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v6.8.1 (04/11/23) Update release

FIXED [MEDIUM] breadcrumbs plugin: strpos null parameter warning in PHP 8.2
ADDED correction of the configurations on update (when all authors are excluded by mistake)

v6.8.0 (3/30/23) Update release - packaged with the extensions library v1.6.18

FIXED [HIGH] when using Joomla cache, cache ID for similar views is not unique, resulting in menu items showing the same view
FIXED [HIGH] module: missing RTL property when initializing the pure javascript animation
FIXED [MEDIUM] list table headers are not properly constructed for RTL when using labels or icons
FIXED [MEDIUM] K2 author filter: case where the query would fail
FIXED [LOW] module: missing CSS for left arrow prevents proper position in RTL configuration
FIXED [LOW] list view: icons in table head miss aria-hidden
FIXED [LOW] list view: icons are not placed correctly in RTL
ADDED views: possibility to show actions (such as print…) as a flat list (check overrides)
ADDED views: CSS classes for actions when flat or without Bootstrap
ADDED SQL custom fields to the list of custom fields that are selectable for item selection
ADDED support to sql custom fields as information
ADDED support to sql custom fields as pagination filter
ADDED author alias select field
ADDED author filtering by author alias ('auto' matches articles and main article with the same alias)
ADDED alias index filter

On update, If module instances or views stop returning results, it is most likely because there is an error in the configuration of those module instances or views. This version is less permissive and having the author's exclude parameter selected while having all authors selected as well can no longer return items.

v6.7.0 (10/25/22) Update release - packaged with the extensions library v1.6.17

FIXED [MEDIUM] related to contact: if the contact is not linked to a user, no item should show
FIXED [MEDIUM] if no head type as an image is selected but a theme requiring images is, avoid undefined variable errors
FIXED [LOW] meta keys, include and exclude ids are filtered to avoid bad entries
FIXED [LOW] social media share colors are not usable in subform before save when new share networks are added
MODIFIED author selection 'auto' is renamed 'logged user'
ADDED module: author selection option 'auto' which selects articles/K2 items written by the author of the article loaded in the main content
ADDED order options 'none', 'manual' (for when 'only Ids' option is used)

v6.6.3 (08/30/22) Bug fix release

FIXED [MEDIUM] blog view: 'load more' triggers onAfterDisplay code from plugins, leading to hazardous behaviors
MODIFIED blog view: ajax path for load more when using suffix

v6.6.2 (07/14/22) Update release

MODIFIED hints start with 'Hint: '
MODIFIED global config: custom fields settings are moved to the integration tab
ADDED views: global configuration hints on text fields

v6.6.1 (05/23/22) Bug fix release

FIXED [MEDIUM] No result when filtering items with years ending with 0 (error in the period index layout)

v6.6.0 (05/10/22) Update release

FIXED [MEDIUM] the installer plugin's language file typo crashes updates if the license expires in the next 30 days
FIXED [MEDIUM] lnepsearch layout: clear button does not work if there is no ordering in the view
FIXED [MEDIUM] blog: load more does not filter by custom fields/K2 fields
FIXED [MEDIUM] blog: load more does not filter by search matching option
MODIFIED relative date range now accepts negative values to make the process more intuitive (for instance, getting past items from the last 2 months can be from -2/2 months to now)
MODIFIED relative date range database request to allow negative values for 'from'
ADDED dateselect field
ADDED possibility to select a custom field of type 'calendar' as date and sort items by it (no support in K2)
ADDED blog: period index to show a month/year selection

v6.5.1 (03/14/22) Bug fix release - UPDATE all add-ons

FIXED [HIGH] page may get wrong content type because scripts and styles contain their own content type when created on the fly resulting in 404 error
FIXED [MEDIUM] lnepicons layout: print modal content may not correspond to the view
FIXED [LOW] lnepicons layout: print text button is not right
FIXED [LOW] lnepicons/lnepsearch layouts: when no search or no order, there should not be any match or dir in the URL
FIXED [LOW] print: print button is not removed on print
FIXED [LOW] list view: table header cannot be empty for accessibility
MODIFIED aria-label is now set by default on article links for better accessibility

v6.5.0 (02/07/22) Update release - packaged with the extensions library v1.6.12

FIXED [MEDIUM] category constraint when filtering custom fields may prevent the right item selection in some cases
FIXED [MEDIUM] module: modal for additional data fields closes the whole module instance on 'save' (acts like a wrong redirect)
FIXED [LOW] blog: pagination index for custom fields does not reflect item selection if articles are filtered through custom fields
FIXED [LOW] module: category layout does not take into account category labels when linked
MODIFIED detail select fields to include information for list views (title and text)
MODIFIED content icons and pagination search layouts to include sort parameters
MODIFIED blog views to prepare views for sort
MODIFIED articles and k2items views to prepare for sort
ADDED list (table) view
ADDED title and text layouts
ADDED pagination column sort layout

v6.4.0 (12/28/21) Update release - packaged with the extensions library v1.6.11

FIXED [LOW] aria labels null for animations
MODIFIED blog view: database queries when filtering by custom field on the frontend
MODIFIED blog view: custom field index is extended to include radio and checkbox types
ADDED include/exclude custom field values of type list/checkboxes/radio in item selection
ADDED blog views: visual clues for layouts

v6.3.1 (12/03/21) Bug fix release

FIXED [MEDIUM] when 'allow edit', the article selection may be wrong
FIXED [LOW] wrong image quality set for fallback images
MODIFIED image quality defaults

v6.3.0 (11/09/21) Update release - packaged with the extensions library v1.6.9

FIXED [MEDIUM] back to view plugin: pattern cannot contain HTML
FIXED [LOW] animation's pagination arrows have no discernable text for accessibility
FIXED [LOW] image creation errors are hidden when the default image replaces the failed image in test mode
FIXED [LOW] missing error message when fallback image creation fails
REMOVED allow_url_fopen constraint for external image files
REMOVED image extension filter code from extension
ADDED versioning to images to force refresh browsers
ADDED possibility to choose the thumbnail's mime type
ADDED avif support
ADDED avif image quality parameter

v6.2.1 (09/20/21) Bug fix release

FIXED [LOW] installer: wrong returns for package install or update
FIXED [LOW] back to lne plugin: translations
FIXED [MEDIUM] module: default layout value to avoid getting accordion by default
ADDED back to lne plugin: pattern parameter to override the default pattern

v6.2.0 (09/09/21) Update release - packaged with the extensions library v1.6.8

FIXED [HIGH] installer: error when not an upgrade from the free version
FIXED [MEDIUM] database queries: drop DISTINCT for improved performance on large data sets
FIXED [MEDIUM] module: when the title is not showing, error when showing the edit link ($this misused) - check your overrides
MODIFIED relative date range now bases selection on 'from' and 'to' parameters, not on the date selected anymore - verify your outputs if using the relative date feature
ADDED module: accordion layout to show items as accordion
ADDED aria attributes to arrows when pagination only

v6.1.0 (07/31/21) Update release - packaged with the extensions library v1.6.7

FIXED [LOW] can't center icon in fullwidth style
ADDED admin console: link to color schemes download page
ADDED stretch option for horizontal items so they can have same height

v6.0.1 (05/21/21) Bug fix release

FIXED [MEDIUM] category index fails when switching categories and categories are not shown as hierarchy

v6.0.0 (05/18/21) Update release - packaged with the extensions library v1.6.5

This version is packed with:

a better, easier and more intuitive way to style items,
the addition of color schemes so you can jumpstart your designs,
tons of style fixes,
a new theme style to create great looking cards,
compatibility with Bootstrap 5 templates,
an improved documentation.

