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.
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:
When it reaches the beta phase, we will open it for public download and testing.
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.
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
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.
December, the last month of 2014 , we are sure that you are super busy with your holiday and new year plan. We are too!
For us, nothing is more excited to celebrating upcoming holidays and new year by working on a brand new template (Adora) and introduce new feature (Dashboard) for our Statistics plugin.
Adora and Dashboard feature will be released with the stable version of 0.8.0 (currently in the first beta). When will Solidres 0.8.0 become stable? It depends a lot on your helps, if you are a subscribers, please download and give it a try, then let us know your feedback via our forum or support ticket system.
