Blocs Website Builder - Release Notes

Blocs 5.0.1

Dec 1st 2024

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New & Improved

New feature.
New feature.
New feature.

Fixes

Fixed issue.
Fixed issue.
Fixed issue.

Blocs 5.2.7

November 4th 2024

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New & Improved

Added support to leave app open when start window is closed. Enable in Main Preferences.
Improved Bric update UX to auto check for Bric updates when updated notification is triggered.
Updated Site Templates to use latest version of Social Follow Bric.
Improved update Bric UX.
Added custom Bric short code support in Wordpress loops.
Prevent _ being removed from element ID.
Added error handling to help with custom Bric source code errors in template json data when updating a Bric on a page.
Added Bootstrap class for option selects.

Fixes

Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when dragging Brics below a video Bric.
Fixed issue that prevented dragging Brics above or below audio players.
Fixed issue that caused choppy scrolling when using background-attachment:fixed; (Disabled in design mode).
Fixed Wordpress logo image tag export issue.
Fixed issue that prevented custom Bric php tags being converted correctly in Wordpress post loops.
Fixed various issues with animation controls.
Fixed various issues with writer mode when closing a project with writer mode active.
Fixed issue that prevented the remove class button (X) working if it is overlapping the class count label.
Fixed php code issues in custom Brics used in Wordpress Loops.
Fixed issue that broke iframes used in custom Brics.
Fixed issue that prevented remove-on-export custom Bric helper class working in Wordpress post loops.
Fixed issue that caused false to not work correctly if export takes place in preview mode.
Fixed issue that allowed form fields with empty ID's to be included in exported forms.
Fixed issue that would allow multiple fields to have same ID in form if parent container is duplicated.
Fixed issue that caused overflow issue when using multiple filter in Class Editor.
Fixed issue that broke Site Search data file if unwanted characters are present.
Fixed issue that allowed html to be pasted into text Brics which breaks layer tree.
Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when denying access to keychain when editing SMTP Mail server and Publish credentials.
Fixed issue that caused code widget content to become mutated if using spans inside of headings.
Fixed issue with cut action in class token field.
Fixed issue with pasting text into class token field when a token is already selected.

Blocs 5.2.6

September 24th 2024

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New & Improved

Updated Bootstrap framework to V5.3.3.
Updated jQuery to V3.7.1.
Updated Paddle Licensing Framework.
Added support for Linked-in Company links in Follow Bric.
Added hover style options to Follow Links Bric.
Added Threads support to Follow Links Bric.
Added copy page URL button to page settings.
Added new developer short codes for X (formally twitter) and Facebook user names from project settings.
Improved video auto pause so it doesn't effect auto play videos and Bloc Video backgrounds.
Added support for more Chat GPT models.

Fixes

Fixed issue that prevented short code being rendered when they appear in the Global Areas.
Fixed issue that allowed pasting Brics into text Brics.
Fixed issue with deleting multiple selected classes.
Fixed issue that prevented deleting a custom class when there is only one search result.
Fixed issue with dragging image onto Bloc background and it being set to repeat.
Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when checking for updates, when extensions are filtered.
Fixed issue that caused class token tooltip to remain onscreen when class is deleted.
Fixed issue that prevented the remove class button (X) working if it is overlapping the class count label.
Fixed issue with hidden elements being included in find and replace results.
Fixed issue with lazy load images misplacing horizontal scroll area controls.
Fixed issue that prevented custom data attributes being exported on Bloc groups.
Fixed issue with Toggle Modal interaction not being removed correctly when switching between Toggle Modal to Download File interaction.
Fixed issue that caused current page to flash on screen when clicking links in special navigation menus that point to alternative urls.
Fixed issue that caused missing Bloc Library button on MacOS Catalina.

Blocs 5.2.5

July 23rd 2024

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New & Improved

Added Blocs project code sample for export option in trial mode.
Added Support for dragging images onto carousels on the design canvas to assign the image to the active carousel slide.
Added support for + and ~ combinator in class names.
Added support to nudge Blocs in group up and down with keyboard shortcut.
Improved class token field token tooltips.
Update Bloc group child Bloc global markers when moving between zones.
Minor Interface tweaks.