FIXED [HIGH] layouts added through latestnewsenhanced plugins do not work in blog views
FIXED [LOW] module: animation select field: wrong max width
FIXED [LOW] when image width is 0, the image tag should not have attribute width = 0
FIXED [LOW] module: head of video type - maintain height has no effect if video is missing
FIXED [LOW] blog view: original (modern) theme should be able to get background color
FIXED [LOW] text and icons over head should never be transparent
FIXED [LOW] config blog: missing link to the documentation
FIXED [LOW] module: when maintain height, height is not exact to head height, just a bit taller
FIXED [LOW] module: when maintain height, if image is linked, the space is not retained
FIXED [LOW] overlap theme should not show data over head
FIXED [LOW] head video type: information details over head are misplaced when video is missing and there is no image placeholder
FIXED [LOW] head video type: when video is missing and there is no image placeholder while maintaining height, if force ratio, the empty space should have the same dimension as the videos
FIXED [LOW] head video type: when video is missing and there is no image placeholder, there is no shadow
FIXED [LOW] head video type: shadow on video when there is no ratio enforced
FIXED [LOW] head video type: svg play button remains on top of video when playing when force ratio is set to no
FIXED [LOW] head icon type: icon padding for shadows leads to incorrect width/height
FIXED [LOW] head icon type: Icomoon icon is not properly placed
FIXED [LOW] K2 blog: stylesheet called twice
FIXED [MEDIUM] blog view: if thumbnail creation fails, the original image used to show
MODIFIED theming tab: moved information section up, removed text section
MODIFIED font and icon colors over head can be set to none so that a color theme can set a default color
MODIFIED site mode code
MODIFIED terms and order in the layout section
MODIFIED head video type: over head items are hidden when the video is played or there is no poster to avoid mixing video controls and over head information
MODIFIED module: if head width and height is 0, maintain height is not taken into account
MODIFIED module: configuration (layout) parameter to make it more user friendly
MODIFIED module: items alignment is now items spacing
MODIFIED module: space between parameter moved to the layout section
MODIFIED module: reduced amount of css when image shadow
MODIFIED blog views: style to support original image sizes (head width and height set to 0)
MODIFIED blog views: alignment parameter moved and renamed
MODIFIED head calendar type: calendar shadows to properly allow centering of calendars
MODIFIED modal layout: scripts and styles have been moved to the SYW library
REMOVED original (modern) style: border radius and shadow
REMOVED original (modern) style: background color on .picturetype
REMOVED padding in 'original' style (2px)
REMOVED head icon type: icon CSS from themes, added to general stylesheet
REMOVED module: specific 'head' CSS from common_styles.css, added to general stylesheet
ADDED module: message about overall width/height
ADDED module: items alignment
ADDED module: bottom position for fullwidth style
ADDED blog view: alignment parameter
ADDED item border width/color/radius
ADDED space to border for item content
ADDED item shadow
ADDED item content alignment for text
ADDED font, link, link on hover colors
ADDED color theme picker
ADDED CSS properties that render the Original image style obsolete (IE11- support dropped)
ADDED improve contrast option to get better contrast for text over images or videos
ADDED original (modern) style: missing CSS for image shadow
ADDED head alignment when head is positioned at top or bottom
ADDED Bootstrap 5.0 support
ADDED pagination display layout

v5.1.1 (03/12/21) Bug fix release

FIXED [HIGH] restart on refresh option generates error when using pure javascript scroll
FIXED [LOW] blog view: dl tags present even though there are no fields to add to the description
FIXED [MEDIUM] blog view: images do not show in the feed if the blog view is not re-creating thumbnails
ADDED versioning to scripts and stylesheets
ADDED defer attribute to cached scripts

v5.1.0 (03/08/21) Update release - packaged with the extensions library v1.6.4

FIXED [LOW] use the pre selected category only if we show a category index
FIXED [LOW] h1..h6 selection for headings do not show
FIXED [LOW] clear button does not show if 3rd filter has content and there is no search
FIXED [MEDIUM] blog views: $row error in feed output when global configuration is set to 'author email'
FIXED [MEDIUM] blog views: no author email in feed output
FIXED [MEDIUM] blog k2 view: module for K2: extra field info needs to be cached
FIXED [MEDIUM] blog feeds: missing description, author and date to each item
FIXED [MEDIUM] module: if use leading items functionality, items should not use Flexbox
MODIFIED blog feeds: category id is replaced with category name
MODIFIED index position fields are now using subform
MODIFIED installer: move of index position parameters to subform
MODIFIED layout: authorindex, tagindex and categoryindex can now show a label on listing layout
MODIFIED layout: lnepicons and lnepsearch
MODIFIED quickstart guide to reflect changes of the last few months
ADDED pagination index: index_filter class to simplify CSS styling
ADDED form to use for index positions
ADDED new field to select all index
ADDED info: link to update instructions
ADDED blog feeds: selected image into description of each feed item
ADDED blog feeds: possibility to include the selected custom fields into the feed item description as HTML or syntax (parameter 'include fields' in Integration tab)
ADDED layout: lneplistfield
ADDED blog view: enable custom field of type 'list' as index
ADDED module: alignment of items

v5.0.2 (02/10/21) Bug fix release - packaged with the extensions library v1.6.3

FIXED [HIGH] K2 extra fields error in database query with MySQL 8 (moved queries to extensions library)
FIXED [MEDIUM] blog view: the author contact picture does not show when authors are not ordered
FIXED [MEDIUM] accessibility rule: do not use dt of dd is not present in dl element
FIXED [MEDIUM] the number of items per page is not set properly when using a different set of values for the select box than in the site's global configuration
FIXED [MEDIUM] duplicate articles when head is contact picture and only one published contact linked to one user (but other linked contacts unpublished, trashed or archived)
FIXED [LOW] alt tab for image loader
FIXED [LOW] load more 'no more records' default message is not internationalized
REMOVED alignmentselect field
MODIFIED view pagination: the number of items per page is available when using the select box as well, used as default value when entering the page
MODIFIED module: removed contact joint from query to avoid duplicates if user is linked to more than one contact and take into account multi language sites
MODIFIED replace alignment parameters with extensions library version
ADDED Watchful improved support

v5.0.1 (01/04/21) Bug fix release

FIXED [HIGH] images get stretched if thumbnails are not cropped

v5.0.0 (12/20/20) Update release - packaged with the extensions library v1.6.1

This version is packed with:

support for some of the newest advances in web standards: the image WebP file format, the loading attribute for lazy loading images natively, CSS Flexbox for item resizing,
most features have been rewritten in pure JavaScript so you can use the extension jQuery-free,
the use of SVG loaders for animations and the pagination's load more functionality, centralized in the global configuration,
the introduction of CSS filters to alter images, even when using only the originals.

In the process, this will make the extension lighter on your web pages, with less javascript to load and less server resources to use.

PLEASE TEST THE UPDATE FIRST BEFORE APPLYING IT TO LIVE SITES.

FIXED [HIGH] blog views: missing variable settings when load more
FIXED [LOW] the user stylesheets show the minified version on debug
FIXED [LOW] blog views: wrong code for image quality, values are not tested properly
FIXED [LOW] module: error messages for animations don't show
MODIFIED views: use of core type modal_content instead of in-house type content, which allows select/edit in place
MODIFIED module: min item width not restricted to item width when set in percentages
MODIFIED blog views: the load more loader is using the new global configuarion selection made
MODIFIED code to support the new link target field
MODIFIED better handling of K2 links (extra fields)
REMOVED module: code to vertically center image when not cropped and height is maintained - improves performance thanks to the removal of getimagesize)
REMOVED blog views, module: use of lazysizes script, lazyload class, replaced with web standards
REMOVED blog views, module:loader to images that are lazy loaded
REMOVED blog views, module: lazy loader type, datauri and loader image
REMOVED script for adaptive item resizing, replaced with flexbox
ADDED support for WebP image file type (with fallbacks)
ADDED Image quality parameter for WebP image files
ADDED width and height as attributes to the image element
ADDED config: default/data uri/image loaders to use throughout the extension
ADDED module: CSS to center image when not cropped and height is maintained
ADDED module: max item width
ADDED module: space between items width
ADDED module: pure javascript scroll
ADDED module: loader to animations
ADDED CSS to remove loader when animations are ready
ADDED link target parameter
ADDED image CSS filters

v4.15.0 (09/06/20) Update release - packaged with the extensions library v1.5.3

FIXED K2 views wrong tag name
FIXED author filter authors from trashed or archived articles do show in the list
MODIFIED module moved form fields to /fields
MODIFIED installer move free extensions that use the new subforms
ADDED default search type option (choose between all|any|exact)
ADDED the category can link to a view created with the extension

