New functionality and features:

• Banners targeting by locations and categories. Now users may choose whether to show banners in all locations and for all categories or build special list of locations and categories where banner will be shown.
• New version of Google Maps supported + improvement of search by locations. So as old v2 version of google maps API will become deprecated soon, new version of maps was integrated into the script. Also some useful features were released with this new version, such as "Get Directions" on listings page options and "Show on Google Map" button. Now users have an ability to select geocoded name from the suggested list. In previous version of Web 2.0 DIrectory script it was selected by the system as the most relevant. On Locations settings page appeared new options "Use districts" and "Use provinces", they also promote for better search of listings by locations.
• New caching system. Enabling caching may increase rendering of pages up to 5 times. Also the script combines all javascript static files into single large file and compresses that file using gzip, this speed up loading time. But enable these options only after development and customization works were finished.
• Improved search engine. Search on the base of MySQL Full Text search engine gives much more accurate results for both 'What?' and 'Where?' fields. The search processing inside listings titles, descriptions, meta fields and inside names of categories. Also search in radius now displays the range on Google Map.
• New Internationalization module. As Google Translate API service had been closed, now the script supports only 8 languages by default (English, German, Spain, Russian, French, Portuguese, Italian and Turkish). But site managers still may easily translate inteface into new languages.
• DateRanges content fields for better search of event dates. DateRanges content fields now have possibility not only set one exact range of dates (from-to), but also exact dates and cyclic dates (every Monday, every Tuesday, every Wednesday, ....). This feature is really helpful for events listings. Also an important option was added to levels settings: admin may allow to edit active period of listings for users, those have 'Edit listings expiration date' permission. Users may set exact expire date of every listing, so when event was finished - the listing remove from public.
• AlertPay payment gateway.
• Anti-spam webservice integration + blacklists. Mollom.com is a web service that helps you identify content quality and, more importantly, helps you stop spam on your site.
• Facebook connect module. Recently Facebook had changed their authentication methods, there is a fix in new version.
• And of course, were made lots of small fixes and improvements inside directory for better customization and usability.

New version of Web 2.0 Directory script was just released.

New functionality and features:

• Membership packages module. Now site admin may concatenate listings levels in packages, this allows users to pay onetime only for package which contains different numbers of listings or include unlimited number of listings. Also packages settings allow to choose 2 modes of packages functionality: 1. only membership packages; 2. both methods of listings creation - under membership packages and standalone/independent listings.
• Discount coupons module. Using it admin opens giant marketing resources of website based on Web 2.0 Directory script. Discount coupons configuration includes following settings: goods types (listings, banners, packages) which allowed to recalculate price according to discount; percents or exact value type of discount; active period of discount; total usage count limit and per user usage count limit (be carefull with these options when you assign coupon to user - total usage count limi must be greater than per user count or unlimited); you may allow users to use coupons only when they assigned with these coupons or set to use without assigning (for example you may public coupons somewhere outside the site); also set assigning events (discount coupons send to users when these events raise + any coupon may be assigned manually by admin).
• Predefined locations. Now locations of directory divided into 2 types: predefined and global. When the site connected with google maps - users may choose locations for their listings globaly. Also site admin may manage predefined locations by levels (e.g. coutry, state, city). When predefined locations are in use - labeled locations will apper in navigation block on the home page. Also search by location available.
• Claim listings option. Listing author is able to set ability to claim to any listing during creation or edition. When 'claim listing' option checked - users allowed to make claim request. Then listing author may approve or decline claim. So site manager may delegate full rights for any listing to any user.
• Content permissions. In this version site manager can set up permissions not only to directory functions, but also to content types. For example 'News' ot 'Blog' listings types - typically such listings may be created by certain groups of users, so usual members just allowed to view such listings, site editor allowed to add/edit/manage.
• Remote banners + flash banners feature. Advertisers add remote banners either of images formats (jpg, gif, png) or of flash format (swf).
• Titles templates. This feature quite usefull for SEO. Listings may have titles other than entered by user, configure titles using provided templates: %CUSTOM_TITLE% - title entered by user; %LISTING_ID% - unique listing ID; %USER_LOGIN% - listing author's login; %USER_EMAIL% - listing author's email; %FIELD_field seo name% - value of additional content field; %CATEGORY_1, 2, 3, ....% - categories by number assigned with this listing; %CATEGORIES(glue)% - all categories assigned with this listing, concatenated with 'glue'; %LOCATION_1, 2, 3, ....% - locations by number assigned with this listing; %LOCATIONS(glue)% - all locations assigned with this listing, concatenated with 'glue'. For example with such template "%CUSTOM_TITLE% - %FIELD_PRICE% | %CATEGORIES( - )% in %LOCATION_1%" the result may be: BigMc Cafe - $ 10.00 | fast food - hot dogs in Chicago
  
• Users pages and users logos. According to users groups settings - each account of group may have own page at the frontend. Users may upload images as logos or assign facebook logos to their accounts.
• Internationalization design themes and other settings. Any language in the system may have different design theme, decimals separator, thousands separator, date format, time format and flag icon.
• Lots of other new and improved features like: report listing option, 'Listings of user' block, 'Similar listings' block, new images gallery, improved reviews block with richtext editor option, ability to order listings by reviews/comments number, by last review/comment date-time or randomly. 90% of source code was refactored and improved. This makes customization more easy.

Upgrade instructions are in 'updates/update_v251_to_v300/readme.txt'. Documentation for new version will be rewriten and completed quite soon.

We are proud to announce the improvement of users area for full license owners. After purchase customers will receive login credentials, using it they may manage their licenses and download any full version of the Web 2.0 Directory script.

License owners may list their domain names with installed script. Enter 'localhost' if it is in development yet, but don't forget to fill in active sites. Do this in order to avoid problems with terms violations of the script.

Existed license owners either may log in using received account credentials.

Also at the 'My account -> edit -> forum settings' page users may connect their forum's profile with full license account. Just fill in your foum's name and password. After that you will be able to post personal requests on forum.

v2.4 version of web 2.0 directory script was released.

New Features:

• 'Catch coords by click on map' option. During listing creation user may click on map and marker will be placed at that point
• 'Default listings order by' option at the system settings page. Controls how to order listings (by creation date, by listing title, by information value, by rating) on a page and in what direction (ascending or descending)
  
• 'Short-Table' type of listings' view was seriously improved + ordering by date, title, information value, rating, ANY extra-field
  
• Breadcrumbs and new view of paginator at frontend pages
• during refistration users may select what group to join, admin checks 'Allow registration' column at 'Users/Manage users groups' page. Registration in default group always allowed
• Listings logo crop option
  
• Additional fields frontend name. Now admin may set different names of additional field for frontend and for backend
  
• Automatic upgdates system for commercial version. Automaticaly updates database structure and i18n lang constants. Follow updates instructions.
  

Bugs fixed:

• Different prices at backend and frontend bug
  
• Default dates format smarty bug
• Dates formats bug for multi-languages sites
  
• Facebook logout bug
  
• Search listings at the backend javascript bug in IE7
  
• Contactus module 'From' field bug
  

We are glad to announce Special Discounts for Web 2.0 Directory CMS full version and professional installation:

• only 75 USD for Web 2.0 Directory CMS full version
• only 25 USD for professional installation of the script