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JGive 2.1 will be the second major release in the JGive nEXT series which introduced a completely revamped UI/UX as well as a host of new features which will be implemented over multiple versions. In addition to the originally planned features and improvements, we have also included a lot of feedback we received after the 2.0 release.

Here’s a quick look at what you can expect in the 2.1 release. P.S. While we were able to get down to penning this blog now, development is already underway on this version !

We are super excited to introduce TJ Reports - our Infrastructure extension that allows developers to easily develop reporting plugins and get extensive reporting capabilities in their extensions. Features include extension specific and multi extension reports, Report default configuration, Report customisation and CSV exports to name a few.

Let’s look at the features it offers in detail as well as how the integration with extensions works. Continue reading for the feature list.

We are happy to announce that Shika now has official support for iSpring SCORM content. Shika developers and technical experts at iSpring recently conducted compatibility tests to ensure that iSpring content works well with Shika. Authoring good quality SCORM content can be a long and exhausting process. iSpring makes this a breeze ! With iSpring’s...

In the past few weeks we have made incremental upgrades to com_api, our REST API extension for Joomla. For those who are not aware, com_api is a quick and easy way to add REST APIs to Joomla. Extensible via plugins, you can easily add support for more Joomla extensions.  This blog details the changes & improvements done from from 2.0 to 2.2.

The key change is support for SEF URLs, which will enable you to create better URLs for your API endpoints, like /api/articles/article/34. Till now, the API endpoints could only be accessed by Joomla non-sef URLs, making the URLs look clunky.

Few other changes include support for the Authorization header, and being able to override the response envelope for the resources. Also a few bug fixes around viewing logs and a performance improvement for sites that had a lot of API consumers.

Documentation

We have revamped our documentation to make it easy for developers to write their own API plugins. You can find it here : http://techjoomla.github.io/com_api/

Impact

Version 2.0 and onward introduces a backward compatibility break in the default output structure of the response. AppCarvers customers please check the blog on appcarvers.com before you upgrade.

To know about the full changelog, read on.

Joomla World Conference(JWC), the mecca for Joomla users worldwide is going to be held for the very first time in Europe in the eternal city of Rome. This year’s theme for JWC is “Il ponte Italiano” a.k.a The Italian Bridge. Joomla World Conference, 2017 is going to be held from 17th November, 2017 to 19th November, 2017. The 3 themed days for the ...

We are happy to bring you Shika 1.1.10 with some bug fixes and usability improvements. We recommend you to upgrade as soon as possible. Do read the release notes before upgrading. Read on for the complete changelog.

We are ecstatic to announce the release of JTicketing 2.0 - the fantastic event management extension for Joomla. Besides a host of new features, this release brings in a fresh new look and the release of some great ‘Infrastructure Extensions’ which empower this release in a big way! This is a major release. Make sure you read the release notes before you upgrade ! The AppCarvers team has also released a new version of the Event Manager’s app which you will need to upgrade to.

To celebrate this release, we are are offering a 15% discount on JTicketing Purchases. This discount is valid till 28th July 2017.

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Read on for the full list of features.

We have released a new version of Quick2Cart today - version 2.9.6. The highlight of this release is an improved router that makes nicer SEF Urls for core product manager pages. Besides this we have fixed quite a few bugs. Changelog Bugs (4) #106293 Frontend :- View Order :- No option to complete payment for guest users if order status is pending #...

This release introduces a new feature that has been a horizontal extension for Techjoomla but wasn't released as yet - com_hierarchy. This lets you set context specific hierarchy relations between users. The utilisation for this is mainly to set training managers for users. These 'Managers' shall be able to assign & enrol courses to users under them from the frontend with the new Assignment workflow that is also released in this version. This is also a dependency to our migration to TJ reports which will allow for features like Teacher reports and Manager reports in v1.1.10. 

Besides this major feature, we have also introduced a configuration for Certificate orientation & introduced a spent time column in the attempts view on the frontend. 

Read on for the full change log

We have released a new version of Invitex today - version 3.0.4. This is a maintenance release and has quite a few bug fixes. In addition, the facebook API v2.9 support is added. Read the complete changelog to view what’s new in this release. Changelog  Bug fixes(5): - #105553  Frontend :- Guest Invitation - reCaptcha version 2 not working - #10598...

We are happy to bring to you a new update in the 1.1x series of Shika - version 1.1.8. In addition to some UI fixes needed for Joomla 3.7x, this version brings some interesting new features like enrolment by User Group, support for CSS and JS overrides and the ability to manually enrol for paid courses in the backend.

Read on for the complete feature list and changelog.

The release of JGive 2.0 was just the first in the fresh new UI/UX first approach at Techjoomla. We are overwhelmed with your response and feedback on this release. Thank you for your support !                                
On this background, we would like to introduce the next iteration for JTicketing - version 2.0. Besides a fresh new look, this release will bring forth some fantastic ‘infrastructure’ extensions that we have been working on for the last few months. And yes JTicketing 2.0 is a full rewrite & as in the case of JGive only supports Bootstrap 3.  

Note: JTicketing 2.0 will support Joomla version 3.6.5 and above

Read on for the full scope of what you can expect to come in JTicketing 2.0 !

Over the years we have received numerous requests to create a 'real manager’ or a way to edit system email notifications. We decided to go one step further. Enter TJ Notifications, our next 'horizontal’ or 'infrastructure’ extension.

This extension will eventually allow all our products and any other products who integrate it to centrally manage all notifications in your Joomla site. While we will start with emails, eventually we shall be adding support for SMS/Text notifications, Web Push (browser notifications) as well as native site notifications.

We have been getting a lot of emails regarding the compatibility of Shika with Joomla 3.7! We are happy to let you know that Shika 1.1.7 is compatible with Joomla 3.7.2! We have the following known UI issues with Joomla 3.7.2 : Frontend >> Course Page >> Set Goal >> Click on calendar >> it gets cut out(#105638)Frontend >&...

You might have wondered at our blogs being a little silent. Well a lot has been happening behind the scenes. In the past several months our teams have been working on a host of ‘Infrastructure’ extensions that will add immense value and decrease development time for our extensions as well as custom projects.  

Infrastructure extensions are like Joomla’s core com_categories. Other extensions can use it without having to recreate the wheel. The below diagram should give you just a little bit of an idea as to what all is coming !

In this blog we shall be talking about one such extension - TJ Vendor. Techjoomla today already has several extensions like Quick2Cart, JGive, JTicketing that support a multi vendor mode. Soon Shika will have the same functionality. The core of the multi vendor system that supports Vendor Management, Fees management, Payouts to name a few have been abstracted into a reusable extension.