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Better Preview
6.9.0
04 September 2023
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Changed
- Updates Regular Labs library
Better Preview
6.8.0
18 August 2023
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Removed
Changed
- FREE Moves Pro functionality to Free version
Better Preview
6.7.2
23 March 2023
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Changed
- Removes not-used language files after installation
Fixed
- Fixes issue with incorrect prefix characters for comments in the language files
Better Preview
6.7.0
05 September 2022
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Changed
- Changes code styling: tabs to spaces
- Changes installer to use a package manifest instead of a custom installer plugin
- Refactors some code
- Updates translations: fr-FR
Better Preview
6.6.0
10 February 2022
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Compatible with: Joomla! 3
Changed
- Increases minimum php version to 7.4.0
- Updates translations: fr-FR, tr-TR
Fixed
- Fixes issue with error on installation when using php 8.1 or higher
- Fixes issue with some error messages that should only show in admin side also showing on frontend
Better Preview
6.5.1
14 August 2021
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Compatible with: Joomla! 3
Changed
- Improves upgrade/update check information in Joomla updater
Fixed
- Fixes issue with non-html pages (like raw) being forced to html format in some case
- Fixes issue with php TypeError being thrown on some xml pages
- Fixes issue with potential php error about undefined property $button_text
Better Preview
6.5.0
14 July 2021
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Compatible with: Joomla! 3
Changed
- Changes code in minified javascript files to not use eval
- Cleans up code
- Improves dealing with Joomla 3 code (disabling plugins) after upgrading to Joomla 4
- Improves syntax (and file size) of css and minified css files
- Increases minimum php version to 7.2.0
Fixed
- Fixes issue with incorrect update urls on plugins
- Fixes issue with update site being saved incorrectly
Better Preview
6.3.0
17 August 2020
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Compatible with: Joomla! 3
Added
- Adds extra css class to editor buttons which can be used for custom styling
Changed
- Preparations for Joomla 4 (in)compatibility
- Updates translations: fr-FR, tr-TR
Better Preview
6.2.3
02 January 2020
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Added
Changed
- Changes minimum requirement from Joomla 3.8.0 to Joomla 3.9.0
- Improves visual display of some settings
- PRO Improves collection of SEF urls
Fixed
- Fixes issue with Purge button in settings not working
- Fixes issue with php notice about array to string conversion on certain AcyMailing pages
- Fixes issue with php notice about array to string conversion on certain HikaShop pages
- Fixes issue with some options hiding when they shouldn't
- Fixes typo in a language string
Better Preview
6.2.0
07 December 2018
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Compatible with: Joomla! 3
Changed
- Changes use of RL toggler scripts to use Joomla core showon scripts
- Improves action on "Open Categories as" setting
- Improves way Regular Labs Library scripts and styles are loaded on admin side
- Refactors some code
- Updates translations: fr-FR, tr-TR
Better Preview
6.1.4
04 October 2018
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Changed
- Changes minimum requirement from Joomla 3.7.0 to Joomla 3.8.0
Fixed
- Fixes issue with page breaking on menu items with no query in the menu url
Better Preview
6.1.2
21 September 2018
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Compatible with: Joomla! 3
Changed
- Improves matching of menu ids
- Rearranges plugin options
- Sets default setting for Default Menu Item to 'None'
- Updates translations: tr-TR
Fixed
- Fixes issue with Itemid always getting overridden in the url when a default is set in the Better Preview settings
Better Preview
6.1.0
14 February 2018
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Added
Changed
- Changes minimum requirement from Joomla 3.6.0 to Joomla 3.7.0
Fixed
- Fixes some javascript issues in admin side on Joomla 3.7.0
