fixed: blog sidebar not disappearing when all widgets are removed
fixed: update form action URL to use "home_url" for password form
added: featured video support for portfolio items, pages, services, and albums
added: video upload field in WordPress admin (supports mp4, webm, ogg formats)
added: toggle to enable/disable featured video in page masthead settings
added: "Use Featured Video" option in all portfolio and service widgets
added: seamless video transitions with WebGL morphing effects
added: smooth AJAX navigation between pages with videos
improved: slider distortion effect now works with both images and videos
improved: hover reveal effects support video playback
improved: enhance page title retrieval for home (blog page) and fallback scenarios
improved: updated theme-related packages to the latest versions
improved: cleaned up unused packages in both the theme and core plugin
added: new options for enqueueing preloaded CSS and HTML minification in performance settings
improved: reduced PHP memory consumption and improved overall performance
fixed: incorrect configuration structure for Intuitive Custom Post order setup
fixed: "Bottom Navigation" panel didn't appear in Customizer since the last update
improved: enhance arts_archive_count_span function to only modify the "List" format links
improved: update internal packages to the latest versions
fixed: PHP notices related to the strings translations "_load_textdomain_just_in_time"
improved: updated .pot translation files for both theme and core plugin
fixed: conflicts with 3rd-party plugins related to automatic updates mechanism
improved: added proper [fetchpriority] attribute to the masthead featured backgrounds for better LCP
added: WP filters "arts/elementor/dynamic_widgets/queried_posts" and "arts/elementor/{$widget_class_name}/queried_posts" to modify output of the dynamic widgets<br>improved: automatically activate "Container" feature on old Elementor versions during onboarding
fixed: incorrect rendering of colors and typography since Elementor 3.26.x
fixed: gradient controls stopped to output their styles on frontend since Elementor 3.26.x
fixed: missing default values for responsive controls in widgets since Elementor 3.26.x
fixed: color for the cursor text was set incorrectly when Elementor color preset is selected for "Lightbox Video" and "Circle Button" widgets
fixed: collapsing width of "Parallax Background" widget when using inside Elementor containers without explicitly set width
fixed: incorrect easing of anchor scrolling links when smooth scrolling feature is disabled
fixed: incorrect appearance of "Albums Mouse Hover Reveal" widget
fixed: missing [aria-label] attribute for Social Icons widget
fixed: footer got cut off in admin panel when smooth scrolling feature is active
fixed: remove non-existent inline editing attributes in theme Elementor widgets
fixed: "Scroll Down" circle button appeared cut off on mobiles on single posts
fixed: incorrect icon color and height in "Feature" widget when "Inline Font Icons" feature is active
added: all theme pages are now bundled to the download package as Elementor templates (*.json)
added: fluid spacing presets for Elementor containers
added: widgets compatibility with "Element Caching" feature
added: widgets compatibility with "Optimized Markup" feature
improved: automatically close overlay menu when switching to display classic menu on window resize
improved: dropped support for Elementor versions 3.7.6 and below by removing `arts_elementor_should_selectors_have_responsive_prefixes()` helper function
improved: better appearance of PSWP gallery with WP admin bar
improved: always show wizard setup in menu of admin panel