Version 3.12.0 of the Advanced Sidebar Menu PRO is now available. This main focus of this version was to bring full keyboard accessibility support to the accordion menus. Making accordion menus keyboard accessible While the menus generated by this plugin have always been accessible to keyboards and screen readers, accessing the icons to open/close the menu sections had previously been hit and miss when using keyboards alone. While this could enable using filters, it was still a cumbersome … [Read more...]

This version is chalked full of developer improvements. There have been some follow-up bug fixes already so be sure to update to version 3.11.3. Developer improvements The major focus of this release was to make things a bit easier and more consistent when extending this plugin's functionality or styling the menus. These improvements not only make it easier for you to implement custom functionality, but also make it easier for us to help you customize the plugin via the support area. … [Read more...]

Version 2.7.0 is ready and available for you to download or update through the WordPress Admin. This version was about making the tools page more automated and intuitive, as well as setting the standard of UX going forward. Preventing errors Previously, even though we don't recommend it, you could submit the update without selecting any sections. This would throw a fatal error and do nothing but show a white screen if errors were disabled. The plugin now prevents this process in two … [Read more...]

Version 1.5.0 was the longest release cycle we have ever had for a minor version of a plugin. Many architectural changes went into the new feature set and we wanted to make sure we got it right. During this process we not only greatly modernized the plugin's code base, but we also developed 3 new tools for building/maintaining/translating Gutenberg blocks simultaneously. I hope you are as excited about this release as we are! Gutenberg block support The main feature we focused on with … [Read more...]

This version is all about bridging the gap between this plugin's widgets and third-party page builders. Providing a consistent user experience If you have been using this plugin's widgets, I'm sure you've noticed how much thought we have put into how the various fields function. We show/hide fields based on selection and group common settings together to create an intuitive experience. Add in some custom styles and you end up with widget settings which look something like … [Read more...]