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Solidres 0.8.1 is available

We are glad to announce the availability of Solidres v0.8.1 Stable as well as updates to some commercials plugins and templates. More details can be found below:

Solidres v0.8.1
  • Fix Statistics JS file loaded unnecessarily in front end
  • Can not save asset without tax
  • Add missing semicolon in sql update files
  • Fix PHP notice messages related to FB Open Graph
  • Add missing icon for zero star rating
  • Fix delete procedure between room and limit booking
  • Fix tariff crossing for tariff per person
  • Fix translation in country edit and add new screen
  • Update translation for ru-RU
  • Fix incorrect order of postcode and city name
  • Remove min/max nights limit in tariffs crossing.
  • Fix number of children max quantity in mod_sr_checkavailability
  • Fix theme can not be saved in Asset.
  • Update Greek translation and add German/Greek/Cyprus states into sample data.
  • Add French and German translation.
Hub plugin v0.3.1
  • Fix crash in IE11
  • Fix incorrect links to edit reservation form in front end statistics dashboard
  • Show map in modal window instead of new page.
Complex Tariff plugin v0.4.1
  • Fix tariff cloning issue
  • Make field “Limit checkin to” as required
Statistics plugin v0.3.2
  • Fix broken method getCurrencyCode() (since v0.3.0)
Users plugin v0.9.1
  • Remove incorrect dashboard navigation bar when edit reservation in front end.
  • Fix issue when guest should see the reservation they made while registered account.
Advanced Search module v0.3.1
  • Fix incorrect HTML output for room quantity
Luxuria template v2.0.1
  • Update template to support Solidres v0.8.1 and new commercial plugins.
  • Update quickstart packages to Joomla 3.4 and Solidres 0.8.1
Bluebee template v3.0.1
  • Update template to support Solidres v0.8.1 and new commercial plugins.
  • Update quickstart packages to Joomla 3.4 and Solidres 0.8.1

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Update notes

  • Backup your website (files + database).
  • Download 0.8.1 and install using Joomla Extension Installer, it will automatically update your current version. Or you can update using the built-in Joomla Updater.
  • If you are subscribers, please make sure all plugins/modules are re-installed for best compatibility with new version.
  • If you are using a 3rd templates that have override files for Solidres, make sure they are compatible with new version.

Joomla 3.4 is here

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Joomla 3.4 stable is finally available and Solidres is fully compatible with it. All Joomla users are recommended to upgrade as soon as possible. If you are using Joomla previous version of Joomla 3.x, doing upgrade is very easy with one-click upgrade. If you are still using Joomla 2.5, you should consider upgrade to Joomla 3 as soon as possible.

We are in the process of finalizing Solidres v0.8.1 as well as releasing new updates for commercial plugins, we also re-package our template quickstarts to newest version of Solidres and Joomla, please stay tuned for more news.

Development updates

We’d like to share some latest news regarding the development status of Solidres project:

1) Solidres v0.8.1: this is a maintenance release of 0.8.0x series and it should be released within this month.
2) Luxuria template: we are working to bring Luxuria template up to date with the latest version of Solidres.
3) Solidres v0.9.0: we are going to work on it right after v0.8.1 is delivered.
4) Solidres for WordPress: we’ve put significant work on this project and it is going very fast, you can find some screenshots below:

Solidres for WordPress

Solidres for WordPress

When it reaches the beta phase, we will open it for public download and testing.

Solidres 0.8.0 released

Notice: there was a mistake in packaging Solidres 0.8.0 Stable, for users who downloaded Solidres 0.8.0 Stable before Monday, 26 January 2015, 03:40:00 (UTC (GMT/Zulu)) , please apply this fix. For all downloaded after that point of time, you don’t have to do anything. For our paid subscribers, if you need us to apply this fix for you, please post a new support ticket. Thank you.

After 02 beta releases, we are glad to announce that Solidres 0.8.0 Stable is now ready for public download. Adora – a brand new responsive Joomla template, Advanced Extra plugin, Discount plugin, Offline payment plugin, Load Module plugin are the new names join in the Solidres’s family. All users are encouraged to upgrade to enjoy new features, enhancements, more security and stability.

