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December 2019 – Monthly Changelog

New Features:

  • We updated the “Reviews” Post Type in order to make it compatible with the “Members-Only Content” Add-On.
  • We added the ability to sort members by Revenue on the Search Members page in the Admin.
  • We updated the “View Toggle Icons” shown on the top of search results pages. Now they will be hidden if the icon label is blank.
  • We added the ability to change the top level category, update the listing type, and the member verified status using the bulk actions on the Search Members page in the Admin.
  • We created a new Advanced Setting to disable the drag and drop functionality for the Google Maps field on the Contact Details tab in the Member Dashboard. New Advanced Setting: disable_drag_drop_member_map.
  • We updated the layout of the “Edit Web Pages” section of the Admin.
  • The “Hero Section Settings” on the Edit Web Pages section of the Admin is now compatible with the “Member Search Results” page type.
  • We released the Dynamic Category Filtering Add-On. Click here for more information.
  • We added the ability to customize multi-image post types like Classifieds, Products, Properties, etc to support the addition of expiration dates for the posts.
  • We added the ability to change the Member Dashboard Badge. To use this new feature, navigate to the Admin >> Finance >> Membership Plans >> Edit >> General tab.
  • The “verify listing” success message that displays after submitting the Verify Listing form in the Member Dashboard is now a Text Label.
  • We added a new Membership Plan setting that controls whether or not the “Make a Connection / Claim Listing Message” on Member Profile pages should be displayed or not. In order to use this new feature, navigate to the Admin >> Finance >> Edit >> Additional Settings tab.
  • We updated the layout of the Audio File post type (Soundcloud) search results page in order to show the cover of the soundcloud stream rather than the stream itself. This allows for better support of the Members Only Add-On.
  • We updated the Post Sidebar Icon field on the Edit Post Settings page in order show an Icon Picker field.
  • We added a new Membership Plan setting that controls whether or not to send a copy of member signup and upgrade emails to the Default Website Email address of the site.
  • We created a Search Filter field in the Edit Membership Plan page which allows settings to be searched by keyword.
  • We updated the layout of the Private Member Chat Add-On in order to always show the member’s name and photo at the top of the chat.  
  • We added the ability to sort Static Pages in the Admin by the page ID or alphabetically.
  • We added the ability to sort Member Categories in the Admin by Category Name, Category ID, and “Sort Order”.
  • The language of the Froala WYSIWYG editor is now based on the “Google Maps Language” setting found in the Admin >> General Settings >> Configuration tab.


Enhancements / Fixes:

  • We fixed an issue which was preventing the “X” button from displaying in location search fields when the “Detect Visitor Locations” Add-On was activate on a Site.
  • We updated the “Private Member Chat” Add-On in order to make the name of the member shown in the chat linked to their profile page.
  • We fixed an issue which was preventing members from adding a few specific zip / post codes as additional locations when using the “Multi-Location Listings” Add-On.
  • We fixed an issue with the “Export Member Data” Add-On which was causing export member files to be limited to 1.000 members in some cases.
  • We enhanced the logic of the Domain Manager feature in order to update all places where the old domain of the site was entered into static pages, menus, etc with the new domain of the site.
  • We fixed an issue which was preventing events to display on the Events Calendar in some cases.
  • We implemented a set of minor updates for the “Admin Roles” feature in the Admin.
  • A Membership Plan being cloned or deleted will now be logged in the Activity Tracker in the Admin.
  • We updated the logic when a paid signup transaction fails. Previously, the system would create the member account, but set their status to “Past Due”. The new member would then sign in to their account to update their billing details and pay the pending invoice. Now, the system will not create the member account if the payment fails, but rather prompt the member to update their credit card information and try again. The system will also send an email notification to the “Default Website Email” address with the information about the failed signup attempt. The failed signup attempt will also be logged in the Activity Tracker in the Admin.
  • We fixed an issue which was preventing members from adding a few specific zip / post codes as additional locations when using the “Multi-Location Listings” Add-On.
  • We fixed an issue which was causing the Contact Details tab in the Member Dashboard to be marked as “Complete”, even when the member had not selected a “Top Category” and the field was set to be required.
  • We fixed an issue that was preventing users from searching for members by country in some cases.
  • We fixed an issue which was preventing the system from displaying thumbnail images on videos search results pages in some cases.
  • The protocol_website_url variable is now available for use in all email templates.
  • We fixed an issue which was preventing the system from displaying Event Posts on the Events Calendar in some cases.
  • We fixed an issue which was preventing the first instance of a member’s name from being clickable when using the Private Member Chat Add-On.
  • We fixed an issue which was affecting the ability to display the member email records stored on the Member Activity Tracker in some cases.
  • We fixed an issue which was allowing past due members to see member profile content when it had been set as Members Only content using the Members Only Add-On.
  • We fixed an issue which was preventing the system from saving member credit card information during the upgrade process when using a 100% off promo code.
  • We updated the “Edit Post Settings” page in the Admin to display “N/A” in the “URL Permalink” column when there is no URL to select for a post type.
  • The Search Members page in the Admin will now show the Parent Account information when a member is a Sub-Account.
  • We fixed an issue which was causing the system to send incorrect transaction metadata to the Stripe Payment Gateway when a member upgraded their account in some cases.
  • We updated logic of the Member Upgrade process so members are no longer required to re-enter their credit card information when the credit card requires SCA validation for the Stripe payment gateway.
  • We fixed an issue that was preventing the system from loading the Price Slider search module field when its called more than one time on the same page.
  • The Reviews Search Results page is now compatible with the “Respect Membership Level Search Priority” post setting.
  • We updated the Coming Soon form to not show the GDPR fields when sending the confirmation email to the Site Admin.
  • We fixed an issue which was causing the system to show an incorrect lead price when the site is using Swiss Franc as the Website Currency.
  • We updated the Search Members page in the Admin in order to speed up the page load time.
  • We updated the Detect Visitor Locations Add-On in order to only prompt the user to share their location if that information will be used on the current page being viewed.
  • We fixed an issue which was preventing the Events Search Results page from returning all of the posts that should be shown in some cases.
  • We fixed an issue which was allowing members to sign up for Paid Membership Plans even when there was an issue with the payment in some cases.
  • We updated the style of the <a> tag on pricing page menus in order to be styled as a <span> tag for display purposes.
  • In all, over 70 feature enhancements and software updates were released this month.

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