GPL Beaver Builder Pro WordPress Plugin V2.9.0.1

2.9.0.1 - 04/02/2025 Hotfix​

• Fix button styles targeting the entire module when rendered within another module (#4003)
• WPML: Fix editing global rows not working when fl-builder-template post type is translatable (#3995)
• Photo Module: Fix array to string conversion if force module wrappers is on (#4009)
• Add delay to tooltips to prevent triggering them inadvertently (#4011)
• Fix top-level box modules in the main layout having zero margins when box modules are present in a Themer layout
• Multi-background field for Rows & Columns is now responsive
• Various improvements to presets in color picker: increase size of swatches, add tooltip, and add delete confirmation

2.9 "Coyote" - 03/19/2025​

Beaver Builder 2.9 is here! This is a major update and will be released as the official download on the My Account page first. Remote updates to all existing sites will begin soon.
Check out the Release Post for highlights or the "About this Release" doc for full details.
Enhancements

• Box Module: Added new multi-layer background field.
• New re-written color/gradient pickers for nearly all color fields.
• Outline Panel: Added a search/filter option and the ability to add/edit labels inline.
• Container modules such as Box are no longer wrapped in a row when dropped into the layout.
• All Basic modules no longer have module wrapper divs.
• Added the ability to use a selection of modules as blocks in the block editor.
• ACF: Add ACF URL fields to Video Module embed field connections (#1518).
• Box Module: Add background color field (#3973).
• Box Module: Add auto option for aspect ratio (#3174).
• Box Module: Add additional tooltips for some fields, set grid rows to 1 track (#3919).
• Countdown Module: Add field connection support to time field (#3743).
• Subscribe Module: Constant Contact integration upgraded to v3 API (v2 deprecated) (#1899).
• List Module: Allow rendering of basic HTML tags in the Heading field (#3862).
• Notifications Center: Revamped and renamed to "What's New" (#3049).
• Posts Module: Add option for enabling equal height of Featured Images for Masonry and Column layouts (#534).
• Posts Module: Add aspect ratio as an option for images when Equal Height Images are used.
• Added sanitization to node attributes (#1654).
• Outline Panel: Add title and change position of panel when content panel is pinned to the right (#3793).
• Row Settings: Make width responsive (#733).
• Saved Nodes: Enable some hidden information in the Publish metabox (#3846).
• Added new advanced setting to force module wrappers (#3744).
• (a11y) Content Slider: Add aria-current for current item in dot navigation (#3583).
• Add support for auto sizes for lazy loaded images in WP 6.7 (#3735).
• Add Global Colors to Block Editor colors (#3188).
• Icon & Icon Group Module: Adjust default spacing of new modules dropped on the page.
• Update code field script (Ace).
• Show a modal when logged out of WordPress (#2585).
• Global Colors: When duplicating a color, add "copy" to label (#3567).
• Subscribe Module: Add support for tags in Active Campaign integration (#3198).
• Performance: Ensure expensive query doesn’t run when Themer is not active (#3616).
• Performance: Debug mode query optimizations (#3334).
• Show a modal when issues are detected that would interfere with the iFrame UI (#2736).
• Debug Mode: Add menu counts (#3623).

Bug Fixes

• (a11y) Video Module: Fix tabbing to video when lightbox is in use (#2987).
• Accordion Module: Fix label text color being overridden by Global Styles link color (#3642).
• ACF Blocks: Fix issues with display of prepending/appending text in UI (#2775).
• Box Module: Fix issue with units not working at different breakpoints (#3504).
• Box Module: Fix visibility set to "never display" breaking preview (#3698).
• Box Module: Fix min-width on empty children not working (#3103).
• Fix fatal error when using global colors in some compound fields with PHP 8+ (#3952).
• Box Module: Fix flex layout breaking when column uses center vertical alignment (#3801).
• Menu Module: Fix tabbing/focus issue with the Flyout Menu (#3672).
• Customizer: Prevent internal post type and taxonomies from showing in the menu editor (#3915).
• Gallery Module: Fix smooth scroll when used in a row with animation (#3548).
• Heading Module: Increase specificity for text-transform styling (#1657).
• HTML Module: Adjust spacing of field connection icon.
• Outline Panel: Adjust title color when using dark mode (#3948).
• Outline Panel: Fix dragging a row below the last expanded row (#3860).
• Outline Panel: Don't show colon if option deselected in Box Module (#3819).
• Photo Module: Fix notice when using cropping (#3824).
• Posts Module: Fix layout not previewing correctly when used as a block (#3564).
• Posts Module: Fix fatal error if Themer is inactive.
• Photo Module: Fix enable link to Photo page not working (#3769).
• TEC: Fix Posts Module ignoring "number of events to show per page" setting (#1858).
• Fix conflict with Search & Filter plugin interfering with WooCommerce Shop/Product Archive queries (#3923).
• Fix incorrect position when dropping container module node templates into a row.
• Fix conflict with Estatik Pro when dropping modules on the page (#3945).
• Hide "Add New" button for Saved Columns in WP Admin (#3942).
• Smooth Scrolling: Fix smooth scrolling when a gallery module is above the target section (#1403).
• Fix PHP warnings if a theme does not register color names (#3956).
• Fix PHP warning for null post_type in class-fl-theme-builder-rules-location.php (#3917).
• Fix rendering of node attributes when using non-string scalar values (#3920).
• Fix PHP warning for feeds (#3917).
• Fix Global Box modules being empty when inside another node (#3871).
• Fix templates being exposed in WP Sitemaps (#3864).
• Fix bxSlider compatibility with FSE themes (#3788).
• Fix link field connection covering checkboxes (#3671).
• Fix row styles not live previewing (#3599).
• Fix pinned builder class remaining after publishing layout (#1455).
• Fix global column settings not opening in parent menu (#3886).
• Various fixes for dragging/dropping container modules and modules inside containers.
• Fix settings panel when pinned not stacking at max width (#3590).
• Box Module: Fix split header preset to avoid nested photo modules (#3604).
• Subscribe Module: Add some default headers (#1431).

