OS SERVICES BOOKING CHANGELOGS
Version 6.0 (November 2025)
1. New style templates for booking page layout.
2. Mobile-friendly cart for easier bookings.
3. Improved backend orders management.
4. Smarter pricing and date search.
5. Clearer order details with discount alerts.
6. Data validation for services/employees.
7. Refreshed employee and calendar layouts.
8. Order tracking feature added
9. Various bug fixes, including OSB Table plugin.
Version 5.0 (October 2025)
- Fully compatible with Joomla 6.
- Improved component speed compared to previous versions.
- Added mechanism for users to retry failed booking transactions.
- Various minor enhancements for better overall performance.
Version 4.0 (August 2025)
- 1. Timeslot Display in User’s Timezone
- 2. Comprehensive Income Reporting
- 3. Enhanced Management Dashboards
- 4. Expanded Language Support
- 5. New Payment Gateway Options
- 6. Sleek New Credit Card Form
- 7. Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements
Version 3.0 (May 2025)
1. Code Architecture Changes
- Dropped support for Joomla 3, Bootstrap 3 & 4. Now compatible only with Joomla 4, 5, and future versions.
- Gradual migration of backend to MVC architecture for better maintainability.
- Updated to use new Joomla methods, classes, and namespaces for future compatibility.
- Added new frontend layouts and easier layout overrides; optimized and reduced core code files.
- Improved database handling for faster data processing and better performance.
2. New Features
- Allow direct service booking without employee selection; auto-assigns available staff if skipped.
- Monthly calendar now uses Ajax for faster loading; supports Monthly/Weekly view switch.
- Introduced a modern, informative backend dashboard.
- Added new professional email template layouts.
- Each customer (Joomla user) now has a unique QR code for quick info retrieval.
- Enhanced customer information tracking based on booking history.
- New horizontal layout for OSB Search.
- Added user action log plugin to track key order/item events.
3. Other Improvements
- Replaced jQuery popups in booking forms with Vanilla JS popups.
- Replaced color box popups with Vanilla JS modal popups to avoid JS conflicts.
- Improved and updated most frontend layouts: Orders management, Order history, Listings, Comments, etc., for a smoother and more consistent user experience.
Version 2.23.1 (February 2025)
1. Improve Message custom field type
2. Improve Configuration layout
3. Improve Payment request email function
4. Add option to hide Custom information in Calendars
5. Disable upfront amount with Offline payment
6. Improve frontend layouts
7. Fix issues in previous versions
Version 2.23.0 (November 2024)
1. Improve Backend Dashboard layout
2. Add layout to show order items of booking
3. Improve Monthly calendar layout
4. Improve Checkout layout
5. Improve Custom fields showing
6. Add option to apply rest time to the whole service's employees and linked service after booking
7. Fix issues in previous version
Version 2.22.6 (October 2024)
1. Improved extension code structure to make layouts to work well on Joomla 5
2. Support multilingual with invoices
3. Improve booking summary
4. Add new version available alert at Dashboard of extension
5. Fix issue in statistic chart at Dashboard
6. Fix issue on ics generation
7. Fix issue on removing order items
8. Fix issue on booking progress
Version 2.22.5 (Sep 2024)
1. Improve function to manage order items
2. Improve new version notification
3. Add employee working layout
4. Add some minor improvements
5. Fix previous issues
Version 2.22.4 (July 2024)
1. Improve Code structure
2. Improve frontend layouts
3. Improve payment library
4. Add OSB Zoom plugin
5. Fix issues in previous versions
Version 2.22.3 (May 2024)
1. Add configure option to setup time for removing pending orders
2. Update database
3. Improve layouts
4. Fix issues in previous versions
5. Update new payment library for Joomla 5 and PHP 8.x
Version 2.22.2 (March 2024)
1. Add configure option to make field: Email in Checkout form is require or not
2. Add configure option to Show just one nearest timeslot
3. Add field: First Name in Checkout form
4. Improve ICS generator function
5. Add option to enter start and end time when adding order items at backend side
6. Fix issue on Remove all items in cart
7. Add option to show/hide columns in management pages
8. Fix serious issue in booking process
9. Apply charset to utf8mb4 in database tables on first time installation
10. Add IP Banned plugin
11. Support Joom Donation Captcha
Version 2.22.1 (January 2024)
1. Add option to confirm booking through email when payment disabled
2. Improve UI
3. Add option to show Login and Checkout forms with fields in horizontally or vertically
4. Improve field validation
5. Add core.admin permission
6. Fix previous issues
