Update: 3 components ready to join the Joomla 4 club
Preparations have begun at JoomShaper to embrace Joomla 4. We expect Joomla 4 is going to renovate the CMS world which will include reshaping and improving the current web technologies. As discussed in a previous article, we are fully aware of that fact and we have started to restructure our products to provide full support with the upcoming changes. As a token of that, today we have updated 3 of our components to get ready for Joomla 4.
Components getting updated in this batch
- SP Property
- SP Polls
- SP Kindergarten
SP Property v2.0
SP Property has already established itself as the ultimate component for property management on Joomla and has become the ideal product for real estate agencies. This update brings a lot of improvements and new features to the component. We have changed the architecture and updated SP Property to adapt to Joomla 4. Let’s see some of the changes visually.
So you can see in the above screenshot, the new version of SP Property gets a unique property ID feature, a price request system, OpenStreetMap among others. Below is the complete changelog.
Full changelog of SP Property v2.0
- New: One step closer to get Joomla 4 support
- New: Upgraded the component to native Joomla system
- New: Introduced OpenStreetMap along with Google Maps
- New: Price request feature in property single page
- New: Features to show the currency format and to determine the position
- New: Save as Copy option added to the backend editor
- New: Introduced ordering system in search results
- New: Unique ID assigned for every property, shown on the property single pages
- Tweak: Map field is replaced with Latitude and Longitude fields
- Tweak: Performance improved
- Fix: Multilingual issue for Terms & Conditions
- Fix: Pricing issue for rent items
- Fix: Search module location limit
SP Polls v2.0
SP Polls is a very popular component that is being used in many Joomla websites around the world. We have anticipated that this component would be one of the most used ones when Joomla 4 arrives on the market, therefore, we’ve already restructured it for the upcoming version of the CMS. It also comes with a few improvements.
Changelog of SP Polls v2.0
- New: One step closer to get Joomla 4 support
- New: Upgraded the component to native Joomla system
- Tweak: Result button hidden until the vote is casted
- Fix: Edit button issue in backend list view
SP Kindergarten v2.0
SP Kindergarten is the third item in our today's update list. Like all the other components in this list, we have also updated SP Kindergarten to make it ready to embrace Joomla 4. The “Save as Copy” button is introduced in the backend editor to speed-up your work. The new Latitude and Longitude fields will help you get better accuracy on your map. You can have a look at the full changelog below.
Changelog of SP Kindergarten v2.0
- New: One step closer to get Joomla 4 support
- New: Upgraded the component to native Joomla system
- New: Save as Copy option added to the backend editor
- Tweak: Map field is replaced with Latitude and Longitude fields
- Tweak: Performance improved
- Fix: Google Maps API Key issue
- Fix: Some other known issues
Today’s update solely focuses on embracing new technology and providing 100% support for the upcoming changes. Our team has been getting ready for Joomla 4 long before today. SP LMS, SP Simple Portfolio, SP Medical, SP Easy Image Gallery are already ready to welcome Joomla 4. More items are being added to this list. Let us know which product you’d like to see on our next update batch. Also, share your experience with us regarding the products we've updated today. Thank you for being with JoomShaper :)