ToolKit Changelog
v1.6– 2024-08-05
Staged Rollout Period: 08/04-08/11
- [UPDATE] Backend GTMetrix API updates for enabling custom api keys
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested up to WP 6.6.1
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested up to Elementor v3.23.3
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested up to Elementor Pro v3.23.2
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested up to WooCommerce 9.1.4
v1.5– 2023-10-20
- [UPDATE] Backend API updates for upcoming v2.0 release via staged rollouts
- [COMPATIBILITY] Improved PHP 8.x and MySQL 8.x compatibility
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested up to Elementor v3.16.6
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested up to Elementor Pro v3.16.2
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested up to WooCommerce 8.2
v1.4.9– 2022-11-01
- [NEW] User Access Links > Ability to reassign content created by deleted User Access Link User
- [BUG FIX] Fixes and improvements to feature toggle messages
- [BUG FIX] Booster > Performance Audit > GTMetrix API fixes complete
- [IMPROVEMENT] GTMetrix API > Updated to Lighthouse and Chrome versions
- [IMPROVEMENT] GTMetrix API > Increased stability and improved concurrency to:
- San Francisco, USA
- Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Frankfurt, Germany
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Paris, France
- London, UK
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Tokyo, Japan
- Singapore
- Danville, USA
- Chicago, USA
- [OPTIMIZATION] General Code Housekeeping & Maintenance
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested up to Elementor v3.8
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested up to Elementor Pro v3.8
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested up to Woocommerce 7.0.1
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested up to WordPress 6.1
v1.4.8– 2022-05-23
- [NEW] User Access Links > Ability to redirect to a specific page upon login
- [BUG FIX] Improvements to SVG handling when Lazy Load is enabled
- [OPTIMIZATION] General Code Housekeeping & Maintenance
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested up to Elementor Pro v3.7.1
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested up to Woocommerce 6.5.1
v1.4.7– 2022-05-02
- [NEW] Performance Audit > 15 New Global Testing Server Locations Added!
- [NEW] Booster > Script Ninja > Exclusions when scripts are Globally Dequeued
- [PERFORMANCE] Booster > Updates to lazy loading and WP core compatibility
- [PERFORMANCE] Booster > Improvements to Google Font Optimization
- [UPDATE] Booster > Improvements and API updates to Performance Audit
- [UPDATE] Booster > GTMetrix API updated to Lighthouse v9.3.1
- [OPTIMIZATION] General Code Housekeeping & Maintenance
- [COMPATIBILITY] Improved Compatibility with Cloudways Cache Framework
- [COMPATIBILITY] Improved Compatibility with Crocoblocks Jet Plugins
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested up to Elementor v3.6.5
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested up to Elementor Pro v3.6.5
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested up to WooCommerce 6.4.1
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested up to WordPress v6.0
v1.4.6– 2022-01-26
- [PERFORMANCE] Booster > Improvements to lazy loading
- [OPTIMIZATION] Improvements to GTMetrix API and test request handling
- [OPTIMIZATION] General Code Housekeeping & Maintenance
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested up to Elementor v3.5.4.
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested up to Elementor Pro v3.5.2
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested up to WooCommerce 6.1.1
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested up to WordPress v5.9
v1.4.5– 2021-11-15
- [NEW] Booster > Performance Audit > Waterfall tab added!
- [NEW] Booster > Performance Audit > 9 new metrics (Browser Timings) added!
- [NEW] ToolKit > Future updates can now be released via staged rollouts as needed
- [UPDATE] Booster > Performance Audit > No impact audits separated into their own area
- [UPDATE] Booster > Script Ninja > General improvements
- [PERFORMANCE] Improvements to Defer JS and inline JS handling
- [PERFORMANCE] Booster > Improvements to caching framework
- [PERFORMANCE] Improvements to media attributes and stylesheet handling
- [OPTIMIZATION] Improvements to GTMetrix API v2.0
- [OPTIMIZATION] General Code Housekeeping & Maintenance
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested up to Elementor v3.4.7
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested up to Elementor Pro v3.5.1
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested up to WooCommerce 5.9
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested up to WordPress v5.8.2
v1.4.4– 2021-10-15
- [UPDATE] Booster > GTMetrix API updated to v2.0 with new Lighthouse Metrics!
