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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
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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 8/21/10
NEW
1. In Editor Help
Get help without leaving the editor. Complete with video tutorials and step-by-step guides for each feature in the editor. Also includes an "Ask a question" feature to get direct answers to all your questions.
2. Messages / Inbox
Get messages and help from Wix inside the editor via our new messaging system
Release Notes 8/16/10
NEW
1. Customize Favicon
Add your own URL icon to your website(Premium feature)
2. Media Loader
Show or hide the media loader
3. Reflection
Add reflection to photos and galleries with a click
IMPROVED
1. Settings
Includes easier to use interface, SEO character counter and new features.
2. Publish & Share
Publish your sites online with a single click. Easily share with your social networks twitter & facebook
Release Notes 6/28/10
NEW
1. World Cup Sale Promo
World Cup Sale promo was uploaded to all personal Account pages, offering $0.99 deal on the first month of Combo upgrades.
2. World Cup Phone Giveaway
Users were invited to Facebook or RT a specific World Cup giveaway message from Wix along with their thoughts on who would win the World Cup. 2 winning answers will be picked at random and those winning participants will each be awarded a Google Nexus One phone.
Release Notes 6/16/10
NEW
1. Wix Pro Directory
Promoted new Wix Pro Directory - a directory of designers, marketers, etc to help others with their Wix website.
2. New Community Pics Section
Over 200 stunning new photos were donated to the Wix editor by our Wix photography community.
Find in: Media > Pics > Community
3. New Photography Blog
We created a new blog entirely devoted to our Wix photography community: Wix Photography Blog. This blog gives our photographers a chance to get featured, get tips and get to know one another.
Release Notes 6/9/10
NEW
1. New Web Templates
We added 28 new web designs to the Wix template gallery. Styles include food, drink and restaurant, lifestyle and jewelry.
Find in: Create Tab > Latest
Release Notes 6/2/10
NEW
1. New animated icons
We just added hundreds of animated icons to the Wix editor.
Find in: Clip Art > Icons
2. New page arrows
New, clean and simple page arrows were added to the Wix editor. Add colors, effects & animation.
Find in: Minipages/Galleries/Players > Add Menu > Controllers
3. New images - warm & homey
Just added a new batch of bakery, market, pets and garden pics to the Wix editor.
Find in: Media > Pics
4. New slick country flag icons
Wix added hundreds of brand new flag icons to the editor. These are great for showing your visitors what language your site supports.
Find in: Clip Art > Icons
Release Notes 5/26/10
NEW
1. HTML Now on Wix!
Now you can embed HTML code into your Flash websites, straight from the Wix editor! Please note that Wix does not offer email support for HTML.
Release Notes 5/2/10
NEW
1. New Video Playlist
Now you can easily create a video playlist.
Add up to 20 videos with a menu for your users to browse through.
Includes new video skins.
Learn more
2. Panning with Spacebar
Similar to Photoshop, you can pan around the editor by holding down the spacebar and left mouse button while moving your mouse for an easier editing experience.
UPGRADED
1. Improved Linking
Now it's much easier to link buttons and other items e.g. shapes, pictures and more to
Wix pages, external URLs and emails/
Advanced features include Prev-Next & Media - which allows you to link to
Find it: "Link" icon, property panel bottom of the editor Learn more
2. Improved Color
Now you have greater control adding color to items in the Wix editor.
Includes eyedropper tool, and color fill with image - so you can fill items with your pictures
Learn more
3. 'Delete All' Button added to Galleries & Music "Manage"
Fill your galleries even more easily by clicking Delete All button and then "Add Photo".
4. Improved Transitions
Smoother and new transitions for galleries & mini pages
5. Scroll text
Now scrolling through text in the editor will feel much smoother.
FIXED
1. Masking in Preview Mode
Now Preview shows exactly what your site visitors will see when you Publish your site online
Release Notes 4/18/10
NEW
1. New Homepage for Registered Users
Wix is improving your homepage. If you're already signed in to your Wix account, you'll see a brand new homepage with your latest Wix creations, Wix news, special Wix offers, quick Wix tips and new Wix programs.
UPGRADED
1. Server Switch
We've switched our billing database to a new server.
FIXED
1. Text Character Load
Now text that has illegal characters in it will load.
2. Myspace Comment
The content of the Myspace comment will no longer be distorted.
3. No More Duplication
Now, when you open the editor, the boxes on the right side that show the pages will show the correct info and will not duplicate the content when going to another page.
4. Link Text Select
Now when selecting link text, the entire text will hold and can easily be selected a second time.
5. Object Dragging
Now when dragging and selecting multiple objects, the objects will not get grouped automatically.
6. Comment Submit Button in Safari
Now Safari users can see the "submit" button on comments.
7. Expand Animation Gallery
Expand form now works propertly in the animation gallery.
Release Notes 3/21/10
NEW
1. New Gallery Type
Now there's a new Gallery Type which will differentiate between photos that are eligible to be used in product galleries and photos that aren’t (fotolia pictures are not eligible, for example).
