Release Notes

Updated November 5, 2026 2 min read

Changed

Display conditions now fail closed: while the license is invalid, expired or missing, every Section Blocks block that carries a display condition (login state, role, device or date) is hidden from visitors instead of being shown to everyone. Blocks without conditions are unaffected; the Conditional Display panel and updates still need a valid license. A notice on the Dashboard and Plugins screens explains it and links to Settings → Section Blocks Pro.
The device-rule CSS is only added on pages that render a block with a device condition.
Requires Plugins: section-blocks is now also declared in readme.txt, and the readme documents the fail-closed behavior and that no translation files are bundled yet.
Composer package renamed to technoleet/section-blocks-pro; GitHub Actions workflows removed from the repository.

Fixed

Bundled StoreEngine License SDK 1.6.2: no more PHP 8.4 "implicitly nullable parameter" deprecation notices.
A copy of the plugin without the StoreEngine SDK folder (partial upload or interrupted update) no longer causes a fatal error; licensing stays off and an admin notice asks to reinstall the plugin.
Uninstalling the plugin now also removes its StoreEngine license state (options, transients, scheduled re-checks and the entry in the shared SDK license data) from the site.

First commercial release.

New

Conditional Display for every Section Blocks block (section and element blocks registered by the free plugin): a Conditional Display (Pro) panel in the block settings sidebar with show to everyone / logged-in users (optionally limited to roles) / logged-out visitors; mobile-only or desktop-and-tablet-only (CSS, 768px breakpoint); and show-from / show-until date and time in the site’s time zone. Login state, roles and dates are evaluated server-side and hidden blocks are not output at all. Conditions are stored as block attributes, so content survives Pro being deactivated.
Licensing and updates through technoleet.dev: a Settings → Section Blocks Pro license screen to activate and deactivate the key, a daily background re-check with a 14-day offline grace period, updates served from the store while the license is valid, and the free Section Blocks plugin updated first when a Pro release needs a newer version.
Update URI header so WordPress never offers updates for this plugin from another source.
The section_blocks_pro_block_is_visible filter, plus licensing override filters and constants for custom builds.
Translations placed in languages/ now load.

Requirements

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