- [PERFORMANCE] Lazy Load > CSS Helper Class now works with Native Browser Lazy Load
- [PERFORMANCE] Booster > Code Cleaner > Remove jQuery Migrate added
- [PERFORMANCE] Font Optimization > Improvements to cached font files handling
- [OPTIMIZATION] General Code Housekeeping & Maintenance
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested up to Elementor v3.4.5
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested up to Elementor Pro v3.4.2
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested up to WooCommerce 5.8
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested up to WordPress v5.8.1
v1.4.3– 2021-09-03
- [PERFORMANCE] Booster > Defer Inline JS feature (NEW)!
- [PERFORMANCE] CSS helper class to help Lazy Load any image manually (including Elementor background images)
- [OPTIMIZATION] General Code Housekeeping & Maintenance
- [UPDATE] Script Ninja > Ability to dequeue scripts globally
- [BUG FIX] Script Ninja > JS entries labeled as CSS in rare instances
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested up to Elementor 3.4.3
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested up to Elementor Pro 3.4.1
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested up to WooCommerce v5.6
v1.4.2– 2021-08-10
- [PERFORMANCE] Lazy Elements > Reduce Time to Interactive, TBT and LCP by lazy rendering HTML elements below the fold!
- [PERFORMANCE] Auto add missing height if image width is detected
- [PERFORMANCE] New Youtube iframe optimization options
- [PERFORMANCE] Add Height and Width attributes now also apply to SVG’s
- [PERFORMANCE] Featured Images excluded from lazy loading
- [PERFORMANCE] When Preload Cache is run, purge existing cache first
- [PERFORMANCE] Faster Google Font optimizations and handling via curl_multi_init
- [PERFORMANCE] Improved url rewrite process for CDN assets
- [PERFORMANCE] General Caching Improvements
- [PERFORMANCE] If ToolKit Caching is enabled, auto-purge cache whenever a settings change that impacts cache is detected
- [UI UPDATE] Widget Manager > updated success messages to show widget names
- [UI UPDATE] Script Ninja > updated success messages to show dequeued script names
- [BUG FIX] ToolKit Lazy Load > Fixed division by zero error in certain environments
- [COMPATIBILITY] Improved PHP 8 compatibility when optimizing Google Fonts
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested up to Elementor 3.3.1
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested up to Elementor Pro 3.3.6
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested up to WooCommerce v5.5.2
v1.4.1– 2021-07-19
- [UI UPDATE] All features now display custom messages when settings are updated
- [UI UPDATE] New ‘Expired’ badge shows next to expired Syncer Keys
- [UPDATE] Widget Manager > enabled support for Code Highlight widget
- [OPTIMIZATION] Preload Cache automatically runs when enabled
- [BUG FIX] Widget Manager > Patched issues with saving deregistered widgets
- [BUG FIX] Dashing > Login URL not redirecting properly in certain environments
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested up to Elementor 3.3
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested up to WooCommerce v5.5.1
v1.4– 2021-07-05
- [NEW] Caching > Ability to Preload Cache
- [NEW] Caching > Preload Cache scheduling
- [UI UPDATE] Toggles now auto-save changes for faster user experience!
- [UI UPDATE] ToolKit UI decluttered by over 50% with new tooltip descriptions!
- [UI UPDATE] ToolKit Admin menu bar displays page cache stats
- [UPDATE] Widget Manager > Added PayPal, Hotspot, Video Playlist widgets
- [OPTIMIZATION] Cache auto-purged when any plugin is installed, uninstalled, or updated
- [OPTIMIZATION] General Code Housekeeping & Maintenance
- [BUG FIX] Widget Manager > Patched issues re-registering widgets in certain environments
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested up to Elementor 3.2.5
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested up to Elementor Pro v3.4-dev4
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested up to WooCommerce v5.4.1
v1.3.15– 2021-05-27
- [NEW] Data Handling > Reset All Settings to factory default
- [PERFORMANCE] Caching > General Improvements and Updates
- [OPTIMIZATION] Cache auto-purged when ToolKit is (un)installed, or updated
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested up to WordPress 5.7.2
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested up to WooCommerce v5.4.1
v1.3.14– 2021-05-17
- [NEW] Upgraded HTML parsing library
- [PERFORMANCE] Improvements to Caching, Minify CSS/JS, Font Optimization, & Lazy Load
- [OPTIMIZATION] Server resource usage significantly reduced
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested up to WooCommerce 5.3
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested up to Elementor Pro v3.3-beta2
v1.3.13– 2021-05-07
- [NEW] Syncer > Ability to add notes to generated Syncer Keys
- [UI UPDATE] Booster > Headstart > General UI updates
- [OPTIMIZATION] General Code Housekeeping & Maintenance
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested up to Elementor v3.2.3
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested up to Elementor Pro v3.2.2
v1.3.12– 2021-04-29
- [NEW] Syncer > Ability to create multiple Syncer Keys!
