=== Squad Modules Lite – Free Divi 5 & Divi 4 Modules for Divi Builder ===
Contributors: wpsquad, mralaminahamed
Donate link: https://squadmodules.com/
Tags: divi, divi 5, divi builder, divi modules, divi addons
Requires at least: 6.0
Tested up to: 7.0
Requires PHP: 7.4
Stable tag: 4.6.2
License: GPL-3.0-only
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html

65 free Divi modules + 8 extensions — the largest free Divi library, all native in the Divi 5 Visual Builder and Divi 4. Nothing to migrate.

== Description ==

**Squad Modules Lite** is the most complete free Divi module pack built for **Divi 5**. It adds **65 free modules and 8 extensions** — all 65 run *natively* inside the Divi 5 Visual Builder (Block API), and all 65 also run in the classic Divi 4 builder. Install once, build in either version — your existing pages keep working and new ones get the full Divi 5 experience.

[View all modules →](https://squadmodules.com/modules?utm_campaign=wporg&utm_source=squadmoduleslite&utm_medium=textlink) | [Upgrade to Pro](https://squadmodules.com/pricing?utm_campaign=wporg&utm_source=squadmoduleslite&utm_medium=textlink)

Trusted by Divi builders worldwide and actively maintained — with frequent security patches, new modules, and fast compatibility updates for new Divi releases. The free library now spans 65 modules — more than any other free Divi pack — and every one of them runs in both the Divi 5 Visual Builder and the classic Divi 4 builder.

**Why Squad Modules?**

- **Truly Divi 5 native — all 65 modules** — every single module is a first-class Block API citizen with full Visual Builder support, live preview, and design controls. Not a handful of modules, not "static modules only" — the entire library runs natively in Divi 5.
- **The largest free module library** — 65 free modules across 6 categories, more than any other free Divi module pack, with no feature paywalls on the free set.
- **Free where other packs charge** — Countdown Timer, Timeline, Data / Comparison Table, Charts, Floating Chat Button, Reading Progress Bar, Image Hotspots, Image Accordion, Step Flow, Text Effects, and Comparison List are Pro-only in most Divi add-ons. Squad ships all eleven free, with no paywall.
- **Divi 4 supported, zero migration** — all 65 modules also run in the classic Divi 4 builder. Pages built in Divi 4 stay in Divi 4; new Divi 5 pages use the native modules. No migration, no broken layouts, no conversion step.
- **8 free extensions** — site-wide helpers that aren't modules: post duplication, Divi Library shortcodes, login-page branding, font/SVG/JSON uploads, and more.
- **Per-module asset loading — zero bloat** — CSS and JavaScript load per module, only on the pages where a module is actually used. Disable a module and it adds **zero CSS and zero JavaScript** to your site. No single global bundle loaded on every page — Squad loads only what a page uses, so Core Web Vitals stay clean.
- **Accessibility-minded** — interactive modules ship keyboard navigation, ARIA roles, and focus management (Advanced Tabs, Image Accordion, Image Hotspots, Before/After Slider, and more), so your layouts stay usable for keyboard and screen-reader visitors.
- **Form stylers for 9 plugins** — natively style Contact Form 7, WPForms, Gravity Forms, Ninja Forms, Fluent Forms, Forminator, Formidable, MetForm, and SureForms — no custom CSS.
- **Maintained and secure** — frequent security patches, Divi compatibility updates, and new modules. WPML-ready and translation-ready out of the box.

**How Squad Modules compares to other free Divi module packs:**

- **More modules, no paywall** — most free Divi packs ship around 20 modules and gate the popular ones (countdown, charts, timeline, chat button) behind Pro. Squad ships **65 free**, with none of them paywalled.
- **Every module native in Divi 5** — most packs advertise "Divi 5 support" for a subset of static modules. Squad runs **all 65 natively** in the Divi 5 Visual Builder via the Block API, with full live preview and design controls.
- **Loads only what a page uses** — most packs load one global bundle on every page. Squad loads assets **per module, on demand**, so pages stay light.
- **Divi 4 too, nothing to migrate** — all 65 modules also run in the classic Divi 4 builder; existing pages keep working.

**Switching from another pack?** Squad covers the most-used modules from popular free add-ons — team member, testimonial, pricing table, icon box, advanced tabs, flip box, before/after slider, dividers, typing text, gradient text, business hours, image carousel, Lottie, post grid, and the 9 form stylers — plus the modules those packs charge for: countdown timer, timeline, data/comparison table, charts, floating chat button, reading progress bar, image hotspots, image accordion, step flow, text effects, and comparison list.

