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April 2019 – Monthly Changelog

New Features:

  • We improved the functionality of the Pin Featured Posts Add-On, by adding the ability to specify a date the Featured Post expires. In order to use this new feature, navigate to the Admin >> Content >> Manage Posts.
    Note:This update only will be available if the site has the Pin Featured Posts Add-On active.
  • The Lead Form title is now fully compatible with the Front-End Text Label Editor tool.
  • We added the ability to show the Website Timezone below Date, Time, and Datetime picker field. In order to enable this new feature, navigate to the Admin >> Settings >> General Settings >> Configuration Tab.
  • The “Promo Discount” text in the Order Summary on Checkout pages is now a Text Label. New Text label: promo_discount_label.
  • The Auto-Recurring Event Add-On is now fully compatible with the” Order Results By” Setting on the Edit Post Settings page in the Admin.
  • Choosing a language using the Language Setting in the Configuration tab on the General Settings page of the Admin will now also update the language of PDF invoices generated by the site.
  • The title tags of the available buttons on the Profile Photo and Logo page in the Member Dashboard can now be edited via Text Labels. New Labels: photo_zoom_in, photo_zoom_out, photo_move_left, emphoto_move_right, photo_move_up, photo_move_down, photo_rotate_left, photo_rotate_right, photo_flip_vertical, photo_flip_horizontal, photo_crop.
  • We added a filter field to the Edit Post Settings page in the Admin.
  • We refactored the Reviews feature search to be controlled by a widget called “Search – Reviews – Search Query”. Also, we created a new Reviews Filter Search Module. In order to use this new Reviews Filter Search Module, navigate to the Admin >> Content >> Edit Post Settings >> Reviews >> Search Results Tab >> Sidebar Search Module.
  • We added integrations with ShareaSale and PostAffiliatePro. These can be integrated on a site by entering the corresponding information in the General Settings >> Integrationstab in the Admin.
  • We released the Filter By Star Rating Add-On. Click here for more information.
  • We added the ability to export Contacts as a CSV file. In order to use this new feature, navigates to the Admin >> Emails >> View Contacts.
  • We added the ability to control how many results will display per row in Recent Homepage Widgets. In order to use this feature, navigate to the Admin >> Settings >> Design Settings >> Homepage Layout tab >> Homepage Section Order Options. 
  • We created a new Design Setting to control the background color of post images on Post Search Results and Post Details pages. In order to use this new feature, navigate to the Admin >> Settings >> Design Settings >> Design Settings tab >> Additional Design Setting section.
  • Select2 dropdown fields marked as required in the Form Manager will now be treated as required when displayed on a site.
  • We created a new Design Setting to control whether or not a “View All’ button on displays in the Recent Member homepage widget. In order to use this new feature, navigates to the Admin >> Settings >> Design Settings >>Homepage Layout Tab >> Homepage Section Order Options.


Enhancements / Fixes:

