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Changelog

Reset hits module PRO - v5.2.1 5 6

1 September 2026

  • Security: resetting a counter now checks whether you actually have rights on the component the data belongs to. Until now the module only verified that the request came from your own site, so any logged-in backend user who could see the module was able to wipe article hits, banner statistics and the password reset counters. This affected both editions of the module; the Reset Hits buttons that the PRO plugin adds to the Joomla admin screens already carried the check
  • Security: the helper plugin for update logging is only installed when the update server supplies a valid checksum for it, and only from the Joomill update server
  • Fix: the PRO-only settings in the FREE edition showed an upgrade badge with no text next to it. Joomla puts every field description behind the inline help toggle, which leaves the badge without the one sentence explaining what it unlocks. Those fields now render their own description, always visible
  • Language: the Spanish file was missing the upgrade notice that the FREE edition shows under the reset buttons, so it appeared there as its raw language key

Reset hits module - v5.2.1 5 6

1 September 2026

  • Security: resetting a counter now checks whether you actually have rights on the component the data belongs to. Until now the module only verified that the request came from your own site, so any logged-in backend user who could see the module was able to wipe article hits, banner statistics and the password reset counters. This affected both editions of the module; the Reset Hits buttons that the PRO plugin adds to the Joomla admin screens already carried the check
  • Security: the helper plugin for update logging is only installed when the update server supplies a valid checksum for it, and only from the Joomill update server

Reset hits module - v5.2.0 5 6

25 August 2026

  • Addition: reset the hits of your Weblinks straight from the dashboard. The row only shows when the Weblinks component is installed, since it is no longer part of Joomla core.
  • Addition: a Custom CSS field in the advanced options, so you can restyle the module without a template override.
  • Addition: the Help button on the module edit screen now opens the Joomill documentation.
  • Fix: the module published itself on the dashboard as "Reset Hits module" instead of "Joomill Reset Hits".
  • Fix: the "Header Icon" setting stayed English in every language, and some Dutch and French texts showed a stray backslash before an apostrophe.
  • Change: prepared for Joomla 7 and brought fully in line with the Joomla coding standards. The installer was rebuilt for clearer error reporting during install and update.

Reset hits module PRO - v5.2.0 5 6

25 August 2026

  • Addition: reset the hits of your Weblinks straight from the dashboard, including the PRO filters for weblink, category, language, author, featured and publication state. The row only shows when the Weblinks component is installed, since it is no longer part of Joomla core.
  • Addition: a Custom CSS field in the advanced options, so you can restyle the module without a template override.
  • Addition: the Help button on the module edit screen now opens the Joomill documentation.
  • Fix: the module could fail to render with a "Call to undefined method getHelper()" error.
  • Fix: the module published itself on the dashboard as "Reset Hits module" instead of "Joomill Reset Hits".
  • Fix: the "Header Icon" setting stayed English in every language, and some Dutch and French texts showed a stray backslash before an apostrophe.
  • Change: prepared for Joomla 7 and brought fully in line with the Joomla coding standards. The installer was rebuilt for clearer error reporting during install and update.

Reset hits module PRO - v5.1.2 5 6

9 July 2026

  • Addition: Downloads from the Joomill update server now include diagnostic request headers with site and environment information
  • Addition: Reset Hits plugin

Reset hits module - v5.1.2 5 6

9 July 2026

  • Addition: Downloads from the Joomill update server now include diagnostic request headers with site and environment information

Reset hits module PRO - v5.1.1 5 6

9 June 2026

  • Fix: Filters for featured (0 = unfeatured) and state (0 = unpublished) were silently ignored because getInt() treats 0 as false; switched to getString() + explicit empty-string check.
  • Language: Expanded reset type descriptions across all languages to include a second sentence clarifying what is not affected by the reset.
  • Language: Added missing PRO_FILTER language strings to all language files.

Reset hits module - v5.1.1 5 6

9 June 2026

  • Language: Expanded reset type descriptions across all 6 languages (de, en, es, fr, it, nl) to include a second sentence clarifying what is not affected by the reset.

