Changelog

Version 4.0.1 (06- June-2025)

SummaryStatus
Potential vmConfig not found fatal error.FIXED
Load the full image as a group image, if the thumb image is missing.FIXED
Round group price to 2 decimals. It could become too large.FIXED
Integrate a script for products grouping in the cart page, using a free 3rd party plugin. IMPR

 

Version 4.0.0 (28- March-2025)

SummaryStatus
Complete refactoring of the component to be Joomla 5 and the upcoming Joomla 6 compatible.IMPR
The layouts were re-developed to use Bootstrap 5 classes and Joomla 5 elements.IMPR
All the scripts were re-written using vanilla javascript. (Bye Bye Mootools and jQuery)IMPR

 

Version 3.1.6 (1-July-2021)

SummaryStatus
Notices and warnings during the product update proccess in the front-end, that could lead to ajax failure.FIXED
Load also the custom fields of the loaded child products when the Stockable Custom Fields are used.FIXED
Could not select custom field options, in the levels beyond the 1st in the Dependent Custom Fields For All.FIXED
Group search could break with products using the latest versions of Custom Fields For All and Dependent Custom Fields For All.FIXED
Custom Fields using inputs of type="number" are not updating the product price.FIXED
Styling changes in the cart popup to show the buttons in the center.IMPR
Styling changes in the component backend.IMPR

 

Version 3.1.5 (8-May-2020)

SummaryStatus
Style and layout improvements in multiple layouts.IMPR
Group search was not working under some settings.FIXED
The group's search results, were not following the product ordering settings of the group.FIXED
Compatibility is now executed also for the results of the group search.FIXED
Fix integration issues with the Dependent Custom Fields For AllFIXED
Code cleanup and removal of deprecated code.IMPR

 

Version 3.1.4 (16-September-2019)

SummaryStatus
Compatibility with Dependent Custom Fields For AllADDED
Search was not working with queries containing more than 1 termsFIXED
Tooltips from Custom Fields For All were not visble in default productsFIXED
Up/Down quantity buttons were not visible in the non-editable layoutsFIXED
Selecting a product with no custom fields, was showing the custom fields of the previously selected product, in some layoutsFIXED
Issues with Php 7.2 and laterFIXED
Several minor fixes and improvementsFIXED

 

Version 3.1.3 (10- July-2018)

SummaryStatus
Fixes with errors related with loading specific custom field types (e.g. Calendars)FIXED
Better integration with our Custom Fileds For All and our Stockable Custom FieldsFIXED
General improvements related with the custom fields loading and renderingIMPR
Could not load the product's thumbnail image when dimensions are left empty in the VM configuration.FIXED
Javascript errors when Virtuemart javascript files are missing/not loaded in the siteFIXED

 

Version 3.1.2 (27- October-2017)

SummaryStatus
A group without products was causing an errorFIXED
Pressing the enter button in the search field could redirect in another pageFIXED
The layouts became more responsive to various devicesIMPR

 

Version 3.1.1 (03- February-2017)

SummaryStatus
Settings/Configuration view breaks because of the calling of VM translation script from Virtuemart 3.0.18 and laterFIXED
Removal of the installer plugin. The update process is handled entirely by Joomla!IMPR
Removal of obsolette functions related with Joomla! 2.5 and VM2.6IMPR
Improvements to the group's search engine.IMPR

 

Version 3.1.0 (21-November-2016)

SummaryStatus
Search functionality within each group. In case of a big number of products in a group, the user can search for desired productADDED
Refactoring of all the sublayouts. The folder structure is now more clear and the files much smallerIMPR
Removal of support for Joomla! 2.5 and VM2.6. Now it is compatible only with J3.6.x and Virtuemart 3.xIMPR
PHP errors and notices fixingFIXED

 

Version 3.0.8 (3-February-2016)

SummaryStatus
Error when a product has more than 1 priceFIXED
Incorrect price calculation when we have default products that use custom fields of type Custom Fields For All which affect the priceFIXED
Price update after unchecking a checkbox (custom field) did not workFIXED
When we have a default product with custom fields which are required or checkboxes (CF4All) the caclulated price is not correctFIXED

 

Version 3.0.7 (17-November-2015)

