Changelog

Version 3.1.2 29 Nov 2021

• Address a caching issue to display Areas with page- and role-limitations right after saving them.
• Catch rare fatal error caused by scheduled actions during plugin activation.
• Remove an unrelated and deprecated Forminator-snippet from the code base.
• Fix a JS warning on the front-end of password-protected sites.
• Clean up expired transients once per day.

Version 3.1.1 18 Oct 2021

• Problem with DB update on some websites is resolved (a custom DB table was missing).

Version 3.1.0 15 Oct 2021

• WordPress Multisite support.
• Replace the internal cron handler with a reliable Action Scheduler library (also used by WooCommerce).
• Some dropdown lists were positioned wrong inside the Divi Areas metabox.
• Handle PHP warnings generated during the layout synchronization.
• In a few cases, the layout synchronization could get stuck in an infinite-loop.
• Correct display order of entries in the “What’s New”-sidebar.
• Plugin data is properly removed during uninstallation
• Better caching, faster performance.
• Do not show the “Database Update” message on first plugin activation.
• Less intrusive license nags.

Version 3.0.11 1 Oct 2021

• Corrections for Inline Area layouts.
• Addressed an error caused by Inline Areas with a complex CSS Selector location.

Version 3.0.10 29 Sept 2021

• Inline Areas could trigger a PHP error.
• Added missing license details in an Auto-Update function.

Version 3.0.9 27 Sept 2021

• Many small visual fixes of the Divi Area metabox.
• Some users did see an incorrect license-key nag, but not anymore.

Version 3.0.8 23 Sept 2021

• Handle a very rare error while running cron events
• Correct condition for certain update notifications.
• Various layout corrections of the Divi Areas metabox.
• Add new JS API function DiviAreaItem.getState()

Version 3.0.7 17 Sept 2021

• Dynamic Content support to inject and trigger an Area on any page.
• Integration for Divis new “Dynamic CSS” feature.
• Rare layout bug on certain Theme Builder pages, due to a bug in Divi.
• Back Button trigger works correctly.

Version 3.0.6 3 Sept 2021

• Addressed various bugs of the Divi Library integration.
• Preview of On-Page popups inside the Visual Builder.
• Divi Area metabox displays a scrollbar when content is too tall.
• The Visual Builder shows the correct preview of the Divi Area layout.
• Unexpected license nag for expired licenses.
• Divi Library now displays area-type and template category in list view.

Version 3.0.5 25 Aug 2021

• Repair the Auto-Update feature!
• More robust communication with license- and update-server with WP 5.8.
• Some bugs related to cron-tasks are gone.
• Display notification when cron tasks are not working.
• Automatically close admin notices when clicking the CTA button.

Version 3.0.4 17 Aug 2021

• Area position is saved correctly.
• A bug with URL hash triggers is fixed.
• Editing image galleries works again in Divis Front End builder.
• Flush the WordPress cache after activating and updating the plugin.
• Remove the “Build on Front End” button for Divi Areas.
• Add support for WP Rockets “Delay JavaScript Execution” feature.
• Clean up the debug output inside the JS console; the full output is still visible in “verbose” mode.

Version 3.0.3 7 July 2021

• Compatibility with WP Rocket 3.9.
• PHP 8 compatibility.
• Address error in plugins uninstall.php script.
• Pinch-Zoom works while Popup is open on mobile devices.
• Popup contents that have “overflow: scroll” can be scrolled via the mouse wheel.

= Version 3.0.1 =

• Display a warning in wp-admin when no Divi theme/plugin is active, or if it’s outdated.
• Integrate other divimode admin notifications.

Version 3.0.0 17 June 2021

• Changed structure of admin-menu, new icons and settings page layout. Don’t like the new menu? Switch to the classic menu via the plugins Settings page.
• A new plugin dashboard displays the changelog and important details inside widgets.
• GDPR-compliant usage tracking for all Areas!
• The “All Areas” page displays usage stats and additional details about each Area.
• The “All Areas” page can be filtered by Area-Type.
• Automatic trigger for “Back Button” that intercepts clicks on the browsers back button.
• Major improvements in the JS API for more reliable and flexible Area behavior.
• Additional help texts inside the plugin.
• Option for “Start Closed Timer” works as expected.
• Responsive options for Area dimensions are correctly saved.
• The Divi Builder plugin correctly applies Popup dimensions.
• Removed debugging output in JavaScript console.

