What's new in Portfoliobox 4

Product News 

Product News are now available on our blog.

New: Facebook/Meta Pixel

^2023-07-12

You can now link Facebook/Meta Pixel event manager to your site by pasting your "Pixel ID" in your Portfoliobox website. 

Read more about how to set up Facebook Pixel.

New: use the Escape and Enter keys on your keyboard

^2023-07-12

You can now press the Enter and Escape keys on the keyboard to confirm and exit popup windows and confirmation messages. 

New template for Cover and Text pages

^2023-07-12

We released a new template for Cover and Text pages: Image & Columns.

New hover effect for galleries

^2023-07-12

New hover effect available for thumbnails: colour-in. Thumbnails start as black and white but restore their colours when hovered on.

New option for Two-One template

^2023-07-12

Two-One template now has the option to reverse image order from 2-1-2-1-2 into 1-2-1-2-1. Same for the Three-One template.

New hover effect for your menu Style

^2023-07-12

This feature allows adding an animated hover effect to the link. There are 10 effects to pick from. Make sure to disable basic Text Decoration for it to look good. Available on: main menu links, links element and link element.

New template: Testimonials Carousel

^2023-07-12

Discover the new testimonial template: Carousel, where one testimonial is displayed at a time.

New templates for Action sections

^2023-06-27

We implemented a new template for Action sections: Button 2. This template includes rounded corners and some padding on the background image by default.

Update for Cover templates: Round corner & Padding

^2023-06-27

Round corners

You can customise the appearance of background images in cover templates. By accessing the "Edit image" option and navigating to the "Image styles" section, toggle the "Rounded corners" option to make the corners of the background image rounded.

Padding

Additionally, under the "Size" styles tab, you can apply paddings directly to the background image. This gives you greater flexibility in enhancing the visual presentation of your cover templates.

Shop update: Store pick up

^2023-06-27

You can enable Store Pickup for your shop. If enabled, your client can choose the pickup option at checkout.

To enable the option:

• Click Store settings
• Choose Shipping
• Toggle the switch "Manual pickup"

Shop update: variation position 

^2023-06-27

The shop settings now include an option to choose how variants will display on your products.

• Click Store settings
• Choose General settings
• Under "Display variants in one line", choose the position.

New title position: Bottom 3

^2023-06-27

This new position displays the subtitle at the top and the title at the bottom. 

1. Click Edit Image.
2. Click Styles.
3. Select Titles.
4. Choose Bottom 3 under Titles Placement.

Basic styling looks like this:

New: Icons in the menu

^2023-06-27

It's now possible to add icons to the site's menu. You can even remove the text and leave the icon only. Icons are always displayed on the left side. The font size controls the icon size. The colour is the font colour.

To add an icon:

• Right-click your menu
• Choose Change Content
• Click the menu link you want to edit
• Click Add Icon, and search for an icon. Click "Available Icons" to see all the icons available.

Update: Left menu with hidden submenu links

^2023-06-27

• Choose a left menu template.
• Right-click the menu
• Select Styles
• Click Size
• Choose Left Menu Style: Hidden.

New templates for Cover and Services

^2023-06-20

We released 3 new templates.

• Cover: Cover Award Links
• Services: Icon Links
• Services: Icon Links 2

New element: Icon links

^2023-06-15

You can now add a new element to your pages: Icon Links.

1. Add new element below
2. Choose Links
3. Select Icon Links
4. Edit the sample Icon Links added.

The Element also has a description field that will display below the main Icon Link.

View the selection of icons available.

New: Assign image to variant in your e-shop

^2023-06-15

You can now assign images to variants in your e-shop.

New Templates for Text & Action

^2023-06-12

We implemented 3 new templates:

1. Text: Text Cover Right
2. Action: Action Right
3. Action: Half Screen

New banner for domain updates

^2023-05-26

We implemented a banner in your admin panel to let you know the status of your domain name. If you submitted a domain name that you own, the link to the configuration guide will be visible until you publish your site.

New feature: Footer

^2023-05-16

You can now add a footer to your site. In web design, a footer refers to a section at the bottom of a webpage. It typically contains information that is repeated across multiple pages, such as copyright notices, contact information or navigation links. You can add a footer to your site by clicking Add a Footer at the bottom of your site.

Read more about how to add a footer.

Update: shift select images in the Image Library

^2023-05-04

You can now press the Shift key to select several images at once in your Image Library.

Update of the checkout and alerts

^2023-05-03

The checkout and other alerts are updated to look better with dark backgrounds. 

New: add section above

^2023-05-02

You can now add a section above other sections by clicking on Add New Section at the top of the section.