  • We fixed an issue which was preventing the Admin Bar to display on the frontend of websites in some cases.
  • We fixed an issue with the Feature Members On Homepage Add-On which was causing it to not use the correct widget in some cases.
  • The Checkbox field in the Form Manager module is fully compatible with the Required form field setting.
  • We fixed an issue which was causing the Member Categories Autosuggest feature to not work properly if the category name included an apostrophe.
  • We fixed an issue which was preventing the proper import of member images when importing members via CSV file.
  • We fixed an issue with the member import tool which was causing instances of “nn” in the file creating a line break.
  • We added “postal_code_prefix” as a supported location type in the member search system. Now searching for a postal code prefix location will return results as expected.
  • We fixed an issue which was causing the Event End-Date field in post forms to not display the datepicker in some cases.
  • We fixed an issue which was causing the Edit Widget page in the Admin Panel to show the “Save Changes” confirmation alert when pressing the keyboard Space Bar in some cases.
  • We fixed an issue which was preventing the Recent Videos homepage widget from showing the Video Details link button on iPhones.
  • We fixed an issue which was causing Checkout pages to not function properly when the the Newsletter Signup form was displaying on the page.
  • We fixed an issue which was causing textareas in the Admin that have code highlighting turned on to not scroll smoothly in some cases.
  • We fixed an issue with the alignment of the success message when deleting a Menu Item in the Menu Manager in the Admin.
  • We fixed an issue which was affecting the use of the “Insert Image” feature of the WYSIWYG when editing a web page in the Admin.
  • We fixed an issue which was causing Members to have their status set as Past Due automatically when they had a Past Due invoice related to a lead rather than their membership.
  • We fixed an issue with the Google Sitemap Generator Add-On which was creating empty Sitemap Files when a website does not have Member Categories or Sub-Level Categories.
  • We improved the UI of member Profile Pages when one or more of the Send Message, Show Phone Number, and Write a Review buttons are disabled for the member’s Product.
  • We fixed an issue with the Media Manager Tool in the Admin which was prompting the user to download a JSON file when a new folder was created.
  • We added the ability to edit the H1 title on post search results pages. New text labels: default_search_listings_text, h1_for_label, search_results_location_operand, results_for_separator.
  • We minified some default JS files used on the frontend of sites in order to speed up the loading of these pages.
  • We fixed an issue with the Bookmark my Favorites Add-On which was causing favorites text to overlap when search results were displayed in Grid View.
  • We fixed an issue which was causing the H1 element on member search results pages to show unexpected text in some cases.
  • We fixed an issue which was preventing the General Settings page in the Admin from saving when the Members-Only Content Add-On was de-activated on a site in some cases.
  • The “Hide Reviews Star Rating Options” Product Setting will now hide the Review Stars on Review Search Results pages and Member Profile pages.
  • We fixed an issue with the 301 Redirect feature where URLs that ends with /connect not being redirected as expected in some cases.
  • We optimized the Google Autocomplete API feature in order to request more specific information which may lower the cost of using the API in some cases.
  • The Filter By Top Level Category dropdown on the Member Category page will now display the categories in alphabetical order.
  • We fixed an issue which was causing the “Write a Review” button on Member Profile pages to not display in some cases.
  • We fixed an issue which was causing “Hide Specialties Tab” Product Setting to not work properly when Member Profile pages are set to “Display Member Content Without Tabs”.
  • We resolved an issue that was displaying a backslash after apostrophes when included in the content of an Admin account.
  • We fixed an issue which was causing the “View Preview” button to not work properly after a member creates a new Sub-Account in their Member Dashboard.
  • We updated the look of the “View my CV” button on member profiles pages.
  • We updated the Sidebar Manager page in the Admin to exclude homepage widgets that do not work properly in sidebars from the list of available widgets.
  • We fixed an issue which was preventing replies to reviews from being saved when the reply was longer that 512 characters.
  • We updated the version of the Event Search Date picker script to better support mobile devices.
  • We updated the Manage Products page in the Admin in to replace the “Sign Up Page” button with the message “Sign Ups Disabled” when a Product has the “Disable Signups For This Product” setting enabled.
  • We fixed an issue which was preventing the Private Member Chat Add-On from showing the correct Sender information on the My Chat Messages page in the Member Dashboard in some cases.
  • The Website Activity Log in the Admin now tracks when a Form is Enabled, Disabled or Deleted.
  • We fixed an issue which was preventing members from downloading an Invoice when the Downloadable PDF Invoices Add-On is active on a Site.
  • We improved the Admin Usernames validation to insure Admin Usernames are a valid email address format.
  • We are no longer displaying the Breadcrumbs field when a Site Admin is editing a Static Web Page in the Admin.
  • We updated the logic of the Listing Search Results H1 Title. Now if the /search_results SEO Template H1 Title is empty, the system will display the Feature Search Results Title as a backup.
  • We fixed an issue which was causing the Write a Review Button to display slightly out of alignment on Member Profile pages in some cases.
  • We updated the UI of the Leads Details page in the Member Dashboard to display the content of the lead more clearly on mobile devices.
  • We fixed a display issue with the 301 Redirect Search Filter Field causing the search icon to overlap with the text.
  • We updated the URL of the Menu Manager page in the Admin.
  • We fixed a design issue on the Member Account Details page in the Admin which was causing the “Cancelled” text to display without the proper background color when a member’s status is Cancelled.
  • We fixed an issue which was causing the scroll bar to get stuck when viewing a code editor in the Admin.
  • The Category dropdowns on Lead Forms on member profile pages will now display all Sub Categories when the member is automatically added to all categories in their Product’s settings.
  • We added Search Filter Options to the Email Templates page in the Admin to allow Email Templates to be filtered by Keyword or Category.
  • We improved the logic of the Email Notification badge in order to only take into consideration un-read and un-archived Form Inquiry records.
  • We fixed an issue with the sort order of Reviews on Profile pages. Now the most recent reviews will be displayed first.
  • In all, over 80 feature enhancements and software updates were released this month.

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