WP Property Drive Changelog

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3.7.0

• Add QR code to posts, pages and properties
• 4Bids Flag 4Bids properties in the user approval dropdown
• 4Bids Show all “For Sale/Auction” properties in the user approval dropdown
• 4Bids Restrict latest offers to verified bidders of each property
• Add Property Drive API key as importer parameter in order to initiate the process externally
• Add importer API endpoint for external CRON jobs
• Add new portal settings page
• Add property hash/checksum to improve the import process
• Add MyHome importer
• Add custom CRON job viewer
• Add Acquaint CRM importer
• Add extra property types and speed up non-paginated grids
• Add internal endpoint for externally triggered CRON jobs
• Remove unused code from the property importer
• Remove assigned single property from the Vendor user role
• Remove unused comment
• Remove deprecated Tours post meta and fix wppd_pics array in the property API
• Remove old CSS selectors
• Remove unused columns (temporarily)
• Delete detail_images_array property meta (string) in favour of wppd_pics array
• Make sure wppd_pics is always an array
• Improve initial Property Drive feed connection
• Improve property removal loop by checking for attachments before attempting to delete them
• Improve the property card function by not checking for Tours/Videos on every iteration
• Limit linked properties to 128 to improve single property query performance
• Clean up the property grid loop
• Clean up and refactor the search form to allow for faster processing of areas and locations
• Clean up admin pages
• Clean up API importer endpoint
• Various fixes for the Reapit XML importer
• Various fixes for the Daft importer
• Fix undeclared variable if no parameters are set
• Fix undeclared variable
• Fix null variable
• Replace deprecated FILTER_SANITIZE_STRING with FILTER_UNSAFE_RAW
• Sanitize more fields on import
• Update codebase (WPCS)

3.6.9 (cumulative)

• Remove /docs/ from GitHub’s gh-pages branch and use the local knowledge base
• Remove brochure media styles (used for the blocks template)
• Remove the blocks property template (media tabs)
• Remove obsolete Markdown files
• Add primary image as a data parameter
• Filter featured image for properties to return the primary image
• Change order of sharing icons
• Add login URL plugin recommendation
• Add default login URL as /4login/
• Add Social Sharing Block plugin recommendation
• 4Bids Update outbid email
• 4Bids Add User-to-Contact converter
• 4Bids Fix variable indentation
• 4Bids Fix 4Bids meta box being displayed regardless of 4bids status
• 4Bids Add a new _bidding_invoiced meta key to all properties to store 4Bids invoicing status

3.6.4

• Add asynchronous decoding to all Property Drive images
• Combine all activation/deactivation hooks for faster plugin activation
• Change search results for area (switch from meta query to taxonomy query)
• 4Bids Implement 4Bids watching (better functionality, beta)
• 4Bids Remove H3 styling (use native)
• 4Bids Move obsolete PlanetVerify settings to own tab
• 4Bids Update codebase (WPCS)
• 4Bids Remove bookmarks feature (watched properties)
• 4Bids Remove global sale watching and replaced with per-user permissions
• Add simple agent details for the custom property brochure template
• Add custom styles for the custom property template

3.6.3

• Attempt to fix HTML entities being decoded by email clients
• Fix missing strings from changelog.md
• Remove custom welcome email feature
• Add “Better Notifications for WP” as a recommended plugin
• Add all meta boxes in one call in includes/meta.php
• 4Bids Add pending 4Bids applications on the property back-end page
• 4Bids Remove unused variables
• 4Bids Hide WordPress’ native user role from the user editor screen
• Implement date-from parameter for the property grid

3.6.2

• 4Leads Fix WordPress 6.0 overriding display type for blocks
• Fix Reapit schedule not showing properly in the options dropdown
• Add missing date_created and date_modified fields for Reapit (XML) importer
• Add empty property_market attribute to fix missing properties (alpha)
• Add Daft commercial property types based on property_type_id
• Capitalize property type and subtype (living type)
• Update changelog URL

