Easy Articles Grid

Version 1.3.9: 3 November 2026

• CSS and JS files are now versioned with each release, so CDNs and page caches such as Cloudflare serve the new files after an update.

Version 1.3.8: 3 November 2026

• Added the missing GPL header to the card layout file.
• Added missing News Style language strings.
• The asset manifest shows the correct version.

Version 1.3.7: 3 November 2026

• Carousel autoplay now moves one card at a time, loops back to the start and pauses on hover, focus or touch, or when the tab is hidden.

Version 1.3.6: 20 October 2026

• Download Key support on the update site (dlid).

Version 1.3.5: 19 October 2026

• Runs on Joomla 5 and 6 with the Behaviour Backward Compatibility plugins disabled
• Module helper uses the current database API

Version 1.3.4: 12 September 2026

• Calendar custom fields: date/time fields on cards now use the site timezone (same as the article view), so funeral times are no longer shown two hours early.
• Calendar format: default display is dd.mm.yyyy., with time when the field has Show Time (dd.mm.yyyy. HH:mm). Optional Calendar field format override in Source and extras.

Version 1.3.3: 11 September 2026

• Show category on image: the Yes/No, corner position, and colour fields now appear in Design > Card > Content > Meta (they were present in 1.3.2 but hidden by the Design tab).
• Live preview shows a category badge on the image (category label only, not the combined meta sample text).
• Category on image background and text colour pickers update the live preview immediately.

Version 1.3.2: 11 September 2026

• Category on image: optional badge overlaid on the article image (Show category on image Yes/No, corner position, custom background and text colours). When enabled, the category is not repeated in the card meta row.

Version 1.3.1: 28 August 2026

• Magazine Two side by side layout: supporting cards after the two featured articles now seamlessly flow as a multi-column grid using the configured Columns setting
• Magazine Supporting cards: refined Compact thumb into a clean 2-column paired grid with 100x100 square thumbnails and clamped typography
• Magazine Horizontal list: optimized thumbnail dimensions to 16:10 with proportional inset padding and sharp cover scaling
• Lead trio (1 + 2 + 3) layout: streamlined pyramid structure with full vertical cards across all three tiers
• iOS Safari image and video fix: cleaned Joomla image hash fragments (#joomlaImage) that prevented WebKit from resolving responsive srcset images
• Video poster extraction: automatic extraction of video poster images from HTML5 video tags in article content
• Video embed thumbnail resolution: automatic thumbnail resolution for YouTube and Vimeo embeds and plugin syntax tags when no intro image is set
• Direct video safety: prevented raw video files (.mp4, .mov, .webm) from being erroneously assigned to img tags, ensuring clean fallback to article posters
• Added asynchronous image decoding (decoding="async") for smoother card rendering across mobile Safari and WebKit browsers
• Live Design preview updated to reflect all Magazine style, thumbnail, and supporting card permutations in real time

Version 1.3.0: 28 August 2026

• Flexible Magazine layouts with permutations across hero arrangements, hero text placement, and supporting card styles
• Expanded Magazine styles: Stacked, Two side by side, Hero left (2 by 2), Hero right (2 by 2), Center hero, and Lead trio (1 + 2 + 3)
• Magazine hero text placement: Text below image (standard card) or Overlay on image (title and meta overlaid on the lead hero image)
• Magazine supporting card styles: Compact thumb (horizontal thumbnail + title), Standard cards (vertical grid cards), Horizontal list, or Text headlines
• Live interactive Design preview in Joomla admin instantly reflects all Magazine styles, hero overlay treatments, and supporting card styles
• Supporting cards in Magazine split, center, and trio styles respect Show intro and Show read more settings
• Count-adaptive responsive grid rules: all Magazine layouts collapse gracefully to single column on mobile screens

Version 1.2.8: 27 August 2026

• Magazine arrangement options: Stacked (default), Two side by side, Featured + 2 by 2, and Center featured
• Two side by side shows featured articles in one desktop row and stacks on phone
• Featured + 2 by 2: one large featured on the left with four compact supporting cards on the right
• Center featured: one large featured in the middle with two compact cards on each side
• Supporting cards in the new Magazine arrangements use a compact thumb + title style
• Magazine split/center: lead card title and intro show correctly in Design preview and on the site
• Magazine compact supporting cards respect Show intro when enabled

Version 1.2.7: 26 August 2026

• News layout uses a single AUTO arrangement: canonical grids for 1 to 7 featured articles (hero 2/3 + supporting 1/3 for two items, staggered row for four, and so on)
• News Articles per page can exceed 7: 8 or more items fall back to a normal multi-column grid using Design columns
• News is mobile responsive: featured desk stacks on tablet and phone
• Removed Style 1 to 5 picker and hero height control; hero side and text placement options remain
• Featured label: Hide, Hero only, or All items (Hero only shows on the News hero / lead card)
• News layout: separate Show / Hide for Hero intro text and Supporting items intro text (defaults: hero on, supporting off)
• Magazine and Featured + list adapt featured columns to the actual article count (no empty slots)
• Layout picker trimmed: News portal, Mosaic, and Bento removed from new installs (existing saved modules still render). Magazine stays alongside News
• Unified Design tab with live preview: Layout and Card (Look, Theme, Content), resizable options panel
• New Source and extras tab: image source, fallbacks, lightbox, custom fields, intro format, share, and schema
• Design live preview CSS loads from the installed media folder
• Include / Exclude tags use Joomla multi-select pickers
• Link routing notice always shows under Categories (toggle removed)
• News overlay cards: empty body strip removed when text is over the image

Version 1.2.5: 26 August 2026

• Added News layout: count-adaptive desktop compositions for 1 to 8 articles (Styles 1 to 5) with visual admin picker
• News options: hero text below or overlay, supporting items text below or overlay, hero height, hero side
• News adapts to the actual number of returned articles so unused slots do not leave empty gaps
• Hardened Equal card height so Grid rows stretch cards to match the tallest card in the row
• Layout, Theme, Card style, Columns, and related layout options use visual pickers (existing saved values are kept)
• Route check notice no longer names specific menu aliases; optional switch to hide the notice
• Strip content plugin syntax from intros (default on), matching Smart Content Filter
• Safe HTML intros truncate without leaving broken tags
• Ranked list admin preview updates live when colour, size, or weight changes

Version 1.2.4: 25 August 2026

• Hits period stays visible on the Content tab when Ranked list is selected, not only after Ordering is set to Most hits

Version 1.2.3: 24 August 2026

• Restored Ranked list layout (01, 02, 03) with rank colour, size, and weight controls
• Restored Hits period under Most hits: All time, Last 7 days, Last 30 days, Last year

Version 1.2.2: 24 August 2026

• Featured + list layout: choose how many articles appear in the featured block (1 to 4)
• Featured + list layout: featured style options: Stacked (large cards), Overlay (title and category on the image), and Row (side by side on tablet and desktop, stacked on phones)
• Magazine and News Portal layouts also support the configurable featured article count (Lead article count)

Version 1.2.1: 20 August 2026

• Ranked list and other layouts always use the module card template, so a leftover template html copy cannot hide new features after an update

Version 1.2.0: 20 August 2026

• Added Hits period under Most hits: Last 7 days, Last 30 days, Last year, or All time (articles published in that window)
• Added Ranked list layout with 01, 02, 03 numbers and colour, size, and weight controls

Version 1.1.0: 16 August 2026

• List layout stays a compact row on phones: small thumbnail beside the title, intro hidden