Old Text Block Addons Keep Hidden Font-size/line-height Values After Updates
Sylvie
Hello,
I have an issue with older Text Block addons in SP Page Builder after several updates.
The website is approximately a year and a half old and during that time it has gone through several versions of both SP Page Builder and Helix Ultimate. Because of this, I suspect that some older typography values may still be stored in the addon data even though they are no longer visible in the current interface.
In Helix Ultimate, I have H2 globally set to 30px, but in some older Text Block addons SP Page Builder generates its own CSS, for example:
sppb-addon-... .sppb-addon-text-block .sppb-addon-content h2 {
font-size: 18px;
line-height: 28px;}
These values override the global typography settings from Helix.
The strange thing is that in the current SP Page Builder interface there is no custom typography or font size set in those addons. The Style tab is empty and the HTML content contains only normal <h2> / <h3> tags without inline styles.
When I create a completely new Text Block addon, the problem disappears and H2 correctly uses the 30px value from Helix.
However, if I copy the style from the old addon to the new one, the unwanted 18px / 28px values are copied as well. This suggests that some old hidden typography values are still stored in the addon data, probably from an older SP Page Builder version.
Is there an official and simple way to reset or clean these old typography values, ideally globally or at least per addon, without recreating every Text Block manually?
I would like to keep all existing addon styles such as padding, margin, background, shadow, border radius, etc., but remove only the old hidden font-size and line-height values.
Is there any reset function, migration tool, database cleanup method, or another recommended solution for this issue?
I am using Helix Ultimate and the current version of SP Page Builder.
Website: https://www.svet-plazu.cz/ On the homepage, one Text Block has already been recreated and now uses the correct Helix typography, while another older Text Block still shows the issue. This should make the difference easy to compare. I have intentionally left one old Text Block unchanged so the issue can still be inspected.
Thank you. Sylvie
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Ziaul Kabir
Accepted AnswerHi Sylvie,
Thank you for the detailed explanation.
We would like to investigate this further and check whether the old typography values are being retained in the addon data.
Could you please share:
- A screenshot showing the affected Text Block addon settings, particularly the Style tab where the typography options are empty.
- The URL of the page where the issue can be seen.
- If possible, a screenshot showing the generated CSS with the unwanted
font-size: 18pxandline-height: 28pxvalues.
This will help us compare the older Text Block with a newly created one and investigate the issue more closely.
Thank you.
Sylvie
Accepted AnswerHello,
thank you for your reply.
I am attaching:
a screenshot of the older Text Block addon showing the Style tab, where no typography or font-size settings are visible, a screenshot from DevTools showing the generated CSS with font-size: 18px and line-height: 28px, which overrides the Helix H2 setting of 30px.
The affected page is: https://www.svet-plazu.cz/
One newer Text Block on the same page has already been recreated and correctly uses the Helix typography, while the older Text Block still shows the issue.
Thank you for checking this.
Screenshot 1 – Text Block Style settings: Screenshot 2 – DevTools showing generated 18px / 28px CSS:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hP1wcEgFIk_q3rF5wguN2aShdXq7bo93/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xyOlcHXHvzJyx8nnnhpOgk1HnqFtbeXZ/view?usp=sharing
Best regards, Sylvie
Ziaul Kabir
Accepted AnswerHi,
One important thing I noticed during testing: please do not copy the text content from another site or existing design, because copied content may bring hidden formatting or styles along with it.
For testing, could you please create a completely fresh Text Block addon and type the text directly into the new Text Block without copying it from any source?
Alternatively, you could remove the existing Text Block, create a new one from scratch, and manually type the text again.
This will help us confirm whether the unwanted 18px / 26px values are coming from formatting carried over with the copied content.
Thank you.
Sylvie
Accepted AnswerHello, thank you, I have already tested this.
When I create a completely new Text Block addon and type the text directly into it, everything works correctly and the H2 typography is inherited from Helix as expected.
The issue only affects older Text Block addons that were created before several SP Page Builder updates.
I also tested copying only the style from an old Text Block to a new one. In that case, the unwanted 18px / 26px values are copied as well. This strongly suggests that the issue is stored in the old addon/style data rather than in the text content itself.
So I believe this behavior appeared at some point during an SP Page Builder upgrade.
This is especially important for me because I manage a portfolio of around 90 websites. If this issue was introduced by an SP Page Builder update, manually recreating dozens or even hundreds of Text Block addons across multiple websites is not a realistic solution.
Could you please check whether there is a way to reset or clean these old hidden typography values from existing addons, ideally in a bulk or global way, without recreating them manually?
Thank you.
Ziaul Kabir
Accepted AnswerCould you please share temporary administrator access to your Joomla backend? You can provide the credentials securely in the hidden content section. Also, please take a full backup of your site before we make any changes.
Once I have access, I’ll investigate further and see what’s causing the issue. Let me know once you’ve shared the details!
Best regards,