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Version 12.0.0

26/09/2025
 IMPORTANT:
  1. This update must be installed manually, as it includes major changes to the structure and configuration files, and requires additional time to extract and replace all files. Please note that clicking the Update button here will not make any changes.
  2. Be sure to take a full backup of your website files and database before starting the update.
  3. You need to change "CACHE_DRIVER=file" to "CACHE_STORE=file" in "/core/.env" file.
  4. This release requires PHP 8.2 or higher, so please upgrade your hosting PHP version before proceeding.
  5. You can find the step-by-step manual update guide here.
Laravel Update
  • Updating to Laravel v12.30.1 (Requires PHP >= 8.2)
Fixes
  • Resolved date picker issue on frontend public forms.
  • Fixed topic link problem in frontend table list view.
  • Corrected delivery issues on commenting and ordering forms.
  • Fixed popup details field bug for new languages.
  • Resolved issue with removing users linked to calendar events.
  • Fixed newsletter box disabling issue in footer.
  • Corrected SMTP connection issues caused by spaces in passwords.
New Features
  • Landing Pages Module: Introduced a new module type dedicated to landing pages.
  • Custom Home Page: Ability to set a custom landing page as the homepage.
  • Custom Code Injection: Add custom CSS, JS, or code snippets to modules, categories, or topics.
  • Instant Indexing: New SEO feature for faster indexing.
  • Amazon S3 Integration: Option to use Amazon S3 for file storage.
  • Custom Image Sizes: Generate images with parameters like ?w=100&h=100&r=fit.
  • Multi-Checkbox Field: Added as a new custom field type.
  • Rich Text Field: Long text field with editor added to custom fields.
  • Category-Specific Fields: Assign custom fields per category.
  • SEO Language Option: Choose whether slugs follow the preferred language or default to English.
  • Featured Topics: Mark topics as featured to pin them at the top.
  • Customize Social Links: Add, or remove social links with more control.
  • Category Description: Added description field for every category.
  • Preview Inactive Topics: Admins can preview unpublished topics.
  • Customizable Photo Titles: Add custom titles to additional photos tab.
  • Tags Page: A new public /tags page listing all tags.
Improvements
  • Enhanced storage system with the ability to move the uploads folder outside public_html.
  • Improved public forms with spam prevention.
  • Updated visitor analytics providers.
  • Added ability to clone modules.
  • Refined SEO Fix options in SEO settings.
  • Improved test mail connection to support all providers.
  • Enhanced related topics tab with better topic selection.
  • Added embedded audio support in audio module.
  • Updated icon picker with Font Awesome 5 support.
  • Enhanced WhatsApp bubble settings.
  • Display FAQs block on the contact page.
  • Optimized caching and performance across the system.

Version 10.0.4

26/07/2024
  • Update: To The latest Laravel v10.48.16 (Requires PHP >= 8.1).
  • Fix: Resolve file manager security issue.
  • Fix: Correct timezone changing issue.
  • Fix: Google analytics code not working issue.
  • Fix: Using more than H1 tag on the page issue.
  • Fix: Removing module or custom field issue if it contain data.
  • Fix: Contact page changing language issue.
  • Fix: Hiding sub menu contents issue.
  • Fix: Hiding custom field from frontend when not permitted.
  • Fix: Google reCAPTCHA bypass issue.
  • Fix: View all data table records on dashboard listing page.
  • Fix: Reset password issue and disable it if mail not configured.
  • Fix: Disallow JavaScript and CSS tags in system input fields.
  • Fix: Changing admin path issue.
  • Feature: Adding dark mode for frontend.
  • Feature: Adding tags module.
  • Feature: adding popups module.
  • Feature: Adding a new divider or static text field in form building.
  • Feature: Adding a phone with country code field in form building.
  • Feature: Adding custom link for every language on banners.
  • Feature: Adding a new module type for documentation listing.
  • Feature: integrate Mailchimp for newsletter mailing.
  • Feature: Ability to customize data tables columns view on dashboard.
  • Feature: Ability to set a link for nested menu base title.
  • Feature: Ability to filter by category on dashboard topics list page.
  • Feature: Ability to filter using created_by field.
  • Feature: Ability to search in categories.
  • Feature: Improve the sitemap functionality.
  • Feature: Ability to print topic view page on dashboard.
  • Feature: Ability to insert custom code on head or body for the frontend.
  • Feature: Enable toggling of debug mode from dashboard.
  • Feature: Enable toggling of SEO tab for any module.
  • Feature: Enable toggling of the ID column view for any module.
  • Feature: System and structure improvements.

