VikBooking v1.11 - The must-have Hotel Booking Engine
- Category: Updates
- Published on Thursday, 20 December 2018 13:16
With just a few days left before welcoming the new year 2019, we are pleased to announce the release of the new Vik Booking v1.11! This feature-rich update introduces hundreds of incredible new features and improvements.
Updating will be very easy for those who are using the Channel Manager (e4jConnect service), and for those who have recently purchased the software. However, those who never used the Channel Manager, and those who have an expired Support License, will not be able to download the update for free.
Vik Booking and Vik Channel Manager together make a complete software suite for any kind of accommodation. Thanks to all the suggestions and feature requests collected from our clients, we were able to add several improvements and new functions to our complete hotel software suite.
VikRentItems v1.6 - A long-waited update!
- Category: Updates
- Published on Sunday, 21 October 2018 08:34
The new version 1.6 of Vik Rent Items is finally here! This is a major release that introduces tens of new features and improvements, plus a completely new design for the back-end and front-end sections!
Vik Rent Items v1.6 is now available! This long-waited update introduces a new framework compatible with any Joomla 3.x version, as well as with the future 4.x releases. This new version 1.6 may look very different from the previous ones, but it's the same component with just many enhancements.
Please read this article to see how you can upgrade, and what are the limits for downloading the update for free.
VikSecure 1.1 Release
- Category: Updates
- Published on Thursday, 27 September 2018 09:11
VikSecure 1.1 is now available.
This version implements a lot of new features and contains up to 3 bug fixes.
VikAppointments 1.6.1 Release
- Category: Updates
- Published on Tuesday, 11 September 2018 09:59
VikAppointments 1.6.1 is now available.
This patch contains up to 10 bug fixes and implements a new system to override META DATA for services.
VikRentCar v1.12 - A feature-rich update!
- Category: Updates
- Published on Tuesday, 24 July 2018 14:34
A new version of Vik Rent Car is now available with a new stunning look and tens of new and exciting features! Are you using our Drivers template? If so, please read this article as your template needs to be updated as well.
VikRentCar v1.12 is now available! We have introduced hundreds of new functions in this long-waited update, by completing over 90% of all the change-log requests we have collected from our clients. Just like its predecessor version 1.11, Joomla 2.5 is no longer supported. This update is only for those who are using Joomla 3.x, and the new framework provides compatibility also with the upcoming Joomla releases.
VikAppointments v1.6 - New Update Methods
- Category: Updates
- Published on Monday, 23 July 2018 09:29
A new version of VikAppointments is now available with a new stunning framework and lots of new features! This version introduces two new ways to install Patches or Updates: through the Joomla Update Sites and through the new VikUpdater plugin. Find out more about installing this update.
VikAppointments v1.6 is now available! Beside completing the tasks of a rich change-log, we have built also a new update system for a faster distribution of patches, bug fixes and new releases.
VikEvents v1.10 - New Update Methods
- Category: Updates
- Published on Wednesday, 16 May 2018 21:35
A new version of VikEvents is now available for download! Like all the other extensions, this update introduces new installation methods for Patches and Updates: through the Joomla Update Sites and through the VikUpdater plugin.
VikEvents v1.10 is finally available! This new version has an entirely different framework from the previous versions. Support for the old Joomla 2.5 has been dropped, but the component is ready to support the future Joomla releases that will come out at the end of the year. Upgrading is fundamental in order to be able to install the future releases, and to support the future Joomla versions. It is free for all those who have an active Support License, while a copy of the paid version of the update is available for purchase for those who no longer have an active Support License, and that would like to renew it by also installing the latest version.
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - How to comply with it?
- Category: Updates
- Published on Wednesday, 09 May 2018 13:55
The European Data Protection Regulation will be applicable as of May 25th 2018 in all member states to harmonize data privacy laws across Europe. The main questions: are the Vik extensions compliant with this new law? What actions should be taken in order to be compliant?
Vik Secure: clean a hacked or infected Joomla website
- Category: Updates
- Published on Monday, 30 April 2018 16:38
Your Joomla website got hacked or is infected? Malware, Spyware, Virus or Mail Spammers are living inside your website? Don't panic, you can Scan, Fix, Clean and Secure your website without losing any data. Read how the plugin Vik Secure can help you remove virus from your Joomla website.
