Beaver Builder

The Beaver Builder is a dream come true for developers working on a daily basis with non-technical clients and the WordPress platform.

As WordPress grew from a small blogging platform to a full-on CMS, its backend interface did not adapt that much and it remained quite unfriendly to new users.

Being very hard to get stuff done in the backend, led to lots of support requests from customers.

That's the exact reason why when a plugin comes out that simplifies the process of building pages on the WordPress platform, like the Beaver Page Builder plugin does, it's something developers need to take a closer look at when implementing in their work.

Using a drag&dro-based interface, Beaver Builder transforms the process of creating a page with complex widgets, shortcodes, and a quirky WYSIWYG editing experience into something pleasurable, fast, and efficient.

If users need a text area in their page, they can just grab the text module and move it in the desired section. If they need four columns instead of two, they just can modify the page layout. Simple, fast, no errors. Exactly what developers and users are looking to use.

Installation:

Unpack and upload it to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.

Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress.

The Beaver Builder comes in three licensing versions, one free, and two commercial plans with extra features.

What is new in this release:

• Enhancements:
• Added the Posts Carousel module.
• Added the Posts Slider module.
• Added style options to the Posts module gallery layout.
• The builder is now compatible with scheduled posts.
• The fullscreen slideshow button now shows at smaller sizes.
• Bug Fixes:
• Fixed a bug with row margins not working when a slideshow or video background is present.

What is new in version 1.6.2.1:

• Enhancements:
• Added the Posts Carousel module.
• Added the Posts Slider module.
• Added style options to the Posts module gallery layout.
• The builder is now compatible with scheduled posts.
• The fullscreen slideshow button now shows at smaller sizes.
• Bug Fixes:
• Fixed a bug with row margins not working when a slideshow or video background is present.

What is new in version 1.6.0.1:

• Enhancements:
• Added SendinBlue integration.
• Added filters for MailChimp single optin and disabling the welcome message.
• Most of the builder's PHP and JavaScript files now have much better inline documentation of classes, properties and methods (we still need to do the modules).
• Tweaks:
• Removed phone number validation from the Contact Form module to support international phone numbers.
• Updated FontAwesome.
• Tweaked the Heading module CSS to prevent Dynamik from overriding our styles.
• Added CSS to fix margins issue with the WordPress editor link lightbox and some third party themes.
• Bug Fixes:
• Fixed a bug that didn't allow backslashes to be saved.
• Fixed a bug that prevented namespaced widgets from working.
• Fixed a bug with the Posts module that prevented the date from being hidden in the gallery layout.

What is new in version 1.5.6:

• Enhancements:
• Added SendinBlue integration.
• Added filters for MailChimp single optin and disabling the welcome message.
• Most of the builder's PHP and JavaScript files now have much better inline documentation of classes, properties and methods (we still need to do the modules).
• Tweaks:
• Removed phone number validation from the Contact Form module to support international phone numbers.
• Updated FontAwesome.
• Tweaked the Heading module CSS to prevent Dynamik from overriding our styles.
• Added CSS to fix margins issue with the WordPress editor link lightbox and some third party themes.
• Bug Fixes:
• Fixed a bug that didn't allow backslashes to be saved.
• Fixed a bug that prevented namespaced widgets from working.
• Fixed a bug with the Posts module that prevented the date from being hidden in the gallery layout.

What is new in version 1.5.3:

• Enhancements:
• Updated Slovak translation.
• Bug Fixes:
• Fixed a bug with the JavaScript for smooth scrolling links.
• Fixed a spelling error in the help tour.

What is new in version 1.4.8:

• Enhancements:
• Added a background color overlay setting for rows.
• Added global settings for default row width.
• Added a confirmation popup for switching back to text editor mode.
• Bug Fixes:
• Fixed a bug with custom icons that only happens on certain sites as PHP's glob function doesn't always return an array.
• Fixed an admin settings JavaScript error caused by unescaped translation strings.
• Fixed a bug causing row background slideshows to show up on archive pages.

What is new in version 1.4.5:

• Enhancements:
• Added a search field to the icon selector.
• Bug Fixes:
• Fixed a bug introduced in 1.4.4 that caused PHP warnings when creating new pages.

What is new in version 1.4.0:

• Bug Fixes:
• Fixed a bug introduced in 1.3.9 with moving modules into the main layout to create a new row.
• Fixed classname conflicts with the pricing table module that broke the builder in some cases.

What is new in version 1.3.9:

• Enhancements:
• Clicking a Beaver Builder theme header link now asks if you want to publish before launching the builder on a new page.
• Added support for multiple builder layouts on the same page.
• Color picker hex inputs now accept the # symbol.
• Added a new link field that allows you to search for a post of any type to link to.
• Added white labeling to the plugins page.
• Added an admin setting for disabling advanced editing functionality such as adding, deleting and moving modules.
• Bug Fixes:
• Fixed a compatibility issue with themes that use older versions of Option Tree.
• Removed deprecated like_escape function from FLBuilderLoop class.

What is new in version 1.3.8:

• Enhancements:
• Single photos can now be opened in a lightbox by choosing lightbox in the photo module's link settings.
• Added the ability to define custom fields through actions. Developers should review the custom module docs and examples for detailed info on how that works.
• Added the ability to duplicate rows.
• Bug Fixes:
• Fixed a bug that made it so you could only have one text or code editor within a builder settings panel. Thanks to Nicholas Joannes for the fix!
• Reworked the load order and definitions for the main builder JavaScript class to prevent issues with some minification plugins.
• Fixed a bug with generating new builder node ids that was affecting templates in some cases.

What is new in version 1.3.4:

• Enhancements:
• The tabs module is here!
• Bug Fixes:
• Fixed a bug caused by widgets that embed jQuery inline.
• Fixed a bug caused by the recent update that broke the ability to switch back to the text editor on the post edit screen.

