GPS Tools Changelog

v6.4.0/1 (05-Oct-2025)

• Joomla 6 Compatibility Update

v6.3.1 (02-Aug-2025)

• Fix issue with custom start icon size

v6.3.0 (05-Jul-2025)

• New plugin: Smart search plugin for tracks ^ Update copyright headers ^ Removed legacy references

• Unable to checkin the tracks table
• Category Tracks are not ordered as per the selected option
• Move track suggestions above comments
• Fixed issue with closing tags
• Fixed issue with PHP warnings on navigation block

v6.2.0 (25-Dec-2024)

• Add tracks navigation on track details page

• Tracks list shows empty when MySQL null dates are used

v6.1.6 (22-Oct-2024)

• Download permission set at track level does not work
• Search filter cleared out when moving to next page on tracks listing

v6.1.5 (07-Oct-2024)

• Fixed issue with MySQL null checks

v6.1.4 (10-Aug-2024)

• Max speed is calculated incorrectly when the distance between points is too small
• Total ascend, descend stats are not shown

v6.1.3 (30-Jun-2024)

• Added locate me control for OSM
• Added new stats Total Ascend and Total Descend

v6.1.2 (11-May-2024)

• GPX Tracks module uses http version of the tiles layer
• OSM Tiles layer is not showing after update

v6.1.1 (09-Apr-2024)

• Added option to customise the marker image shown when hover on the charts
• Added print/download button on the map (openstreetmaps)
• Added an option to disable clustering at the selected zoom on GPX Tracks module

• Editor is not shown correctly on front-end
• Fixed issue with editing an existing track

v6.1.0 (28-Jan-2024)

• Added total distance in the track pin popup in GPX Tracks module
• Add full screen icon to the map in GPX Tracks module
• Add an option in GPX Tracks module to show markers in groups of clusters
• New options to add start and end markers of the track
• Improved options to show global value in category and track menus
• New smart search plugin added
• New option to customize OSM layers

v6.0.4 (14-Jan-2024)

• Added support for Rewardify Points
• Google Maps JS API update
• Added support for marker clusters on GPX Tracks module
• Added support to show tracks in alphabetic order in GPS Tools module

• Category description and image are not showing
• Category marker icon is not used when displaying waypoints
• GPX Tracks module does not show Google Maps RoadMap

v6.0.3 (28-Oct-2023)

• GPS Tools editor button is not showing
• Fixed the margin of batch button on admin toolbar
• Fixes issues related to PHP strict standards

v6.0.2 (26-Sep-2023)

• Package installation issue fixed

v6.0.1 (25-Sep-2023)

• Fixed issue with backend track edit form

v6.0.0 (24-Sep-2023)

• Breaking Change: Added support for Joomla 5 ^ Breaking Change: Removed legacy layer for Joomla 3

v5.3.8 (15-Aug-2023)

^ Updated SQL installation file to support null dates

• Fixed issue with GPX tracks where sudden increase in speed is not detected

v5.3.7 (16-May-2023)

• GPX Tracks module causing SQL error

v5.3.6 (12-May-2023)

• Fixed installation error with prev version

v5.3.5 (10-May-2023)

^ Removed deprecated code ^ Replaced JFile/JFolder deprecated wrappers with respective file system functions

• Fixed error when loading a new track that does not have waypoints
• Changed the tiles URL from http to https
• Fixed issue with gpxtracks module showing yet to publish tracks
• Form layout menu shows erorr when SEF is disabled
• CjForum tracks plugin do not use proper styling

v5.3.4 (11-Dec-2022)

• Fixed issue with editor button plugin not inserting content into the editor
• Fixed issue with Track Info toggle option when using content plugin

v5.3.3 (18-Nov-2022)

• Fixed issue with track selection field on single track menu item
• Removed unsued language strings

v5.3.2 (07-Nov-2022)

• Added support for PHP 8.1
• Added options to show/hide statistics and waypoints table

• Tags are not saving in Joomla 3.10 or later versions

v5.3.1 (27-Jun-2022)

• Show Track Information & Show Waypoints Fields values cannot be unselected
• Page shows error when the component redirect to login/any page

v5.3.0 (26-Feb-2022)

