09/29/2023 - Software Updates

Link: https://support.brilliantdirectories.com/support/solutions/articles/12000096185-09-29-2023-software-updates

We made updates to several Default Widgets this week. If you have customized any of these widgets and would like to update your customized widget, you can find the latest code in the corresponding Default Widget. Please remember that if you have a custom version of any of these widgets, our latest updates have not been pushed to your website.


  • Some of the colors set with the site's chosen theme will now be available in the Admin Froala Editor color pickers and Design Setting color pickers.

  • We fixed an issue which was preventing the Help Center module from working properly on the HTACCESS and Robots File pages in the Admin.

  • The member Profile Photo and Logo upload fields, post image file upload fields, and the File Upload Fields in the Form Manager now support the WEBP image file format.

    Widget Involved:

    Bootstrap Theme - Account - Feature Single Photo Upload

  • We updated the logic of the Member Related Searches widget in order to always display related links for the city, state and country of the member. If the "Localized Search" Advanced Setting is enabled, the system will only display the city and state related links.

    Widget Involved:

    Bootstrap Theme - Module - Member Related Searches

  • We added the ability to send the data in a Smart List to a Webhook endpoint. We also added scheduling functionality to send the data automatically every day, week or month. To use this new feature navigate to the Admin >> My Members >> Smart Lists >> Actions Dropdown.

  • HTML tags will now be removed automatically from the Subject of any email sent from the Admin.

  • We fixed an issue which was preventing the system from deleting related unpaid invoices when deleting a subscription from the Admin.

  • We improved the error handing messages that display when a transaction fails while trying to collect on past due invoices from the Admin.

  • We released a new version of the Brilliant Directories Zapier App. This new version includes updated labels and descriptions of the fields used in the Zapier app.

  • We added the aria-label attribute to the elements in all Homepage Recent widgets in order to increase scores in 3rd party tools like GTMetrix and Google Pagespeed.

    Widgets Involved:

    Bootstrap Theme - Display - Recent Products
    Bootstrap Theme - Display - Recent Properties
    Bootstrap Theme - Display - Recent Classifieds
    Bootstrap Theme - Display - Recent Photo Albums
    Bootstrap Theme - Display - Recent Videos
    Bootstrap Theme - Display - Recent Discussions
    Bootstrap Theme - Display - Recent Audios
    Bootstrap Theme - Display - Recent Digital Products
    Bootstrap Theme - Display - Sub Level Categories
    Bootstrap Theme - Display - Top Categories
    Bootstrap Theme - Display - Recent Blog Articles
    Bootstrap Theme - Display - Recent Articles
    Bootstrap Theme - Display - Recent Articles
    Bootstrap Theme - Display - Recent Events
    Bootstrap Theme - Display - Recent Jobs
    Bootstrap Theme - Display - Recent Coupons

  • We fixed an issue which was allowing a member to complete the process of claiming a listing using a paid Membership Plan even when the payment process did not complete successfully in some cases.

  • We fixed an issue which was preventing the system from correctly decoding the URL of certain SEO Templates when saving changes to them in the Admin.

  • We fixed an issue which was preventing the Lead System from respecting the "Maximum Accepted Matches" lead setting when a member accepts a lead in some cases.

  • The system will now properly add width and height attributes to SVG images added as the Website Logo.

    Widget Involved:

    Bootstrap Theme - Header - Left

  • We added new Advanced Settings that allow an Admin to edit portions of URLs used in the Member Dashboard during the editing of members that were not previously editable.

    Widgets Involved:

    Bootstrap Theme - Account - Member Dashboard
    Bootstrap Theme - Account - Menu Tabs
    Bootstrap Theme - Account - Sidebar

    New Advanced Settings:

    Member Contact Details Form Member Dashboard URL
    Profile Photo Member Dashboard URL
    Listing Details Form Member Dashboard URL
    About Form Member Dashboard URL
    Service Areas Member Dashboard URL

  • We implemented a set of security updates to prevent code injections.

    Widget Involved:

    Bootstrap Theme - Account - Profile Image Upload

  • We reordered some of the resources called in the <head> of the frontend of sites in order to improve scores in 3rd party tools like GTMetrix and Google Pagespeed.

    Widget Involved:

    Bootstrap Theme - HEAD

  • We further optimized member search queries performed on the frontend of sites to reduce load times, especially on sites with a large amount of member data.

  • The Lead Prefer Reply Day and Lead Prefer Reply Time widgets fields are now compatible with the "Required Field?" form field setting.