ver. 3.5.6

23 November, 2021

(!) Joomla 2.5 support has ended.
(+) The component and all modules use jQuery instead of MooTools now. It is a huge change, so please backup your website before updating and make sure that your template will not conflict with other jQuery scripts. Also pay attention to overridden layout files, because many of them have been modified.
(+) Given the fact that some of the scripts are based on Joomla's built-in Bootstrap, there are additional settings that allow deciding whether the component should enforce loading Bootstrap CSS and/or JS from Joomla! core.
(+) In the back-end area, there is a new area in which you can create import dependencies for your CSV import files.
(+) Added support for individual Map Markers (Google Maps).
(+) Added support for custom Map styles.
(+) Child products (variants) which have specified location will now also be displayed on a map on their parent product page.
(+) Each attachment file has now individual Access (ACL) setting that allows controlling which files can be downloaded by particular User Levels.
(+) In is now possible to make first and last names optional or hidden in Query Cart form.
(!) Built-in Licence Manager has been improved.
(+) Improved OpenGraph and Twitter Cards support.
(+) Items and Related Items modules have additional layout settings that allow products to be displayed in Bootstrap grid.
(+) Items and Related Items modules have can now display location details of each item.
(!) User-DJ-Catalog2 plugin - we added workaround for User Registration bug introduced in Joomla! 3.6.5.
(!) Related Items module can now display no variants.
(!) Finder (Smart Search) plugin has been fixed as it was causing problems while indexing child products.
(!) Falang integration files have been fixed. Constructor methods no longer use class names, but __construct() instead.
(+) In is now possible to make first and last names optional or hidden in Query Cart form.
(!) User-DJ-Catalog2 plugin - we added workaround for User Registration bug introduced in Joomla! 3.6.5.

IMPORTANT IF YOU ARE UPDATING FROM PREVIOUS VERSIONS. We have made all necessary steps to make it compatible with all the templates, there can be some issues in individual cases. Below are the scenarios that can happen.

Ensure that you have the current backup of your site in case something goes wrong you can easily restore your site and contact us with details of the issues you encountered. Here you can learn about best practices when updating Joomla extensions.

The possible scenarios that can happen:

You have a good template built on Bootstrap - in this case; all should work fine.
Your Joomla template is based on Bootstrap 2.x but has some issues - in this case; there can be problems - contact us.
Your Joomla template does not support Bootstrap - in this instance, you can enable Joomla Bootstrap, and all should be ok
Your template uses Bootstrap 3.x - in this case, you man encounter some issues - let us know your problem, and we'll try to solve it.