Version 1.9.1
— November 21, 2016

• Fixes an infinite scrolling bug causing some products to have opacity issues;
• Fixes a post image glitch / repeating image on smaller screens;
• Updated language strings;
• New options that allows you to hide the mini cart without hiding the actual cart icon;
• As usual, various maintenance tasks, styling fixes and improvements were made for consistency and compatibility purposes across browsers and devices.

Version 1.9
— November 18, 2016

• New: Two Alternative Blog Layouts; (How to change the blog layout?)
• New: Infinite Scrolling, Load More or Classic Pagination as built-in options;
• Retested compatiblity with Visual Composer 5.0;
• Retested compatibility with WooCommerce 2.6.8.;
• Improved RTL Support;
• Improved Polylang Support;
• Fixes a bug related to variable products with no featued images;
• New options that disables auto hide or notifications and WooCommerce Messages;
• As usual, various maintenance tasks, styling fixes and improvements were made for consistency and compatibility purposes across browsers and devices.

Version 1.8.1
— November 7, 2016

• Fixes a few visual bugs reported by customers since the latest release;

Version 1.8
— November 3, 2016

• New: Mini Cart;
• New: Design update for notifications / WooCommerce messages;
• Styling Improvements on the Cart & Checkout page for design consistency purposes;
• Improved performance related to admin-ajax.php;
• Tested for compatibility with WooCommerce 2.6.7;
• As usual, various maintenance tasks, styling fixes and improvements were made for consistency and compatibility purposes across browsers and devices.

Version 1.7.2
— October 21, 2016

• Awesomeness increased 200% for the Quick View feature;
• Updated default icon set;
• Product Variations and External Products are now available when Catalog Mode is enabled;
• Tested for comatibility with WooCommerce 2.6.6 ;
• As usual, various maintenance tasks, styling fixes and improvements were made for consistency and compatibility purposes across browsers and devices.

Version 1.7.1
— October 17, 2016

• Improved page transitions and loading animations;
• Improved Lighbox for transparent PNG images;
• Deleting the Sale or Out of Stock text will remove the badge completely;
• Fix a bug causing the Variation image not to change when the zooming feature was disabled;
• As usual, various styling fixes and improvements were made for consistency and compatibility purposes across browsers and devices.

Version 1.7
— October 3, 2016

This version change brings new features in response to some of the most popular requests received from users in the last few months:

Customizer with Live Preview over the old Theme Options panel

Customizing the theme is now a much better experience using the native WordPress Customizer. Beside having simplified, easy-to-follow settings, you can now live preview your changes before saving the output.

If you’re not familiar with it yet, open it up by going to Appearance > Customize in your administration dashboard. This improvement is meant to save a few extra clicks and page refreshing time, which will result into better productivity, but don’t worry if you’re the nostalgic type, the old Theme Options panel is still accessible from the same location: Growrich > Theme Options.

Improved Font Options

You can now easily set different global font sizes for both the Headings and the Body Text. Find the new option under Appearance > Customize > Fonts.

New Premium webfonts, free with Growrich

Two new premium webfonts, Neue Einstellung and Radnika designed by Hanken Design Co were included and they now bring more awesomeness to Growrich.

A new plugin/add-on to integrate Adobe Typekit webfonts

Bring even more font awesomeness to Growrich by integrating it with Adobe Typekit. 

Favicon Source

Part of making the switch to the native Customizer was to remove the old option for uploading a favicon file and leave the theme to rely on the native option of WordPress, which can be found under Appearance > Customize > Site Identity. 

Maintenance Tasks and Improvements

As usual, various maintenance tasks, styling fixes and improvements were made for consistency and compatibility purposes across browsers and devices.