v4.14.0 (07/15/20) Update release - packaged with the extensions library v1.5.2

FIXED when using custom field of type 'calendar' as head, error if date is missing
FIXED module advanced parameters radio buttons do not keep value on save
FIXED module wrong global value for thumbnails temp folder
FIXED read all link does not get the right default menu title in multilingual sites
FIXED readmore layout does not get the link label in views
ADDED language filter to allow mixed language selections
ADDED support for tag titles to be language keys
ADDED user custom field of type media as head type (not in K2)
ADDED info page links to plugins' element

v4.13.0 (06/10/20) Update release - packaged with the extensions library v1.5.1

FIXED when using the pending date, it should show the publish down date
FIXED author index articles only - when multiple contacts linked to an author, keep the latest found, not all of them to avoid duplicate authors
FIXED views links have wrong bootstrap version if set to 'joomla'
FIXED module read all link and forced item id should get the associated language when the module is used in a multi-language environment
FIXED back to view plugin back URL is wrong in multilingual sites
FIXED back to view plugin when no page header, no back link shows
MODIFIED 'filtering' instead of 'selecting' tab title
MODIFIED option to not set an info text color or icon color so that the color inherits from the introductory text
MODIFIED only load the needed transition, not the full transition library
MODIFIED the pagination script is now written in pure javascript, IE10+ compatible
MODIFIED author index when authors are selected and alias are not needed, do not need to go through the article/k2 items table, improving performance
MODIFIED back to view plugin uses Joomla's icon as default if load icon font is set to no in the global configuration
MODIFIED quickicon plugin written in pure javascript
MODIFIED icons layout improved accessibility
MODIFIED modal layout jQuery triggered event replaced with native event to be caught by native listeners (jQuery triggered events cannot be caught by native listeners by design)
MODIFIED share layouts to use the inlineSVG utility and use SVG symbols to minimize the size of the output and prevent redundant code
MODIFIED blog views headings are grouped inside .heading_group layer
MODIFIED blog views line break between leading and remaing items is now placed before headings, not after
ADDED modal layout code to reset modal title on close
ADDED modal layout code to support modals when Bootstrap is not the framework used
ADDED author index articles only - option to show users and contact custom fields of media type as picture
ADDED blog views articles only - option to order the authors via the linked contact sortname fields
ADDED blog views option to sort author index (default 'selection')
ADDED option to load libraries remotely
ADDED option to NOT load any Bootstrap
ADDED layout suffix support for enabling multiple instances of the same layout override for details and index layouts
ADDED development/production mode to ease advanced parameter settings

v4.12.3 (04/28/20) Bug fix release

FIXED modern theme: wrap can cause issues when head and body are in column
FIXED blog views full width theme: wrong width for leading item preventing items to size down
FIXED blog views wrong image/video sizes
FIXED complex sided calendar: when positioned on top or bottom, wrong formatting

v4.12.2 (04/08/20) Bug fix release

FIXED overflow:hidden creates problems when items need to wrap
FIXED text won't wrap in modern style
FIXED blog views items alignment parameter 'center' is not translated for global option

v4.12.1 (03/29/20) Bug fix release

FIXED YouTube videos won't start

v4.12.0 (03/25/20) Update release

FIXED social icon backgrounds do not show right in IE11
FIXED adding overflow:hidden to .newsinfo for IE11
FIXED module unauthorized text is not translated if language key used
FIXED ago/'calendar' custom field/k2 extra 'date' field layouts break when the date is empty
FIXED module when using custom or K2 extra field as title, links to not get the text
FIXED views .notagpicture missing in CSS
FIXED module maintain height and full width / overlap themes images not showing in some templates
FIXED views the overlap theme testing if the head is an image
FIXED Read more links need a unique aria-label attribute for better assistive technology compliance
FIXED K2 view K2 module author selection wrongly created from the Joomla content table rather than the items table
FIXED miscellaneous CSS issues in fullwidth and overlap themes
MODIFIED ago layouts to handle cases where there is no date
MODIFIED views module when editing is enabled, authors see their unpublished articles
MODIFIED views module for Joomla articles, simplified database request to improve performance
MODIFIED installer plugin test to allow third-party services to access the downloads
MODIFIED views category before title moved above information details before title for consistency with module instances
MODIFIED module common style sheet to simplify properties of categories over head
REMOVED viewsmodule white background-color from original modern theme
REMOVED IE8 support in CSS files
ADDED class 'unpublished' if item is not published
ADDED views module items do not link to article if the article is unpublished
ADDED views module option to show an icon and edit link when a logged user has edit permissions
ADDED views module calendar month can be numbers
ADDED views module truncate last word option for title and text
ADDEDlayout author index
ADDED views possibility to show an author index
ADDED views 3rd position to allow author index alongside category and tag index
ADDED views module in theming, line spacing, font color for information, font color and icon color when information is located over the head
ADDED views module in theming, background-color parameters
ADDED views module social share width parameter
ADDED information type over head
ADDED category over video
ADDED information details over picture and video
ADDED innerpicture layer for video image
ADDED info additional downloads section
ADDED Japanese language - Thanks to Asakawa Kohji

v4.11.0 (02/09/20) Update release

FIXED module clear header cache has no effect when not set to global
MODIFIED layout search and icons to accommodate new search options
MODIFIED views order of headings parameters
MODIFIED social networks are now sub-layouts
MODIFIED the number of social networks is no longer limited
MODIFIED Twitter share links
MODIFIED email, facebook, twitter and linkedin icons are svgs
REMOVED Google plus and StumbleUpon social networks
ADDED Mix, Pinterest,Telegram and Whatsapp social network share options
ADDED social network 'other' option to allow custom network share
ADDED social network colors to override defaults or set colors on custom networks
ADDED views search can match 'all words', 'any words' or 'exact phrase'
ADDED views option to add advanced search options to search forms
ADDED views option to override the sequence of values of the pagination limits select box
ADDED class that identifies the custom field or k2 field type when a custom field or k2 field is used as field
ADDED module views option to limit access to local image files

v4.10.1 (01/03/20) Bug fix release

FIXED 'Back to index' plugin fails on $this

v4.10.0 (12/09/19) Update release - packaged with extensions library v1.4.21

FIXED events do not trigger properly in intro/inline text WARNING: some content may appear, previously ignored
FIXED views trim the search field to avoid empty results if a space is added to the input by mistake
FIXED layout K2 comments counts lacks model loader
MODIFIED code to use Joomla namespaces
ADDED views when using categories as group headings, possibility to show category description and image
ADDED module link to item in new window (mostly to use with items that require opening in a new window like feeds)

v4.9.3 (10/18/19) Bug fix release

FIXED layout cannot add extra CSS classes to links A, B or C
FIXED views when set to 'yes', the global configuration 'Add suffix to URL' 'breaks' the 'load more' feature link
FIXED views popup_width and height parameters missing from raw view (for load more)
FIXED views articles loaded with 'load more' do not open in popup (javascript issue)
MODIFIED views category list array contains category id as key
ADDED views prevent event default on load more click event

v4.9.2 (8/25/19) Bug fix release

FIXED when no data and there is a message when no data, error on page
FIXED when animations load, large blank space until loaded
MODIFIED calendar block data can show time or not (to accomodate latestnewsenhanced plugins)
MODIFIED layout when custom field of type URL is set to mailto, the mailto: is visible
MODIFIED layout 'ago' layouts now check dates to determine if they are in the past or the future rather than the type of date
REMOVED layout showlabel in custom field of type URL
ADDED time layout shows by default. If $item->show_time is set and equals to false, it won't show (to accomodate latestnewsenhanced plugins)
ADDED info view info about plugins that extend the module, if any

v4.9.1 (7/25/19) Bug fix release

FIXED module missing opacity for cover animation
FIXED module arrow function expression breaks animations in older browsers like IE11
FIXED views when no item, undefined properties popup_width and popup_height
FIXED views discrepancies between list and print
MODIFIED plugins isAdmin replaced by isClient('administrator')
MODIFIED order wording for 'Touched'. Replaced with 'Created or Modified'
ADDED layouts aria attributes for share links and rating stars

