Sabai Directory – Business directory plugin for WordPress

Sabai Directory is a premium business directory plugin for WordPress. The plugin features the ability to build a community driven local business directories like Yelp.com, Google+ Places, or Yahoo! Local.

New: We released a new directory plugin Directories Pro in May 2018, which is based on custom post types and taxonomies and with a lot more features than Sabai Directory. If you are new, we strongly recommend Directories Pro over Sabai Directory.

Features

• Display listings in list, grid, or map view
• Fully responsive and flat design
• Search listings by keywords, category, distance, and location with user friendly auto-suggestion features
• Custom fields with visual form editor (Choice, Date, HTML, Markdown Text, Number, ON/OFF, Paragraph Text, Single Line Text, CAPTCHA, User, Section Break, File Upload, Image Upload, Video, Email, Phone Number, and more)
• Filter listings and reviews by custom fields
• Fully interactive map – show listing details on hover/click, refresh search results on map drag, autocomplete location field, clustered markers, etc.
• Add new or claim existing listings
• Post reviews of listings with 1-5 star multi-criteria rating system and rating charts
• Upload photos of listings
• Multi-location support
• Comment on reviews and photos
• Vote reviews helpful/non-helpful
• Vote up photos and comments
• Bookmark listings, reviews, and photos
• Flag listings, reviews, photos, and comments
• Show directions on map
• Dashboard for users to manage their listings, leads (if there are any claimed listing), payment orders, and bookmarks
• Featured listings
• Custom single listing page tabs
• Display reviews, photos, and bookmarks by user
• Unlimited hierarchical categories
• Custom map marker (by category) and marker cluster images
• Create multiple directories
• Paid listings with custom pricing plans
• PayPal, Authorize.net, 2Checkout, Stripe payment gateways
• PayPal and Stripe recurring payment (weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, annual) with trial period
  Manual payments
• Manage payment orders
• Show pricing tables
• Flexible role-based permission system
• Schema.org microdata support
• Contact listing owners via contact us form
• Geolocation
• Share listings
• CSV Importer/Exporter
• RTL language support
• OpenStreetMap support
• BuddyPress user profile/activity integration
• Integration with point system of MyCRED plugin
• 27 customizable e-mail notifications
• 16 custom Google map styles
• 11 widgets
• 12 shortcodes
• French (by nexia), Dutch (by sjopsjop), Italian (by Il Gran Capo) translations included

Feature Highlights

Interactive Listing Search

Search listings by keywords, category and location, sort by date, review count, rating and distance.
You can also easily switch view modes between list and map views. Fully ajaxified, and it can also
be embedded to any WordPress page using a shortcode.

Responsive and Flat Design

The plugin is fully responsive and is comfortable to view on any devices.

Interactive Filters

Filter listings by any field using an interactive filter form fully ajaxified. The filter form can easily be customized using a visual form editor in the backend.

Multi-criteria Rating and Rating Charts

Add any number of rating criteria such as price, quality, service, food, and etc., with beautiful rating charts to help users visualize ratings.

Drive Engagement with User Generated Content

Users can post reviews with 1-5 star rating system, upload photos, vote on reviews and photos,
comment on reviews and photos!

Custom Fields

Create custom fields using a visual form editor with more than dozen field types available.

Custom Map Styles

Included are 16 Google map styles to choose from with support of custom marker icons.

Paid Listings

Monetize your site with paid listings. Create multiple pricing plans. Process orders and track
their progress with complete order history.

Multiple Payment Gateways and Currencies

PayPal, Authorize.net, 2Checkout, Stripe payment gateways including recurring payment options (weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, annual) with trial period for PayPal and Stripe.

Recommendations

• Best Directory Plugins for WordPress at WPMayor.com

Changelog

v1.4.17 – 22 Apr 2024

• Bug fixed: WordPress Embeds not working properly on certain occasions.
• Bug fixed: Possible fatal error with PHP8 or later.

v1.4.15/v1.4.16 – 14 Dec 2023

• Bug fixed: Issue with smiley icons.
• Bug fixed: Issue with FontAwesome icons.
• Bud fixed: Some PHP fatal/warning errors.
• Bud fixed: Some compatibility issues with PHP8.2.

v1.4.14 – 5 Oct 2022

• Bug fixed: XSS vulnerability using filter for Number/Range type field on certain occasion
• Bud fixed: Some PHP fatal/warning errors.
• Bud fixed: Some compatibility issues with PHP8.

v1.4.13 – 5 Aug 2022

• Version update

• Bug fixed: Some issues importing Number and Time type fields.

v1.4.12 – 22 Apr 2022

• Bug fixed: Add-on payment features removed unexpectedly on certain occasion.
• Bug fixed: Some possible warning/fatal PHP errors.
• Bug fixed: Guest author field not being imported correctly.
• Bud fixed: Author assigned automatically during import when no author user ID specified.

v1.4.11 – 28 Jun, 2021

• Bug fixed: Compatibility issues with PHP8.
• Bug fixed: Some display issues causing JavaScript error.

v1.4.10 – 15 Nov 2020

• Bug fixed: Some SSL certificate issues with PayPal and Authorize.Net payment gateways.
• Bug fixed: Some issues displaying content item title in the frontend.
• Bug fixed: Errors with structured data markup for reviews.