Fixes

Fixed issue that caused underscore characters to be replaced when a class name is edited in the Class Editor.
Fixed loophole that allowed adding large WebP images to projects.
Fixed issue that caused image editor crop lock icon to remain in interface when cropping is disabled.
Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when browsing a server in Connection Manager and collapsing section with a selection inside.
Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when closing a project with a menu selected.
Fixed various issues with dragging images onto Masonry Image Galleries.
Fixed issue that prevented Bloc and Bric item overlay controls showing when mouse is over them.
Fixed various issues with Bloc groups.
Fixed various issues with nudging Blocs and Bloc groups in and out of Global Areas with keyboard shortcuts.
Fixed various issues with dragging and dropping Blocs within Bloc Groups in the layer tree.
Fixed various issues with using html tags in class names.
Fixed some typos.

Blocs 5.2.4

May 28th 2024

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New & Improved

Added auto pause function for multiple audio and video players to stop playback overlap.
Added save page template to Page Navigator.
Improved install speed of installing multiple custom Blocs when main application is open.
Added support to show extension count in Extension Manager search field.
Clean up slider output values in interface.
Added "check for updates" button to Extension Manager.
Update check is no longer automatically run when opening the Extension Manager.
Excluded pages in the Page Navigator now have muted thumbnails.
Updated insert icon from Bric Bar UX to support hold option key to center on insert (the same as text).
Improve field link button in Class Editor state on light mode.
Added alpha slider to Hue colour controls.
Added support to drag mp3 files out of Asset Manager onto canvas to create audio player.
Updated Cookie Consent Bric, hide unnecessary controls.
Added support for the latest Google fonts.
Global Area tweaks.
Added ability to show decimal place values on custom Bric slider controls.
Added ability to toggle additional sidebar controls on and off for custom Brics - Bric Builder.

Fixes

Fixed issue that caused audio and videos to continue playing in background when preview mode is closed.
Fixed issue that could prevent changes to page SEO settings of the website home page.
Fixed issue that caused preview button right click menu to keep expanding when selecting default preview in browser.
Fixed issue that could cause nudge and select keyboard shortcuts to break.
Fixed issue that could cause nudge and select keyboard shortcuts to break.
Fixed memory leak when installing multiple custom Blocs.
Fixed issue with find and replace window showing for Code Editor as it's currently unsupported and misleading.
Fixed issue with page settings not remembering the currently open tab.
Fixed layer tree selection issue after applying interactions to icons and images.
Fixed selection issue after removing interactions from icons and images when making selections with Layer Tree.
Fixed selection issue when inserting centered icon Brics.
Fixed issue that caused Carousel indicators to stop working when changing a carousels ID.
Fixed issue with duplicating carousels that caused their indicator links to break.
Fixed issue with social card image links being included in sitemap file when no image is set.
Fixed Extension Manager layout issue when installing.
Fixed various issues with embed asset function.
Fixed double alert when dragging large image files onto Asset Manager.
Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when right clicking page attachments in projects with linked assets.

Blocs 5.2.3

April 9th 2024

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New & Improved

Added new server browser feature for setting publish upload path.
Improved loading speed of large projects.
Added preload option for audio players - Turn preload off for faster page load speeds.
Disabled preloading of audio Bric file by default (Improved page load speeds for sites with many audio players).
Disabled preloading of audio Bric file by default.
Auto hide horizontal scroll controls when they reach end of content.
Only trusted seller Blocs Store products will show in in-app search results.
Improve UX for Brics that are not installed.
Added ability to get latest Blocs Store products with @store search query in Bloc and Bric Bar.
Added interface hint to search latest Blocs and Brics in Blocs store from Bloc | Bric Bar.
Added interface hint to search latest Blocs and Brics in Blocs store from Bloc | Bric Bar.
Custom Bric version numbers are now displayed in inspector title.