Better Preview
6.0.5
20 October 2017
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Changed
- Allows users without core edit permissions to use the preview button
- Updates translations: bg-BG, da-DK, tr-TR
Fixed
- Fixes issue with preview button not using correct active menu item in some cases
Better Preview
6.0.2
29 July 2017
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Changed
- Changes main icon
- Improves the way the system plugin methods gets called
- Updates translations: cs-CZ, et-EE, id-ID, it-IT, nl-NL, sv-SE
Fixed
- Fixes issue with error about undefined publish_down in some situations
- Fixes issue with mysql error concerning incorrect dates
- Fixes issue with session check failing when using shared sessions
Better Preview
6.0.0
16 February 2017
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Compatible with: Joomla! 3
Changed
- Changes minimum requirement from Joomla 3.4.1 to Joomla 3.6.0
- Changes minimum requirement from php 5.3.13 to php 5.4
- Completely recoded the extension and Regular Labs Library (now using namespaces)
- Updates translations: id-ID, uk-UA
Fixed
- Fixes issue with Better Preview dropdown not showing
- Fixes issue with Regular Labs Library plugin causing slowness in administrator when 'Show Help Menu Item' is enabled
- Fixes issue with preview popup always showing something has changed when it hasn't
- PRO Fixes issue with updates via core installer sometimes failing
Better Preview
5.2.3
28 November 2016
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Compatible with: Joomla! 3
Changed
- Updates translations: de-DE
Fixed
- Fixes issue with javascript issues some other 3rd party extensions get when doing funky stuff with jquery
- Fixes issues with page breaking when Regular Labs Library folder is missing
Better Preview
5.2.0
30 September 2016
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Added
- Adds ability to disable Better Preview entirely on selected components
- Adds ability to set a fixed width for the preview popup window
Changed
- Fixes issue with sql errors when using CW Multicategories
- Updates translations: tr-TR
Better Preview
5.1.1
02 August 2016
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Changed
- Updates translations: ru-RU
Fixed
- Fixes issue with missing language strings
- Fixes issue with unpublished articles not loading in preview
Better Preview
4.1.4
30 March 2016
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Changed
- Adds version number to own css/js files
- Updates some HTML syntax
- Updates translations: hu-HU
Fixed
- Fixes issue with single quotes being displayed as \' on some setups
Better Preview
4.0.0
31 July 2015
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Compatible with: Joomla! 3
Removed
- J2.5 Removes Joomla 2.5 support
Changed
- Changes minimum requirement to Joomla version 3.4.1
- Recodes the installer
Fixed
- Fixes issue with articles without a (parent) menu item using home Itemid
- PRO Fixes issue with error about creating default object from empty value on Zoo item previews
Better Preview
3.4.2
03 April 2015
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Changed
- Updates translations: el-GR
Fixed
- Fixes issue with error about undefined property
$home - J2 Fixes issue with errors after upgrade to Joomla 3
- J3 Fixes issue with wrong positioning of Better Preview dropdown menu
Better Preview
3.4.0
23 February 2015
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Added
- J3PRO Adds support for Form2Content (article)
Changed
- J3 Changes purge SEF URLs button to work with ajax
Fixed
- PRO Fixes issue with fatal error on Zoo item preview if there is a corresponding menu item
Better Preview
3.3.3
08 January 2015
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Removed
- Removes compatibility for php versions under 5.3.13
- J3 Removes compatibility for Joomla 3 versions under 3.3.0
Changed
- Updates translations: pl-PL
Fixed
- Fixes issue with Free version being able to be installed over the Pro version
- Fixes issue with error about nnFile on installation on some setups
- PRO Fixes issues with duplicate rows in update_sites table
Better Preview
3.3.1
26 August 2014
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Changed
