Changelog

- added SEO check to mention that at least one image should be on the page
- added developer option to avoid putting images in subfolders of the images folder
- fixed page generation of video elements for the different cases
- fixed page generation for multiple dropdowns in a form
- fixed background shift not working correctly on some mobile devices
- fixed page generation for parallax in some cases
- fixed of domain parking check during publishing setup
- other performance and stability improvements

- added extraction of images from PDF pages, to a gallery or an image grid
- added rounded corners option for videos
- added ability to drag and drop movies to grid inspector
- added ability to import options from a text file, for option selection form elements
- added ability to slide through images in a gallery lightbox, like for grid galleries
- added settings option for user interface language preference
- added work around for bugs in some FTP server causing upload of many images on every upload
- added work around for some web host setups preventing automated FTP setup
- added work around for a popular mobile browser breaking Sparkle's video player
- improved handling of video and image files in Image/Video Grid
- fixed Instagram setup issues
- fixed publishing very large websites
- fixed image transparency rendition in canvas vs generated website, in some cases
- fixed layout issues
- fixed excess memory use in publishing large websites
- fixed pages outline not restored to collapsed position when restarting Sparkle
- fixed loading a page with many mp3 players in password protected pages causing server errors
- fixed text being pasted along with image, when copied from certain sources
- fixed website importer getting page name wrong when the page contains Google Ads
- fixed menu inspector not switching to the correct options for "equal size" setting
- fixed option selection form element starting with an empty item
- fixed multiple option selections and sliders with the same variable name not being sent in a contact form
- fixed text wrapping in Chrome
- fixed video with autoplay not starting in popups in some cases
- fixed video inspector behavior with multi-selection

5.2.5
- fixed crash

5.2.4
- added transition speed setting to the lightbox of the Image/Video grid
- fixed background images not being shown on non-retina displays
- fixed crashes when using variable fonts on macOS 10.14 and 10.15
- improved Instagram setup
- fixed gallery labels not showing in some cases
- added workarounds for Chrome and Safari bugs
- fixed other crashes

- added transition speed setting to the lightbox of the Image/Video grid
- fixed background images not being shown on non-retina displays
- fixed crashes when using variable fonts on macOS 10.14 and 10.15
- improved Instagram setup
- fixed gallery labels not showing in some cases
- added workarounds for Chrome and Safari bugs
- fixed other crashes

- fixed incorrect layout generation in some cases
- fixed vertical alignment of text that contains icons
- fixed issues with Instagram integration
- fixed crashes

5.2.2
- fixed publishing setup crash in some cases

5.2.1
- improved Figma importer
- improved publishing setup
- fixed user interface glitches on macOS Sonoma
- fixed license window incorrectly opening on startup
- fixed layout issues in the generated website
- fixed several crashes

- improved project file loading and saving performance
- the website importer can now import audio files
- added lightbox support in popups
- added lightbox support for stock photos and remote images
- improved publishing setup
- fixed font and typography issues
- fixed Instagram support
- fixed minor user interface glitches on macOS Sonoma
- fixed issues related to style copy/paste
- fixed crashes and improved stability

- improved performance and stability
- improved AI generator
- improved FTP setup
- added keyboard support in Image/Video Grid lightbox
- added fallback to IPTC metadata in EXIF Smart Field
- renamed Twitter to X
- fixed excess memory use when publishing
- fixed dragging images from Photos
- fixed drag and drop of pages across projects
- fixed many other minor issues and crashes

- added layout block option to mask the contained elements
- improved checking for parked pages during publishing setup
- improved the size of the generated CSS
- improved the performance of saving and publishing
- improved the integrity and stability of the project file
- fixed excess memory usage
- fixed the centering of background video
- fixed gallery images not loading in some cases
- fixed grid element code generation in multi-device websites
- fixed the regression of performance in preview
- fixed many other crashes and bugs

- improved project file stability
- improved performance of drag and drop of pages
- improved performance of element copy and paste
- fixed use of scroll locations in preview
- fixed linking to previous and next page
- fixed sources of crashes

