AIB - Author Info Box

Version 5.3.0.0-PRO - 2025-01-06

• + Increased technical requirements for Joomla! 5: Increasing Technical Requirements 2025 - Core & PHP for Joomla! Pro Extensions
• + Optimising code to meet new requirements can enhance its quality, performance, and security.

Version 5.2.0.0-PRO - 2024-08-19

• + Added Show 'Load more articles' button option. This option shows a button to load more articles from the author via Ajax requests. Thanks to Hayatt for requesting this feature!
• + Added Number of articles to load option. This option sets the number of articles loaded per Ajax request.

Version 5.1.0.0-PRO - 2024-05-19

• + Subscriber Interface: The plugin has been rewritten to utilise the subscriber interface, enhancing its integration and performance capabilities.
• + 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.
• ^ Moved static files to the media folder.

Version 5.0.1.0-PRO - 2024-03-16

• + Added Order by option for author articles. Possible values: date, hits, title and id. Thanks to DJBenz for requesting this feature!
• + Added Sorting direction option for author articles. Possible values: ascending and descending.

Version 5.0.0.0-PRO - 2023-11-09

• + First Pro release for Joomla! 5.x based on AIB Pro version 4.2.0.1-PRO
• + The plugin "Behaviour - Backward Compatibility" is not required. The extension only uses supported classes in Joomla! 5.

Version 4.4.0.0-PRO - 2024-08-18

• + Added Show 'Load more articles' button option. This option shows a button to load more articles from the author via Ajax requests. Thanks to Hayatt for requesting this feature!
• + Added Number of articles to load option. This option sets the number of articles loaded per Ajax request.

Version 4.3.0.0-PRO - 2024-03-15

• Increased technical requirements for Joomla! 4: Increasing Technical Requirements 2024 - Core & PHP for Joomla! 4 Pro Extensions.
• + Added Order by option for author articles. Possible values: date, hits, title and id. Thanks to DJBenz for requesting this feature!
• + Added Sorting direction option for author articles. Possible values: ascending and descending.

Version 4.2.0.1-PRO - 2023-09-23

• # Fixed an issue with the custom title field.

Version 4.2.0.0-PRO - 2023-09-18

• + 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 option "Number of articles". Thanks to Björn W. for reporting it!

Version 4.1.0.0-PRO - 2023-03-04

• Increased technical requirements for Joomla! 4: Increasing Technical Requirements - Core & PHP for Joomla! 4 Pro Extensions.
• + Code optimisations.

Version 4.0.4.0-PRO - 2022-09-23

• + 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.

Version 4.0.3.0-PRO - 2022-07-31

• + Added an existence check for non-existing user objects. Thanks to Giuseppe M. for reporting it!

Version 4.0.2.2-PRO - 2022-03-19

• + Added "Open in new window" option for author website.
• # Fixed path to the image files. Thanks to Jeff H. for reporting it!

Version 4.0.2.1-PRO - 2022-03-18

• # Fixed path to the CSS file. Thanks to Jeff H. for reporting it!

Version 4.0.2.0-PRO - 2022-03-15

• + Added Filter articles out with an alias option. Articles with a custom alias creator will be removed from the list.
• ^ Added rel="noopener noreferrer" to external links (website and social media links)

Version 4.0.1.0-PRO - 2021-11-10

• + 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 - 2021-08-18

• + First Pro release for Joomla! 4.x based on PCE Pro version 3.2.3.0-PRO
• + Added Instagram profile option

Version 3.2.4.0-PRO - 2023-05-04

• + Added an existence check for non-existing user objects.
• ^ Added type checks if 3rd party extensions are calling the trigger events incorrectly.

Version 3.2.3.0-PRO - 2021-08-16

• + Frontend edit - With this option, the user may edit his profile data directly in the frontend in the profile settings.
• # Fixed website value of the AIB Profile plugin

Version 3.2.2.0-PRO - 2021-06-09

• ^ Maintenance release
• ^ 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 field
• ^ Code optimisations

Version 3.2.1-PRO - 2021-01-16

• First release with increased technical requirements: Increasing Technical Requirements - Joomla! Core & PHP for Pro & Free Extensions
• ^ Updated language files and custom fields
• ^ Code optimisations

Version 3.2.0-PRO - 2019-04-24

• + First Pro release based on AIB version 3.1.4
• + New option: Avatar Width - The image width can be configured via the settings (not only via CSS)
• ^ Updated output of the default infobox
• ! Removed Google+ (Google Plus) support since Google+ is no longer available for consumer (personal) and brand accounts
• # Option for amount of articles works as expected, not fixed to 5 articles

Version 3.1.5 - 2019-06-16

• + Optimized Regex Patterns
• + Custom Field - Pro Button
• ! Removed Google+ (Google Plus) support since Google+ is no longer available for consumer (personal) and brand accounts
• # Option for amount of articles works as expected, not fixed to 5 articles

Version 3.1.4 - 2017-06-11

• ^ Gravatar image is not included over http:// only to avoid mixed content. Thanks to Michael R. (kuneze) for suggesting it!
• ^ Improved Authorlist support and compatibility for older Joomla! versions. Thanks to Alexandre G. for reporting it!
• ^ Small CSS improvement for article list.