• Track form page shows error to guest users
• Editor button plugin causing issue with Joomla 4
• Fix issue with loading CjForum app to display tracks list
• Fixed issue with installation script when using mysql scrict mode
• Editor button plugin does not open correct modal window
• Fixed issue with single track menu item selection modal in Joomla3

v5.2.5 (08-Dec-2021)

• Updated the Google Charts API to use latest version ^ Added padding to rating block display on track details page

• Fixed issue with author name wrapped below the avatar
• Fixed issue with hits shown twice on listing page
• Fixed issue with uploading tracks with invalid latlon points
• Categories page shows warning message on Joomla 4

v5.2.4 (01-Sep-2021)

• Adding component changelog support for Joomla 4
• Sociable integration added

• Track type radio button is non-functional on Joomla 4 track form

v5.2.3 (10-Aug-2021)

• Waypoints are shown only to administrators and not others

v5.2.2 (06-Aug-2021)

• Fixed issue with komento plugin with deleted comments
• Fixed issue with OpenStreetMap not showing for guest users

v5.2.1 (02-Aug-2021)

^ Change mile markers to use distance instead of fixed numbers ^ Display tweaks with toolbar on Bootstrap 5 layout

• Editor button does not insert correct shortcode into the editor

v5.2.0 (18-Jul-2021)

• New feature: Show mile markers for each X meters, customizable globally, category or track level
• Automatically detect and use category in GPX Tracks module when published on a GPS Tools category page
• New feature: Choose waypoint as track start point shown on GPX Tracks
• New layout based on Bootstrap 5 library
• Joomla 4 RC4 support added
• PHP 8 support added

• Fixed issue with administrator menu items not showing on sidebar
• Points are not awarded for new track when using easysocial

v5.1.10 (25-Mar-2021)

• PHP 8 support added

• Download button does not work when the track is shown using content plugin

v5.1.9 (01-Mar-2021)

• Map does not show on KML tracks with empty elevation in their points
• The elevation starts at 0 for tracks with rte points
• Minimum and maximum elevations are incorrectly shown for tracks with rte points
• Unable to save single track menu item

v5.1.8 (23-Jan-2021)

• Joomla 4 beta 2 support added
• Added full screen button on OpenStreetMap on the form page
• New field to define the downloaded track filename on the track page

• Moved the track selection to below the category to avoid category selection reset the track
• Editing a track from backend resets the hits
• Custom field values are not saved when editing track from front-end
• KML files with multiple placemarks do not show all waypoints

v5.1.7 (16-Jun-2020)

• Joomla 4 beta support added

v5.1.6 (08-Jun-2020)

• Charts are not loaded in content plugin after last release

v5.1.5 (21-May-2020)

• Charts are not loaded when using Google maps
• List limit option does not work
• Disallow Google to follow certain ajax links to index nonexistent content

v5.1.4 (1-Jan-2020)

• New configuration option to show/hide categories list
• Added new module positions (see documentation for updates)

• Added missing language string for EasySocial user points setup
• Unicode urls are not created when saving the items

v5.1.3 (07-Oct-2019)

• Improved star rating system to rate tracks, removed raty plugin
• Show user rating along with track rating on track details page

v5.1.2 (17-Sep-2019)

• Track cannot be submitted after upgrade

v5.1.1 (17-Sep-2019)

^ Joomla 4 alpha 11 compatibility updates

• Fixed installation errors

v5.1.0 (15-Aug-2019)

• New gpx chart type: Pedalling Cadence
• New tracks listing plugin for CjForum profile
• Responsive waypoints table
• New option to customize the columns displayed on the waypoints table
• New option to show logged-in user stats in Tracks Stats module
• Show description upto < hr id="system-readmore"/> in gpxtracks module ^ Removed references to Google+ service

• Hover on tooltips disappear elements when mootools loaded on the page

v5.0.4 (15-Jun-2019)

• New option to configure separate the Google Elevation API key with front-end API key and allow restrictions at key level
• Added option to configure max width of popup in GPX Tracks module ^ Redirect guest users to login page when access is denied

• Guest users unable to submit tracks
• Multilanguage categories are not shown on tracks form

v5.0.3 (08-May-2019)

