New: Header Builder
- Introducing a new visual Header Builder that gives powerful options to design advanced header designs.
- Design different layers of header with – Above Header, Primary Header, and Below Header options.
- Get all essential header elements like Button, HTML, Widget, Social Icon, Search, Menu, etc. right inside the header builder.
- Freedom to place elements at any location in the header with simple drag-n-drop.
- Get full control on background and height for Above, Below, and Primary header.
- Spacing options for each element in the header.
- Dedicated options to design header for responsive devices. Get full control over the mobile header and create a different look.
- Added Mega Menu container’s Custom Width option.
- Added Mega Menu container margin and Padding Options.
- Improved Sticky Header Options. Know more here.
Refer to a detailed comparison of features available with Astra free and Pro. ( https://wpastra.com/astra-free-vs-pro/ )
New: Footer Builder
- Introducing a new visual Footer Builder that gives the ability to design unique footers for your website.
- Design different layers of footer with – Above Footer, Primary Footer, and Below Footer.
- Use different essential footer elements like Copyright, Button, HTML, Widget, Social Icon, Search, Footer Menu, etc. So that you can add all the required information easily with few clicks.
- Simply drag-n-drop elements in different sections of the footer. It gives you the freedom to place elements at any location in the footer quickly.
- It provides a flexible columns-based structure where you can select column count and column layouts.
- Manage responsive layouts for the footer easily.
- Spacing and alignment options for each element in the footer.
- Refer to a detailed comparison of features available with Astra free and Pro. ( https://wpastra.com/astra-free-vs-pro/ )
Improvement: Faster Loading Time
With Astra 3.0 experience faster loading customizer as well as faster website loading time in the frontend.
Astra customizer will load faster than before so that you can design a website in less time. While Astra website will load faster in the frontend delivering a great experience for your users.
Other Improvements and Fixes:
- Improvement: Added customizer partial refresh support in a few options.
- Improvement: Custom Layouts – Added compatibility to new Custom Layouts Hooks with respect to the new Header/Footer.
- Improvement: Page Header – Added compatibility to Page Headers with respect to the new Header/Footer.
- Improvement: Overall HTML Structure improvement which includes removing blank spaces and removing unwanted HTML Tags.
- Improvement: Ability to add any number of Elements in Header and Footer using a filter from the child theme.
- Fix: Sticky Header – Shrink option issue with alignment.
- Fix: Sticky Header background color not working in some cases.
- Fix: Page Header – Display Below Header option not working.