Changelog – GhostPool.com Docs

Version 2.24.1 (15-Nov-24)

Update: Updates GhostPool Core plugin to v2.14.1
Update: Updates LayerSlider plugin to v7.14
Fix: Fixes issue with installing/activating Paid Memberships Pro via demo importer

Version 2.24 (06-Oct-24)

Update: Updated GhostPool Core plugin to v2.24
Fix: BuddyPress profile search filters no longer hidden on members directory if they are hidden on profile pages
Fix: Empty search query function no longer run in backend
Fix: Fixes errors in logo element

Version 2.23 (28-Jul-24)

Update: Updated GhostPool Core plugin to v2.23
Update: Added the ability to set login and logout redirect to “Home” page
Fix: Errors were generated when importing demos with disable BuddyPress components
Fix: Buddypress member and group directory styling options were not working
Fix: BuddyPress generate password section was not hidden by default
Fix: BuddyPress percentage match gauge overlaid profile filter dropdowns
Fix: Styling issues with PMPro checkout section descriptions
Fix: PMPro member levels menu options were not being hidden correctly
Fix: Default container size width was not being used on some BuddyPress pages
Fix: Issues with BP Distance Search plugin location field on PMPro checkout page
Fix: Redirecting back to dashboard, author and profile pages were not working
Fix: PMPro member level homepage was not working when global member homepage was set
Fix: Setting members homepage to same as the default homepage created a redirect loop
Fix: Hover styling on Heading element text was not working
Fix: PMPro WordPress default profile link was not redirecting to BP profile edit page
Fix: User ID error on PMPro membership level homepage
Fix: Spacing issues between BuddyPress profile field groups
Fix: Fatal error was generated on BuddyPress profile pages in some circumstances
Fix: Couldn’t add the same text to Menu Label and Title fields
Fix: Default columns for different device sizes for PMPro Levels elements were not displaying
Fix: A number of PMPro styling issues were being caused by recent PMPro update – if your checkout page looks weird remove custom styling from GhostPool Core > Site Settings > Paid Membership Pro Styling > Checkout Page
Fix: Some theme element options could not be translated in WPML
Fix: Load more button pagination was reloading the first page of items after using item filters

Version 2.22 (20-Jun-24)

Update: Updated GhostPool Core plugin to v2.22
Fix: Secondary Featured Image field was no longer working
Fix: Asterisks were not showing for default required fields on Paid Memberships Pro checkout page
Fix: Nonce security check was not working on Paid Memberships Pro checkout page

Version 2.21 (13-Jun-24)

Update: Updated GhostPool Core plugin to v2.21
Update: Updated LayerSlider to v7.11.1
Update: Login form now redirects back to current page by default
Update: Elementor elements now translatable with WPML
Fix: Fatal error generated if visting backend without full admin privileges
Fix: BuddyPress restriction page redirect to dashboard and profile pages was not working
Fix: BuddyPress profile and group headers styling issues when cover images were disabled
Fix: Could not reply to comments multiple times in posts from backend
Fix: Could not click “Edit Gallery” to add more images without removing current images in backend multi image media fields when the image had no thumbnail
Fix: Styling issues with Post Meta column format

Version 2.20 (06-May-24)

Update: The PMPro Checkout page has been updated to the latest version
Tweak: The Unfollow button now links to login page for logged out users
Fix: Full width button setting was not working on PMPro checkout page
Fix: Styling issue with the Unfollow button
Fix: The Unfollow button icon was showing on the Follow button for logged out users
Fix: Last active display duplicated in BuddyPress member profile header

Version 2.19 (30-Apr-24)

Update: Updated GhostPool Core to v2.19
Update: Added Visibility settings to Container element
Update: Added setting to disable post/comment schema markup under GhostPool Core > Site Settings > Global
Tweak: Added notice in Items element to not use Load More Button with Grid format
Fix: Follow button was not showing for logged out users
Fix: Comment lists were displaying incorrectly
Fix: Post Meta element styling issue in some browsers
Fix: Template would be duplicated when using multiple category conditions on Display Conditions page

Version 2.18 (22-Apr-24)

Update: Updated GhostPool Core to v2.18
Update: Added login tooltip to Follow button
Update: Can now add featured image and taxonomy term color backgrounds to Container just like you could with Sections ands Columns
Update: Can now enable sticky containers just like you could with Columns
Tweak: Slider and Carousel now completely hidden if they have no items to display
Tweak: Added backend notices to Items, Slider and Carousel if no items shown
Fix: Could only add a category condition on Page Templates and not other templates on Display Conditions page
Fix: Undefined array key error on Template Editor page
Fix: Post Meta: Label and post meta data were not both aligned with icon
Fix: Post Excerpts: Tags were not being stripped from standard excerpt
Fix: Show Rating: Gauge style rating thickness inconsistent

Version 2.17 (09-Apr-24)

Update: Updated GhostPool Core to v2.17
Update: Updated LayerSlider to v7.10.1
Update: Post Excerpt: Added option to disable all tags being stripped from summary text
Fix: Theme style settings were no longer applying to WordPress block editor
Fix: Button element: SVG icons hover color was not working
Fix: Deprecated notice in theme framework
Fix: Dropdown menus would not display if previously using the Template Editor highlighter
Fix: Mega menu would not display now correctly when using the Template Editor highlighter

Version 2.16 (21-Mar-24)

