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Community Surveys Changelog

All notable changes to Community Surveys will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

[7.0.0] - 2026-02-03​

Major Release: Complete Rewrite for Joomla 5/6

This is a complete architectural rewrite of Community Surveys, modernizing the codebase for Joomla 5 and 6 compatibility with native APIs and eliminating the need for backward compatibility plugins.

🎉 Breaking Changes​

  • Joomla 5/6 Native: Complete rewrite using Joomla 5/6 APIs - no backward compatibility plugin required
  • Minimum Requirements: Joomla 5.0+ or Joomla 6.0+
  • Modern Architecture: PSR-4 autoloading, namespaced classes, dependency injection, and MVC Factory pattern
  • React Frontend: Survey forms and admin interface rebuilt with React 18 and modern JavaScript (ES6+)

✨ Added​

Core Features​

  • AI-Powered Translations: Integrated AWS Bedrock AI for automatic survey translation into 40+ languages
  • Enhanced Conditional Rules:
    • Show/hide questions on the same page based on answers
    • Skip to specific pages dynamically
    • End survey with custom messages based on responses
    • Conditional rules now properly filter response reports
  • Advanced Question Types: Full support for all question types including grids, sliders, ratings, and file uploads
  • Answer Presets: Reusable answer sets with one-click application to questions
  • Question Library: Save and reuse questions across multiple surveys

Integrations​

  • Integrations Framework: Comprehensive system to connect surveys with third-party services
  • Google Sheets Integration: Automatically sync survey responses to Google Spreadsheets with OAuth 2.0 security
  • Webhook Integration: Real-time data streaming to custom endpoints via HTTP POST/GET
  • AcyMailing Plugin: Joomla 6 compatible plugin with tag support and shortcode updates

Reporting & Analytics​

  • Advanced Reports Dashboard: Interactive charts with Chart.js and real-time analytics
  • Detailed Response View: Administrative interface for inspecting individual survey submissions
  • Enhanced CSV Export: Configurable column selection and filtering options
  • PDF Reports: Generate professional PDF reports with custom styling
  • Report Filtering: Filter by date range, completion status, and custom fields

User Experience​

  • Frontend Redesign: "Swiss-inspired" minimalist design with premium look and feel
    • Responsive design optimized for desktop, tablet, and mobile
    • Smooth animations and transitions
    • Progress indicators for multi-page surveys
    • Dark mode support
  • Invitations Workflow: Redesigned invite system with bulk email capabilities
  • My Responses: User dashboard to view and manage their survey submissions
  • Continue Later: Save progress and resume surveys with unique secure keys

Admin Interface​

  • Modern Admin UI: Compact, premium layout using Bootstrap 5 and custom CSS
  • React-Based Form Builder: Drag-and-drop question management with live preview
  • Inline Editing: Edit questions, answers, and pages without page reloads
  • Bulk Operations: Manage multiple items efficiently with batch actions
  • Advanced Search: Enhanced filtering with multiple criteria and saved searches

Developer Features​

  • Service Layer Architecture: Dedicated services for Email, PDF, Storage, and AI operations
  • API-First Design: RESTful API endpoints for all operations
  • Shared UI Library: @shondalai/ui-commons with 25+ reusable React components
  • Build System: Modern npm-based build with @shondalai/build-tools
  • Type Safety: JSDoc annotations for better IDE support

🔄 Changed​

  • Database Schema: Optimized tables with proper indexes and foreign keys
  • File Structure: Reorganized following Joomla 5/6 standards with proper namespacing
  • Form Builder Interface: Complete redesign with compact and modern layout
  • Response Storage: Improved data structure for better query performance
  • Language System: Enhanced multilingual support with AI translation integration
  • Email Templates: Redesigned email templates with responsive HTML layout
  • Media Management: Centralized media handling with the Storage service

🐛 Fixed​

  • Conditional Rules:
    • Questions not appearing in conditional rule dropdowns
    • Answer presets showing "[object Object]" instead of text
    • Rules not refreshing after adding/removing answers
    • Questions not appearing after creation until page refresh
    • Finalize rules showing questions on subsequent pages in reports
    • Skip-to-page rules not properly hiding skipped pages
    • Conditionally hidden questions appearing when they shouldn't
  • Response Reports: Now correctly respect conditional rules and display only relevant questions
  • Question Form: Fixed multiple issues with question editing and validation
  • File Uploads: Improved reliability and error handling for file attachments
  • Date Handling: Fixed MySQL null date issues across the board
  • Grid Questions: Resolved display issues with radio and checkbox grids
  • Slider Questions: Fixed value submission and display in reports
  • Translation Sync: Questions now immediately reflect translated content
  • OAuth Callbacks: Improved reliability with dual-channel communication (postMessage/Storage)
  • CSV Export: Headers now appear at the top (not bottom) with proper encoding
  • Search Functionality: Frontend search now correctly filters by survey title
  • Authorization Checks: Enhanced security with proper permission validation

