Breakdance 2.3 Now Available

We’re very pleased to announce Breakdance 2.3. This release includes a masterfully reworked search bar in the editor, Accordion and Tab layout options for loop elements, the ability to use multiple dynamic data fields in a single text field, a wrap with div/link option in the right-click menu, and many other improvements.

Quick Navigator – Add New Posts and Edit Template Settings Without Leaving the Builder

The Quick Navigator (Search Bar) has been completely revamped with three powerhouse features and some back-end improvements. You can now filter by post type to find exactly what you want to preview, add new content if it doesn’t already exist, and edit the settings for your Breakdance templates. All of this can be done without ever leaving the builder.

Filter and Sort Post Types

The Quick Navigator now allows you to filter and sort post types, making it easy to adjust Template settings within the Builder and work on pages or other post types built with Breakdance.

Create New Pages and Templates

Build complete websites without ever leaving the builder. You can now create new Pages, Templates, and any other available Post Type from the Quick Navigator. You can then select that Post Type in the Search Bar to begin editing it in Breakdance.

Edit Template Settings

Click the “Edit Settings” option within the Quick Navigator for any applicable Breakdance Template to quickly change the settings for that template.

Display Loop Items in Accordion and Tab Layouts

Enhance how your content is displayed with two new layout options for Loop elements. You can now choose Accordion and Tabs layout options for most Loop elements, making it possible to display ACF Repeater or Metabox Cloneable Group data in an accordion or tabs,

Quickly Wrap Any Element.

Right-click any element to wrap it in a Div element or a Wrapper Link element.

Use Multiple Dynamic Data Points in a Single Text Control

We’ve now included the option to use multiple data points within a single text field in Breakdance.

Changelog

Builder

• AI – Improved error handling to show error messages in the builder.
• Data Points – ACF Author Data Points will now work on Author Archives.
• Data Points – Added PHP function return value Data Point.
• Data Points – You can now use multiple Data Points in a single Text control.
• Data Points – Added methods to copy Data Points to use in Text controls.
• Data Points – Fixed a regression from 2.3 RC 1 that caused Shortcodes used as a Data Point for elements to show incorrectly on the front end.
• Global Block – It is now possible to set the width and height when previewing a Global Block.
• Right-click Menu – Added “Wrap In” option for elements when right-clicking them in the Canvas.
• Page Navigation – When navigating to a new page, Breakdance’s UI will remain visible as the Canvas and Structure Panel load.
• Quick Navigator – Added actions to the Quick Navigator (Sort, Filter, Add New, Edit Settings).

Elements

• Comments List – Fixed an issue where Threaded Comments did not display correctly.
• Filter Bar – Improved Filter Bar support for Grid Layouts.
• Form Builder – You can now use Conditions for Date fields.
• Form Builder – Further improved and optimized code for the Form Builder.
• Image – Dynamic Data may be used for Alt tags.
• Loop Elements – Introduced support for Accordion and Tabs layouts.

General

• Cache – Breakdance Cache Bump due to refactoring.
• Dynamic Data – Refactored and optimized the way Dynamic Data works.
• Loop Elements – Refactored and optimized how Loop elements and queries work in Breakdance.
• Performance – Breakdance no longer automatically loads all the posts for preview within the Builder.
• Performance – Refined “Remove Gutenberg Blocks CSS” option to remove inline styles from Classic Themes.
• Usage Tracking – Added setting to opt-in to share anonymous usage data to help improve Breakdance. Usage tracking may be toggled on/off via Breakdance → Settings → Privacy. This setting is toggled off for existing sites. Privacy information.

Developer

• Element Studio – %%tags%% now work in SSR files.
• Added the breakdance_form_should_run_action_[ACTION_SLUG] filter to allow an invalid form action to prevent other actions from running.
• The Form Submissions Admin menu will now display for applicable users when using the breakdance_form_submission_capability filter.

Breakdance AI

• Updated to version 1.2.0
• Improvement – Includes the gpt-4o and gpt-40 mini models.
• Improvement – When an AI source returns an error, the error details show in the Builder instead of just the browser’s developer’s console.