Release
Notes

December 12, 2018

2.4.7
6.4.6
3.4.6

Did you know that when you inspect a Button element in advanced mode there are 130 individual data points that can be modified? The Headline has 90 and a few of the more feature rich elements have over 200. We spread these out over many different controls and group them into sections to make the elements as approachable as possible for the level of customization possible. I'm sure you've noticed there is a bit of delay when you want to inspect a different element or switch the group of controls you're working with.

We've taken some time between major update cycles to do a maintenance release to address this key performance issue and a handful of other bug fixes. The Inspector you use in the builders has been entirely rewritten in React and is now much faster. There is a noticible speed improvement when you switch control groups or inspect new elements. And just wait until you try the new icon picker—it now opens instantaneously.

Another thing we tackled with this update is rounding out a few issues after the WordPress 5.0 release. You will now be able to edit the post title and access post attributes without needing to click the “Edit with WordPress” button.

We wish we had some shiny new features to share with you now, but we are very exicted about the next major release that is already underway. We expect it to blow your socks off (Hint: V2 Grid and dynamic content)!

Changelog

Pro 2.4.7 - February 25, 2019
- Bugfix: Fix WordPress 5.1 conflict causing some Headers and Footers to lose their content after saving.
Pro 2.4.6 - December 28, 2018
- Bugfix: Fix conflict where Yoast SEO analyzer is blank if using the classic editor plugin.
- Bugfix: Fix Accordion Header not allowing HTML for indicator text.
X 6.4.6 - December 28, 2018
- Bugfix: Fix conflict where Yoast SEO analyzer is blank if using the classic editor plugin.
Cornerstone 3.4.6 - December 28, 2018
- Bugfix: Fix Accordion Header not allowing HTML for indicator text.
Pro 2.4.5 - December 24, 2018
- Bugfix: Fix vh and vw units missing from margin and padding controls.
- Bugfix: Fix font weights select control options not always sorting numerically.
- Bugfix: Fix Global Block selection control not allowing a single choice to be selected.
- Bugfix: Fix margin control overwriting auto values when linked.
- Bugfix: Fix post editor metabox visibility not toggling in Gutenberg when post format or page template changes.
X 6.4.5 - December 24, 2018
- Bugfix: Fix post editor metabox visibility not toggling in Gutenberg when post format or page template changes.
Cornerstone 3.4.5 - December 24, 2018
- Bugfix: Fix vh and vw units missing from margin and padding controls.
- Bugfix: Fix font weights select control options not always sorting numerically.
- Bugfix: Fix Global Block selection control not allowing a single choice to be selected.
- Bugfix: Fix margin control overwriting auto values when linked.
Pro 2.4.4 - December 20, 2018
- Bugfix: Fix clearing color picker not setting value to transparent.
- Bugfix: Fix text behind a color picker sometimes getting selected when slider controls are dragged.
X 6.4.4 - December 20, 2018
- Updated: Update bundled version of Cornerstone.
Cornerstone 3.4.4 - December 20, 2018
- Bugfix: Fix clearing color picker not setting value to transparent.
- Bugfix: Fix text behind a color picker sometimes getting selected when slider controls are dragged.
Pro 2.4.3 - December 19, 2018
- Bugfix: Fix breakpoint visibility not working on Classic Row in live preview.
- Bugfix: Fix select control showing HTML entity codes in options instead of the correct character.
- Bugfix: Fix inconsistent styling on apply preset popover buttons.
- Bugfix: Fix template manager navigating to home page when trying to add a preview image.
- Bugfix: Fix preview being unselectable after dragging opacity slider of color picker.
- Bugfix: Fix Accordion element indicator and grouping not appearing in live preview.
- Bugfix: Fix unit input resetting cursor position if you delete all characters in front of a decimal.
- Bugfix: Fix incompatibility with PHP 7.3 causing generated CSS to not output correctly.
X 6.4.3 - December 19, 2018
- Updated: Update bundled version of Cornerstone.
Cornerstone 3.4.3 - December 19, 2018
- Bugfix: Fix breakpoint visibility not working on Classic Row in live preview.
- Bugfix: Fix select control showing HTML entity codes in options instead of the correct character.
- Bugfix: Fix inconsistent styling on apply preset popover buttons.
- Bugfix: Fix template manager navigating to home page when trying to add a preview image.
- Bugfix: Fix preview being unselectable after dragging opacity slider of color picker.
- Bugfix: Fix Accordion element indicator and grouping not appearing in live preview.
- Bugfix: Fix unit input resetting cursor position if you delete all characters in front of a decimal.
- Bugfix: Fix incompatibility with PHP 7.3 causing generated CSS to not output correctly.
Pro 2.4.2 - December 17, 2018
- Updated: Add cs_ajax_url filter.