Update: Updated GhostPool Core to v2.16
Update: The admin bar Template Editor dropdown menu now shows you where on the page each template is being used
Update: Added action “ghostpool_rating_container” to rating-container.php to add additional content
Update: Advanced Tabs element: Added option to remove hub data on associated posts
Tweak: Improved description information for individual page settings
Tweak: Renamed Template Section element to Section Template
Fix: Items element: If there was no pagination a JavaScript error was generated
Fix: The Image Gallery field would not work correctly when added images without a thumbnail
Fix: URL fields were giving a deprecated notice when empty

Version 2.15 (15-Mar-24)

Update: Updated GhostPool Core to v2.15
Update: LayerSlider to v7.9.11
Update: Theme preparation for PMPro v3.0
Update: Added notice to Comment element settings if theme comment features have been disabled
Update: Add notices in Comment element where rating templates have been inserted
Update: Can now allow only PMPro membership levels to post comments
Update: Added option to hide Member Type tabs in Members Directory (GhostPool Core > Site Settings > BuddyPress > Members Directory)
Tweak: Demo importer styling improvements
Fix: Deprecated htmlspecialchars() notice would appear when page setting textareas were empty
Fix: Previously reimported data would be edited when importing new data
Fix: Member Type tabs were incorrectly counting inactive members
Fix: Question tab was not working in Customer Review demo
Fix: Featured review data was not being removed from associated hub when it wasn’t featured anymore
Fix: Sticky posts were interferring with featured review IDs

Version 2.14 (01-Mar-24)

Update: Updated GhostPool Core to v2.14
Update: Added ghostpool_show_all_members_if_admin filter to show all members in Members Directory for admin
Tweak: Minor UI improvements to demo importer
Fix: Adding a second set of criteria in the Profile Fields Filters setting was not working
Fix: Profile Fields Filters settings were conflicting with BP Profile Search plugin
Fix: If you set an optional profile field in Profile Fields Filters setting you could not unselect it
Fix: Gauge rating circle styling issues

Version 2.13 (25-Feb-24)

Update: Updated GhostPool Core to v2.13
Fix: Posts in categories that have sub categories were not showing when filtered by category
Fix: Paid Memberships Pro and BuddyPress style settings were being overwritten by original css files on some servers
Fix: Extended latin characters were not being correctly parsed in menus
Fix: Removed redundant widgets import from Modern Magazine demo
Fix: Attribute hierarchy warning on attributes with no previous hierarchy value set
Fix: Admins and current user were still showing in Members directory if both options were disabled

Version 2.12 (20-Feb-24)

Update: Updated GhostPool Core to v2.12
Tweak: Improved Reviews page query so less memory is used
Tweak: Replaced deprecated mb_convert_encoding for menus
Fix: Importing Attributes prevented demo importer from completing
Fix: PMPro restricted message for logged out users was not showing
Fix: Comment rating was not added to a post’s average user rating if it had no rating yet
Fix: Button element wasn’t hidden if it had no link

Version 2.11 (05-Feb-24)

Update: Updated GhostPool Core to v2.11
Update: Updated LayerSlider to v7.9.8
Update: Can now set custom sidebar template on individual posts/pages if the page template contains a Template Section element
Update: Attributes Filter element: Added Sort and Modified Date filters
Update: Attributes Filter element: Added option to automatically show child terms of specified term option so you don’t have to enter each term manually
Update: Items/Carousel/Slider/News Ticker elements: Added Date Range options to show posts between specific post and modified dates
Update: Added sort by comment count in sorting options
Update: Added “ghostpool_post_meta_custom_views_output” filter to show custom view count in Post Meta element
Update: Added new option to Attributes to enable hierarchy independently of Attribute “Enable archives” option
Tweak: Removed checkboxes and bulk actions dropdown from GhostPool Core > Reviews as served no purpose
Tweak: Now a maximum of 40 terms show on the main Attributes page to make it easier to navigate
Tweak: Filter ghostpool_items_attribute_meta_value can now be used to override date/time attribute values as well
Fix: Form element: Post submission login message html was being escaped
Fix: Large gap showing to the left in Elementor editor after latest Elementor update
Fix: Post Meta element: Divider settings were still showing when Format option was set to Vertical
Fix: Heading element: Most/Least Views sort options were not displaying in frontend
Fix: Attributes Filter element: Select Field styling should have been styling input boxes as well
Fix: Theme Converter was not working with The Review theme
Fix: “gp-my-profile” class was being added to all pages for super admin
Fix: Youzify Member and Group widget item option buttons were being styled incorrectly

Version 2.10 (03-Jan-24)

Update: Updated GhostPool Core to v2.10
Update: Updated LayerSlider to v7.9.6
Update: BuddyPress 12.0.0 compatible
Update: Added “ghostpool_get_associated_review_id” and “ghostpool_get_associated_hub_id” filters
Update: Added $this argument to each element filter
Update: Post Submission Form: Added Heading data type option
Tweak: Post Submission Form: “ghostpool_custom_field_*_” removed from meta key name when “Name” field is used – if you are referencing custom fields created from your post submission form, newly created posts will have a different custom field name to posts that have already been created
Fix: Styling issues with BuddyPress Activity page comments
Fix: PMPro membership SQL syntax issue
Fix: Invalid comment schema
Fix: bbPress login form would open login popup instead of logging in
Fix: Post Submission Form: Placeholder text was not working in Select field
Fix: Incorrect parameters added to ghostpool_taxonomies_settings, ghostpool_menu_settings and ghostpool_metaboxes_settings filters
Fix: Conditional fields and hub_posts ajax data was not working with taxonomy term options
Fix: Post Submission Form: select2 CSS and Javascript was not being loaded

