Blocs Changelog

What's new in Blocs 5.2.2

Mar 11, 2024
  • New & Improved:
  • Added automatic console debugging for custom Brics.
  • Made various improvements to horizontal container scrolling.
  • Refine developer console UI.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed issue with using stored custom classes that have :hover or other states in their names.
  • Fixed issue that left unlocked padlock icons on Class Manager items when scrolling classes.
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when removing classes from Class Library.
  • Fixed SEO page name issue with Super App and Minima Site templates.
  • Fixed issue that caused selection keyboard shortcut from working when trying to select next Bloc when the Bloc is not in the same page zone as the current Bloc.
  • Fixed issue with add Bloc keyboard shortcut working on a newly added page.
  • Fixed issue with reset Bric HTML not reselecting current Bric.
  • Fixed issue that caused custom Bric attachments not to be refreshed upon update if Bric was first used in a previous version of Blocs.
  • Fixed issue with preview mode, when previewing in browser before in-app preview has been used.
  • Fixed preview in browser issue that prevented page loading on first attempt.
  • Fixed issue that caused site search Bric to break if page description contains quote characters.
  • Fixed issue with light mode Custom Bric update notes.
  • Fixed issue with custom Bric template files not being included if duplicate template values exist for a single Bric resource.
  • Fixed styling issue with Missing Asset Window.
  • Fixed save warning when saving projects last saved on iPadOS.
  • Fixed typo in preferences.

New in Blocs 5.2.1 (Feb 5, 2024)

  • New & Improved:
  • Improved insert controls when using Blocs with low padding.
  • Improved deleting last row and column UX.
  • Added support to fit canvas in available space when resizing layer tree.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed issue that caused duplicate custom Bric template resources.
  • Fixed issue that could cause the layer tree to skip and miss out some content on the page.
  • Fixed issue that caused URLs to have unwanted http:// prefix added in very specific circumstances.
  • Fixed issue with light box keyboard navigation controls.
  • Fixed various Bric Builder interface issues.
  • Fixed issue with page description field not automatically removing unsupported characters such as line returns.
  • Fixed undo issue with horizontal scroll inspector checkbox controls.
  • Fixed issue with only the first dash in an image name being replaced when auto-populating the alt tag attribute.
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash if trying to edit an image with a comma in the file name.
  • Fixed issue that prevents rename asset to work correctly, if name contains a apostrophe.
  • Fixed issue with global swatches not being set correctly in horizontal scroll controls.
  • Fixed inconsistency with Div Container labels.
  • Fixed issue with Code Editor that could cause unwanted code in header section.
  • Fixed issue that caused find unused assets from working correctly.
  • Fixed issue that caused layer tree to break if carousel exists in a Bloc.
  • Fixed preview mode zoom issue on MacOS Sonoma.
  • Fixed various issues with accordion data attributes not being correctly updated when changing active open pane.
  • Fixed php preview not loading on first attempt.
  • Fixed various issues with sharing PHP server over AirDrop.
  • Fixed issue with canvas alignment after previewing, when the layer tree is not default width.
  • Fixed issue that caused canvas cropping when starting Blocs with a layer tree that is wider than the default width.
  • Fixed some typos.

New in Blocs 5.2.0 (Dec 13, 2023)

  • New & Improved:
  • Added new Kaden Site Template.
  • Added new Horizontal Scroll Container.
  • Added 6 new horizontal scroll Blocs to core library.
  • Added ability to lock classes.
  • Added support to share preview URL with Air Drop.
  • Added new share screenshot options for Email, iMessages and Air Drop.
  • Added support for auto applying matching retina @2x assets when setting @1x version.
  • Expanded carousel image options.
  • Improved scroll to element when changing breakpoint.
  • Improved visual styling of class token field for better legibility.
  • Improved UX of class token field to make it easier to select class tokens.
  • Added various new options to class token field context menu.
  • Added support to dismiss class autocomplete popover with escape key.
  • Improved Wordpress feature image php.
  • Improved export functions that handle Custom Brics within Custom Brics.
  • Added a warning for case sensitive file systems.
  • Updated Follow Bric.
  • Updated all site templates to use new follow Bric.
  • Added in-app preview support for all WordPress thumbnail sizes.
  • Improved clicks not being registered when main window not active.
  • Added support for new developer API bric-php-snippet tag.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed issue that caused local preview URL to fail sometimes.
  • Fixed issue with hidden Global Areas showing in screenshot generation when exporting page as image.
  • Fixed video Bric in custom Bloc thumbnail generator.
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when pasting in text in class token field when it is formatted.
  • Fixed issue with escaped string hosted assets from being deleted from Asset Manager.
  • Fixed issue that caused Bloc Bar to auto close after adding a Bloc and opening the bar again.
  • Fixed issue that prevented undo state from being set when assigning a freehand class in inspector.
  • Fixed masonry galleries not displaying correctly when capturing snapshots with Bootstrap 5 projects.
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when clicking in class token field.
  • Fixed issue with element selection being reset when switching between page navigator and layer tree when a search term has been used.
  • Fixed issue that caused Class Editor element class menu being refreshed when a class is removed from an element.
  • Fixed issue that prevented main prefs app relaunch working when there are unsaved changes in current document.
  • Fixed issue with wrong controls showing in sidebar for carousel indicator selection.
  • Fixed issue that prevented pasting string text into the class token field.
  • Fixed issue with animating span tags.
  • Fixed issue that caused Extractor to crash when extracting colours with CSS colour profiles.
  • Fixed issue that caused duplicate SVG images in Extractor on MacOS 13 and above.
  • Fixed various issues with CSS code completions in Code Editor.
  • Fixed issue that could cause remove-on-export class to fail.
  • Fixed issue that could cause Custom Bric helper class . to fail.
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs to get locked in freehand mode, when shift clicking outside of canvas into app UI.
  • Fixed issue that could cause freehand keyboard shortcut to to fail.
  • Fixed issue that could cause missing download files after export.
  • Fixed issue with Wordpress themes breaking if custom post type has space in name.
  • Fixed various issues with nudging objects on the design canvas.
  • Fixed various issues with nudge and selection keyboard shortcuts breaking.
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash on MacOS Catalina.
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash on MacOS Catalina when opening the Class Editor.
  • Fixed disclosure icon on layer tree when running in light mode.
  • Fixed various issues with layer tree icon colours.
  • Fixed issue with Wordpress feature image code.
  • Fixed issue with Wordpress image thumbnail short codes.
  • Fixed issue that caused to break when nesting custom Brics within custom Brics.
  • Fixed issue that caused empty ID elements to show in custom Bric ID dropdown menu.
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when updating a custom Bric that uses line returns in it's template values.
  • Fixed issue with custom Bric ID dropdown being a different colour in dark theme.
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when right clicking layer tree.
  • Fixed issue with custom Bric templates that caused duplicate unwanted resources.
  • Fixed issue with custom Bric template values being wrongly populated when duplicating items.
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash during search if duplicate Custom Brics exits.
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when reseting a custom Bric that is not installed.
  • Fixed issue that caused custom Brics to be installed but not show in Extension Manager.
  • Fixed issue that caused duplicate custom Brics in Bric Bar.
  • Fixed issue that caused installing multiple custom Brics at once to not install correctly.
  • Fixed issue with arrow keys not changing class highlight selection on design canvas.
  • Fixed issue that could cause Blocs to crash if pages are filtered and a Bloc containing a custom Bric is moved between page zones.
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when page navigator has no results for search term and current visible page is interacted with.
  • Fixed issue that caused unwanted scroll space when switching between layer tree and page navigator.
  • Fixed issue that caused Wordpress custom posts with spaces in their names to not load in loops.
  • Fixed issue that prevented Blocs being added if a Bloc is slightly scrolled off screen in the Bloc Bar.
  • Fixed Wordpress custom post preview data being collected if custom post has a space in name.
  • Fixed issue that caused Layer Tree item label to become editable when right clicking.
  • Fixed issue that caused mutated code if using the Wordpress Content Bric in a Wordpress loop.
  • Fixed various issues with code editor and undo states.
  • Fixed issue that prevented scroll FX being reset when using the clear button.
  • Fixed issue that caused mutated code if using the Wordpress Content Bric in a Wordpress loop.
  • Fixed issue that prevented active marker refreshing when changing image scale option.
  • Fixed issue that could cause class description changes to not take effect.
  • Fixed issue that caused web fonts with !important used in class to be flagged as missing fonts.
  • Fixed various error handling issues with AI Assistant.

New in Blocs 5.1.5 (Nov 21, 2023)

  • Fixes:
  • Fixed various issues that caused Blocs to crash on MacOS Catalina.
  • Fixed issue with installing multiple .bex files with Extension Manager.
  • Fixed issue that could cause Blocs to crash if pages are filtered and a Bloc containing a custom Bric is moved between page zones.

New in Blocs 5.1.4 (Oct 24, 2023)

  • New & Improved:
  • Update Bootstrap V5 to V5.3.2.
  • Improved canvas drag and drop functionality.
  • Improved selection keyboard shortcut.
  • Added new global JS variable siteRelativeURLPath which returns the current page relative URL Path on the JS front end.
  • Added new sidebar UI for custom Bric attachments.
  • Added new feature that checks for missing attachments for the currently selected custom Bric.
  • Added visual marker to project and page attachments that are related to custom Brics in page and project Settings.
  • Added support to edit text in span with return key.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when deleting a Mail Server.
  • Fixed various interface issues with MacOS Sonoma.
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when deleting custom Bric slider value on macOS Sonoma.
  • Fixed Site Search Bric when using custom URL page paths.
  • Fixed issue that caused forms to not function correctly on custom page URLs.
  • Fixed issue with dragging container div Bric.
  • Fixed issue that could cause custom Brics resources to remain in project after the last instance of Bric has been removed.
  • Fixed a wide range of drag and drop issues on canvas.
  • Fixed various issues with custom Bric attachments when dragging Brics between page zones.
  • Fixed a range of custom Bric attachment issues related to working with projects between Macs and iPads.
  • Fixed issue that could cause duplicate page and project attachments to be included in exported websites.
  • Fixed issue with unwanted br tags being inserted into links and spans when they are generated within text Brics.
  • Fixed issue that caused preview to break when ? used in page name.

New in Blocs 5.1.3 (Sep 26, 2023)

  • New & Improved:
  • Added Support for MacOS Sonoma.
  • Updated Bootstrap to version 5.3.1.
  • Added grid position options to Class Editor.
  • Improved canvas CSS Grid controls.
  • Updated Delete Page button label.
  • Updated various parts of the user interface.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed issue with scrollbar not working in class autocomplete dropdown.
  • Fixed issue with file attachments being added when dropped on windows that overlap the Blocs application window.
  • Fixed issue that caused custom Brics nested within custom Brics to have some custom data attributes removed.
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash on MacOS Sonoma when editing colours.
  • Fixed issue with grid-row-end field not being populated correctly.
  • Fixed issue with background clip border option crashing Blocs.
  • Fixed a range of interface issues.
  • Fixed issue that could cause class editor to crash.

New in Blocs 5.1.2 (Sep 6, 2023)

  • New & Improved:
  • Improved export and preview page speeds on projects with lots of images.
  • Added preview in browser support for DuckDuckGo and Arc.
  • Include description in Class Library Manager items.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed issue that caused text caret to disappear when applying gradients to text elements.
  • Fixed issue that prevented removing unfound assets in a generated package.
  • Fixed issue that caused images to have wrong size when auto tag generate is enabled.
  • Fixed issue that caused export to crash when exporting image heavy websites with auto image size tag feature enabled.
  • Fixed issue with object alignment keyboard shortcut breaking on buttons when using Bootstrap 5 framework.
  • Fixed issue that prevented + keyboard key opening Bloc Bar after last Bloc is deleted.
  • Fixed some inconsistent interface labels.
  • Fixed some minor UI issues.

New in Blocs 5.1.1 (Jul 17, 2023)

  • New & Improved:
  • Added navigation dropdown link subclass to Class Manager.
  • Tweaked dropdown navigation colour fix to be more flexible.
  • Added support for %pagePathLevel% short code in preview mode.
  • Made page settings path preview text selectable.
  • Added support to open context menu for Global Swatch and Preview Button with control click.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed issue that would prevent site templates being re-installed when re-generating the Blocs system application folder.
  • Fixed issue that prevented newly added fonts to the Google Fonts database from exporting.
  • Fixed issue that caused renaming embedded assets with the same name but with some character case changes to break link.
  • Fixed issue that caused right clicking zip files to crash Blocs.
  • Fixed unwanted additional leading white space on email body in posted forms.
  • Fixed issue with export when custom Bric provides asset path that is invalid.
  • Fixed issue with selecting Bloc above and below with keyboard shortcut.
  • Fixed visual glitch with drag and drop multi image UI.

New in Blocs 5.1.0 (Jul 6, 2023)

  • New & Improved:
  • Added AI Assistant.
  • Added custom Bloc library support.
  • Added SMTP form posting support.
  • Added Eventus Site Template.
  • Added 8x New Navigation Blocs.
  • Updated all original navigation Blocs.
  • Added support to reorder Bloc Bar Favourites.
  • Added large previews for core Blocs.
  • Added Support for Bootstrap 5.3.
  • Added new Bootstrap 5 theme controls.
  • Added support to reorder Global Swatches.
  • Added typography controls to notes window.
  • Added support to delete multiple classes in Class Manager.
  • Added highlight class on canvas multi class selection support.
  • Added CSS Grid Template fields to Class Editor.
  • Added Text Data Feed support for link Brics.
  • Added new reset image options for all stock images that Blocs uses.
  • Tweaked default height for empty CSS Grid container.
  • Updated Follow Links Bric for new Youtube URL Support.
  • Updated all Core Site Templates to use new version of Follow Link Bric.
  • Expanded class auto dot detection to exclude all support html 5 tags.
  • Improved installation speed when installing large numbers of Bloc Extensions.
  • Added progress indicator when installing large numbers of extensions.
  • Added ability to retain current thumbnail when saving and replacing a custom Bloc.
  • Improved colour management of navigation dropdown links.
  • Made the placeholder reply email used when there is no email field in a form more helpful.
  • Updated jQuery to 3.6.4.
  • Updated devices credit link.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed various issues with page thumbnails not looking correct.
  • Fixed issue that caused wrong page to be loaded when using next and previous page keyboard shortcuts.
  • Fixed issue that caused layer tree to break when wrapping images and icons in div containers if they have interactions applied.
  • Fixed issue that caused layer tree to break when duplicating elements.
  • Fixed issue that caused text Bric value to be cleared when using insert text objects via main menu.
  • Fixed issue that caused the first Bloc loaded into the Bloc Editor to have the wrong category set.
  • Fixed issue that could cause duplicate Global Swatches when adding Blocs and page templates.
  • Fixed issue that caused duplicate and copy and paste function to crash and break Layer Tree.
  • Fixed custom Bric CSS rendering in page and custom Bloc thumbnail images.
  • Fixed minor display issues with Blocs light box caption.
  • Fixed missing preview icon on macOS 10.15.
  • Fixed crash on MacOS Ventura.
  • Fixed various issues with protected classes being used within the design environment.
  • Fixed issue with cropped URL field in Menu Manager.
  • Fixed wrong tooltip on FTP protocol dropdown.
  • Fixed issue that caused quick start site name placeholder text to be sticky between projects.
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash if Menu Manager is launched at startup automatically.
  • Fixed issue that caused carousels to break Layer Tree.
  • Fixed issue that caused text to disappear when removing an image from a project, if it is set as a Bloc background.
  • Fixed issue with + key not opening Bloc Bar on empty page.
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when selecting an empty area in the Class Manager when highlight class is enabled.
  • Fixed issue with active marker not showing correct name when a custom Bric is nested within custom Bric container.
  • Fixed issue that prevented hiding multi-line text labels when using Bric API.
  • Fixed issue that caused some elements to lose their alignment values in thumbnails generated by Blocs.
  • Fixed issue that caused numbers on carousel indicators.
  • Fixed issue with keyboard shortcut for moving Blocs.

New in Blocs 5.0.8 (Mar 31, 2023)

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

New in Blocs 5.0.7 (Mar 13, 2023)

  • New & Improved:
  • Added ability to update stored Custom Blocs.
  • Added a range of new Bloc Categories that Blocs can be assigned to.
  • Added new developer option to force replacing Blocs when installing newer versions.
  • Added template colour support for stored custom Blocs (Primary, Secondary etc).
  • 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.
  • Added support for duplicating Blocs containing visibility interactions.
  • Added support to insert text values such as span into Grid item CSS Fields.
  • Freehand height controls now set min-height value on div containers rather than height.
  • Add wireframe mode canvas warning.
  • Improved Custom Bloc alphabetical sorting.
  • Bloc Editor now supports jpg's as Bloc thumbnails.
  • Added support to export multiple Blocs from Bloc Editor.
  • Added additional server checks to prevent Blocs hanging when checking for Bric updates.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed issue that caused wrong swatch to be selected in Global Swatch Manager, when selecting text elements.
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when using Clip Padding Box.
  • Fixed issue that caused include jQuery export option to be reset.
  • Fixed rare issue that caused Blocs to crash when adding custom Blocs.
  • Fixed various issues with page and custom Bloc thumbnails displaying wrong layout.
  • Fixed issue that caused unwanted empty space in Bloc Bar.
  • Fixed issue with page thumbnails showing wrong layout.
  • Fixed issue that prevented typing auto into CSS Grid Column and Row fields.
  • Fixed stability issue with layer tree.

New in Blocs 5.0.6 (Feb 20, 2023)

  • New & Improved:
  • Added ability to disable image tag dimension auto data attribute generation on export.
  • Disabled image dimension auto data attribute generation for custom Bric images.
  • Added Global Colour support to Custom Brics.
  • Updated Follow Links Bric.
  • Updated all core site templates to use new Follow Links Bric.
  • Improved visibility hide on all breakpoint controls to match Blocs on iPad UX.
  • Add image protection to navigation logo.
  • Improved publishing error handling.
  • Improved using Bootstrap button theme classes.
  • Tweaked how tooltips are generated on application UI.
  • Added support for multiple extension installing from Extension Manager.
  • Moved browse store button into Bloc settings dropdown.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed issue that left video playing in Blocs Academy when window is closed.
  • Fixed issue of overlapping data when opening Blocs Store results in Bric bar.
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash if custom Bric linked to page that had been deleted.
  • Fixed issue with light box videos on Bootstrap 5.
  • Fixed removing assets used in classes still showing on design canvas.
  • Fixed issue that left image thumbnail used in class showing in Class Editor after it’s been removed.
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when removing missing hosted assets.
  • Fixed issue that caused elements to be labelled as buttons if they contain button classes.
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when adding custom Brics in full screen mode that use multi line text fields.
  • Fixed issue that prevented show in finder working with iCloud hosted assets.

