Changelog

Version 4.5.1 (28-August-2024)

Summary	Status
Make sure that the front-end elements have unique html id attributes. Duplicates were reported.	FIXED
Fix warnings/notices under PHP 8.x	FIXED

Version 4.5.0 (26-March-2024)

Summary	Status
Compatible with Joomla! 5	IMPR
Fix duplidate sql queries and executed functions. This makes it way faster.	IMPR
Simplify the values translation process to make it much faster.	IMPR
Values missing translation are being fallbacked to the default language.	IMPR
Could not select values of a product (front-end), when the same product is loaded more than once in the page, due to the values unique ids.	FIXED
Set scrollbars in the product's custom field area (back-end), to avoid endless scrolling due to extensive height of the values wrapper.	IMPR

Version 4.4.5 (09-January-2024)

Summary	Status
Color checkboxes float outside their wrapper in the product's custom fields tab, when there are a lot of colors and a scrollbar.	FIXED
The setup languages may could not be detected in multi-lingual shops.	FIXED
Fix stlying in the admin area of J4 and J5.	FIXED

Version 4.4.4 (25-October-2023)

Summary	Status
Limit of 60 color values for selection in the product (back-end).	FIXED
Adding a custom field of type color hex., in a product multiple times, the color palette for adding new colors, was not initialized/shown.	FIXED
When used as a sub-custom field in a Stockable Custom Field, changing the value of a variation (of a parent product) was having as a result to add it to the existing, instead of replacing it.	FIXED

Version 4.4.3 (5-July-2023)

Summary	Status
Only super admins could add/update custom fields in the product page (back-end).	FIXED
Php warnings and notices (under php 8).	FIXED

Version 4.4.2 (2-May-2023)

Summary	Status
Php warnings and notices could break the Ajax responses in the back-end (under php 8)	FIXED
Custom field values price is added to the product's final price, when price override is used.	IMPR

Version 4.4.1 (13-April-2023)

Summary	Status
An error can occur rendering the ajax functionalities of the back-end non functional.	FIXED
Set user access control checks to the back-end requests.	IMPR

Version 4.4.0 (7-April-2023)

Summary	Status
Complete refactoring of the back-end to be able to work with lots of data. The values are being loaded/saved/deleted/ordered with ajax, in the custom field view. That means that it can work with thousands of records without hanging the browser or the server. The values in the products are also loaded and searched asynchronously using ajax, without burdening the page load time of the product page.	IMPR
Re-design of the color custom fields back-end, so that it is more clear which colors are selected in the product page.	IMPR

Summary

Status

Complete refactoring of the back-end to be able to work with lots of data.
The values are being loaded/saved/deleted/ordered with ajax, in the custom field view.
That means that it can work with thousands of records without hanging the browser or the server.

The values in the products are also loaded and searched asynchronously using ajax, without burdening the page load time of the product page.

IMPR

Re-design of the color custom fields back-end, so that it is more clear which colors are selected in the product page.

IMPR

Version 4.3.2 (5-December-2022)

Summary	Status
Do not depend on JQuery on page load. The plugin's functionalities could break if jQuery is loaded after the plugin's javascript.	FIXED
Replace class names with namespaced classes.	IMPR

Version 4.3.1 (26-July-2022)

Summary	Status
Custom field parameters are shown in raw format under certain cases.	FIXED

Version 4.3.0 (16-May-2022)

Summary	Status
Fix error message after saving the product in Virtuemart 4	FIXED
Joomla 4 ready.	IMPR
Chosen search to accept queries with more than 1 word.	IMPR

Version 4.2.1 (16-November-2021)

Summary	Status
Deleting a custom field value, generates a blank page in the new Virtuemart admin template	FIXED
UI changes to make the interface more clear.	IMPR
UI changes to fit in Joomla's 4 styling	FIXED
"Add to Cart" button of type submit could make the check for required custom fields fail.	FIXED
The current version is compatible (beta) with Joomla 4	IMPR

Version 4.2.0 (07-April-2021)

Summary	Status
The static custom fields (non selectable and those shown in cart/checkout/orders/invoices) now are printed through a layout file. This allows template overrides of that layout, which till that version was printed through the plugin's core logic.	IMPR
The hexademical color codes (of color buttons) are no longer displayed in the cart/checkout pages. They displayed in the backend orders only, where could be useful for the shop admin.	IMPR
Fix notices and warings noticed in php 7.x and php 8.x	FIXED
Code cleanup and use of namespaced classes to be closer to the upcoming Joomla 4.	IMPR