v1.4.9 – 25 Jun 2020

• Bug fixed: Some display issues when requesting AJAX content.
• Bug fixed: reCAPTCHA returning error on some severs.
• Bug fixed: Added some missing language phrases in sabai.pot language file.
• Bug fixed: Some issues displaying large number of fields in Manage Form section.
• Bug fixed: Some issues displaying questions and answers on mobile devices.
• Updated: reCAPTCHA PHP library.
• Improved: Compatibility with themes displaying social account icons.

v1.4.8 – 27 Nov 2019

• Bug fixed: Search results showing duplicate items on certain occasion.
• Bug fixed: Links in slider not working with Chrome.
• Bug fixed: Some issues when restoring trashed posts.
• Bug fixed: JavaScript error when Google Maps Places Autocomplete disabled.
• Bug fixed: Issue when “wp_login” action hook called from Sabai.

v1.4.7 – 23 Apr 2019

• Bug fixed: Image not showing correctly when sharing with Facebook.
• Bug fixed: Some issues with NextGen gallery plugin.
• Bug fixed: Incorrect link in lead notification email.
• Bug fixed: Some CSS issues

v1.4.6 – 12 Dec 2018

• Improved: Added setting to disable Google Places API autocomplete to listing map widget and form field
• Bug fixed: Separator setting for location field CSV exporter not working
• Bug fixed: Some issues with uploading MS Office documentation files
• Bug fixed: Some CSS issues
• Updated: Autosize JS library

v1.4.5 – 23 Aug 2018

• Bug fixed: Buttons on map duplicated with recent Google Maps API update.

v1.4.4 – 14 Aug 2018

• Bug fixed: Warning level PHP error on certain occasions when using [sabai-directory] sh
  ortcode.
• Added: {order_price_formatted} tag for payment order notification e-mail.

v1.4.3 – 3 Jul 2018

• Bug fixed: Non-expiring claimed listings not included in user profile.
• Bug fixed: Empty results when exporting “Claimed Date” and “End Date” of the “Owner” listing field in custom date format .
• Bug fixed: Fixed “Received unknown parameter: name” error with Stripe API when ordering recurring payment plans.
• Updated: Stripe API PHP library v1.18.0.
• Removed: Deprecated “Google Maps API for Work” settings.

v1.4.2 – 12 Jun 2018

• Added: Added back Google Maps API server key setting
• Bug fixed: Added some missing language phrases
• Bug fixed: Fixed PHP warning error with count()

v1.4.0/v1.4.1 – 28 May 2018

• Added: GDPR: Option to add privacy policy content checkbox to custom user registeration form
• Added: GDPR: Option to add privacy policy content checkbox to guest author field
• Added: GDPR: Mark fields as personal data so that values of the fields can be exported/erased using WordPress personal data export/erase tools.
• Added: GDPR: Pseudonymize IP address of user votes
• Added: Some PHP notice/warning level errors

v1.3.48 – 27 Mar 2018

• Improved: Made files sortable for File type custom fields
• Improved: Better handling of 404 page not found error
• Bug fixed: Hovering over thumbnail images not changing featured image on single listing page
• Bug fixed: Fixed PHP warning error with count()
• Bug fixed: Fixed JavaScript error with sticky map when no pagination
• Bug fixed: Fixed map panning not working correctly with recent Google Maps update

v1.3.47 – 1 Feb 2018

• Improved: Moved field labels of some form fields from bottom to top of input fields for usability
• Improved: Added filter (sabai_directory_nearby_listings_distance) to dynamically change nearby listings distance through filter hook
• Bug fixed: GeoRSS feed element not being displayed in listing feed
• Bug fixed: Slider loading non-existent CSS file when in RTL mode

v1.3.46 – 28 Nov 2017

• Improved: Added option to import/export authors by user IDs
• Improved: Do not load custom CSS file in the backend
• Bug fixed: Category count not showing correctly on category index page on certain occasions
• Bug fixed: Max number of categories not being restricted on add listing page on certain occasions
• Bug fixed: Warning error when importing in test mode on certain occasions
• Bug fixed: Default sort setting not working when sort options included “Random” option
• Bug fixed: Error when flagging content with “Other Reason” option
• Bug fixed: Permissions not being granted on certain occasions when role names contained upper case characters

v1.3.45 – 12 Oct 2017

• Improved: Updated Google Maps API key settings
• Improved: Improved handling of custom format addresses
• Bug fixed: Lat/lng coordinates being saved in database even without location on map
• Bug fixed: Invalid output in RSS feeds
• Bug fixed: Site-wide sitemap not working in v1.3.44

v1.3.44 – 23 Aug 2017

• NEW: Added Italian translations by Il Gran Capo
• Improved: Added limit and offset options to csv export
• Improved: Added “keywords” parameter to [sabai-directory] and [sabai-directory-listings] shortcodes to fetch listings by keywords
• Bug fixed: Large space between search form and listings when using certain themes
• Bug fixed: Some issues with responsive tables
• Bug fixed: Comments not showing after page reload from v1.3.43

