We created a lot of PrestaShop stores and we had many requests on simple and SEO Friendly mechanism to create more content in stores. Something like… Blog for PrestaShop – they don’t want install WordPress, they want to have something simple, and there is… PrestaHome Blog for PrestaShop – easy to manage, powerful solution, which help you to create more content in your store.
Changelog
Version 1.7.2 - August 2, 2019 [-] BUGFIX: Solved few issues with gsitemap integration Version 1.7.1 - July 28, 2019 [+] NEW: json-ld instead of schema.org using html markup [+] NEW: blog posts and categories are now available in sitemap of your store [*] IMPROVEMENT: properly cache recent posts[-] BUGFIX: minor fix to facebook comments and localization Version 1.7.0 - January 19, 2019 [+] NEW: Next/Prev post links are available now in single.tpl (code commented out at this moment) [+] NEW: Add canonical URL to single blog page [*] IMPROVEMENT: Blog for PrestaShop tab has its own icon in back-office on PS 1.7 [*] IMPROVEMENT: Compatibility with PHP 7.2 [-] BUGFIX: Fix checking is user is logged in for native comment system [-] BUGFIX: Fix redirect after comment add [-] BUGFIX: Fix compatibility with gsitemap v4.x (we'll index there from next update) [-] BUGFIX: Fix tabs permissions for user different than SuperAdmin [-] BUGFIX: Fix custom meta title for blog categories [-] BUGFIX: Fix for saving post with invalid data [-] BUGFIX: Fix uploading of featured image while adding a first draft of the post [-] BUGFIX: Fix for adding related products while adding a first draft of the post [-] BUGFIX: Fixes for SEO we do not allow /blog with trailing slash at the end of the URL anymore [-] BUGFIX: Fix custom meta title not being used without custom description [-] BUGFIX: Fix facebook og:image ...aaand we've added Authors tab, full featured management of Authors coming in next update! Version 1.6.4 - March 05, 2018 [-] BUGFIX: Critical bugfix related to saving multi-lang posts and tags [-] BUGFIX: PHP 5.4 support bugfix (from 2 months from now i'll drop support for PHP < 5.6) Version 1.6.3 - March 04, 2018 [+] NEW: Added possibility to choose wether you want to share featured or thumbnail image on Facebook [-] BUGFIX: Solved an issue with related products on PrestaShop 1.6 [-] BUGFIX: Solved some issues related to setLocale [-] BUGFIX: Solved some issues related to URL routing Version 1.6.0 - February 11, 2018 [+] NEW: PrestaShop 1.7 support [*] IMPROVEMENT: Allowing comments to be automatically accepted is now available again [*] IMPROVEMENT: "Recent posts" widget options are now under the "Configuration" of this widget [*] IMPROVEMENT: Tons of improvements under the hood which will help me develop quicker in the future [-] BUGFIX: Solved problem with some Notice errors in PS_DEV_MODE [-] BUGFIX: Solved problem with loading SmartShortcode shortcodes [-] BUGFIX: Solved problem with error while opening not accessible post for specific group [-] BUGFIX: Solved few issues with PHP 7+ [-] BUGFIX: Solved problem with sharing blog posts on Facebook [-] BUGFIX: Solved issues with Schema.org (Google Rich Snippets) [-] BUGFIX: Solved issue with Redirect 301 on single post page [-] BUGFIX: Solved some issues with pagination [-] BUGFIX: Solved some issues with deleting/managing Covers, Featured images Version 1.5.1 - May 30, 2016 [-] BUGFIX: Solved problem with pagination on PrestaShop 1.6.1.1+ [-] BUGFIX: Solved few other problems related to post edition Version 1.5.0 - 2015-08-25 [+] NEW: Better support for both VisualComposer and SmartShortcodes [-] IMPROVEMENT: Compatibility check for 