Login as User – Joomla! Component v3.4.0 released

A new version of Login as User - Joomla! component has been released.

+ Added   ! Removed   ^ Changed   # Fixed

20-Feb-2020 : v3.4.0
+ [New parameter] URL Redirection type (after login as a User). Enter the URL, or choose a Menu Item that the Admin will be redirected, to the front-end, after a successful login as a specific User.
+ [New parameter] Display the «Username» or «Name» on the button. You can now choose which string will be displayed on the "Login as User" button. For example "Login as «john357»" (Username), or "Login as «Yiannis Christodoulou»" (Name).
+ [New parameter] Show only the first X characters of the «Username/Name». Show only the first X characters of the Username/Name, on the "Login as...«Username/Name»" button. For example, if you choose the option 5 (the five first characters of the string), the button will be displayed as "Login as «john3...»"  if the username is "john357", or it will be displayed as "Login as «Yiann...»" if the name is "Yiannis Christodoulou".
# Minor fixes and code improvements.

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A new version of the “Login as User” component for Joomla! has been released. The version 3.4.0 comes with some new parameters and minor fixes and improvements.

Let’s see the new features that added in the new release.

1. The “URL Redirection type”.
You can enter the URL, or choose a Menu Item that the Admin will be redirected, to the front-end, after a successful login as a specific User.

2. Display the «Username» or «Name» on the button.
You can now choose which string will be displayed on the “Login as User” button. For example “Login as «john357»” (Username), or “Login as «Yiannis Christodoulou»” (Name).

3. Show only the first X characters of the «Username/Name».
Show only the first X characters of the Username/Name, on the “Login as…«Username/Name»” button. For example, if you choose the option 5 (the five first characters of the string), the button will be displayed as “Login as «john3…»” if the username is “john357”, or it will be displayed as “Login as «Yiann…»” if the name is “Yiannis Christodoulou”.

The screenshot with the Users list.

The screenshot with the parameters.

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