Changelog - August 2023

Link: https://support.brilliantdirectories.com/support/solutions/articles/12000095689-changelog-august-2023

New Features: 


  • We created a new Advanced Setting called "Default Lead URL". This new setting allows an Admin to edit the URL of the Manage Leads page in the Member Dashboard. By default this URL is "leads".

  • We created a new Advanced Setting called "Member Contact Page URL". This new setting allows an Admin to edit the URL of the Connect page of Member Profiles. By default this URL is "connect".

  • We created a new Advanced Setting called "Member Reviews Page URL". This new setting allows an Admin to edit the URL of the Review Details page on the frontend of a site. By default this URL is "reviews".

  • We created a new Advanced Setting called "Member Login Session Active Minutes". This new setting allows an Admin to enter the number of minutes members will remain logged into their account. Default is 7 days (10800 minutes).


Enhancements / Fixes:


  • We updated the Transaction History page in the Admin to add the ability to export data to CSV and create Smart Lists from the search results on the page. To use this new feature navigate to the Admin >> Finance >> Transaction History >> List Actions.

  • We added the ability to support the File Upload Field when sending data to Webhook URLs.

  • We fixed an issue with the Form Manager which was preventing the data saved to field types that utilize "Label" and a "Database Variable" options (Select Dropdowns, Checkboxes, Radio buttons, etc) from being shown as selected when revisiting the form in the Member Dashboard.

  • We fixed an issue which was preventing the Edit-On Page Text Labels keyword search from working properly after changing the Default Website Language setting in some cases.

  • The "Category Display Options" Lead Action Setting is now available to select for custom lead actions in the Admin.

  • The RSS Feed for Posts Add-On is now compatible with the Members Only Content settings.

  • We fixed an issue which was preventing the breadcrumb links on "pretty URL" search results pages from working correctly in some cases.

  • We fixed an issue which was preventing the Filter By Star Rating Add-On from working properly on member search results pages in some cases.

  • We fixed an issue which was causing the Media Manager to display an inaccurate number of files at the bottom of the Media Manager page in the Admin.

  • We updated the logic of the Export Transaction Results on the Transaction History Page in order to include the Invoice PDF link as part of the export file when the "Downloadable PDF Invoices" Add-On is active on the site.

  • We added 2 new classes to the Edit Uploaded Photos widget to allow elements to be targeted more easily when editing the workflow to add and edit the images of a Multi-Photo Post Type from the Member Dashboard area. New classes: photo-album-the-image-photo, photo -album-the-image-data.

  • We fixed an issue which was causing the system to reset the SPF record when visiting the Domain Manager page in the Admin if the SPF record did not exactly match the default record.  Now it will just check that the required default components are present in the SPF record and will only reset the record if they are not.

  • We fixed an issue which was preventing the Admin Dashboard page from loading some modules on the first load in some cases.

  • We fixed an issue with the Form Manager which was preventing the data saved to field types that utilize "Label" and "Database Variable" options (Select Dropdowns, Checkboxes, Radio buttons, etc) from being shown as selected when revisiting the form in the Member Dashboard.

  • The Recent Top and Sub Categories widgets are now compatible with the "Show Categories with No Members" setting.

  • We updated the Brilliant Directories Zapier App to improve the field labels when creating and updating Members, Leads and Posts.

  • We added support for the "Apple Touch Icon". When bookmarking a page or adding the webpage to the home screen of an Apple device, the favicon of the site will now be used by default.

  • We updated the "Use Google Maps to Geocode Lead Location" Lead API field to be compatible with the "Location Search Suggestions" Localization Setting.

  • We fixed an issue which was preventing the system from displaying the correct search results title after performing a location search for postal codes in certain locations.

  • We fixed an issue which was preventing the system from correctly installing the Private Member Chat Add-On in some cases.

  • We updated the the Keyword Search field on the "Member Leads" page in the Admin to search for matches in the lead_location field as well.

  • We updated the logic of the Forms Submission page in the Admin to make the "Submission Time" display in the "Time Format" set for the site in the General Settings >> Localization tab.

  • We fixed an issue with the "Enable Receiving Reviews" Membership Plan Setting which was preventing it from saving properly when an Admin which does not have permission to view the setting was saving the Membership Plan settings.

  • We fixed an issue which was preventing the Ampify Integration from working properly on the frontend of sites in some cases.

  • We fixed an issue which was removing members from their selected Sub Categories after saving the Listing - Additional Details - Member form in some cases.

  • We updated the Google Maps Integration in order to load the map resources via HTTPS instead of HTTP protocol in all cases.

  • We updated the Multi-Member Manager (Sub-Account) Add-On in order to improve the validation logic and prevent the creation of sub-accounts with the same combination of email address and password as the parent member.

  • We optimized the SQL query used when performing a search to speed up the loading time of member search results pages on the frontend of sites.

  • The action of updating the member password is now being logged in the Activity Tracker.

  • We fixed an issue which was preventing the Froala WYSIWYG from rendering on the frontend of sites after updating the "Remove Attributes When Pasting Text" Advanced Setting in some cases.

  • We fixed an issue with the Member Image Importer tool which was preventing the system from importing logo images correctly using the "Select all" bulk action.

  • The "Listing - Write a Review" form now supports the "Redirect to Another Page" option for the "What Happens After Form Submitted" form setting.

  • We updated the Newsletter Form validation logic in order to allow the submission of emails with the "+" symbol as part of the email address.

  • We added a an option to sort results by newest and oldest on the "View Unsubscribe List" page in the Admin. This page also now shows the most recently unsubscribed email addresses first by default.

  • We updated the Admin Accounts page in the Admin area to prevent regular Admins from removing Owner Admins from a site.

  • We updated the "Limit Canonical Tags To One Country" Advanced Setting in order to remove the country from all member search results pages when active.

  • We fixed an issue which was preventing the system from respecting the login_direct_url URL parameter when added to the verify link in the welcome-basic email template.

  • We fixed an issue which was preventing the system from including the members which have the "Max. Sub-Level Categories Member Can Select" Membership Plan setting set to "all" in the total count value for each Member Category on the Member Categories page in the Admin.


  • In all, over 50 feature enhancements and software updates were released this month.