Over the last two weeks, we have been working on improvements to the platform. This blog post provides a simple list of what has been changed and updated and what bugs have been fixed. You can read more about the release notes here.
Pages
New features
Interactions now have autocomplete fields
Value: Users can now quickly search within interaction fields, such as target components, making it easier to find and select the right elements. This update improves efficiency and usability.
Impact: No action is required from users—this functionality is available immediately within interactions.
Styles now have rename functionality
Value: Users can now rename existing styles, allowing them to fix typos or update names when needed. This provides more control over how styles are organized.
Impact: The rename option is accessible via the 'More' button in the Styles menu. In the future, we also plan to introduce the ability to delete styles from the same menu (timeline to be determined).
Improvements & fixes
Improvement: Property inheritance and customization in Back office page template
Value: We’ve upgraded the Back Office page template to enhance the inheritance of property formatting and provide greater flexibility in customization. Here’s what’s new:
- Improved inheritance: Datatable column and detailview child components now automatically inherit the property format defined in the model by default, ensuring consistency across your interface.
- Greater customization: To give you more control, we’ve introduced the ‘format value overwrite’ feature, allowing you to override inherited property formats when using the property option on both datatable columns and detailview child components.
These enhancements streamline formatting, making it easier to maintain consistency while offering the flexibility to tailor your data presentation as needed.Impact: This update will only be available in the latest version of the Back office page template. Existing pages based on this template will not automatically receive this update.
Improvement: Radio input values in component state feature
Value: We have enhanced the component state feature by including the radio input component. With this improvement, you can use the values of radio inputs across all options of other components on your page, such as the single-rule conditional option to show or hide the component based on the value.
With the introduction of radio values, the component state feature is now supported for the following input components: Text field, Text area, Number, Password, Email, Date picker, Date time picker, Time picker, Switch, Select, Checkbox, Radio, Iban, Rating, Phone, and Url.
Impact: This update will only be available in the latest version of the Radio input component in the default Betty Block component set. Existing Radio input components already in use on pages will not automatically receive this update to component state.
Improvement: Enhanced email input validation for extended TLD support
Value: To improve compatibility with modern domain structures, we’ve updated the email input validation pattern from maximum 4 to 63 characters by default. This update ensures better support for newer, longer generic TLDs while aligning with domain name specifications.
Impact: This update will only be available in the latest version of the email input component in the default Betty Block component set. Existing components already in use on pages will not automatically receive this update.
Bug fix: Media component preview in IDE
Value: We’ve upgraded the media component to resolve an issue affecting image previews in the IDE during design time. Previously, static URLs for images were not displayed, leading to a broken "what you see is what you get" (WYSIWYG) experience. This issue has now been fixed, ensuring that images are correctly previewed within the IDE. With this improvement, you can now confidently design and visualize media elements as intended.
Impact: Users do not need to take any additional steps to benefit from this.
Bug fix: Broken form component in IDE
Value: We’ve improved the form component to address an issue when removing all child components from the form. Previously, removing all child components from a form caused it to enter a broken state in design mode. This issue has now been fixed, ensuring that forms remain stable even when all child components are removed. With this fix, you can confidently remove all form child components without encountering unexpected errors.
Impact: Users do not need to take any additional steps to benefit from this.
Bug fix: Full width support for price and decimal inputs
Value: The price and decimal inputs have been improved to resolve an issue where the full width option did not work correctly in certain layouts. Previously, if the parent layout component had “left-aligned” horizontal positioning, the nested price and decimal inputs were incorrectly shrinking instead of expanding to full width. This issue has now been resolved, ensuring that price and decimal inputs properly extend to full width, regardless of the parent component’s alignment. This fix enhances layout consistency and ensures a more reliable design experience for price and decimal inputs.
Impact: This update will only be available in the latest version of price and decimal inputs in the default Betty Block component set. Existing components already in use on pages will not automatically receive this update.
Bug fix: Button outer space on smaller screens
Value: Button components, including Submit and Action buttons, have been improved to properly support defined outer spacing on smaller screens. Previously, buttons did not receive the defined theme outer spacing as expected on devices with widths under 600 px, causing layout issues. This fix ensures that the button outer spacing works consistently across all screen sizes.
Impact: This update will only be available in the latest version of buttons in the default Betty Block component set. Existing components already in use on pages will not automatically receive this update.
Bug fix: Form action name formatting
Value: We’ve addressed an issue with form action name formatting to better align with user input. Previously, all user-provided action names were automatically converted to sentence case (e.g., My action name), regardless of the original formatting. We have now updated this behavior, ensuring that action names preserve the exact capitalization as entered by the user.
Impact: Users do not need to take any additional steps to benefit from this.
Bug fix: Clearing selected page in interaction option
Value: We’ve resolved an issue affecting the page selector option in interactions, available in for example the "redirect" interaction type. Previously, once a page was selected, it could not be cleared, leading to an unexpected experience. This issue has now been fixed, allowing users to properly clear the selection when needed.
Impact: Users do not need to take any additional steps to benefit from this.