v1.3.43 – 2 August 2017

• Improved: Refactoring SabaiFramework library files
• Bug fixed: Some issues with HyperDB
• Bug fixed: Date picker field unable to delete existing data
• Bug fixed: Add More field button not working on certain occasions
• Bug fixed: Category specific fields not showing on certain occasions
• Bug fixed: CSV import not importing listings without full address
• Bug fixed: Table not responsive on directory dashboard page

v1.3.42 – 18 July 2017

• New: PHP Constant SABAI_WORDPRESS_URL_TRAILING_SLASH to force trailing slash in URLs when set to TRUE
• Improved: Shortcodes to fetch current user info when user_id parameter is set to -1
• Improved: Let users edit pending listings form the directory dashboard
• Bug fixed: Some issues with language phrases
• Bug fixed: Maximum stack called JavaScript error on certain occasions
• Bug fixed: CSV import failing when importing items with existing taxonomy term titles
• Bug fixed: Invalid redirection URL after deleting listings from the directory dashboard
• Bug fixed: Some display issues with pricing table

v1.3.41 – 31 May 2017

• Bug fixed: Download button not being displayed after CSV export on certain occasions
• Bug fixed: Ignore empty ratings option introduced in 1.3.40 not updating ratings properly on certain occasions
• Bug fixed: Updating items by importing CSV not working properly from 1.3.40

v1.3.40 – 18 May 2017

• New: CSV exporter (support for all field types, progress indicator, etc.)
• New: Enhanced CSV importer (support for all field types, progress indicator, etc., replaces DirectoryCSVImporter add-on)
• New: Added feature to regenerate already uploaded images and thumbnails (Settings -> Sabai -> File)
• Bug fixed: Some CSS related display issues
• Bug fixed: Category specific fields not being displayed in submission form on certain occasions
• Improved: Added option to ignore empty star ratings in reviews
• Improved: Redirection URL after login/register not being passed properly on certain occasions

v1.3.39 – 17 Apr 2017

• Bug fixed: PHP7.1 compatibility
• Bug fixed: Missing function parameter fatal error in certain occasion from v1.3.38
• Bug fixed: Payment plan description not being displayed on pricing table

v1.3.38 – 20 Feb 2017

• Bug fixed: Phone input masking not working on certain occasions
• Bug fixed: Missing semi-colons causing Javscript erorr on certain occasions
• Bug fixed: Photo itemprop missing
• Bug fixed: Google geocoding request error on certain occasions from v1.3.37
• Bug fixed: Currency code encoding issue
• Improved: Phone/Email custom fields now searchable

v1.3.37 – 22 Jan 2017

• Bug fixed: Invalid Bundle error on certain occasions
• Bug fixed: Google geocoding request error on certain occasions
• Bug fixed: SSL issues with OpenMapStreet
• Bug fixed: Category thumbnail images missing in category widget of v1.3.36

v1.3.36 – 21 Dec 2016

• Improved: Memory usage of taxonomy terms
• Bug fixed: PHP “Invalid bundle type” warning error on certain occasions
• Bug fixed: PayPal request failing on certain occasions

v1.3.35 – 9 Nov 2016

• Improved: CSV importer now supports importing of Email and Phone type fields
• Improved: Performance optimization in rendering shortcode content
• Bug fixed: PHP warning error when adding/editing paid listings on certain occasions
• Bug fixed: Taxonomy term content count showing 0 for cloned directories in v1.3.34
• Bug fixed: Some more notice/warning level PHP errors

v1.3.34 – 13 Oct 2016

• Improved: Hide geolocation button when disabled by the browser
• Improved: Some changes in counting taxonomy term posts
• Bug fixed: Categories not selected on add/edit field configuration form on certain occasions
• Bug fixed: Error in widgets on certain occasions
• Bug fixed: Error when processing Paypal recurring payment

v1.3.33 – 12 Sep 2016

• Bug fixed: Fatal error on admin side when user profile with external/invalid URL
• Bug fixed: Feed item content empty after clearing cache
• Bug fixed: MyCRED hook not working for posts on certain occasions

v1.3.32 – 26 Aug 2016

• Bug fixed: Redundant options shown on checkboxes/radio buttons form field for Choice type custom field on certain occasions
• Bug fixed: Facebook OpenGraph not showing correct images of current content
• Bug fixed: Some minor javascript errors
• Bug fixed: Display issue with Get Directions button on single listing map
• Bug fixed: Users had to re-select their payment plans after registration when submitting listings
• Bug fixed: PHP notice errors while CSV import
• Improved: Number type custom field now searchable through keyword search
• Improved: Enabled fullscreen option for YouTube videos rendered with Video type custom field
• Improved: Shortcodes in Listing Description and Body fields and Paragraph Type custom field can contain {entity_id} and {entity_user_id} placeholders replaced with listing ID and author/owner ID at runtime
• Improved: PayPal payment gateway can choose to use certificate file instead of signature

v1.3.31 – 3 July 2016

• Bug fixed: Fixed issue with Geolocation, not showing error message
• Bug fixed: Fixed several issues with Google Maps API keys
• Bug fixed: Fixed sub category item count in filter form always showing 0
• Bug fixed: Fixed issue with default values in text input and textarea fields
• Improved: Include map marker cluster images

