New: Re-factoring code for search functionality speed optimization
New: Search works with ID of terms, not titles / slugs
New: Theme code support for the WPEstate Multi Language plugin
Update: Submission form for sub-units de-select
Update: WPML support for mobile multi-language support
Fix: Delete 1 custom fields removes all custom fields
Update: WPResidence Core Functionality Plugin to version 5.5.0
Update: WPResidence Theme to v 5.5.0
Update: Improved validation and sanitization for map shortcode.
Update: WpResidence Core Functionality Plugin to version 5.4.1
Update: WpResidence Theme to v 5.4.1
New Demo - https://nashville.wpresidence.net/
New Templates In WpResidence Studio for:
Single Agent - https://nashville.wpresidence.net/estate_agent/sam-daniels/
Single property https://nashville.wpresidence.net/property/villa-with-panoramic-view/
Single category - https://nashville.wpresidence.net/property_city/nashville/
Header & Footers https://nashville.wpresidence.net/
New: Half Map Settings - demo https://nashville.wpresidence.net/property-list/
Search button in half map search forms - Demo
Hide / Show search form in half map
Switch between List and Map View
Set default layout for Half Map landing in Theme Options (List or Map View)
Show search above map and list as 2nd display option
New: Change slug based on edited title in Duplicated Properties
New: Shortcode section in WpResidence Default and Custom Property Template (created with Elementor). The section allows users to add from wp-admin any shortcode from 2rd party plugins, such as booking plugins
New: Card Unit Composer Text Align Option. Demo https://nashville.wpresidence.net/
New: Mortgage Calculator new options and renamed labels
New: In the default design, we removed the space between the price and the currency symbol.
If you prefer having a space, you can add it directly in Theme Options by inserting a space before or after the currency symbol.
Updated: Replaced the currency API with the CurrencyLayer API. The free plan includes a limited number of daily requests.
Updated: Button hover re-design
Updated: Icons and Infobox re-design
Updated: Properties List with Top Bar can be used for 1 selection or multi-selection. Demo https://nashville.wpresidence.net/
Updated: There needs to be 1 Role selected as default for User Register modal. UX message to reflect that for who does not have a selection made
Update: WPML compatibility for footer template translation, Footer Latest Listings widget and updated wpml-config for theme default labels
Update: Labels for wp-admin options and front end contact forms
Updated: Facebook Login to be compatible with PHP 8
Fix: Open Street Cluster Color changing when using Ajax Search
Fix: Warnings for Card V7
Fix: Reviews section title not applying
Fix: Agency Email not saving after registration automatically in Agency Profile.
Fix: Blog post image delete not saving
Fix: Images for old properties from initial theme versions release to be compatible with the latest image gallery system
Fix - Security hardening for user registration by checking user registration is open or closed from the default WP-Admin option
Update: WpResidence Theme to version 5.3.2.1
Update: WPBakery Page Builder to version 8.7.1
Fix: The number of properties loaded when using Load More button in the list widget
Fix: WPML translate icon in wp-admin - Properties
Fix: Button click for upload location as .cvs
Update: WpResidence Theme to version 5.3.2
Update: WpResidence Core Functionality Plugin to version 5.3.2
Update: WpResidence Elementor plugin to version 5.3.2
Update: WpResidence Elementor Studio plugin to version 5.3.2
Update: Directory Style page search logic improvements
Update: Selection for Multi-select search fields is saved in search results
Update: Hide "Sold" properties from map when the option to hide Sold Listings from Search and Lists is enabled
Update: Support for Stripe 2025 API version when purchasing membership packages
Update: Reviews API integration
Update: ACF Plugin support has on/off display fields control in Theme Options - Property Custom Fields
Update: Mortgage Calculator Labels
Update: Added Listing ID option in default property overview
Update: Removed Hide Taxonomies from wp-admin from WpResidence Site Settings.