🔒 Security​

  • CSRF Protection: Enhanced token validation across all forms
  • Input Sanitization: Comprehensive XSS protection with proper escaping
  • SQL Injection Prevention: Prepared statements throughout the codebase
  • Access Control: Granular permission checks for all operations
  • OAuth Security: Secure token storage and refresh mechanisms

📚 Documentation​

  • Comprehensive API documentation for developers
  • Updated user guides with screenshots for all features
  • Migration guide from v6.x to v7.0.0
  • Integration setup guides for Google Sheets and Webhooks

🎯 Performance​

  • Optimized database queries with proper indexing
  • Lazy loading for improved page load times
  • Reduced JavaScript bundle sizes with code splitting
  • Caching strategies for frequently accessed data
  • Efficient React component rendering

⚠️ Deprecations​

  • Legacy v6.x JavaScript libraries removed
  • Old BC plugin compatibility layer removed
  • Deprecated helper methods removed
  • Legacy database queries replaced with Joomla 5/6 QueryInterface

📦 Dependencies​

  • Joomla 5.0+ or Joomla 6.0+
  • PHP 8.1+
  • MySQL 5.7+ or MariaDB 10.3+
  • Node.js 18+ (for development)

🙏 Credits​

  • Complete rewrite and modernization by Shondalai Technologies
  • UI/UX design inspired by premium Swiss aesthetics
  • Community feedback incorporated throughout development

[6.5.6] - January 15, 2026​

🐛 Fixed​

  • Fixed issue with the content plugin

[6.5.5] - January 10, 2026​

🐛 Fixed​

  • Do not include unpublished responses in the CSV download

[6.5.4] - January 5, 2026​

✨ Added​

  • Upgrade modules and plugins for Joomla 6 compatibility

🐛 Fixed​

  • Fix for allowing same selections in matching question type
  • Unable to delete the trashed responses
  • Create survey page shows error when compat plugin is disabled
  • Fixed issue with unauthorised json download

[6.5.3] - December 20, 2025​

✨ Added​

  • Add an option to allow multiple same selections in Match the Following question

[6.5.2] - November 15, 2025​

✨ Added​

  • Allow HTML in question answers

🐛 Fixed​

  • Fixed issue with generating custom reports
  • Unable filter response status in CSV download

[6.5.1] - October 5, 2025​

✨ Added​

  • Joomla 6 Compatibility Update - Full support for Joomla 6
  • Custom Reports - Generate custom reports using scheduled tasks

🔄 Changed​

  • Updated copyright headers

🐛 Fixed​

  • Unable to save 0 in textbox questions
  • Fixed issues with PHP warnings
  • Fixed issues related to dark mode

[6.4.1] - March 2, 2025​

🐛 Fixed​

  • Fixed database entry error
  • Radio grid consolidated report do not show the question titles

[6.4.0] - February 8, 2025​

✨ Added​

  • Added button to close in progress responses

🔄 Changed​

  • Set default date values in the install script

🐛 Fixed​

  • Import survey json failed with error
  • Unable to search survey titles on front-end search form
  • Fixed issue with MySQL null dates

[6.3.9] - November 29, 2024​

✨ Added​

  • Update ChartJS library to latest version

🔄 Changed​

  • Fixed UX related issues

🐛 Fixed​

  • Unable sort by title on responses page
  • CSV export header is added at bottom

[6.3.8] - November 23, 2024​

🐛 Fixed​

  • Unable to edit survey from front-end

[6.3.7] - October 1, 2024​

🐛 Fixed​

  • Fixed issue with CSV report download

[6.3.6] - September 27, 2024​

🐛 Fixed​

  • Updated Google sheets integration to allow latest APIs

[6.3.5] - September 11, 2024​

🐛 Fixed​

  • Fixed issue with loading survey on Joomla 4

[6.3.4] - August 30, 2024​

✨ Added​

  • Fixed issue with captcha plugins

[6.3.3] - August 10, 2024​

🐛 Fixed​

  • CSV Download file is not opening in Excel
  • Fixed issue with report shown after response completion
  • Fixed issue with loading JCE editor on page header question form

[6.3.2] - August 6, 2024​

✨ Added​

  • Allow 1000 responses to download in CSV report

🐛 Fixed​

  • Applying limit filter is limiting number of questions in CSV download report
  • JCE Editor is not loading when composing questions

[6.3.1] - July 8, 2024​

🐛 Fixed​

  • Revert changes for PDF generation

[6.3.0] - July 7, 2024​

✨ Added​

  • Send PDF Report - Improved PDF generation
  • Refactored Response Form - Better developer support for response form layout
  • Improved print/pdf button on results page

🔄 Changed​

  • Renamed the buttons on survey form for better understandability
  • Removed TCPDF support

🐛 Fixed​

  • Question customization body class does not apply to question body
  • Fixed alignment of grid header on result page
  • Answer selected for conditionally hidden question is not cleared
  • Checkbox shown instead of radio in the grid question report

