Feature: Cron job script may be included in the main script or called from other pages
Bug: Staff member is now not shown in the calendar if he/she is not associated with any service
Bug: Lead-in and lead-out times now correctly shown in the calendar
Bug: Settings management part has been fixed to overcome possible Suhosin PHP module problem
Feature: Notifications management has been redesigned to be easier and more straightforward
Version: 3.1.1
Released: 19 Oct, 2008
Bug: "Permission denied" error with client actions on existing appointments
Bug: "Permission denied" error after successful Paypal payment for a non logged-in client
Version: 3.1.0
Released: 16 Oct, 2008
Feature: New, improved appointments visual view
Version: 3.0.7
Released: 21 Aug, 2008
Feature: Appointments can now be wrapped around midnight
Feature: Added a developer option to write custom PHP code in response to hitAppoint actions
Version: 3.0.6
Released: 15 Aug, 2008
Bug: If "What to select after service selection" was set to "Select Date & Time", there was an error after a client selecting a time if only one staff member was available
Version: 3.0.5
Released: 11 Aug, 2008
Bug: Lead-in and lead-out options didn't work
Bug: Error when the admin created holidays for a staff member
Version: 3.0.4
Released: 4 Jul, 2008
Bug: An error when a staff member trying to edit one of his/her working hours exception
Version: 3.0.3
Released: 2 Jul, 2008
Feature: Israeli Shekel and Mexican Peso added to the currencies list
Feature: Auto redirect to checkout when the appointment cart is full and there is only one payment option
Feature: For limited time event service the "min from now" and "max from now" settings made inactive
Version: 3.0.2
Released: 25 Jun, 2008
Bug: Paypal payment was not working under certain configurations
Version: 3.0.1
Released: 6 Jun, 2008
Bug: Fixed some issues when upgrading from 2.5 version
Version: 3.0.0
Released: 3 Jun, 2008
Feature: Authorize.Net and Nochex payment gateways integration
Feature: Payment gateways configured per service
Feature: Option to configure a service as a limited time event
Feature: Configuration to allow clients without emails
Feature: "Offline" or "cash" payment option that allows to collect payments at office
Feature: The owner or an employee can schedule appointments outside of working hours
Feature: Appointments cart feature - a client can reserve several appointments like in a shopping cart, then check out
Bug: When "email as login" plugin was enabled, then disabled again, the current username was shown incorrectly
Bug: When a client entered in the appointment form an email that is already registered with a staff member, the system crashed
Version: 2.5.5
Released: 24 Mar, 2008
Bug: Number of seats was reset to 1 after reschedule
Bug: Working hours were shown incorrectly with some complex schedules with multiple staff members
Version: 2.5.4
Released: 17 Mar, 2008
Bug: Appointment total price was not multiplied if several seats were selected for one appointment when created by admin or staff member
Version: 2.5.3
Released: 10 Mar, 2008
Bug: A problem displaying appointments for deleted client accounts
Bug: If clients register themselves, they are not showing up in the clients list in the admin panel
Version: 2.5.2
Released: 26 Feb, 2008
Feature: Added new full-width screen theme
Bug: It was impossible for a client to access preferences screeen if login required option was set
Bug: Default system language setting was not working
Feature: Setting to disable client registration
Version: 2.5.1
Released: 8 Feb, 2008
Bug: Errors in the API code used to integrate hitAppoint with other applications
Feature: Added an option to make use of client email in the notification emails
Bug: A client could change the number of seats without payment when rescheduling appointments - now fixed
Feature: Added a setting to hide the session length in the client view
Version: 2.5.0
