Advanced Classifieds & Directory Pro

Changelog

3.5.0

• Security Fix: Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the listing contact fields (phone, email, website, address, zip code) when the “Force bootstrap CSS” setting is enabled. Thanks to the security researcher “Ivaylo” from Wordfence.
• Tweak: Hardened output escaping of location names and the website link in the listing contact details.
• Fix: On mobile, listing popups on the OpenStreetMap map view closed immediately after opening.

3.4.4

• Fix: WordPress 7.1 compatibility issues.

3.4.3

• Security Fix: Missing Authorization / Sensitive Information Exposure via the custom fields AJAX action. Thanks to the security researcher “Shikhali Jamalzade” from WPScan.
• Fix: PHP warning (“Undefined array key 0”) on the listing edit form when editing a listing that has no category assigned.
• Tweak: Updated Freemius SDK to version 2.13.4.

3.4.2

• New: Added support for the Rank Math SEO plugin.
• Tweak: Updated Freemius SDK to version 2.13.2.
• Fix: Selected category/location names containing special characters (e.g. &) were not displayed correctly in the terms dropdown.
• Fix: Various minor bug fixes and improvements.

3.4.1

• Tweak: Updated Freemius SDK to version 2.13.1.
• Fix: WordPress 7.0 compatibility issues.

3.3.0

• Security Fix: Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF). Thanks to the security researcher “Nabil Irawan” from Patchstack.

3.2.9

• Tweak: Updated Freemius SDK to version 2.13.0.
• Fix: WordPress 6.9 compatibility issues.

3.2.8

• Tweak: Updated Freemius SDK to version 2.12.2.
• Fix: Resolved an issue causing duplicate order creation on certain WordPress environments.
• Fix: Fixed the YouTube “Error 153 – Video player configuration error” by adding a proper referrer policy for embeds.
• Fix: Corrected an error that occurred when accessing listings associated with deleted user accounts.
• Fix: Various minor bug fixes and improvements.

3.2.7

• Tweak: Updated Freemius SDK (2.12.1).
• Fix: PHP 8.4 compatibility issues.
• Fix: [+] a few minor bug fixes.

3.2.6

• New: Enhanced the “Anti-Spam” feature with support for configuring an email blacklist for the contact form.
• Tweak: Updated the Freemius SDK to version 2.12.0.
• Fix: Resolved issues with random listing order not working correctly across paginated results.
• Fix: WordPress 6.8 compatibility issues.
• Fix: Addressed various minor bugs to improve stability and ensure a smoother user experience.

3.2.5

• Update: Upgraded to the latest version of the Freemius SDK for enhanced compatibility.
• Fix: Fixed multiple minor bugs to ensure a smoother and more reliable user experience.

3.2.4

• Tweak: Updated the “Freemius SDK” to version 2.9.0.
• Fix: Resolved various minor bugs to enhance stability and functionality.

3.2.3

• Tweak: Updated image quality from “medium” and “full” on the modern listings layouts.
• Tweak: Updated Javascript for better performance.
• Tweak: Updated “Google Map” for more accuracy.
• Tweak: Updated “OpenStreetMap” for more accuracy.
• Tweak: Updated Freemius SDK (2.7.4).
• Fix: [+] a few minor bug fixes.

3.2.1

• Security Fix: Local File Inclusion (Contributor+). Thanks to the security researcher “João Pedro Soares de Alcântara (Kinorth)” and “Darius Sveikauskas” from Patchstack.
• New: Added support for the placeholder variable “%%term_description%%” in the Yoast meta description field for our plugin’s categories and locations.
• Tweak: Updated Freemius SDK (2.7.3).
• Fix: The strings in the block edit.js files are without text domain.
• Fix: [+] a few minor bug fixes.

3.1.3

• Fix: The single listing page is not scrollable after clicking the listing images.

3.1.2

• Security Fix: Fixed “Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Attachment Deletion” issue reported responsibly by Adam Goodlin (Wordfence Customer Support Engineer).
• Tweak: The searchable dropdown UI introduced in our last version for the “Categories” & “Locations” dropdowns has been improvised with better user accessibility.
• Tweak: The new searchable dropdown UI has been added as an option. By default, the plugin will use the standard HTML select box for the “Categories” & “Locations” dropdowns.
• Tweak: Updated Freemius SDK (2.6.2).
• Fix: WordPress 6.5 compatibility issues.
• Fix: [+] a few minor bug fixes.

