Blocs Website Builder - Release Notes

Blocs 6.0.1

Dec 10th 2024

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New & Improved

New feature.
New feature.
New feature.

Fixes

Fixed issue.
Fixed issue.
Fixed issue.

Blocs 6.3.0

Nov 17th 2025

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New & Improved

Generate Image with Image Playground in Asset Manager - (Requires Apple Silicone / MacOS 15 Minimum).
Adapt Image with Image Playground in Asset Manager - (Requires Apple Silicone / MacOS 15 Minimum).
Added AI Image Tagging to Asset Manager.
Added AI image alt description generator - (Requires Apple Silicone / MacOS 26).
Added AI image name generator - (Requires Apple Silicone / MacOS 26).
Added AI page meta description generator to Page Settings - (Requires Apple Silicone / MacOS 26).
Added AI social card description generator to Page Settings - (Requires Apple Silicone / MacOS 26).
Added ability to set image alt tag globally from Asset Manager.
Added Asset Manager list view layout support.
Asset ordering is now stored between app launches.
Added a warning for large files when embedded.
Added brand new Find and Replace window design.
Added support for global / site-wide Find and Replace.
Added Focus Item Custom Interaction rule.
Added Check Item Custom Interaction rule.
Added Set Value Custom Interaction rule.
Added Submit Form Custom Interaction rule.
Added Reset Form Custom Interaction rule.
Added Disable Element Custom Interaction rule.
Added ability to disable link previewing.
Added ability to disable synchronised clicks.
Added ability to disable synchronised scroll.
Added ability to disable synchronised input.
Added support for Secondary WordPress menu.
Added WordPress styling to active marker on WordPress Loop Columns.
Added reorder support to Wordpress Custom Data Manager.
Added new WordPress Excerpt Text only Short Code.
Added new WordPress Image Alt Short Code.
Added mini element preview to canvas drag and drop.
Added support for auto updating current Year and Date short codes.
Asset, Colour and Icon Manager sidebar width is now restored between app launches.
Added support to drag and drop list items on the design canvas.
Added support to set a page social card title or description as the global value.
Added ability to hide Custom Interaction controls on custom Brics from Bric Builder.
Added Custom Code Indicator to Layer Tree.
Added Page Settings Code Zone: After </HTML>.
Added support to uninstall Extensions in Extension Manager using keyboard Shortcut (⌘⌫).
Don't reset Code Editor selected zone when Code Editor is closed.
Pressing the return key will now activate the first text element in a column, div container and list item for editing.
Enabled new Layer Tree engine.
Added Home Page marker to Layer Tree Page Selection Menu.
Added Folder Support to Layer Tree Page Selection Menu.
Layer Tree Page Selection Menu Ordering Now Matches Page Navigator.
Added preview in browser support for ChatGPT Atlas.
Added preview in browser support for Perplexity Comet.
Added hover animation to home icon in Page Navigator.
Added helpful warning when trying to reorder assets when using name and type ordering options.
Updated Bootstrap Framework to v5.3.8.

Fixes

Fixed issue with Find and Replace not recognising matches in text with line breaks.
Fixed WordPress theme get_page_by_title depreciation warning.
Fixed alignment issue with clear ScrollFX button.
Fixed Asset Manager SVG rendering issue in older version of MacOS.
Fixed WordPress Light Box issue.
Fixed issue that caused empty entries in Scroll To Interaction target menu.
Fixed issue when deleting multiple pages that prevented the project having unsaved changes.
Fixed issue with Code Editor not launching after editing a code widget.
Fixed issue that prevented setting code zone the info label correctly.
Fixed issue with Asset Manager that prevented dragging assets onto canvas when in name and type ordering modes.
Fixed issue with Asset Manager that prevented
dragging assets into Asset Manager when in name and type ordering modes.
Fixed issue that caused link previews on scroll-to interactions.
Fixed issue with sidebars becoming muted after closing Bloc Bar.

Blocs 6.2.3

Sept 8th 2025

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New & Improved

Added copy and paste context options to Custom Data Attribute controls.
Added quick single selection to visibility controls by holding option key when making selection.
Added quick current and descending breakpoint selection to visibility controls by holding command key when making selection.
Scroll to selection when using canvas select keyboard shortcuts.
Added subtle animation to light box overlay.
Added open Bric scripts option to Bric Builder.
Added edit Bric button to Inspector sidebar when in developer mode.
Added open custom-bric.js button to function field in Bric Builder.
Added AppVersionNewerThan utility function for Custom Brics.
Added inGlobalArea environment variable for Custom Brics.
Added copy to pasteboard Custom Bric API Call.
Added set breakpoint Custom Bric API Call.
Added Extension Manager Custom Bric API Call.
Added Reset Bric Values Custom Bric API Call.

