03/20/2026 - Software Updates

Link: https://support.brilliantdirectories.com/support/solutions/articles/12000107956

We made updates to several default widgets this week. If you customized any of these widgets and want to update them, 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, the latest updates will not be pushed to your website.

• Deprecated the Shareasale Affiliate Program integration for new users as Shareasale is no longer accepting new users.
  
  
• Fixed an issue that affected the display of the Preview Email feature when using the Compose Email modal on the Member Account Details page in the Admin.
  
  
• Updated the Froala WYSIWYG Editor to the latest version available. 
  
  
• Updated the display of long-format dates (EG "June 1, 2026") to be compatible with the Date Format setting.
  
  
• Fixed an issue that prevented the One-Click Facebook and Google login buttons from aligning correctly on mobile devices in some cases.
  
  Widget Involved:
  
  Bootstrap Theme - Login Form - Display Social Login Links
   
• Fixed an issue that caused the system to display the variable name instead of the field name in the Admin Dashboard and the Member Dashboard when using a dropdown for the Post Title field of posts. 
  
  Widget Involved: 
  
  Bootstrap Theme - Account - Feature Body
  Bootstrap Theme - Account - Feature Body datatable
  Bootstrap Theme - Account - Photo Albums datatable
  Bootstrap Theme - Account - Photo Albums Sort
  
  
• Fixed an issue that caused the system to display the www version of the domain in some areas of the Admin when the site was configured to use the non-www version.
  
  
• Fixed an issue that prevented the unsubscribe link from working properly in emails sent using the Compose Email feature in the Admin in some cases.
  
  
• Fixed an issue that caused the Domain Manager in the Admin to display an incorrect subdomain for CNAME records.
  
  
• Fixed an issue that prevented the system from respecting the Lead Price By Category Add-On when a member accepted a lead, causing the Price to Purchase Leads Membership Plan Setting to be used instead in some cases.
  
  
• Fixed an issue that caused the "View More" button to overlap the event date text in the Recent Events widget on the homepage in some cases. In addition, the calendar icon for recurring event dates has been added to match the display of non-recurring events.
  
  
• Fixed an issue that caused the Sub Category and Sub-Sub Category dropdowns to not be populated when returning to the homepage using the browser's back button in some cases.
  
  Widgets Involved:
  
  Bootstrap Theme - Footer - Scripts - User Search Scripts 
  Bootstrap Theme - Homepage
  
  
• Updated the workflow when creating new widgets in the Admin. 
  
  
• Fixed an issue that caused expired events to appear in search results when filtering by a specific date range if the events did not have an End Date selected in some cases.
  
  Widgets Involved:
  
  Search - Post - Search Query
  
  
• Added a new Advanced Setting called Front-End Optimization: Convert User-Uploaded Images to WebP Format. This setting allows the system to automatically convert uploaded images to WebP format. The new setting also includes a slider to control the level of optimization to apply to uploaded images.
  
  Widgets Involved:
  
  Bootstrap Theme - Account - Photo Albums Upload Form 
  Bootstrap Theme - Account - Profile Image Upload 
  Bootstrap Theme - Account - Profile Image Upload 
  Bootstrap Theme - Form - Froala Editor Actions 
  
  
• Added Kosovo as a country by default and "Albanian (Kosovo)" as an option to the Default Website Language setting. 
  
  
• Fixed an issue that caused email templates to display the variable name instead of the label for checkbox and multiple choice fields in form notification emails in the frontend. 
  
  
• Fixed an issue that prevented email notifications from being sent to matched members when using the Match Leads API endpoint.
  
  
• Fixed an issue that prevented video embeds from rendering in the Froala Editor when the "Lazyload iFrame Embeds" Advanced Setting was enabled.
  
  Widgets Involved: 
  
  Bootstrap Theme - Froala - Embedly
  Bootstrap Theme - HEAD - JS - Libraries 
  
  
• Added the ability to move and clone tables in the Froala Editor within the Design Settings page in the Admin. 
  
  
• Improved the "Min/Max Characters", "Numerical Value Range" and "Greater Than/Less Than" field validation options in the Form Manager to only accept integer values. 
  
  
• Fixed an issue that caused the "Total Entries" count to display twice when viewing the Web Page Builder in the Admin.
  
  
• Fixed an issue that caused the action menus to appear as hidden within the container when managing posts in the Member Dashboard. 
  
  Widget Involved:
  
  Bootstrap Theme - Custom Appearance Settings 
  
  
• Released the BD Butler Website Knowledge Graph. Admins can now chat with BD Butler to get insights about their site's Members, Revenue, and Categories. 
  
  
• Fixed an issue that caused the Login Modal to display a double scrollbar and fail to redirect after a successful login when triggered from the Contact Member form in the frontend. 
  
  Widget Involved:
  
  Bootstrap Theme - Display - Members Only Message 
  Bootstrap Theme - Function - Form
  Bootstrap Theme - Member Login Page