Version 2.3.6 1 March 2021

• Rename JS API function: DiviArea.Core.focusArea() is now DiviAreaItem.focus()
• Rename JS API function: DiviArea.Core.blurArea() is now DiviAreaItem.blur()
• New JS API function DiviAreaItem.show() and DiviAreaItem.hide()
• The “Popup” tab works for all post-types.
• Anchor links inside Popups now correctly scroll the Popup content to reveal the anchor.
• Multiple Inline Areas can replace the same section.
• Divis “Dot Navigation” now works when the page contains Popups or other Areas.
• Hover Areas are correctly aligned when the admin toolbar is visible.
• Open the Divi Lightbox in front of Hover Areas.
• wpDataTables front-end editing now displays the media-modal with correct z-index.

Version 2.3.5 17 Feb 2021

• Triggering a Popup required 2-3 taps on certain pages on iOS.
• Prevent scrolling page when opening a Popup in Safari.
• Rare bug solved where an Exit-Intent Popup could not be closed anymore after triggering it via the JS API.

Version 2.3.4 13 Feb 2021

• Better error handling in JavaScript keeps Divi working even if this plugin does not load properly.
• Issues with Visual Builder on regular posts/pages are resolved.

Version 2.3.3 8 Feb 2021

• Rename JS and CSS assets to comply with the naming conventions of Divi.
• Certain websites experienced a delay between triggering a Popup and the Popup becoming visible.
• Conditions that use a weekly schedule are correctly saved.
• Adjusted the Import/Export functions to work with the latest Divi version.

Version 2.3.1 22 Dec 2020

• Integrated plugin support on all Divi Areas pages! Look for the help-icon in the bottom corner.
• WordPress 5.6 compatibility (minor CSS changes in admin UI).
• Exit-Intent Popups do not need a Popup ID (but still it’s recommended).
• More robust plugin initialization. Popups will work, even when Divi does not initialize correctly.
• Sections are not randomly renamed to “Popup – #undefined” anymore.
• The Theme Builder could sometimes miss Area layout settings, that’s a thing of the past.
• Rare ReCaptcha bug that happened when no site_key was present for some reason.
• PHP Notice in plugin update module.
• JS error with the “Push Content” flag.

Version 2.3.0 5 Dec 2020

• Area Dimensions now support responsive values, to set custom widths based on the user’s device.
• A new Size option in the Dimension tab enables you to quickly turn an Area to “full-width”, “full-height”, or “full-screen”.
• Fly-In Areas can enable the “Push Content” layout to avoid overlapping of the Area and the page contents.
• WPML support to display Areas only for specific languages.
• Areas do not cover the Admin Toolbar anymore for logged in users.
• Introduce a new license server with a less restrictive firewall to make license activation more reliable.
• More robust plugin update logic and cache clearing mechanism.
• New JS filter to customize local data storage – storage_method (and option DiviAreaConfig.storageMethod)
• New JS filter to extend the push-content layout – push_fixed_elements_{edge}
• New JS action to customize Area positioning – position_boundary
• Many new PHP filters in the Divi Area metabox contents.
• When a Popup, Fly-In, or Hover Area is visible, a new CSS class is added to the body tag.
• Open the Divi Lightbox in front of Popups and Fly-Ins.
• Compatibility with wpDataTables.
• Forminator ReCaptcha is supported inside Popups.
• Fix rare issue with size calculated, caused by incompatible Row settings.
• IE 11 support for Area conditions, like date schedule or referrer check.

Version 2.2.1.1 19 Nov 2020

• In rare cases, the Popups did not open due to Divi initializing the ReCaptcha module without a site-key.

