What is new in JSPT 2.2?

Better Performance and API Polishing

The JSPT 2.2 is more better in performance then previous versions of JSPT due to Auto-loading and cache concept. It is also better in API. Two API's have been triggered onBeforeProfiletypeChange and onAfterProfiletypeChange. More triggers are planned, and these will be added before beta release.

Parameter changes into Settings

The global parameters of JSPT are replaced with Settings. You can set the different values over there. No need to go on Control Panel and click on Parameter. By just one click you can quickly move to Settings. It also helps in preserving configuration over component updates.

Profile Field Control

Control over Profile fields is added. Now admin can set the following properties of each Profile Fields.

• Allow :- Through this admin can set that the profile field is allowed to the profile type or not. By default allowed to All.
• Required :- Profile field is required for selected profile type. By default required for All.
• Visible :- Through this you can set the visibility of field for profile type. Let Field1 is not set for Profile1. Then this field will not be visible on profile of Profile1's user. By default Visible for All
• Editable After Registration :- Through this you can set the field will be editable after registration or not for selected profile type. If not selected for profile type then it will not be visible when editing profile.
• Editable During Registration :- Through this you can set the field will be editable during registration or not for selected profile type. If not selected for profile type then it will not be visible when filling profile fields at the time of Registration, but can be editable after registration. By default editable for All.

Please Note - For working correctly you need to set to yes all properties of Profile Field in JomSocial. For e.g. publish,required,visible and registration should be set to yes.

Invisible Profile Type

The Feature for Invisible Profile Type is added. In invisible profile type the Profile Type will be published but not visible to user in frontend. The admin can change profile type of any user to invisible profile type from backend.

Friend Support in ACL Rule

Friend Support in Acl Rule has been implemented. At the time of creating ACL Rule you can select that Yes if you want to apply that rule to your friend ( of blocked Profile Type ), otherwise select No.

Guest Profile Type

Now the guest user can also work like the general profile type member. You have to select the Guest Profile Type from Setting screen of JSPT, otherwise default profile type will be assigned to him. You can limit guest user to create ACL Rule for selected Guest profile type.

Application Control

Now applications can be viewed according to Owner, Visitor and Both.

• Owner :- This will display applications according to Profile Owner. Only those display applications will be visible which are added and allowed to profile owner.
• Visitor :- This will block the display application of profile visitor. In other words visitor will be able to view only those applications which is allowed to him(visitor), when visiting other user's profile.
• Both :- This will block the the display applications of both users Profile Owner and Profile Visitor.

Sync Up

If any user's profile-type information does not exists than the user have to synced up. Sync-up is here since JSPT 2.0, we have improved the performance of this functionality. Now during Sync-Up all the properties of users are synced up according to Default Profile Type. e.g.

• Privacy set according to default profile type
• Template
• Avatar :- If user's avatar is custom then it will not be changed. etc.

Link to Profiletypes ( No need to select Profile Type )

Now you can create the direct link to register as selected Profile Type. this can be done by creating a menu link. Select the Profile Type at the time of creating Menu Link. If user clicks on it the attached profile type will be selected and he/she will be redirected to the registration page (No more Select Profiletype page)

Restrict upload Avatar in Registration

By creating ACL Rule for Can't change avatar you can not only restrict user to Change avatar after registration, also you can restrict them to upload avatar at the time of Registration. This is possible in JSPT 2.2.

Tips and Tricks

• Profile Type Avatar at the time of registration are resize able. You have to change the value of two constant defined in Joomla -> components -> com_xipt -> defines.xipt.php
  • REG_PROFILETYPE_AVATAR_HEIGHT
  • REG_PROFILETYPE_AVATAR_WIDTH
• To set the number of user which must be synced up in one request to server, set the value of constant in above same file
  • SYNCUP_USER_LIMIT

Note:-

• Be aware, don't use JSPT 2.2 Beta on your live site without testing. It has significant changes, which can break functionality of your site.
• This version is tested at our end, but please test before using at live site.
• You can download JSPT 2.2 at JSPT 2.2 Beta