Confirmed working mods in Zen Cart 1.5

Dr. Byte is saying this because it's important that someone be able to say with some certainty that the mod does not break PCI compliance. If all you can do is say "it seems to work," then honestly it would be better to wait for someone with more knowledge to come along and make a stronger statement.

Again, no offense is intended to any enthusiastic member of the community - but this is really a developer thread.

swguy:

Dr. Byte is saying this because it's important that someone be able to say with some certainty that the mod does not break PCI compliance. If all you can do is say "it seems to work," then honestly it would be better to wait for someone with more knowledge to come along and make a stronger statement.

Again, no offense is intended to any enthusiastic member of the community - but this is really a developer thread.

This is not a problem. If you all don't need the help in checking out and verifying that a module will work with v1.5.0. I need not to post since it just for the developer guys only.

Anyone with the knowledge to check and confirm both function and security should be welcome. Different mods have different levels of exposure.

l3ackdraft:

I just finished creating a working purchase order program for Zen-Cart 1.5.x

http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1095622#post1095622

Made some changes to the module, and it works great.
Until it is approved on ZenCart.com Free Module Addons, the link to download this module is in this thread:
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1095622#post1095622

swguy:

I would recommend against this - some modules work like a charm as is, others need changes that are not backwards compatible. Updating your mod's support thread to indicate 1.5 compatibility would be the easiest thing.

Hi Scott---You said " Updating your mod's support thread to indicate 1.5 compatibility would be the easiest thing". My question is Quantity Discounts updated for 1.5? I noticed on your website it appears to be but on ZenCart mod's downloads it does not say so.

Thanks

There's no easy way to indicate in the Downloads area that a module works fine if no changes were required. But if you check the Quantity Discounts support thread, you'll see ...

http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1084038&postcount=659

swguy:

There's no easy way to indicate in the Downloads area that a module works fine if no changes were required. But if you check the Quantity Discounts support thread, you'll see ...

http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1084038&postcount=659

Sure there is, all you have to do is update your description to reflect it on the module download page. Not hard at all.

... then you have to resubmit it with no changes except the description. This clutters the download area and wastes moderator time. That's why I asked people to update their own support threads.

Contact Us - Add Subject has been updated for v1.5.0.

swguy:

... then you have to resubmit it with no changes except the description. This clutters the download area and wastes moderator time. That's why I asked people to update their own support threads.
As many Modules do not have a Support thread but they do have a Description on the Module download page, it is better to update the Module Description. Almost mandatory actually.

IMHO it would not be a waste of Moderator time as the Add Ons section is there for people using Zen Cart. And they are the people to be more concerned about. Chicken and the Egg situation.

Scheduled Events, Fual Slimbox, Encrypted Master Password, and Clyde's Cold Steel Template have be upgraded for 1.5.0.

Scheduled Events is the only one that is compatible with other versions.

Website Rob:

As many Modules do not have a Support thread but they do have a Description on the Module download page, it is better to update the Module Description. Almost mandatory actually.

IMHO it would not be a waste of Moderator time as **the Add Ons section is there for people using Zen Cart. And they are the people to be more concerned about. **Chicken and the Egg situation.I agree..

Once I asked for and got a moderator to update a mod description because it contained outdated information. I didn't need to resubmit the mod to do this, and the description update was necessary as the outdated description was causing some confusion in the support thread (hence the reason I asked for the description change to begin with)

To your point, if the mod description is inaccurate and there is no support thread or even mods that are not actively being maintained by ANYONE (SSU comes to mind as an example of this kind of mod). In these cases the support thread as the sole source of information is inadequate.. PLUS information like this can get lost in a support thread... Sure people can and should search the thread, but we all know that people just won't always do this.. Why not update the mod description to CLEARLY state compatibility with v1.5.. What can that hurt?? In fact I daresay it will save a crapload of questions asking the same daggone thing, "is it compatibility?" over and over and over and over again..

I recall a thread where it was discussed as to whether Module Support thread on the Forum should be optional or mandatory. Although I was rooting for mandatory, general census of those posting in the thread (mostly mod developers) preferred optional. I've not yet submitted a module but I understand there is no requirement for a Support thread link. Some developers provide one in the Module description though, which is a nice touch.