New in Blocs 5.0.5 (Jan 25, 2023)

  • New & Improved:
  • Updated Google Font downloader API URL.
  • Improved scroll to top button html for improved lighthouse page insight SEO and Accessibility score.
  • Added new developer sandbox tool for use with Blocs API (Main Menu: Developer > Developer Sandbox).
  • Added ability to select UI element in Bric Builder on the left side of interface builder.
  • Automatically scroll developer console feed when new log is published.
  • Added support for e-commerce credentials using short codes.
  • Added new page level short code.
  • Added New Global Variables to custom Bric sandbox environment.
  • Added new developer sandbox environment utilities.
  • Added preview to HTML input code zone in Bric Builder.
  • Added new segmented controls to Bric Builder.
  • Updated Blank Bric Template to include useful notes.
  • Remove quotes from font select value in custom Bric font selection element.
  • Removed custom Bric cursor icon image wells. No longer required.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed issue that caused scroll bar showing on CSS Grid Column controls.
  • Fixed issue that caused active element marker being misaligned after export.
  • Fixed issue that prevented lazy load working correctly when a code widget is present on a page.
  • Fixed issue that broke Stripe and Paddle success URLs if the site address ends with a forward slash.
  • Fixed issue that prevented active image being selected when Asset Manager is first launched.
  • Fixed export issue with wrapper tags.
  • Fixed issue that showed spacing controls for device images.
  • Fixed issue that would allow removing Bootstrap classes from elements when they are required.
  • Fixed issue with canvas layout distorting after preview mode.
  • Fixed issue that caused spacing to not work correctly on text and images migrated from Blocs 4.
  • Fixed issue that caused Global Colours stored in custom classes used in Blocs added to the library to break.
  • Fixed issue that caused broken images on Wordpress themes when webP images are enabled.
  • Fixed issue with clean URLs and HTM page suffix.
  • Fixed missing cross icons on MacOS Catalina for spacing controls, font selection dropdown and colour wells.
  • Fixed various issue with Blocs API hide function.
  • Fixed issue that caused Bric builder to crash when using RGBA colour values for colour well.
  • Fixed issue that caused text field expand button to be misplaced on custom Bric UI.
  • Fixed layer tree icons in Bric Builder.
  • Fixed checkbox background colour mismatch in Bric Builder UI.

New in Blocs 5.0.4 (Jan 9, 2023)

  • New & Improved:
  • More export and preview optimisations.
  • Improved preview in browser speed for large projects.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed issue that prevented changes to RGBA colour controls taking effect when starting with a template.
  • Fixed issue that caused broken class values if class unit value typed into field.
  • Fixed issue that caused background images applied in custom classes to break, if they are .gif or .svg and WebP is enabled.
  • Fixed some minor UI issues.

New in Blocs 5.0.3 (Dec 20, 2022)

  • New & Improved:
  • Added font-display: swap; automatically to @font-face class rules for locally hosted web fonts. Improves lighthouse page speed score.
  • Made CSS Grid column resize more responsive.
  • Changed Publish Manager open in browser to use site address from project settings.
  • Added better error handling for publishing when path value is incorrect.
  • Disable container tag on Blocs in groups.
  • Added new image scale options - Set an image so it scales up and down regardless of its size.
  • Handle installing fonts with unsupported characters in the file name.
  • More preview and export optimisations.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed issue that caused CSS Grid row heights to be set as float values.
  • Fixed issue that caused CSS Grid row heights to jump when resizing.
  • Fixed various visual glitches when resizing CSS Grid elements.
  • Fixed issue that caused broken image links when using hosted image URLs in code widgets with WebP enabled.
  • Fixed issue that caused CSS Grid controls to break in various scenarios.
  • Fixed issue that caused images to be too small when exporting or previewing in mobile breakpoints.
  • Fixed issue that caused smaller image sizes by default when running Blocs on small screens (MacBooks).
  • Fixed issue with Global Areas showing, when adding first Bloc to page.

New in Blocs 5.0.2 (Dec 12, 2022)

  • New & Improved:
  • Automated adding width and height data attributes to all image tags on export - Improves lighthouse speed insight score.
  • Improved UX when screen recording permissions are not granted for colour sampler tool (Colour Picker).
  • Switch to temp preview port when preview port is being used by another process.
  • Made various improvements to Custom Bric container support.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed issue that prevented removing list items that have content.
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash on Apple Silicon when layer tree data is mutated.
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash on Apple silicon when custom Bric template values contain line returns.
  • Fixed issue with link cursor flickering when using in-app preview mode.
  • Fixed WebP fallback for background-image css on MacOS Catalina Safari.
  • Fixed tooltip on Class Editor.

New in Blocs 5.0.1 (Dec 8, 2022)

  • New & Improved:
  • Added test connection feature to Publish Manager.
  • Added security field option for login credentials in Publish Manager.
  • Improved publish complete open in browser for FTP addresses.
  • Improved license number activation UX - old license deactivation is now automated when a new Mac is activated.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed text justify options when using Bootstrap 5.
  • Fixed issue that caused wrong label when creating colour variant in Swatch Manager.
  • Fixed issue that prevented floating animation working in preview mode.
  • Fixed various issues with colour sampling tool (eye dropper) on low resolution screens.
  • Fixed issue that prevented assets converted to WebP from showing when the file extension is uppercase.
  • Fixed issues that caused Stripe checkout to break.
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when using the colour popover on MacOS Catalina.
  • Fixed issue with missing images on site templates on MacOS Catalina.
  • Fixed issue with some UI rendering issues on MacOS Catalina.
  • Fixed various visual issues with Catalina.

New in Blocs 4.5.3 (Sep 29, 2022)

  • New & Improved:
  • Updated Bootstrap 5 Framework to V5.2.0.
  • Updated Bootstrap 4 Framework to V4.6.2.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed various issues with css shadow UI showing wrong values.
  • Fixed various issues with in app design mode not reflecting exported mode.
  • Fixed issue that caused preview in browser labels to disappear in full screen mode.
  • Fixed various issues with switching to fullscreen mode.
  • Fixed window fullscreen cropping issue on new MBP with notch.
  • Fixed issue that caused embed asset by default to display a false positive if option is disabled in main prefs.
  • Fixed issue that prevented dragging device and Div Brics on the design canvas.
  • Fixed issue that caused Bloc backgrounds to disappear when previewing and exporting.
  • Fixed issue that caused dots to be added to classes that don't require them when adding pseudo classes.
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when colour picker is open on MacOS Ventura.
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when clicking edge of preview in browser menu.
  • Fixed issue that prevented new doc window showing in certain circumstances.
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs store products in Bric Bar to not show correct info if Bric purchase URL is used on another Bric.
  • Fixed issue that caused Project Settings to crash if project uses VOLT CMS and it is not installed.
  • Fixed issue that prevented right click working on preview button when a sub window is open

New in Blocs 4.5.2 (Jul 5, 2022)

  • New & Improved:
  • Improved various search terms for Brics.
  • Updated custom Bloc and Page Template generation to support Blocs for iPad.
  • Added support to manage custom Brics resource files in projects used between Mac and iPad.
  • Videos set to autoplay that have an audio track are now auto muted for browser support.
  • Added ability to select option select items and apply custom values such as custom attributes to them.
  • Added error alert if open in finder fails to open from Asset Manager.
  • Updated Paddle Framework.
  • Tweak interface for Monterey.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed issue that caused column layout to break when cutting out last child element.
  • Fixed issue that allowed setting local video as embedded YouYube video via Asset Manager.
  • Fixed migration issue when starting a project with a Bootstrap 5 template.
  • Fixed issue when using cut command on Bloc container that breaks layer tree.
  • Fixed various window styling issues with full screen mode.
  • Fixed issue that prevented layer tree updating when adding and removing option select items.
  • Fixed issue that caused duplicated layers that are hidden or excluded to not show correct state UI in layer tree.
  • Fixed issue that caused class mutations upon export and preview in style.css.
  • Fixed issue that prevented used classes checkbox states to change when scrolling the mouse up and down when storing Page Templates and Custom Blocs.
  • Fixed issue that caused page settings social card images to be set incorrectly after social channel dropdown is changed.
  • Fixed card corner style with Bootstrap 5 projects.
  • Fixed issue that caused Google fonts to load when they are disabled in project settings.
  • Fixed issue with close button in special navigations breaking when using on mobile device.

New in Blocs 4.5.1 (May 11, 2022)

  • Fixes:
  • Fixed critical issue with forms in PHP V8.

New in Blocs 4.5.0 (Apr 26, 2022)

  • New & Improved:
  • Added ability to tab multiple lines in Code Editor.
  • Added support for quick navigation in Code Editor command+arrow keys.
  • Added dedicated CSS code input area to Code Editor.
  • Added Font Manager to Window Menu with keyboard shortcut support.
  • Added ability to set Font Manager sample text.
  • Added support to display update information for custom Bric updates.
  • Added quick pseudo class creation options (right click in Class Manager).
  • Added move options to Layer Tree context menu.
  • Added copy and paste options to Layer Tree context menu.
  • Added copy and paste options to canvas context menu.
  • Improved page name handling for custom slug category and tag Wordpress page templates.
  • Added generate Lorem Ipsum option to text Brics (right click text Bric).
  • Added support for % in border radius Class Editor.
  • Added convert selected text to list.
  • Added insert List Bric to text insert options.
  • Updated Google font reference file to include all new fonts.
  • Improved Divider Bric controls.
  • Added column content alignment controls.
  • Added reset text alignment option.
  • Added remove item classes option.
  • Increased Menu Manager limit to 100.
  • Improved window handling when window is miniaturized.
  • Added attribute support for custom class selectors.
  • Improved accessibility support for main window UI.
  • Improved support for Moom Mac App.
  • Added ability to cancel opening a new project when there are unsaved changes in current project.
  • Updated bundled Follow Links Bric to the latest version.
  • Body classes are now included in duplicated pages.
  • Order Scroll To ID's alphabetically.
  • Added Cancel Button to Export overwrite modal.
  • Added a warning when browser titles are too long.
  • Improved asset management when removing classes that are used within custom classes.
  • Added support to import hosted webp images.
  • Added Reset Image function (right click image).
  • Updated various translations.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed issue that prevented Border format values showing correctly in Class Editor.
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when selecting Helvetica from the font dropdown menu.
  • Fixed issue that caused carousel navigation buttons to be labeled incorrectly in layer tree with Bootstrap 5.
  • Fixed issue that prevented adding hosted images in bulk when project is set to embed assets.
  • Fixed various undo/redo issues.
  • Fixed issue that caused missing font warnings on some installed fonts.
  • Fixed issue that prevented assets being added to a group when asset is being replaced.
  • Fixed issue that caused broken JS link when form used in a Wordpress theme.
  • Fixed issue that prevented asset groups being saved correctly.
  • Fixed issue with older projects flagging out of date Brics when there is no supported update method.
  • Fixed Bootstrap 5 carousel indicator custom class.
  • Fixed issue that prevented unsaved state being set when dragging in project attachments.
  • Fixed issue that caused selection marker to distort when removing project assets.
  • Fixed issue that caused analytics code to be cropped in project settings.
  • Fixed various issue with removing unused assets.
  • Fixed various issue with removing unused classes.
  • Fixed various UI issues on MacOS Monterey.

New in Blocs 4.4.2 (Dec 14, 2021)

  • New & Improved:
  • Updated Bootstrap V4 framework to 4.6.1.
  • Added an option to keep sub windows visible when Blocs loses focus (main app prefs).
  • Added show in Finder option to Font Manager local fonts (right click font item).
  • Custom Class library items are now alphabetically ordered.
  • Updated various app translations.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed issue with layer tree context menus showing incorrect values.
  • Fixed issue that caused dark theme classes to be flagged as unused.
  • Fixed issue that caused Solis to crash when a project has page or projects attachments.
  • Fixed issue that prevented Bootstrap 5 submenus being automatically closed when another unrelated menu is opened.
  • Fixed issue that caused custom Bric names to show in exported page images.
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs start window not to show app name when running as beta version.
  • Fixed issue that caused delete group alert to show when saving an unchanged asset group name.

New in Blocs 4.4.1 (Oct 25, 2021)

  • New & Improved:
  • Added PHP support for MacOS Monterey.
  • Added support for new MBP notch.
  • Updated Bootstrap framework to 5.1.2.
  • Updated Paddle SDK.
  • Improved font installation performance.
  • Trim trailing spaces from inputed class name.
  • Added exclude marker to layer tree items.
  • Optimised new page generation.
  • Improved used page name check.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed various issues with file monitoring.
  • Fixed various issues with navigator thumbnails looking incorrect when using Bootstrap 5 framework.
  • Fixed some issues that had potential to clear project title during use.
  • Fixed issue with excluding Blocs.
  • Fixed shortcut icon type attribute for .ico files.
  • Fixed various issues with cursor dropdown in Class Editor.
  • Fixed issue that prevented clearing content class rule in Class Editor.

New in Blocs 4.4.0 (Oct 6, 2021)

  • New & Improved:
  • Added dark theming features.
  • Added Blocs Academy integration.
  • Added body tag custom class input to page options.
  • Added Missing Font Manager.
  • Added Adobe Fonts (Typekit) support.
  • Updated Bootstrap Framework to 5.1.1.
  • Added exclude element from export option.
  • Added support for Wordpress Loop filtering for Categories, Tags and exclude post ID's.
  • Added support for new Wordpress shortcodes.
  • Added standard Wordpress body classes to exported Wordpress Themes.
  • Added text orientation settings to Class Editor.
  • Added caret colour setting to Class Editor.
  • Added quick clear option to Animation and Scroll FX.
  • Added ability to quickly create an asset group based on a dragged-in folder.
  • Added support to drag HTML text into Blocs.
  • Added image protection support for iOS devices.
  • Added browser preview support for Firefox and Chrome Developer additions.
  • Added Solis to quick browser preview option.
  • Added new expand option to custom Bric Text Areas.
  • Added ID select dropdown UI element for custom Brics.
  • Expanded custom Bric notification API call to allow clearing notification cache in user prefs.
  • Improved Bloc and Bric Bar search result ordering.
  • Tidied Blocs generated self closing header tags
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed issue that allowed dragging external text onto a Blocs background.
  • Fixed issue that prevented dragged in items layer being added to the layer tree.
  • Fixed issue with adding multiple Google fonts.
  • Fixed issue that caused layer tree select to fail.
  • Fixed issue with layer tree not being refreshed when dragging multiple images to canvas.
  • Fixed various localisation issues with Bloc Editor and Bric Builder.
  • Fixed toggle visibility issue.
  • Fixed issue with sitemaps containing unsupported XML characters.
  • Fixed missing dots in WP paginate dark theme.
  • Fixed issue that caused lazyload broken link on Wordpress themes.
  • Fixed error that caused canonical links to be incorrect for website home page.
  • Fixed issue with current image not refreshing when changing classes in Class Editor.
  • Fixed issue that caused broken link when setting Audio Player to no file.
  • Fixed hosted and linked icons not showing on asset tiles in Asset Manager.
  • Fixed issue with links on custom Brics not being set up on export correctly.
  • Fixed issues with Blocs crashing when active page no loner exists.
  • Fixed issue that caused layer tree active layer to not be selected when a page is selected.
  • Fixed issue that had potential to crash Blocs if a project had corrupt page attachments.
  • Fixed various issues with ratio class causing layers to be marked as videos.
  • Fixed missing icon on list controls.
  • Fixed undo with Writer Mode.

New in Blocs 4.3.2 (Jul 19, 2021)

  • New & Improved:
  • Added support for recent searches to Bloc and Bric Bar.
  • Add dark theme support to find local fonts window.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed issue with built with Blocs button styling.
  • Fixed issue that caused auto complete class selection to be positioned wrong when dropmode is enabled.
  • Fixed issue that caused classes to be cropped in class input field.
  • Fixed various issues with form alerts on Bootstrap 5.
  • Fixed issue that caused custom Bric URLs to be reset on export.
  • Fixed text cropping on SEO helper.

New in Blocs 4.3.1 (Jun 30, 2021)

  • New & Improved:
  • Added fallback to prevent Blocs crashing when error exist in CSS data.
  • Added support for Volt CMS when blog Bric present but project CMS not set.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed issue that prevented minimumBlocsVersion from working in custom Bric update XML file.
  • Fixed issue that prevented Google fonts from loading immediately when installing them while adding a custom Bloc or page template.

New in Blocs 4.3.0 (Jun 28, 2021)

  • New & Improved:
  • Include Blocs Store products in app search results.
  • Localised app to Dutch, Italian and Portuguese.
  • Drag multiple images to canvas to create gallery or carousels.
  • Drag and drop text into designs.
  • Quick preview (right click preview button).
  • Visual impairment filters (canvas settings).
  • Show navigation menu on hover.
  • Added Bloc thumbnail export to Bloc Editor.
  • Updated Bootstrap 5 framework to V5.0.2.
  • Added Blocs API container support for Custom Brics.
  • Integrated Volt CMS Support.
  • Added touch bar support for page settings.
  • Improved touch bar implementation.
  • Added more granular reset custom Bric options.
  • Adding new fonts no longer requires a restart.
  • Added include jQuery option to Bootstrap 5 project export settings.
  • Added support for Wordpress custom post archive page templates.
  • Pasting a URL onto a selected word within a text Bric will automatically convert the word to a link that points to the URL.
  • URLs that are pasted onto the Blocs design canvas are now automatically added as link Brics.
  • Pasting a URL onto a selected button or link that has a URL interaction will set the target URL.
  • Added wp_reset_postdata(); to Wordpress post loops to reset the loop data.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed various issues with toggle visibility interaction.
  • Fixed various issues with combine JS.
  • Fixed issue that caused jQuery to be included in Bootstrap 5 projects when not required.
  • Fixed migration issue with Bootstrap 5 alert Brics.
  • Fixed issue that stripped first letter from word when hitting return in text Bric.
  • Fixed issue with sticky nav jumping in fill-screen Blocs.
  • Fixed issue that prevented refresh Bric from refreshing Brics CSS and JS resources.
  • Fixed issue that caused incorrect link attribute on favicon icons.
  • Fixed issue with dropdown menus in Bootstrap 5.
  • Fixed issue that caused Ecwid interaction to break on Bootstrap 5 projects.
  • Fixed issue that caused Stripe interaction to break when using Bootstrap 5 framework.
  • Fixed issue that caused custom Bric page selection to break after export or preview.
  • Fixed issue with core form Bloc.
  • Fixed issue with toggle visibility not animating correctly on some browsers.
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when creating a backup for an unsaved project.
  • Fixed issue that prevented selecting icons inside carousels.
  • Fixed issue that prevented active font being highlighted in the font dropdown list.
  • Fixed issue that caused duplicated classes (that do not require a dot at the start) from creating broken classes.
  • Fixed issue with image protection not working on light box interactions.
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash on M1 Macs when a new class starts with a dot.
  • Fixed issue that showed wrong caption alignment setting for carousel when adding a new slide.
  • Fixed issue that caused column settings to break when setting a custom Wordpress post loop type.
  • Fixed issue with sitemap asset titles being escaped.
  • Fixed issue that caused broken jQuery link in Bootstrap 5 Wordpress themes.
  • Fixed issue that caused used pseudo classed with double :: to be flagged as unused.
  • Fixed issue with favicon including cache busts in rel tag.
  • Fixed issue that left empty class tag on body when it's not required.
  • Fixed issue with hosted files showing escaped file names in music and file selection drop downs.
  • Fixed issue that caused hosted asset warning on mp4, mp3, pdf and zip files.
  • Fixed issue with background images not showing in older versions of MacOS.

New in Blocs 4.2.2 (May 18, 2021)

  • Fixes:
  • Fixed various issues with Scroll to interaction.

New in Blocs 4.2.1 (May 11, 2021)

  • New & Improved:
  • Updated Bootstrap 5 Framework to official release.
  • Added Language selector to application preferences.
  • Combine JS and CSS into single files on export.
  • Videos inside modals now stop when the Modal is closed.
  • Added Masonry gallery support for Bootstrap 5.
  • Improvements to German translation.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed issue that prevented disabling auto play on Bootstrap 5 carousels.
  • Fixed issue that caused double jQuery link when combine JS function is used.
  • Fixed issue that caused icon fonts to break when combine CSS option enabled.
  • Fixed various issues that broke CSS when using combine CSS in conjunction with a Wordpress theme.
  • Fixed issue that caused carousels to break when combine JS is enabled.
  • Fixed issue that prevented correct drag and drop markers showing when dragging items from finder to design canvas.
  • Fixed issue that caused page attachments to be added to projects accidentally.
  • Fixed issue that caused wrong cursor to show when mouse over dots in slider field.
  • Fixed various issues with sticky nav.
  • Fixed issue that prevented the first character being styled when applying text traits such as bold, italic etc.

