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v4.6.0 (01/17/23) Update release - packaged with extensions library v1.6.17
  • FIXED [HIGH] when using Joomla cache, cache ID for similar views is not unique, resulting in menu items showing the same view
  • FIXED [MEDIUM] edit view: $published should be $state when 'show status' is set to 'no'
  • FIXED [LOW] include and exclude ids are filtered to avoid bad entries
  • FIXED [LOW] items' display: inline-table not compatible with animations
  • MODIFIED logo_link is a flex and centered element
  • ADDED views: possibility to show actions (such as print…) as a flat list
  • ADDED views: CSS classes for actions when flat or without Bootstrap
  • ADDED 'none' and 'manual' orders
v4.5.3 (07/13/22) Update release
  • MODIFIED hints start with 'Hint: '
  • ADDED created/modified/published item ordering
v4.5.2 (06/01/22) Bug fix release
  • FIXED [HIGH] page may get wrong content type because scripts and styles contain their own content type when created on the fly resulting in 404 error
  • FIXED [MEDIUM] the installer plugin's language file typo crashes updates if the license expires in the next 30 days
v4.5.1 (02/23/22) Bug fix release
  • FIXED [MEDIUM] category constraint when filtering custom fields may prevent the right item selection in some cases
  • FIXED [MEDIUM] wlpicons layout: print may not correspond to the view
  • FIXED [LOW] wlpicons layout: print text button is not right
  • FIXED [LOW] wlpicons/wlpsearch layouts: when no search or no order, there should not be any match or dir in the URL (order added for later use)
v4.5.0 (01/07/22) Update release
  • FIXED [MEDIUM] when excluding tags, wrong type alias used in the database query
  • ADDED include/exclude custom field values of type list/checkboxes/radio in item selection
  • ADDED directory: custom field index
  • ADDED wlplistfield pagination layout
  • ADDED custom fields to edit form in frontend
  • ADDED config: option to select custom fields and group fields for frontend editing
v4.4.0 (11/20/21) Update release - packaged with extensions library v1.6.10
  • FIXED [LOW] module: modal is not triggered under Bootstrap 5
  • FIXED [LOW] missing error message when fallback image creation fails
  • FIXED [LOW] module: animation's pagination arrows have no discernable text for accessibility
  • REMOVED allow_url_fopen constraint for external image files
  • REMOVED image extension filter code from extension
  • ADDED avif support
  • ADDED avif image quality parameter
  • ADDED possibility to choose the thumbnail's mime type
  • ADDED versioning to images to force refresh browsers
v4.3.0 (08/21/21) Update release - packaged with extensions library v1.6.6
  • ADDED directory view: wlpdisplay layout
  • ADDED Bootstrap 5 support
v4.2.0 (04/06/21) Update release
  • FIXED [MEDIUM] png image quality is wrongly set
  • FIXED [MEDIUM]: directory view: feed has wrong email author
  • MODIFIED site mode code
  • MODIFIED disabled the checkin button in edit list, just informative
  • MODIFIED directory view: RSS feeds improvements
  • ADDED versioning to cached scripts and stylesheets
  • ADDED defer attribute to scripts
  • ADDED directory view: images to RSS feeds
  • ADDED directory view: author join to database query to have author information available in the RSS feed
v4.1.0 (02/21/21) Update release - packaged with extensions library v1.6.4
  • FIXED [LOW] use the pre selected category only if we show a category index
  • MODIFIED index position fields are now using subform
  • MODIFIED installer: move of index position parameters to subform
  • MODIFIED layout: tagindex and categoryindex can now show a label on listing layout
  • ADDED pagination index: index_filter class to simplify CSS styling
  • ADDED form to use for index positions
  • ADDED new field to select all index
  • ADDED Watchful improved support
  • ADDED info: link to update instructions
v4.0.0 (01/26/21) Update release - packaged with extensions library v1.6.2

This version is packed with:
  • support for some of the newest advances in web standards: the image WebP file format, the loading attribute for lazy loading images natively, CSS Flexbox for item resizing,
  • the use of SVG loaders for animations, centralized in the global configuration,
  • a new template to use the module without logos,
  • the introduction of CSS filters to alter images and reduce image use up to 50%.