[6.2.3] - May 26, 2024​

🐛 Fixed​

  • Fixed the answer form layouts in survey builder page

[6.2.2] - May 25, 2024​

✨ Added​

  • Added support for handling failed emails in AcyMailing plugin

🐛 Fixed​

  • Answer placeholders in question titles does not show correct values
  • Custom placeholder option does not work in textbox and textarea type questions
  • Fixed issue with ordering email templates
  • Fixed PHP warning with editor plugin
  • Fixed margin in the address field response form

[6.2.1] - March 23, 2024​

✨ Added​

  • Added support for Rewardify Points
  • Added options to show/hide individual fields in the Address question type

🔄 Changed​

  • Added missing language string

🐛 Fixed​

  • Fixed issue with slider question's last row border
  • Fixed issue with smart search plugin
  • Empty list is shown when the database option to allow null dates is disabled

[6.2.0] - December 2, 2023​

✨ Added​

  • Answer Presets - New feature for bulk import answers
  • New question option to customize custom answers with regular expressions
  • Do not show already selected options in matching question type subquestions

🐛 Fixed​

  • Create component specific language strings for Cancel, Save and Previous buttons
  • Fixed issue with same color shown with multislider consolidated report charts
  • Fixed the margin of batch button on admin toolbar

[6.1.1] - September 26, 2023​

🐛 Fixed​

  • Fix for install script failing

[6.1.0] - September 24, 2023​

✨ Added​

  • Joomla 5 Support - Breaking Change: Added support for Joomla 5

🔄 Changed​

  • Breaking Change: Removed legacy layer for Joomla 3

[6.0.11] - September 9, 2023​

🐛 Fixed​

  • Unable to install the package on older MySQL databases
  • Slider question tooltips overflow screen border on mobile devices

[6.0.10] - August 14, 2023​

🐛 Fixed​

  • Unable to install the extension when using MySQL 5.5

[6.0.9] - August 10, 2023​

🐛 Fixed​

  • Fixed issue with installer

[6.0.8] - August 8, 2023​

✨ Added​

  • Ignore survey redirect URL if there is a conditional rule to end survey with custom message

🔄 Changed​

  • Few performance improvements with report queries

🐛 Fixed​

  • Fixed issue with loading survey with Rich Text Editor question type
  • Fixed issue with PHP7 function call
  • Fixed issues with AcyMailing plugin

[6.0.7] - July 19, 2023​

✨ Added​

  • New option to show number textbox for answers in the sliders question type

🐛 Fixed​

  • Fixed JavaScript error on responses list page
  • Fixed issue with responding to survey using global survey URL
  • Question types toolbar links are in dark color on Joomla 3 surveys form

[6.0.6] - June 27, 2023​

✨ Added​

  • New option to restrict maximum responses per user and per survey

🐛 Fixed​

  • Fixed JavaScript error when google charts not loaded on the report page

[6.0.5] - June 4, 2023​

🔄 Changed​

  • Do not show survey title on the survey responses list items to save space
  • Move ID & Status columns on responses list report to front

🐛 Fixed​

  • Fixed issue with database error message

[6.0.4] - May 23, 2023​

🐛 Fixed​

  • Responses menu page in administrator does not show contact name
  • Fixed finder plugin issue in J4.3
  • Fixed acymailing error on manual send
  • Fixed installer bugs when upgrading from older versions
  • Fixed issue with CSV file creation of large survey results
  • Invite button do not give visual feedback when clicked and causing multiple clicks

[6.0.3] - April 25, 2023​

✨ Added​

  • Adding AUTHOR_NAME placeholder for invitation email subject

🔄 Changed​

  • Replaced JFile/JFolder deprecated wrappers with respective file system functions

🐛 Fixed​

  • Fixed issue with copy function of survey
  • NPS report is not scaled properly on print to PDF report
  • Fixed issues with mysql zerodate sqlmode

[6.0.2] - April 13, 2023​

🐛 Fixed​

  • Fixing issue with empty invitation email body

[6.0.1] - April 12, 2023​

✨ Added​

  • Adding AUTHOR_NAME tag in the invite email templates

🔄 Changed​

  • Updated label of Hide Template option
  • Add better name to contact groups filter dropdown on invite page
  • Show Community Groups tab on Invite page only if relevant extension installed
  • Use global list limit by default on the contacts listing section of invite page

🐛 Fixed​

  • Clear the contacts info in the modal form after saving them
  • Fixed issue with filters on consolidated report
  • Fixed bug with creating new survey on a fresh installation (string mysql)
  • Removed extra space below the introtext

[6.0.0] - April 2, 2023​

✨ Added​

  • Login Redirect - Redirect users to login page if a non-logged in user access My Surveys or My Responses pages
  • Add Trash button on My Surveys listing page
  • Attach PDF response to thank you mail
  • New option to restrict maximum allowed invitations per survey
  • Adding button to trash/delete email templates
  • Adding a button to go back to languages list from translations form page
  • Adding support for inviting individual contacts in the invite contact groups page
  • Adding support for trashing/deleting surveys from My Surveys page
  • Adding support for searching surveys from My Surveys page
  • Show already uploaded file name in the File Upload question type when user navigate to previous page

