EBR - Easybook Reloaded

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Name: Easybook Reloaded - Version: 3.4.1.1-FREE / 3.4.4.3-PRO / 4.2.1.0-PRO / 5.0.2.0-PRO - Type: Component - License: GPLv3
Description: Easybook Reloaded is a guestbook component for Joomla! with many useful features - Joomla! Extensions Directory

Overview of all downloads of the extension: EBR - Easybook Reloaded Downloads

Easybook Reloaded is a user-friendly and feature-rich guestbook component for Joomla!

Easybook Reloaded is an intuitive and feature-rich guestbook component designed specifically for Joomla!. Built to streamline visitor engagement, this tool delivers a simple yet powerful way for your audience to interact with your site.

With its straightforward handling, Easybook Reloaded simplifies the process of managing comments, feedback, or simple greetings left by your visitors. It provides a platform for interaction, fostering a sense of community among your site's audience.

Easybook Reloaded comes packed with various useful features, including spam protection with integrated Google reCAPTCHA, email notification of new entries, BBCode and Smilie support, and many more. Furthermore, it provides full GDPR compliance, respecting visitors' privacy rights while maintaining site security.

Whether you're looking to cultivate visitor interactions or simply want to offer a space for user feedback, Easybook Reloaded is the go-to Joomla! component to take your website engagement to the next level.

Features

Full administration from the frontend
E-Mail notification with hash links (edit without login)
Powerful spam protection - arithmetical problem, time lock, self-defined question, block IP addresses (with range), the maximum number of links, time lock for the same IP address, native support for the plugin EasyCalcCheck Plus
Image upload (Pro version only)
ACL - select your groups to set rights
Introtext - can be loaded from a language file (multilingual)
GeSHi Syntax Highlighting
BBCode
Smilies - different smiley sets
Automatic Word-wrap
Moostar - Rating function with three styles
Options to fill in various direct messaging services
Bad word filter with a pre-defined list of English, German and Russian words
Three different templates
Sorting of the entries
Set custom admin name
Backlink and logo can be disabled
and many more!

Installation

Install the component in the backend through the extensions installer and configure it in the settings in Components - Easybook Reloaded - Button Options. Set a link to the component in the menu after you've configured it. You have to select the guestbook category in the menu entry to activate a specific guestbook category!

Changelog

+ = Added - ! = Removed - ^ = Changed - # = Fixed

Latest release

Version 5.0.2.0-PRO - 2024-07-18

+ Improved Pro Security Token validation check. The Pro package contains a token file with an individual security token linked to the user account that is checked against the validation server for authenticity. If the file is missing or the token is invalid, you cannot edit the settings and use the extension. The Pro Security Token field has been extended to handle incorrect tokens and blocked accounts. If you encounter an error message related to the token, download the Pro version with your Pro subscription from the linked download page and install it again!
Attention: The Pro extension will not work correctly if the token file or custom field is missing or modified. Never edit or remove the files to ensure correct functionality.
# Fixed guestbook selection list filter in the backend component.

Version 4.2.1.0-PRO - 2024-01-17

+ Added Action links for frontend editing option. Introduced a configurable option for displaying action links on the front end. Users can now choose between icon-based or text-based action links. This enhancement is especially beneficial for accessibility, as text links are more easily navigable on small screens. The display of these links is governed by user assignment in the 'Groups for Administration' setting, ensuring that they are visible to all relevant users in the assigned groups. Thanks to Christian H. for requesting this feature!
# Fixed the menu entries after the previous class and file structure changes.

Version 4.2.0.0-PRO - 2024-01-12

Increased technical requirements for Joomla! 4: Increasing Technical Requirements 2024 - Core & PHP for Joomla! 4 Pro Extensions.
^ Code Base Alignment: Backported the class and file structure from the Joomla! 5 version. This update aligns the code base across different versions, ensuring consistency and smoother future updates and enhancing compatibility with newer Joomla! features and standards.
^ [PHP82] Resolved an issue of "Deprecated: Use of "self" in callables is deprecated in ...".

