---
title: "Filter Bar 5.1.3"
source: "https://docs.nexcess.com/software/the-events-calendar/release-notes-filter-bar-5-1-3/"
description: "Summary Maintenance Release This is a maintenance release that focuses on small tweaks and bug fixes. As always, we recommend updating on a staging site, just t…"
vertical: "Software"
area: "The Events Calendar"
date: "2021-06-23"
last_modified: "2026-07-06"
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# Filter Bar 5.1.3

### Summary

Maintenance Release

This is a maintenance release that focuses on small tweaks and bug fixes.

As always, we recommend updating on a [staging site](https://docs.nexcess.com/software/the-events-calendar/creating-and-using-a-wordpress-staging-site/), just to be safe, but it should all be smooth sailing.

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#### ✅ Fixed

##### Bugs squashed in this release:

- Resolved an issue where special characters of field values were not rendering appropriately.
- Ensured checkbox-based custom fields properly filter values when used as a multiselect.

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