New in Blocs 4.2.0 (May 4, 2021)

  • New & Improved:
  • Localised app to French, German and Spanish.
  • Bootstrap 5 (beta 3) support.
  • Combine JS and CSS into single files on export.
  • Updated Jquery to 3.6.0
  • Updated Lazysizes to 5.3.0
  • Wrap Bric in div container function.
  • Wordpress custom loop controls.
  • Below dashboard position option for Wordpress custom post type.
  • Select the open accordion item.
  • Support for more CSS Selectors.
  • Improved text editing so caret is not hidden at the beginning of a line.
  • Support to uninstall custom Blocs from the Bloc Bar.
  • Improved animation triggers for items above fold.
  • Multiple page delete option.
  • Framework variable support for custom Bric init function.
  • New framework setting in Bric Builder.
  • Developer short code to identify preview and export modes.
  • Prevent developer console being hidden behind main application window.
  • Custom Bric help button in sidebar header.
  • Canvas broadcast process (used for Solis) moved to a background thread for better performance.
  • Load jQuery in header for Wordpress themes (required for plugins etc).
  • Minor optimisations for faster export and preview speeds.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed issue that caused navigation drop downs to go offscreen when too close to edge.
  • Fixed issue that caused images to not show on pages that are set to exclude from export in preview mode.
  • Fixed issue that caused Wordpress new page options to show on static projects.
  • Fixed issue that caused Bloc IDs to be wiped when duplicating Blocs to other pages.
  • Fixed issue that prevented editing span and link text when nested within text Brics.
  • Fixed issue that caused Wordpress data feed for Archive-Title to add the wrong php, it is now the_archive_title();
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash on M1 when a transparent border is used.
  • Fixed rare issue that caused M1 Macs to crash when deleting items.
  • Fixed issue that caused the Extension Manager to be blank.
  • Fixed a range of preview issues with Solis.
  • Fixed modal preview code for Solis.
  • Fixed issue that prevented sidebar inspector showing correct text alignment settings.
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when right clicking a text element with its alignment set to justify.
  • Fixed issue that made it possible to clear nav toggle ID.
  • Fixed issue that caused background position settings to break when parallax is applied.
  • Fixed various issues with disabling Google fonts.
  • Fixed issue that prevented all classes being removed when remove unused classes is used and there are a lot of unused classes.
  • Fixed issue that prevented all assets being removed when remove unused assets is used and there are a lot of unused assets.
  • Fixed label refresh issue when removing unused Assets and Classes.
  • Fixed issue with hosted mp3 files not being linked correctly.
  • Fixed a typo in Wordpress enque script functions.
  • Fixed issue that caused duplicate background image classes for Blocs.
  • Fixed issue that caused Pseudo classes with Pseudo elements to not show in Class Manager.

New in Blocs 4.1.1 (Mar 8, 2021)

  • New & Improved:
  • Element ID's are no longer cleared when a page is duplicated.
  • Improved how Modal interactions and ID's are handled when elements that contain them are duplicated.
  • Minor tweaks to the Bric Builder interface.
  • Scroll to the selected UI item in Bric Builder.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed various issues with storing Blocs to Bloc library.
  • Fixed visual layout issue in Bloc Editor.
  • Fixed issue that caused Bric Builder to lose its scroll position when editing a UI item's label.
  • Fixed issue that stripped out line breaks when triple clicking text for selection and wrapping into span or link.
  • Fixed issue that prevented selecting links within bold and underline tags.
  • Fixed close button on full screen modals using font awesome.
  • Fixed various issues with videos on device Brics.
  • Fixed issue that caused social card image links to break if hosted assets are used.
  • Fixed issue that caused M1 Macs to crash when removing a freehand class from an element.
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash on M1 macs when adding Blocs that contain accordions.
  • Fixed issue that caused M1 macs to crash when a modal interaction points to a modal ID that no longer exists.
  • Fixed issue that could cause Blocs to crash on M1 Macs when applying a length value to the background size via the class editor.
  • Fixed issue that prevented duplicating Blocs v2 project pages.
  • Fixed issue that caused multiple icon font style sheet references in exported code.
  • Fixed issue that prevented lazy load being applied to carousel images.
  • Fixed issue that caused wrong text controls to show after wrapping a word in a span.

New in Blocs 4.1.0 (Feb 10, 2021)

  • New & Improved:
  • Add Ecommerce interactions (Stripe, Ecwid, Gumroad, Paddle, Snipcart).
  • Added ability to rename layers in layer tree.
  • Added ability to remove all unused assets.
  • Added email link (mailto:) interaction.
  • Added new function that auto generates required Wordpress theme pages when a new project is started with Wordpress cms selected.
  • Added font display option to Class Editor.
  • Added background-attachment option to class editor - This can be applied to create the classic (Blocs v3) parallax effect.
  • Added background-blend-mode option to Class Editor.
  • Added background-origin option to Class Editor.
  • Added rename asset support for MP3, MP4, PDF and ZIP embedded project files.
  • Added support to auto flip top shape divider when adding for the first time.
  • Added additional safety measure to prevent exporting over the currently open project file.
  • Added various in-app help link buttons.
  • Updated Bootstrap framework to version 4.6.
  • Updated Font Awesome icon set to 5.15.1.
  • Added logging for custom Bric updates.
  • Added Dark Site Mode - Canvas Controls.
  • Added support to distribute Bric updates as zip files.
  • Improved UX on Social Cards and Canonical Links when no site address is provided in project settings.
  • Assigned keyboard shortcuts to open SEO helper and Wordpress Custom Data Manager.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed issue that prevented selecting the first Bloc on the layer tree.
  • Fixed issue that caused M1 Macs to crash when adding a custom Bric when a column or row is selected.
  • Fixed interface cropping on shadow and filter tables in the Class Editor.
  • Fixed issue that prevented adding returns correctly at the end of a line.
  • Fixed issue that caused custom Bric slider controls to be cropped on MacOS Big Sur.
  • Fixed issue that left create new page button active when no name is applied to page.
  • Fixed issue that caused M1 Macs to crash when using escape key to close Bric Bar under specific conditions.
  • Fixed issue that prevented Blocs activating the last selected asset group if it was renamed before save.
  • Fixed issue that caused Asset Manager to show wrong selected group when adding a new group via the add asset to group sheet.
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs to offer to delete an asset group after it has been edited but still has the same name.
  • Fixed keyboard shortcut window close button positioning.
  • Fixed issue that caused undo state not to be logged when setting a text data feed to a Wordpress value.
  • Fixed issue that could cause Bloc Bar to show no Blocs when All category is selected.
  • Fixed issue that caused selections not to work correctly when selecting items in Blocs groups when solo mode is enabled.
  • Fixed issue that prevented adding an ID if the ID is used in the global area but the global area is turned off.
  • Fixed issue that left close button on screen for a split second after special navigation menu is closed.
  • Fixed issue that caused button to loose selection when applying a dropdown interaction.
  • Fixed issue that prevented text styling options showing when making a text selection with shift and arrow keys.
  • Fixed issue that caused unwanted form file when multiple forms exists in a project but some are not self hosted.
  • Fixed issue that could cause Breakpoint controls to remain on screen when mouse has left the breakpoint button.
  • Fixed issue that caused unnecessary duplicate page and project attachments when exporting and previewing.
  • Fixed issue that prevented php files added to page attachments from custom Brics from being included in the project export.
  • Fixed issue that caused M1 Macs to crash when adding first Bloc to project if the Bloc is a Bloc group.
  • Fixed issue that caused generating package to crash M1 Macs.
  • Fixed issue with Class Editor done button remaining hidden.
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash on M1 Macs when leaving class name field empty and closing the Class Editor with the close button.
  • Fixed issue that caused code editor keyboard short cut to not work.
  • Fixed various issues that caused popovers to remain open when not required.
  • Fixed issue that caused Class Manager table buttons to not correctly resize and fill space when window is wide.
  • Fixed issue that left non-breaking spaces in content when clear text formatting is used.
  • Fixed issue that caused non-breaking spaces to be inserted into text Brics when wrapping text in links and span tags.
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash on M1 Macs when right clicking buttons with no style setting.
  • Fixed issue that added a dot to classes that start with standard html tag names but have a secondary selector afterwards.
  • Fixed issue that caused social card images to be indexed in sitemap when social cards are disabled.
  • Fixed issue that prevented pseudo classes not being listed when saving Blocs and page templates.
  • Fixed issue that prevented pseudo classes not being listed when saving Blocs and page templates.
  • Fixed issue that caused the Class Editor to forget the recently edited class name when changing state dropdown.
  • Fixed issue that prevented some core Brics being found for in the search by their names.
  • Fixed issue that prevented CSS filter table from filling available space in Class Editor window.
  • Fixed issue that caused layer tree eye icon to be clipped when scrollbars are force at OS level.

New in Blocs 4.0.4 (Jan 12, 2021)

  • New & Improved:
  • Added info link buttons to some project settings fields.
  • The page selector for custom Brics now passes the selected item index (Developer API).
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed text clipping issue in sidebar MacOS Big Sur.
  • Fixed issue that caused page and project settings to jump when changing tabs on MacOS Big Sur.
  • Fixed project settings info field tooltips.
  • Fixed issue that prevented image protection working on light box and carousel images.
  • Fixed sitemap video title error.
  • Fixed issue that caused error in sitemap when & symbol is present.
  • Fixed issue that caused scroll to top button to be clickable even when it is hidden.
  • Fixed issue that caused M1 Macs to crash when clicking into empty area of layer tree.
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash on M1 Macs when using undo in some scenarios.
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when closing app with Swatch Manager open on M1 Macs.
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash on M1 Macs after adding a custom Bric.
  • Fixed issue that caused M1 Macs to crash when selecting Brics in various scenarios.
  • Fixed issue that caused M1 Macs to crash when making changes that require portions of the layer tree to be refreshed.
  • Fixed issue that caused Global Swatches to load in wrong order.
  • Fixed issue that prevented restoring sub window states when opening a project.

New in Blocs 4.0.3 (Dec 18, 2020)

  • New & Improved:
  • Added support for solo mode when selecting an item on the design canvas.
  • Added warning when an invalid hosted image url is used in the Asset Manager add hosted assets sheet.
  • Added clear all duplicate embedded assets function to Developer > Purge Project Data.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed issue that caused validation scripts to not be included when forms have a custom action.
  • Fixed issue that caused unwanted appear effect on elements when mobile animations are disabled.
  • Fixed issue that left unneeded custom Bric data in html.
  • Fixed rare issue that caused projects to be reset when specific custom code is inserted into page via code widget.
  • Fixed issue that caused new page menu items to not have the correct Smart Swatch link colour.
  • Fixed issue that allowed unused class window to be resized to sizes that are too small.
  • Fixed issue that caused page navigator preview to not sync when adding a background colour to navigation Blocs.
  • Fixed typos.

New in Blocs 4.0.2 (Dec 9, 2020)

  • Fixes:
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash on Apple Silicon when deleting a page via page settings.
  • Fixed issue with sticky nav and parallax Blocs.
  • Fixed issue that could cause files to increase in size when they contain embedded assets.
  • Fixed issue that allowed locked layers to be copy and pasted which caused broken layouts.
  • Fixed issue that caused text to become selected when working with Japanese text input.
  • Fixed issue that prevented the outline and wireframe mode keyboard shortcuts from working.
  • Fixed issue that left unused class window open when main window is closed.
  • Fixed inconsistent dock icons when working.
  • Fixed issues with Bric builder template input field not resizing with window.
  • Fixed issue that caused the new page Wordpress page name dropdown to not show when starting a new Wordpress project
  • Fixed issue that caused Font Manager done button to lose position when resizing the window.
  • Fixed issue that prevented deleting shape dividers.
  • Fixed issue that caused project settings from previous projects to show in some areas of page settings when opening a Blocs v3 project.
  • Fixed issue that could cause custom bric data to not load in sidebar if it contains tab characters.
  • Fixed typos.

New in Blocs 4.0.1 (Dec 9, 2020)

  • New & Improved:
  • Added safeguard to pre-saved export selection function. Prevent selecting root directories such as Desktop, Pictures, Downloads etc.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed issue that prevented Blocs 4 new Brics from being installed when using the migrate feature.
  • Fixed issue that caused column backgrounds to be disabled on the design canvas.
  • Fixed rare issue that caused project settings to crash.
  • Fixed issue that caused project settings from previous projects to show in some areas of page settings when opening a Blocs v3 project.
  • Fixed issue that prevented Wordpress text data source options showing in trial and standard mode.
  • Fixed issue that caused page settings code input options to duplicate to other areas.
  • Fixed issue with copy and paste not working correctly with images and icons with interactions.

New in Blocs 3.5.6 (Nov 10, 2020)

  • New & Improved:
  • Updated the Bootstrap framework to version 4.5.3.
  • Prevent duplicate JS and CSS project resource links in exported code.
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed various visual issues with MacOS Big Sur.
  • Fixed issue that caused adding new menu link via Menu Manager to not have the same colour as the other links.
  • Fixed issues with video aspect ratio classes 4:3. 4:4 and 9:16.
  • Fixed issue that caused wrong hide context menu item to show when right clicking the sidebar inspector title.
  • Fixed issue with tooltips now showing on Rows and Columns.
  • Fixed issue with Add New Bric Sheet being transparent.
  • Fixed issue with sheet styling on MacOS 10.15.
  • Fixed issue that caused custom Bric inspector user interface text area content to be reduced to a single line when field is not active.
  • Fixed issue that allowed spaces to be added in the site address field.

New in Blocs 3.5.5 (Oct 15, 2020)

  • New & Improved:
  • Improved text styling selection control positioning.
  • Updated classes for Surreal CMS.
  • Added automated fall back on pre-loader to protect against 3rd party code errors.
  • Raised Menu Manager menu limit to 60.
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs to freeze when typing classes really fast into class input field.
  • Fixed issue that caused auto complete class list to go out of sync when an item is clicked.
  • Fixed issue with light and dark tile modes in Asset Manager when Blocs run in light mode.
  • Fixed issue that prevented adding Blocs when new Bloc has a mismatch global swatch value.
  • Fixed issue that caused layer tree to go out of sync when dragging a video onto a Bloc background when it has no video background assigned.
  • Fixed issue that caused contextual options to not display on audio, video, label, checkbox and radio Brics.
  • Fixed issue that caused custom Bric to have duplicate unique id references when a Bloc or container containing one is duplicated.

New in Blocs 3.5.4 (Sep 21, 2020)

  • New & Improved:
  • Updated Bootstrap Framework to 4.5.2.
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed issue that allowed contents of custom Brics to be selected under certain layouts.
  • Fixed issue that prevented custom Bric include files being removed from a page when the last instanced is deleted in a project with embedded assets.
  • Fixed issue that prevented custom Bric resources being removed from a page when the last instanced is deleted in a page.
  • Fixed issue with add resource API call on projects with embedded assets.
  • Fixed issue with Bric resources being left on pages when parent items containing Brics are deleted.
  • Fixed various issues causing missing custom Bric resources with moving custom Brics between global and dynamic areas of the page.
  • Fixed issue that prevented custom Bric resources added with resource API call from being added as project attachment when location in a Global Area.
  • Fixed issue that caused custom Brics to visually break if parent is deleted and then undo.
  • Fixed various issue with undo after deleting Custom Brics.
  • Fixed rare issue that caused global areas to disappear using undo.
  • Fixed issue that caused custom Bric template values to remain in a project after the Bric is deleted.
  • Fixed issue that created potential for custom Brics with template values to break on export.
  • Fixed issue when setting freehand class to none via sidebar which prevented applying new freehand class settings.
  • Fixed issue that prevented images added to classes from showing in Class Editor.
  • Fixed issue that caused preview in browser to break when latin characters used in page file names.
  • Fixed issue that caused duplicate custom Bric resources.
  • Fixed issue that prevented dragged in assets from sticking in project settings.
  • Fixed issue that caused page settings and code editor to crash when an unsupported typeface is set for the code editor in main app prefs.
  • Fixed issue that caused unwanted scroll areas when using scroll FX in specific scenarios.
  • Fixed issue that caused various sheets to have transparent backgrounds.
  • Fixed issue that caused page dropdown menu to go out of sync when duplicating a page with search query in page navigator.
  • Fixed issue that caused navigator to show blank when adding a new page after a search query with no results is entered and still present in navigator.
  • Fixed issue that caused modal active marker label to be card.
  • Fixed issue that caused pre-loader to show site for a split second before page is loaded.
  • Fixed issue that created un-required background classes when dragging images from Finder to design canvas.
  • Fixed positioning issues with text styling controls on design canvas.

New in Blocs 3.5.3 (Aug 11, 2020)

  • New & Improved:
  • Improved App Status Report Logging.
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed issue that prevented embedded project assets being added to Asset Manager groups.
  • Fixed issue that prevented removing assets from Asset Manager group.
  • Fixed issue that had potential to crash Blocs on MacOS Catalina.

New in Blocs 3.5.2 (Aug 5, 2020)

  • New & Improved:
  • Improved sticky nav feature, so it works better when there are Blocs above it.
  • Added context menu for div containers.
  • Fixed:
  • Updated loading sheet.
  • Fixed various issues with MacOS Big Sur.
  • Fixed issue that prevented main app window opening, when dragging a file to app dock icon.
  • Fixed issue that prevented re-ordering items inside October and Pulse CMS containers.
  • Fixed issue that caused unwanted empty area when deleting tags in label Brics.
  • Fixed issue that caused Asset Manager to keep opening on new project starts.
  • Fixed issue with save dialog not showing in preview mode.
  • Fixed issue that prevented main app window opening, when dragging a file to app dock icon.
  • Fixed various issues with dragging Bloc layers between global areas in the layer tree.
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when dragging empty alerts and divs into themselves via the layer tree.
  • Fixed issue that caused image and icon ID to be wiped when setting their interaction to none.
  • Fixed issue that caused none-rendered code widget contents to have lazy load applied.
  • Fixed issue that caused Brics with certain classes to be mistaken as columns.
  • Fixed issue with 4:3 aspect ratio being the same as 4:4 when exported.
  • Fixed issue with global swatches showing wrong colours when a swatch is deleted.
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when adding a new page when code editor is left open.

New in Blocs 3.5.1 (Jun 24, 2020)

  • New & Improved:
  • Add System Status Report Log Generator. Main Menu > Help > Generate App Status Report
  • Added export helper for Volt CMS blog Bric.
  • Improved save file performance time.
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed some canvas ruler marker glitches.
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when using close keyboard shortcut during save.
  • Fixed issue that prevented iframes working when exporting to October or Pulse CMS.
  • Fixed issue that caused rows to align side by side inside a full screen Bloc.
  • Fixed issue that caused items above links with stretched link class added to be un-selectable on the design canvas.
  • Fixed issue that allowed line breaks to be pasted into unsupported elements.
  • Fixed issue that caused line breaks in logos to cause layer tree to break.
  • Fixed issue that caused custom Bric section titles to be white when app is run in light mode.
  • Fixed rare issue that caused newly added image assets to show alternative asset thumb.
  • Fixed issue that prevented fully removing replaced embedded assets.
  • Fixed a random issue that caused Blocs to crash when saving to iCloud.
  • Fixed issue that prevented embedded assets reconnecting when assets have apostrophes in file name.
  • Fixed issue that caused layer tree to break when unsupported items are present.

