Version 2.4.0

Released June-07-2017

BUG FIX RELEASE FOR JOOMLA 3.X

• Updated: Upgraded to Google Maps API v3.28
• Fixed: Joomla 3.7 Compatability Issues
• Fixed: Name Search Issues
• Added: Joomla Update Service

Version 2.3.1 / 1.8.11

Released June-09-2016

Bug FIX RELEASE FOR JOOMLA 3.X/2.x/1.5

• Updated: Upgraded to Google Maps API v3.24
• Updated: Updated Google Marker Clusterer Plus to Latest Version
• Updated: Updated Cluster Image Path to new Repository on Github (Fixed missing cluster images)
• Updated: Removed GeoLocate option for Crome Browsers on sites not running HTTPS.
  
  • See: https://developers.google.com/web/updates/2016/04/geolocation-on-secure-contexts-only
• Fixed: Map InfoWindows not correctly positioning on markers when using Google Marker Clusterer Plus
• Fixed: In v1.8.10 Empty values for Email Subject caused a JavaScript error to prevent loading of Markers.

Version 1.8.10

Released November-20-2015

MINOR RELEASE FOR JOOMLA 1.5/2.5

• Fixed: Maps no longer load. Geocoding not working. Mootools must load before Google API.

Version 2.3.0

Released March-22-2015

Major RELEASE FOR JOOMLA 3.x

• Added: Complete refactor to jQuery. Mootools has been removed completely.
• Added: Allow decimal values in Radius Options
• Added: “Featured” to Sorting Options
• Added: Base Country Regionalization affects Batch Geocoder
• Updated: Google Maps API v3.19
• Updated: MarkerClustererPlus

Version 1.8.8

Released March-22-2015

Major RELEASE FOR JOOMLA 1.5/2.5

• Added: 'Featured' to Sorting Options
• Added: Base Country Regionalization affects Batch Geocoder
• Updated: Google Maps API v3.19
• Updated: MarkerClustererPlus
• Fixed: Featured Marker Icon on multiple tagged locations

Version 2.2.2

Released November-2-2014

Major RELEASE FOR JOOMLA 3.x

• Added: New Mobile Friendly Responsive Theme
• Updated: Convert Admin JS to jQuery
• Updated: Directions now originate from Search Query. Removed extraneous Form.
• Fixed: Regional Bias Search Bug - prevented empty searches when regional search bias set
• Fixed: Fixed Existing Responsive Theme Layout Issues (map float)

Version 1.8.6

Released November-2-2014

Major RELEASE FOR JOOMLA 1.5/2.5

• Added: Search from User’s Current Location (If Browser Support)
• Updated: Directions now originate from Search Query. Removed extraneous Form.
• Updated: Refactored JS into separate JS file.
• Fixed: Regional Bias Search Bug - prevented empty searches when regional search bias set

Version 2.2.0

Released August-1-2014

Major RELEASE FOR JOOMLA 3.x

• Added: Search from User’s Current Location (If Browser Support)
• Added: Search Country Bias - Searches will respect the country bias set in options
• Added: Ability to Append query text to all search queries to further regionalize the results
• Added: Google Maps Language Localization
• Added: Grey Map Theme
• Added: Ability to order tags and categories on the front end
• Updated: Google Maps v3.16
• Fixed: Custom marker icons not resolving on multi-lingual sites
• Fixed: Responsive Layout Issues on non Responsive Sites
• Fixed: Layout Bug when Hid List on Load is Set
• Fixed: Fixed Strict Standards compliance issues

Version 1.8.5

Released August-1-2014

Major RELEASE FOR JOOMLA 1.5/2.5

• Added: Search Country Bias - Searches will respect the country bias set in options
• Added: Ability to Append query text to all search queries to further regionalize the results
• Added: Google Maps Language Localization
• Added: Grey Map Theme
• Added: Ability to order tags and categories on the front end
• Updated: Google Maps v3.16
• Fixed: Fixed Strict Standards compliance issues
• Fixed: Admin error when no categories exist