Version 10.0.3

23/02/2024
  • Update: To The latest Laravel v10.44.0 (Requires PHP >= 8.1).
  • Fix: Category defining on importing data to the site section.
  • Fix: Add the translation of all languages to the date picker.
  • Fix: Hide the language flag for one language websites.
  • Fix: Speedup loading for dashboard data tables on big data.
  • Feature: Improve loading speed by indexing, caching config and route caching.
  • Feature: Improve SEO and add nested slugs by section/category/topic.
  • Feature: Rebuild frontend theme with bootstrap 5 support.
  • Feature: Add more control of frontend theme colors with predefined sets.
  • Feature: Ability to make the menu bar transparent over the homepage slider.
  • Feature: Add custom video player for hosted video files.
  • Feature: Add custom sound player for audio files.
  • Feature: Add the FAQ section (Accordion View) type
  • Feature: Add clone topics feature.
  • Feature: Ability to add up to 3 levels on the main website menu.
  • Feature: Ability to add up to 3 levels on categories.
  • Feature: Ability to add an icon to any link on the website menu.
  • Feature: Ability to set links to open in a new tab automatically.
  • Feature: Ability to add a custom link for every language on the website menu.
  • Feature: Support any language on page slugs.
  • Feature: Add cover photo for site section, category or topic.
  • Feature: Add Support to .webp extension on photos.
  • Feature: Add optimize & resize feature for images on SEO settings.
  • Feature: Show sitemap links on SEO settings.
  • Feature: Ability to add html on close message on maintenance mode.
  • Feature: Add custom route file and custom controller for any customization.
  • Feature: Ability to overwrite any page by custom coded page.
  • Feature: Add Table of content feature for CKEditor.
  • Feature: Add Thread link on social media links.
  • Feature: Ability to show a general search box on frontend header.
  • Feature: Ability to show cookies policy notification.

Version 10.0.2

09/07/2023
  • Fix: Error on changing language from any language to the default language.
  • Fix: Search page error if search result is empty.

Version 10.0.1

03/07/2023
  • Fix: Issue In Adding new language on the latest update.

Version 10.0.0

01/07/2023
  • Update: To The latest Laravel v10.14.1 (Requires PHP >= 8.1).
  • Fix: Add the full file path on File Manager  properties window.
  • Fix: Add the full uel for files and images on tinymce wysiwyg Editor
  • Fix: RSS issue on some site sections.
  • Fix: Related topics issue if topic was deleted.
  • Fix: Show the frontend footer always on the page end.
  • Fix: Change Analytics page url column length to text.
  • Feature: Add an internal Updater for quick system updating.
  • Feature: Add the reCAPTCHA if activated to the login page.
  • Feature: Add the ability to import data to any site section on dashboard.
  • Feature: Return to the same page after changing the language on frontend.
  • Feature: Add new type of site sections (Private with search page on frontend).
  • Feature: Show the ID with every record on dashboard.
  • Feature: Add share via Whatsapp button to topic view page.
  • Feature: Add Português Language with full translation (Thanks to falecomluanbispo).

Version 9.1.1

18/03/2023
  • Fix: Sending mail connection fail issue on some servers.
  • Fix: Social login access token field limit issue.
  • Fix: date time picker issue with latest jQuery update.
  • Fix: disable double click on login button.
  • Update: fullcalendar to latest version.