Version 4.1.2 (26-January-2021)

Summary	Status
Deleting all the custom fields from a product now deletes them from the relevant tables in the database. This was a reported bug in Virtuemart (see: forum topic #144239144239) which was fixed by their side and a fix follows up in our plugins as well.	FIXED

Version 4.1.1 (3-December-2020)

Summary	Status
Cloning a product, now includes the CF4All custom fields.	FIXED
Minor fixes and code improvements.	IMPR

Version 4.1.0 (2-July-2020)

Summary	Status
Error uninstalling the plugin.	FIXED
The tooltips now work with pure css. They are much lighter and have improved accessibility.	IMPR
Improvements regarding accessibility and seo in all the layouts.	IMPR

Version 4.0.8 (25-April-2020)

Summary	Status
Re-styling of the buttons and the color buttons, to be more clear. Also fix some styling issues noticed in some templates.	IMPR
Css files could be loaded several times in the fron-end, if several display types were used for the custom fields.	FIXED
Some old (unused) scripts were loaded for no reason.	FIXED
Fix color buttons display in the back-end orders view.	FIXED
Fix color buttons display in the pdf invoices.	FIXED
Enclose in a span element, the color code in the cart page. This way can be styled or hidden by css.	IMPR
Code cleanup and removal of obsolete code.	IMPR

Version 4.0.7 (26-February-2020)

Summary	Status
Multiple identical records are created in the database language tables.	FIXED

Version 4.0.6 (29-November-2019)

Summary	Status
Issue with multi-lingual sites. It messes up the proper language detection, due to the call of the VM's language function before the Joomla's language plugin. http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=143870.msg509411#msg509411	FIXED
Change the minimum requirements to PHP 5.6 and Joomla 3.8.1	IMPR

Version 4.0.5 (19-November-2019)

Summary	Status
Fatal error with Virtuemart 3.6.8 in the product details page	FIXED

Version 4.0.4 (22-May-2019)

Summary	Status
Custom fields of child products dissapear after saving the parent product.	FIXED
Duplicate records in language tables.	FIXED
Static multi-colored butttons were not well styled.	FIXED
Price variant custom fields were not loaded in Product Builder.	FIXED

Version 4.0.3 (14-December-2018)

Summary	Status
Issues with saving, when used in conjunction with the Stockable Custom Fields plugin	FIXED
Possible fatal error, in Virtuemart 3.4.3 and higher due to changes in the VM file structure, in minor releases	FIXED
Several notices	FIXED

Version 4.0.2 (05-November-2018)

Summary	Status
Multi-colored values could not be created	FIXED
Value "0" was not saved	FIXED
Possible fatal error with Virtuemart 3.4.3 and higher, due to changes in VM core functions	FIXED
Several notices	FIXED

Version 4.0.1 (08-October-2018)

Summary	Status
Possible errors due to inclusion of improper class paths (Non namespaced)	FIXED

Version 4.0.0 (27-September-2018)

Summary	Status
Deep refactoring of the plugin to be easily extended and modified and also closer to the upcoming Joomla 4	IMPR
Several fixes that regard both display and functionality	FIXED

Version 3.1.3 (14-February-2018)

Summary	Status
Generated error after saving a custom field to a child product	FIXED
The required functionality now works with all types of cart buttons (input, button, div, etc.)	IMPR
Make the ids of the custom fields more unique so that they can be selected even when parent and child products are displayed together	IMPR
Code refactoring and removal of obsolete functions	IMPR

Version 3.1.2 (20-September-2017)

Summary	Status
Could generate an SQL error, when the added index names reach the database index name character limit. As a result the language tables could not be created.	FIXED

Version 3.1.1 (04-August-2017)

Summary	Status
Error when the Joomla's administrator langugage is not a Virtuemart shop language	FIXED

Version 3.1.0 (03-August-2017)

Summary	Status
Multi-lingual custom fields feature. Now you multi-lingual custom fields can be created very simply. No need to edit language files or to create language overrides anymore	ADDED

Version 3.0.7 (16-January-2017)

Summary	Status
Selected options were not passed to the cart when buttons were used	FIXED
Improve the back-end layouts	IMPR

Version 3.0.6 (29-December-2016)

