The AbanteCart version 1.1.8 and upgrade package is now ready

We are very excited to present new AbanteCart version 1.1.8 and upgrade package. The distribution package can be downloaded or the upgrade can ran inside your existing AbanteCart.
This release contains large number of new features, updates and fixes. We recommend you try the upgrade in a test copy of AbanteCart first before applying to production sites.

AbanteCart version 1.1.8 with new features, improvements and bug fixes.

New Features and improvements summary:

• New Improved Digital Products support (Product Downloads)
• Admin voice command controls (beta)
• PHP 5.4/5.5 and MySqli support
• Adding human verified Russian language to the core
• "Call for order" or view only mode products setting
• Cache engine improvement
• Countries, zones and taxes are now multi-lingual
• Language definition add/edit improvement
• Number of HTML5 storefront template updates and improvements

Bug fixes and improvements Core:

• Resource library improvment
• ACache optimization. Now file modification time use for expire time definition instead timestamp inside file name.
• resource manager fixes related to empty descriptions of resource for fresh installed new language
• AView fix related to coping of default template by devtools
• added methods is_POST() and is_GET() in ARequest class
• ALanguage changes related to import language definitions to database.
• new feature setting "call_to_order" related fix
• added feature setting "call_for_order" for product to control panel and storefront default templates
• AMail lib fix related to unicode subject and sender name
• added property-sign about currency switch
• added phpdoc comments ACustomer class
• added var type check to escape method of db-driver classes
• AForm changes. form_id will append to action url of form.
• changed ALanguageManager class.Php-doc comments added. Also changed method for pre-loading of definitions for installation process. In stall: implemented setting for db-driver(mysql or mysqli).
• database changes related to regexp for flexy form fields and error text for that check.
• changed method getData of AView class. Added optional parameter $key for better use by hooks. Also phpdoc comment added.
• changed ALanguage class. Now all language definitions values can't to start and end with CRLF. (js-related rule)
• added mysqli db-driver
• changed AView class related to default template tpl fetching. Also added function numberDisplayFormat into engine/helper/utils.php
• changed ExtensionAPI class. Added protected property $baseObject_method. It's a name of caller of hook method.
• changed ALanguage class. Added "silent" mode to method get(). Also php-documentor comments added.
• added warning for overriding of template data by values with different types.
• added minor change into method url_encode of AHtml class + phpdoc comments
• added new method getVirtualAProducts into ACart class
• ALayoutManager minor fix related to error text in constructor.
• mysql connection now will have 60 sec for wait_timeout. Also added directive output_buffering = 4096; into php.ini to prevent disablin g buffering for some php-cgi and php-cli builds of web-servers.
• Ability to encrypt URLs with base64. Add buildFilterURI() method to filter class.
• Devision by zero fix in utils
• Add robots.txt to block some directories from access by search engines

Control Panel:

• product option values sort order js-improvement
• downloads related changes
• product option fix related to deleted option value of global attribute
• Resource library js-fix related to multiple usage on same page
• uploaded filed management fix related to aform changes
• fix for ALanguageManager related to insert of new definitions for non-default language
• customer approve fix
• minor fix related to regex validation of product options
• model catalog/product minor fix
• js-function refactoring part1. All functions now variables. It done for future overriding.
• now paypal extension will be first in extension list after installation of cart
• location edit page minor fix related to php-warnings
• listing blocks minor fix related to php-warnings
• added ampersand of URL conversion into menu controller
• minor fix of global attribute form's tpl. Native spellchecker of browser now enabled by default in CKeditor
• jQgrid drag bug fix with click event
• Improvement to marketplace and search for extensions
• Better money decimal points formatting in admin.
• Language auto-translate fix and improvement
• Update success/warning confirmation message to Bootstrap style
• In resource library add view of resource files's path
• Category deletion fix. Removal of relationship to products
• Adding control for fallback banner in HTML5 slider
• Improved interface for editing language definitions

Storefront:

• Category menu to show images for subcategories with mouse over.
• checkout/confirmation fix related to comments for html-view of email letter for customer.
• icon for shipping/payment method minor fix. Forgot pass default_html5 minor fix. Core: encryption minor fix
• minor change of default_html5 template for captcha.
• minor changes of "contact us" controller.
• contact us form changes related to processing of uploaded files
• changed hook "processData" call to checkout guest_step_2 and payment controller in checkout directory.
• default_html5 minor fix related to product listing buttons for product
• minor fix related to html-validation
• cart controller redirect fix
• fixed incorrect text breadcrumb on forgotten-login-name page
• redirect url fixed on guest checkout page Core: AResource and AResourceManager minor fix
• guest_step_2 fix related to ignoring of agreement with policy after turning back from step3 page.
• now default method (main) of account/forgotten is password();
• account block data added (urls of login, register and forgot pass pages )
• account/create form for customer.. validation improvement related to extension's hook validator
• account block now will hide info if user is not logged
• added "hook var" call to checkout guest tpl step2 of default templates. Also added id for table with order summary on cart page in def ault_html5 template
• added typo fix for account/create
• minor fixes relates to hooks call
• Product sorting by Price includes discounted price.
• storefront menu edit form fix related to list of content pages

Extensions:

• default flat rate shipping fix related to location setting
• added note for return URL on paypal standart settings page
• fixed URL of COD controller (was loop redirect on confirm page when press back button)install: demo sql data consistency fix
• PayPal Standard summery fix
• PayPal Pro callback (IPN support implemented)