- Updated: Color picker will no longer reformat colors to rgb format. Colors must now be entered in a valid CSS format.
- Bugfix: Fix collapsed navigation submenus not hiding overflow when displayed in a widget area.
- Bugfix: Fix incorrect label when confirming to apply an element preset.
- Bugfix: Fix Skeleton Mode stealing focus and distorting preview when tab key is pressed on class text input.
- Bugfix: Fix color picker not clearing out if set to an empty string.
- Bugfix: Fix positioning on select dropdowns in horizontal inspectors.
X 6.4.2 - December 17, 2018
- Bugfix: Fix collapsed navigation submenus not hiding overflow when displayed in a widget area.
Cornerstone 3.4.2 - December 17, 2018
- Updated: Add cs_ajax_url filter.
- Updated: Color picker will no longer reformat colors to rgb format. Colors must now be entered in a valid CSS format.
- Bugfix: Fix incorrect label when confirming to apply an element preset.
- Bugfix: Fix Skeleton Mode stealing focus and distorting preview when tab key is pressed on class text input.
- Bugfix: Fix color picker not clearing out if set to an empty string.
- Bugfix: Fix positioning on select dropdowns in horizontal inspectors.
Pro 2.4.1 - December 14, 2018
- Bugfix: Fix input control without unit not updating values.
X 6.4.1 - December 14, 2018
- Updated: Include updated version of Cornerstone.
Cornerstone 3.4.1 - December 14, 2018
- Bugfix: Fix input control without unit not updating values.
Pro 2.4.0 - December 12, 2018
- Updated: Inspector performance overhaul. Now powered by React, the inspector works faster especially when navigating.
- Updated: Faster icon picker. No more waiting for it to load.
- Updated: Unit input control now shows allowed keywords in sub menu.
- Updated: Sliding the unit input when it has a keyword value will begin setting it in the first available numeric value.
- Updated: Update WooCommerce templates.
- Updated: Remove messaging saying that deleting an element can not be undone (now possible via Action History).
- Updated: Update Google Fonts data.
- Bugfix: Fix Inspector controls not updating when a preset is applied.
- Bugfix: Fix inspecting an element of the same type not updating Inspector controls.
- Bugfix: Fix Text Editor control not closing if you inspect a different element.
- Bugfix: Fixed pressing enter in unit control resetting to pixels
- Bugfix: Fix Theme Option values not saving when non-admin roles have the correct permissions.
- Bugfix: Fix fatal PHP error in dashboard when calling x_is_portfolio in a child theme.
- Bugfix: Fix possibility of accidentally clicking to install an Extension multiple times
- Bugfix: Fix responsive Text not previewing live in content builder.
- Bugfix: Clean malformed rows that include extra columns when the builder loads and on save.
- Bugfix: Fix dynamic rendering feature outputting base64content in live preview.
- Bugfix: Update Gutenberg integration to no longer hide settings and post title.
- Bugfix: Fix being unable to properly tab through a search element.
- Bugfix: Fix WooCommerce Theme Options not respecting Global Colors.
- Bugfix: Fix conflict with ACF Pro preventing auto updates when plugin is enabled.
X 6.4.0 - December 12, 2018
- Updated: Update Google Fonts data.
- Updated: Update WooCommerce templates.
- Bugfix: Fix Theme Option values not saving when non-admin roles have the correct permissions.
- Bugfix: Fix fatal PHP error in dashboard when calling x_is_portfolio in a child theme.
- Bugfix: Fix possibility of accidentally clicking to install an Extension multiple times
- Bugfix: Fix WooCommerce Theme Options not respecting Global Colors.
- Bugfix: Fix conflict with ACF Pro preventing auto updates when plugin is enabled.
Cornerstone 3.4.0 - December 12, 2018
- Updated: Inspector performance overhaul. Now powered by React, the inspector works faster especially when navigating.
- Updated: Faster icon picker. No more waiting for it to load.
- Updated: Unit input control now shows allowed keywords in sub menu.
- Updated: Sliding the unit input when it has a keyword value will begin setting it in the first available numeric value.
- Updated: Remove messaging saying that deleting an element can not be undone (now possible via Action History).
- Updated: Update Google Fonts data.
- Bugfix: Fix Inspector controls not updating when a preset is applied.
- Bugfix: Fix inspecting an element of the same type not updating Inspector controls.
- Bugfix: Fix Text Editor control not closing if you inspect a different element.
- Bugfix: Fixed pressing enter in unit control resetting to pixels
- Bugfix: Fix Theme Option values not saving when non-admin roles have the correct permissions.
- Bugfix: Fix responsive Text not previewing live in content builder.
- Bugfix: Clean malformed rows that include extra columns when the builder loads and on save.
- Bugfix: Fix dynamic rendering feature outputting base64content in live preview.
- Bugfix: Update Gutenberg integration to no longer hide settings and post title.
- Bugfix: Fix being unable to properly tab through a search element.

