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Phoca Maps Version 5.0.0 Stable Released (Joomla 5)

Phoca Maps component version 5.0.0 Stable and Phoca Maps plugin version 5.0.0 Stable have been released. Phoca Maps 5.0.0 is a native Joomla 5 extension (no need to have Backward Compatibility plugin enabled).
 

Download: Phoca Maps download site

Download: Phoca Maps plugin download site

Changelog:

  • Ready for Joomla 5 (no need to have Backward Compatibility plugin enabled)
  • Added Current Location parameter

 

If you find any bug or you have some feature request idea, please post it to Phoca Forum. Thank you.

 

Category: News
Phoca Commander Version 5.0.1 Released (Joomla 5)

Phoca Commander version 5.0.1 has been released.
 

Download: Phoca Commander download site

Changelog:

  • Changed JS code so that the selectAll event is active even for dynamically created items
  • Changed loading of CSS files

 

If you find any bug or you have some feature request idea, please post it to Phoca Forum. Thank you.

 

Category: News
Phoca Cart Version 5.0.0 Beta Released

One of the latest 5.0.0 Beta versions of Phoca Cart has been released. It is expected to be released soon as a Release Candidate version and then a Stable version.

What's new in version 5.0.0:

Dark theme support

Advanced product batch processing

Watermark and AVIF support

Supported formats: JPG, PNG, WEBP, AVIF

SQL query optimization

Optimized for large number of items (tens of thousands of products, thousands of categories, hundreds of thousands of orders)

Multilanguage

Supported multilingual features:
- Phoca Cart Core Multilanguage (NEW)
- Joomla Core Multilanguage
- Falang
- Multilanguage CK
- n3t Language Filter (NEW)

Back in Stock Notification

3 New Cassiopeia Child Templates
‎YOOtheme Pro 4.3 Support

Supported template frameworks:
YOOtheme, Gantry, Helix, T4, Sparky, ...

 

What needs to be tested?

In this release, the new multi-language feature needs to be tested the most.

Just turn on Joomla multilanguage plugins (or modules) and in Phoca Cart settings turn on multilanguage feature. Then you can enter products and other items in multiple languages.

How to set up a full ecommerce site can be found in this article: Create an e-commerce website using Joomla and Phoca Cart or this video:

The new 3 child Cassiopeia templates (Toys, Beauty, Furniture)  can be used for testing. They be downloaded here:

Download Joomla Child templates

You can download the latest Phoca Cart 5.0.0 Beta version here: Phoca Cart download site

If you have already tested Phoca Cart 5.0.0 Beta, you need to check the database when installing this version. (There is no automatic update of database tables or columns between different Beta versions - changes can be seen in the file: administrator/components/com_phocacart/update/sql/mysql/5.0.0.sql).

If you have any questions or need to report feedback or report a bug, please use the Phoca Forum

Thank you.

Phoca Toys Cassiopeia child template:

Phoca Toys Cassiopeia child template

Phoca Furniture Cassiopeia child template:

Phoca Furniture Cassiopeia child template

Phoca Beauty Cassiopeia child template:

Phoca Beauty Cassiopeia child template

 

Category: News
Phoca Particles Module Version 5.0.4 Released (Joomla 5)

Phoca Particles module version 5.0.4 has been released. Phoca Particles module is a native Joomla 5 extension (no need to have Backward Compatibility plugin enabled).
 

Download:

Changelog:

  • Added new parameter: Item Class
  • Added new theme in CSS

 

If you find any bug or you have some feature request idea, please post it to Phoca Forum. Thank you.

 

Category: News
Phoca Email Version 5.0.0 Stable Released (Joomla 5)

Phoca Email version 5.0.0 Stable has been released. Phoca Email is a native Joomla 5 extension (no need to have Backward Compatibility plugin enabled) for sending emails or newsletter from your Joomla site.
 

Download:

Changelog:

  • Ready for Joomla 5 (no need to have Backward Compatibility plugin enabled)
  • Administration dark theme support

 

If you find any bug or you have some feature request idea, please post it to Phoca Forum. Thank you.

 

Category: News
  1. Phoca Photo Version 5.0.0 Stable Released (Joomla 5)
  2. Phoca Guestbook Version 5.0.0 Stable Released (Joomla 5)
  3. Phoca Commander Version 5.0.0 Stable Released (Joomla 5)
  4. Phoca PDF Version 5.0.0 Stable Released (Joomla 5)
  5. Phoca Download Version 5.0.1 Stable Released (Joomla 5)

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