Version 2.9 (28-Nov-23)

Update: Updated GhostPool Core to v2.9
Update: Updated LayerSlider to v7.9.4
Update: Added ghostpool_comments_reply_title_label filter to Comments element
Update: Added ghostpool_sorting_values filter – add new sorting options
Update: Added ghostpool_sorting_query filter – add new sorting query
Update: Included latest version of select2 script
Fix: Additional widget spacing was being added to imported demos
Fix: Number of styling issues in Socializer demo
Fix: Number of styling issues with BuddyPress and rtMedia
Fix: rtMedia buttons were not hidden on Activity element as they do not function
Fix: Error 500 notice when saving Elementor template when using BP Activity element
Fix: BuddyPress widgets were not styled correctly when Youzify was not activated
Fix: Unused “Allow Comments” option in BP Activity element
Fix: Youzify was not shown as optional plugin for Socializer demo
Fix: BuddyPress Access settings were not accessible when Youzify was activated
Fix: Some text fields were not full width on Paid Memberships Pro register form
Fix: Paid Memberships Pro tables were not responsive
Fix: Items Element: Ajax loading of posts caused pagination to flicker
Fix: Fatal error on BuddyPress profile pages when Activity component was disabled
Fix: Criteria ratings were not always converted to numerical values when calculating average rating
Fix: PMPro Levels: HTML code was not working in description

Version 2.8.1 (13-Oct-23)

Update: Updated GhostPool Core to 2.8.1
Fix: Login email was not being sent out to user
Fix: Post Meta element: Only one term was displayed per taxonomy

Version 2.8 (13-Oct-23)

Update: Updated GhostPool Core to 2.8
Update: Updated LayerSlider 7.8.0
Update: Button element: Added %SITE_URL% support to button link option
Update: Form element: Added uniqid to end of login url to help bust server caches
Update: Post Meta element: Add option to add term colour to individual terms links
Update: Added filter ghostpool_attribute_SLUG_hierarchical to disable category display for individual an attributes
Update: Author Info Box: Add option to add website name so you can still add a separate label for the Website field
Update: Author Info Box: Added option to disable full width of fields so they can be aligned next to each other
Update: Author Info Box: Added options to style field labels and values globally
Update: Author Info Box: Added options to control background, border, border radius, box shadow, padding options for individual fields
Fix: Author Info Box: Paid Membership Pro option was not showing level name
Fix: Heading element: Horizontal line through text alignment option was not working
Fix: Comment form was not shown for logged out users if the multiple comments option was disabled
Fix: Importing Display Conditions and Attributes .txt files from Tools page was not working
Fix: Items element: Page would jump when filtering items
Fix: In the Template Editor dropdown menu, if page had no page template, the “Current Page” link was added to template section above it
Fix: Styling issues in multiple demos
Fix: Theme’s version of Paid Memberships Pro checkout.php file was not up to date

Version 2.7 (30-Aug-23)

Update: Updated GhostPool Core to 2.7
Update: Post Submission Form: When a user submitted post is deleted any newly created terms and media of this submitted post are also deleted
Update: Post Submission Form: Added option to show child categories of parent category
Update: Advanced Tabs: Added styling options for tabs menu
Update: Added %SITE_URL% support to login, register, lost password url options
Update: Attributes that have archives now show category interface instead of tags interface on posts/pages
Update: Added “ghostpool_post_meta_post_date” filter to change post date output in Post Meta element
Fix: Items element: Items were not fading in smoothly when filtering
Fix: Template Editor was shown in admin bar even if user didn’t have permission to edit templates
Fix: Incorrect text domain used in BuddyPress theme template files
Fix: Missing text domain in text
Fix: Heading element: Sort By and Taxonomy values were not being remembered when using Attributes filters
Fix: Heading element: Responsive text alignment was not working
Fix: BuddyPress profile percentage match was covering online indicator in small avatar view

Version 2.6 (29-Jun-23)

Update: Updated GhostPool Core to 2.6
Update: Post Submission Form: Users can now add new terms to taxonomies via input field
Update: Post Submission Form: Added Select2 support to select field
Update: Post Submission Form: Added Classes setting to add custom class to each field
Update: Comments: Added “ghostpool_comment_rating_field_template” filter to change comment form rating template ID
Update: Comments: Added “comment_list_rating_template” filter to change comment list rating template ID
Update: Attributes Filter: Added “ghostpool_attributes_filter_option_values” and “ghostpool_attributes_filter_terms” filters to have more control over custom option values
Update: Advanced Tabs: Added “ghostpool_advanced_tabs_tab” filter to modify tabs
Update: Post Submission: Added “ghostpool_post_submission_form_has_error” and “ghostpool_post_submission_form_error_codes” filters to add custom error messages
Update: Added “ghostpool_sorting_name” filter to change sort by text
Update: Attributes Filter: Add Select2 support to dropdown menus
Update: Attributes Filter: Can now filter byPost Title
Update: Attributes Filter: Can now filter via textual input (typed data must be an exact match)
Tweak: “Most/Least Helpful” sort by option text changed to “Most/Least Likes” for consistency
Tweak: Comments: Sort Options changed from “Highest/Lowest Rating” to “Highest/Lowest Rated”
Fix: Non-members were not showing in Members Directory when allowed to
Fix: Page would scroll when clicking navigation in menus
Fix: Post Submission Form: Required Taxonomy dropdown fields weren’t flagged as required by browser
Fix: Comments: Form did not reduce in opacity when submitting comment
Fix: Up/Down Voting: Down vote label hover settings were not working
Fix: Attributes Filter: Dropdown menu widths were exceeding parent container
Fix: BuddyPress notification button moving off screen on smaller devices on smaller devices