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**Creative Modules (22)**

- **Advanced Divider** — 16 divider styles: solid, double, dashed, dotted, groove, shadow, image, icon, text, gradient, Lottie, wave, zigzag, and more.
- **Dual Button** — two independent CTAs side by side, each with its own link, style, and icon.
- **Advanced Button** — single button with dual icon slots, hover overlay, and rich state controls.
- **Typing Text** — animated typewriter headline with configurable words, speed, color, and cursor.
- **Glitch Text** — RGB-split glitch animation for bold, striking headlines.
- **Gradient Text** — CSS gradient coloring for headings and paragraph text.
- **Scrolling Text** — marquee-style attention-grabbing ticker with custom speed and direction.
- **Star Rating** — half-star-precise rating display with custom star count, color, size, and text label for reviews, testimonials, and products.
- **Breadcrumbs** — schema-ready navigation trail so visitors always know where they are.
- **Table of Contents** — auto-generated, anchor-linked TOC from page headings with smooth scroll.
- **Number Counter** — animated count-up stat with prefix, suffix, icon, and image.
- **Text Highlighter** — hand-drawn SVG highlight/underline annotation on scroll.
- **Drop Cap Text** — oversized first-letter drop caps with custom size, color, font, and float for editorial-style opening paragraphs.
- **Inline Content** — mix text, icons, images, buttons, and dividers in a single flowing line.
- **Floating Images** — decorative images with CSS keyframe floating motion.
- **Animated Heading** — cycling headlines with fade, slide, or flip transitions.
- **Image Reveal** — clip-path or color-overlay image reveal on scroll.
- **Countdown Timer** — evergreen and fixed-date modes with on-expiry actions (hide, redirect, or show a message), timezone-aware, no external JS.
- **Charts** — Bar, Line, Pie, and Doughnut charts in one module (Chart.js), multi-dataset, animate-on-scroll, accessible canvas. The chart library loads only when a chart is on the page.
- **Floating Chat Button** — WhatsApp, Telegram, Messenger, phone, email, and custom deep links with online-hours scheduling and prefilled messages; GDPR-friendly with no third-party script.
- **Reading Progress Bar** — top/bottom bar or corner ring tracking the whole page or a specific content area, with color/gradient and hide-on-complete.
- **Text Effects** — trendy typography effects in one module: image-fill (masked) text, stroke/outline text, and animated gradient fill; extends the Gradient and Glitch text family.

**Image & Media Modules (11)**

- **Lottie** — lightweight JSON animations with playback controls, no extra JS libraries.
- **Image Mask** — apply CSS shape masks (blob, leaf, SVG geometry) to any image.
- **Before / After Slider** — drag-handle comparison slider for transformations and product shots.
- **Gallery** — filterable image gallery with masonry, grid, and lightbox layouts.
- **Image Carousel** — touch-friendly carousel with captions, autoplay, and lightbox.
- **Logo Carousel** — auto-scrolling client/brand logo slider with grayscale-to-color hover, per-logo links, autoplay, loop, and responsive slides-per-view.
- **Logo Grid** — tidy client/brand logo grid with configurable columns, grayscale-to-color hover, tooltips, and per-logo links.
- **Video Popup** — YouTube or Vimeo video inside a click-triggered lightbox.
- **Advanced Video** — styled video player with custom poster, overlay controls, and sticky dock.
- **Image Hotspots** — annotate any image with unlimited percentage-positioned pins, each with a tooltip, dot/icon/number marker, and hover or click trigger; keyboard-accessible.
- **Image Accordion** — horizontal or vertical expanding image panels with hover or click triggers, responsive collapse, and free-form nested content per panel; repeatable child items.

**Dynamic Content Modules (4)**

- **Post Grid** — filterable blog post grid with 16 element types, ACF/custom fields, pagination, and AJAX load more.
- **Post Carousel** — Swiper-powered post carousel with autoplay, loop, dots, arrows, and slide/fade/coverflow effects.
- **Author Box** — post author bio card with avatar, name, role, description, and social icons, in stacked or side-by-side layouts.
- **Post Reading Time** — estimated reading time displayed on any post or page type.

**Content Modules (15)**

- **Flip Box** — cards that flip on hover (rotate, slide, zoom, fade, open, diagonal) to reveal back content.
- **Hover Box** — image card with animated content overlay on hover.
- **Business Hours** — weekly schedule with per-day highlighting and a Closed state.
- **Skill Bar** — animated progress bars that fill on scroll with label and percentage.
- **Social Share** — share buttons for major social networks, server-rendered, CSS-only.
- **Google Embed Map** — fully styled Google Map embedded in any Divi layout.
- **Team Member** — team/staff cards with photo, role, bio, social links, and schema.org Person markup.
- **Testimonial** — customer reviews with avatar, rating, name/role, and schema.org Review markup.
- **Pricing Table** — responsive pricing plans with featured highlight, ribbon, tick/cross feature lists, and CTA buttons.
- **Icon Box** — blurb-style box pairing an icon, image, or Lottie animation with title, content, badge, and a clickable link.
- **Advanced Tabs** — tabbed content with horizontal/vertical layouts, mobile accordion, icon tabs, and URL deep-linking.
- **Timeline** — vertical or horizontal timeline with alternating or one-side layouts, scroll-triggered reveal, and icon/image/number markers; repeatable child items.
- **Data / Comparison Table** — responsive table (stack or scroll) with highlight column/row, sticky header, optional client-side sort, ribbon, and CSV-style paste; repeatable child rows.
- **Step Flow** — numbered process/how-it-works steps with icon, image, or number markers, vertical or horizontal orientation, connector styling, and scroll-triggered reveal; repeatable child steps.
- **Comparison List** — feature checklist with three per-row states (included, excluded, neutral), each state's icon set from a Divi icon picker plus color, responsive columns, row dividers and zebra rows, and free-form nested content per row; repeatable child rows. Completes the comparison trio with Pricing Table and Data Table.

**Form Styler Modules (9)**

Style every popular form plugin natively from the Divi builder — colors, fonts, spacing, borders, and focus states — with no custom CSS required.

- Contact Form 7
- WPForms
- Gravity Forms
- Ninja Forms
- Fluent Forms
- Forminator
- Formidable Forms
- MetForm
- SureForms

**Auth Modules (4)**

Replace the default WordPress login screens with fully branded, Divi-styled pages.

