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GutenBee · Version history

GutenBee changelog and version history

Latest version
2.20.5
Oct 22, 2026 (18 days ago)
Releases
50
since 2018
In the last year
6
about one every 43 days
Tested up to
WordPress 7.1.4
PHP 7.4 or later

Releases each year

  • 20181 release
  • 20192 releases
  • 202011 releases
  • 202116 releases
  • 20225 releases
  • 20234 releases
  • 20241 release
  • 20254 releases
  • 20266 releases

20266 releases

  1. GutenBee 2.20.5Latest

    • Google maps block: Maps would show an “can’t load Google Maps correctly” error when no mapId was provided.
    • Google maps block: Info window wouldn’t open when a marker was clicked.
    • Paragraph block: Drop caps wouldn’t align vertically properly.
  2. GutenBee 2.20.4

    • WordPress 7.x modernization and block editor fixes.
    • Block editor fixes for the iframed editor.
    • Accessible title for the editor’s YouTube frame.
    • Translatable editor labels.
  3. GutenBee 2.20.3

    • Fixed a minor issue where images would overflow their container in some cases.
  4. GutenBee 2.20.2

    • Remove JSON upload whitelisting (leftover from experimental Lottie support). Fixes CVE-2026-9227 (props Athiwat Tiprasaharn (Jitlada))
  5. GutenBee 2.20.1

    • Google Maps block: Fixed issue where the block would not load on the frontend.
  6. GutenBee 2.20.0

    • Upgraded blocks to support the v3.0 Block API, in preparation for the upcoming transition to iframe rendering.
    • Fixed issues with the font size component, where in non-Ignition themes, the component would have no effect on text, and broken visual feedback.
    • Redesigned spacing component (padding, margin) so that it is more usable, and values are not hidden by browser-inserted numeric controls.
    • Countup block: A warning would be thrown upon typing on the Prefix field.
    • Gallery block: Padding/margin controls wouldn’t have any effect.
    • Progress block: Cursor couldn’t be placed on the title and inner title fields directly, without first focusing outside the block.
    • Image comparison block: Images would overflow the block’s border.
    • Countdown block: Styling fixes.
    • Accordion and Tabs blocks: Browsers would add a resize handle on the title field, which could break the block’s layout.
    • Button group: Button block: Initial border color didn’t have any effect.
    • Icon and Icon box blocks: View and Shape settings didn’t have any effect on the front-end.
    • Post types block: The block didn’t have any output on non-Ignition themes.

20254 releases

  1. GutenBee 2.19.1

    • Fixed regression where the Slideshow block would break on the frontend due to dep upgrade (Slick) in 2.19.0
  2. GutenBee 2.19.0

    • Improve sanitization by using DOMPurify.
    • Updated development dependencies.
    • Removed unneeded polyfills.
    • Browser support as per @wordpress/browserslist-config
  3. GutenBee 2.18.1

    • Mitigated Authenticated Stored XSS issue (CVE-2025-8566, props zer0gh0st).
    • Removed call to load_plugin_textdomain().
    • Fixed Plugin Check (PCP) issues.
  4. GutenBee 2.18.0

    • WP 6.6 / React 19 update.
    • Added GitHub link.
    • Fixed an issue with the column block, sometimes invalidating in WordPress 6.5

20241 release

  1. GutenBee 2.17.4

    • Fixed an issue where some blocks could not be edited or the editor would not load properly due to lodash’s removal from core.
    • Fixed an issue where the Icon list item rich text field would not accept input.

20234 releases

  1. GutenBee 2.17.3

    • Enqueueing of Google Maps API key is now filterable via ‘gutenbee_enqueue_google_maps_api’
  2. GutenBee 2.17.2

    • Fixed issue where since the iframe-ing of the block editor in WP 6.3, block editor assets would not get enqueued under specific circumstances.
    • Block editor assets are now enqueued via the ‘enqueue_block_assets’ action instead of ‘enqueue_block_editor_assets’.
  3. GutenBee 2.17.1

    • Fixed issue where some required files would not be included in the distributed plugin.
  4. GutenBee 2.16.1

    • Various spacing fixes in block controls
    • Fix spacer appearance in the block editor
    • Prevent URL picker from appearing above the media gallery picker

20225 releases

  1. GutenBee 2.16.0

    • Divider block: Fixed an issue where resetting the color would break the block in the editor.
    • Container block: Fixed an issue where adding padding to a column would apply it to nested columns.
    • All blocks: Added desktop only setting for animations.
    • All blocks: Updated animation logic for longer blocks that surpass the animation viewport threshold.
    • Accordion block: Allow more accordion and tab items.
    • Block attributes are passed to gutenbee_get_columns_classes() for context.
  2. GutenBee 2.15.0

