v13.1 is out: Support for PHP 8.4, new PDF buttons, improved Google auth & more

Posted by Eugenio on 10 Sep 2025

Dear users,
DaDaBIK v13.1 is now available!

This update includes the official support for PHP 8.4 and some additional improvements.

What’s New in v13.1?

PHP 8.4

DaDaBIK now officially support PHP 8.4. To use it, you need ioncube loader v14.4.x (we recommend the latest version, currently v14.4.1).

Improved PDF buttons

It is now possible to assign a specific PDF template (or more than one) to each table/view to use it by default when users click the PDF button, also assigning a specific button label. Further info in the manual, chapter "Assign a specific template to a table/view".

Moreover, if no custom PDF templates are available in the templates folder, the PDF button now immediately generates a PDF using the default template instead of opening the template menu.

Improved Calendar View

The first version of the Calendar view did not handle lookup fields: if, for example, you had an appointments table and for each appointment you stored a lookup id_customer field, the calendar showed the raw id value, now it shows the corresponding linked fields (e.g. first and last name).

Improved Google authentication

Google authentication now identifies users by their Google account ID ("sub") instead of their email address. While Gmail addresses are unique and not reused, Google accounts can also be created with non-Gmail addresses. These external addresses may change or even be reassigned to other users so relying on email alone could therefore cause issues (see the change log for details and contact us before upgrading if you want to migrate existing Google users).

DaDaBIK 13.1 also contain other improvements, changes and fixes (also security-related). As usual, for the complete list, check the change log

You can buy your new license here


You can upgrade your existing license (for free, if you are in your free upgrade period or you have an active subscription) from the upgrade page.

Best,

--
Eugenio Tacchini, Ph.D.
Founder, DaDaBIK

AppifyText.ai v2 is here: Powerful AI + DaDaBIK + New Video

Posted by Eugenio on 25 Jun 2025

Dear users,

You probably know DaDaBIK very well, but you might not be very familiar with AppifyText.ai – a text-to-app AI agent that builds applications from prompts.

What makes it unique? It uses DaDaBIK behind the scenes – you describe your app, and AppifyText builds it using DaDaBIK, which you can then fully export and customize further.

AppifyText v2 is now live, and there’s a brand new, 4-hour video that starts with AppifyText and then dives deep into DaDaBIK, showing the full journey: building a complete library management system (backend + frontend) from scratch.

What’s New in AppifyText.ai v2?

Deep Understanding of Users & Roles

Write something like “Both sales people and customers can access the app” and AppifyText will create two user roles with sample users and proper permissions. If a user role is also a data entity (e.g. a "students" table in a school app), AppifyText automatically links users to the relevant records.

Public Faces (Anonymous Access)

Want parts of your app publicly available, like a catalog? Just include instructions like:

“Create a public view of books with covers on the left and details on the right”

AppifyText builds it – publicly accessible and embeddable in your site (e.g., WordPress).

Language-Aware UI

The app UI now adapts to the language used in your prompt (for many languages).

Watch the new video: How to build a complete Library Management System with AppifyText v2

The video covers everything — from the initial idea to backend and frontend development, full deployment on a custom domain, adding custom PHP code, integrating both AppifyText and DaDaBIK.

If you’ve been using DaDaBIK for a long time, I think you’ll find it inspiring to see how AI and DaDaBIK now work together.

This video took a huge effort to produce — and as you know, DaDaBIK has always grown thanks to word of mouth. We don’t spend on advertising. If you find the video valuable, I’d be truly grateful for your support: a like, a share, or even just a comment really help to spread it.

Thanks again for being part of this journey — some of you since over 15 years ago!

v12.7 is out: Important Security fix, Stat cards, Public Facing features

Posted by Eugenio on 21 May 2025

Dear users,
DaDaBIK v12.7 is now available!

This update includes an important security enhancement: passwords are now stored differently to improve protection. For this reason, we strongly recommend updating your installation. You can find all the details in the changelog

What’s New in v12.7?

1) Stat Cards – A New Chart Type
Need to display key figures quickly? Stat Cards allow you to highlight important numbers—like total customers, average user age, or today's sales—without needing to aggregate data.