v1.3.30 – 7 May 2016

• Bug fixed: Bad method call error in backend while updating on certain occasions
• Bug fixed: Incorrect page/menu titles on single listing pages on certain occasions
• Bug fixed: Ajax loading indicator image not going away after loading more comments
• Bug fixed: Thumbnails on single listing pages always shown in 2 columns
• Bug fixed: Search radius slider not being displayed on certain occasions
• New: MyCRED integration (DirectoryMyCRED add-on)
• New: French translation (by nexia) included
• New: Dutch translation (by sjopsjop) included
• Improved: Random sorting to display results in same order for 1 hour

v1.3.29 – 22 Apr 2016

• Bug fixed: Some issues with category selection when configuring fields
• Bug fixed: Field values not being filtered by entity type causing issues on certain occasions
• Bug fixed: Some issues with the Really Simple Captcha plugin
• Bug fixed: User popup infobox not working when certain characters were in the username
• Bug fixed: Some issues with language phrases
• Bug fixed: Some more minor bug fixes
• Bug fixed: Some issues with localization phrases in search form
• Bug fixed: URL to renew listing not correct in notification e-mail
• Bug fixed: Geocoding results not honoring country code setting
• Bug fixed: Limiting the number of uploadable photos not working correctly on certain occasions
• Bug fixed: Some javascript warnings with Google Maps API

v1.3.28 – 17 Nov 2015

• Bug fixed: Single listing page tabs always showing when directory is not on top level page
• Bug fixed: Sort order select options not showing on bookmarks page
• Bug fixed: Sorting listings by highest rating first not working when multi-criteria rating enabled
• Bug fixed: Addon plans not orderable for listings with recurring payment plans
• Bug fixed: Location field not editable with older versions of PHP
• Improved: Automatically select location on map when autocomplete location address selected
• Improved: Display associated pending photos when editing pending listings
• Improved: Play nicely with nginx servers
• Improved: Added rel=nofollow to vote/bookmark links
• Updated: Font Awesome icon font library to 4.4.0

v1.3.27 – 3 Nov 2015

• Bug fixed: Keywords in search results not linking properly
• Bug fixed: Some javascript errors in search box html on certain languages
• Bug fixed: Some redirection issues when adding listings when not logged in
• Bug fixed: Twitter social account field not accepting 16 character account name
• Bug fixed: Buddypress profile tab labels not being translated
• Bug fixed: Some email notification settings not being saved correctly

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• Bug fixed: Tabs on single listing pages not switching in some themes
• Bug fixed: Some notice level PHP errors
• Bug fixed: Some URL type fields not validating values correctly
• Bug fixed: Some email settings not being saved correctly
• Bug fixed: Taxonomy autosuggestion invoked by taxonomy titles instead of taxnomy names
• Bug fixed: shortcode not working in Paragraph Text type fields
• Bug fixed: Some issues with SSL
• Added: Options to Location field renderer for setting custom format and linking to native map applications
• Added: Option to Guest Author field for setting custom header message
• Improved: Default keywords, location, category can now be set with [sabai-directory-search-form] shortcode
• Improved: New hide_count, hide_empty, child_count shortcode parameters for [sabai-directory-categories] shortcode
• Improved: Country selection list was outdated
• Improved: No more need of using return=1 in shortcodes

v1.3.26 – 16 Sep 2015

• Bug fixed: Canonical URL not showing correctly on some pages
• Bug fixed: Field renderer settings still being overwritten on certain occasions
• Bug fixed: Image field renderer not displaying images in specified size
• Bug fixed: Layout issue with masonry layout on directory index page (Grid view) and photo list page
• Bug fixed: Ajax loading indicator not being removed after pressing Get My Location button
• Bug fixed: Filters in shortcodes not working correctly on certain occasions
• Bug fixed: Redirection to claim listing page after login not working on certain occasions
• Bug fixed: Listings without plans should have all features enabled
• Improved: Datepicker internationalized
• Improved: Add trailing slash to URLs
• Improved: Pricing table layout issues with RTL

v1.3.25 – 2 Sep 2015

• Bug fixed: Some geocoding issues found in 1.3.24
• Bug fixed: Some issues regarding usage of schema.org markup (thanks to seowind for pointing out)
• Removed: Obsolete update functions in GoogleMaps add-on

v1.3.24 – 2 Sep 2015

• Added: Options to hide child categories and specify number of child categories on category list page
• Added: Option to disable masonry layout in Grid view
• Added: More system information parameters to System Information page for easier debugging
• Added: New constant SABAI_WORDPRESS_DISABLE_REMOVE_FILTERS to disable removing of the_content filters
• Bug fixed: Cosmetic and linking issues on directory dashboard page
• Bug fixed: Featured listings not expiring on expiration dates on certain occasion
• Bug fixed: Manual payment instructions not showing on claim listing page
• Bug fixed: Cosmetic issues with RTL
• Bug fixed: PHP notice level and HTML markup errors
• Bug fixed: Field renderer settings being reset on add-on updates
• Bug fixed: Filters for Time type custom fields not working correctly on certain occasion
• Bug fixed: Cron action being invoked more than twice a day
• Bug fixed: Shortcode tags displayed directly when Paragraph Text type field is trimmed
• Bug fixed: HTTPS issue displaying Google map
• Bug fixed: Gear icon not showing in Location type fields on Safari browser
• Bug fixed: Custom Google map style not working on certain occasion
• Bug fixed: Google map not showing in forms under tab with Location type custom field(s)
• Bug fixed: 2Checkout library files not loading on some servers due to a typo
• Improved: Send lead notification with reply-to header
• Improved: Display parent category map marker icon if none defined for the current category
• Improved: Disable comments in BuddyPress activity for Sabai Directory activities
• Improved: Stop rendering empty sitemap files
• Improved: Cache Google geocoding results

