Striking - MultiFlex & Ecommerce Responsive WP Theme 2.3.4

Updated: Striking Extension plugin to version 2.3.4 date 07-05-2024
Updated: RevSlider version 6.7.10

Fixed: Easy Image margin issue for left/right aligned image with fit_to_mobile set to true.
Improved: Sanitizing Theme Email Send from Email widget.

Added: Woocommerce new settings to override the Button Text in Products Listings for Simple, Grouped, Variable, Default & External Products.
Added: Woocommerce new setting to set a minimum button width for buttons in products listings.
Added: Woocommerce new setting to set a minimum product meta min-height for meta information in products listings.
Removed: Explorer css support.
Fixed: Woocommerce Columns per row css.
Updated: CSS for Woocommerce Buttons.
Added: Woocommerce Min-Width setting for Buttons.
Added: Woocommerce Min_Height setting for Meta Information.
Added: Woocommerce settings number of products per row for Shop page and number of products per row for additional products list in Single Product Page.
Added: Woocoommerce setting Number of products per page for shop page.
Added: Woocommerce Button Text override settings in theme Woocommerce settings.
Added: Woocommerce Shortcodes for default Cart Layout or Block Cart Layout in theme shortcodes generator.
Added: Woocommerce Shortcodes for default Checkout Layout or Block Checkout Layout in theme shortcodes generator.
Updated: Theme Admin Language File.
Updated: Woocommerce archive-product.php template file.
Improved: Theme Plugin installer visibility in certain admin screens only.
Added: Microdata to Theme Logo.

Dear Striking MultiFlex Theme Owners:

Today's release is an Envato "discretionary" maintenance release available to all license owners irrespective of your Envato Support status. Once approved at Envato it will be available to download from your Envato account. Owners who are current on Envator Item Support payments can use the internal "one touch" update settings avoiding all the hassles of manual downloads and ftp updating. If you are not current with your Envato Item Support fees the theme internal update setting does not function and you have to update by ftp or other means.

Access to support from us requires you be up-to-date on Envato Item Support fees.

Compatible with PHP 8.3, Woocommerce 8.6.1+ & Wordpress 6.5, Woo 8.6.1+, Easy Digital Downloads 3.2.9, Elementor 3.19.4 and WPML 4.6.9 compatible.

Please visit our support forum: https://kaptinlin.com/support/

and our theme API: http://api.kaptinlin.com/themes/strikingr/compare/from/2.3.2/to/2.3.3

for more details in respect of the release and to view the list of code changes and amended files within the theme.

Please be aware WordPress and many plugins might not be full PHP 8.2 compatible let alone php 8.3. We have completed our advance work in-house for Striking to be php 8.2/8.3 compatible but we must await the WordPress core to catch up in order to codify our PHP 8.2/8.3 updates. In the interim should you run your own server or be on a host that offers PHP 8.2 or 8.3 we strongly recommend you do not deploy it until you see updates from the WordPress Core team and us on this topic. At this time we find about 85%-90% of the plugins we have tested (hundreds) to be php 8.1 compatible so we recommend use of PHP 8.1 on live sites at this time.

Note: Clearing theme cache folder is required as well as ctrl+f5 on page load to load the new customcombine.js
Note: Theme Advanced Child has Changed !

PLUGINS:
Updated: jQuery.ImagesLoaded.js v 5.0.0
Updated: Slider revolution to version 6.6.20
Updated: Striking Extension plugin to version 2.2.11 date 17-01-2024
Updated: Woocommerce Spinners Js
Updated: Backstretch Slider js cript to version 2.1.8
Updated: Theme Sticky Footer js file.
Updated: WP-PageNavi Plugin to version 2.94.1
Updated: Host google webfonts locally. wptt/font-loader to version 1.3


ADDED:
Added: Easy Image Shortcode.
Added: Instagram, Whatsapp & X-Icon to social widgets.
Added: Fontawesome 6 Free Icons
Added: Custom icons Ability.
Added: Added back in the Flickr Feed Widget & shortcode with support for theme lightbox popup.
Added: Turn ON/OFF Theme Lightbox in the Page Design Options - so one can control the theme lightbox function per webpage.
Added: Setting in the Theme Advanced settings to turn on SVG image support in Wordpress.
Added: WPInfo shortcode to see what beta version wordpress is running on.


TWEAKED:
- Extra security check to control ajax call to the image resize script.
- Filter for removing useless custom posttypes in the essential grid source selector.
- Support for upload_source_url without having to use the upload image selector in shortcode generator.
- Added GMap API Key support for Gmap iframe widget & shortcode.
- Return original image when theme images resizer can not resize the image. This enables support for different images types like svg in the shortcodes.
- Added a setting for classes and id's for the sticky footer js script to support templates that do not use the theme #page wrapper.
- Suppress TGM Plugin Installer nag message on various admin screens.
- Added a color settings on serverinfo shortcode. Necessary from php 8.3 and above.
- Added a new icon selector.
- Updated the Backstretch shortcode and Background settings. New abilities added.
- Updated the Admin Language file.
- Added various esc_attr() to parsed variables.
- Added check if index $wp_filter['the_content'] exists to avoid error entry in error log.
- Adjusted theme CSS to support gravity forms.
- Changed theme .icon class name to .theme-icon class name in order to avoid issues with plugins that use the .icon class names for their embedded icons.
- Changed icons for blog meta to be called from the themeicons.
- Moved themeicons into their own css file.
- Added language support for ON/OFF Theme Toggle Switch & Default ON /OFF Text in switch paramters.
- Changed lightbox trigger Rel="productLightbox" for Woo Single Product product image and thumbnails to avoid conflicts with other lightbox plugins.


