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We are happy to announce the first major release in 2024: Solidres for Joomla 3.1.0 BETA. This release introduces several new features, especially for enhancing the rate plan functionality with Complex Tariff plugin, detailed change log can be found below. Please note that this is a BETA release, it should be used for testing purpose only, do not use it in your product sites.
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Beds24 is the second channel manager integration for Solidres, now users can choose the favorite channel manager to provide the inventory/rate synchronization capability for Solidres. The documentation is available here, for any questions regarding Beds24, please post in our forum or the private support ticket system.
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Thank you for all the feedback for v3.0.0 BETA, we are now able to ship v3.0.1 STABLE which fixes various issues since the BETA release and improves Joomla 5 support. We also introduce the new channel manager Beds24 integration, details change log can be found below:
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The upcoming iCal plugin v1.1.0 will support importing from multiple iCal sources (URLs). Although syncing via iCal is not as robust as using channel manager, it is still preferred by many users because it is a more affordable solution to sync availability across multiple sites.
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This version is the first major release this year with a lot of new features, improvements and bug fixes. Please note that it is a BETA release which is for testing purpose only, please don’t use it in your production site.
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This is one of the most voted feature request in our forum: to store media items in separated folder for each property/room type/experience. We also rewrite the current media manager to simplify the code base and eliminate jQuery dependency entirely. The new media manager is planned for version 2.14.0.
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Emerald v6.0.0 is the third template which has been refactored to support Joomla 4 and PHP 8+ (built upon Helix Ultimate framework), it is already available for download for all active subscribers, quickstart packages are also included.
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Following Greenery v2.0.0 released last year, Infinity is the next template that got a major refactoring with Joomla 4 and PHP 8+ support, the old Warp framework was replaced by the Helix Ultimate framework. It is already available for download in our Download page for all active BUNDLE/HUB/DEVELOPERS subscribers, including quickstart packages.
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The upcoming Hub/iCal/Invoice releases will integrate with Joomla 4 Task Scheduler. For website administrators, it’d make the CRON job setup and maintenance easier. For extension developers, Joomla 4 Task Scheduler provides a good foundation to build CRON functionality.
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Welcome 2023, we’d like to celebrate the new year with a new feature highlight: OpenStreetMap (OSM). It will be the default map provider for Solidres (planned for v2.14.0) in addition to Google Maps. OSM configuration is a lot simpler than Google Maps (no need to enable billing to use it like Google Maps). Our plan is to add OSM into the core version first, then we will continue adding it into commercial Solidres extensions.
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Dependent on your current installed Joomla 3rd extensions, upgrading from Joomla 3 to Joomla 4 could be a very simple or complicated task. It is a major update, so please plan for it carefully, always make a complete backup of your site first (files + database), and perform the upgrade in a test/staging site before the production site.
For Solidres, it is best to upgrade Solidres and all Solidres extensions (templates/modules/plugins) to the latest versions that were released before Nov 30, 2022. Then upgrade to Joomla 4 and Solidres and all Solidres extensions that were released after Nov 30, 2022.
For other Joomla extensions installed on your site, it is best to consult the developer for more information. You can also disable all of them before upgrading to Joomla 4 to avoid potential incompatibility issues.
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This version is a major release with Joomla 4 and PHP 8 support. We replaced the old Warp template framework with Helix Ultimate. It is already available for download in our Download page for all active BUNDLE/HUB/DEVELOPERS subscribers.
We also developed a new Tabs module (mod_sr_tabs) to replace the out of date Tabs GK5 module.
After this release, we will focus on porting other (but not all) templates to the new framework, the next candidate is Infinity template.
