Astra Premium Sites Changelog - Version History & Release Notes

v4.7.10Latest

October 29, 20266.8 MBScanned

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WooCommerce and Elementor are now set up ahead of the plugins that depend on them during website setup.
The progress bar on the plugin setup step no longer jumps ahead and then back.
AI Builder: Blocks a build upfront when your site's PHP or WordPress version is below a required plugin's minimum, instead of failing midway.
Plugins that are already active no longer briefly show as "Activating" during website setup.
Reloading the page after choosing a template no longer ends in a "No route was found" error; the chosen template is loaded again.

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v4.7.9

October 20, 20267.5 MBScanned

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Plugin verification retries on time-outs and stray server output, and shows a clear error, not a stuck screen.
Template library no longer shows a blank list for subsite admins on multisite; every subsite now uses the templates synced on the main site.
Imports no longer fail with "Importing Customizer failed due to parse JSON error" when template data is lost.
Import errors now show the real server message instead of "[object Object]" or a blank reason.
Content import now shows an error instead of hanging forever when the progress stream connection is lost.
The "Disable Debug Mode" notice no longer appears on sites where WP_DEBUG is defined as false.
Design Kit: Design Library no longer drops some template kits, such as Law, when the Spectra version toggle is on, as total kit pages are now fetched with the same Spectra version.
ST Importer: Template import no longer gets stuck in WordPress Playground due to an invalid progress stream header.
ST Importer: A failed template fetch no longer overwrites the stored template data with empty data.
ST Importer: Imported template data is no longer lost when the uploads file write fails on hosts with a persistent object cache.

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v4.7.8

October 1, 20267.4 MBScanned

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AI Builder: AI-built sites now save the hosting partner's affiliate IDs sent by ZipWP, so Astra, Spectra and Zip AI upgrade links carry the referral tag. Existing IDs are kept.
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ST Importer: Hardened upload file type checks so SVG uploads need the unfiltered HTML capability and XML or JSON files are no longer allowed site-wide by the importer.
Design Kit: Removed the Pages filter option from the Favorites dropdown when the standalone Spectra Blocks plugin is active, as it does not provide page patterns.
Template imports no longer fail at the final finishing step when the server response is invalid. (#2576)
AI-Builder: Replacing images in pages during an AI site import no longer fails when an SEO or page builder plugin prints inline styles while the pages are saved.
AI-Builder: Selecting the Heatmaps & Website Recordings feature now lists the Sigmize plugin with its icon in the required plugins section, and the feature card shows its eye icon.

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v4.7.7Unavailable

September 16, 20267.4 MBScanned

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The Starter Templates page no longer returns a 404 on Apache/LiteSpeed hosts with mod_substitute active, caused by the response exceeding the server's line-length limit.
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Restricted the CartFlows, Cart Abandonment Recovery and LatePoint import endpoints and the template data request endpoint to administrators only.
Image sideload endpoints now download from approved stock image hosts only, preventing server side request forgery against internal network services.

v4.7.6Unavailable

September 8, 202615.1 MBScanned

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deep-link support for inhouse plugins to launch the template import onboarding directly.

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Classic Templates: Added a custom color palette generator that creates a full color scheme from a primary color, with live preview and st-color URL parameter support.
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ST Importer: Enforced TLS certificate verification on remote image and content downloads during import.
Security - Elementor: Inserting a template no longer overwrites the layout of an unrelated page, and site wide Elementor settings are now changed by administrators only.
Imported content restrictions now work without re-saving each memberships in Suremembers plugin data.
Blocked visitors now get the intended restriction in memberships, on the imported site instead of the demo.
AI Builder: Template import reported a generic import failure and logged a PHP warning when the site details were not yet stored.
ST Importer: SureMembers restrictions now work right after import; the skipped access group priority meta is restored.
ST Importer: SureMembers restriction precedence and rule references now resolve on the imported site.

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v4.7.5Unavailable

August 20, 20267.5 MBScanned

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Sigmize (Conversion Testing) to the features selection step in the onboarding flow.