Fixes

Fixed issue that caused assets loading failure in Asset Manager in really large projects on MacOS Sonoma.
Fixed issue that could cause duplicate Blocs Store search results items in Bric Bar.
Fixed issue with tooltips on interface items that could cause Blocs to crash.
Fixed audio control checkbox tooltips.

Blocs 5.2.2

March 11th 2024

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New & Improved

Added automatic console debugging for custom Brics.
Made various improvements to horizontal container scrolling.
Refine developer console UI.

Fixes

Fixed issue with using stored custom classes that have :hover or other states in their names.
Fixed issue that left unlocked padlock icons on Class Manager items when scrolling classes.
Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when removing classes from Class Library.
Fixed SEO page name issue with Super App and Minima Site templates.
Fixed issue that caused selection keyboard shortcut from working when trying to select next Bloc when the Bloc is not in the same page zone as the current Bloc.
Fixed issue with add Bloc keyboard shortcut working on a newly added page.
Fixed issue with reset Bric HTML not reselecting current Bric.
Fixed issue that caused custom Bric attachments not to be refreshed upon update if Bric was first used in a previous version of Blocs.
Fixed issue with preview mode, when previewing in browser before in-app preview has been used.
Fixed preview in browser issue that prevented page loading on first attempt.
Fixed issue that caused site search Bric to break if page description contains quote characters.
Fixed issue with light mode Custom Bric update notes.
Fixed issue with custom Bric template files not being included if duplicate template values exist for a single Bric resource.
Fixed styling issue with Missing Asset Window.
Fixed save warning when saving projects last saved on iPadOS.
Fixed typo in preferences.

Blocs 5.2.1

February 5th 2024

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New & Improved

Improved insert controls when using Blocs with low padding.
Improved deleting last row and column UX.
Added support to fit canvas in available space when resizing layer tree.

Fixes

Fixed issue that caused duplicate custom Bric template resources.
Fixed issue that could cause the layer tree to skip and miss out some content on the page.
Fixed issue that caused URLs to have unwanted http:// prefix added in very specific circumstances.
Fixed issue with light box keyboard navigation controls.
Fixed various Bric Builder interface issues.
Fixed issue with page description field not automatically removing unsupported characters such as line returns.
Fixed undo issue with horizontal scroll inspector checkbox controls.
Fixed issue with only the first dash in an image name being replaced when auto-populating the alt tag attribute.
Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash if trying to edit an image with a comma in the file name.
Fixed issue that prevents rename asset to work correctly, if name contains a apostrophe.
Fixed issue with global swatches not being set correctly in horizontal scroll controls.
Fixed inconsistency with Div Container labels.
Fixed issue with Code Editor that could cause unwanted code in header section.
Fixed issue that caused find unused assets from working correctly.
Fixed issue that caused layer tree to break if carousel exists in a Bloc.
Fixed preview mode zoom issue on MacOS Sonoma.
Fixed various issues with accordion data attributes not being correctly updated when changing active open pane.
Fixed php preview not loading on first attempt.
Fixed various issues with sharing PHP server over AirDrop.
Fixed issue with canvas alignment after previewing, when the layer tree is not default width.
Fixed issue that caused canvas cropping when starting Blocs with a layer tree that is wider than the default width.
Fixed some typos.

Blocs 5.2.0

Dec 13th 2023

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New & Improved

Added new Kaden Site Template.
Added new Horizontal Scroll Container.
Added 6 new horizontal scroll Blocs to core library.
Added ability to lock classes.
Added support to share preview URL with Air Drop.
Added new share screenshot options for Email, iMessages and Air Drop.
Added support for auto applying matching retina @2x assets when setting @1x version.
Expanded carousel image options.
Improved scroll to element when changing breakpoint.
Improved visual styling of class token field for better legibility.
Improved UX of class token field to make it easier to select class tokens.
Added various new options to class token field context menu.
Added support to dismiss class autocomplete popover with escape key.
Improved Wordpress feature image php.
Improved export functions that handle Custom Brics within Custom Brics.
Added a warning for case sensitive file systems.
Updated Follow Bric.
Updated all site templates to use new follow Bric.
Added in-app preview support for all WordPress thumbnail sizes.
Improved clicks not being registered when main window not active.
Added support for new developer API bric-php-snippet tag.