Bug fix: Opening public file details from the page builder
Value: We’ve resolved an issue that affected opening public file details from Pages. Previously, selecting a Media component and clicking the edit button for an attached public file resulted in an unexpected error in the public file details view. This was caused by an unexpected character in the navigated URL. The issue has now been resolved, allowing users to seamlessly open and edit public file details directly from the Media component.
Impact: Users do not need to take any additional steps to benefit from this.
Bug fix: Check/Uncheck interaction fix
Value: We’ve resolved an issue that affected using the check/uncheck interaction type on checkboxes. Previously, using this interaction resulted in an unexpected error at runtime. This has been fixed now, allowing users to use the interaction type as expected again.
Impact: This update will only be available in the latest version of checkbox input components in the default Betty Block component set. Existing components already in use on pages will not automatically receive this update.
Bug fix: Email input validation error resolved
Value: We’ve improved the email input to fix an issue that affected its behavior at runtime. Previously, clearing the email input using the backspace key triggered an inescapable validation error at runtime, preventing users from leaving the field empty. This issue has now been fixed, ensuring that the input can be cleared without validation errors.
Impact: This update will only be available in the latest version of email input components in the default Betty Block component set. Existing components already in use on pages will not automatically receive this update.
Bug fix: Date picker input validation error resolved
Value: We’ve improved the date picker input to fix an issue that affected its behavior at runtime. Previously, clearing the date picker input resulted in an unexpected "This field is required" validation error at runtime. This issue has now been fixed, ensuring that the input can be cleared without validation errors.
Impact: This update will only be available in the latest version of date picker input components in the default Betty Block component set. Existing components already in use on pages will not automatically receive this update.
Bug fix: Display logic error in datalists resolved
Value: We’ve improved the display logic feature to fix an issue where the option resulted in an error state. Previously, when using conditional components inside a double nested datalist, the option resulted in an error state. This has now been resolved, ensuring seamless usage of the option inside datalists.
Impact: Users do not need to take any additional steps to benefit from this.
Up next
Toggle form changes syncing per action step
Value: This feature allows developers to enable or disable form change synchronization for individual action steps that includes a “value mapping” step option type, like the default Betty Blocks create and update steps.
Impact: This option enables the new time-saving synchronization feature to be applied to older forms. It allows you to synchronize form changes across multiple action steps simultaneously and provides the flexibility to disable the synchronization feature when it is not needed.
Timeframe: Q2 2025
Improved usability: Accessing logged-in user data on pages
Value: We will enhance usability when working with logged-in user data on pages by automatically providing authentication profile variables (representing logged-in users) across Pages. We are recognizing four key milestones:
- Enabling the use of authentication profile variables inside component options on a page.
- Allowing authentication profile variables to be used within filters of data components and other page variables on a page.
- Supporting authentication profile variables inside partials on a page.
- Enabling the use of current user role(s) in conditional display logic filtering on a page for easier configuration of show and hide logic based on the user’s role(s).
Impact: This future improvement means that users will no longer need to manually add data containers to make logged-in user information available across pages, simplifying workflows and improving efficiency without additional setup.
Timeframe: Q2 2025
Models
New features
Replacing the current cloud storage
Value: We are currently replacing our current cloud storage provider with Wasabi Technologies as our subprocessor for cloud storage. This change is part of our continuous efforts to optimize our services and ensure we leverage the most efficient and secure solutions available.
Impact: No action is required nor expected from our users. We are doing everything to minimize the impact on our services and if errors occur we will pick this up with the highest priority.
Timeframe: Customers will be notified when the migration of their applications is scheduled.
Improvements & fixes
Improvement: Enhanced default formatting for new number and decimal properties
Value: We have enhanced the create new property behavior when creating new number and decimal properties. These new properties will now receive a default format value instead of leaving this option empty. This improvement brings consistency compared to the other properties including format (such as dates) and brings a better inheritance experience when using these properties in Pages.
- New number properties will receive “0.0,” as format value by default.
- New decimal properties will receive “0.0,00” as format value by default.
This update applies to both single-property creation and multi-property creation flows, ensuring a more seamless experience.
Impact: Users do not need to take any additional steps to benefit from this.
Actions
Up next
Enhanced debug logging experience
Value: (Debug)logging of an action is currently a very time-consuming effort. To check where an action fails to execute or if information about the execution is needed, the builder currently needs multiple log steps after every action step to check the action flow. By enabling logging the whole action at once and optimizing the logs page to display the information of the action execution, we enable the builders to debug their action within minutes instead of hours.
For the last two weeks, we have been rolling out a series of updates to enhance the debug logging experience. This all is available behind a feature flag that can be requested via Support.
What you will unlock with this feature flag:
- Turn logging on/off
- Feature: Toggle to enable or disable logging for each action, available in the action settings.
- Value: Provides control over logging, allowing builders to enable it only when needed to reduce clutter and focus on critical information.
- Log page optimization
- Feature: Expand/collapse logs by action step for easier navigation and links to specific actions/steps directly from the log page for quick access.
- Value: Improves readability and accessibility, making it easier to pinpoint and resolve issues.