VikBooking v1.10: a feature-rich update and a jump in the future!
- Category: Updates
- Published on Wednesday, 10 January 2018 16:15
The new year 2018 could not have started better! Vik Booking v1.10 is ready for download! This feature-rich update is the result of months of intense programming, and it introduces hundreds of incredible new features.
Updating will be super easy for those who are using the Channel Manager (e4jConnect service), and for those who have recently purchased the software. However, those who never used the Channel Manager, and those who have an expired Support License, will no longer be able to download the update for free.
Vik Booking and Vik Channel Manager together make a complete software suite for any kind of accommodation. Thanks to all the suggestions and feature requests collected from our clients, we have built a Premier software suite for an open source CMS that could compete with the best software solutions of the world. In fact, e4jConnect is now a Premier Partner of channels like Booking.com.
Currency Converter Update
- Category: Updates
- Published on Tuesday, 21 November 2017 13:45
Some of you might have noticed that recently our Currency Conversion module for Vik Booking and Vik Rent Car has stopped working. This is because the services of Yahoo Finance and Fixer have been suddenly shut down one after another, by making their API no longer accessible. We have introduced (June 11th 2018) a new way for reading the exchange rates from the European Central Bank. To add this patch, you will need to manually force the component you are using to re-copy the core files.
VikRentItems v1.5 - New Update Methods
- Category: Updates
- Published on Wednesday, 02 August 2017 09:48
A new version of VikRentItems is now available for download! Like all our other extensions, this new version introduces two new ways to install Patches or Updates: through the Joomla Update Sites and through the new VikUpdater plugin. Get your installation ready to receive future updates with just a couple of clicks.
VikRentItems v1.5 has been released! The long-waited update is now available with a lot of new features and improvements. However, as a consequence of these changes, Joomla 2.5 users will no longer be able to receive updates for VikRentItems. Support for Joomla versions older than v3.0.0 has been dropped and so, the last version available for Joomla 2.5 remains the v1.4. Future releases will always support only Joomla 3.0.0 or greater versions.
Those that will be purchasing VikRentItems after August 2nd 2017, will already benefit of the new features but if you are using an older version and are willing to update, this article will be useful for upgrading.
Security Notices - SQL Injection reports
- Category: Updates
- Published on Friday, 02 June 2017 15:35
Some old versions of Vik Appointments, Vik Rent Car and Vik Rent Items used to have security issues on a few front-end files. This security flaw could lead to SQL Injection attacks. The flaws have been listed on the Internet but the vulnerability reports may be false, because related to older versions of the extensions. It is important to make sure to be using the latest version of the software to avoid any potentional risk of SQL Injection.
Joomla 3.7 - New Datepicker Calendars
- Category: Updates
- Published on Wednesday, 26 April 2017 21:22
A new version of the Joomla framework is now available: the 3.7 series! Joomla 3.7.0 was released on April 25th 2017 with many exciting new features and improvements to security and stability. In this article we won't be digging into all the new features of Joomla 3.7.0 but we are rather going to focus on the new Datepicker calendar. Your Vik-component may not support this new Datepicker calendar and the installation of a patch may be required.
VikBooking v1.9 - New Update Methods
- Category: Updates
- Published on Monday, 13 March 2017 22:19
The long-waited update for VikBooking is now available with tens of new exciting features! This version introduces two new ways to install Patches or Updates: through the Joomla Update Sites and through the new VikUpdater plugin. Find out more about installing this update.
VikBooking v1.9 has come to life! Joomla 3.x users will be able to benefit of all the new features but unfortunately, Joomla 2.5 users won't be able to install this new update. In fact, support for older Joomla versions has been dropped. We have built a new update system for a faster distribution of patches, bug fixes and new releases. Upgrading to this new release is strongly recommended, especially for those that are waiting for the Mobile App connected to the complementary extension Vik Channel Manager.
As always, the update is free for all those who have purchased a copy for a VikBooking and have registered their domains.
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