v4.9.0 (6/26/19) Update release

FIXED COM_LATESTNEWSENHANCEDPRO_INFORMATION_LABEL is not translated in details
FIXED module items flicker when loaded with pagination only
FIXED module animations on first load may be cut off (wrong height) when high resolution images or lazy load are used - carousel resizes once the first element has been lazy loaded
FIXED module when using the leading items functionality, information details after title are not removed
FIXED blog fullwidth theme has wrong margins and prevents flow
MODIFIED font and icon properties are found under the 'theming' tab
MODIFIED readmore link/categories/read all link params moved from the 'layout' tab to the 'theming' layout
MODIFIED module allow title before head in original themes when the head in at a top position
MODIFIED module inline information blocks are now repeatable - update overrides
MODIFIEDblog JGLOBAL replaced with useglobal
MODIFIED blog alignment field: show the global value
REMOVED position of information blocks
REMOVED config leading and remaining items font size of reference
ADDED call to bootstrap.tooltip
ADDED videocustomfieldtypes extension field
ADDED option to add CSS classes to the information shown - modified layouts
ADDED option to select a video as head of an item (for articles, not K2 items)
ADDED head:video tab
ADDED new layouts for head types 'layouts/heads' folder
ADDED border radius to head:image
ADDED module possibility to add information before/after text and title
ADDED module message about between content paragraphs functionality
ADDED blogrepetable fields - update overrides
ADDED config options to select video custom fields - support for youtube, vimeo, dailymotion, html5, Facebook
ADDED 'back to view' plugin that allows users to get back to the blog with a 'back' link
ADDED 'back to view' plugin status in extension's info view

v4.8.2 (4/26/19) Bug fix release - packaged with extensions library v1.4.18

FIXED some accessibility attributes are still missing
FIXED tag and category index should have hidden default label for accessibility
REMOVED info page Google+ link
REMOVED tooltips on linked category and other useless places throughout (clear button, print…)
REMOVED modal layout: deprecated iframe attributes for html 5
MODIFIED remote URI
ADDED element-invisible class CSS when in Bootstrap 2 mode

v4.8.1 (4/5/19) Bug fix release - packaged with extensions library v1.4.17

FIXED modals lack CSS when on Bootstrap-free templates
FIXED if there is no link for an item, error on linktarget test
FIXED blog views accessibility: missing id in category and tag select boxes

v4.8.0 (3/27/19) Update release - packaged with extensions library v1.4.16

FIXED module category article count CSS classes are not Bootstrap 4 compatible
FIXED extension info page forces bottom scrollbar
ADDED standard Bootstrap modals (replacing old modals)
ADDED joomla bootstrap compatibility option as default
ADDED blog views sort order for categories and tags index
ADDED blog views search capability in blog views (search through title, text intro, category, author) + through custom fields of type text, textarea and editor (if used) - limitation: K2 extra fields are not scanned because of the way they are stored in the database

v4.7.3 (3/12/19) Bug fix release

FIXED K2 view wrong test show_icon
FIXED compatibility Bootstrap and accessibility for alerts
FIXED module Bootstrap global option not taken into consideration
FIXED module CSS to prevent lists (ul li) inside each item to inherit from the item's styles (each item being a list item)
FIXED layouts missing hasTooltip classes in icons layout
FIXED layouts missing button styles for Bootstrap 3 and 4
FIXED pagination styling to improve out-of-the-box look
FIXED modal class name conflicts with Bootstrap CSS

v4.7.2 (1/28/19) Bug fix release - packaged with extensions library v1.4.14

FIXED info link to change logs page
FIXED module wrong pagination/animation styles under Bootstrap 3 and 4
MODIFIED module reduced amount of style properties for animations
MODIFIED module code to allow better integration of new animations
MODIFIED module pagination parameters to separate default and bootstrap sizes

v4.7.1 (1/24/19) Bug fix release

FIXED class wrongly uppercased for K2 and Version loaders create errors on some systems

v4.7.0 (1/21/19) Update release - packaged with extensions library v1.4.13

FIXED views modern theme: incorrect position styling for read more link and category positions
FIXED obsolete files are not deleted during install
FIXED languages files containing _QQ_ are no longer considered valid and prevent use
FIXED module clear headers does not get the global variable settings properly
MODIFIED views re-organized readmore and category options to match the module
MODIFIED views Bootstrap of the Joomla core is not loaded anymore in icons layout (avoid mixing Bootstrap versions if the template is not using Bootstrap 2.3.2)
MODIFIED code to use Bootstrap compatibility function
MODIFIED extension's custom fields to use Joomla namespaces
MODIFIED K2 textarea layout keeps html tags, if any and triggers events
MODIFIED config supported custom fields parameter to make it up-to-date with latest additions/removals of Joomla core custom field types
REMOVED module redundant code in template
REMOVED views btn-group for pagination items
ADDED the title can be replaced with a custom field or a K2 extra field
ADDED the text can be replaced with a custom field or a K2 extra field
ADDED module possibility to add as many information blocs as needed
ADDED installer move info blocs to subform on install
ADDED installer move free module info blocs to subform on upgrade
ADDED views when looking through content, images can be searched through the full article, not only the intro
ADDED views missing Bootstrap options for readmore and categories
ADDED views lnepsearch layout
ADDED option to choose Bootstrap compatiblity version (2,3 or 4)
ADDED classes 'unauthorized' and 'cat-unauthorized to the root of the item

v4.6.0 (10/25/18) Update release - packaged with extensions library v1.4.12

FIXED blog views if the category parent is missing, there is nothing in the category select box when showing hierarchy
FIXED themes view: missing image for list theme
FIXED module when count per category, error if no item in the top-most category
FIXED test for overrides on install
FIXED quickicon crashes the control panel if the library has been altered or deleted
FIXED module 'use global' settings don't get the default value
MODIFIED information view dashboard
MODIFIED test determining if jcomments is available
MODIFIED extensions links
MODIFIED layouts are placed into folders in order to be visible from the template overrides tab
REMOVED json view info file
ADDED company logo
ADDED old browser fallback for high resolution images when no lazyload
ADDED module when animations are used and item width is set in percentages, use the min width instead, if available. Otherwise, raise a warning
ADDED 'create thumbnail' option to give the choice not to create thumbnails of the original images
ADDED option to enter data URI or an external image as lazy loader other than the default animated GIF
ADDED blog views load chosen script option
ADDED blog views show errors, load icon font and load icomoon font get possible global setting
ADDED Polish translations (thanks to Tomasz)

v4.5.2 (09/24/18) Bug fix and update release

FIXED missing image loader (wrong path) for lazy loading
FIXED modern theme better IE11 support for flexbox
MODIFIED logos
MODIFIED link to Transifex
ADDED installation: link to change logs

v4.5.1 (09/17/18) Bug fix release

FIXED blog views error global image for global items alignment
FIXED module tags any least/most wrong descriptions
FIXED installer prevents update of other extensions
ADDED path to jimport extension library calls
ADDED module option to remember or not where the animation left off