Version 9.1.0

03/03/2023
  • Update: To The latest Laravel v9.52.4 (Requires PHP >= 8.0).
  • Update: Frontend and backend jQuery to v3.6.3.
  • Feature: Adding new drag and drop editor for page contents.
  • Feature: Support bootstrap css on page editor view.
  • Feature: Ability to disable automatic publish on page creation.
  • Feature: Adding new Radio and checkbox field types.
  • Feature: Convert any link to anchor automatically on custom fields.
  • Feature: Use the link field for partners images on home page.
  • Feature: Improve front page load speed and SEO.
  • Feature: Add default header and footer in 404 page.
  • Fix: User weak password not accepted issue alert issue.
  • Fix: Fix unknown IP and country details in Analytics.
  • Fix: Webmaster setting save failed issue if some apps disabled.
  • Fix: Site title variable that was not shown with page title.
  • Fix: Check file exist before deleting a language.
  • Fix: Custom field ordering on list printing page.

Version 9.0.0

03/09/2022
  • Update: To The latest Laravel v9.27.0 (Requires PHP >= 8.0).
  • Feature: Add the ability to print datatable in dashboard.
  • Feature: Add the ability to export datatable to excel in dashboard.
  • Feature: add canonical feature to all site links.
  • Fix: Sending emails from draft issue.
  • Fix: File manager links issue.

Version 8.6.2

27/05/2022
  • Update: To Laravel v8.83.14 (Requires PHP >= 7.4).
  • Feature: Change translation manager to a new great one.
  • Feature: add 404 page for frontend in case of not found urls.
  • Feature: Require strong passwords for new admin users.
  • Fix: Showing validation error messages.
  • Fix: A broken URL in frontend.
  • Fix: Hide listing for /core sub folders.
  • Fix: Local installation error for long mysql identifier.
  • Fix: Local installation in case of no password for mysql root.

Version 8.6.1

10/04/2022
  • Update: To Laravel v8.83.7 (Requires PHP >= 7.4).
  • Important: Fix Permissions for settings and webmaster if user not have right permission.
  • Feature: Add preview and delete buttons on topic edit page.
  • Feature: Ability to use a custom slug for contact page.
  • Fix: Make backend path required on saving settings to avoid broken URLs.
  • Fix: support "ul" and "ol" on frontend view.

Version 8.6.0

21/01/2022
  • Update: To the latest Laravel v8.79.0 (Requires PHP >= 7.4).
  • Feature: Add the ability to create custom public forms.
  • Feature: Add the ability to include a custom form to any page.
  • Feature: Receive all public forms data in dashboard with email notification.
  • Feature: Integrate CKEditor for editing the page details.
  • Feature: Integrate TinyMCE for editing the page details.
  • Feature: Add a new file manager and integrate it with CKEditor & TinyMCE.
  • Feature: Improve loading and minimise quires.
  • Feature: Change topics list ordering to be by date.
  • Feature: If attach file is MP3 show Audio player instead of download link.
  • Feature: Improvements for style & CSS.
  • Feature: Add Big whatsapp bubble chat icon if enabled.
  • Fix: Disable SEO tab on private data sections.
  • Fix: Redirect admin user after insert if not have edit role.
  • Fix: Hide Analytics widgets and pages if it is disabled.