Fixes

Fixed issue that caused local preview URL to fail sometimes.
Fixed issue with hidden Global Areas showing in screenshot generation when exporting page as image.
Fixed video Bric in custom Bloc thumbnail generator.
Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when pasting in text in class token field when it is formatted.
Fixed issue with escaped string hosted assets from being deleted from Asset Manager.
Fixed issue that caused Bloc Bar to auto close after adding a Bloc and opening the bar again.
Fixed issue that prevented undo state from being set when assigning a freehand class in inspector.
Fixed masonry galleries not displaying correctly when capturing snapshots with Bootstrap 5 projects.
Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when clicking in class token field.
Fixed issue with element selection being reset when switching between page navigator and layer tree when a search term has been used.
Fixed issue that caused Class Editor element class menu being refreshed when a class is removed from an element.
Fixed issue that prevented main prefs app relaunch working when there are unsaved changes in current document.
Fixed issue with wrong controls showing in sidebar for carousel indicator selection.
Fixed issue that prevented pasting string text into the class token field.
Fixed issue with animating span tags.
Fixed issue that caused Extractor to crash when extracting colours with CSS colour profiles.
Fixed issue that caused duplicate SVG images in Extractor on MacOS 13 and above.
Fixed various issues with CSS code completions in Code Editor.
Fixed issue that could cause remove-on-export class to fail.
Fixed issue that could cause Custom Bric helper class . to fail.
Fixed issue that caused Blocs to get locked in freehand mode, when shift clicking outside of canvas into app UI.
Fixed issue that could cause freehand keyboard shortcut to to fail.
Fixed issue that could cause missing download files after export.
Fixed issue with Wordpress themes breaking if custom post type has space in name.
Fixed various issues with nudging objects on the design canvas.
Fixed various issues with nudge and selection keyboard shortcuts breaking.
Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash on MacOS Catalina.
Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash on MacOS Catalina when opening the Class Editor.
Fixed disclosure icon on layer tree when running in light mode.
Fixed various issues with layer tree icon colours.
Fixed issue with Wordpress feature image code.
Fixed issue with Wordpress image thumbnail short codes.
Fixed issue that caused to break when nesting custom Brics within custom Brics.
Fixed issue that caused empty ID elements to show in custom Bric ID dropdown menu.
Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when updating a custom Bric that uses line returns in it's template values.
Fixed issue with custom Bric ID dropdown being a different colour in dark theme.
Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when right clicking layer tree.
Fixed issue with custom Bric templates that caused duplicate unwanted resources.
Fixed issue with custom Bric template values being wrongly populated when duplicating items.
Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash during search if duplicate Custom Brics exits.
Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when reseting a custom Bric that is not installed.
Fixed issue that caused custom Brics to be installed but not show in Extension Manager.
Fixed issue that caused duplicate custom Brics in Bric Bar.
Fixed issue that caused installing multiple custom Brics at once to not install correctly.
Fixed issue with arrow keys not changing class highlight selection on design canvas.
Fixed issue that could cause Blocs to crash if pages are filtered and a Bloc containing a custom Bric is moved between page zones.
Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when page navigator has no results for search term and current visible page is interacted with.
Fixed issue that caused unwanted scroll space when switching between layer tree and page navigator.
Fixed issue that caused Wordpress custom posts with spaces in their names to not load in loops.
Fixed issue that prevented Blocs being added if a Bloc is slightly scrolled off screen in the Bloc Bar.
Fixed Wordpress custom post preview data being collected if custom post has a space in name.
Fixed issue that caused Layer Tree item label to become editable when right clicking.
Fixed issue that caused mutated code if using the Wordpress Content Bric in a Wordpress loop.
Fixed various issues with code editor and undo states.
Fixed issue that prevented scroll FX being reset when using the clear button.
Fixed issue that caused mutated code if using the Wordpress Content Bric in a Wordpress loop.
Fixed issue that prevented active marker refreshing when changing image scale option.
Fixed issue that could cause class description changes to not take effect.
Fixed issue that caused web fonts with !important used in class to be flagged as missing fonts.
Fixed various error handling issues with AI Assistant.

