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Changelog

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.

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Author
pluginsware
Version:
3.3.0
Last Updated
December 22, 2025
Active Installs
2000
Requires
WordPress 6.3
Tested Up To
WordPress 6.9
Requires PHP
5.6.20

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