Version 2.22.0 (November 2023)
1. Improve component layouts
2. Add field Salutation in Checkout form
3. Add Dark layout style for Dark Joomla template
4. Improve calendars
5. Add resting time/cleaning time at end of order item
6. Improve booking progress
7. Add configure options to change order status when payment failure
8. Support more than one custom timeslots discount option
9. Add jQuery validator in Checkout, Login and Registration forms
10. Fix previous issues
Version 2.21.1 (September 2023)
Fix issues in previous versions
Version 2.21.0 (August 2023)
- Fully compatible with Joomla 5
- Fix issues in previous versions
Version 2.20.0 (June 2023)
1. Add Extras option
2. Provide crontask solution on Joomla4
3. Add Payment failure alert plugin
4. Add Clean Email Logs system plugin
5. Add notify emails (including ICS) when new order item created
6. Fix previous issues
Version 2.19.6 (April 2023)
1. Add option to show/hide link to pay remain payment
2. Send notification to customers when their booked employees are unavailable
3. Improve component sef router functions
4. Fix minor issues
Version 2.19.5 (March2024)
Fix issues in previous versions
Version 2.19.4 (February 2024)
1. Add Access field for employees
2. Add option to set service unavailable dates for a time period
3. Add coupon code and title in emails
4. Make the frontend's calendar responsive
5. Improve ICS generator function
6. Fix minor issues
Version 2.19.3 (January 2023)
1. Add dropdown select list option with field "State" in Checkout form
2. Add labels for custom timeslots
3. Improve Orders cancellation progress
4. Improve OSB Search module
5. Improve listing layouts
6. Fix issues in previous versions
Version 2.19.2 (November 2022)
1. Improve order cancellation progress
2. Improve Weekly calendar at Backend
3. Improve Email logs function at Backend
4. Improve file upload function
5. Make orders management page responsive on mobile layout
6. Fix issue on min/max check-in
7. Fix other minor issues
Version 2.19.1 (September 2022)
1. Add Email Logs feature
2. Add Error layout
3. Fix issue on Google Calendar library
4. Fix some small issues
Version 2.19.0 (August 2022)
1. Add option to select Joomla User for order when make reservation with Administrator or Employee roles
2. Google Calendar integration 2 ways
3. Allow employee to cancel the reservations in their work list
4. Add Repeat booking when adding reservation at Backend side
5. Option to copy existing customer data when creating order from backend
6. Add Max - Min Check-in dates (override Venue feature)
7. Fix issue on email sending in order cancellation
8. Fix issue in module OSB Cart
Version 2.18.0 (July 2022)
1. Add special rates feature
2. Add feature to list customers, including option to export customers to CSV
3. Add Trend Chard features to list income based on different time periods
4. Improve feature Limit booking based on check-in times
5. Add option to send Invoice in Payment complete notification emails
6. Add tag to show Order details in SMS Content
7. Add option to add/modify assigned employees in Service modification page
8. Add option to select Decimals and Thoudsands seperators
9. Add number of booked seats in Gcalendar events
10. Add option to hide paid amount at top of Checkout page
11. Other minor improvements
12. Bugs fixed
Version 2.17.0 (May 2022)
1. Add limit booking by date/week/month to Joomla Users/ Emails - applies to booking date
2. Replace Cron task by Joomla System plugin
3. Improve statistic chart feature in OS Services Booking dashboard
4. Improve Coupon feature to add Minimum applied cost
5. Add SMS plugins: SMSHosting, ClickSend beside existing SMS providers: ClickAtell, TextLocal and Eztexing
6. Hide Payment part in Checkout form when user doesn't need to pay anything to complete their order
7. Show messages in Booking table page when popup is disabled
8. Show deposit amount in Checkout form
9. Add confirm popup in Checkout form
10. Add Button stylesheet CSS file with option to load or not
11. Show assigned employees in services list
12. Fix various minor bugs
Version 2.16.0 (March 2022)
1. Improve UX in Configuration page
2. Implement drag & drop ordering in management pages
3. Apply refund option when order cancellation
4. Add option to allow user to pay the remain amount payment of order
5. Add "Message" custom fields
6. Add Notification Emails when customers to edit or cancel their booking at frontend side
Version 2.15.0 (February 2022)
1. Retouch layouts in Joomla4 version
2. Add option to release pending orders when customers don't make payment
3. Add Refund option for Prepaid payment plugin
4. Add notification emails to Administrator/employee/customer when the order items are removed
5. Add CSS Class for custom fields
6. Add option to block booking with specific IP Address or Joomla Users
7. Fix issues in previous versions