In the process, this will make the extension lighter on your web pages, with less javascript to load and less server resources to use.

PLEASE TEST THE UPDATE FIRST BEFORE APPLYING IT TO LIVE SITES.

  • FIXED [HIGH] module on mobile, if module is set not to show, the contact list is still retrieved
  • FIXED [MEDIUM] module card width is not properly calculated for animations
  • FIXED [MEDIUM] the number of items per page is not set properly when using a different set of values for the select box than in the site's global configuration
  • FIXED [MEDIUM] edit view: when 'apply', next time the user wants to edit another item, the data shown is from the previous item until closing the session
  • FIXED [MEDIUM] when empty overall width and grid configuration, the logo is smaller than the requested size when there is border and padding - warning: it will affect your output
  • FIXED [LOW] when 'restrict width' is set, height should not be set
  • FIXED [LOW] the user stylesheets show the minified version on debug
  • FIXED [LOW] weblink form: buttons should be enclosed in btn-group
  • FIXED [LOW] images get the class hasTooltip even when no Bootstrap is present
  • FIXED [LOW] if showing descriptions only but one item has no description, the description layer should not show and prevent extra gap
  • MODIFIED views use of core type modal_content instead of in_house type content, which allows select/edit in place
  • MODIFIED edit form cancel as a button, not a link
  • MODIFIED directory the number of items per page is available when using the select box as well, used as default value when entering the page
  • MODIFIED use new image function toThumbnail
  • MODIFIED module items use CSS Flexbox for alignment
  • REMOVED use of lazysizes script, replaced with web standards
  • REMOVED call to getimagesize when centering logos vertically
  • ADDED WebP image support (PHP 7.1+) with png fallback
  • ADDED Image quality parameter for WebP image files
  • ADDED grid items alignment parameter
  • ADDED grid items vertical alignment parameter
  • ADDED list items vertical alignment parameter
  • ADDED list text wrap parameter
  • ADDED space parameter to separate elements inside each item
  • ADDED ability to use CSS image filters
  • ADDED config default/data uri/image loaders to use throughout the extension
  • ADDED module loader for animations
  • ADDED module template to use the extension without logos
  • ADDED module additional way to set font size (px)
v3.1.0 (09/11/20) Update release - packaged with extensions library v1.5.3
  • FIXED weblinks view load icon font
  • FIXED weblinks view phone view missing for Bootstrap 3 and 4
  • ADDED weblinks view enclose table in table-responsive layer
  • ADDED weblinks view scope to table headers
  • ADDED weblinks view options to show/hide search and print
  • ADDED directory view default search type option (choose between all|any|exact)
  • ADDED parameter to enforce language or not in item selection
v3.0.1 (07/06/20) Bug fix release - packaged with extensions library v1.5.2
  • FIXED module advanced parameters radio buttons do not keep value on save
  • FIXED module wrong global value for thumbnails temp folder
  • FIXED module text is selected when in carousel and dragging with the mouse
  • FIXED language filter only on multilingual websites
  • FIXED edit form editor-xtd buttons don't show (under certain conditions)
  • FIXED edit form alias should not show on update
  • ADDED info page links to plugins' element
  • ADDED tag index if tags are language keys, they will be translated
  • ADDED edit form Save and Close button (template overrides of the form will need an update)
  • ADDED carousel support for RTL
v3.0.0 (06/02/20) Update release - packaged with extensions library v1.5.0
  • FIXED module hits feedback is not limited to the module instance but to all of them
  • FIXED module when arrows under animation and animation is vertical, arrows should be up and down
  • FIXED module database query error when selecting 'title' as category order
  • FIXED edit view wrong clear cache parameter forces clearing of the cache all the time
  • FIXED usercontactform view Cancel button contains an extra span tag
  • FIXED when editing, cancel or submit should return to the previous page (when editing was triggered from a simple edit link other than from the 'user contacts' view)
  • FIXED edit form to be Bootstrap 3 and 4 compatible
  • FIXED CSS for improved responsiveness
  • MODIFIED only load the needed transition, not the full transition library
  • MODIFIED quickicon plugin pure javascript
  • MODIFIED modal layout jQuery triggered event replaced with native event to be caught by native listeners (jQuery triggered events cannot be caught by native listeners by design)
  • MODIFIED weblinks view delete written in pure javascript
  • MODIFIED feedback script written in pure javascript
  • MODIFIED layouts code refactoring, handling cases when no Bootstrap is loaded
  • MODIFIED weblinkform view ungrouped save and cancel buttons
  • MODIFIED if using shadows, margins have at least the shadow width
  • MODIFIED module jQuery script for animation nows use plain javascript
  • MODIFIED module page numbers in animation use dots instead
