Currently the plugin requires you to have one master website (this is to manage the users table ID) and if want to implement it with already one website with users you must export the users to the new “slave” websites so that they start all with the same user accounts since the plugin (at this moment) only takes care of new registrations and changes to accounts.

We’re still working a little bit further on it and we’ll release it soon.

The technical requirements for the plugin to work are:

• Joomla !.5.x
• cURL in PHP

To export the users of a current website to the slaves you can use phpMyAdmin for example. We’ll provide a video showing how to do it on release.

To install it you just need to download it and use the Joomla installation tool. By default it’s not enabled so you must then go to the Plugins and select it. Once you’re in it you must set the Master and the Slaves websites. The slaves websites must be separated by commas (,).

Now, you must repeat this to all websites and it’s probably a good thing to have them offline until all is completed.

See the example video below of the plugin working.

Will it work for external systems? Probably we’ll do it, our plans right now is to fix any problems it may have and later we’ll see.

This component will allow you to build surveys to get feedback from your users. It have report capabilities and allows to export to Excel, PDF and CSV.

To know more about it you can visit the website: www.surveyscomponent.com

Demonstration website is also available at demo.surveyscomponent.com

* Added support to URL Rewriting (Joomla default)
* Added option to delete Knowledge Base articles

The only SQL change is the version update:
UPDATE `#__support_config` SET `update_version` = ‘20090806′, `support_version` = ‘3.3.5′;

Check the list below to know more.

* Changed the Downloads report into 2 different reports (Downloads and Hits)
* Reworked the Analysis Reports
* Added the dashboard information in the administration control panel
* Finished the change the of the images used in the component to new ones
* Added in administration control panel a new tab on the right that shows the latest news from us
* Fixed problem with the ticket creation in administration saying that was missing information
* Fixed problem with the report Timesheet that was showing all users in it and not only the support users
* Added Joomfish support
* Added a chart in the Downloads report showing the downloads per day during the selected month
* Replace all index2.php calls in administration to index.php
* Add an option in the downloads to set a specific download template in place of the default one
* Fixed a problem when editing downloads that was reseting the number of hits of the download page
* Simplified the FAQ templates to show only the question, answer, related articles and hits
* Small fix so that links defined inside the workgroups appear after the other options in the frontend
* Dashboard items weren’t using language file (lines added in the language file also)
* Added link to our Twitter account in the administration
* Fixed SQL error in workgroups list as anonymous user
* Added support to URL Rewriting (Joomla default)

* Removed ionCube functions from the about page in administration since it doesn’t do anything
* Added a simple HTML editor to be used in the administration and in the KB edition in the frontend
* Fixed problem when using SEF URL’s a Javascript could be returning errors in the creation of tickets

The only SQL change is the version update:
UPDATE `#__support_config` SET `update_version` = ‘20090722′, `support_version` = ‘3.3.4′;

* Changed the KB image for PDF’s that wasn’t correct
* Added a new tab in the administration control panel to show our latest news

This updated includes:
* Fixed problem in the Users manager in the administration
* Removed the links for Tickets and KB from the administration because Free edition doesn’t have that functionality
* Changed the images of the component to the ones that will be used in the commercial editions
* Fixed problem that wasn’t allowing to edit knowledge base articles after save them as not published
* Fixed CSS for the field Question in KB when editing that was being applied also when editing
* Fixed SQL query in the Tickets Report in the frontend

The following queries are also required to be executed:
ALTER TABLE `#__support_status` ADD `ticket_side` TINYINT( 1 ) NOT NULL DEFAULT ‘0′ COMMENT ‘0=Not used, 1=Support, 2=Customer’;
DELETE FROM `#__support_links` WHERE `id`=’6′;
DELETE FROM `#__support_links` WHERE `id`=’5′;
UPDATE `#__support_config` SET `update_version` = ‘20090717′, `support_version` = ‘3.3.1′;

Check the list below to know more.