🔄 Changed​

  • Adding icon to the export link on My Surveys page

🐛 Fixed​

  • Fixed issue with assigning contacts from front-end
  • When marker is dragged the map is also getting dragged in Location type question
  • Survey validation error element has invalid HTML markup
  • Hide the start survey button when the user already took survey and error is shown
  • Wrong name used in responses list header for response status column
  • Use locale supported date format for the dates on invite page URLs section
  • Fixed Javascript error on invitations page
  • Removed redundant "Show Notice" option
  • Remove redundant buttons on the backend responses listing page
  • Finder plugin causing error
  • Fixed error message shown when no surveys exist
  • Fixed typo in email templates
  • Fixed UX issues with invite pages on bootstrap 5 layout
  • Fixed PHP notices on translations page

[5.9.6] - March 2, 2023​

🐛 Fixed​

  • Fixed error on multilingual site with no associations defined

[5.9.5] - March 1, 2023​

🐛 Fixed​

  • Editor is not loading after saving question

[5.9.4] - February 27, 2023​

✨ Added​

  • Show new question title help in placeholder

🔄 Changed​

  • Code cleanup

🐛 Fixed​

  • The consolidated report shows error when there are no choice questions in the survey
  • Site throws error when CjLib component is uninstalled
  • Fixed issue with advanced filter in consolidated report page
  • Fixed error shown on new installation without any categories

[5.9.3] - February 5, 2023​

🐛 Fixed​

  • Missing font causing errors when creating pdf response
  • Form layout menu shows error when SEF is disabled
  • Consolidated report filters are not shown for surveys with large number of questions
  • Removed unused language strings

[5.9.2] - November 7, 2022​

🐛 Fixed​

  • Fixes for PHP 8.1 compatibility
  • Admin surveys listing batch modal cannot be closed with close button
  • Image type question breaks result page layout on bootstrap5 layout
  • Fixed issue with Download PDF button does not work when filter rules are empty
  • Fixed issue with sliders validation error is showing for multiple sliders
  • Cannot use survey original description without processed by content plugins

[5.9.1] - October 9, 2022​

✨ Added​

  • Added support for PHP 8.1

🔄 Changed​

  • Removed unused options and language strings

🐛 Fixed​

  • Fixed error shown while editing survey on Joomla 3.10.x
  • Consolidated report do not load properly when only NPS question present in survey
  • Question customization options are not imported using JSON import file

[5.9.0] - July 30, 2022​

✨ Added​

  • Privacy Integration - Adding integration with Joomla privacy module

🔄 Changed​

  • Removing redundant save as copy button in favor of import button
  • Increase the records limit of CSV report downloaded from dashboard page to 500

🐛 Fixed​

  • Tags are not saving in Joomla 3.10 or later versions
  • Survey import fails when the category id is empty
  • Fixed unclosed HTML tag in NPS question
  • Cannot take survey when the survey shown with Survey Form Module
  • Page shows error when the component redirect to login/any page
  • Added tfoot on Joomla3 admin list screens for consistent look
  • Fixed issue with saving new translation language
  • Fixed layout issue with backend responses list page

[5.8.3] - May 7, 2022​

🔄 Changed​

  • Adding content encoding to the exported CSV file

🐛 Fixed​

  • Fixed issue with sliders question values not saved if the user does not move the slider
  • Fixed the slider question form fields does not show with proper styles in bootstrap5 layout
  • Text answers with value 0 are not saved in the response
  • Fixed issue with value 0 not showing on the response report
  • Consolidated report shows text answers of in-progress responses
  • Multislider CSV export does not produce correct values
  • Survey selection modal dialog does not show correct survey title

[5.8.2] - March 26, 2022​

🐛 Fixed​

  • CSV Download timed out for very large sets of data (no limit)
  • Advanced filter do not work after applying filter

[5.8.1] - January 28, 2022​

🐛 Fixed​

  • When Redirect URL is used, the survey does not complete
  • Fixed issue with showing CSV report for Multi-Input question type
  • Fixed issue with single survey menu selection modal in Joomla3
  • Single survey menu item is not editable

[5.8.0] - January 14, 2022​

✨ Added​

  • Multiple Text Boxes - New question type for multiple text inputs
  • Added new RESPONDER_NAME tag in email templates

🐛 Fixed​

  • Choose Different Report button does not work on backend in Joomla4
  • Fixed layout display issue of invite contacts page on bootstrap5
  • Fixed issue with survey report module do not show on Joomla 4
  • Fixed issue with consolidated report do not show to guest users
  • Editor button plugin does not open correct modal window
  • Fixed issue with survey selection modal in Single Survey menu item

[5.7.4] - December 18, 2021​

🐛 Fixed​

  • Fixed issue with content plugin

[5.7.3] - December 1, 2021​

🔄 Changed​

  • Small performance improvements with the content plugins

🐛 Fixed​

  • Unable to export survey to json file from front-end
  • Fixed issue with loading survey in an article using content plugin

