Beaver Builder Professional 2.9.0

Beaver Builder 2.9 is here! This is a major update and will be released as the official download on the My Account page first. Remote updates to all existing sites will begin soon.

Please check out the Release Post for highlights of what's new or the "About this Release" doc for all of the details.

Enhancements

Box Module: Added new multi-layer background field
New re-written color/gradient pickers to nearly all color fields
Outline Panel: Added a search/filter option and the ability to add/edit labels inline
Container modules such as Box are no longer wrapped in a row when dropping into the layout
All Basic modules no longer have module wrapper divs
Added the ability to use a selection of modules as blocks in the block editor
ACF: Add ACF URL fields to Video Module embed field connections (#1518)
Box Module: Add background color field (#3973)
Box Module: Add auto option for aspect ratio (#3174)
Box Module: Add additional tooltips for some fields, set grid rows to 1 track(#3919)
Countdown Module: Add field connection support to time field (#3743)
Subscribe Module: Constant Contact integration has been upgraded to use v3 of their API. V2 of their API has been deprecated (#1899)
List Module: Allow rendering of basic HTML tags in the Heading field (#3862)
Nofications Center: revamp it and change it to What's New (#3049)
Posts Module: Add option for enabling equal height of Posts Featured Images for Masonry and Column layouts (#534)
Posts Module: Add aspect ratio as an option for images when Equal Height Images are used
Add sanitization to node attributes (#1654)
Outline Panel: Add title and change position of panel when content panel is pinned to the right (#3793)
Row Settings: make width responsive (#733)
Saved Nodes: Enable some information in the Publish metabox that was previously hidden (#3846)
Add new advanced setting to force module wrappers (#3744)
(a11y)Content Slider: Add aria-current for current item in dot navigation (#3583)
Add support for auto sizes for lazy loaded images in WP 6.7 (#3735)
Add Global Colors to Block Editor colors (#3188)
Icon & Icon Group Module: Adjust default spacing of new modules dropped on the page
Update code field script (Ace)
Show a modal when you've been logged out of WordPress(#2585)
Global Colors: when duplicating a color, add copy to label (#3567)
Subscribe Module: Add support for tags in the Active Campaign integration (#3198)
Performance: make sure expensive query doesn't run when Themer is not active (#3616)
Performance: debug mode query optimizations (#3334)
Add a modal when issues are detected that would interfere with the iFrame UI (#2736)
Debug Mode: Add menu counts (#3623)

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

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


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

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

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

Enhancements
Video Module: Add support for WebM as the main video type not just fallback (#1669)
Stats: Collect data on usage of iFrame UI and Legacy UI (#3711)
Add parameter to <code>[fl-safe]</code> shortcode to allow for a custom message to be displayed in the UI (#3723)


Bug Fixes

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

Hotfix
Fix potential for XSS with links when inline editing is enabled(#3727)

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

Security
Security: Fix potential XSS issue with layout field in the Button Group module (#3660)

Hotfix
Ensure fields that use HTML in preview render as expected (#3654)
Fix conflict with some themes that display cart in menu or header (#3633)