Changelog - September 2025

Link: https://support.brilliantdirectories.com/support/solutions/articles/12000106311

New Features: 


  • Added a new set of classes to the phone number and member website link sections on member profile pages, making it easier to target specific elements with CSS. New classes: table-display-phone, table-display-website, table-display-social-links.
  • Added a new "User Clicks" endpoint to the Brilliant Directories API. Using this API endpoint, Admins can create, update, delete and read member statistics data.

  • Added a new set of Webhook Actions: "Post - Photo Album Deleted" and "Post - Standard Deleted." These webhooks are triggered after deleting posts in the Admin and Member Dashboard.

  • Added a new set of Design Settings called "Bottom Spacing" and "Text Shadow" to control the spacing and text shadow of the Main Title Text in the Hero Content section on the homepage.

  • Added a new set of Design Settings to customize the layout of button links when choosing the "Display Button Links" option for the Hero Content section of the homepage.

  • Created a new set of Design Settings called "Display Social Icons" and "Social Icons Style" to control the display of social icon links in the website footer and member profile pages.

  • Created a new set of Design Settings called "Background Movement" and "Background Position" to control the display of the Hero Content Background Image on the homepage. Note: Apple iOS devices automatically use "Scroll" for the Background Movement setting, as "Fixed" (parallax effect) is not supported.


Enhancements / Fixes: 


  • Updated the validation help text for the "Next Payment Due Date" field when editing member subscriptions on the Search Subscriptions page in the Admin.

  • Added the ability to upload .txt and .rtf files through the Media Manager in the Admin.

  • Updated the Manage Posts page in the Member Dashboard for Multi-Photo Post Types to display the "created" and "end date" for posts when available.

  • Fixed an issue that prevented the system from properly auto-matching members with leads based on the lead's submitted location in some cases.

  • Fixed an issue that caused the Lead Form in the Hero Content on the homepage to display too wide in some cases.

  • Fixed an issue that prevented the Member Limit from being enforced as expected on member signup pages in some cases.

  • Fixed an issue that prevented the system from respecting the "Require Credit Card When $0.00?" Coupon Code setting after applying a 100% discount coupon on the frontend.

  • Fixed an issue that prevented the canonical link from working properly when visiting a Membership Plan Search Results page.

  • Fixed an issue that prevented the system from matching members with direct leads when the Automatic Lead Matching Add-On was disabled.

  • Updated the validation for required fields when applying a 100% discount coupon on checkout pages.

  • Fixed an issue that prevented the automated Billing Emails from being sent as expected in some cases.

  • Fixed an issue that prevented the Search Members page from loading after clicking a Smart Lists link in the Admin in some cases.

  • Fixed an issue with the "Migrate City - Zip Code Service Areas" Installer not completing in some cases.

  • Fixed an issue that prevented the Events Search Results page from returning accurate results after performing a date range search in some cases.

  • Fixed an issue that caused members scheduled for cancellation to still be charged on their close date in some cases.

  • Fixed an issue that caused the system to redirect to a 404 error when visiting the /about/contact page if the "Member Dashboard URL: Contact Details Form" setting was customized.

  • Fixed an issue that caused the system to hide member profile page content when the website is using Razor Pay as the Payment Gateway in some cases.

  • Fixed an issue that prevented the Website Announcement Bar Add-On from displaying properly on mobile devices when the Main Menu is disabled.

  • Deprecated the "Alternate Title for Comment Section" Post Type setting on the Edit Post Page in the Admin.

  • Updated the Coupon Codes functionality to respect the website timezone when validating coupon codes with expiration dates on the frontend.

  • Updated the layout of the Resources Module on the Dashboard page in the Admin.

  • Improved the Local Business schema markup on the frontend.

  • Improved the website accesibility scores on third party tools like PageSpeed Insights.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented the One-Time Purchase Webhook from receiving the full data when triggered after purchasing a lead in the Member Dashboard.

  • Updated the Google Maps Autosuggest logic to improve the accuracy of location searches on the frontend of sites.

  • Improved overall website performance scores on third-party tools such as PageSpeed Insights.

  • Updated the validation message displayed when uploading files via a File Upload Field added to forms in the Form Manager.

