We are excited to announce the next release of our EShop Shopping Cart 5.0.0, a major milestone that focuses on the technical foundation of our shopping cart extension.
While this release does not introduce visible new features, it delivers deep internal improvements that make EShop cleaner, faster and well-prepared for the future of Joomla and the ongoing developments of EShop.
1. Full Compatibility with Joomla 6.
EShop is now fully compatible with Joomla 6, without requiring the Backward Compatibility Plugin. This means EShop is built using Joomla's latest framework and runs natively on the latest Joomla version without relying on legacy code.
2. Core Code Refactoring with a New MVC Architecture.
The EShop core has been rebuilt on a completely new MVC architecture, bringing cleaner, more maintainable code and a stronger foundation for future developments.
With this new structure, you can now override controllers, models, and views — not just layouts as before. This makes customizations easier and safer, allowing you to customize and update EShop without losing your custom features. A really big improvement.
3. Performance Improvements.
We have reviewed and improved the EShop core to reduce the number of database queries to make the system run faster.
As a result, EShop now delivers better performance and quicker page loading, especially for stores with many products or customers.
Your shop will run more smoothly and is now well prepared for larger, busier stores.
4. Re-structured layouts for easier customizations.
EShop layouts are now divided into smaller, reusable blocks, making it easier to customize just the elements/parts that you need, keeping your changes simple and safe for updating.
5. End of Feature Support for Joomla 3.
As a part of this transition, EShop for Joomla 3 has moved into maintenance mode. We will continue to provide bug fixes and essential updates, but no new features will be added to the Joomla 3 version moving forward.
We strongly encourage users to plan for an upgrade to Joomla 4, 5, or 6 to have the latest improvements.
Thank You!
A huge thank you to our users and community for your continued support, feedback and for everyone who has tested and contributed ideas during this major refactor. We hope you will enjoy the smoother, more efficient experience in EShop 5.0.0 and we are looking forward to the next phase of innovation.
Sincerely, Giang
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