  • REMOVED module dependency to jQuery for animations
  • REMOVED module page numbers in pagination
  • REMOVED module extra CSS for page pagination
  • REMOVED deprecated iframe attributes
  • ADDED module 'show on mobile' advanced option
  • ADDED load remote scripts option
  • ADDED modal layout code to reset modal title on close
  • ADDED modal layout code to support modals when Bootstrap is not the framework used
  • ADDED option 'none' for the Bootstrap version parameter to remove all Bootstrap dependencies
  • ADDED truncate last word option for text
  • ADDED support for layout suffix (index layouts only)
  • ADDED view heading group to enclose heading information when showing heading
  • ADDED development/production mode to ease advanced parameter settings
v2.9.1 (3/11/20) Update release
  • MODIFIED installer plugin: test to allow third-party services to access the downloads
v2.9.0 (1/20/20) Update release - packaged with extensions library v1.4.21
  • FIXED FieldsHelper missing class load in list of items for edition
  • FIXED search mis-behaves when an extra space is added by mistake
  • MODIFIED layout search and icons to accomodate new search options
  • MODIFIED code to use Joomla namespaces
  • MODIFIED views order of headings parameters
  • ADDED views possibility to show image alongside the category description for heading/grouping
  • ADDED info view link to custom fields pages
  • ADDED views search can match 'all words', 'any words' or 'exact phrase'
  • ADDED views option to add advanced search options to search forms
  • ADDED views option to override the sequence of values of the pagination limits select box
v2.8.0 (8/28/19) Update release - packaged with extensions library v1.4.19
  • FIXED when animations load, large blank space until loaded
  • MODIFIED layouts: pagination.wlpsearch to be usable in new weblinks view
  • ADDED config: options/create/delete/edit/edit own access permissions
  • ADDED config: edit options
  • ADDED views: weblinks for edition
  • ADDED overall shadow, border, border color, border radius in styling tab
  • ADDED content alignment parameter
  • ADDED edit link/checkout when frontend edition is possible
v2.7.1 (7/25/19) Bug fix release
  • FIXED module arrow function expression breaks animations in older browsers like IE11
  • MODIFIED language updates
v2.7.0 (7/21/19) Update release - packaged with extensions library v1.4.18
  • FIXED animations flicker and are cut off sometimes when using high resolution images or lazyload
  • FIXED view wrong link to links help
  • FIXED view possible discrepancies between directory and print
  • MODIFIED module link to Transifex
  • MODIFIED removed standalonedefault attribute in wrapper fields
  • MODIFIED extension fields to use namespaces
  • MODIFIED installer removal of free version update sites
  • MODIFIED layout tab: better grouping of parameters
  • MODIFIED moved background-color, font-size and CSS overrides to styling tab
  • REMOVED version related code
  • ADDED category information in the database query
  • ADDED module category order by title
  • ADDED view category grouping / headings
  • ADDED view sort order for categories and tags index
  • ADDED styling tab
v2.6.3 (4/26/19) Bug fix release - packaged with extensions library v1.4.18
  • FIXED some accessibility attributes are still missing
  • FIXED tag and category index should have hidden default label for accessibility
  • REMOVED messagewrapper, extensionlinkswrapper and sywextensionpresencetestwrapper fields
  • REMOVED info page Google+ link
  • REMOVED tooltips on linked category and other useless places throughout (clear button, print…)
  • REMOVED modal layout: deprecated iframe attributes for html 5
  • MODIFIED remote URI
  • ADDED element-invisible class CSS when in Bootstrap 2 mode
v2.6.2 (4/5/19) Bug fix release - packaged with extensions library v1.4.17
  • FIXED extension info page forces bottom scrollbar
  • FIXED modals lack CSS when on Bootstrap-free templates
  • FIXED directory view accessibility: missing id in category, tag and order select boxes
v2.6.1 (3/13/19) Bug fix release
  • FIXED error with general errors
  • FIXED CSS to prevent lists (ul li) inside each item to inherit from the item's styles (each item being a list item)
  • ADDED Weblinks extension logo
v2.6.0 (3/8/19) Update release - Much improved Bootstrap compatibility
  • FIXED directory view search label has wrong 'for' name
  • FIXED pagination styling to improve out-of-the-box look
  • MODIFIED numerous files for Bootstrap compatibility
  • ADDED directory view search can be triggered by on the keyboard
  • ADDED wlpmodal layout
  • ADDED popup/modal width/height
v2.5.2 (1/31/19) Bug fix release
  • FIXED language files with _QQ_
  • FIXED info external links should open in new window
  • ADDED views search layout
v2.5.1 (11/24/18) Bug fix release
  • FIXED info page: wrong path to company logo
  • FIXED wrong image file on hover when not on high resolution screens
  • FIXED the 2nd image overrides the 1st image if no filter is applied or filters are identical and both images have the same file extension

Please update your template overrides if you encounter those issues.

