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Changelog - July 2017

Changelog - July 2017
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Written by Chan Nier
Updated on February 21, 2025

Link: https://support.brilliantdirectories.com/support/solutions/articles/12000093666

New Features:

  • We added some additional functionality to how categories are displayed on the front end of a website. There is now an Advanced Setting called fast_search.  When this is set to 1, all categories of a website will display in the /categories page and in category dropdowns in member search features, regardless of whether or not a member will be found in that category.  This speeds up the loading of the /categories page as well as the category dropdowns since the software does not need to check whether or not there are members that have selected those categories.  
    If fast_search is set to 0 (as it is by default) only categories that at least one member has selected will display on the /categories page and in category dropdowns in member search features.
  • Now the Price Slider can be controlled through the Post Settings for a given Post Type in the Admin area.  There is no longer a need to edit the Search Module widgets for a given Post Type in order to update the "Min" and "Max" values for a price slider. To use this new feature navigate to the Admin area >> Content >> Edit Post Settings.  Then on the General Setting tab of each Post Type, you will find new fields which control the Price Slider "Min" and "Max" values.
  • The widget that displays Posts like Events, Articles, Blogs, Jobs, Videos, Audio FIles in the Account Member Dashboard is now based on Text Labels.
  • The Yes/No Field Type in the Form Builder, the Service Areas portion of the Member Dashboard (Multi-Location Listings Add-On), the Add / Edit Post area of the Member Dashboard, and the Select Categories Module in the Member Dashboard are now based on Text Labels.
  • We added the ability to display the Social media Links in the Header of the Site.
  • We added a new login widget that can be used on any sidebar module.
  • The Events Calendar Widget is now based on Text Labels.
  • The New Bulk Image Importer has been updated and now works properly with the latest version of the image system.  This can be found by navigating to Members >> Member Images in the Admin area

Enhancements / Fixes:

  • We refactored one of the core files that loads whenever a front end page of a website is requested in order to make it process faster.  We also removed several lines of code that were present to support pages that have since been deprecated.
  • The Advanced Settings auto_activate_paid_members and auto_activate_free_members are now active and working as expected.
  • We improved the Admin Accounts page in the Admin area.  Now duplicate Admin usernames are not allowed and passwords must contain at least 8 characters, at least one letter and at least one number or symbol, and will not accept blank spaces
  • The issue that was affecting the display of the Main Menu on some older smartphones and tablets has been resolved.
  • We improved the way that Text Labels are saved in order to avoid unintended backslashes from being added to the text in some cases.
  • We added support for the "Website Address" field type in the Form Manager. This field type will now automatically create a link from the content entered in this field rather than displaying the content as plain text.
  • Bug fixes to the New Leads Module, New Reviews Module, Google Location System, Add-on Manager System, and Member System.
  • In all, more than 30 bugs were fixed throughout the software.

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