Version 4.1.1.0-PRO - 2023-09-28

+ Added Dynamic hide table columns feature for the main overview table.
+ The installation script has been updated to include a check for the highest compatible version of Joomla! to avoid any problems caused by using incompatible core versions.
# Fixed "required" logic for the email field
[PHP] Fixed message "Deprecated: strlen(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated" for the title column. Thanks to sitemoves (Theo) for reporting it!

Version 4.1.0.2-PRO - 2023-06-20

# Fixed the feed view. Thanks to Alain for reporting it!
Add the following GET parameters to the URL of your main guestbook.
RSS: ?format=feed&type=rss
Atom: ?format=feed&type=atom

Version 4.1.0.1-PRO - 2023-04-12

# Added missing required attribute to GDPR checkbox. Thanks to Tanja (Webman) for reporting it!

Version 4.1.0.0-PRO - 2023-01-29

Increased technical requirements for Joomla! 4: Increasing Technical Requirements - Core & PHP for Joomla! 4 Pro Extensions.
^ Code optimisations.
# Fixed Itemid retrieval in external contexts in the router helper. Thanks to Harrie v.D. for reporting it!

Version 4.0.2.2-PRO - 2022-09-21

# Fixed routing for multiple links to one single guestbook for different languages. Thanks to Harry for reporting it!

Version 4.0.2.1-PRO - 2022-09-11

# JavaScript library for the rating script is loaded automatically if required.

Version 4.0.2.0-PRO - 2022-08-29

+ Added Pro Security Token validation check. The Pro package contains a token file with an individual security token linked to the user account and checked against the validation server for authenticity.
^ Multiple internal code optimisations.
# Added an icon to component dashboard view.

Version 4.0.1.5-PRO - 2022-08-05

# Fixed an issue with the URL parser of the BBCode integration. Thanks to Marcel F. for reporting it!

Version 4.0.1.4-PRO - 2022-05-09

^ Added logging for database actions in the frontend using Joomla!'s Log class.
# Changed database structure for gbtitle to allow entries without titles. Thanks to Frank K. for reporting it!

Version 4.0.1.3-PRO - 2022-04-27

# Increased the maximum length and added the "maxlength" attribute to all input fields. Thanks to Ralf for reporting it!

Version 4.0.1.2-PRO - 2022-02-17

^ Updated search tools output of the backend component due to the path change to the CSS file in Joomla! 4.1

Version 4.0.1.1-PRO - 2021-12-03

# Fixed call to "entryGb" table - Thanks to Tom for reporting it!

Version 4.0.1.0-PRO - 2021-11-17

+ Added the built-in Download Key Manager support to enter your Pro Update ID without installing the update helper plugin.
Important: Please copy your personal Pro Update ID using the second copy button in the Pro ID Manager and enter the key in System - Update - Update Sites - Select the entry of the Pro extension and enter the ID into the Download Key field.
^ Code optimisations

Version 4.0.0.0-PRO - 2021-11-02

+ First Pro release for Joomla! 4.x based on EBR Pro version 3.4.4.2-PRO

Version 3.4.4.3-PRO - 2022-04-27

# Increased the maximum length and added the "maxlength" attribute to all input fields. Thanks to Ralf for reporting it!

Version 3.4.4.2-PRO - 2021-07-13

^ Improved the performance of the link creation for single entries by reducing database requests.
# Fixed "limitstart" value in the routing if the ordering is set to latest entries first. Thanks to Bambino (Manuel) for reporting it!

Version 3.4.4.1-PRO - 2021-05-04

+ Added ".jpeg" to the list of supported image extensions for the upload process. Thanks to Niels for requesting it!

Version 3.4.4.0-PRO - 2021-04-11

+ Added Session check - prevent direct calls option - This option prevents direct calls to the page with the entry form. This effectively prevents spambots from making unwanted entries. However, the transmission of the guestbook ID via the session can lead to problems under certain constellations. If the entry page cannot be loaded, although the link is called via the guestbook's main page, you can deactivate this check.
^ Changed the version number specification. The first number stands for the supported major Joomla! version. The following three numbers follow the Semantic Versioning Specification (SemVer), as it used to be previously.