Version 2.5 (08-Jun-23)

Update: Updated GhostPool Core to 2.5
Update: Updated LayerSlider to 7.7.7
Update: Added option to disable theme comment features under Elementor > Settings > Integrations
Fix: Container was showing below BuddyPress member avatars when empty if user is logged out
Fix: BuddyPress Member/Group styling issues
Fix: rtMedia styling issues
Fix: “Move To Separate Line” for after text in Post Meta element option was not working
Fix: Removed duplicate “After Text” setting in Post Meta element
Fix: get_page_by_title function is deprecated
Fix: Paid Memberships Pro checkout styling issues
Fix: Asterisks not added to required Paid Memberships Pro fields created via plugin settings

Version 2.4 (09-Feb-23)

Update: Updated GhostPool Core to 2.4
Update: Clicking pagination links now takes you back to the top of the Items element
Fix: Issues with using Gutenberg typography settings on some of the default blocks
Fix: Display issue with Akismet spam button on Activity page
Fix: Clicking “Add Another” for Category conditions on Display Condition page was not working
Fix: Disabling link on menu items prevented dropdown menu icon from showing

Version 2.3 (25-Jan-23)

Update: Updated GhostPool Core to 2.3
Update: Updated LayerSlider to 7.6.8
Fix: Activity element Maximum Items option was not working
Fix: Activity not being loaded for Activity element since BuddyPress 11.0
Fix: Deprecated notices for “register_widget_type”
Fix: Items elements column number, horizontal and vertical gaps were not being handled correctly

Version 2.2 (19-Dec-22)

Update: Updated GhostPool Core to 2.2
Update: Updated LayerSlider to 7.6.7
Tweak: Plugins custom messages will now be displayed in login/registration forms
Fix: Some login/registration form messages were not being displayed
Fix: Couldn’t click on input/select repeater fields on mobile devices
Fix: Online indicator was not displaying user’s status correctly in some circumstances
Fix: Carousel was not working when loaded in anything but first tab of Advanced Tabs element

Version 2.1 (01-Nov-22)

Update: Updated GhostPool Core to 2.1
Update: Updated LayerSlider to 7.5.3
Update: Added width, placeholder and readonly attributes to text area field
Fix: Video thumbnails not loading in Carousel element
Fix: Zero site ratings were not displaying in Show Rating element or in Site Rating meta field
Fix: Issue with video resizing in Items element when using pagination
Fix: Custom Templates option on post/page showing in the wrong place
Fix: Child themes couldn’t override individual theme BuddyPress templates
Fix: PHP notice generated by popup templates
Fix: When no unit was specified for the dropdown menu width and max width an error occurred
Fix: Heading element taxonomy filter not working on category pages
Fix: Heading element sorting filter not working on category pages with custom order already set
Fix: Good and Bad points container was shown even when points were empty
Fix: Alignment issues with dropdown menu links and dropdown icons

Version 2.0 (12-Sep-22)

Update: Updated GhostPool Core to 2.0
Update: Added 4 new demos – Dating, Fitness, Newspaper and Listings
Update: Added new default demo upon new installation
Update: Added BuddyPress styling options (GhostPool Core > Site Settings > BuddyPress)
Update: Added custom BuddyPress member filtering options
Update: Added BuddyPress Members and Groups elements
Update: Added Paid Memberships Pro styling options (GhostPool Core > Site Settings > Paid Memberships Pro)
Update: Sync profile data between Paid Membership Pro and BuddyPress
Update: Restrict access to BuddyPress features based on membership level
Fix: Header with 0px scroll to fixed positioning was not displaying

Version 1.18 (03-Sep-22)

Update: Updated GhostPool Core to 1.12
Update: Updated LayerSlider to 7.3.0
Update: Added option to query by individual authors in Items/News Ticker/Slider/Carousel elements
Tweak: Recommended plugins now only shown on demo plugin installation pages
Fix: Game Affiliate demo attributes were not being imported correctly
Fix: Minor issues with demo styling
Fix: Incorrect Search Button element popup box alignment
Fix: Items element columns number not retained if matching default settings

Version 1.17 (18-Aug-22)

Update: Frontend Template Editor dropdown menu redesigned to improve ease of use
Update: Added loading icon/image options to Comments, Items and Post Submission Form elements
Fix: Post Submission Form element – Required media fields would not generate error message if left empty when submitting form
Fix: Post Submission Form element – No error message was shown when leaving required TinyMCE text editor field empty
Fix: Post Submission Form element – Style issues with with field error messages
Fix: Post Submission Form element – Media was not being uploaded to site
Fix: Voting up/down on comments as logged out user was not saved
Fix: Could not vote up/down more than once per page
Fix: Editing comment up/down votes without rating in backend caused fatal error
Fix: Template Editor dropdown menu not showing templates for some users
Fix: Display Conditions Page Templates dropdown menus were showing redundant “Default” option
Fix: When activating BuddyPress from within demo importer, BuddyPress Data would not be automatically checked
Fix: Minor stying fixes

