Astra Premium Sites Changelog - Version History & Release Notes

v4.7.1Latest

July 13, 20267.5 MBScanned

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Fix:

Other

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.

v4.7.0

July 9, 20267.5 MBScanned

Added

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

Other

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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Fixed

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

v4.6.3

June 24, 20267.0 MBScanned

Added

New:
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

Improved

Improvement:

Other

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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Fix:

v4.6.1Unavailable

June 2, 20266.9 MBScanned

Added

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

Improved

Improvement:

Other

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

Improved

Improvement:

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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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Fix:

v4.5.4

May 1, 20267.4 MBScanned

Fixed

Fix:
some templates not appearing on the onboarding templates listing screen due to an incorrect total template count.
search results label displaying colon after the search term instead of before it.

Other

Clean up stale import flags from failed/interrupted imports plus deactivation/uninstall cleanup of import state options.
AI Builder: Content duplication on retry after failed site import.
Importer: Record batch processing start timestamp for stale import flag detection.
Importer: Strip residual websitedemos.net URLs from customizer settings and Spectra container block attributes during classic-template imports.
Importer: Resolved fatal errors during content import on hosts where set_time_limit is disabled, and when another plugin defines a global Api, Admin, Ajax, Plugin, or Register class.
Security:
AI Builder: Hardened ZipWP auth postMessage handling by validating origin and source window to prevent CSRF-based credential overwrite (CWE-352) - (Props - Nhan Tran Van).

v4.5.3

April 17, 20267.2 MBScanned

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Fix:

Other

Resolved a fatal error caused by a missing Astra_Notices class.

v4.5.2Unavailable

April 16, 20267.2 MBScanned

Fixed

Fix:
infinite retry loop during template import when Beaver Builder Pro is active instead of Lite.

Removed

the unserialize update that was stripping Beaver Builder layout data and other serialized objects during template import.

Other

Importer: Skip orphaned attachments during WXR import that don't belong to the imported template.

v4.5.1Unavailable

April 9, 20268.0 MBScanned

Improved

Improvement:

Added

improvements in the import process.

Other

AI Builder: Upgraded preview browser frame to a realistic Chrome-style design.
Importer: Prevented double-escaping of unicode sequences in block content during multi-pass import processing.

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Fix:

v4.5.0Unavailable

April 1, 20266.1 MBScanned

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New:

Other

AI Builder: Added shuffle colors feature and image selection hint on design and images screens.
AI Builder: Added site goals selection and content tone customization for more personalized AI-generated content.
Finish Setup: Added Connect Domain section for AI-generated sites.
AI Builder: ZipWP authentication now opens in a popup window, keeping users on the builder page instead of redirecting away.
Resolved `__PHP_Incomplete_Class` issues after secure unserialize by converting them to arrays.
Design Kit: Resolved click behavior issue on AI dropdown toggle options.
Importer: Preserve JSON unicode escape sequences during WXR import and batch processing to prevent block content corruption.
Importer: Resolved null alt text crash in Spectra image block importer on PHP 8.2+ that caused site generation failures.
Security:
Free Images: Improved security for external data requests (better protection when fetching location/IP-related data).
Free Images: Improved data handling security when submitting forms.
Free Images: Improved plugin security to prevent unauthorized access to internal files.

Improved

Improvement:

Fixed

Fix:
fatal error on PHP 8.2+ during background import caused by safe_unserialize blocking object instantiation.

v4.4.52

March 19, 20266.7 MBScanned

Fixed

Fix:
import stalling when user skips third-party plugins on the Required Plugins Missing screen.
Elementor Blocks category dropdown showing empty categories with no available blocks.

Other

Security:
Strengthen plugin security and harden against potential vulnerabilities.

v4.4.51Unavailable

March 5, 20266.6 MBScanned

Improved

Improvement:
Plugin installation and error handling to reduce import failure rates.

Added

compatibility for Power Coupons plugin.

Other

AI Builder: Introduced filter option to templates listing to list premium, most used and newest templates.
Design Kit: Added new extensibility filter hooks for post-import actions and customization.
Design Kit: Resolved issue with color palette when adaptive mode is turned off.
Import blank screen issue during Child theme template exporter.

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Fix:

v4.4.50Unavailable

February 17, 20266.2 MBScanned

Improved

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Importer: Added compatibility for SureCart Product List and Buy Button blocks.
Importer: Enhanced compatibility for Custom Link menu items.
Importer: Resolved image duplication occurring on AI template imports by implementing proper duplicate detection and handling mechanisms.

v4.4.49Unavailable

February 4, 20266.2 MBScanned

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New:

Other

Design Kit: Show Design Library patterns for newly created pages.
Design Kit: Improved ZipWP connection setup in new window to retain Design Library state and improve UX.
Design Kit: Enabled Design library pattern import to inner containers and popup builder.
AI Builder: Added automatic image selection when skipping image selection to import business relevent images.

Improved

Improvement:
import process logging for better traceability.

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