Plugin / Block Lab

Changelog

1.5.1 – 2019-11-11

This is a bugfix release, focused mostly on compatibility with WordPress 5.3.

• Fix: Themes can now hook into the block_lab_add_blocks action from the functions.php file
• Fix: Classic Text fields now function as expected when inside a repeater
• Fix: Rare instances of a NaN error when duplicating fields
• Fix: Style fixes for the Block Editor in WordPress 5.3

1.5.0 – 2019-10-30

Ready for a big release? We’re really happy to be introducing quite a number of highly requested features, including a PHP API for registering blocks with code, a new text field with lists and headings, and some neat workflow efficiencies when building your block.

• New: There’s now a PHP API for registering blocks using code (instead of the WP Admin UI). Documentation is here for now, but more on its way soon
• New: Classic Text control (for Block Lab Pro users)! This field is similar to Rich Text, but has a few extra options for things like lists and headings
• New: Duplicate fields – building your block is now so much easier, with the ability to duplicate rows
• New: Repeater Row Count function – a helper function that returns the total amount of rows in a given repeater. Documentation here
• New: Repeater Row Index function – a helper function that returns the current row, while looping through a repeater. Documentation here
• Tweak: We’ve removed our dependency on global variables. This is mostly a best practice thing, not user facing. More details here.
• Tweak: We’ve refactored quite a lot about our block Loader class, to make it more robust, secure, and maintainable
• Tweak: Loads of new unit and integration tests – these help prevent us from introducing bugs or regressions in the future
• Fix: Bug which affected sites which had removed or renamed the admin user role
• Fix: Empty Rich Text fields now no longer output a single </p> tag

1.4.1 – 2019-09-11

You can now add a Minimum and Maximum Rows setting to repeaters, allowing you to specify a lower and upper limit on how many repeater rows can be added.

• New: The repeater field now includes a minimum and maximum row setting
• Fix: Location and Width settings are now visible again when adding a new field
• Fix: Using block_sub_field() with an image now correctly outputs the image URL instead of the ID

1.4.0 – 2019-09-04

This release applies some finishing touches to the repeater field. It also introduces a new “Field Width” feature, which lets you choose the width of the fields as seen in the Editor.

• New: Function to reset repeater rows: reset_block_rows()
• New: Add a “Field Width” control to blocks
• Fix: Empty repeater rows now save and can be moved properly
• Fix: An issue which occasionally prevented repeater rows from being deleted
• Fix: Prevent repeated requests to validate a Pro license
• Tweaks: Add a different admin notice for when a license validation request fails
• Tweaks: Many new and shiny unit and integration tests, making Block Lab more solid than ever

1.3.6 – 2019-08-22

• New: 🔁 REPEATER FIELD 🔁
• New: Conditional Blocks, based on Post Type
• Tweaks: Just about everything! We did a lot of refactoring in this release to make things silky smooth and über-maintainable.

1.3.5 – 2019-08-18

• New: Block Lab will now enqueue a global stylesheet, so you can keep your common block styles in one place. Read more
• New: Block templates can now be placed inside a sub-folder, for an even cleaner directory structure. Read more
• Tweak: Use a textarea for specifying the default value of a textarea control.
• Tweak: Better handling of deprecated functions.
• Tweak: Rewrite of various functions, making developer access to common commands much simpler.
• Fix: Child theme templates are now correctly loaded before their parent templates.
• Fix: Autoslugs now continue to work properly after the title field loses focus.

1.3.4 – 2019-07-22

• New: Block Lab grew to level 1.3.4. Block Lab learned Custom Categories.
• Tweak: @phpbits used Pull Request. All right! The block_lab_get_block_attributes filter was caught!
• Tweak: Template Loader used Harden. Template Loader‘s defense rose!
• Tweak: Booted up a TM! It contained Unit Tests!
• Fix: Wild Missing Filter in Inspector Controls bug appeared! Go! Bugfix!
• Fix: Enemy Mixed Up Inspector Controls fainted! @kienstra gained 0902a06 EXP. Points!

1.3.3 – 2019-06-21

• Fix: The previous release broke the className field, used for the Additional CSS Class setting. This fixes it.

