DPCalendar 8.2.1 Stable

Release information

This is a new version of the DPCalendar Joomla calendar extension. All users are kindly requested to update. Please read the release notes for a complete list of changes in this release.

Prerequisites

DPCalendar needs the following environment to run successfully:

• Joomla 3.9 and above
• MySQL >= 5 with the mysqli driver activated
• PHP >= 7.4.0
• Browsers: Firefox, Edge, Chrome, Opera but not Internet Explorer
• Curl is needed when interacting with external systems like Google calendar or PayPal

Installation

To install DPCalendar, you have to download the package and upload it through the Joomla installer. You can also install DPCalendar through the built in Joomla web installer. After a successful installation configure the component, modules and the plugins and publish them. More information how to get started with DPCalendar can be found in our introduction articles.

Upgrade

To upgrade DPCalendar from an earlier version, just install the package or individual extensions with the Joomla installer, DPCalendar will handle the upgrade procedure by itself.

Main changes in the 8.2 series

• [#3541] Send mail to participants
• [#8556] Readmore (intro text) in event description on event blog page and modules
• [#8566] Start date for booking process
• [#8756] Webservices plugin
• [#5871] Add start end date option on map module
• [#5935] Filter events by Author in calendar menu item
• [#6013] Today Button on Calendar view
• [#8589] Replace choices js with own script
• [#8869] Zoom in browser is not always on top
• [#8846] Install path does not exist error on shared sitegroung hosting
• [#8857] Export plugins: strip HTML tags
• [#8858] CSV plugin: Add an option to choose the separator for the exported CSV file
• [#8811] Render ticket CSV export dates in user timezone and add timezone information
• [#8842] Show tooltips on Joomla 4 in forms

Release notes

• [#4373] Full Screen Mode
• [#8879] "JSON.parse" error with mini module when opening new page
• [#8913] Option to disable SSL verification
• [#8854] Language class override in template crashes upcoming module
• [#8880] Calendar input names being truncated with UIKit
• [#8881] "DPCalendar - CSV" after back end export, the filters trigger export again
• [#8885] Time display problem for increment in list view
• [#8901] Upcoming blog layout shows always calendar from last event
• [#8911] Event with a number in alias opens wrong event
• [#8917] Add event alternate text in calendar view