We're pleased to announce the release of Astroid Framework 3.5.2! This maintenance update focuses on making mobile navigation more reliable, improving the off-canvas menu experience, and resolving compatibility issues reported by users.
Mobile navigation plays an essential role in delivering a smooth user experience across devices. In this release, we've addressed several off-canvas menu issues, refined navigation styling, improved support for different language directions, and restored compatibility between Astroid Editor and JCE Editor.
Let's take a closer look at what's new in Astroid 3.5.2
🚀 Astroid Framework 3.5.2 Changelog:
- Fixed the off-canvas background color
- Fixed an issue with the right-side off-canvas menu
- Fixed dropdown menu background colors in the off-canvas block.
- Refactored navigation title styles for a clearer structure.
- Added safe-area support and extra padding at the end of the mobile menu.
- Fixed the off-canvas header being covered by the mobile menu.
- Updated mobile menu direction to follow the language direction.
- Made the Astroid script global.
- Fixed the mobile menu not working in the Astroid Menu Module.
- Fixed an incompatibility between Astroid Editor and JCE Editor
✅ Improved Off-Canvas Menu Experience
The off-canvas menu is an important part of mobile navigation, providing visitors with convenient access to website sections on smaller screens. Astroid 3.5.2 introduces several fixes to make this experience more consistent and polished.
✅Fixed Off-Canvas Background Colors
We've fixed an issue affecting the off-canvas menu's background color, along with dropdown menu background colors inside the off-canvas block. These improvements help ensure that navigation elements display correctly and maintain a consistent visual appearance.
✅Improved Right-Side Off-Canvas Menu
This release resolves an issue with the right-side off-canvas menu, making it more reliable for websites that use navigation panels opening from the right side of the screen.
✅Prevented the Off-Canvas Header from Being Covered
Previously, the mobile menu could cover the off-canvas header, affecting the visibility and usability of header elements. Astroid 3.5.2 fixes this behavior to provide a clearer and more consistent navigation layout.
✅Added Safe-Area Support and Extra Bottom Spacing
To improve the mobile browsing experience, Astroid 3.5.2 adds safe-area support and extra padding at the end of the mobile menu. This helps prevent the last menu items from sitting too close to the edge of the screen, especially on mobile devices with system interface areas that require additional spacing.
✅Better Support for Different Language Directions
Astroid 3.5.2 improves mobile navigation by making the menu direction follow the website's language direction. This is particularly important for multilingual websites that support both left-to-right (LTR) and right-to-left (RTL) languages. With this improvement, the mobile menu can better adapt to the language configuration of the website.
✅Fixed the Mobile Menu in the Astroid Menu Module
This release fixes an issue that prevented the mobile menu from working correctly in the Astroid Menu Module.
If your website uses this module for navigation, the fix helps restore the expected mobile menu functionality and provides a more dependable experience for visitors using smaller screens.
✅Improved Navigation Styles and Script Availability
In addition to the visual and functional improvements, Astroid 3.5.2 includes several refinements to the framework's navigation structure.
- Refactored navigation title styles: The navigation title styles now have a clearer structure, improving the organization and maintainability of the related styles.
- Made the Astroid script globally available: The Astroid script is now available globally, helping improve access to the framework's JavaScript functionality where needed.
These changes contribute to a cleaner implementation and a more consistent foundation for navigation-related features.
✅Restored Editor Compatibility
This update also resolves an incompatibility between Astroid Editor and JCE Editor, helping users continue working with their preferred Joomla editing tools without the issues reported in previous versions.
Additionally, the Astroid script is now globally available, and navigation title styles have been refactored for a clearer structure.
🔖 Update to Astroid Framework 3.5.2
We recommend updating to Astroid Framework 3.5.2 to benefit from these improvements and fixes. Thank you for your continued support and feedback. Your reports help us identify issues, improve compatibility, and make Astroid Framework better with every release.
Happy building with Astroid!