3.6.1

• 4Bids Fix font size for 4Bids offer box
• Fix z-index of collaborative map (property map)
• Fix undefined bid author in some rare occasions
• Enable Contacts module for property alerts as an experiment only
• 4Bids Add smart options for 4Bids
• Add persona, market, IP address and source to contact meta
• Add alpha tabs for active experiments (Labs) and CRON jobs
• Update Leaflet to latest version (1.8.0)
• Update codebase (WPCS)

3.6.0

• Add custom list of property living types
• Remove broken emojis in WordPress 6.0
• Remove broken Reply-To header with comma-separated list of email addresses
• 4Bids Remove unused 4Bids heartbeat action
• Update WordPress compatibility
• Update codebase (WPCS)

3.5.15

• Check if WP Property Drive is installed before checking it via cli.php
• Check for empty DistrictName before importing it
• Add configurable date_modified field for properties
• Add property type parameter to the simple property map shortcode
• Change recommended plugins to external, instead of pre-packaged
• Update simple property map leaflet popup style
• Remove LeafletJS source code files
• Remove hardcoded changelog
• Remove Parsedown library
• Update codebase (WPCS)

3.5.14

• Add option to show price for inactive (Sold, Let) properties
• Add new property brochure image gallery (Grid)
• Allow multiple email recipients for 4Bids notifications
• Updated WordPress compatibility
• Update codebase (WPCS)

3.5.13

• Fix undefined function (removed in a previous release)
• Fix old search form shortcode
• 4Bids Fix public sale watching
• Add check for elements before adding class to prevent a JavaScript console error
• Add new property brochure grid gallery (Beta)
• Add multiple counties parameter (instead of only one) to the property grid shortcode
• Update codebase (WPCS)

3.5.12

• Fix PHP tag in HTML code
• Fix issue with string-to-array conversion in PHP 8.1
• Fix deprecated default function parameter in PHP 8.1
• Fix PHP notice for missing property market
• Fix counting an INT value
• Add SendGrid API key to the Help section/tab
• Add new Reapit XML integration and settings page
• Rename settings page to comply to WPCS
• Rename setup page to comply to WPCS
• Improve responsiveness of the classic property carousel
• Create a unique wppd_setup_custom_schedules() function for all importers
• Remove logging feature (incomplete)
• Remove unused logging function(s) and table(s)
• Remove properties from “At a Glance” section on Dashboard
• Remove duplicate CRON schedules for Daft and Rightmove
• Remove unused file(s)
• Update codebase (WPCS)

3.5.11

• Override WordPress 5.9 which breaks the Flickity slider (again, only for the slider)

3.5.10

• Override WordPress 5.9 max-width: 100%; which breaks the Flickity slider

3.5.9

• 4Bids Add more checks to the 4Bids checklist
• Optimise images for size
• Remove email custom post type and replace with a simple counter
• Customise login details email
• Delete unused (or redundant) assets
• Delete tail.select.min.js.old
• Delete unused code

3.5.8

• Fix documentation typo
• 4Bids Add extra details to the 4Bids setup checklist
• Add missing email trigger for user T&C agreement
• Remove automated Lighthouse footer link for new websites only
• Clean up old (commented out) code
• Update codebase (WPCS)
• Ignore object properties naming conventions from Property Drive feed

3.5.6

• Fix double property type for Reapit
• Add land size to Land properties
• Add plugin suggestions for welcome email editors
• Add kuula.co as a property tour provider
• Add new Contacts feature (alpha)
• 4Bids Improve back-end UI
• 4Bids Add brand colours to 4Bids badges and buttons
• 4Bids Add T&Cs on registration
• 4Bids Add missing Euro sign from offer confirmation
• 4Bids Refactor verification screen (back-end)
• Update codebase (WPCS)
• Remove unused WPCS (Coding Standards) checks