Version 2.2.1 17 Nov 2020

• Typo in ReCaptcha code is fixed.
• Fix a rare issue on iOS that would reload the website when a Popup was triggered.
• The background-repeat CSS rule is now correctly applied to the background image of a Popup section.
• Compatibility with the new responsive mode of Divi 4.7

Version 2.2.0 11 Nov 2020

• Define default conditions for an Area to trigger it only when all conditions are met. Each trigger can overwrite those conditions with custom values.
• Schedule conditions to trigger an Area only on certain dates or days of a week.
• Referrer condition to trigger an Area only when the visitor arrives from a certain referrer.
• URL Param condition to trigger Area only when a certain URL param is present (or not present).
• The “On Scroll” trigger can receive an element selector to show the Area when an element becomes visible.
• We have made the Visual Builder integration (the “Popup-Tab”) faster and more stable.
• Do not include the JS API for certain 404 results, such as missing images.
• The collapsed Divi Area meta box now sticks to the top of the window.
• The Area position is now reflected by the Visual Builder (left/center/right).
• Removed the trigger type “URL Param” in favor of the new trigger condition with the same name.
• Refactored automatic trigger code that results in up to 80% less inline JavaScript code.
• New JS filter to add custom initialization code – pre_init_area
• New JS API function DiviAreaItem.isPrepared() to check if an Area is fully initialized.
• New JS filter to customize conditions – area_general_conditions and area_trigger_conditions
• Inline Areas can be triggered via Exit-Intent.
• Prevent the full-height mode for Areas that use the layout flag “Overflow: Show”.
• Fix a bug where the “After Delay” trigger did not work with the value “instant” (after 0 seconds).
• The content of Code modules in Layout Library templates is now correctly imported.
• Calculate the correct height of multiline text fields in the Divi Area meta box.
• With the “Never Clip” layout, you can scroll the Areas content via the mouse wheel again.
• The layout of Areas with a custom height is now corrected.
• The Layout Library is now also available for new/unsaved Divi Areas.
• The very first Layout Library sync will now start right after activating the plugin.
• CF7 ReCaptcha is supported inside Popups.

Version 2.1.2 29 Oct 2020

• A smarter Area initialization allows the use of dynamic content (such as Ninja Forms).
• The welcome page shows an accurate changelog after updates.
• The preview of Divi Areas is more accurate.
• If licensing fails, a new error code is displayed inside the license nag on the settings page.
• New JS filter to dynamically change an Areas z-index – apply_z_index
• New JS filter to adjust Area initialization – area_preparation_time
• The JS API function DiviAreaItem.getData() does not require a parameter anymore.
• Fixed the bug with the empty Page Rules dialog when editing Divi Areas!
• The z-index is correctly applied again.

Version 2.1.1 22 Oct 2020

• Areas can be triggered via URL hashes.
• The “Overflow” layout option is previewed in the Visual Builder.
• The Layout Library is now displayed correctly when creating a new Divi Area before saving it the first time.
• Improve the full-height calculation of Popups.

Version 2.1.0 19 Oct 2020

• We have launched our layout library! Use any of our pre-built Areas that come fully configured 🎨
• Portability support for Divi Areas! You can export and import Area settings (type, triggers, behavior, etc.)
• Added the “Overflow” layout option for Divi Areas.
• Area sizes are more accurate when using Divis responsive sizes.
• Images inside Areas are instantly loaded in Chrome (fixed a lazy-load bug).
• Area size is re-calculated when the Area contents change, e.g., when an accordion is opened or closed.
• When a Popup is opened, scrolling is disabled in all browsers without shifting the content!
• New WP filter to define “active” Divi Areas divi_areas_pre_get_all_areas
• New WP hooks for Area preview – divi_areas_can_preview_area, divi_areas_preview_redirect_url, divi_areas_show_preview.
• New WP hooks to customize Area output – divi_areas_get_area_flag, divi_areas_prepare_area_js_code, divi_areas_prepare_area_triggers, divi_areas_prepare_area_js_parts.
• New JS action that fires when an Area was resized resize_area.
• New JS action to customize screen-position of an Area position_area (not available for Inline Areas).
• Full-Height Popups can be scrolled #again in Safari/iPhones.
• Hover Areas are positioned correctly on all pages.
• The error “Invalid position: center-center” was thrown by Hover Areas in some cases.
• Remove a duplicate toggle-button from the Divi Area meta boxes.
• Correct the full-height mode for Fly-Ins.
• Bug in the Divi Area Page-Rules selector is fixed, which displayed an empty page-list when editing an existing Area.

