Hi everyone,

We’re excited to share the latest updates to Ultimate Web Builder, versions 8.1 through 8.4, that are now live on the demo site!

All our released upgrades are announced in real time on our What’s New page.

Here’s a break down on what’s new since version 8.0:

• PageSpeed Insights & Core Web Vitals improvements: Faster load times and better accessibility across all versions.

• New menu button overlay: The menu now opens as a top overlay for a cleaner, more mobile-friendly experience, with options to customize background color and height.

• Directory display enhancements: Show only categories with listings in apps like Listings, Classifieds, Scrapbooks, Photo/Video/Audio/File Uploads, and Calendar Events (Full version).

• Flexible URLs for Listings Directory: Choose and customize URL paths for better SEO and branding.

• Automatic WebP image creation: Optimize images dynamically for faster loading in Photo Gallery, Slideshow, Thumbnails, and Mosaic Grid apps.

• Preload first image option: Improve perceived loading speed.

You can check out all these features now on the UltimateWB Demo.

We’re always working to make UltimateWB better, and your feedback is super valuable! Let us know what you think or if you have any questions.

Happy building! 🚀