3.5.5

• Fix properties with no coordinates
• Fix issue with location search when no location is present
• Fix permission issue for single sites (as opposed to multisites)
• Fix Supernova Slider for not parsing button styles (WordPress 5.9)
• Remove extra div from metabox
• Do not downsize legacy carousel images
• Add specific “Let Agreed” option to replace “Has Been Let”
• Add simple property map feature (use [property-map-simple] shortcode)
• Add date_created to property editor
• Add WPCS ruleset
• Update codebase (WPCS)
• Add single location autocomplete search field
• Add minimum price parameter to property grid
• Add “order by price then by status” option to real-time search
• Add option to disable oEmbed parsing and avoid duplicate YouTube videos in property description
• Add energy details to property brochure page
• Add missing LeafletJS scripts
• Optimise single property template by removing unused variables and DB queries
• Improve [areas] shortcode to allow for more customization
• Restrict access to post/page publishing for authors (beta)
• Replace gmdate() with date() for timezone inclusion

3.5.4

• 4Bids Fix properties not visible for author roles
• 4Bids Add event log page (alpha)
• 4Bids Add user notification message on User Profile page
• 4Bids Create event log table on plugin activation and start logging various 4Bids events
• 4Bids Better handle (catch) bidder notification errors (to be used with Sentry)
• Add BER rating field to the Rightmove importer
• Update Rightmove upload path to the new location
• Tweak the moneysherpa UI and allow placement outside property template

3.5.3

• Remove duplicate variable assignment
• Add changelog section to plugin’s Settings screen
• Clean up Integrations tab

3.5.2 (cumulative)

• 4Bids Add additional 4Bids shortcodes for upcoming and completed auctions
• Fix performance issues with the search form
• Fix undefined query variable
• Fix duplicate meta description on taxonomy pages
• Add CRON debug for Rightmove
• Add county and area as separate custom post meta for Rightmove
• Add Beds and MaxPrice parameters to the [cf8] and [cf9] shortcodes for better Acquaint integration
• Remove useless file (save one file request)

3.5.0

• GDPR Change GDPR popup button justification to left
• GDPR Change GDPR cookie to sitewide
• GDPR Update GDPR notice UI
• GDPR Tweak GDPR popup to not cover the entire screen
• 4Bids Only show 4Bids charge notice if Billing is enabled
• 4Bids Add further checks (Billing module and WHMCS ID) to 4Bids checklist
• Fix property map (alpha)
• Fix issue for non-Supernova websites
• Fix missing table row
• Move “My Settings” user tab to last position and rename it to “Settings”
• Add block sidebar (ES5, pre-alpha)
• Add searchable locations to tail.select()
• Add workaround for the block-based property template with non-Supernova websites
• Add moneysherpa module (beta)
• Add color contrast check for the moneysherpa widget
• Add Lighthouse as a recommended helper plugin
• Add property status class to the <article> element on the single property template
• Clarify option check
• Remove duplicate admin tab section
• WordPress compatibility update
• Update tail.select to latest version (0.5.22)
• Downsize Digital Ocean-served images for property thumbnails

3.4.23 (cumulative)

• Move “My Settings” user tab to last position and rename it to “Settings”
• Add CLI file with version number and 4Bids module status

3.4.15

• Fix issue with uninitialized function

3.4.14

• Add hardcoded Slack notification for 4Bids properties

3.4.13

• Change “bid” wording to “offer” to better reflect user actions

3.4.11

• Move linked property to user Profile section

3.4.10

• Security Redirect author, bidder and solicitor roles to a custom back-end page
• Security Only show linked property for admins
• Security Only show 4Bids settings for admins
• Security Only show dataroom settings for admins
• Security Only show warning(s) for admins
• Security Remove Yoast SEO for non-admins for posts, pages and properties
• Security Style all yes/no Dashicons uniformly throughout CORE and PRO
• Security Remove unused content from docs
• Security Update changelogs for WP Property Drive and Supernova (retroactively)

