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Visual Composer Website Builder · Version history

Visual Composer Website Builder changelog and version history

Latest version
45.16.4
Oct 7, 2026 (1 month ago)
Releases
41
since 2022
In the last year
5
about one every 19 days
Tested up to
WordPress 7.1.4
PHP 7.4 or later

Releases each year

  • 20226 releases
  • 202317 releases
  • 20247 releases
  • 20256 releases
  • 20265 releases

20265 releases

  1. Visual Composer Website Builder 45.16.4Latest

    • Release Date – 2026-10-06
    • Fix: Contributor role has been restricted from accessing unauthorized data and operations

  2. Visual Composer Website Builder 45.16.3

    • Release Date – 2026-09-24
    • Fix: Security fix to restrict Contributor to overwrite content of posts and custom post types

  3. Visual Composer Website Builder 45.16.2

    • Release Date – 2026-09-09
    • Fix: Security vulnerability related to the user roles fixed

  4. Visual Composer Website Builder 45.16.1

    • Release Date – 2026-07-23
    • Fix: Vendor folder has been properly included

  5. Visual Composer Website Builder 45.16.0

    • Release Date – 2026-07-22
    • Compatibility: Visual Composer works properly with WooCommerce 10.9.1
    • Compatibility: Visual Composer works properly with BackWPup plugin
    • Compatibility: Visual Composer works properly with Essential Grid
    • Fix: Resolved WooCommerce Stripe Gateway fatal error
    • Fix: Fixed broken Checkout page when Storefront theme is installed
    • Fix: Resolved sitewide header/footer style issues

20256 releases

  1. Visual Composer Website Builder 45.15.0

    • Release Date – 2025-08-06
    • Fix: Vendor folder has been properly included

  2. Visual Composer Website Builder 45.14.0

    • Release Date – 2025-08-06
    • Update: Violation of WordPress.org rules has been removed
    • Fix: XSS vulnerability removed

  3. Visual Composer Website Builder 45.13.0

    • Release Date – 2025-07-16
    • Update: Customer survey mechanism removed to comply with the WordPress repository terms
    • Compatibility: Compatibility with WPBakery improved
    • Compatibility: Compatibility with WPML improved
    • Fix: Custom post type label works properly with WPML and Visual Composer

  4. Visual Composer Website Builder 45.13-beta.1

  5. Visual Composer Website Builder 45.12.0

    • Release Date – 2025-05-15
    • Fix: Prevent XSS for post grid pagination
    • Fix: Improved vulnerability issue for encoded shortcode content
    • Compatibility: Works properly with PHP 8.3 and WordPress 6.8

  6. Visual Composer Website Builder 45.11.0

    • Release Date – 2025-04-17
    • Update: Works properly with WordPress 6.8
    • Fix: Vulnerability issue for encoded shortcode content resolved

20247 releases

  1. Visual Composer Website Builder 45.10.0

    • Release Date – 2024-09-16
    • Update: Google Fonts are updated to feature all latest typographies
    • Fix: Warning about document.write usage has been introduced
    • Fix: Hidden elements work properly and do not break the editor
    • Fix: Strings are set properly and translatable
    • Compatibility: reCaptcha v2 works properly with the editor
    • Compatibility: Visual Composer compatibility with WPML improved
    • Fix: Custom ratio works properly for the post grid elements
    • Fix: Post tag element is being styled properly in the Layout builder templates
    • Fix: Content slider works properly with margin properties
    • Fix: Default Visual Composer layouts without comment area do not have comments option control
    • Fix: Countdown timer element works properly with the CSS animations in Design Options
    • Fix: Accordion element presets work properly in the editor
    • Fix: Menu element link colors work properly
    • Fix: Popups get triggered properly on button actions
    • Fix: Post grid filters work properly on mobile devices
    • Fix: A description for custom excerpt length has been updated
    • Fix: Import options works properly with webp and avif file format
    • Fix: Post title element works properly even if the general title is being disabled
    • Fix: Dynamic title works properly for the post grid buttons
    • Fix: Half outline button is available in Visual Composer Hub
    • Fix: Popups work properly in header and footer layouts
    • Fix: Deletion of global templates is being handled properly
    • Fix: Classic tab background works properly