v4.5.0 (09/09/18) Update release - packaged with extensions library v1.4.9

FIXED custom field of type URL: if the URL is relative, the URI is not recognized as internal if the path is not including the protocol
FIXED installer
FIXED blog views general stylesheet
FIXED blog views calendar font size of reference has no effect
FIXED blog views original theme wrong wrap when text is set to no wrap
MODIFIED renamed 'include ids' to 'only ids' to avid misleading interpretations
MODIFIED 'position' parameter from 'text' moved to 'head' for better understanding
MODIFIED styles and CSS overrides moved to 'theming' tab
MODIFIED moved create high resolution images to the bottom of the setting form in the head:image tab
MODIFIED markup for high resolution images
MODIFIED module code when count items 'per category'. If 2 or more categories are selected, it will take X items for those categories, including their children - prior behavior: was taking X items for each category
MODIFIED module datasource selection
MODIFIED module text introduction moved up front in 'text' section
MODIFIED blog views improvements fluidity of items
MODIFIED blog views to allow headers, items are no longer listed as li elements
MODIFIED blog views full width theme images do not keep original height on resize anymore and now keep their ratio
REMOVED script declaration that handles high resolution images
REMOVED limitation to K2 category levels
REMOVED message about K2 category levels limitations
REMOVED blog views script declaration that resizes items
REMOVED blog views restriction to the number of leading items when load more
ADDED theming tab
ADDED installer plugin to allow download id for auto updates (Joomla 3.2.3+)
ADDED show/hide text when unauthorized to public users
ADDED optional text to show when the text is hidden because unauthorized
ADDED support for custom field of 'editor' type (Joomla 3.7+)
ADDED layout to support custom field editor type (Joomla 3.7+)
ADDED blog views query year and month
ADDED blog views leading item min and max widths
ADDED blog views 'space between' option to specify the minimum amount of space to add between items horizontally
ADDED blog views module (not K2) compatibility with CW Multicategories extension (which adds support for multi-categories in Joomla) when it comes to data selection
ADDED blog views possibility to show headers (category, author, year, month or year + month)
ADDED blog views option to separate leading items from the others with a line break
ADDED blog views layout option to justify the items
ADDED config text content global options
ADDED lazyload capability for images
ADDED when showing custom field of type URL, the URL is replaced by its field label if the field label is set to show in the field's options
ADDED field label and field options to the custom field layouts

v4.4.1 (7/4/18) Update Release

ADDED languages: Danish, Dutch, Finish, Hungarian, Portuguese and Slovenian

v4.4.0 (5/10/18) Update Release - packaged with extensions library v1.4.6

FIXED wrong height for news info in Internet Explorer 11 (flexbox IE bug)
MODIFIED CSS overrides/pretext/posttext better editor
MODIFIED editable default icon field
MODIFIED default icon field supports IcoMoon icons
MODIFIED icon preview should reflect the edited icon of the default icon field
MODIFIED layout for custom fields of type url (missing htmlspecialchars)
ADDED info on the auto clear cached image plugin in the advanced tab
ADDED icon head: support for IcoMoon font icons
ADDED load IcoMoon font option
ADDED blog view load icon font option
ADDED blog view modern theme
ADDED blog view category index: select box: unselectable categories for categories that need to be disabled
ADDED blog view category index: select box: option to show hierarchy
ADDED module blog view category order by title
ADDED installer: remove obsolete packages from database from versions previous to the component
ADDED specific layout for custom fields of type textarea (to keep formatting and add support to plugins)
ADDED module Hungarian (incomplete)

v4.3.0 (3/8/18) Update Release - packaged with extensions library v1.4.2

FIXED missing dt in dl for HTML 5 validation
FIXED load more pagination influences the overall site pagination
FIXED blog view error when linking to a URL custom field
FIXED blog view title, when linked, does not wrap or is not truncated correctly
FIXED blog view force one line on title on leading items and regular items if one of the two is set to yes
FIXED lack of fluidity because of details being inline blocs (regression)
FIXED blog view original theme: text won't wrap if text above or below image
FIXED linked title sometimes contains an empty class
FIXED when no background color, social share icons should not have padding
MODIFIED clear cache, temp folder, inline scripts, clear header files cache, show errors, remove whitespaces, load icon font can use global settings
MODIFIED better mobile detection
MODIFIED better RTL support
MODIFIED module modern theme is missing top/bottom head positions
REMOVED blog view unnecessary Bootstrap classes for search
ADDED possibility to inline scripts therefore reducing the number of http requests
ADDED config clear cache, temp folder, inline scripts, clear hearder files cache, show errors, remove whitespaces, load icon font
ADDED Quickstart link on install
ADDED blog view pre-selected category on page load
ADDED possibility to add extra attributes to images, for instance to add data-pin-nopin="true" to prevent images to be pinned by Pinterest
ADDED module quickstart link to list of links
ADDED partial German and Italian translations

v4.2.0 (1/17/18) Update Release

FIXED error for readmore label in readmore layout
FIXED module CSS selector odrer is different in some browsers for font size which results in items looking different
FIXED blog view CSS when no image to show and keep space in original theme
FIXED blog view article before/after get the wrong parameters (K2 view: should get k2 item rather than article?)
FIXED module script.js is not deleted if going from % to fixed item width and min width is set
FIXED module wrong CSS when no default picture and category on picture
UPDATED RTL support
MODIFIED if read more label is empty (unset), use the title as label
ADDED module option related to Community Builder user profile
ADDED module option related to contact
ADDED module link to : inline item (show the article text under the module)
ADDED module 3 extra fields that can be added to the inline article
ADDED module original modern theme

v4.1.0 (11/22/17) Update Release - packaged with the extensions library v1.4.0

FIXED module improvements when no date
FIXED views when switching between standard pagination and infinite loading, the standard pagination does not reset how many items should show on the page
FIXED plugin 'related news' no longer works in K2
FIXED modal window for additional data sources parameters
MODIFIED module if no max count but apply to 'per category' or 'per author', take all items, grouped
MODIFIED plugin 'related news' several modules can show at the same position (dependent of the console module order)
MODIFIED forum link in the component's information page
MODIFIED better image filter selection
REMOVED views unused parameter 'when no date'
ADDED plugin 'related news' location parameter to allow related articles to show before or after content, or after paragraph
ADDED plugin 'related news' fallback to after content if not showing after paragraph X
ADDED module parameter 'Any (min)' and 'Any (max)' to give the number of tags that need to match
ADDED module parameter 'tag order' by 'matching tags desc' to get the items ordered from most to least matching tags
ADDED module exclude all tags case
ADDED module when no date option: 'keep in place'
ADDED views 'show errors' parameter
ADDED information on template overrides
ADDED missing languages for frontend to match version of LNEP prior to being a component

v4.0.1 (10/25/17) Bug fix Release

FIXED views when using search field, reset all other index values
FIXED index layouts: missing reset values
FIXED wrong alt attribute on image if title is limited in size or 0 and force on line set to 'no'
FIXED jcomments layout error
MODIFIED extension custom field for head selection, support for Joomla 3.7+ global options indications 'Use Global (Calendar)'
REMOVED unneccesary code tags/categories index layouts
REMOVED views redundant gdtest in image and advanced tabs

v4.0.0 (10/3/17) Update Release

FIXED module 'maintain height' as no effect on full width overlap theme (be careful, you will need 'maintain height' set to 'yes' to keep previous behavior)
FIXED module links a, b, c as details do not show if the module instance is not in a LNEP view
FIXED blog view no more items message breaks the script if special characters are included
FIXED blog view leading item images should have a name differentiating them from the remaining items

v4.0.0 RC 2 (09/13/17) Release Candidate 2

FIXED module K2 author user is not recognized as image
FIXED module animation arrows have no effect on the items
FIXED view could not find K2 user when selecting K2 author
MODIFIED module the wording for image selection intro/full to make it friendlier for K2 users
ADDED installer test that layout overrides exist

v4.0.0 RC 1 (09/07/17) Release Candidate 1 - packaged with lib_syw v1.3.10

FIXED K2 no rating detail information if no rating
FIXED module CSS prefix for animations
ADDED social links to connect with Simplify Your Web
ADDED module image when no selection of animations

v4.0.0 beta 3 (08/18/17) Beta 3 release

FIXED installer: files in the cache are properly removed
FIXED internal fields for selection are not properly structured (no need for getInput, use getOptions instead)
FIXED items are not aligned when calendar is not showing and there is a shadow on all other calendars
FIXED views margin calculation in script not needed since taken of by flexbox
FIXED minor CSS issues
FIXED if icon is wide, the head has wrong width when using icon as head
FIXED module items are considered altered when leading count > 0 but use leading to 'no'
FIXED module error when selecting K2 extra field in non-K2 environment
FIXED K2 extra field of 'date' type is off by one day
FIXED if sywicon is not installed or disabled, it should not be selectable from the list of head types
MODIFIED more polished csseffect1 theme (external download)
MODIFIED module thumbnail's default directory is thumbnails/lne
ADDED custom fields of calendar type and K2 extra fields of date type can be used as heads of type calendar (does not affect selection of ordering of the items)
ADDED views 'leading only' parameter to allow information details to show for leading items only
ADDED views high resolution images
ADDED views print stylesheet
ADDED config new custom field types are supported for detailed info. Select the types to add, if any - K2 does not work the same when it comes to adding types, so no option for K2 - A layout will be needed to handle the new custom type (otherwise, no output)

