Blocs 5.1.3

Sept 25th 2023

New & Improved

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  Added Support for MacOS Sonoma.
  

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  Updated Bootstrap to version 5.3.1.
  

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  Added grid position options to Class Editor.
  

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  Improved canvas CSS Grid controls.
  

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  Updated Delete Page button label.
  

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  Updated various parts of the user interface.
  

Fixes

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  Fixed issue with scrollbar not working in class autocomplete dropdown.

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  Fixed issue with file attachments being added when dropped on windows that overlap the Blocs application window.

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  Fixed issue that caused custom Brics nested within custom Brics to have some custom data attributes removed.

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  Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash on MacOS Sonoma when editing colours.

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  Fixed issue with grid-row-end field not being populated correctly.

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  Fixed issue with background clip border option crashing Blocs.

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  Fixed a range of interface issues.

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  Fixed issue that could cause class editor to crash.

Blocs 5.1.2

Sept 4th 2023

New & Improved

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  Improved export and preview page speeds on projects with lots of images.
  

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  Added preview in browser support for DuckDuckGo and Arc.
  

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  Include description in Class Library Manager items.
  

Fixes

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  Fixed issue that cause text caret to disappear when applying gradients to text elements.

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  Fixed issue that prevented removing unfound assets in a generated package.

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  Fixed issue that caused images to have wrong size when auto tag generate is enabled.

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  Fixed issue that caused export to crash when exporting image heavy websites with auto image size tag feature enabled.

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  Fixed issue with object alignment keyboard shortcut breaking on buttons when using Bootstrap 5 framework.

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  Fixed issue that prevented + keyboard key opening Bloc Bar after last Bloc is deleted.

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  Fixed some inconsistent interface labels.

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  Fixed some minor UI issues.

Blocs 5.1.1

July 17th 2023

New & Improved

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  Added navigation dropdown link subclass to Class Manager.
  

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  Tweaked dropdown navigation colour fix to be more flexible.
  

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  Added support for ../ short code in preview mode.
  

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  Made page settings path preview text selectable.

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  Added support to open context menu for Global Swatch and Preview Button with control click.

Fixes

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  Fixed issue that would prevent site templates being re-installed when re-generating the Blocs system application folder.

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  Fixed issue that prevented newly added fonts to the Google Fonts database from exporting.

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  Fixed issue that caused renaming embedded assets with the same name but with some character case changes to break link.

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  Fixed issue that caused right clicking zip files to crash Blocs.

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  Fixed unwanted additional leading white space on email body in posted forms.

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  Fixed issue with export when custom Bric provides asset path that is invalid.

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  Fixed issue with selecting Bloc above and below with keyboard shortcut.

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  Fixed visual glitch with drag and drop multi image UI.

Blocs 5.1.0

July 3rd 2023

New & Improved

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  Added AI Assistant.

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  Added custom Bloc library support.

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  Added SMTP form posting support.
  

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  Added Eventus Site Template.

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  Added 8x New Navigation Blocs.

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  Updated all original navigation Blocs.

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  Added support to reorder Bloc Bar Favourites.

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  Added large previews for core Blocs.
  

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  Added Support for Bootstrap 5.3.

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  Added new Bootstrap 5 theme controls.

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  Added support to reorder Global Swatches.
  

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  Added typography controls to notes window.
  

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  Added support to delete multiple classes in Class Manager.

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  Added highlight class on canvas multi class selection support.
  

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  Added CSS Grid Template fields to Class Editor.

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  Added Text Data Feed support for link Brics.

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  Added new reset image options for all stock images that Blocs uses.

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  Tweaked default height for empty CSS Grid container.

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  Updated Follow Links Bric for new Youtube URL Support.

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  Updated all Core Site Templates to use new version of Follow Link Bric.

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  Expanded class auto dot detection to exclude all support html 5 tags.

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  Improved installation speed when installing large numbers of Bloc Extensions.

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  Added progress indicator when installing large numbers of extensions.

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  Added ability to retain current thumbnail when saving and replacing a custom Bloc.

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  Improved colour management of navigation dropdown links.

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  Made the placeholder reply email used when there is no email field in a form more helpful.

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  Updated jQuery to 3.6.4.

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  Updated devices credit link.

Fixes

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  Fixed various issues with page thumbnails not looking correct.

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  Fixed issue that caused wrong page to be loaded when using next and previous page keyboard shortcuts.

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  Fixed issue that caused layer tree to break when wrapping images and icons in div containers if they have interactions applied.

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  Fixed issue that caused layer tree to break when duplicating elements.

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  Fixed issue that caused text Bric value to be cleared when using insert text objects via main menu.

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  Fixed issue that caused the first Bloc loaded into the Bloc Editor to have the wrong category set.

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  Fixed issue that could cause duplicate Global Swatches when adding Blocs and page templates.

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  Fixed issue that caused duplicate and copy and paste function to crash and break Layer Tree.

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  Fixed custom Bric CSS rendering in page and custom Bloc thumbnail images.

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  Fixed minor display issues with Blocs light box caption.

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  Fixed missing preview icon on macOS 10.15.

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  Fixed crash on MacOS Ventura.

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  Fixed various issues with protected classes being used within the design environment.

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  Fixed issue with cropped URL field in Menu Manager.

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  Fixed wrong tooltip on FTP protocol dropdown.

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  Fixed issue that caused quick start site name placeholder text to be sticky between projects.

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  Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash if Menu Manager is launched at startup automatically.

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  Fixed issue that caused carousels to break Layer Tree.

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  Fixed issue that caused text to disappear when removing an image from a project, if it is set as a Bloc background.

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  Fixed issue with + key not opening Bloc Bar on empty page.

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  Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when selecting an empty area in the Class Manager when highlight class is enabled.

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  Fixed issue with active marker not showing correct name when a custom Bric is nested within custom Bric container.

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  Fixed issue that prevented hiding multi-line text labels when using Bric API.

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  Fixed issue that caused some elements to lose their alignment values in thumbnails generated by Blocs.

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  Fixed issue that caused numbers on carousel indicators.

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  Fixed issue with keyboard shortcut for moving Blocs.

Blocs 5.0.8

Mar 30th 2023

Fixes

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

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.