Version 1.16.1 (10-Aug-22)

Update: Added support for custom breakpoints in Heading, Items, Image Gallery, Show Comments elements and Gutenberg editor
Update: Added Typography option for submit button in Add Rating and Comments elements
Update: Added ability to display ads from the Advanced Ads plugin in the Advertisement element
Tweak: Minimum rating error message is now shown if trying to rate below minimum value when submit button is enabled
Fix: Error/success messages were not styled in Add Rating element

Version 1.16 (01-Aug-22)

Update: Updated LayerSlider to v7.2.5
Update: Added new page setting to hide featured item on individual post/page
Update: Add Rating element: Added option to display submit button for single ratings
Update: Post Meta element: Can now display the number of followers for each post/page (existing followers prior to this update will not have been counted)
Tweak: Heading element: Improved Horizontal Line Through border styling options
Fix: Scrolling header was not working correctly on smaller devices
Fix: Post Navigation element: Transition effect not working on link hover
Fix: Error thrown if non-number was used in number fields
Fix: Popup close button was not always displaying
Fix: Popup did not open on mobile for non anchor elements with selector
Fix: Could not close popup if no animation was selected
Fix: Error was thrown with BuddyPress member widgets and BuddyBoss plugin

Version 1.15 (05-Jul-22)

Update: Updated LayerSlider to v7.2.4
Update: Stats element – Added option to now manually set column number and change this depending on window size
Update: Stats element – Added option to display icon above and below stats
Update: Stats element – Added options to show numbers of specific post types from specific taxonomies/terms
Update: Taxonomies element – Added option to add taxonomies on same line
Update: Button element – Added option to change alignment of text within button
Update: Nav Menu element – Added option to change menu icon position and size
Update: Items element – Added option to change load more text
Update: Post Submission Form element – Can now add Number field type
Update: Post Submission Form element – Added option to change field widths
Update: Post Meta element – Added before/after text styling options
Update: Post Meta element – Added option to add monetary formatting to price field
Update: Post Submission Form element – Can now add option values without name if you want them to both be the same value
Update: Attributes Filter element – Added option to filter items by post date
Update: Post Meta element – Added option to add change avatar link
Tweak: Popup exit animation improvements
Tweak: Page loader image now includes width and height properties
Fix: Post Submission Form element – Multiple values were not saved from multi value Select and Checkbox fields
Fix: Post Submission Form element – Changing Select and Checkbox field values were not being updated on edit submission page
Fix: Add another affiliate box didn’t clear urls
Fix: URLs were being duplicated when adding multiple items in Affiliates/Slider/Carousel/Stats/Post Meta/News Ticker elements
Fix: Post submission Form element – Specific taxonomy terms were not shown if empty taxonomy field left empty
Fix: Post Submission Form element – Multiple selections were not working when field required
Fix: Post Submission Form element – fixed issue with custom field names and values being named incorrectly
Fix: Items element – No items found message did not strip slashes
Fix: Standard comments were not being displaying after submitting comments
Fix: Issues with editing comment rating in backend
Fix: Items element – Pagination was not always showing when it should

User Notes

User needs to update Stats element Columns setting

Version 1.13.3 (08-Jun-22)

Update: Added ability to add your own YouTube API key in the Videos Playlist element
Tweak: Popup URLs now support “?popup=” as “?page=” doesn’t work on all servers when URL is entered directly into address bar
Fix: PHP warnings in Advanced Tabs element
Fix: Theme templates were being indexed by search engines
Fix: Issues with Post Navigation element styling
Fix: Incorrect site settings being imported from demo importer

Version 1.13.2 (27-May-22)

Tweak: Cleaned up and removed redundant Popup Settings
Fix: Comment ajax was not working
Fix: Members homepage redirect was not working
Fix: Custom CSS option was conflicting with Elementor Pro
Fix: Popup custom classes option was not working correctly
Fix: Popup styling was not always being loaded
Fix: Popup exit animation was not working

Version 1.13.1 (24-May-22)

Fix: Advanced Tabs element was not adding endpoints to URLs
Fix: Featured Item element URLs were being duplicated

Version 1.13 (23-May-22)

Update: Moved all theme options to Elementor Site Settings page (accessible from GhostPool Core > Site Settings)
Update: Template settings now moved to separate Display Conditions page
Update: Added option to edit average user rating and up/down votes from GhostPool Core > Reviews page
Update: Added option to delete up/down votes separately from user rating data from GhostPool Core > Reviews page
Update: Replaced Section element Placeholder Image option with full Placeholder Background option
Update: Added %POST_URL%, %HUB_URL%, %HUB_SLUG% and %POST_SLUG% for custom URL option in Button element
Fix: Comments with ratings below minimum and above maximum would sometimes get posted
Fix: Deleting a comment that was never approved would remove user rating from post when it was never added in first place
Fix: Pages with bbPress shortcodes would be treated as bbPress page
Fix: Featured image background in Section element was not showing in Elementor editor
Fix: Link Properties on Section element were not hidden when Featured Image wasn’t selected
Fix: Custom CSS option was not working
Fix: Post terms were not displaying on theme templates with Elementor Pro dynamic tags

Version 1.12.2 (13-May-22)