v4.0.0 beta 2 (08/08/17) Beta 2 release

FIXED views no over on icon unless there is hover on image as well
FIXED views module K2 items error if K2 extra fields are selected and there is no data in those fields
MODIFIED module detail blocks are no longer p tags but dl/dd tags
ADDED views module overridable layouts for all detailed information
ADDED views Turkish and Spanish

v4.0.0 beta 1 (07/20/17) Beta 1 release - packaged with lib_syw v1.3.9

FIXED module wrong alignment and styling of category link in some cases (over the picture)
FIXED module full width overlap theme underlying CSS (text overflow…)
REMOVED module date selection (now in detail selection)
REMOVED module author type (now in head selection)
REMOVED module append link option, now found in 'link on'
REMOVED module calendar styles (now under /media folder)
REMOVED module deprecated options for share icons
REMOVED module body tab
MODIFIED module simplified underlying styling (removed inline CSS)
MODIFIED module the thumbnail/lnee folder is replaced with thumbnails/lnep in the media folder
MODIFIED module moved body tab parameters into layout tab
MODIFIED module calendar nodate is now nocalendar class
ADDED module show/hide category tooltip and read all tooltip
ADDED module use leading items parameter
ADDED module detail selection - formatted dates (with ago…) are part of the selection
ADDED module head selection - author types are part of the selection
ADDED views blog and k2 blog
ADDED views English, French and Russian
ADDED flip and pill calendar styles are now part of the extension

v3.1.2 (08/28/17) Bug fix release

FIXED 'Head:icon' + 'load icon font' + 'force item id' missing translations
FIXED if sywicon is not installed or disabled, it should not be selectable from the list of head types
FIXED files in the /cache folder are not properly removed on install

v3.1.1 (08/11/17) Bug fix release

FIXED wrong type for the custom field that provides the 'head' selection
FIXED K2 items error if K2 extra fields are selected and there is no data in those fields
FIXED if icon is wide, the head has wrong width when using icon as head
FIXED K2 extra field of 'date' type is off by one day
FIXED error when selecting K2 extra field in non-K2 environment

v3.1.0 (06/30/17) Update release - packaged with lib_syw v1.3.8

FIXED li id="latestnews-item-[id]" class="latestnews-item" replaced with li class="latestnews-item id-[id]" in case several modules are on the same page and some items show in several instances (necessary for proper page validation)
FIXED clearThumbnails call to blog only if it exists
FIXED information details of type 'linked category' must take into account if the category is authorized or not
FIXED Joomla 3.7+ custom fields of type 'calendar' are not formatted
FIXED field access is always public in detailed information
FIXED 'use tag classes' should not show if K2 is selected
FIXED wrong hint for 'keep tags' since Joomla 3.7
FIXED when showing 'selected tags' as detail type, children are missing
FIXED custom field of type 'url' should show label if present instead of url in item details
MODIFIED content.prepare in helpers
ADDED use any K2 extra field of type 'image' as head
ADDED Joomla 3.7+ use any custom field of type 'media' as head
ADDED use any K2 extra field of type 'link' as link to item
ADDED Joomla 3.7+ use any custom field of type 'url' as link to item (only http and https schemes)
ADDED force itemID (advanced parameter)
ADDED option to load the icon font (to make it easy to avoid the loading of the font when no icons are used)
ADDED Joomla 3.7+ use any custom field of type 'syw_icon' as head (allowing the use of icons to create 'feature'-like modules)
ADDED link_append class for the link appended to the text for easier skinning

v3.0.5 (04/10/17) Bug fix release

FIXED removed context when setting and getting custom field values (to reflect changes in beta 4)
FIXED column name change custom field table (to reflect changes in RC1)

v3.0.4 (03/29/17) Bug fix release

FIXED custom fields as lists need to use the value text, not the value itself
FIXED custom field order by group
FIXED missing call to addLogger
MODIFIED code for pre/post plugin triggering
MODIFIED show K2 extra fields and Joomla! 3.7 custom fields in the field selection

v3.0.3 (02/14/17) Bug fix release - packaged with lib_syw v1.3.7

FIXED category class parameter does not have any effect on categories that are not linked
FIXED when categories are hidden in the layout tab, hide the parameters (Joomla 3.2+)
FIXED downgraded items for style full overlap when removing the image
FIXED fullwidth layout style calendar width is not correct when adding shadow and/or borders
FIXED code to reflect changes made to custom fields Joomla 3.7
FIXED if missing external library, quickicon plugin crashes the control panel
MODIFIED animation, calendar and style selection
MODIFIED images of styles
MODIFIED downgraded items 'remove head' is now set to 'no' by default
MODIFIED quickicon not enabled on install (no longer relevant since updates are notified in the Joomla console)
ADDED warnings in styles when mandatory parameters are missing
ADDED description to styles that require it

v3.0.2 (01/18/17) Bug fix release

REMOVED content type restriction on tag selection
FIXED when excluding tags, wrong output in some cases
FIXED when looking for all articles with associated tags, if none of the articles have been associated, the module should not return any item

v3.0.1 (01/09/17) Minor release

FIXED errors in the Italian translations that affect the console's output

v3.0.0 (01/06/17) Update release - lib_syw v1.3.6 included

FIXED Installer: removal of wrong cached files
FIXED wrong ordering of item when using 'touched asc'
FIXED strpos empty needle warning
FIXED 'always show' read more link should show when set to 'no' and there is full text content, even if the intro text has not been cut
MODIFIED image default should show when thumbnail creation failed for image found in article
MODIFIED order of fields in 'selection' tab
MODIFIED filter by relative dates is now included into the database query
MODIFIED relative dates wording for easier understanding of these settings
MODIFIED show author as name, username… as part of the author filtering, removed from the information tab
REMOVED Author field (all/by me/not by me) - check documentation for backward compatibility on install
ADDED K2 extra fields are fetched from database
ADDED support for some K2 extra fields (of types: textfield, (limited) textarea, select, multipleSelect, radio, (no popup) link, date)
ADDED support for Joomla 3.7 fields (of types: calendar, checkbox, email, integer, list, radio, tel, text, textarea, url)
ADDED installer: version number of the library installed
ADDED meta description -> intro text (and vice versa) as text selection
ADDED possibility to select all but excluded categories
ADDED possibility to choose the category level depth - limitation K2: level can only be 1 or all
ADDED start and end date
ADDED new author parameter field
ADDED author order
ADDED exclude by author
ADDED way to specify a max count per category and per author
ADDED article child tags inclusion (this notion does not exist in K2)
ADDED exclude by tag (irrelevant when used as related)

v2.5.0 (11/02/16) Update release

FIXED rating when no rating exists
FIXED initial refresh in Safari is not initiated, resulting in partially showing elements until refresh or resizing of the page (when using animations)
MODIFIED installer : added automatic install of external library and removal of outdated update sites
MODIFIED sepia filter values
MODIFIED temporary path to /images as default
MODIFIED load of Google font stylesheet only if not already loaded within the context of SYW extensions
MODIFIED installer : quickicon plugin enabled on install only so that if disabled intentionally, it is not re-enabled again
MODIFIED default icon for rating system
MODIFIED more precise rating (one decimal)
MODIFIED limited Joomla tag selection to article tags
MODIFIED separated prepend labeling/data to allow higher flexibility in skinning of detailed information
MODIFIED the way links a, b and c are shown together
MODIFIED moved information block specifics into their own tab 'Information'
MODIFIED calendar output underlying code - WARNING modify your overrides to match the latest changes
MODIFIED when thumbnails are cached in the cache folder, the folder is mod_latestnewsenhancedpro. mod_latestnewsenhancedextended can be safely removed (clear cache in the console)
UPDATED stylesheets on-the-fly creation and caching (file access permissions are not required anymore)
ADDED lib_syw v1.3.5 as package
ADDED access parameter to info to allow the showing of information depending on the user access rights
ADDED ordering of social icons - WARNING: backward compatible until the next major update
ADDED skin social icons with color and radius and additional classes
ADDED 'no comments' when no jcomments or k2 comments count
ADDED choice to show vote/rating as text or with a star system
ADDED stars color parameter
ADDED possibility to choose information block font and font size - WARNING download and reinstall external overall styles
ADDED possibility to remove url protocols for urls a, b and c
ADDED possibility to show a label and icon before all links
ADDED plugin 'related news in article' that allows the inclusion of tag/keyword-related items after the xth paragraph of an article or k2 item
ADDED possibility to show tags as distinct items
ADDED prepend label and icon before distinct tags
ADDED the Joomla tags can take the associated classes set in the tag component when distinct
ADDED CSS classes can be set for tags when distinct
ADDED tag separator can be overridden through language overrides MOD_LATESTNEWSENHANCEDEXTENDED_TAGSSEPARATOR
ADDED possibility to order tags by name (or by console order for Joomla tags)
ADDED possibility to hide tags that one do not want to show
ADDED tag ids to be able to distinguish tags from each other when distinct
ADDED support for targets for links a b and c (all but modal options)
ADDED Italian translations (thanks to Alessandro Partenza from OpenTranslators)