Changes

• Adjustments to plugin action links in WP Admin (#3950).
• Various API changes for container modules to support Beaver Themer's new Loop module.

Developer Updates

• Update PHPCS for WPCS 3 (#3395).
• Add filter fl_builder_loop_terms_args for terms_query and add $settings to args (#3901).
• Add filter to disable minification: fl_builder_minify (#3867).
• Global Styles: Add fl_builder_before_generate_global_css hook for adding CSS selectors.
• White Labeling: Add fl_builder_theme_branding filter for theme branding.
• Photo Module: Add fl_builder_photo_classes filter for image classes.
• Add support for previewing an image in repeater fields (#3208).

v2.8.6.1 - 01/22/2025

• Callout Module: Fix PHP notice showing after upgrading from previous versions

Beaver Builder Pro Changelog version 2.8.6 - 01/16/2025
Enhancements

• Add AVIF image support (#3872)
• Add force download option to link fields where it is missing (#3767)

Bug Fixes

• Performance: optimize asset files to prevent files being generated when not necessary (#3869)
• Ensure BB theme button settings still apply when setting some styles in button modules (#3857)
• Remove update_metadata optimization that isn't needed and is causing issues when duplicating (#3849)
• Audio Module: fix audio file not being able to be uploaded if you edited a photo module directly before (#3797)
• Contact Form Module: Fix notice when displayed in the WP Admin (#2779)
• List Module: Fix strong tag being overridden by font weight option (#2772)
• Menu Module: Fix Below Row responsive style not working properly on mobile (#3841)
• Photo Module: fix enabling photo page for the link type not working (#3769)
• Fix Bugherd menu appearing twice in the UI (#2870)
• Login Module: Fix issues with alignment of options on the login form (#2304)

Beaver Builder Pro v2.8.5.3 - 12/05/2024 Hotfix

• Security: hardening against XSS in HTML classes (#3800)
• Node CSS/JS: make sure it's not accessible to the Contributor role and below
• Additional fixes for layout shifting to below the footer after some actions
• Heading Module: sanitize title attribute (#3757)

Beaver Builder Pro v2.8.5.2 - 12/03/2024​

Hotfix

• Fix layout shifting to below the footer after some actions (#3834)

Beaver Builder Pro v2.8.5.1 - 11/26/2024 Hotfix

• Rows: Fix vertical alignment being hidden when it shouldn't be (#3779)
• Always ensure we have a default nodeClass when cleaning new ajax HTML

v2.8.5 - 11/19/2024 Enhancements​

• Video Module: Add support for WebM as the main video type not just fallback (#1669)
• Stats: Collect data on usage of iFrame UI and Legacy UI (#3711)
• Add parameter to shortcode to allow for a custom message to be displayed in the UI (#3723)

Bug Fixes​

• Fixed deleting a blank column causing the dom nodes for the entire layout to be deleted in Themer layouts (#3752)
• Accordion Module (a11y): Fix issue when FontAwesome plugin is active (#3648)
• Accordion Module: tweak font CSS so it's not as easily overridden (#1756)
• Button Module: Fix background color not working on PHP 7.4 and small issue with border hover color (#3709 & 3729)
• Border Field: Tweak code to ensure there's proper checking for top right border radius (#3716)
• List Module: Fix icon not rendering if using shared icon (#3806)
• Map Module: fix error when using field connections and custom field is left blank (#3505)
• Menu Module (a11y): fix aria-haspopup being on the wrong element (#3236)
• Post Carousel & Post Slider Modules: Fix posts displaying if no result when ACF relationship is used (#1323)
• Slideshow Module: Fix rendering issues with FSE themes (#2967)
• Video Module: Fix videos not using mp4 or webm extension no longer displaying and fix videos being forced to a 16:9 format (#3733 & 3765)
• Outline Panel: Fix error when using a Slider Revolution widget (#3706)
• WooCommerce: Fix compatibility with Restaurant for WooCommerce Plugin (#3724)
• Multi-Site: ensure error message fires when you try to use an incompatible BB version (#3509)
• Row settings: Only show vertical align when needed (#2988)

Beaver Builder Pro Release Note 2.8.4.3 - 10/28/2024

• Security: Fix potential for XSS with links when inline editing is enabled (#3727)

Beaver Builder Pro Release Note v2.8.4.1 - 10/09/2024 Hotfix

• Fix fatal error with old versions of Themer (#3690)
• Posts Module: Fix auto suggest filter fields not finding any posts (#3696)
• Fix syntax error when using PHP 7.2 (#3673)