v2.5.0 (10/29/18) Update release - packaged with the extensions library v1.4.12
  • FIXED quickicon crashes the control panel if the library has been altered or deleted
  • FIXED views if the category parent is missing, there is nothing in the category select box when showing hierarchy
  • MODIFIED extensions links
  • MODIFIED information page
  • MODIFIED escaped tooltips
  • MODIFIED image tag for images with high resolution
  • MODIFIED layouts are placed into folders in order to be visible from the template overrides tab
  • REMOVEDadmin info view json view file for the information page
  • REMOVED module extensionlinkwrapper field
  • REMOVED additional script declaration for high resolution images
  • ADDED module extensionlinkswrapper field
  • ADDED company logo
  • ADDED views load chosen script option
v2.4.3 (09/23/18) Update release
  • MODIFIED logos
  • MODIFIED link to Transifex
  • ADDED module option to remember or not where the animation left off
  • ADDED path to external library in jimport
  • ADDED installation link to change logs
v2.4.2 (08/31/18) Update release
  • ADDED installer plugin to allow one-click updates for Joomla 3.2.3+
v2.4.1 (05/08/18) Bug fix release
  • MODIFIED 'auto clear cached image' is now a system plugin
  • MODIFIED directory view hierarchical selection box layout (update overrides)
  • REMOVED installer: weblinkstest field file after install
v2.4.0 (05/03/18) Update release - packaged with the extensions library v1.4.6
  • MODIFIED CSS overrides/pretext/posttext better editor
  • ADDED Polish translations
  • ADDED info on the auto clear cached image plugin in the advanced tab
  • ADDED option to make the title clickable
  • ADDED directory view category index: select box: unselectable categories for categories that need to be disabled
  • ADDED directory view category index: select box: option to show hierarchy
v2.3.0 (2/18/18) Update release - packaged with the extensions library v1.4.2
  • FIXED extension fields
  • FIXED CSS for RTL support
  • FIXED module error when arrows around items in horizontal configuration
  • FIXED module carousel items not centered on first load
  • FIXED module in some cases, errors won't show if imagetag remains empty
  • FIXED directory view article before/after get the wrong parameters
  • FIXED directory view better flexbox old browser compatibility
  • FIXED directory view dropdowns are centered and cut-off at the bottom when the form has a small height
  • MODIFIED mobile device detect for better mobile support
  • MODIFIED user friendly image filters
  • REMOVED directory view: unnecessary Bootstrap classes for search
  • ADDED link to Quickstart tutorial on install
  • ADDED module quickstart link to list of links
  • ADDED overrides exist info
  • ADDED advanced parameters have global values
  • ADDED shared options show errors/remove whitespace/re-create pictures/unique files/thumbnails cache path/reset header files/inline scripts/load icon font
  • ADDED module possibility to inline scripts
  • ADDED config directory view load icon font
  • ADDED directory view pre-selected category
  • ADDED directory view category order by title
  • ADDED option to use the target selection of the item's link target
  • ADDED option to use the click count selection of the item's click count
  • ADDED default logo setting for items missing the first image
  • ADDED placeholder image that can be used as default logo
v2.2.0 (10/17/17) Update release - packaged with the extensions library v1.3.10
  • FIXED view: when using search field, reset all other index values
  • FIXED index layouts: missing reset values
  • FIXED installer: cached files are not removed on update
  • FIXED wrong hint for 'keep tags' since Joomla 3.7
  • FIXED quickicon: test that the library has not been removed to avoid crash of the console
  • FIXED missing Persian files for frontend
  • MODIFIED overall width behavior: now sets the max width, not the exact width