v2.4.2 (09/15/16) Update release

ADDED receive update notification through the Joomla install update
ADDED option to remove tooltip from link
ADDED module pre and post text fields
ADDED trigger events in pre and post text fields

v2.4.1 (08/08/16) Update release

FIXED readmore style cannot be changed, defaults to Bootstrap WARNING make sure your output reflects your requirements (you may have to set the link style)
FIXED K2 item and category links do not use aliases
FIXED read all label 'breaks' if link is external and there is no label
FIXED tag filtering when tag match is 'all' to be handled by database query
FIXED pagination specific size is not a decimal number
MODIFIED read all external URL is of type 'url' instead of 'text'
MODIFIED when author alias is missing, use the user name (reduced database calls)
MODIFIED helper link tag to allow removal of tooltips on overrides
ADDED installer: warning when template overrides exist (reminder overrides may need to be updated)
ADDED hasTooltip class whenever a title is needed
ADDED class fields for readmore buttons
ADDED substitute stylesheet can replace the stylesheets created by the module. If the file substitute_styles.css is found in the module's /styles folder, it will be used instead of the default stylesheets. It is possible to use a minified version substitute_styles-min.css, which has precedence. Updates won't remove those files -> [email protected] never replied
ADDED common user stylesheet. If the file common_user_styles.css is found in the module's /styles folder, it will be loaded alongside the other stylesheets. It is possible to use a minified version common_user_styles-min.css, which has precedence. Updates won't remove those files
ADDED link fallback: if linking to url a, b or c and url is missing, possibility to link to item instead
ADDED Turkish translations (thanks to Kaya Zeren)

v2.4.0 (06/03/16) Update and data retrieval optimization release (mostly noticeable when using tags)

FIXED if 'related by keywords' and there are keys filtering items in the selection, show only items that have keys in common
FIXED if 'related by tags' and there are tags filtering items in the selection, show only items that have tags in common
FIXED related by tags should pre-filter tags of item on the page before going into the database query (for better performance)
FIXED tags need to be filtered in the database query
FIXED added btn-default for Bootstrap 3 when skinning links as buttons and using default
FIXED 'btn-block' class doubled in source when using full width buttons
MODIFIED article count within the <a> tag when linking (needed for additional skinning)
MODIFIED classes position for read more link
MODIFIED overall clean up of the selection of items (database query and filtering) to make it more efficient
MODIFIED language files (re-ordering of keys and cleanup)
ADDED possible skinning of category as button (with Bootstrap) when category is linked
ADDED if category in position last, one category only and consolidated, category is positioned after all items (description available)
ADDED read all parameter settings to show a more general 'read all' link/button that will link to a specific menu item or external URL
ADDED any/all tags to match all or any of the listed/related tags
ADDED Finnish translation. Thanks to Pentti Mäenranta
ADDED Russian translation. Thanks to Gregory Ignatovich

v2.3.0 (05/03/16) Update release

FIXED links a, b c do not get the global parameters if url targets are not set
FIXED do not show share links if link is missing
FIXED share links: base path is sometimes doubled
FIXED item gets wrong active CSS class in some cases (for instance when aliases are almost identical)
FIXED when image item is missing and no default image, the item takes the preceding image
FIXED wrong order in K2 categories when using multi-levels
FIXED K2 items should show when K2 categories are set to auto
FIXED articles should show on article page by default when categories are set to auto
REMOVED alert in common CSS file, reducing its size
ADDED id #latestnews-item-[item id] to differentiate every element
ADDED translation warning on install when language missing for the module
ADDED related by tag (with article or K2 item views)
ADDED related by tag (with any content that uses Joomla tags)
ADDED icon selection for detailed information
ADDED class name to social icons for easier styling
ADDED display category description and article count when using one consolidated category
ADDED display category article count when using multiple consolidated categories
ADDED categories can be consolidated even when more than 1 involved (requires categories are ordered)
ADDED category position first / over picture / before title / last (default)
ADDED 'Show on Item Page' parameter to remove the module from the item page when one want to see the module only under a blog view for instance
ADDED 'Show Unauthorized Items' registered content will show for public view but log in will be necessary to access the full content
ADDED 'Unauthorized Link Label'
ADDED 'Unauthorized Category Link Label'
ADDED 'Exclude Current Item' when on its page
ADDED 'Show on Mobile" advanced parameter
ADDED K2 comments count
ADDED linked Jcomments

NEW BEHAVIOR When using the 'related by keyword' feature or categories are set to 'auto', set 'exclude item' to 'yes' to exclude the current item from the list.

v2.2.2 (03/29/16) Bug fix release and performance improvements

FIXED missing parameters in onLatestNewsEnhancedGetDetailData
FIXED animation does not resize properly on horizontal configuration when moving all visible items at once
MODIFIED reduce the number of blank lines in the output (module templates)
ADDED classes to links a, b and c in detailed information to be able to distinguish them from each other
ADDED experimental advanced feature 'remove whitespaces' to compact the html output
ADDED instant release of resources as soon as thumbnail creation is done

v2.2.1 (03/16/16) Bug fix release and speed improvements

FIXED K2: content events triggered regardless of module option
FIXED K2: make sure user image exists when selecting K2 user image as author picture
FIXED default picture cannot be external
FIXED when looking for images in content, articles are scanned even when thumbnails have been previously created
FIXED center image vertically only when maintain height and no image cropping
FIXED take into account file paths with images generated from external path and file paths with additional request parameters
MODIFIED thumbnail image paths without base
MODIFIED when reset pictures, all thumbnails of the module instance are deleted, not just the shown items
ADDED on update, remove cached styles and scripts for all instances to avoid unexpected side effects due to fixes, updates and new features

v2.2.0 (03/07/16) Major update release - requires SYW extension library v1.3.0

This version is a mandatory update when upgrading systems to Joomla! v3.5.

