Admin Tools 2.1.12 just released
We are pleased to announce the immediate availability of Admin Tools 2.1.12, a regular maintenance release. This release improves the user experience in the Core (free) release and adds new features to the Professional (paid) release.
This release adds the possibility to receive notifications for new Joomla! and Admin Tool releases right in your inbox. The notification emails come with a link which allows you to update Joomla! or Admin Tools with a single click. This is an opt-in (optional) feature available in Admin Tools Professional –our for-a-fee– version only.
Another major change to both the Core (free) and Professional (for-a-fee) releases has to do with Joomla! updates. Since Joomla! 1.5.25 and 1.7.3 the Joomla! project only offers update packages from the previous and the dot-zero release, e.g. 1.7.2 to 1.7.3 and 1.7.0 to 1.7.3, but not 1.7.1 to 1.7.3. This silent change in the available Joomla! update packages caused Admin Tools 2.1.11 and earlier to not display an "Upgrade" button, but only a "Reinstall" button. Even though the "Reinstall" button can be used for Joomla! upgrades (it only overwrites the files), it's generally not recommended as it has to download a very big package and could possibly fail. To this end, Admin Tools 2.1.12 will now offer you an Upgrade button in those cases, letting you use the recommended update-from-dot-zero package, e.g. 1.7.0 to 1.7.3 when you're using Joomla! 1.7.1. This is the safest method. Obviously, this change only applies to sites which are outdated by at least two Joomla! releases.
As always, you can download the free version, Admin Tools Core, from our Downloads page without any charge. If you are a Professional subscriber you can download the Admin Tools Professional release from the same page; just make sure you are logged in before visiting the download page. Alternatively, you can use the integrated Live Update feature of our software to update it automatically on supported server environments.
Since July 7th, 2011, support is provided only to subscribers. We have created a cheap (7.79€) subscription, FORUMACCESS, which gives you access to our Support Forum for eight days, with the same priority as all subscribers to any subscription level. If you are an AKEEBADELUXE or SUPPORT subscriber, you can get top priority, confidential support through our Private Ticket support system.
Do you want the maximum protection for your Joomla! site without spending a fortune? Admin Tools Professional can do that, with a flat cost of 20 Euros – or just 10, if you bought an AKEEBAPRO subscription the last three moths. An ATPRO subscription allows you to use the component on as many sites as you want, for as long as you want (even after your subscription expires) and receive updates and support for a whole year. For the price of a cheap dinner you can get the maximum protection for all your Joomla! 1.5 and 1.7 sites. Go Professional today!
Changelog
New features
- Admin Tools update notification emails (Admin Tools Professional only)
- Joomla! update notification emails (Admin Tools Professional only)
- Post-installation wizard, just like the one of Akeeba Backup
- Adding force-reload button to the Joomla! update view, in case something's stuck
Miscellaneous changes
- Removing default .htaccess Maker exceptions (they didn't make much sense and were only meant as examples)
- Adapting to Joomla's new stupid policy of providing upgrade packages only from the .0 and the immediately previous release (e.g. 1.5.0 to 1.5.25 and 1.5.24 to 1.5.25, but NOT 1.5.23 to 1.5.25)
Bug fixes
- Downloading a Joomla! update failed on hosts were the tmp directory is unwritable
- Non-standard administrator templates could have a problem with the Joomla! update icon module hiding everything on the page