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Common Beaver Builder filter examples

There is a comprehensive Hook & Filter Reference but here's a list of some commonly used filters and their potential uses. This article is aimed at developers and assumes that you know where to put the code and how to tweak it

BB filter in WP admin lists

In WP admin lists of pages, posts, you can click a Beaver Builder link that shows only the items that have Beaver Builder layouts. The link is shown in this screenshot.

If you'd like to disable that feature altogether, use the filter fl_builder_admin_edit_sort_bb_enabled.

Example:

add_filter( 'fl_builder_admin_edit_sort_bb_enabled', '__return_false' );

Remember settings tab used

The Beaver Builder editor remembers the last tab used in the row/column/module settings window. If you want to disable that and have the row, column, or module settings window always open at the first tab, use the filter fl_remember_settings_tabs_enabled.

Example:

add_filter( 'fl_remember_settings_tabs_enabled', '__return_false' );

Prevent modules from loading site-wide

By default, when you disable modules in Settings > Beaver Builder > Modules, they do not appear in the module list in the Beaver Builder editor, but any modules of that type already used in layouts are still displayed on web pages.

You can change the behavior in Settings > Beaver Builder > Modules so that when you disable modules they don't load or render in either the front end or the editor, and before you disable them you'll be able to see how many modules of that type are already in use. This is done by setting the is_module_disable_enabled filter to true. Add the following line of code to the functions.php file in your child theme.

note

The Slideshow module is required for row background slideshows to function.

add_filter( 'is_module_disable_enabled', '__return_true' );

After you've added this filter, you'll see module counts displayed at Settings > Beaver Builder > Modules so you can see if there are existing modules that will be blocked from loading and rendering, as shown in the following screenshot.

It shows how many times each module is used in pages, posts, and "Templates." The "Templates" category applies both to saved layout templates and to saved rows, columns, and modules.

When you clear a checkbox to disable a module, it will not appear for selection in the Beaver Builder editor and any existing modules of that type will not load or render on the page.

Disable inline editing

You can completely disable inline editing by using the fl_inline_editing_enabled filter.

Example:

add_filter( 'fl_inline_editing_enabled', '__return_false' );

Disable notifications from Beaver Builder in the UI

There's a bell icon in the Beaver Builder editor UI that, when clicked, shows notifications that are issued by Beaver Builder. You can disable the notifications with the filter fl_disable_notifications

Example:

add_filter( 'fl_disable_notifications', '__return_true' );

fl_ajax_*

Use this filter to filter the results of the builder’s front-end AJAX actions. For example, for save_settings the filter would be fl_ajax_save_settings.

See the classes/class-fl-builder-ajax.php file for a complete list of core AJAX actions that can be appended to the flajax* filter.

function my_ajax_save_settings( $result, $args ) {
  return $result;
}
add_filter( 'fl_ajax_save_settings', 'my_ajax_save_settings' );

fl_builder_admin_settings_post_types

Use this filter to modify the post types that are shown in the admin settings for enabling and disabling post types.

function my_builder_admin_settings_post_types( $post_types ) {
  unset( $post_types['post'] );
  return $post_types;
}
add_filter( 'fl_builder_admin_settings_post_types', 'my_builder_admin_settings_post_types' );

fl_builder_column_custom_class

Use this filter to work with the custom class a user adds to a column under Column Settings > Advanced > Class.

function my_builder_column_custom_class( $class ) {
  $class = str_replace( 'red', 'blue', $class );
  return $class;
}
add_filter( 'fl_builder_column_custom_class', 'my_builder_column_custom_class' );

fl_builder_get_cache_dir

Use this filter to modify the cache directory path and URL that the builder uses to store cached images, JavaScript, and CSS files.

function my_builder_get_cache_dir( $dir_info ) {
  $dir_info['path'] = '/your/custom/path/cache/';
  $dir_info['url'] = 'http://www.yourdomain.com/your/custom/url/cache/';
  return $dir_info;
}
add_filter( 'fl_builder_get_cache_dir', 'my_builder_get_cache_dir' );

fl_builder_get_upload_dir

Use this filter to modify the upload directory path and URL that the builder uses to store things like the cache and custom icons.

function my_builder_get_upload_dir( $dir_info ) {
  $dir_info['path'] = '/your/custom/path/';
  $dir_info['url'] = 'http://www.yourdomain.com/your/custom/url/';
  return $dir_info;
}
add_filter( 'fl_builder_get_upload_dir', 'my_builder_get_upload_dir' );

fl_builder_global_posts

Use this filter to specify a post or posts whose CSS and JavaScript assets should be loaded globally. This is useful when you want to display a builder layout on every page of your site such as in a sidebar. This filter is passed in an array to which you can add post IDs that should be loaded globally.

function my_global_builder_posts( $post_ids ) {
  $post_ids[] = '123';
  return $post_ids;
}
add_filter( 'fl_builder_global_posts', 'my_global_builder_posts' );

fl_builder_layout_style_dependencies

Use this filter to add dependencies to the dependency array when the main builder layout CSS file is enqueued using wp_enqueue_style().

function my_builder_layout_style_dependencies( $deps ) {
  $deps[] = 'font-awesome';
  return $deps;
}
add_filter( 'fl_builder_layout_style_dependencies', 'my_builder_layout_style_dependencies' );

fl_builder_mailchimp_double_option

Use this filter to enable double opt-ins for MailChimp integrations. Returning true enables double opt-ins; returning false enables single opt-ins. The default return value for this filter is false.