New in Blocs 3.5.0 (Jun 3, 2020)

  • New & Improved:
  • Updated Bootstrap Framework to v4.5.0.
  • Updated jQuery to v3.5.1.
  • Added ability to cancel adding project attachments by dragging and dropping items on the Blocs design canvas.
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed various issues that caused tooltips to fail on some elements.
  • Fixed issue that prevented external drive missing assets from being successfully reconnected by the missing Asset Manager.
  • Fixed issue that prevented freehand controls showing after zooming design canvas.
  • Fixed issue that prevented logos from being reset to default when project has embedded assets.
  • Fixed issue that prevented the Bloc Bar height being initially set correctly when running Blocs in full screen mode.
  • Fixed issue that caused light box captions to break if they contain double quote characters.
  • Fixed issue with button breaking when label is set to include double quotation character.
  • Fixed issue with embedded asset mp3 and download interaction files using original paths instead of temp embed ones.
  • Fixed some issues with music player and download interactions not being fully flushed when linked asset is deleted from project.
  • Fixed issue that prevented setting icon when the icon has a tooltip.
  • Fixed issue that caused custom data attribute values applied to icons to be wiped when icon is changed.
  • Fixed issue that caused double alert when dragging large assets into Blocs.
  • Fixed issue that prevented embed assets in projects being refreshed when they are replaced.
  • Fixed various issues with replacing assets with the same name.
  • Fixed issue with replace assets warning showing when partial image name matches.
  • Fixed issue that prevented all project assets being fully removed from project using purge function.

New in Blocs 3.4.10 (May 11, 2020)

  • New & Improved:
  • Added project package complete notification.
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed issue with favicon not loading correctly.
  • Fixed issues that caused previously deleted assets to show up in the project settings.
  • Fixed issue that caused missing assets warning for built in assets when creating a project package.
  • Fixed save as issue that caused save sheet to constantly keep opening after save as is cancelled.

New in Blocs 3.4.9 (May 7, 2020)

  • Fixed:
  • Fixed issue that prevented undo working when settings modal and download interaction values.
  • Fixed various issues that prevented unsaved changes being recognised.
  • Fixed issue that allowed pages to have empty names if escape key hit when name field is empty.
  • Fixed undo state when toggling div empty area.
  • Fixed undo state issue with carousel autoplay checkbox.
  • Fixed undo issue when clearing Bloc backgrounds.
  • Fixed undo issue with list data source when being set to none.
  • Fixed issue that caused multi res image selection not to create undo state.
  • Fixed undo issue when setting an audio players file.

New in Blocs 3.4.8 (Apr 29, 2020)

  • Fixed:
  • Fixed issue that caused new projects to have same CMS settings as last opened project.
  • Fixed issue that caused the wrong group assets to show when a project is loaded.
  • Fixed issue that left a freehand classes in app when master element is deleted.
  • Fixed issue with adding custom Brics via drop mode.

New in Blocs 3.4.7 (Apr 22, 2020)

  • Fixed:
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when loading packaged projects and projects with broken asset paths.

New in Blocs 3.4.6 (Apr 22, 2020)

  • New & Improved:
  • Added support for adding Google fonts from the new variable string format.
  • Improved text formatting via touch bar.
  • Added better error handling when generating a package to a protected location.
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed issue that caused accordions, modals and tabbed area content to have the same ID's when added to page via drop mode in succession.
  • Fixed issue that caused padding and margin controls to show previous breakpoint value inside the Class Editor.
  • Fixed various issues with package feature.
  • Fixed issue that caused allow tag to be stripped from youtube video embeds.
  • Fixed various issues with layer tree not loading correctly.
  • Fixed various issues with global swatches.
  • ixed issue that prevented Hype preview Bric from working.
  • Fixed graphics glitch when resizing Swatch Manager window.
  • Fixed issue that caused double assets in Asset Manager when loading a package that contained assets stored on an external drive.
  • Fixed issue that caused some assets to not be correctly reconnected when loading a package.
  • Fixed issue that prevented freehand value showing when handle is clicked.
  • Fixed a range of issues that prevented the save function to recognise when a project has unsaved changes.
  • Fixed issue that caused active marker to be placed incorrectly when dragging layers in sidebar.

New in Blocs 3.4.5 (Mar 19, 2020)

  • New & Improved:
  • Added support for HTML widgets with disabled preview content in custom Blocs and page templates.
  • When enabling nofollow on a link it now adds additional security attributes (noopener noreferrer) as well.
  • Prevent the creation of none-valid data attribute keys.
  • Improved page re-name alert.
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed issue with swatch values changing.
  • Fixed issue with duplicated HTML Widgets not including correct content on export.
  • Fixed crash when cancelling custom pre-loader select.
  • Fixed issue that prevented additional resources being added to project for updated custom Brics.
  • Fixed various issue with the layer tree.
  • Fixed issue that prevented the server local URL showing sometimes when in preview mode.
  • Fixed issue that caused custom Brics (that use a page selector) to crash if original home page is deleted.
  • Fixed issue with code comments not showing in code zones when Blocs run in light mode.
  • Fixed issue that caused double replace duplicate asset alert.
  • Fixed issue that caused duplicate asset alert to be shown when dragging duplicate asset over main design canvas, but not dropping onto it.
  • Fixed issue that caused duplicate images in Asset Manager.
  • Fixed issue that caused unwanted Google font header links.
  • Fixed issue with tooltips not showing on header and label Brics.
  • Fixed issue that caused closing script tags to be missing on October CMS export.
  • Fixed issue that caused notifications to be cropped when sidebar is resized.
  • Fixed crash when cancelling custom pre-loader select.
  • Fixed issue that caused favicon icon with spaces in the file name to not be included in export if added via dragging to image well.
  • Fixed issue that prevented favicon image loading in site options if it is a hosted asset.
  • Fixed issue that caused hosted assets used for logo and favicon to be logged as missing.
  • iFrames are no longer rendered in app as they can cause app to crash.
  • Fixed issue that caused freehand to stop working if caps lock key is on.
  • Fixed issue that caused app to crash when entering preview mode after preview in browser used.
  • Fixed issue with page thumb refresh function that could cause app to crash during save.
  • Fixed issue that prevented page templates from being used.
  • Fixed issue that left previously opened page names in page selection dropdown.
  • Fixed issue that enabled edit original options to show on hosted images.
  • Fixed issue that prevented the currently edited swatch name from refreshing in sidebar.
  • Fixed issue that prevented dragging rows into div containers.
  • Fixed issue that caused all asset links to break if you embed them twice.
  • Fixed issue that caused packages to not load assets when loaded from external HD's.
  • Fixed issue that prevented dragging rows into div containers.

New in Blocs 3.4.4 (Feb 13, 2020)

  • New & Improved:
  • Added ability to delete first carousel slide
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed issue that caused slight cropping on system prefs.
  • Fixed issue that prevented favicon exporting on newly created projects.
  • Fixed issue that prevented exiting text edit mode when escape key is hit when editing button and link labels.
  • Fixed issue that prevented previewing pages with special characters in the file name.
  • Fixed issue that caused layer tree to break when removing a page link from primary via page settings.
  • Fixed issue that caused freehand controls to not show after undo is used.
  • Fixed issue that prevented multiple project attachments being removed.
  • Fixed issue that prevented multiple page attachments being removed.
  • Fixed issue that caused any directory dragged over the Blocs design window to be added as a project attachment, even if not dropped on app.
  • Fixed issue that caused image well click to add image text to show in background of svg images assigned to image wells.
  • Fixed issue that left page links in primary menu when page is deleted.
  • Fixed issue that caused packages to load assets from old locations if still accessible.
  • Fixed various issues with multi level navigations within sidebar and full screen menus.
  • Fixed various issues with visibility settings

New in Blocs 3.4.3 (Jan 22, 2020)

  • New & Improved:
  • Added support for dragging folders onto design canvas and adding them as project attachments.
  • Added additional checks to save functionality to increase stability and make more robust.
  • Added custom support for Hype Animation Sequences.
  • Added Hype projector dropdown item to Bric Builder.
  • Set Bloc and Bric Bar default row count to 3.
  • Added improved controls for managing updates for custom Brics within a project - New Custom Bric Update Manager.
  • Added support for context menu options on locked layers in layer tree. Apply colour to layer, expand contents.
  • Added ability to delete top and bottom fill screen Bloc content areas with delete keyboard shortcut.
  • Improved UX of installing a new Fonts. The new font is now auto selected and previewed in Font Manager.
  • Improved handling of scroll FX on vertical desktop monitors.
  • Added a default custom Bric layer tree icon to make them easier to find in tree.
  • Added embed assets default option for new projects into application prefs.
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed issue that prevented refresh asset working correctly if asset has been refreshed previously.
  • Fixed issue that caused hero Bloc contents to jump when sticky nav kicks in.
  • Fixed issue that caused pages to not export correctly and be replaced by other pages within a project.
  • Fixed issue that caused pages with .HTM to have wrong paths in sitemap.xml file, if clean URL structure is used.
  • Fixed issue that caused sitemaps to miss trailing / when site uses clean URL mode.
  • Fixed issue with layer tree that prevented sections loading when they contained links with br tags at the end of the link.
  • Fixed issue that caused unwanted white space in edit mode.
  • Fixed issue that caused some older custom Brics to not install correctly.
  • Fixed issued that caused Blocs to crash when saving and then previewing in browser really quickly.
  • Fixed issue that caused page settings to show wrong values when page navigator has search value.
  • Fixed issue that caused errors when asset paths have chevron characters in the path or file name.
  • Fixed issue with refreshed assets not showing in sidebar image thumbs.
  • Fixed issue that prevented switching logo style options.
  • Fixed issue that made selecting container layer in layer tree impossible.
  • Fixed various issues with column controls that allowed blank or values over 12.
  • Fixed issue that allowed project home page to be deleted if it has no content.
  • Fixed issue that enabled deleted page button in page settings for custom home page selection.
  • Fixed issue that caused pages with apostrophes in names to not be deleted.
  • Fixed issue that caused columns to break when set to inherit their width, under very specific circumstances.
  • Fixed various issues with duplicating switches.
  • Fixed issue with code editor not correctly storing data when preview code is disabled and code editor is open.
  • Fixed issue that caused exported screen shots to have the colour profile of the Mac they are created on. They are now set to sRGB by default.
  • Fixed issue that caused content that is set to hidden to show on screen shots and page thumbs.
  • Fixed issue that caused link labels to not update when edited via the sidebar input field.
  • Fixed issue that caused updates to not show in Extension Manager for some users.
  • Fixed issue with the Asset Manager 'show in finder' function displaying the wrong location for assets located on external drives.
  • Fixed issue that prevented scrolling to a Bloc when selected in layer tree when the scrollbars are forced on macOS.
  • Fixed issue that caused original item ID's to remain in layer tree when a parent container item is duplicated.
  • Fixed issue that caused duplicated layers in layer tree to become synced to originals.
  • Fixed issue that caused custom Bric slider label to change and show current value when interacted with.
  • Made RGBA colour values applied via classes and global swatches more accurate with double digit alpha values.
  • Fixed issue that could cause tab data to be lost when setting the number of tabs via the sidebar input field.
  • Fixed issue that caused tooltips set on custom Brics to not store changes.
  • Fixed issue that made the clear text button in project settings always show even when no custom value set.
  • Fixed issue that prevented setting columns to inherit on lower breakpoints after parent breakpoint is set to inherit.
  • Fixed issue that prevented embedding assets that are hosted on external drives.
  • Fixed issue that prevented save dialog showing when embed all assets function has been run and project then closed.
  • Fixed issue that caused embed all assets function to break when assets are hosted on an external HD
  • Fixed issue that caused navigation list layout to break when visibility set to hidden
  • Fixed issue with background clip box class editor value not loading if set to padding box.

New in Blocs 3.4.2 (Nov 20, 2019)

  • New & Improved:
  • Prevent class input field from automatically creating class tokens when the class field loses focus.
  • Added prefs option to disable Asset Manager auto scroll.
  • Added text cues to empty image wells.
  • Highlight currently selected font in dropdown menu list.
  • Added arrow key navigation support to font selection menu.
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed issue that caused classes to be automatically added after 1 letter is typed.
  • Fixed issue with class popup which prevented the view from scrolling down when using the up and down arrows.
  • Fixed issue that caused the page selection dropdown to go out of sync with active page selection.
  • Fixed issue that caused duplicated Blocs to be inserted into Bloc groups when duplicated to another page.
  • Fixed rare issue that caused pages to become duplicates of other pages.
  • Fixed various issues that prevented in app updates working - May require Brics to be re-installed.
  • Fixed issue that included images that are used in excluded pages in project exports.
  • Fixed issue caused by exclamation mark being used in page names.
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash if you filter extensions in Extension Manager while update background process is running.
  • Fixed issue that caused the page selection dropdown to go out of sync with active page selection.
  • Fixed issue that caused duplicate page attachments when adding page templates that contain custom Brics.
  • Fixed issue that caused page attachments to be missing when a project is started from a page template that contains page attachments.
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash if last active page no longer exists.
  • Fixed an issue that caused page dropdown to go out of sync with active page when entering a search value and then removing it in the navigator.
  • Fixed issue that cause app to crash when typing in search field on extension manager when checking for updates.
  • Fixed issue that caused preview to break if | character is used in page name.
  • Fixed issue that cleared source page Bloc ID's when a page is duplicated.
  • Fixed issue that caused duplicated page Bloc ID's to be cleared.
  • Fixed issue that prevented undoing deleting spans and links nested in text Brics.
  • Fixed issue that caused active object marker to not display correctly.
  • Fixed issue that caused broken layer tree when creating links in header text Brics that contain icons.
  • Fixed issue that prevented text options showing on header text Brics that contain icons.
  • Fixed issue that prevented replace all export modal showing if exporting while in preview mode.
  • Fixed issue that caused pages that are set to be excluded to be included in export location, if exporting is done while in preview mode.
  • Fixed issue that caused app to crash when duplicating pages in large projects.
  • Fixed issue that caused menu items that are not connected to a data feed to have their title values changed when values are changed in page settings.
  • Fixed issue that caused images from previous project to show in newly loaded project.
  • Fixed issue that caused undo to contain old undo states from previously loaded project.
  • Fixed issue that caused Extension Manager to hide multiple available update buttons after a single update has completed.

New in Blocs 3.4.1 (Oct 17, 2019)

  • New & Improved:
  • Added ability to lock horizontal canvas scroll (right click a Bloc or canvas).
  • Asset Manager now scrolls to the currently selected image when selected on the design canvas.
  • Added new feature.
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed issue that prevented the save prompt from showing when changing some project settings and closing app.
  • Fixed issue that caused pre Blocs 3.4 projects to crash the application when first loaded.
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs canvas to be unresponsive when saving a project with Project Settings open.
  • Fixed issue with page navigator going out of sync when has search value and layer tree is activated.
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash on save if the Page navigator search bar has a value with no results.
  • Fixed issue that Blocked access to the scroll bar in the left sidebar.
  • Fixed issue that caused preview mode to break with older Blocs projects.

New in Blocs 3.4.0 (Oct 9, 2019)

  • New & Improved:
  • Norarized Blocs ready for Mac OS Catalina.
  • Added support for embedded project assets.
  • Added bulk asset embed option for older Blocs projects.
  • Added project packager.
  • Added ability to set the width of the left sidebar.
  • Updated and modernised Blocs file format (not backwards compatible).
  • Added support to quickly align text on all breakpoints.
  • Added support to quickly remove all text formatting.
  • Improved UX for Class Editor background image, now users Asset Manager - drag Image to well in Class Editor).
  • Improved UX for Favicon and Logo image selection, now opens Asset Manager to select image.
  • Added delete button to Page Navigator pages.
  • Improved performance of adding new assets.
  • Added support for showing assets with long file names. Mouse over asset title within Asset Manager.
  • Added resize cursor when dragging preview resize handle.
  • When a page is selected via the dropdown page selector, the sidebar page navigator now scrolls to the new page selection automatically.
  • Empty image alt tags are now automatically populated upon export to help with SEO and to address WC3 validation errors.
  • Assets added via page templates and custom Blocs now show in the Asset Manager.
  • Added ability to reset favicon and logo in project options.
  • Added support to double click window frame to fill screen.
  • Installed custom Brics are now scanned for updates in the background, every day.
  • Extension manager Bric update check is now run on a background thread for better performance.
  • Added new contextual menu to Global swatches for quicker actions.
  • The Class Editor now resets its state when loading new classes or when reopening.
  • Improved dark mode segmented control UI on Mojave and Catalina.
  • Global swatch names are now displayed in the swatch color well.
  • Added multi-line labels for custom Brics - Bric Builder.
  • Added ability to duplicate UI items in the Bric Builder interface layer tree. Right click to access.
  • Add ability to duplicate custom Bric in Bric builder - Right Click.
  • Added Tooltips, animation and scrollFX support for custom Brics.
  • Added clear image button to Custom Bric Image Well.
  • Added support for short codes to be used in custom Bric template files.
  • Added new API call to hide custom Bric sidebar UI items.
  • Added numerical stepper fields for custom Brics - Bric Builder.
  • Added horizontal and vertical alignment control for custom Brics - Bric Builder.
  • Added text alignment controls for custom Brics - Bric Builder.
  • When adding a new UI item in the Bric builder it is now inserted directly below the currently selected one.
  • Removed redundant JS code that caused double animation in Safari - (no longer required).
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed issue that prevented the first Bloc in a project from being selected when a project is first opened and top global area is visible but contains no Blocs.
  • Fixed issue that left Bric ID of duplicated item on layer tree layer.
  • Fixed issue that prevented duplicated Bric from being selected on design canvas after being duplicated.
  • Fixed issue that caused duplicate Bric ID's on children within duplicated item.
  • Fixed startup glitch when new template started and no page templates stored.
  • Fixed export issue with hosted download interaction files.
  • Fixed issue that caused duplicate missing asset entires in Missing Asset Manager.
  • Fixed issue that prevented assets on external drives from being dragged from the Asset Manager to the Blocs Design Canvas.
  • Fixed issue that caused empty asset directories to be left in export.
  • Fixed issue with dragging favicon image from Asset Manager to project settings favicon slot.
  • Fixed issue that prevented adding SVG assets by dragging them from finder onto the Asset Manager.
  • Fixed issue that caused duplicate background classes when dragging core assets to bloc backgrounds.
  • Fixed issue that caused assets stored on external drives with special characters in the path name to not sure within the Asset Manager.
  • Fixed multiple issues with duplicating pages.
  • Fixed issue with new page sheet not showing sidebar options under specific conditions.
  • Fixed issue that caused missing logo and favicon warning if assets are set to core images and created on another Mac.
  • Fixed issue with duplicating Blocs on same page - Caused unwanted empty white space.
  • Fixed issue with colour picker eye dropper on MacOS Catalina.
  • Fixed issue that prevented asset loading in MacOS Catalina.
  • Fixed issue that caused custom class images to go missing when asset is embedded or loaded from external drive and class at that breakpoint is edited.
  • Fixed issue with pinch zooming the design canvas on trackpad.
  • Fixed issue that forced open windows to require additional clicks to interact with UI.
  • Fixed issue that caused app to randomly freeze when inputing text in text fields.
  • Fixed issue with scrollFX coming in from left when only fade out is used.
  • Fixed issue that showed wrong padding values for Blocs in design mode at the SM breakpoint.
  • Fixed issue that caused page selector dropdown settings button to have a background colour that is the wrong shade.
  • Fixed issue that caused project title text to be slightly cropped on start screen.
  • Fixed issue that showed sidebar delete trash button on elements that can not be deleted.
  • Fixed issue with global swatch settings for icons not displaying correctly in sidebar.
  • Fixed crash when changing custom Bric multi res images.
  • Fixed issue that cause embedded assets to be included in a package export.
  • Fixed issue that caused Custom Bric template files to not be included on every page when located in a global area.
  • Fixed issue that prevented custom bric attachments being moved to project attachments when dragged between global and dynamic zones.
  • Fixed issue that prevented a custom Bric Template value being used for multiple template files.
  • Fixed issue that prevented layer tree in Bric builder showing title changes.
  • Fixed issue with centering canvas when left sidebar is hidden.
  • Fixed issue that caused touchSwipe resources to be added to page when not required.
  • Fixed issue that caused text within spans to be un-selectable.
  • Fixed issue that prevented selecting the parent text Bric when a span is selected within that Bric and is being edited.
  • Fixed issue that causes classes with similar names to be lost when saving page templates and custom Blocs.
  • Fixed issue that caused breakpoints to break when scroll bars are forced at OS level.
  • Fixed issue that caused custom Bric dividers to be the wrong colour.

