About this Release
Beaver Builder 2.9 includes the following new features and improvements.
π New Featuresβ
The following features have been added:
Color & Gradient Pickerβ
The Color & Gradient Pickers have been completely redesigned, making it easier than ever to select your preferred colors. You can now switch between different color spaces and take advantage of the powerful color-mix()
function for even more control.
See the Color Picker article for more information.
Multi-Layer Background Fieldβ
We've introduced a new background field that lets you layer different types of backgrounds on an element. You will see this in the Box Module, Rows and Columns.
See the Multi-Layer Background Field article for more information.
Module Blocksβ
A selection of our modules will be available as Blocks for the Block Editor. This feature is opt-in, so it requires enabling in the Beaver Builder settings in the WordPress Admin.
See the articles below for more information:
π₯ Improvementsβ
The following improvements have been made:
Modules without Wrappersβ
All basic modules now have reduced markup output.
See the Advanced Tab Settings article for more information.
Top Level Container Modulesβ
Container modules, such as the Box and Loop modules, can now serve as top-level containers without requiring a row. You can also nest container modules within each otherβfor example, placing a Loop module inside a Box module or vice versa.
Outline Panelβ
The Outline Panel has been improved with a search/filter option and Node labels can be added and edited inline.
See the Outline Panel article for more information.
Google Fonts Libraryβ
The Google Fonts library is now updated automatically whenever WordPress checks to update the plugin.
Subscribe Moduleβ
Support was added for Active Campaign tags.
Accessibility Improvementsβ
The following accessibility improvements have been made:
- Menu Module: Separated menu item and sub-menu icon
- Accordion: Select HTML tag for Label
- Tabs Module: Add focus missing on selected tab
- Various improvements for the magnific pop-up script used