- changed SEO assistant recommendation from AVIF to WebP
- improved preview performance for very complex pages
- fixed "Show on all pages"
- fixed anchor references for layout blocks
- fixed calendly integration
- fixed many sources of crashes
- fixed dragging page bottom not refreshing thumbnails
- fixed excess memory use
- fixed issues with galleries
- fixed site search with some kinds of page content

- improved project file stability
- fixed project migration issues
- added fix for variable width fonts not working correctly in Safari
- fixed issues with image/video grid
- fixed many crashes

- fixed AI generator mixing business name/type when used from the new document window
- fixed HTML tag not being saved in a text style
- fixed the background clip effect with fixed images
- fixed grid cell background color persistence
- fixed a crash when quickly closing a project file with thumbnails still being drawn
- fixed drag and drop in the layers panel of an element visible in multiple pages
- fixed excess memory use when publishing
- fixed text generation issues
- fixed publishing issue for old basic/one licenses
- fixed play on scroll for lottie animations
- fixed multi-device text wrapping
- fixed page limit for personal licenses
- fixed parallax effect extending the page height
- fixed parallax causing horizontal scrolling
- fixed parallax performance issues
- fixed potential project corruption when dragging a page from one project to another
- fixed text effects with parallax
- fixed undo for grouping

- fixed occasional publishing crash
- fixed occasional startup crash
- fixed blog index generation causing some elements missing in the index page in some cases
- fixed gallery labels not showing in some cases
- fixed elements having per-user limitation after disabling password protection
- fixed text list generation in some cases
- fixed smart field popover not always opening

- added generation of discovery metadata for all blog feeds
- significantly improved memory usage during publishing
- fixed animations in password protected pages
- fixed blog post ordering
- fixed bullet lists in some cases
- fixed incorrect clipping of elements with fade animations in some layouts
- fixed countdown flipboard when the number of days is over two digits
- fixed font for placeholder text in dropdown-list when no default value is set
- fixed importer stalling when site has an incorrect certificate
- fixed incorrect element frame when adding a rotated element into a group
- fixed incorrect missing fonts dialog in some cases
- fixed layout regression causing layout shift and lower pagespeed scores
- fixed memory use after closing project
- fixed parallax animations edge cases
- fixed text wrap in blog posts
- fixed video in-file storage vs. in external location

- fixed broken home page layout in complex projects in some rare cases
- fixed menu position incorrect in generated page in some layouts
- fixed blog post cloning to have it preserve title link
- fixed referencing assets from CSS with some developer tools customizations
- fixed using "paste style" while editing text

- added support for importing a site made with frames
- improved default date format for smart fields to be based on system international settings
- improved compatibility of password protection with different web host configurations
- improved editing performance of large sites
- fixed importer issue with importing images from websites with image hotlinking protection
- fixed password protection settings not correctly saving notes
- fixed the generation of the blog index layout and css
- fixed layout blocks in combination with animations, shadows and filters
- fixed consent banner to always lay above popups in the published page
- fixed countdown with redirect causing PHP error in some cases
- fixed clipping of elements transformed by scroll parallax options
- fixed gallery thumbnails disappearing on some devices with a single device project
- fixed files being republished on some FTP server
- fixed vertical mis-alignment for FontAwesome/Material Design icons in some cases
- fixed menu in a footer element visible on all pages not drawing correctly in the canvas
- fixed mobile autoscaling interfering with mobile device pinch-to-zoom
- fixed layout issue in very complex page layouts
- fixed crashes related to grouping/ungrouping and undo

• fixed a problem with links from popups not working in some cases
• fixed an error in pages caused by cookie banner consent buttons
• fixed crash on older macOS versions at the end of the publishing process, if publishing fails

• added importer ability to scan hidden links (for example in drop-down menus)
• added option to clear list of downloadable files from the files menu
• fixed autoplay of video in chrome, for videos lower on the page
• fixed copy/paste of a gallery with labels
• fixed incorrect link for downloadable files in password protected pages
• fixed hamburger menu image generation in a password protected page
• fixed lightbox autoscaling
• fixed password protection setup in a new project
• fixed android compatibility issues
• fixed layout issues
• fixed other bugs and crashes