[5.7.2] - November 28, 2021​

🐛 Fixed​

  • Data labels values are incorrect on the slider question report
  • The charts shown on Slider question consolidated report are too small
  • The charts shown on Grid question consolidated report are too small

[5.7.1] - November 24, 2021​

✨ Added​

  • New option to send email notification to the email address in response submitted to the Email type question

🔄 Changed​

  • Show percentage on data labels shown on the consolidated report charts

🐛 Fixed​

  • Fixed issue with save button on email template form
  • Show reports & invite links only to survey author and administrator
  • Answers in ranking question report are not ordered properly
  • Consolidated report does not summarize single slider responses

[5.7.0] - October 21, 2021​

✨ Added​

  • Google Sheets Integration - Sync new responses to Google Sheets
  • Added new option to show/hide extended options tab on front-end form

🐛 Fixed​

  • Fixed issue with unpublish/trash links on front-end page not working
  • PHP warning message shown when editor plugin is enabled
  • Fixed issue with tags field does not show correctly on the front-end

[5.6.7] - September 20, 2021​

🐛 Fixed​

  • Removed unused options from category list menu item
  • Fixed issue with the error when using category list menu item
  • Fixed issue with tags field does not show correctly on the front-end

[5.6.6] - September 5, 2021​

✨ Added​

  • New "Default value" option for Calendar type question
  • New option (global and survey) to control the response workflow

🐛 Fixed​

  • Survey creation form do not open when editor button is published
  • Community Surveys - Surveys plugin does not show user groups list in the plugin configuration
  • Fixed select box appearance in matching question (on bootstrap5)

[5.6.5] - August 24, 2021​

✨ Added​

  • Added new "Body CSS Class" option in question edit form

🐛 Fixed​

  • Fix for Field CSS Class option does not apply to bootstrap3/4 layout
  • Fixed issue with question title class option not applied
  • Min/Max select select boxes appear as textbox in bootstrap5 form

[5.6.4] - August 19, 2021​

✨ Added​

  • Export/Import - Export surveys as json file and import json export files

🐛 Fixed​

  • Fixed layout issues with question options
  • Unable to save Name question response if title field is hidden
  • Fixed styling in admin dashboard on Joomla 4
  • Import button is non-responsive on Joomla 4
  • Hide in report option do not hide question in response result report

[5.6.3] - July 21, 2021​

🔄 Changed​

  • Display tweaks with Bootstrap 5 layout reports pages

🐛 Fixed​

  • Fixed issues in opening accordion tabs in front-end invite page (bs5)
  • Fixed issues with dropdown on the front-end reports page with bs5
  • Unable to print or download individual response pdf

[5.6.2] - July 18, 2021​

✨ Added​

  • Joomla 4 RC 4 Support - Added compatibility for Joomla 4 RC 4

🔄 Changed​

  • Added proper spacing below the blocks on advanced search page
  • PHP minimum version required for Joomla 4 is updated to 7

🐛 Fixed​

  • Category page shows error when accessed through menu
  • Error shows when trying to create single survey menu item
  • Breadcrumbs for single survey menu item do not show menu alias
  • Question types list on the left sidebar are not showing properly on IE
  • Editor survey button do not work on front-end editor

[5.6.1] - May 15, 2021​

✨ Added​

  • New import & export survey buttons in My Surveys page

🐛 Fixed​

  • Consolidated report text response includes trashed responses

[5.6.0] - May 9, 2021​

✨ Added​

  • Added two new options in Map Location question type to accept default latitude and longitude values

🔄 Changed​

  • Redirect user to the survey redirect URL if the survey URL is opened after completing the response

🐛 Fixed​

  • Response is not saved when survey is embedded in an article
  • Location map does not show marker groups in colored groups
  • Map Location responses are not available in the CSV Report
  • Grid charts shows wrong labels in the chart legend
  • Charts in sliders consolidated report shows smaller in size
  • Grid report charts show smaller in size
  • Star rating is not selectable on mobile devices
  • Preview survey button on form page is not working in backend

[5.5.12] - March 25, 2021​

✨ Added​

  • PHP 8 Support - Added support for PHP 8
  • Bootstrap 5 Layout - Added new layout to support Bootstrap 5 & Joomla v4 Beta 7
  • New option to configure show/hide chart data labels

🐛 Fixed​

  • Consolidated reports charts do not display with special characters
  • Single survey menu item do not show survey title on browser title bar

[5.5.11] - February 20, 2021​

✨ Added​

  • Added batch invitation reminder feature in survey reports page (Invitations)
  • Added data labels on doughnut charts

