Astroid Framework has just arrived, introducing new UIKit-powered widgets together with several important fixes and optimization updates designed to improve performance, compatibility, and the overall page-building experience.
This release continues Astroid’s focus on modern design flexibility while keeping the framework lightweight, stable, and easier to manage for Joomla developers and website creators.
✨New UIKit-Powered Widgets
Astroid 3.4.2 expands the available widget collection with two brand-new UI Kit widgets that help users build modern layouts faster and more professionally.
UK Image Widget
One of the biggest additions in this release is the new UK Image Widget, powered by the UI Kit Library.
This widget provides a clean and responsive way to display images across your website while maintaining modern styling and excellent flexibility. Whether you are designing a business website, portfolio, landing page, or promotional section, the UK Image Widget helps create visually engaging layouts with minimal effort.
It is especially useful for:
- Hero sections
- Feature showcases
- Promotional banners
- Creative landing pages
- Visual content blocks
The widget is optimized for responsiveness, ensuring your images look great on desktops, tablets, and mobile devices.
UK Testimonials Widget
Astroid Framework 3.4.2 also introduces the new UK Testimonials Widget.
Testimonials play an important role in building trust and credibility for any website, and this new widget makes the process easier than ever. Users can quickly create elegant testimonial sections to display customer feedback and social proof in a professional way.
The UK Testimonials Widget is ideal for showcasing:
- Customer reviews
- Client testimonials
- User experiences
- Business credibility
- Social proof content
Built with the UI Kit Library, the widget is lightweight, responsive, and designed to integrate seamlessly with existing Astroid layouts.
🛠️ Fixes & Improvements
Alongside the new features, Astroid 3.4.2 also delivers several important improvements focused on stability, cleaner asset handling, and better performance.
Fixed Image Widget Style Conflict
This release fixes a styling conflict issue related to the Image Widget that could sometimes cause unexpected appearance problems in certain layouts or sections.
The update improves style isolation between widgets, helping ensure more consistent rendering and a cleaner design experience across different page structures.
Optimized Grid Widget Asset Loading
Removed the redundant UI Kit loader from the Grid Widget to optimize asset loading and avoid unnecessary duplicate library initialization.
This change helps improve performance and maintain cleaner dependency management across Astroid widgets.
🚀 Continue Building Better Websites with Astroid
With the introduction of new UIKit-powered widgets and several important backend improvements, Astroid Framework 3.4.2 delivers a more polished and optimized website building experience for Joomla users.
From creating visually stunning image sections to adding professional testimonials and improving widget performance, this release continues to strengthen Astroid as a modern and flexible framework for website creators.
Update to Astroid Framework 3.4.2 today and enjoy the latest enhancements and improvements.
