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We're pleased to announce the release of sh404SEF version 4.20.0. This is a feature release with lots of improvements and bug fixes.
Here are the highlights:
Redesigned and extended Analytics reports in sh404SEF control panel home and dedicated Analytics page
Analytics reports can now be viewed from the front end, compliant to Joomla ACL (authorization)
Frontend Analytics reports can now be accessed with a secret access key in the URL instead of having to log-ing
Now using xlsx file format for all import operations. Much easier and reliable than previous CSV file format
Now using Google Analytics reporting API version 4 for all reports
Better detection of layout (blog vs list) for category pages. Should create less pages with 'table' prefix for list view while the page is a blog and should not have that prefix (the page was working fine nevertheless)
Safer automatic redirects from Joomla SEF URLs to sh404SEF URLs: can now be enabled while retaining proper 404 errors handling
Safer use of Joomla router for some components of the site: can now be enabled while retaining proper 404 errors handling
Added a filter to enable protection of document format in case of rogue plugins that call Factory::getDocument() before onAfterRoute, causing RSS feeds and PDF files to be turned into HTML document
Outbound links symbol does not show if link is https
Pinterest button link is HTTP instead of HTTPS
Note: due to using now version 4 of Google Analytics API, you will need to perform again the authorization procedure to display traffic reports.
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 4.19.0. This is a feature release with lots of improvements and bug fixes.
Here are the highlights:
Added fully static social networks sharing buttons for best performance and less user tracking
Added support for Web Share API on mobile device when using static sharing buttons
Added Internal rewrite to the aliases feature: display another Joomla page without the URL changing
Also cache dimensions check for external remote images when the images do not exists
Do not convert sharing buttons custom tags on front-end edit page
For extensions building SEF URLs from the backend, and relying on menu item aliases, those aliases may not always be properly retrieved (SPPageBuilder for instance)
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 4.18.2. This is a stability release on the heels of version 4.18.1, for better compatibility with some older servers and a bug fix.
Here are the highlights:
Meta data database table: change raw content storage to MediumText from varchar
Added comments around custom raw content for clear identification of source
Group all meta data table creation into one instruction, in case some mysql users do not have ALTER authorization.
Raw content per URL is not saved
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 4.18.1. This is a re-release of 4.18.0 as a glitch happened during the build process and one feature was missing.
4.18.0 is a feature release with changes in the update mechanism to accomodate Joomla 4 and services such as WatchFul. You can also now include custom raw content in the HEAD and BODY section and multiple other improvements.
Here are the highlights:
Added ability to insert custom raw text at top and bottom of HEAD and BODY tags. We have a global value for each, which can be overriden per individual URL.
Now using a single update key: easier, compatible with Joomla 4 keys manager and services such as Watchfuli
Added filters to customize the 404 auto-redirect process: block auto-redirect, change target or change/remove message.
Added a filter, sh404sef_should_insert_article_id_in_title, to enable/disable inserting item id in page browser title
Remove warnings and notices when running under PHP 7.4+
Also display a QR code for home page
Enforce www/non-www and HTTPS redirection in one go instead of relying on Joomla to redirect to HTTPS
JCH Optimize behaves differently than Joomla caching, breaks automatic OGP image and description
Display 404 requested URLs also as non-latin caracters on error 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.
