- FIXED: Menu element drop-down hover color being wrong when dragging mouse outside after link was clicked
- FIXED: Compatibility issue of the DW Question Answer plugin with the Avada Layout Builder
- FIXED: General carousel styles not being loaded for WooCommerce carousels, if Image Carousel element is disabled
- FIXED: Megamenu max-width setting not auto refreshing in Avada Live editor
- FIXED: Column elements can't be moved in Avada Live editor, after Container element column spacing was changed
- FIXED: Column padding drag being incorrect in Nested Columns element in Avada Live editor
- FIXED: Column element border-radius not showing correctly in Avada Live editor
- FIXED: Google font family request being invalid when Avada Live editor is disabled through filter
- FIXED: Video backgrounds i Avada SLider not correctly loading in Avada Live editor
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