New templates

^2023-04-20

We released

• 4 new templates for Contact Pages: Contact Image Left, Contact Image Right, Contact Three Columns, Contact Cover Two Columns.
• 3 new & updated templates for CV Pages: CV 1, CV 2 & Half screen CV 2.
• 2 new & updated templates for Testimonials Pages: One Quota 1 & One Quota 2.

Update: Round single images

^2023-04-20

Single images can now be round.

1. Right-click the image.
2. Click on Styles
3. Under Make Round, choose Yes.

New: A library of 2000 icons 

^2023-04-20

We've added a library of 2000 high-quality icons to our product to further enhance your website's visual appeal. These icons cover a wide range of categories and can be easily customised to match your website's style. Find them under Add new element → Media. Add the icon element to your site, then edit it to choose your icon.

New: Create galleries directly from the Image Library

^2023-03-22

You can now create gallery pages directly from the Image Library.

1. Select images in the Image Library
   
2. Click Add the Images to a Page
3. Select an existing gallery or create a new one

New: tag images in the Image Library

^2023-03-22

You can now add tags to your images in the Image Library. This allows you to sort your images to search by tag.
To add a tag to an image:

1. Select images in the Image Library
   
2. Add a tag in the tag field
3. Save

Search by tag in the Image Library.

New: Template size settings

^2023-03-16

You can choose a Template Size that will apply to all new pages on your site. You can select a template size (Small, Medium, Large), the default animations for images and the default hover effect for images. The template size will affect the following:

• padding of sections
• hover transition for images
• animations for images
• caption position for images
• overall font size
• font size for header and logo
• image margins in galleries
• image size in galleries
  

Find it under Styles → Global styles → Template settings. 

Read more about Template Settings.

New Text Template: Two Columns 4

^2023-03-08

We released a new template for text pages: Two Columns 4. This new text template allows two columns to be created on your page. You can customise them with headers, images, buttons, forms or other elements. Introduce your team, your newest product, or a project. 

New: Horizontal hidden menu

^2023-03-08

When your menu is hidden, you can choose that your menu links display horizontally instead of vertically by default. The submenus will display under the associated menu item, creating columns.

Edit it under: 

1. Edit menu
2. Styles
3. Size
4. Hidden Menu Style: Cover - Horizontal

5 New Colour Overlay on Hover for Images

^2023-03-08

Choose new hover effects for images in your gallery under "Animations".

1. Edit images
2. Styles
3. Animations
4. Hover Effect: hover-overly-blue, hover-overly-red, hover-overly-purple, hover-overly-pink, hover-overly-turquoise, and hover-overly-random. 

New Caption Placements for Gallery Images

^2023-03-08

We implemented two new title placements for images in your galleries: Overlay & Overlay2, which will place the caption respectively on the image's top left and bottom right corner.

To edit the position of your title:

1. Click Edit images
2. Click Styles
3. Click Titles
4. Choose a Titles Placement in the dropdown menu

You can then adjust the padding and position of the title and subtitle.

Overlay  

Overlay 2

New style for Dropdown Lists

^2023-03-08

The style for the List type Dropdown was updated.

• The text isn't bold.
• The + icon turns into a - icon when the list item is open.

New features

^2023-02-16

• Duplicate sections to password-protected pages
• Show/hides elements on mobile devices from Mobile styles

New feature: gradients background for elements

^2023-02-16

Introducing our latest addition: Gradient Colours! Now, effortlessly transform your website's background and selected text elements with stunning gradients to captivate your audience. Unleash your creativity and make a vibrant, seamless colour gradient statement! 

New styles for forms

^2023-02-14

We now have the option to apply different styles to forms.

Update: New style on inputs in forms

^2023-02-14

The label moves to the top of the form when the input is focused.

New blog feature: Next / Back on blog posts

^2023-02-14

You can now go to the next or previous blog post with the icons below the blog post.

• Left arrow: go to the previous blog post
• Right arrow: go to the next blog post
• Hamburger: go back to the first page of your blog

New features: Email Subscription Form

^2023-02-06

Collect email addresses with the new Email Subscription Form. Find it under Add New Element → Form → Email Subscription.

1. When your visitor clicks that button, a popup will show.
2. A confirmation email will be emailed to the address when the visitor submits the form.
3. The visitor must click the confirmation email within 12 hours to be added to the mailing list.

You can see all email subscribers and export a CSV file under Settings → Email subscribers.

Style improvements

^2023-02-02

• Style: All popups in front are improved and can be closed on the background.
• Style: Smooth transition on scroll-to-top and scroll-to-section links.
• You can now add bullet points in a CV description.
• Style: 4 new Hover Effects were added for gallery images (shadow 1 & 2, opacity, overlay).
• Submenu has a new, more modern style:
  • The submenu is aligned with the item above. 
  • All submenu styles are fixed.
  • Shadow was removed.