Update: Custom field link properties options added to Section, Slider, Carousel and Featured Items elements
Tweak: RTL support for padding and margins under Advanced tab for all elements
Tweak: CSS for elements inside popups now added to CSS file instead of within body of page
Fix: %HUB_ID% and %POST_ID% were not working in Button element links anymore
Fix: Page Transition site settings were not working

Version 1.12.1 (11-May-22)

Tweak: Moved inline alignment CSS for Elementor from body to header of site
Fix: style.css had validation issues
Fix: Template Shortcode Gutenberg block was not working
Fix: Add Another button for multi field repeater options on posts/pages not working
Fix: Templates multi field repeater not showing remove button and edit button correctly in some cases

Version 1.12 (10-May-22)

Update: Updated GhostPool Core plugin to v1.7
Update: Updated LayerSlider to v7.2.1
Update: New and improved Template Editor admin bar menu to easily see all the templates used on the current page
Update: Added option to change Single Post template based on category post is in from GhostPool > Settings > Templates
Update: Added nofollow and new window options to all Button element link types
Update: Added option to control what filters are shown in comment order dropdown filter
Update: Added filter “ghostpool_post_meta_release_date” so you can translate the months output in release date
Update: Added filter “ghostpool_comment_date_time” to change comment date/time in comments
Update: Added new profile menu link options under Appearance > Menu (Profile Avatar option has been deprecated)
Update: Added PMPro Required Level display option to Post Title element
Update: Added new data options to Post Meta element: date modified, current user PMPro level, post PMPro required level and current user custom meta field
Update: Added wrap around and horizontal gap options to Carousel element
Update: Added option to disable column wrapping on mobile devices in Section element
Update: Added video lightbox support to Button, Featured Item, Carousel and Slider elements
Update: Added ability to control visibility of all elements from Advanced Tab based on user logged in/out, within post subtype and whether associated with hub
Update: Added Blend Mode option to Heading element
Update: Can now control gap between breakdown bars in Show Rating Breakdown element
Update: A backup of your theme and style settings (kit.txt and settings.txt) are now stored so you can role back to previous settings after installing new demo
Update: Added dropdown dummy content in Elementor editor for Nav Menu element when no real links added
Update: Added full hover options to all elements with existing hover options e.g. change typography and text shadow on hover state of links
Update: Added Widget Settings to Elementor Site Settings
Tweak: Default styling for elements removed from element options and added to style.css
Tweak: Added before/after user voting text options to Add Rating element
Tweak: Can now add a custom field link to Section element backgrounds
Tweak: Videos not able to be loaded in Videos Playlist element no longer shown
Fix: is_plugin_active fatal error would occur for some users
Fix: Missing None option in Template options in multiple elements
Fix: AggregateRating schema rich snippet was not hidden when ratingCount is 0 as required by Google
Fix: Advertisement element images were always using full image dimensions
Fix: Error was generated when adding links to numbers in Stats element
Fix: The hover effect was not working on featured images when auto height option used in Featured element
Fix: Lightbox option not functioning correctly in Button element
Fix: Menu text longer than dropdown menu was cut off
Fix: Members homepage redirect was not working correctly
Fix: Ajax filtering/pagination was not retaining taxonomy settings
Fix: Comments were shown in reverse order when filtering comments by date
Fix: Trashing comments was not removing rating data from post
Fix: Average rating of each criterion via comment form was not being calculated correctly
Fix: Add Rating element criteria ratings were not being added to posts user average rating
Fix: Custom attributes now work in element links added via the URL field
Fix: Email notifications were not being sent when user submitted or edit post submission
Fix: When remove user rating data via Reviews page up/down votes were showing as being reset to 0
Fix: Unfollowing individual games would sometimes unfollow all games
Fix: Spam clicking Up/Down Voting would allow you to vote more than once

You may see borders added to the input field in existing Search Form elements. To fix this edit the relevant templates and set the Input Field border to 0.

You may see an increase in the bottom margin of Show Rating elements. To fix this edit the relevant templates and set the Rating Container margins to 0.

Version 1.11 (25-Mar-22)

Update: Updated GhostPool Core plugin to v1.6
Update: Updated LayerSlider plugin to v7.1.3
Update: Added option to insert menu divider before or after menu item
Update: Template Editor renamed to Template Editor
Tweak: Replaced default Slide In Menu and Popup open/close icons with HTML/CSS
Fix: Error would occur when trying to delete multiple active templates at once
Fix: Elementor errors/notices were being generated by latest Elementor update
Fix: Not all matching items shown in search results
Fix: Average site rating not being added with submitted user posts via Post Submission Form
Fix: Import demo Preview links were not working
Fix: Ajax pagination would return wrong items if adding spaces between comma separated terms in Items element

Version 1.10 (17-Mar-22)