Released: 22 Jan, 2008
Feature: Main menu located on top horizontally
Feature: New and easier colors and theme configuration
Feature: Common header and footer configuration for notification emails
Feature: Email troubleshooting (test message to owner)
Feature: Configuration to allow requests at certain times only, for example every 3 hours
Feature: Better view for form validation errors
Bug: Error in the link "List Holidays" when creating a holiday
Bug: User-preffered language not saved after logout if multiple languages are configured
Version: 2.4.5
Released: 28 Nov, 2007
Bug: Error when client tries to reset a password from the link in the appointment confirmation form - relevant only when the "Show Register Form On Login Page?" setting was set
Bug: A configuration to move free time before/after appointment in afterhours or in the working hours - was not active for lunch breaks
Version: 2.4.4
Released: 20 Nov, 2007
Feature: New Paypal supported currencies
Feature: Appointment price can be now shown in the confirmation emails
Feature: A configuration to move free time before/after appointment in afterhours or in the working hours
Feature: Session length up to 24 hours
Feature: If appointment auto approve is enabled, the client now receives only 1 appointment approved email (was 2 - requested and approved)
Bug: Error when trying to change custom fields order
Bug: Appointment cancel reason was not shown in the notification emails
Version: 2.4.3
Released: 30 Oct, 2007
Feature: Added an "Automatically Assign a Staff Member" option in the appointment request flow settings
Bug: Appointment total price was not multiplied if several seats were selected for one appointment
Bug: If in the reminder email the {SITE_URL} tag was used, it gave an incorrect address pointing to the cron job script
Bug: In the single staff edition the "use email as login" plugin was installing with errors
Version: 2.4.2
Released: 23 Oct, 2007
Feature: An option for the client to auto assign a staff member for an appointment
Feature: Added more date formats with the day of the week names
Bug: Appointments for a deleted client were not deleted causing fatal errors in the appointment list
Bug: Password reset function didn't work
Version: 2.4.1
Released: 22 Oct, 2007
Feature: Configurable default period for the current appointments list (today, tomorrow etc)
Feature: Configure which fields to show in the current appointments list (today, tomorrow etc)
Bug: Newsletter option was not working
Feature: Upgrade script can now import appointments from version 2.3
Bug: Use email as login plugin produced errors in installation
Bug: Email to user was not working
Feature: Folders structure has been changed to ease upgrades
Version: 2.4.0
Released: 15 Oct, 2007
Feature: Option to use plugins to make use of existing user accounts from other applications
Feature: Plugin to use email as user's login name
Feature: A client can select to book several "seats" per appointment if allowed
Feature: Custom fields for client's related information
Feature: Queued appointments
Feature: Limit number and duration of appointments per day for staff
Feature: Email clients
Feature: Store past appointments for a configurable period of time
Bug: Custom fields were not kept on appointment reschedule
Bug: Paypal payment was not working for non-USD payments
Feature: Now it is possible to add notes for service sessions
Version: 2.3.3
Released: 20 Aug, 2007
Bug: An error when setting options in the Email Notifications in User Account Operations for approve and reject account
Version: 2.3.2
Released: 25 Jul, 2007
Bug: Error when the admin trying to sort clients by email
Bug: In admin, staff and client panel when listing appointments the accept and reject links were not working
Version: 2.3.1
Released: 6 Jul, 2007
Bug: Error when checking available time for appointments for services that are configured to have free time before and after appointment.