Fixed
- Fixes issue with certain menu item edit pages breaking
- Fixes issue with links and preview being broken when using non-default languages
- Fixes issue with links not being taken from menu for general not specifically supported components
- Fixes issue with preview button not showing correct page in some cases
Better Preview
3.3.0
15 August 2014
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Compatible with: Joomla! 3
Added
- Adds ability to select whether to add the default menu item id to the url
Removed
- J3 Removes compatibility for Joomla 3 versions under 3.2.2
Changed
- Refactors code
- Updates translations: id-ID, lt-LT, pt-BR
Fixed
- J2 Fixes issue with errors after upgrade to Joomla 3
- J3 Fixes issue with editor button not showing on some setups
Better Preview
3.2.1
27 February 2014
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Added
Fixed
- Fixes issue with button text 'Preview' not being translated
- Fixes issue with category preview not working
- Fixes issue with links and preview being broken when using non-default languages
Better Preview
3.2.0
24 January 2014
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Added
- PRO Adds support for Zoo (item, category)
Changed
- Cleans up some code (syntax)
Fixed
- Fixes article hits incrementing on preview
- Fixes issue with 404 on items with publish up date in future
- Fixes issue with purge SEF URL index not working
- Fixes issue with sef urls of special access items not being correct
- PRO Fixes issue with preview of unpublished K2 items not working
Better Preview
3.1.4
17 January 2014
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Fixed
- Fixes issue with invalid tokens when there are more than 1 user sessions in the database
- Fixes issue with some missing language strings in some occasions
- J2 Fixes issue with submenu not hiding on touchscreens
Better Preview
3.1.3
21 November 2013
Compatible with: Joomla! 3
Fixed
- Fixes issue with home icon showing on some non-home view site links
- J3.1 Fixes issue with error about undefined method JHtml::tooltipText
Better Preview
3.1.2
18 November 2013
Compatible with: Joomla! 3
Fixed
- Fixes issue with editor button on frontend showing and causing issues
Better Preview
3.1.1
17 November 2013
Compatible with: Joomla! 3
Fixed
- Fixes issue with SEF urls not being generated
- Fixes issue with view site links not being correct on some setups
- J3 Fixes issue with SEF URL index timeout not working
Better Preview
3.1.0
16 November 2013
Compatible with: Joomla! 3
Added
- Adds option to purge SEF URL index via system plugin settings
- Adds option to set SEF URL index timeout
Fixed
- Fixes installation error about duplicate entry on some MySQL 5.6 setups
- Fixes issue with view site links pointing to admin side on some setups
- J3.2 Fixes Joomla 3.2 compatibility issues
Better Preview
3.0.2
07 November 2013
Compatible with: Joomla! 3
Added
Fixed
- J3.2 Fixes Joomla 3.2 compatibility issues
Better Preview
3.0.1
03 November 2013
Compatible with: Joomla! 3
Fixed
- Fixes issue with icons not working
Better Preview
3.0.0
31 October 2013
Compatible with: Joomla! 3
Added
- Adds translations: es-ES
- J3 Adds Joomla 3 support
Removed
- J1.5 Removes Joomla 1.5 support
Changed
- Completely recoded with new and different functionality and features
Better Preview
2.2.3
24 April 2013
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Added
- J2 Adds less files for generating css files
Removed
- J1.5 LAST VERSION COMPATIBLE WITH JOOMLA 1.5
Changed
- Cleans up some code (syntax)
- Updates translations: fa-IR, pl-PL
- J2 Minifies css and js files
Fixed
- J2 Fixes issue with errors on edit pages of categoriew that have no menu item
Better Preview
2.2.2
02 January 2013
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Fixed
- J2 Fixes issue with clipboard script not loading
Better Preview
2.2.1
29 December 2012
Compatible with:
Changed
- Updates translations: pl-PL
Fixed
- J2 Fixes error about XML setup file on first install
Better Preview
2.2.0
22 December 2012
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Changed
- J2 Cleans up code
- J2 Moves media files to Joomla media folder
Fixed
- J2 Fixes issue with menu of article category not being found for Itemid match
