Easy PayPal Buttons 5.0.0 Released!

We are super excited to finally release EzPPb 5.0.0! (Originally it was only going to be 4.1.0 but so much work has gone into it that we decided to give it a bump!).  5.0.0 has dropped support for Joomla! 1.5.x and added support for Joomla! 3.0.x.  Joining the Boostrap craze with the introduction of J! 3.0, EzPPb has followed suit with Bootstrapped buttons, frontend and backend views and it is beautiful!

Also, included in this version are a few new features.  

Need a simple store front?  EzPPb can now do that for you!  Just create a new EzPPb Store Front menu item, choose the categories to include, tweak a few settings and there ya go; you've got a store front.

You can now also assign surcharges to options within the extra drop down menus.  Each selection will cumulatively add the surcharge to the amount to be charged.

Want to use coupon codes for shopping cart buttons, service buttons and the built in cart?  You got it!  With version 5.0.0, you can set advanced discount profiles to apply globally to all buttons (not just those with the discount assigned to it).  This is perfect for the scenario where a coupon code is defined, required, and would apply to any button.  Of course you can still restrict discount codes by assigning them within the button's config.  

EzPPb now uses beautiful Bootstrapped modals for shipping addresses, PayPal pro checkouts, button submissions, and coupon codes.  

Want to see it in action? Check out the demo sites!  Or if you have a valid subscription, download it now!

Easy PayPal Buttons 4.1.0 Alpha 1 Released!

We're excited to present version 4.1.0 alpha 1 of Easy PayPal Buttons (EzPPb).  EzPPb 4.1.0 alpha 1 has dropped support for Joomla! 1.5.x and added support for Joomla! 3.0.x.  Joining the Boostrap craze with the introduction of J! 3.0, EzPPb has followed suit with Bootstrapped buttons, frontend and backend views.

Also, included in this version are a few new features.  

Need a simple store front?  EzPPb can now do that for you!  Just create a new EzPPb Store Front menu item, choose the categories to include, tweak a few settings and there ya go; you've got a store front.

You can now also assign surcharges to options within the extra drop down menus.  Each selection will cumulatively add the surcharge to the amount to be charged.

Want to use coupon codes for shopping cart buttons, service buttons and the built in cart?  You got it!  With version 4.1.0, you can set advanced discount profiles to apply globally to all buttons (not just those with the discount assigned to it).  This is perfect for the scenario where a coupon code is defined, required, and would apply to any button.  Of course you can still restrict discount codes by assigning them within the button's config.  

EzPPb now uses beautiful Bootstrapped modals for shipping addresses, PayPal pro checkouts, button submissions, and coupon codes.  

Want to see it in action?  Check out the new Joomla 3.0 demo site that has 4.1.0 alpha 1 installed.  Or if you have a valid subscription, download it from our Dev Releases.  Note that this should not be installed on production sites as this is in an alpha state and thus there will be bugs.  Please help us test though to get it to a stable state!

Please report all issues via our ticket system. 

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Easy PayPal Buttons 4.0.1 Released

We are pleased to announce the release of EzPPb 4.0.1.  This is mainly a maintenance release with a nubmer of bug fixes.  But it also includes some optimizations to subscriptions including the option to set the out of stock messages.

Users of the PayPal Pro checkout feature are HIGHLY encouraged to upgrade due to the user's CC details being inadventantly saved to the database in version 4.0.0!

Change log:

• Added customizable out of stock options.
• Added stock tracking for subscriptions.
• Added better subscription tracking support.
• Optimized IPN log (now stored in Joomla's log directory)
• Fixed missing link to add another drop down option
• Fixed an issue where discounts did not save the ranges correctly
• Prevented a redirect loop for orders view (PayPal pro) if SEF enabled
• Fixed a JS issue for discounts
• Fixed an issue where a button's weight unit of measure would default back to kilograms when editing.
• Fixed an issue with saving the shipping form due to checking the ranges against the wrong element.
• Fixed an issue with PayPal pro with discounts resulting in an error response.
• Fixed some mixing of Mootools in the jQuery JS file.
• Fixed an issue where a button's amount was overwritten when calculating a discount.
• Removed CC details from pro details before saving to db
• Added pro payment notification.
• Increased cURL timeout for paypal pro as it was timing out with 30 seconds

New Virtuemart 2 FedEx multibox shipping plugin released!

Introducing the new FedEx multibox shipping plugin for VirtueMart 2.  This is one of the more accurate FedEx shipping modules as it breaks the user's cart down into packages based on FedEx's limitations and specified configurations on how products should be packaged.  

This plugin will assume that all products can be packaged together up to the point of maxing FedEx's limits (based on length/girth and/or weight). Once those limits have been met for a package, the plugin create a new package. Those packages are then sent to FedEx for a rate based on the sum of fees for all included packages.

You can, however, force that products be packaged alone or define length, width, height, and weight exceptions that tells the plugin what can be packaged together and what cannot. For example, let's say you have a product that is 25lbs that is 12x10x8 inches. Using the defined custom fields, you can define weight and dimension exceptions to package other products along with this. Let's say you set a weight exception of 50lbs and a length, widght, and height exceptions each set to 25 inches. The plugin will then package other products with this one until it reaches a maximum of 50lbs or a combined length, width or height of 25 inches. Once the exception weight or dimensions has been maxed, a new package is created.

If you have label creation enabled, the plugin will have FedEx create labels as either PDF or PNG files for the packages the plugin created. The plugin will display what products (including quantity) it packaged together, the tracking number, and a link to the label (saved locally to a specified folder) for each package it generated. That way you can package the products similarly in reality.

Read more about it and get your one year subscription to support and updates here!