Changelog - November 2025

Link: https://support.brilliantdirectories.com/support/solutions/articles/12000106800

New Features:


  • Created a new Advanced Setting called "Front-End Optimization: Lazyload Iframe Embeds". When enabled, embedded iframes will be lazy-loaded, and the full iframe will be loaded when it enters the browser viewport. Enabling this improves page load times and Google pagespeed scores.

  • Released a new Admin Dashboard module that displays Website Pages, Post Types, and Smart List results, allowing Site Admins to view key site information at a glance.

  • Released a new version of the Website Setup Wizard in the Admin powered by AI.


Enhancements / Fixes: 


  • Updated the display of the the verified member badge in search results and the member homepage widgets on the frontend of sites.
  • Added the "Bingbot" User-Agent as part of the default robots.txt file.

  • Fixed an issue that caused dotted table borders to appear in new Email Templates created in the Admin in some cases.  

  • Updated the Brilliant Directories Zapier App to align the required fields in Zapier with the required fields in the Reviews API.

  • Fixed an issue that prevented the system from respecting the "Quantity Available" Digital Product Setting, which allowed members to continue purchasing digital products when the quantity available was set to 0.

  • Fixed an issue that caused the system to display the Staging Mode form when visiting the homepage with multiple forward slashes (//) added to the end of the URL.

  • Fixed an issue that prevented the the Web Page Builder's "Delete" bulk action from working properly in some cases.

  • Improved the performance of the Stripe integration to allow transactions to process faster when using Stripe as the payment gateway.

  • Fixed an issue that prevented past-due invoices created through the Quick Create action buttons in the Admin from displaying on the Transaction History page and the Member Dashboard in some cases.

    Also, invoices created through the Quick Create action buttons are now logged in the Activity Tracker.

  • Fixed an issue that hid the Restore Default Code option when editing the Reviews post type in the Admin.

  • Improved overall website scores on third-party tools such as GTmetrix and Google PageSpeed Insights.

  • Update the default schema markup widgets to improve SEO compatibility, AI parsing, and semantic structure.

  • Improved several default schema markup widgets.

  • Updated the Advanced Settings page in the Admin to show the default values of each field along with a button to reset the value of each setting to default. 

  • Cloning a member from the Search Members page in the Admin will now also clone data saved for the member in custom form fields as well.

  • Fixed an issue that prevented the system from respecting the “Member Credits: Select Transaction Types Credits Can Be Applied To” Advanced Setting when creating new subscriptions in the Admin.

  • Added a documentation link next to the Stripe credit card type when viewing a member’s credit card information in the Admin. 

  • Updated the robots meta tag to "noindex, nofollow" by default on individual member review search result pages when no results are available to display.

  • Added an icon picker to the Email Froala Editor in the Admin.

  • Fixed an issue with filtering member transactions by Membership Plan on the Transaction History page in the Admin.

  • Removed legacy code that would attempt to migrate credit card date to Stripe from other payment gateways when paying invoices in the Admin. Stripe no longer allows this via their API.

  • Fixed an issue that prevented the “Localize Canonical Tags”, “Reduce Category Canonical Tags” and “Limit Canonical Tags to One Country” Advanced Settings from working as expected on the frontend of sites in some cases.

  • Fixed an issue that prevented forms from redirecting to the URL specified in the form's settings after it was submitted on the frontend of a site in some cases.

  • Released a security update to the forms in the Member Dashboard to prevent members from saving content not allowed by their Membership Plan's settings.

  • Fixed an issue that caused the system to display expired posts in the Recent Homepage Widgets in some cases.

  • Updated the "Reset Password" workflow to prevent Admins from reusing previous passwords.

  • Fixed an issue that prevented 301 Redirects from working properly when manually creating rules for member category "Pretty URL" search results pages in some cases.

  • Updated the Setup Wizard in the Admin to use AI to automatically find a suitable stock photo to use as the homepage hero image matching the Website Name, Industry, and Profession.

  • Fixed an issue that prevented the “Website Status” setting from being respected when the “Website Homepage URL” Advanced Setting was set to a value other than “home.”

  • Updated the bulk invoice collection functionality to prevent invoices from being collected on twice even if an Admin runs multiple concurrent invoice collection attempts on the same invoice  when using Stripe as the Payment Gateway. 

  • Released a security update to prevent bulk programatic submissions of Private Member Chat forms on the frontend of sites.

  • Fixed an issue with displaying member phone numbers when viewing member search results pages while logged in as a member that had a status other than "Active".

  • Fixed an issue that caused the system to display “Expired” posts even after selecting the “Draft” or "Published" options in the Status filter when viewing posts in the Member Dashboard.

  • Fixed an issue that affected the display of the scroll bars when using the "Form Preview" feature on the Form Manager page in the Admin in some cases.

  • Updated the Reviews page for individual Member Profile pages to display the "No Search Results" Text Label when the "Enable Receiving Reviews" Membership Plan setting is set to "No" for the member.

  • Fixed an issue that prevented the Stock Photo Library Add-On from working properly when used in the Email Froala Editor in the Admin in some cases.

  • Fixed an issue that prevented post image thumbnails from displaying properly in the Recent Videos homepage section widget in some cases.

  • Fixed an issue that prevented the “Copy Details From Master Account” button from working properly when using the Multi-Member Manager Add-On in the Member Dashboard.

  • Released a performance update to reduce loading times when importing members via the Business Data Importer tool.

  • Updated the Website Schema on profile pages to make it compatible with the “Show Street Address” Membership Plan setting.

  • Updated the Google Website Translator Add-On to include Portuguese (European) as one of the default translation options.

  • Fixed an issue that prevented the “Currency Suffix” setting value from displaying when creating invoices using the Quick Create action in the Admin. 

  • Fixed an issue that caused the system to display a dash (“-”) on the Buy button on Digital Product detail pages when the Digital Product Payment Type setting was set to “Recurring Subscription” or “Custom Donation Amount”.

  • In all, over 60 feature enhancements and software updates were released this month.