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Version 3.29

  • Bug Fix:  Time limit exceeded on site map function for large sites
  • Bug Fix:  Was form submission error when notify email address was not provided
  • Bug Fix:  Empty discussion group category was throwing out an error message
  • Update:  Improve speed for plug-in search results by only passing field data that is needed on preview template rather than all plug-in data.  A plug-in that has been defined with 30+ fields was passing up to 10 times the amount of data to Smarty than is needed to render the preview
  • Bug Fix:  Add to cart bug when product detail contained apostrophe. Fixed in 3.28-7p2 branch also
  • Update:  Added productid to orderdetails table so can link to product details page for each line item in an order
  • Bug Fix:  If the "Digital" value for a product option was NULL, the SMC was having trouble adding the item to the shopping cart.  An update was run on all SMC databases to update NULL values to 'f'.
  • New Feature:  Option for admin to add new order and associate it to an existing customer through the Order Management
  • New Feature:  Option for admin to add line items to an existing order from the Order Management
  • Update:  Option for admin to update Unit Price, Quantity and Promo Discount Amount from Order Edit screen
  • Update:  Option for admin to update Order Discount Amount even if a promotional code was not provided at checkout.  This is most commonly needed when customer forgot to provide code and calls in after the fact with code.
  • Update:  Search Criteria - Assign a variable for "search criteria" and make it available on search form and search results templates. Used to show what was searched for and to keep search criteria populated.
  • Bug Fix:  Getting XML errors when '&' found in RSS title. 
  • Update:  When RSS feeds are published, the default sort value is the item id in descending order (newest to oldest item)
  • Update:  Changes to item_sort = random() so random results keep the original order throughout pagination (going from page 1 to 2 to 3, etc.), rather than outputting a new random order on each page.
  • Bug Fix:  Forms export columns did not match up with data if form had un-shown questions
  • New Feature:  Sort Type - Allow assignment of field_sort_type variable to specify numeric, string, or date when sorting search results.
  • Bug Fix:  Duplicate article locations and blank values were showing up in the "Location" list box for a new article.
  • Bug Fix:  Fix per product shipping and handling charge as it was not being applied correctly in some instances
  • New Feature:  Template and custom file versioning for files changed using the SMC editor.  Versioning templates that are copied into html/templates at various spots in SMC. Can revert back to previous version if make a mistake.  Better error message when editing a file that is not versioned on a versioned site. Ability to quickly add a file to versioning if it has not been added.
  • Bug Fix:  Calendar include bug when moving a site or changing IP address
  • Update:  Smarty Updates - Smarty updated to version 2.6.16 and change location.  Add additional plug-in directory paths for smc plug-ins and site custom plug-ins.  Add additional template resource location for ease of displaying/fetching templates.  Converted articles code to smarty templates.  Removed extra smarty class in calendar module.  Converted module settings code to use smarty templates.
  • New Feature:  Option to update/manage styles that are available in FCKeditor through a XML file.  See documentation.

Version 3.28-7pl

  • Bug Fix:  Latest version release caused a smc_checkout() function conflict error

Version 3.28-6

  • Update: Delete Page Warning.  When user is about to delete a page, the warning message will include a list of the child pages that will also be deleted as a result of the parent page being deleted.
  • Update: Need to calculate tax on shipping charges. UPS calculations do not include taxes.
  • Update: Change all envelope From addresses to smc_forms@intrcomm.net so that undeliverable mail is sent there.

Version 3.28

  • Update: Form Follow-up. The {$page_id} smarty variable is now available on the Forms/Survey notification email templates. This will help to identify which form was submit when notification email comes in.
  • New Feature: File Management. This new feature allows uploaded files to be associated to a user and/or e-commerce order. Details on File Management will be provided in the SMC documentation.
  • New Feature: Order Management.  For e-commerce enabled SMC sites, an front end interface can be built to allow customers to view current and past orders. A user account and login is required. Details on Customer Order Management will be provided in the SMC documentation.
  • New Feature: Linking users to plug-in items.  This allows you to associate plug-in items to users found in the Users Administration, so when a user is logged in they can manage all plug-in items associated to them.  (i.e. link a "profile" plug-in item to a user account)
  • New Feature: Multi-state Tax.  For companies doing business in close proximity to state borders, you can now require tax to be calculated/paid for customers residing in multiple states. (i.e. if you live in MN or WI, you have to pay tax on purchase)
  • New Feature: Promotional Codes.  The E-commerce Management now provides and area where promotions or discounts can be defined and used by customers during checkout.  Details on Promotional Codes can be found in the SMC documentation.
  • Bug Fix: Submit calendar event wasn't working properly
  • New Feature: Title Tags.  Auto-populate the "Title" value for an anchor tag in all the navigation styles with the "Page Name".
  • New Feature: Restrict Release.  From the User Management, you can restrict users from the Release function.  If checked, the user will not be able to release pages.
  • Update: Delete Pages.  When a plug-in item is deleted from the system, need to also delete the associated page that was released/generated.  This will prevent users from accessing old pages should no longer be there.
  • Update: Delete Folder. Only super users and users belonging to the administration and designer groups can delete a folder in the File Manager.

Version 3.27

  • Bug Fix:  Plug-in search result pages where timing out when to many matches were found.  Limit was set to 500 and added setting to allow limiting of search results in preview template var=item_limit
  • Update:  If a page template contained more than 3 plug-ins, there wasn't enough room on the plug-in toolbar to display all the icons.  Moved the core plug-in icons (articles, forms, etc.) up to the page toolbar, and reserved the plug-in toolbar for plug-ins built using the Plug-in Management. 
  • Bug Fix:  Styles from the smc.css style sheet were being applied to the FCKEditor pages in the console.  Removed the call to the smc.css style sheet from page.
  • Bug Fix:  When adding a new event to the calendar from the console, the date was not being placed in the textbox from the pop-up calendar 
  • New Feature:  Added forms hooks for customization before and after form submission
  • Bug Fix:  Update smc_plugins() call so can pull plug-in items that are associated to another page
  • Bug Fix:  Update to banner plug-in so error isn't sent back when pageId is not set
  • New Feature:  Addition of RSS Feeds - Will allow SMC sites to display content from another feed (pull).  Will also allow site visitors to subscribe to a feed containing SMC data.

Version 3.26

  • Bug Fix:  Set $emptyForm boolean flag to specify whether search criteria was supplied when "hooking" the search
  • New Feature:  Preview Sort.  Incorporate ability to sort preview templates by a field Id
  • Bug Fix:  Update path to jscalendar to fix dates disabled bug