Version 3.4.3-PRO - 2021-03-28

# Fixed "escapeString() must be of the type string" error in the backend if not all values are set in an entry

Version 3.4.2-PRO - 2021-02-03

^ Maintenance release
^ Updated language files and custom field
^ Code optimisations

Version 3.4.1-PRO - 2020-04-04

First release with increased technical requirements: Increasing Technical Requirements - Joomla! Core & PHP for Pro & Free Extensions
+ Image upload - Show an image upload field to allow the upload of images while adding an entry
! Removed messengers: MSN, Yahoo and AIM
^ Updated language files
^ Minified JS files
^ Rating with stars in the backend form
# Fixed checked status of rating in edit mode

Version 3.4.0-PRO - 2019-03-30

+ First Pro release based on EBR version 3.3.2

Version 3.4.1.1-FREE - 2021-08-29

# Fixed "Inform creator" receiver ID - Thanks to Hoffi for reporting it!

Version 3.4.1.0-FREE - 2021-08-08

+ Maintenance update based on 3.4.4.2-PRO
^ Improved the performance of the link creation for single entries by reducing database requests.
# Fixed "limitstart" value in the routing if the ordering is set to latest entries first. Thanks to Bambino (Manuel) for reporting it!
^ Changed the version number specification. The first number stands for the supported major Joomla! version. The following three numbers follow the Semantic Versioning Specification (SemVer), as it used to be previously.
^ Updated custom fields and language files
^ Code optimisations

Version 3.4.0-FREE - 2020-09-11

+ Important: This version is based on the Pro version with fundamental code changes. You have to reconfigure and save the settings again!
First release with increased technical requirements: Increasing Technical Requirements - Joomla! Core & PHP for Pro & Free Extensions
! Removed messengers: MSN, Yahoo and AIM
^ Updated language files
^ Minified JS files
^ Rating with stars in the backend form
# Fixed checked status of rating in edit mode

Version 3.3.3 - 2019-06-25

+ Added Custom Field - Pro Button
^ Updated Custom Fields
^ Updated Project Page URL

Version 3.3.2 - 2018-05-09

+ EU-GDPR Checkbox - Shows a consent checkbox that must be checked to stay EU-GDPR compliant. (EU General Data Protection Regulation). Thanks to Ralf W. for the feature request
+ Single Entry View - Displays a single entry from a guestbook. Thanks to Ralph-Marcel D. for the feature request
+ Client-side form validation
^ Code Optimization
^ Updated Custom Fields
# Fixed Clean Caching functionality for Joomla! >= 3.8

Version 3.3.1 - 2017-04-26

# Fixed Publish / Unpublish State Error (Backend) - "Call to a member function getError() on null". Thanks to Christof H. for reporting this issue!

Version 3.3.0 - 2017-04-26

+ Show All Guestbook Entries - New option in the menu settings: Show entries of all guestbook IDs. Note: In this view new entries cannot be submitted.
! Removed PNG Fix For IE6 - Rest In Peace :-)
^ Updated CSS File Loading (Backend) - Updated loading of CSS files because of a method signature change in Joomla! 3.7.
^ Corrected Function Names Mismatch
^ Automatic Cache Cleaning - Cache of the Page Cache plugin is cleared automatically to avoid wrong data output.
^ Small Code Optimizations
^ Updated Custom Field Files
# Fixed Time Check - The expiration time for the hash links from the notification emails wasn't checked properly.

Version 3.2.3 - 2016-04-10

^ Small code optimizations
# Fixed error if the entry writer does not have to enter an email address (related to bug that was fixed in 3.2.2 "Fixed Mail Sending Error in Joomla! 3.5.1") - Thanks to Kunze for reporting this issue!
# Fixed Geshi usage in the module if not loaded in the component view
# Fixed validation error if the result of the arithmetic problem is 0

Version 3.2.2 - 2016-04-07

^ Updated Custom Field
# Fixed Mail Sending Error in Joomla! 3.5.1 - Thanks to Andreas S. for reporting this issue! See for more details: Joomla! 3.5.1 Mail Changes