3.0.0

This is a major release and the plugin’s front-end HTML layouts have been completely rewritten. If you are using the customized version of our plugin, we strongly suggest having a backup of your website before upgrading.

• New: The “Categories” & “Locations” dropdowns are replaced by a custom-developed searchable dropdown.
• New: Option to disable the “Keyword” search field in the search forms.
• New: Support for YouTube shorts URLs in the listing form.
• Tweak: The plugin’s front-end HTML layouts have been completely rewritten using the modern FLEX and GRID layout systems.
• Tweak: The plugin’s Javascript has been completely rewritten using Vanilla JS and the jQuery dependency has been reduced majorly.
• Tweak: The “Categories” & “Locations” blocks (Gutenberg) have been updated with new settings.
• Tweak: Updated Freemius SDK (2.6.1).
• Fix: [+] a few minor bug fixes.

2.1.2

• Security Fix.
• Tweak: Updated Freemius SDK (2.5.10).
• Fix: [+] few minor bug fixes.

2.0.1

• New: WPML Compatibility.
• New: POLYLANG Compatibility.
• New: “Range” Custom Field.
• New: Settings for making the core fields in the front-end listing submission form as “Required”.
• Tweak: Updated to the Gutenberg API Version 2.
• Tweak: Settings page has been improvised for a better user understanding.
• Tweak: Updated Freemius SDK (2.5.6).
• Fix: [+] a few minor bug fixes.

1.9.3

• New: A filter hook “acadp_custom_field_display_value” for developers to override the custom field value before display.
• Tweak: Updated Freemius SDK (2.5.2).
• Fix: The listing “Never Expires” field is unchecked even when the listing duration is set to “0” in the plugin settings.
• Fix: Google map points to the wrong location after the zip code has been entered.
• Fix: Issues with the “ACADP – Listings” block in some WordPress environments.
• Fix: Replaced deprecated methods in the Gutenberg blocks.
• Fix: [+] few minor bug fixes.

1.9.1

• New: “Number” Custom Field.
• New: Option to duplicate listings.
• New: A filter hook “acadp_listing_thumbnail_html” for developers to override the listing image.
• Tweak: Updated Freemius SDK (2.4.5).
• Fix: WordPress 6.x compatibility issues.
• Fix: Issues in the price display when the comma (,) is a decimal separator.
• Fix: [+] few minor bug fixes.

1.9.0

• New: GDPR Compliance.
• Fix: [+] few minor bug fixes.

1.8.9

• New: Option to set image field as required in the listing form.
• New: Option to send a copy of the contact form message to the sender.
• Fix: Changing the category in the listing form erases the custom field values.
• Fix: Social share links are wrong in some WordPress environments.
• Fix: [+] few minor bug fixes.

1.8.8

• Security Fix.

1.8.7

• New: Date & DateTime Custom Field.

1.8.6

• New: Honeypot anti-spam technique to block spam submissions.
• Fix: WordPress 5.9 compatibility issues.
• Fix: [+] few minor bug fixes.

1.8.5

• Fix: WordPress 5.8 compatibility issues.

1.8.4

• Fix: Issues with “View as” & “Sort by” dropdowns that occurred after the 1.8.3 plugin update.

1.8.3

• Fix: Marker (OpenStreetMap) shows the wrong location when selecting a child location.
• Fix: “Retry Payment” button shows even after the payment is successful.
• Fix: [+] few minor bug fixes.

1.8.2

• Fix: Google Maps MarkerClusterer not working after the 1.8.1 plugin update.

1.8.1

• Fix: Issues with Locations & Categories dropdown that occurred after the 1.8.0 plugin update.

1.8.0

• New: OpenStreetMap Integration.
• New: Display custom fields on listing archive pages.
• New: New shortcode attributes to filter listings based on custom fields.
• New: Display Listing ID on the single listing page.
• New: Option to DELETE / NOT DELETE the plugin data & media files when uninstalling the plugin or deleting the listings from the plugin.
• Tweak: The “category” attribute in the [acadp_listings] shortcode accepts multiple category ids separated by comma(,). So, you can show listings from multiple categories.
• Tweak: The “location” attribute in the [acadp_listings] shortcode accepts multiple location ids separated by comma(,). So, you can show listings from multiple locations.
• Tweak: Updated Freemius SDK (2.4.2).
• Fix: [+] few minor bug fixes.

1.7.9

• New: Open images in a lightbox on the single listing pages.
• Tweak: Updated Freemius SDK (2.4.1).
• Fix: Listing slug changes when the “Listing Details” meta box is positioned above the “Publish” meta box in the back-end listings form.
• Fix: “Navigation Menu” widget shows wrong menu titles when used on the single category/location pages in the footer position.
• Fix: [+] few minor bug fixes.