// Enable double opt-ins.
add_filter( 'fl_builder_mailchimp_double_option', '__return_true' );

fl_builder_module_categories

Use this filter to add custom module categories that will show up before the default module categories in the builder’s UI. Note these categories only show if they contain modules.

function my_builder_module_categories( $categories ) {
  $categories[] = 'My Custom Category';
  return $categories;
}
add_filter( 'fl_builder_module_categories', 'my_builder_module_categories' );

fl_builder_module_custom_class

Use this filter to work with the custom class a user adds to a module in the Class field on the Advanced tab.

function my_builder_module_custom_class( $class ) {
  $class = str_replace( 'red', 'blue', $class );
  return $class;
}
add_filter( 'fl_builder_module_custom_class', 'my_builder_module_custom_class' );

fl_builder_post_types

Use this filter to modify the post types that the builder works with.

function my_builder_post_types( $post_types ) {
    $post_types[] = 'post';
    return $post_types;
}
add_filter( 'fl_builder_post_types', 'my_builder_post_types' );

fl_builder_register_module

Use this filter to override the modules that are enabled in the builder.

function my_builder_register_module( $enabled, $instance ) {

  $disable = array( 'accordion', 'button', 'separator' );

  if ( in_array( $instance->slug, $disable ) ) {
      return false;
  }

  return $enabled;
}
add_filter( 'fl_builder_register_module', 'my_builder_register_module', 10, 2 );

fl_builder_register_settings_form

Use this filter to modify the config array for a settings form when it is registered.

function my_builder_register_settings_form( $form, $id ) {

  if ( 'row' == $id ) {
      // Modify the row settings $form config array.
  }
  else if ( 'button' == $id ) {
      // Modify the button settings $form config array.
  }
  return $form;
}
add_filter( 'fl_builder_register_settings_form', 'my_builder_register_settings_form', 10, 2 );

fl_builder_render_css

Use this filter to modify the CSS that is compiled and cached for each builder layout.

function my_builder_render_css( $css, $nodes, $global_settings ) {
  $css .= '#my-selector { property:value; }';
  return $css;
}
add_filter( 'fl_builder_render_css', 'my_builder_render_css', 10, 3 );

fl_builder_render_js

Use this filter to modify the JavaScript that is compiled and cached for each builder layout.

function my_builder_render_js( $js, $nodes, $global_settings ) {
  $js .= 'console.log( "Hello World!" );';
  return $js;
}
add_filter( 'fl_builder_render_js', 'my_builder_render_js', 10, 3 );

fl_builder_render_settings_field

Use this filter to modify the config array for a field before it is rendered.

function my_builder_render_settings_field( $field, $name, $settings ) {
  $field['default'] = 'My Default Value';
  return $field;
}
add_filter( 'fl_builder_render_settings_field', 'my_builder_render_settings_field', 10, 3 );

fl_builder_render_shortcodes

Use this filter to prevent the builder from rendering shortcodes. It is useful if you don’t want shortcodes rendering while the builder UI is active.

function my_builder_render_shortcodes( $render ) {

  if ( FLBuilderModel::is_builder_active() ) {
    remove_filter( 'the_content', 'do_shortcode', 11 );
    return false;
  }
  return $render;
}
add_filter( 'fl_builder_render_shortcodes', 'my_builder_render_shortcodes' );

fl_builder_row_custom_class

Use this filter to work with the custom class a user adds to a row under Row Settings > Advanced > Class.

function my_builder_row_custom_class( $class ) {
  $class = str_replace( 'red', 'blue', $class );
  return $class;
}
add_filter( 'fl_builder_row_custom_class', 'my_builder_row_custom_class' );

fl_builder_settings_form_defaults

Use this filter to change the defaults for any of the settings forms in the builder including global, row, column and module settings.

function my_builder_settings_form_defaults( $defaults, $form_type ) {

  if ( 'global' == $form_type ) {
    $defaults->default_heading_selector = '.my-heading-selector';
  }

  return $defaults; // Must be returned!
}
add_filter( 'fl_builder_settings_form_defaults', 'my_builder_settings_form_defaults', 10, 2 );

fl_builder_upgrade_url

Use this filter to modify the upgrade URL in Beaver Builder Lite. This can be used to add an affiliate ID.

function my_bb_upgrade_link() {

  return 'YOUR_LINK_HERE';

}
add_filter( 'fl_builder_upgrade_url', 'my_bb_upgrade_link' );
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