To put a link to a support thread in the description, you do need to create the thread before submitting the mod (or update).

gjh42:

To put a link to a support thread in the description, you do need to create the thread before submitting the mod (or update).
Yep.. that's what I did for Super Orders, Edit Orders and Image Handler..

Are we done with the rabbit trails again?

Apologies if this shouldn't be posted here.

I have a suggestion:
I note that this thread is more about what it should be, and how it should be done, than the actual list; thus while keeping this thread alive for developpers to post the verified mods, wouldn't it be nice to have a closed thread reporting just the list of the approved mods, where no one could post, but moderators will be able to update it.

It would be hard to find the right page with the list on this same thread.

swguy:

I would recommend against this - some modules work like a charm as is, others need changes that are not backwards compatible. Updating your mod's support thread to indicate 1.5 compatibility would be the easiest thing.

keneso:

Apologies if this shouldn't be posted here.

I have a suggestion:
I note that this thread is more about what it should be, and how it should be done, than the actual list; thus while keeping this thread alive for developpers to post the verified mods, wouldn't it be nice to have a closed thread reporting just the list of the approved mods, where no one could post, but moderators will be able to update it.

It would be hard to find the right page with the list on this same thread.

I 4th that motion!
This is getting to be a mess. I have notice some mods show updated but are they both Function and Security, backwards compatable etc....... I have seen some mods that show 1.3.8 but on the developer site show 1.5.0.
Set up like a spreadsheet where a check mark would show what has been completed/tested held in a sandbox area then moved to Addons and Contributed Modules when totally compatable. Also have a area where addon mods can be requested as needed for 1.5.0 update. This should help the developer, no point in spending time on update if no one needs it.

The Zen Cart team is currently working on ways to make it easier to update the descriptions for contributions in the Free Software Add Ons section.

Updated list. So it's clear, not all of these mods required an update to make them v1.5 compatible. So in the free downloads, they may not reflect that they are v1.5 ready. Devs are working on providing the contributor a means to update the mod description if the only change required is the add-on description or version compatibility.

In the meantime if an add-on is listed in this list, it has been reported in this thread as v1.5 ready:

The following add-ons are reported as v1.5 ready

1. Better Together
2. Quantity Discounts
3. Gift Wrap at Checkout
4. Email Archive Manager
5. Carousel Sidebox for New, Featured & Specials Products
6. Jscroller Sidebox Package
7. Logo Sidebox
8. Ozpost
9. Ceon URI Mapping (SEO)
10. Twenga Feed Export & Sales Tracking
11. Category Tabs Simple Dropdown Menu
12. User Tracking
13. Search Helper
14. Back In Stock Notifications
15. Superglobals Plus
16. E-mail on page not found (404 error)
17. Zen Cart Notifier Trace (use the portion that's associated with v1.3.9a-g)
18. Products Pagination
19. Updated Admin Notes Advanced
20. USPS module
21. TaxCloud Sales Tax
22. Image manager
23. Poll Manager
24. Sale Ending/Special Ending
25. Save For Later
26. CSS Flyout Menu
27. CSS Horizontal Dropdown Menu
28. Monthly Sales and Tax Summary Report
29. Share & Bookmarking Widget
30. Column Divider Pro
31. Zencart Dutch languagepack
32. SnapShot
33. EasyPopulate 4.0 Beta
34. Multilanguage ez-pages
35. Printable price list
36. Zen Lightbox
37. Purchase Order Basic (new add-on)
38. FAQ Page
39. Contact Us - Add Subject
40. Scheduled Events (both v1.3.9 and v1.5 compatible)
41. Fual Slimbox
42. Encrypted Master Password
43. Additional Product Images
44. Empty Cart Manger

The following templates are reported as v1.5 ready

1. A Pink Boutique
2. An Upscale Boutique
3. All Business
4. Aberdeen Neutral
5. Andover Modern
6. Apparel Boutique
7. Alyssa Rounded
8. Ashley Pink
9. Avonlee Contempo
10. Cold Steel