1.6.1.1 Version 1.4.1 - 2015-08-01 [-] BUGFIX: Solved problem with old category url redirection [-] BUGFIX: Wrong URL to post category on single post page Version 1.4.0 - 2015-06-22 [+] NEW: Disqus comments system [*] IMPROVEMENT: Prevent possibility to delete one last category [-] BUGFIX: Solved problem with bad breadcrumbs look on the blog homepage [-] BUGFIX: Solved problem with redirect to 404 pages on non exists category [-] BUGFIX: Solved problem with undefined variable notice in ph_relatedposts [-] BUGFIX: Solved problem with non visible post title in Tags tab. Version 1.3.7 - 2015-05-15 [*] IMPROVEMENT: Ajax search for related products Version 1.3.6 - 2015-04-08 [-] BUGFIX: Solved problem with meta description for blog homepage [-] BUGFIX: Solved few problems with related products Version 1.3.5 - 2015-03-13 [-] BUGFIX: Solved problem with Fancybox on PrestaShop v1.6.0.5 Version 1.3.4 - 2015-03-07 [-] BUGFIX: Solved problem with deletion of the Related Products Version 1.3.3 - 2015-03-03 [+] NEW: 2 new widgets used for displaying post in column [-] BUGFIX: Few small bugfixes Version 1.3.2.11 - 2015-02-27 [+] NEW: Import/Export settings [*] IMPROVEMENT: Better managament of blog layout using Preferences -> Themes -> Advanced Settings Note: Your theme must be compatible with this mechanism, it is standard since PrestaShop 1.6.0.6 [-] BUGFIX: Solved problem with ul/ol style in category description Version 1.3.2.10 - 2015-02-18 [-] BUGFIX: Solved fatal SQL error [-] BUGFIX: Solved notice error in back-office with enabled PS_DEV_MODE Version 1.3.2.9 - 2015-02-06 [*] IMPROVEMENT: You can now load product-list.tpl from your theme for Related Products Version 1.3.2.8 - 2015-02-05 [+] NEW: Comments are now available also for non logged-in users [+] NEW: Spam protection provided by reCAPTCHA Version 1.3.2.7 - 2015-01-14 [*] IMPROVEMENT: You can now mark post as featured from Admin Posts List [-] BUGFIX: Solved problem with Related Posts layout [-] BUGFIX: Solved few problems with related products [-] BUGFIX: Solved problem with Related Posts deletion Version 1.3.2.6 - 2015-01-07 [*] IMPROVEMENT: Move gallery/video below post content [-] BUGFIX: No more javascript conflicts on post edit page [-] BUGFIX: ul/ol are now handled properly in post content Version 1.3.2.5 - 2015-01-03 [+] NEW: Related Products [+] NEW: Subcategories [+] NEW: Possibility to hook Related Posts widget to displayRight(Left)Column and displayRight(Left)ColumnProduct [+] NEW: Two configurable custom blocks for homepage (more coming soon) [*] IMPROVEMENT: Now Related Posts supports layout with post types [-] BUGFIX: Solved some problems with multi-store installation Version 1.3.2.1 - 2014-11-25 [*] IMPROVEMENT: Optimization for GDThumb plugin, images are now 50-70% smaller without quality loss [*] IMPROVEMENT: Better integration with Schema.org [-] BUGFIX: Solved problem with wrong redirect posts with multi-lang, different link_rewrite [-] BUGFIX: Solved problem with category HTML description Version 1.3.2.0 - 2014-11-22 [+] NEW: New hook for socialsharing icons etc. [+] NEW: Compatibility with Schema.org Blog [*] IMPROVEMENT: User now can disable loading assets too from Settings [-] BUGFIX: og:image path is absolute now [-] BUGFIX: better handling of update from 1.2.1.0 to 1.2.2.0 Version 1.3.1.9 - 2014-11-20 [*] IMPROVEMENT: For developers - added possibility to disable loading of assets (fitvids, font-awesome etc.) [-] BUGFIX: Some W3C improvements [-] BUGFIX: No more javascript errors on Firefox/IE Version 1.3.1.8 - 2014-10-31 [-] BUGFIX: Critical bugfix related to Gallery Post Type