Blocs 5.0.7

Mar 13th 2023

New & Improved

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  Added ability to update stored Custom Blocs.

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  Added a range of new Bloc Categories that Blocs can be assigned to.

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  Added new developer option to force replacing Blocs when installing newer versions.

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  Added template colour support for stored custom Blocs (Primary, Secondary etc).

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  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.

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  Added support for duplicating Blocs containing visibility interactions.
  

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  Added support to insert text values such as span into Grid item CSS Fields.
  

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  Freehand height controls now set min-height value on div containers rather than height.
  

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  Add wireframe mode canvas warning.
  

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  Improved Custom Bloc alphabetical sorting.

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  Bloc Editor now supports jpg's as Bloc thumbnails.
  

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  Added support to export multiple Blocs from Bloc Editor.

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  Added additional server checks to prevent Blocs hanging when checking for Bric updates.

Fixes

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  Fixed issue that caused wrong swatch to be selected in Global Swatch Manager, when selecting text elements.

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  Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when using Clip Padding Box.

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  Fixed issue that caused include jQuery export option to be reset.

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  Fixed rare issue that caused Blocs to crash when adding custom Blocs.

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  Fixed various issues with page and custom Bloc thumbnails displaying wrong layout.

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  Fixed issue that caused unwanted empty space in Bloc Bar.

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  Fixed issue with page thumbnails showing wrong layout.

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  Fixed issue that prevented typing auto into CSS Grid Column and Row fields.

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  Fixed stability issue with layer tree.

Blocs 5.0.6

Feb 20th 2023

New & Improved

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  Added ability to disable image tag dimension auto data attribute generation on export.

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  Disabled image dimension auto data attribute generation for custom Bric images.

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  Added Global Colour support to Custom Brics.

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  Updated Follow Links Bric.

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  Updated all core site templates to use new Follow Links Bric.

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  Improved visibility hide on all breakpoint controls to match Blocs on iPad UX.
  

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  Add image protection to navigation logo.
  

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  Improved publishing error handling.
  

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  Improved using Bootstrap button theme classes.
  

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  Tweaked how tooltips are generated on application UI.

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  Added support for multiple extension installing from Extension Manager.
  

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  Moved browse store button into Bloc settings dropdown.

Fixes

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  Fixed issue that left video playing in Blocs Academy when window is closed.

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  Fixed issue of overlapping data when opening Blocs Store results in Bric bar.

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  Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash if custom Bric linked to page that had been deleted.

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  Fixed issue with light box videos on Bootstrap 5.

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  Fixed removing assets used in classes still showing on design canvas.

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  Fixed issue that left image thumbnail used in class showing in Class Editor after it’s been removed.

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  Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when removing missing hosted assets.

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  Fixed issue that caused elements to be labelled as buttons if they contain button classes.

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  Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when adding custom Brics in full screen mode that use multi line text fields.

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  Fixed issue that prevented show in finder working with iCloud hosted assets.

Blocs 5.0.5

Jan 25th 2023

New & Improved

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  Updated Google Font downloader API URL.

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  Improved scroll to top button html for improved lighthouse page insight SEO and Accessibility score.

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  Added new developer sandbox tool for use with Blocs API (Main Menu: Developer > Developer Sandbox).

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  Added ability to select UI element in Bric Builder on the left side of interface builder.

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  Automatically scroll developer console feed when new log is published.

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  Added support for e-commerce credentials using short codes.

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  Added new page level short code.

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  Added New Global Variables to custom Bric sandbox environment.

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  Added new developer sandbox environment utilities.

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  Added preview to HTML input code zone in Bric Builder.

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  Added new segmented controls to Bric Builder.

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  Updated Blank Bric Template to include useful notes.

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  Remove quotes from font select value in custom Bric font selection element.

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  Removed custom Bric cursor icon image wells. No longer required.

Fixes

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  Fixed issue that caused scroll bar showing on CSS Grid Column controls.

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  Fixed issue that caused active element marker being misaligned after export.

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  Fixed issue that prevented lazy load working correctly when a code widget is present on a page.

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  Fixed issue that broke Stripe and Paddle success URLs if the site address ends with a forward slash.

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  Fixed issue that prevented active image being selected when Asset Manager is first launched.

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  Fixed export issue with wrapper tags.

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  Fixed issue that showed spacing controls for device images.