Blocs 5.1.5

Nov 21st 2023

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Fixes

Fixed various issues that caused Blocs to crash on MacOS Catalina.
Fixed issue with installing multiple .bex files with Extension Manager.
Fixed issue that could cause Blocs to crash if pages are filtered and a Bloc containing a custom Bric is moved between page zones.

Blocs 5.1.4

Oct 24th 2023

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New & Improved

Update Bootstrap V5 to V5.3.2.
Improved canvas drag and drop functionality.
Improved selection keyboard shortcut.
Added new global JS variable siteRelativeURLPath which returns the current page relative URL Path on the JS front end.
Added new sidebar UI for custom Bric attachments.
Added new feature that checks for missing attachments for the currently selected custom Bric.
Added visual marker to project and page attachments that are related to custom Brics in page and project Settings.
Added support to edit text in span with return key.

Fixes

Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when deleting a Mail Server.
Fixed various interface issues with MacOS Sonoma.
Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when deleting custom Bric slider value on macOS Sonoma.
Fixed Site Search Bric when using custom URL page paths.
Fixed issue that caused forms to not function correctly on custom page URLs.
Fixed issue with dragging container div Bric.
Fixed issue that could cause custom Brics resources to remain in project after the last instance of Bric has been removed.
Fixed a wide range of drag and drop issues on canvas.
Fixed various issues with custom Bric attachments when dragging Brics between page zones.
Fixed a range of custom Bric attachment issues related to working with projects between Macs and iPads.
Fixed issue that could cause duplicate page and project attachments to be included in exported websites.
Fixed issue with unwanted br tags being inserted into links and spans when they are generated within text Brics.
Fixed issue that caused preview to break when ? used in page name.

Blocs 5.1.3

Sept 25th 2023

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New & Improved

Added Support for MacOS Sonoma.
Updated Bootstrap to version 5.3.1.
Added grid position options to Class Editor.
Improved canvas CSS Grid controls.
Updated Delete Page button label.
Updated various parts of the user interface.

Fixes

Fixed issue with scrollbar not working in class autocomplete dropdown.
Fixed issue with file attachments being added when dropped on windows that overlap the Blocs application window.
Fixed issue that caused custom Brics nested within custom Brics to have some custom data attributes removed.
Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash on MacOS Sonoma when editing colours.
Fixed issue with grid-row-end field not being populated correctly.
Fixed issue with background clip border option crashing Blocs.
Fixed a range of interface issues.
Fixed issue that could cause class editor to crash.

Blocs 5.1.2

Sept 4th 2023

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New & Improved

Improved export and preview page speeds on projects with lots of images.
Added preview in browser support for DuckDuckGo and Arc.
Include description in Class Library Manager items.

Fixes

Fixed issue that cause text caret to disappear when applying gradients to text elements.
Fixed issue that prevented removing unfound assets in a generated package.
Fixed issue that caused images to have wrong size when auto tag generate is enabled.
Fixed issue that caused export to crash when exporting image heavy websites with auto image size tag feature enabled.
Fixed issue with object alignment keyboard shortcut breaking on buttons when using Bootstrap 5 framework.
Fixed issue that prevented + keyboard key opening Bloc Bar after last Bloc is deleted.
Fixed some inconsistent interface labels.
Fixed some minor UI issues.

Blocs 5.1.1

July 17th 2023

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New & Improved

Added navigation dropdown link subclass to Class Manager.
Tweaked dropdown navigation colour fix to be more flexible.
Added support for ../ short code in preview mode.
Made page settings path preview text selectable.
Added support to open context menu for Global Swatch and Preview Button with control click.

