Changelog for the Support Hours - Joomla! Module

v1.6.515-Apr-2025

Added
Compatible with Web357 Framework v1.9.5.
Changed
The language files ca-ES, da-DK, de-DE, el-GR, en-GB, es-ES, fr-FR, it-IT, nl-BE, and nl-NL have been updated.

Changed
The language files ca-ES, da-DK, de-DE, el-GR, en-GB, es-ES, fr-FR, it-IT, nl-BE, nl-NL have been updated with new constants.
Changed
Enhanced: Added a validation to check for the presence of the Web357 Framework System Plugin. Displays an informative message if the plugin is missing.
Fixed
Minor fixes and improvements.

Added
[New feature] The holidays are now unlimited. You should re-enter the previous holidays before the upgrade.
Fixed
[Bug Fixed] The full day name (e.g. Wednesday) and the short day name (e.g. Wed) strings are now translatable.
Added
The [de-DE] German language has been added. Many thanks to Peter Neumann for his contribution.
Fixed
Minor fixes, code cleanup and improvements.

Added
The [ca-ES] Catalan language has been added. Many thanks to Web Gestio (webgestio.com) for his contribution.

Added
[Improvement] Increase holidays from 3 to 10 [Thank you, Eric vanbok]
Fixed
[Bug Fixed] PHP Notice: A non-well formed numeric value encountered in "\mod_supporthours\helper.php on line 96"
- modal behavior
Fixed
[Styling Improvement] The style of the "Opening hour" and the "Closing hour" parameter fields has been fixed in the module parameters.
Changed
[Improvement] To avoid conflicts with 3rd party plugins, load the modal behavior {JHtml::_('behavior.modal');} as a hidden field, instead globally in the web357 framework.
Fixed
[Bug Fixed] The screenshots are now displayed in a modal window, instead of a new tab in your browser.

Changed
The Demo and the JED link have been updated in the description tab, at Joomla! backend.
Removed
The Web357 Download ID parameter field has been deleted from each extension settings and has been replaced by a unique API key parameter field at the Web357 Framework plugin settings.
Added
A new button (Settings) has been added to the description tab at Joomla! backend.
Changed
Compatible with the latest version (1.6.0) of Web357 framework plugin.

Fixed
Bug fixed after upgrade to J! 3.7.3. The admins can't enter text in the form fields from the plugin parameters.
Fixed
Web357 framework has been updated to the version 1.4.5.

Added
New Feature: Support break for lunch. Example: Monday - Friday, 09:00 - 13:00 & 15:00 - 19:00. [Thank you, Norbert]
Fixed
Minor improvements in the module parameters.

Added
Compatibility for auto-updates via Watchful.li external service. [Many thanks to Valentin Barbu, Rafael Gaus, and Frank].
Added
Compatible with the latest version of Web357 Framework v1.4.3.
Changed
If the JED link does not exist yet, do not display the 'leave a review' text inside the plugin parameters.

Added
The [nl-NL] Dutch (Belgium) language has been added (Many thanks to Henk Gordebeke for his contribution).

Fixed
Bug Fixed: The online/offline status text is not displayed after upgrade to version 1.3.0. [Thank you, Vladimir Melton].

Added
NEW Feature: Now you can enter different texts (online/offline status) for each day separately. [Thanks, Peter Kuko].

Added
Four new great layouts from our awesome Graphic Designer. The first layout is available in the free version, and the other three are available to the premium version.
Added
New parameter: Box Width. You can now set the box width. The 320px is recommended, but for responsive websites you should use the 100%.
Added
New parameter: Links (tab). Set the links (contact us, live chat, send email) to be displayed. You can set different links if the support department is online or offline, respectively.
Added
New parameter: Choose if you want to show the opening hours beside the open days.
Added
Many new parameters have been added to improve the layout styling (image for layout-1, change the text of the state, the texts Online-Offline, etc.).
Removed
The non-useful date formats have been removed from the list and have been replaced by the most popular. But also alternatively you can set your custom date format.
Removed
The layout that released on the first two versions, 1.0.1 and 1.0.2, has been removed.
Removed
The parameter "text between date and time" has been deleted.
Changed
Better back-end. The parameters are separated into tabs, instead of one page.
Changed
The screenshots in back-end have been updated, for a better explanation of parameters.
Fixed
Bug fixed: If the holiday #1 and #2 have been enabled, the module detects the holiday #3 as enabled too.
Fixed
General bug fixes.

Added
A new helper plugin "plg_system_supporthours" has been added to the package, to help premium subscribers enable the live updates by entering the download ID of their purchase.
Added
The "Download ID" parameter field has been added to enable the live updates. This field is only for the Pro versions.
Changed
The free, and the pro version have different update files.
Removed
The error messages about the download ID, during the update of other extensions, have been resolved and have deleted.

Removed
The unnecessary comments have been removed.
Removed
The file "timezone.php" has been removed, because is not needed anymore. All the necessary stuff has been moved to the file "mod_supporthours.php".
Changed
JED link has been updated.
Fixed
Bug Fixed: jQuery loaded every second to detect the time of visitor.
Fixed
404 error image not found for the image "dateformat.png". The URL of the screenshot for the "dateformat" parameter field, has been corrected.
Fixed
Minor code fixes.