v1.3.23 – 16 June 2015

• Added: Options to sort listings by claimed/unclaimed listings first
• Bug fixed: Only 1 photo appearing with [sabai-directory-photo-slider] shortcode in 1.3.22
• Bug fixed: Filters not working in 1.3.22

v1.3.22 – 15 June 2015

• Added: New “Grid view” configuration section for fields
• Added: Option to set the width of infobox on the map
• Added: Option to display infobox on the map by hovering over listing titles, clicking markers, or never display
• Added: New “Related Listings” tab on single listing pages displaying related listings in List, Grid, Map views
• Added: New “Nearby Listings” tab on single listing pages displaying nearby listings with distances in List, Grid, Map views
• Added: New “Nearby Listings” widget on single listing pages
• Added: New “address_type” parameter for some shortcodes to display listings by city, province, zip, or country
• Added: New “with_photo_only” parameter for [sabai-directory-slider] and [sabai-directory-photo-slider] shortcodes to display listings with photos only
• Added: Option to hide featured listing icon from listings in List/Map/Grid views
• Added: Option to specify slider step for “Range” and “Number (with slider input)” type custom fields and “Range” filter
• Bug fixed: Guest users unable to submit listings when there were multiple directories
• Bug fixed: Several display issues with [sabai-directory-pricing-table] shortcode
• Bug fixed: Single claim popup in the backend not opening when listing associated with the order does not exist
• Bug fixed: On/Off type custom fields not displaying correctly in RTL
• Bug fixed: Incorrect image file specified for twitter:image:src meta tag
• Bug fixed: Single payment order page not opening when listing associated with the order does not exist
• Bug fixed: Stripe payment gateway checkout failing on certain occasions
• Improved: Grid view to display listings in masonry layout
• Improved: Better looking infobox on the map
• Improved: Fixed some minor CSS styling issues
• Improved: Carousel field to redraw slider when viewport modified
• Improved: Numerous code improvements and refactoring
• Updated: Some 3rd party js/php library files

v1.3.21 – 21 May 2015

• Bug fixed: Some issues with utf8mb4 mysql database encoding
• Bug fixed: Bookmark feature not working properly in version 1.3.20 on certain occasions
• Bug fixed: Credit card form being displayed for free payment plans on certain occasions

v1.3.20 – 17 May 2015

• Added: Option to hide categories without posts on category index page
• Bug fixed: Fixed token error on contact us form widget
• Bug fixed: Photos not being published automatically when listings are published in version 1.3.18
• Removed: Unused 3rd party library files

v1.3.19 – 11 May 2015

• Bug fixed: Fixed issue with reCAPTCHA issue on older PHP versions
• Bug fixed: Fixed several Warning level PHP errors found in version 1.3.18
• Bug fixed: [sabai-directory-search-form] shortcode not working in version 1.3.18 on certain occasions
• Bug fixed: Warning error message on select plan page
• Improved: Include Choice type custom field in keyword search

v1.3.18 – 5 May 2015

• Bug fixed: Auto submission of filter form not working on certain occasions
• Bug fixed: “category” parameter in [sabai-directory] shortcode not being passed to subsequent pages on certain occasion
• Bug fixed: “button” parameter in [sabai-directory-search-form] shortcode not working properly
• Improved: Render user profile popup to fit within small screen size devices
• Improved: Enable WordPress media manager in frontend if the user has permission to upload files
• Improved: Create database tables in utf8mb4 character encoding if enabled in WordPress
• Improved: Better handling of field data rendered via javascript on Ajax page load
• Improved: Filters for category specific fields are now displayed only on associated category pages or when associated categories are selected in search form
• Improved: CSV importer can now update existing listings if listing IDs provided
• Improved: CSV importer to automatically import address components returned from Google
• Improved: User registration is now possible when claiming listings
• Improved: More improvement to ordering process
• Added: New reCAPTCHA form element for CAPTCHA custom field type
• Added: Added back option to enable/disable loading of jQuery UI CSS in frontend
• Added: Auto-suggest cites, zip/postal codes, states, countries for location field in search form with many options
• Added: [sabai-directory-pricing-table] shortcode for displaying pricing tables on any page
• Added: Option to make payment plans featured (currently have effect on pricing tables only)
• Added: Gelocation feature to location field in submit listing form to fetch current location
• Lots of minor bug fixes and code refactoring