Fixes

Fixed issue with viewports moving around on preview canvas on MacOS 26.
Fixed issue that caused unwanted ... on preview mode page dropdown on MacOS 26.
Fixed issue that caused mouse clicks to break in preview mode on MacOS 26.
Fixed issue with preview mode focus breakpoint controls not working correctly on MacOS 26.
Fixed issue with undoing text edits.
Fixed css error for scroll FX.
Fixed issue with link preview showing on light box images.
Fixed layout issue when using an image with light box interaction in stacked container.
Fixed issue that caused link hover console error in preview mode.

Blocs 6.2.2

June 30th 2025

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New & Improved

Added support to duplicate embedded project assets.
Added support to trigger custom JavaScript from Custom Interactions.
Added export page template to Page Navigator context menu options.
Added preview in browser support for DIA browser.

Fixes

Fixed issue with unsupported characters used in Custom Interactions.
Fixed issue with missing icon in Class Navigator feature on older versions of MacOS.
Fixed issue with link preview showing on Carousel Navigation Controls in Preview Mode.
Fixed issue with deleting page templates that caused site templates to show.

Blocs 6.2.1

June 23rd 2025

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New & Improved

Added support to collapse Bloc and Bric Bar Sections.
Bloc library count is now displayed in selection dropdown.
Create new Bloc Library by hitting return key when entering library name.
Improved Bloc Bar UX when pressing escape key in organise / manage mode exit mode rather than close bar.
Double click Preview Canvas - Reset Workspace Position.
Page Weight Calculator is now limited to MacOS Sonoma minimum.
Added support to drop extensions onto Extension Manager to install them.
Added new Pac compiler and installer option for installing multiple .bex files at once (new format .bexpac).

Fixes

Fixed FTP Manager favourite buttons displaying correctly on MacOS Sequoia.
Fixed issue that caused Bloc Bar to lag.

Blocs 6.2.0

June 10th 2025

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New & Improved

Set default publish server for project.
Added support to duplicate publish servers.
Reorder publish servers.
Added Stacked Containers.
Added Class Navigator.
Added preview mode address field.
Display estimated page weight.
Added link previewing to Preview Mode.
Improved Preview Mode breakpoint resize labels.
Add classes to menu items in Menu Manager.
Added Asset Manager ordering options.
Improve window management on dual displays.
Added basic URL validation to Site Address field in Project Settings.
Send web notifications from Custom Interactions.
Updated PHP server to 8.4.7.
Update Bootstrap 5 Framework to 5.3.6.

Fixes

Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when opening Project settings with AI Assistant window open.
Fixed issue that caused broken jQuery link when forcing jQuery inclusion and compiling all JS into a single file.
Fixed issue that caused missing Blocs in layer tree, when using Custom Brics.
Fixed tooltips on SVG Icons.

Blocs 6.1.7

May 14th 2025

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New & Improved

Added sub-menus for Interaction Manager Rules.
Added Accessibility Enhancement option to export settings.
Improved Accessibility keyboard support for special navigation menus.
Updated Core Blocs to use latest version of Follow Bric.
Updated Follow Bric to latest version.
Updated all Site Templates to use new Follow Bric.
Minor Interface improvements.

Fixes

Fixed issue with horizontal scroll bar showing on Firefox.
Fixed issue with in-app notifications not being triggered.
Fixed issue with Primary and Secondary colours working in exported Wordpress Theme customise options.

Blocs 6.1.6

May 6th 2025

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New & Improved

Added remove keyboard shortcut support to Blocs FTP Manager.
Improved Menu Manager locked item UX.
Various interface improvements.

Fixes

Fixed layer tree going out of sync when changing menu manager settings.
Fixed various issues with menu manager menu dividers.
Fixed issue that caused form controls to overlap in the Inspector.
Fixed issue that could cause large file preview images sizes.

Blocs 6.1.5

April 29th 2025

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New & Improved

Added support for navigation (back / forward) swipe gestures to preview mode views.
Added support for preview mode navigation (back / forward) keyboard shortcuts (Same as Safari).
Added path value to FTP connection items.
Minor interface improvements.