- **Login Form** — custom wp-login.php replacement with logo, colors, and redirects.
- **Register Form** — branded registration screen.
- **Lost Password Form** — styled lost-password screen matching your login page.
- **Reset Password Form** — password-reset form with strength meter and redirect.

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**8 Free Extensions**

- **Copy Post or Page** — one-click duplication with multisite support.
- **Divi Library Shortcode** — insert saved Divi Library layouts anywhere via shortcode.
- **Custom Login Page** — style the entire wp-login.php experience from Divi.
- **Forgot Password** — lost-password page branded to match your custom login.
- **Reset Password** — password-reset page with strength meter.
- **Font Upload** — upload custom fonts through the WordPress media uploader.
- **JSON Upload** — import/export Divi layouts and settings in JSON format.
- **SVG Upload** — safely upload and serve scalable SVGs in WordPress.

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**Upgrade to Squad Modules Pro**

Already shipping with 65 free modules — Pro adds **30+ premium modules and extensions** for advanced layouts and dynamic content, all with the same native Divi 5 + Divi 4 support. Flagship Pro modules include:

- **Advanced List** — build rich, fully-styled structured lists from any content, with repeatable items.
- **Advanced Blurb** — feature blocks with advanced icon, image, and badge styling (regular + fullwidth).
- **Advanced Heading** — multi-part headings with highlight, gradient, and per-segment styling.
- **Advanced Slider** — Swiper-powered content sliders with rich transitions and autoplay.
- **Accordion** — nested, collapsible content sections with custom icons and open/close states.
- **User List** — dynamic grids and lists of WordPress users with roles, avatars, and meta.
- **Taxonomy List** — display and navigate categories, tags, and custom taxonomies.
- **CPT Grid** — custom post type grids with load-more and current-loop inheritance.
- **Animated 3D Background** — eye-catching animated 3D backgrounds for hero and section design.

Plus priority email support and early access to new modules.

- [Browse all modules →](https://squadmodules.com/modules?utm_campaign=wporg&utm_source=squadmoduleslite&utm_medium=textlink)
- [Upgrade to Pro →](https://squadmodules.com/pricing?utm_campaign=wporg&utm_source=squadmoduleslite&utm_medium=textlink)

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**Resources**

- [Documentation](https://squadmodules.com/docs?utm_campaign=wporg&utm_source=squadmoduleslite&utm_medium=textlink)
- [Submit a bug or feature request](https://github.com/thewpsquad/squad-modules-lite/issues?utm_campaign=wporg&utm_source=squadmoduleslite&utm_medium=textlink)
- [Full Changelog](https://squadmodules.com/changelog?utm_campaign=wporg&utm_source=squadmoduleslite&utm_medium=textlink)
- [Facebook Community](https://www.facebook.com/groups/squadmodules/?utm_campaign=wporg&utm_source=squadmoduleslite&utm_medium=textlink)

Squad Modules is built by [The WP Squad](https://squadmodules.com/?utm_campaign=wporg&utm_source=squadmoduleslite&utm_medium=textlink) — a dedicated WordPress product team based in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

If this plugin saves you time, please [leave a 5-star review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/squad-modules-for-divi/reviews/?rate=5#new-post) — it helps more Divi users find it.

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== Installation ==

**Requirements**

* WordPress 6.0 or higher
* PHP 7.4 or higher
* Divi theme, Extra theme, or Divi Builder plugin (version 4.14 or higher, including Divi 5)

**Install from WordPress dashboard (recommended)**

1. Go to **Plugins → Add New**.
2. Search for **Squad Modules**.
3. Click **Install Now**, then **Activate**.
4. Visit **Divi Squad** in the WordPress admin menu to manage modules and extensions.

**Manual install**

1. Download the ZIP from [WordPress.org](https://wordpress.org/plugins/squad-modules-for-divi/).
2. Go to **Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin**.
3. Upload the ZIP and click **Install Now**, then **Activate**.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

**What's new in 4.5.0?**
Version 4.5.0 is a quality release. It fixes a long list of controls that appeared to work but had no effect: Logo Grid and Logo Carousel settings (columns, gap, logo sizing, hover effects) never reached the front end in Divi 5, the Inline Content module produced no output at all in Divi 4, and heading-level controls in several modules changed the text size without changing the heading tag. Divi 4 parent modules also render nested child modules correctly again under the latest Divi. Some pages will look slightly different where a previously-dead control now applies — that is the fix. No migration is needed; existing pages keep working.

**Is Squad Modules Lite free?**
Yes, completely free with no feature limits on the 65 included modules. [Squad Modules Pro](https://squadmodules.com/pricing?utm_campaign=wporg&utm_source=squadmoduleslite&utm_medium=textlink) adds 30+ premium modules.

**Do I need the Divi theme or Divi Builder to use this plugin?**
Yes. Squad Modules extends Divi, so you need the Divi theme, the Extra theme, or the Divi Builder plugin (4.14 or higher, including Divi 5) installed and active. It does not work as a standalone page builder.

**Will Squad Modules slow down my site?**
No. Only the modules and extensions you enable load assets on the front end — everything you disable adds zero CSS or JavaScript. Assets are scoped per module, so a page only loads what it actually uses. You can toggle anything off from the dashboard to keep your site lean.