Fixes

Fixed issue that would prevent site templates being re-installed when re-generating the Blocs system application folder.
Fixed issue that prevented newly added fonts to the Google Fonts database from exporting.
Fixed issue that caused renaming embedded assets with the same name but with some character case changes to break link.
Fixed issue that caused right clicking zip files to crash Blocs.
Fixed unwanted additional leading white space on email body in posted forms.
Fixed issue with export when custom Bric provides asset path that is invalid.
Fixed issue with selecting Bloc above and below with keyboard shortcut.
Fixed visual glitch with drag and drop multi image UI.

Blocs 5.1.0

July 3rd 2023

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New & Improved

Added AI Assistant.
Added custom Bloc library support.
Added SMTP form posting support.
Added Eventus Site Template.
Added 8x New Navigation Blocs.
Updated all original navigation Blocs.
Added support to reorder Bloc Bar Favourites.
Added large previews for core Blocs.
Added Support for Bootstrap 5.3.
Added new Bootstrap 5 theme controls.
Added support to reorder Global Swatches.
Added typography controls to notes window.
Added support to delete multiple classes in Class Manager.
Added highlight class on canvas multi class selection support.
Added CSS Grid Template fields to Class Editor.
Added Text Data Feed support for link Brics.
Added new reset image options for all stock images that Blocs uses.
Tweaked default height for empty CSS Grid container.
Updated Follow Links Bric for new Youtube URL Support.
Updated all Core Site Templates to use new version of Follow Link Bric.
Expanded class auto dot detection to exclude all support html 5 tags.
Improved installation speed when installing large numbers of Bloc Extensions.
Added progress indicator when installing large numbers of extensions.
Added ability to retain current thumbnail when saving and replacing a custom Bloc.
Improved colour management of navigation dropdown links.
Made the placeholder reply email used when there is no email field in a form more helpful.
Updated jQuery to 3.6.4.
Updated devices credit link.

Fixes

Fixed various issues with page thumbnails not looking correct.
Fixed issue that caused wrong page to be loaded when using next and previous page keyboard shortcuts.
Fixed issue that caused layer tree to break when wrapping images and icons in div containers if they have interactions applied.
Fixed issue that caused layer tree to break when duplicating elements.
Fixed issue that caused text Bric value to be cleared when using insert text objects via main menu.
Fixed issue that caused the first Bloc loaded into the Bloc Editor to have the wrong category set.
Fixed issue that could cause duplicate Global Swatches when adding Blocs and page templates.
Fixed issue that caused duplicate and copy and paste function to crash and break Layer Tree.
Fixed custom Bric CSS rendering in page and custom Bloc thumbnail images.
Fixed minor display issues with Blocs light box caption.
Fixed missing preview icon on macOS 10.15.
Fixed crash on MacOS Ventura.
Fixed various issues with protected classes being used within the design environment.
Fixed issue with cropped URL field in Menu Manager.
Fixed wrong tooltip on FTP protocol dropdown.
Fixed issue that caused quick start site name placeholder text to be sticky between projects.
Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash if Menu Manager is launched at startup automatically.
Fixed issue that caused carousels to break Layer Tree.
Fixed issue that caused text to disappear when removing an image from a project, if it is set as a Bloc background.
Fixed issue with + key not opening Bloc Bar on empty page.
Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when selecting an empty area in the Class Manager when highlight class is enabled.
Fixed issue with active marker not showing correct name when a custom Bric is nested within custom Bric container.
Fixed issue that prevented hiding multi-line text labels when using Bric API.
Fixed issue that caused some elements to lose their alignment values in thumbnails generated by Blocs.
Fixed issue that caused numbers on carousel indicators.
Fixed issue with keyboard shortcut for moving Blocs.

Blocs 5.0.8

Mar 30th 2023

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Fixes

Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash on MacOS Ventura 13.3.