🐛 Fixed​

  • Slider question report not showing on consolidated report

[5.5.10] - February 13, 2021​

✨ Added​

  • Added new question option to customize the HTML field CSS class name

🔄 Changed​

  • Show answers in same order as they are added to avoid confusion

🐛 Fixed​

  • View all text answers popup do not work if dates are in wrong format
  • Print/PDF button shows 404 error when the advanced filter is applied
  • Charts are not displayed properly in the print window
  • The survey level options are not effective when showing survey using content plugin

[5.5.9] - January 26, 2021​

✨ Added​

  • ChartJS Integration - Replacing Google charts with ChartJS in consolidated report
  • New choice for "Show Report" option to show consolidated report after user completing the response
  • Export survey invitation URLs in a file from invite page

[5.5.8] - January 23, 2021​

✨ Added​

  • New invitations page to see all invitations sent via invitations page

[5.5.7] - January 19, 2021​

🐛 Fixed​

  • Single page survey is closed only after second attempt

[5.5.6] - January 18, 2021​

🐛 Fixed​

  • Colors in pie and bar charts do not match in consolidated report

[5.5.5] - January 14, 2021​

🐛 Fixed​

  • Unable to select the marker on the location map

[5.5.4] - January 4, 2021​

✨ Added​

  • OpenStreetMaps Support - Added support for OpenStreetMaps for location type question
  • Added new question customize option to show/hide description in report

🐛 Fixed​

  • When custom answer is enabled, the validation not works properly

[5.5.3] - November 29, 2020​

✨ Added​

  • Added css class names to survey result page
  • Added css class names to question and description blocks

🐛 Fixed​

  • Show report option of the question is disabled by default
  • Search function shows error when searching with 2 characters
  • All image checkbox answers are not saved

[5.5.2] - October 30, 2020​

🐛 Fixed​

  • The installer failed to create tables when null dates are not allowed

[5.5.1] - October 18, 2020​

🐛 Fixed​

  • Slider report do not show on consolidated report

[5.5.0] - October 11, 2020​

✨ Added​

  • Privacy Plugin - New plugin to integrate with Joomla Privacy framework
  • All questions and answers as a variable for e-mail template
  • New conditional rule outcome - Finalize survey with custom end of survey message
  • Added new option to switch to modern routing in Joomla 3.9.x
  • New option in survey results module to show/hide custom text answers
  • AcyMailing 6 Support - Added support for AcyMailing 6
  • Show answers report of choice questions sorted by number of votes

🔄 Changed​

  • Changed the zero date format to NULL dates for future compatibility

🐛 Fixed​

  • Missing file type customization option of file upload question in bootstrap 4 layout
  • Disallow the users to take survey if the access is not allowed
  • JCE editor do not load when the questions loaded on the form page
  • Translations of question title does not accept HTML tags

[5.4.9] - August 12, 2020​

🐛 Fixed​

  • Unable to submit mandatory checkbox question when using bootstrap3 layout
  • View all Responses button on Consolidated Report Module is not working

[5.4.8] - July 18, 2020​

🐛 Fixed​

  • Unable to complete mandatory question which has custom answer

[5.4.7] - July 10, 2020​

🔄 Changed​

  • Joomla 4 Beta 2 support added

🐛 Fixed​

  • Preview modal do not show close button on front-end when using bootstrap4 layout

[5.4.6] - June 21, 2020​

🐛 Fixed​

  • End of survey response report do not show sliders result
  • Fixed css issues with choice question result

[5.4.5] - June 20, 2020​

🐛 Fixed​

  • Unable to start survey when using IE 11

[5.4.4] - June 10, 2020​

🔄 Changed​

  • Joomla 4 beta support

🐛 Fixed​

  • Checkbox answers are not saved when custom answer is enabled

[5.4.3] - June 5, 2020​

🐛 Fixed​

  • Questions form submit automatically when a chat application loaded on the same page

[5.4.2] - May 31, 2020​

🐛 Fixed​

  • Slider questions results are not showing correctly

[5.4.1] - May 16, 2020​

✨ Added​

  • Added support for AcyMailing 6

🔄 Changed​

  • Custom answer should be enabled only by selecting checkbox/radio in choice type questions
  • Fallback to default layout when layout override file not found

🐛 Fixed​

  • Contact name is not shown in consolidated report custom answers when the respondent is a contact in contact group
  • Applying filter in consolidated report redirect page back to home

[5.4.0] - March 20, 2020​

✨ Added​

  • Clickable Images - Show images in Image type questions as clickable images
  • Added new filter to filter the translations based on its type
  • Reminder Emails - New feature to send remind mail to complete the pending survey
  • Show asterisk icon beside the question title if the question is marked as mandatory
  • Show datetime picker in the language of the survey being shown
  • New option to hide selected question from showing in the survey results/reports
  • Allow customizing title and description CSS classes for page header question
  • Cancel Button URL - New option to customize cancel button URL
  • Allow a translation to be deleted by entering empty value