• Redux Framework updated to the latest version;
• Redux Ads removed in development mode;
• Simplified Theme Options;
• Improved refresh dynamic content ajax call speed;
• Fixed styling for the Forgot Password page;
• Fixed styles for prices with tax suffix;
• Cleaned up the styles the Cart / Checkout / Thank You pages;
• Retested for compatibility with WooCommerce 2.6.4;
• Retested for speed and performance reliability;

Version 1.6.13
— 09 September 2016

• New Option that allows you to change the Out of Stock badge text from the Theme Options panel;
• New Option that allows your to change the Sale badge text from the Theme Options panel;
• The blog category archive will now show links to subcategories under the title;
• Retested for compatiblity with PHP 7;
• Tested for compatiblity with YITH WooCommerce Subscription;
• As usual, various styling fixes and improvements were made for consistency and compatibility purposes across browsers and devices.

Important Update Announcement

Right after updating the theme to version 1.6.13, you should see there's a new update available for the Get Bowtied Tools plugin, right under the Plugins section. The plugin was fully rewritten to make the installation and the maintenance of the theme easier.

What should you do?
After updating the plugin, you'll get an error saying it was deactivated, and that's because it was fully rewritten and WordPress considers it a different plugin now. You just need to activate it and you're good to go. Watch a quick video walkthrough.

Visual Composer 4.12.1 is now available
— September 8, 2016

• A new version of Visual Composer was just made available. How to update?

Version 1.6.12
— 09 August 2016

• Fixes a bug resulting into a JS error when product page uses a single image;
• Versioned the CSS file to avoid caching issues;
• As usual, various styling fixes and improvements were made for consistency and compatibility purposes across browsers and devices.;

Version 1.6.11
— 03 August 2016

• Improved RTL Compatiblity;
• Fixed a product gallery bug making the product thumbs unclickable in some cases;
• Tested for compatibility with WooCommerce 2.6.4;

Version 1.6.10
— 22 July 2016

• Fixes the logo alignment issue;

Version 1.6.9 
— 21 July 2016

Performance Improvements / Faster Loading Time

After valuable user feedback, extensive research and testing, we spotted several opportunities to make Growrich faster and more efficient. The goal was to keep the theme and its code as clean and fast as possible while packing the same awesome features people love without slowing things down. By minifying JavaScript and CSS code, we managed to improve performance and speed up page loading, making both visitors and search engines happy.

• 12 JS files merged and minified into a single file;
• 16 CSS files merged and minified into a single files;

Less files means less server requests, which means faster loading times.

There's a New Plugin in Town

After updating the theme to 1.6.9, a notification will show up on your administration dashboard screen inviting you to install a new plugin called: Get Bowtied Tools. This is a small plugin that handles the automatic theme updates, your products key and the demo content installer. Part of making the theme lighter and faster was to move this back-end functionality outside the theme, into a plugin. So, just go ahead and install the plugin as well after updating the theme and stay worry free, nothing changes as far as you should be concerned as a site administrator.

Maintenance

As usual, various styling fixes and improvements were made for consistency and compatibility purposes across browsers and devices. Here are a few notable improvementes included with this update:

• Compatibility for WooCommerce 2.6.3
• Retested compatibility with WPML;
• FontAwesome updated to its latest version;
• Updated a few translation strings;
• Mobile styling improvements for several elements; 

Version 1.6.8
— 25 June 2016

• Fixes the thumbnails size of products on Safari / Product Page;
• Fixes the font source in My Account;
• Fixes the mobile display of Tag archive for Posts;
• Fixes the "Disable Row" option in Visual Compmoser 4.12;
• Updated the language files to add missing terms;

Version 1.6.7 
— 17 June 2016

• Fixes outdated templates for WooCommerce 2.6.1;

Version 1.6.6 
— 7 June 2016

• Fixed the crashing VC Front-End Editor on Product Pages;
• Updated Font Awesome to its latest version;
• Updated the Importable Demo Content;
• As usual, various styling fixes and improvements were made for consistency and compatibility purposes across browsers and devices.

WooCommerce 2.6 is planned to be released next week. It's a major WooCommerce update and with this update we're preparing the theme to be compatible with it.

• Updated the My Account page templates;
• Updated the Shopping Cart page template;
• Included styles for the upcoming Average Ratings widget;
• Removed Outdated Templates;

Visual Composer 4.12 is also planned to be released this week.