Version 3.1.3 - 2017-06-06

• # Fixed Category View - Changes for Custom Fields in Joomla! 3.7.x -> Trigger was executed twice which lead to an error. Thanks to Jan R. for reporting it!
• # Updated ItemID Handling - Fixed Notice Error - Trying to get property of non-object. Thanks to Alexandre G. for reporting it!
• ^ Updated Custom Fields
• ^ Updated addStyleSheet Method Signature

Version 3.1.2 - 2016-02-13

• # Execution in Media Manager - Plugin was executed in wrong component due to missing context check. Thanks for reporting this to Björn W.!

Version 3.1.1 - 2016-01-25

• + Multilingual support - You can use Joomla! language strings (e.g. AIB_TITLE in Extensions - Language(s) - Overrides) to use this plugin on a multilingual website. Create for each language the same language constant with the correct translation (see example). Enter the newly created language strings in the corresponding option fields in the settings of the plugin. You can translate the following fields:
  • Title Info Box
  • Title For Description
  • Title For Articles List
  • Description (User Plugin)
  • Position (User Plugin)
• + Code Refactoring
• ^ Updated Language Files
• ^ Updated Donation Code Field

Version 3.1.0 - 2015-07-30

• + 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/

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

Version 3-3 - 2015-01-31

• + Feature: List articles of the authors - Displays a list with links to articles of the loaded author inside the author box with dates and hits (optional)
• + Update Server - Added the Joomla! core functionality for the update checks
• ^ 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)
• ! Removed Version Check field

Version 3-2 - 2014-01-26

• # Used deprecated function nameQuote instead of quoteName - this led to errors in database requests

Version 3-1 - 2013-12-19

• First release for Joomla! 3.x.
• This release is tested only with Joomla! 3.2 - 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!
• + AIB User Profile Plugin - The profile plugin allows you to enter all relevant data for the info box. The data can be entered in the edit mode only in the backend due to security reason. This is a helper plugin for the main plugin.
• + Upload Avatar - With the new profile plugin avatars can be uploaded and used for each author without any external resources.
• + Social Media Links - Sets a link to the social accounts of the authors. Supported sites: Google Plus, Twitter and Facebook.
• + Google Plus Author Association rel="author" - The articles can be associated directly to the accounts of the authors on Google Plus to improve the search results. For this the authors have to add the website to their profiles. See Google documentation for more information!
• + Field: Position - Shows the position of the author within the website, project or the company.
• + Gravatar Image Size - Changes the image size of the Gravatar image. This option only works if 'Gravatar' is used in the option 'Show Avatar'. Default size is 80. Valid values are 1 up to 2048.
• ^ CSS Instructions - Changed the default output slightly.
• ^ Updated custom fields

Version 2.5-8 - 2014-01-03

• + AIB User Profile Plugin - The profile plugin allows you to enter all relevant data for the info box. The data can be entered in the edit mode only in the backend due to security reason. This is a helper plugin for the main plugin.
• + Upload Avatar - With the new profile plugin avatars can be uploaded and used for each author without any external resources.
• + Social Media Links - Sets a link to the social accounts of the authors. Supported sites: Google Plus, Twitter and Facebook.
• + Google Plus Author Association rel="author" - The articles can be associated directly to the accounts of the authors on Google Plus to improve the search results. For this the authors have to add the website to their profiles. See Google documentation for more information!
• + Field: Position - Shows the position of the author within the website, project or the company.
• + Gravatar Image Size - Changes the image size of the Gravatar image. This option only works if 'Gravatar' is used in the option 'Show Avatar'. Default size is 80. Valid values are 1 up to 2048.
• ^ CSS Instructions - Changed the default output slightly.

Version 2.5-7 - 2013-05-22

• + New profile link option - Contact form - the author can be linked directly to a contact entry with a form. If you want to use the option Contact Form, then you have to create a contact entry via the contact component and assign the author to this contact entry.
• ^ Updated version check and donation code fields

Version 2.5-6 - 15-Jan-2013

+ Support for Author List - tested with version 1.2.0 - further information: Author List in the JED
+ Exclude authors - using their ID
^ Use trigger onContentPrepare in article view - instead of onContentBeforeDisplay and onContentAfterDisplay. This is a workaorund to avoid sorting problems with other plugins which use this (wrong!) trigger (e.g. Disqus plugins etc.). Actually this trigger should only be used to manipulate the output and not to add data to the output. - see discussion

Version 2.5-5 - 21-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 2.5-4 - 03-Aug-2012

+ Implemented support for Kunena - tested with version 2.0.1
+ Set a link to the profile of the author - JomSocial and Kunena profile

Version 2.5-3 - 02-Aug-2012

+ Implemented support for JomSocial - tested with version 2.6.2 Pro

Version 2.5-2 - 04-Jun-2012

+ Implemented donation model

Version 2.5-1 - 16-May-2012

+ First version for Joomla! 2.5