2. New Fotolia Tab Added To Photo Picker
We've just uploaded a 'Fotolia' tab to the editor with a little over 100 fresh photos. Go to
Media > Center > Pics > Fotolia and start browsing.
FIXED
1. Button Start State
Now, in a menu, the selected button starts in down state automatically
Release Notes 3/11/10
NEW
1. International Homepages
Wix is expanding to become more userfriendly for international locations, starting with the Wix homepage. Now French, Spanish and Italian speakers will see the Wix homepage in their native language.
2. Google 'Promo 'Info
Google promotion information was uploaded to the Wix homepage, My Account page and the premium package picker page.
UPGRADED
1. New Music
A new and improved specialized page for music websites was just uploaded.
FIXED
1. Carousel Image Fill
Fill image now colors all current slides in viewer.
2. Matrix Button Action
Action now works with the matrix gallery arrow buttons both when in preview mode and in viewer when the picture is on full screen.
Release Notes 3/1/10
FIXED
1. Check Before Clear
A bug fix related to loading exceptions has been solved.
2. Go-To Page Fixes
Fixed all the "go-to page" problems – from now on, if the client ID is not to be found in the page-list, we use it as a page number.
3. Page-not-found Popup Clearer
The page-not-found popup is now clearer, with the text “Page load failed” printed big and bold.
4. Search
Public searches now go to search.[server] (there were situations in which this didn’t happen).
5. User Nickname Save
Now, before we save, we check the current user-nick (creator-name) and use it in the save request.
Release Notes 2/23/10
UPGRADED
1. Getting Started Page
We just uploaded a brand new 'Getting Started' page which features a short "How To" video and a newer, easier to follow, step-by-step guide.
FIXED
1. Page Loader
When a user tries to start loading a page (via go-to page behavior or in the editor) before the previous page has finished loading, the system won’t let him.
2. Invalid Address Loader Fixed
When an invalid address occurs with a go-to page, the system will ignore it.
3. Search With No User ID
4. Spaces in Doc Names
Minor fix made for documents having spaces in their names.
5. Photography Page
A new and improved specialized page for photography websites was just uploaded.
Release Notes 2/18/10
NEW
1. New Templates Added
17 new Flash web designs have just been added to our Wix designer template bank!
Choose the design you love, customize it, and create a fresh look for your website!
Release Notes 2/15/10
FIXED
1. Template Placement
Order of the design templates have been rearranged.
2. Homepage Tweaked
Homepage images have been moved slightly.
3. Editor Bugs Fixed
Minor bugs in the Wix editor have been fixed.
Release Notes 1/27/10
UPGRADED
1. New Home Page
A new home page was uploaded today with updated template images. Modifications were made to buttons.
2. New Categories
New categories, "latest" and "food" have been added to the template picker page.
Release Notes 1/25/10
NEW
1. New Getting Started
Now, upon opening the Wix editor, users will be prompted with a help to getting started window, which will show how to build your website in three easy steps.
Release Notes 1/13/10
UPGRADED
1. Billing Page
The premium billing page has been updated.
Release Notes 1/6/10
NEW
1. Added Accordion Gallery
This is the newest addition to our image gallery options, perfect for those who want to present a large batch of images without overwhelming your web page.
Located in the editor:
Galleries > Accordion
2. Added New Skins
We've just added a batch of new, fully customizable skins which include fully customizable grunge and minimalist styles.
Located in the Wix editor:
Page Parts > Areas
3. Added New Templates
We've just added 5 more new, sleek Flash web designs to our overflowing template bank!
Located under the Create tab
4. Added New Photos
We've added a new collection of yoga images to our stock photos.
Located in the Wix editor:
Media > Pics
5. Added New Transitions
Choose from 10 new ways you can move between photos in your Slideshow Galleries and Mini Pages, with our newest additions to the editor's Transition menu.
Located in the Wix editor:
Galleries > Slideshow > Transitions
6. Added New Icons
To help add cohesion to our popular, grunge themed web layouts, we added a new batch of mostly grunge inspired icons to match.
Located in the Wix editor:
Clip Art > Icons
Release Notes 1/4/10
UPGRADED
1. New Homepage
Our Wix homepage was just changed to new_Index8.
Release Notes 12-30-09
NEW
1. Google Caffeine App
The Google caffeine application was uploaded.
FIXED
1. Billing Page Fixed
Billing page fixes, customer requests and new paypal account feature have been uploaded.
2. Youtube Bugs Fixed
The bugs resulting from Youtube videos has now been fixed.
Release Notes 12-21-09
NEW
1. Special Offers Added to Purchase Page
Now you can view all our special offers when you click "Buy" on one of the Premium upgrade packages.
Release Notes 12-17-09
NEW
1. New Icons in the Editor
Beautiful new icons have been added to the Wix editor. Choose from a new, minimalist set of arrows, contact signs, email and home pages icons. All icons are instantly available on the Editor in either black or white, and can be easily customized using the ‘tint’ effect.
FIXED
1. Change Username
Now, when you change your username in the Editor's Settings, it works correctly.
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 9-14-09
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 7-30-09
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 5-20-09
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 4-17-09
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 3-7-09
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.
