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Changelog

This changelog lists every released version of Phoca Download Source, the most recent first.

This page is generated automatically from the product's changelog file when a release is made. Changes made by hand are lost at the next synchronisation.

Version 1.7.4 – 28 October 2026

Fixed

    Under “Extensions → Update”, Joomla now shows the changelog button for this extension when an update is offered.

    Version 1.7.3 – 18 September 2026

    Changed

    • The extension now requires PHP 8.3 or newer, up from 8.2.

    Fixed

    Version 1.7.2 – 31 July 2026

    Changed

    • The extension is licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3 or later. All details on licence, author and copyright are consistent.

    Fixed

    • The licence file shipped named a different product and contained only a short notice instead of the full licence text.

    Version 1.7.1 – 31 July 2026

    Added

    • After an installation or update an overview panel appears with version, status and entry points to getting started, download key and manual.
    • A click on "Enable updates" leads straight to the update sites, already filtered to missing download keys.
    • The extension manager now shows the list of changes behind the version number.

    Changed

    • Notices about leftover files of an old version or about Phoca Download being disabled now appear in the overview panel instead of loosely beside it.

    Language

    • All messages shown during installation and update are available in German and English.

    Version 1.7.0 – 30 July 2026

    Security

    • Downloads now follow the visibility rules of Phoca Download: access level, publishing period and content language are respected.
    • Until now, downloads with restricted access or a publishing period appeared publicly in the layout.
    • Determining the file size can no longer escape from the download folder.
    • All database values go through bound parameters.

    Changed

    • Large lists load considerably faster: categories and tags are fetched in bulk instead of per document.
    • On regular page views the queries for the builder's selection lists are gone; they only run in the customizer.
    • Complete modernisation onto the Joomla 6 architecture — no more deprecation warnings.
    • The download key is passed in the form the update server expects; existing update sites are converted during the installation.
    • The category selection in the builder is sorted hierarchically and indented, and the image fields carry unambiguous labels.
    • The display name is now "System - Phoca Download Source".

    Fixed

    • An update no longer leaves files of old versions behind.

    Removed

    • The plugin no longer disables itself when Phoca Download is missing. Instead the installation stops without the component; at runtime it simply has no effect.
    • An interface endpoint unused since 1.2.0 was removed.

    Version 1.6.0 – 6 MarchJune 20252026

    Added

    • The download key is managed centrally under System → Update → Update Sites.
    • A key previously stored in the plugin settings is taken over during the installation.

    Version 1.5.0

    Changed

    • Update connection and download key as a plugin setting — the precursor to the central management in 1.6.0.

    Version 1.3.0 – 22 January 2025

    Added

    • Automatic detection of the file type with a matching icon for more than 60 file types.

    Version 1.2.1 – 22 January 2025

    Fixed

    • The YOOtheme builder showed raw text keys instead of the labels.

    Version 1.2.0 – 22 January 2025

    Language

    • Full multilingual support in German and English.

    Deutsche Fassung