Version |
Release Date |
What Changed |
1.43.0 |
4 August 2025 |
Improved accessibility for screen readers: Replaced confusing uses of “X” with proper close buttons and symbols (e.g. for product dimensions).
Security update applied: Behind-the-scenes library updated to a safer version to address known vulnerabilities.
Mobile accordion fix: Resolved a bug where the first tab in a mobile tabbed section needed two taps to open. You can now choose whether it starts open or closed.
Homepage reorder issue fixed: New homepage sections now appear correctly in the reorder panel and on the live site without needing to recreate the page.
3D book cover display fixed: Fixed a bug causing 3D book covers to overlap or display incorrectly on some browsers.
Product page blurb fix: Blurbs now appear in the Praise tab even when there are no reviews in your product data.
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1.42.3 |
9 July 2025 |
- Fixed display issue with related books carousel on blog posts and improved accessibility across all carousels.
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1.42.1 |
25 June 2025 |
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1.42.0 |
2 June 2025 |
Account & Cart Icons Accessibility: Improved screen reader support by adding necessary labels to the account and cart icons.
Praise Tab Filtering: Enhanced the Praise tab on product pages to show blurbs pulled from ONIX data, improving content relevance.
Carousel Upgrade: Replaced the old carousel with a smoother, more accessible version for better performance and easier maintenance—no visible changes to users.
Promo Banner Accessibility Fix: Fixed accessibility issues with the promo banner to make navigation easier for screen reader users.
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1.41.0 |
9 May 2025 |
Navigation Bug Fix: Fixed issue where the main navigation bar stayed fixed at the top after scrolling or refreshing.
Journals Popup: Enabled keyboard navigation for the Journal Issue field in the popup, improving accessibility.
A–Z Pages: Fixed special character sorting so names like “éditions” now appear under the correct letter.
Accessibility - WCAG 2.2: Updated all buttons and interactive elements to meet the 24×24px minimum target size requirement.
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1.40.0 |
14 April 2025 |
Removed ‘Subjects’ from WordPress admin - to avoid confusion, as it's not used in live sites.
Improved accessibility by removing single-key keyboard shortcuts - ensures compliance with WCAG 2.1 standards.
Fixed Supafolio module layout - product text now properly aligned in grids and carousels.
Corrected series A-Z sorting - titles like The Backwaters Prize now sort under “B”, not “T”.
- Supafolio Module publication date formats now show correctly.
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1.39.0 |
25 March 2025 |
- Related Titles carousel text is now centrally aligned by default across all sites.
- Optional Ajax Buy Button logic added to improve performance and avoid caching issues.
- Fixed issue where the "Journal Issue" field was not appearing in the Foxy checkout.
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1.38.2 |
3 March 2025 |
- Cover image accessibility improvements.
- Publishers, Categories, and Imprints details page URL structure SEO improvements.
- Minor Safari mobile homepage image bug fixed.
- Awards description, year, and position will now all show by deafult if populated in ONIX.
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1.37.5 |
10 Jan 2025 |
- Hotfix for subjects not showing.
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1.37.4 |
6 Jan 2025 |
- Names of series, imprints, or publishers that begin with "The," "A," or "An" will no longer be alphabetically sorted by these prefixes on A-Z pages.
- Author page carousel text will now be centrally aligned.
- The Summary field can now be displayed either in the main biography section or within the Description tab.
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1.37.1 |
19 Nov 2024 |
- Bluesky is now available as a social media icon option in Theme Settings.
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1.37.0 |
13 Nov 2024 |
- Accessibility improvements.
- Minor carousel arrow bug fix.
- Minor Product Extras bug fix.
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1.36.0 |
08 October 2024 |
- Sleeker header banner design.
- Tidier journal pages—no more empty headers.
- Improved security under-the-hood.
- More customisation options for journal filters.
- Bug fix for author pages—runs smoother now.
- Better, more flexible functionality for custom product page links.
- Carousel images display improvements.
- Summary field now shows correctly on product pages.
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1.35.2 |
06 August 2024 |
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1.35.0 |
02 July 2024 |
- Minor Series page improvements
- "Threads" added as a social media icon option
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1.34.6 |
22 April 2024 |
- Streamlined database handling
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1.34.1 |
02 April 2024 |
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1.34.0 |
27 March 2024 |
- Accessibility improvements
- Minor bug fixes
- Improved buy button flexibility
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1.33.1 |
31 January 2024 |
- Enhanced site search user experience
- Default product page layout improvements
- Google Analytics integration improved (site search input now included in GA results)
- Hero slider improvements and minor bug fixes
- Mobile header navigation enhancements
- Promo banner improvements
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1.32.1 |
10 January 2024 |
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1.31.0 |
13 December 2023 |
- General developmental fixes and improvements
- Fixed hero slider image cropping issue with fixed-width slider images
- Added option to update Series page URLs from the old
/search-results/?series={series-name} to a more SEO-friendly /series/{series-name} format
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1.30.1 |
30 October 2023 |
- Fixed minor issues with WP Catalogs and Journals tab functionality
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1.30.0 |
20 September 2023 |
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1.29.0 |
12 September 2023 |
- Background images can now be added to more homepage sections
- Homepage Promo Grid section can now be set to use fixed width instead of full width
- Fixed width allows users to add background image to section, and apply spacing

- Separate Product Extras posts for the same ISBN now generate individual tabs on product pages
- Updated hero slider background image recommendation to 1900px wide by 450px high
- Fixed WP media library issue
- Addressed duplicate search result issue
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1.28.0 |
17 July 2023 |
- Added 3D hardcover book overlay option in WP Theme Settings

- Improved alignment of image labels in the Featured Carousel+
- Replaced AddThis (discontinued on May 31, 2023) with ShareThis: https://sharethis.com/
- Minor bug fix for the Subjects A-Z template
- Improved homepage accessibility
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1.27.0 |
22 May 2023 |

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1.26.0 |
3 May 2023 |
- Accessibility improvements
- Frontend homepage sections can now be reordered in WP admin, using the right-hand menu “Homepage Order" area when editing homepage

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1.25.6 |
5 Apr 2023 |
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1.25.5 |
24 Mar 2023 |
- Improved homepage accessibility rating
- Added 'Restrict by Series' option in the Search Result module
- Improved WP admin how-to text clarity
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1.25.1 |
23 Feb 2023 |
- Enabled infinite slide and autoplay toggles for the homepage hero slider in WP admin
- Head to hero slider, ‘Slider Settings’ and toggles are available there

- Minor spacing and button hover function improvements
- Sidecart improvements
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1.24.0 |
24 Jan 2023 |
- General development tweaks and fixes
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1.23.0 |
21 Dec 2022 |
- Multiple development tweaks & fixes
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1.22.3 |
12 Sept 2022 |
- General development tweaks and WP security improvements
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1.22.0 |
25 Jul 2022 |
- Hyperlinks can now be added to Imprints and Publishers on product pages
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1.21.2 |
13 Jun 2022 |
- Pages can now be excluded from site search in Theme Settings -> Search/Author Settings
- Contributor functionality fixes
- Forthcoming Events prouct page fix
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1.19.0 |
27 Jan 2022 |
- General development tweaks and fixes
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