SummaryStatus
Generate the thumbnail image url on the fly when it does not exist in the database. VM 3.0.12 does not save the thumb url in the databaseFIXED
Shopper groups were not taken into accountFIXED
Stockable Custom Fields were not loaded for the default productsFIXED

Version 3.0.6 (26-October-2015)

SummaryStatus
Ability to set Min and Max allowed total quantity for the selected products. Usefull for creating sets with with specific numbers of itemsADDED
Updates also the product's image after selecting a Stockable Custom FieldIMPR
When there were identical non-editable groups with the same default products, then the selection of the custom fields affected only the 1st of the identical groupsFIXED
The "Load Products" button was vanished when a group was set to non-editable, in the group's form (backend)FIXED
Issue with displaying the selected default product in the popup for selecting default products (backend)FIXED
Russian Languages addedADDED

 

Version 3.0.5 (04-September-2015)

SummaryStatus
The steps functionality/setting was not workingFIXED
The titles of the custom fields were not visible in 3.0.4FIXED
Required custom fields from the Custom Fields For All plugin can now be used used inside Prod. Builder as wellADDED

 

Version 3.0.4 (25-August-2015)

SummaryStatus
When the 1st loaded custom field had price, the group's price did not include the custom field's priceFIXED
When the groups had default products, the compatibility was not working for them when the page was loadedFIXED
Has support for the Stockable Custom Fields plugin. Now you can select child products by selecting custom fieldsADDED
Removal of several deprecated functionsFIXED
PHP notices in the backend removed. Now it needs php 5.3 and higherFIXED

Version 3.0.3 (20-January-2015)

SummaryStatus
Clicking on the links of the "browse page" layout, was producing an error in Joomla 3.xFIXED

 

Version 3.0.2 (20-Nov-2014)

SummaryStatus
It was not loading the custom fields created with the "Custom Fields for All" plugin, when they were price variantsFIXED
When there were multiple non-editable groups, they were all loading the same custom fieldsFIXED
Some code clean-upIMPR

Version 3.0.1 (03-Nov-2014)

SummaryStatus
The selection of a default product for a non-editable group was producing an errorFIXED
Some reduntant fields are visible in the group's form when non-editableIMPR

Version 3.0.0 (30-Oct-2014)

SummaryStatus
Works in Joomla 3.x and Virtuemart 2.9.x (dev versions of Virtuemart 3)ADDED
The front-end is more Bootstrap friendlyIMPR
Fixes conflicts with jqueryFIXED
Faster loading of the custom fields and the product's infoIMPR
Custom fields of child products were not loaded when inherited from the parentFIXED

 

Version 2.3.2 (04-Sept-2014)

SummaryStatus
In the steps functionality the previous button was remained hidden in certain casesFIXED
When a group was mandatory, while the 1st product of the group was selected, that product's image was not displayed in the "Static Images On Top" and the "Overlay" layoutsFIXED
Custom Product's name and group's name are now translatable using the joomla's language overridesIMPR
Finish language addedADDED

Version 2.3.1 (09-July-2014)

SummaryStatus
Products were added multiple times to the cart when the following groups had no selectionFIXED
Improvements to the live update processIMPR

 

Version 2.3.0 (22-May-2014)

SummaryStatus
Setting to have different display type in each groupADDED
Ability to sort the products also by price and also differently in each groupADDED
New display type for the products of the groups. Thumbnail image with product nameADDED
Integration with joomla's Live updateADDED
Code refactoring to work in Joomla! 3. The next major version will be compatible with Virtuemart 3IMPR
Child products can be used. They were not displayed because they did not have category and priceIMPR
The products were displayed multiple times in the backend when they had multiple pricesFIXED
Add to cart was stripping some characters (&?#) from the text input custom fieldsFIXED
Styling improvements both in the back-end and the front-endIMPR
Dutch language addedADDED

 

Version 2.2.5 (10-April-2014)

SummaryStatus
Image custom fields were not displayed at allFIXED
Imrovements to the markup that regards the image update when selecting an image custom fieldIMPR
Was ignoring the textareas when loaded as custom fieldsFIXED

Version 2.2.4 (1-April-2014)

