https://www.maianmusic.com/rss www.maianmusic.com Wed, 08 Apr 2026 08:49:47 +0800 en-us https://www.maianmusic.com/ Sat, 20 Aug 2022 06:52:19 +0100 https://www.maianmusic.com/ [+] Added CD purchase options to collection preview windows
[+] Added admin CP cookie option to remember logins. Can be switched off in 'admin/control/options.php'.
[+] Added admin batch mailer improvements. Full list of accounts now replaced with options.
[+] Added basic captcha option for form protection. Previous questions/answer anti spam system for support page removed.
[+] Added latest enabled collections to admin homescreen. Limit can be set in 'admin/control/options.php' file. 0 to disable.
[+] Added new feature, account news. You can now post news into the account areas. Useful for info and promotions.
[+] Added new option. Music labels. Optional, can be added in CP. Useful if you want to attach collections to record labels.
[+] Added official support for PHP7.4*
[+] Added official support for PHP8.0* & PHP8.1*
[+] Added option to add custom admin pages. Useful for backend information in a secure area for yourself or clients
[+] Added option to enable/disable track purchases for collections
[+] Added option to hide tracks already in collections on add tracks screen. Useful to see which tracks have not yet been added to collection.
[+] Added soundmanager 360 degree player for frontend collection pages. Introduces track seek and time/play duration
[+] Added support for Maian Affiliate for affiliate commissions.
[+] Added support for PHP mail function
[+] Added support for Square payment gateway (squareup.com)
[+] Added wysiwyg editor in admin CP for page, collection and box formatting
[+] Added year switcher for admin dashboard graph to see stats for selected years
[*] Added Nette Tracy PHP debugging system for better error reporting and exception handling (2.9.3)
[*] Admin CP breadcrumbs are now on by default. They can be turned off in 'admin/control/options.php'.
[*] Admin search updated to locate sales by email address and guest checkout name/email address
[*] Import, export and music download routines now use the system temporary folder. This is auto cleared by the garbage collector and is used for better performance.
[*] In Admin CP shipping options can now be ordered
[*] In admin CP you can now re-order the main off canvas menu. Options you don't need can also be hidden.
[*] In admin CP, if default gateway is deleted, next active gateway is auto assigned as default
[*] Moss export renamed to Per Tax Export in admin CP
[*] On the checkout screen the tax window now shows tangible/digital or both depending on calculation
[*] Security enhancement. Backup folder path must explicitly be set in admin CP now for security.
[*] Update for cart routines. If all tracks are added from collection, collection is added instead of selected tracks. Optional, can be switched off in 'control/options.php' file.
[*] Updated Bootstrap library (3.4.1)
[*] Updated Codebird Twitter library (4.0)
[*] Updated GetID3 media parsing plugin to latest stable release (1.9.21)
[*] Updated Mobile Detection Class (2.8.39)
[*] Updated PHPMailer to latest stable release (6.6.3)
[*] Updated Stripe payment gateway API library (7.128.0)
[*] Updated gateway docs with better instructions and example images
[*] Updated jQuery javascript library (3.6.0)
[*] Updated upgrade routines to auto switch system off during upgrade.
[-] MOSS (Mini One Stop Shop) references removed. Maian Music no longer promoted to support MOSS due to the UK leaving the EU.
[-] MaxMind anti fraud system removed. This caused too many problems and was generally not reliable.
[-] Removed Google+ meta tags due to closure of social network
[-] Removed back/forward options for checkout screen
[-] Removed support for payment gateway: 2Checkout
[-] Removed support for payment gateway: Authorize.net
[-] Removed support for payment gateway: CCNow
[-] Removed support for payment gateway: CardStream
[-] Removed support for payment gateway: IcePay
[-] Removed support for payment gateway: JamboPay
[-] Removed support for payment gateway: PayTrail
[-] Removed support for payment gateway: PayVector
[-] Removed support for payment gateway: SagePay
[-] Removed support for payment gateway: SecureTrading
[-] Removed support for payment gateway: Skrill
[-] Removed support for payment gateway: WorldPay
[-] Fixed fatal error when searching by account for sales export in admin CP
[-] Fixed incorrect "Collection deletion" confirmation message when deleting styles
[-] Fixed invalid constant reference in error class
[-] Fixed issue where sales approved could have expired download links if approved too late.
[-] Fixed issue where sub styles didn't delete if parent was removed.
[-] Fixed total on admin dashboard which didn't take into account sales that hadn't been approved, resulting in incorrect sum.]]> https://www.maianmusic.com/ Fri, 04 Oct 2019 14:49:49 +0100 https://www.maianmusic.com/ [+] Added support for TheTeller API payment gateway. For transactions in Ghana.
