Chosen Changelog

1.44 – May 27, 2020

• Feature: added two new page templates to make landing page creation with page builder plugins easier
• Feature: added support for Elementor Pro’s custom headers & footers
• Update: email and phone social icons now display contact info when hovered over
• Update: added styles for table captions
• Fix: pagination not working properly with WooCommerce
• Fix: no longer outputting Customizer ad when customizing a MailOptin form
• Fix: text color fix for new social links block

1.43 – February 20, 2020

• Update: removed Google Plus from social icons
• Fix: pagination sometimes showing an extra page
• Fix: layout fixes for sites using a right-to-left language

1.42 – January 13, 2020

• Feature: added Pocket to social icons
• Update: improved table styles
• Update: backup font showed now while Google Fonts loads
• Update: removed welcome redirect when activating Chosen
• Update: Front Page section in Customizer now named “Homepage Settings”
• Fix: removed PHP error notice in the dashboard
• Fix: corrected color of text in default button blocks
• Fix: optin checkbox below comments now displays in one line
• Fix: image caption style fix
• Fix: “last update” option had a dropdown menu that was too wide

1.41 – July 17, 2019

• Fix: another fix for the post date on non-English sites

1.40 – July 15, 2019

• Fix: posts with Yoast SEO meta descriptions but no custom excerpt would remove the og:description tag

1.39 – July 8, 2019

• Update: added ArtStation to social icons
• Update: new French translation
• Fix: post dates potentially incorrect by a few hours
• Fix: pagination on homepage displaying fewer pages
• Fix: pagination leading to 404 error on last page

1.38 – February 24, 2019

• Fix: incorrect text domains

1.37 – February 24, 2019

• Fix: posts showing today’s date on non-English sites using WP 5.1

1.36 – February 22, 2019

• Feature: added option to display the “last updated” date for posts
• Feature: added bbPress compatibility for forums
• Update: Footer Text feature added by Chosen Pro now supports shortcodes
• Fix: top border missing from current menu item if first menu item in mobile menu

1.35 – December 4, 2018

• Update: added Goodreads icon
• Fix: Gutenberg compatibility fixes

1.34 – November 12, 2018

• Update: added support for all Gutenberg blocks
• Update: classic editor and Gutenberg editor styled like front-end

1.33 – November 2, 2018

• Update: redesigned Chosen Dashboard
• Update: changed Customizer ad
• Update: added Patreon and Medium to social icons
• Update: added Dutch translation

1.32 – October 11, 2018

• Fix: dropdown icons displaying improperly in second tier of menu
• Fix: third-tier menus unusable on RTL sites

1.31 – October 8, 2018

• Fix: social icons missing when Elementor active

1.30 – October 4, 2018

• Fix: dropdown indicator in menu not showing

1.29 – October 1, 2018

• Feature: added scroll-to-top arrow to Customizer
• Update: added OK.ru, Mixcloud, Discord, Bitbucket, Stack Overflow, and phone to social icons
• Update: support for WooCommerce image gallery features added
• Update: jQuery compatibility updates
• Update: added Italian translation
• Update: added Polish translation
• Update: security enhancements
• Update: mobile menu is now keyboard accessible
• Update: upgraded to Font Awesome 5.2
• Fix: social site names translatable
• Fix: compatibility update for Jetpack infinite scroll feature
• Fix: 404 template style fix

1.28 – December 8, 2017

• Update: compatibility updates for upcoming Chosen Gamer child theme

1.27 – August 16, 2017

• Feature: added full-width page template
• Update: styling for Disqus added
• Fix: styling for author bios on author post archives
• Fix: review prompt now dismisses permanently when “X” button clicked
• Fix: sticky post status no longer shows in search results

1.26 – July 24, 2017

• Fix: Yoast SEO no longer includes “Continue ReadingPost Title” in Facebook description
• Fix: sidebar in WooCommerce account pages no longer overlaps main content at mobile screen widths

1.25 – July 7, 2017

• Feature: added WooCommerce support!
• Fix: review request admin message can be hidden permanently by pressing the X

1.24 – June 9, 2017

• Update: simplified template routing function
• Update: added admin notice to request review after 14 days
• Update: added mobile app ad to theme options page
• Update: switched Chosen Pro image in Customizer to a GIF

1.23 – March 22, 2017

• Update: added Twitch social icon
• Fix: ellipsis no longer displayed after custom excerpts