Version 2.14.6 (December 2021)
Fix issues in previous versions
Version 2.14.5 (November 2021)
1. Add QR Code scan function
2. Apply QR Code for each of order items
3. Improve Frontend Page Navigation
4. Improve GCalendar integration feature
5. Fix issues in previous versions
Version 2.14.4 (October 2021)
1. Add OpenStreetMap
2. Add Horizontal Search module
3. Improve OS Services Booking on Joomla4
Version 2.14.3 (September 2021)
Fix issues in previous versions
Version 2.14.2 (August 2021)
1. Fully compatible with Joomla 4
2. Fix issues in previous versions
Version 2.14.1 (July 2021)
1. Add option to integrate Core fields and Custom extra fields with Joomla User Profile and Easy Profile
2. Add function to send Test SMS
3. Add Max timeslots option for services that customer can book in one day
4. Add option to change Check-in status at Backend side
5. Add Payment failure email
Version 2.14.0 (June 2021)
1. Compatible with PHP 8
2. Include Google library into package
3. Add Weekly/Daily calendar (Backend side)
4. Improve Monthly calendar (Backend side)
5. Improve Employee's calendar (Backend side)
6. Add option to remove all items in cart
7. Add option to show/hide field in email
8. Add Service Color for showing on calendar
9. Improve Prepaid payment gateway
10. Fix Paypal payment gateway issue
11. Fix issue on Custom extra field
12. Fix issue on Multiple timeslots booking form
Version 2.13.0 (May 2021)
1. Add option to edit existing booked timeslots of order
2. Add option to refund deposit amount
3. Export Orders to PDF
4. Add option to manage Waiting List at Backend side
5. Add option to disable Reminder in Orders management page
6. Add option to send Money request in Orders management page
7. Add Textlocal SMS service
8. Allow to upload different image types
9. Improve field "How many seats you want to book" in Booking form
Version 2.12.2 (April 2021)
1. Add Employee Setting layout (Frontend)
2. Improve PDF Invoice feature
3. Add option to allow Customers to select to recevei reminder emails/sms or not
4. Fix Calendar issue (Backend)
5. Fix issue on saving unavailable dates of employee (Backend)
Version 2.12.1 (March 2021)
1. Add Order cancel confirmation option
2. Fix issue on orders duplication when cart is disabled
3. Fix occupied timeslots issue on custom breaktime
4. Fix timezone issue on ICS files
5. Fix SQL query issue on installation
Version 2.12.0 (January 2021)
1. UIKIT compatible
2. Add option to change position of small calendar
3. Add event attendance thank you email
4. Add Employee's busy time
5. Improve ICS feature
6. SEF Router improvement
7. Some logic issues fixed
Version 2.11.0 (November 2020)
1. Add option to generate booking to .ics file and send them to customers
2. Improve Privacy Policy feature
3. Add Customer information layout
4. Improve layout "Manage all orders"
5. Add email template "Offline payment received"
6. Improve function "Send notify emails" at Backend side
Version 2.10.1 (October 2020)
1. Add option to apply Venue feature into Booking form when you have only one Venue object
2. Add new supported tag in SMS Message to contain Order details {Orders_details}
3. Add new custom extra field type in Checkout form: Field Upload
4. Add Custom Field Tags in Invoice content and Email templates
5. Add Google Map API Key configure option
6. Add configure option to show/hide number available seats
7. Apply Browser Page title, Page Heading, Meta tags in Booking form
9. Fix issues in previous versions
Version 2.10.0 (August 2020)
1. Compatible Joomla 4 Beta
2. Fix issues in previous versions
Version 2.9.2 (July 2020)
1. Improve Invoice Content ( https://joomdonation.net/forum/os-services-booking/68617-new-pdf-invoice-layout-os-services-booking-2-9-2.html )
2. Fix issue on Small Calendar
3. Add notification email to customers when the order is cancelled
4. Allow multiple notification emails
5. Fix issue on Services duplication
Version 2.9.1 (June 2020)
1. Fix issue on adding timeslots to cart
2. Fix issue on showing booked timeslots
3. Add custom option on layout setting
4. Apply New PayPal IPN verification
Version 2.9.0 (May 2020)
1. Add option to limit one timeslot per order
2. Improve feature "Discount by number slots added" of Custom timeslots services
3. Improve feature "Max Seats can book" of Custom timeslots services
4. Improve Deposit feature to add Flat rate amount
5. Add PayU Payment gateway
6. Add configure option to change background color of Booked timeslots
7. Improve Employee emails
8. Improve Venues, Services, Categories listing to add parameter: Intro text
9. Add OSB Cleaner plugin to remove Pending orders after a time period
10. Fix issue when user cancel the orders, the timeslots aren't be able to book
Version 2.8.2 (March 2020)
1. Release new version of Payment library solve SSL issues with Authorize.net and Molie payment plugins