FIXED bug passing pagination parameters (resulting in some Bootstrap styling lost) - simplified code
FIXED Previous and next labels are cut off if empty space in the label
FIXED icons as links should get the template's color for linked items
FIXED helper: wrong test to identify K2 (should use datasource and not layout name, since layout name can be overriden)
FIXED dates are formatted through JHTML::_('date') for the whole calendar representation, not only the time
FIXED calendar items are not really centered when using letter-spacing CSS property
FIXED first slide of animation gets wrong height
FIXED animations briefly show unstyled content when loading
FIXED missing labels when arrows are replaced with Prev/Next on either side of the module
FIXED carousel wrapper naming may collide with other extensions using the same jQuery plugin
FIXED when icons in detailed information, text does not break (icons use now display:inline-block)
MODIFIED helper: more tests over validity of some variables
MODIFIED module name from 'extended' to 'pro'
MODIFIED some underline structure to allow for plugin integration
MODIFIED some translations
MODIFIED Quickicon loads compare version from external library
MODIFIED minimized common stylesheet to all instances
REMOVED shrink effects from stylesheets
ADDED hover effect picker
ADDED helper: is_link_external variable for social links
ADDED plugin to use a RSS feed as datasource
ADDED option to cache pictures in cache folder (useful for RSS plugin, in order to regularly clear the pictures)
ADDED class 'featured' on item to allow styling if an item is featured
ADDED 'high resolution' parameter to support devices with higher pixel ratios (such as retina displays)
ADDED detail information option: read more

v2.1.2 (02/15/16) Update release - requires SYW extension library v1.2.6

FIXED k2 read more 'title' attribute cutoff when title is cropped
MODIFIED installer: move files to com_media images path (which is not necessarily 'images')
REMOVED version number from language files
REMOVED $_GET calls in pagination
UPDATED google icon with googleplus icon
ADDED Portugese translations (Brazil locale) (thanks to Carlos Souza)
ADDED author, version and translators custom fields
ADDED sepia image filter

v2.1.1 (01/15/16) Update release - requires SYW extension library v1.2.5

FIXED event triggers in the intro text should be off by default - Set to 'yes' if you rely on the event plugins to be called
FIXED quickicon plugin version comparison function
MODIFIED stylesheets and scripts with Jinput
MODIFIED tmp cache folder is created from external library
MODIFIED regular expression to find images in text (ungreedy modifier)
MODIFIED media files are copied to the configured media 'images' path on install
ADDED quickicon plugin 'unknown' state
ADDED update website for free module is disabled after update
ADDED 'Always show' parameter to specify if the read more link is always shown or only if the text has been cropped
ADDED support and bug report links
ADDED class 'mobile' at root layer of module to specify when seen on mobile device according to Joomla browser function isMobile()
ADDED 'Trigger events' parameters to turn 'on' or 'off' the event calls from the intro text. When 'off', the plugins syntax is removed

v2.1.0 (10/29/15) Update release

FIXED wrong max-width/max-height when using the original size layout
FIXED block information: when no separator and no icon, text needs a delimiter
FIXED block information: when no data remove
MODIFIED MOD_LATESTNEWSENHANCEDEXTENDED_APPEND_HITS into MOD_LATESTNEWSENHANCEDEXTENDED_HITS
MODIFIED the temporary folder creation uses the external library syw_lib
MODIFIED strip tags code is called from the external library syw_lib
MODIFIED /images subdirectory for created thumbnails. Uses /thumbnails/lnee instead of tmp_syw/lnee (safely delete tmp_syw/lnee)
MODIFIED 'related' parameter moved to 'selection' tab
MODIFIED 'image from article' replaced with 'image from content'
MODIFIED clear picture cache set to 'yes' by default
MODIFIED block information: replaced with
REMOVED unused custom field backgroundselect.php
REMOVED pdf documentation
ADDED block information: extra classes for easier skinning with CSS
ADDED block information: 2 extra fields (now 9 total)
ADDED installer: transform LNE v2+ instances into LNEE instances when upgrading + delete LNE
ADDED datasource selection (K2 items or Joomla articles) - If using K2, select K2 and save
ADDED if empty list, possibility to add a message
ADDED quickicon plugin for easy maintenance (to stay up-to-date)
ADDED package to install module and quickicon plugin
ADDED online documentation

v2.0.2 (06/19/15) Bug fix release

FIXED wrong output when showing multiple tags in detailed info
FIXED encoding of text in social urls
FIXED li to have line-height: inherit (to override Bootstrap)
FIXED when no head, text centered
FIXED read more label is the title of the article if the title is truncated
FIXED hover effect on image only if linked
FIXED featured ordering
FIXED some interface un-intuitive labelling
FIXED K2 layout bug when no image but shadows are selected
MODIFIED leading count behavior. No value means all news items use the full configuration (verify your configuration after update)
MODIFIED error messages use the Joomla messaging scheme
MODIFIED MOD_LATESTNEWSENHANCEDEXTENDED_APPEND_HITS="%s hits" (verify your configuration after update)
MODIFIED module options tabs and tabs content
MODIFIED truncating of title with JHtmlString::truncate instead of mb_substr()
MODIFIED truncating of intro text with JHtmlString::truncateComplex to allow letter count max WITHOUT stripping the HTML tags
MODIFIED more logical behavior of stripped tags in introtext ('strip tags' = 'yes' will remove html tags unless 'keep tags' has some values AND tags can be kept in truncated intro) (verify your configuration after update)
MODIFIED module does not install if the version of the SYW library is incorrect or missing
MODIFIED moved 'related articles' parameter into the module tab
MODIFIED way to get author images (reduced the number of database queries)
REMOVED cropText helper function. Uses getText instead
REMOVED mb_substr() to take away the dependency on the mbstring PHP extension
ADDED missing German translations
ADDED use of lib_syw cache (requires the latest version of lib_syw)
ADDED 'search fulltext' parameter in order to choose if the images need to be searched in the introtext and/or the remaining of the article (turn off for better performance and less memory consumption - no fulltext in database query and less regex work to find images)
ADDED K2 avatar as author selection when using the K2 layout
ADDED jcomments count as information item (needs K2 plugin for jcomments installed and enabled when using the K2 layout)

v2.0.1 (03/22/15) Bug fix release

FIXED commented code is not correctly eliminated during minimisation of the CSS for style 'overlap', preventing user overrides
FIXED cached files are not removed if not needed any more
MODIFIED renaming of some sections in the module and in the documentation

v2.0.0 (03/09/15) Major overhaul of the module. Smaller footprint, speed improvements, better interface, tons of new features.

FIXED when 'full width' style image is bigger than its container (on responsive sites), it is not centered and it removes right border
FIXED issues with resizing of the 'full width: overlap' style
FIXED stylesheets to ensure responsiveness
FIXED force one line does not work if title is not linked
MODIFIED link 'nofollow' is off by default
MODIFIED pagination positions separated in two fields: position and alignment
MODIFIED default picture goes through the image processing like all other images
MODIFIED merged original and original CSS3 calendars together
MODIFIED merged original and bleed styles together (use 'wrap' option to wrap the text around the image or the calendar)
MODIFIED justpagination is not a selectable animation anymore. Loaded when pagination needed and animation set to 'none'
MODIFIED diff of 2 dates (uses PHP 5.3 diff). 'Ago' options now include months and years
MODIFIED calendar background images are now selectable from images/lnee/calendars
MODIFIED default image selection moved to the 'head:image' tab
MODIFIED calendar stylesheets to make calendar skinning more flexible
MODIFIED styles and animations lookups
MODIFIED minor styles and animation tweaks
MODIFIED stylesheet naming (warning: if updating from previous version, CSS overrides needs to be rewritten)
MODIFIED separation of styles (common ones and the ones tied up to the module's parameters) to minimize the amount of styles loaded and remove duplicates (when several instances of the module are on a same page) - improves page loading performance
MODIFIED when an article is loaded on the page, the corresponding item is now opaque (no active background color)
REMOVED IE7 support
REMOVED old animations relying on outdated jQuery ('simple fade', 'simple slide', all configurations of 'slide')
REMOVED library scripts for animations. Uses the SYW extension library common scripts instead
REMOVED 'Original Image Size' style. Available as a separate download. If updating from v1.5, please download the updated style for v2
ADDED verbose parameters
ADDED previously downloadable animations (cover/fade/scroll) are now part of the module (thanks to new licensing)
ADDED wrap parameter to wrap the text around the image or the calendar
ADDED calendar border width and color
ADDED read more link bootstrap-skinnable (style/size)
ADDED read more link alignement parameter
ADDED option to open the article in modal window (use with caution)
ADDED option to choose popup windows dimensions
ADDED new section to degrade item styles after a certain number of items (remove image/calendar/text/detailed info)
ADDED image shadow and shadow types (V-shape limited to original and fullwidth styles) - IE8 does not support shadows
ADDED share icons in detailed information
ADDED hover effect on images (when title is clickable) in selected styles
ADDED 'around' pagination position (to allow arrows left/right and top/bottom
ADDED 'min item width' to limit the news item to be smaller than a certain width
ADDED pagination bootstrap-skinnable
ADDED 'follow/nofollow' of the links
WARNING: 'flip' and 'notebook' calendar styles have not yet been updated to v2

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