Blocs 5.0.7

Mar 13th 2023

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New & Improved

Added ability to update stored Custom Blocs.
Added a range of new Bloc Categories that Blocs can be assigned to.
Added new developer option to force replacing Blocs when installing newer versions.
Added template colour support for stored custom Blocs (Primary, Secondary etc).
Improved how ID's are handled in Custom Blocs. They will be made unique only if an ID has been used on the current page.
Added support for duplicating Blocs containing visibility interactions.
Added support to insert text values such as span into Grid item CSS Fields.
Freehand height controls now set min-height value on div containers rather than height.
Add wireframe mode canvas warning.
Improved Custom Bloc alphabetical sorting.
Bloc Editor now supports jpg's as Bloc thumbnails.
Added support to export multiple Blocs from Bloc Editor.
Added additional server checks to prevent Blocs hanging when checking for Bric updates.

Fixes

Fixed issue that caused wrong swatch to be selected in Global Swatch Manager, when selecting text elements.
Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when using Clip Padding Box.
Fixed issue that caused include jQuery export option to be reset.
Fixed rare issue that caused Blocs to crash when adding custom Blocs.
Fixed various issues with page and custom Bloc thumbnails displaying wrong layout.
Fixed issue that caused unwanted empty space in Bloc Bar.
Fixed issue with page thumbnails showing wrong layout.
Fixed issue that prevented typing auto into CSS Grid Column and Row fields.
Fixed stability issue with layer tree.

Blocs 5.0.6

Feb 20th 2023

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New & Improved

Added ability to disable image tag dimension auto data attribute generation on export.
Disabled image dimension auto data attribute generation for custom Bric images.
Added Global Colour support to Custom Brics.
Updated Follow Links Bric.
Updated all core site templates to use new Follow Links Bric.
Improved visibility hide on all breakpoint controls to match Blocs on iPad UX.
Add image protection to navigation logo.
Improved publishing error handling.
Improved using Bootstrap button theme classes.
Tweaked how tooltips are generated on application UI.
Added support for multiple extension installing from Extension Manager.
Moved browse store button into Bloc settings dropdown.

Fixes

Fixed issue that left video playing in Blocs Academy when window is closed.
Fixed issue of overlapping data when opening Blocs Store results in Bric bar.
Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash if custom Bric linked to page that had been deleted.
Fixed issue with light box videos on Bootstrap 5.
Fixed removing assets used in classes still showing on design canvas.
Fixed issue that left image thumbnail used in class showing in Class Editor after it’s been removed.
Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when removing missing hosted assets.
Fixed issue that caused elements to be labelled as buttons if they contain button classes.
Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when adding custom Brics in full screen mode that use multi line text fields.
Fixed issue that prevented show in finder working with iCloud hosted assets.

Blocs 5.0.5

Jan 25th 2023

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New & Improved

Updated Google Font downloader API URL.
Improved scroll to top button html for improved lighthouse page insight SEO and Accessibility score.
Added new developer sandbox tool for use with Blocs API (Main Menu: Developer > Developer Sandbox).
Added ability to select UI element in Bric Builder on the left side of interface builder.
Automatically scroll developer console feed when new log is published.
Added support for e-commerce credentials using short codes.
Added new page level short code.
Added New Global Variables to custom Bric sandbox environment.
Added new developer sandbox environment utilities.
Added preview to HTML input code zone in Bric Builder.
Added new segmented controls to Bric Builder.
Updated Blank Bric Template to include useful notes.
Remove quotes from font select value in custom Bric font selection element.
Removed custom Bric cursor icon image wells. No longer required.