v1.3.17 – 14 April 2015

• Bug fixed: User profile popup not working on mobile devices
• Bug fixed: Removed HTML entities from notification mails
• Bug fixed: Some auto-update issues with WordPress multisite
• Bug fixed: Auto-trashing of expired listings not working properly
• Bug fixed: No display settings (map view) for Location field
• Bug fixed: Some parameters not being passed to subsequent pages when using [sabai-directory]
• Bug fixed: Google map custom style URL not valid
• Improved: Auto-clear content count cache of taxonomy terms
• Improved: Removed auto scrolling from some buttons
• Improved: CSV importer can now import claim expiration dates
• Improved: Render search radius popup to fit within small screen size devices
• Improved: Greatly improved ordering process
• Improved: Payment gateways can now be disabled without uninstalling add-ons
• Added: Missing terms and conditions section on checkout page
• Lots of minor bug fixes and code refactoring

v1.3.16 – 20 March 2015

• Bug fixed: 404 error on directory dashboard and add listing pages in 1.3.15
• Bug fixed: Tabs for other directories appearing under Display Settings of each field
• Bug fixed: Incorrect order of Add Listing button dropdown in directory dashboard on certain occasion
• Bug fixed: Fatal error on widget setting page when GoogleMaps add-on not installed
• Bug fixed: Filter button not working correctly when sabai directory shortcodes were used in single listing page tabs
• Bug fixed: PrettyPhoto lightbox effect not working properly in 1.3.15
• Bug fixed: Incorrect post count in category field filter
• Bug fixed: Default value setting of category selection field being ignored on certain occasion
• Added: New [sabai-directory-photo-slider] shortcode

v1.3.15 – 16 March 2015

• Bug fixed: Fixed some invalid schema.org errors
• Bug fixed: Fixed incorrect page title on user post pages
• Bug fixed: Unbookmarking not working since 1.3.11
• Bug fixed: Could not remove categories assigned to fields
• Bug fixed: Directory content not being displayed under BuddyPress user profile tabs in some themes
• Bug fixed: Display Settings for tabs in other directories showing up when creating/adding fields
• Bug fixed: Removed invalid HTML in meta description
• Bug fixed: Some CSS issues
• Bug fixed: Some E_NOTICE level PHP errors
• Added: New Listing Map widget which displays the location map of the currently displayed listing
• Added: New Listing Photos widget which displays photos of the currently displayed listing in a carousel
• Added: New Contact Listing widget which displays a contact us form of the currently displayed listing
• Added: New Map field renderer for the default Location field
• Added: New Map field renderer for Location type custom fields
• Added: New Carousel field renderer for Image type custom fields
• Added: map_type, map_height, map_style shortcode parameters
• Added: “Do not link” option to the default Photos field renderer
• Added: Option to display only official or non-official photos in Recent Photos widget
• Added: More options added to Carousel field renderer for the default Photos field
• Improved: Sort Add Listing button dropdown list in directory dashboard
• Improved: Added support for WordPress oEmbed in Listing Description field, replaces iframe options
• Improved: Added support for WordPress oEmbed in Paragraph Text custom fields, replaces iframe options

v1.3.14 – 23 February 2015

• Bug fixed: Comments not working properly in 1.3.12/1.3.13
• Bug fixed: Markdown field editor preview not working properly in 1.3.12/1.3.13
• Bug fixed: Custom field form element selection not working properly in 1.3.12/1.3.13

v1.3.13 – 20 February 2015

• Bug fixed: Cloned add-on not using its own settings, instead using settings of the default add-on in 1.3.12
• Improved: Delete scheduled cron on plugin uninstall
• Added: Option to set number of photos to display per page

v1.3.12 – 19 February 2015

• Bug fixed: Listings without claim expiration date not showing on user profile page (including that of BuddyPress)
• Bug fixed: Photo sorting option being ignored
• Bug fixed: Listing description field disappearing under Fields section of Unclaimed Listing Settings and add/edit payment plan form
• Bug fixed: Error when importing image files
• Bug fixed: Issues with multiple shortcodes on a single page
• Bug fixed: Markdown field editor preview not working in 1.3.11
• Bug fixed: Some E_STRICT level PHP errors
• Bug fixed: Time custom field not being able to select 0:00
• Added: Option to hide category listing count in search form
• Added: Old database schema files that prevented proper upgrade from 1.2.x
• Added: Email and Phone Number custom field types
• Added: Input mask option for Single Line Text and Phone Number custom field types
• Added: Old database schema files that prevented proper upgrade from 1.2.x
• Improved: Hide tab if no content to display for that tab
• Improved: Allow administrators to edit/delete listings in the frontend even when listings are claimed
• Improved: User registration for guest users can now be enabled even when disabled in WordPress settings
• Improved: Show listing view count in directory dashboard
• Improved: Show tab content without loading page, can be disabled for custom tabs
• Improved: Return 404 error upon access to non existent URLs for SEO, instead of displaying parent page
• Improved: Lots of code optimization and refactoring
• Improved: Do not autoload old version add-ons to prevent unexpected errors
• Improved: Location custom field filter now has match all, match any, exact match keyword options
• Improved: Autocompletion feature added to location custom field, as well as option to restrict autocompletion suggestions to specific country

v1.3.11 – 18 January 2015

• Bug fixed: Custom GoogleMaps style not being loaded in 1.3.10
• Bug fixed: Failed uploading files in 1.3.10 on certain occasions
• Bug fixed: Javascript error when using Markdown editor for Listing Description field
• Added: Option to enable/disable Google Maps API in admin dashboard