Version 8.5.0

21/08/2021
  • Update: To the latest Laravel v8.55.0 (Requires PHP >= 7.4).
  • Fix: Main Menu direct link error if is empty.
  • Fix: Fix multi photo uploads session issue.
  • Fix: Show uploaded video in case of video banners.
  • Fix: Inserting photo in custom admin page editor.
  • Feature: Support PostgreSQL DB Type.
  • Feature: Adding RSS feature to website sections.
  • Feature: Adding visitor analytics to Rest API.
  • Feature: Add Autoplay to video banners & Video topic page.
  • Feature: Predefine many languages on fresh installation by default.
  • Feature: Adding translation to other languages ( हिंदी भाषा - ภาษาไทย - 中文語言 - Le français )

Version 8.4.0

22/05/2021
  • Update: To the latest Laravel v8.42.1 (Requires PHP >= 7.3).
  • Fix: Visitors Analytics Fetch Information.
  • Fix: Frontend search page pagination
  • Fix: Title translation for row 4 on webmaster frontend settings

Version 8.3.0

30/01/2021
  • Update: To the latest Laravel version 8.25.0 (Requires PHP >= 7.3).
  • Fix: Date picker arrows on RTL version.
  • Fix: Table view header inactive columns.
  • Fix: Search in additional fields select type.
  • Fix: Fix YouTube image link in case of use HTTPS.
  • Fix: The link of edit events in calendar.
  • Fix: Search if no results on contacts page.
  • Fix: Direct menu links slug in multi language case.
  • Feature: Convert statistics of table and private section to charts.
  • Feature: Change calendar locale to be the same as view language.
  • Feature: Adding ability to choose first day of week on calendar.
  • Feature: Adding ability to change date format generally.
  • Feature: Show new comments count badge on dashboard with topics list.
  • Feature: Improve home controller code structure.

Version 8.2.0

26/12/2020
  • Feature: Add New Row in homepage for welcome text details with admin control.
  • Feature: Ability to add photos only on homepage slider without text details.
  • Fix: Searching in additional fields data.

Version 8.1.0

13/12/2020
  • Update: To the latest Laravel version 8.18.1 (Requires PHP >= 7.3).
  • Feature: Ability to view website for admins on case it is closed for public.
  • Feature: Permission for auto approve topics or set not active to be activated manually by admin.
  • Feature: Ability to choose permission groups for every custom field.
  • Feature: Ability to activate custom Admin home page for every permission group.
  • Feature: New notifications cases on topic edit for table and private sections.
  • Fix: Re migration Identifier name is too long issue.
  • Fix: Saving site sections ordering.

Version 8.0.0

07/11/2020
  • Update: To the latest Laravel version 8.13.0 (Requires PHP >= 7.3).
  • Update: Rebuild Dashboard HTML Views, JS & CSS to arrange and Improve.
  • Feature: Ability to change admin area path from dashboard.
  • Feature: Improve login page style with ability to add background image.
  • Feature: Control analytics service with ability to disable analytics feature.
  • Feature: update email connection settings with new abilities.
  • Feature: Ability to update design of Mail template.
  • Feature: Allow multi emails in notification Emails ( accept comma ,).
  • Feature: Move login & register paths to be inside admin path.
  • Feature: Direct view button on dashboard to view topics & categories.
  • Feature: Dashboard Datatable view with search in topics.
  • Feature: New site section type as a table view.
  • Feature: New site section type for private data ( contents will not appear for public ).
  • Feature: Ability to control custom fields list on table or frontend or topic page.
  • Feature: Ability to create section analytics depending on list custom field.
  • Feature: Ability to add custom css class for new fields with predefined classes listing.
  • Feature: Ability to add custom css for frontend from dashboard.
  • Fix: New user register default permission group Id.
  • Fix: Admin users page view if permission group deleted.
  • Fix: Sub categories arrow in dashboard view.
  • Fix: Remove Quantity from order form.

Version 7.2.0

18/07/2020
  • Update: To the latest Laravel version 7.20.0 (Requires PHP >= 7.2.5).
  • Fix: search page variable error in frontend.
  • Fix: change google_analytics_code DB field to be text.
  • Fix: profile and dashboard links after login in frontend header.
  • Fix: frontend main menu in boxed and sticky header mode.