4.5.3
- updated 10to8.com integration instructions and dashboard link
- improved website importer resilience
- fixed the pagination in preview for site search and for the blog index
- fixed layout of icons in text with mobile autoscaling
- fixed per-user visibility with some elements
- fixed drawing of a white line in images a rare case
- fixed layout issues with popups
- fixed layout issues with forms in password protected pages
- fixed incorrect interaction of scroll locations with elements with parallax
- fixed crash when all pages are excluded from publishing
- fixed other crashes and bugs

4.5.2
- added a Google Fonts and FontAwesome privacy notice
- fixed issues with layout of rotated elements
- fixed incorrect clipping of elements with parallax
- fixed ability to delete blog index and pagination by grouping them and deleting the group
- fixed mouse hover of a button not keeping popup open
- fixed visibility of elements with access limitation in a page that didn't have password protection
- fixed crash when resizing search results
- fixed animations firing immediately in popup that shows automatically
- fixed a crash while publishing
- fixed other crashes

4.5.1
- fixed footer corruption
- fixed password protection
- fixed blog-related crashes

4.5
- added macOS Ventura compatibility
- improved support for mixed script text (roman plus CJK or emoji text)
- improved stability of layout block editing
- improved site search fuzzy string matching
- improved mobile autoscaling
- improved stability of the website import process
- improved image resolution selection for some Android phones
- fixed parallax with stick to top headers on some old browsers
- fixed some issues related to the use of password protection
- fixed dark mode color support in some complex cases
- added workaround for Safari showing scrollbars in modal popups
- fixed Google Tag Manager support
- fixed "Show to All Users" to be available on all pages, not just the password protected ones
- fixed layout issues in the blog the index with complex layouts
- fixed popup shift related to system configuration for scrollbar visibility
- fixed site generation for some combinations of smart fields, popups, elements visible in multiple pages and pages in folders
- fixed crashes related to text wrapping
- fixed crashes related to text list indentation
- fixed many other crashes and bugs

4.5.2
- added a Google Fonts and FontAwesome privacy notice
- fixed issues with layout of rotated elements
- fixed incorrect clipping of elements with parallax
- fixed ability to delete blog index and pagination by grouping them and deleting the group
- fixed mouse hover of a button not keeping popup open
- fixed visibility of elements with access limitation in a page that didn't have password protection
- fixed crash when resizing search results
- fixed animations firing immediately in popup that shows automatically
- fixed a crash while publishing
- fixed other crashes

4.5.1
- fixed footer corruption
- fixed password protection
- fixed blog-related crashes

4.5
- added macOS Ventura compatibility
- improved support for mixed script text (roman plus CJK or emoji text)
- improved stability of layout block editing
- improved site search fuzzy string matching
- improved mobile autoscaling
- improved stability of the website import process
- improved image resolution selection for some Android phones
- fixed parallax with stick to top headers on some old browsers
- fixed some issues related to the use of password protection
- fixed dark mode color support in some complex cases
- added workaround for Safari showing scrollbars in modal popups
- fixed Google Tag Manager support
- fixed "Show to All Users" to be available on all pages, not just the password protected ones
- fixed layout issues in the blog the index with complex layouts
- fixed popup shift related to system configuration for scrollbar visibility
- fixed site generation for some combinations of smart fields, popups, elements visible in multiple pages and pages in folders
- fixed crashes related to text wrapping
- fixed crashes related to text list indentation
- fixed many other crashes and bugs

4.5.1
- fixed footer corruption
- fixed password protection
- fixed blog-related crashes

4.5
- added macOS Ventura compatibility
- improved support for mixed script text (roman plus CJK or emoji text)
- improved stability of layout block editing
- improved site search fuzzy string matching
- improved mobile autoscaling
- improved stability of the website import process
- improved image resolution selection for some Android phones
- fixed parallax with stick to top headers on some old browsers
- fixed some issues related to the use of password protection
- fixed dark mode color support in some complex cases
- added workaround for Safari showing scrollbars in modal popups
- fixed Google Tag Manager support
- fixed "Show to All Users" to be available on all pages, not just the password protected ones
- fixed layout issues in the blog the index with complex layouts
- fixed popup shift related to system configuration for scrollbar visibility
- fixed site generation for some combinations of smart fields, popups, elements visible in multiple pages and pages in folders
- fixed crashes related to text wrapping
- fixed crashes related to text list indentation
- fixed many other crashes and bugs

