Changelog for the Virtuemart Sales - Joomla! Component

v7.1.806-Oct-2021

  • Fixed
    [Bug Fixed] The discount percentage is now displayed properly.
  • Fixed
    Minor fixes and improvements.

v7.1.727-Aug-2021

  • Fixed
    [Bug Fixed] The product image is missing in some cases.
  • Added
    Compatible with the latest version of VirtueMart v3.8.8
  • Fixed
    Minor fixes and improvements.

v7.1.622-Mar-2021

  • Added
    [New parameter] Choose the discount type to be displayed, a) percentage discount, or b) fixed amount discount). Screenshot: https://bit.ly/vmsales-discount-type
  • Added
    Compatible with the latest version of VirtueMart v3.8.6x.
  • Changed
    Get the product thumbnail URL instead of the large image.
  • Fixed
    Minor fixes and improvements.

v7.1.515-Oct-2020

  • Added
    Compatible with the latest version of VirtueMart v3.8.4x.
  • Fixed
    [Bug Fixed] Internal Server Errors after upgrading to v3.8.4x have been resolved. [Thank you, Daniela Ferraro]
  • Fixed
    [Bug Fixed] Share buttons FB and Twitter, the urls are relative and not absolute with the domain, so there's an error when we click to share.
  • Fixed
    [Bug Fixed] Notice: Undefined variable: childId in /components/com_vmsales/models/vmsales.php
  • Added
    [New feature] A new parameter in component settings, "Primary order", to set the default product sorting.
  • Added
    [New option] Added a new option in the "Sort by" filter. a) "Weight hight to low" and b) "Weight low to high".
  • Changed
    Updated translations: fr-FR

v7.1.426-Nov-2019

  • Added
    Compatible with the latest version of VirtueMart v3.6.10x.
  • Changed
    [Improvement] Show only included or excluded categories in the category filter. [Thank you, Christopher]
  • Changed
    [Improvement] Show only included or excluded manufacturers in the manufacturer filter. [Thank you, Christopher]

v7.1.321-Oct-2019

  • Added
    Compatibility with v3.6.2 of VirtueMart.
  • Fixed
    [Bug Fixed] jQuery conflict issues have been resolved.
  • Fixed
    [Bug Fixed] Blank page in VM Sales settings after upgrade to the VirtueMart version v3.6.2. [Thank you, Rossiniy Gamberea]

v7.1.213-May-2019

  • Fixed
    [Bug Fixed] If the website is multilingual and the texts for the products are stored in multiple languages, there was an issue with the search form results. [Many thanks to Giovanni]

v7.1.102-Nov-2018

  • Fixed
    [Bug Fixed] Do not show the products if their category is unpublished [Thank you, Georg]
  • Fixed
    [Bug Fixed] Warnings with VM Manufacturers and VM Categories (Include/Exclude) parameter fields at the backend have been resolved successfully.
  • Fixed
    Minor bug fixes and many improvements, mostly in the FREE version.
  • Fixed
    Minor styling improvements in the settings.

v7.1.009-Aug-2018

  • Added
    Compatible with the latest version of Web357 Framework v1.7.x
  • Changed
    Code Cleanup.
  • Fixed
    Minor bug fixes and many improvements.

v7.0.216-Mar-2018

  • 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.

v7.0.128-Feb-2018

  • Fixed
    BUG FIXED: Compatibility issues with older versions of Virtuemart have been resolved "\plugins\system\web357framework\elements\vmcategoriesp.php". [Many thanks to Andrea Riquelme]

v7.0.020-Dec-2017

  • Added
    NEW FEATURE: Multi currency is now supported. [Thank you, Peter London]
  • Added
    NEW FEATURE: Include the parameters also in the menu items to have different settings in multiple menu items.
  • Added
    NEW FEATURE: The Metadata options are now supported in Menu Item and you can set the meta description, the meta keywords, and the robots for each menu item you create. [Thank you, Jacobo]
  • Changed
    The product categories are now linkable.
  • Changed
    UIkit CSS framework has been updated to UIkit 3.0.0-beta.35
  • Changed
    The 'scope' mode of UIkit has been added to avoid conflicts with other versions of UIkit or other websites which using Yootheme templates.
  • Changed
    You can select multiple categories and manufacturers in the parameters, instead of entering IDs.
  • Changed
    Display the first image of the product instead of a random image. [Thank you, Jacobo]
  • Changed
    In menu item settings now we use the useglobal="true" instead of the JGLOBAL_USE_GLOBAL. This method allows you to know which are exactly the global values of global configuration.
  • Changed
    The free version has more unlocked parameter fields.
  • Removed
    Some parameter fields have been removed because are not needed anymore. (Currency, custom symbol, currency position, default ordering for categories and manufacturers).
  • Removed
    Unnecessary comments have been removed.
  • Fixed
    The link "Questions about this product?" is working now as expected.
  • Fixed
    Better search results.
  • Fixed
    General bug fixes in product discount calculations.
  • Fixed
    Many CSS styling improvements and minor fixes in responsive design.

v6.0.805-Jul-2017

  • 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.

v6.0.713-May-2017

  • 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.

