JReviews 2.3 Stable is out!

[Alejandro]

We are very happy to announce the release of JReviews 2.3 Stable. We've worked very hard towards this milestone and we couldn't have made it without the help of all of you who have continually upgraded through betas and RC versions and patiently reported and waited for bug fixes. As with any release there are bound to be bugs we still haven't discovered, but we are not aware of any critical bugs at this point. The changelog for this version is at the bottom of this post and we'll highlight a few minor changes additions made in this release:

 

1) Google +1 is now included in the Social Sharing buttons together with FB Like and Twitter

2) It is now possible to use html in field descriptions and rating criteria that appear in tooltips

3) Added a new setting for date custom fields allowing you to specify a specific year range for each date field

4) It is now possible to select a non-mobile theme as the mobile theme for Joomla templates that are not optimized for use on mobile devices.

 

How can I download this release?

 

New customers will have immediate access to it from the client area. Existing customers with a valid upgrades package for the JReviews license can use the remote updater or the client area download. If your upgrades package expired you can order 12 months of upgrades:

 

http://docs.reviewsforjoomla.com/How_do_I_purchase_add-ons_and_upgrade_packages_if_I_already_purchased_JReviews

 

How do I upgrade to this version?

 

JReviews 2.3 RC3 installs

 

Use the remote updater. There are no changes to add-ons or modules with this release.

 

JReviews 2.2 or earlier installs

 

1) Backup your site

 

2) Only if you use JReviews overrides (otherwise ignore this step) and had a beta or RC1-RC2 version installed, rename /templates/jreviews_overrides to /templates/jreviews_overrides_OLD and don't attempt to use this folder again. It has old files and they will break JReviews 2.3. You must create a new version of your overrides and re-do your changes on the new files. If you have problems loading the JReviews admin after this, use this as the url to clear the file registry:

 

yourdomain.com/administrator/index.php?option=com_jreviews&url=common/clearFileRegistry

 

3) Uninstall the old S2framework and JReviews components via the Joomla installer. Your data and configuration will remain in the database, but you should have backed up as mentioned in Step 1.

 

4) Install the new S2Framework and JReviews components via the Joomla installer.

 

http://docs.reviewsforjoomla.com/Installing_JReviews_component

 

5) If you have GeoMaps or PaidListings installed, use the remote updater to upgrade them.

 

So... what comes next?

 

1) Continued bug fixing and inclusion of minor features for this version.

2) The release of 2.3 as trial in the next couple of weeks

3) The release of the first JReviews Express 2.3 version in the next 2-3 weeks. This will be the first verison of Express that will be compatible with J1.6.

4) The release of the new and improved demo site

5) Updating the documentation for 2.3 and re-launching the new video tutorial section for 2.3

6) Begin work on new major features we have planned for a while. Most importantly the inclusion of media upload/display capabilities in listings and reviews

 

[tt]2.3 Stable

 

+New: Google +1 included in social sharing buttons in detail pages.

+New: Added support for html in field descriptions and rating criteria tooltips.

+New: Added yearRange setting to date fields so each field can have a different range of years that selectable via dropdown.

!Changed: Allow all themes to be selected as mobile themes for Joomla templates that are not optimized for mobile.

#Fixed: login form shown to logged in users that don't have listing submit access.

#Fixed: Field option ordering by A-Z not working correctly with option text begins with special characters.

#Fixed: The "in reply to an earlier comment" tooltip for review comments appears out of focus.

#Fixed: jrLang javascript array not always loading.

#Fixed: When query cache enabled, JReviews plugin afterFind callbacks are not run.

#Fixed: SEF url issues with core sef and sh404sef

#Fixed: Option images don't appear in related listings widgets when using custom fields code directly in the theme file.

#Fixed: New installs fail to create the jreviews_ratings db table.

#Fixed: Layout issues with modules.

#Fixed: Ratings html markup not displayed when there are no ratings even if reviews are enabled.

#Fixed: Cron functions running in rss feed pages.

#Fixed: When submitting or editing a review, the reply to this review button appears even for non-listing owners.

#Fixed: Everwhere - Can't submit reviews in CB with Reviews of Me plugin.

#Fixed: PaidListings - plans theme not using the currency format from the language file.

#Fixed: PaidListings - directory_plans theme file for directories module not working.

#Fixed: PaidListings - cannot delete payment handler.

#Fixed: PaidListings - php notice on listing  upgrade when a trial upgrade plan usage limit is reached and another upgrade plan is available.

#Fixed: GeoMaps - distance doesn't appear in proximity search results in J1.6

#Fixed: GeoMaps - when conducting a proximity search based on address only no results are found if the JReviews search setting to stop all listings from displaying on empty searches is enabled.

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