- added macOS Ventura compatibility
- improved support for mixed script text (roman plus CJK or emoji text)
- improved stability of layout block editing
- improved site search fuzzy string matching
- improved mobile autoscaling
- improved stability of the website import process
- improved image resolution selection for some Android phones
- fixed parallax with stick to top headers on some old browsers
- fixed some issues related to the use of password protection
- fixed dark mode color support in some complex cases
- added workaround for Safari showing scrollbars in modal popups
- fixed Google Tag Manager support
- fixed "Show to All Users" to be available on all pages, not just the password protected ones
- fixed layout issues in the blog the index with complex layouts
- fixed popup shift related to system configuration for scrollbar visibility
- fixed site generation for some combinations of smart fields, popups, elements visible in multiple pages and pages in folders
- fixed crashes related to text wrapping
- fixed crashes related to text list indentation
- fixed many other crashes and bugs

- added option to import a full website from File menu
- added filtering visible canvas elements based on logged in user
- added group-specific page following login
- added combined pages and layers view in the left sidebar
- added option to not password protect sensitive data
- added scrolling of layers list to the selected element
- added support for Google Analytics 4
- added support for Meta/Facebook Pixel
- added support for Matomo analytics
- improved user interface for password protection options
- improved user interface for the Arrange settings
- updated FontAwesome to version 6.1.1
- fixed calendly.com setup
- fixed snipcart product validation
- many other bug fixes

• fixed checkbox "Show to all users" to be only enabled when password protection is configured
• fixed Safari sometimes showing scrollbars in popups
• fixed asking master password when incorrect one is saved in keychain
• fixed crash when entering very long text in the web address field
• fixed deselection of password protection in page settings
• fixed element visibility when copying from section to a page not in a section
• fixed erroneous menu behavior in edge cases
• fixed filename becoming php in some edge cases
• fixed changing the position of groups inside layout blocks
• fixed issues with editing of text lists
• fixed layout edge case with mobile safari and auto-scaling
• fixed visibility with the dark color theme with animations
• fixed modal popup on iOS in some configurations
• fixed pagination buttons with SVGs
• fixed password protected downloadable files for some web host PHP configuration
• fixed password protected downloadable files used by different user groups
• fixed password protection per-user element visibility preventing interaction with visible overlapping elements
• fixed the undo of element rotation in the canvas
• fixed text shadow settings not showing up for buttons
• fixed undefined behavior on links with both click and mouse hover actions on Android devices
• fixed zoom scaling in some specific circumstances
• raised embeddable SVG limit to 100kb

• added email/phone/number validation for form text input
• added placeholder color for form dropdown list
• added progress indicator when publishing user accounts
• added warnings when changing footer or visibility could make pages longer
• added support for calendly v2 API
• added ability for ecwid category browser to go full width
• added ecwid default category for product browser
• added copying original SVG source in pasteboard when copying box or image containing SVG
• added german/french/italian documentation links
• improved site search text snippets
• improved page performance by adding workaround for browsers loading images hidden on devices
• improved reliability of layout blocks behavior
• improved user interface layout, clarity and translations
• fixed downloadable files not published in some cases
• fixed password protection and login page incorrectly added automatically sometimes
• fixed performance issues with parallax video while video is not loaded
• fixed preview occasionally not showing images or other content
• fixed generation of more images than necessary in some edge cases
• fixed page access control showing the wrong group selection
• fixed footer element position and page length growth issues
• fixed constraining of element position when dragging them out of layout blocks
• fixed youtube videos in lightboxes
• fixed layer panel indentation on macOS 10.15 or earlier
• fixed importing pages where no text color is set
• fixed countdown timer format
• fixed blog index layout issues
• fixed blog tag filtering links
• fixed mobile auto scaling for some devices
• fixed layout block edge cases
• fixed incorrect site search pagination
• fixed separation of SEO keywords
• fixed Snipcart product.json generation
• fixed text style ordering on multi-device projects
• fixed undo for color changes
• fixed crashes