Better Preview
2.1.5
20 September 2012
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Added
Changed
- Updates ZeroClipboard script to v1.0.8
Fixed
- J1.5 Fixes issue with database error during installation
Better Preview
2.1.4
06 August 2012
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Removed
- Removes ability to install on Joomla 1.6 and 1.7
- Removes ability to install on setups with php 5.2 or lower
Changed
- Cleans a lot of code
- Updates translations: nl-NL
Better Preview
2.1.3
09 May 2012
Compatible with:
Fixed
- Fixes issue with installation failing (conflicted-copy)
Better Preview
2.1.2
09 May 2012
Compatible with:
Fixed
- J1.5 Fixes issue with javascript error on large preview button for certain languages
Better Preview
2.1.1
07 May 2012
Compatible with:
Fixed
- FREE Fixes issue with PHP notice about undefined property show_copy_icon
Better Preview
2.1.0
01 May 2012
Compatible with:
Added
- Adds translations: et-EE, zh-TW
Changed
- Increases page load speed by changing how xml files are loaded
Better Preview
2.0.1
10 April 2012
Compatible with:
Fixed
- SECURITY FIX: Fixes URL injection vulnerability in NoNumber Framework
Better Preview
2.0.0
07 April 2012
Compatible with:
Added
Changed
- Changes some language strings
- Cleans up code syntax
- Now available as Pro and Free version
Fixed
- Fixes issue with installer not removing the folder/zip from the tmp
Better Preview
1.11.3
23 December 2011
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Fixed
- Fixes issue with assignment options not showing on mootools 1.2+ setups
Better Preview
1.11.2
21 December 2011
Compatible with:
Changed
- Updates translations: fr-FR
Fixed
- Fixes issue with styling of the admin status module
Better Preview
1.11.1
05 December 2011
Compatible with:
Changed
- Removes core View Site link
Fixed
- Fixes issue with core search pages not working because of NoNumber Framework
- J1.7 Fixes issue with missing system plugin
Better Preview
1.11.0
02 December 2011
Compatible with:
Added
Changed
- Cleans code syntax (no longer guaranteed support for php 5.2.x and lower)
Fixed
- Fixes issue with php warning about open_as_list
- J1.5 Fixes issue with article preview button not being changed to Better Preview
Better Preview
1.10.1
17 October 2011
Compatible with:
Added
Fixed
- Fixes SECURITY issue in NoNumber Framework plugin
Better Preview
1.10.0
08 October 2011
Compatible with:
Changed
- Cleans up some code (like no more use of DS)
- Improves installer
- Moves translation language files to main package (no more language packs)
Fixed
- Fixes issue with JEventHandler error on some setups
- Fixes issue with non-translated strings showing on non-English setups
Better Preview
1.9.0
16 September 2011
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Changed
- Changes NoNumber Elements plugin to NoNumber Framework
- Moves common language strings to NoNumber Framework files
Fixed
- Fixes some minor styling issues
Better Preview
1.8.3
29 March 2011
Compatible with:
Changed
- Changes language files to be J1.6 ready
Fixed
- Fixes some issues with tooltips
Better Preview
1.8.2
10 February 2011
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Changed
- Changes extension icon / logo
Better Preview
1.8.1
11 December 2010
Compatible with:
Fixed
- Cleans up some code
- Fixes issues with document being called to early
- Fixes some issues with loading of language strings
Better Preview
1.8.0
25 November 2010
Compatible with:
Added
- Adds checks to see if NoNumber Elements plugin is installed/enabled
Changed
- Fixes and updated all language strings
Better Preview
1.7.1
16 November 2010
Compatible with:
Fixed
- Fixes issue with links to categories not working properly
Better Preview
1.7.0
24 July 2010
Compatible with:
Changed
- A lot of code cleaning
- Changes way version and license information are displayed (now via ajax)
- Changes way versions and licenses are checked (no more base64)
- Improves article preview
- Moves main functionality to admin module (instead of plugin)
Fixed
- Fixes issue with special characters
Better Preview
1.6.2
23 June 2010
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Fixed
- Fixes issue with code looping, causing page timeouts
Better Preview
