Broken Layout after 3.5.2 – continuation

  • Resolved brewapl

    (@brewapl)


    1 week, 1 day ago

    Hi – the previous topic has been marked as resolved, so I’m creating a new one, so it won’t go unnoticed, sorry ;). The issue was investigated with the help of OpenAI Codex, I’m not a programmer.

    We’ve detected what appears to be a CSS regression in YMC Smart Filter 3.12.11 while using the Blog Starter Pro theme.

    After updating from 3.5.2 to 3.12.11, the post card layout becomes broken. The plugin itself continues to work correctly (filters, AJAX, REST responses, JavaScript), but the card layout is corrupted. What we verified:

    • ✅ REST response returns valid HTML.
    • ✅ HTML structure is correct.
    • ✅ JavaScript loads and works without errors.
    • ✅ No malformed markup or inline height styles were found.
    • ✅ Disabling the new style.min.css restores the layout (without plugin styling).

    What we did not test

    • We did not test other themes, so the issue may be related to an interaction with Blog Starter Pro.
    • We did not modify any PHP or JavaScript files.

    Current workaround

    The plugin is currently running with:

    • YMC Smart Filter 3.12.11 (all files),
    • except ymc2/assets/css/style.min.css, which was replaced with the same file from version 3.5.2.

    With this single change:

    • the layout is fully restored,
    • filters continue to work correctly,
    • AJAX and REST functionality remain unaffected.

    This strongly suggests that the regression is located in style.min.css distributed with all the versions AFTER 3.5.2.

    Could you please verify whether the minified CSS included in the release matches the intended source?

    Thank you!

    The page I need help with: [log in to see the link]

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  • Plugin Author YMC

    (@wssoffice21)

    1 week ago

    Hi,

    We analyzed the updated plugin files. The file updated in this version (Font Awesome) only handles icon rendering and does not contain CSS rules that control post grid layouts, columns, or overall structure (such as Grid or Flexbox).

    However, updating an icon library can sometimes cause minor shifts in line-height or alignment within post metadata blocks (like date, author, or comments). If these small changes cause post cards to have slightly uneven heights, it can disrupt the grid alignment in your theme.

    To help us pinpoint and fix this quickly, could you please provide:

    1. A direct link to the page where the issue is occurring.
    2. The browser and screen resolution (or device) where you’re seeing the layout shift.

    Once we can inspect the live page, we’ll identify the exact CSS fix needed to restore your grid layout right away.

    Thread Starter brewapl

    (@brewapl)

    1 week ago

    The problem occurs only on the fanklockow.pl homepage. Right now I run on the newest version of the plugin with the beforementioned file (style.min.css) uploaded from the last working version (3.5.2). The problem occurs on Safari and Chrome Browsers for sure, any screen resolution. The newer css file causes not the slight shift but moves all of the text (caption, excerpt, autohr data, date) UNDER the content box. The picture stays in the right position.

    Plugin Author YMC

    (@wssoffice21)

    1 week ago

    Thank you for clarifying! We now understand why the site looks normal on our end—as you mentioned, you temporarily uploaded the style.min.css file from version 3.5.2 to keep things stable.

    That description (“moves all of the text under the content box while the picture stays in place”) helps a lot. It sounds like a specific flex/grid or positioning rule in the new style.min.css is conflicting with your layout structure.

    Could you please share or attach the new version of style.min.css (from the latest update where the bug happens)? Once we inspect the CSS rules inside that specific updated file, we’ll be able to pinpoint what’s pushing the text out of alignment and provide a fixed version.

    Thread Starter brewapl

    (@brewapl)

    6 days, 18 hours ago

    Sorry guys, but are You seriously asking me to to attach the style.min.css file that YOU made and distribute? I can do that, but it requires downloading the whole plugin, unpacking it, extracting the file and attaching it here, so You probably could have done it 10 times by now instead of asking me to do it ;).

    Plugin Author YMC

    (@wssoffice21)

    6 days, 17 hours ago

    Sorry, but everything is displayed correctly and properly on our side. We don’t see any bugs with the post grid. It’s possible this is a problem with your theme or another application installed on your site. We can’t reproduce your issue, so to solve it, we need to see the existing bug; there’s no other way to solve it!

    • This reply was modified 6 days, 17 hours ago by YMC.
    Thread Starter brewapl

    (@brewapl)

    6 days, 3 hours ago

    So please tell me what should I do – I cannot attach files here and since You asked me to provide the css file from Your own plugin, I figured it will be easier if You just checked the style.min.css from both versions :).

    Plugin Author YMC

    (@wssoffice21)

    6 days, 2 hours ago

    We need to see your grid bugs, not the files. CSS stylesheets alone won’t yield any results. Please provide a link to the page where you see the grid styling bugs.

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