Changelog

This is a quick patch release that fixes a bug introduced in 1.1.0.

1.1.1

• Fix: Advanced background fallback inner z-index missing

GenerateBlocks 1.4.0 is a big release with some new features and a lot of behind-the-scenes changes that make the plugin more stable and extendable as we move forward.

Flex Options

We’ve added more powerful flexbox options to our grid item Containers, including flex-grow, flex-shrink, and flex-basis. This is an incredibly powerful addition that gives you the ultimate freedom when building your layouts. You are no longer limited to static percentage-based widths – your grid items can grow or shrink as needed!

When all three options are put together, you can do almost anything and keep things responsive. The below is an example of a complicated post card layout in GeneratePress Premium. The top is using percentage-based widths, and the bottom is using the flex options.

Container Selectors

Empty Container blocks are now easier to select and add blocks to. We’ve also added some subtle borders to show the border of the Containers that will disappear once you add your own styling or content.

Auto Widths

Grid items can now have “auto” widths on tablet and mobile so they can overwrite a defined width on the device above them. This is especially useful if you’re using flex options on these devices while using the regular width on desktop.

Color Picker Improvements

Our color picker component received some big upgrades in this version. You can now use CSS variables and RGBA values inside the color picker component. In order to maintain backward compatibility, blocks using the old opacity slider will continue to do so until it’s manually set to 1 and the RGBA value is set.

The acceptance of CSS variables is a welcome change, especially when coupled with our new Global Colors feature in GeneratePress 3.1.0.

Default Removals

Block defaults allow for a value to exist without actually being saved to your settings. This can be a good thing, but can also be problematic. For instance, it’s not possible to simply remove the default 40px of Container padding without setting the values to 0. This means we have to write those 0 values in our CSS unnecessarily. The same goes for things like grid gap and gradient values.

In this version, these defaults have been removed completely. Existing blocks will continue to use them on the frontend. Once those existing blocks are loaded in the editor, those old defaults will automatically be saved as static values in your settings.

This means we can now clear those fields and not print unnecessary CSS on the frontend.

Shorthand CSS Improvements

Currently, we convert your padding and margin values to their shorthand properties regardless of the inputs you’ve added a value to. If you set the top and bottom, left and right will default to 0.

This can be problematic if you want your element to inherit those other values (from Global Styles for example).

Now, we will only convert your values to their shorthand properties if all four of the values are set.

For example, we’ve created a Container block and set the top and bottom padding values to 20px, resulting to the following CSS:

.my-container {
    padding: 20px 0 20px 0;
}

Now, this scenario will result in the following CSS:

.my-container {
    padding-top: 20px;
    padding-bottom: 20px;
}

Full Changelog

• New: Add flex (flex-grow, flex-shrink, flex-basis) options to grid item containers
• New: Add “auto” width option to grid item containers on tablet and mobile
• New: Allow CSS variables in color picker component
• New: Use built-in color transparency in color picker component
• Tweak: Improve design of empty Container blocks
• Tweak: Remove Container padding defaults
• Tweak: Remove grid gap default
• Tweak: Remove gradient defaults
• Tweak: Remove grid item width defaults
• Tweak: Make Button Container stack & fill options device-specific
• Tweak: Stop auto-adding z-index to Container when using pseudo gradients
• Tweak: Only output shorthand CSS values if all fields are set
• Tweak: Add missing tablet “order” property from editor CSS
• Tweak: Improve unique ID generation
• Tweak: Remove GeneratePress full width option from Container block
• Tweak: Replace advanced typography attribute with local storage
• Tweak: Allow for empty Container padding values
• Tweak: Check for FS_CHMOD_FILE constant in external css file
• Tweak: Force inline CSS on single posts
• Tweak: Remove “Select Grid” button from grid item Containers
• Tweak: Allow for no value in grid item width field
• Tweak: Allow zero values for minHeight on devices
• Tweak: Add new block on Enter key in Headline block
• Tweak: Remove relative protocol from Google Fonts requests
• Fix: Responsive border-radius when using pseudo backgrounds
• Fix: Buttons alignment in the editor
• Fix: Container tag name accepting any value
• Fix: Missing align wide/full options when using block themes

GenerateBlocks Pro 1.1.0 is a small feature release with some long-awaited improvements and a lot of compatibility improvements to go along with GenerateBlocks 1.4.0.

