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Videozoom Changelog

Latest: v5.0.3 85 releases

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Videozoom v5.0.3

Videozoom 5.0.3

Mobile menu bug fix

This release includes a minor bug fix for the mobile menu, improving overall functionality. No other significant changes were made.

Fixed

  • Minor bug fix with the mobile menu
Videozoom v5.0.2

Videozoom 5.0.2

Enhanced Video Widget functionality

Version 5.0.2 enhances the Video Widget, allowing users to add video links from various providers and view live previews. Users can now manage up to 20 videos directly in place, streamlining the process.

Improved

  • the Video Widget now accepts video links (YouTube, Vimeo and any other oEmbed provider) as well as embed codes, and its settings show a live preview card (thumbnail, title, provider) for each video, fill in an empty title from the video, and let you add or remove videos in place (up to 20) instead of picking a count and saving first. Players from links are cached, and settings are sanitized on save
Videozoom v5.0.1

Videozoom 5.0.1

New Dark Mode toggle

Videozoom 5.0.1 introduces a Dark Mode toggle for the Editorial style, allowing visitors to switch between dark and light colour schemes, with their preference remembered. The Theme Options interface has also been improved for easier navigation.

New

  • Dark Mode toggle for the Editorial style — visitors can switch between the dark and a new light color scheme from a button in the header; their choice is remembered. Configure it in Theme Options > General: enable/disable the toggle and pick the Default Color Scheme (Dark, Light, or System — following the visitor’s device preference)

Improved

  • Theme Options — Theme Style, Slider Style and Default Color Scheme are now visual selectors with layout previews instead of dropdowns; Slider Style moved to General > Theme Settings, and Editorial-only options are hidden when another style is selected
Videozoom v5.0.0

Videozoom 5.0.0

Videozoom 5.0 — a new Editorial design, cinematic slider and dark mode

New

  • “Editorial” Theme Style — a minimal black & white video magazine design with thin & bold typography (Inter Tight), hairline borders, a wider 1400px layout, large 16:9 video cards and a fixed navigation bar on scroll. Editorial is now the default style for new installs (existing sites keep their current style; switch anytime in Theme Options > General > Theme Style)
  • “Cinematic” Slider Style — full-width slider with the blurred featured image as a background and the content overlaid on top. Now the default Slider Style (Theme Options > Homepage > Slider Style); the previous boxed design remains available as “Classic”
  • the featured slider now runs on Swiper — modern touch/mouse dragging on both the main slider and the thumbnail carousel, with a draggable 16:9 thumbnail rail with captions in the Editorial style (visible on mobile too)
  • rebuilt mobile menu — a single hamburger button with accordion submenus at any depth, replacing the two separate mobile menus
  • optional “Mobile Menu” location (Appearance > Menus) — assign a menu there to show it instead of the Main Menu on mobile devices

Improved

  • A major redesign & modernization update.
  • pure-CSS dropdown menus with keyboard support, replacing the Superfish script
  • mobile slider navigation — always-visible arrows over the video and pagination dots on all screen sizes
  • footer widget columns now use CSS grid — even spacing at every column count and screen size
  • Performance: removed the jQuery FlexSlider, mmenu, Superfish, FitVids and Modernizr libraries (~150KB of legacy JavaScript and ~2,300 lines of CSS)
  • Performance: slider assets now load only on pages that display the slider; the video lightbox script only loads when the option is enabled; icon fonts are no longer loaded on the front end ⚠️ Make sure to clear the cache in your caching/optimization plugins after updating. If you relied on the Top Menu appearing inside the mobile menu, add those items to your Main Menu or assign a dedicated Mobile Menu.
Videozoom v4.3.2

Videozoom 4.3.2

New

  • Video Background on Hover for blog posts — add a short MP4 (self-hosted) or trim a clip from a YouTube/Vimeo URL that plays automatically when hovering over the post thumbnail on the homepage, archives, and blog listings. Enable it from Theme Options > General > Video Background on Hover, then configure per-post in the new Video on Hover tab inside the Video Settings metabox.
Videozoom v4.3.1

Videozoom 4.3.1

New

  • “Capture frame as Featured Image” tool for self-hosted MP4 videos — pause the preview in the Video Settings metabox and set that exact frame as the post’s Featured Image
Videozoom v4.3.0

Videozoom 4.3.0

New

  • Grid/List layout toggle for visitors to switch between views
  • “Modern” grid style option — flat, YouTube-inspired layout with 16:9 thumbnails
  • Video lightbox — opens videos in a popup when clicking thumbnails
  • Video Player Style option (Minimal / Liquid)
  • Separate Excerpt and Read More options for Grid and List views

Improved

  • Improved slider with drag/swipe support
  • Improved video metabox with URL-based input and live preview

Fixed

  • Fixed compatibility with WordPress 7.0 block editor
  • Multiple CSS improvements and bug fixes
Videozoom v4.2.2

Videozoom 4.2.2

Improved

  • Multiple improvements to improve the performance of the theme ⚠️ Make sure to clear the cache after updating your theme in your caching and/or optimization plugins (Autoptimize, etc.)

Fixed

  • Fixed issues listed in the jQuery Migrate Helper plugin

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