- Variables on the log page
- Feature: After this milestone, the variables and their values will be printed on the logs page for every action step.
- Value: Improves the debug experience, making it easier to pinpoint and resolve issues.
- Advanced filtering options
- Feature: Search and filter logs by timestamp and type and sort columns, with the default sort set to date and time (latest log first).
- Value: Allow builders to quickly locate relevant logs, reducing time spent searching for specific events.
Timeframe: The public release of the improved debug logging experience is planned for mid-April.
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My Betty Blocks
New features
Builder activity tracking
Value: Company admins are able to view and monitor the active builders within their company and per application within the company, so that they can govern the building of the applications.
Impact: On the company overview dashboard two new graphs are available that shows the total number of active builders and building activity. On the company overview applications table a new column is added that shows the total number of active builders per application.
Application table column visibility
Value: Company admins are able to manage what columns are visible in the company overviews application table, so that they have a less cluttered view and can focus on the data that is important to them.
Impact: Navigate to the applications table in the company overview and you’ll notice the gear button at the top right where you can configure what columns you want to show or hide.
Improvements & fixes
Company storage usage
Value: Display the total storage usage of an account and application basis without temporary storage being included so that a realistic view of actual storage usage is displayed.
Impact: The storage is displayed on the company dashboard and applications table.
Company overview tables ordering
Value: Ordering the columns in tables of the company overview for numeric values now starts with the highest number first, so that the applications with the highest values are displayed.
Impact: When clicking on the table headers to order the columns in the company overviews application table.
Bug fix: Invite user modal
Value: No translation shown when hovering over the user role hover tooltip in the invite user modal.
Impact: Users do not need to take any additional steps to benefit from this.
Bug fix: Audit logs
Value: Selecting an action filter in the audit logs incorrectly did not show an active even when it was there.
Impact: Users do not need to take any additional steps to benefit from this.
Bug fix: Expand table view
Value: Expanding the table in the company overview now no longer hides certain table rows on smaller screens.
Impact: Users do not need to take any additional steps to benefit from this.
Up next
Merge overview component options values
Value: All builders with merge permissions are able to see more structured value changes for component options to improve the readability of the merge overview to validate changes before merging.
Impact: Users do not need to take any additional steps to benefit from this.
Timeframe: Upcoming 2 weeks
Merge overview navigation
Value: All builders with merge permissions are able to navigate to specific items in the building environment via the merge overview to view changes made within the application to validate changes before merging.
Impact: Users do not need to take any additional steps to benefit from this.
Timeframe: Upcoming 2 weeks
Applications last build activity
Value: Company admins are able to view the last building activity in the applications table of the company overview, so that they can govern the applications within their company.Impact: Users do not need to take any additional steps to benefit from this.
Timeframe: Upcoming 2 weeks
Builders last login
Value: Company admins can view the last login time of builders within the company's users overview, so that they can govern the users within their company.
Impact: Correct company permissions may need to be set up to be able to use this new feature.
See Company overview article for more info.
Timeframe: Upcoming 2 weeks
Education
New
Introduction to widgets - Video course
Value: Introducing widgets, how to use and manage them, in a newly created video format.
The new widget course is currently available through invite and will be publicly available mid to end March via the new Betty Blocks Academy, follow the course and the assignments to learn how to optimally use widgets and speed up your application development.
New article: Create a secure password reset function
Value: teach builders how to create a secure password reset functionality for your applications, maintaining governance and security standards.
In this article, builders will be taught how to use a token in their password reset, improving the user experience and security of your application when applied.
Improvements & fixes
Improving the searchability of our articles
Value: Enhance the search results of the docs environment, providing faster solutions to builders in search of answers.
Using our current documentation tooling, we are adding tags to articles. Enhancing the results when users search for topics within the documentation environment.
Up next
Switching classic documentation provider
Value: We have found a more stable tooling for hosting our classic documentation, allowing users that still use the classic features of our platform to find answers in our classic segment of articles.
Timeframe: We expect the new environment to be accessible by the end of March, available via links provided in docs.
The Betty Blocks learning management system (LMS)
Value: as a Betty Blocks platform trainee, I can test my skills via a Betty Blocks-supported test environment and get graded on level-based tests.
- Milestone 2: Certification and badging system
- Feature: Enhance user motivation and recognize achievements with certifications, tests, and badges.
- Value: Encourages user engagement through visible rewards, enhances credibility for users, and adds value to Betty Blocks’ platform.
- Milestone 3: Customer and management portals
- Feature: Enable tailored learning experiences for different user roles and provide administrators with insights.
- Value: Supports scalability by offering role-based learning, empowers administrators with actionable insights and enhances user experience.
The timeframe for milestones 2 and 3 will be predicted once user testing has been completed.
If you would like to leave feedback regarding our content or have any questions about the new LMS, please reach out to odin@bettybocks.com
Platform roadmap
Want to know more about the upcoming features and functionalities of the Betty Blocks platform? Visit the platform roadmap of our community, where you can find most of the topics that we are currently working on and are planning to work on. Let us know your thoughts by upvoting the topics you believe are the most valuable!