- [UI UPDATE] Script Ninja > Easy 1-click Check/Uncheck all scripts
- [UI UPDATE] General UI updates to Syncer and Booster > Headstart
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested up to Elementor v3.2.2
v1.3.11– 2021-04-21
- [NEW] Booster > Headstart > Prefetch DNS
- [OPTIMIZATION] General Code Housekeeping & Maintenance
- [UI UPDATE] Added new Headstart tab and icon
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested up to Elementor v3.2-beta4
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested up to WooCommerce 5.2.2
v1.3.10– 2021-04-14
- [IMPROVEMENT] Caching framework improvements
- [IMPROVEMENT] Defer JS improvements and fixes
- [IMPROVEMENT] ToolKit performance and memory improvements
- [UI UPDATE] Removed old tutorial thumbnail in Booster
- [DEPRECATE] Delay CSS removed in favor of upcoming CSS optimizations
- [OPTIMIZATION] General Code Housekeeping & Maintenance
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested to WordPress 5.7.1
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested to WooCommerce 5.2.1
- [COMPATIBILITY LOVE] Improved compatibility with Ajax Search Lite & Pro
- [COMPATIBILITY LOVE] Improved compatibility with MyListing Theme
v1.3.9– 2021-04-07
- [IMPROVEMENT] Script Ninja > Improved script handling when dequeuing scripts
- [IMPROVEMENT] Toolkit-scripts.js is no longer needed and removed on the frontend!
- [UI UPDATE] Admin Toolbar Menu > ToolKit > Regen Elementor CSS now only displays while in WP admin/backend
- [BUG FIX] Script Ninja > Invalid HTML page error in certain environments
- [OPTIMIZATION] General Code Housekeeping & Maintenance
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested with Elementor 3.2.0-beta2
v1.3.8– 2021-03-31
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[NEW] Media Optimization > Preload Above the Fold Images to improve LCP and render times
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[IMPROVEMENT] Improvements and bug fixes when Deferring JS
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[IMPROVEMENT] Booster > Misc Tweaks > Improved Browser caching headers for Apache
- [PERFORMANCE] Automatically exclude search queries from ToolKit caching
- [BUG FIX] Delay JS doesn’t execute scripts in some environments
- [OPTIMIZATION] General Code Housekeeping & Maintenance
v1.3.7– 2021-03-24
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[IMPROVEMENT] Media Optimization > Add height and width attributes apply to SVG’s
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[IMPROVEMENT] Updates and bug fixes to HTML Parsing framework
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[OPTIMIZATION] General Code Housekeeping & Maintenance
- [BUG FIX] Lazy load compatiblity with Crocoblocks Dynamic Fields Widget
- [BUG FIX] If JS Lazy loading and lazy load iFrames was enabled, a conflict with WP 5.7 native iframe lazyload in some environments caused periodic Google Maps or embedded Youtube Videos issues
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested & Updated Elementor Pro Compatibility Tag to 3.2.1
v1.3.6– 2021-03-16
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[DEPRECATE] If WP V5.7 or higher is detected, remove Lazy Load iFrame option under Media Optimization since this is now built into WP core.