• Tested for compatibility with 4.12 beta;

Version 1.6.5
— 11 May 2016

• System Status on Demo Import for better error handling;
• Fixed the page featured image not being visible when title was hidden;
• Removed the extra space at the top of the blank page template on mobiles;
• Due to a console warning, the Google Maps element was changed with the Visual Composer's native Google Maps element;
• Styling fixes for password protected product pages;
• Fixed the missing widgets from product categories on mobiles;

Version 1.6.4
— 23 April 2016

• Fixed transparent header for catalog pages when title is hidden;
• Fixed quick view scrolling back to top when closed;
• Fixed the missing separator elements on Firefox;
• Fixed catalog mode not working on mobile devices;
• Updated deprecated function in My Account address editing pages;
• Fixed the WooCommerce notifications related to My Account address editing pages;
• As usual, various styling fixes and improvements for consistency and compatibility purposes across browsers and devices.

Version 1.6.3
— March 29, 2016

• Fixed the separator element not showing up on Firefox;
• Fixed the Back-to-Top button not following theme's accent color;
• Various styling fixes and improvements for consistency and compatibility purposes across browsers and devices.

Version 1.6.2
— 16 March, 2016

• Quick-view has a close button now;
• Quick-view fixed for Catalog Mode;
• Fixed the Out of Stock label for variations;
• Fixed the Product Categories grid - order by ID;
• You can now change the /portfolio-item/ permalink structure;
• Option to display the Add to Cart button at all times instead of hover;
• Styling fixes for external / affilitate grouped products;
• New: Back to Top button;
• Styling fixes for the Add to Cart - Visual Composer element;
• The Banner element can now open link in a new window;
• Visual Composer updated to 4.11;
• Visual Composer updates are no longer dependant on theme updates so you can get them as soon as they're released;

Version 1.6.1
— March 2, 2016

• New options that allows you to take control over the header's transparency on product category pages;
• New option that allows you to enable/disable the parallax effect on product category header images;
• Added a close button for the product quick view feature;
• Fixed the product category image header overlay on mobile devices;
• Various styling fixes and improvements for consistency and compatibility purposes across browsers and devices.

Version 1.6
— February 18, 2016

• Visual Composer updated to 4.10 - How to update?
• Design updates for the Shop's Sidebar Widgets
• Design updates for Login/Register page
• New Feature: Widgets area in the right off-canvas underneath the menus
• New Feature: Quick View for products
• The header is now sticky on mobile devices
• Design updates for the Wishlist page layout
• Fixes breadrumb schema.org bug for the product page
• The Add to Cart button on the Shop page is now always on screen on mobile devices
• The search input is now active/in focus when the search icon is clicked.
• Various styling fixes and improvements for consistency and compatibility purposes across browsers and devices.

Version 1.5.2
— February 9, 2016

• Fixes outdated WooCommerce 2.5.2 templates;

Version 1.5.1
— January 27, 2016

• Fixes outdated WooCommerce 2.5.1 template;
• Fixes bugs for the banner element;
• Various styling fixes to improve cross device compatibility and consistency;

Version 1.5
— January 19, 2016

• Fixes outdated WooCommerce 2.5 templates;
• Fixes styling issues on Safari;

Version 1.4.8
— December 10, 2015

A new theme update is released to make available the latest version of Visual Composer 4.9, so don't forget to go to Growrich > Plugins right after the theme is updated to update Visual Composer too.

• New: Option to Enable Disable the expandable footer on mobiles;
• Fixed: Porfolio misalignments on smaller devices;
• Fixed: Front-end Editor not loading on single portfolio page;
• Fixed: Numeric quantity field on mobiles;
• The plugin WooCommerce Header Category Images no longer required;
• Tested with WordPress 4.4

Don't forget to backup before updating and remember to always test in a safe / staging environment before going live.