**How is Squad Modules different from other free Divi module packs?**
Two things: scale and Divi 5 readiness. Squad Modules ships 65 free modules — the largest free Divi module library — and *every* one of them runs natively in the Divi 5 Visual Builder via the Block API, not just a subset of "static" modules. You also keep full Divi 4 support in the same plugin, with nothing to migrate.

**Can I switch from another Divi modules plugin without rebuilding my pages?**
Squad Modules installs alongside your current setup, so you can adopt its modules gradually. Pages built with another plugin's modules are unaffected. We recommend backing up before any major change, then rebuilding sections with Squad modules at your own pace.

**Does it work with Divi 5 and the new Visual Builder?**
Yes. Every module runs as a native Divi 5 Block API module with full Visual Builder support — live preview, design controls, and frontend output. Divi 4 builder support is also fully maintained.

**Are all 65 modules available in both Divi 4 and Divi 5?**
Yes. All 65 modules run natively in the Divi 5 Visual Builder and all 65 also run in the classic Divi 4 builder. Post Carousel was the last Divi 5-exclusive module; it gained Divi 4 support in 4.6.0.

**Do I need to migrate anything when switching from Divi 4 to Divi 5?**
No. The same plugin handles both builders. Pages built in Divi 4 keep working in Divi 4; new pages built in Divi 5 use the native Divi 5 modules. Nothing to migrate or convert.

**Which Divi version is required?**
Divi theme, Extra theme, or Divi Builder plugin version 4.14 or higher, including all Divi 5 releases.

**Can I disable modules I don't need?**
Yes. Go to **Divi Squad → Modules** and toggle any module on or off. Disabled modules load zero assets on the front end.

**Does it work with WPML?**
Yes. Module attributes for translatable content are registered in `wpml-config.xml`.

**Is Squad Modules GDPR compliant?**
Yes. The modules render server-side with plain CSS and set no cookies, load no third-party scripts, and send no visitor data to external services — nothing is embedded from outside your site. The Floating Chat Button uses direct deep links (wa.me, t.me, tel:, mailto:), not an embedded third-party widget, so no data leaves the visitor's browser until they click. Optional plugin-usage diagnostics are opt-in only and never collect visitor personal data.

**Does it work with WooCommerce?**
Yes — Squad Modules runs alongside WooCommerce, and every module can be used on shop, cart, checkout, and product pages built with Divi. The plugin does not yet include dedicated WooCommerce product modules (a product carousel/grid is on the roadmap); for now, use Post Grid, carousels, and the content modules on your store layouts.

**Will updates break my existing pages?**
Updates are tested against all supported Divi and WordPress versions before release. As a precaution, back up before any major update. If you encounter an issue, [contact support](https://squadmodules.com/support?utm_campaign=wporg&utm_source=squadmoduleslite&utm_medium=textlink).

**How do I get support?**
Free: [WordPress.org support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/squad-modules-for-divi/) or [Facebook community](https://www.facebook.com/groups/squadmodules/). Pro: [priority email support](https://squadmodules.com/support?utm_campaign=wporg&utm_source=squadmoduleslite&utm_medium=textlink).

== Screenshots ==
1. Flip Box (Divi 5) — cards that flip on hover with image, title, subtitle, body, and CTA; rotate, slide, zoom, fade, open, and diagonal animation types.
2. Before / After Slider — drag-handle image comparison with horizontal and vertical orientations.
3. Post Grid — filterable blog grid with 16 element types, ACF support, numbered pagination, and AJAX load more.
4. Form Stylers — native Divi design controls for Contact Form 7, WPForms, Gravity Forms, Ninja Forms, and 5 more form plugins.
5. Image Carousel — touch-friendly image carousel with captions, autoplay, loop, and lightbox.
6. Lottie Animation — JSON animations with play/pause/loop controls embedded directly in the Divi builder.
7. Typing Text — animated typewriter headline with custom word list, speed, cursor style, and colors.
8. Login Experience — fully branded wp-login.php replacement built with Divi modules (Login Form, Register Form, Lost Password, Reset Password).

== Upgrade Notice ==
= 4.6.2 =
Restores the Divi 5 Visual Builder: all modules register again, their styles load, and the form stylers gained the field-grid, footer, select-field and per-field validation message controls alongside the other form fixes. Recommended for anyone using Divi 5.

= 4.6.1 =
Fixes two modules that could fail outright: Hover Box errored instead of rendering in the classic builder, and the Gravity Forms styler could stop the Divi 5 builder from loading a form. Also fixes Post Grid crashing pages when another plugin hooked its filters, and post elements rendering twice when Post Grid and Post Carousel were both enabled.

= 4.6.0 =
Feature release: Post Carousel now works in the classic Divi builder as well as the Divi 5 Visual Builder — it was previously Divi 5 only, which is why enabling it appeared to do nothing. Also fixes heading tags being silently changed when a Divi 4 layout is converted to Divi 5, and restores the uninstall cleanup, which had never actually shipped. No migration; existing pages keep working.

= 4.5.0 =
Quality release: fixes a long list of controls that looked like they worked but did nothing. Divi 5 modules now deliver their design CSS through Divi's own style pipeline, which also revives Logo Grid and Logo Carousel settings (columns, gap, logo sizing, hover effects) that had never applied on the front end. Divi 4 gets a working Inline Content module, correct heading-level controls, and many repaired settings. Some pages will look slightly different where a previously-dead control now takes effect — that is the fix. No migration required.

