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Wix Release Notes
Here you'll find the latest release notes on Wix.com, and an archive of previous releases.
You can also keep up to date with what features are Coming Soon.
And suggest and vote for new features on the Wix wishlist
Latest Release Notes Links: Release 1-12-09 / Release 15-11-09 / Release 14-9-09 / Release 30-07-09 / Release 20-05-09 / Release 17-04-09 / Release 07-03-09
Please note: We make every effort to include all upcoming changes in our release notes, please be aware that occasionally there is a lag between our release and updating the notes to check for bugs.
Release Notes 1-12-09
NEW
1. Thumbnail Menu
Add Menu > Thumbnail
Now you can easily add thumbnail menus to your galleries to create thumbnail galleries.
You can also add thumbnail menus to your Mini Pages.
Learn More
2. Manage Premium: Manage Your Premium Packages & Billing
My Account > Manage Premium
Manage your premium packages
– view and print invoices, transfer & assign upgrades to different documents, cancel
and more in your own time with our new Premium Management system.
3. 30+ New Free Templates
Create > New “Latest Templates”
30+ new templates designed by the Wix studio all free and fully customizable now on Wix.com. Includes templates for: art; photography; design and fashion; music and business.
UPGRADED
1. In Editor Help
Inside Wix editor > Help(top menu)& Help Icon
Easily get immediate help on using Wix and our features from within the Wix editor - without having to leave.
Click on Help in top menu for general Help, and Help Icon (bottom left) for immediate help.
2. Video Players
Better performance for HD/HQ
3. Right Click - Menu
Improved functionality
FIXED
1. Undo - Crop
Now undo works for “Crop”
Release Notes 15-11-09 (Updated 18-11-09)
NEW
1. Wix Loader Design
Now in minimal white & grey.
Stay tuned for coming releases when you can customize your loaders too!
2. Wix Editor Keyboard Shortcuts
Help > Keyboard shortcuts (top navigation)
The list of keyboard shortcuts for the editor has been expanded.
It contains send to front and back, undo, copy and new shortcuts including:
- Alt + Click: Selects items behind/underneath other items
Use “Alt + Click” to select items from behind/beneath other items, and customize them without losing the layout.
- Shift + Click & Drag: Draw a frame for selecting multiple items
Great for selecting multiple items inside mini pages.
Full list of editor keyboard shortcuts
3. Text Buttons & Menus (Added 18-11-09)
Page Parts > Buttons / Menus
Greater customization. Includes new “Format” feature in property panel (bottom editor)
– includes size, font, margins, color and more
UPGRADED
1. Selection & Grouping of items in editor
Help > Keyboard shortcuts (top navigation)
Improved grouping/selection tool including:
- Multiple selection: Now much easier to select multiple objects simultaneously, de-select objects one at a time using “Ctrl + Click”. As before you can also easily save “right click + publish as media item” & move groups.
Full list of editor keyboard shortcuts
2. Editor speed
Editor has had several improvements to increase its load speed including enhanced image caching and reduced file sizes.
3. Enhanced SEO optimization
Wix has always been search engine friendly but now we have even better HTML representation of site content.
4. Carousel Gallery & Minipages (Added 18-11-09)
Galleries > Carousel; Page Parts > Mini Pages > Carousel
Carousel galleries and minipage transitions are smoother, and there are greater customization options including skew and timing.
How to customize Carousel gallery
FIXED
1. Editor to Screen Size Resolution
The Editor will automatically adjust it size and placement according to the size of the browser window. Making it easier to work on Wix with smaller resolutions
2. Browser Memory leak fix
Leads to improved memory when using the Wix editor
3. Better support of Cyrillic characters
4. Mouse cursor fix: click & roll-off/mouse off
Release Notes 14-9-09
NEW
1. Comments
Widgets > Comments
Enable user/visitor feedback to your Wix sites
How to use & moderate comments feature
2. FLV/MP4 video player
Media > Video > FLV/MP4
How to use and customize our FLV/MP4 Video Player
UPGRADED
3. eCommerce product galleries
Widget > eCommerce
Now include Carousel and Slideshow
How to use Wix eCommerce widget to set up an online shop
4. Video players
All players have Full Screen option
YouTube players also include HD (HQ) Option
FIXED
5. Curser appears when rollover text behaviors
Release Notes 30-7-09
NEW
1. Removal of the Wix favicon
On all Premium upgrades that include “Removal Wix Ads”
2. Upload / Download Document Files
Enable users to upload and create links to files:
- doc & docx
- xls & xlsx
- ppt & pptx
- odt
How to upload / download document files
3. New components: Document Button
4. eCommerce Shopping cart
New eCommerce system – includes:
• New components:
- Product galleries
- Shopping cart
- Check Out button
How to add eCommerce to your site
UPGRADED
5. Improved Foreign language capabilities
Contact Forms:
If your site's visitors speak european based languages such as Spanish, French and more they can type it into the contact forms complete with accents umlaubts and more
Release Notes 20-05-09
NEW
1. Google Analytics (Premium Feature)
Now you can add google analytics site stats to your Wix sites and creations.
Note: Mini pages can also be view via analytics
How to add Google Analytics site stats
2. Galleries
a. New Galleries Skins
d. New Slider Photo Gallery
UPGRADED
3. Document Settings & Publish Settings:
a. Add/Edit your Domain (Premium Feature)
How to add/edit/change your domain
b. Google Analytics (Premium Feature)
How to Add Google analytics site stats
4. CDN (Content Delivery Network)
A system of servers on the Internet that speeding the delivery of content to end users.
Faster content delivery means Wix loads faster.
5. Galleries
a. Zoom panel improvement.
b. Improved Crop
Added the option to edit the aspect ratio of the slides (auto crop/center/…).
6. Search Engine optimization capability added to images
Wix sites are now also searched via image search engines eg Google Image Search
How to optimize your images for search engines
FIXED
7. Fixed the @ with non US keyboards (wmode).
8. Image pyramid fixes.
Release Notes 17-04-09
NEW
1. Crop
2. Zoom
UPGRADED
3. Improved Text Menu & Buttons
4. Color
5. Rulers positions are now saved per document. Note: They are saved locally on the users' computer.
6. Snap to media items
7. Page manager: Mini Pages
Now you can see mini page navigation and stack in editor (right hand side)
Release Notes 07-03-09
NEW
1. Gallery – Cover Flow
2. Paypal
How to add PayPal to your site
3. Browser text display
Good for foreigh languages and works across all browsers
In the edtior: Text > Paragraphs > Browser
IMPROVED
4. Pictures
Increased the maximum size of uploaded media to 5MB/picture
5. Premium Upgrades
Now available with yearly savings
6. Pre-loader
No brand pre-loader for premuim documents.
FIXES
7. Apostrophes can now be sent from the contact Form subject and body.