Version 3.2.1 - 2016-01-13

+ Spam Protection - Self-Defined Question Multilingual - You can use Joomla! language strings (e.g. EBR_QUESTION and EBR_ANSWER in Extensions - Language(s) - Overrides) to make this feature multilingual (Example). Create for each language you need the same string with the correct translation. Enter the two newly created language strings in the corresponding fields in the settings of the component.
^ Updated Language Files
# Fixed backend form to take settings of specific fields (email address and title) into account - if they are not mandatory, they don't have to be filled out

Version 3.2.0 - 2015-07-31

+ Donation Code Validation Process - Improved the validation process with a new server (HTTPS request) plus an independent, separated fallback server (HTTP request).

https://check.kubik-rubik.de/
http://check.kubik-rubik.eu/

+ New Download Server - Download packages are located independently of the project website on a new download server.

https://downloads.kubik-rubik.de/

Version 3.1.1 - 2015-05-14

# Route helper to get ItemID - needed for the module to work properly
# Handling of https links in the website field

Version 3.1.0 - 2015-05-05

+ Unlimited instances on one domain - Use as many guestbooks as you need in one Joomla! installation
+ New introtext option "Yes, from guestbook entry" - Introtext can be set separately for each guestbook
+ Update Server - Added the Joomla! core functionality for the update checks
+ Added antispam service Akismet - Improve spam protection significantly with Akismet - account required at http://www.akismet.com
+ Toggle publication state in comment form - Change state directly after commenting an entry from the notification mail
+ Search option in the backend in main view
+ Guestbook selection filter in main view
+ New menu entry "Manage Guestbooks"
+ Set custom admin name - the default name "Admin Comment" can be overwritten with this option
+ Session token check - the token is checked to improve the security before the saving process is executed
+ Offline status check - the status is not only checked while loading the form but also on a request in the save controller
+ General code improvements and removing of deprecated code
! Removed Version Check field
^ Semantic versioning - Switched to semantic versioning, see http://semver.org/ for more details. Please update manually since the core update server functionality will not recognize the new version!
^ HTTPS - Links to the services use HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) versions
^ Updated Donation Code field - Uses the HTTP API for the requests and calls the check script via HTTPS
^ Links in the language files - Updated outdated links to the JED (Joomla! Extensions Directory)
^ Email type from configuration - Email notification mails are sent with the correct mail type from the configuration
^ Updated logo file
^ Updated helper class
^ Cache check - the component first checks whether the cache functionality is activated instead of cleaning the cache immediately
^ Improved output - use double quotes instead of single quotes, header and footer are loaded in the default file
^ Updated license file - GPLv3
# Fixed Cloaking bug for email addresses
# Fixed GeSHi
# Fixed errors if no menu entry existed or the entry page was called directly with wrong parameters

Version 3-1 - 07-Jan-2013

+ First stable release for Joomla! 3.x
^ Excluded all language files (except English and German) to Transifex
^ Small changes in the pagination output

Version 3-1-RC - 29-Dec-2012

+ First release for Joomla! 3.x - complete code has been revised and adjusted to the new platform
Do not use on production websites! If you find a bug, then please report it in the support forum.

Version 2.5-7 - 2014-08-25

+ Unlimited instances on one domain - Use as many guestbooks as you need in one Joomla! installation
+ Added antispam service Akismet - Improve spam protection significantly with Akismet - account required at http://www.akismet.com
+ New introtext option "Yes, from guestbook entry" - Introtext can be set separately for each guestbook
+ Toggle publication state in comment form - Change state directly after commenting an entry from the notification mail
+ Search option in the backend in main view
+ Guestbook selection filter in main view
+ New menu entry "Manage Guestbooks"
^ Email type from configuration - Email notification mails are sent with the correct mail type from the configuration
^ Height of the settings view is calculated automatically
^ Updated logo file
^ Updated helper class
^ Updated custom fields
# Fixed Cloaking bug for email addresses
# Fixed errors if no menu entry existed or the entry page was called directly with wrong parameters

Version 2.5-6 - 2013-07-29

+ Set custom admin name - the default name "Admin Comment" can be overwritten with this option
+ Session token check - the token is checked to improve the security before the saving process is executed
+ Offline status check - the status is not only checked while loading the form but also on a request in the save controller
^ Cache check - the component first checks whether the cache functionality is activated instead of cleaning the cache immediately
^ Improved output - use double quotes instead of single quotes, header and footer are loaded in the default file
^ Updated license file - GPLv3
^ Updated custom fields

Version 2.5-5 - 14-Dec-2012

Important release - please update immediately!

# Security fix - It was possible to modify the entries without correct group permissions
^ Removed strict standard errors
^ Updated Russian language files - Credit: Olga B.

Version 2.5-4 - 17-Aug-2012

+ Implemented Versioncheck - Stay uptodate with the great new feature! The latest version can be checked once per session or on every load of the settings page.
^ Optimized Donation Code System - The entered donation code is checked only once per session.

Version 2.5-3-2 - 02-Aug-2012

+ Updated Dutch language file - thank you Gerard
+ Updated Chinese language file - thank you A-Bo
+ Updated Hungarian language file - thank you Krisztina

Version 2.5-3 - 10-Jul-2012

+ Block IP range addresses - just replace each octet (in decimal 3 numbers) with a x, e.g. 123.456.x.x
+ Badword Filter with wildcards - use wildcards of the regular expression to find and replace words
+ New language files: Ukrainian, Hebrew
+ Implemented donation model
^ Email notification - Hashlink functionality - the hashlinks were shortened to reduce problems with some email programs
^ If no custom secret word is set, the Joomla! secret word is used for the notification mail
^ The sitename is used in the subject of the notification mail
^ Small code optimizations
^ Changed translation for arithmetical problem (no EasyCalcCheck)
! Removed deprecated crypt class "JSimpleCrypt"
# Bug fixed - Edit entry from mail - it was not possible to save the entry

Version 2.5-2 - 30-Apr-2012

+ Load metadata from menu link entry (Description, Keywords, Robots)
+ Japanese language files
+ Traditional Chinese language files
+ Self-defined question
+ Select email notification receiver from user groups
^ Optimized spam check - separated time lock from arithmetic check, request variables are generated randomly, added self-defined question
^ Optimized Youtube BBCode - now you can enter the whole URL, not only the ID
^ Optimized template of entry form
^ Default values - Max. number of links: 1, Timelock IP: 60, Timelock for entry: 10, Operator: Random
^ All rights are handled by the settings - Group "Super Users" do not have special rights
^ Updated Dutch language file (Gerard)
^ Minor code optimizations

Version 2.5-1 - 26-Jan-2012

+ First release for Joomla! 2.5

Module - Plugin

Smart Search Plugin

Finder plugin to index guestbook entries and display them in the Smart Search results.

Changelog

+ = Added - ! = Removed - ^ = Changed - # = Fixed

Module Latest Entries

With this module you can show the latest entries from the guestbook on any position.

Features

Number of entries
Length of content
Word wrap
Link entries
Smileys / BBCode
Date of entry
Random order

Changelog

+ = Added - ! = Removed - ^ = Changed - # = Fixed

Version 3.3.0-FREE - 2020-09-12

Updated module for component version 3.4.0-FREE

Version 3.2.1 - 2016-08-30

^ Updated Custom Fields
^ Updated Language Files

Version 3.2.0 - 2015-07-31

+ Donation Code Validation Process - Improved the validation process with a new server (HTTPS request) plus an independent, separated fallback server (HTTP request).

https://check.kubik-rubik.de/
http://check.kubik-rubik.eu/

+ New Download Server - Download packages are located independently of the project website on a new download server.

https://downloads.kubik-rubik.de/

Version 3.1.0 - 2015-05-15

^ Compatibility with new component version 3.1.1
This version requires at least 3.1.1 of the component! Do no use it in a lower version.

Version 3-1 - 2013-10-03

+ First release of the module "Latest entries" for Joomla! 3 - based on 2.5-2 with important modifications for Joomla! 3.x
+ This release is tested only with Joomla! 3.1.5 and EBR 3-1 - do not use it in a lower Joomla! version. Do not report any problems with other Joomla! versions. Only the mentioned version is supported officially!

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Overview of all downloads of the extension: EBR - Easybook Reloaded Downloads