1.7.8

• Fix: “Listing Badges” and “Single Listing Page” settings not inserted properly in some WordPress environments.

1.7.7

• New: Option for users to mark listings as sold.
• New: Phone number field in the contact form.
• Tweak: Settings page restructured for better user experience.
• Tweak: Snap map to user location on the listings map view.
• Tweak: Sender details in the contact form auto-filled for logged in users.
• Tweak: Hide email address, phone number completely from the single listing page.
• Fix: [+] few minor bug fixes.

1.7.6

• Fix: Security Fix. Prevent XSS (Cross-Site Scripting) attempt on the title fields. Thanks to Softlink ICT, Wilco de Jongh for bringing this issue to us.
• Fix: [+] few minor bug fixes.

1.7.5

• Tweak: WordPress 5.3 compatibility.
• Tweak: Updated Freemius SDK (2.3.1).
• Fix: Pagination not working on the “Manage Listings” page when the page URL contains additional query parameters like “renew”.
• Fix: Disabled editing of expired listings from the site front-end until they are renewed.
• Fix: Unable to sort listing form images in the mobiles.
• Fix: [+] few minor bug fixes.

1.7.4

• Fix: Removed the misleading upgrade notice from the readme.txt file.

1.7.3

• New: Plugin Dashboard.
• New: Shortcode Builder.
• New: Mechanism that auto-detects plugin misconfiguration issues and provide the fixes.
• Tweak: Simplified settings page UI.
• Fix: [+] few minor bug fixes.

1.7.2

• Fix: Issues with wrongly escaped HTML output.

1.7.1

• Tweak: Updated Freemius SDK (2.3.0).

1.7.0

• Fix: Security fix.

1.6.5

• New: WhatsApp share.
• Tweak: WP Query optimization.
• Fix: WordPress 5.2 compatibility issues.
• Fix: [+] few minor bug fixes.

1.6.4

• Tweak: Updated freemius integration code to show our PREMIUM version(s).
• Fix: [+] few minor bug fixes.

1.6.3

• Fix: Security fix.

1.6.2

• Fix: Unfortunately, there were some bugs in the 1.6.1 release and this is an immediate release which addresses those issues.

1.6.1

• New: Gutenberg blocks for locations, categories, listings, search and the new listing form layouts.
• New: Yoast SEO plugin compatibility.
• Tweak: “Quicktags” option for the front-end listing form TinyMCE editor.
• Fix: Single listing pages slider navigation issue.
• Fix: Custom field values display issue in the single listing pages.
• Fix: reCAPTCHA display issue in single listing pages when reCAPTCHA is disabled for “New Listing form” option in the back-end plugin settings.
• Fix: [+] few minor bug fixes.

1.6.0

• New: Display categories as ‘dropdown’ or ‘list’ using ‘ACADP Categories’ widget.
• New: Display locations as ‘dropdown’ or ‘list’ using ‘ACADP Locations’ widget.
• Tweak: Search by multiple keywords.
• Fix: Issues in storing empty values of the Checkbox customfield type in the listing form.
• Fix: [+] few minor bug fixes.

1.5.9

• Fix: Unfortunately, there were some bugs in the 1.5.8 release and this is an immediate release which addresses those issues.

1.5.8

• New: Option to create custom fields to the “form” instead of “categories”.
• New: Added new action & filter hooks for monetization.
• Fix: Option to keep listings permanent and never expires.
• Fix: “location” and “category” query string conflict with other third party plugins.
• Fix: [+] few minor bug fixes.

1.5.7

• Fix: Listings moved to ‘Renewal’ state wrongly.

1.5.6

• New: User Login, Registration system.
• New: Added support for the new “document_title_parts” filter hook to filter the page titles.
• New: New shortcode attribute “featured=0|1” to disable featured listings always being added to the top of the listings archive pages.
• New: New shortcode attributes for the shortcode “[acadp_search_form]” to customize the display of the Search Form.
• Tweak: Settings page SLUG changed to “aec_settings” to avoid conflicts with other plugins.
• Fix: Categories dropdown issue when listings disabled in top level categories.
• Fix: Conflict with “Ultimate Member – Google reCAPTCHA” plugin.
• Fix: RSS Feed URL issue in single category, location pages.
• Fix: [+] few minor bug fixes.

