Blocs 4.2 is Here 🥳

[DaveC]

@Norm thanks for latest version mate, it’s awesome!

I’ve found migrating my sites to BS5 to be very smooth and problem free so far. The options to combine JS & CSS files in addition to removing jQuery has offered a significant and welcome speed boost.

Thanks for your hard work!!

[PeteSharp]

Hey @Norm,

On migrating a site, I discovered there could be some issues with media queries for > 1200px, since we don’t set any breakpoints for that in Blocs.

eg. .display-5 (a bootstrap class) overrides my font size on larger screens, breaking the design.

Maybe we need an XL breakpoint? (I know thats been brought up before). Or even XXL. Since they are offical breakpoints for BS5.

Breakpoints

Surely I should be able to use official Bootstrap classes without then having to hand code a media query.

[Norm]

It’s worth noting that you would need to use the display-5 class in order to notice this issue, which Blocs doesn’t use (last i checked).

But yes a way to work on the larger breakpoints is still something that may come.

These are the reasons I haven’t added the functionality yet.
• More work for you the designers to do.
• A large portion of Blocs users work on screens that are not even big enough to view them (laptops).
• An even larger portion of web traffic never see these breakpoints (mobile first).

But I appreciate they are part of the framework and are valid, as why bother to include them.

[PeteSharp]

@Norm

which Blocs doesn’t use

It does if you consider its a Bootstrap class

And I use Bootstrap classes a lot (I might be a minority there though).

All good points though and I understand the reasoning. I notice it on my 16" MacBook Pro though.

[Flashman]

Might be too late for the next beta and perhaps one for 4.3…

I love it when clients express frustration that a site isn’t ready and blame me, despite not having sent content that was requested months ago. Could we have an option in Blocs that somehow takes care of it all? Maybe a tick box option in the side panel under a “creates all” section. This could be reserved as a plus feature and I think it would be really popular.

BTW @PeteSharp came up with the sidebar option. I figured it would have to go in project settings to allow for WordPress themes as well.

[PeteSharp]

@Flashman

I figured it would have to go in project settings

Next to the option to enable >1200px breakpoints

[Norm]

I have something in the pipeline

[JDW]

@Norm
What app was used to created that video? I really like the special effects!

–James

[Norm]

We use After Effects to add all the nice effects.