Solidres 0.8.0 change log:

New features

  • Facebook Open Graph support
  • Max occupancy for room type
  • Export reservation to CSV
  • Add room/adult/child quantity options in mod_sr_checkavailability and mod_sr_advancedsearch
  • Add ability to assign different room number in reservation editing
  • New option to specify default reservation status
  • Add new mobile phone field in reservation step 2
  • Add adult and child in tariff break down
  • Support zero star for asset’s rating
  • Add new es-ES and cz-CZ translation
  • Add button to apply coupon
  • Add toggle tariff button in front end
  • Auto highlight selected tariff
  • Add ability for payment plugin to customize final message after reservation is made
  • Add filter by name in Falang translation screen
  • Add new field “payment_data” in table #__sr_reservation
  • Add field city to asset listing view
  • Add link to Solidres System page for quick navigation
  • New sample data is added

Improvement

  • Reduce the size of the bundled JQuery UI
  • Show tax rate beside tax name in tax drop down list.
  • Add link to edit extra items and coupon items while editing room type
  • Increase the maximum length for field title and description of Tariffs for better translation purpose
  • Auto scroll to the top of reservation form after switching steps.
  • Make it easier to select Partner while editing asset via a Modal window.
  • Hide extra rows in step 3 when no extra items are selected in previous steps
  • Move parameter “Target itemid” to group Basic of mod_sr_checkavailability for easier editing.
  • Add more details (including details of booked extra items) in reservation confirmation screen (step 3)
  • Remove payment method section when there is 0 enabled payment methods

Bugs

  • Fix issue when room label is not saved correctly
  • Disable field customer group for coupon when User plugin is not installed
  • Incorrect language file name for Media Manager
  • Fix various translation issues
  • State: make country/code 2/code 3 as required fields
  • Add check for relationship with asset before deleting a tax
  • Show state name in reservation edit screen
  • Remove reset button in mod_sr_checkavailability and mod_sr_advancedsearch
  • Remove edit button for menu type “Show a single reservation asset”
  • Fix validation rule for rooms when cancelling room type editing
  • Fix issue when front end Hub search returns empty list
  • Timezone is not used correctly
  • Wrong email title “JObject”
  • Fix various PHP notice message related to checked in and checked out fields in some views in backend
  • Coupon not applied to Package
  • Bank wire instructions are now translatable in emails
  • Remove unused Room type fields “Free cancellation” and “Breakfast included”
  • Field “Limit check in to” only applied to Package.
  • Fix double JSON encode for field “Limit Check in to”
  • Allow selecting days in the past when filtering in reservation list screen
  • Remove unused parameter email format
  • Now user can not install sample data when Solidres’s tables already have data in it.

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Update notes

  • Backup your website (files + database).
  • Download 0.8.0 and install using Joomla Extension Installer, it will automatically update your current version. Or you can update using the built-in Joomla Updater.
  • If you are subscribers, please make sure all plugins/modules are re-installed for best compatibility with new version.
  • If you are using a 3rd templates that have override file for mod_sr_checkavailability, you need to apply this simple update for it

Solidres 0.8.0 Beta2 is released

After the initial beta release of v0.8.0, we’d like to announce the second beta which fixes known bugs and add some new features (which were not yet ready for the first Beta release):

Solidres 0.8.0 Beta2
  • Fix missing column “state” in installation script related to tariff table.
  • Update sample data
  • Fix several PHP notice messages
  • Make Complex Tariff installation message clearer to avoid confusing users
Plugin Discount 0.1.0 Beta2
  • Fix missing library declaration in installation manifest file
Complex Tariff 0.4.0 Beta2
  • Add ability to clone a tariff
Advanced Search module 0.3.0 Beta2
  • Add new several parameters for field Location: optional or mandatory field, choosing between text or select box, configure predefined values in case of select box
  • Add auto complete feature for location text input box
Location Map module 0.2.0 Beta2
  • Fix module class suffix
Camera slideshow module 0.1.1 Beta2
  • Fix broken module class suffix
  • Fix minor translation issue

Please use this release for testing purpose only. If you found any issues, you can let us know in our forum or support ticket system.

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