  • MODIFIED clearThumbnails: testing the glob function
  • MODIFIED installer: testing the glob function
  • MODIFIED CSS to make transition between original and hover images more smooth
  • MODIFIED CSS troughout
  • REMOVED tags layout: tag icon
  • REMOVED tags/categories layout: 'all'. Use the clear button instead
  • REMOVED dash '-' after hits in output
  • REMOVED description processing from template view file
  • UPDATED logo
  • ADDED info: connect with us
  • ADDED view: test if the Weblinks component is missing
  • ADDED view: use tag classes in tags index
  • ADDED categories selection include/exclude
  • ADDED categories console ordering
  • ADDED category levels (more than just the first level)
  • ADDED tags selection include/exclude
  • ADDED tags selection include children option
  • ADDED Include/exclude Ids
  • ADDED links tab
  • ADDED 'logo tooltip' parameter show/hide
  • ADDED caption and hits CSS classes parameters
  • ADDED display the weblink title alongside the description (choice of html header)
  • ADDED item/logo background colors
  • ADDED separator parameter to separate hits from description
  • ADDED text font size (affects all text except footnotes)
  • ADDED choice of html tags to wrap the description into
  • ADDED 'exact width' parameter to allow items to resize or not
  • ADDED 'information' menu
  • ADDED Dutch language (thanks to OpenTranslators)
  • ADDED Portuguese (Brazil) and Slovenian missing translations for views
v2.1.2 (05/28/17) Update release
  • FIXED quickicon needs to be the component's icon
  • FIXED installer layout overrides test for Joomla 3.2+ only
  • FIXED installer info view version number moved to translated string
  • MODIFIED info view links to Weblinks component + access to plugins
  • MODIFIED module triggering code for pre and post text
  • ADDED help button to online help
  • ADDED German and Persian languages (thanks to OpenTranslators)
v2.1.1 (01/25/17) Bug fix release. Packaged with SYW Extensions Library v1.3.6
  • FIXED when looking for all items with associated tags, if none of the items have been associated, the module or the directory view should not return any item
  • FIXED directory view class 'no record' properly set when no item
  • FIXED directory view when no item, remove empty pagination block
  • REMOVED restriction to weblink only tags in tag selection
  • REMOVED title attribute from image, it only is available to the hover image
  • ADDED online help links
v2.1.0 (11/23/16) Update release. Packaged with SYW Extensions Library v1.3.5
  • FIXED module refresh on Safari when using animations
  • MODIFIED module cleaned stylesheet to remove empty properties due to parameter conditions
  • MODIFIED limited tags to tags related to Weblinks
  • MODIFIED moved extension under the new caching system
  • MODIFIED separated images coming from module instances and from views
  • MODIFIED moved layout from advanced tab to layout tab
  • MODIFIED thumbnail file names (no more prefix 'weblinklogo')
  • MODIFIED directory view search string can handle multiple words (space separated)
  • ADDED installer added library version number on install or update
  • ADDED option to cache images in the /cache folder
v2.0.2 (10/13/16) Bug fix release.
  • FIXED directory view error in model
  • MODIFIED installer quickicon plugin enabled on install only
v2.0.1 (10/07/16) Bug fix and update release.
  • FIXED directory view missing caching of items in model
  • MODIFIED temporary folder default is /images not /tmp
  • MODIFIED installer included auto install of the external library and removal of outdated update site
  • ADDED links to JED
  • ADDED directory view missing external library test
  • ADDED Turkish translations (thanks to Kaya Zeren from OpenTranslators)
  • ADDED Russian translations (thanks to DarkGreg from OpenTranslators)
  • ADDED SYW Extensions Library v1.3.4 into the package installation
v2.0.0 (08/31/16) Initial release.