4.0.6 / 4.0.7:
- added support for password protected vimeo videos
- improved checkboxes to report their label in the form email
- improved discrepancies of height of text lines with icons between canvas and browser
- fixed blog index preview with tag filtering
- fixed checkboxes with the same variable name to report distinct results
- fixed contact form email sent via server with PHP8 on linux servers
- fixed custom patterns for background boxes
- fixed footer items not resising when visible on multiple pages
- fixed layout with full width elements in some cases
- fixed parallax with one time animation and with video
- fixed popup auto hiding after animation in some cases
- fixed popup fixed to the bottom with autoscaled devices
- fixed stick to top groups in some case
- fixed typewriter animation not preserving final space
- fixed undo when moving layout blocks

• added support for password protected vimeo videos
• improved checkboxes to report their label in the form email
• improved discrepancies of height of text lines with icons between canvas and browser
• fixed blog index preview with tag filtering
• fixed checkboxes with the same variable name to report distinct results
• fixed contact form email sent via server with PHP8 on linux servers
• fixed custom patterns for background boxes
• fixed footer items not resising when visible on multiple pages
• fixed layout with full width elements in some cases
• fixed parallax with one time animation and with video
• fixed popup auto hiding after animation in some cases
• fixed popup fixed to the bottom with autoscaled devices
• fixed stick to top groups in some case
• fixed typewriter animation not preserving final space
• fixed undo when moving layout blocks

• fixed password protection settings and functionality
• fixed layout issues related to text and icon fonts
• fixed blog tags inspector not visible in blog index page
• fixed gradient color picker
• fixed background video on mobile devices
• fixed link to page top in popups
• fixed layout accuracy issues
• fixed parallax with device autoscaling
• fixed crashes related to publishing setup and completion

• added Layer panel to Sparkle One 4 license
• added counting of audio files to summary view
• added support for saving publish settings to the project file
• improved load performance of pages with autoplaying video
• fixed "Move to Layout Block" in multidevice projects
• fixed page indentation for pages in sections
• fixed user account management allowing multiple users with same login name
• fixed bottom margin on iOS on fixed popups
• fixed element selection order when moving to layout block
• fixed peak memory usage during publishing
• fixed file attach in contact forms for IIS servers
• fixed icon popup filtering
• fixed blog tag filtering to allow removing filters
• fixed blog index update in some cases
• fixed jumpy animation of fixed popup on iOS devices when address bar collapses and appears
• fixed Layout Blocks spacing issues across devices
• fixed layout issue in pages with galleries
• fixed layout issues with mobile auto scaling
• fixed one time animation+parallax issue
• fixed ordering of blogs tags on blog index page
• fixed dropdown options selection
• fixed password protected video playback for some server/proxy configurations
• fixed popup close causing scroll to top
• fixed preview of tall password protected pages
• fixed visibility persistence for search engine inspector
• fixed icons layout issues
• fixed Layout Blocks toolbar icon on 10.9-10.15
• fixed issues on macOS 10.9-10.11
• fixed localization issues
• fixed crashes

4.0.3:
- fixed tag order when adding blog tags to blog index page
- fixed post login/logout pages when site has multiple login forms
- fixed menu in sites with many menus and multiple folders
- fixed "fix to bottom" elements vs. phones with safe areas
- fixed popup closing immediately on Android Chrome in some cases
- fixed password protection per group visibility sometimes showing wrong selection
- fixed FTP deletion of files on the server when renaming a folder
- fixed layout of overlapping elements in some cases
- fixed countdown page redirection not working when countdown page in a folder
- fixed shadow for icons in text
- fixed font or size change of icons when adding a link
- fixed lack of encryption for gif images in password protected pages
- fixed "fixed" popups shifting horizontally in browsers that show scrollbars
- fixed SEO check for home page with targeting turned off
- fixed footer element shift in some cases
- fixed cookie banner inspector to allow changing scroll activation offset
- fixed scroll locations for auto-scaled layouts
- fixed coordinate rounding causing slight shift of rotated elements when reloading a document
- fixed upgrade messaging
- fixed gallery image generation on devices over 2000 pixels wide
- fixed some kinds of drowndown options in contact forms
- fixed password protection to work with PHP 5.6+
- fixed footer positioning on multidevice documents when adding a new page
- fixed spam bot detection in some cases
- fixed text scaling in auto-scaled devices
- fixed login form inspector
- fixed impossibility to select the reply to option in contact form inspector
- fixed several crashes