v1.3.10 – 16 January 2015

• Bug fixed: Some issues with shortcode parameters not working correctly
• Bug fixed: Search location not being updated in map on second location search
• Bug fixed: Category selection not being saved on create/edit field on certain occasion
• Bug fixed: Some notice level php errors
• Bug fixed: Listing title not being displayed by default in map infobox
• Bug fixed: Filter form always shown in 1 column, ignoring settings
• Bug fixed: Wrong URL to approve claim page in claim notification email
• Bug fixed: All fields being allowed in frontend when no fields were allowed
• Bug fixed: Character & displayed as & in category select dropdown
• Bug fixed: Page not found error when directory page set as front page
• Bug fixed: Link to directory dashboard being displayed to non-logged in users
• Bug fixed: Delete listing link/button not being displayed in frontend on certain occasions
• Bug fixed: Display issues with RTL
• Bug fixed: Meta description showing only string Array on certain occasions
• Added: Display multiple locations for each listing when map show all enabled
• Added: Option to select linked photo size
• Added: New user_name parameter to shortcodes in addition to user_id parameter
• Added: Min/max length restriction option to post title
• Added: Option to check MX record of guest e-mail address
• Added: Filter hook for rendered field content
• Added: New video type custom field
• Improved: Show images directly instead of using virtual URLs when “no pretty URLs” option is selected
• Improved: Reduced number of javascript loaded per request for better performance
• Improved: Enable setting user roles allowed to edit default fields

v1.3.9 – 26 November 2014

• Bug fixed: Category specific fields always being required instead of being required only when specific categories are selected
• Bug fixed: Display settings for the title field in the map being ignored
• Bug fixed: hide_children parameter of [sabai-directory-categories] not working
• Bug fixed: Custom “claim” slug not working in cloned directories
• Bug fixed: PrettyPhoto not working for photos on user bookmark page
• Bug fixed: Conflict with another scrollTo javascript library
• Bug fixed: Default field form labels not being updated on add-on update
• Bug fixed: Some notice and warning level PHP errors
• Bug fixed: CSS conflicts with some themes
• Bug fixed: PayPal recurring payment “Profile description is invalid” error
• Added: Option to import post status
• Added: Option to import category slug
• Added: More <body> tag classes
• Added: Option to bulk load Choice field type options from CSV data
• Added: Language file missing in 1.3.8
• Improved: Apply antispambot function to e-mail values submitted with custom Single Line Text fields
• Improved: Cache auto-loaded category dropdown options
• Improved: Category filter to load sub-categories dynamically instead of showing all at once

v1.3.8 – 13 November 2014

• Bug fixed: Anonymous users not being able to upload photos in version 1.3.7
• Bug fixed: Single listing page tabs and/or fields in those tabs not showing on certain occasions
• Bug fixed: Some issues with the Location field type when adding more than one location
• Bug fixed: Issues with category cache not being updated
• Bug fixed: Empty location being stored in database
• Bug fixed: Issues with cloned add-ons in WordPress Multisite
• Bug fixed: Meta title tag issue with Genesis theme
• Added: Options to select which statistics to show/hide in widgets
• Added: Option to specify number of months to be displayed in data picker for the Date type field
• Improved: Removed redundant language phrases

v1.3.7 – 6 November 2014

• Bug fixed: Some javascript errors on single listing page map
• Bug fixed: Single listing page tab content not being loaded properly on certain occasions
• Bug fixed: Filters not being displayed with [sabai-directory] shortcode on initial load even when there was only directory
• Bug fixed: Cloned directories using default Directory add-on configurations instead of its own on certain occasions
• Bug fixed: Fatal error on directory dashboard Orders page when no active base payment plans
• Bug fixed: Checkout page showing “Array” instead of currency symbols when renewing claims or ordering add-on plans from the dashboard
• Bug fixed: Fixed some display issues in user profile popup
• Bug fixed: Compatibility issues with some themes and plugins
• Bug fixed: Some notice level PHP errors
• Added: New [sabai-directory-reviews] and [sabai-directory-photos] shortcodes
• Added: Enable/disable reviews for unclaimed listings
• Added: Enable/disable reviews by payment plans
• Added: Enable/disable certain custom single listing page tabs for unclaimed listings
• Added: Enable/disable certain custom single listing page tabs by payment plans
• Added: Options for changing radius search circle colors (stroke and fill colors)
• Added: Option for showing claimed listings only in user profile
• Added: Shortcode parameter “view” for [sabai-directory-listing], can either be “summary” or “detailed”
• Added: Option for widgets to sort content by updated date
• Added: BuddyPress user profile integration (listings and reviews with filter capability, photos, and bookmarks) – screenshotscreenshot
• Added: BuddyPress user activity integration (listings, reviews, photos, and comments) – screenshot
• Added: Option for hiding categories without posts from category select list in search form
• Added: sabai_cotnent_feed_items filter hook to allow adding extra feed item data
• Added: New “Time” field type
• Added: New “Opening Hours” field renderer for “Time” field type (Example output)
• Added: Option for hiding editor buttons from wordpress editor (HTML Text field type)
• Added: Option for disabling Visual mode in wordpress editor (HTML Text field type)
• Improved: [sabai-directory] and [sabai-directory-listings] shortcodes now accept “user_id” parameter to show user specific listings
• Improved: Show directory selection on review/photo list pages
• Improved: Show directory selection when hide_searchbox=1 and hide_nav=0 with [sabai-directory] and [sabai-directory-listings] shortcodes
• Improved: More user friendly error message when geocoding was not able to find any matching results
• Improved: More client side geocoding to avoid reaching Google Geocoding API query limit
• Improved: [sabai-directory-search-form] to accept “mini” parameter to show a smaller-sized form
• Improved: Do not show POIs on maps added by Google
• Improved: Removed unused session calls