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  Fixed issue that would allow removing Bootstrap classes from elements when they are required.

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  Fixed issue with canvas layout distorting after preview mode.

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  Fixed issue that caused spacing to not work correctly on text and images migrated from Blocs 4.

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  Fixed issue that caused Global Colours stored in custom classes used in Blocs added to the library to break.

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  Fixed issue that caused broken images on Wordpress themes when webP images are enabled.

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  Fixed issue with clean URLs and HTM page suffix.

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  Fixed missing cross icons on MacOS Catalina for spacing controls, font selection dropdown and colour wells.

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  Fixed various issue with Blocs API hide function.

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  Fixed issue that caused Bric builder to crash when using RGBA colour values for colour well.

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  Fixed issue that caused text field expand button to be misplaced on custom Bric UI.

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  Fixed layer tree icons in Bric Builder.

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  Fixed checkbox background colour mismatch in Bric Builder UI.

Blocs 5.0.4

Jan 9th 2023

New & Improved

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  More export and preview optimisations.

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  Improved preview in browser speed for large projects.

Fixes

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  Fixed issue that prevented changes to RGBA colour controls taking effect when starting with a template.

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  Fixed issue that caused broken class values if class unit value typed into field.

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  Fixed issue that caused background images applied in custom classes to break, if they are .gif or .svg and WebP is enabled.

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  Fixed some minor UI issues.

Blocs 5.0.3

Dec 19th 2022

New & Improved

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  Added font-display: swap; automatically to @font-face class rules for locally hosted web fonts. Improves lighthouse page speed score.

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  Made CSS Grid column resize more responsive.

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  Changed Publish Manager open in browser to use site address from project settings.

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  Added better error handling for publishing when path value is incorrect.

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  Disable container tag on Blocs in groups.

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  Added new image scale options - Set an image so it scales up and down regardless of its size.

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  Handle installing fonts with unsupported characters in the file name.

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  More preview and export optimisations.

Fixes

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  Fixed issue that caused CSS Grid row heights to be set as float values.

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  Fixed issue that caused CSS Grid row heights to jump when resizing.

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  Fixed various visual glitches when resizing CSS Grid elements.

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  Fixed issue that caused broken image links when using hosted image URLs in code widgets with WebP enabled.

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  Fixed issue that caused CSS Grid controls to break in various scenarios.

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  Fixed issue that caused images to be too small when exporting or previewing in mobile breakpoints.

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  Fixed issue that caused smaller image sizes by default when running Blocs on small screens (MacBooks).

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  Fixed issue with Global Areas showing, when adding first Bloc to page.

Blocs 5.0.2

Dec 12th 2022

New & Improved

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  Automated adding width and height data attributes to all image tags on export - Improves lighthouse speed insight score.

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  Improved UX when screen recording permissions are not granted for colour sampler tool (Colour Picker).

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  Switch to temp preview port when preview port is being used by another process.

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  Made various improvements to Custom Bric container support.

Fixes

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  Fixed issue that prevented removing list items that have content.

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  Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash on Apple Silicon when layer tree data is mutated.

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  Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash on Apple silicon when custom Bric template values contain line returns.

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  Fixed issue with link cursor flickering when using in-app preview mode.

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  Fixed WebP fallback for background-image css on MacOS Catalina Safari.

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  Fixed tooltip on Class Editor.

Blocs 5.0.1

Dec 5th 2022

New & Improved

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  Added test connection feature to Publish Manager.

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  Added security field option for login credentials in Publish Manager.

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  Improved publish complete open in browser for FTP addresses.

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  Improved license number activation UX - old license deactivation is now automated when a new Mac is activated.

Fixes

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  Fixed text justify options when using Bootstrap 5.

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  Fixed issue that caused wrong label when creating colour variant in Swatch Manager.

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  Fixed issue that prevented floating animation working in preview mode.

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  Fixed various issues with colour sampling tool (eye dropper) on low resolution screens.

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  Fixed issue that prevented assets converted to WebP from showing when the file extension is uppercase.

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  Fixed issues that caused Stripe checkout to break.

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  Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when using the colour popover on MacOS Catalina.

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  Fixed issue with missing images on site templates on MacOS Catalina.

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  Fixed issue with some UI rendering issues on MacOS Catalina.

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  Fixed various visual issues with Catalina.