3.4.9

• Clean up WordPress Dashboard for non-admin users
• Finalize Rightmove importer (change from Alpha to Beta)

3.4.8

• Add Dataroom alpha module
• Add more options to Integrations & Modules
• Add email class to sidebar (template parts)
• Add email class to sidebar
• Rightmove feed updates
• Initialise new Yoast canonical option
• Move Yoast hooks and filters to a separate file

3.4.7

• 4Bids Only restrict access when 4Bids is enabled (not every time)

3.4.6

• Add Rightmove importer (alpha)
• Delete unused test files
• 4Bids Enable restricted access for 4Bids-enabled sites

3.4.5 (cumulative)

• Only update attachments for Property Drive properties (not manual, not custom, not Daft, not Rightmove)
• Fix issue with wrong linked property date (reported by Phil Thompson)
• Double-check property alerts database schema
• Add rel=0 at the end of YouTube embed links and use the nocookie domain for all YouTube videos
• Add column count to the property carousel parameter
• Add property carousel
• Add CRON debugger
• Add new Billing section in WP Property Drive settings
• 4Bids Add 4Bids -> WHMCS billing
• Simplify property alert email sending process
• Show property ID after description (optional)
• Update WordPress compatibility
• Refactor (test) some settings UI

3.4.4 (cumulative)

• Implement custom single property template
• Add initial files for Rightmove support
• 4Bids Add approved properties to Users table
• 4Bids Add bid ID to 4Bids API response
• 4Bids Allow agents to delete bids
• Allow changing number of properties per page for the real-time search
• Remove ActiveCampaign from all Akismet calls
• Remove required position field from CF9 form
• Initialize several orphan options
• Move some of Supernova property-related styles to WP Property Drive plugin
• Change creation date to modification date for the real-time search
• Tweak classic carousel margins
• Fix issue with image/tour icons being overlapped

3.3.5 (cumulative)

• 4Leads Add initial persona blocks CSS
• 4Leads Add 4Leads weekly report
• 4Leads Properly include 4Leads analytics
• 4Leads Move vanilla-datatables dependency to local
• 4Leads Change HTML structure to allow modal email popups
• 4Leads Tweak 4Leads email table to behave more like a CRM
• 4Bids Add phone to user registration
• 4Bids Change the 4Bids agreement checkbox to read-only in the back-end
• 4Bids Combine General 4Bids Settings and Legal Settings
• 4Bids Refactor document uploads
• 4Bids 4Bids UI/UX updates
• 4Bids Add 4Bids Core Alpha
• 4Bids Introduce 4Bids Core (Local) API
• 4Bids Remove bid CPT and replace with custom table
• 4Bids Fix undefined index for auctions
• 4Bids Add Reply-To headers for all bidder emails
• Fix and speed up latest properties shortcode
• Fix rare issue with single property template not being loaded
• Fix Google reCAPTCHA duplication when Contact Form 7 is installed
• Fix search issue with metas and taxonomies
• Fix issue with property type array
• Fix issue with breaking out of current iteration instead of entire loop
• Fix property alerts database not being available on activation
• Fix accordion code
• Fix missing HTML tag
• Fix issue assigning reusable blocks to areas
• Fix issue with new developments conflict with ignore parameter
• Fix wrong label and fix saving primary image (back-end)
• Fix property attributes (single property template) on small resolutions
• Fix shortcode builder replaceAll()
• Fix issue with author parameter being filtered out
• Fix empty living type being overriden on property edit/save
• Fix for auction groups (both status and selling type)
• Change block_categories to block_categories_all for block filters
• Back-end UI/UX improvements
• Exclude password-protected properties from search
• Exclude password-protected properties from search results
• Exclude password-protected properties from property grid
• Make position mandatory in [cf8] and [cf9]
• Move legacy Agent CPT from Supernova into WP Property Drive and then into a custom functionality plugin
• Performance Add lazy loading to slider videos (mp4 only)
• Performance Update ui.css and load the minified one for production sites
• Performance Implement lazy loading for the Flickity slider
• Refactor Yelp Nearby and Foursquare Amenities modules
• Update Git Updater requirements
• Update search results property order
• Update TGMPA class for PHP 8+
• Add PRO version (alpha)
• Add property sharing shortcode
• Add office ID, name and address to properties on import
• Add shortcode builder feature (alpha)
• Add experimental block editor support or properties
• Add custom property tour
• Add custom property type workaround based on custom tag
• Add basic GDPR consent form (jQuery-dependent, subject to modification)
• Add Offr integration
• Implement plugin auto update
• Remove empty Property Alert CRON job
• Remove draft properties count
• Remove an extra line break
• Remove duplicate variable declaration
• Merge several Property Grid self-excluding parameters and remove an unused variable
• Do not show property attributes (size, BER) if they are empty
• Do not append Eircode number by default (make optional)

