Plugin / Local Market Explorer

Changelog

4.5.2

• Removal of Education.com module. Support was discontinued.

4.5.1

• Updates for about text

4.5

• Fixes for tiny Editor in posts and Pages

4.4

• Update for StreetAdvisor module

4.3

• Added StreetAdvisor module

4.2

• Optimization of the plugin

4.1.1

• Fix some additional CSS issues.

4.1.1

• Fix some additional CSS issues.

4.1

• Reported issue was fixed. Also, some CSS issues in the admin were fixed.

4.0

• Major update to remove bugs and patch security issues

3.2.6

• Various bug and security fixes

3.2.5

• Fixes for NileGuide module

3.2.4

• Fixed a few XSS security issues with colleges, neighborhoods, and Walk Score modules
• Added links to API key locations in admin

3.2.3

• Make all branding links open in new windows
• Fix schools typo

3.2.2

• Fixed NileGuide data for upcoming API change
• Ensured compatibility with WordPress 3.3

3.2.1

• Fixed styles for shortcodes

3.2

• Added Realtors module using data from Homethinking
• Small styling fixes
• Fixes for Zillow market activity and market stats modules

3.1.2

• Removing some debugging code that was causing problems during install
• Cleaned up option upgrading code for v1.x and v2.x to ensure that everything transfers correctly during the upgrade
• Fixed bug with college module not being initialized on install and empty / blank module being initialized instead

3.1

• Fixed possible issues with some of the modules not working when something other than a zip code was used
• Fixed issue where shortcode insertion tool was occasionally not working
• Added colleges module using data from MatchCollege

3.0.1

• Fixed documentation error with modules
• Fixed some pedantic PHP warnings when debug mode was turned on
• Fixed neighborhoods, NileGuide, Walk Score, Teach Street, and about area shortcodes
• Added neighborhoods and NileGuide modules to the shortcode insertion tool
• Added workarounds for https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/9346

3.0

• Performance has been significantly increased by making all of the external data requests in parallel instead of in series.
• The modules can now be used on individual pages and posts instead of only on the Local Market Explorer virtual pages.
• The HTML markup and CSS styling has been significantly pruned so that skinning is easier and so that the default styles work better with many more themes.
• The admin UI has been significantly enhanced to make it easier to use.
• A neighborhood module has been added on city pages that links to all the neighborhoods within that city.
• Support for canonical link tags has been added so that search engines will better index the true URL and won’t see duplicate content within your domain.
• This version works way better with some of the more obscure WordPress installs as well as with WordPress 3.x.
• Support for XML sitemaps has been added via the Google XML Sitemaps plugin.
• Lots of bugs have been fixed relating to data not displaying when it should and blank data displaying when it shouldn’t.
• More charts and data have been added to a few of the modules.
• Support for dsIDXpress has been added to the local pages.

2.1

• Added option to link to an IDX page per area
• Fixed issues with template selection so that the plugin will more reliably select the page template (not the post template)
• Fixed bug where empty areas were getting saved

2.0.2

• Fixed bug where beds / baths were transposed in recent sales activity module

2.0.1

• Fixed issue with the widget not showing up in admin / not showing areas
• Temporarily removed some of the market stats for zip codes (pending a bug fix by Zillow)

2.0

• Cached some API requests (where allowed) to make module load faster
• Added support for displaying data for neighborhoods and zips
• Added ability to reorder modules
• Added ability to put HTML (YouTube videos, etc) into the area descriptions
• Usability improvements in the admin
• Added new market data stats (provided by Zillow)
• Added ability to turn off Flickr, Schools, and Market stats panel

1.1

• Added ability to pull in TeachStreet data

1.0.4

• Fixed typo since 1.0.2 that caused Thesis theme not to work properly

1.0.3

• Fixed issue with Zillow API where an undesired city could be loaded if the city name had a space in it
• Changed “What’s a Zestimate” to “What’s a Zindex” in the disclaimer

1.0.2

• Fixed another bug with two links in Education.com module (specifically, cities with spaces and anything in California, Colorado, or Arizona)
• Added handling for Thesis theme and any other theme that has a file called “custom_template.php” instead of “page.php” — new fallback is to “post.php” if neither of those exist
• Added handling for what seems to be a Walk Score tile duplication issue where the tile is getting placed on the page twice (due to their script?)

1.0.1

• Updated installation instructions
• Fixed bug with links in Education.com module