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We're pleased to announce the release of sh404SEF version 4.23.0. This is a feature release with a couple of additional changes.
Important: sh404SEF now requires Joomla 3.9.0 or more recent. It won't install or update on older Joomla versions.
Important: As per previous notices, all our extensions now require PHP 5.6 as a minimum PHP version. sh404SEF or wbAMP will not install or update if a lower PHP version is detected.
Here are the highlights:
Support for Google Analytics version 4 snippets
Full Turkish translation by Mehmet Taş
Added a filter to bypass SEF URL creation just before it happens
Added a hook just before a 404 error is rendered
Please see this page for a full changelog. This release is immediately available both from the download area and using the one-click Joomla! updater of your web site.
We're pleased to announce the release of sh404SEF version 4.22.0. This is a maintenance release with a couple of bug fixes.
Important: sh404SEF now requires Joomla 3.9.0 or more recent. It won't install or update on older Joomla versions.
Important: As per previous notices, all our extensions now require PHP 5.6 as a minimum PHP version. sh404SEF or wbAMP will not install or update if a lower PHP version is detected.
Here are the highlights:
Use sh404sef_qrcode anywhere on your site to display a QRCode of current or any other URL
Prevent deprecation warning when running under PHP 8
Added fbclid to the list of automatically stripped query variables
Added a specific id and class to QRCode inserted into pages for custom size and styling
Added sh404sef_url_before_store filter to modify URLs on the fly before they are stored to the database
Better handling of Joomla errors other then 404, now passing them back to Joomla error display in all cases
Incorrectly formed script tag in head when social tracking is enabled
SEO management features can sometimes remove some parts of the HEAD section of a page
Please see this page for a full changelog. This release is immediately available both from the download area and using the one-click Joomla! updater of your web site.
We are pleased to announce the release of wbAMP version 1.16.0. It adds a new filter and brings PHP 8 compatiblity. It also requires PHP 5.6 and Joomla 3.9.0 as a minimum.
Added a filter to enable/disable standalone mode on a page by page basis
Updated shLib library for PHP 8 compatibility
Enforcing strict PHP 5.6 minimal version. Won't install with a lower PHP version
Strict minimal Joomla version is now 3.9.0
sh404SEF connector wrongly setting the title using the description meta
Installing back Community version over full version prevents future one-click updates as wbAMP still tries to install full version.
Please see this page for a full changelog. This release is immediately available both from the download area and using the one-click Joomla! updater of your web site.
We're pleased to announce the release of sh404SEF version 4.21.0. This is a maintenance release with a couple of bug fixes.
Important: sh404SEF now requires Joomla 3.9.0 or more recent. It won't install or update on older Joomla versions.
Important: As per previous notices, all our extensions now require PHP 5.6 as a minimum PHP version. sh404SEF or wbAMP will not install or update if a lower PHP version is detected.
Here are the highlights:
Enforcing strict PHP 5.6 minimal version. Won't install with a lower PHP version
Added 3 filters, sh404sef_meta_page_title, sh404sef_meta_description and sh404sef_meta_robots to allow programmatically updating page title, meta description and meta robots on the fly
Added support for sh404sef_social_buttons_disable tag which blocks display of social sharing buttons if found in a page
Only use Joomla router strict mode for com_content
Do not use getHostByAddr to build security log files, can cause PHP warnings
Only use the Share API on actual mobile devices. Some desktop browsers offer it now but sharing experience is bad with nearly no sharing targets available
Smaller padding around sharing buttons
Analytics Top URLs not displayed if some pages are reported by Google but have zero views
Possible fatal error if creating a link to a category which has been deleted permanently
PHP warning on 404 errors page when sharing buttons are enabled
Please see this page for a full changelog. This release is immediately available both from the download area and using the one-click Joomla! updater of your web site.