New in Blocs 3.3.0 (Jun 12, 2019)

  • New & Improved:
  • Added ability to set the cascading order for the classes per breakpoint.
  • Added support for ordered lists (numbered lists).
  • Added ability to exclude pages from export.
  • Added support for .htm page extensions.
  • Added data purge options (developer menu).
  • Added support to assign colors to layers in layer tree to help with organising projects.
  • Added new freehand user interface value marker.
  • Prevent utilities windows losing focus when mouse leaves them.
  • Added support for restoring last active page in a project when it is opened.
  • Revamped main application preferences.
  • Added code editor typography settings.
  • Added more error handling to catch potential save issues and prevent locked app when saving project fails.
  • Improved type ahead class popup UX. A selected class is now removed from list.
  • Added dark mode support for type ahead class popup and improved visual styling.
  • Added support for display swap for Google fonts for better SEO.
  • Added support for multiple (unlinked) navigation toggle menus (they can now be opened individually).
  • Added support cache bust support for page and project attachments, including custom Bric ones.
  • Added dark mode support to developer console window.
  • Made page attachments table bigger on page settings.
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed issue that prevented duplicating to new empty pages after project re-opened.
  • Fixed issue with duplicating Blocs in groups.
  • Fixed issue that caused undo state for each level when resizing columns.
  • Fixed issue with light mode app theme showing dark alert dialogs on MacOS Mojave.
  • Fixed issue that caused html widgets to be linked when a column or row is duplicated containing one.
  • Fixed issue that prevented applying colours to the navigation links via the sidebar options.
  • Fixed issue that caused empty areas to vanish when dragging a div into a div.
  • Fixed issue with app focus being set when mouse enters utility window.
  • Fixed visual glitch with class size guides.
  • Fixed issue that enabled horizontal scrolling in safari when a ScrollFX is applied to an element.
  • Fixed issue with Duplicating Accordions in various scenarios and them becoming linked.
  • Fixed issue which prevented the includes directory being generated on export for custom Bric template php files.
  • Fixed Pulse CMS issue that caused images and links to become broken when Pulse CMS is installed in a sub directory on the server.
  • Fixed in app preview issue that caused broken php pages when sites begin preview on a HTML page and then navigate to a PHP one.
  • Fixed issue with page settings name edits being pushed to data fed navigation menus causing unwanted dashes in page names. Page title edits are now pushed to navigation items.
  • Fixed issue that caused new pages to not be created when selecting the empty option.
  • Fixed issue that sometimes caused unwanted classes on text objects when exported during editing there content.
  • Fixed issue that allowed select template start screen to show when no templates are present.
  • Fixed issue that prevented hover and active states being correctly applied to classes that do not start with a dot.
  • Fixed issue with selection markers on dropdown list items.
  • Fixed issue that caused empty area add bric buttons on parent items that contain sub children with empty areas.
  • Fixed issue that caused sidebar options to be cropped when a lot of options are present.
  • Fixed issue with email addresses that have had obfuscation applied to them before deformed on export.
  • Fixed typo in subclass menu.
  • Fixed issue that prevented Google fonts being installed due to recent changes with Google font header link generation URL.
  • fixed issue with adding menu manager item names with apostrophe.

New in Blocs 3.2.3 (Apr 30, 2019)

  • New & Improved:
  • Added In-app Update support for Custom Brics - Opening the Extension Manager now automatically scans for updates.
  • Added distribute Bloc button to Bloc Editor.
  • Updated logo type segmented control icon for image and text to show correct layout order.
  • Moved JS resources from header to just before closing body tag to help with page load speed and SEO.
  • Made some minor optimisations to blocs.js.
  • Added support for custom Brics to be correctly set up when added to a project via a custom Bloc or Page Templates.
  • Improved accordion count setting input field UX. Now requires return to be hit to set.
  • Added export option for replacing older exported versions, you now have a option of updating everything or only files that have changed.
  • Allow selection of locked navigation links.
  • Enabled hardened runtime for added security (background macOS stuff).
  • Bric custom styling is now refreshed in the design environment when a Bric is reset.
  • Added auto fix function for layers with missing required classes.
  • Prevent removing key required classes from objects.
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed issue with file creation date being set the same as modify date.
  • Fixed issue that caused text to be un-editable via a second click when nested within a carousel.
  • Fixed issue that prevented bric builder saving data if no upgrade URL is specified.
  • Fixed issue with -> used in custom bric php snippets.
  • Fixed issue that caused input field required message field to not reset on email field when disabled.
  • Fixed issue that caused center aligned modal buttons to align left on export.
  • Fixed issue with Blocs not appearing in layer tree with right aligned logo images.
  • Fixed issue with Bric bar search crashing Bric sidebar when no results are found.
  • Fixed issue that caused Bric Bar and Bric Sidebar to become blank when using the clear search button.
  • Fixed issue with inline images used in custom Bric css.
  • Fixed issue that left page navigator search query in field when a new project is loaded.
  • Fixed issue that caused tree to go out of sync if last column or row is deleted.
  • Fixed issue that enabled dragging objects to be initiated outside of the selected element.
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when storing page templates and custom Blocs that have resources that contain [ characters in file names.
  • Fixed issue that caused duplicate instances of additional JS and CSS files to be added to a page on export.
  • Fixed issue with project attachments not being connected on Pulse CMS and October CMS exports.
  • Fixed issue that prevented custom Bric includes being refreshed when a Bric is reset.
  • Fixed issue with ' characters breaking custom bric core styling showing in app.
  • Fixed issue with deleting last custom Bric and its resources being left in place on a site.
  • Fixed numerous issues with Bric resources becoming missing when moving custom Brics between page zones (global and dynamic).
  • Fixed issue with custom Bric resources not being copied to new page when Bloc is duplicated to another page.
  • Fixed issue with layer tree breaking when links contain line breaks.
  • Fixed issue with custom attributes not supporting ' character.
  • Fixed issue with refreshing assets via Asset Manager when assets are stored on external drives.
  • Fixed issue with sidebar not selecting other Brics other than first Bric.
  • Fixed issue with scroll to menu not showing all Blocs on a page when another page is set as the home page.
  • Fixed issue with visibility controls only effecting checkbox and radio UI element and leaving label visible.
  • Fixed issue with layer tree horizontal scroll bar not showing when scroll bars are forced via OS prefs.
  • Fixed issue that prevented removing groups from Asset Manager.
  • Fixed issue with column resize markers getting stuck on screen.
  • Fixed issue that could cause Asset manager to become blank.

New in Blocs 3.2.2 (Apr 10, 2019)

  • New Features:
  • Added vh (Viewport Height) vw (Viewport Width) measurement support to Class Editor.
  • Improved row and column width control handle placement on edge to edge designs.
  • Added character count to SEO title field in project settings.
  • Updated edge to edge carousel Bloc to use new required row settings.
  • Pressing the escape key exits text editing mode (do this to show freehand margin controls after editing text).
  • Auto exit text edit mode when resizing a text element.
  • Added class helper link button to HTML input area on Bric Builder.
  • Improved custom Bric installation method. Now checks version and offers to replace older versions.
  • Integrate store entry points into main app.
  • Fixed issue with hidden content being shown when editing a custom Brics values.
  • Fixed issue that caused freehand mode to lock and become unresponsive.
  • Fixed issue that left missing Bric window open when main window is closed.
  • Fixed issue that caused Bric sidebar to display grid uneven when scroll bars are forced.
  • Fixed issue that caused Bric html to break in Bric Builder if value attribute contains a right chevron.
  • Fixed various issues with Parallax BG not showing on smaller laptop screens.
  • Fixed issue with Bric Builder showing wrong icon in layer tree.
  • Fixed issue with exporting Pulse CMS when using advanced export.
  • Fixed issue with Pulse CMS theme not working when opengraph directory is missing.
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs form validation to effect 3rd party forms added to page.
  • Fixed issue that caused all page template code to be checked for potential migration to Bootstrap 4 when not required.
  • Fixed issue with BS4 migration function that edited content within HTML widgets.
  • Fixed various form issues.
  • Fixed issue that caused menu selections in Menu Manager to always show as being the first menu in the list.

New in Blocs 3.2.1 (Mar 28, 2019)

  • What's new:
  • This is the latest version of Blocs for Mac, we recommended that you update as soon as possible to ensure you receive the best user experience.
  • New Features:
  • Added missing Bric window.
  • Improved row and column width control handle placement on edge to edge designs.
  • Improved:
  • Fixed various missing section issues with the layer tree.
  • Fixed issue that caused build in pre-loader option preview to be blank when loading a project.
  • Fixed typo in Bloc menu.
  • Fixed issue that caused sidebar options to not be reset when a custom Bric is reset via the context menu option.
  • Fixed issue that caused custom Bric buttons to be converted to links on export.
  • Fixed undo issue with freehand text size controls.
  • Fixed issue with clean URL export and light box videos.
  • Prevent flashing guides caused by freehand mode (shift down) when editing text.
  • Fixed issue that caused empty first line on page source code.
  • Fixed issue that prevented initial custom Bric template values being set.

New in Blocs 3.2.0 (Mar 21, 2019)

  • Added support for modals.
  • Added categories to Bric Bar and Bric Sidebar.
  • Added Canvas Text Size Freehand Controls.
  • Added ability to set active page class on links that match current URL.
  • Added ability to hide sidebars.
  • Added ability to name Global Swatches.
  • Added layer tree context menu items that enable Expand/Collapse contents of a layer.
  • Added Expand all / Collapse all layer tree controls.
  • Added Solo Mode layer tree option.
  • When deleting a page, its entry in Menu Manager and navigation is now removed.
  • Added refresh button for Menu Manager data fed list items.
  • Added export settings to project settings.
  • Improved subclass library menu.
  • Added new developer API classes.
  • Include UI title label data in Bric Builder layer tree.
  • Added Custom Bric category selector in Bric Builder.
  • Improved
  • Fixed issue that allowed page scroll when modal is open.
  • Fixed issue that made selecting nested span tags impossible.
  • Fixed issue with terms window on MacOS Sierra.
  • Fixed issue with main prefs styling on Mojave when OS is dark mode and app is light mode.
  • Fixed various issues that caused missing sections in layer tree.
  • Fixed issue that broke form redirects if target page had a php suffix.
  • Fixed various issues with forms settings not refreshing in preview mode.
  • Fixed issue that caused broken link if success link for form is set to home page.
  • Fixed light box interactions with clean URLs.
  • Fixed issue that caused project settings icon to become unselected when clicking currently selected item.
  • Fixed issue more issues with layer tree and formatted text.
  • Fixed issue that caused local fonts with spaces in the name to break on export.
  • Fixed issue with form JS required files being added to page header when exported if a form exists in a code widget our custom Bric.
  • Fixed missing trailing slash on clean url page links.
  • Fixed issue that prevented Core Assets being permanently deleted.
  • Prevent changes to page name settings effecting links to page that have custom titles.
  • Fixed view subclass resources help button on Class Manager.
  • Fixed issue with Bric Builder assigned artwork sizes being too big when assigned on a retina screen Mac.
  • Fixed issue with pre-loader classes being included in style sheet when its switched off.
  • Fixed issue that caused assets stored on external drives to remain in a project when deleted.
  • Fixed issue with removing assets that are assigned in project settings remaining in project.
  • Fixed issue that caused audio players using hosted mp3 files to break on export.
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash on export if an audio player has no value set.
  • Fixed issue that prevented reseting logo image on design canvas when current logo is deleted from project settings.
  • Fixed issue with active marker displaying in the wrong position.
  • Fixed issue that caused navigation Bric to not show in Bric library.
  • Fixed issue with preview style dropdown not being populated correctly in Bric Builder.
  • Fixed issue with drop downs in navigation not showing in layer tree.
  • Fixed issue with installing Page Template .bex files.

New in Blocs 3.1.2 (Feb 21, 2019)

  • New Features:
  • Duplicating pages now retains keywords and description meta data as well as all data added to page code areas.
  • Added support for site language (project setting) in Pulse CMS 5 and October CMS exports.
  • Made gradient controls more intuitive. Apply gradient when option is initially enabled in class editor.
  • Improved:
  • Fixed issue with adding new Bloc causing Bloc below losing ID.
  • Fixed issue that caused cache busting export option to break October CMS theme JS+CSS.
  • Fixed issue that caused double canvas scroll bars when scroll bars forced in system prefs.
  • Fixed issue with Pulse CMS 5 exports not including the page description tag.
  • Removed missing core image asset

New in Blocs 3.1.1 (Feb 12, 2019)

  • New Features:
  • Added support for Page Selector UI Component in Bric Builder.
  • Added Page Selector example Bric.
  • Added support for dark mode on Blocs About Window.
  • Added context menu support for custom Brics.
  • Added reset custom Bric options contextual menu item.
  • Added support for Pulse CMS 5 inline editing features.
  • Added Pulse CMS 5 admin toolbar support.
  • Set Default Max Width to 1140px (default for Bootstrap 4).
  • Improved:
  • Fixed issue that caused class to break when using text copy as part of class.
  • Fixed issue that caused video 4:3 setting to break video Bric.
  • Fixed up file links on start screen in light mode on MacOS Mojave.
  • Fixed issue with prefs window in dark mode on MacOS Mojave.
  • Fixed custom class contextual menu.
  • Fixed issue that caused interaction page selector to not auto refresh with new page name when it is changed between object selections.
  • Fixed issue that showed empty content areas in exported screen shots.
  • Fixed issue that prevented template API calls refreshing in in-app preview.
  • Fixed issue that caused php strings to become escaped.
  • Fixed issue that caused lazy load to create missing asset errors on Pulse CMS 5 templates.

New in Blocs 3.1.0 (Feb 6, 2019)

  • New Features:
  • Updated Bootstrap Framework to 4.2.1.
  • Added support for UI Switches (Checkbox Bric style option).
  • Added support for clean Page URL export structure.
  • Added new global code areas, open code editor from window menu.
  • Added Full Screen Bloc Bar option (main prefs or Bloc bar row options menu).
  • Added support to change page header attachment order.
  • Added support for local network device previewing. URL is printed in menu bar when in preview mode, enter this in any device on network for live preview. (.html only).
  • Added support to copy and paste custom data attributes between items (take care to click table before paste).
  • Various improvements to the Icon Manager and its UX.
  • Global new page extension settings.
  • Sidebar options can now be used to set the logo size per breakpoint.
  • Made resize column handles more accurate.
  • Dragging page attachments onto page settings table now respects insertion position.
  • Added placeholders on store custom Bloc input fields.
  • Touch support for carousel now uses bootstrap 4 functionality.
  • Added support to scroll Layer tree horizontally.
  • Don't show page templates when starting a new project when no page templates stored.
  • Added typeface selection dropdown UI element to developer API.
  • The function value attribute is now passed in with all functions e.g myfunction(value) can now be myfunction(value,attr) in your JS functionality.
  • Added new templating API functionality that allows variables from custom Brics to be written in template files such as additional CSS,JS,JSON and PHP.
  • Added new custom bric developer example for typography and template calls.
  • Replaced Feature 2 column (no padding) Blocs, with better versions.
  • Auto select first available menu when setting a link to a dropdown via the Menu Manager.
  • Improved the visual layout of classes written into the breakpoint @media wrappers.
  • Refined visual styling of object selection marker.
  • Improved:
  • Fixed issue that caused layer tree to break when a label has a carriage return in it.
  • Fixed issue that caused Pulse CMS pages to break when exported using HTML minify options.
  • Fixed issue that caused page description to not show on pulse CMS 5 template pages.
  • Fixed issue that caused bloc group ID attribute to be removed when exported.
  • Fixed issue that caused toggling bloc group containers visibility to break.
  • Fixed issue with duplicating input fields and checkboxes that caused them to have duplicated ID's.
  • Fixed issue that caused duplicated HTML widgets with hidden contents to export wrong data.
  • Fixed issue that prevented editing the alt tag on carousel slides.
  • Fixed issue that caused text sidebar fields to be troublesome when entering REM values with decimal point.
  • Fixed issue that prevented setting video poster image by dragging image to well.
  • Fixed layer tree issue that caused app to crash when dragging unselected child layers when parent is selected.
  • Fixed issue that caused text to become part of icon when editing header with icon.
  • Fixed issue that caused unwanted padding on Blocs with no padding set.
  • Fixed issue with terms window being unreadable when run in dark mode on MacOS Mojave.
  • Fixed issue that caused hover marker to be misaligned if a full screen Bloc is selected and cursor is placed over another non full screen Bloc item.
  • Fixed issue that prevented tabbed area content count being set by sidebar list count input field.
  • Fixed issue that caused blocs to mis align when applying custom visibility settings to bloc groups.
  • Fixed issue that caused rows to become misaligned when a full screen bloc contains custom visibility values.

New in Blocs 3.0.7 (Dec 19, 2018)

  • New Features:
  • Added ability to replace assets that are already in project assets when asset with name already exists (no more renaming - just replace).
  • Added the add Bric button to the inside of the carousel caption area when its empty.
  • Improved:
  • Fixed issue that caused drag and drop markers to be misaligned within a carousel caption area.
  • Fixed issue with start window not displaying correctly when no project files are present.
  • Fixed issue that caused code widget to break when duplicated (if not set to preview in app).
  • Fixed issue that caused code widget to break when duplicating a page (if code widget not set to preview in app).
  • Fixed typo in layer tree label HTML widget > Code widget.
  • Fixed typo of caption area selection marker Div > Caption area.

New in Blocs 3.0.6 (Dec 11, 2018)

  • New Features:
  • Added alignment controls for audio player.
  • Improved:
  • Fixed issue that caused svg logo to remain and overlap logo image when thumb clear button used to clear logo selection.
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs with no padding to be placed off center in app.
  • Fixed issue that caused re-named Asset Manager groups to break and not show correct content.
  • Fixed issue that caused video background YouTube settings to be mutated (?autoplay=1&mute=1&controls=0).
  • Fixed issue that caused preview to not function correctly if special characters are used within the target page name e.g. ä,ü.
  • Fixed issue that caused buttons to become full width when visibility options are applied to them.
  • Fixed issue that caused visibility classes to break when minify HTML is used.
  • Fixed issue that prevented save alert showing after renaming an asset group and then closing window.
  • Fixed issue that prevented save alert showing after adding assets to a group and then closing window.
  • Fixed issue that prevented save alert showing after creating a group and then closing window.
  • Fixed issue that prevented save alert showing after removing an asset from a group and then closing window.

New in Blocs 3.0.5 (Dec 11, 2018)

  • New Features:
  • Added new static preview mode - For those with problems running a local host preview (Set preview type to 'File Preview' in prefs).
  • Rounded corners on light box controls to match the rest of Bootstrap 4.
  • Improved:
  • Fixed export menu icons on dark mode MacOS 10.14.
  • Fixed sidebar tab icons showing broken highlighted state when clicking them while Blocs is not the primary active application.
  • Fixed export issue with Pulse CMS.
  • Fixed scroll FX on pulse CMS export.
  • Fixed issue that caused Pulse CMS admin to crash.
  • Fixed issue that caused wrong page to be initially selected in navigator and page dropdown when custom home page is set.
  • Fixed hover animations.
  • Fixed unwanted space created with dividers in Blocs with no padding.
  • Fixed unwanted space in empty Blocs with no padding.
  • Fixed issue with dropdown links within navigation being force white when dark nav bar theme is used.
  • Fixed light box issue that caused caption to show on lightbox element that has no caption.
  • Fixed light box issue that prevented caption showing when launching a light box from an image without a caption then moving to an image with a caption.