Version 2.0.2 30 Sept 2020

• Add a toggle in “Settings > Front End” to disable the plugin cache for development or debugging.
• Page Rules are working again.
• Lifetime licenses do not display an expiration date in the plugin settings anymore.
• WooCommerce pages now display all available Popups, not only the first one.

Version 2.0.1 28 Sept 2020

• Plugin does not break your website when Divi is deactivated.
• Correct a Page-Rule logic that only evaluated the first rule of a given type.
• Scroll to percent logic works again.
• Device conditions in automatic triggers are now working with minified js.
• Divi Areas work with IE 11.
• On-Page Popups were accidentally hidden inside the Visual Builder after saving the page the first time.
• New template function to validate the current Visual Builder version: divi_area_vb_version()
• New JS API function to identify an Area: DiviAreaItem.hasId()

Version 2.0.0 3 Sept 2020

• We have refactored the entire plugin!
• A new welcome page will be displayed after every plugin update to inform you about changes
• All Areas will now generate truly unique CSS classes to avoid any layout caching conflicts
• We have introduced new trigger types: On Inactivity, On Browser Focus, With URL Parameter
• The Visual Builder displays a preview of the Close Button (only in the Divi Areas editor)
• New configuration options for Area width and height for even more flexibility
• The plugin now uses Divis Theme-Builder logic to let you choose which pages should include (or exclude) an Area
• Use the brand-new Categories for grouping and filtering your Divi Areas!
• A new dynamic script generator generates highly optimized and reliable JS trigger code on-demand
• Improved inline documentation and help
• The Keep-Closed behavior has a new “Start Closed-Timer” option
• The Inline Area injection logic has become more reliable and flexible
• New logic to calculate Area size and position
• Popup text is no longer blurry in Windows browsers
• Deprecated the “full-width” class, because it’s not used anymore

Version 1.4.6 14 Aug 2020

• WordPress 5.5 compatibility changes in Area editor and settings page
• In some cases the Google reCaptcha inside a Popup would throw a JS error upon page load

Version 1.4.5 26 June 2020

• The close button does not trigger any scrollbars when hovered
• Popups are now always hidden when the page loads – in some cases, Popups inside Headers/Footers were visible right when the page loaded
• Click inside an open Popup does not try to re-open that Popup – i.e., fixed the “flickering issue.”
• Accordions and other interactive elements inside Areas are working again
• Plugin is compatible with Gravity Forms 2.4.18+
• Bullet lists now display bullets inside Popups
• Plugin now plays nice with SG Optimizer and WP Rocket
• The close button is now outside the Popup container and can be positioned anywhere, via CSS
• Minor performance optimizations in the JS code

Version 1.4.4 12 June 2020

• Inline Areas can now be triggered like any other Area. And yes, they can dynamically replace any section on the page!
• The default shadow can now be disabled for Hover Areas
• All Areas can be triggered via CSS class. Not only Popups but everything!
• Some new methods in the JS class DiviAreaItem that are used by the JS API
• Click- and Hover-Triggers now support complex selectors, such as header [href="/shop"]
• Positioning of Hover Areas is much better; you could say, it’s correct now
• Some UI changes in the “Area Trigger” meta box
• The close button now works in Inline Areas
• We found and fixed a problem with the Visual Builder when inserting Popups into blog posts
• Fixed some nasty typos that could cause bugs
• Of course, improved some parts of the code, especially lots of comments

Version 1.4.3 5 June 2020

• Click triggers can be added to a Row or Section. The plugin now supports virtually any Divi “Link” field!
• Inline Areas are now injected into custom layouts that were designed with Divis Theme Builder!
• Divi Cache is now automatically cleared when a Divi Area is modified
• The loader code is now an inline script in the header. That adds compatibility with caching plugin, such as SG Optimizer or WP Rocket
• Popup content always expands downwards when a scrollbar is visible – for example when using Accordions inside a Popup
• Code cleanup and improvements

