We’ve put a lot of passion in the new RSEvents! 1.2.0 to bring some highly requested features as the event subcategories, the rating system, the new design and email placeholders and a real-time event search module that uses Ajax technology.
Besides the added functionalities, RSEvents! has undergone through a series of code optimization for better performance.
1. Subcategories
The new RSEvents! 1.2.0 comes with an important backend functionality - ability to organize events in subcategories.
Create event subcategories:
2. Rating system
Starting with RSEvents! 1.2.0, the event subscribers can offer valuable feedback trough the new rating system and classify events from poor to excellent.
Frontend rating system:
To enable the rating system, in the backend Joomla! panel head to Components >> RSEvents! >> Settings >> Events. In the “Event sharing and rating” tab, set the Enable rating system to “Yes”.
Rating system settings:
3. New search module with ajax
For real-time results, we’ve added an Ajax search module that shows events as you type.
Download:Access your RSJoomla! account and head to Resources >> Customer downloads >> RSEvents! membership >> Downloads >> RSEvents! files >> Modules >> Ajax Search Module.
Download Ajax Search Module:
Installation:
The module installs same as the component, trough the default Joomla! installer. In the Joomla! backend panel, head to Extensions >> Install/Uninstall >> Browse the mod_rsevents_ajax_search.zip package >> Upload
How to use it?
Very simple: just make sure that the RSEvents! Ajax Search module is published in the Module Manager, in the desired positions.
Search module frontend view:
Additionally, you can set the Module Class Suffix: allows you to add a class suffix option so you can better control the appearance of your module, the Itemid: static item id so you facilitate the menu selection and the Limit (10 is the default value).
Search module settings:
4. New placeholders
We’ve added 4 new placeholders to complete the existing email and design functionalities: {TicketPrice}, {TicketsTotal} , {TicketsAvailable}, {EventSharing}
For registration and activation emails:
- {TicketPrice} - returns the ticket price
- {TicketsTotal} - returns the total price of the tickets
For the design mode:
- {TicketsAvailable} - show how many tickets are available (in design mode)
- {EventSharing} - shows facebook share , facebook like , twitter & buzz (design mode)
Read more about placeholders.
5. Recurring events in frontend
This pretty flexible option allows you to configure repeating events at a certain time period. For the recurring event, you can choose the time unit ,the repeating week days or a certain date.
Read the complete changelog
