OpenCart 1.5.4 Released!

JNeuhoff wrote:

ADD Creative wrote:I have updated my collection of fixes I have extracted from GitHub.

Replace the files in 1.5.4.1 with the ones attched. If any of the original files have been modified then the mods will need adding the the patched files. Any vQmods will also need testing.

Warning there may be mistakes in there or files I've missed so test before updating a live store.

Nice work. Would it be possible to create an OpenCart 1.5.4.1 fork on github with all your bugfixes? And maybe keep this bugfix release maintained by the community for a year or two?

I agree and I'm willing to pay for your work as I'm in no position to get this myself.

don't worry guys i'm going to crack on with getting the next release. i'm going to have to disable some of the unfinished new features so i can get everything ready.

Cool Daniel, is there some new features coming in next release then

Cool I am waiting for new release with new features

i started adding to many features. there was an auto updater, extension installer, etc..

I think it should be ok with just having product filters, updated category system, updated installer. can't remember what else. I think amazon payments and klarna but that depends if the company that's working on them can finish them before the next release.

Daniel wrote:i started adding to many features. there was an auto updater, extension installer, etc..

I think it should be ok with just having product filters, updated category system, updated installer. can't remember what else. I think amazon payments and klarna but that depends if the company that's working on them can finish them before the next release.

yes that should be okay, fixing of every current bugs is more important for now

Cool, then we can say "please download the recommended stable version 1.5.5" on opencart's website like other open source project does

Cool nice one Daniel looking forward to it

Aaron

@Daniel,

For many users I think the best update would be the auto updater It would do more to promote OC than any other update. Most people baulk at doing an update, especially to a live store, so anything that can make updates easier would be great.

It's not about being lazy, but more about getting all of the bug fixes etc. without the complexity of github, and feeling confident that your store has the latest fixes/updates as they are rolled out.

Calcite wrote: It's not about being lazy, but more about getting all of the bug fixes etc. without the complexity of github, and feeling confident that your store has the latest fixes/updates as they are rolled out.

I actually agree with your statement about GitHub. I tried several GitHub clients, and none does everything I need, GitHub is simply too user-unfriendly, compared to e.g. VCS. All I want is to quickly create a fork, do some changes, commit these and submit a pull-request. This should only take a few minutes, not so with GitHub.

github uses both the web interface and your client. i have foudn it quite good after a week of using it.

Daniel wrote:github uses both the web interface and your client. i have foudn it quite good after a week of using it.

Well, I finally got it working now, took me a few hours, I am using the Git Cola GUI client. I had to manually edit the remote "origin" in the hidden .git/config on my local machine to overcome access issues when using the Push actions.

The web interface works fine, but I was only able to edit 1 file at a time online, and then had to clone the whole lot to copy it on my local machine, too. Hence, I prefer a Git client, which keeps track of all the changes and has proper support for Push, Pull, Fetch, etc.

JNeuhoff wrote:Well, I finally got it working now, took me a few hours, I am using the Git Cola GUI client. I had to manually edit the remote "origin" in the hidden .git/config on my local machine to overcome access issues when using the Push actions.

The web interface works fine, but I was only able to edit 1 file at a time online, and then had to clone the whole lot to copy it on my local machine, too. Hence, I prefer a Git client, which keeps track of all the changes and has proper support for Push, Pull, Fetch, etc.

I also prefer a git client, I've never used Git Cola, but I have used - Source Tree (great free git client), Tower App, Github's native client (free and available on PC/Mac), as well as smart git... So I don't think Github is really complex when you use any of those clients they all make forking/branching/merging/pushing/pulling/etc. very easy with a single click.

In regards to an auto updater though, that would be great for 1.5.5!

3 things left to finish.

1. all the bugs on github
2. add a better upgrade script.
3. i think i need to add a system so people can add extra fields. i never liked adding the tax_id and company_id fields in there. i think they should be in some separate system.

Daniel wrote: 3. i think i need to add a system so people can add extra fields. i never liked adding the tax_id and company_id fields in there. i think they should be in some separate system.

This can be quite tricky, as there are a lot of places where additional fields can go. For example, I have about 100 addons written (VQMod, or Override Engine), and most commonly additional fields were added to the DB tables product, product_description, category, category_description, option_value, product_option_value, to name just a few.

Normally I have code in the addons to check for the existence of additional DB fields, and to dynamically create them if not yet there, in e.g. the __construct method of an extended model class.

the system will not all people to change the db structure.

I was really hoping that you guys will fix the database to for the products to have one full query and not 7 separate tables. even additional images could be group under one field just like the setting for modules are done. Same as attributes and categories. I don't understand y they were splint in the first place. you now have to query the db not once but 7 times to get something out of it. On a high traffic website this is a huge issue. I noticed this happen when my db was using more of the resources. I changed them myself for my site but disappointing to see that it was still not fixed in this release.

Cool! Thanks for your works!

Daniel in the new version will you fix returning items to stock in admin order editing?
Thanks man

"will you fix returning items to stock in admin order editing?"

why is it broke? or is this a feature you want me to create for you instead of you paying some one to add it for you!

its not broke! you do it manually! you actually have to have the goods return to the store and inspect them. then you can add the product quantity.