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DesignSetGo 1.4: AI Integration, Draft Mode, and More

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Version 1.4 brings powerful new content management tools, AI language model support, and improved developer experience to DesignSetGo.

We’re excited to announce the release of DesignSetGo 1.4.0 and 1.4.1, packed with features that make content management easier and prepare your WordPress site for the AI era.

What’s New in 1.4

llms.txt Support for AI Language Models

DesignSetGo now implements the llms.txt standard, helping AI language models like ChatGPT, Claude, and others better understand your site’s content. This emerging standard provides a structured way for AI tools to discover and comprehend your website.

Features include:

  • Automatic llms.txt generation at your site root
  • Admin settings to customize AI-visible content
  • Per-page exclusion controls for sensitive content
  • Conflict detection with existing llms.txt files
  • Admin UI to resolve conflicts by renaming existing files

Draft Mode for Published Pages

Ever needed to make significant changes to a live page without affecting what visitors see? Draft Mode solves this problem elegantly:

  • Create draft versions of any published page
  • Edit freely without touching the live content
  • Preview your changes before publishing
  • Merge when ready, or discard and start over

No more maintenance mode or staging sites for simple content updates.

Visual Revision Comparison

WordPress revision history just got a major upgrade. Instead of comparing raw code or block markup, you can now:

  • View side-by-side rendered previews of any two revisions
  • See color-coded highlighting showing exactly what changed
  • Quickly identify which blocks were added, modified, or removed
  • Make more informed decisions about which revision to restore

Block Exclusion System

Some third-party blocks don’t play well with universal extensions. The new Block Exclusion System gives you control:

  • Configure which blocks should be excluded from DSG extensions
  • Prevents REST API validation conflicts
  • Works great with server-side rendered blocks like Gravity Forms
  • User-configurable through the admin settings

PHP 8.0 Minimum Requirement

Breaking Change: Version 1.4.0 requires PHP 8.0 or higher.

This change brings:

  • Improved security through modern PHP features
  • Better performance and memory handling
  • Access to new language features for future development
  • Alignment with WordPress’s direction toward modern PHP

If you’re still on PHP 7.4, please upgrade your hosting before updating DesignSetGo.

Bug Fixes in 1.4.0

  • Icon Button border-radius: Fixed an issue where border-radius worked in the editor but not on the frontend
  • REST API conflicts: Resolved validation issues with server-side rendered blocks
  • Missing icons: Restored 14 icons that were missing from the SVG library
  • Security: Updated lodash dependencies to address known vulnerabilities

What’s New in 1.4.1

Shortly after the 1.4.0 release, we shipped 1.4.1 with important stability fixes:

Grid Block Improvements

  • Type safety: Fixed WordPress 6.1+ blockGap object format conversion
  • Consistent alignment: Grid items now default to ‘stretch’ consistently between editor and frontend
  • Preset spacing: Corrected spacing calculations for grid presets

Row Block Fixes

  • Improved preset conversion with proper type checking
  • More reliable layout behavior across different configurations

Icon Button Updates

  • Removed deprecated width attribute (migration handled automatically)
  • Now uses WordPress’s native alignfull class for full-width display
  • User margins properly override alignment defaults

Other Fixes

  • Divider width: Editor styles no longer override your custom divider widths
  • llms.txt handling: Improved conflict detection with dismissable admin notices
  • WordPress 6.7: Updated minimum WordPress version requirement

Comprehensive Test Suite

Version 1.4 also includes a major investment in code quality with a new comprehensive test suite covering:

  • Form validation and submission
  • Block registration and rendering
  • Utility functions
  • REST API endpoints

This means faster, more confident releases going forward.

Upgrade Today

DesignSetGo 1.4.1 is available now on WordPress.org. To update:

  1. Check your PHP version – You need PHP 8.0 or higher
  2. Backup your site – Always a good practice before major updates
  3. Update via Dashboard – Go to Plugins > Updates

What’s Next

We’re continuing to improve DesignSetGo with:

  • More AI integration features
  • Enhanced block capabilities
  • Performance optimizations
  • Better theme compatibility

Stay tuned for 1.5 with even more exciting features!

Questions or feedback? Visit our support forum or GitHub repository.

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