🔄 Changed​

  • Removed unused scripts to improve performance

🐛 Fixed​

  • Fixed the conflict with adminForm element name with other extensions
  • Calendar labels are not translated in the survey language
  • No validation message shown when all questions in mandatory grid question are not selected
  • Validation error does not go away after selecting mandatory value in select boxes
  • Translations are not deleted when the question is deleted
  • Translations not shown on listing page when using language switcher module
  • Empty title is shown on listing page when the title is not translated in the language
  • Data from survey rules and tracking tables are not cleared when permanently deleting the survey
  • An extra empty page is created when importing a survey from xml file
  • Fixed a case where registered users unable to respond to survey
  • Name field in result page do not show correctly when using bootstrap3/bootstrap4 layout
  • Survey results module do not show all charts

[5.3.4] - January 11, 2020​

✨ Added​

  • URL Parameter Question - New question type - URL Parameter (Hidden)

🔄 Changed​

  • Show validator message as soon as a field is changed

🐛 Fixed​

  • Calendar box shows on last question when there are multiple calendar questions on the survey page
  • Rating widget do not shown when using content plugin to display survey

[5.3.3] - January 3, 2020​

✨ Added​

  • Added new sef tag for lang url parameter in language translations

🐛 Fixed​

  • Surveys listing page do not show the translation of titles and descriptions
  • Unicode urls are not created when saving the items
  • Calendar box shows on last question when there are multiple calendar questions on the survey page

[5.3.2] - November 21, 2019​

✨ Added​

  • Show invited contact name in responses listing and csv download

🐛 Fixed​

  • Unable to download csv file when redirect to reports from invite page

[5.3.1] - November 5, 2019​

🐛 Fixed​

  • Fixed issue with the input box in calendar question

[5.3.0] - October 16, 2019​

✨ Added​

  • SQL Select Question - New question type to select answers using SQL query
  • Map Location Question - New question type to select location on the Google map
  • New option to limit max number of characters in text fields
  • Multisliders - New multisliders feature for sliders questions
  • Support to restrict max points selected for multisliders
  • Support for slider question in pdf report attached in email
  • Added 6 different themes of sliders
  • Added icons to the survey navigation buttons
  • Added new module positions (see documentation for updates)
  • Sociable Support - Added integration with Sociable

🔄 Changed​

  • Joomla 4 alpha 11 compatibility updates

🐛 Fixed​

  • Calendar field do not show when clicking on the button
  • Conditionally hidden questions are not shown in pdf and results page
  • Question description cannot be saved when using TinyMCE editor
  • Added missing language string for EasySocial user points setup
  • Ranking question orders consolidated report items in incorrect order
  • XML export of survey does not include question customization options

[5.2.2] - September 8, 2019​

🐛 Fixed​

  • Survey translations table missing column and causing error
  • Joomla 4 alpha 11 compatibility updates

[5.2.1] - August 30, 2019​

🐛 Fixed​

  • Grid questions shows duplicate answers in mobile view

[5.2.0] - August 26, 2019​

✨ Added​

  • Multi-Language Support - Added multi-language support for the surveys

🐛 Fixed​

  • Date field does not work in the backend question edit form
  • Users with access to administration access cannot download csv report

[5.1.8] - August 13, 2019​

🐛 Fixed​

  • NPS question result is not exported in CSV file
  • Last question of the CSV report is not exported correctly
  • Questions in csv report are not sorted based on pages order

[5.1.7] - August 11, 2019​

✨ Added​

  • Added Sociable support

🔄 Changed​

  • Stylize radio buttons and checkboxes on all types of templates
  • Removed Google+ references

🐛 Fixed​

  • Hidden questions results are not shown on admin reports page
  • Hover on elements with tooltips disappear if mootools loaded on page
  • PHP warning message shown in response result page
  • Custom answers are not added to CSV report file
  • Editor button plugin do not respond when selecting survey

[5.1.6] - June 22, 2019​

🐛 Fixed​

  • Required flag do not work with matching type question
  • Conditional rules do not work with text boxes
  • Star rating values are not shown in the response details
  • Previous button is not shown when intro disabled and retaking survey

[5.1.5] - June 15, 2019​

🐛 Fixed​

  • Custom answer given in ranking questions is not saved
  • Unable to continue with response when the page has multirating type questions

[5.1.4] - June 14, 2019​

🐛 Fixed​

  • Print to PDF takes too much server memory, switched to browser side print to PDF option
  • Multiple language categories are not shown on front-end
  • Radio grid question headers are not aligned properly
  • PHP warning message shown on survey results module

[5.1.3] - June 2, 2019​

🔄 Changed​

  • Joomla 4 alpha9 support

🐛 Fixed​

  • Error while saving single survey menu item
  • Strip html tags of introtext in surveys listing

[5.1.2] - May 8, 2019​

✨ Added​

  • Added options to configure min/max dates for calendar question
  • Added new option in Name field to hide Title part of the name
  • CSV report download now shows grid questions in separate columns

🐛 Fixed​

  • Editor is not loading on questions form when loading pages
  • Checkbox grid answers are not saved when using bootstrap 4 layout
  • Fixed css issues with bootstrap 4 layout
  • NPS question type mandatory flag is not working
  • Response page stuck after submitting answers when no sortable fields exist on the form
  • Content plugin does not show survey description
  • Survey description shows empty text
  • Editor button to insert survey shortcode is not working
  • Front-end consolidated report do not show question filters