2. Fix issue on saving Custom field "File Upload" when disabling Confirmation step
3. Fix issue on Checkout form, can't submit form when activating Term and Condition
4. Fix issue on Timeslot's available statuses (frontend side)
5. Fix issue on showing timeslots when you add order items including Venue (Backend side)
6. Improve Venue modification form (Backend side)
Version 2.8.1 (November 2019)
1. Fix issues on saving pictures of services and employees
2. Fix issue on OSB Search module
Version 2.8.0 (October 2019)
1. Compatible with Joomla 4 Alpha
2. Remove deprecated Joomla classes and functions
3. Change attribute of some DB columns
Version 2.7.6 (September 2019)
1. Improve Booking Repeat function
Version 2.7.5 (July 2019)
1. Implement Nested Categories
2. Add option to assign payment plugins to services
3. Improve Oders managerment at frontend side
4. Add Stripe Checkout payment gateway
Version 2.7.4 (May 2019)
1. Add option to disable timeslots of employees/services of venue one the same timeslot (of employees/services of venue) is booked
2. Add option to select Default country in Checkout form
3. Fix isue with coupon code fixed amount
4. Add option to hide Phone and Contact number of employees at frontend
5. Add option to enlarge employee's photo at frontend
6. Working with Acymailing 6
Version 2.7.3 (February 2019)
1. Add option to allow to send/ not send emails
2. Add CSV export for orders management at frontend
3. Add option to enter specific dates in booking form
4. Increase limit for field Steps in minutes
5. Add filter by Customer Names in Orders management tool at Backend
6. Fix employee's break time issue
7. Fix Category image removing issue
8. Fix Term and Condition article link in Checkout form
Version 2.7.2 (January 2019)
1. Improve CSV export tool
2. Add feature to skip date to apply Disable Booking Dates feature of Venue
3. Fix Repeat Booking issue
4. Fix Multiple timeslots checkboxes issue
5. Fix Javascript issue on Confirmation button
6. Add Venue filtering in Orders list
7. Improve OSB Search module
Version 2.7.1 (December 2018)
1. Add option to setup style of inactivated date
2. Add new tags for SMS
3. Fix Custom working time issue
Version 2.7.0 (November 2018)
1. Add feature to allow customers to select more than one timeslot per "Add to cart" session
2. Add option to allow/not allow user to cancel remove appointments (in their orders)
3. Fix Calendar issue
Version 2.6.6 (October 2018)
1. Fix issue on sending Confirmation email
2. Retouch Checkout page
3. Retouch Configuration page
4. Moving JS and CSS files into Media folder
5. Add overridden layouts
6. Fix issue when loading services and employees tabs
7. Fix issue on sending Confirmation email
8. Remove different timezone tooltip
Version 2.6.5 (September 2018)
Fix Paypal payment plugin issue
Version 2.6.4 (September 2018)
1. Fix issue with Custom working time
2. Adjust the Custom orders history
3. Improve ClickAtell SMS
4. Remove SSL configure option
Version 2.6.3 (September 2018)
1. Fix issue with saving SMS configuration
2. Fix issue with creating Venue name in Configuration
Version 2.6.2 (August 2018)
1. Fix ClickAtell SMS
2. Add feature to allow employee to add Custom Break time
3. Add SMS messages to employees
4. Fix issue on Customer's calendar
Version 2.6.1 (July 2018)
1. Improve ClickAtell SMS
2. Improve Waiting list function
3. Change Service time length format
4. Fix Coupon issue
5. Fix Categories listing issue
6. Fix issue on Orders management function at front-end
Version 2.6.0 (June 2018)
1. Improve Orders management tool at Front-end side
2. Add feature to Skip days if they don't have any available timeslots
3. Add Required option for fields in Checkout form
4. Add Opening time for Venues
5. Fix Group discount issue
6. Fix minor issues from older versions
Version 2.5.10 (June 2018)
1. Remember selected service and employee after changing dates
2. Fix issue on Saving Start date of coupon
3. Fix issue on Version 2.5.9
Version 2.5.9 (June 2018)
- GDPR Support
- Paypal IPN payment improvement
- Support Bootstap 4
- Support Custom CSS
- Add option to send order invoice to administrator
- Improve layout issues
- Minor issues fixed: Categories list, Captcha by pass, Coupon, Prepaid
Version 2.5.8 (Feb2018)
- Fix Stripe payment plugin compatible issue
- Fix Service's price adjustment saving issue
- Show Number Used Times of coupons at Back-end side
Version 2.5.7 (Feb2018)
1. Fix GCalendar integration issue
2. Show number times that coupon is used
3. Add Groups discount
4. Fix OSBTable plugin
5. Increase step in minutes value
6. Fix Paypal Pro & Authorize.net TLS 1.2
7. Add new email template when customer cancel their order
8. Add Custom css file
9. Google reCaptcha issue fixed
10. Minor issues fixed
Version 2.5.6 (Oct 2017)
1. Bootstrap 3 compatible