[+] Child (sub) styles of parents now display on parent page
[*] Minimum PHP version required to run Maian Music is now 5.6 or higher
[*] PHPMailer library updated (6.1.1)
[*] Stripe payment gateway library updated (7.3.0)
[*] Update font awesome free vector library (5.11.2)
[*] jQuery library updated (3.4.1)
[*] Removed support for CardSave payment gateway, which is now WorldPay
[*] Removed support for CharityClear payment gateway, which is now LibertyPay. Support for LibertyPay me be added later.
[*] Removed support for Payza payment gateway, due to their court order. See https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/victim-witness-assistance/obopay-payza
[-] Fixed Maxmind loader which got broke in a previous version
[-] Fixed search and preview bugs when a custom landing page was set causing both to fail
[-] Fixed search error if search term contained at least one skipword]]> https://www.maianmusic.com/ Sun, 07 Jul 2019 09:35:45 +0100 https://www.maianmusic.com/ [*] Updated PHPMailer to latest stable release (6.0.7)
[*] Updated Stripe payment gateway API (6.40.0) to support SCA (Strong Customer Authentication)
[-] Fixed bug preventing order page from loading when search engine friendly urls were off
[-] Fixed drag / drop issue with styles when music store had large number of styles
[-] Fixed incorrect buyer email for guest checkout. Email should contain download page link.
[-] Fixed issue with shipping zones disappearing when updated]]> https://www.maianmusic.com/ Tue, 27 Nov 2018 07:11:44 +0000 https://www.maianmusic.com/ [*] Updated Stripe API library (6.22.1)
[-] Fixed issue where related product selections were not saving for collections
[-] Fixed menu issue where count sometimes showed incorrect amount of collections in style
[-] Fixed onclick button issue causing buttons to not work as expected in some browsers]]> https://www.maianmusic.com/ Tue, 11 Sep 2018 07:13:37 +0100 https://www.maianmusic.com/ [*] Added better error handling for Stripe gateway via try/catch block
[*] PHPMailer library updated (6.0.5)
[*] Updated Stripe API library (6.1.6)
[-] Fixed bug where country of residence didn`t save when adding account via admin CP
[-] Fixed bug where track cost wasn`t passed to gateway if at least one entry existed in the offers table]]> https://www.maianmusic.com/ Mon, 09 Apr 2018 07:18:12 +0100 https://www.maianmusic.com/ [+] Added PDF support for additional cover art
[+] Added batch delete options to all admin list screens
[+] Added contact form for support enquiries
[+] Added guest checkout system to cart routines
[+] Added new one click search option to search collections, tracks, accounts and sales
[+] Added option to approve sales before downloads can be accessed. Helps prevent fraud.
[+] Added option to build collection search tags from track titles
[+] Added seo options to music styles. Alternative browser title, meta description and meta keywords.
[+] Added support for PHP mail function
[+] Added support for PHP7.2*
[+] Added support for Stripe payment gateway
[+] Added wav support by default. By default supports mp3, mp4 and wav.
[*] Brand new admin interface with better performance on small screens
[*] Brand new frontend interface with better performance on small screens
[*] Font awesome library updated (5.0.9)
[*] In admin CP, mail settings, maxmind settings and social settings moved to separate screens
[*] Maxmind GeoLite database updated to GeoLite2 due to the forthcoming discontinuation of GeoLite
[*] PHP min version required now 5.5 or higher. Older version support removed.
[*] PHPMailer library updated (6.0.3)
[*] Password storage updated to use PHP`s password bcrypt API. All passwords must be reset.
[*] Twitter bootstrap library updated (3.3.7)
[*] Updated GetIDE3 PHP media parser system (1.9.15)
[*] Updated Iridium Corporation payment gateway to Pay Vector
[*] Updated Paypal IPN callback to use new endpoints and verify SSL
[*] Updated social links to be easily added / removed in admin CP
[*] Updated store search to also search tracks. This is optional and can be deactivated.
[*] jQuery library updated (3.3.1)
[*] Removed support for Beanstream (now Bambora) payment gateway
[*] Removed support for Fetch payment gateway
[*] Removed support for Global Iris payment gateway
[*] Removed support for Paypoint (now Pay360) payment gateway
[*] Removed support for Realex Payments payment gateway
[*] Removed support for eWay payment gateway
[-] Fixed bug preventing admin IP restriction from working if set
[-] Fixed bug related to offers and tracks when offer tracks were added to basket
[-] Fixed string operator fatal errors for export routines]]> https://www.maianmusic.com/ Mon, 05 Jun 2017 04:03:01 +0100 https://www.maianmusic.com/ [+] Added support for PHP7.1
[*] PHPMailer class updated to latest stable release (5.2.23)]]> https://www.maianmusic.com/ Fri, 10 Jun 2016 21:19:46 +0100 https://www.maianmusic.com/ [+] Added support for PHP7
[-] Fixed bug preventing JamboPay (Tanzania) from updating order after payment
[-] Fixed database backup issue when database name was in uppercase characters
[-] Fixed issue with Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus and Czech Republic having incorrect country codes]]> https://www.maianmusic.com/ Sat, 27 Feb 2016 10:38:03 +0000 https://www.maianmusic.com/ [*] Improved track add screen so that existing tracks in collection are clearly defined and cannot accidentally be re-added by mistake
[-] Fixed bug causing auto account activation after sale to fail in some cases
[-] Fixed bug related to full album purchases
[-] Fixed bug that could make a style a sub style of itself and disappear from the style list screen
[-] Fixed collection bug that caused some track downloads to fail.