Version 1.4.2 27 May 2020

• Default z-index of Popups now is “1000000” (that’s one “0” more than before) to display Popups above a Full-Page menu
• The DiviAreaConfig object is output in the page header so that values can be overwritten via JS in the page body
• When a popup is triggered inside a Full-Page menu, the menu is closed while the Popup is opened
• Optimize the Area display code for faster and cleaner display logic
• Now we support Popup triggers on any page (like shop pages or blog archive) and any element (like menus or footers)
• Full support for the Newsletter Module – the module did not work when used inside a Divi Area, though it worked in Popups for Divi
• Inline Areas are displayed correctly again
• The default Popup fade-in animation works again
• A Bug that would permanently disable scrolling of the page, when a Popup was closed while the background was still fading in

Version 1.4.1 23 May 2020

• The minified JS snippet for Divi Area injection threw a JS error
• When editing a Divi Area, the “Delete” icon in the post/page list did not work
• Editing a Divi Area will now hide invalid position options, depending on current Area type
• Custom Popup width now works on WooCommerce pages
• A PHP 5.6 error in the updater module is fixed
• Hide the “Saved templates” menu item, when Divi is not active
• License key can be set via the wp-config constant DM_DIVI_AREAS_LICENSE
• Many small changes throughout the plugin

Version 1.4.0 21 May 2020

• Fully refactored JS API that is fully documented on https://divimode.com/knowledge-base/
• The JS configuration object changed its name to DiviAreaConfig (formerly DiviPopupData)
• Some CSS class names have changed, e.g. “evr_fb_popup_modal” is now “da-overlay”
• JS class DiviAreaItem that represents a single Area (e.g., a Popup)
• JS API function: DiviArea.getArea()
• JS API hooks: area_wrap, area_close_button, refresh_area, init_overlay, reorder_areas
• Split the JS API into two files – a minimal loader that is enqueued in the header, and the rest of the API which is enqueued in the footer
• Support for the Divi Builder Plugin is even better, cases of missing CSS styles are fixed
• When a Popup is opened, the scroll bars of the page are not removed anymore
• Some script debugging options were incompatible with WordPress’ new block editor

> Here is a full list of all API changes in this update: https://divimode.com/api-1-2-0-changes/

Version 1.3.1 11 May 2020

• JS API does not include deprecated function observe()! Use addAction() or addFilter() instead
• Details in the Updates tab of the plugin settings give you clear details on available updates
• Integration into the “Check Again” button of WordPress to manually check for plugin updates
• The updater-module to check for updates more frequently and smoothly work with the latest WordPress version
• The JS API further and expose additional functions
• Triggers on Modules: Links inside modules are treated as normal links, not as popup triggers
• The blur effect of the background overlay after the WooCommerce changes broke it
• Exit-intent Popup logic to recognize the “Keep Closed” setting
• Bugs on some WooCommerce and Divi Builder archive pages

Version 1.3.0 8 May 2020

• Correct Area layout on WooCommerce pages
• Compatibility with the Divi Builder plugin
• Exit-Intent logic so that multiple exit-intent popups are displayed one by one instead of all at once
• JS API: The DiviArea object exposes additional functions
• The minification of CSS files to generate ~16% smaller files
• Console error that said could not load style.css.map
• The “Close other Popups” behavior, so now it will really close other popups
• Some minor bugs in the popup behavior

Version 1.2.4 26 April 2020

• New JS API: DiviArea.addActionOnce()
• A warning that showed up for logged in users when WordPress runs on a Windows Server

Version 1.2.3 20 April 2020

• The new option “Show Loader” to the Popup Tab to better support iframes inside the Popup
• Input of Popup ID in Visual Builder to prevent invalid characters
• Code structure for better unit testing and quality assurance
• Some more JS errors that happened with specific versions of PHP/WordPress

Version 1.2.2 18 April 2020

• Onboarding: Redirect the user to license page on first plugin activation
• JavaScript error reporting in the dev console
• A PHP 5.6 error on the plugins settings page
• A rare JS error that was caused by wrong load-order of JS libraries
• Error that was raised when the plugin was activated on a site that did not use the Divi theme or Divi Builder plugin

Version 1.2.1 30 March 2020

• PHP notices and an error in the plugins settings page

Version 1.2.0 12 March 2020

• A brand new Tab to the Visual Builder that allows you to configure all popup details using Divi! No more class names in the Frontend Builder 🥳
• An error when saving an element to the Divi Template Library in the Frontend Builder

