We recently released the eDirectory July Upgrade to the product to add new features, make some optimizations, and change the way a few things work, all for the better!
We added more widgets to the library to make sure clients have the site that works best for their specific online community with new options for personalization.
Here’s a rundown of the latest and greatest eDirectory has to offer in its newest release:
1. Header: 4 new header widgets, totaling 5 different header widgets available for all themes
- Header with sticky menu
- Header with contact phone
- Header with social media links
- Header with centralized logo
- Available for all themes
2. Footer: 3 new footer widgets, totaling 5 different footer widgets
- Footer with logo
- Footer with newsletter widget
- Footer with social media bar centralized
- Available for all themes
3. Results: 2 new results list widgets, totaling 4 different results widgets
- Results list with grid view with filters on the left
- Results list with grid view with filters on the right
- Available for all themes
4. New Events Calendar widget available for all themes
5. New Nearby results functionality
6. New console command to enable or disable the maintenance mode
Header Widgets
We made header widgets that were once exclusive to our Medical, Restaurant, and Wedding themes available to the default eDirectory theme so clients can take advantage of those features without having to utilize any one specific theme.
Footer Widgets
The footer has also received some TLC with some new display features with new personalization options with the logo centered, social media links, or a newsletter widget. Clients can now select the footer design that works best and toggle between them as needed.
Grid View
The latest results list now allows for a grid view, showing content in easy to scan “cards”. This widget also has variations to display the search filters on either the right or left side.
Events Calendar Widget
A new interactive events calendar widget has also been added to make it much easier for visitors to find events they interested in attending based on the monthly calendar view. A highly requested feature that we’re very happy to have released. Recurring events are an especially enhanced feature of this new widget to run events that keep visitors coming back to the site.
Nearby Results Functionality
We’re really excited about one key element of this new release, which is the nearby results functionality for an improved search experience for our online community users to better find what they are looking for. This updated functionality allows both local community site and international vendor directory owners to better tailor to what extent nearby results will be displayed. This feature can even be personalized for specific locations, so if you have certain metropolitan areas or small municipalities, you can edit the nearby search results radius for those geographies specifically, pretty cool!
New Maintenance Mode
The new maintenance mode functionality now makes it even easier to enable while simultaneously allowing the site to be locked publicly while the site owner can make edits to the site and see it all live while logged in. This makes setting up the site more intuitive for the site owner so they can see the changes they make live.
Take advantage of the eDirectory July Upgrade now!
If you’re looking to launch your online Enterprise with all the newest features available, feel free to pick the plan that works best for you and get started in just a few minutes. Have any questions or would like to get connected with your assigned account executive to make sure we’re the best solution for your project? We’d love to meet you, simply request an eDirectory demo here.
If you’re an active customer of eDirectory and would like to schedule your site for an upgrade, you can get started here by completing this short Upgrade Request form.
Thank you for being the best part of eDirectory and we look forward to growing with you!