Reset hits module PRO - v5.1.0 5 6

8 June 2026

  • Security: added CSRF token protection to all reset actions.
  • Security: moved the reset handling out of the layout into the module Dispatcher.
  • Change: reset queries now use the Joomla Input API and prepared statements (bound parameters).
  • Change: helper methods return their markup instead of echoing it.
  • Change: consistent `\defined('_JEXEC')` guards, coding-style normalisation (tabs), GPL v3 headers throughout, and the manifest aligned to the Joomill standard.

Reset hits module - v5.1.0 5 6

8 June 2026

  • Security: added CSRF token protection to all reset actions.
  • Security: moved the reset handling out of the layout into the module Dispatcher.
  • Change: reset queries now use the Joomla Input API and prepared statements (bound parameters).
  • Change: consistent `\defined('_JEXEC')` guards, coding-style normalisation (tabs), GPL v3 headers throughout, and the manifest aligned to the Joomill standard.
  • Change: restyled the FREE upgrade notice to a single inline success alert, shown in the dashboard and on the module options screen.
  • Change: modernized the PRO upsell to a namespaced ProField that renders a PRO badge linking to the upgrade page.
  • Fix: helper methods return their markup instead of echoing it.

Reset hits module PRO - v5.0.0 4 5 6

3 September 2025

  • Addition: 404 redirects reset functionality
  • Change: Rebuild to new Joomla module structure
  • Change: XML file
  • Change: Reformat Code
  • Fix: Minor HTML inconsistencies
  • Fix: Ensure stricter type checking for parameter retrievals

Reset hits module - v5.0.0 4 5 6

3 September 2025

  • Addition: 404 redirects reset functionality
  • Change: Rebuild to new Joomla module structure
  • Change: XML file
  • Change: Reformat Code
  • Fix: Minor HTML inconsistencies
  • Fix: Ensure stricter type checking for parameter retrievals
  • Language: FREE version alert

Reset hits module PRO - v4.2.0 4  5

14 March 2025

  • Addition: Install Script and auto publish module
  • Addition: (un)Install Message
  • Fix: Deprecated code
  • Change: Update Copyright
  • Remove: Obsolete Update plugin script
  • Language: Added de-DE
  • Language: Added es-ES
  • Language: Added fr-FR
  • Language: Added it-IT

Reset hits module - v4.2.0 4  5

14 March 2025

  • Addition: Install Script and auto publish module
  • Addition: (un)Install Message
  • Fix: Deprecated code
  • Change: Update Copyright
  • Remove: Obsolete Update plugin script
  • Language: Added de-DE
  • Language: Added es-ES
  • Language: Added fr-FR
  • Language: Added it-IT

Reset hits module PRO - v4.1.0 4 5

2 October 2023

  • Change: Compatible with J5

Reset hits module - v4.1.0 4 5

2 October 2023

  • Change: Compatible with J5

Reset hits module PRO - v4.0.2 4

17 January 2022

  • Addition: Changlog URL
  • Change: Update URL
  • Change: Copyright
  • Fix: Update Key

Reset hits module - v4.0.2 4

17 January 2022

  • Fix: Installation Error
  • Addition: Changelog URL
  • Change: Update URL

Reset hits module PRO - v3.4.2 3

17 January 2022

  • Fix: Undefined constant "DS" Error
  • Change: Update URL
  • Change: Copyright

Reset hits module - v3.4.2 3

17 January 2022

  • Fix: Undefined constant "DS" Error
  • Change: Update URL
  • Change: Copyright

Reset hits module - v4.0.1 4

4 September 2021

  • Fix: Installation Error

Reset hits module PRO - v4.0.0 4

10 August 2021

Reset hits module - v4.0.0 4

10 August 2021

  • Addition: Release for Joomla 4
  • Addition: Uninstall installer plugin on update
  • Addition: Joomla 4 Download Key feature
  • Fix: Configuration fields for Joomla 4
  • Remove: Installer plugin