3.2.4

• 4Bids: Facebook Live video (alpha)
• 4Bids: Start modularizing code (FP)
• Fix line breaks on import (beta)
• Fix wrong type for textareas
• Fix broken slide icon if Font Awesome is not loaded in the Dashboard
• Add more in-plugin documentation for APIs, hooks and filters

3.2.3

• Fix issue with property import being skipped (continue instead of return)

3.2.2

• 4Bids Refactor guide/reserve/minimum price
• Standardise property size retrieval
• Add option to control full property size display (square meters + square feet) vs condensed display (square meters only, default)

3.2.1.2

• 4Leads Move 4Leads to the Integrations section (instead of config constant)
• 4Bids Add 4Bids config file creation (subject to Nginx/Apache permissions)
• Add local brochures to properties
• Add tours/videos to Flickity carousel
• Refactor property tours/videos into a separate function
• Add overrides for featured properties and (unlimited) property tours
• Refactor Property Drive image import

3.2.1.1

• Improve video/tour mobile responsiveness in Flickity carousel
• Allow admin to unsubscribe property alert subscribers
• Add importer ID to property alerts table and convert to utf8mb4
• Add EyeSpy360 as tour provider
• Add option to toggle the custom og:image fetching on or off
• Update Flickity to 2.2.2

3.2

• 4Leads Recreate database structure in analytics.designbricks.ie
• 4Leads Push parallel data to analytics.designbricks.ie
• 4Leads Create/migrate endpoint to read data
• 4Leads Remove local leads database
• Remove property views and use the 4Leads database
• Add in-plugin documentation for reusable blocks and shortcodes
• Refactor property alerts to use VanillaJS

3.0.2

• Move CF8 to helpers.php
• Refactor CF8 to use ES6
• Move property alerts to core plugin

3.0.1

• Re-add a custom quick contact form built using Google reCAPTCHA v3

3.0

• Implement Contact Form 7 as a plugin dependency for quick enquiries and contact form
• Remove unused sharing to friend feature
• Add a price range for new developments
• Add a unit size range for new developments
• Remove property sidebar widgets and promote reusable blocks
• Remove/consolidate duplicate property sidebar shortcodes
• Remove own GitHub updater code (PDUpdater)
• 4Leads: Remove external sa.js
• 4Leads: Implement a configurable daily/weekly CRON job for properties
• 4Leads: Add 4Leads requirements (basic)
• 4Leads: Add scheduled events

2.11

• Bug fixes

2.10

• Deprecate integrated updater and use @afragen GitHub Updater
• Refactor external featured image (for property CPT social sharing and Google SERP featured image)
• Remove AJAX modal for the Map Navigator feature (too tricky to style, manage and maintain and also not good for SEO)
• Add documentation/requirements for the new GitHub Updater
• Add consistent shortcodes for the property sidebar reusable block
• Add new “For Auction” status ribbon and colour
• Fix issue with maximum price option being set, even if disabled
• 4Bids: Add guide price and allow bid decrease
• 4Bids: Allow custom bids (back-end)