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Infinity Joomla template and Solidres for Joomla v1.7.0 released

We are very happy to announce two new important releases for Solidres: Infinity Joomla template and Solidres v1.7.0. Infinity is the first Joomla template that was designed with support for both Accommodation & Tour booking, it is also the first template that fully implement the new configurable media sizes feature. We also release updates to other plugins and modules, please see change log below for more details:

Infinity Joomla Template

Solidres for Joomla v1.7.0

  • Fully apply new configurable media sizes in component, modules, plugins and template (Infinity)
  • Add ability to create new asset’s category on the fly without having to leave the edit asset window.
  • Improve media operations: insert/delete/reordering now automatically saved via AJAX
  • Add feature to automatically re-generated all media’s thumbnails uploaded via Solidres Media Manager
  • Add support for Google Map Static API Key
  • Add option for Currency module to show currency code or sign
  • Add option to toggle tariff title and tariff description in outgoing emails
  • Add ability to view Joomla log files via Solidres System Info page
  • Fix broken map modal in Location Map module
  • Fix incorrect toggle indicator in System Info page
  • Several translation updates

Channel Manager plugin v0.3.0

  • Add support for rate per person per stay
  • Add option to configure whether to sync a room type or not and what will be synced (availability/rate or both)

Camera Slideshow plugin v0.3.0

  • Apply the new configurable media sizes

Experience plugin v0.2.0

  • Add support for child’s pricing
  • Add support for Stream plugin
  • Add support for tax
  • Fix several compatibility issue with old PHP version like 5.3
  • Fix Joomla caching issue
  • Fix error String could not be parsed as XML
  • Fix width issue between front end and back end list/form view
  • Fix incorrect availability check for number of participant left

Hub plugin v0.8.0

  • Add option to disable customer registration
  • Apply the new configurable media sizes
  • Support sending notification emails to multiple email addresses
  • Improve media operations: insert/delete/reordering now automatically saved via AJAX
  • Add ability to create new asset’s category on the fly without having to leave the edit asset window.
  • Add several CSS tweaks for wish list and dashboard quick buttons
  • Support new Joomla category menu type for Hub menu
  • Add option to toggle tariff title and tariff description in outgoing emails
  • Add missing check for the availability of Limit Booking in front end
  • Fix issue with Limit Booking edit screen in front end
  • Add check for Falang extension availability when running in multilingual mode
  • Fix remaining code that still relies on the old Zebra class
  • Delete unused files

Invoice plugin v0.5.0

  • Add guest information into PDF voucher
  • Add tariff title and description into PDF voucher

Limit Booking plugin v0.4.1

  • Apply setColumnAlias in table
  • Fix incorrect path and user authorization
  • Fix navigation bar not showed up in front end hub dashboard of limit booking

Camera module v0.3.0

  • Apply the new configurable media sizes

Coupons module v0.4.0

  • Fix hard code format for currency

Map module v0.3.0

  • Add support for Google Map API Key

Room Types module v0.5.0

  • Apply the new configurable media sizes

Advanced Search module v0.7.0

  • Fix broken loading city from db in multilingual mode
  • Add check for Falang availability when running in multilingual mode

Assets module v0.4.0

  • Fix missing CSS for circle slider layout in list display type
  • Apply the new configurable media sizes

Location Map module v0.4.0

  • Add support for Google Static Map API key

My Recent Searches module v0.3.0

  • Apply the new configurable media sizes

Experience Search module v0.2.0

  • Add new horizontal layout

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Update notes

  • Check our documentation for more details about upgrade notes
  • Please also make sure that you update ALL installed Solidres payment gateway plugins in your site for maximum compatibility.

Solidres for Joomla v1.6.0 and new payment gateways plugins are released

We’d like to announce the availability of Solidres for Joomla v1.6.0 and 04 brand new payment plugin: Mollie (iDEAL), PayFast, eWay and MiGS (MasterCard Internet Gateway Service), these new plugins require Solidres for Joomla v1.6.0+.

In addition, there will be a change in our payment gateways’s pricing: Solidres users are now able to purchase payment plugins separately. Many users are happy with the FREE version of Solidres and they only need to purchase an additional payment gateway, we listen to that demand and now it is finally possible. Although all payment plugin are now sold separately, all active Solidres subscribers will have FREE download to Paypal and Offline payment plugin. For other payment plugins (including 04 new plugins), get the 100% discount coupon code in our private forum and use it to purchase them ($0 = FREE). The coupon code will be expired in August 31 2016.

