On May 24th 2009, ClassiPress 2.9 was released. This is a new feature and maintenance release so all customers should upgrade. A break down of tickets can be found below.

Upgrade Information

To download v2.9, visit your dashboard by logging into your customer account.

Fixes

• fixed submited spelling error on post-form.php
• fixed show category icon on search.php results
• removed onsubmit search box function b/c it was causing problems with slashes
• made default prune status admin option set to “no”
• changed index.php main_page_img check from == ‘yes’ to != ‘no’ to instantly show thumbnails on new install
• fixed css files so W3C validated with no errors
• changed .js files to load using wp_enqueue_script to avoid conflicts with other .js files
• changed “posted” date to use date format under WP general settings page

Changes

• added new customer dashboard with edit & pause ad features
• created new header-nav box with pages and login options
• overhauled the header and created a 468×60 ad spot
• created 2 new levels of dropdown navigation for the header pages
• revamped and created 5 new levels of dropdown navigation for the categories
• added Google maps option so ads will show map of item location
• added category-level pricing. Supports free categories as well
• added percentage-based pricing. Ad cost will depend on what item listing cost is
• added featured ad option so you can pay extra to be listed first
• added countdown timer to show remaining time left for each ad
• created new options field called “exclude pages from nav” to prevent new dashboard pages from showing in navigation
• added ascending and descending sorting by column header
• login, register and forgot password pages now match theme
• added sidebar.php and moved code from core classipress files
• added a new author.php page
• added orderby and order parameters to the wp_list_categories function on index.php
• added depth=1 into the footer wp_list_categories function on footer.php
• created a master.css file so it’s easier to update all color schemes
• added the paypal button instead of linking to paypal’s site to speed up load time
• replaced prototype and scriptaculous with jquery
• replaced lightbox with fancybox which uses jquery
• added new admin option to allow/disallow ad editing
• refactored admin options code
• added new ad form field called URL
• added a new custom field that records the total cost of the ad
• added a user profile page with gravatar support (requires plugin)
• added support for sociable plugin
• moved all includes to a include directory instead of theme root
• created app directory for non standard WP
• added favicon to admin options menu

Files Modified

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