= 4.4.1 =
Maintenance release: fixes a possible blank-screen fatal in wp-admin, adds security hardening (URL escaping, safe new-tab links), confirms Divi 5.9.0 compatibility, and improves multisite uninstall cleanup. Recommended for all users.

= 4.4.0 =
Feature release: 4 new free modules — Image Accordion, Step Flow, Text Effects, and Comparison List — each native in both the Divi 5 Visual Builder and the classic Divi 4 builder. This completes Wave 3 and brings the free library to 65 modules, the largest of any free Divi pack. Pure CSS, per-page assets, no added JavaScript. No migration; existing pages keep working.

= 4.3.1 =
Patch: all 61 modules now show the correct icon in the Divi 5 Visual Builder, several VB settings panels are fixed, and a packaging issue is resolved. No migration; existing pages keep working.

= 4.3.0 =
Feature release: 7 new free modules — Countdown Timer, Timeline, Data / Comparison Table, Charts, Floating Chat Button, Reading Progress Bar, and Image Hotspots — features other Divi packs charge for, each native in both the Divi 5 Visual Builder and the classic Divi 4 builder. The free library now has 61 modules. Chart.js loads only on pages with a Charts module. No migration; existing pages keep working.

= 4.2.0 =
Feature release: 5 new free modules — Team Member, Testimonial, Pricing Table, Icon Box, and Advanced Tabs — each native in both the Divi 5 Visual Builder and the classic Divi 4 builder. The free library now has 54 modules, the largest of any free Divi pack. No migration; existing pages keep working.

= 4.1.1 =
Security and bug-fix patch: resolves XSS and CSS injection vulnerabilities in multiple Divi 4 and Divi 5 modules, fixes output-buffer leaks in auth form modules, corrects wrong CSS selectors and inverted form conditions, and improves Visual Builder previews for 9 Divi 5 modules.

= 4.1.0 =
Feature release: a rebuilt React admin dashboard (live stats, module/extension management, dark mode) and 15 new modules including Social Share, Table of Contents, Number Counter, Advanced Button, Hover Box, Animated Heading, Image Carousel, and Logo Grid. The admin page slug changed from "divi_squad_dashboard" to "divi_squad"; old bookmarks are redirected automatically. Divi 4 and Divi 5 builder support continue unchanged.

== External Services ==

The modules themselves render on your server and call nothing. One service is
contacted, and it is about licensing rather than content.

**Freemius** — `api.freemius.com`. This is the platform that handles the plugin's
licensing, updates and opt-in usage tracking. Checking for an update, and
activating or deactivating a licence, sends the site URL, the plugin version and
the licence key. Usage tracking — which sends the WordPress and PHP versions and
which of the plugin's features are in use — is opt-in: the plugin asks on
activation and does nothing if you decline or dismiss it.

The WhatsApp module builds a `wa.me` / `api.whatsapp.com/send` link for the
visitor to click. That is a link in the page, not a request from your site;
nothing is sent unless a visitor follows it, and then it is their browser talking
to WhatsApp, not your server.

Terms: https://freemius.com/terms — Privacy: https://freemius.com/privacy

== Changelog ==
= 4.6.2 (15-08-2026) =

**New:**
- Every form styler can now style three areas that previously had no settings at all: the grid that spaces the fields apart, the footer holding the submit button, and select fields on their own. The gap between fields belongs to the grid containing them and the space above the submit button belongs to the footer, so neither could be reached by adjusting the fields themselves. Available across all nine stylers — Contact Form 7, WPForms, Gravity Forms, Ninja Forms, Fluent Forms, Forminator, Formidable, MetForm and SureForms — in both builders and the Visual Builder preview.
- Gravity Forms gained controls for elements that were previously unstyleable: the next, previous, save-and-continue and file-upload buttons, the image-choice field, and the per-field validation message.
- Contact Form 7, WPForms, Fluent Forms, Formidable, Forminator, MetForm, SureForms and Ninja Forms gained a per-field validation message background, margin and padding.
- Divi 5's Gravity Forms styler gained the design controls the Divi 4 one already had: form title, form description, field descriptions, sub-labels, the required indicator, section breaks with their titles and descriptions, and complex fields such as name and address.

**Bug fixes:**
- The Divi 5 modules disappeared from the Visual Builder module library, loaded without any styles, or failed to build at all. The builder bundle is fixed so every module registers and its stylesheet loads in the builder and frontend.
- Gravity Forms styler: none of the design settings had any effect on most forms. The selectors no longer depend on which form theme is active.
- The form pickers in the Divi 5 builder listed no forms and could show "Oops, an error has occurred"; the available forms are now sent in time and the placeholder option no longer appears selected.
- The Divi 5 design sections for the Gravity Forms styler did not appear in the builder; all twenty now appear.
- Gravity Forms: the Field Elements toggle appeared with duplicated sub-tabs; the module's definition now replaces the base one.
- Ninja Forms: the submit button's design settings now match both `<input>` and `<button>` submit elements.
- MetForm and SureForms: the validation and error message controls are split into the per-field message and the form-level response.