2. Fix Weekly recurring issue with Custom timeslots
3. Add option to show Service's cost including tax
4. Add Access level for payment plugins
5. Show customer information in Employee works layout
6. Add Responsive feature on Employee works and orders history
7. Add Customer information of Appointment on Google Calendar
Version 2.5.5 (August 2017)
1. Add Calendar View
2. Add Access level for Coupons
3. Remove "Continue Booking" button on jQuery dialog - After add timeslot to cart
4. Fix issue with showing Add to Waiting list
5. Fix issue on saving Review at front-end
Version 2.5.4 (May 2017)
1. Add Cart module
2. Change description of service from textarea to editor
3. Search filtering in plugins management
4. Add Closing date reason
5. Add Company name into Venue
6. Improve search function at both front-end (Search module) or back-end (add-booking)
7. Add Offline payment message
Version 2.5.3 - Paypal Security Announcement (March 2017)
This version fixed a medium level security issue which happens with PayPal payment plugin. In older version, PayPal payment plugin has a bug which allow dis-honest users with certain level technical skill can pay for the subscription using different currency with the currency you set for your system, thus paying lower price for the subscription.
Version 2.5.2 - Security Announcement (March 2017)
Check for the latest Joomla! OS Services Booking version. If you are not on the latest release, read the release notes to see if you need to upgrade. If a release is being made in order to address security issues then it is strongly advised that you upgrade as soon as possible.
If you are running an earlier release of the current version (for example, you are running OS Services Booking 2.5.1 or lower), you should upgrade to the current version. This minor release fixes a SQL Injection issue on router function of OS Services Booking (root > components > com_osservicesbooking > router.php)
Version 2.5.1 (January 2017)
1. Add configure option to turn on/off Confirmation step
2. Review/ Rating for services/ employees
3. Fix Issue on saving Category description
4. Fix Issue on saving Invoice content
5. Fix Issue on Google map of Venue
6. Fix Issue on Joomla Jinput
Version 2.5.0 (December 2016)
1. Language files migration
2. Upload any kind of pictures
3. Remove Joomla deprecated functions
4. Add Omnipay library
5. Improve payment gateways
Version 2.4.9 (October 2016)
1. Add Waiting list for booked timeslot
2. Hide GCalendar fields of Employee when Configure option "GCalendar integration" is off
Version 2.4.8 (August 2016)
1. Fix issue when select User when adding/modifying order at Back-end
2. Add field Max seats allowed when selecting number custom timeslot
3. Add Default option for Custom extra field: Select list
4. Add option to pay Full amount (instead of Deposit amount) in Confirmation page
5. Fix issue when adding more timeslots than avaialble timeslot
6. Fix issue when adding custom timeslot into cart without entering number seats
7. Add Configure option to show/hide Employee note and picture
8. Add Configure option to hide the Calendar box from Checkout page
9. Fix issue on Calendar box to allow full date button click
10. Move Cart to bottom of page on tablet screen
11. Custom timeslots batch import through CSV
12. Auto Update OS Services Booking from Joomla Back-end
Version 2.4.7 (July 2016)
1. Prevent user to make more than booking per date (logged in first)
2. Show User balances at front-end
3. Update Joomla User group for services
4. Add booking Progress bar
5. Add feature to Skip Login/ Register
6. Fix Venue issue (Disable Booking before)
Version 2.4.6 (April 2016)
1. Show Tax in Cart
2. Fix Month of Calendar in Checkout form
Version 2.4.5 (March 2016)
Compatible with Joomla 3.5.x and PHP7
Version 2.4.4 (March 2016)
1. Add feature: Disable service when one employee is booked in case One service and more than one employees
2. Fix error - Missing time slot: add order at back-end side
3. Add week day in Additional cost of employees
4. Fix issue - Missting Confirm button in Confirmation page
Version in 2.4.3 (Jan2016)
1. Add Required status for field option - custom extra fields
2. Add Ordering status for field option - custom extra fields
3. Limit word in description of Categories, Servides in listing view
4. Back-end ACL Improvement
5. Mobile layout improvement
6. Remove tabdrop
Version 2.4.2 (Dec 2015)
1. Add QR code + Check-in function
2. Add Checkin status for each item of order
3. Add customer balance allow user to pay from their balance through Prepaid payment plugin
4. Re-touch Cpanel layout + add submenus
5. Added Access permission for Check-in funtion
6. Remove Paypal IPN Log
Version 2.4.1 (Oct 2015)
+ Bug fixed
1. Simple booking layout
2. Can't select another services after adding item to cart
3. Payment plugin installation
Version 2.4.0 (Aug 2015)
+ New features
1. Add new time slots theme: Simple time slots theme
2. Moving Service information into top part of booking table page when having 1 service
3. Option to change tabs to dropdown select list
4. Add Services layout with Grid and List view
5. Add Grid view for Category layout
6. Add Grid view for Employee layout
7. Add Income Graph at Dashboard of OS Services Booking (Back-end side)
8. Add feature to check Latest OS Services Booking version.
Version 2.3.7 (July 2015)
+ New features
- Changing JS Alert to jQuery Dialog after adding timeslot into cart
- Update Customer name and email after selecting user at Back-end > Add/Edit Order details
- Duplicate Services and Employees
- Add option to hide Employee's Cost
Version 2.3.6 (June 2015)
+ New features
- Flexible Service Price: From this version, you are able to override Service’s price by dates in week or special date periods
- Early Bird Discount: In each Service, you can setup the Early Bird discount (percentages or fixed amount) when customer make booking request early.
- Discount by number Timeslots added: With Custom Time Slots Service, you can setup the discount (percentages or fixed amount) when customer add more than X seat into cart per session.
- Add custom break time for employee on specific Service: In Previous version, administrator only can add the Break Time for one employee on Service by dates in week (Monday to Sunday). But from this version, administrator can add custom break time for specific date too.
- New Order status: From this version, each order will have statuses: Pending, Completed, Canceled, Attended, Timeout, Refunded, Declined. Administrator also is able to change Order status in Orders list instead of going to Order details as previous version. Note: The Refunded is just Order status, OS Services Booking doesn’t process refund the money back to customer.
- New Configure options: The Configuration page of OS Services Booking has been re-sorted to make it become more reasonable. We also add new configure options to make OSB become more flexible. Here are some new important configure options added 2.3.6
1. Show Calendar box at Confirmation page
2. Select Joomla user group which can bypass the Payment step (suitable in case administrator make the booking request at front-end)
3. Turn on/off Early Bird Discount
4. Turn on/off Showing “Number time slots request” input box in Booking table page. Set default is 1.
5. Hide Tab Service/ Employee when there is only one item available
6. Layout configure options
- Content plugin: Allow you to add booking table page into one Article.
Version 2.3.5 (5th May 2015)
+ Added:
- Ajax Loading
- AcyMailing integration
- Joomla User Profile integration
Version 2.3.4 (2nd February 2015)
+ Added:
- Joomla multiple languages
- Access levels for Services
- EzTexting SMS API
- Stripe, Authorize SIM payment gateways
Introducing OS Services Booking 5.0
We are excited to announce the release of OS Services Booking 5.0, packed with powerful new features and enhancements to deliver a superior booking experience. This latest version is fully compatible with Joomla 6, ensuring seamless integration with the newest Joomla platform. Performance has been significantly improved, offering faster and more responsive operations compared to previous versions.
OS Services Booking 5.0 also introduces a robust mechanism that allows users to retry failed transactions, making the booking process smoother and more reliable. Alongside these major updates, numerous minor improvements have been implemented to enhance overall functionality and user experience.
1. Fully compatible with Joomla 6.
The new OS Services Booking 5.0 is designed to work seamlessly with Joomla 6, the latest version of the popular CMS platform. This full compatibility ensures that users can take advantage of Joomla 6’s advanced features, improved security, and enhanced performance without any issues or conflicts.
Benefits:
- Smooth Integration: Users can easily upgrade their Joomla websites and continue using OS Services Booking without interruption.
- Access to Latest Technologies: Compatibility with Joomla 6 allows customers to benefit from the newest innovations and updates in the Joomla ecosystem.
- Enhanced Security: Joomla 6 brings improved security standards, and OS Services Booking 5.0 is built to align perfectly with these measures, protecting user data and transactions.
Future-Proof Development:
By supporting Joomla 6, OS Services Booking demonstrates its commitment to staying up-to-date with technological advancements. This ensures that the component will continue to evolve alongside Joomla, providing users with reliable service for years to come.