Version 1.4.7
— December 04, 2015

• WooCommerce dependency fixes;
• Fixed negative quantities for grouped products;
• Improved rendering for Safari;
• Google Maps failing to load on mobile devices;
• Improved rendering of animated pie charts on mobile devices;
• Improved rendering of the banner element on mobile devices;
• Improved rendering of the View Order page on mobile devices;
• Fixed the separator element inside the icon box element;
• Fixed broken settings on Recent and Best Selling products;
• Updated the Theme Options panel framework to its latest version;
• Fixed the margins being added to the Portfolio element;
• Fixed the disable option of mobile search;
• Fixed the shape option not responding on the button element;
• Latest version of Revolution Slider included;
• Various styling fixes to improve cross browser compatibility and consistency;

Don't forget to backup before updating and remember to always test in a safe / staging environment before going live.

Version 1.4.6
— November 20, 2015

• Visual Composer updated to 4.8.1 (How to update?);
• Fixed outdated WooCommerce template;
• Fixed errors if WooCommerce was not enabled;

Don't forget to backup before updating and remember to always test in a safe / staging environment before going live.

Version 1.4.5
— October 28, 2015

• Visual Composer updated to 4.8 (better performance, improved UI);
• Visual Composer’s Front-End Editor is now available;
• Page title can be turned off on the Shop page too now;
• Set up a header image for the Shop page;
• Updated Font Awesome Icons Pack;

Don't forget to backup before updating and remember to always test in a safe / staging environment before going live.

Version 1.4.4
— October 11, 2015

This one update is all about, well ... updates. We know updates can get to be a huge pain, especially when you have to upload/download files so we’ve been working hard to make this process easier for both the theme and the plugins coming with it.

Easier Theme Updates

Easier Plugin Updates 

Remember the last time you’ve updated Visual Composer (or Revolution Slider), you’ve had to delete the old version and re-upload the updated one? Great News: There’s a single Update button for it now. Navigate to Growrich > Plugins. This is the new home of the plugins coming with the theme. Whenever a new update is available, you’ll see the red notification and the Update button:

To enable the automatic updates mentioned above, navigate to Growrich > Product Activation and enter your product key. Here’s to easier future updates!

Don't forget to backup before updating and remember to always test in a safe / staging environment before going live.

Version 1.4.3
— October 6, 2015

We're releasing a new update to make available the latest version of Visual Composer 4.3.7. That's all folks! Don't forget to backup before updating and remember to always test in a safe / staging environment before going live.

Version 1.4.2
— September 24, 2015

A new maintenance update is being released for Growrich.

• Fixes outdated WooCommerce templates and keep compatibility with the latest version;
• Updated Visual Composer to the latest version;
• Updated Slider Revolution to the latest version;
• Fixes a bug not allowing store managers to disable reviews for products;
• Fixes the button elements which was broken if there was no URL added;
• Fixes a bug on the product elements causing them to break when 4 products were set to be displayed.
• As per usual, various small styling fixes and improvements were made;

Please remember that updating the theme won't update the two premium plugins automatically, for now, you'll have to manually update both.

Version 1.4.1
— September 03, 2015

We're providing a new update to make available the latest version of Revolution Slider and Visual Composer. Please remember that updating the theme won't update the two premium plugin automatically, you'll have to manually update both. 

There aren't any major changes in the theme, only a bug fix causing the "View Order" page to break styles on mobiles.

Version 1.4
— August 21, 2015

We're releasing a new theme update to make available the latest version of Revolution Slider that fixes a compatibility issue with the newly released 4.3 and the theme fixes a bug causing the Related Products to be displayed off the screen.

Don't forget to backup before updating and remember to always test in a safe / staging environment before going live.

Version 1.3.9
— August 12, 2015

We're releasing a new theme update to accommodate the changes in the newly released WooCommerce 2.4+. Along with it, a new version of Slider Revolution is included (Version 5+) and as usual, we fixed a few bugs reported by users since the latest release.

• Fix: WordPress SEO by Yoast compatibility check;
• Fix: Wishlist layout changing after removing an item;
• Fix: Hover animation on image galleries;
• Fix: Rating stars glitch on Internet Explorer;
• Fix: Search glitch on tablets;
• Fix: "View Cart" link staying on page after adding a product to the cart.