[5.1.1] - March 15, 2019​

✨ Added​

  • Mobile Radio Grid - Radio Grid type question is upgraded to support mobile view
  • Added a new option to customize allowed file types at question level in the file upload question type

🔄 Changed​

  • Updated DateTime picker control with a better plugin

🐛 Fixed​

  • The validation messages do not hide after moving to next page
  • Custom answer entered in the grid question is not showing in the result page
  • Edit does not load all buttons after saving the question
  • Captcha cannot be validated when guest users taking survey
  • Backend responses listing does not show correctly on Joomla 4
  • Advanced filter do not work when there are no choice type questions
  • Ranking question answers are duplicated on consolidated report
  • Export CSV downloads only first 20 rows

[5.1.0] - February 16, 2019​

✨ Added​

  • Styled Form Controls - Added support for FontAwesome/Bootstrap styled Checkboxes and Radio buttons in the response form
  • New option in Surveys plugin to send survey notification to a custom list of users
  • New option in Surveys plugin to send response notification to a custom list of users
  • New survey option to send email notification about the new response to custom email ids
  • Added link to the changelog of the component in the dashboard page
  • Added new option to customize multirating question rating hints

🔄 Changed​

  • Changed the help text of the single survey menu item
  • Updated copyright year

🐛 Fixed​

  • Private survey URL lost survey key after user login redirect
  • Color of responses count on the consolidated report is too dark when dark theme is selected
  • Wrong placeholder text shown in start/end date filters in the response page
  • When filtering on the date in responses page, DB error is thrown
  • Latest available version is not showing on dashboard

[5.0.8] - December 19, 2018​

🐛 Fixed​

  • Unable to save surveys in Joomla 3

[5.0.7] - December 18, 2018​

✨ Added​

  • Response Comments - New feature to add comments to responses from backend reports
  • Add survey title to the reports pages

🔄 Changed​

  • Redirect to the previous page when the cancel button is clicked on reports
  • Replaced RuntimeException with Exception

🐛 Fixed​

  • Unexpected quote character shown after image radio answers
  • Default layout does not show questions edit form

[5.0.6] - November 7, 2018​

🐛 Fixed​

  • Unable to change the min/max selections option in Image Checkbox question type
  • Conditional rule is not working to skip to a page when the question is unanswered
  • Response report shows answers of name type question with "|" names separator

[5.0.5] - October 7, 2018​

🐛 Fixed​

  • Free text responses are not shown when filters are applied

[5.0.4] - October 5, 2018​

🐛 Fixed​

  • Hotfix for v5.0.3, the corrupted package file

[5.0.3] - October 4, 2018​

🐛 Fixed​

  • Component cannot be loaded when using Joomla 3.6.5
  • Preview questions page shows the same questions multiple times
  • Consolidated report does not show custom answers when the filter is applied

[5.0.2] - September 21, 2018​

🐛 Fixed​

  • Consolidated report shows error when applying filters
  • The total number of responses shows on question header of the consolidated report does not match with actual numbers
  • No spacing between admin links on front-end survey listing

[5.0.1] - September 17, 2018​

🐛 Fixed​

  • PDF report of the responses contains empty results

[5.0.0] - September 16, 2018​

🎉 Major Release - Complete rewrite for Joomla 4 compatibility!

✨ Added​

  • Joomla 4 Compatibility - Full rewrite of code for Joomla 4 support
  • Bootstrap 4 Theme - New Bootstrap 4 based layout/theme
  • Modern Router - New router with remove IDs capability
  • Thank You Email - New email type to send thank you email to users after responding to survey
  • Send notification emails to guest users based on name and email question type responses
  • Redirect guest users to the login page when they access report pages
  • Hide questions in report page which are skipped with conditional rules
  • Click on the table cell selects radio/checkbox in grid-type questions

🔄 Changed​

  • Added custom class names to all question blocks in response and reports pages
  • Unauthorised guest users should redirect to login page when trying to access the survey
  • Applied bootstrap styling for textarea form controls on the response page

🐛 Fixed​

  • Multiple response restrictions cannot be removed
  • TextArea question type box width is not automatically adjusted
  • Response form go to next page only when clicking continue button two times when the form contains freetext type questions
  • PDF response shows all questions which are hidden with conditional rules
  • tcpdf library throws an error in PHP 7
  • Email notifications contain non-SSL URLs
  • Content plugin executing other content plugins for survey description
  • Captcha loading is failed
  • Added missing language string
  • User response report do not hide questions hidden with conditional rules
  • Modified by username do not show login name

Version History (Legacy)​

For older versions prior to 5.0.0, please refer to the archived changelog or contact support.

Website: https://shondalai.com/products/community-surveys/
Documentation: https://docs.shondalai.com/community-surveys/overview