Update: Updated GhostPool Core plugin to v1.5
Update: Updated LayerSlider plugin to v7.1.2
Update: Added Sort option on taxonomies
Update: Added option to upload secondary featured image in Post Submission form
Update: Members Homepage now labelled on Pages list
Update: Can now select Members Homepage as template display condition from GhostPool Core > Display Conditions
Update: Added option to show current user display name via Post Meta element
Update: Added option to set custom Page Template on individual posts/pages to use custom template (replaces need for an empty template)
Update: Added shift up hover effect option to featured image element
Update: Can now change avatar height in Show comments, Recent Comments, Comments and Author Box elements
Update: Add new divider option for menu items (Appearance > Menus), styling for this added to Nav Menu element
Tweak: Only show delete post link if user has correct permissions
Tweak: Can now submit post submission without content or title fields
Tweak: Added URL to author for Article schema rich snippets
Fix: Incorrect width of input fields in taxonomy and posting settings
Fix: User did not appear logged in after using login form in some cases
Fix: Unfollowing all items would show all posts on unfollow page
Fix: Fatal error would occur when running Huber and Gauge importer in some cases
Fix: Featured image from BuddyPress page not showing in Section element
Fix: Comment text didn’t preserve <p> tags
Fix: Default terms were not assigned to post if no matching user selected taxonomy available in Post Submission form
Fix: Unapproving a comment did not remove comment rating from post
Fix: Incorrect author name was shown in Author Box element in some cases
Fix: NaN rating was shown in Showing Rating Breakdown element average rating via ajax
Fix: Popup entrance/exit animations had stopped working
Fix: Decimal places were not working for average user rating in Show Rating element
Fix: Icon alignment was not working in Slide In Menu element
Fix: Menu items without links were not using correct styling
Fix: The Edit Template button was not working in Elementor Editor in some cases

Version 1.9.1 (15-Feb-22)

Update: Updated GhostPool Core plugin to v1.4.1
Update: Improvements to UI on GhostPool Core > Display Conditions page
Update: Improvements to UI on Template Editor pages
Fix: Uninstalling demos was not working
Fix: Resetting theme settings was not clearing Template settings

Version 1.9 (09-Feb-22)

Update: Updated GhostPool Core plugin to v1.4
Update: Added nofollow and new window options to affiliate links
Update: Can now also show comments only from current post, user or post author in Show Comments element
Update: Added new filter to Post Meta element to change comma separator (ghostpool_post_meta_taxonomy_separator)
Tweak: Self hosted videos now will use featured image as video thumbnail
Tweak: Popups now open when URL is typed directly into browser window or clicked outside of website
Tweak: Lightbox option removed from Section element as not supported
Tweak: Added author URL to Google rich snippets
Fix: Author Box element was showing user details for first user on all author pages
Fix: Section element was not displaying placeholder image on all author pages
Fix: If post had an up/down vote then you couldn’t vote on comments
Fix: Login, registration and lost password form recaptcha was not working with reCaptcha by BestWebSoft plugin
Fix: Plugins auto inserting content into login, register and lost password was not working correctly
Fix: Lightbox was not functioning correctly in Featured Item element
Fix: Link post format links were not being used in Section element
Fix: Display issues when using ajax filtering/pagination with self hosted videos
Fix: Comments reloaded via ajax were not showing all of the original data

Version 1.8 (28-Jan-22)

Update: Updated GhostPool Core plugin to v1.3
Update: Added new Carousel element
Update: Added logged in to vote label styling options to Add Rating element
Update: Added option to exclude terms from Tax Query settings in Items and Slider elements
Update: Taxonomy and post format fields in Post Submission Form can now show placeholder text
Update: Added new filters to Comments element (ghostpool_comment_list_meta, ghostpool_comment_list_text, ghostpool_comment_filters_query_key, ghostpool_comment_filters_query_compare, ghostpool_comment_filters_query_type)
Tweak: Up/Down Voting element now shows voted status more clearly
Tweak: Improved display of active template indicator on Template Editor pages
Tweak: Better way of calculating user rating data if multiple users vote at same time
Fix: WPML translated theme templates were not being used when switching languages
Fix: Logged out users can no longer add ratings multiple times
Fix: Logged in to vote label in Add Rating element was not displaying
Fix: Not all popups were being loaded on pages due to conditions hierarchy
Fix: Quick edit data not shown on Template Editor page
Fix: Theme converter was not transferring hub and video categories to converted posts
Fix: Could still vote on Up/Down Voting element when you do not have permission to
Fix: Comments could not be submitted on some servers
Fix: “Disable Page Scrolling” popup option was not working correctly
Fix: Post Submission Form wouldn’t submit if taxonomy field was required and the default value wasn’t changed
Fix: Release Date and Price filters were not showing in Heading element filters
Fix: Lots of issues with comment pagination and filtering not working as expected
Fix: Critical error generated when no endpoints added on new install
Fix: Add Gallery post setting was not showing image previews
Fix: Comment form label containers were still shown when no label text was added
Fix: TGMPA class would generate error on posts in the backend for users who did not have plugin permissions
Fix: BP Activity element would generate fatal error if BuddyPress was not activated
Fix: Featured Item element cropping position was not working
Fix: Theme templates in Templates Library were not working in Elementor 3.5.0+
Fix: Theme’s BuddyPress CSS was not being loaded

Version 1.7 (11-Jan-22)

Update: Updated GhostPool Core plugin to v1.2
Update: Added “ghostpool_post_meta_custom_field” filter to change output of custom field post meta data
Update: Added “ghostpool_template_conditional_value” filter to condition_check function so user can add custom conditions
Fix: Theme and style settings were reset to default when activating another theme while GhostPool Core plugin was active
Fix: Custom header and footer code were not displaying
Fix: Frontend functions file was not loaded
Fix: Images smaller than thumbnail size were not working with media field type
Fix: Lightbox error on Featured Item element
Fix: Styling issue with multi repeater field type
Fix: Advanced Tabs jQuery was not working in Elementor editor
Fix: Attributes filter dropdown option values couldn’t start with same value
Fix: Video post subtype was not shown in post submission form
Fix: Gallery, video and audio file upload issues with post submission form