• Fixed error when selecting a user in admin by ajax in the tickets
• Fixed error when creating a ticket in admin with the date/hours of creation not placing the hours
• Fixed problem when creating a ticket in admin that was inserting a blank activity with subject POST
• Added the possibility of changing the ticket source when editing in admin
• Hidden the Layout tab in the forms since it’s not being used
• Fixed problem in the installation (Windows) that removed the \ from the attachments path
• Fixed the export options help file in english that was showing portuguese texts
• Removed the Language Utility
• Removed the DB Check
• Removed the option to install by uploading
• Removed the dbcheck check class files
• Removed unused fields from config, kb and workgroup tables
• Add option to set the tickets view to use (List or Table)
• Remove the User Integration add-on
• Added avatar images
• Add option in config to use or not avatars
• Add avatars in user details
• Add new field in status to set from what side the ticket is (customer side or support side)
• Fixed a problem when adding a support user in a workgroup that was inserting duplicating records
• Added option to change status directly from the ticket manager (available in List view by default only but can be used in Table view)
• Create new type of tickets view (List)
• Added option to create a reply directly from ticket manager – Quick Reply (available in List view by default only but can be used in Table view)
• Use new field of status to set the Open Tickets Report
• Notification of new download versions now uses a template file (mail/tsk_notify_product.tpl)
• In place of using internal pathway now the component uses Joomla pathway/breadcrumb
• Changed the user selection on the ticket manager (frontend)
• Adicionar autocomplete no CC e BCC
• Changed the default template of Workgroups List and Workgroup Options
• Fixed Knowledge Base RSS
• Changed the workgroups list layout
• Changed the workgroup options layout
• The extra links set in workgroup are now part of the main workgroup options
• Changed the knowledge base navigation layout
• Changed KB rating to AJAX
• Changed the AJAX user selection in the new ticket creation
• Added anti-spam technology in KB comments system
• Changed the KB article view layout
• Changed the KB search layout
• Added theme CSS file inside the templates folder for easier manipulation of styles
• KB PDF version fixed
• Ticket PDF version fixed
• Line reports with larger line and nicer colors (maqma live messenger)
• Added option in configurations to show/hide dashboard information for support user
• Added option in configurations to show/hide dashboard information for customer user
• Improve UI in admin and frontend
• and more…

This release marks an important milestone for the Joomla Project due to the upgrade of the PEAR library to the new BSD licensed version, which brings the codebase into full compliance with the GPL. In addition, this release contains an important upgrade to TinyMCE v 3.2.4.1.

The Production Working Group’s goal is to continue to provide regular, frequent updates to the Joomla community.

• Download Joomla 1.5.12 (Full package)
• Download Joomla 1.5.11 > 1.5.12 update package

Release Notes

Before upgrading, read the Release Notes and review the Post-Release Notes to see if there is important supplemental information or helpful hints discovered after the release. Also, do a backup your site before performing the upgrade.

Security

• Moderate Priority – Core – Frontend XSS. More information »
• Moderate Priority – Core – Missing JEXEC check. More information »
• Moderate Priority – Core – Frontend XSS. More information »

Components

• Category List Layout sorts correctly (15541)
• Category List Layout HTML error resolved (16595 )
• Minimum User Level for Media Manager works correctly for Editors submitting Articles (16597)
• Article Manager shows non-duplicated Page Titles with Page Breaks (16686)
• Section Filter for Content Component correctly lists only Article Categories (16601)
• Reverted escaping of miscellaneous information field in com_contact (17006)

Modules

• No modules were fixed for this release.

Plugins

• Update to TinyMCE 3.2.4.1 (12376)
• Updated installer SQL to correspond with TinyMCE upgrade (17005)
• Added missing language strings for TinyMCE after initial upgrade (16977)

Legacy

• No legacy issues were fixed in this release.

Templates

• Beez Template fix for Contact Component Layout (14540)
• Beez Template fix for Article Published Date in the Form Layout (15673)
• Beez Template Newsflash Module now has correct Read More link (16607)
• Beez Template and User Component print the correct Page Title on Login Page (16890)
• System Template CSS correctly links to OpenID login-bg.gif file (14540)
• JA Purity Template now has anchor tag ending for Category Title on Frontpage Blog Layout (16896)
• JA Purity Template shows Modified Date in Article Layout (15740)

Language

• Feed Module Tip wording changed to correctly state “time in minutes” (15740)
• en-GB Language File Date Format displays correctly with Frontend Components using Calendar Date Selection (16779)
• Missing language strings available for Beez Templates (16820)
• Additional language strings added for Tiny MCE (16950)
• Added mk-MK installer language pack (no tracker item)

Administrator

• CSS files save correctly when edited using Template Manager (16753)

System

• Upgraded PEAR with a newer version that has BSD licensing (12746)
• PHPMailer allows secure connections to SMTP Servers (12886)
• File::upload() uses chmod 644 in FTP mode (16593)
• Tooltips correctly encoded (16719)
• Reverted detailed module caching fix (15727)