What’s new?

Improved the XML sitemap system with better structure, metadata, and image support to enhance search engine indexing and SEO performance.

Why it matters

Search engines can now crawl and understand directory content more efficiently, improving visibility for listings, blogs, events, and other indexed pages.

Details

✔️ Added <lastmod> support to sitemap entries

✔️ Introduced sitemap index structure via /sitemap.xml

✔️ Added dedicated sitemap files for:

/sitemap-listings.xml

/sitemap-tags.xml

/sitemap-blog.xml

/sitemap-events.xml

✔️ Improved sitemap priority handling for different page types

✔️ Added support for listing images in sitemap entries using <image:image> tags

✔️ Enhanced SEO optimization and crawl organization

Impact

🔵 Improvement

What’s new?

Resolved an issue where the frontend did not always respect the display order configured in the backend.

Why it matters

Content now appears in the exact order admins set, ensuring better control over how Blogs and News are presented to visitors.

Details

✔️ Applied backend display order to individual Blogs pages

✔️ Applied backend display order to individual News pages

✔️ Applied backend display order to the Blogs section at the bottom of the homepage

✔️ Improved consistency between admin settings and frontend display

Impact

🔴 Bug Fix

What’s new?

Added a built-in cookie consent banner option for directories that need to request user permission before using cookies, analytics, or tracking tools.

Why it matters

Directory owners can now better support cookie consent requirements for UK and European visitors without relying on custom code that may break during page navigation or refresh.

Details

✔️ Added Enable Cookie Consent Banner toggle in settings/branding

✔️ Added clean banner displayed at the bottom of directory pages

✔️ Added configurable banner text

✔️ Added configurable Privacy Policy link

✔️ Added customizable “Accept Cookies” button text

✔️ Added localStorage support so the banner does not reappear after consent

✔️ Added basic color customization to match directory branding

Impact

🟢 New Feature

What’s new?

Resolved an issue where placeholder images were not displaying correctly on the new Consumer "Manage Listing" page.

Why it matters

The page now appears complete and visually consistent, even when no images are uploaded, improving overall user experience.

Details

✔️ Fixed missing/broken placeholder images

✔️ Ensured proper fallback when no images are available

✔️ Improved visual consistency on Manage Listing page

Impact

🔴 Bug Fix

What’s new?

Added the ability to customize the placeholder text inside the search bar, instead of relying on the default wording.

Why it matters

Admins can now tailor the search experience to better match user behavior—encouraging searches by city, keyword, or other relevant criteria rather than business name alone.

Details

✔️ Added customizable search bar placeholder text

✔️ Replaced hardcoded default messaging

✔️ Enables more relevant and user-friendly search prompts (e.g. “Search by City”)

Impact

🟢 New Feature

What’s new?

Added rich text editor support for Events in the admin dashboard, allowing more flexible content formatting from the backend side. Also validated both backend and frontend behavior across Blogs, News, Events, and Jobs.

Why it matters

Admins can now create and manage event content with richer formatting, while broader testing across content modules helps ensure a more consistent and reliable experience throughout the platform.

Details

✔️ Added rich text editor for Events in admin/dashboard

✔️ Improved content editing flexibility for event entries

✔️ Tested backend behavior across Blogs, News, Events, and Jobs

✔️ Tested frontend rendering across Blogs, News, Events, and Jobs

✔️ Improved consistency across content modules

Impact

🔵 Improvement

What’s new?

Adjusted the display of header and footer logos to ensure they appear larger and more visually prominent on the directory website.

Why it matters

Logos are now easier to see, improving brand visibility and creating a more polished and professional look across the site.

Details

✔️ Increased display size of header logo

✔️ Increased display size of footer logo

✔️ Improved overall visual balance and branding

Impact

🔵 Improvement

What’s new?

Improved navigation within the Business tab by adding quick jump controls and introducing filtering by tags.

Why it matters

Admins can now navigate large lists of businesses more efficiently and quickly locate specific groups for updates, saving time and improving overall workflow.

Details

✔️ Added "jump to first" and "jump to last" pagination controls

✔️ Improved navigation across large datasets

✔️ Added ability to filter businesses by tag

✔️ Simplified bulk updates and management of grouped listings

Impact

🔵 Improvement

What’s new?

Added the ability to hide specific plan features from being displayed.

Why it matters

Admins can now better control how plans are presented, simplifying pricing tables and highlighting only the most relevant features for their audience.

Details

✔️ Added option to hide individual plan features

✔️ Improved flexibility in plan presentation

✔️ Enhanced clarity and user experience on pricing pages

Impact

🟢 New Feature

What’s new?

Resolved an urgent issue where the consent box was incorrectly applying Do Not Disturb (DND) settings across all communication channels.

Why it matters

User communication preferences now behave correctly, ensuring that consent settings are applied only to the intended channels and preventing unintended communication blocks.

Details

✔️ Fixed incorrect DND application across all channels

✔️ Ensured consent settings are scoped to selected channels only

✔️ Restored expected behavior for user communication preferences

Impact

🔴 Bug Fix