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[COMPATIBILITY] Tested & Compatible with PHP 8.0 [Second Testing Round]
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested & Updated Elementor Pro Compatibility Tag to 3.2
v1.3.5– 2021-03-11
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[NEW] Exclude a defined number of critical images from being lazy loaded when Native Browser-Based Lazy Load method is enabled
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[IMPROVEMENT] Improved Script Ninja for better performance
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[IMPROVEMENT] Improved ToolKit JS Lazy Load for better compatibility in more environments
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[PERFORMANCE] Native Browser-Based Lazy Load method now set as default setting for new installs
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[COMPATIBILITY] Tested & Compatible with WordPress 5.7
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[COMPATIBILITY] Tested & Updated WooCommerce Compatibility Tag to 5.1
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested & Updated Elementor Compatibility Tag to 3.1.4
v1.3.4– 2021-03-02
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[OPTIMIZATION] Removed .editorconfig file as it is optional and no longer needed
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[OPTIMIZATION] General Code Housekeeping & Maintenance
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[COMPATIBILITY] Tested & Updated Elementor Pro Compatibility Tag to 3.1.2
v1.3.3– 2021-02-23
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[UX IMPROVEMENT] Syncer > results auto-populate while searching for faster user experience
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[DEPRECATED] Removed jquery.sonar.min.js (1.38kb) as it is no longer used as of v1.3
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[BUG FIX] Code Manager > Google Tag Manager token error for some users if Defer JS enabled
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[COMPATIBILITY] Tested & Updated Elementor Pro Compatibility Tag to 3.1.1
v1.3.2– 2021-02-18
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[NEW!] Syncer > Ability to search for templates
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[API UPDATE] Syncer Keys updated to use site url instead of name
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[BUG FIX] When certain Elementor Experimental features are enabled, some users see double settings tabs
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[COMPATIBILITY] Tested & Updated Elementor Pro Compatibility Tag to 3.1
v1.3.1– 2021-02-16
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[NEW!] Syncer > support for Landing Pages (Elementor Experiments)
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[PERFORMANCE] Improved Delay JS handling
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[PERFORMANCE] General Updates & Improvements to Lazy Load
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[COMPATIBILITY] Tested & Updated WooCommerce Compatibility Tag to 5.0
v1.3– 2021-02-08
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[NEW!] Dashing > Login Page design options
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[NEW!] Dashing > Ability to define Login Page URL
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[NEW!] Booster > Database Optimization
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[NEW!] Booster > Script Ninja > Ability to dequeue CSS & JS Scripts
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[NEW!] Booster > Misc Tweaks >Ability to Backup & Download htaccess files
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[NEW!] Syncer > 404 and Search Results template types added
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[PERFORMANCE] Improved Defer JS compatibility
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[PERFORMANCE] Booster > JS > Option to Defer JS on Homepage Only
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[PERFORMANCE] General Updates & Improvements to Minify CSS + JS
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[PERFORMANCE] General Updates & Improvements to Lazy Loading
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[COMPATIBILITY] Tested & Updated WooCommerce Compatibility Tag to 4.9.2
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[COMPATIBILITY] Tested & Updated Elementor Compatibility Tag to 3.1.1
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[COMPATIBILITY] Tested & Updated Elementor Pro Compatibility Tag to 3.1-beta3
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[UI UPDATE] Elementor > “ToolKit For Elementor” updated to “ToolKit”
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[UI UPDATE] Booster > Misc Tweaks > Only displays this tab if Apache is detected
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[BUG FIX] Syncer > Single Page & Post template types not listed in Syncer
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[BUG FIX] Preloading certain url structures cause XML sitemap parse warnings
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[BUG FIX] General Fixes and Updates for Gutenberg
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[BUG FIX] Empty needle PHP header conflict when caching enabled for some users
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[DEPRECATED] Code Cleaner > WooCommerce > Replaced by Script Ninja
v1.2.2 – 2021-01-01
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[BUG FIX] Booster > Caching > General Bug Fixes & Optimizations
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[PERFORMANCE] Defer JS > Improved jQuery Handing
v1.2.1 – 2020-12-19
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[NEW!] Elementor announced their new Compatibility Tags on Dec 17. This is now implemented in ToolKit as of Dec 18th.
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[VERSION BUMP] “WP Tested To” bumped to 5.6
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[UI UPDATE] Content updates & new Learn More links to various plugin areas
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[UI UPDATE] If license activation fails, display a message that explains why.
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[BUG FIX] Data Handling > Import/Export not working in certain environments
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[OPTIMIZATION] My License > If license activation fails, display a message that explains why.