Version 1.1.0 10 Dec 2019

• Admin UI in WordPress 5.3
• Developer integrations by providing new filters/actions
• And refactor the admin UI as preparation for future updates
• Scroll bars in Popups that are taller than the screen height
• Position of full-height popups that were displayed too far up on the screen
• A JS error in the options panel “Display: On Posts/Pages”
• The JS trigger description to display the correct snippets
• Some typos in the admin UI and help

Version 1.0.0 2 Nov 2019

• Support for Hover Areas
• Support to save any Divi Area to the Divi Template Library
• Full editing support to the Divi Template Library: Edit all Area settings in the template
• Close-button-support for Inline Areas
• Two custom close-conditions with an optional close-delay for Hover Areas
• Four positioning options and a new z-index field for Hover Areas
• A new “Max-Height” option for all Areas
• A new option on the Settings page to enable the script-debug mode for un-minified JS
• The admin UI stability (e.g., the number input fields had a rare rounding bug)
• The outputted JS code further
• Developer integration by adding more WP action hooks/filters and API functions
• A bug where the Popup overlay was hidden too early when displaying more than one Popup at once
• Wrong zIndex values when displaying multiple Areas at the same time

Version 0.5.0 18 Oct 2019

• Support for the brand new Fly-in Areas
• A new “Area Position” meta box for Popups and Fly-ins
• A new tab on the Settings page to enable the JS debug-mode
• Support for SCRIPT_DEBUG to output un-minified JS code in the page footer
• The JS API. We rewrote the API from ground-up with tons of features and enhancements. Detailed debug logging, an all-new DiviArea base object with support for WordPress-like hooks, and much more!
• The positioning and display of meta boxes in the Divi Area editor
• The display order of Divi Areas in the front end
• Some glitches in the JS script that triggers Divi Areas
• The User-Role conditions

Version 0.4.2 9 Sept 2019

• An issue that prevented advanced Popup triggers from firing (timed, on scroll)
• Animation glitch in Safari/iPhone that displayed the Popup too small when using Divis “Zoom” open animation.
• Logic that did not recognize Popups with upper-case letters in the Popup IDs.
• Issue with transparent Popup background.
• The CSS rule that allows custom box-shadow styles.

Version 0.4.1 5 Sept 2019

• A JS error that prevented Popups from opening in Firefox, Safari, Edge

Version 0.4.0 27 Aug 2019

• Popup behavior: The size now matches the width of your Divi section! 🤩
• the default layout of Popups to have no box-shadow. If you want a shadow, either add the class with-shadow to your section or use Divi to apply a box-shadow to the section. Style it your way!
• Full support for the Inline-Area type!
• New meta box to configure the Inline-Areas location
• Option to inject Inline-Areas into Theme Locations: Header, Main-Menu, Post-Content, Comment-Form, Footer
• Option to inject Inline-Areas before/after certain Divi sections inside the post/page content – via class or ID selector
• New meta box to customize the Divi Area layout
• Option to customize the Area width, enable the box-shadow and dark-mode (Close Button)
• Support for URL triggers via the Blurb “Content Link”
• The Popup behavior “Close other Popups”
• Two new settings to customize the Divi Area editor
• New WP filter options to customize dark-mode and box-shadow style
• Select list behavior in Firefox
• Popup width on iPhone 6 and earlier
• The description and inline-help for some options
• improvements of the Admin UI

Version 0.3.0 18 Aug 2019

• Option to hide the close button and make the popup modal
• Option to keep a popup closed for s certain time span
• Inline help for all Area options and settings
• An option to use the Area slug as an alternate trigger ID
• Popup triggers, esp the scroll and exit-intent
• Many small improvements and fixes behind the scenes

Version 0.2.0 9 Aug 2019

• A settings-page to the plugin
• Automatic plugin updates via the WordPress plugin updater
• The Popups for Divi JS library to the plugin to use it independently
• A new Behavior meta box to control the Close Button
• The admin UI to feel more like Divi

Version 0.1.0 14 July 2019

• A new admin section to create Divi Areas
• UI to customize Area display conditions and triggers
• Display conditions to target page/posts
• Display conditions to target devices (mobile, tablet, desktop)
• Display conditions to target user roles
• Triggers to show popups on click, hover, scroll, exit-intent and time delay