Version 2.1.1

Released April-13-2014

Minor BUG FIX RELEASE FOR JOOMLA 3.x

• Added: Ability to set Page Meta Data from Joomla Menu Item Parameters. (Keywords, Description, Robots)
• Fixed: Unicode Character Encoding issues
• Fixed: Cannot Save Twitter Username
• Fixed: Cannot clear an article in menu item once chosen
• Fixed: Added Missing Language Strings in Map view and Module
• Fixed: Removed Extraneous Category Search Parameter

Version 1.8.3.2

Released April-13-2014

Minor BUG FIX RELEASE FOR JOOMLA 1.5/2.5

• Added: Ability to set Page Meta Data from Joomla Menu Item Parameters. (Keywords, Description, Robots)
• Fixed: Unicode Character Encoding issues
• Fixed: Removed Extraneous Category Search Parameter

Version 2.1.0.2

Released Jan-12-2014

Minor BUG FIX RELEASE FOR JOOMLA 3.x

• Fixed: Hide List on load causing width resize issue upon search . Changed to use responsive classes.
• Fixed: Unicode Characters imported Incorrectly.

Version 2.1.0.1

Released Jan-12-2014

Minor BUG FIX RELEASE FOR JOOMLA 3.x

• Fixed: Marker Upload bug in Joomla 3.2 - Incorrect filter type on input field

Version 1.8.3.1

Released Jan-12-2014

Minor BUG FIX RELEASE FOR JOOMLA 1.5/2.5

• Fixed: Unicode Characters imported Incorrectly.

Version 2.1.0

Released Nov-5-2013

Major RELEASE FOR JOOMLA 3.x

• Added: A Fully Responsive Layout
• Added Address Column to Location Manager with related filters
• Added: Ability to Export an Example CSV, rather then giving instructions
• Added: Marker Preference Tags implemented
• Fixed: Address not required on manual coordinates
• Fixed: JDatabase->escaped has ben deprecated. Changed to jDatabase->quote($string, true);
• Fixed: Missing System Language String: COM_STORELOCATOR_MAP_VIEW_DEFAULT_TITLE
• Fixed: Custom marker icons not showing on map
• Fixed: Strict Standards: Only variables should be passed by reference
• Fixed: Batch Geocoder showed static number of locations to geocode.
• Fixed: Batch Geocoder not saving locations and/or crashing. (used a reserved word 'long')
• Fixed: Missing All Tags Option, when tags are in Drop Down ModeAdded: Updated Search Module to support Joomla! 3.x

Version 1.8.3

Released Nov-5-2013

MINOR RELEASE FOR JOOMLA 1.5/2.5

• Added: Ability to Export an Example CSV, rather then giving instructions
• Added Ability to Save / Apply Locations while editing
• Fixed: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in admin models/locateplaces.php on line 257
• Fixed: Joomla Access Issue - See forum post: https://www.sysgenmedia.com/forum/5-store-locator/2003-access-problem

Version 2.0.2

Released 7-9-2013

MINOR RELEASE FOR JOOMLA 3.x

• Added: Updated Search Module to support Joomla! 3.x
• Fixed: Article Selectors Missing in Menu Items
• Fixed: Error when showing an article before or after store locator: "StorelocatorHelper" not found.
• Fixed: Fields cust2 and cust3 were transposed in the DB and Interface (thanks rvillela)

Version 2.0.1

Released 6-14-2013

MINOR RELEASE FOR JOOMLA 3.x

• Added: Joomla 3.1 Support Added
• Added: Tag filter options added to menu items
• Added: Ability to show or hide category on results and map popups
• Fixed: JHtml::_('behavior.framework'); replaces JHtmlBehavior::mootools();
• Fixed: Category search when limited categories are shown
• Fixed: spelling errors on Geocoder. Layout Tweaks.
• Fixed: When search limit was set to zero and logging was enabled, all searched were limited.
• Fixed Search Limit text displaying when No results

