What’s New

Craft 5.8

Content Block fields

Create nested field layouts that can be reused in other element types’ field layouts, with the new “Content Block” field type.

Collapsible source headings

Source headings within element indexes are now collapsible.

Grouped entry types for Matrix fields

It’s now possible for entry types to be presented in groups within Matrix fields.

Grouped entry types for matrix fields

Expand or collapse all blocks for inline-editable Matrix fields

New “Expand all blocks” and “Collapse all blocks” actions are available for Matrix fields set to the “inline-editable blocks” view mode.

Search for entry types within Matrix fields

When a Matrix field has five or more than five entry types, a search input is shown within entry creation menus.

Inline element search and creation for relational fields

Relational fields with a single element source can now show a search input for quickly selecting elements, without having to go through the element selection modal.

Relational fields 1 inline search

Entries fields with a single section source and without a selection criteria condition also support inline entry creation.

Craft 5.7

Copy-and-paste elements

Entries and addresses now have “Copy” actions, which opens a special notification that keeps track of the copied elements, as you navigate to a section or field where the elements should be pasted.

Duplicate nested elements

Nested elements within Matrix and Addresses fields now have a “Duplicate” action that creates a clone of the element right alongside it within the field.

Copy/Duplicate menu

Element UI improvements

Element chips, cards, and inline-editable blocks have been redesigned for improved accessibility and to be more consistent with each other.

A sample of the updated design for matrix blocks, cards, and chips

Read-only fields

Custom fields now have “editability conditions” which determine who can edit them, and who can only view them as read-only inputs.

Button Group fields

A new “Button Group” field type has been added, providing a more compact, user-friendly alternative to radio buttons.

Icons and colors

Checkboxes, Dropdown, Multi-select, and Radio Buttons fields can now specify icons and/or colors for each of their options, which will be shown alongside options’ text labels.