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Salient | Creative Multipurpose & WooCommerce Theme v18.2.1
v18.2.1 (6/1/26)
Added
- Added Better accessibility for testimonial slider pagination dots
Updated
- Updated WPML config for Post Loop Builder + Horizontal List Item elements
Fixed
- Fixed Delay JavaScript Execution performance option logic so it triggers correctly in WP 7.0+ instances
- Fixed Tabs page builder element performance when using many nested rows
- Fixed Nectar toggle element display issue when using a span tag as the HTML element in Firefox
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Salient | Creative Multipurpose & WooCommerce Theme v18.2.0
v18.2.0 (5/23/26)
Added
- Added WP 7.0 Compatibility
- Added Button element presets for style, roundess and size
- Added Theme options for global heading and paragraph bottom spacing
- Added Missing social networks to new dynamic social repeater: LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Telegram, Bandcamp, TripAdvisor
- Added Image icon support for flip box and icon list
- Added Option to use a custom image for the icon element
- Added Option to remove blog categories on single posts
- Added SVG text outlines to fix rendering issues with variable fonts
- Added Opt-in filter for contained header to use the before-scrolling hook
- Added PropertyHive plugin styling
Fixed
- Fixed Dynamic CSS initial write on fresh installs
- Fixed Toggle deep linking for animated_circle style
- Fixed Sticky content sections nav highlight for the last section
- Fixed Fancybox video autoplay
- Fixed Megamenu scrolling when using the smooth scrolling theme option
- Fixed Guard against zero font-size in nectar line-height helpers
- Fixed Fancybox to prevent page scrolling when open
- Fixed YouTube video restart in background to not flash a black screen
- Fixed Sale and Best Selling product filters when pagination is enabled in WooCommerce Products element
- Fixed Minicart item not removing when decrementing quantity to zero
- Fixed Blur text effects on mobile when mobile animations are disabled
- Fixed Text -> Slight fade in from bottom when animations are disabled
- Fixed WPBakery user saved template fix with Section elements
- Fixed WPBakery custom element presets to insert correctly
Improved
- Improved Accessibility overhaul across many page builder elements: Animated Text, Tabs, Toggle, Carousel, Team Member, Flip Box, Fancy Box, Testimonial Slider, Self-hosted Video Player, and Gallery
- Improved General element refinements
- Improved Lottie simplification and fixes
Updated
- Updated Salient Core to v3.1.5
- Updated Salient WPBakery to v8.7.3
- Updated Salient Portfolio to v1.8.5
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Salient | Creative Multipurpose & WooCommerce Theme v18.1.1
v18.1.1 (2/23/26)
Added
- Added Missing custom meta fields to Post Loop Builder → post archives
Fixed
- Fixed Header navigation Search button accessibility link target
- Fixed Responsive translate values to always use correct specificity
- Fixed Post Loop Builder to display correctly when set to Carousel format and placed inside of a flexbox display
- Fixed vc_section to output custom CSS class
- Fixed Tab accessibility wrong target
Improved
- Improved Front-end editor performance with complex pages
Updated
- Updated Salient Core to v3.1.4
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Salient | Creative Multipurpose & WooCommerce Theme v18.1.0
v18.1.0 (2/13/26)
Added
Added Drag reordering functionality to Element Navigator in front-end editor
Added Deep linking and auto scroll support for Toggles
Added Option to disable Sticky Scroll Pinned Sections on mobile
Added Support for woocommerce_output_related_products_args filter
Added Custom alt text option for logo
Fixed Minimum arrow icon size for buttons
Fixed WooCommerce v10.5.x support
Added nectar_prefer_svh filter for forcing viewport height unit conversion
Fixed
Fixed Chrome 145 scrollbar width change
Fixed CSS for Post Loop Builder with Masonry layouts and Content Under Featured Image style
Fixed JS powered sticky sidebar positioning
Fixed Fixed sections when used in Left Header and Portfolio transparent state
Fixed Lottie animation playback
Fixed WooCommerce errors in certain setups
Fixed Legacy Button element to allow use of "auto" margin values
Fixed Global Section content type notification from Yoast