Fix: Bakery page builder auto-complete for WpResidence Widgets for Bakery
Fix: Show State - City - Area dropdowns as dependent in property submission form for not-logged users
Fix: Mortgage calculator not changing when modifying deposit
FIx: WpResidence API needing media as mandatory
Update: WpResidence Theme to version 5.3.1
Update: WpResidence Core Functionality Plugin to version 5.3.1
Update: WpResidence Elementor plugin to version 5.3.1
Update: WpResidence Elementor Studio plugin to version 5.3.1
Update: Revolution Slider to 6.7.37
Update: Updated translation and default .pot files for the theme, child theme included plugin.
For clients who update from older versions, please note:
There are more sections added to Print Page. Disable and re-order them from Print Page Management
New – Property Categories / Taxonomies – New Features
Description field with full text editor support.
Add custom fields to categories and re-use them across specific categories.
Supported field types: text, text editor (with links, images, icons), number, selector.
Maps support for categories: upload GeoJSON files (draw on map) to make category pages more interactive.
Attach PDF documents to a category.
Add an image gallery to any category.
New – WpResidence Studio Templates for Property Categories / Taxonomies
Build unique designs for property categories, types, cities, areas, states, statuses, or features.
Designed with taxonomy templates + Elementor Free.
Includes 16 new widgets to design custom taxonomy templates, including:
Category featured image
Category gallery
Category documents
Category property count
Category custom fields
New – Listing ID field
Replaces Property ID when filled.
Usable in Card Composer, Property Search, Overview Custom, and Property Single Details.
Can be used in wp-admin – properties to search for properties by Listing ID
New – Back to Search button
Appears on Property page when a property is opened from Search and the user navigates to the property
Returns to the last search context (query + filters).
New – Print Page customization
Reorder elements in the print layout.
Theme Options control to show/hide all possible sections in Print.
Map is now included in Print; behaves like the Overview map.
New – Blog post enhancements
Related Posts control: choose how many and order (Newest / Oldest).
Slider images sourced from a dedicated section in the post editor.
NEW – Hide Price with P.O.A.
Checkbox on the property: hides price on frontend and displays a configurable label (e.g., “P.O.A.”).
Price still stored for ordering & searching by price.
Applies across cards, lists, and details.
New – Properties list in wp-admin has Quick actions for each listing
Supports search by Listing ID and Property ID
Mark as sold
Mark as featured
Disable / Enable
Mark as expired
Duplicate listings
New – Added sort options for Agent, Agency, Developers list page templates
New – Property Card Unit Composer includes Second Price
New – Pagination for agent reviews
New – Widget for Footer Studio Template – List Categories + Count + Sub-categories
New – Meta Reels supported in Virtual Tours
New – TikTok videos can be added as Videos
New – Disable Register from the login/register modal from theme options for who does not wish to let users register on site.
Edit – Show Custom Hero Media with Property Custom Template, if used at the same time
Fix – Menu caching with TranslatePress activated
Fix – White-label logo not showing also in Theme Options
Fix – Footer for Half Map is hidden in Map View on mobile only.
Fix – Properties List Template & Directory tabs not switching
Update: WpResidence Theme to version 5.3.0
Update: WpResidence Core Functionality Plugin to version 5.3.0
Update: WpResidence Elementor plugin to version 5.3.0
Update: WpResidence Elementor Studio plugin to version 5.3.0
Update: WPBakery Page Builder 8.6.1
Update: Updated translation and default .pot files for the theme, child theme included plugin.
New – WpResidence Studio Templates
- New Elementor templates for Agents, Agencies, Developers, and Blog Posts.
- Matching Elementor widgets created for each new theme template to match the existing theme functionality. Over 50+ widgets are added
- Property page templates are also managed from WpResidence Studio, next to all the other templates
NEW – WpResidence Studio Templates Enhancements
Ability to display custom templates by custom post type and by Custom taxonomies
You can create unique property page template for specific property categories for examples.
Or you can create unique header and footer for specific custom post types.
New – WpResidence Site Settings with new panels for managing:
Display of custom post types and taxonomies in the theme functionality (Agents, Agencies, Properties, Developers)
White-label options to rebrand WpResidence for client projects.
Import location data directly from CSV.
Option to send theme feedback directly us via theme options
New – Custom Field Display Builder (Drag & Drop)
Reorder WpResidence custom fields using a Drag & Drop interface in Theme Options — easier control for agents and site admins.