1.6.1
22 June 2010
Compatible with:
Added
- Adds popup message when content preview is opened in new tab
Changed
- Improves article preview for all editors
- Improves code (=faster)
Better Preview
1.6.0
17 February 2009
Compatible with:
Added
- Adds AdminPraise 2 support
- Adds JoomFish support (for menu items/articles/categories/sections)
- Adds option to open sections/categories by list or blog by default
Fixed
- Fixes issue with error about redeclaring clone function on php 4
- Fixes issue with tooltip not displaying properly on all pages
Better Preview
1.5.2
10 February 2009
Compatible with:
Added
- Changes the big article preview link to handle plugins over content
Fixed
- Fixes issue with errors about registry for php 5.0.5
Better Preview
1.5.1
09 February 2009
Compatible with:
Changed
- Changes the License Code check (now controlled by the License Manager)
Fixed
- Fixes issue with deprecated syntax for php 5.3+
- Fixes location of Joomla! DTD files
Better Preview
1.5.0
19 January 2010
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Added
- Adds Commercial License Code support
Changed
- Moves elements to seperate global plugin (also used by other extensions)
Better Preview
1.4.2
17 December 2009
Compatible with:
Added
- Adds support for APLite admin template
Better Preview
1.4.1
21 November 2009
Compatible with:
Fixed
- Fixes issue with link not opening in new window
Better Preview
1.4.0
20 November 2009
Compatible with:
Added
- Adds option to hide link text
Changed
- Changes file encoding to UTF-8
- Changes name from 'BetterPreview' to 'Better Preview' (space)
- Moves classes to helper file
Fixed
- Fixes issue with titles with quotes messing up the tooltip
Better Preview
1.3.3
05 August 2009
Compatible with:
Added
- Adds option to set the homepage file
Changed
- Enhances feature when no components are selected
Better Preview
1.3.2
13 July 2009
Compatible with:
Changed
- Changes sliding toggle option (in admin settings) to work better in IE8
Fixed
- Fixes issues with php4 incompatibility (MBCS warning)
Better Preview
1.3.1
03 July 2009
Compatible with:
Added
- Adds 'preview' when no components are selected
Changed
- Changes description in tooltip (added page title, etc)
Fixed
- Fixes issue with invalid query for categories
- Fixes issue with minor error in version check
- Fixes issue with undefined function error on disabled components
Better Preview
1.3.0
26 May 2009
Compatible with:
Added
- Adds option to turn of the BetterPreview icon
- Adds support for JoomSuite Resource Content items
Changed
- Made the note a little easier to understand
- Recodes some stuff to make it more logical and lighter
Better Preview
1.2.2
17 May 2009
Compatible with:
Fixed
- Fixes issue with components element conflicting with other extensions (Sourcerer)
- Fixes issue with frontend hanging in IE7
Better Preview
1.2.1
07 May 2009
Compatible with:
Fixed
- Fixes issue with mootools javascript error
- Fixes issue with tooltip jumping (resizing)
Better Preview
1.2.0
02 May 2009
Compatible with:
Added
- Adds Copy to Clipboard icon (and option to turn it off)
- Adds Tooltip with extra link info (and option to turn it off)
Changed
- Changes components list to show all the components available in both admin and frontend
Fixed
- Fixes issue with cached selected categories/sections in list view
- Fixes issue with unpublished articles/categories/sections
Better Preview
1.1.0
20 April 2009
Compatible with:
Removed
- Removes update icon in administrator toolbar
Changed
- Changes code a bit to make it lighter
- Changes different administrator elements
- Changes installation procedure (automatic installer/updater)
- Changes preview icon in toolbar
- Changes update check
Fixed
- Fixes typo in html output of component list
- Made url xhtml compatible (attribute-encoded)
Better Preview
1.0.3
10 December 2008
Compatible with:
Fixed
- Fixes issue with Fatal error: Class 'BetterPreviewVersionCheck' not found
Better Preview
1.0.2
08 November 2008
Compatible with:
Changed
Fixed
- Fixes issue with article links not always matching correctly
Better Preview
1.0.1
26 September 2008
Compatible with:
Removed
- Removes redundant checks for components
Changed
Better Preview
1.0.0
17 September 2008
Compatible with: