This topic has been made "sticky" and the most recent version of LightMart is v3.3
For those who have lost the download link and willing to get the final version of LightMart. Please post here and request the download link for final version.
Then the download link of final version will be emailed to your email address that is associated with your account within 24 hours.
Release notes:
___________________________v3.3 (November 2017)___________________________
- LightMart is confirmed to work with Virtuemart3.2.4 + Joomla3.8.1
- QuickStart package comes with VM3.2.4 + Joomla3.8.1 pre-installed
- There was a login-box layout problem in the cart page. This problem is resolved.
- JavaScript performance improvements have been applied
- Minor layout bugs have been resolved.
___________________________v3.2 (April 16th 2016)___________________________
- LightMart is now fully compatible with VM3.0.16 — If you are planing to upgrade to VM3.0.16, you must get this new LightMart version. Do not upgrade the Virtuemart to 3.0.16 if you are planing to use any older LightMart version.
- The looping problem on Shopping Cart page has been fixed. Everything is now loaded via AJAX on shopping cart page, there is no unnecessary 2nd page loading for ORDER CONFIRMATION during checkout process.
- LightMart is now fully compatible with Joomla 3.5.1
- QuickStart package comes with pre-installed Joomla3.5.1 + Virtuemart3.0.16
- Displaying manufacturer logos on category and product pages was broken. This problem has been fixed. Furthermore, there is no need to modify any core VM file to enable the SHOW MANUFACTURER LOGOS. Everything is good to go once you install this new version
- While using Mozilla Firefox, there was a problem with login-form and coupon-form on shopping cart page. These minor problems have been fixed.
- Ask a question modal popup problem has been resolved
- Styling issues within the modal-popup has been patched (the CSS files that contain the font-families and core layout styles were not being loaded within the head tag).
- New Feature: The Cart Animation has been added. Once ADD TO CART button is clicked, a bubble that contains the quantity flies to shopping cart module
- The official loading logo of Virtuemart has been replaced by a better one.
- Many other minor layout bugs have been patched in various pages.
*** To install the latest version of LightMart to your existing LightMart website, follow these steps (with the same order):
1- Upgrade your Joomla to J3.5.1 via Joomla Backend >> Components >> Joomla!Update
2- Upgrade Virtuemart to VM3.0.16 via Joomla Backend >> Extensions >> Manage >> Update
3- Upgrade Virtuemart AIO to VM AIO 3.0.16 via Joomla Backend >> Extensions >> Manage >> Update
4- Download latest version of LightMart from our server and UNZIP it.
5- Install One-by One >> pkg_lightmart.zip via Joomla Backend >> Extensions >> Manage >> Install
___________________________v3.1.1 (February 9th 2016)___________________________
- CRITICAL UPDATE: When a coupon has been applied. CONFIRM ORDER keeps looping. Never possible to complete the checkout. This problem has been fixed.
- Related products problem has been fixed. If there is any related products, those will be listed in a TAB on product details page AND will be displayed in the dad-to-cart-notification-popup.
- Please wait while redirecting to PayPal message while redirecting to PayPal payment page was misaligned, this has been fixed.
___________________________v3.1 (January 14th 2016)________________________
- LightMart is now fully compatible with VM3.0.12 and Joomla 3.4.8 (quickStart package comes with these versions)
- ZoomEffect has been improved for mobile-view (one-finder touch on product picture was avoiding page-scroll)
- Thumbnail and ZoomEffect problem starting with VM3.0.12+ has been resolved.
- Category page front-end design has been revised. The Grid boxes have been re-designed
- Product details page have been revised. Minor CSS touches have been made.
- Shopping Cart Page have been fully re-designed. This new design provides much better UX.
- Various CSS touches in almost all pages
- License Validation procedure has been completely re-build. It is much more secured now.
- Notification boxes has been re-designed. With the help of CSS3 Animations, notification boxes look much cooler!!
___________________________v3.0 (December 2015 - the BIG update)________________________
- LightMart is fully compatible with Joomla 3.x and Virtuemart 3.0
- From now on, there won’t be any more updates for J2.5 and VM2.6.x
- Many improvements/changes have been applied.
- LightMart has almost re-built from scratch.
___________________________v2.0 (May 2014 - the BIG update)___________________________
- LightMart is now fully compatible with VM2.6
- QuickStart package comes pre-installed Joomla 2.5.20 + Virtuemart 2.6
- Flexible Zoom Effect v4 has been integrated to LightMart. Normally sold standalone for 30 USD.
- Over 40 extra parameters have been added to Flexible VM2 Template plugin
- ScrollZoom is now possible
- Facebox Modal Popup has been replaced by Fancybox v2. It gives much better performance.
- Lots of UI improvements (mostly CSS)
- Select boxes on Category Page has been transformed to fancySelect
- Select boxes on Product Details Page has been transformed to fancySelect
- Category Browse Page - if the E or A type custom field is used, the add to cart button will be replaced with Choose Product Variant First button.
- Product Pages are re-organized, the UI improvements have been made.
- The Generic Child Variant AJAX loading bug has been improved
- On the add to cart modal notification popup, UI improvements have been made.
- All the reported bugs have been patched on shopping cart page
- One of the most desirable requests: It is now possible to put reCaptcha below the Ask a Question form to avoid spamming.
- Shopping Cart Module has been improved. The LOADING icon appears when the DELETE icon is clicked.
___________________________v1.2___________________________
- LightMart is fully compatible with VM2.0.22a
- Some reported bugs are fixed.
- If you are planing to update the LightMart from 1.1 -> 1.2 through One-By One method. First install all (all of them, no exception) the ZIP files you find in the One-By One folder and then don't forget to follow these 2 tutorials below:
Tutorial 1: http://www.flexiblewebdesign.com/forum-joomla-virtuemart-template-lightmart-support/970-after-vm-update-1-show-manufacturer-logos
Tutorial 2: http://www.flexiblewebdesign.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&view=topic&catid=20&id=971&Itemid=234
___________________________v1.1 (19 May 2013)___________________________
- The responsiveness layout issues (for Android phones) have been fixed. Layout now looks perfect in all types of phones.
- The script issue of adding product that doesn't have a product picture has been resolved. Also now the NO-PICTURE-AVAILABLE picture shows off in the drop down shopping cart.
- The pagination buttons stylization problem in the blog-category and article pages has been solved.
- Facebook Like button in the product details is to Like that individual product only.
- Facebook JavaScript SDK is integrated to use XFBML and HTML5 of Facebook Social Plugins. More info: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/)
++ If you already have LightMart installed and you would like to receive the benefits of this update then you only need to install these components below individually through Joomla Extension Manager
- One-by One > tmp_flexible_lightmart.zip
- One-by One > plg_vm2_cart.zip
Make sure to backup your old files (i.e your CSS files you modified in /templates/flexible_lightmart/css/ folder) because this update will refresh everything in /templates/flexible_lightmart/ back to stock.
___________________________v1.0___________________________
- Test Have been completed and Virtuemart 2 Template - LightMart (Joomla+Virtuemart Template bundle) has been released.
- Minimum requirements:
- Virtuemart 2.0.18a
- Joomla 2.5.9
To download the final version, first try this method below. If no luck, then post here and request the link. The download link for the final version will be emailed to your email address that is associated with your account within 24 hours.
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Cheers.