Long-Term Trust:
Customers can be confident that OS Services Booking will remain a dependable solution as Joomla progresses. This forward-thinking approach not only safeguards their current investment but also guarantees ongoing support and compatibility, fostering lasting trust and satisfaction.
2. Improved component speed compared to previous versions.
OS Services Booking 5.0 delivers noticeably faster performance compared to previous versions. In this update, we have utilized modern tools and technologies to analyze, measure, and optimize the efficiency of our codebase. By carefully evaluating and comparing the performance of key functions, we have successfully enhanced the speed of all frontend operations.
As a result, users will experience significantly quicker page loading times and smoother interactions throughout the booking process. These improvements not only provide a better user experience but also ensure your Joomla website remains competitive and responsive.
3. Added mechanism for users to retry failed booking transactions.
With OS Services Booking 5.0, users now have the ability to retry their payment if a previous transaction was unsuccessful. This feature addresses common issues such as network interruptions, payment gateway errors, or accidental cancellations, ensuring a smoother and more reliable booking experience.
Advantages:
- Convenience: Users don’t need to restart the entire booking process if payment fails; they can simply try again, saving time and effort.
- Reduced Abandonment: By allowing easy re-attempts, the risk of losing bookings due to payment errors is significantly lowered, increasing overall conversion rates.
- Improved User Satisfaction: Customers appreciate the flexibility and control this feature offers, leading to higher satisfaction and trust in your service.
- Efficient Problem Resolution: Users can quickly resolve payment issues on their own, reducing support requests and administrative workload.
- Professionalism: The ability to handle failed transactions smoothly reflects a modern, user-friendly, and reliable booking system.
This enhancement makes OS Services Booking more robust and user-centric, helping businesses retain customers and maximize successful bookings.
4. Various minor enhancements for better overall performance.
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OS Services Booking 4.0 – Smarter, Simpler, and More Powerful Than Ever!
Upgrade your booking experience with OS Services Booking 4.0! Our latest version brings a host of new features and improvements designed to make scheduling and management easier for both users and administrators.
What’s New in Version 4.0?
1. Timeslot Display in User’s Timezone
No more confusion! Users can now view and book available timeslots in their own timezone. This ensures they always choose the right time that fits their schedule—eliminating misunderstandings and missed appointments.
2. Comprehensive Income Reporting
Gain full visibility into your business! Detailed income reports are now available for each venue, service, and employee. Administrators can easily track performance, monitor growth, and make informed decisions to optimize operations.
3. Enhanced Management Dashboards
We’ve improved the management of Venues, Services, Employees, and Orders. Quickly access key data such as income, cancellation rates, and booking numbers—empowering you to run your business more efficiently.
4. Expanded Language Support
We’ve updated and refined our language files for German, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, and French. Enjoy a smoother experience for you and your international customers!
5. New Payment Gateway Options
Offer more flexibility at checkout! OS Services Booking 4.0 introduces updates for Offline Payment, Stripe, and Stripe Checkout, making transactions secure and seamless.
6. Sleek New Credit Card Form
Our redesigned credit card form offers a modern look and improved usability, ensuring a smooth and trustworthy payment process for your clients.
7. Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements
We’ve listened to your feedback and fixed issues from previous versions, delivering a more stable and reliable platform.
Upgrade to OS Services Booking 4.0 today and experience the difference! Make scheduling easy, management insightful, and payments effortless—for you and your customers.
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OS Services Booking 3.0 delivers major code improvements and updates for faster performance and future compatibility, now supporting Joomla 4 and 5, and moving towards Joomla 6. The new version includes enhanced database handling, new layouts for easier customization, and a brand new backend Dashboard.
The redesigned Dashboard offers a modern, professional look and provides comprehensive booking statistics and key system information at a glance, making management easier than ever.
Other highlights include direct service booking without selecting an employee, a fast Ajax-powered Monthly Calendar, beautiful new email templates, customer QR codes, booking history tracking, and improved search layouts. Almost all frontend layouts have also been refreshed for a smoother user experience.
Upgrade now to enjoy a smarter, faster, and more flexible booking system with OS Services Booking 3.0!
I. Code Architecture Changes in OS Services Booking 3.0
1. Dropping Joomla 3 and Bootstrap 3/4 Support
With the release of OS Services Booking 3.0, support for Joomla 3 has been officially discontinued. This means new features, updates, and bug fixes will only be available for Joomla 4, Joomla 5, and future versions such as Joomla 6. By focusing on newer Joomla versions, OS Services Booking can leverage the latest technologies, improved security, and better performance.