Don't forget to backup before updating and remember to always test in a safe / staging environment before going live. WooCommerce 2.4 is an important update and you need to make sure 3rd party plugins you may be using were updated as well to work it it.

Version 1.3.8
— July 05, 2015

We're providing a new update to make available the latest version of Visual Composer (4.6) which was just released on 2nd of July. Update the theme then make sure you update the plugin as well.

Don't forget to backup before updating and remember to always test in a safe / staging environment before going live.

Visual Composer Update
— June 18, 2015

• Visual Composer update available (4.5.3);

It's a maintenance update released by the plugin author that improves security.

Version 1.3.7
— June 2, 2015

• Fixed outdated WooCommerce templates;

Version 1.3.6
— June 1, 2015

• Slider Revolution update available (4.6.93);
• Visual Composer update available (4.5.2);

Version 1.3.5
— April 28, 2015

We're releasing new small maintenance update to make available the latest version of Revolution Slider and Visual Composer, the two premium plugins that are packed with the theme. Beside that, the Theme Options panel was updated to its latest version, making it more faster and reliable.

Version 1.3.4
— April 22, 2015

We’re releasing a new maintenance update to keep the theme’s compatibility with the new version of WordPress (V.4.2) and WooCommerce (V.2.3.8).

What's new in WordPress 4.2?

The new version, named “Powell” in honor of jazz pianist Bud Powell is now available. As we’re already used to, beside improving the security measures, Wordpress is bringing sexy back: Easier Sharing Options via ‘Press This’, additional language support, Emoji!, preview new themes, faster plugin updates more embeds + more. WordPress 4.2 is now available for you to update directly from the WordPress dashboard. 

What's new in WooCommerce?

The new version, 2.3.8, outdated the theme's template for the cart page. If you've updated to WooCommerce already but haven't updated the theme, you may see the bottom of the cart page broken. The theme's update fixes this issue and ensures fully compatibility with the latest WooCommerce.

Security? You're safe!

New version of Visual Composer

The plugin released an update as well (V.4.4.4) to keep compatibility with WordPress 4.2. Updating the theme won't update the plugin as well, here's how to grab the latest version and update.

Version 1.3.3
— March 18, 2015

• Compatibility check for WooCommerce (2.3.6);
• Fixed outdated templates in WooCommerce (2.3.6);
• Visual Composer's update available (4.4.3);

Version 1.3.2
— February 25, 2015

• Cross-browser compatibility fixes for parallax sections;

Version 1.3.1
— February 14, 2015

Roses are red, Violets are blue,
There is a new update ... and now you know too!

Happy Valentine's day! Don't worry, this update won't add red falling hearts on your site.

After the release of WooCommerce 2.3 on February 12, they have released another three small updates. This theme update fixes the outdated WooCommerce templates and the Wishlist functionality.

Version 1.3
— February 12, 2015

We're happy to announce a new theme update. Version 1.3 was released to ensure compatibility with the latest version of WooCommerce 2.3 codename Happy Hippo released on the same day.

What should I know about this update?

Just make sure both WooCommerce and the theme are updated together. 

What's new in WooCommerce 2.3?

We named this release Handsome Hippo because we wanted to dedicate it to making WooCommerce easier to use. That means moving admin settings around, making the cart page more intuitive, updating the default email styles, and a whole lot more.

Visual Composer Update
— January 17, 2015, 2015

• Visual Composer update available (4.4);

Version 1.2
— January 16, 2015, 2015

Version 1.2 is a small maintenance update that prepares the theme for the following version of Visual Composer 4.4, which should be released in a few days. We'll include it in the theme's package as soon as it's available.

Version 1.1
— 24 December 2014,

• Improved responsiveness for products on laptop resolutinos;
• Small fixed on handling colors for dark/light color schemes;
• Fixed sticky header position on Safari and IE 11;
• When Catalog Mode is Enabled, the 'Sale' and 'Out of Stock' badges are removed;
• Updated Slider Revolution;
• Tested for compatibility with WordPress 4.1;
• Tested for compatibility with WooCommerce 2.2.10;
• Importable slider files included in the theme package;