ERC - Easy Registration Checker

Version 5.2.0.0-PRO - 2025-01-12

• + 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 5.1.0.0-PRO - 2024-06-13

• + 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.

Version 5.0.0.0-PRO - 2023-11-19

• + First Pro release for Joomla! 5.x based on ERC Pro version 4.3.0.0-PRO
• + The plugin "Behaviour - Backward Compatibility" is not required. The extension only uses supported classes in Joomla! 5.

Version 4.3.1.0-PRO - 2024-07-30

• Increased technical requirements for Joomla! 4: Increasing Technical Requirements 2024 - Core & PHP for Joomla! 4 Pro Extensions.
• ^ Updated the installation script to enable the uninstall process in higher core versions.

Version 4.3.0.0-PRO - 2023-10-12

• + Improved Installation Script: Updated the installation script to check for the highest compatible version of Joomla automatically! This feature aims to prevent issues that may arise from using incompatible core versions, thereby ensuring a smoother installation process.

Version 4.2.0.0-PRO - 2023-03-05

• Increased technical requirements for Joomla! 4: Increasing Technical Requirements - Core & PHP for Joomla! 4 Pro Extensions.
• + Code optimisations.
• ^ Updated deprecated session calls - namespace is prepended to the names instead of passed as a parameter.

Version 4.1.1.0-PRO - 2022-09-26

• + Added "Block links in name field" option. This option detects (spam) links in the name input field and stops the account creation process.
• + 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 4.1.0.0-PRO - 2021-11-28

• + Added Username check - The plugin validates the username in the registration processes against a predefined list (allow/blocklist).
• ^ Updated internal variable names - Please reset the settings!
• ^ Code optimisations

Version 4.0.1.0-PRO - 2021-11-14

• + 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 - 2021-09-19

• + First Pro release for Joomla! 4.x based on ERC Pro version 3.0.1.0-PRO

Version 3.1.1.0-PRO - 2022-09-27

• + Added "Block links in name field" option. This option detects (spam) links in the name input field and stops the account creation process.
• ^ Multiple internal code optimisations.

Version 3.1.0.0-PRO - 2022-01-10

• + Added Username check - The plugin validates the username in the registration processes against a predefined list (allow/blocklist).
• ^ Updated internal variable names - Please reset the settings!
• ^ Code optimisations

Version 3.0.1.0-PRO - 2021-04-23

• + User agent check - The plugin validates the user agent in the registration processes against a predefined blocklist (allow/blocklist).

Version 3.0.0-PRO - 2021-03-16

• + First release of the Pro extension
• It offers two different modes: allowlist or blocklist handling. In the allowlist mode, only specified email addresses can finalise the registration process. All other registration requests are blocked with an error message. In the blocklist mode, specified email addresses are blocked with an error message, and all different email addresses can finalise the registration process. You may use wildcards (* - asterisk symbol) for any characters to allow or deny email addresses from a specific top-level domain. Use the following format: *.TLD (for instance *.de or *.com).