1.22.1 – March 8, 2017

• Update: add three new social icons – Google Wallet, Amazon, Yelp
• Update: added “aria-hidden” role to ornamental icons
• Update: added more context to certain phrases to make translation easier
• Update: improved excerpt handling (back-end updates)
• Update: increased resolution and compressed screenshot.png
• Update: updated Fitvids
• Fix: Customizer link in Chosen Dashboard now works for sites with WP installed in a subdirectory
• Fix: replies to comments by the post author no longer inherit “(author)” label

1.21 – December 5, 2016

• Update: tested & updated for WP 4.7
• Update: added Snapchat social media icon
• Update: Chosen dashboard reorganized and improved
• Update: now redirecting to Chosen dashboard upon activation
• Update: copy and style updates to Chosen Pro customizer ad

1.20 – November 21, 2016

• Feature: added seven new social icons
• Updated: updated for upcoming WordPress 4.7

1.19 – October 5, 2016

• Update: added German translation
• Update: security updates
• Update: stopped displaying sticky status in search results
• Fix: comment threading/nesting can now be disabled
• Fix: fixed post count on archive pages when using extra wide post

1.18 – July 26, 2016

• Fix: Featured Images on Pages in Internet Explorer now displaying properly when using “natural dimensions” size (Chosen Pro feature)

1.17 – July 14, 2016

• Update: updated Font Awesome icon font for social icons (new Instagram logo)
• Fix: dropdown menus now accessible on large touchscreens (iPad landscape mode)

1.16 – April 8, 2016

• Update: attachment pages now show full size version of images, descriptions, and captions
• Update: improvements to heading structure
• Update: logo now uses image’s alt text if available
• Update: updated Font Awesome to 4.5
• Update: social icons now have text for screen readers
• Update: removed redundant “title” attribute on site title
• Update: added styling for Featured Image Captions plugin
• Update: added link to Skype link protocol reference in Social Media Icons section
• Update: update Customizer ad copy and design
• Fix: pagination links now translatable
• Fix: fixed spacing on post nav when previous post has a long title

1.15 – March 10, 2016

• Update: update Customizer ad copy and design

1.14 – February 13, 2016

• Update: added new social icon for contact form URL
• Update: added support for Skype’s special URL protocol in social icons
• Update: added box in Chosen Dashboard for leaving a review
• Update: removed locked Customizer sections
• Fix: “comments closed” message now always contained in comments section
• Fix: theme info no longer included .pot file to avoid translation errors
• Fix: IE 11 “x” icon no longer shows under magnifying glass in header search bar

1.13 – January 19, 2016

• Fix: no longer showing last post on page one of blog on page two of blog
• Fix: Yoast SEO post editor full-width again
• Fix: pagination hidden when Jetpack infinite scroll active

1.12 – December 22, 2015

• Feature: option added to change the Read More button’s text
• Feature: option to add post author name to byline
• Feature: new search bar option added
• Feature: added support for Yoast SEO breadcrumbs
• Update: additional data sanitization/validation for enhanced security
• Update: refactored, cleaned up, and reformatted code across entire project
• Update: links in posts given underlines to be easier to see
• Update: Custom CSS in the Customizer now updates instantly
• Fix: marked numerous English strings for translation that had been missed
• Fix: error message no longer displays in Customizer if site has no pages
• Fix: option to reset Customizer options now only resets Chosen’s options
• Fix: fixed styling of 404 error page
• Fix: comment pagination older/newer links now sit in one line
• Fix: “sticky” status no longer overlaps title of posts without featured images
• Fix: page 2 and older of blog now accounts for extra wide post on homepage

1.11 – November 13, 2015

• Update: compatibility update for upcoming Featured Image Size feature in Chosen Pro

1.10 – November 6, 2015

• Feature: archive headers now display descriptions
• Update: added 10 new social icons
• Update: improved gallery styles
• Update: attachment pages now have page-specific classes on body element
• Update: added compatibility with Jetpack infinite scroll
• Update: added more data sanitization for security purposes
• Update: “git” icon switched to “github”
• Update: social icon labels in Customizer now capitalized
• Update: featured images now compatible with plugins made to interact with them
• Fix: Jetpack carousel no longer scrolls to top of page when image is clicked
• Fix: pagination no longer shows when only one page of results
• Fix: fixed fatal error on WordPress versions 4.1 and older from wp_script_add_data function
• Fix: fixed missing gap between columns on archive pages
• Fix: post/page layout no longer broken when last element is floated
• Fix: search results page XSS vulnerability fixed
• Fix: return to blog links now lead to blog even when homepage is a static page