Changelog

Version 4.0.0 (28- March-2025)

Summary	Status
Complete refactoring of the component to be Joomla 5 and the upcoming Joomla 6 compatible.	IMPR
The layouts were re-developed to use Bootstrap 5 classes and Joomla 5 elements.	IMPR
All the scripts were re-written using vanilla javascript. (Bye Bye Mootools and jQuery)	IMPR

Version 3.1.6 (1-July-2021)

Summary	Status
Notices and warnings during the product update proccess in the front-end, that could lead to ajax failure.	FIXED
Load also the custom fields of the loaded child products when the Stockable Custom Fields are used.	FIXED
Could not select custom field options, in the levels beyond the 1st in the Dependent Custom Fields For All.	FIXED
Group search could break with products using the latest versions of Custom Fields For All and Dependent Custom Fields For All.	FIXED
Custom Fields using inputs of type="number" are not updating the product price.	FIXED
Styling changes in the cart popup to show the buttons in the center.	IMPR
Styling changes in the component backend.	IMPR

Version 3.1.5 (8-May-2020)

Summary	Status
Style and layout improvements in multiple layouts.	IMPR
Group search was not working under some settings.	FIXED
The group's search results, were not following the product ordering settings of the group.	FIXED
Compatibility is now executed also for the results of the group search.	FIXED
Fix integration issues with the Dependent Custom Fields For All	FIXED
Code cleanup and removal of deprecated code.	IMPR

Version 3.1.4 (16-September-2019)

Summary	Status
Compatibility with Dependent Custom Fields For All	ADDED
Search was not working with queries containing more than 1 terms	FIXED
Tooltips from Custom Fields For All were not visble in default products	FIXED
Up/Down quantity buttons were not visible in the non-editable layouts	FIXED
Selecting a product with no custom fields, was showing the custom fields of the previously selected product, in some layouts	FIXED
Issues with Php 7.2 and later	FIXED
Several minor fixes and improvements	FIXED

Version 3.1.3 (10- July-2018)

Summary	Status
Fixes with errors related with loading specific custom field types (e.g. Calendars)	FIXED
Better integration with our Custom Fileds For All and our Stockable Custom Fields	FIXED
General improvements related with the custom fields loading and rendering	IMPR
Could not load the product's thumbnail image when dimensions are left empty in the VM configuration.	FIXED
Javascript errors when Virtuemart javascript files are missing/not loaded in the site	FIXED

Version 3.1.2 (27- October-2017)

Summary	Status
A group without products was causing an error	FIXED
Pressing the enter button in the search field could redirect in another page	FIXED
The layouts became more responsive to various devices	IMPR

Version 3.1.1 (03- February-2017)

Summary	Status
Settings/Configuration view breaks because of the calling of VM translation script from Virtuemart 3.0.18 and later	FIXED
Removal of the installer plugin. The update process is handled entirely by Joomla!	IMPR
Removal of obsolette functions related with Joomla! 2.5 and VM2.6	IMPR
Improvements to the group's search engine.	IMPR

Version 3.1.0 (21-November-2016)

Summary	Status
Search functionality within each group. In case of a big number of products in a group, the user can search for desired product	ADDED
Refactoring of all the sublayouts. The folder structure is now more clear and the files much smaller	IMPR
Removal of support for Joomla! 2.5 and VM2.6. Now it is compatible only with J3.6.x and Virtuemart 3.x	IMPR
PHP errors and notices fixing	FIXED

Version 3.0.8 (3-February-2016)

Summary	Status
Error when a product has more than 1 price	FIXED
Incorrect price calculation when we have default products that use custom fields of type Custom Fields For All which affect the price	FIXED
Price update after unchecking a checkbox (custom field) did not work	FIXED
When we have a default product with custom fields which are required or checkboxes (CF4All) the caclulated price is not correct	FIXED

Version 3.0.7 (17-November-2015)

Summary	Status
Generate the thumbnail image url on the fly when it does not exist in the database. VM 3.0.12 does not save the thumb url in the database	FIXED
Shopper groups were not taken into account	FIXED
Stockable Custom Fields were not loaded for the default products	FIXED