What is new in version 1.3.3:

• Updated custom module docs and examples.
• Updated layout template PSD files.
• Optimized AJAX requests for adding new rows and columns.
• Live previews are here.

What is new in version 1.3.2:

• Enhancements:
• Updated custom module docs for developer members.
• Bug Fixes:
• Removed do_shortcode from the builder's render content method as it isn't necessary and causes issues.
• Fixed a bug where the builder was removing third party editor buttons from the post edit screen's editor.
• Fixed path to blank builder template thumbnail.
• Reworked the FLBuilderModel::generate_node_id method to account for duplicate ids being generated, specifically on Windows servers.
• Fixed a bug with row ordering caused by plugins that insert script tags within the builder's content area.

What is new in version 1.3.1:

• Enhancements:
• Relaunching as Beaver Builder
• Developer members can now white label the builder under Settings > Page Builder > Branding

What is new in version 1.2.9:

• Enhancements:
• Updated Font Awesome.
• Bug Fixes:
• Fixed Chrome layout bug with the template selector.
• Added back wp_reset_postdata() to the Posts module.
• Fixed a bug where the column size field didn't accept decimals.
• Fixed a bug with the Text Editor module when the visual editor is disabled in the user settings.
• Now forcing auto height and width for builder photos.

What is new in version 1.2.8:

• Enhancements:
• Post meta is now used to store data instead of a custom database table.
• Post revisions are now supported. NOTE: Old revisions will not contain builder data. Only revisions saved after updating to 1.2.8 or later will contain builder data.
• Modules can now be overridden from within a theme directory.
• Bug Fixes:
• Scripts and styles enqueued by shortcodes are now rendered in the builder's Ajax layout method.
• Fixed an issue with shortcodes when the posts module is present.
• Fixed an issue with WordPress widgets that no longer exist.
• Fixed color picker hex input width so all characters are visible.
• Increased the memory limit for photo crop operations.

What is new in version 1.2.7:

• Bug Fixes:
• Fixed a pagination bug with the posts module when used on a homepage.
• Fixed a compatibility issue with shortcodes that incorrectly output HTML.
• Added compatibility for password protected pages.

What is new in version 1.2.6:

• Enhancements:
• Added new homepage layout templates.
• Refined existing homepage layout templates.
• Bug Fixes:
• The custom post type for user templates doesn't show up in the admin UI anymore.

What is new in version 1.2.5:

• Enhancements:
• Added new gallery layout to the posts module.
• Added new blog gallery template.
• Bug Fixes:
• Custom image sizes now show up correctly in the photo module.
• The WordPress heartbeat API is only used when available.
• Fixed a FireFox scrolling issue with the modules panel.
• Cleaned up the WordPress link dialog layout for the text module.

What is new in version 1.2.4:

• The posts module was re-released.
• Added updated Italian translation files.

What is new in version 1.2.3:

• The posts module is here. Add a feed or grid of posts to any page on your website.
• Added five new layout templates.

What is new in version 1.2.1:

• Enhancements:
• Updated custom module docs and examples.
• Added an "all" option for toggling which modules are active.
• Added an admin settings section for enabling or disabling templates.
• Bug Fixes:
• Fixed a bug with custom module settings sections that have no fields.
• Removed module animations for touch.

What is new in version 1.2.0:

• Enhancements:
• Added support for core MCE plugins.
• Added new translations.
• Bug Fixes:
• Builder settings are now loaded after the text domain.
• Fixed an infinite loop bug caused by widgets that call the_content filter.

What is new in version 1.1.6:

• The builder is now compatible with WP Minify.

What is new in version 1.1.5:

• Bug Fixes:
• Fixed an issue with themes that load in an older version of jQuery after wp_head is called.
• Fixed a bug with parallax backgrounds in Chrome.
• External scripts such as YUI3 are now loaded via HTTPS if the site is using HTTPS.

What is new in version 1.1.4:

• Enhancements:
• Added video, slideshow and parallax row backgrounds.
• Video shortcode embeds are now responsive.
• Added poster, loop and autoplay options to the video module when using videos from the media library.
• Developer members now have access to documentation and examples for building custom modules.
• Bug Fixes:
• Fixed a bug where posts in secondary loops were showing that the builder was active even when it wasn't.
• Fixed another jQuery conflict caused by 3rd party plugins.
• Fixed a bug with the gallery module that was causing full size photos to be loaded.
• 3rd party editor plugins are now removed from the builder to prevent JavaScript conflicts.
• Fixed a bug that was causing button colors not to stick.

What is new in version 1.1.3:

• Enhancements:
• Added the ability for users to save, import and export their own templates.
• Added custom width option for buttons.
• Added fl_builder_global_posts filter for loading layout assets globally.
• Bug Fixes:
• Reworked how shortcodes are handled to fix compatibility issues with shortcodes that create secondary loops.
• Various minor bug fixes.

What is new in version 1.1.0:

• Enhancements:
• Added support for plugins that duplicate posts.
• Bug Fixes:
• Fixed a compatibility issue with the WP-simpleviewer plugin.
• Fixed a bug with orphaned modules when duplicating a layout.
• Fixed a bug with 404 pages and launching the builder on an unsaved post.

What is new in version 0.8.7:

• Enhancements:
• Modules can now be dropped into column positions to create new column groups.
• Added new pre-built layouts.
• Added "click action" setting to the gallery module so users can turn off the lightbox if their theme is using a custom one.
• Bug Fixes:
• Row overlay height now resets when column groups are deleted.
• Fixed caching issue that kept WordPress widgets from updating.
• Fixed a bug with the content slider module that flashed all of the slides before loading.

Requirements:

• WordPress