Version 7.1.0

02/05/2020
  • Update: To the latest Laravel version 7.9.2 (Requires PHP >= 7.2.5).
  • Update: Copy titles and details on adding new language from default language.
  • Feature: Add new method in API to get topic by category.
  • Fix: Webmaster section title translation.
  • Fix: Include missing web.config file for IIS users.

Version 7.0.0

15/03/2020
  • Update: To the latest Laravel version 7.2.2 (Requires PHP >= 7.2.5).
  • Feature: Adding Multi Languages & Translation Manager.
  • Feature: Ability to auto repair & add SEO URLs if empty in SEO tab.
  • Update: Optimise and improve code structure.
  • Update: Improve installation process.

Version 6.0.0

27/02/2020
  • Update: To the latest Laravel version 6.0 (Requires PHP >= 7.2.0).
  • Urgent: Add htaccess file to protect /core files from direct access.
  • Fix: Topics list in front from multi categories.
  • Fix: External links start with (www) in main menu.
  • Fix: Resolve compact errors with php v7.3.
  • Fix: Resolve str_limit errors with php v7.3.
  • Fix: Receive orders in order group in web mail.
  • Fix: Changing contacts status.
  • Update: improve visitors analytics generation.
  • Update: hide user name of topics from front totally.
  • Feature: Control Google maps api key from dashboard.
  • Feature: Enable sending attachment with emails from web mail.
  • Feature: Change topics ordering (ASC/DESC) from front settings.
  • Feature: Order,comment and contact forms auto detect logged user info.
  • Feature: Order,comment and contact forms auto detect logged user info.
  • Feature: Convert latest articles to be in a slider.

Version 5.8.1

30/08/2019
  • Fix: Installer warning in local machine.
  • Fix: Slider banner title in case no description.
  • Fix: Google maps URL if HTTPS is enabled.

Version 5.8.0

20/07/2019
  • Update: To the latest Laravel version 5.8 (Requires PHP >= 7.1.3).
  • Fix: View blocked pages nested in frontend main menu.
  • Fix: Remove connected menu links on destroy site sections.
  • Fix: Remove connected users on destroy permission group.

Version 5.0.0

15/02/2019
  • Adding a new project version for Laravel 5.7 (Requires PHP >= 7.1.3).
  • Fix: Migrations fresh rand() error.
  • Fix: Rows Ordering if row checked or not checked.
  • Fix: Topics count in dashboard categories page.
  • Fix: Categories enable/disable in frontend main menu.
  • Fix: External links path in frontend main menu.
  • Fix: Additional fields enable/disable in webmaster site sections.
  • Update: Editor photo insert/upload as physical file not to DB.
  • Update: Google maps language control form backLang file.

Version 4.4.0

23/08/2018
  • Fix: Laravel version 5.4 running issue on PHP 5.6.
  • Fix: Frontend boxed + fixed header scroll.
  • Fix: Bulk options if no record selected issue.
  • Fix: PHP 7.1 count() problem in API calls.
  • Fix: Reset password page issue.

Version 4.3.0

27/05/2018
  • Feature: Update all dependencies & packages.
  • Fix: Id passing of left side banners.
  • Fix: Captcha package error for Laravel v5.4,v5.5.
  • Fix: Boxed style width on mobile view.
  • Fix: Whatsapp link on social icons.
  • Fix: Notification message topic title in comment & order form.

Version 4.2.0

17/05/2018
  • Feature: fixed header active/disable for Frontend.
  • Feature: adding events on calendar on day click.
  • Resolve: count() exception in PHP7.2.
  • Resolve: sitemap Date Format.