  2. Visual Composer Website Builder 45.10-beta.2

  3. Visual Composer Website Builder 45.9.0

    • Release Date – 2024-05-20
    • Fix: XSS vulnerability fix for the editor

  4. Visual Composer Website Builder 45.8.0

    • Release Date – 2024-03-20
    • Fix: System status page works properly
    • Fix: Stretched row works properly

  5. Visual Composer Website Builder 45.8-beta.1

  6. Visual Composer Website Builder 45.7.0

    • Release Date – 2024-02-15
    • Update: Editor performance improved
    • Update: Editor performance on Safari has been improved
    • Update: Performance improvement for operating with large number of assets from the Media Library
    • Fix: DISALLOW_UNFILTERED_HTML is applied now properly
    • Fix: Sanitization and escaping of user data improved
    • Fix: RSS feed validation works properly
    • Fix: Fonts loading and display works properly in TinyMCE
    • Fix: Content duplication has been prevented when working with Image galleries
    • Fix: The editor now works properly in case the user has multiple roles
    • Fix: Switching between TinyMCE editor modes does not affect content display
    • Fix: Show/Hide option works properly
    • Compatibility: Compatibility with WPML improved for the archive pages
    • Fix: Logo widget works properly with no logo added to the website
    • Fix: Column controls for post grid elements work properly
    • Fix: Menu replace after source deletion works properly
    • Fix: Menu element dropdown works properly on Windows devices
    • Fix: Post title element works properly with theme title disabled

  7. Visual Composer Website Builder 45.7-beta.1

202317 releases

  1. Visual Composer Website Builder 45.6.0

    • Release Date – 2023-10-19
    • Fix: 3rd party elements work properly
    • Fix: URL option works properly for gallery elements
    • Fix: Font Manager preview works properly
    • Fix: WPML works properly with custom layouts
    • Fix: Layout width works properly for header and footer layouts
    • Fix: Layouts with sidebars work properly

  2. Visual Composer Website Builder 45.6-beta.1

  3. Visual Composer Website Builder 45.5.0

    • Release Date – 2023-08-28
    • Update: Updated the library of available Google Fonts
    • Fix: Maintenance mode works properly with blank layout

  4. Visual Composer Website Builder 45.5-beta.1

  5. Visual Composer Website Builder 45.4.1

    • Release Date – 2023-08-08
    • Fix: Prevent double text translation in WPML
    • Fix: Video player element works properly and does not affect editor loading

  6. Visual Composer Website Builder 45.4.1-beta.2

  7. Visual Composer Website Builder 45.4.0

    • Release Date – 2023-07-13
    • Fix: Insights analysis works properly for the footer part of the website
    • Fix: Gutenberg content editing works properly
    • Fix: Video elements work properly in the editor
    • Fix: The video player element works properly in the editor
    • Fix: The video popup element works properly in the editor
    • Fix: The social icon set works properly within the Icon Button element

  8. Visual Composer Website Builder 45.4-beta.1

  9. Visual Composer Website Builder 45.3.0

    • Release Date – 2023-06-19
    • Fix: Template download works properly for different environments
    • Fix: Notifications inside the Visual Composer dashboard have been improved for design consistency
    • Fix: Gutenberg content editing works properly
    • New: Role Manager controls user access to the edit element window tabs
    • Fix: Row resizing controls work properly in Popup Builder
    • Fix: Naming consistency improved for the post grid elements
    • Fix: Template import from previous versions of the editor works properly
    • Fix: Sliders work properly when using mouse to switch slides

  10. Visual Composer Website Builder 45.3-beta.1

  11. Visual Composer Website Builder 45.2.0

    • Release Date – 2023-06-01
    • New: Custom CSS option is available for all elements in the element edit window
    • New: Data attributes are available for all elements in the element edit window
    • New: Navigation to parent element is available for all elements
    • New: Element window has tabs for content, design, layout, and advanced attributes
    • Update: Improved editor load speed
    • Update: User satisfaction survey updated
    • Compatibility: The editor works properly with Easy Content Tables
    • Compatibility: The editor works properly with the One User Avatar
    • Fix: Visual Composer works properly with a multisite environment
    • Fix: Posts with no content work properly in the editor
    • Fix: Editor works properly on specifically preconfigured server environments
    • Fix: Status check works properly and does not deactivate the plugin
    • Fix: Memory limit displays properly on the system status page
    • Fix: The editor works properly with multiple shortcodes
    • Fix: CSS animations work properly with custom responsiveness enabled
    • Fix: A large amount of content works properly with WPML
    • Fix: Gzip works properly on different server environments
    • Fix: Element update works properly with the newest version of the plugin
    • Fix: Instant update works properly for nested elements
    • Fix: Right-click controls work properly
    • Fix: Hidden elements don’t produce extra space
    • Fix: The editor works properly with One-Click Demo Import
    • Fix: The editor works properly with PHP 8.1
    • Fix: The toggle to hide elements in Design Options works properly
    • New: Div container element is available
    • New: Editor recognizes usage of global templates, popups, and layout before deletion
    • Update: The Search element improved for ADA compliance
    • Compatibility: Theme Builder works properly with WooCommerce 7
    • Fix: Custom excerpt length works properly for grid (loop) elements