New – ACF Integration
Integration for Advanced Custom Fields (ACF): fields created in ACF that match WpResidence’s format will be included automatically in property pages and searches.
We’re open to clients feedback to improve support for more field types in future versions.
New – Elementor Widget for Property Page Template: Property Gallery
A brand-new widget with display grid layout (select columns: 4, 5, or 6).
Fully responsive with controls for layout on different devices.
New – Elementor Widget for Elementor based pages – WpResidence Scroll Gallery
A dedicated scrolling gallery widget to showcase property images with modern UX.
Used in the new demo – https://emirates.wpresidence.net/
New – Elementor Widget for WpResidence Call to Action elements
Easily add eye-catching banners with custom text, buttons, and background options.
Used in the new demo – https://emirates.wpresidence.net/
New – for Header Widget – Login Icon
Option to display text alongside the login/register icon (can be added via widget).
New – Email sent automatically when a new agent, agency, or developer is approved. Can be managed from the Email Management panel.
New – Footer Option for Half Map Layout
New toggle in Theme Options to show or hide footer for half map property lists.
Compatible with both theme footer and Elementor footer template.
New – Agent emails are now obfuscated to prevent bot scraping.
New – Agent Ordering Control – New controls to sort agent listings by name, date, or ID
New – Reviews as Custom Post Types. Comments on property listings are now treated as Reviews, separate from blog post comments.
Update – De-register License is managed from WpResidence Site Settings.
Update – General performance enhancements and code optimizations across theme.
Update: User types translation for agent. Check in theme options the users you wish to display and to approve after update.
Update – General theme colors for theme options. The options have not been moved.
Fix – MlsImport.com display of featured image
Fix – Custom titles in Overview widget
Fix – Recent Items widget – no more listings duplicate, show featured label not applying
Fix – Cluster with Open Street Map and Ajax search
Fix: WordPress text_domain notice after 6.8 update
Fix – Add agent and agency sending user to homepage
Fix – Manual approval process removing user when approved
Fix – Menu caching – active menu not showing the active color correctly and WPML switch language in menu.
Fix: Multi-currency dropdown display
Fix: Show main agent mobile and phone number when using Additional Agents for a property
Update: WpResidence Theme to version 5.2.0
Update: WpResidence Core Functionality Plugin to version 5.2.0
Update: WpResidence Elementor plugin to version 5.2.0
Update: WpResidence Elementor Studio plugin to version 5.2.0
Update: WpEstate CRML plugin to version 5.2.0
Update: Revolution Slider to version 6.7.35
Update: WPBakery Page Builder 8.5.0
Update: Updated translation and default .pot files for the theme, child theme included plugin.
Important – Your site requires the plugins to be version 5.1.0 or greater. Go to wp-admin > Appearance > Install Plugins to complete the update
Fix: The warning for showing that plugins must be updated shows also in wp-admin if users are no longer logged in
New – Added KRW as currency in theme options
Update: Filters by agents in Recent Properties widget
Update: Google Login latest API
Update: Show YELP logo in YELP section
Update: Email sending for single agent created from wp-admin
Update: Show agents alphabetically in wp-admin – properties – edit property – agent responsible dropdown
Update: rtl design
Update: Card excerpt with custom shortcodes added in property description
Update: If the value for Garage field is empty, it does not show in overview (default layout and custom template)
Update: Display categories without image to show title and number of listings
Update: Half Map Property Page template – showing the default list filters in wp-admin editor
Update: Custom Property Template – Property with text details – when value is blank, the field should not show
Update: Translation for Single Agent label. Update the translation po to see the new term
Update: Stripe API for Paid Submission
Fix: Reset password in My Profile
Fix: Print Property with Custom Property Template version 6
Fix: Show custom icons in Features and Amenities section widget
Fix: Exclude mortgage calculator from specific categories
Fix: Taxonomy Half Map showing hero media
Update: WpResidence Theme to version 5.0.9
Update: WpResidence Core Functionality Plugin to version 5.0.9
Update: WpResidence Elementor plugin to version 5.0.9
Update: WpResidence Elementor Studio plugin to version 5.0.9
Update: Revolution Slider to version 6.7.28
Update: WPBakery Page Builder 8.2