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[OPTIMIZATION] Caching > General Tweaks & Code Updates
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[OPTIMIZATION] General Code Housekeeping & Maintenance
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[PERFORMANCE] Booster > Code Cleaner > Disable Gutenberg CSS > Added ability to disable on “Homepage Only” or “Site-Wide”
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[PERFORMANCE] Exclude CSS with media queries from Combine CSS
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[PERFORMANCE] Lazy Load Images > Added ability to exclude specific images and iframes
v1.2 – 2020-12-02
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[NEW!] Booster > Cache
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[NEW!] Booster > CDN Support
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[NEW!] Booster > CDN Support > support for multiple CDN usage
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[NEW!] Booster > CSS Optimization tab
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[NEW!] Booster > CSS Optimization > Exclude Elementor Core Files
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[NEW!] Booster > CSS Optimization > Delay CSS until user interaction
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[NEW!] Booster > CSS Optimization > Minify/Combine > Exclude Elementor Core Files
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[NEW!] Booster > JS Optimization tab
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[NEW!] Booster > JS Optimization > Minify/Combine > Exclude Elementor Core Files
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[NEW!] Booster > JS Optimization > Defer Javascript
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[NEW!] Booster > JS Optimization > Defer > Exclude jQuery
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[NEW!] Booster > JS Optimization > Defer > Optimize Render-Blocking jQuery Scripts
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[NEW!] Booster > JS Optimization > Delay JS until User Interaction
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[NEW!] Booster > JS Optimization > Delay JS > on Homepage Only
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[NEW!] Booster > JS Optimization > Delay JS > Globally
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[NEW!] Booster > Font Optimization > Optimize Google Fonts
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[NEW!] Booster > Font Optimization > Enable Fallback Fonts
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[NEW!] Booster > Font Optimization > Preload Fonts
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[NEW!] Booster > Media Optimization > Images > Add Image Width & Height Attributes
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[NEW!] Syncer > ‘Bookmark Site’ now allows for easy quick connect to multiple sites
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[NEW!] Theme Manager > ‘Dashing’ > Insert Elementor Template into Admin Dash
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[UI UPDATE] Admin Bar > ToolKit > added new link categories and links
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[UI UPDATE] Code Manager > reorganized input fields into new subtabs
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[UI UPDATE] Removed Syncer’s initial enable button since this is no longer needed
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[UI UPDATE] General UI & Icons update
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[BUG FIX] Lazy Load compatibility with Google Site Kit in certain environments
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[BUG FIX] Added support for more custom TLD’s and domain formats
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[PERFORMANCE] Added vendor-styles.css to Dequeue Woo Scripts on non-Woo pages
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[OPTIMIZATION] General CSS updates and optimizations
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[OPTIMIZATION] General tweaks to file structure
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[OPTIMIZATION] Syncer converted off of Vue.js
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[OPTIMIZATION] Updated loading priority of Themeless CSS to load before Elementor styles
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[OPTIMIZATION] General updates to Minify and Combine CSS/JS
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[OPTIMIZATION] General updates to Lazy Load
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[DEPRECIATION] Booster > Minification tab replaced with CSS & JS tabs
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[DEPRECIATION] ToolKit Template type depreciated and removed
v1.1.1 – 2020-10-03
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[NEW!] My License > Beta Testing – Beta testing now available to all ToolKit users
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[NEW!] Data Handling > Import/Export – Easily import/export ToolKit settings for fast setup on other sites.