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Finish Setup: Added Sigmize action item to the Finish Setup checklist.
Ensured compatibility with WordPress 7.1.
AI Builder: Added AVIF image support, so templates using AVIF images bring them across along with the other formats.
AI Builder: Removed the goals selection screen and the tone and keywords options from the AI website builder onboarding.
Design Kit: Spectra Blocks plugin is now installed from the WordPress.org repository, removing the temporary hardcoded download URL.
Finish Setup: Setup steps can now complete directly from the checklist instead of sending you to another screen.
ST Importer: Site Options import no longer times out on hosts with a strict request limit — log entries are written in batches and the option set is no longer processed twice.
Elementor template library: Long page titles no longer wrap onto a second line or push the action button out of alignment — titles are now truncated with an ellipsis, keeping the card footer always single-row.
Security - Enforced TLS certificate verification on ZipWP API requests in the onboarding flow.
Design Kit: Restricted the ZipWP authentication return handler to users who can manage the site, so lower-privileged roles can no longer overwrite the site-wide ZipWP credentials.
Design Kit: Design Library button in the editor toolbar no longer sits shorter than the adjacent wp-admin and page builder buttons.
ST Importer: The import stream now closes after an import error instead of silently reconnecting against the finished import.
ST Importer: Import log entries are now buffered and written in batches instead of one locked file write per entry, which kept long import steps within the request limit enforced by some hosts.

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v4.7.4Unavailable

August 12, 20267.5 MBScanned

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Prevented PHP object injection by disallowing object instantiation when deserializing imported post meta.
Changing the page builder, filter, toggle, or sort order while a search is active now updates results instead of clearing the search.
AI Builder: Ecommerce AI site builds now show live status updates during the final step instead of appearing stalled.
AI Builder: The import screen now shows a waiting state when a previous import request is still running, instead of stalling without feedback.
ST Importer: Content import now survives dropped connections, running in the background, and reports a clear error on fatal failures instead of failing silently.
AI Builder: AI site import now retries when export data isn't ready yet, instead of erroring under high-volume site creation.
AI Builder: Interrupted imports no longer get stuck in an endless retry loop; dead imports are now detected via a heartbeat and recovered automatically.
ST Importer: SureDonation donation forms no longer import with blank fields and missing labels; form and campaign content now runs through block-content normalization.

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v4.7.3Unavailable

July 29, 20267.5 MBScanned

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Refined the Elementor Template Library premium tooltips for better usability, clarity, and dark mode accessibility.
AI Builder: PHP fatal errors during import are now captured in the import log and reported on the import screen instead of failing silently.
ST Importer: Added import compatibility for SureCart products with variants.
ST Importer: Import log entries are now appended atomically so concurrent requests no longer overwrite each other, and PHP fatal errors during reset are captured in the import log.
Accented and special characters (e.g. é, ñ) getting corrupted into literal escape sequences when inserting a single Elementor template or block.

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database fallback for demo content when JSON file write fails silently on shared hosting, preventing "Customizer data is empty" errors.

v4.7.2Unavailable

July 22, 20267.5 MBScanned

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SureCookie (Cookie Consent) to the features selection step in the onboarding flow.

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Importer: Spectra Blocks plugin is now installed from the WordPress.org repository during import, removing the temporary hardcoded download URL.
Importer: Added SureMembers import support — access group, post, and term ID remapping across restriction rule metas, restricted-content post meta, shortcodes, and block attributes.
Finish setup: Show the Website Pages action item in the Finish Setup checklist when the standalone Spectra Blocks plugin is active.
Design Kit: Version toggle no longer appears when UAGB is inactive, even if stale database options from a previous install are present.
AI Builder: Import progress screen improvements.
AI Builder: Template search now correctly handles multiple keywords and keywords containing spaces or special characters.
AI Builder: Prevent Spectra Blocks onboarding redirect after activation during import by updating to the renamed redirect and onboarding options.
AI Builder: Corrected typos in user-facing error messages.