v6.0.612-Mar-2017

  • Added
    The SKU product's field is searchable now. [Thank you, Jacobo]
  • Fixed
    Bug Fixed: If a product had an override price same as the final price, should not be displayed in the discounted products list.
  • Fixed
    Bug Fixed: If a product has multiple prices for each shopper group separately, are displayed correctly now.
  • Removed
    Some unnecessary comments have been removed.
  • Fixed
    Minor bug fixes.

v6.0.527-May-2016

  • Added
    Two new parameters have been added: Choose if you want to display the Parent and the Child products that are out of stock.
  • Fixed
    Minor bug fixes.

v6.0.416-May-2016

  • Added
    New Parameter has been added: Choose the type of products will be displayed (Only Parent products or Parent & Child products).

v6.0.312-May-2016

  • Added
    New Parameter has been added: Choose if you want to display the products that are out of stock. [Thank you, Vladimir N. Solopov]
  • Removed
    The unnecessary comments have been removed from the 'default.php' file.
  • Fixed
    The error messages about the download ID, during the update of other Web357 extensions, have been resolved and have been removed.
  • Fixed
    Minor bug fixes.
  • Fixed
    CSS minor fixes.

v6.0.209-Mar-2016

  • Added
    NEW FEATURE: Set the number of displayed products per row.
  • Fixed
    BUG FIXED: The style of pagination has been fixed to supporting templates from templatemela.com.

v6.0.104-Feb-2016

  • Fixed
    Some issues with Joomla! 2.5, after upgrade from version 6.0.0, have been resolved.
  • Fixed
    BUG Fixed: Fatal error: Call to undefined method JComponentHelper::isInstalled().
  • Removed
    PNG images have been removed and replaced with CSS design.
  • Fixed
    CSS minor fixes.

v6.0.004-Feb-2016

  • Fixed
    Bug Fixed: If a product is not assigned at least to one category, is not displayed in the list.
  • Fixed
    Bug Fixed: Discount in an entire Category, is now applied.
  • Fixed
    Bug Fixed: Multiple shopper groups are supported now.
  • Fixed
    Bug Fixed: If a discount hasn't an expiration day, the product has not discount.
  • Fixed
    Bug Fixed: Page title and Page heading are now editable from the menu item params.
  • Fixed
    Bug Fixed: If pagination is disabled, notices and warning messages are displayed.
  • Fixed
    Bug Fixed: If a discounted product is not marked as featured, but you want to show only the featured products, it still appears on the list.
  • Fixed
    General bug fixes (PHP, MySql).
  • Added
    Responsive design, based on UIkit (getuikit.com).
  • Added
    The component stops working if the VirtueMart component is not installed or not enabled at your Joomla! website.
  • Added
    Social links have been improved for better social sharing.
  • Added
    Social images have been replaced by the font awesome icons.
  • Added
    You can use the page class from menu item params to give a custom style per menu item.
  • Removed
    Unnecessary comments have been cleared.
  • Removed
    Unnecessary parameters have been removed (the header background, and the header text color).
  • Removed
    Colorbox js library has been deleted.
  • Changed
    The assets folder is moved to the "tmpl" directory, of default layout.
  • Changed
    The inline CSS code, has been moved to the style.css file.
  • Changed
    Cleaner, lighter code, and better MVC format based on Joomla! coding standards.

v5.1.619-Jan-2016

  • Fixed
    Product's small description (product_s_desc) is now searchable.
  • Added
    New Parameter Field: Default Language (Select your default language. If your website is multilingual, you should choose the 'All' option.)
  • Fixed
    Some conflicts with other jQuery versions, have been resolved.

v5.1.514-Jan-2016

  • Changed
    Colorbox (the jQuery lightbox for product images), updated to the latest version 1.6.3.
  • Changed
    jQuery is updated to the latest version 1.12.0.
  • Fixed
    Bug Fixed: "Notice: Use of undefined constant nul - assumed 'nul' in /libraries/legacy/model/legacy.php on line 207".

v5.1.408-Dec-2015

  • Fixed
    Minor bug fixes after the latest upgrade from v5.1.3

v5.1.307-Dec-2015

  • Changed
    Updated description.
  • Changed
    Updated translations.

v5.1.213-Nov-2015

  • Added
    NEW Parameter Field: Download ID. You need to specify your Download ID before you can receive updates for the PRO versions. For more information please follow our instructions here: https://www.web357.com/apikey

v5.1.125-Sep-2015

  • Added
    NEW PARAMETER: You can choose which type of description for display, the short or the full product description.
  • Added
    NEW PARAMETER: You can choose which HTML tags are allowed for the description.
  • Fixed
    BUG Fixed: If a Tax & Calculation Rule has an expiration date, the product displayed to the discounted products list, it shouldn't be displayed.
  • Fixed
    BUG Fixed: If a Tax & Calculation Rule is not published, the product displayed to the discounted products list, it shouldn't be displayed.
  • Fixed
    BUG Fixed: # BUG Fixed: The count of Categories and Manufacturers in the form fields, is calculated properly now.
  • Fixed
    BUG Fixed: Image ordering doesn't work properly.
  • Fixed
    Minor bug fixes

v5.1.014-May-2015

  • Added
    ACL supported.
  • Added
    FREE version available.
  • Fixed
    Bug fixed: If you choose the option "Display products WITHOUT discount", displays all products, also those with discount.
  • Fixed
    Bug fixed in Joomla! 2.5: "500 - An error has occurred. JHtml: :jquery not supported. File not found."