SummaryStatus
Step labels as links/buttons offering the ability to browse in any step you likeADDED
Content plug-ins could not be used inside the custom product descriptionFIXED
It did not work with child products having no price (they were not in the groups). While the child products are getting their price from the parent product when the price is emptyFIXED
Did not take into account the product's shopper groupsFIXED
Ajax price update was not working in the non-editable layoutFIXED
Products displayed as image thumbs were not working in IE (Known IE bug)FIXED
Bug in the price caclulation when there are multiple default products with custom fields having pricesFIXED
Shorter urls when reaching a PB configuration page from the PB browse pageIMPR
Error when trying to load a child product in the compatibility view (Backend)FIXED
Drop-downs (Chosen) were not visible in the backend with Google ChromeFIXED
French language addedADDED

 

Version 2.2.3 (2-October-2013)

SummaryStatus
Ability to resize the product images from the PB settings.
Usefull when the displayed layout is not comming from a menu item (e.g. browse page)
ADDED
Updates to the language filesIMPR

Version 2.2.2 (30-September-2013)

SummaryStatus
Takes into account the booked/ordered products, to calculate the stockFIXED
Mandatory selection of products in groups (setting)ADDED
Ability to have zero quantity in a groupIMPR
Compatible with the Custom Fields For All plugin, for having custom fields displayed as colors, buttons and other fancy waysADDED
Cart Module update is improvedIMPR
Thumb image custom fields were not displayed in some versions of VirtuemartFIXED
Problem in multilingual sites  when product translations do not exist for the admin languageFIXED
Improvements in the GUI and the overall user experience in the backendIMPR

Version 2.2.1 (17-July-2013)

SummaryStatus
Thumbnail image was not loaded in some casesFIXED
Minor css fixes to the layoutsADDED

 

Version 2.2.0 (21-June-2013)

SummaryStatus
Cart variant custom field should be displayed as listFIXED
Incompatible products to be hidden (setting)ADDED
Display products also as thumbnail imagesADDED
Problem with checkbox custom filtersFIXED
Improvements to the steps functionalityIMPR
German Translation was added to the coreADDED

 

Version 2.1.1 (1-March-2013)

SummaryStatus
Compatibility wasn't working in the 2.1.0 versionFIXED

Version 2.1.0 (27-February-2013)

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SummaryStatus
Ability to divide the configuration proccess into steps (pages), using settings found in the menu itemsADDED
Products were displayed multiple times if they were assigned in multiple categoriesFIXED
Check if the VM api's files are already loaded. This way some erros are avoidedFIXED
Code refactoring. A library has been added for the main functionsIMPR
Small changes to the HTML of the layouts, in order to have valid codeIMPR

 

Version 2.0.4 (21-January-2013)

SummaryStatus
Stockable variants are now loaded as custom fields, not as productsADDED
Image custom fields can be used for the overlay effect, the same way it was working with the images of "Attribute Manager" in J1.5ADDED
Uncategorized products should not be displayed (FE,BE).
Uncategorized products are considered as non-existent by VM
FIXED
When the VM setting is set to "Displays 'Notify Me'" when out of stock, the product should not be displayed.IMPR
Do not display a product when there is no translation for the current languageFIXED
Remove the product details link when there is no selectionIMPR
Custom Fields were not displayed as they were ordered in the VirtuemartFIXED
Some problems with the Strings of the menu items
(always was displaying 'default' as menu item type)
FIXED
Some javascript errors regarding the price were caused with Virtuemart 2.0.16FIXED
Spanish ,Greek and Bulgarian translationsADDED

 

Version 2.0.3 (6-August-2012)

SummaryStatus
Display total discount field to the configuration pages.ADDED
Price is not updating after selecting a custom field with price (VM 2.0.8)FIXED
Default price is not correct when there are custom fields with prices (VM 2.0.8)FIXED
Price update on writing in a textinput custom fieldIMPR
Special characters ($,@) could be inserted to the textinput custom fieldIMPR

 

Version 2.0.2 (30-June-2012)

SummaryStatus
Custom Fields code modifications to be compatible with Virtuemart 2.0.8FIXED
Products and Categories are not loaded in the Backend when using an admin language for which there are no product/category names in VirtuemartFIXED

Version 2.0.1 (14-May-2012)

SummaryStatus
Groups are not displayed when the stock control is active in VirtuemartFIXED