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RSMembership!'s 20th release (version 1.20.0) comes with some very useful new features and updates that will make it worthwhile. The list is too long to mention them in this preview, click on Read more and see for yourself.

Since the start of RSJoomla! back in 2007, we have gathered a large base of customers who are using our components. Thanks to you, the company kept growing and the components kept improving, making us, today, one of the most appreciated Joomla! developers on the market.

You've given us a lot, and now we want to give something back by organizing a Website Showcase Contest where you can, well, showcase your website(!) and get rewarded for that with both something useful and the winner's pride.

RSDirectory! is now compatible with Joomla! 2.5. But this is not all, the new revision offers entry viewers a contact author via email functionality and brings a large number of improvements and bug fixes.

Say goodbye to "revisions"

Revisions have always been more of a "legacy" mode, dating from the first days of RSForm! Pro. They served their purpose but it's time for a much needed change.

A new version scheme: 1.2.3

During the following weeks we will migrate all of our extensions to a new version scheme. The first extension that already benefits from this change is RSMediaGallery!, which was migrated from R7 to 1.7.4. The new version scheme includes three parts:

1. Major: This will only change when a new backwards-incompatible version of Joomla! is released (think of the differences between Joomla! 1.5 and Joomla! 2.5 / 3.x). This will allow us to keep two versions running in parallel while still providing updates for the older version(s).
2. Minor: This was known until now as a revision. This gets updated anytime we release a pack of features of bug fixes (every such version will be announced on our blog, as it always had been).
3. Bugfix: Bugs appear now and then. Any time a bug is fixed, this will be updated so that you, our customer, are aware and can benefit from the new version.

What are the benefits?

Until now, all bugs found after a revision has already been released have been fixed "silently". And this is because we only change the revision when we release a major update. Now, every bug fixed will be announced in the Changelog of the respective product and this will allow us to change the version so people know there's an update, no matter how small.

This will also allow us to keep parallel versions of an extension, each with its own roadmap. Think of it in the same way Joomla! keeps two versions.

RSMediaGallery! keeps growing! This revision extends the component's backend functionality through exciting, new features and brings its frontend design up to date with the latest trends in web technology.