Version 13.5 Highlights

Introduction

The latest eDirectory update, version 13.5, is here, packed with powerful new features and significant improvements designed to provide you, the site manager, with unprecedented flexibility and customization capabilities. These enhancements will empower you to create more tailored offerings, optimize your monetization strategies, and deliver a superior experience to your users. Let's explore the key highlights of this exciting new release.

Revolutionized Levels and Pricing:

We've completely rebuilt the foundation of our Levels and Pricing system to offer you granular control over your subscription plans.

  • Dual Pricing Models per Plan: For the first time, you can now define two distinct pricing models for each individual plan you create.
    • This includes the highly requested and convenient one-time payment option, ideal for listings, classifieds, and limited-time offers.

Note: You can select up to two different payment cycles for each pricing model. The available options are: Annual, Monthly, One-time payment, Weekly, Biweekly, Quarterly, and Semiannual.

  • Versatile Charging Options: Go beyond simple subscriptions! You can now choose to charge per individual product (like a listing or article) or create a members-only directory where access to all content is tied to a subscription.

    • This opens up exciting new content monetization strategies, allowing you to gate access to exclusive articles, premium deals, and more.

Note: When enabling "Access" to Member-only Content, no other individual product selections are required within that plan.

  • Unlimited Product Offering: Break free from limitations! Offer an unlimited number of products within your subscription plans, catering to even your highest-traffic clients.

  • Flexible Product Combinations: Design truly tailored plans by offering different combinations of products within a single subscription.

    • The enhanced product creator provides the versatility to craft offerings that appeal to a wide range of customer segments, from small local businesses to large-scale advertisers. For a deeper understanding of product and plan creation, please refer to this article: Products and Plans.

Enhanced User Experience and Branding:

  • Customizable Checkout/Claim Pages: Now you have the power to personalize the checkout and claim pages to seamlessly align with your unique brand identity and significantly improve the overall user experience.

    • You can now edit the claim widgets to better communicate your specific language and set clear expectations for your customers throughout the claiming process.
    • These redesigned widgets provide a clear summary and streamline the entire claim workflow for your users.

Improved Communication and Workflow:

  • New Email Templates: Communicate more effectively and professionally with your customers using our redesigned email templates.
    • With the introduction of the "Products" feature, the previous separate content-related emails have been unified into a comprehensive "Subscription Signup" email template.

    • A brand new "Active Subscription" email template has been added to keep your subscribers informed.

Note: Notifications for individually activated products (such as Listings, Articles, etc.) will still utilize their dedicated "Active" email templates.

  • Enhanced Renewal Date Workflow: Managing subscriptions and ensuring timely renewals is now simpler than ever with our improved renewal date workflow. Sponsors can easily renew their plans directly from their dashboard.
    • After clicking "Confirm payment" within their dashboard, users will be seamlessly redirected to the standard payment processing procedure.

Greater Control and Security:

  • Approval Requirement Options: Implement new approval requirement options for various content types, giving you greater control and enhanced security over your site's content.

    • This allows for better content moderation by the site manager, enabling the automatic suspension or cancellation of unpaid items, ensuring the integrity of your platform.
  • Improved Payment Flow: Experience a smoother and more efficient payment process from start to finish, contributing to a significantly enhanced overall user experience.

    • Users now benefit from a clear and intuitive flow, starting with plan selection, followed by secure identification, selection of their preferred payment method, and a clear payment confirmation page upon successful transaction.

Conclusion

eDirectory version 13.5 represents a significant leap forward in providing you with the tools you need to build and manage a thriving online directory. Explore these new highlights and unlock the full potential of your platform!

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