09/18/2026 - Software Updates

Link: https://support.brilliantdirectories.com/support/solutions/articles/12000109786

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.

• Updated the Account Dashboard so websites on the newer pricing plans can now install purchased add-on credits.
  
  
• Updated the default Google Maps, location search and geocoding features to use Google's stable release channel instead of the experimental one. 
  
  Widgets Involved: 
  
  Bootstrap Footer Scripts - Original
  Bootstrap Framework Footer Scripts
  Bootstrap Theme - Form - Lead Google Location
  Bootstrap Theme - Function - Google Location Suggest
  Website - Contact Member Lead Map
  Website - Main Footer Scripts
  Website Javascript Footer
  bootstrap - contact member lead map
  classic bootstrap footer scripts
  google maps footer legacy
  
  
• Improved the security of file uploads so files that contain hidden web code are now blocked. This covers member account uploads, form uploads, the content editor and the Admin file manager. 
  
  Widgets Involved: 
  
  Bootstrap Theme - Form - Froala Editor Actions 
  System - SaveForm 
  
  
• Improved the security of the contact details form in the Member Dashboard to prevent unauthorized changes to a member's account details.
  
  
• Improved Google login for members whose Google account is no longer linked. The system now guides them to reset their password instead of leaving them unable to log in.
  
  Widget Involved: 
  
  Bootstrap Theme - Member Login Page 
  
  
• Improved the performance of the Recent Members widget when it is set to display members in random order. 
  
  Widget Involved: 
  
  Bootstrap Theme - Display - Recent Members 
  
  
• Fixed an issue that caused child pages of a Web Page with Wildcard URL Rewrite enabled to use the parent page's address as their canonical and social sharing URL. 
  
  Widget Involved: 
  
  Bootstrap Theme - HEAD 
  
  
• Fixed an issue that caused the member search results page to keep the default "/search_results" address in its social sharing URL and paginated canonical URL after the Default Member Search URL was customized. 
  
  Widget Involved: 
  
  Bootstrap Theme - Member Results 
  
  
• Fixed an issue that caused page types set to noindex to be included in the sitemap in some cases.
  
  
• Fixed an issue that caused the automatically generated sitemap to skip some search results pages on very large websites.
  
  
• Fixed an issue that caused members who signed up with Google or Facebook to be placed On Hold instead of receiving the status set in their membership plan, which prevented the email verification link from activating their account. 
  
  Widgets Involved: 
  
  Bootstrap Theme - Display - Facebook Action Create 
  Bootstrap Theme - Display - Google Action Create 
  
  
• Fixed an issue that briefly displayed the browser's broken-image icon before lazy-loaded images appeared on the homepage. 
  
  Widgets Involved: 
  
  Bootstrap Theme - Display - Recent Articles with Sidebar 
  Bootstrap Theme - Display - Recent Blog Articles with Sidebar 
  Bootstrap Theme - Display - Recent Members 
  Bootstrap Theme - Display - Recent Reviews 
  Bootstrap Theme - Homepage - Featured Blog Posts Slider 
  Bootstrap Theme - Homepage - Hero Divider 
  
  
• Fixed an issue that caused cards to display with uneven sizes on mobile devices when the card view option was enabled in the homepage Recent widgets. 
  
  Widget Involved: 
  
  Bootstrap Theme - Custom Appearance Settings 
  
  
• Fixed an issue that prevented lead form submissions from being tracked in Profile Analytics when the form used a redirect or notification action. 
  
  Widget Involved: 
  
  Bootstrap Theme - Function - Save Form 
  
  
• Fixed an issue that caused social media clicks to display as 0 in emails that include member profile statistics.
  
  
• Fixed an issue that caused expired posts to display in Manage Posts in the Admin when the status and sort filters were applied in a certain order.
  
  
• Fixed an issue that displayed the schedule checkbox as checked for Smart Lists that were not scheduled in the Admin.
  
  
• Fixed an issue that caused some recipients to miss a newsletter when the recipient list changed during sending, and that prevented the "Finish Sending" option from reaching them.
  
  
• Fixed an issue that prevented images created with AI tools such as ChatGPT from being uploaded, displaying a "File Not Accepted" message instead.
  
  
• Fixed an issue that prevented accounts scheduled to close at a later date from being closed if the scheduled day was missed, which could result in additional charges in some cases.