09/25/20 - Software Updates

Link: https://support.brilliantdirectories.com/support/solutions/articles/12000074581-09-25-20-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.


  • We updated the Search Members page in the Admin to display the currently selected search parameters below the search module.

  • We updated the title text of the of the Reset Password page in the Admin from "Forgot My Password" to "Reset My Password".

  • We updated the logic of the "Homepage Hero Message with Link" widget to not render the HTML elements for empty values.

    Widget Involved:

    Bootstrap Theme - Homepage Search - Hero Message with Link

  • We fixed an issue which was causing the files generated by the Export Data Add-On to be empty in some cases.

  • We fixed an issue which was causing the Google Sitemap Generator Add-On to include the profile page URL of inactive members in sitemap files.

  • We fixed an issue which was affecting the Payfast return URL causing the system to redirect to an incorrect page when cancelling the payment process in some cases.

  • We fixed an issue which was causing the "User Consent Tools" installer to show on the General Settings page in the Admin even when it was already installed in some cases.

  • We updated the Google Location Suggest logic in order to return more accurate suggestions.

    Widget Involved:

    Bootstrap Theme - Function - Google Location Suggest

  • We fixed an issue which was causing the "Sort Order" search field on the Search Members page in the Admin to not work properly when choosing "alphabetical".

  • We fixed an issue which was causing the system to remove the URL added for a static page after selecting "Member Search Results" as the Page Type when creating a new static page in the Admin.

  • We fixed an issue which was causing the system to display an error message when trying to add a service area in the Member Dashboard in some cases.

  • We fixed an issue which was affecting the ability to search for members that have an apostrophe in their name on the Search Members page in the Admin.

  • We fixed an issue which was causing the system to display extra blank spaces in the Streaming Recent Member and Featured Members widget in the homepage in some cases.

    Widget Involved:

    Bootstrap Theme - Display - Recent Members

  • We fixed an issue which was causing the Contact Us form to display a Google Recaptcha validation error even when the recaptcha had been checked correctly in some cases.

    Widget Involved:

    Bootstrap Theme - Function - Save Form

  • We re-ordered the position of the tabs and settings when editing Membership Plans in the Admin.

  • We created a new Advanced Setting called "Prioritize Profile Cover Photo as Social Share Image".  Turning this on will cause the system to attempt to use a member's profile cover photo as the social share image for their profile page.

    Widget Involved:

    Bootstrap Theme - HEAD

  • We added a keyword filter to the Membership Plans dropdown on the Search Members page in the Admin.

  • Blank spaces added at the beginning or end of a field in the Member Dashboard will now be trimmed automatically when saved. 

  • We fixed an issue which was causing the system to display the "%%%profession_name%%%" variable in the breadcrumbs of profile pages when the member has not selected a Top Category. 

  • We updated the 301 Redirects functionality in the Admin to URL-encode URLs added manually. 

  • We updated the date displayed on review details page to match the normal date format options. 

    Widget Involved:

    Bootstrap Theme - Member Profile - Read Review

  • We fixed an issue which was causing the member search to not return the correct results when searching for multi-word keywords in some cases.

    Widget Involved:

    Search - Member - Search Query

  • We fixed an issue which was causing the system to not URL-encode/decode member URLs properly when using the "Fetch From SEO Template" tool in the Quick Edit member modal found on the Search Members page in the Admin.

  • We fixed an issue which was preventing members from upgrading from a free to paid Membership Level in some cases.

  • We added a "Publish" option when a member's post has been set as "Pending Approval" on the Manage Post page in the Admin.

  • We fixed an issue which was preventing the system from displaying the "State Name" on member search results pages when searching for locations in the United Kingdom in some cases.

  • We fixed an issue which was preventing the system from sending the daily invoice report of the "Billing Reminder Emails" Add-On in some cases.

  • We created two new settings called "Currency Prefix" and "Currency Suffix" in order to give more control over the display of the billing amounts in the software. In order to use these new settings navigate to the Admin >> Settings >> General Settings >> Localization tab. We also updated the dropdown options of the "Website Currency Number Format" field to only show the most common format options.

  • We fixed an issue which was preventing the video thumbnail from displaying properly in the "Bootstrap Theme - Display - Recent Videos" widget, Member Dashboard area and Manage Post page in the Admin in some cases.

    Widget Involved:

    Bootstrap Theme - Account - Feature Body datatable
    Bootstrap Theme - Display - Recent Videos

  • We fixed an issue which was causing the system to display all member results when using the Sub Category Search module and the Dynamic Sub-Category Search Results Add-On in teh.

    Widget Involved:

    Bootstrap Theme - Search Module - Sub Category Only