4.0.2:
• fixed auto-upgrade to v4 license for some AppStore customers
• fixed contact form direct SMTP connection for some mail servers
• fixed memory leak in preview
• fixed duplication of popups shifting content
• fixed background color for buttons
• fixed password protection post logout page
• fixed background color of text incorrectly changed
• fixed images with fixed positioning on iOS
• fixed mis-diagnosed "insufficient disk space" when publishing with password protection
• fixed crash when opening SVGs
• fixed crash when deleting a dropdown option while editing it
• fixed z-index for modal/fixed nested popups
• fixed support for Safari 9 and 10
• fixed incorrect text size on iOS in rare cases

4.0.1:
• added opening and closing a different popup from within a popup
• fixed incorrect upgrade pricing shown in the AppStore version of Sparkle
• fixed unavailability of 14 day trial in AppStore version of Sparkle
• fixed login form to not work when there's no login page
• fixed gallery label not being shown in some cases
• fixed password protected downloadable file sizes in some cases
• fixed PDFs in password protected areas downloading instead of showing in the browser
• fixed publishing crash in some cases
• fixed organization metadata generation
• fixed validation issues with the generated code
• fixed edge cases with layout blocks
• fixed sending email to SMTP servers in some cases
• fixed copy/paste and duplicate element not updating text wrap

4.0.2:
• fixed auto-upgrade to v4 license for some AppStore customers
• fixed contact form direct SMTP connection for some mail servers
• fixed memory leak in preview
• fixed duplication of popups shifting content
• fixed background color for buttons
• fixed password protection post logout page
• fixed background color of text incorrectly changed
• fixed images with fixed positioning on iOS
• fixed mis-diagnosed "insufficient disk space" when publishing with password protection
• fixed crash when opening SVGs
• fixed crash when deleting a dropdown option while editing it
• fixed z-index for modal/fixed nested popups
• fixed support for Safari 9 and 10
• fixed incorrect text size on iOS in rare cases

4.0.1:
• added opening and closing a different popup from within a popup
• fixed incorrect upgrade pricing shown in the AppStore version of Sparkle
• fixed unavailability of 14 day trial in AppStore version of Sparkle
• fixed login form to not work when there's no login page
• fixed gallery label not being shown in some cases
• fixed password protected downloadable file sizes in some cases
• fixed PDFs in password protected areas downloading instead of showing in the browser
• fixed publishing crash in some cases
• fixed organization metadata generation
• fixed validation issues with the generated code
• fixed edge cases with layout blocks
• fixed sending email to SMTP servers in some cases
• fixed copy/paste and duplicate element not updating text wrap

4.0.1:
• added opening and closing a different popup from within a popup
• fixed incorrect upgrade pricing shown in the AppStore version of Sparkle
• fixed unavailability of 14 day trial in AppStore version of Sparkle
• fixed login form to not work when there's no login page
• fixed gallery label not being shown in some cases
• fixed password protected downloadable file sizes in some cases
• fixed PDFs in password protected areas downloading instead of showing in the browser
• fixed publishing crash in some cases
• fixed organization metadata generation
• fixed validation issues with the generated code
• fixed edge cases with layout blocks
• fixed sending email to SMTP servers in some cases
• fixed copy/paste and duplicate element not updating text wrap

Sparkle 4 adds powerful, deep new features and countless improvements and fixes. One step closer to the dream, building fully featured, gorgeous websites, entirely visually.

Sparkle 4 is a free update, the new features can be included or not, depending on your previous purchases.