1.3.2 – 2019-06-21

• New: Rich Text Control (for Block Lab Pro users)!
• New: Show Block Category in the list table
• New: We’ve got a new block_lab_render_template hook which fires before rendering a block on the front end. Great for enqueuing JS
• Tweak: Updated logo
• Tweak: Prevent block field slugs from changing when you edit the field title
• Fix: Saving your license key no longer results in an error page
• Fix: License details screen showing the wrong information
• Fix: Remove duplicate IDs on the edit block screen
• Fix: Range sliders can now set a minimum value of zero
• Fix: A console warning about unique props

1.3.1 – 2019-05-22

• New: Support for Gutenberg’s built-in Additional CSS Class in your block template, by using the field className. Read more
• New: The Textarea field now has an option to automatically add paragraph tags and line-breaks
• Fix: Bug affecting blocks containing Pro fields when there’s no active Pro license

1.3.0 – 2019-04-30

Important: This update includes a backwards compatibility break related to the User field.

Read more here

• New: A Taxonomy control type, for selecting a Category / Tag / or custom term from a dropdown menu (for Block Lab Pro users)
• Fix: Bug with the Post control when outputting data with block_field()
• Tweak: Update the User control to store data as an object, matching the Post control

1.2.3 – 2019-04-23

Important: This update includes a backwards compatibility break related to the Image field.
If you are using the block_value() function with an image field and externally hosted images, this update may effect you.

Read more here

• New: A Post control type, for selecting a Post from a dropdown menu (for Block Lab Pro users)
• New: Added the block_lab_controls filter to allow custom controls to be loaded (props @rohan2388)
• New: The Image control now returns the image’s Post ID
• Tweak: Travis CI support

1.2.2 – 2019-04-05

• New: Block Editor redesign

1.2.1 – 2019-03-21

• New: Automatic stylesheet enqueuing. Now you can create custom stylesheets for individual blocks! Read more here.
• New: A User control type (for Block Lab Pro users)
• Fix: Various multiselect bug fixes, allowing for empty values in the multiselect control

1.2.0 – 2019-02-27

• New: Introducing Block Lab Pro!
• New: A setting for the number of rows to display in a Textarea control
• Fix: Allow negative numbers in Number and Range controls

1.1.3 – 2019-01-25

• New: Image field

1.1.2 – 2019-01-11

• New: Color field
• Fix: Incorrect output for empty fields

1.1.1 – 2018-12-14

• Fix: Undefined index error for multiselect and select fields
• Fix: Correct values now returned for boolean fields like checkbox and toggle
• Fix: Editor preview templates are back! Use the filename preview-{blog slug}.php
• Fix: “Field instructions” is now a single line text, and renamed to “Help Text”
• Fix: Slashes being added to field options
• Fix: Allow empty value for select and number fields
• Fix: Allow empty default values

1.1.0 – 2018-12-07

• New: Complete revamp of the in-editor preview
• New: Email field
• New: URL field
• New: Number field
• New: block_config() and block_field_config helper functions, to retrieve your block’s configuration
• Fix: filemtime errors
• Fix: HTML tags were being merged together when previewed in the editor
• Fix: Problems with quotes and dashes in a block’s title or field parameters
• Fix: field_value() sometimes returned the wrong value
• Fix: Incorrect values shown in the editor preview

1.0.1 – 2018-11-16

• New: Added “Save Draft” button, so you can save Blocks-in-Progress
• New: Better handling of the auto-slug feature, so you don’t accidentally change your block’s slug
• New: Better expanding / contracting of the Field settings
• New: Emoji (and special character) support! 😎
• Fix: Resolved Fatal Error that could occur in some environments
• Fix: Remove unused “Description” field
• Fix: Remove duplicate star icon

1.0.0 – 2018-11-14

Rename!
* Advanced Custom Blocks is now Block Lab

Added
* New control types (Radio, Checkbox, Toggle, Select, Range)
* Block icons
* Field location – add your block fields to the inspector
* List table refinements
* Field repeater table improvements

Fixed
* All the things. Probably not all the things, but close.

0.1.2 – 2018-08-10

Added
* New properties help, default and required added to fields.
* Ability to import blocks from a {theme}/blocks/blocks.json file. Documentation still to be added.
* Gutenberg controls library updated preparing for 0.0.3.

Technical Changes
* Updated control architecture to improve development and adding adding of additional controls.
* Clean up enqueuing of scripts.

0.1 – 2018-08-03

• Initial release.