Fixes

Fixed issue that caused scroll bar showing on CSS Grid Column controls.
Fixed issue that caused active element marker being misaligned after export.
Fixed issue that prevented lazy load working correctly when a code widget is present on a page.
Fixed issue that broke Stripe and Paddle success URLs if the site address ends with a forward slash.
Fixed issue that prevented active image being selected when Asset Manager is first launched.
Fixed export issue with wrapper tags.
Fixed issue that showed spacing controls for device images.
Fixed issue that would allow removing Bootstrap classes from elements when they are required.
Fixed issue with canvas layout distorting after preview mode.
Fixed issue that caused spacing to not work correctly on text and images migrated from Blocs 4.
Fixed issue that caused Global Colours stored in custom classes used in Blocs added to the library to break.
Fixed issue that caused broken images on Wordpress themes when webP images are enabled.
Fixed issue with clean URLs and HTM page suffix.
Fixed missing cross icons on MacOS Catalina for spacing controls, font selection dropdown and colour wells.
Fixed various issue with Blocs API hide function.
Fixed issue that caused Bric builder to crash when using RGBA colour values for colour well.
Fixed issue that caused text field expand button to be misplaced on custom Bric UI.
Fixed layer tree icons in Bric Builder.
Fixed checkbox background colour mismatch in Bric Builder UI.

Blocs 5.0.4

Jan 9th 2023

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New & Improved

More export and preview optimisations.
Improved preview in browser speed for large projects.

Fixes

Fixed issue that prevented changes to RGBA colour controls taking effect when starting with a template.
Fixed issue that caused broken class values if class unit value typed into field.
Fixed issue that caused background images applied in custom classes to break, if they are .gif or .svg and WebP is enabled.
Fixed some minor UI issues.

Blocs 5.0.3

Dec 19th 2022

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New & Improved

Added font-display: swap; automatically to @font-face class rules for locally hosted web fonts. Improves lighthouse page speed score.
Made CSS Grid column resize more responsive.
Changed Publish Manager open in browser to use site address from project settings.
Added better error handling for publishing when path value is incorrect.
Disable container tag on Blocs in groups.
Added new image scale options - Set an image so it scales up and down regardless of its size.
Handle installing fonts with unsupported characters in the file name.
More preview and export optimisations.

Fixes

Fixed issue that caused CSS Grid row heights to be set as float values.
Fixed issue that caused CSS Grid row heights to jump when resizing.
Fixed various visual glitches when resizing CSS Grid elements.
Fixed issue that caused broken image links when using hosted image URLs in code widgets with WebP enabled.
Fixed issue that caused CSS Grid controls to break in various scenarios.
Fixed issue that caused images to be too small when exporting or previewing in mobile breakpoints.
Fixed issue that caused smaller image sizes by default when running Blocs on small screens (MacBooks).
Fixed issue with Global Areas showing, when adding first Bloc to page.

Blocs 5.0.2

Dec 12th 2022

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New & Improved

Automated adding width and height data attributes to all image tags on export - Improves lighthouse speed insight score.
Improved UX when screen recording permissions are not granted for colour sampler tool (Colour Picker).
Switch to temp preview port when preview port is being used by another process.
Made various improvements to Custom Bric container support.

Fixes

Fixed issue that prevented removing list items that have content.
Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash on Apple Silicon when layer tree data is mutated.
Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash on Apple silicon when custom Bric template values contain line returns.
Fixed issue with link cursor flickering when using in-app preview mode.
Fixed WebP fallback for background-image css on MacOS Catalina Safari.
Fixed tooltip on Class Editor.

Blocs 5.0.1

Dec 5th 2022

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New & Improved

Added test connection feature to Publish Manager.
Added security field option for login credentials in Publish Manager.
Improved publish complete open in browser for FTP addresses.
Improved license number activation UX - old license deactivation is now automated when a new Mac is activated.

Fixes

Fixed text justify options when using Bootstrap 5.
Fixed issue that caused wrong label when creating colour variant in Swatch Manager.
Fixed issue that prevented floating animation working in preview mode.
Fixed various issues with colour sampling tool (eye dropper) on low resolution screens.
Fixed issue that prevented assets converted to WebP from showing when the file extension is uppercase.
Fixed issues that caused Stripe checkout to break.
Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when using the colour popover on MacOS Catalina.
Fixed issue with missing images on site templates on MacOS Catalina.
Fixed issue with some UI rendering issues on MacOS Catalina.
Fixed various visual issues with Catalina.

Blocs 5.0.0

November 24th 2022

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Initial Release

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