Version: 2.3.0
Released: 21 Jun, 2007
Feature: Manual appointment creation by administrator
Feature: Appointment reschedule by administrator
Feature: Reference numbers for appointments to allow appointment cancel and reschedule by non-registered users
Feature: Cancellation policy - force a period after which appointment cancellation by the client is not allowed
Feature: Working hours exceptions - specify custom working hours for special days (rather than only weekly rules)
Feature: Template themes management
Feature: Next Week period option
Feature: Staff members can manage own hours and holidays (configurable by admin)
Feature: Weeks starts at configuration option
Feature: Add an option to quickly copy settings from an existing service when creating a new one
Version: 2.2.9
Released: 6 Apr, 2007
Feature: Added functions to create and reject appointments in the API
Version: 2.2.8
Released: 5 Apr, 2007
Bug: Syntax error with Great Britain Pound currency
Bug: Login problem with installation on Windows and IIS
Bug: Emails were not sending if PHP safe_mode was set
Bug: Titles of appointment information fields were not shown correctly in reminder emails
Version: 2.2.6
Released: 2 Apr, 2007
Bug: Error when a client clicks on Validate Email link if registration option set to Required
Feature: Extended the list of time increments with 1 hour
Feature: Extended the list of available currencies with CAD, AUD and JPY
Version: 2.2.5
Released: 22 Mar, 2007
Bug: Put the correct buttons for a client viewing his/her appointments - Cancel instead of Accept and Reject
Bug: Error when a registered client was trying to reschedule an existing appointment
Version: 2.2.4
Released: 21 Mar, 2007
Bug: Error when a registered client was trying to view his/her appointments
Version: 2.2.3
Released: 19 Mar, 2007
Bug: Code fixes to cope with "Only variables can be passed by reference" errors appeared with PHP 5.0.5
Version: 2.2.2
Released: 16 Mar, 2007
Bug: Error after second invalid appointment confirmation form submit
Bug: Validation message in the appointment confirm form showed in a misleading place
Bug: "Remind Me Before" selection showed incorrect value after invalid appointment confirmation form submit
Feature: Created settings to display currency signs like "$"
Version: 2.2.1
Released: 14 Mar, 2007
Bug: Some typos in the default email templates
Bug: Add custom field feature not worked in PHP 4
Version: 2.2.0
Released: 13 Mar, 2007
Feature: Paypal payment option for appointments
Feature: Appointments for one service can have various durations and price
Feature: Custom fields can be made required
Feature: Required free time before appointment can be configured per service (lead-in time).
Feature: Request workflow can be configured for multi-staff version: after service selection proceed to either staff or time selection
Bug: Various program code fixes to ensure compatibility with PHP4
Version: 2.1.6
Released: 26 Feb, 2007
Feature: In the service select view skip the "Available Staff" note if only one staff is available
Feature: In the service select view skip the "Clients At a Time" note if only one client is allowed at a time
Feature: More precise template tags for appointment details in email templates
Bug: Error when a user tries to change the password
Bug: Error when adding a staff member with certain MySQL versions
Bug: Error when an email template contains quotes
Version: 2.1.5
Released: 15 Feb, 2007
Bug: Holidays configured for exact date were not active
Bug: Errors in sample code in API help
Feature: Configuration setting for a default language for multilanguage installations
Version: 2.1.4
Released: 5 Feb, 2007
Feature: Added a link to "All Appointments" list in admin, staff and client control panel
Version: 2.1.3
Released: 23 Jan, 2007
Feature: Added a set of API functions to help integrate hitAppoint with other applications
Version: 2.1.2
Released: 17 Jan, 2007
Bug: When the "Max Appointments Per Client" setting was activated, it allowed only 1 appointment regardless of the entered value.
Bug: In the Multistaff edition when client selected a staff after the time selection - the staff members who actually were occupied were nevertheless shown as available
Feature: In Multistaff added an option to preselect a staff member to schedule appointment - in the admin panel staff edit window the URL is given.
