Changelog for the Multiple Categories for K2 - Joomla! plugin

v1.3.820-Mar-2024

Fixed
[Bug Fixed] An error has occurred: mysqli_query(): Argument #2 ($query) cannot be empty /libraries/joomla/database/driver/mysqli.php
Fixed
Minor fixes and improvements.

Fixed
[Bug Fixed] When saving a subcategory the items removed from the #__k2_multiple_categories [Many thanks to Шульга Евгений]
Fixed
[Bug Fixed] Class 'Factory' not found after trying to migrate from the "Additional Categories for K2
Joomla! K2 Plugin"
Added
Watchful support.
Fixed
Minor fixes and improvements.

Fixed
[Bug Fixed] The total calculation of K2 items is not correct where these displayed on category list. This affects only the k2 subcategories.
Fixed
[Bug Fixed] Call to a member function isSite() on null [Thank you, Gerardo Marín]
Fixed
Minor fixes and improvements.

Added
[New Feature] Compatible with the Module Sj Responsive Content for K2 (mod_sj_k2_responsive_content) https://docs.web357.com/article/76-compatible-with-3rd-party-extensions
Added
[New Feature] Compatible with the Module SJ Super Category For K2 (mod_sj_k2_super_category) https://docs.web357.com/article/76-compatible-with-3rd-party-extensions
Fixed
[Bug Fixed] The category name of itemlist view is not the main category name, but the last one of the multiple categories.
Fixed
[Bug Fixed] When an item is translated with Falang and it has been assigned to a 3-level category the translation is missing. [Thank you, Michael Klumm]

Fixed
[Bug Fixed] After installing the version (1.3.2) the format of the dates of articles has been changed (e.g. you see %PM, %20 %477 %2021 %31:%Mar, instead of Wednesday, 31 March 2021.) [Many thanks to Marios Katsis and Nikolaos Zinas]

Added
[New Feature] You can now set which user groups are able to manage the multiple categories of K2 items.

Added
Added compatibility with the "RAXO All-mode K2 extension". Read the instructions here http://bit.ly/raxo-allmode-compatibility
Changed
[MySQL Improvements] For the websites that have more than 50k K2 items, the performance has been improved.

Fixed
[Bug Fixed] The K2 pagination is not displayed if the Falang extension is enabled. [Thank you, Virgili Paez]

Added
[Improvement] The functionality is also available in the latest k2 items and in User's page view.
Added
Compatible with the latest version of K2 v2.10.3
Fixed
[Bug Fixed] Fatal error: Cannot declare class K2ModelItemlist.
Fixed
Minor fixes and improvements.

Fixed
[Bug Fixed] K2 missing some items in the backend.
Fixed
[Bug Fixed] Do not list K2 items, that are assigned to multiple categories, several times.
Fixed
[Bug Fixed] Cannot declare class modK2ContentHelper, because the name is already in use.
Fixed
[Bug Fixed] If the catalog mode has been set from menu item settings, some items are missing in the frontend.

Added
[New feature] Added compatibility with Widgetkit extension by Yootheme. If you are using the Widgetkit extension by Yootheme, with the new update release you can override the default K2 content type and display K2 items that assigned in multiple categories. [Many thanks to Tom Hollai for the feature request]

Fixed
[Buf Fixed] Warning: Declaration of K2ModelItems::addIncludePath() should be compatible with K2Model::addIncludePath($path = '', $prefix = 'K2Model') in /plugins/system/k2multiplecategories/overrides/admin/components/com_k2/models/items.php
Fixed
[Buf Fixed] Notice: Undefined variable: total in /plugins/system/k2multiplecategories/overrides/admin/components/com_k2/views/items/view.html.php

Fixed
[Buf Fixed] Many bug fixes have been resolved after upgrade to the latest versions of K2 (v2.10.x).
Fixed
[Buf Fixed] The pagination at the backend, in the Items page, is working properly now.
Fixed
[Bug Fixed] The pagination (next-prev link buttons) is missing in the sub-categories pages, both at the backend and frontend. [Thank you, Alex Asimakopoulos]
Fixed
[Bug Fixed] Database error code 1052. Column 'language' in where clause is ambiguous.
Fixed
[Improvements] Compatible with the latest version of K2 v2.10.2

Added
[Improvement] Now you are able to assign multiple categories in items from the frontend. [Thank you, Christos Chronopoulos]
Added
[Improvement] Now you are able to order/sort the items in the backend also by the subcategories , instead the main categories as before. [Thank you, Frank Lauridsen]

Fixed
[Bug Fixed] When the "Multiple Extra Field Groups for K2" is used at the K2 backend, some tabs are not displayed properly.

Fixed
[Bug Fixed] The Items are not displayed in the admin panel of the K2 component if an additional category is selected from the "-Select Category-" field. [Thank you, Anton]

Fixed
[Bug Fixed] Error with pagination results, in K2 category pages, if the plugin is enabled.

Changed
[Improvement] The "mod_k2_content" module is now supported.
Fixed
[Bug Fixed] Illegal offset type of variables in the "mod_k2_tools" module.
Fixed
[Bug Fixed] Fixed issues with jQuery loading spinner after migrating from the plugin "Additional Categories for K2".
Changed
[Imrovements] The text string "in" has been removed (by jQuery) from the k2 core modules, if our plugin is enabled.
Fixed
Minor bug fixes and many improvements.

Added
[New Feature] Migrate from the plugin "Additional Categories for K2". Navigate to the (system) plugin settings to find this feature.
Fixed
[Bug Fixed] Not allowing unset multiple categories after save.
Fixed
[Bug Fixed] Add SQL indexing [Thank you, Dave Marshall]
Fixed
[Bug Fixed] Do not display the list with categories if the parameter has been set to "Do not display categories" in component and module settings.
Fixed
Minor bug fixes