Template Library Settings

You can now choose to disable the remote or local templates from our Template Library block directly on our Settings page. If you disable both, the Template Library block won’t be available in the editor at all.

More Custom Attributes

We’ve added more allowed attributes to our Custom Attributes feature. You can now add role, download, itemtype, itemprop, and itemscope attributes!

Global Style Improvements

With the removal of defaults in GenerateBlocks 1.4.0, our Global Styles feature is now even better. You can now build Global Styles for your Grid blocks, and even for your grid item widths. We also made some minor improvements to the UI when saving/changing your style IDs.

Improved Color Picker

As mentioned in GenerateBlocks 1.4.0, we’ve massively improved our color picker to accept CSS variables and RGBA colors. This update includes these improvements in our GB Pro color controls.

Full Changelog

This release was all about fixes existing bugs and preparing for a couple of larger features we have in the pipeline. Check out the full changelog below.

• New: Add options to disable local/remote templates
• New: Allow support download, role, itemtype, itemprop and itemscope custom attributes
• Tweak: Stop auto-adding inner z-index to containers with pseudo gradients
• Tweak: Check for any kind of SVG support in Asset Library instead of Safe SVG
• Tweak: Add global style class to the grid wrapper
• Tweak: Use rgba colors for advanced gradients
• Tweak: Make Local Template editing for admins only
• Tweak: Make Global Style editing for admins only
• Tweak: Replace delete (X) icon with trash icon
• Tweak: Apply device visibility to grid item
• Tweak: Fix headline color when using container hover
• Tweak: Don’t add custom attribute if no property is added
• Tweak: Disable attribute value field if no value needed
• Tweak: Add lock with confirm dialog to Global Style IDs
• Fix: Responsive border-radius when using pseudo background
• Fix: Effect selector preview when using different devices
• Fix: undefined index when custom attribute has no value
• Fix: Keep current IDs for imported library items
• Fix: Prevent special characters in Global Style IDs

This update has a few small fixes to ensure compatibility with WordPress 5.8.

• Fix: Error saving classic widgets in Customizer
• Fix: Console error in widget editor due to core/edit-post
• Tweak: Remove wp-editor dependency from widget editor

This is a small update to ensure compatibility with WordPress 5.8.

• Tweak: Remove wp-editor dependency from new widget editor

This is a small release that preps us for the upcoming WordPress 5.8 release.

Mainly, it makes it so our blocks work in the new widget block editor.

We also added a couple of small fixes, including a fix for a memory leak when you add a re-usable block inside of itself.

• New: Integrate with the new widget block editor
• Fix: Memory leak when reusable blocks try to render inside themselves
• Tweak: Use new block_categories_all filter in WP 5.8

This is a small update with a couple of fixes for bugs found in WordPress 5.7.

• Fix: Constant re-rendering of SVG icons in code editor
• Fix: Broken CSS when empty/non-published re-usable blocks are on the page
• Tweak: Add missing text domains

This is a minor release that fixes a handful of bugs and adds translation support to the plugin.

• New: Translation support
• Fix: Hidden Container link preventing toolbar access
• Fix: Asset Library error when empty group is saved
• Fix: Asset Library IDs changing when re-saved before refresh
• Tweak: Clear horizontal grid default when choosing global style
• Tweak: Adjust icon button spacing in WP 5.7

GenerateBlocks 1.3.2 is a small release with a number of bug fixes.

• New: Add generateblocks.editor.buttonDisableFormatting filter
• Fix: Error when using em unit on a div headline
• Fix: Icon button spacing in WP 5.7
• Fix: Responsive block borders when no desktop border is set
• Tweak: Prevent Global Styles (Pro) from regenerating unique ID
• Tweak: Integrate Grid block with Global Styles (Pro)
• Tweak: Always inline CSS on AMP pages to avoid needing to fetch
• Tweak: Adjust editor grid class name to prevent Sass build error

This is a small update that fixes a few bugs with our Global Styles feature.

• Fix: Improve how global styles handle block defaults
• Fix: Allow advanced backgrounds in global styles
• Fix: Allow effects in global styles
• Fix: Prevent PHP notices in local templates