Summary	Status
Abolish support for Joomla!2.5 and Virtuemart 2.6. It now works only with Joomla! 3.x and Virtuemart 3.x	IMPR
Uses the Joomla! auto-updater for updates	ADDED
Improvements to the layouts of the backend	IMPR

Version 3.0.5 (08-April-2016)

Summary	Status
Conflicts with Product Bundles	FIXED
Fix code that was deprecated or was generating php notices	FIXED

Version 3.0.4 (11-September-2015)

Summary	Status
In Apple touch devices when tooltips were used, the buttons needed to be clicked twice to be activated	FIXED
Required fields can be used also in Prod. Builder	IMPR

Version 3.0.3 (19-June-2015)

Summary	Status
In the drop-down display type, the decimal prices and the parenthesis were stripped	FIXED
When used with the Stockable Customfields plugin, the display order of the custom fields is based on the order of the corresponding child products	IMPR
Required fields were working only if the add-to-cart button was input. Now works with any type (button, div, etc)	IMPR
The plugin loads the dependent scripts. In some cases the plug-in's script was loaded 1st which is undesired	IMPR
3 new languages added: Czech, German, Swedish	ADDED
Some code cleanup and refactoring	IMPR

Version 3.0.2 (31-March-2015)

Summary	Status
Ability to select/deselect all the options during the assignment in the product (backend)	ADDED
Adds more compatibility functionlities with the Stockable Customfields plugin	ADDED

Version 3.0.1 (17-March-2015)

Summary	Status
Fixes compatibility issues with the Stockable Customfields plugin	FIXED
Minor bug fixes	FIXED

Version 3.0.0 (03-March-2015)

Summary	Status
Introduces compatibility with the Stockable Customfields plugin. Now stockable variations are possible.	ADDED
Minor bug fixes	FIXED
3 new languages. Dutch, Russian, Greek	ADDED

Version 2.0.3 (07-January-2015)

Summary	Status
Required fields were ignored - Virtuemart 3	FIXED
The price was not updating properly when there were more than 1 custom fields of that type - Virtuemart 3	FIXED
Custom fields in child products were not added to the cart - Virtuemart 3	FIXED

Version 2.0.2 (28-November-2014)

Summary	Status
The selected custom fields were not visible in the orders and the invoices - Virtuemart 3	FIXED
The selected custom fields were not visible in the cart module - Virtuemart 3	FIXED
Cloning of a product, was not taking into accounts the custom fields	FIXED

Version 2.0.1 (9-September-2014)

Summary	Status
The plugin produced a Fatal Error and broke in Virtuemart 2.6.10 and higher	FIXED

Version 2.0 (7-August-2014)

Summary	Status
Compatibility with Joomla! 3.x	ADDED
Compatibility with Virtuemart 2.9.x (dev versions of Virtuemart 3) - Cannot guaranteed until VM3 becomes stable	ADDED
Improvements to the layout's markup and addition of the bootrstrap classes	ADDED
Some problems with the price variants custom fields	FIXED

Version 1.6 (6-May-2014)

Summary	Status
Ability to select/deselct all the options (including colors) during the assignment, in the product form	ADDED
Required fields. It checks if the required fields have selections. Otherwise it prompts the user to select an option	ADDED

Version 1.5 (4-April-2014)

Summary	Status
3 New display types for the custom fields. Checkboxes, Buttons multi-select, Color buttons multi-select	ADDED
The selected color custom fields were displayed distorted in the Orders and the Invoices	IMPR
Prouct cloning was not taken into account the custom fields	FIXED

Version 1.4 - Major Update (14-March-2014)

Summary	Status
Ability to have multi-colored options	ADDED
Fatal errors on save products	FIXED
Fatal errors on deleting products	FIXED
The plug-in was causing problems to the Virtuemart's products module, due to the incorrect functionality of the VM search that is ignoring the custom fields	FIXED
The prices of the plug-in values was not taken into account by the child products	FIXED
Untranslated strings in the cart (Title and Values)	FIXED
The plug-in's values are now saved in the cloned products when Product Cloning is used. This feature may have inconsistencies if you have a lot of custom fields in a product	FIXED
Less javascript in the backend rendering the whole experience faster and more stable	IMPR

Version 1.3 (28-November-2013)

Summary	Status
The front-end of the plugin is now working solely with css, removing competely the javascript code. That makes it lighter and compatible with any javascript library which is used in the site.	IMPR