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BetterPreview
...preview as it should be in Joomla!		 plugin
Licence: GNU/GPL GNU/GPL 		Download
Compatible with Joomla! 1.5

BetterPreview changes the url of the preview button in your Joomla! Administrator (top right) to match the item you are viewing.

Description

BetterPreview changes the url of the preview button in your Joomla! Administrator (top right) to match the item you are viewing.

It does a smart search through your menu's to also get the right (or best matching) Itemid. That means that your menus and modules will be placed correctly.

Download the User Manual

Screenshots

Admin: BetterPreview link with tooptip and copy button

Admin: BetterPreview link with tooptip and copy button

Admin: BetterPreview plugin settings

Admin: BetterPreview plugin settings

Installing

The BetterPreview package installs/updates all necessary extensions (components, module, plugins). The plugins will be published after install, so you won't have to do that by hand.

The package makes use of a special installer. This checks to see if it needs to install the extension(s) or update them. So you can just run this package through the Joomla installer without having to uninstall the older version.

You might experience problems during install for certain setups. In that case you can install the extension(s) manually. Please read the INSTALL.txt in the package...

If you run into any problems, please report this on the forum or let me know via the contact form.

Need more help?

More help

If you need more help, please take a look in the forum.
If you can't find your answer there, please post your question. I am very willing to help!

>> NoNumber! Forum

Changelog

Changelog

Changelog

  
  + = Added    ! = Removed    ^ = Changed    # = Fixed
 
05-Aug-2009 : v1.3.3
  + Added option to set the homepage file
  ^ Enhanced feature when no components are selected
 
13-July-2009 : v1.3.2
  ^ Changed sliding toggle option (in admin settings) to work better in IE8
  # Fixed issues with php4 incompatibility (MBCS warning)
 
03-July-2009 : v1.3.1
  + Added 'preview' when no components are selected
  ^ Changed description in tooltip (added page title, etc)
  # Fixed issue with invalid query for categories
  # Fixed issue with minor error in version check
  # Fixed issue with undefined function error on disabled components
 
26-May-2009 : v1.3.0
  + Added support for JoomSuite Resource Content items
  + Added option to turn of the BetterPreview icon
  ^ Made the note a little easier to understand
  ^ Recoded some stuff to make it more logical and lighter
 
17-May-2009 : v1.2.2
  # Fixed issue with components element conflicting with other extensions (Sourcerer)
  # Fixed issue with frontend hanging in IE7
 
07-May-2009 : v1.2.1
  # Fixed issue with tooltip jumping (resizing)
  # Fixed issue with mootools javascript error]
 
02-May-2009 : v1.2.0
  + Added Tooltip with extra link info (and option to turn it off)
  + Added Copy to Clipboard icon (and option to turn it off)
  ^ Changed components list to show all the components available in both admin and frontend
  # Fixed issue with unpublished articles/categories/sections
  # Fixed issue with cached selected categories/sections in list view
 
20-Apr-2009 : v1.1.0
  ^ Changed preview icon in toolbar
  ^ Changed installation procedure (automatic installer/updater)
  ^ Changed update check
  ^ Changed code a bit to make it lighter
  ^ Changed different administrator elements
  ! Removed update icon in administrator toolbar
  # Made url xhtml compatible (attribute-encoded)
  # Fixed typo in html output of component list
 
10-Dec-2008 : v1.0.3
  # Fixed issue with Fatal error: Class 'BetterPreviewVersionCheck' not found
 
08-Nov-2008 : v1.0.2
  ^ Changed update check
  # Fixed issue with article links not always matching correctly
 
26-Sept-2008 : v1.0.1
  ^ Changed update check
  ! Removed redundant checks for components
 
17-Sept-2008 : v1.0.0
  + First release

Pro version

Here is an overview of the different versions BetterPreview:

Free version Pro version Donation version
Full version download
yes
yes
yes
Encrypted
no
no
no
Free updates
yes
yes
yes
Free support
yes
yes
yes
Free RSS news subscription
yes
yes
yes
Free holiday to Barbados
no
no
no
Price
Free
€ 10,=
Open donation

Yes, that's right. There is no difference in these versions except the price. So why pay? To support me :)

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Commercial licensing?

Commercial licensing?

I am planning to have commercial versions of my extensions.

Meaning the free versions will be available for non-commercial websites and for testing.
But I will ask a (small?) fee for the use of the extension on commercial websites.

The idea is to have a domain license (one for every extension). So the license will be valid for the given domain (and it's subdomains).

What are you willing to pay?

Can you please tell me what you would be willing to pay for each a commercial domain license? Just to give me an idea what would be reasonable to ask as a fee.

This poll regards all extensions, not just 'BetterPreview'.

What are you willing to pay for a commercial domain license?

 

 
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