  12. Visual Composer Website Builder 45.2-beta.2

  13. Visual Composer Website Builder 45.2-beta.1

  14. Visual Composer Website Builder 45.1.3

    • Release Date – 2023-03-22
    • New: Integration with Atarim for better collaboration when developing websites and working with clients

  15. Visual Composer Website Builder 45.1.3-beta.1

  16. Visual Composer Website Builder 45.1.2

    • Release Date – 2023-02-02
    • New: pNPS survey added to the editor to collect your feedback
    • Compatibility: WPML is fully compatible with the editor
    • Fix: gZip works properly on different environments
    • Fix: A proper labels are displayed for all free users considering updating to Premium

  17. Visual Composer Website Builder 45.1.2-beta.1

20226 releases

  1. Visual Composer Website Builder 45.1.1

    • Release Date – 2022-11-01
    • Update: License management mechanism improved

  2. Visual Composer Website Builder 45.1.0

    • Release Date – 2022-10-19
    • Update: CSS Animations for elements improved (Contribution by Lucas Selsek)
    • Update: Plugin activation process improved
    • Update: Plugin code style updated
    • Compatibility: WPML and Visual Composer compatibility improved
    • Compatibility: Contact Form 7 works properly in Visual Composer
    • Compatibility: Yoast SEO breadcrumbs work properly in Visual Composer
    • Fix: Global Custom CSS works properly
    • Fix: Initial welcome survey works properly
    • Fix: Translation of WordPress works properly with Visual Composer and WooCommerce installed
    • Compatibility: Theme Builder works properly with WooCommerce 7
    • Fix: Font Manager and post grid elements work properly
    • Fix: CounterUp element works properly
    • Fix: Template import works properly
    • Fix: Popups in a sitewide header work properly
    • Fix: Font Manager does not impact the CSS styles of the buttons
    • Fix: Font Manager does not apply unneeded underline for images and widgets
    • Fix: Disabling header and footer works properly
    • Fix: Popups added in the Theme Builder layouts work properly
    • Fix: Bulk import works properly
    • Fix: Dynamic content and ACF works properly
    • Fix: Layout width works properly with the Global Template element
    • Fix: Gap controls work properly in Twenty Twenty One theme
    • Fix: Replace option for headers, footers, and sidebars work properly
    • Fix: Link selection works properly in the Typewriter Heading element
    • Fix: Countdown Timer element works properly
    • Fix: Enabling filters for post grids works properly when working with pages
    • Fix: An empty post title does not take space in the layout
    • Fix: Php directive “allow_url_fopen” works properly with the Visual Composer import/export
    • Fix: Theme Builder layouts work properly in block themes

  3. Visual Composer Website Builder 45.1-beta.1

  4. Visual Composer Website Builder 45.0.1

    • Release Date – 2022-09-01
    • Fix: To prevent xss vulnerabilities, all roles without ‘unfiltered_html’ capability don’t have an access to the editor

  5. Visual Composer Website Builder 45.0

  6. Visual Composer Website Builder 45.0-beta.1

Questions about Visual Composer Website Builder’s releases

What is the latest version of Visual Composer Website Builder?

45.16.4, released on Oct 7, 2026 (1 month ago). It’s tested up to WordPress 7.1.4 and needs PHP 7.4 or later.

How often is Visual Composer Website Builder updated?

5 releases in the last year, about one every 19 days. Its first release on WordPress.org dates from August 2022.

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Release dates come from the day each version’s folder was made in Visual Composer Website Builder’s WordPress.org SVN repository; the notes from its readme’s changelog, as its authors wrote it.