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[UPDATE] Enable access to Data Handling preferences even if plugin is deactivated
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[UPDATE] Added Lottie to Widget Manager
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[UI UPDATE] Updated Plugin links to include changelog and plugin details, removed ‘check for updates’ option
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[OPTIMIZATION] Optimized ToolKit’s database & cronjob footprint – more than 50% more lighter
v1.1 – 2020-09-17
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[NEW!] Booster > All New Code Cleaner area
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[NEW!] Booster > Code Cleaner > WP Core Manager , Source Code, & WooCommerce options
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[NEW!] Booster > Code Cleaner > WP Core Manager > “Disable XML-RPC”
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[NEW!] Booster > Code Cleaner > WP Core Manager > “Disable RSS Feeds”
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[NEW!] Booster > Code Cleaner > WP Core Manager > “Disable REST API”
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[NEW!] Booster > Code Cleaner > WP Core Manager > “Disable oEmbed”
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[NEW!] Booster > Code Cleaner > WP Core Manager > “Disable Dashicons When Logged Out”
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[NEW!] Booster > Code Cleaner > Source Code > “Remove WP Shortlinks”
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[NEW!] Booster > Code Cleaner > Source Code > “Remove Query Strings”
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[NEW!] Booster > Code Cleaner > Source Code > “Remove “Windows Live Writer” link Tag”
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[NEW!] Booster > Code Cleaner > Source Code > “Remove Really Simple Discovery (RSD) Tag”
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[NEW!] Booster > Code Cleaner > Source Code > “Remove RSS Feed Links”
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[NEW!] Booster > Code Cleaner > Source Code > “Remove REST API Links”
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[NEW!] Booster > Code Cleaner > WooCommerce > “Dequeue WC Cart Fragments” options
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[NEW!] Booster > Code Cleaner > WooCommerce > Disable WC Scripts Sitewide On Non-Woo Pages/Posts.
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[NEW!] Syncer completely revamped to use it’s own API framework
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[NEW!] Toolbox > WP Core Manager
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[NEW!] Toolbox > WP Core Manager > WP Core Tweaks, Automatic Updates, Background Tasks
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[NEW!] Toolbox > Code Manager > Insert code into WP Admin Dashboard Footer
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[NEW!] Add Ability to Exclude certain scripts from CSS or JS Combine area in Booster
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[NEW!] All New Access Manager with User Access Links & Plugin Visibility Options
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[NEW!] My License > Data Handling options
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[NEW!] Added “Regen Elementor CSS” option in Admin Toolbar > Toolkit
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[NEW!] Add Check For Updates option on Plugins page
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[NEW!] Booster > Performance Scan > Add YSlow tab
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[UI UPDATE] Booster > Performance Scan > Scan History area cleaned up, “Clear History” added
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[UI UPDATE] Logo updated, top banner area added, new icons, new tab styling, new font sizing
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[UI UPDATE] Checkboxes replaced with Toggles
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[UI UPDATE] Widget Manager moved from Booster to Toolbox
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[UI UPDATE] Create New Tab in ToolKit > “Theme Manager”. Move Themeless under as a sub tab
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[UI UPDATE] “Unload WP Bloat” replaced with all new Code Cleaner
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[UI UPDATE] Removed “Disable jQuery Migrate” since WP 5.5 does that now
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[UI UPDATE] New loader animation- standardized across UI. Deleted 2 loader gifs in previous versions
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[UI UPDATE] If User Enables Lazy Load in Booster, Update WP Core Tweaks > to “Use ToolKit Lazy Load”
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[BUG FIX] Booster > Widget Manager > WP Widgets – Widgets Disappear After Disabling
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[BUG FIX] Fix ToolKit My License bug- can’t deactivate license in some environments
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[BUG FIX] Booster> Performance Scan: Location & Browser Type Always Says “Default” for some users
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[BUG FIX] Some users couldn’t deactivate/remove sites from their license via their Client Portal
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[PERFORMANCE] Syncer now over 60% faster!
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[PERFORMANCE] General Optimizations to Code & Files
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[OPTIMIZATION] Themeless & Syncer updated for Elementor v3.x compatibility
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[OPTIMIZATION] ToolKit Code Optimizations/Cleaning Round 2
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[DEPRECIATION] Code Reviewed for Elementor v3.0 deprecations and updated
v1.0.4 – 2020-06-20
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[UPDATED] My License area updated to hide the license key.
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[PATCHED] Fixed compatibility with WooCommerce v4.2 in certain server environments.
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[PATCHED] Patched Booster’s Widget Manager.
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[OPTIMIZATION] General updates & optimizations.
v1.0.3 – 2020-04-07
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[PATCHED] Fixed Widget Manager bug which kept widgets from dequeuing in certain WP environments that used a language other than English.
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[OPTIMIZATION] General updates & optimizations for Elementor v2.9.7.