Fixed Post Grid viewport height stability
Fixed dropdown button coloring in WPBakery settings modals
Updated
Updated Salient Core to v3.1.3
Updated Salient WPBakery Page Builder to v8.7.2
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Salient | Creative Multipurpose & WooCommerce Theme v18.0.2
v18.0.2 (12/9/25)
Added
Added option to specify Milestone page builder element "Count To Value" animation using a single decimal place
Added ability to link to anchor + tab from a link on the same page
Fixed
Fixed gradient blur header option when using the "Contained" size
Fixed WooCommerce lazy-loaded images when Delay JavaScript Execution is enabled
Fixed Theme Options panel styling when using third-party plugins that load the Redux Framework
Fixed Delay JavaScript Execution to ensure SVG icon animations still play
Fixed Lottie playback when using a custom Start/End range with Lottie files containing a large number of frames
Fixed Inner Row element “Column Margin” option to correctly apply bottom margin to the row
Fixed media query overlap in the grid system at 690px
Updated
Updated Salient Core to v3.1.2
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Salient | Creative Multipurpose & WooCommerce Theme v18.0.1
= v18.0.1 (11/27/25)
Added
- Added options to specify custom text coloring in "Post Loop Builder" page builder element
Fixed
- Fixed dynamic styles to load correctly regardless of mismatched WordPress protocols
- Fixed console warnings related to local Google Fonts preloading
- Fixed custom coloring for the "Icon" page builder element to display correctly
- Fixed the "Button" page builder element so optional screen reader text renders correctly
Updated
- Updated Salient Core to v3.1.1
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Salient | Creative Multipurpose & WooCommerce Theme v18.0
Added
- Added Content Trail element (spawns images or text that follow the mouse cursor). View Documentation →.
- Added new Sticky Content Sectionsscrolling effect options:
- Added Auto width variant for "Contained" header style
- Added Gradient background blur option to Header Navigation when using Transparent effect
- Added Color Changing Background functionality to Row page builder element. View Documentation →
- Added "Chat Thread" page builder element — easily create animated chat-style UIs to showcase product features or highlight key interactions. View Documentation →.
- Added "Section" page builder element for deeper container-based layouts
- Added Responsive Flexbox layout controls for "Column", "Section", and "Carousel Item" elements — enables Bento Grid row functionality
- Added Responsive Height and Min Height controls for "Row" and "Column" elements
- Added new Global Sections location "In Navigation Top (Before Scrolling)" to create custom secondary headers
- Added Global Sections conditional functionality to show/exclude sections on specific posts
- Added Stretch alignment option for "Button" element
- Added new "Text with Inline Media" animation option
- Added option to inherit typography in "Text with Inline Media" page builder element
- Added new text animation options "Blur Reveal", "Fade"
- Added new text effect selector UI that shows animation previews
- Added Preload option for background images in "Row" and "Column" elements
- Added additional theme option for the "Column Spacing"
- Added Text Indent option to text blocks
- Added new toggle style "Animated Circle"
- Added object position controls to "Image" element
- Added caption display option to "Image" element
- Added "Auto" image sizing to "Featured Media Under Heading" single post header option
- Added new theme options panel UI
- Added search in theme options panel and refreshed admin panel design
- Added New performance theme options
- Local Google Fonts
- Optimize Top Level Images
- Added fluid typography theme options and support for selecting units (rem, em, or px) across all typography fields
- Added theme option to specify light text color globally
- Added theme option for Fancy checkbox styling
- Added theme option for off canvas icon line width
- Added new page transition theme option
- Added new social icon handling UI in theme options (reordering and custom icon uploads for Header, Footer, Off-Canvas)
- Added new options to "Milestone" element for animation type
- Added "Bottom Blur Gradient" mask type to "Column" and "Image" elements