2) Public-Facing Features
You can now define a public user through Dev Area > Permissions > Public access. Plus, you can choose to hide the left menu, top bar, and advanced features for public users. This makes it much easier to tailor the public interface of your DaDaBIK application—no coding required.

I’ve also uploaded a short release video on YouTube where I go over these updates—especially the new public-facing features. I'd love to hear your thoughts: Should we invest more in this area? Do you use DaDaBIK only for internal applications or also for public-facing applications?

WATCH and comment the Video here.
 

More in v12.7

DaDaBIK 12.7 contain other improvements, changes and fixes. As usual, for the complete list of new features and fixes, check the change log.

Buy or Upgrade your license

You can buy your new license here.

You can upgrade your existing license (for free, if you are in your free upgrade period or you have an active subscription) here.


Best,

--
Eugenio Tacchini
DaDaBIK Founder

v12.6 is out: Dark theme, Minimal UI, Dashboard Template & more

Posted by Eugenio on 20 Mar 2025

Dear users,
as anticipated, we have now a Dark Theme.

Dark Theme Variants

The theme comes in two versions:

Dark – a fully dark interface.
Dark Light-Top – identical to the Dark theme, but with a white top bar. This option is ideal if your logo requires a white background.

You can also customize the color of additional elements (top bar and icons), directly from Layout > Basic Settings, without needing to add a CSS rule.

Additional New Features

Along with the new Dark theme, we're introducing two small but impactful UI enhancements that let you achieve a truly minimalistic design. You now have the option to hide the left menu and/or the top bar from Layout > Basic Settings, giving you a cleaner interface and maximizing your workspace.

Furthermore, a dashboard template is now available. You can use it as a starting tempate for your custom HTML pages, it's a responsive, multi rows and multi columns template with some example charts and reports. You can access it from admin > pages > custom pages > show/hide content.

Here’s how the new Dark theme looks with the top bar hidden:
 

Results Grid

Dashboard, using the dashboard template

More in v12.6

DaDaBIK 12.6 contain other improvements, changes and fixes. As usual, for the complete list of new features and fixes, check the change log. An additional improvement that is worth mentioning is how we handle caching for DaDaBIK’s official JavaScript and CSS files. Previously, after every upgrade, you had to manually clear your browser cache to ensure you were using the latest version. Now, this is no longer necessary.

Buy or Upgrade your license

You can buy your new license here.

You can upgrade your existing license (for free, if you are in your free upgrade period or you have an active subscription) here.

Best,

--
Eugenio Tacchini
DaDaBIK Founder

v12.5 is out: Searching made simple, announcing OmniSearch

Posted by Eugenio on 14 Jan 2025

Dear users,
I am very glad to announce a long-awaited feature in DaDaBIK 12.5: Omnisearch!

I worked hard to make Omnisearch as intuitive as possible for end users, and I hope it will enhance your users' experience with DaDaBIK. Let me know what you think.
 

What is Omnisearch?

In addition to the existing Advanced Search and Quick Search options, DaDaBIK now offers a powerful one-field search tool. Omnisearch allows users to search across all compatible fields in the current table or view through a single, intuitive search bar.


 

Key Features

Broad Compatibility: Omnisearch works with almost all field/content types in DaDaBIK, including text, date, file, and lookup fields.

User-Friendly Lookup Searches: For example, if you have lookup fields such as "City" (select_single) or "Interests" (select_multiple), users can seamlessly search linked field values.


Date Format Recognition: Omnisearch respects the date_format setting you’ve configured. In this example, with the date_format set to literal_english, a user searching for "Jan 9" successfully finds a match.


 

How It Works:

Omnisearch automatically activates when all Quick Search fields are disabled for a table (unless you disable the feature by setting $enable_omnisearch_feature = 0).
A helpful tooltip on the search button informs users about the fields being searched, making the process even more intuitive.


 

More in v12.5

DaDaBIK 12.5 contain other improvements, changes and fixes. As usual, for the complete list of new features and fixes, check the change log.

Buy or Upgrade your license

You can buy your new license here.

You can upgrade your existing license (for free, if you are in your free upgrade period or you have an active subscription) here.


Best,

--
Eugenio Tacchini
DaDaBIK Founder