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[OPTIMIZATION] General updates & optimizations for Themeless.
v1.0.2 – 2020-03-06
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[NEW!] Successfully transitioned our licensing API over to Easy Digital Downloads. This will allow us the freedom to create new Elementor plugins while giving existing ToolKit members free access to all future plugins. It also allows us to offer better renewal options and discounts for license holders.
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[NEW!] Widget Manager added to Booster. Users can now dequeue/disable any widget in Elementor’s editor + WordPress- including Dashboard widgets.
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[NEW!] Unload Options now allow users to dequeue even more unneeded/unused WP files
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[UPDATED] Themeless framework updated- works great with Elementor v2.9’s Theme Styling/Global Styling framework
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[UPDATED] PageSpeed + YSlow recommendations are now displayed within Booster!
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[UPDATED] Improved Google Font Combining/Handling in Booster
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[PATCHED] Syncer is now updated to work with our new licensing API as well as recent Elementor v2.9 updates
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[OPTIMIZED] General UI + Code tweaks + updates.
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[OPTIMIZED] Syncer now runs 2-3x faster than in previous versions.
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[WEBSITE UPDATE] Client Portal updated to now work with EDD’s license API.
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[WEBSITE UPDATE] All Existing ToolKit members have been upgraded to an All Access Pass. This license type will grant free access to any upcoming plugins we release for Elementor!
v1.0.1.1 – 2019-10-01
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[UPDATED] Patched Syncer to work with latest Elementor core update which impacted the theme library and how it stores templates.
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[UPDATED] General UI & Performance Updates
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[UPDATED] Updated Booster GTMetrix scanner
v1.0.1 – 2019-08-08
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[NEW!] Default WooCommerce Styling
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[NEW!] Added support for over 30 new custom domain extensions for Booster’s GTMetrix Scan
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[NEW!] Compatibility with ELE Custom Skins Plugin. “Loop” Templates added to both Syncer + Themeless
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[NEW!] General performance updates for Booster.
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[NEW!] Added helpful resources for NGINX AND LiteSpeed users!
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[NEW!] Clear Cache via new Admin Bar option
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[UPDATED] Appearance –> Themes area styling bug when Themeless is activated/deactivated
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[UPDATED] After running a GTMetrix scan, users have to refresh the page in order to save booster subtab settings
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[UPDATED] Toolbox insert Header + Footer hooks + code placement
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[UPDATED] Dashboard styling bugs when ToolKit or Themeless is activated
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[UPDATED] Fixed bugs regarding Global templates & styling in Theme Builder when Themeless is activated.
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[UPDATED] Single Post Templates properly pulls in Gutenberg editor content
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[UPDATED] Plugin Updater revamped. 1-Click Update Now enabled.
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[OPTIMIZED] ToolKit css + js combined, merged, and optimized- resulted in 35% reduction in plugin size
In addition to the above updates, we’ve also:
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Removed the list of sites from the My License Tab in Toolkit. Users may now manage their license via their Account Portal on our site. This is done by logging into your Account –> Orders –> Manage License.
v1.0 – 2019-07-09
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NOW AVAILABLE: Initial Release of ToolKit For Elementor!