Solidres for Joomla v1.6.0

  • Add ability to send email when reservation is cancelled
  • Add ability to disable Solidres plugin right from System Info page
  • For Hub – menu Show front end search page: now user can select category from a drop down instead of entering category id manually.
  • Include Custom Fields plugin’s fields into reservation emails
  • Improve payment system in Solidres to consolidate code base and support refunding.
  • Fix missing Google Map API Key in asset map
  • Fix incorrect ordering in reservation list
  • Correct translation for button position in reservation step 3
  • Fix issue when standard tariff does not take min days book in advance into consideration
  • Fix issue when customer modal window does not load all records

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Update notes

Solidres for Joomla v1.5.0 + Solidres for WordPress v0.6.0 are released

We are happy to announce our latest releases for both Joomla and WordPress users, for Joomla users we have Solidres v1.5.0 + new Stream plugin v0.1.0 and for WordPress users we have Solidres v0.6.0 and 02 new plugins: SMS plugin v0.1.0 and Google Analytics plugin v0.1.0. The new Stream plugin can record all important activities in your Solidres installation so that you can monitor your system easier, for example “Tom updated asset Sunflower” or “David updated reservation #12345678”.

Solidres for Joomla v1.5.0

  • Add support for Stream plugin
  • Add option to disable customer registration
  • Support sending notification emails to multiple email addresses
  • Improve responsiveness of form and listing view
  • Add more information to System Info page like template overrides and language file location
  • Fix an upgrade issue when upgrade from v0.7.0 or before
  • Fix caching issue with hub search menu
  • Fix issue when reservation note does not display in emails

Stream plugin for Joomla v0.1.0

  • Initial release

Solidres for WordPress v0.6.0

  • Support sending notification emails to multiple email addresses
  • Improve responsiveness in backend list view and form view
  • Add option to hide the number of available rooms
  • Add option to show or hide unavailable rooms
  • Add support for Google Analytics plugin
  • Fix regression that submit button in reservation step 3 is not disabled by default
  • Fix uninstall issue that did not remove session table
  • Fix broken quick booking in statistics dashboard
  • Fix several i18n support

SMS plugin for WordPress v0.1.0

  • Initial release

Google Analytics plugin for WordPress v0.1.0

  • Initial release

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Update notes

Orient theme for WP + Solidres for WP v0.5.0 + Solidres for Joomla v1.4.0 are released

Orient theme is now available for all WP user, this is the fourth WP theme in our WP theme family. In addition, we also release Solidres for WP v0.5.0 and Solidres for Joomla v1.4.0 as well as updates to other plugins, includes: Custom Field v0.3.2, Feedback v0.5.0 (for Joomla), Coupons v0.3.0, Currency v0.1.1, Discount v0.2.0, Invoice v0.3.0, Offline v0.2.0, Statistics v0.3.0 and User v0.4.0 (for WordPress), change log for those plugins are available in the download page.

Solidres for WP v0.5.0

  • Add backend reservation creation/amending
  • Refactor session handler
  • Add support for Google Map API Key
  • Refine reservation edit screen
  • Improve i18n support
  • Fix incorrect booking type value

Solidres for Joomla v1.4.0

  • Add option to specify thumbnail sizes
  • Add support for Google Map API Key
  • Add warning about template override in System page
  • Fix missing translation for reservation amend screen
  • Fix overlapping layout issue in reservation amending

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Update notes

Solidres for Joomla v1.3.0 with new ICal plugin and Google Analytics plugin are released

Solidres v1.3.0 has been released, this is mainly a maintenance version in addition to adding support for 02 new plugins: ICal plugin v0.1.0 and Google Analytics plugin v0.1.0. Due to some technical changes, Solidres v1.3.0 require Joomla 3.5.0+. We also release updates to the following plugins: Hub v0.7.0, Custom Field v0.3.0, User v1.2.0. Change log can be found below:

Solidres v1.3.0

  • Fix language file ordering issue
  • Fix child age drop down overlapping issue in amending reservation
  • Change field Target itemid from text input field to menu select field

Google Analytics plugin v0.1.0

  • Initial release. Integrate Solidres with Google Analytics Ecommerce Tracking.

ICal plugin v0.1.0

  • Initial release. Provide ability for Solidres to generate ICal feed URL which export reservation as ICal format.

Hub plugin v0.7.0

  • Add ability to remember selected tab in front end hub dashboard
  • Add option to show/hide the number of available rooms message
  • Add option to show all room types or only show available room type when guest search for availability
  • Add ability to delete credit card number while amending reservation for Offline payment method

Advanced Search module v0.6.0

  • Add ability to retrieve location (city) list from database for field SELECT
  • Add multilingual support for location (city) list
  • Change the Target Itemid field from text input field to menu select field
  • Fix category and asset name are not remembered during searches
  • Only load the backend language file on demand, not on all pages

User plugin v1.2.0

  • Add support for ICal plugin

Custom Field plugin v0.3.1

  • Fix field geo state always load all states regardless of selected country

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Update notes

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