Version 1.6 (03-Jan-22)

Update: Updated GhostPool Core plugin to v1.1
Update: Updated LayerSlider to v7.0.7
Update: Added option to disable ajax pagination in Items element
Update: Added option to associate forums/topics with hubs
Update: Added friend requests count to BuddyPress Friends menu item
Update: Templates used on frontend now shown as active on Template Editor page
Tweak: Removed default hub endpoints from demos not using hub tabs
Fix: Javascript in theme elements in backend editor not working

Version 1.5.1

Update: Updated GhostPool Core plugin to v1.0.1
Fix: When activating theme for first time getting critical error
Fix: Post types options now show post types excluded from search e.g. bbPress forums, topics, replies

Version 1.5

Update: Magzine Core plugin has been replaced by GhostPool Core plugin (Magzine Core should be automatically deactivated when updating the theme or activating the GhostPool Core plugin)
Update: Updated LayerSlider to v6.11.9
Update: Added counter to BuddyPress notification and message menu items
Update: Added more notification counter styling options in Nav Menu element
Update: Added the ability to style and move Post Excerpt read more link onto a new line
Update: Can now filter by individual site and user criteria ratings in Attributes Filter element
Update: Can now display taxonomy/term images using Featured Items element
Fix: Horizontal scrolling on Customer Review homepage on smaller devices
Fix: Clicking on the Add Gallery button does not open media window
Fix: Deleting a site rating from within a post so post has none doesn’t remove average site rating
Fix: Division by zero pagination error in Items element in some situations
Fix: Demo post tags and menu not deleted when uninstalling demo content

Version 1.4

Update: Checkmark now shows next to imported demos (only works on demos imported after this change)
Update: Added search box to GhostPool Core > Reviews page
Update: Added before and after title text options for Post Title element
Update: Added Contact Us page to Customer Review demo
Tweak: Only show WPForm styling options if using base and form styling WPForm option
Tweak: Improved consistency with hover/focus tab options on elements
Fix: News Ticker marquee scrolling off page on mobile devices in Tech Review demo
Fix: FontAwesome icons not showing on certain elements

Version 1.3

Update: Added Affiliates element
Update: Trending element renamed to News Ticker
Update: Added new slide animation to News Ticker (Trending) element
Update: Added offset option to Items, Slider, News Ticker (Trending) elements
Update: Added focus input field styling to Search Form and Search Button elements
Update: Add new Gutenberg block to load section templates
Update: Added avatar to Post Meta element
Update: Can now set column widths for individual items in columns
Update: Can now change the item template for specific items in Items element e.g. to add custom design for specific post or add advertisement
Tweak: FontAwesome fonts no longer loaded when not used
Tweak: Added more spacing around Gutenberg text editor
Fix: Error generated when saving profiles in backend
Fix: Current page not excluded in Items element on homepage
Fix: Dark overlay hover effect not working correctly
Fix: User ratings not being calculated correctly when using Add Rating element within page
Fix: Can still click on stars after adding rating

Version 1.2.1

Fix: Could not preview unpublished posts, pages and templates
Fix: Gutenberg errors generated when theme deactivated and plugin activated
Fix: Notice to update plugin to latest version not working

Version 1.2

Update: Added new user profile field to verify user
Update: Verify icon can be displayed in Comments and Show Comments elements
Update: Added option to not require review title, rating and good/bad points be filled in when submitting comment
Update: Message to login now shown in Comments element when user doesn’t have the correct user role to post
Tweak: Login form now redirects to the homepage when no custom redirect is set
Fix: Deleting comments doesn’t remove rating from posts average user rating
Fix: Images set to height of parent container not shown when selecting next page
Fix: When changing attribute name terms did not transfer to new attribute
Fix: Terms were not deleted when attribute was deleted
Fix: PHP 8 error when adding and editing comments with ratings
Fix: Items element set to load items from current query generated error when selecting next page in PHP 8
Fix: Show Comments element had redundant Format option

Version 1.1

Update: Added new Customer Review demo to Importer
Update: Updated LayerSlider to v6.11.8
Update: Added new Show Comments element
Update: Added new Google Maps element with the ability to display location data from custom fields
Update: Added new font icons to choose from
Update: Added ability to edit existing attributes
Update: Added options to only show specific post types and subtypes in search results (GhostPool Core > Settings > Taxonomies)
Update: Added option to add before/after text to user votes in Show Rating element
Update: Added option show/hide comment count title in Comments element
Update: Added options to style initial comment and replies separately in Comments element
Update: Added “No Comments Found Label” option to Comments element
Tweak: Added validation check to good/bad points comment fields
Tweak: Whole form hidden after post submission
Fix: Could not post reply to comment when good/bad points fields used
Fix: Comment form was not hidden if multiple comments disabled and user has a comment
Fix: Items element individual grid item styling used mobile styling on tablet devices
Fix: Author Info element author name wasn’t linking to profile and showing incorrect name in some cases
Fix: WPForms styling issues
Fix: Unicode characters were shown for post meta dividers sometimes
Fix: Post submission form did not create posts when using multi ratings

Version 1.0.2

Update: Theme now requires PHP 7.3 and above instead of PHP 7.4 to install theme

Version 1.0.1

Fix: Theme website templates post type not supported by WPML
Fix: Custom field text field not shown when selected in Featured Item element
Tweak: Permalink rewrite rules automatically flushed after installing theme and importing demos