= 4.6.1 (14-08-2026) =

**Bug fixes:**
- Hover Box produced a fatal error instead of rendering in the classic Divi builder. It referenced one of Divi's own classes without importing it, so PHP looked for that class inside the module's own namespace and stopped with "Class not found" as soon as the module tried to output its overlay styles, which happens on every render.
- The Gravity Forms styler could stop the Divi 5 builder loading a form, showing "Oops! An Error Has Occurred. This content could not be displayed." It captured the form with an output buffer, and if Gravity Forms failed while producing the form the buffer was left open, so stray output reached the builder and it could not read the response. The form is now requested directly, the way the Divi 4 module has always done it.
- Post Grid could take a page down. Its post-element filters passed the post object where the markup belonged, so any other plugin hooking them received the wrong type and crashed the page — WordPress's own text formatting was enough to trigger it. The filters now pass the markup, with the post alongside it as context.
- With both Post Grid and Post Carousel enabled, every post element was rendered twice, once by each module. Each module now renders only its own output.

**Improvements:**
- The gallery image helper was duplicated once per builder; it is now a single shared class.
- Documentation accuracy: several files still said Post Carousel was Divi 5 only and that 64 of the 65 modules ran in Divi 4. All 65 have run in both builders since 4.6.0.
- Post Carousel was missing from the WPML configuration, so its attributes were invisible to translation tooling.

**Internal:**
- The code quality checks that had been switched off in CI are running again. PHP coding standards, static analysis and the PHP test suite were all disabled, so none of them had run against any change.
- Style and script linting could not report problems without also rewriting files, because both commands had the fix flag built in. Each now has a separate check and fix command. Turning checking on surfaced 958 stylesheet problems and 320 script problems that had been passing silently; all of them are resolved, and several were rules configured to contradict each other rather than faults in the code.
- Divi 4 preview components no longer nest conditional expressions several levels deep, and three of them declared their render method after private helpers. A shadowed variable and a stale module path in the type declarations are also fixed.

= 4.6.0 (09-08-2026) =

**New:**
- Post Carousel is now available in the classic Divi builder. It previously existed only for the Divi 5 Visual Builder, so enabling it in Divi 4 appeared to do nothing. It shares Post Grid's query and post elements, so every element type, icon and design option carries over.

**Bug fixes:**
- Converting a Divi 4 layout to Divi 5 silently changed heading tags: Business Hours became a `span`, Flip Box titles became `h3`, Flip Box subtitles became a `div`, and the Advanced Divider's text became a `span`. Those modules now expose the same heading-tag control in both builders, and a converted layout keeps the tag you chose.
- The uninstall routine has never run for anyone: `uninstall.php` was excluded from the released package, so removing the plugin left its options, transients and custom table behind.
- Modules that only work in one builder are now labelled, and the switch is disabled when your site cannot use them, instead of turning on with no visible effect.
- Button settings on Flip Box and the nine form stylers exposed a stray control created by a mis-nested field definition.
- The packager rewrote a date inside the changelog on every build.

**Improvements:**
- Builder detection now asks Divi directly whether Divi 5 is enabled, so sites that deliberately run the classic builder are treated correctly.
- Accuracy pass over the bundled documentation: several files still described the previous release, and one told contributors to edit a generated file.

**Internal:**
- Coding standards now check the module code. A pattern intended to skip `node_modules` was also skipping every Divi module, leaving 189 of 327 PHP files unchecked; the 522 issues that surfaced are fixed, including two double-escaped values in the login and lost-password forms.
- Divi modules can now be built inside the test suite, so field definitions are actually executed rather than only inspected. This immediately caught the button-field defect above.

= 4.5.0 (08-08-2026) =

**Bug fixes:**
- Divi 4 parent modules now render their child shortcodes correctly under the latest Divi, fixing timelines and other nested modules that showed raw `[disq_*]` text on the front end and in preview.
- Inline Content: the Divi 4 item module had no settings and produced no output, so the whole module was blank. It now renders all five content types (text, icon, image, button, divider) and matches the Divi 5 output exactly.
- Logo Grid and Logo Carousel: column count, gap, logo sizing and every hover effect (grayscale, opacity, zoom) never reached the page in Divi 5. They now apply.
- Image Mask: the Divi 5 decoration layers rendered with no fill colour.
- Social Share: every share button linked to an empty target, "Icon + Text" never showed labels, and a second module on the page inherited the first one's link.
- Heading level controls in Social Share, Step Flow and Team Member changed the text size but never the heading tag, producing a document outline the author did not choose.
- Post Grid: the Advanced Custom Field element bypassed ACF's own value formatting; the Comments "Before Text" setting was permanently empty; pagination labels containing `&` were double-escaped.
- Dual Button: the alignment control did nothing in vertical layout.
- Star Rating: the default star size was ignored, and the review schema markup was malformed.
- Author Box: choosing the SPAN tag silently rendered an H4; avatar alt text was double-escaped.
- Divider, Business Hours, Flip Box: heading tag settings could resolve to an empty value and remove the element entirely.
- Timeline Item and Logo Carousel Item: border and radius settings never appeared in the builder.
- Lottie, Business Hours, Post Reading Time, Image Mask: several settings targeted elements the modules never output, so they had no effect.
- Google Maps (Divi 5): the module script was not enqueued and errors were silent.
- Contact Form 7, Fluent Forms, Formidable, Forminator, Gravity Forms, Ninja Forms, MetForm, SureForms, WPForms: a module added without a form selected produced a PHP warning; the Field Label typography control had no effect; Ninja Forms fired the wrong hook.

**Security:**
- Gradient Text and Glitch Text now validate the wrapper tag and effect name against a strict allowlist instead of trusting the stored value.
- Flip Box buttons that open in a new tab include `rel="noopener"`.
- REST endpoints no longer return raw exception messages.
- Extensions that are disabled can no longer load because of a faulty guard.

