🚀 Performance improvements for Customizr free and pro

Dear Customizr theme users,

This new release implement various performance improvements allowing your pages to load faster.

Customizr free (v4.4.2+) and Customizr Pro (v2.4.4+) have been successfully updated and tested for PHP 8.0. You can safely request your web host to update your server to the latest PHP version.

Customizr free and pro are also 100% compatible with version 5.6 of WordPress released December 8, 2020.

Changelog  :

• update : fixed [PHP 8.0] broken value checks on boolean options
• added : [featured pages] support for shortcodes in fp custom text
• added : [social links] mastodon icon
• fixed : [performance] preload customizr.woff2 font
• fixed : [performance][php] removed duplicated queries for ‘template’ option and thumbnail models
• fixed : [performance] improve loading performance of Font awesome icons to comply with Google lighthouse metrics ( preload warning removed )
• improved : [performance][footer] replaced font awesome WP icon

Customizr free and pro are fully compatible with the latest version of Nimble Page Builder.

Recently introduced in the Customizr theme

New performance options

New option to display featured images in their original dimensions in single posts and pages.

Better search form, more suited to web standards

Better support for images and galleries inserted with the new WordPress editor.

Better integration with Nimble Page Builder

We have recently released a simple yet powerful section builder named the Nimble Builder.

Nimble Builder allows you to drag and drop pre-built sections, or create your own sections in real-time from the WordPress customizer. You can easily create column layouts, and add content like buttons, icons, Google maps and even contact forms in any page.

Check out a live example of Nimble sections in the Customizr theme.

You can install it from your WordPress admin, in Plugins > Add New, search for Nimble Builder.

We are currently working on a knowledge base to help you getting started with the plugin, but you can take a quick tour of the Nimble Builder plugin in action, in the WordPress live customizer, on the screenshots below.

Creating a page with 3 pre-built sections

New option for a header on top of your content

We have recently introduced a new checkbox option for your header, allowing you to make it transparent and positionned on top of your content.

The option is available for your home page when using the modern style of the theme.

The example below shows how it looks when displayed on top of a home page slider.