[-] Fixed incorrect path for mail debug log
[-] Fixed issue with pagination in store if search engine friendly urls were enabled
[-] Fixed url issue which caused error in header template and urls to be wrong. Broke in 2.1.]]> https://www.maianmusic.com/ Thu, 19 Nov 2015 03:01:10 +0000 https://www.maianmusic.com/ [+] Added moss CSV export to admin control panel. Located via sales menu
[*] Updated payment gateways to be disabled by default on install. Except Paypal
[-] Account is now auto activated after a sale, instead of only via the verification email
[-] Fixed bug that caused spaces to appear when summing tracks on admin collection page
[-] Fixed bug where changing MP3 or CD text to something else, broke the cart routines
[-] Fixed issue related to track counts when collection was set to load directly from style
[-] On admin backup page, last updated date was showing incorrectly as creation date]]> https://www.maianmusic.com/ Wed, 14 Oct 2015 15:09:32 +0100 https://www.maianmusic.com/ [+] Added accounts system so visitors can view downloads/purchase history
[+] Added basic shippingzones for physical CD shipment
[+] Added basic tax options
[+] Added batch mail tool to send batch mail to buyers
[+] Added contact form. Can load from any custom page.
[+] Added database backup option
[+] Added export option to export buyers/emails to CSV
[+] Added gift coupons option
[+] Added import/export routines for tracks and collections
[+] Added license agreement email option with personalisation. If enabled is sent after purchase
[+] Added many SEO improvements including custom url slugs, alternative browser titles etc
[+] Added music styles/genres. Styles can be top level with sub styles.
[+] Added new discount system for special offers
[+] Added option for minimum purchase amount
[+] Added option to link single style directly to collection.
[+] Added option to restrict downloads to a minimum number of IP addresses
[+] Added option to restrict downloads to original purchase IP
[+] Added option to sell physical CDs
[+] Added option to specify start invoice number
[+] Added page management system to easily add new pages
[+] Added path check screen in admin cp to check mp3 files and cover art exist
[+] Added revenue overview screen in admin control panel
[+] Added sale clipboard function to easily add tracks/collections to new or existing sale
[+] Added stats screen with sales and revenue overviews
[+] Added support for Disqus comments system
[+] Added support for MOSS ruling. Digital and tangible tax can be set differently per country
[+] Added support for MP3 tag reading when adding tracks
[+] Added support for Maxminds GeoIP database for IP detection
[+] Added support for Sound Manager mp3 player
[+] Added support for many more payment gateways
[+] Added support for pushover API. Receive sale notifications on your tablets and mobile devices.
[+] Added support for social networking and sharing buttons
[+] Added support for social networking and sharing buttons
[+] Added support for twitter rest api. Post tweets directly from admin control panel.
[+] Added terms and conditions option on checkout. Can be enabled / disabled via admin cp.
[+] Added white label license. Market and sell the product as your own.
[+] Brand new HTML5 responsive system via Twitter Bootstrap
[*] Added better support for cover art. Easy to preview and select cover art for collections.
[*] Download expiry restrictions changed to mins,hours and/or days rather than click counts
[*] Dropped artist and category filters
[*] Improved mp3 and preview file handling. Now easier to add content
[*] Music files now grouped into collections rather than albums
[*] Removed packs and presets
[*] Track ordering now utilises drag and drop]]> https://www.maianmusic.com/ Sat, 28 Aug 2010 23:35:18 +0100 https://www.maianmusic.com/ https://www.maianmusic.com/ Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:46:15 +0100 https://www.maianmusic.com/ - Added packs & presets
- Updated checkout to be more streamlined
- Updated captcha code
- Updated PHP mailer system
- Added export sales options
- Added meta description for albums
- Added MySQL FULLTEXT searching
- Added option to filter by artist on music page
- Added keyword/keyword phrase tags for albums
- Added filter by artist option for stats
- Updated graph class to latest version
- Changed path structure
- Various coding enhancements/updates/fixes]]> https://www.maianmusic.com/ Sun, 28 Sep 2008 21:47:11 +0100 https://www.maianmusic.com/ http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/6057/details]]> https://www.maianmusic.com/ Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:22:40 +0100 https://www.maianmusic.com/ - Added discount option for album purchase
- Updated captcha code]]> https://www.maianmusic.com/ Fri, 15 Feb 2008 23:51:21 +0000 https://www.maianmusic.com/ https://www.maianmusic.com/ Sat, 06 Oct 2007 19:18:42 +0100 https://www.maianmusic.com/