FAQ

When is the release to automatic updates?

Our product releases are done in phases. You can download the latest version from your dashboard page. The downloads can be used for manually updating or setting up a new install. Automatic updates will be available some time after the initial release. This process helps us provide better support and catch potential lingering issues that were not uncovered in beta testing. You can find instructions to manually update in this knowledge base article.

What's the deal with Gutenberg?

Why do my Visual Composer rows and columns look broken after this update?

Go to WPBakery Page Builder Settings → General and make sure “Legacy X Integration” is enabled. A common request we get is to not overwrite parts of the WPBakery Page Builder. We are committed to keep supporting sites from the early days of X where Visual Composer was our page builder but we've consolidated all that integration code under one setting. It used to be enabled by default, but you will now need to opt-in to use it.

Status

12/28: Pro 2.4.6, X 6.4.6, and Cornerstone 3.4.6 available via automatic updates (final release of this cycle).
12/24: Pro 2.4.5, X 6.4.5, and Cornerstone 3.4.5 available via automatic updates.
12/20: Pro 2.4.4, X 6.4.4, and Cornerstone 3.4.4 available via automatic updates.
12/19: Pro 2.4.3, X 6.4.3, and Cornerstone 3.4.3 available via automatic updates.
12/17: Pro 2.4.2, X 6.4.2, and Cornerstone 3.4.2 available via automatic updates.
12/14: Pro 2.4.1, X 6.4.1, and Cornerstone 3.4.1 available via automatic updates.
12/12: Pro 2.4.0, X 6.4.0, and Cornerstone 3.4.0 available via automatic updates.
12/12: Pro 2.4.0, X 6.4.0, and Cornerstone 3.4.0 available via manual updates.

The following confirmed issues are specific to this cycle. If listed here we are planning to address it in a subsequent point release. Items will be crossed off as they are corrected and you will see corresponding notes in the changelog above.

~~Inspector controls that are unitless values (notably line height) don't update correctly.~~ (fixed in first point release)
~~Unable to clear the text field of a color picker.~~ (fixed in second point release)
~~Pressing tab while in the “class” input causes preview to shift to the left and becomes inaccessible.~~ (fixed in second point release)
~~Incorrect label when confirming if you want to apply a preset.~~ (fixed in second point release)
~~Select options in horizontal inspector flow outside the control dimensions.~~ (fixed in second point release)
~~Attempting to add a preview image to a template will navigate away from the application to the home page.~~ (fixed in third point release)
~~Font Weight selection shows HTML entity instead of correct character.~~ (fixed in third point release)
~~Dragging color picker opacity makes preview unselectable.~~ (fixed in third point release)
~~Deleting leading number in unit input pushes cursor to the end.~~ (fixed in third point release)
~~Resetting the color picker doesn't set it to “transparent.” This has adverse side effects like the “Interaction” color control hiding.~~ (fixed in fourth point release)
~~vh / vw unit types missing from some padding and margin controls.~~ (fixed in fifth point release)
~~If you updated to WordPress 5.0.2, Gutenberg now hides the post format options.~~ (fixed in fifth point release)
~~Yoast SEO Analyzer is blank if you are using the classic editor.~~ (fixed in sixth point release)