    • All blocks: Added animation controls. Can be disabled via the plugin’s options.
    • Paragraph block: Add advanced responsive typography controls.
    • Heading block: Add advanced responsive typography controls.
    • Post type block: Updated deprecated getAuthors to getUsers method.
    • Banner block: Fixed background color reset from breaking the block.
    • Image block: Don’t add the caption by default when selecting an image.
  3. GutenBee 2.14.0

    • All blocks: Update code deprecations for WP 6.0
    • Gallery block: Link to the full image URLs when images are linked to media.
  4. GutenBee 2.13.1

    • Image Box block: Fixed max image size on WordPress 6.0
    • Post Types block: Fixed max image size on WordPress 6.0
    • Post Types block: Fixed box sizing on WordPress 6.0
    • Post Types block: Edge case would set maximum number of columns per post type to a wrong number.
    • Gallery block: Fixed box sizing on WordPress 6.0
    • Google Maps Block: Conditionally load google maps api only if it’s necessary.
  5. GutenBee 2.13.0

    • Divider block: Fix an issue where the divider block would not clear itself in the editor when around floated elements.
    • Post Types block: Improve the experience of searching terms and included/excluded posts.
    • Food Menu block: Fixed for WP 5.9
    • Container block: Added tooltip descriptions on the more complex settings of the Container block.
    • Countup Block: Added option to start the countup when the countup is in the viewport.
    • Accordion Block: Added plus/minus icons on expand/collapse.
    • Banner Block: Added default minimum height of 450px
    • Image Box block: Fixed alignment setting.
    • Post Types Block: Fixed load more button.
    • Adjust text control for WP 5.9
    • Fixed color picker for WP 5.9
    • Fixed various smaller issues in support of WP 5.9
    • Various smaller bugfixes and improvements

202116 releases

  1. GutenBee 2.12.5

    • Post Types Block: Added “gutenbee.posts-loaded” event when posts are finished loading via load more button.
  2. GutenBee 2.12.4

    • Post Types Block: Fix an issue where the post type would not render properly after changing it from the dropdown.
    • Post Types Block: Added load more button functionality as a type of pagination.
    • Fixed a layout issue with food items in the editor.
  3. GutenBee 2.12.3

    • Fixed an issue where the Post Types block would be limited to 10 post types.
  4. GutenBee 2.12.2

    • Fixed appearance of heading select controls (icons) in the block sidebar.
    • Divider and Spacer blocks: Allow for heights less than 10px.
  5. GutenBee 2.12.1

    • Update link controls on all blocks that support them and moved them on the block toolbar.
    • Added a way to link padding and margin values together so that they can be changed at the same time with the same value.
    • Fix issue with the font size picker on all blocks where the unit selection would not work.
    • Fix Food Menu block appearance in the editor.
    • Fix heading selection overflowing in the editor.
    • Minor style adjustments for WordPress 5.8
    • A deprecation warning would be thrown after WP 5.8 (action ‘block_categories’ renamed to ‘block_categories_all’).
    • The wp-editor script should not be enqueued together with the new block widgets editor in WP 5.8.
  6. GutenBee 2.12.0

  7. GutenBee 2.11.1

  8. GutenBee 2.11.0

  9. GutenBee 2.10.6

  10. GutenBee 2.10.5

  11. GutenBee 2.10.4

  12. GutenBee 2.10.3

  13. GutenBee 2.10.2

  14. GutenBee 2.10.1

  15. GutenBee 2.10.0

  16. GutenBee 2.9.0

202011 releases

  1. GutenBee 2.8.1

  2. GutenBee 2.8.0

  3. GutenBee 2.7.0

  4. GutenBee 2.6.2

  5. GutenBee 2.6.1

  6. GutenBee 2.6.0

  7. GutenBee 2.5.0

  8. GutenBee 2.4.0

  9. GutenBee 2.3.2

  10. GutenBee 2.3.0

  11. GutenBee 2.2.0

20192 releases

  1. GutenBee 2.1.0

  2. GutenBee 2.0.9

20181 release

  1. GutenBee 1.0.0

Questions about GutenBee’s releases

What is the latest version of GutenBee?

2.20.5, released on Oct 22, 2026 (2 weeks ago). It’s tested up to WordPress 7.1.4 and needs PHP 7.4 or later.

How often is GutenBee updated?

6 releases in the last year, about one every 43 days. Its first release on WordPress.org dates from January 2018.

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