New in Blocs 3.0.4 (Dec 11, 2018)

  • New Features:
  • Added show in finder contextual menu option for start window recent file list (right click recent file entry).
  • Start window recent project list now refreshes while app is running. Last opened project will go top of list when returning to start window.
  • Improved:
  • Fixed issue that caused font selection dropdown to auto close on MacOS El Cap when using a trackpad.
  • Fixed issue that caused visibility options to show wrong values when 3 breakpoints in a row are hidden.
  • Fixed various issues with the visibility options UX.
  • Fixed cache busting issue and form handler JS - (Caused forms to navigate to unknown url when posted).
  • Fixed issue that caused the styling on special navigations with drop downs to have broken styling and functionality.
  • Fixed issue when setting an interaction to none the interaction sidebar options do not refresh.
  • Fixed issue that caused horizontal scrollable blank space when scrollFX are used on a page.
  • Fixed issue with animation being set to none, not refreshing correctly on in app preview.

New in Blocs 3.0.3 (Dec 11, 2018)

  • Improved:
  • Fixed issue that caused page to be duplicated when creating a new page and first switching to duplicate and then back to use template.
  • Fixed issue that prevented layer tree rendering correctly when returns are included in text style areas.
  • Fixed issue that prevented Blocs with accordions that have no text in title link from showing in layer tree.
  • Fixed typo in generated accordion ID.
  • Fixed issue that prevented cards within cards being selected.
  • Fixed Bloc Bar selection dropdown on MacOS 10.11.
  • Fixed Bloc builder save button label not showing on 10.14.
  • Fixed issue that wiped a text Brics ID when its level is changed.
  • Fixed issue that prevented layer tree updating when a text Brics level is changed.
  • Fixed issue that caused global areas to show on page thumbnails when they are disabled.

New in Blocs 3.0.2 (Dec 11, 2018)

  • Improved:
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when migrating older Blocs 2 projects.

New in Blocs 3.0.1 (Dec 11, 2018)

  • New Features:
  • Added cache busting (can be switched off with export prefs).
  • Improved:
  • Fixed various in app links to knowledge base post that have a new URL.
  • Fixed old API docs link in Bric Builder.
  • Fixed issue that allowed clicks on the shortcut window to pass through onto the design canvas.
  • Fixed internal crash issue that was caused by Bloc bar.
  • Fixed issue that prevented the Bloc and Bric bars overlapping the additional control windows (Asset Manager, Swatch Manager etc).
  • Fixed issue that prevented the save alert showing when removing or adding assets and then closing a project.
  • Remove redundant sub classes from sub class library.
  • Fixed issue that caused screen to flash when a scroll to link is clicked.
  • Fixed issue that caused preview and export to crash if audio players are used within the HTML widgets.

New in Blocs 2.6.5 (Nov 21, 2018)

  • Improved:
  • Added in app upgrade button for Blocs 3 - (App prefs).
  • Updated in app documentation links to point to archive Blocs 2 versions.

New in Blocs 2.6.4 Build 201 (Aug 31, 2018)

  • Fixed export issue that caused images to break when exporting using Cushy or surreal CMS.

New in Blocs 2.6.3 Build 200 (Aug 21, 2018)

  • Improved:
  • Fixed issue that caused items with animations applied to be hidden if project is saved in preview mode.
  • Fixed issue that caused other carousels on page to break when removing carousel slides.
  • Fixed issue that prevented justifying text via a custom class.

New in Blocs 2.6.2 Build 199 (Jul 7, 2018)

  • New Features:
  • Added custom Bric version numbers to Extension Manager.
  • Minor interface improvements.
  • Improved:
  • Fixed issue that caused broken blocs when using page templates with global area content.
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when editing breakpoint classes.
  • Fixed issue that caused wrong values to show in class editor when editing breakpoint classes.
  • Fixed alert typo.

New in Blocs 2.6.1 Build 198 (Jun 23, 2018)

  • New Features:
  • Added custom Bric version numbers to Extension Manager.
  • Minor interface improvements.
  • Improved:
  • Fixed issue with Woff2 font file not being properly installed.

New in Blocs 2.5.2 Build 195 (Mar 27, 2018)

  • New Features:
  • Updated app terms from 5 day trial to 7 day trial.
  • Prevent Asset Manager remaining on top of other apps.
  • Improved:
  • Fixed issue that caused full screen Blocs content to stick to top of page in Safari.
  • Fixed issue that caused trial to crash after 5 days.
  • Fixed issue with loading sidebar for custom Brics.

New in Blocs 2.5.1 Build 194 (Mar 22, 2018)

  • New Features:
  • Added Pulse CMS 5 Support.
  • Prevent export location being automatically set to the last place an asset was imported from.
  • Improved save file failure error handling.
  • Added open URL custom Bric API call.
  • Added support to lazy load videos.
  • Added plays inline option for videos (prevents full screen playback of videos on mobile webkit browsers).
  • Bric library now refreshes when a bric is created, deleted or saved.
  • Prevent URL alert opening when a local anchor URL is clicked in preview mode.
  • Improved:
  • Fixed issue with typo in html lang tag.
  • Fixed issue that caused images to vanish if the same image is dragged onto the Blocs design canvas from an external drive source multi times.
  • Fixed issue that prevented assets dragged to the sidebar thumb not showing in the Asset Manager or on the design canvas when asset is stored on an external HD.
  • Fixed issue that caused new page to have all spaces and special characters removed when inputted into the navigation menu.
  • Fixed issue that caused canvas content to be deleted when deleting code in code editor using keyboard shortcut.
  • Fixed issue that caused padding to not show the correct value when switching between states.
  • Fixed issue caused previously deleted group titles to show in group dropdown in Asset Manager.
  • Fixed issue that prevented creating custom Brics on macOS 10.11.
  • Fixed issue that prevented adding mp4 video files larger than 3MB when using the add local assets menu item.
  • Fixed issue that caused tabbing from canvas to ID field to fail.
  • Fixed issue that caused previously set favicon to stick when previewing in browser.
  • Fixed issue that caused links within custom bric store be wiped after export.
  • Fixed issue that prevented saving, update, info and help URL field changes.
  • Fixed issue that caused export menu to be greyed out.
  • Fixed issue that caused text shadow values to not show correctly in custom class shadow error fields.
  • Fixed issue that caused sidebar to crash when adding colour wells to custom Brics.
  • Fixed issue that caused zoomed background on iPad Pro.
  • Fixed issue that caused a UI glitch when setting device image to a URL.
  • Fixed issue that prevented the Asset Manager clearing previous projects assets when a new project is created.
  • Fixed rare issue that caused images to be reset after export.
  • Fixed issue that caused logo to disappear if it is an SVG with no size attribute set in the file.
  • Fixed issue that caused unwanted positioning in special menus when loaded via a hero Bloc.
  • Fixed issue that caused un-supported measurement types in the class editor dropdown.

New in Blocs 2.5.0 Build 192 (Feb 7, 2018)

  • New Features:
  • Added New Asset Manager.
  • Added new Bric Builder developer tool.
  • Enabled Developer API (Alpha).
  • Added New Extension Manager.
  • Added New code input area to page settings, allows you to add code before the opening tag.
  • Added Developer Console Window.
  • Added project file monitor so when Blocs projects are moved or renamed outside via finder, connection to project file is maintained.
  • Added ability to drag videos from Asset Manager to Bloc background.
  • Added new file download interaction.
  • Dragging PDF and ZIP files to the design canvas will now automatically create a download button.
  • Added ability to drag CSS and JS files to page to attach them as a page header tag.
  • Added ability to drag page attachments from finder to table in page settings.
  • Remove max window size for Class Manager, Menu Manager and Global Swatch Manager.
  • When an item is selected hitting tab now selects the ID field in the sidebar.
  • Added iPhone X notch safe area support.
  • Added context menu for dividers.
  • Added auto play, loop, mute and ability to hide playback controls for local video files.
  • Added support for auto playing Bloc background videos in Safari on MacOS Sierra +.
  • Added support to drag from Photos app to Blocs.
  • Added ability to drag folders onto the Asset Manager to add folder contents to project - 1st level only.
  • Added ability to disable all custom Brics in a project - Used for developer debugging.
  • Added bulk hosted asset import feature.
  • Image URL’s added via sidebar are now automatically added to the asset library.
  • Assets are now added to the current active group when being imported.
  • When duplicating a Bloc to another page, the destination page will be automatically activated.
  • Added function to synchronise all light box frames per gallery ID.
  • Added support to drag images to thumbnail wells.
  • Improved Extension Manager multi uninstall function (no longer requires confirmation for every deletion).
  • Duplicate Bloc window can now be confirmed with return key.
  • Improved Blocs.js performance (replaced redundant functions with CSS alternatives).
  • Improved video file size warning. The alert now only shows when applying a video over 10MB to a background. Alert can also now be permanently hidden.
  • Improved Bloc background images on mobile devices, removed redundant zoom styling.
  • Added 2 new video aspect ratios 4:4 and 9:16.
  • Added alt input field for carousel slides.
  • Improved light box interface styling.
  • Added no follow link options.
  • Added logo link image subclass to subclass library.
  • Minor UI refinements.
  • Improved:
  • Fixed issue that prevented page attachments being added to pages generated from page templates.
  • Fixed issue that prevented page attachments being copied to duplicated pages.
  • Fixed an issue with page settings changes being saved when nothing has changed.
  • Fixed issues that prevented the scroll bars from showing on various scrollable tables.
  • Fixed issues that caused hosted images to be labeled as local when dragged in from browser.
  • Fixed issues that prevented dragging image from browser to Bloc background.
  • Fixed issues that prevented replacing missing video background correctly.
  • Fixed issue that caused large asset libraries (over 1K assets) to not load correctly in Assets Manager.
  • Fixed a number of layout issues with mobile breakpoints.
  • Fixed issue that prevented asset manager opening when video + symbol clicked.
  • Fixed a number of positioning issues with drop marker when dragging assets to canvas.
  • Fixed various interface styling issues.
  • Fixed issue that caused default logo and favicon asset to show as missing when moving projects between Macs.
  • Fixed issue that caused checkbox and radio custom classes to not show in sidebar class input field.
  • Fixed issue with drop markers and objects nested within forms.
  • Fixed issue with classes disappearing on radios and checkboxes (requires re application of class).
  • Fixed issue that caused Bloc groups to break when duplicating to other pages.
  • Fixed issue with backgrounds being highlighted for asset drop when mouse is over empty area or an existing image.
  • Fixed issue that prevented duplicating pages.
  • Fixed issue that allowed bloc context menus to be accessed via the new page sheet.
  • Fixed issue that prevented light box from being set to current image.
  • Fixed issue that prevented save dialog after editing light box captions and closing app.
  • Fixed issue that prevented nudging icons that have an interaction applied, using the keyboard shortcut.
  • Fixed issue that prevented scroll to top button working in preview mode.
  • Fixed issue that prevented editing checkbox and radio labels when used outside of forms.
  • Fixed issue that caused checkboxes to break when editing their labels on the design canvas.
  • Fixed issue that left unwanted empty area when dragging a radio item that is not nested within a form.
  • Fixed issue that caused videos loaded from external drives not to show on design canvas.
  • Fixed issue that caused videos settings to be wiped when replacing a video.
  • Fixed issue that caused the pre-loader to hang on Safari when background videos are used.
  • Fixed issue that caused the page attachments to not save correctly.
  • Fixed issue that allowed multiple assets with the same name to be added to a project.
  • Fixed issue that caused video thumbnail to break when dragging videos to it.
  • Fixed issue that prevented ID’s being set on Check boxes and Radios.
  • Fixed issue that caused fonts applied via custom classes with spaces in names on MacOS High Sierra to have double quotes in CSS output.
  • Fixed issue that caused button that is hidden on Tablet or Mobile to become full width within the Blocs design environment.
  • Fixed BG image export issue.
  • Fixed issue that prevented dragging images to the background image well on the class editor.
  • Fixed issue that caused unwanted space in preview mode, when an item is hidden on tablet and desktop.
  • Fixed issue that prevented editing radio and checkbox values and group data.
  • Fixed issue that prevented unsaved state being triggered when a resource is removed via the missing resources window.
  • Fixed issue that caused empty broken images to be left in a project when an image resource is removed via the missing resources window.
  • Fixed issue that caused large image thumbnail in new Asset Manager.
  • Fixed issue that prevented importing hosted SVG files in new Asset Manager.
  • Fixed various issues with dragging videos to sidebar thumbs.
  • Fixed issue that prevented alert style to be set via the context menu.
  • Fixed issue that prevented adding items below items nested within divs.
  • Fixed issue that made it tricky to select the row on Hero Bloc 1.
  • Fixed issue that caused screen flash when loading new projects on Retina screen Macs.
  • Fixed issue that caused strange form types to appear in dropdown.
  • Fixed issue that caused sub class library scroll to top button class to be generated wrong.
  • Fixed issue prevented undo state when changing device type.
  • Fixed issue with icon font search results.
  • Fixed issue with full width nav bloc that caused the logo and menu to meet the edge of the screen.
  • Fixed various layout issues with adding columns to rows.
  • Fixed various layout issues with navigation toggle icons.
  • Fixed issue that prevented the row column collapse controls showing when increasing columns from 1.
  • Fixed navigation padding issue on tablet view for full screen Blocs.
  • Fixed issue that preventing setting width of a div using a custom class.
  • Fixed issue that caused wrong values to show in column count dropdown.
  • Fixed sidebar visual glitch when selecting a div Bric.

New in Blocs 2.4.5 Build 183 (Nov 21, 2017)

  • Improved:
  • Fixed issue that caused saved projects to crash when loaded.
  • Fixed issue that caused check box labels to become unaligned after editing them.
  • Fixed issue that caused radio labels to become unaligned after editing them.
  • Fixed issue that caused Notes window to open instead of Bric Library when hitting 0 key.

New in Blocs 2.4.4 Build 182 (Nov 1, 2017)

  • New Features:
  • Added double opt in alerts when deleting important boiler plate classes such as 'container'.
  • Improved:
  • Fixed Menu Manager issue that prevented menu item edits from being populated.
  • Fixed issue with selecting H1 text nested in panels.
  • Fixed issue that prevented tooltip text being set if the value included a tab character.
  • Fixed issue that caused nudging Blocs between global areas to sometimes jump 2 Blocs instead of 1.
  • Fixed some layout issue with centre navigation Bloc.

New in Blocs 2.4.3 Build 181 (Oct 25, 2017)

  • New Features:
  • Improved handling of PHP snippets and how they render on the Blocs design canvas.
  • Added support to add class with enter key.
  • Improved:
  • Fixed issue that prevented being able to shift tab out of classes field.
  • Fixed a number of issues with the bric selection keyboard shortcut.
  • Fixed issue that showed double classes in older projects.
  • Fixed wrong tooltips showing on checkboxes in app preferences.
  • Fixed issue with undoing background texture application.
  • Fixed issue with undoing background parallax application.
  • Fixed issue that prevented save flag being correctly set when changing an objects ID.
  • Fixed issue that caused JS snippet arrow to not render correctly.
  • Fixed issue that caused export settings to reset after using preview in browser.
  • Fixed issue that allowed spaces in the license number input field.
  • Fixed issue that caused background classes to become corrupt when using page templates - Could cause missing background images randomly.
  • Fixed issues that caused classes to break when changing a classes name - required very specific conditions.
  • Fixed issues that kept showing the missing alert for the logo image even after it’s been removed from missing asset table.
  • Fixed issues with tool tips on preference buttons.
  • Fixed some typos.

New in Blocs 2.4.2 Build 178 (Sep 25, 2017)

  • New Features:
  • Zoom level is now stored in file so it’s automatically set when re-opening a project.
  • Improved empty page layout issues when hiding global areas.
  • Added support to copy and paste class token tags between objects.
  • Updated page setting labels to use the term Global areas rather than nav and footer.
  • Added support to load all stored system swatches into the Blocs colour picker popover.
  • Colour picker now stores the current picker mask and restores it when it's opened again.
  • Added Crayons to colour picker.
  • Improved Blocs setup UX Mac name populator.
  • Improved SVG UX - Better support for whiteout SVG images.
  • Improved context menu class item UX.
  • Improved Page Settings UX - Added primary button styling and ESC key now exits ‘add additional code mode’ and closes sheet.
  • Minor interface improvements.
  • Improved:
  • Fixed issue that caused duplicate page attachments to show on pages after export.
  • Fixed issue that caused light box navigation chevrons to not show if no other icons are used in site.
  • Fixed issue that caused null icon style sheet attachment if no icons used in site.
  • Fixed issue that caused Bric Library to not hide after selecting a new bric when ESC key hit.
  • Fixed issue that prevented some classes from being deleted properly.
  • Fixed issue that caused error in classes when editing tablet classes that don’t start with a dot.
  • Fixed issue that prevented classes that don’t start with a dot from getting their active and hover states.
  • Fixed issue that prevented data feed from being set on Dropdown menus and lists.
  • Fixed issue that prevented Blocs file from loading if it contained a unique apostrophe character.
  • Fixed issue that prevented text editing when a full screen bloc has a video background and top row area.
  • Fixed issue that allowed the colour picker to be dragged out of the popover.
  • Fixed issue that prevented opening project settings if global text colour is set to transparent.
  • Fixed issues that caused carousels to break if images are placed within the carousel content area.
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when saving on High Sierra.
  • Fixed a number of issues with the Menu Manager.
  • Fixed issue that prevented carousels loading correctly after export when they are placed within the top global area.
  • Fixed some issues that caused navigator thumbnails graphical glitches.
  • Fixed issue that prevented text from being selected and edited if the text contains an icon at the beginning and some escaped characters within the text content.
  • Fixed issue that caused light box text to change if word ‘controls’ used in string.
  • Fixed issue that made html widget unselectable when nested within a panel.
  • Fixed issue that prevented missing logo asset from being reported in missing asset window.