Fixes

Fixed issue that caused remove publish connection to delete shared username and password.
Fixed issue that caused a duplicated colour swatch to be applied when Colour Manager is in Manage Mode.
Fixed issue that prevented Custom Interactions working in Wordpress Theme header, footer and post loop areas.
Fixed preview mode focus interaction interfering with link clicks.
Fixed various issues with menu manager powered items.

Blocs 6.1.4

April 23rd 2025

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New & Improved

Added tab forward and backwards support to Interaction Manager to navigate between text fields.
Added tooltips to textfields in Interaction Rules to help see long content values.
Improved text field focus on Interaction Manager Fields.
Improved text field focus in Class Editor Filter, Transitions and Transform controls.
Improved swatch selection UX when multiple swatches are selected.

Fixes

Fixed issue with duplicated Custom Interaction name being reset.
Fixed issue with Apple Intelligence icon in text edit tools.
Fixed issue with Icon Manager not showing no icons warning in empty icon set.
Fixed issue when incrementing field values with arrow keys losing unit setting.
Fixed issue that prevented multiple asset drag and drop working when dragging to the canvas.
Fixed various typos.

Blocs 6.1.3

April 7th 2025

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New & Improved

Added support to retain page load and scroll interactions when duplicating a page.

Fixes

Fixed audio player breaking in preview mode, after opening a saved project.
Fixed always export asset option not working on preview mode.
Fixed issue with SFTP publishing when path is a single /.
Fixed issue with editing inspector text field values when Page Navigator active.
Fixed issue with delete icon button showing on multiple core icon selections.

Blocs 6.1.2

April 1st 2025

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New & Improved

Added always export feature to Asset Manager.
Added preview in browser support for Orion, WaterFox, Zen and Colibri.

Fixes

Fixed issue that prevented freehand margin and padding being effective if element has spacing applied.
Fixed various issues with spacing in core Blocs.
Fixed issue with # being replaced with - when used in ID field.
Fixed issue with inconsistent spacing value on Paragraph Bric.
Fixed issue with setting asset tile background colour on multiple selections in Asset Manager.
Fixed image colour capture issue with multiple asset selections.

Blocs 6.1.1

March 25th 2025

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New & Improved

Improved publishing test connection function for more accuracy.

Fixes

Fixed issue with days of the week if statements working in Custom Interactions.
Fixed issue that caused publish to fail on some hosting when publishing to the root server directory.
Fixed typo in keyboard shortcut window.

Blocs 6.1.0

March 18th 2025

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New & Improved

Added new time and date simulation feature to Preview Mode.
Added new temporary resize viewport control when in Preview Focus Mode.
Added breakpoint selector controls in Preview Focus Mode.
Added breakpoint keyboard shortcut support to Preview Mode.
Preview Mode device viewports now include target breakpoint in label.
Added new Place within If Statement option.
Added new Time Range If Statement rule option.
Added time zone support for Daytime and Nighttime interactions rules.
Added Pause and Stop Custom Interaction rules.
Added new set data attribute Custom Interaction rule.
Added new data() short code Custom Interaction support.
Added support to re-loop a Custom Interaction on itself.
Added Custom Interaction support to special menu items.
Added keyboard shortcut for Interaction Manager.
Added Button Icon alignment controls.
Added alignment options to horizontal scroll controls.
Show scroll controls in horizontal scroll areas now always shows controls.
Import and Export Blocs Icon Sets.
Added support for multiple page delete in Page Navigator.
Project file icon now shows preview of website.
Added upgrade button to splash screen.
Added support for command+G and command+shift+G to move forward and backwards with find and replace matches.
Added support to adjust Class Editor values using up and down arrow keys.
Improve video Bric to better support YouTube Tags.
Added keyboard shortcut control+N to add new items in Interaction Manager, Class Manager, Menu Manager and Publish settings.

Fixes

Fixed issue that broke Custom Interaction set text rule if apostrophe is used in string.
Fixed issue with the recent files menu in the main menu being refreshed.
Fixed sidebar showing wrong controls when starting a new project or changing pages with keyboard shortcut.
Fixed issue that caused page to jump back to top when editing in Blocs.
Fixed issue with Project Setting page suffix update all option not being updated in Page Navigator.
Fixed issue with Ecwid e-commerce integration.
Fixed alignment issue when using icons in full width buttons.
Fixed issue with play sound interaction rule not working when interaction triggered from Global Area.
Fixed issue with horizontal canvas scroll when zoomed in.
Fixed object opacity keyboard shortcut taking effect when main window is not active.
Fixed issue that caused !important checkboxes to clear when changing field values in Class Editor.
Fixed issue that allowed unsupported characters being used in page keyword field that could break Site Search Bric.
Fixed various issues with Find and Replace.