Version 3.0.6 (26-October-2015)

Summary	Status
Ability to set Min and Max allowed total quantity for the selected products. Usefull for creating sets with with specific numbers of items	ADDED
Updates also the product's image after selecting a Stockable Custom Field	IMPR
When there were identical non-editable groups with the same default products, then the selection of the custom fields affected only the 1st of the identical groups	FIXED
The "Load Products" button was vanished when a group was set to non-editable, in the group's form (backend)	FIXED
Issue with displaying the selected default product in the popup for selecting default products (backend)	FIXED
Russian Languages added	ADDED

Version 3.0.5 (04-September-2015)

Summary	Status
The steps functionality/setting was not working	FIXED
The titles of the custom fields were not visible in 3.0.4	FIXED
Required custom fields from the Custom Fields For All plugin can now be used used inside Prod. Builder as well	ADDED

Version 3.0.4 (25-August-2015)

Summary	Status
When the 1st loaded custom field had price, the group's price did not include the custom field's price	FIXED
When the groups had default products, the compatibility was not working for them when the page was loaded	FIXED
Has support for the Stockable Custom Fields plugin. Now you can select child products by selecting custom fields	ADDED
Removal of several deprecated functions	FIXED
PHP notices in the backend removed. Now it needs php 5.3 and higher	FIXED

Version 3.0.3 (20-January-2015)

Summary	Status
Clicking on the links of the "browse page" layout, was producing an error in Joomla 3.x	FIXED

Version 3.0.2 (20-Nov-2014)

Summary	Status
It was not loading the custom fields created with the "Custom Fields for All" plugin, when they were price variants	FIXED
When there were multiple non-editable groups, they were all loading the same custom fields	FIXED
Some code clean-up	IMPR

Version 3.0.1 (03-Nov-2014)

Summary	Status
The selection of a default product for a non-editable group was producing an error	FIXED
Some reduntant fields are visible in the group's form when non-editable	IMPR

Version 3.0.0 (30-Oct-2014)

Summary	Status
Works in Joomla 3.x and Virtuemart 2.9.x (dev versions of Virtuemart 3)	ADDED
The front-end is more Bootstrap friendly	IMPR
Fixes conflicts with jquery	FIXED
Faster loading of the custom fields and the product's info	IMPR
Custom fields of child products were not loaded when inherited from the parent	FIXED

Version 2.3.2 (04-Sept-2014)

Summary	Status
In the steps functionality the previous button was remained hidden in certain cases	FIXED
When a group was mandatory, while the 1st product of the group was selected, that product's image was not displayed in the "Static Images On Top" and the "Overlay" layouts	FIXED
Custom Product's name and group's name are now translatable using the joomla's language overrides	IMPR
Finish language added	ADDED

Version 2.3.1 (09-July-2014)

Summary	Status
Products were added multiple times to the cart when the following groups had no selection	FIXED
Improvements to the live update process	IMPR

Version 2.3.0 (22-May-2014)

Summary	Status
Setting to have different display type in each group	ADDED
Ability to sort the products also by price and also differently in each group	ADDED
New display type for the products of the groups. Thumbnail image with product name	ADDED
Integration with joomla's Live update	ADDED
Code refactoring to work in Joomla! 3. The next major version will be compatible with Virtuemart 3	IMPR
Child products can be used. They were not displayed because they did not have category and price	IMPR
The products were displayed multiple times in the backend when they had multiple prices	FIXED
Add to cart was stripping some characters (&?#) from the text input custom fields	FIXED
Styling improvements both in the back-end and the front-end	IMPR
Dutch language added	ADDED

Version 2.2.5 (10-April-2014)

Summary	Status
Image custom fields were not displayed at all	FIXED
Imrovements to the markup that regards the image update when selecting an image custom field	IMPR
Was ignoring the textareas when loaded as custom fields	FIXED

Version 2.2.4 (1-April-2014)