Alongside this change, OS Services Booking 3.0 also drops support for Bootstrap 3 and 4. The component now aligns with the more modern CSS frameworks and standards used in Joomla 4 and 5, ensuring a cleaner codebase and more consistent styling. This shift helps avoid compatibility issues and allows users to take full advantage of the latest frontend features and design improvements in Joomla.
If you are still using Joomla 3 or templates based on Bootstrap 3 or 4, it is strongly recommended to upgrade your site and templates to ensure full compatibility and to benefit from all the new features and improvements in OS Services Booking 3.0.
2. Gradual Transition to MVC for Backend
The backend architecture is being gradually shifted towards the MVC (Model-View-Controller) pattern. In this initial phase, both the legacy code structure and MVC are used in parallel, paving the way for a more maintainable and scalable system in the future.
3. Adoption of New Joomla Methods, Classes, and Namespaces
The component is being updated to utilize the latest Joomla methods, classes, and namespaces, aiming for smooth compatibility with Joomla 4, Joomla 5, and the upcoming Joomla 6. This ensures that OS Services Booking remains future-proof and takes advantage of Joomla’s ongoing improvements.
4. New Frontend Layouts and Layout Overrides
Beyond the frontend, the new version introduces multiple new layouts, allowing users to easily create layout overrides for customization. At the same time, the core code files have been optimized and reduced in size, making the system lighter and more flexible.
5. Thorough Database Handling Improvements
Database operations have been extensively improved, resulting in faster data retrieval and updates. These enhancements contribute significantly to the overall speed and responsiveness of the booking component, especially for larger systems with more data.
II. New Features in OS Services Booking 3.0
1. Direct Service Booking without Employee Selection
With the latest update, customers can now book services directly without the need to select a specific employee during the booking process. This enhancement streamlines the user experience and makes the booking process faster and more flexible.
How it works:
Customers simply visit the service booking page, such as
this example, and select their preferred timeslot for the service. At this stage, OS Services Booking will display a list of available employees for that timeslot. However, customers are not required to choose a specific employee. If they prefer, they can skip this step, and the system will automatically assign an available employee to their appointment. This feature is especially useful for businesses where the specific staff member is less important than the service itself, or when customers want the quickest available slot.
Compatibility with employee selection:
For businesses or workflows that require customers to choose a specific employee before booking, OS Services Booking remains fully compatible. For example, on this
booking page, customers can book an appointment directly with a chosen employee. This flexibility ensures that the booking system can accommodate both scenarios—either letting the system assign an employee automatically or allowing customers to select their preferred staff member.
Summary:
- Customers can book a service by simply choosing a timeslot, without having to select an employee.
- The system will automatically assign an available employee if the customer does not make a selection.
- For businesses that require it, customers can still book directly with a specific employee.
- This dual approach allows OS Services Booking to support a wide range of business needs and booking workflows.
2. Enhanced Monthly Calendar
- The new Monthly Calendar uses Ajax technology for much faster loading, especially in systems with large amounts of booking data.
- Users can easily switch between Monthly and Weekly views for more flexible scheduling and management.
3. Modern Backend Dashboard
A brand new, modern, and professional Dashboard for the backend provides essential booking system information and statistics at a glance, making management easier and more efficient.
4. New Email Template Layouts
Beautiful, professional email templates have been added, enhancing communication and improving the overall customer experience.
5. Customer QR Codes
Each customer (Joomla user) is now provided with a unique QR code. Administrators or staff can quickly scan these codes to retrieve previous booking information and customer details.
6. Customer Information Tracking
The system now allows tracking of customer information based on their booking history, helping staff provide better service and build stronger customer relationships.
7. Horizontal Layout for OSB Search
A new horizontal layout has been added for the OSB Search feature, offering a more flexible and visually appealing search experience.
8. User Action Log Plugin
A new user action log plugin has been introduced to record important actions, such as when orders are activated or order items are removed. More event logging will be added in future versions to enhance system transparency and auditing.
III. Other Improvements in OS Services Booking 3.0
1. Vanilla JS Popups for Booking Forms
jQuery popups in the booking forms have been replaced with Vanilla JS popups, making them more lightweight and user-friendly.
2. Replacing Color Box Popups
Color box popups are now replaced with Vanilla JS modal popups. This change avoids conflicts between different JavaScript libraries and delivers better performance and compatibility.
3. Improved Frontend Layouts
Almost all frontend layouts have been updated and enhanced, including:
These improvements provide a smoother, more modern, and consistent user experience across the system.
With so many great new features and improvements, we highly recommend updating to the latest version of OS Services Booking to take full advantage of everything it has to offer.
Thanks
Osservices Booking developer team