Version 1.8.2

Released 6-14-2013

Minor RELEASE FOR JOOMLA 1.5/2.5

• Added: Tag filter options added to menu items
• Added: Option to hide category filter in menu items
• Added: Ability to show or hide category on results and map popups
• Fixed: Search limit not functioning as expected

Version 2.0.0.0

Released 5-29-2013

MAJOR RELEASE FOR JOOMLA 3.0

• Added: Joomla 3.0 Only. Joomla v2.5 and lower should still use version 1.8.1.0.
• Added: Completely new codebase for Joomla 3.0

Version 1.8.1.0

Released 4-7-2013

Minor Bug Fix and Feature Release

• Added: Marker Cluster Options - Google MarkerCluster, and Spiderfier Support. Great for Large Data Sets!
• Added: New Location Fields - Start Publishing, End Publishing, and respective functionality
• Added: Search by Name Field (this is more explicit thant the old method)
• Added: Tag Search Mode - ANY or ALL
• Updated: Large Dataset Speed and Stability Enhancements
• Updated: When Icon Preference Mode is set to "Tags", and a Tag Search is performed, the marker icons will show the searched for Tag Icon.
• Updated: Removed legacy table upgrade code
• Updated: Removed search by name failover. Replaced by seperate field.
• Fixed: Google Map Images Issue when max-width was set by theme
• Fixed: Map width bug when "Hide List on Load" was Enabled.

Version 1.8.0.1

Released 1-13-2013

Minor Bug Fixes

• Fixed: Map width bug when "Hide List on Load" was Enabled.

Version 1.8.0.0

Released 11-1-2012

Component Update: Major Feature Release AND Bug Fixes

• Added: Imporved Batch Geocoding Error Reporting with Location Specifics
• Added: Joomla 1.6,1.7,2.5 Menu item Title Support
• Added: Auto Detect Line Endings (Helps with CSV Import)
• Added: Batch Geocoding Error message when allow_url_fopen is disabled
• Updated: Enhanced CSV Import/Export Abilities. Better utilazation of fputcsv/fgetcsv
• Updated: Add Description and Published Fields to Import/Export
• Updated: Changed Full Address Field to Description Field
• Updated: Rearranged Settings
• Updated: jQuery Detects jQuery before attempting noConflict mode
• Updated: Sidebar width now controlled by CSS
• Updated: Minor Layout Changes
• Updated: New Install Screen Layout
• Fixed: Grouping Limits on Tag Results
• Fixed: Renamed Params Var in Javascript to be unique (resolves some extension conflicts)
• Fixed: Missing Default Settings on Map Size and Include CSS
• Fixed: Removed all instances of legacy DS constant
• Fixed: Batch Geocoding Limit Set Wrong in Error Messages

Module Update: Version 3.0

• Added: Category & Featured search Options
• Fixed: Removed deprecated code

Version 1.7.5.4

Released 06-07-2012

Minor Bug Fix and Feature Release

• Added: Allow Sorting of Results by Custom Fields
• Added: Allw setting of Sort Order Direction (Ascending vs. Decending)
• Updated: Google Maps v3.9 Integration (IE9 Compatability Enhancements)
• Fixed: Error with Tag Search Enabled Globally, but Disabled on Menu Item

Version 1.7.5.3

Released 04-24-2012

Minor Bug Fix Release

• Fixed: "No Results" flashes at beginning of search
• Fixed: PHP Notices appeared when adding new Locations manually.

Version 1.7.5.2

Released 04-03-2012

Minor Bug Fix Release

• Added: Route File - Fixes Joomla SEF routing Issues
• Fixed: jQuery noConflict Bug - Google Suggest Needed Conflict Resolution on AJAX Callback
• Updated: jQuery noConflict Bug - Moved noConflict code to Component area, Added jQuery Check

Version 1.7.5.1

Released 02-12-2012

Minor Bug Fix Release

• Fixed: Search by Name Broken by Tags
• Fixed: Geocoder broken by Tags

Version 1.7.5

Released 02-03-2012

Minor Release with Many New Features and Bug Fixes

• Added: Joomla! 2.5 Support
• Added: Tag System - Icon Overrides, Multiple Tags Per Location, Tag Filters
  