Blocs 6.0.12

Feb 17th 2025

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New & Improved

Added support for multiple rule selection in Interaction Manager.
Added duplicate, add and remove undo support for Interaction Manager rules.
The target breakpoint is now included in the resize dimension popover, when resizing a viewport in preview mode.
Improved move viewport in preview mode when canvas is zoomed out.
Refreshed Google Font database that is used for finding missing fonts.

Fixes

Fixed issue that would display negative values when resizing a viewport in preview mode.
Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when clicking a project from start screen when another is being loaded.
Fixed issue with focus mode double click gesture breaking after a context menu is shown in preview mode.
Fixed issue that prevented find and replace locating matches that are wrapped inside of a text span.
Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when opening a project from the main menu recent file menu when a project is already open.

Blocs 6.0.11

Feb 3rd 2025

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New & Improved

Added copy text interaction rule.
Added support to share screenshot of current breakpoint when in design mode.
Added a sound FX when an update is available.
Added toggle focus mode to viewport menu in preview mode.
Tweaked German translation for alert.

Fixes

Fixed issue that caused click trigger custom interactions to reset scroll position.
Fixed issue that prevented custom interaction name refreshing in menus when changed.
Fixed issue that caused call custom interaction rule value to be reset if the interaction is renamed.
Fixed issue with link and button hover colours not showing.

Blocs 6.0.10

Jan 28th 2025

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New & Improved

Updated all Site Templates to use new Follow Bric.
Updated Follow Bric to include BlueSky.

Fixes

Fixed issue that caused Bloc Bar to crash app when searching for Blocs.

Blocs 6.0.9

Jan 27th 2025

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New & Improved

Added support for delete class keyboard shortcut to Class Manager.
Added a warning on Custom Interactions for rules that require Blocs Plus.

Fixes

Fixed issue with image masks not showing correctly in Page Navigator thumbnails.
Fixed issue with image masks not showing correctly in shared canvas screenshots.
Fixed various performance issues with bulk remove classes.
Fixed issue with unused classes being reselected after other classes have been deleted.

Blocs 6.0.8

Jan 21st 2025

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New & Improved

Added new Custom Interaction if statement option - element on screen.
Added Select Tab Interaction Rule.
Added Click Interaction Rule.
Added remove login credentials button to application settings.

Fixes

Fixed tabbed content reveal animation.
Fixed issue with icon settings in light interface mode.
Fixed stylus canvas control button colours in light mode app theme.
Fixed issue that allowed line returns to be inserted in Custom Interaction values that could break code.
Fixed issue that caused selection to be lost in Bloc and Bric bar when a store product result is loaded in.
Fixed issue with clearing recent files from main menu option.
Fixed layout issue in Interaction Manager.
Fixed issue with Extractor SVG images displaying upside down in resources list.

Blocs 6.0.7

Jan 13th 2025

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New & Improved

Added support to show rule count on Custom Interactions.
Added support for multi colour icon previews in sidebar.

Fixes

Fixed issues with deleting an icon in button.
Fixed issue with duplicate custom interaction.
Fixed issue that caused text to lose focus when being edited when Page Navigator is active.

Blocs 6.0.6

Jan 9th 2025

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New & Improved

Added support for Play Sound Interaction Rule.
Added support to duplicate Custom Interactions and Interactions Rules.
Added a warning symbol for sitemap option when web address is not set.

Fixes

Fixed issue with files being flushed when installing new versions.
Fixed issue that caused Code Editor to become lost behind main application window.
Fixed issue with home page links breaking in Custom Interactions.
Fixed issue with custom interaction page links not working when used on a sub page. Requires Web Address in Project Settings.
Fixed issue that prevented the scroll-to Custom Interaction rule working.
Fixed issue with sitemaps when exporting in preview mode.

