[Important] Clear Cache, CDN
New Features:
Upgraded to Google's new Places Autocomplete (PlaceAutocompleteElement) for faster, more reliable location suggestions
Automatic fallback to the legacy Places Autocomplete API — if your Google API key doesn't have the new Places API enabled, everything continues to work as before
Added "Never Expire" checkbox (fave_never_expire) to the Package metabox, allowing admins to create lifetime packages
that never expire
Bug Fixes:
Fixed -Reset password popup z-index for mobiles
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New Features:
Added support for custom currencies in the Schema Currency Code dropdown (Theme Options → Property Detail → Schema Settings)
Improvements:
Mobile menu toggle button accessibility (role, tabindex, aria-label) for better Core Web Vitals compliance
Added type safety check for agency agents lookup to ensure PHP 8+ compatibility
Added: Tooltips for media tab icons (Gallery, Map, Street View, Virtual Tour, Video) on property
Captcha validation now works on the membership payment registration form, matching the standard registration form
behavior.
Default user role is now correctly applied when role selection is disabled on membership registration.
Price and distance range sliders for RTL languages
Autocomplete keyword search now submits the selected term instead of partial typed text
Cloudflare Turnstile Support for Elementor Form Widgets
Bug Fixes:
Fixed: Dashboard JavaScript breaking when agency user saves property as draft
Fixed: Review ratings sync issue from admin panel (requires plugin update)
Fixed: Gallery slider not displaying correctly when switching to gallery tab on property details
Fixed: Lazy images not loading when gallery tab is activated
Fixed: Gallery image sorting now saves correctly when updating draft properties
Fixed: WPML - Agency/Agent profile pages now correctly display translated listings across all languages
Fixed: Gallery lightbox opens wrong image when using built-in popup
Fixed: Gutenberg "Block contains unexpected or invalid content" after frontend edit
Fixed: Map price pins not updating with currency switcher when short prices enabled
[Important] Clear Cache, CDN
New Features:
[NEW] Demo 46 https://demo46.houzez.co
[NEW] Demo Main https://main.houzez.co
[NEW] Templates Added to Houzez Studio:
Header 13
Footer 16
Footer 17
Single property 16
Contact page 14
About us 28
Homepage - Demo 46
Homepage - Main Demo 2026
Services Page 01
Service Detail Page 01
[ADDED] New "Schema Settings" subsection under Property Detail options
[ADDED] "Schema Currency Code" dropdown with 50+ ISO 4217 currencies
[ADDED] "Show Agent Email in Schema" toggle for privacy control (default: hidden)
[ADDED] User role selector to membership package purchase registration form (defaults to Agent when disabled)
Improvements:
Changed default schema @type from Place to RealEstateListing for better SEO validation
Schema currency now configurable via Theme Options (no longer hardcoded to USD)
Coordinates now rounded to 6 decimal places for cleaner output
Floor size unit now respects global measurement settings (sqft/sqm)
Duplicate images removed from schema output
Added note about disabling schema when using SEO plugins (Yoast, RankMath)
Agency and Agent users can now publish their own draft properties from the dashboard
Half map infowindow hover trigger now works for clustered markers
Bug Fixes:
[FIXED] Testimonial v1 image border radius don't work
[FIXED] Contact From Widget - GDPR text styling options don't work
[FIXED] PriceCurrency always showing "USD" regardless of site currency
[FIXED] Duplicate image URLs when featured image is also in gallery
[FIXED] FloorSize unit ignoring global metric/imperial settings
[FIXED] Overly precise latitude/longitude values (44.754916... → 44.754917)
[FIXED] NumberOfBedrooms, numberOfBathroomsTotal, floorSize validation errors caused by incorrect @type
[FIXED] Add .item-wrap-v4 .item-wrap > div { width: 100%; } to CSS - the flex container's child needs explicit width for Slick slider to calculate dimensions correctly.
[New] Option to enable/disable Schema Markup (JSON-LD) under Theme Options → Property Details
[Improved] Search builder
[Improved] Saved search functionality
[Fixed] Property detail Images gallery v3 elementor widget media tabs
[Fixed] Print window not open automatically in previous version because of jQuery updated version.