**Improvements:**
- Divi 5 modules now register their per-instance CSS through Divi's native style pipeline instead of writing an inline `<style>` tag per module, so the CSS takes part in Divi's critical-CSS and deduplication.
- Design settings that are marked responsive now work on tablet and phone, where previously only the desktop value was ever used.
- New v4 plugin icon and icon set.
- Accessibility: decorative icons are hidden from screen readers, icon-only video triggers have labels, and empty avatar wrappers are no longer emitted.

= 4.4.1 (14-07-2026) =

**Security:**
- Breadcrumbs schema output now escapes the home URL with `esc_url()`.
- Visual Builder button previews add `rel="noopener noreferrer"` to links that open in a new tab.
- Hardened admin-script JSON parsing against malformed data.

**Bug fixes:**
- Fixed a fatal error that could leave WordPress admin pages blank when another plugin passed a non-string value through the admin footer text filter (a strict return-type mismatch on PHP 8).

**Improvements:**
- Confirmed compatibility with Divi 5.9.0.
- Network-aware uninstall now removes plugin data across all sites when the plugin is uninstalled on a multisite network.

= 4.4.0 (03-07-2026) =

**New Modules — (Wave 3: breadth fill, native in both builders):**
- **Image Accordion** — horizontal and vertical expanding image panels, hover or click triggers, responsive collapse, and free-form nested-module content per panel; repeatable child items.
- **Step Flow** — numbered process steps with icon / image / number markers, vertical or horizontal orientation, connector styling, and scroll-triggered reveal; repeatable child steps.
- **Text Effects** — trendy typography effects: image-mask (image-fill) text, text stroke / outline, and animated gradient fill; reuses the existing gradient/glitch text-effect infrastructure.
- **Comparison List** — feature checklist with three per-row states (included / excluded / neutral), each state's icon set via a Divi icon-picker plus colour; responsive columns, row divider and zebra rows, and nested content per row; repeatable child rows. Completes the "comparison" trio with the shipped Pricing Table and Data Table.

**Improvements:**
- The free module library grows to 65 modules — 64 run in both Divi 5 and Divi 4 (Post Carousel remains Divi 5-only), completing Wave 3 of the free-module roadmap.
- Every new module loads its assets per-page (no global bloat) and is pure CSS with no added frontend JavaScript.
- Extended WPML String Translation config to cover every module's translatable attributes, backfilling 18 modules (Wave 3 plus the Wave 2 set) that were missing entries.

= 4.3.1 (30-06-2026) =

**Improvements:**
- All 61 modules now display their correct icon in the Divi 5 Visual Builder module palette.
- Improved stability and consistency of all modules in the Divi 5 Visual Builder.

**Bug fixes:**
- Fixed several Divi 5 module settings panels that could show blank or incorrect controls in the Visual Builder.
- Fixed module decoration settings (fonts, background, design) for modules where they were not applying correctly in Divi 5.
- Fixed a packaging issue where required plugin files could be missing from the downloaded zip in some environments.
- Hardened all PHP files against edge-case loading issues on non-standard WordPress setups.

= 4.3.0 (24-06-2026) =

**New Modules — (modules other Divi packs charge for):**
- **Countdown Timer** — evergreen and fixed-date modes, on-expiry actions (hide/redirect/show message), timezone-aware, no external JS.
- **Timeline** — vertical and horizontal orientation, alternating/one-side layouts, scroll-triggered reveal, icon/image/number markers; repeatable child items.
- **Data / Comparison Table** — responsive (stack/scroll), highlight column/row, sticky header, optional client-side sort, ribbon and CSV-style paste; repeatable child rows.
- **Charts** — Bar / Line / Pie / Doughnut in one module (Chart.js), multi-dataset, animate-on-scroll, accessible canvas. Chart.js loads only when a chart is present.
- **Floating Chat Button** — WhatsApp / Telegram / Messenger / phone / email / custom deep links, online-hours scheduling, prefilled messages; GDPR-friendly, no third-party script; repeatable child channels.
- **Reading Progress Bar** — top/bottom bar or corner ring, per-content-area target, color/gradient, hide-on-complete. Tiny footprint.
- **Image Hotspots** — unlimited percentage-positioned pins with tooltips, dot/icon/number markers, hover or click trigger, keyboard-accessible; repeatable child pins.

**Improvements:**
- The free module library grows to 61 modules — 60 run in both Divi 5 and Divi 4 (Post Carousel remains Divi 5-only).
- Adds Chart.js as a per-page vendor dependency, enqueued only when a Charts module renders.
- Extended WPML String Translation config for every new module's translatable attributes.

= 4.2.0 (20-06-2026) =

**New Modules:**
- **Team Member** — team/staff cards with photo, role, bio, social links and schema.org `Person` markup; repeatable child items.
- **Testimonial** — customer reviews with avatar, rating, name/role and schema.org `Review` markup; repeatable child items.
- **Pricing Table** — responsive pricing plans with featured-column highlight, ribbon, tick/cross feature lists, CTA button and per-plan accent + button text colours; repeatable child items.
- **Icon Box** — blurb-style box pairing an icon, image or Lottie animation with a title, content, optional badge and a clickable box link, with top/left/right layouts.
- **Advanced Tabs** — tabbed content with horizontal / vertical layouts, mobile-accordion mode, icon tabs, URL-hash deep-linking and full keyboard/ARIA support; repeatable child Tab items.

