The new version brings one of the best updates to the user experience and performance by loading the search results with Ajax and React, the ability for the business owners to invite 3rd party editors to manage their profiles, basic listing creation form, change logs for business profiles and multiple improvements.
A new update on design and usability will follow shortly,
Let's take a tour to showcase some of the major features that have been added or improved.
Performance Boost through Ajax for Listings, Offers & Events
The search results are delivered faster without the need of reloading the page.
Invite Editors
The business owners have the possibility to invite 3rd party editors to manage their profiles.
Simple/Advanced Edit Form
A basic form is now available for adding the business profile after selecting a package. The business owner is not required to complete all details from the start anymore.
Listing Change Log
The change log is now available on the admin editor form that allows track of the users that modify the business listings.
The complete list of new features and improvements
Below, you can find the full list of new features and improvements that have been developed in the 5.8.0 version.
New features
Render the search results for listings, offers, events with AJAX (a new setting "Search results loading" is available)
Render the search results filter with React
Listing editor - business owners can send invites for 3rd party editors to manage their listings
Connect categories module to related search
New possibility to switch between basic and advanced on the new business listing edit form
Change log for business listings (visible on the listing edit view)
Improvements
Improve registration/login form on quote request
Improve the user listing creation mechanism
Hyperlinks in description should open in a new tab.
Address and map improvements
Slogan and description counters
Add payment step
New admin module section that displays the listings that need to be approved
Time zone is available on listings import
Listing description max length has been added to the package features
New design and functionality for the listing contact details
Limit number of projects on packages
Use the menu item title and meta data on search pages
Show suggested categories on the listing search module
Regions and cities are available for US and Canada
Events - Add a text field to add an external ticketing link
Truncate company description on front-end
Improve image cropping
Vertical filter design improvements
Contact form improvements
Add pagination for bookmarks
Improve cancel on edit forms
Replace Contact listing with Request More Info for the listings that are not claimed
Added the possibility to display TikTok videos
Bug fixes
Shipping methods issue
JError has been removed from all places - Joomla 4 compatibility
Opening hours display
Show correct spacing on payment logs
Fixed deprecated functions for MySQL 8
Fixed deprecated functions for PHP 8
Listing validation
How to update?
At the moment you can only update manually. Download the latest version by log in to your CMSJunkie account and selecting the My Downloadable Products menu item on the left.
Bug reporting
Since this is still a beta version, some bugs may have eluded our QA team but they will definitely not get past you. We have created a dedicated section for reporting bugs https://www.cmsjunkie.com/forum/j-businessdirectory