WHMCS Version 4.4 Full Changelog
Ajax Order Form Enhancements
Implemented stock control support to prevent orders when out of stock
Added support for domain addons
Added additional domain fields requests on new registrations
Added custom client field support
Added support for security question setting at signup
Added support for ordering hidden products
Added support for passing promotion code via the url
Fixed domain transfer option showing even when disabled in config
Fixed translation issue where Years word was hardcoded
Fixed bug which caused custom field values to not be saved on some occasions
Fixed bug allowing double user creation if user clicked checkout more than once
Admin Area
Multi-Language Support – Started admin area implementation of language files for full multi-language support in the admin area too
Mass Product/Service Updates – Added the ability to perform mass updates to products a client owns from the client summary page such as changing prices, bringing next due dates in line to a uniform date, and changing payment method, billing cycle and /or status
Automated Upgrades/Downgrades – Added the ability for admin users to create upgrade orders for products/services and configurable options from the admin interface which will charge a prorata amount for the difference due with a live preview of the cost of any changes
Admin Order Accept Error Reporting – Improved the admin order acceptance process to display a warning notice of any error messages that are returned by server or domain registrar modules when attempting auto provisioning
Client Name Display Format - Added new customisation setting for determining the format used for clients names in admin areas such as orders, product lists, transactions, support, etc… Can be Company Name or First Name/Last Name or a combination of the 2.
New Date Format - Added new date format of YYYY-MM-DD
Hidden Config Options - Made hidden configurable options more obvious to admin users with greyed out font
Invoicing
Split Invoices – Added the ability for admins to select one or more items on an existing invoice and split them out into a new invoice for separate payment
Merge Invoices – Added the ability for admins to select two or more invoices from the admin client invoices list and merge to combine the 2 invoices into one for a single payment
Invoice Grouping - Added option to disable automatic combining of products/services into a single grouped invoice when due on the same day and by the same client as a client profile and client group option
Credit Card Processing - Added option to disable automatic credit card processing of due invoices on a per client basis
Credit Card Removal - Added option to disable automatic removal of expired credit card details from the database when sending expiry notices to the clients
PayPal Module - Updated to pass language setting based on clients country
Domain Management
ResellerClub/LogicBoxes DNS Management & Email Forwarding – Added support for ResellerClub’s remote auto login interface to allow clients to perform DNS Host Record Management & use LogicBoxes Email Forwarding service (as they still have no remote API for performing it within WHMCS)
CIRA Registry Updates – Implemented new additional field requirements at signup of .CA Domains and updated Enom, ResellerClub + Other LogicBoxes Modules to pass them across
Transliteration Hook – the translation process run before modules are passed clients data in order to allow for automated character replacement of problematic characters has now been moved to an open source hook file to allow for full customisation to your specific needs
Support System
Improved Support Ticket Notes – added a more intuitive dedicated “Add Note” tab when viewing a ticket and display of any staff notes directly above the replies list to avoid needing to switch to a tab to view
Mass Block & Delete - Added mass block sender & delete button to support tickets list for easier cleanup of issues with autoresponder loops
Search Flagged Tickets - Modified support ticket list filter to show tickets flagged to other admins when searching tickets, even if not allowed to view flag tickets to avoid cases of thinking a ticket didn’t exist
Kayako V4 – Added a LoginShare module for those users who want to utilise Kayako V4 with WHMCS. Allows clients to login to Kayako using the email address & password they registered with in WHMCS.
Modules
Plesk 10 - A new module for Plesk’s latest release Version 10 and all new API has been added for this release
Enom SSL - Updated Enom module to include new Comodo certificate offerings and remove discontinued certificate types
Permissions
Client Activity Logging – Added a new Log tab to clients profiles which will hold an indefinite log of all system activity relating to that client such as password resets, module commands, orders, etc… showing who initiated them, from what IP, and on what date/time
Admin Dropdown Menus – Will now only display the sections an admin user has been granted access to, hiding the links to areas which they don’t have access
Admin Notes – Added new separate permissions added for viewing/editing/deleting notes
Developers
AutoAuth – Introduced a new automatic auth process to allow automatic login of users from trusted third party apps
New Addon Modules System – Introduced a new more structured addon module system for admin modules to allow modules to contain both admin interfaces and hooks from a single folder, and have specific activation and deactivation routines for install/removal
Widgets – This new feature which we are calling widgets in WHMCS provides a way for you to retrieve information like product names, prices, order links and domain pricing to display on your website in any page with a simple javascript include
API
UpgradeProduct: Added ability to calculate costs & create upgrade/downgrade orders for both products and configurable options using this command
UpdateClientProduct: Added the ability to change the billing cycle of a product
ModuleSuspend: Added support for passing a suspension reason
GetContacts: Added function for retrieving contacts
Other Enhancements/Improvements
Updated Reports - Updated monthly income graph to convert all income to base currency, updated income forecast to include domains, and updated sales tax liability to perform filters up to and including
CloudMind Module - Added Startup Function and Power Control Options to Client Area for the CloudMin module
Mark Unpaid - Mark unpaid button on invoices doesn’t blank datepaid field in the database which was causing some confusion for third party developers
Invoice Refund Status - Invoices status was being changed to refunded when full amount of an individual transaction was being refunded, even if other transactions on the invoice remained paid
Merge Client with Dropdown Disabled - Merge client process wasn’t checking new user ID entered was valid when client dropdown was disabled
Client Area jQuery Calls - Client side jQuery function calls converted to use full jquery syntax to minimise conflicts with other JS classes in custom website designs
Bug Fixes
Mass Pay Invoices were having client group discounts applied for a second time
Remote card storage/vault gateways were not storing card details correctly via new CC order form fields
Quote PDF was displaying name/address entity encoded when linked to an existing client
Client custom field filter options within the admin area were not carrying filter settings between pages using prev/next links
Admin domain reg process was checking for list clients permission rather than domain operations
Automated product setup was sending Automatic Setup Successful email template on failure
Fixed amount promo codes when applied to products costing less than the discount were creating a negative invoice
Insert merge field shortcuts were not working with new TinyMCE version
Admin order confirmation email was not using system date format
EPP Codes containing a comma were not being handled correctly
Remote CC storage modules asking for credit card entry in cart checkout when details should only be entered off site
Additional page was being shown in admin area results lists when number of results matched exactly record display limit
VirtualMin module was not always detecting disk/bw usage units correctly
Disk/bandwidth overage billing invoices were always displaying dates in UK date format
Config options not handling system|friendly name format properly in quantity validation error messages
Client area not showing active product options when a foreign language was selected
Admin change package button wasn’t working and suspension email was being sent regardless of checkbox selection
Product order process was not using addon weighting to determine display order for addons
Downloads were not displaying download filesize
Duplicate client email address feedback in admin profile area wasn’t working for all languages
Announcements template in default set was using an incorrect merge field name for twitter link