**Improvements:**
- The free module library grows to 54 modules — the largest of any free Divi pack — with 53 running in both Divi 5 and Divi 4 (Post Carousel remains Divi 5-only).
- Extended WPML String Translation config for every new module's translatable attributes.

= 4.1.1 (19-06-2026) =

**Security:**
- Fixed XSS in Typing Text (D4) — `text_element_tag` prop was used as a raw HTML tag name without allowlist validation; `wp_kses_post()` on a plain string like `script` does not strip it.
- Fixed CSS injection in Image Gallery (D4) — `esc_attr()` on CSS custom-property values does not strip `;`; replaced with `absint()` and `sanitize_css_length()`.
- Fixed CSS injection in Image Mask (D5) — decoration layer fill color written into a `<style>` block via `esc_attr()` instead of `sanitize_css_background()`.
- Fixed CSS injection in Post Grid (D5) — gap CSS custom property value not length-validated before insertion.
- Fixed CSS injection in Video Popup, Image Mask (D4) — color and transform values interpolated into `set_style()` declarations without sanitization.
- Fixed CSS injection in Gradient Text, Skill Bar, Divider (D5) — missing semicolons in declarations and wrong escape function in class attributes.
- Fixed XSS across 9 D4 modules (Scrolling Text, Dual Button, Drop Cap Text, Advanced Button, Table of Contents, Text Highlighter, Drop Cap Text, Lottie, Glitch Text) — prop values used in HTML output without proper escaping.

**Bug fixes:**
- Fixed output-buffer leaks in all 4 Auth form modules (D4) — catch blocks returned without calling `ob_get_clean()`, leaking the open buffer on exceptions.
- Fixed Forminator form condition (D4) — inverted `'' !== $form_html` meant the form never rendered; corrected to `'' === $form_html`.
- Fixed Post Reading Time wrong toggle slug and broken CSS selector (D4).
- Fixed Flip Box front button border applying to wrong slide (D4) and missing leading dots in several CSS selectors.
- Fixed Video Popup icon opacity selector and wrong `use_overlay` default (D4).
- Fixed Star Rating display type default and wrong font transition group (D4).
- Fixed Post Grid Child `prop()` fallback typo `' off'` → `'off'` (D4).
- Fixed ob_start leak in Post Grid and Ninja Forms catch blocks (D4).
- Added missing `aria-hidden` on decorative elements in Breadcrumbs and Hover Box (D4).
- Added missing image alt field to Number Counter (D4).
- Added missing root CSS classes and fixed VB preview styles for 24 Divi 5 modules.
- Fixed Skill Bar spacing selector and Post Grid load-more button style (D5).

**Refactor:**
- Consolidated `sanitize_css_background()` and `sanitize_css_length()` into the D4 and D5 abstract base classes — removed 43 identical private static copies across module files (-6,087 lines).

= 4.1.0 (09-06-2026) =

**New Modules:**
- **Social Share** — share buttons for popular networks, fully server-rendered and CSS-only.
- **Table of Contents** — auto-generated, anchor-linked contents from page headings.
- **Number Counter** — animated count-up numbers with prefix/suffix and styling controls.
- **Advanced Button** — richer button with dual icons, hover styles, and states.
- **Text Highlighter** — animated highlight/underline effects for emphasis text.
- **Inline Content** — mix text, icons, images, buttons, and dividers in a single flowing line.
- **Hover Box** — reveal content on hover with CSS-only transitions.
- **Animated Heading** — headlines with rotating/animated phrases.
- **Floating Images** — decorative images with parallax-style floating motion.
- **Image Reveal** — images that reveal on scroll or hover.
- **Advanced Video** — styled video player with custom poster and overlay controls.
- **Image Carousel** — touch-friendly image carousel with autoplay, loop, and effects.
- **Logo Grid** — responsive grid/marquee of brand logos.
- **Skill Bar** — animated progress/skill bars with labels and percentages.
- **Author Box** — author bio block with avatar, social links, and layouts.

**Admin Dashboard Redesign:**
- Rebuilt the admin area as a modern React single-page app (Tailwind + shadcn) with a light/dark theme.
- Live dashboard stats and a modules-by-category library breakdown.
- Modules and Extensions management with search, category filters, bulk actions, and an unsaved-changes save bar.
- What's New changelog timeline, real Freemius affiliate program terms and application status, and an Account screen with license activation and an anonymous-usage-sharing toggle.
- Brand-aligned Freemius account, pricing, and affiliation pages.

**Changes:**
- Renamed the admin page slug from `divi_squad_dashboard` to `divi_squad`. Existing links and bookmarks to the old slug (including Freemius sub-pages) are permanently redirected to the new slug automatically.

**Improvements:**
- Reorganized the Divi 4 and Divi 5 builder source into a shared structure, consolidating cross-version Supports/Module helpers and the build shell.
- Standardized PHP interface and class naming, and added per-module brand icons for the Divi 4 builder.
- Generated an inline module-icon registry at build time for the admin app.
- Expanded automated test coverage for the core and builder layers.

**Bug Fixes:**
- Fixed two fatal errors in the Inline Content module caused by method overrides incompatible with `ET_Builder_Element` (`render_button`, `render_image`).
- Fixed the Modules/Extensions batch enable/disable save path and URL-unsafe category routes in the REST API.
- Corrected the admin REST namespace, dashboard live-data mapping, and several admin styling regressions against wp-admin core CSS.

[Read the full changelog →](https://squadmodules.com/changelog-lite/)