New in Blocs 2.4.1 Build 174 (Sep 6, 2017)

  • New Features:
  • Added context menu option to unwrap and item from Pulse and October CMS Blocs.
  • Added marker to show if a collapsed section has values set.
  • Added 'Open in finder' function to project asset context menu - (doesn’t show on built in images).
  • Added open in browser button to user docs window.
  • Added export notification that links to a beginners guide to hosting a web site.
  • Setting the text or background colour alpha channel to 0 input now inputs ‘transparent’ into class css. This means it can be used in conjunction with background-clip to create gradient text.
  • Added background clip function to the class editor.
  • The Page Template Options Sheet is now auto populated with the current pages name and keywords.
  • Added help link to subclass reference guide.
  • Improved:
  • Improved CMS context menu UX.
  • Improved dragging items to the nav bar, items such as buttons are not auto added within a li tag.
  • Made empty caption area on carousel easier to see with dark image slides.
  • Fixed issue with dragged in videos not setting the sidebar options correctly.
  • Fixed issue that prevented dropdown carets rendering correctly in special menus.
  • Fixed issue that allowed dropdown sub menus to overlap. Menus now auto close when another menu on the same level is opened.
  • Fixed issue that caused duplicated CMS blocks to have the same identifiers.
  • Fixed styling issues with the 'store template' options sheet.
  • Fixed issue that caused gradient background values to not apply when being pasted in.
  • Fixed duplicate Bloc issue that prevented the ‘duplicate to another page’ window from showing when using the main menu item or keyboard shortcut.
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash when opening old Blocs version 1 projects.
  • Fixed issue that prevented page attachments from auto connecting when found.
  • Fixed issue that made Blocs projects file sizes inflate when page attachments are added. To fix older projects remove all page attachments and re-add them and then save.
  • Fixed typo in animation options.
  • Fixed issue that prevented animation controls refreshing when selecting no animation.
  • Fixed issue that prevented the window title edited flag being set when editing some items.
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs to crash if a page is longer than 500k pixels.
  • Fixed issue that caused image bric thumb size info to be displayed in wrong order.
  • Fixed issue that caused sidebar crash when selecting text on MacOS High Sierra.
  • Fixed issue that prevented fonts applied to span tags not to export.
  • Fixed typo on delete page alert.
  • Fixed typo on global swatch colour label.
  • Fixed issue with removing classes from an object.
  • Fixed issue that prevented Google fonts showing when exporting with High Sierra.
  • Fixed issue that caused carousels to break with lazy load.
  • Fixed issue that caused selected text marker to resize incorrectly when changing a font.
  • Fixed issue with text active marker height not refreshing when typing text in and it wraps.
  • Fixed issue that caused Blocs with hidden values to also hide inside the Blocs application while designing.
  • Fixed Bloc rendering issues with small screen sizes.
  • Fixed issue that caused removed video assets to remain in the design canvas.
  • Fixed issue that caused empty li tags in navigation.
  • Fixed rare background export issue.
  • Fixed some typos on pre made Blocs.
  • Fixed issue that caused double lazy load class on youtube and Vimeo videos.
  • Fixed some typos on pre made Blocs.
  • Fixed issue that caused stray unwanted character in HTML markup on dragged in videos.
  • Fixed issue that caused hidden objects to show when exported.
  • Fixed issue that caused input fields to be un-selectable when inside a form.
  • Fixed radio and checkbox selection issues.
  • Fixed issue that caused sticky nav checkbox to not show correct value on hero Blocs.
  • Fixed various minor app interactions that didn’t correctly create undo states.
  • Fixed issue that caused Bloc context menu not to show.
  • Fixed issue that broke Google Calendar when lazy load enabled.
  • Fixed issue that prevented HTML widget wrapper being selected when a list is inputed.
  • Fixed issue that edited class font type when sidebar font dropdown changed.
  • Fixed Paint Mode issue that prevented painting Blocs.
  • Fixed issue that caused a Blocs padding to revert to mobile padding when apps window frame is small.
  • Fixed issue that caused background texture to render offset on tablet when Bloc is full width.
  • Fixed issue that caused google fonts to be wrapped in double quotes.

New in Blocs 2.4.0 Build 171 (Aug 3, 2017)

  • New Features:
  • Added Page Template support.
  • Re-designed sidebar controls.
  • Upgrade app codebase to use WebKit 2.0 for performance boost.
  • Column collapse control on tablet and mobile.
  • Improved Carousel controls.
  • Added Carousel autoplay controls.
  • RTL text direction support.
  • Added typography controls to logo options.
  • New Lightbox full screen frame style.
  • Added mobile swipe support to carousels and light box.
  • Added arrow key navigation for light box.
  • Added global text line height options to project settings.
  • Added form subject controls.
  • Added form success redirect controls.
  • Added lazy load options for images, iframes and videos - export settings.
  • Added preview in place for images.
  • Added Google Font subset support for Cyrillic, Arab, Greek plus more.
  • Improved text edit UX.
  • Improved replace image UX.
  • x6 new social media Blocs.
  • Added canvas scroll bars.
  • Improved Icon Manager UX.
  • Improved drop and drag markers on smaller elements such as buttons to show more accurate placement.
  • Improved handling of JS scripts that are present in code snippets when being inserted into the HTML widget.
  • Added sound effect after export is complete.
  • Added option in preferences to switch off app Sounds.
  • Added haptic feedback for newer Mac track pads.
  • Added preview in browser support for Vivaldi.
  • Removed the max file size limit for animated gifs.

New in Blocs 2.3.2 Build 165 (May 8, 2017)

  • New Features:
  • Added special navigation menu close button subclass.
  • Improved:
  • Issue that caused export to fail if HTML5 video player used in HTML widget.
  • Issue that prevented large video files from being added when using the + button in the asset manager.
  • Issue that prevented auto text colouring to be applied to all blocs when background switched updated.
  • Issue that caused global swatch data to clear while editing.
  • Issue that caused unwanted empty area to be added when deleting a video bric.
  • Issue that caused form scripts to be unnecessarily created for forms that are nested in html widgets.
  • Issue that caused carousel with crossfade to overlap dropdown menus.
  • Issue that caused drop downs to be hidden on tablet preview.
  • Issue that caused Bloc nested in a group with full screen height not to set padding option correctly.
  • Issue that caused navigation dropdown to be hidden on tablet.
  • Issue that caused missing project assets to fail to reconnect.
  • Issue that prevented styling the special menu close button.
  • Issue that caused duplicate inline checkbox and radio layouts to become corrupt.
  • Issue that affected auto text colouring with styled Blocs.
  • Issue that caused undo to contain old states when a new project loaded via finder.
  • A number of Bloc Group rendering issues.
  • Issue that added empty space to top of design canvas when exiting preview mode.
  • Issue that prevented easily selecting form containers.
  • Rename class issues.
  • Issue that caused option select editor to not open.
  • Fixed some interface typos.

New in Blocs 2.3.1 Build 161 (Feb 21, 2017)

  • New & Improved:
  • Added keyboard navigation to Bric library.
  • Added support for REM value in custom class text input fields.
  • Added support for floating point number input for EM and REM text values.
  • Added Opera Neon and Cliqz preview in browser support.
  • Updated Bloc groups to use Flex Box.
  • Auto hide Special navigation menus when scroll to links clicked.
  • Auto hide all navigation menus when url containing anchor tag clicked.
  • Force valid class selector syntax.
  • Contact form subject line now includes the domain name for the site.
  • Improved special sidebar menu touch area on mobile, prevent clicking first link.
  • Removed limit for video file sizes.
  • Fixed:
  • Issue that caused assets stored on iCloud drive to show as missing.
  • Issue that caused rounded icon rendering problem.
  • Issue that caused center logo nav bar layout problem.
  • Issue that caused hidden sticky areas to show when loading projects.
  • Issue that caused deleted classes to remain in project.
  • Issue that caused carousel shadow glitch.
  • Issue that caused web fonts to not load sometimes.
  • Issue that that prevented a save prompt when closing app after adding new assets.
  • Issue that caused auto complete options to show when class tag clicked.
  • Issue that caused 3rd party color picker layout issues.
  • Issue that prevented pages being populated correctly when importing old projects.
  • Issue that caused nav links to be the wrong colour on tablet navigation dropdown menu.
  • Issue that prevented deleting pages.
  • Issue that caused special nav bar classes not to work on export if only used on tablet and mobile.
  • Issue that caused classes to be applied to objects automatically.
  • Issue that prevented deleting classes.
  • Issue that allowed duplicate page names.
  • Issue that caused dividers to vanish if set to hidden on desktop.
  • Issue that prevented subclasses being deleted.

New in Blocs 2.3.0 Build 160 (Jan 18, 2017)

  • New Additions:
  • Added DOM bread crumb navigation.
  • Added ability to show toggle menu on all breakpoints.
  • Added 16 new navigation toggle symbols.
  • Added 6 new navigation styles.
  • Added new visibility interaction.
  • Added support for multi-resolution images.
  • Added support for warehoused images.
  • Added support for project logo image data feed.
  • Added ability to wrap words in spans for better typography styling.
  • Added ability to change export suffix for page files.
  • Added ability to set preview browser (app preferences).
  • Added x2 new grouped structure Blocs.
  • Added a new container div Bric.
  • Added a bootstrap alert Bric.
  • Improved iPad and Mobile preview devices so they scale better on smaller screens.
  • Added labels to Bric library.
  • Added new info popups on Bric library.
  • Added select parent context menu option for lists, devices, panel headings and panel footers.
  • Added ability to reset in app notifications.
  • Added new Stylus scroll features (apps preferences).
  • Added ability to open navigator by force touching a Blocs empty area.
  • Added ability to open and close the bric library by force touching the bric bar.
  • Added new hide option to visibility options.
  • Added support for native custom colour list in colour popover.
  • Added support to set custom form alerts.
  • Improved quality of generated CSS, empty rules are no longer included in exported CSS files.
  • Updated Font Awesome icons to 4.7.
  • Added global text options for logo and navigation links.
  • Extended Subclass library with, lightbox and carousel subclasses.
  • Added SEO description search engine truncate limit warning.
  • Added jQuery warnings to page settings code input.
  • Minor UX and UI improvements.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Issue that caused text formatting to be removed from text when pasted in.
  • Issue that caused active marker to break when text pasted in if text area becomes larger.
  • Issue that caused all four margin guides to show when one value is being edited.
  • Issue that caused light box options to revert to another image when changing images.
  • Issue that caused light box to not hide once open.
  • Issue that allowed illegal page name characters to be entered.
  • Issue that caused icons to lose there custom classes when icon changed.
  • Issue that prevented images being replaced when re-exporting to the same location.
  • Issue that caused rounded image styles to not load in sidebar options.
  • Issue that caused project settings to break.
  • Issue that caused bottom add bloc button to not show when canvas zoomed.
  • Issue that prevented clearing assigned navigation link colours.
  • Issue that prevented forms posting when using Pulse CMS.
  • Issue that caused Class Manager font selector to show wrong selection.
  • Issue that caused app to crash when duplicating home on large documents page.
  • Issue that caused active marker to not show when clicking very fast.
  • Issue that prevented the active object from staying active after being dragged to a new location.
  • Issue that caused none ASCII chars to break imported image paths.
  • Issue that caused interaction settings to be incorrect on initial application.
  • Issue that caused Pulse and October paths to be broken when objects are nested within CMS block.
  • Issue with Lightbox assets displaying wrong paths when exporting to Pulse or October CMS templates.
  • Issue that prevented EM value from displaying correctly in class input fields.
  • Issue that caused app to crash when rendering asset paths.
  • Issue that caused inputed data to be lost when saving with page settings sheet open.
  • Issue that caused alignment issues with nav bar items.
  • Issue that caused some objects to overlap the sticky nav when previewing in app.
  • Issue that caused selection marker to display the wrong size if object has thick borders applied.
  • Issue that caused border selection to not be refreshed when loading a class.
  • Issued that caused Image resize handles to be mis-aligned.
  • Issue that broke images when apply a style via context menu.
  • Issue that caused device image to be missing if multiple iPhone 6s devices used in project.
  • Issued with form validation regarding new longer TLD's.

New in Blocs 2.2.2 Build 146 (Nov 4, 2016)

  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Fixed issue that caused navigator to delete all page references from file.
  • Issue that caused crash when right clicking a text area.
  • Issue that caused visibility icons to not display correctly in MacOS Sierra.

New in Blocs 2.2.1 Build 143 (Oct 6, 2016)

  • New Additions:
  • Added support to select Panel and Forms from contextual select Parent Menu.
  • Changed order of Select Parent contextual menu so the closest parent is the first choice.
  • Minor improvements to preview in browser - Processes less tasks than necessary.
  • Improved some in app notifications to be more helpful.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Issue that caused window toolbar to be visible in drop mode and paint mode.
  • Issue that caused paint mode markers to not show on some objects.
  • Issue that caused buttons to break when minifying html.
  • Issue that prevented Blocks being moved out of top global area.
  • Issue that caused carousels to not start on slide one.
  • Issue that caused sitemap links to have uppercase letters in page urls.
  • Issue that caused cropped edges on images when bloc is set to edge to edge with no row gutters.
  • Issue that caused navigation links to not be updated when page name changed.
  • Issue that caused navigation items to overlap logo on when too many menu items added - (tablet breakpoint).
  • Issue that caused Menu Manager menu items to not update when page name changed.
  • Issue that caused selected page drop down to revert to first page if page name is changed.
  • Issue that caused unwanted space at tablet breakpoints on some pre-made hero Blocs.
  • Issue that caused youtube videos to have the control=0 attribute removed from url.

New in Blocs 2.2.0 Build 141 (Sep 14, 2016)

  • New Additions:
  • Added support for Pulse, October, Cushy and Surreal CMS's.
  • Added support for Disqus comments.
  • Added support for sitemap.xml generation (Requires web address details in site settings).
  • Added Support for text and buttons in image carousels.
  • Added image resize handles.
  • Added new application windows toolbar (bottom of the side bar).
  • Added new Project Notes window.
  • Added new field value slider option for height, width, margin and padding.
  • Added new realtime visual spec guides when editing a class.
  • Added support for text to have a data source.
  • Added support for videos in light boxes.
  • Added support for no gutters in row columns.
  • Added support for pinch zoom in/out on trackpad.
  • Added support to set text size, line height and margin per view mode, using the sidebar options.
  • Added in app notifications to help guide new users.
  • Added new missing assets manager.
  • Minor user interface / experience refinements and improvements.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Issue that caused unwanted undo state when selecting a Bloc with a custom class.
  • Issue that caused Jquery to not be minified on export.
  • Issue that made it possible to scroll past the page loader.
  • Issue that caused stray div tag on export when using a html widget.
  • Issue that prevented text from being un-editable in fill screen Bloc top and bottom areas.
  • Issue that caused app to crash when dragging in images in drop mode.
  • Issue that caused unwanted whitespace in mobile view.
  • Issue that made it possible to interact with items on the page canvas when in navigator mode or when options sheet open.
  • Issue that broke link href values when nested in HTML widgets.
  • Issue that left mobile nav open when scroll-to links clicked.

New in Blocs 2.1.2 Build 130 (Aug 10, 2016)

  • New Additions:
  • Added Support for local video files using the HTML5 video player.
  • Added support for window fill screen (hold option over window controls).
  • Moved Google analytics to end of header tag to support partial page load tracking.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Issue that caused nested submenus to not populate correctly.
  • Issue that caused Menu Manager interactions, target page dropdown to not be set correctly.
  • Issue that caused the main app window to be too big after being used on an external monitor.
  • Issue that prevented the lightbox image type dropdown from being set correctly.
  • Issue that left redundant background image classes in exported style sheet.
  • Issue that caused forms to have the same id's on duplicated pages.
  • Issue that caused HTML widgets to break on duplicated pages.
  • Issue that caused bottom row of page titles to be cropped in Navigator mode.
  • Issue that caused stray script tag to be left in on generated stylesheet links.
  • Issue that caused left carousel navigation arrow to be misaligned.
  • Typo on video background class name.

New in Blocs 2.1.1 Build 128 (Jul 21, 2016)

  • New Additions:
  • Added support for individual light box galleries (Gallery ID Field).
  • Added clear text colour option to the Class Editor.
  • Added clear text settings to sidebar options.
  • Added option to switch off site pre-loader.
  • Minor interface refinements.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • A number of mobile rendering issues for pre-build Blocs.
  • A number of issues with icon brics.
  • Issued that prevented forms from posting when a form item is set to 'not required'.
  • Issue that caused scroll to interactions to not show current blocs with ID's on page.
  • Issue that prevented project settings text colour to be applied.
  • Issue that caused text decoration to not work correctly on hover and active states.
  • Issue that caused text-left class to remain in place when not used.
  • Issue that caused fixed backgrounds (Parallax Effect) to display wrong on iPad landscape orientation.
  • Issue that caused double @ symbol on twitter buttons 'via' value.

New in Blocs 2.1.0 Build 125 (Jul 14, 2016)

  • New Additions:
  • Added new Bloc width options (use for edge to edge effect).
  • Added new Bloc background texture effects, let you add basic texture effects to background images (paper, fabric etc).
  • Added x12 new devices (iPhone 6, iPad, iMac, Macbook, Macbook Pro, Macbook Air).
  • Added x10 new device Blocs.
  • Added x3 new device Brics (iPad, iMac, Macbook).
  • Added x1 new edge to edge carousel Bloc.
  • Added x2 new edge to edge Bloc groups with images (Blog layouts).
  • Added x10 new preloading animations (Project Settings).
  • Added support for Option Select drop downs.
  • Added x1 option select bric.
  • Added x3 new video gallery Blocs.
  • New context option to select parent Bloc (useful for selecting Bloc when its area is completely covered by its content - full width,no padding).
  • New context menu in drop mode for selecting active slot.
  • New button width option.
  • Added support for closing all manager windows with ESC key.
  • Added support to open code editor for HTML widget by clicking active marker.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Issue that caused navigation to be hidden by bloc below.
  • Issue that caused scroll to interaction to be misaligned with sticky navigation.
  • Issue that caused backquote line to be shown when object is set to be hidden.
  • Issue that caused graphics glitch when saving in preview mode.
  • Issue that caused Menu Manager and Class Manager visibility not to toggle off and on.
  • Issue that caused Asset Manager to open when a new asset dragged onto canvas.
  • Issue that caused German characters to not be rendered correctly when received from email form.
  • Issue that prevented setting colour for logo text and nav links using custom class.
  • Refined and improved minor visual issues.

New in Blocs 2.0.10 Build 122 (Jun 30, 2016)

  • New Additions:
  • Added new button width option.
  • Added new carousel alignment option.
  • Google Fonts are now loaded over a secure connection using https.
  • Added preference option to toggle auto updates on/off.
  • Added release notes link to apps about window.
  • Added tooltips to canvas text edit options.
  • Added support for running app with a smaller window height.
  • Auto set shadow colour class attribute to black as initial start point.
  • Added 'select parent Bloc' to Bric context menus.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Issue that caused undo engine to crash when changing pages in preview mode.
  • Issue that allowed right click context menu on Bric Library and Navigator search fields.
  • Issue that prevented editing text when video background used on hero Bloc.
  • Issue that caused Navigator graphics glitch when entering full screen mode.
  • Issue regarding adding classes to carousels.
  • Issue that caused timestamps to be left on images src attribute.
  • Issue that caused images to not export properly (linked to timestamp bug).
  • Issue that caused graphics glitch with add bloc button on group Blocs.
  • Issue that caused tooltips to not save content unless return hit - (Return no-longer required).
  • Issue that caused Bric library to be mis-aligned when window resized.
  • Issue that caused forms to not send if Radio or Checkboxes nested in form.
  • Issue that caused line break tags to be stripped out on export.

New in Blocs 2.0.9 Build 121 (Jun 22, 2016)

  • New Additions:
  • Added new carousel alignment option.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Issue that caused Font Manager to reject Google font links that have unescaped commas in the string.
  • Issue that caused carousel arrow buttons to be misaligned when image smaller than frame width.
  • Issue that caused carousel arrows to be dark inapp.
  • Issue that caused backgrounds applied via a class to break on export.
  • Issue that caused custom Menu Manager menus to not be shown when a project is re-opeoned.
  • Issue that caused custom Menu Manager to break if to many menus added.
  • Issue that caused selection markers to be misaligned when custom padding used on Blocs.

New in Blocs 2.0.8 Build 119 (Jun 14, 2016)

  • New Additions:
  • Added button to remove image background from custom class.
  • Added help buttons to license input window.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Issue that caused Javascript for form validation to break when form is part of top global area.
  • Issue that caused Bloc content to be deleted when alt+dragging an icon to duplicate it.
  • Issue that caused sidebar user interface graphics glitch.
  • Issue that caused image src attribute to break on export when nested inside a HTML widget.
  • Issue that caused empty space when in-app previewing hidden blocs on mobile devices.
  • Issue that caused fill Bloc top/bottom row to disappear when editing other fill Blocs.
  • Issue that caused fill Bloc top/bottom row sidebar drop downs to display wrong data.
  • Issue that caused images and icons to lose interaction when being dragged.