• Unable to save track after changing the category
• Rating shows 4.5 stars when the rating is 5
• Name is not shown in waypoints table when description is empty

v5.0.2 (03-Apr-2019)

• Added rating number text on track details page
• Added support to capture waypoint names from gpx files
• Added support to edit waypoint description on the track page
• Track stats are now resposive to mobile devices, without tables
• Added jsitemap plugin
• Added total tracks, distance and time statistics on user tracks page ^ Updated layer control library version

• Points not awarded to the user for liking a track
• Remove IDs configuration option button style is not shown
• Few language strings are not loaded in configuration options
• Tracks with route points are not loaded properly
• Tooltip plugin causes issue when loading track in an article
• Editor button to insert track shortcode is not working
• Waypoint name is not being captured during track processing
• Clean Cache button on tracks page do not clear waypoints

v5.0.1 (02-Dec-2018)

• Added option to enable/disable layers control for osm

• Advanced search form is not shown when using bootstrap3 layout
• Feature button on backend listing page is not working

v5.0.0 (30-Nov-2018)

• Joomla 4 compatibility: We revamped the entire code base and rewritten many functions to make the extension fully compatible with the new Joomla 4 release.
• Bootstrap 4 support: We created all new layout for supporting Bootstrap 4 based templates including Joomla 4 default template.
• New Router: We created a new router which supports modern urls such as removal of IDs in the URLs.
• New option to override the default colors in GPX file
• Added full screen control to the OSM map
• New feature to select the layers from number of available providers when using OSM maps. ^ Updated search plugin for new API support

• No error shown when the track upload was unsuccessful
• Fixed issue with the PHP warning on categories page
• Elevation measurement option is not reflected on the track page
• Charts are not showin on content plugin
• Category flat list is not properly aligned
• Unable to edit track when associations are enabled
• Backend dashboard page shows warning
• Marker popup width and height are not properly aligned when using OSM
• Google Maps not working with GPX Tracks module
• Speed chart is not showing even through data is available in gpx file

v4.3.0 (04-Jun-2018)

• Added several new options to support OpenStreetMap in addition to Google Maps
• Added support for MapBox and OSRM as directions provider when using OSM
• Added support for MapBox and Nominatim as Geocoding/places provider when using OSM
• Edit track waypoint description/details, add custom descriptions for waypoints

• Track elevation data is not updated when there is no elevation data present in the gpx file
• Waypoint popup title and description are on the same line on the map
• JavaScript errors fixed on some templates which do not load Joomla libraries
• Content plugin options are ignored
• My Surveys link shows on home page menu item
• Track suggestions do not show
• Old URLs from v3 are not redirecting properly.

v4.2.2 (14-Jan-2018)

• Allow changing the gpx file/content of the track
• Added description parameter to the editor plugin placeholder. ^ Updated default character set of tables to utf8mb4_unicode_ci

• Track description cannot be hidden when using content plugin
• Display popular tracks sorted by number of hits

v4.2.1 (28-Dec-2017)

• Unable to update extension using automatic updates, package is corrupt

v4.2.0 (27-Dec-2017)

• Added support for handling gpxx:displayColor to show track color
• Customize gpxtracks module start point marker icon in category options
• Added support for Joomla! Fields and Field Groups
• Added KML layer support

• Popular tracks link do not show tracks sorted by hits
• Download track link do not work after upgrading to Joomla 3.8.3
• Backend button icons gets duplicated when load bootstrap option enabled
• Tracks Order option label is incorrect

v4.1.8 (29-Oct-2017)

• Show track file name on tracks listing page ^ Updated line colors option description to state the usecases of the option ^ Changed the line colors option first color to blue to match single color option

• KML files do not show on map
• Content plugin do not show description even the option is present

v4.1.7 (15-Oct-2017)

• Marker icon on map is not showing when hover on the chart points

v4.1.6 (12-Oct-2017)

• Show waypoint icons based on symbol name (<sym> tag handling)
• Show multiple tracks of the gpx file in different colors

• The map shows incomplete track when there are multiple tracks present in single gpx file

v4.1.4/5 (02-Oct-2017)

^ Changed permission label "View" to "View Tracks"