v1.3.6 – 25 October 2014

• Bug fixed: Sort by selection not working in v1.3.5
• Bug fixed: Featured listings not sticky by default when using shortcodes in v1.3.5

v1.3.5 – 23 October 2014

• Bug fixed: Pagination in dashboard not working correctly
• Bug fixed: Some styling issues with comments under the Photos tab on the single listing page
• Bug fixed: Could not save map settings when small map in List view was disabled
• Bug fixed: The “feature” parameter not working in some shortcodes
• Bug fixed: View switch buttons not showing up when map view disabled
• Bug fixed: Listings could be submitted even when there was no active payment plans
• Bug fixed: Map type selection not working for the map in submit listing form
• Bug fixed: Error when importing CSV file in version 1.3.4
• Bug fixed: Number type custom fields (with slider input) not saving its values
• Bug fixed: Output correct OG:url meta tag
• Bug fixed: Modal window not showing properly in RTL
• Bug fixed: Some styling issues with themes
• Bug fixed: Some notice level PHP errors
• Added: More currencies
• Added: Option to disable loading of Google Maps API
• Added: Option to set category depth for category selection field in the search form
• Added: Option to stick featured listings to directory index page or category pages only
• Improved: Date, Range, and Number (with slider input) type custom fields are now repeatable
• Improved: Select list and radio buttons form element types now available for filters applied to Choice type custom fields
• Improved: Match any or Match all option for filters (with checkboxes form element type) applied to Choice type custom fields

v1.3.4 – 18 October 2014

• Bug fixed: WordPress editor in contact us form not showing correctly
• Bug fixed: The “Enable this field for unclaimed listings” option not saving in Directory -> Listings -> Fields
• Bug fixed: Hide directory selection field in submit listing form if directory already specified
• Bug fixed: Latitude and longitude not being passed to SQL correctly in certain occasions
• Bug fixed: Filter form labels not being editable
• Bug fixed: Filter form loading indefinitely when “Auto submit filter form when value(s) changed” option is set to “No” Directory -> Settings -> Search
• Added: Options to select icons for Contact Info fields (Phone, Mobile, Fax, E-mail, Website)
• Added: Option to select icon for Location field
• Added: Option to set custom label for E-mail field instead of showing the e-mail address
• Added: Option to set custom map marker icon size
• Added: Tags for HTML thank you page displayed with ManualPayment add-on
• Added: Button to clear all filters

v1.3.3 – 12 October 2014

• Bug fixed: Radius of circle on map always in kilometers
• Bug fixed: Radius selection in search form always in kilometers when using shortcode
• Bug fixed: Geolocation search on directory index page not working properly
• Bug fixed: Addons parameter not working properly in shortcodes
• Bug fixed: Listing approved notification mail not being sent
• Bug fixed: Fatal error on map settings page
• Bug fixed: Inconsistent cookie paths
• Bug fixed: Page not found 400 error on certain occasions
• Added: Display “No Image” image in List view for listings without any photo
• Added: Cache content in browser when switching views on directory index page to reduce server load
• Added: Option to always show filter form

v1.3.1 – 10 October 2014

• Bug fixed: Radius search not working correctly
• Bug fixed: Removed custom marker icon size restriction
• Bug fixed: Featured image not showing on certain occasions
• Bug fixed: Issues with custom plugin directories
• Bug fixed: Text “header” showing in shortcode output
• Added: RTL language support

v1.3.0 – 5 October 2014

• NEW: Fully responsive and flat design
• NEW: Filter listings and reviews by custom fields with interactive filter form
• NEW: Create filter form with visual form editor
• NEW: Sort listings by custom fields
• NEW: Auto-suggest listings and categories in search form
• NEW: Multi-criteria rating and rating charts
• NEW: Multi-location support
• NEW: PayPal, Authorize.net, 2Checkout, Stripe payment gateways available
• NEW: Recurring payment options (weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, annual) with optional trial period for PayPal and Stripe
• NEW: Manual payment option
• NEW: Share listings to social networks
• NEW: Category specific fields
• NEW: Configure which and how fields are displayed in summary, detailed, map, and custom tab views
• NEW: Payment plan specific fields
• NEW: Directory specific payment plans
• NEW: Bookmark feature can be disabled
• Added: More custom Google map styles
• Added: New shortcode [sabai-directory-listing] to display a single listing
• Removed: [sabai-directory-add-listing-form] replaced with the new submit listing page
• Bug Fixed: Numerous bug fixes and performance optimizations

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v1.2.0 – 12 Apr 2013

• initial release