Hi everyone,
We're excited to announce the release of
OS Services Booking 9.0 — a focused, practical update built around real-world feedback from administrators, service staff, and customers alike.
This isn't a cosmetic release. Every change in 9.0 targets a specific friction point: setup complexity, scheduling reliability, UI consistency, and notification accuracy.
🚀 Setup Wizard for New Installations
Fresh installations now include a
step-by-step setup wizard that walks you through service configuration and basic settings with built-in input validation. No more hunting through multiple backend menus just to get your first service running.
🖥️ Upcoming Appointments on the Joomla Dashboard
A new
dashboard module shows your upcoming appointments directly on the Joomla admin panel — visible the moment you log in. When no future bookings exist, a clean "No upcoming appointments" state is displayed. Week/month/year time filtering has also been improved.
🎨 New OSB Slider Module
A
frontend slider for service listings is now available, featuring responsive breakpoints and customizable card spacing/layout. Perfect for showcasing your services in an engaging carousel format on your homepage or landing pages.
🛒 Upgraded Cart UI
The booking cart has been redesigned with a more professional CSS style set — covering service cards, summary blocks, price display, mobile responsiveness, and dark mode. The checkout experience now feels cleaner and more trustworthy across all devices.
⚙️ Flexible Break Time Configuration for Resources
The old fixed break time model has been replaced with a
dynamic add/remove row system per day. Staff with complex or split schedules can now be configured accurately without workarounds.
📅 Fixed Recurring Bookings with Custom Timeslots
A date-shifting bug in repeat-date generation for custom timeslots has been resolved. Each recurring booking instance now correctly binds to its intended date — no more shifted or misaligned recurrences.
📅 Fixed Availability Display in Multiple Work Mode
When multiple_work is enabled, the system was sometimes showing false "busy" states even when seats were still available. This has been corrected to accurately reflect real-time availability while respecting cross-service conflict rules.
🔒 Captcha Fix for Registration & Checkout
Captcha handling has been standardized across
all Joomla captcha plugin types — built-in math captcha, reCAPTCHA, and third-party options. Form submission errors due to captcha mismatches are now eliminated.
🔒 Automatic Privacy Consent After OSB User Registration
When OSB creates a new Joomla user during checkout, privacy consent is now
automatically recorded in Joomla's privacy table — preventing redirect interruptions that previously broke the booking flow mid-checkout.
📧 Duplicate Admin Notification Fix
In the offline payment flow, administrators were receiving duplicate email notifications for the same booking or cancellation event. This redundancy has been removed — each event now triggers exactly
one notification.
📧 Fixed ICS Calendar Attachment Crash
A missing helper class was causing ICS calendar file attachments to crash the email notification pipeline entirely. Customers and staff will now reliably receive calendar invites alongside their booking confirmation emails.
🔧 Translation Screen Filter Fix
The active filter on the Translation management screen was resetting on every form submit. This has been fixed — your filter state now
persists correctly between actions.
💡 Summary
- 🧑💼 Administrators: Setup wizard, dashboard module, notification fix, translation filter fix
- 👨🔧 Service Staff: Flexible break times, accurate availability display
- 👤 Customers: Better cart UI, reliable captcha, smooth registration, correct recurring bookings
- 🎨 Frontend / Design: Slider module, upgraded cart CSS, global style improvements
We'd love to hear your feedback — whether you've already upgraded or are planning to. If you run into any issues or have questions about specific changes, feel free to reply below.
Happy booking! 🎉
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