FIXED:
Fixed: FotoRama JS Jquery deprecated messages.
Fixed: Sidebar disappearing on none static home page when static blog page has been set in the wp reading settings.
Fixed: Revert to nivo slider when a deprecated slider is set on none static homepage. Fatal error.
Fixed: Missing Gallery setting in background slider.
Fixed: Various Jquery bind deprecated messages.
Fixed: Woocommerce support for "Limit purchases to 1 item per order".
Fixed: Division by zero error in sliders.
Fixed: PHP 8.2 deprecation notifications.
Fixed: Testimonials Slider with only one testimonial autostart will be default to false.
Fixed: Php Warnings in error log during import of demo content.

We are pleased to release a Striking MultiFlex update Ver 2.2.1.

Ver 2.2.1 released is a substantial release as it contains plugin updates and miscellaneous theme tweaks. Striking is compatible with the newest WP 6.2.2+, Woo 7.8.2+, php 8 and latest WPML updates.




Due to changes in WP 6.2.2 you should not update your WP core in your website until you have updated your Striking theme version and the majority of your website plugins. Otherwise you may encounter a critical error and find your website to be offline.



Please see the release thread below for more details and the full changelog. This is what Envato considers a "discretionary " update as we have created it for all theme owners irrespective as to whether you have renewed your Envato License Support. If you have renewed your Envato Item Support then you can use the theme update settings to update your website. If you have not renewed your Envato Item support then you have to manually download the update from your Envato account. The update has been approved and can be downloaded.

STRIKING MULTIFLEX VER 2.2 RELEASE - 04 NOVEMBER 2022 - WP 6.1+ , PHP 8+ and WOO 7.0+ compatible.
We are pleased to release our 52nd update of Striking MultiFlex.This version of Striking MultiFlex is compatible with WordPress 6.1+ and in addition is full compatibility with all supported PHP Versions including the new PHP 8.0, PHP 7.4 series, PHP 7.3, and older series. Although all our themes are compatible with older php versions be advise PHP 7.1 series, PHP 7.0. series and and php 5.6 series are all deprecated and no longer supported by PHP.

DO NOT UPDATE YOUR WORDPRESS VERSION UNTIL YOU HAVE UPDATED YOUR THEME AND ALL YOUR IMPORTANT FRONT SIDE CONTENT PLUGINS. Wordpress 6.1 has many changes to its core and there is a possibility that your website may critical error if your WordPress updates. Install the Striking update, check all your plugins for WP 6.1 compatibility and install the plugins updates, and only then should you update to WordPress 6.1.

The update will be submitted to Envato ThemeForest for inclusion in their theme library. You will receive an email notification when it is approved and available for download from your Envato account in your Downloads panel. Please note that Envato ThemeForest approval processes have changed in 2022 and we cannot provide any information on their timeline to approval. So we recommend you use the theme internal update function since the update via our API will show in your dashboard at some point in the next 3-24 hrs (the push has to propagate across the web).

RELEASE DETAILS::
This release undertakes maintenance (plugin updates, misc improvements and bug swatting) and has a new desirable feature in Striking MultiFlex: self hosting of google fonts or use of Bunny Fonts for serving of google fonts. Most of you will opt to self host unless you have a webhost with very limiting storage. Self hosting improves website speed as your website no longer fetches your google font from the google font api to serve the font, and self hosting or use of Bunny Fonts for serving the google font results in GDPR compliance.

WHATS NEXT FOR STRIKING MULTIFLEX?:
We are in fact very busy and we will soon be offering to all Striking Clients 2 new update paths:

1) a new version of Striking which has elementor integration:

There will be a fee to transition to it, but it will be limited - we are contemplating about $25-$35. Customers who elect for this will be moved away from the update system at Envato onto our own platform, and have annual or biannual updates instead of having to purchase updates every 6 months. This new Striking iteration is again a seamless upgrade, has some new features such as customizable page width and some other new settings, and integration of 4 other elementor addon plugins. For someone looking to maintain a site, make some minor design tweaks from time to time and maybe build out some new pages or posts with the visual editor this new Striking will be perfect for them and keep them up to date.

THE NEW VERSION OF STRIKING IS FINISHED. By the end of this year we are aiming to complete the new registration, api and demo site so that you can register and obtain your copy. Thereafter Envato will no longer be involved in the updating or renewal processes.

2) Release of WP Champion which up to now has only been available in professional channels to web designers and others in the trade.

WP Champion is a very advanced full featured theme with fluid width, multiple Elementor and other plugin integrations and a huge list of other advanced features. Its our product we use for our own university and govt customer websites and our corporate customers. Its the theme when someone wants everything, and they want actual theme features that allow them to skip the need for some plugins. Just for Woocommerce it has over 250 settings allowing Woo to be 100% customized without having to purchase a slew of plugins direct from Woo. So the target audience is Striking users who are contemplating a very comprehensive redesign or have new projects, and want something well tested, well supported and that has no limitations. Upgrade cost will likely be $89 and again a seamless transition for Striking customers. Unlike almost all other developers we code everything in house so we know how to do this properly! Nothing in the theme is jobbed out.

FINAL WORDS:
This release, like all in the past, benefits from the comments and suggestions of our user base and we thank you all in advance.

This thread may see further updates so please check back occasionally.

Best Regards
Theme Support Team