1.5.5

• New: Added new attributes ‘category’, ‘location’ for the shortcode [acadp_listings].
• New: Display listings in random order.
• New: Added a new container CSS class ‘acadp-entry-featured’ in the featured listing entries. So, the users can style the featured listings as per their need.
• Tweak: Show video, map, contact details in the single listing page without the need of widgets.
• Tweak: Separate dropdown for each category/location levels.
• Tweak: Hide payment options when the checkout page is empty.
• Fix: Browser title issue in single category/location pages.
• Fix: Sorting issue when ACADP listings page is added as a static front page.
• Fix: Show description in single category/location pages.
• Fix: Listing slug not changed when edited.
• Fix: Conflict with WooCommerce permalink rules.
• Fix: [+] few minor bug fixes.

1.5.4

• New: Added Image support for categories.
• New: Added new “ACADP Listings” widget.
• New: Added new “URL” custom field type.
• New: Added separate currency for payments.
• New: Option to restrict listing submissions in parent category.
• New: Added new shortcode attribute “view” to show listings by particular view.
• Tweak: First image from the listings are automatically added as featured.
• Tweak: Plugin translations are loaded using “init” hook instead of “plugins_loaded”.
• Tweak: Option to use “WP Editor” or “Textarea” as the text editor in the listing form.
• Tweak: Currency added next to the “Price” label in the listing form.
• Tweak: Display Custom Fields description in the front-end.
• Tweak: All of the WordPress core listings page links are redirected to the plugin’s custom pages.
• Fix: Listings count issue in “Categories”, “Locations” pages.
• Fix: Image rotation issue in IDevices.
• Fix: “Agree to Terms label” display issue in the listing form.
• Fix: [+] few minor bug fixes.

1.5.3

• Fix: Fatal error: Call to a member function get_queried_object_id().
• Fix: Category name are shown as title instead of Listing name.

1.5.2

• New: Added map view for the listings.
• Fix: [+] Issue in sending emails to the listing owners.
• Fix: [+] few minor bug fixes.

1.5.1

• Fix: ‘glyphicons’ display issue in single listing page when email, phone number and website fields are empty.

1.5.0

• New: Added new ‘ACADP Listing Address’ widget.
• New: Added new ‘ACADP Listing Contact’ widget.
• New: Added new ‘ACADP Listing Video’ widget.
• Tweak: Single listing page re-designed.

1.4.1

• New: Added new action hook ‘acadp_before_checkout_form’ for payment processing.
• New: Added new shortcode ‘[acadp_payment_errors]’.
• Fix: [+] few minor bug fixes.

1.4.0

• New: Added new setting to configure “Google Maps API Key” under “Misc” tab of the plugin settings menu.
• New: Added new ‘[acadp_search_form]’ shortcode.
• New: Added new ‘ACADP Categories’ widget.
• New: Added new ‘ACADP Locations’ widget.
• New: Added new attribute ‘header=1|0’ for the shortcodes [acadp_category], [acadp_location] & [acadp_listings].
• New: Added new attribute ‘id’ for the shortcode [acadp_user_listings].
• Fix: Custom fields display issue in listing detail page.
• Fix: [+] few minor bug fixes.

1.3.0

• Tweak: ‘edit_acadp_listings’ & ‘delete_acadp_listings’ capabilities given to the subscriber user role.
• Tweak: Currency input method changed from select box to input box.
• Tweak: ‘acadp_currencies’ filter hook removed.
• Tweak: ACADP namespaced ‘acadp-bootstrap.css’ file modified to be more compatible with non-bootstrap themes.
• Tweak: ‘Featured’, ‘Popular’ & ‘New’ labels appended next to the title.
• Tweak: Social share icons moved to the bottom of the content.
• Tweak: Location field moved above the categories select box in search widget.
• Fix: Missing password link in the user registration email.
• Fix: Wrong user name on the user dashboard page.
• Fix: Promote button link in manage listings page.
• Fix: Images display issue in listing detail page.
• Fix: Wrong Open graph tag values in ACADP pages with social sharing buttons.
• Fix: Issue in hiding categories, locations, custom fields & price fields in search widget.
• Fix: [+] lot more minor bug fixes.

1.2.0

• New: Added new shortcode attribute to control listings display order.
• New: Added new shortcode attribute to filter listings by featured.
• New: Added new shortcode attribute to control display limit.
• New: Added new shortcode attribute to show or hide pagination.

1.1.0

• New: Added new action & filter hooks for monetization.
• New: Added register & forgot password links in the Login form.

1.0.0

• Initial release.