Version 4.1.0

22/04/2018
  • Feature: adding login with Facebook ,Twitter, Google, LinkedIN, Github, Bitbucket.
  • Feature: adding google Tags & Analytics control in dashboard.
  • Feature: activate/Deactivate captcha from dashboard.
  • Feature: adding Email settings control in dashboard.
  • Feature: adding clear cache feature.
  • Feature: optimize Banners view method.
  • Feature: optimize Menus view method.
  • Feature: bulk settings save with one button.
  • Feature: adding timezone to language settings.
  • Feature: translate all error messages to Arabic.
  • Feature: change Arabic fonts in dashboard & frontend.
  • Feature: Update all dependencies & packages.
  • Feature: Rearrange & Optimize project files.
  • Resolve: Redirect after login to /admin.
  • Resolve: user profile picture upload path.
  • Resolve: homepage blocks dependencies.
  • Resolve: reCAPTCHA validation in Laravel 5.6 version.
  • Resolve: removing files while deleting multi photos in topics.

Version 4.0.0

25/02/2018
  • Adding a new project version for Laravel 5.6 (Requires PHP >= 7.1.3).

Version 3.2.0

18/01/2018
  • Resolve: Language code in session & menu URLs.

Version 3.1.0

16/11/2017
  • Feature: Restful API is now available for Frontend (/api/v1).
  • Feature: Ability to add additional custom fields to any section (CRUD).
  • Feature: Automatic sitemap generator (/sitemap.xml or /en/sitemap or /ar/sitemap).
  • Feature: Update SEO settings and ability to activate friendly URLs.
  • Feature: Multi categories choosing for every topic.
  • Feature: Related topics tab for every topic.
  • Feature: Ability to activate/disable registration feature for the dashboard.
  • Feature: Rearrange Frontend and css style.
  • Feature: Adding partners section on Frontend.
  • Resolve: Exception if topic ID not found.
  • Resolve: Open/Close website feature.
  • Resolve: Comments showing status if disabled.
  • Resolve: show subcategories on main and side menu.
  • Resolve: analytics app active/disable on dashboard side menu.
  • Resolve: languages choosing depending on active one.
  • Resolve: fix second language (ar) URLs in all pages for frontend website & sitemap.
  • Two Versions with the same features is available for (Laravel 5.4 & Laravel 5.5)

Version 3.0.0

18/09/2017
  • Feature: Update to Laravel version 5.5 (Requires PHP 7.0.0 or more).

Version 2.2.0

18/09/2017
  • Resolve : Automatic adding permission while creating new site sections.
  • Resolve : title for new site sections on main menu (if no translation).
  • Feature: Adding ability to activate expire date with topics of any section.
  • Feature: Adding ability to activate attaching more files with any topic.
  • Feature: View attached files links to download on topic page of frontend.

Version 2.1.0

16/07/2017
  • Resolve bug on editing main admin user.
  • Resolve bug on frontend footer.
  • Resolve bug on calendar events end time.
  • Resolve bug on frontend RTL main menu.
  • Adding slide to the conformation message on contact page.
  • Adding arrows to the main menu that has sub menus frontend.
  • Adding Embed Video ability on backend & frontend.

Version 2.0.0

10/03/2017
  • Feature: Update to Laravel version 5.4.
  • Feature: Visual translation for all languages vars.
  • Feature: Advanced permissions for users.
  • Feature: Ability to activate order form with topics.
  • Feature: Setting DB tables prefix in .env File.
  • Feature: Setting default language in .env File.
  • Feature: Enable/Disable Captcha from .env File.
  • Feature: Calendar language now available to set from language file.
  • Feature: Adding Vimeo to video types .
  • Feature: Icon Picker for Ad. Banners .
  • Feature: Adding Email notifications settings to General Settings.
  • Feature: Adding Frontend site style settings to General Settings.
  • Feature: General Frontend settings to Webmaster General Settings.
  • Feature: NEW Frontend site preview.

Version 1.2.0

17/01/2017
  • Resolve: Include sql file with 5.3 version.
  • Resolve: Logout bug on 5.3 version.
  • Feature: Get & save visitors information ( Analytics ) to the database.

Version 1.1.0

02/01/2017
  • Adding a new version for Laravel 5.3.

Version 1.0.0

27/12/2016
  • Release of this script on Codecanyon.
  • Built with Laravel 5.2.