• Untranslated string in component settings
• Search form ignores search term when clicking on links in pagination
• All track segments are not rendered when there are multiple track segments in a gpx track file
• Waypoints are not displayed on the map
• Unable to hide empty categories
• Cannot go to second page of the track search results

v4.1.3 (02-Sep-2017)

• Wrong label for Elevation measurement admin option
• Elevation value of the first waypoint is always 0
• Categories are not shown in selected order in tracks listing page
• Cannot hide the tracks count on categories listing
• GPS Tools using admin translation rather than frontend translation value of "Meters"

v4.1.1/2 (12-Aug-2017)

• New Option to show/hide star rating box on track details page
• Show tracks from subcategories when searching for tracks ^ Remove unused directories from previous versions

• Downloaded track file has missing file extension
• Description of category is not shown in list layout

v4.1.0 (30-Jul-2017)

• New option to show/hide individual statistics of track
• New option to show/hide total track distance in tracks listing page
• New option to show/hide total track duration in tracks listing page
• Use track alias name for downloaded track file name
• New options to show/hide rating block on listing and track pages
• New option to show/hide author block on track details page

• Corrected language errors
• Clean Cache button do not prompt to select tracks
• Incorrect search criteria option in advanced search page
• Remove unused views files from older versions
• Advanced search page shows error when searching for small words
• GPX Tracks module does not filter tracks by selected language
• GPS Tools listing module does not filter tracks by selected language
• Space showed when all track metadata is hidden
• When using the menu type Category, search functionality is not working

v4.0.4 (09-Jul-2017)

• New option to show/hide toolbar
• New option to show short description in listing page ^ Updated copyright year

• Listing page links contain invalid HTML
• Tracks migration from v3 produces wrong category assignments
• User display name option is not working
• Track stats module do not use global settings
• Corrected typos in language file
• Komento plugin throws error after upgrading to new version

v4.0.3 (20-Mar-2017)

• Reposition map along the path when hovering on charts ^ Added missing permission setting to allow/disallow track likes

• Inadequate filtering in request parameters
• Corrected wrong plugin name
• Track could not be displayed if the kml file has coordinates not properly aligned

v4.0.2 (26-Feb-2017)

• Inadequate filtering in request parameters
• Corrected wrong plugin name ^ Added missing permission setting to allow/disallow track likes

v4.0.1 (05-Dec-2016)

• Download track link not working for guests
• Cannot override the permissions to deny a permission
• Tags are not migrated with migration script
• Download link not working when track showed using content plugin
• Elevation value is empty in waypoints details
• File upload form is not shown on few templates

v4.0.0 (01-Nov-2016)

• New routing system
• Tags Migration to Joomla! tags system
• Track Form Enhancements
• Back-end Track Creation
• Track Data Enhancements
• Backend UI Enhancements
• New Permission System
• New Layout System
• One Click Updates

v3.8.0 (25-Mar-2016)

• New GPS Tools tracks statistics plugin

• Exported track file cannot be shown on Google Maps
• Error shown in feed link
• The track shows only partial information in speed chart

v3.7.5 (04-Oct-2015)

• Switched Elevation API to Google Maps Elevation API ^ Changed the Google Maps URL to https version

• modal dialogs do not show on few sites
• Advanced search with username produces error

v3.7.4 (26-June-2015)

• Configuration option to filter related tracks only by tags or by all

• Search should be case insensitive ^ Updated sharing tools to use AddThis async function ^ Switched http version of maps to https version

v3.7.3 (21-Feb-2015)

• Edit links on backend dashboard does not work ^ Removed legacy code

v3.7.2 (28-Jan-2015)

• KML file downloads with GPX extension with download track link

v3.7.1 (15-Jan-2015)

• CSS conflicts for track rating

v3.7.0 (15-Jan-2015)

• New + Now supports KMZ (compressed kml) files (only track data and no attached files im kmz)
• Rate the tracks and show star ratings of tracks on listing pages
• Added title for the waypoint markers

• Track color option have no effect on the front-end track display
• Button icons conflict with Joomla bootstrap icons in Joomla 3
• Feed is always showing empty result
• RSS Feeds always shows empty results
• Line color, width and opacity cannot be changed from options
• Approval link from dashboard page results in error

v3.6.8 (24-Oct-2014)