  • Updated the Stock Photo Library Add-On to only load JS files when requested.

  • Fixed an issue that prevented the Billing - Checkout SEO Template from being saved when the "Default Member Signup URL" Advanced Setting was customized.

  • Importing members via the Business Data Importer tool will now trigger the "Members Imported / Added / Updated / Deleted Via Admin" webhook.

  • Fixed an issue that prevented the automated Billing Emails from being sent as expected in some cases.

  • Fixed an issue with the "Joined Via" filter used on the Search Members page in the Admin not returning the expected results in some cases.

  • Fixed an issue that prevented the system from recognizing the Post Image Title and Post Image Description variables when importing posts via CSV file in the Admin.

  • Updated the Post Publishing tab layout when editing Membership Plans in the Admin to include the "Only assign to website admin" warning for the Website Blog Articles post type.

  • Fixed an issue that prevented the "Only Assign Credits when referred by another member" setting from remaining checked after saving the Membership Plan settings in the Admin.

  • Fixed an issue that prevented the Private Chat Message Add-On from working properly when sending chat messages in the Member Dashboard if the "Display Translation Tool" Design Setting was activated in some cases.

  • Fixed an issue that prevented PDF file thumbnails from loading when using the "Load More" button on the Media Manager page on the Admin in some cases.

  • Fixed an issue that prevented the "Confirm Link" from working properly in the welcome-basic Email Template after successfully signing up as a member using the One-Click Facebook Social Login Add-On.

  • Updated the User Stats Email Template variables to display as expected in the email preview modal in the Admin.

  • Updated the UI of the Admin Dashboard page to add several new sections.

  • Fixed an issue that prevented the "Post - Photo Album" webhook from sending photo details after submitting the Upload Photos tab when editing Multi-Photo Posts in the Member Dashboard.

  • Improved how the Predictive Keyword Search Add-On returns results on the frontend.

  • Fixed an issue that caused the system to change the member profile URL even though the "Customize Listing URL" Member Setting was selected when updating member data in the Member Dashboard.

  • Updated the display of Number Form Field values on the frontend of sites to properly add separators for thousands and decimal places.

  • Fixed an issue that prevented the Detect Visitor Location Add-On from working properly when the "Enable New Google Maps Places API" setting was not active in some cases.

  • Updated the "Froala Markdown" Advanced Setting to include an option to enable the Markdown feature in the Froala WYSIWYG in the Admin.

  • Fixed an issue that caused the system to display an error message when visiting post details pages if the post title contained special characters in some cases.

  • Fixed an issue that prevented the system from displaying Froala's "Edit Link" menu when editing a link in an Email Template that contained a variable.

  • Implemented an update to automatically generate a 301 Redirect when saving a static pages as a Post Search Result page editing a Web Page in the Admin. Also, updated the Search Snippet Preview to display the URL correctly after saving a static page as a Post Search Result page.

  • Fixed an issue that prevented Sidebar Search Results modules from being submitted when the "Enable New Google Maps Places API" setting was not active in some cases.

  • Created a new "Category" search filter field to the Activity Tracker page in the Admin.

  • Fixed an issue that prevented the system from displaying the correct amount paid by members after signing up for a biennial subscription and applying a fixed-value coupon code in some cases.

  • Fixed an issue that prevented the system from sending "Upcoming Payment Reminders" Billing Email Notifications in some cases.

  • Updated the default options for the "States" dropdown when selecting Latvia as a country.

  • The "Full Screen Page Width" Web Page Setting is now compatible with the Coming Soon Page.

  • Updated the validation of Website URL form fields powered by the Form Manager to correctly handle "@" symbols in URLs.

  • Fixed an issue that prevented the Import Post Data modal from working properly when importing posts via CSV file in the Admin in some cases.

  • Fixed an issue that prevented the "View" and "Delete" buttons from working properly when editing leads on the Member Leads page in the Admin.

  • Updated the Stripe Payment Gateway integration to avoid requiring members to manually authorize new transactions on 3D Secure cards that have already been authorized previously.

  • Fixed an issue that prevented the system from sending the data of the message sender to the webhook endpoint when the Chat Message Actions webhook is triggered.

  • In all, over 80 feature enhancements and software updates were released this month.