New in Blocs 2.0.7 Build 116 (Jun 9, 2016)

  • New Additions:
  • Duplicate to page dropdown is now set to the current page as default.
  • Click button twice to edit label on canvas.
  • Improvements made to the undo manager regarding editing text.
  • Improved Global Swatch editing UX, double click on a swatch now opens the popover.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Issue that caused classes to break when being renamed.
  • Issue that caused deleted menu data to remain in list data source dropdown.
  • Issue that caused blocs hidden on desktop to align incorrectly.
  • Issue that caused hide buttons to not be correctly set when selecting Blocs.
  • Issue that caused hover markers to align incorrectly with left sidebar menu.
  • Issue that caused black bars down sides of screen when changing menu position left/right.
  • Issue that allowed classes to be added without a dot start in class manager.
  • Issue that caused class manager window to lose focus when adding a new class.
  • Issue that allowed new classes to be added while class editor open.
  • Issue that prevented editing a class from the Class Manager when it is only one character long.
  • Issue that prevented editing label for radio and checkboxes when nested inside a form.
  • Issue that caused icons in headers to break when editing header text.
  • Issue that caused icons colours to not export correctly.
  • Issue that caused export as image to not show entire page when app zoom below 100%.
  • Issue that caused custom class border style to be set to solid by default when it should be set to none.
  • Issue that caused export to freeze related to missing favicon.
  • Addressed a number of issues regarding older projects and the project settings sheet crashing.

New in Blocs 2.0.6 Build 115 (Jun 1, 2016)

  • New Additions:
  • Added back and forward buttons to the users documents window.
  • Added 'don't show again' checkbox to form export dialog alert.
  • Added loading spinner to exported sites to improve loading experience and prevent double animations in hero blocs.
  • Added support for dragging images to device screens.
  • Added a close button to the Navigator to make exiting UX clearer.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Issue that caused classes to break when being renamed.
  • Issue that caused :hover and :active class states to be left after class deleted.
  • Issue that caused pasted in video code to not update and reset to default.
  • Issue that caused multiple duplications when duplicating a bloc to another page with content.
  • Issue that prevented setting the text size for logo text.
  • Issue that caused unwanted whitespace at top of page.
  • Issue that caused the Navigator to open page above when page in second row clicked.
  • Issue that caused the Navigator interface to break on window resize when in navigator mode.
  • Issue that caused links nested within paragraphs and headers to lose their auto text colouring.
  • Issue that caused carousel slide images to to be very small in sidebar options.
  • Issue that caused carousel to break if active slide is deleted.
  • Issue that caused drop markers to be misaligned on devices.
  • Issue that caused forms to be submitted when Paypal embedded buttons appear on same page.

New in Blocs 2.0.5 Build 112 (May 25, 2016)

  • New Additionas:
  • Increased video background max file size to 20MB.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Issue with colour values not correctly matching inputed hex values.
  • Issue with editing colours from old projects.
  • Issue that prevented editing text inside a form.
  • Issue that prevented wysiwyg text controls from working.
  • Issue that caused header attachments to not correctly save to projects.
  • Issue that caused application to crash if Paypal buttons used in app and clicked.
  • Issue that caused newly created page settings to not be correctly reflected in page settings sheet.
  • Issue that caused icon frames to break on export.
  • Issue that caused icon interactions to not be available.
  • Issue with duplicating a bloc to the same page when project has more than one page.
  • Issue that caused column markers to show in preview mode.
  • Issue that caused full screen tags to be removed from video embeds.
  • Issue that caused button labels to break when editing it if an icon is used.
  • Issue that prevented checkbox labels being edited when nested inside panels.
  • Issue with pricing Blocs showing wrong item amount.
  • Issue that caused export to break if row had transparent background set via a class.
  • Issue that caused panel background colours to not be exported correctly.
  • Issue that allowed unclosed class rules.
  • Issue with auto text colouring not working correctly on nav links.
  • Issue with text in dropdown showing white when a bloc has a dark bg colour.
  • Issue that caused right aligned buttons to align left on mobile.
  • Fixed issue with double warning alert when dragging assets over the asset manager.
  • Fixed a number of small interface issues.

New in Blocs 2.0.4 Build 111 (May 19, 2016)

  • New Additionas:
  • Added support to apply colour to navbar links when data powered by menu manager.
  • Small interface tweaks and refinements.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Issue that prevented image interaction being set to none.
  • Issue that caused hover marker to show over the top of active marker.
  • Issue that caused sidebar options to not be fully visible on smaller screens.
  • Issue that caused custom class style not to effect button text.
  • Issue that caused Blocs files to open in version 1 from start screen sidebar link.
  • Issue that caused app to be unresponsive on loading a second project.
  • Issue that caused support ticket window to be unresponsive on first click.

New in Blocs 2.0.3 Build 109 (May 16, 2016)

  • New Additions:
  • Added placeholder tooltip on initial application.
  • Email is now stored after initially using support request form.
  • Added support form link to start panel.
  • Improved styled blocs UX so it's more clear which collections have styled bloc options.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Fixed Critical issue that caused Blocs file to not load correctly.
  • Issue that caused styled Bloc thumbnails to break.
  • Fixed issue that made some brics take a second click to activate.
  • Fixed issue that prevented links in paragraphs being selected.
  • Fixed issue that caused image context menu not to show when frame applied.
  • Fixed a number of small visual issues.

New in Blocs 2.0.1 Build 107 (May 12, 2016)

  • New Fetaure
  • Fixed issues

New in Blocs 2.0.0 Build 106 (May 11, 2016)

  • Customise any elements full CSS styling.
  • Mobile and Tablet design and preview modes.
  • Add custom code with the HTML bric.
  • Improved animation features.
  • Support for page attachments.
  • Manage Full SEO info per page.
  • Faster searchable page navigation.
  • 30 new Blocs including pre styled Blocs.
  • Apply colour faster with Paint Mode.
  • Improved file architecture.

New in Blocs 1.6.2 Build 57 (May 9, 2016)

  • New features:
  • Added newly improved built in email support (Help > Contact Customer Support).
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Fixed bug that caused assets and swatches window to disappear.
  • Fixed bug that caused files to become corrupt when stray unprintable characters were pasted into lightbox caption field.
  • Fixed bug that caused navbar to be left open on export.
  • Fixed bug that caused empty canvases to be duplicated on the home page.
  • Fixed bug that caused button to be deleted when icon inside button deleted.

New in Blocs 1.6.1 Build 56 (Mar 9, 2016)

  • New features:
  • Improved form handling in general, radios and checkboxes now post results.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Issue that caused app to crash on export OSX Mavericks only.
  • Issue that caused forms to break on windows servers.

New in Blocs 1.6.0 Build 54 (Feb 19, 2016)

  • New features:
  • New Export settings (Minify resources on export).
  • Updated Sparkle update framework to latest version 1.13.1.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Issue that caused buttons to be un-selectable when centered with an icon.
  • Issue that caused lightboxes to break on export.
  • Issue that caused windows to be off screen when moving from an external monitor.
  • Issue that caused update connection to fail on OSX 10.11.
  • Issue that caused new doc to occasionally write over previous open doc.
  • Issue that caused body area to disapear after nudging blocs out.

New in Blocs 1.5.3 Build 53 (Nov 16, 2015)

  • New features:
  • Newly Improved Undo / Redo engine.
  • Removed Force Save on new project.
  • Increased video file size limit to 10MB.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Issue that caused forms to break if they contain radio or checkbox elements.
  • Issue that caused links to get stuck in live mode after export.
  • Issue that caused Bloc Bar to crash - not loadable.
  • Issue that broke asset library window if apostrophe in asset file name.
  • Issue that allowed any file size to be adding to project assets.
  • Issue that caused swatch and asset manager to show on exiting preview mode.
  • Issue that caused video playback to break El Cap.

New in Blocs 1.5.2 Build 51 (Oct 1, 2015)

  • New features:
  • Added support for smaller window size to take advantage of split screen in OSX El Capitan.
  • Upgraded window animations to Core animation for better performance on El Capitan.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Issue that caused bloc bar to crash upon file open.
  • Issue that prevented page scroll in preview mode.

New in Blocs 1.5.1 Build 50 (Sep 30, 2015)

  • New features:
  • Added open recent main menu option.
  • Improved light box hover effects.
  • Added support to toggle carousel shadows.
  • Added retina drop cursor support (El Capitan).
  • Improved file handling engine and window animations (fixed window flash).
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Issue that caused light box navigation controls to reload page in some browsers.
  • Issue that caused light box hover effects to glitch when animation used on image.
  • Issue that caused unwanted white space in text areas.
  • Issue that caused underline and strike throught settings not to be exported.
  • Issue that caused sticky nav to not be removed after being applied.
  • Issue that prevented the tooltip message field to populate on images.

New in Blocs 1.5.0 Build 47 (Sep 23, 2015)

  • New features:
  • Added support for video backgrounds.
  • Added light box support for images.
  • Added support for fixed nav bar.
  • Added support for bric dropping in hero blocs.
  • Added support to toggle the inclusion of sticky areas Nav & Footer in page design.
  • Added support to add multiple blocs (option click on Bloc Bar item).
  • Added categories to Bloc Bar menu navigation.
  • Added support for '&' characters in page names.
  • Refined mobile rending - text no longer forced to centre alignment.
  • Improved logo editing controls.
  • Added contextual delete and unlink swatch options to swatch manager.
  • Context menus are now native.
  • Improved animation trigger scripts.
  • Added file size restrictions to help site performance - Images 2MB - Video 5MB.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Issue that caused page titles to be de-capitolized on export.
  • Issue that caused carousels to break when moved around document.
  • Rare issue that caused index page to be exported as wrong file name.
  • Icon related issue that caused export to freeze.
  • Issue that caused round images to display too small on mobile.
  • Issue that caused form fields to always be required.
  • Issue that caused dropdown alignment to be off in navbar.
  • Fixed activation bug that occasionally crashed app when first activating Blocs with a license number.

New in Blocs 1.4.3 Build 40 (Aug 21, 2015)

  • New features:
  • Added support to launch app and open file when file double clicked in finder.
  • Fine tuned index page title meta so no longer uses project export name as part of meta data.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Issue that caused duplicate navbar page links
  • Issue that caused removed navbar links not to sync across all pages.
  • Issue that caused navbar toggle to be left in code when no nav links in nav.
  • Padding issue on navbar links in mobile view.

New in Blocs 1.4.2 Build 39 (Jul 24, 2015)

  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Issue that caused swatches to break randomly when editing them.
  • Issue that caused button and link labels to break if they contain < > charactors.
  • Issue that caused icon tooltips to break on export.

New in Blocs 1.4.1 Build 38 (Jul 24, 2015)

  • New features:
  • Improved text rendering in FireFox.
  • Swatch and Asset Manager visibility can now be toggled on and off using keys 7 & 8.
  • Added support for ctrl+click in Asset Manager to remove assets.
  • Added prevention of adding assets with (?) in filename as this is not supported in html.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Issue that caused forms to break if field id's had dashes in.
  • Issue that caused tooltips to not work correctly after export.
  • Issue that caused nav bar dropdown links to not correctly align.
  • Issue that caused drop markers to not show correctly when moving icons.
  • Issue that caused small icons deleted tab to be hidden.
  • Issue that caused links to be un-selectable in panels.
  • Issue that caused panel style to break on export if no text width styles used.
  • Issue that caused un-even margins on the 1024 breakpoint.
  • Issue that caused list empty spaces to not be sized correctly.
  • Issue that caused page content to not show on export - very specific circumstances.
  • Issue that caused nav bars from older projects to not have their backgrounds exported correctly.
  • Issue that caused bloc groups to not be set correctly in page.
  • Issue that caused bloc groups to not be set correctly in page.
  • Issue that caused active marker GFX glitch when dropping new images onto webpage.

New in Blocs 1.4.0 Build 37 (Jun 24, 2015)

  • New features:
  • Complete colour management overhaul and re-design.
  • Added new swatch manager window.
  • Added Support for native Mac colour picker and eye dropper tools.
  • Added custom colour class name generation for buttons, links & icons in exported style sheets.
  • Improved quality of CSS for bloc colours and text styles, no longer uses ID's.
  • Added support for deleting swatches.
  • Added Support for dropdown buttons.
  • Added Support for dropdown links.
  • Added supported for lists.
  • Added supported for panels.
  • Added preview in browser support.
  • Added support for icons in buttons.
  • Added x4 row bric.
  • Added x1 dropdown button bric.
  • Added 2 new pricing table brics.
  • Added new center aligned nav bloc.
  • Added x2 new hero Blocs.
  • Added new Bloc padding setting.
  • Added new text width setting.
  • Improved live style preview - Reverts to original if not set.
  • Expanded radio button options.
  • User interface refinements and performance improvements.
  • Improved hero script to avoid overlapping content.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Issue that caused link export colours to not be set correctly.
  • Issue that caused page titles to be lowercase in page title attribute.
  • Issue that caused unwanted empty drop area inserted after radio button deletion.
  • Issue that caused global link colour to be lost after export.
  • Issue that caused duplicate page option list not to be updated with new pages.

New in Blocs 1.3.2 Build 32 (May 12, 2015)

  • New features:
  • Added Ionicon Icon webfont set - Props to Miguel AKA StayUber.
  • Added Feather Icon webfont set.
  • Added ET-Line Icon webfont set.
  • Added support for custom icon webfont set installation.
  • Added compile icon webfont to bex file format support.
  • Added support for custom icon webfont set installation and management.
  • Added new 'ALL' tab to Extension Manager.
  • Minor Ui tweaks and improvements.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Issue that caused unwanted duplicate global text style classes in exported stylesheets.

New in Blocs 1.3.1 Build 30 (May 8, 2015)

  • NEW FEATURES:
  • Added support to cancel quit.
  • Minor app user interface imporvements.
  • Updated favicon placeholder to new Blocs icon.
  • FIXED BUGS:
  • Issue that caused right aligned text to not be centered in mobile view.
  • Issue that caused form animation controls to be set correctly upon object selection.
  • Issue that caused form submit button colour class to not be exported.
  • Issue that caused colour options to remain on screen after page change.
  • Issue that caused navbar background colour to not be exported.
  • Issue that caused center layouts to not remain centered on mobile.
  • Issue that caused asset library to not open when sidebar thumb clicked.
  • Issue that caused mini ui active marker graphic glitches.
  • Issue that caused split blocs to not render correctly in Firefox.
  • Issue that caused unwanted horizontal scroll on mobile devices.
  • Issue that allowed pinch zoom on mobile devices.
  • Issue that caused right side padding issues on iPad.
  • Improved form padding on mobile.
  • Issue that caused text in hero area to be un-editable when animation applied to it.
  • Issue that caused duplicate values in divider animation fields.

New in Blocs 1.3.0 Build 28 (May 1, 2015)

  • Added support for server side form processing.
  • Added support duplication of project pages.
  • Added support for column width control.
  • Added an all new asset management window.
  • Added new extension management window.
  • Added support for quick style previewing on Blocs, text, images and icons
  • Added support for dragging images to Bloc backgrounds to set them.
  • Added support for dragging images over already set images to replace.
  • Added new form bric.
  • Added new centred layouts.
  • Added support for icon styles.
  • Added support for icon frame styles.
  • Added new drop cursors that show element drop type.
  • Added support for page guide toggling.
  • Added support for option + drag to duplicate.
  • Improved generated CSS formating.
  • Added Blocs developer API V0.5 - Public Beta
  • Perfomance tweaks and minor UI improvements & refinements.

New in Blocs 1.2.4 Build 22 (Mar 24, 2015)

  • Fixed:
  • Issue that prevented assets from being added when apostrophe in name or file path Issue that prevented assets from being dragged onto canvas when apostrophe in name or file path
  • Issue that allowed asset library duplications - Fixed.
  • Issue that caused "30 day" connection to server error - Fixed.
  • Issue that caused bootstrap Missing Maps error - Fixed.

New in Blocs 1.2.3 Build 21 (Mar 20, 2015)

  • New features:
  • Added colour coding to different page sections to help locate sticky areas of the layout.
  • Added support to nudge Blocs between body and footer page areas.
  • Updated BootStrap framework to 3.3.4.
  • Minor interface improvements and refinements.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Issue that stopped assets being added if they had a comma in the file name - Fixed.
  • Issue that stopped older Blocs projects from opening - Fixed.
  • Issue that caused control+click to not show contextual menu on carousel slide, image asset and bloc background image thumbs - Fixed.
  • Issue that caused undo feature to not recognise when nav area changes - Fixed.

New in Blocs 1.2.2 Build 19 (Mar 18, 2015)

  • New features:
  • Improved missing project asset handling.
  • Added clean file feature to update older problematic Blocs projects.
  • Improved mobile text rendering for hero Bloc on mobile devices.
  • Integrated community forum into app for bug reports and feature requests.
  • Minor interface improvements and refinements.
  • Minor tweaks to outputted CSS layout.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Issue that caused old files and resources to be left in place on export overwrite - Fixed.
  • Issue that caused hero bloc nav dropdown to break on mobile devices - Fixed.
  • Issue that caused pattern repeat backgrounds to break in mobile view - Fixed.
  • Issue that caused assets with path that has apostrophe in name to not be included in export - Fixed.
  • Issue that allowed site pages to have the same name - Fixed.

New in Blocs 1.2.1 Build 18 (Mar 10, 2015)

  • New features:
  • Tweaked edge padding on mobile view from 5px to 10px so menu buttons touch area is better.
  • Small app UI tweaks and imporvements.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Issue that caused text to become un-editable when certain objects clicked during editing
  • Fixed.
  • Issue that caused scrollTo interactions not to work properly on export - Fixed.
  • Issue that caused image and icon link options to not display correctly after export - Fixed.
  • Issue that caused icon colour changer to break - Fixed.
  • Issue that caused animations to trigger before they are visable on screen - Fixed.

New in Blocs 1.2.0 Build 17 (Mar 6, 2015)

  • New features
  • Animate.css integration and controlling for Brics and Blocs.
  • Improved side bar design and layout for easier / quicker navigation.
  • Added Bloc groups for edge to edge horizontal layout design.
  • Added Bric hover marker so users can easily distinguish bric boundaries when building.
  • Added support for fixed bottom right corner scroll to top of page button.
  • Added support for refreshing image assets.
  • Added bloc background image positioning controls.
  • Added bloc background pattern library.
  • Added control support for bloc container row areas.
  • Added built in support for fixing corrupted bloc files.
  • Re-designed application icon.
  • Perfomance tweaks and minor UI improvements.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Issue that caused returns in text area to remove the first character from new line - Fixed.
  • Issue that prevented keywords to be entered in between others - Fixed.
  • Issue that caused carousels to break when duplicated as part of a bloc - Fixed.
  • Issue that caused carousels dot marker count to increase on all carousels - Fixed.

New in Blocs 1.1.3 Build 15 (Feb 10, 2015)

  • New features
  • Added support for .ico favicon icon images.
  • Subtle user interface refinements.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Issue that caused Blocs not to reconise .bloc files - Fixed.
  • Issue that caused interactions to be wiped randomly - Fixed.
  • Issue that caused global link colours to not be correctly set - Fixed.
  • Issue that caused global link colours to not be exported - Fixed.
  • Issue that caused file corruption when specific characters entered into site meta data fields - Fixed.
  • Issue that caused file corruption when Google analytics code pasted in - Fixed.
  • Issue that caused carousel buttons to break - Fixed.
  • Issue that caused carousel to start playing in design mode - Fixed.
  • Issue that caused no options message to show in sidebar unnecessarily - Fixed.

New in Blocs 1.1.2 Build 14 (Feb 6, 2015)

  • New features:
  • Added support for page tab drag re-ordering.
  • Added support to drag images from browser into app.

New in Blocs 1.1.1 Build 12 (Feb 5, 2015)

  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Issue that caused links with custom fonts to not be correctly exported - Fixed.
  • Issue that caused unwanted li tag leftovers in nav bar - Fixed.
  • Issue with parallax on mob devices - Fixed.
  • Issue that caused ScrollTo links to not have a pointer cursor - Fixed.
  • Issue that caused app to crash when document closed and saved - Fixed.
  • Issue that caused some help options to not be available unless document open - Fixed.