• Typo in table name as gostools_trackdetails causing error

v3.6.4 (18-Dec-2013)

• EasySocial User Avatar and User Profile linking support
• EasySocial Activity Stream support
• EasySocial User Points support

v3.6.3 (29-Nov-2013)

^ Removed deprecated code

• Links in suggestions are wrong

v3.6.2 (18-Nov-2013)

• No related tracks shown on track details page

v3.6.1 (13-Nov-2013)

• Search do not produce any results

v3.6.0 (12-Nov-2013)

• Configuration option to restrict number of related and category tracks displayed ^ Google Visualization new version update ^ GMap3 plugin update

• Track information not updating properly

v3.5.22 (19-Sep-2013)

• Incorrect link is posted in JomSocial activity stream
• Waypoints are not rendered correctly
• Modal boxes are not shown properly on few templates

v3.5.21 (02-Sep-2013)

• Global check box not working on tracks page
• Search box is too small
• Pagination limit not working

v3.5.20 (19-Aug-2013)

• Redirected error page after unpublish/publishing tracks
• Approval mails are not being sent
• Kommento plugin fixes

v3.5.19 (29-July-2013)

• Average speed fixes

v3.5.18 (19-July-2013)

• Ignore unexpected and erroneous spikes in average speeds on speed charts

v3.5.17 (16-July-2013)

• Unable to select category in GPS Tools Default Layout menu configuration

v3.5.8 (01-Apr-2013)

• Language check button style on admin pages is corrupted
• Restrict assigning the parent category to itself to avoid DB crashes
• Tags and other menu items on toolbar produce 404 error if SEF urls not enabled in Joomla
• Unable to enter utf characters in tags input box
• Can't select list limit value other than 20
• Search form redirects to home page if SEF urls not enabled in Joomla

v3.5.7 (26-Feb-2013)

• New Joomla Editor button to insert track easily in an article.

• Collapse navigation opens main collapse on bootstrap templates on mobile devices

v3.5.6 (18-Feb-2013)

• Debugging mode available
• Tags now support UTF-8 characters

• Unable to create track if magic quotes is enabled (recommended to switch it off)

v3.5.5 (04-Feb-2013)

• Now you can view the track on Google Earth in 3D.
• New module positions added

• Validations not working on form
• Content plugins not working on description

v3.5.4 (27-Jan-2013)

• Backend option to delete JS cache
• Mouse movement tracker for chart and map

v3.5.3 (25-Jan-2013)

• Average speed statistic is incorrect
• Users unable to edit their own tracks

v3.5.2 (24-Jan-2013)

• RSS Feeds support

• Follow link not working
• Admins not able to see publishing/editing options on front-end

v3.5.1 (22-Jan-2013)

• File extension check should be case insensitive

v3.5.0 (21-Jan-2013)

• Full rewrite of front-end and back-end with Joomla 3 support
• No need to have GPX/KML files. Users can directly draw tracks on maps and app will create gpx tracks for you.
• Improved load time by caching all javascript code generated to the files. Now pages loads faster by upto 80% for second requests.
• Zoom and detailed view support for elevation/speed/hr charts
• Chart and map tracker support - move mouse over the chart to see where the point located on map
• More track statistics
• Tagging support - Now add tags to your tracks instead of just the categories
• Categories list on main page is back with polished look
• New advanced search page fore more user friendly search
• New toolbar with new listing types shortcuts (most downloaded tracks)
• Email subscriptions of new tracks (category and global).
• My Tracks and My Subscriptions pages
• Slick sharing tools
• Spam track reporting feature

v3.1.0 (03-Dec-2012)

• Configuration option to hide categories
• Road map/Terrain support
• Option to hide checkpoint table

v3.0.5 (21-Nov-2012)

• Error in Joomla 1.5 installer, prevents from installing component

v3.0.4 (21-Nov-2012)

• Link to edit track from front-end provided

v3.0.3 (21-Oct-2012)

• Pagination not working on listing page

v3.0.2 (13-Oct-2012)

• Installer unable to create default category on new installations

v3.0.1 (10-Oct-2012)

^ Do not show charts which do not have any data available

v3.0.0 (05-Oct-2012)