v5.0.023-Apr-2015

  • Added
    Compatible with "Web357Framework" (joomla! system plugin).
  • Changed
    Improvement design for parameter fields (better radio buttons and color pickers).
  • Added
    ADMIN: New Element: Description of extension (buttons: view demo, more details, changelog, support).
  • Added
    ADMIN: New Element: Version Check.
  • Added
    ADMIN: New Element: About Web357 (logo, description, find us on social media).
  • Fixed
    General minor fixes.
  • Fixed
    Clean and code improvement.

v4.2.528-Mar-2015

  • Fixed
    Bug Fixed: If the core Virtuemart component is not installed correctly, an error message is displayed.
  • Fixed
    Bug Fixed: If the default rules have not been set correctly, the default price will display.
  • Fixed
    CSS issues: Price displaying at left, instead of right.
  • Fixed
    General Bug Fixes

v4.2.404-Dec-2014

  • Fixed
    Bug Fixed: Warning: mb_substr() expects parameter 3 to be long
  • Fixed
    General Bug Fixes

v4.2.324-Nov-2014

  • Fixed
    Bug Fixed: Warning: utf8_to_unicode: Incomplete multi-octet sequence in UTF-8 (for Greek characters)
  • Changed
    Strip html tags from product's description

v4.2.214-Oct-2014

  • Fixed
    Bug Fixed: The product's url has the category name in.
  • Changed
    Avoid conflict issues and don't load jQuery if lightbox is not selected for image's interactivity.
  • Removed
    Unnecessary javascript files and code have been removed.

v4.2.007-Oct-2014

  • Added
    Compatible with Joomla! v3.3.x
  • Changed
    Compatible with the latest version of Virtuemart (v2.6.10), for Joomla! 2.5.x
  • Changed
    Compatible with the latest version of Virtuemart (v2.9.9), for Joomla! 3.3.x
  • Fixed
    Bug Fixed: jQuery conflict issues have been resolved
  • Fixed
    Bug Fixed: Free products now has 100% discount percentage
  • Fixed
    General Bug Fixes

v4.1.503-Sep-2014

  • Fixed
    Bug fixed: ssl products links did not working properly for the social sharing links.

v4.1.430-May-2014

  • Fixed
    Bug fixed: when you go to categories and select a category you see all products not just the ones with discount (thanks, Balazs Hende)
  • Added
    New option in config! Is not longer necessary to mark a product as featured in virtuemart back-end. There is an option to display only featured products or all products.

v4.1.323-Nov-2013

  • Added
    New Parameter has been added: Custom Currency
  • Added
    New Parameter has been added: Currency Position

v4.1.222-Oct-2013

  • Fixed
    Bug fixed with selected variables after submit form
  • Fixed
    Other bug fixes

v4.1.111-Oct-2013

  • Added
    £ symbol added for british pounds

v4.1.024-Jul-2013

  • Added
    New Parameter has been added: You can display the product types you want:
  • ::: ALL virtuemart products WITH discount
  • ::: ALL virtuemart products WITHOUT discount
  • ::: ALL virtuemart products
  • Added
    New Parameter has been added: Show or not the Search type field from the search options
  • Fixed
    Bug fixed: Display the products with no Manufacturers

v4.0.018-Jul-2013

  • Changed
    Compatible with the latest version of Virtuemart (v2.0.22a)
  • Added
    Manufacturers parameter added and now you can select products from one or more manufacturers
  • Added
    Parameter added: You can sort the categories by name alphabetically (asc, desc) or by id (asc, desc)
  • Added
    Parameter added: EXCLUDE/INCLUDE (categories, manufacturers)
  • Changed
    Cleaned up code syntax
  • Fixed
    General bug fixes

v3.0.203-Jul-2013

  • Fixed
    Bug fixed: wrong percentage discount

v3.0.126-May-2013

  • Changed
    Compatible with the latest version of Joomla! (v2.5.11)
  • Changed
    Compatible with the latest version of Virtuemart (v2.0.20b)
  • Changed
    Cleaned up code syntax
  • Fixed
    General small bug fixes

v3.0.001-Feb-2013

  • Added
    Joomla! 2.5 compatible!
  • Fixed
    Bug fixed: Prices with tax
  • Changed
    Updated translations: en-GB
  • Changed
    Cleaned a lot of code
  • Changed
    Changed some language strings
  • Removed
    Removed ability to install on Joomla 1.6 and 1.7
  • Removed
    End of life Joomla! 1.5

v2.0.005-Dec-2012

  • Fixed
    Fixed security issue in search form
  • Changed
    Changed language files to be J1.6 ready
  • Changed
    Cleaned up some code
  • Changed
    Updated translations: en-GB

v1.0.022-Apr-2012

  • Added
    First beta release