We're excited to announce the release of Astroid Framework 3.4.3! This update focuses on giving Joomla users and developers even greater flexibility when building websites, while also refining the overall experience with new customization options, improved typography controls, updated libraries, expanded language support, and numerous bug fixes.
Whether you're designing modern business websites, blogs, portfolios, or online stores, Astroid 3.4.3 delivers meaningful improvements that make building faster, easier, and more enjoyable.
✨ What's New in Astroid Framework 3.4.3
✅ New Sticky Header Container Option
The Header Builder now includes a Sticky Header Container option, giving you greater control over how sticky headers behave. You can configure the container independently, making it easier to create polished navigation experiences that match your site's design.
✅ Category View: Display Info Block Above the Title
A new layout option allows the article information block (author, date, category, etc.) to appear above the article title in category views. This small enhancement provides additional flexibility for creating cleaner and more modern blog layouts.
✅ Improved Grid Animation with Counter Support
Grid animations have been enhanced with better animation handling and support for animation counters, resulting in smoother transitions and more consistent visual effects throughout your layouts.
✅ More Powerful Button Widgets
Button widgets have become even more versatile with two new additions:
- Outline Button Style for creating lightweight, modern button designs.
- Custom HTML Attributes, allowing developers to add additional attributes for integrations, tracking, accessibility, or JavaScript functionality.
✅ "vw" Unit Added to Typography Controls
Typography settings now support the viewport width (vw) unit, making responsive typography easier than ever. Create fluid text that scales naturally across different screen sizes without relying on complex custom CSS.
✅ Updated Libraries
Keeping Astroid modern and secure is always a priority. Version 3.4.3 updates several core libraries, including:
- Google Font Library
- Font Awesome 7.3.1
- Bootstrap 5.3.8
These updates provide access to the latest fonts, icons, improvements, and compatibility enhancements.
✅ Expanded Language Support
Astroid now includes German (de-DE) language support directly in the core package. In addition, we've introduced an automated translation workflow, making it easier to maintain and expand multilingual support in future releases.
✅ More Improvements Across the Framework
This release also includes several usability improvements throughout Astroid, including:
- Better preset handling
- Improved Article Custom Fields integration
- Enhanced Layout Builder user experience
- Optimized module loading for improved performance
These refinements help streamline the website building process while improving overall stability.
🛠️ Bug Fixes
Astroid Framework 3.4.3 resolves a number of reported issues across the framework, including fixes for:
- Open Graph metadata generation
- Article Tabs rendering
- Image Media handling
- Typography user interface
- Sidebar behavior
- Subform cache issues
- Various layout and builder inconsistencies
- Additional stability and compatibility improvements
Astroid Framework 3.4.3 continues our commitment to making Joomla website development faster, more flexible, and more reliable. With enhanced customization options, responsive typography improvements, updated libraries, expanded localization, and dozens of refinements under the hood, this release provides a better building experience for everyone.
We recommend all Astroid users update to version 3.4.3 to take advantage of the latest features, improvements, and fixes. Thank you for your continued support and feedback it helps us make Astroid better with every release. Happy building!