• New Google Maps v3 and Charts v3 support. Now you can get rid of deprecated old Google APIs.
• Content plugin to display tracks in Articles
• Automatic Elevation Retrieval: Missing elevation data in your GPX/KML files? Do not worry, the component will automatically get them from the webservices for you and stores in cache.
• Caching System: The data files will be processed once and used for subsequent requests. This will greatly reduces the usage of system resources as well as improves performance.
• New Track information table to display important information about the track
• New elevation profile and placemark details table for KML files
• Revamped UI: New look and feel for front-end
• Disqus Comments, Intensedebate Comments, Facebook Comments, JAComment, JComment support
• CoreJoomla Library (CJLib) component support
• Selecting theme right from the configuration
• WYSIWYG and BBCode editor support improved
• Simplified configuration
• BBCode editor support
• Editing submitted track details support (from front-end)
• Add/modify track alias support from front-end

And many bugs were fixed during rewrite phase.

v2.0.2 (15-Mar-2012)

• Saving configuration deletes the HTML content of options
• Points not awarded for new tracks

v2.0.1 (20-Jan-2012)

• Hotpatch

v2.0.0 (21-Jan-2012)

• New GPS Categories Module.
• GPX Tracks module can now have default latitude, longitude and zoom options
• Activity Stream Update: JomSocial can have like and comment
• Limit activity stream length and add read more link
• Points system update
• Email notifications: New track notification to administrators
• Moderation and automatic approval link in email
• Unicode aware SEF urls
• Moderation of Uploads
• multiple plugin instances...or filtered views with categories and restrict upload to certain cats
• Share track on Facebook
• Independent modules
• Remove Root
• Plugin to share routes

• Space in file name
• Category name not displayed when viewing category listing

v1.7.1 (14-Nov-2011)

• Bug in installer.
• Bug in configuration page

v1.7.0 (13-Nov-2011)

• Automatic updation of waypoint data when a track is submitted.

• Error occurred while installing afresh in Joomla 1.7
• Configuration page produces 404 error when clicked on save button

v1.7.0 (13-Nov-2011)

• GPX Tracks module to display all track start points on single map

• Several bug fixes related to Safari and IE

• Rewrite of workflow
• Rewrite of configuration page to easy maintenance
• New maintenance tab in admin component

v1.5.6 & v1.6.2 (01-May-2011)

• Space in filename issue

v1.5.5 & v1.6.1 (30-Apr-2011)

• GPS Tools module to display latest and popular tracks

• Language strings hard coded - moved to language file
• Space in file name causes track not being loaded

v1.5.4 & v1.6.0 (15-Mar-2011)

• Joomla 1.6 support
• jQuery plugin v1.5.0 & v1.6.1 support

• Performance improvements.

v1.5.3 (16-Feb-2011)

• Category count is not updated while submitting new track
• Unable to update category in backend
• Wrong version number in installer page

v1.5.2 (07-Feb-2011)

• Option to configure Google Map & Charts width
• Option to configure Google Map height

• Error occur while loading file in servers where cURL is not installed.

v1.5.1 (06-Feb-2011)

• Search functionality is not working properly

v1.5.0 (05-Feb-2011)

• Complete rewrite of component
• Configurable options to enable disable map type buttons on map
• Measurement type can be configured
• Speed scale can be configured
• Google search bar inside the map to search map locations
• Zoom and scale control options
• Overview map control
• Speed chart and Elevation chart implemented using Google charts
• Configurable Track lines
• Configurable check point colors
• Templates to better use of all options for Check Point Tables
• Configurable Gpx waypoint template
• Server side processing of gps files
• Multilevel categorization of tracks
• Added category column to tracks list

• Slow loading of tracks

• Track Terrain
• Calculate Estimated Time To Complete Track
• Edit tracks in frontend & delete them in backend
• choose map type and buttons to change it on display

• Tracks don't show up
• Problems with IE8 and IE9
• Single clicks recording double hits

v1.0.1 (19-Nov-2010)

• Extra features/buttons for profile of maps & chart
• WYSIWYG editor support for description field
• More human friendly date formats
• Improved UI and layouts

• Show map and stats in fluid width
• Cursor in maps is not functioning under IE

v1.0.0 Initial release

• First release