• Added: Google Suggest - Clarify Search Terms when the Location is Vague
  
• Added: New Loading Options: Hide Results List Before Search, Show only Featured Items
• Updated: Refactored JS File Again
• Updated: Removed Legacy Marker Code in JS file. Now feeds from DB into XML
• Updated: Added Joomla Routing to Search Module
• Fixed: Custom 5 Fields overwritten by Custom 4 Field
• Fixed: jQuery noConflict Updated based on bug reports
• Fixed: Missing default settings added to JS
• Fixed: Removed deprecated PHP join functions

Version 1.7.0

Released 12-07-2011

Major Release with Many New Features and Enhancements

• Added: Google Maps API v3 Support (Key no longer required)
• Added: Google Maps API SSL Support - Enhanced Data Security!
  
• Added: Many New Search Options: Hide Radius, Sort Options, Search by Name
• Added: Location Link Options, i.e.: Open in new Window, Open In Parent Window
• Added: jQuery noConflict Mode option, attempts to fix some jQuery compatibility issues
• Updated: Improved J1.7 SEO routing
• Updated: Refactored JS code
• Updated: Map Navigation Option parameter removed (depreciated in v3 api, to be replaced in a future update)
• Fixed: Removed undefined variable notices in admin area
• Fixed: Mass delete of large record sets timeout

Version 1.6.3

Released 11-20-2011

Minor Enhancements, Bug Fix Release

• Added: Now can choose unlimited categories to filter on front end
• Added: Option to show a Joomla Article above or below the component
• Added: Category Search Mode (Dropdown Menu or Checkboxes)
• Fixed: Google API v2 Nov 2011 Update Patch (Fixes 'b is not a function' error)
• Fixed: Ajax Calls now add base uri to account for nested folder paths

Version 1.6.2

Released 08-16-2011

Bug Fix Release

• Fixed: Featured/Unfeatured Icon had wrong image path

Version 1.6.1

Released 08-15-2011

Joomla 1.7 Support Release

• Added: Joomla 1.7 Support
• Updated: Module to version 2.1 (Adds support for Joomla 1.6/1.7)

Version 1.6.0

Released 06-28-2011

Major Release with Many New Features and Enhancements

• Added: Joomla 1.6 Support
• Added: Frontend Search Filter for Featured Items, and Parameter to Enable Filter
• Added: Default Sort Parameter to set sorting of results list on load, Default Alphabetical
• Added: Enhanced Error Reporting for CSV Import of Locations
• Added: New CSS Settings for Joomla 1.6 and added featured
• Updated: Numerous Bug Fixes Based on Forums and User Feedback (Thanks Everyone)
• Updated: Removed Depreciated PHP Functions
• Updated: Joom!Fish Content Element File to add support for additional fields
• Updated: Enhanced International Language Support
• Updated: Improved JS to account for new flow scenarios seen by users

Version 1.5.2

Released 01-13-2011

Bug Fix

• Fix: Batch Geocode not saving results - Needed an update to work with the new table security.

Version 1.5.1

Released 01-11-2011

Bug Fix

• Fix: Markers not showing on initial page load

Version 1.5.0

Released 01-09-2011

Major Release with Many New Features and Enhancements

• Added: Marker Manager and Custom Marker Icons
• Added: New Fields - Featured,Email, HTML Address, Facebook URL, Twitter Account
• Added: 5 Custom Fields, with Parameters for Custom Field Labels
• Added: Published Status, Native Joomla Access Control (Public, Registered, Special)
• Added: Param: Ability to Toggle Credits
• Added: Param: Define Radius List
• Added: Param: Base Country - Allows Search Results Biasing towards selected Country
• Added: Advanced Menu Item Params to toggle visible fields in Bubbles and Sidebar
• Changed: Default Radius from Radio Options to Text Field
• Changed: Menu Item Parameter Handling
• Changed: Enhanced Marker Chooser for Category View
• Changed: URL field now displays as a "View Site" link rather then the printed URL
• Changed: JS Include now follows standard MVC model
• Updated: CSS Theme Enhancements, Support for new featured
• Updated: Installer Script to Setup Marker Image Folder
• Updated: Upgrade script now supports upgrading old tables for new fields
• Fixed: JS file enhancements, Enhanced Module Support