Version: 2.1.1
Released: 28 Dec, 2006
Feature: For Multitstaff version updated the visual way to manage staff to service relation - get rid of flashy AJAX to plain HTML stuff - as a number of clients reported browser problems
Version: 2.1.0
Released: 27 Dec, 2006
Feature: Added "After Service Free Time" setting for a service - allows to reserve some free time after an appointment
Feature: Added a link for a registered client to reshedule an appointment at a different time
Feature: Quick links in the staff members confirmation emails to accept or reject appointments without log in
Feature: Setup script now creates sample services and staff members to help you get started
Bug: In the admin area in the list of appointments of a selected client everyone appointments were listed
Bug: In the "select time for appointment" view some error notices were present when the working hours finished in anything different from :00 or :30
Bug: In Multistaff removed the Copy From Monday button when a staff member is viewing own working hours as it is not editable anyway
Feature: Admin can now apply a server time adjustment if your web server happens to appear in a different timezone
Bug: In Multi staff when admin manages appointments a click on calendar gave error
Bug: Customized email templates were not active
Version: 2.0.1
Released: 14 Dec, 2006
Bug: Error when creating a staff who is also an administrator
Feature: Added a system info page in the admin panel
Feature: Moved the database login configuration to the database_conf.php file in the root folder - easier for updates
Version: 2.0.0
Released: 5 Dec, 2006
Feature: Appointment reminders
Feature: Staff to service relation
Feature: Change date/time selection view: month calendar linking to day hours view
Feature: Change multiple capacity behavior - now service has a "Clients at a time" attribute
Feature: Appointment earliest and latest times configured on per service
Feature: Request permissions are configured per service
Feature: Change workflow - select a service first, then a staff (or choose "doesn't matter"), then proceed to time selection
Feature: Configuration on how may days to show on screen
Feature: Individual vacations per staff
Feature: Individual working hours per staff
Version: 1.3.6
Released: 31 Oct, 2006
Bug: Settings update gives an error in some cases when updating Client Registration permissions
Version: 1.3.5
Released: 2 Oct, 2006
Bug: An error on user register when running on PHP 4
Version: 1.3.4
Released: 28 Sep, 2006
Bug: The system gave a header error warning on setup
Bug: A "locations" field showed when an admin edits hitmself
Bug: System settings were inaccessible in the admin panel in some cases
Version: 1.3.3
Released: 25 Sep, 2006
Feature: Added a setting to limit max number of appointments per client
Feature: Added a setting not to show the number of free capacity slots, just free or not
Bug: PHP notices on passing by reference
Version: 1.3.2
Released: 12 Sep, 2006
Feature: Date and time appears when a client moves the mouse over the hours.
Feature: Appointment request flow has been changed - first select a staff member and a service, then the time.
Version: 1.3.1
Released: 28 Aug, 2006
Bug: The setup script gives an error when creating the database
Version: 1.3.0
Released: 25 Aug, 2006
Feature: Client accounts
Feature: Appointments printable view
Feature: Multilanguage interface
Version: 1.2.3
Released: 8 Aug, 2006
Bug: MySQL errors with certain MySQL configurations
Version: 1.2.2
Released: 21 Jul, 2006
Bug: By mistake the Quick Jump action code has not been included in the admin and staff member control panels
Version: 1.2.1
Released: 20 Jul, 2006
Bug: The emails came without line breaks if the client email software was configured to view the HTML emails
Version: 1.2.0
Released: 28 Jun, 2006
Feature: Staff members accounts
Feature: Appointment custom fields
Feature: Quick Target Date selection
Version: 1.1.3
Released: 10 May, 2006
Feature: Configuration for the earliest and the latest allowed appointment time from now
Version: 1.1.2
Released: 3 May, 2006
Bug: The notification emails were not shown correctly in some email clients
Version: 1.1.1
Released: 2 May, 2006
Bug: The customized email templates were not active, the default ones were sent
Version: 1.1.0
Released: 27 Apr, 2006
Feature: Vertical time bar view that makes it easier to show for longer timetables
Feature: The whole week timetable is shown
Feature: Multiple capacity option - more than one appointment can be scheduled at a time if possible
Feature: The settings are stored in the database rather than in the configuration file
Version: 1.0.6
Released: 27 Feb, 2006
Feature: Configuration for the time format in the _init.php file
Version: 1.0.5
Released: 8 Feb, 2006
Feature: Make the application work on PHP5
Version: 1.0.4
Released: 27 Jan, 2006
Bug: The preconfigure action in the setup script produced inconsistent data if run more than once
Feature: Configuration for the sender email and date format in the _init.php file
Version: 1.0.3
Released: 26 Jan, 2006
Feature: Data consistency checks on Hours Pattern and Appointment Type delete
Feature: Modified the From field in notification emails - previous value may cause problems with antispam filters
Version: 1.0.2
Released: 23 Jan, 2006
Bug: The hours bar showed incomplete with some hours configuration
Version: 1.0.1
Released: 21 Jan, 2006
Bug: An error with file includes on certain PHP versions that caused errors
Version: 1.0.0
Released: 12 Jan, 2006
Feature: Initial release
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