DPCalendar 8.4.0 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 3.10.5 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 8.4 series

• [#9228] Task plugin to send out reminders for events
• [#9104] Use the browser timezone for DPCalendar dates
• [#9214] Remove coordinates in location input field
• [#9222] Possibility to override the front end author list SQL query
• [#9232] Timepicker should scroll to best match

Release notes

• [#9228] Task plugin to send out reminders for events
• [#9104] Use the browser timezone for DPCalendar dates
• [#9214] Remove coordinates in location input field
• [#9222] Possibility to override the front end author list SQL query
• [#9232] Timepicker should scroll to best match
• [#9193] Microsoft Plugin does only import 100 calendars
• [#9197] Invalid field: Start publication error when user has no global edit state permission
• [#9213] Field Host does not hide
• [#9215] Sender is not accepted on some mail servers for booking mails
• [#9221] Taxes inclusive wrong calculation
• [#9223] External SQL calendars have always the same location