Version 1.3.6

Released 9-01-2010

Major Bug Fixes and Compatability Improvements

• Fixed: Categories missing in frontend search filter when no menu item assigned
• Fixed: Improper use of mysq_escape_string replaced
• Fixed:Removed reference to old javascript file
• Fixed: Added missing variable declaration in locateplace model
• Fixed: replaced split() function with explode() - Function deprecated
• Updated: JS mapping of marker icons is now DB driven. (required for future updates)

Version 1.3.5

Released 8-05-2010

Bug Fixes,  JoomFish Support

• Added: Joom!Fish 2.0 Support now Included
• Updated: Refactored JS to be a PHP include. Decreases Load Time, Optimized Scripts.

Version 1.3.0

Released 7-07-2010

New Features, Changes & Bug Fixes - Major Release

• Added: Joomla! Language Support, Removed Hard Coded Text from Front-End
• Added: Category Based Marker Icons - Over 90+ Included
• Added: Category Search Filter
• New Param: Hide Search Functionality
• New Param: Hide Result List next to Map
• Updated: UTF-8 Import Support Improved
• Updated: Refactored JS as an Include File
• Updated: Moved Google JS to Head Includes (Speed Improvements)
• Updated: Component Title now pulls Menu/Page Title
• Updated Param: Separated Show All from Default Map View
• Updated: Distance no longer shows on Load, originally said (0.0) for all entries
• Updated: Distance is now on its own line
• Fix: Changed wording of Default Radius to mi/km
• Fix: Numerous Bug Fixes and General Usability Improvements

Version 1.2.1

Released 6-01-2010

Bug Fixes

• Bug Fix: Fixed importing CSV files with UTF-8 characters
• Bug Fix: Fixed Display of UTF-8 characters in Front End Locator Display

Version 1.2.0

Released 5-22-2010

New Features, Changes & Bug Fixes - Major Release

• Added: CSV Importer / Exporter
• Added: Batch Geocoder via Google Geocoding Web Service - Encode batches of addresses
• Added: Sortable Columns, Search and Category Filters to Location manager
• Added: Paging to Location Manager
• Added: Upgrade Script to convert old tables to new schema
• Added: GUnload() to help release memory used by Google Maps especially in IE
• Added: Viewport Biasing for Search - Makes the current map view slightly biased for Geocoding search location
• New Param: Added Support for Kilometers or Miles
• New Param: Choose from available map control options
• New Param: Max Search Results - Limit Number of Returned Search Results
• Updated: Changed table names to match official script name
• Updated: Changed layout of Marker Info Bubbles
• Updated: Module updated to work with 1.2
• Updated: Module now supports Kilometers option
• Fixed: Bug in XML generation caused errors when rendering names with Ampersands

Version 1.1.1

Released 4-21-2010

Bug Fixes

• Fixed Installation Error that appeared on some MySQL Configurations

Version 1.1

Released 4-09-2010

New Features & Changes

• New Param: Set Max Zoom Level on Search Results (Prevent map from zooming in too far)
• New Param: Show all Locations on Map by Default on Load (Rather than an empty Map)
• New Param: Set Default Search Radius
• New Feature: Added Spinner graphic next to Locate Button to indicate search in progress
• Updated: Rearranged Component Parameters Page
• Updated: Component modified to support new Search Module
• New Module: Quick Search module (Perform Searches from another Page on your Site)

Version 1.0.1

Released 3-29-2010

New Features & Changes

• New Param: Set default map Center to a specified Latitude/Longitude
• New Param: Set default map Zoom Level
• Changed legacy default view name to Map

Version 1.0

Released 3-25-2010

• Initial Release