Changelog: Restaurant Menu for Joomla

Documentation Update:

17 June, 2026

Component Update:

February 27, 2023

Latest Version:

v1.1.2

Developer:

IWS.BY

This is the official changelog for the component "Restaurant Menu" for Joomla by IWS.BY. We regularly improve compatibility, security, and usability. All updates are tested and documented.

v1.1.2 February 27, 2023 Latest

Optimized component performance.
Updated translation files.
Minified CSS file.
The {loadmodule} shortcode can now be used in the restaurant description to display modules.
Optimized component settings interface. Fields are now displayed based on selected values in dependent fields.
Added German translation.
Added RTL support.

v1.1.1 November 25, 2022

Optimized component performance.
Updated English translation on the "Component Statistics" page.
Fixed an error that occurred when using the "Search" field on the dish list page.
Added an option to set the z-index level for the popup window with the dish image.
Improved the interface for adding and editing dishes.
Added a "Status" field on the add and edit dish page.
Increased dish name length limit to 255 characters.
Added an option in component settings to enable or disable dish weight. This option hides weight on the menu page, in the administrator's dish table, and on the add dish page.
Restored functionality of the "Enable Currency" option. This option hides price on the menu page, in the administrator's dish table, and on the add dish page.
Added the ability to create a hot offer for a dish. The hot offer is displayed in a block above the dish description.
Added options for the hot offer block in settings. Settings include: block background, text color, text alignment, text case, text style, font size, and line height.
Implemented permission system. Now you can set access permissions in component settings and when adding a dish.
Implemented a system for setting the order of dishes in the restaurant menu.
Minified component JS files.
Minified component CSS files.
Added French translation.
Added Italian translation.
Added Turkish translation.

v1.1.0 June 11, 2022

Optimized component performance.
Updated translation files.
Edited English translation.
Changed documentation link.
Removed informational message from the "Statistics" page.
Removed the "Support" tab.
Edited the style of dish photo captions in the popup window that appears when clicking on a dish photo.
Expanded text editor functionality in the "Restaurant Description" field in component settings.
Removed documentation from the component. All documentation is available on the developer's website.
Slightly adjusted margins in templates for correct template structure display.
Removed options responsible for adding quotes to category and dish names from settings.
Fields responsible for external margins of the component header are grouped into a field group.
Updated default component settings values set during component installation.
Fields responsible for external margins of the restaurant name are grouped into a field group.
Fields responsible for external margins of the restaurant logo are grouped into a field group.
Added "Logo Height" option applied to the restaurant logo.
Fields responsible for external margins of the restaurant description are grouped into a field group.
Changed component settings values set during component installation.
Fixed an error where component settings were not applied to dish weight.
Implemented the ability to select the page template type for the component with menu. One or two column templates are available for selection.
Joomla 3 and Joomla 4 versions are separated into different development branches. This is necessary for better component performance on different Joomla versions.
Joomla 4 version: Optimized performance according to developer documentation.
Joomla 4 version: Optimized component interface for Joomla 4.
Joomla 4 version: Implemented sha256, sha384, and sha512 hash sum verification function during component update.
Joomla 4 version: In the component settings interface, spacer field type is replaced with note.
Joomla 4 version: Implemented a function displaying information with a list of updates on the "Installed Extensions" page and on the "Update Extensions" page.