[Fixed] WCAG accessibility issues for screen reader support
[Fixed] Property description not saved when Save as Draft
[Fixed] Duplicate agency custom post type post create when create agency while register option enabled
[New] Implemented comprehensive captcha system with multiple improvements:
Captcha provider selector: None / Google reCaptcha / Cloudflare Turnstile
Add Cloudflare Turnstile as alternative to Google reCaptcha
Add reCaptcha v3 score threshold validation (configurable, default: 0.5)
Improve IP detection for proxy/CDN environments (CloudFlare, X-Forwarded-For)
Rate limiting controls with configurable attempts and timeframe
Proxy-aware IP detection (CF-Connecting-IP, X-Real-IP, X-Forwarded-For)
[New] Added structured data (Schema.org) for property listings to enhance SEO and AI search visibility
[New] land Area and Property ID meta options for map info window
[New] Bottom navigation option for properties carousels
[New] Schema.org Markup for agent and agency detail pages
[New] Add admin role change handler to replicate frontend functionality, Automatically creates/deletes agent/agency posts when role changes
[Improved] Mega menu
[Improved] Theme Options to load fast
[Improved] Skipped thumbnails with invalid thumbnail ID for property galleries.
[Fixed] Verified label not show for agent layout v1
[Fixed] Agent reviews Elementor widget pagination
[Fixed] Area Size conversion for map info window
[New] Add reCaptcha for schedule tour forms
[New] Custom label option for area size and land area property meta data widget
[Improved] Property detail gallery v3 & v4 thumbnails not show for some screen sizes
[Improved] LCP & CLS
[Improved] Currency switcher
[Improved] WPML compatibility
[Improved] Reset password popup visibility for mobile devices
[Fixed] Land area label show with empty value
[Fixed] Single agent page not loading after v4.2.3
[Fixed] Zillow and Realtor fields don't update in frontend dashboard
[Updated] Houzez Theme Functionality plugin
[Improved] CLS and LCP for property detail page
[Improved] Houzez studio library for fast loading and import templates
[Improved] Property detail page gallery v3 and v4
[Updated] Houzez Theme Functionality plugin
[New] Demo 44 https://demo44.houzez.co/
[New] Demo 45 https://demo45.houzez.co/
[New] Price and second price for Property meta data widget
[New] Four columns layout for grids v3, v5 and v7
[New] functionality to automatically close the search autocomplete dropdown when clicking "View All Results"
[Improved] Styling options for property cards widgets
[Improved] Theme builder for single property
[Improved] Houzez theme builder for single page select for headers and footers
[Fixed] Energy Class for EU/France fields not saved in frontend dashboard
[Fixed] Double h1 for property detail page
[Updated] jQuery version to v3.7.1
Enhanced: Smoother OpenStreetMap experience on mobile with improved auto-loading,
pinch-to-zoom, and two-finger panning.
Strengthened: Additional checks added for layout settings to ensure reliable performance.
Optimized: reCAPTCHA output handling for cleaner and safer integration.
Improved: Option handling refined to prevent conflicts and ensure consistent behavior.
Enhanced: Carousel widgets and forms updated for stronger stability and reliability.
Upgraded: Core security helpers added for smarter and safer path handling.
Refined: Template loading optimized by replacing legacy methods with modern, controlled
variable assignment.
Improved: Template path handling made more robust against unexpected input.
Strengthened: Validation added for dynamic template fields to ensure smooth rendering.
Hardened: Better protection against invalid input during file operations.
Secured: Verified all file paths remain within plugin boundaries for consistent reliability.
Fixed: Custom icon for rooms custom field now displays correctly.
[Improved] Rooms icon for listings girds and property detail page
[Improved] Bootstrap select field styling
[Fixed] French/EU energy class display to show correct DPE bar ordering (A-G only,
increasing widths)
[Fixed] Agent page generating hundreds of duplicate pagination URLs by implementing
efficient validation, proper SEO tags, and smart pagination display logic. Solution is
optimized for performance and scales well with any number of property listings.
[Updated] Favethemes Insights Plugin
[Updated] Houzez Theme Functionality plugin