Summary	Status
Step labels as links/buttons offering the ability to browse in any step you like	ADDED
Content plug-ins could not be used inside the custom product description	FIXED
It did not work with child products having no price (they were not in the groups). While the child products are getting their price from the parent product when the price is empty	FIXED
Did not take into account the product's shopper groups	FIXED
Ajax price update was not working in the non-editable layout	FIXED
Products displayed as image thumbs were not working in IE (Known IE bug)	FIXED
Bug in the price caclulation when there are multiple default products with custom fields having prices	FIXED
Shorter urls when reaching a PB configuration page from the PB browse page	IMPR
Error when trying to load a child product in the compatibility view (Backend)	FIXED
Drop-downs (Chosen) were not visible in the backend with Google Chrome	FIXED
French language added	ADDED

Version 2.2.3 (2-October-2013)

Summary	Status
Ability to resize the product images from the PB settings. Usefull when the displayed layout is not comming from a menu item (e.g. browse page)	ADDED
Updates to the language files	IMPR

Version 2.2.2 (30-September-2013)

Summary	Status
Takes into account the booked/ordered products, to calculate the stock	FIXED
Mandatory selection of products in groups (setting)	ADDED
Ability to have zero quantity in a group	IMPR
Compatible with the Custom Fields For All plugin, for having custom fields displayed as colors, buttons and other fancy ways	ADDED
Cart Module update is improved	IMPR
Thumb image custom fields were not displayed in some versions of Virtuemart	FIXED
Problem in multilingual sites when product translations do not exist for the admin language	FIXED
Improvements in the GUI and the overall user experience in the backend	IMPR

Version 2.2.1 (17-July-2013)

Summary	Status
Thumbnail image was not loaded in some cases	FIXED
Minor css fixes to the layouts	ADDED

Version 2.2.0 (21-June-2013)

Summary	Status
Cart variant custom field should be displayed as list	FIXED
Incompatible products to be hidden (setting)	ADDED
Display products also as thumbnail images	ADDED
Problem with checkbox custom filters	FIXED
Improvements to the steps functionality	IMPR
German Translation was added to the core	ADDED

Version 2.1.1 (1-March-2013)

Summary	Status
Compatibility wasn't working in the 2.1.0 version	FIXED

Version 2.1.0 (27-February-2013)

If you are using the cart hack, you should use the latest cart hack which works with this version

Summary	Status
Ability to divide the configuration proccess into steps (pages), using settings found in the menu items	ADDED
Products were displayed multiple times if they were assigned in multiple categories	FIXED
Check if the VM api's files are already loaded. This way some erros are avoided	FIXED
Code refactoring. A library has been added for the main functions	IMPR
Small changes to the HTML of the layouts, in order to have valid code	IMPR

Version 2.0.4 (21-January-2013)

Summary	Status
Stockable variants are now loaded as custom fields, not as products	ADDED
Image custom fields can be used for the overlay effect, the same way it was working with the images of "Attribute Manager" in J1.5	ADDED
Uncategorized products should not be displayed (FE,BE). Uncategorized products are considered as non-existent by VM	FIXED
When the VM setting is set to "Displays 'Notify Me'" when out of stock, the product should not be displayed.	IMPR
Do not display a product when there is no translation for the current language	FIXED
Remove the product details link when there is no selection	IMPR
Custom Fields were not displayed as they were ordered in the Virtuemart	FIXED
Some problems with the Strings of the menu items (always was displaying 'default' as menu item type)	FIXED
Some javascript errors regarding the price were caused with Virtuemart 2.0.16	FIXED
Spanish ,Greek and Bulgarian translations	ADDED

Version 2.0.3 (6-August-2012)

Summary	Status
Display total discount field to the configuration pages.	ADDED
Price is not updating after selecting a custom field with price (VM 2.0.8)	FIXED
Default price is not correct when there are custom fields with prices (VM 2.0.8)	FIXED
Price update on writing in a textinput custom field	IMPR
Special characters ($,@) could be inserted to the textinput custom field	IMPR

Version 2.0.2 (30-June-2012)

Summary	Status
Custom Fields code modifications to be compatible with Virtuemart 2.0.8	FIXED
Products and Categories are not loaded in the Backend when using an admin language for which there are no product/category names in Virtuemart	FIXED

Version 2.0.1 (14-May-2012)

Summary	Status
Groups are not displayed when the stock control is active in Virtuemart	FIXED