Highlights:
• Add protected pages to your site, and manage user accounts. Add a login form and custom content only visible to logged in users.
• The new AI-powered image background remover runs locally on your Mac, takes mere seconds, and makes full use of the Apple Silicon neural engine.
• New SEO Assistant features help you optimize your site for search engines. Tighter underlying code and device layout improvements help your site become more visible.
• From video playback while scrolling to dark mode support and FontAwesome icons, a long list of new features to help you improve your website in many directions.

All new features:
• password protected pages and user management, to add member areas or restricted content
• SEO keyword targeting, to optimize content for organic search
• playback with scrolling for video elements, lottie animations and page background video
• support for Dark Mode color theme
• AI-powered image background remover
• new Sparkle icon
• 6 new responsive, Dark Mode aware designs
• Layout Blocks for more agile layout
• website summary view
• ultra wide 1920 device
• device size customization for wider device layouts
• auto-scaling for mobile layout
• Fontawesome and Google Material Design icons
• Smart Fields for logged in users
• PayPal subscription support
• one-time popup open across visits (using a cookie)
• blog tags, blog index filtering by tag
• publishing draft blog posts
• improved blog RSS feed compatibility with feed readers
• organization metadata
• form dropdown selector
• form file attachments
• new SEO checks
• element visibility specific to Dark Mode
• element visibility based on user login status
• countdown with number of days
• pexels stock image integration
• reference nearest image for EXIF data extraction
• support for Safari 15 theme color and tab bar safe area
• map location loaded from image EXIF
• per-folder CSS size optimization
• facebook verification metadata
• improved Web Vitals metrics for your website
• improved resiliency of publish location storage
• improved compatibility with international domain names (IDN)
• removed IE 8/9 and Android 4 support workarounds

Sparkle 4 adds powerful, deep new features and countless improvements and fixes. One step closer to the dream, building fully featured, gorgeous websites, entirely visually.

Sparkle 4 is a free update, the new features can be included or not, depending on your previous purchases.

Highlights:
• Add protected pages to your site, and manage user accounts. Add a login form and custom content only visible to logged in users.
• The new AI-powered image background remover runs locally on your Mac, takes mere seconds, and makes full use of the Apple Silicon neural engine.
• New SEO Assistant features help you optimize your site for search engines. Tighter underlying code and device layout improvements help your site become more visible.
• From video playback while scrolling to dark mode support and FontAwesome icons, a long list of new features to help you improve your website in many directions.

All new features:
• password protected pages and user management, to add member areas or restricted content
• SEO keyword targeting, to optimize content for organic search
• playback with scrolling for video elements, lottie animations and page background video
• support for Dark Mode color theme
• AI-powered image background remover
• new Sparkle icon
• 6 new responsive, Dark Mode aware designs
• Layout Blocks for more agile layout
• website summary view
• ultra wide 1920 device
• device size customization for wider device layouts
• auto-scaling for mobile layout
• Fontawesome and Google Material Design icons
• Smart Fields for logged in users
• PayPal subscription support
• one-time popup open across visits (using a cookie)
• blog tags, blog index filtering by tag
• publishing draft blog posts
• improved blog RSS feed compatibility with feed readers
• organization metadata
• form dropdown selector
• form file attachments
• new SEO checks
• element visibility specific to Dark Mode
• element visibility based on user login status
• countdown with number of days
• pexels stock image integration
• reference nearest image for EXIF data extraction
• support for Safari 15 theme color and tab bar safe area
• map location loaded from image EXIF
• per-folder CSS size optimization
• facebook verification metadata
• improved Web Vitals metrics for your website
• improved resiliency of publish location storage
• improved compatibility with international domain names (IDN)
• removed IE 8/9 and Android 4 support workarounds

- fixed crash on Monterey when clicking on the contact form password field
- fixed typewriter popup not showing correct values when first opened
- fixed incorrect stick to top functionality when multiple sticky groups have different visibility on different devices
- fixed incorrect parallax functionality in some cases
- fixed incorrect upload of some files when publishing multiple times in the same session
- fixed popup auto-scaling in multi-device layouts
- fixed minor layout issues
- fixed crashes

- fixed minor compatibility issues with macOS Monterey
- fixed layout issue in some instance
- fixed some popup issues
- fixed canvas and layout issues with text wrap