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v4.7.1Unavailable

July 13, 20267.5 MBScanned

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AI Builder: Progress loader jump and content alignment on the building-website screen.
Importer: Selected images were not replaced in content for V3 templates using core Image and Spectra v3 Container blocks.

v4.7.0Unavailable

July 9, 20267.5 MBScanned

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compatibility for SureDonation plugin.
SureMembers Core plugin compatibility to prevent onboarding redirect during template import.

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AI Builder: Added feature card carousel to the AI builder loading screen with auto-advancing dot navigation, gradient progress ring, and support CTA.
Design Kit: Added a consent popup that installs and activates the required Spectra and form plugins before a pattern is inserted, with a tooltip on the Insert button listing the required plugin.
Design Kit: Added compatibility for the Spectra Blocks plugin.
AI Builder: The loading screen now handles failures gracefully with a credit-restore message, retry that rebuilds the site, and a stall timeout.
Importer: Added compatibility for SureCart Product Form block to correctly remap product IDs after template import.
Design Kit: Pattern import no longer shows the upfront ZipWP connection prompt.
AI Builder: Listbox Language selection crash and Tooltip rendering issue while using the Google Auto-Translate wizard.
Design Kit: Auto-open Design Library no longer closes third-party plugin modals.
Design Kit: Improved sanitization of imported block content in the block and template-kit importers. Use raw context in sanitize_post_field to preserve Gutenberg block comment delimiters.
Design Kit: Self-host the Inter and Figtree fonts used by the Design Library / template importer UI instead of fetching from fonts.googleapis.com.

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ecommerce platform selection step showing incorrectly for templates without a SureCart variant.

v4.6.3

June 24, 20267.0 MBScanned

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Spectra Blocks plugin compatibility for AI Builder template imports.
a version selector for sites with Spectra Legacy installed, allowing users to switch between Spectra Legacy and Spectra Blocks template designs.

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v4.6.2Unavailable

June 18, 20266.9 MBScanned

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SureCart ecommerce templates now appear first when searching for ecommerce-related keywords.
AI Builder: Template imports are now more reliable on slower or shared hosting — key import steps will automatically retry if the server takes too long to respond, instead of failing immediately.
Prevent Spectra onboarding redirect after activation during import process.
AI Builder: Prevented legacy batch processing from overwriting Elementor page data during AI template imports.
AI Builder: Show a dedicated reconnect prompt when the connected ZipWP organization is no longer found.

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v4.6.1Unavailable

June 2, 20266.9 MBScanned

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SureContact (CRM & Contacts) to the features selection step in the onboarding flow.

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Template imports are now more reliable on slower or shared hosting — key import steps will automatically retry if the server takes too long to respond, instead of failing immediately.

v4.6.0Unavailable

May 20, 20267.1 MBScanned

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Compatibility with WordPress 7.0.
Import: Redesigned the plugin install/activation step with per-plugin status, inline retry, and clearer error messages so users can recover from individual plugin failures without restarting the import.
Prevented Power Coupons from redirecting to its onboarding after template import.
Logo and other customizer images are now correctly replaced with media library URLs after template import.
Prevented PHP fatal in filesystem helper when running on FTP-based hosts without WordPress credentials.
Astra Pro enabled extensions were not being applied after template import.
AI Builder: Template cards now load with their default color palette instead of a random one; shuffle only applies on button click.
AI Builder: Temporarily reverted popup-based ZipWP authentication to same-tab redirect to resolve environment-specific issues.
AI Builder: Logo and other customizer images are now correctly replaced with media library URLs after template import.
AI Builder: Resolved blank organization and plan name in the Limit Reached modal when connecting ZipWP account mid-flow.
AI Builder: Resolved a crash on the contact details step caused by invalid saved social media data.
AI Builder: Custom color palette selection no longer crashes the design step when the default palette has not yet been hydrated.
Free Images: Improved REST API compliance — return WP_REST_Response/WP_Error, add `sanitize_callback` to route args, and use `esc_url_raw( wp_unslash() )` for URL sanitization.

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