Blocs 6.0.5

Dec 18th 2024

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New & Improved

Added remove recent file option to splash screen file context menu.
Added support to exit preview mode viewport label editing when pressing escape key exit.
Automatically fit preview workspace when deleting a viewport.
Added mute and unmute Custom Interaction video and audio rules.
Added volume up and down Custom Interaction video and audio rules.
Various minor interface refinements.

Fixes

Fixed issue that caused either design or preview canvas layout to break when window is resized in either view mode.
Fixed issue that showed previously previewed project when entering preview mode after loading a new project.
Fixed issue that showed previously selected site template for a split second when selecting a template to start from.
Fixed issue when using remove all viewports option in preview mode that left viewport menus in place on canvas.
Fixed issue that removed transparent backgrounds from images when using in-app image compression options.
Fixed issue with deleting multiple assets using right click context option.

Blocs 6.0.4

Dec 12th 2024

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New & Improved

Added support to drag SVG icons onto Buttons, Headers, Paragraph and List Brics.
Added new Scroll Y if Statement to Interaction Manager.
Added a new option to Page Settings to assign an interaction when the page is scrolled.
Version number on splash screen now links to release notes page.
Added paste context menu option to Account login window.

Fixes

Fixed issue that prevented page load interaction working with Wordpress themes.
Fixed issue that caused start window button colours to change.
Fixed issue that allowed empty colour tile to be used in multiple colour selection.
Fixed multiple colour selections creating CSS gradient values with long float percentages.
Fixed issue with deleting icons nested in header Brics.

Blocs 6.0.3

Dec 9th 2024

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New & Improved

Added 3 new Image Editor Filters, Pixelate, Black and White and Noire.
Added update button / icon on splash screen when update available.
Updated code widget information message.

Fixes

Fixed issue with light box controls not working when WebP enabled.
Fixed issue that caused start screen to show when accessing the account window from preferences.
Fixed issue that showed image compress option for linked assets.
Fixed asset file size warning showing for linked project assets under 3MB.
Fixed issue that prevented sub windows becoming active when launched from toolbar buttons (inspector footer).
Fixed issue with command+w keyboard shortcut not closing topmost window.
Fixed issue with edit asset details context option not populating the right sidebar.

Blocs 6.0.2

Dec 4th 2024

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New & Improved

Added folder content count marker in Page Navigator.

Fixes

Fixed missing interface icons in MacOS Mojave.
Fixed issue with Icon Manager on MacOS Mojave that prevented icons showing.
Fixed issue with opening pre Blocs 3.4 projects.
Fixed issue with WebP images breaking on Lightbox.
Fixed typo in account window.
Fixed issue that left the account management window visible when Blocs is not current active app.
Fixed nudge page keyboard shortcut.
Fixed version warning on Super App site template when saving a site created with it.
Fixed issue that allowed dragging folder into child folder.

Blocs 6.0.1

Nov 28th 2024

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Fixes

Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when opening project with old legacy assets.
Fixed issue that causes Blocs projects to crash with older Blocs 3 project files.

Blocs 6.0.0

November 28th 2024

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New & Improved

Interaction Manager - Blocs Plus
SVG Icon Manager
All new Page Navigator
All new Preview Mode
All new Asset Manager
All new Colour Manager
All new Font Manager
Image Masks
Font Favourites
Class Details popover
Global social cards
Class counting - Class Manager
x2 New site templates Evolve and Odyssey
Transform CSS controls - Class Editor
Transition CSS controls - Class Editor
Mix Blend Mode CSS controls - Class Editor
Object Fit CSS controls - Class Editor
Image Rendering CSS controls - Class Editor
Pointer Events CSS controls - Class Editor
Metric CSS controls support dvw & dvh - Class Editor
Resize Bloc Bar thumbnails
x6 new Bloc masks
Bloc Bar 50% faster loading large libraries
Hyper Text Access support - Code Editor
Order and orderby Wordpress loop controls
New Wordpress div container types
Quick Start site template colour themes
Auto backup vault info in title bar
Quick restore auto backup
Find and toggle hidden elements
Preloader background colour option
Column controls in inspector now support text input
Share screen shot to local drive
New image crop ratios (3:1, 3:4 and 9:16)
All devices in device Bric have been updated
Option selects support required attribute in forms
Linked spacing control option
Drag YouTube urls out of browser onto design canvas
Find and replace case insensitive search
Window Dimming - Main Preferences.
Video Bric has preload option
Bloc Groups now support setting container tag
WebP support for light box images
All Blocs support sticky option
Refreshed user interface