- Added backdrop filter controls to "Inner Row", "Badge", and "Button" elements
- Added new "Badge" options — custom font sizing; border controls
- Added new "Button" options/styles
- "Arrow Circle Animation" style
- "Minimal Arrow Alt" style
- Option to control animated Underline functionality
- Added css class .nectar-underline-target-paragraph to target lines of text that should be underlined when hovering over parent
- Added Support for svh, dvh, svw, dvw units
- Added new "Carousel Item" options — gradient overlays; flexbox layout controls; video backgrounds
- Added Strava social icon
- Added option to hide "Row" elements per device
- Added Full compatibility with Fluent Forms and enhanced styling
- Added new "Post Loop Builder" element options
- Option to remove links from grid items
- Button Text Color
- Meta Gap
- Excerpt Position
- Added new query and styling options for "Project Terms" page builder element
- Added Scrolling Text option for custom spacing between items
- Added Mask Edges to "Scrolling Text", "Carousel", and "Image Gallery" elements
- Added functionality to seamlessly expose bundled plugin updates to WP-CLI and auto-updaters
- Added 3 new demos
- Added 28 new Salient Studio Templates
Fixed
- Fixed Lottie player animation range on frontend to render correctly
- Fixed Nectar Badge/Icon page builder elements now correctly use non-px values for margins
- Fixed Icon Selector page builder control to correctly scroll to selected icon
- Fixed incorrect accessibility warnings related to contrast ratios when using dark backgrounds with light text
- Fixed WooCommerce star icon clipping in "Price/Star Ratings on Hover" style
- Fixed WooCommerce single product images to correctly utilize image sizing from core Customizer option
- Fixed Image Comparison page builder element to not throw JS error when removing jQuery Migrate
- Fixed the "Simple dropdown" mobile menu sizing when using "Centered Menu Mobile Header"
- Fixed Mouse indicator positioning prior to mouse movement
- Fixed Custom colors added through "nectar_additional_theme_colors" filter to display in WPBakery color picker
Improved
- Improved vertical alignment for fancy unordered list icons when using "Standard Dot" type
- Improved Frontend editor performance
Updated
- Updated Salient Core to v3.1
- Updated Salient WPBakery to v8.6.1
- Updated Salient Demo Importer to v1.8
- Updated Salient Portfolio to v1.8.4
- Updated Salient Nectar Slider to v1.7.8
- Updated element naming for clarity
- "Split Line Heading" → "Animated Text"
- "Call to Action" → "Button"
- "Button" → "Legacy Button"
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Salient | Creative Multipurpose & WooCommerce Theme v17.4.0
= v17.4.0 (10/03/25)
Added
- Added the latest Google Fonts
- Added Polylang compatibility with Salient menu options
Fixed
- Fixed theme options to load styling correctly when the theme is renamed
- Fixed lazy loading for self-hosted video poster images
- Fixed H2 sizing in the WPBakery backend editor
- Fixed duplicate titles on WooCommerce archives when using WPML
- Fixed WooCommerce columns to sit flush against the container edge when using the "Minimal" product style
- Fixed an access control issue that allowed other users to hide admin notifications for recommended plugins
Updated
- Updated Salient Portfolio to v1.8.3
- Security Fixed XSS Vulnerability for user roles Contributor and greater
- Updated Salient Core to v3.0.9
- Updated Salient Shortcodes to v1.5.4
- Security Fixed XSS Vulnerability for user roles Contributor and greater
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Salient | Creative Multipurpose & WooCommerce Theme v17.3.1
v17.3.1 (7/26/25)
Added
- Added latest Google fonts
- Added missing aria roles to Page Header and Single Post Content
- Added WooCommerce 10.0.x compatibility
Fixed
- Fixed YouTube video backgrounds to load properly
- Fixed JS error when changing tabs which contain parallax elements
- Fixed accessibility issues with header navigation search
- Fixed Centered Logo Between Menu Alt header layout megamenu layer issue
- Fixed WooCommerce legacy cart styling when using WooCommerce 10.0.x
- Fixed Salient Menu Options to be visible to custom admin level roles
Updated
- Updated Salient WPBakery to v8.4.2
- Fixed Default template logic
- Updated Salient Core to v3.0.8
- Fixed WPBakery color picker to render correctly in Safari