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v2.0-beta2 – 2024-08-01
Staged Rollout Period: 08/01-08/14
- [UPDATE] UI Updates
- [UPDATE] GTMetrix API updates and enhancements
- [OPTIMIZATION] Updated libraries and dependencies, performance improvements
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested up to latest version of Elementor, Elementor Pro, WP Core, WooCommerce
v2.0-beta1 – 2023-12-20
Staged Rollout Period: 12/20 – 1/16
- [UPDATE] Minor fixes and tweaks
- [COMPATIBILITY] Added support for Elementor beta features > Widget Manager
v2.0-beta1 – 2023-10-20
Staged Rollout Period: 10/20 – 11/20
- [NEW!] ToolKit platform rebuilt using VueJS
- [UI UPDATE] Navigation updated to bring all of ToolKit’s features into an easy to use menu
- [OPTIMIZATION] Improvements to codebase, memory usage, and load times
- [DEPRECATED] Removed option for combining JS and CSS
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested up to Elementor v3.16.6
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested up to Elementor Pro v3.16.2
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested up to WooCommerce 8.2
v1.3-beta1 – 2020-01-27
- [NEW!] Dashing > Login Page design options
- [NEW!] Dashing > Ability to define Login Page URL
- [NEW!] Booster > Database Optimization
- [NEW!] Booster > Script Ninja > Ability to dequeue CSS & JS Scripts
- [NEW!] Booster > Misc Tweaks >Ability to Backup & Download htaccess files
- [NEW!] Syncer > 404 and Search Results template types added
- [PERFORMANCE] Improved Defer JS compatibility
- [PERFORMANCE] Booster > JS > Option to Defer JS on Homepage Only
- [PERFORMANCE] General Updates & Improvements to Minify CSS + JS
- [PERFORMANCE] General Updates & Improvements to Lazy Loading
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested & Updated WooCommerce Compatibility Tag to 4.9.2
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested & Updated Elementor Compatibility Tag to 3.1
- [COMPATIBILITY] Tested & Updated Elementor Pro Compatibility Tag to 3.0.10
- [UI UPDATE] Elementor > “ToolKit For Elementor” updated to “ToolKit”
- [UI UPDATE] Booster > Misc Tweaks > Only displays this tab if Apache is detected
- [BUG FIX] Syncer > Single Page & Post template types not listed in Syncer
- [BUG FIX] Preloading certain url structures cause XML sitemap parse warnings
- [BUG FIX] General Fixes and Updates for Gutenberg
- [BUG FIX] Empty needle PHP header conflict when caching enabled for some users
- [DEPRECATED] Code Cleaner > WooCommerce > Replaced by Script Ninja
v1.2-beta – 2020-11-18
- [NEW!] Booster > Cache
- [NEW!] Booster > CDN Support
- [NEW!] Booster > CDN Support > support for multiple CDN usage
- [NEW!] Booster > CSS Optimization tab
- [NEW!] Booster > CSS Optimization > Exclude Elementor Core Files
- [NEW!] Booster > CSS Optimization > Delay CSS until user interaction
- [NEW!] Booster > CSS Optimization > Minify/Combine > Exclude Elementor Core Files
- [NEW!] Booster > JS Optimization tab
- [NEW!] Booster > JS Optimization > Minify/Combine > Exclude Elementor Core Files
- [NEW!] Booster > JS Optimization > Defer Javascript
- [NEW!] Booster > JS Optimization > Defer > Exclude jQuery
- [NEW!] Booster > JS Optimization > Defer > Optimize Render-Blocking jQuery Scripts
- [NEW!] Booster > JS Optimization > Delay JS until User Interaction
- [NEW!] Booster > JS Optimization > Delay JS > on Homepage Only
- [NEW!] Booster > JS Optimization > Delay JS > Globally
- [NEW!] Booster > Font Optimization > Optimize Google Fonts
- [NEW!] Booster > Font Optimization > Enable Fallback Fonts
- [NEW!] Booster > Font Optimization > Preload Fonts
- [NEW!] Booster > Media Optimization > Images > Add Image Width & Height Attributes
- [NEW!] Syncer > ‘Bookmark Site’ now allows for easy quick connect to multiple sites
- [NEW!] Theme Manager > ‘Dashing’ > Insert Elementor Template into Admin Dash
- [UI UPDATE] Admin Bar > ToolKit > added new link categories and links
- [UI UPDATE] Code Manager > reorganized input fields into new subtabs
- [UI UPDATE] Removed Syncer’s initial enable button since this is no longer needed
- [UI UPDATE] General UI & Icons update
- [BUG FIX] Lazy Load compatibility with Google Site Kit in certain environments
- [BUG FIX] Added support for more custom TLD’s and domain formats
- [PERFORMANCE TWEAKS] Added vendor-styles.css to Dequeue Woo Scripts on non-Woo pages
- [OPTIMIZATIONS] General CSS updates and optimizations
- [OPTIMIZATIONS] General tweaks to file structure
- [OPTIMIZATIONS] Syncer converted off of Vue.js
- [OPTIMIZATIONS] Updated loading priority of Themeless CSS to load before Elementor styles
- [OPTIMIZATIONS] General updates to Minify and Combine CSS/JS
- [OPTIMIZATIONS] General updates to Lazy Load
- [DEPRECATION] Booster > Minification tab replaced with CSS & JS tabs
- [DEPRECATION] ToolKit Template type depreciated and removed