[17-April-2025] EShop version 4.0.2 released

Dear Customers,

Today, I am happy to announce the next release of EShop Shopping Cart extension, version 4.0.2 with the following great new features / improvements:

1. Joomla 6 native compatible

Joomla 6 has still not been released yet but we have been preparing the EShop extension to have it compatible with Joomla 6 once it is relased. On this version, we updated to replace old CMS FileSystem Package to use new Filesystem Package.

2. Product Questions Manager

From this version, when customers submit question about the product from the front-end side, then the question will be stored to the database and can be viewed/manager at back-end side by admin's store.

To access this feature, please go to EShop -> Sales -> Questions.

3. Product Price Text feature

For some products, if you would to display a text for product price instead of showing price number, then you can do that now.

4. Product Custom Message feature

From this version, each product will have a new field called Custom Message to allow admin to enter a custom message for each product. This custom message will be displayed in the Invoice, in the order details and in the notification emails to send to admin's store or customer when the product is purchased.

5. Other issues fix:

- Add settings for Order Failure Notification Email.
- AcyMailing plugin issue fix.
- Applying better the list and grid view of the products.
- Support Order Status and Customer Name in manufacturer notification email.

So please upgrade EShop to the latest version 4.0.2 to have these new features / improvements.

Sincerely, Giang

Is there a way to turn off the product question storage so it does not? Storing any sort of information on the server like that is going to make us need to meet compliance guidelines that we do not need to currently in that system.

I have downloaded the updated version and cannot get it to install correctly into Joomla.

Also, is there a way to have sub-categories of products on the list page? I have added subcategories, but they show up on the same page as the parent items.

David Davis wrote:

Is there a way to turn off the product question storage so it does not? Storing any sort of information on the server like that is going to make us need to meet compliance guidelines that we do not need to currently in that system.

Hello David,
You should go to EShop -> System -> Configuration -> Option tab, at "Allow Ask Question" choose No, then Save the Configuration to turn off ask question button from the product details page.
I hope this is useful.
Sincerely, Giang

Vance Snider wrote:

I have downloaded the updated version and cannot get it to install correctly into Joomla.

Also, is there a way to have sub-categories of products on the list page? I have added subcategories, but they show up on the same page as the parent items.

Hello Vance,

Sounds like this is an outstanding issue. Please submit a new ticket to EShop category to send me the super admin account to your site so I can help you to install update and check the issue for you.

Sincerely, Giang

That is not what I was asking. I was asking if we can turn off just storing the customers information from the question. Storing customer information will require us to manage a much higher level of security risk.

Thanks.

Hi again David,

I see that. I will maybe add a configuration option to allow to use that feature or not. Currently, it store customer information by default.

Sincerely, Giang

That would be great if you could. Regulations for data protection are becoming increasingly complex.

David

OK David!