Version 1.3.1.7 - 2014-10-27 [-] BUGFIX: Critical bugfix related to external_url field [-] BUGFIX: Critical bugfix related to recent posts Version 1.3.1.6 - 2014-10-20 [+] NEW: Post types: url, video, gallery [*] IMPROVEMENT: Code cleaning [-] BUGFIX: Solved few problems with futur publication date posts [-] BUGFIX: Solved few problems with upgrade from earlier versions Version 1.3.0.1 - 2014-09-24 [-] BUGFIX: Solved problem with thumbnail regeneration Version 1.3.0.0 - 2014-09-24 (big update, you should make a backup!) [+] NEW: Native comments system [+] NEW: New look [+] NEW: Now you can add article with future/past publication date [+] NEW: Masonry layout [+] NEW: Support for SmartShortcode module [*] IMPROVEMENT: better manage access to articles [*] IMPROVEMENT: Simple Blog was totally re-written in most part of code [*] IMPROVEMENT: Responsive Facebook comments [*] IMPROVEMENT: You can set meta description for blog homepage [*] IMPROVEMENT: You can set different meta_title then title for articles [-] BUGFIX: 10+ bugfixes (moduleRoutes, module tab, responsive errors etc.) Version 1.2.1.1 - 2014-07-01 [*] Special version which fix bug caused by 1-click autoupgrade to PrestaShop 1.6.0.6 Version 1.2.1.0 - 2014-06-10 [*] IMPROVEMENT: Easily to find URL to your blog in back-office [-] BUGFIX: Prevent this error: http://forge.prestashop.com/browse/PSCSX-1811 [-] BUGFIX: Small issue with multi-store feature Version 1.2.0.9 - 2014-05-06 [*] IMPROVEMENT: Responsive views improvements [-] BUGFIX: Small issue with multi-store feature Version 1.2.0.8 - 2014-04-01 [+] NEW: You can setup different number of columns for recent posts/related posts and category page [+] NEW: You can setup default date format for posts [*] IMPROVEMENT: We've added an icon for SimpleBlog in the left menu in PrestaShop 1.6 [*] IMPROVEMENT: Improved the look on version 1.6 [-] BUGFIX: A few problems with checking the compatibility version [-] BUGFIX: Issues with grid equalHeight Version 1.2.0.4 - 2014.03.20 [-] BUGFIX: Issues with ph_relatedposts Version 1.2.0.3 - 2014.03.19 [+] NEW: For Theme Developers - you can use init/my-install.php file for using your own start configuration in your Theme (eg. image sizes) [+] NEW: Set position for blog category by drag&drop mechanism, you can choose: sort by position, name or Category ID [+] NEW: Now you can add cover image for blog category [+] NEW: "Likes" system for single post (thanks to Marek Mnishek!) [+] NEW: "Views" for single posts [+] NEW: Featured images for single post now fully available for all of you [*] IMPROVEMENT: Added the "Save and stay" when editing a blog category [*] IMPROVEMENT: Added "View" on each row in SimpleBlog -> Categories [-] BUGFIX: A few problems with checking the compatibility version [-] BUGFIX: Issues with grid eqalHeight Version 1.1.9.5 - 2014.03.05 [+] NEW: Full support for PrestaShop 1.6 [-] BUGFIX: Custom CSS is not required anymore [-] BUGFIX: Secure updates for unactive and unavailable for non-logged users posts Version 1.1.9.3 - 2014.02.28 [+] NEW: Custom CSS from Settings tab [+] NEW: Define number of columns when using grid layout (2,3 or 4) Version 1.1.9 - 2014.02.27 [+] NEW: Allow to add post visible only for registered and logged in customers [*] IMPROVEMENT: Prepare for PrestaShop 1.6! [-] BUGFIX: Some bugfixes related to PrestaShop v1.5.3 [-] BUGFIX: Cannot delete post with cover [-] BUGFIX: Covers and featured images caching Version 1.1.8 - 2014.02.16 [+] NEW: Dynamic templates for Developers - more details in Documentation -> For theme developers [+] NEW: View icon on SimpleBlog Posts List [*] IMPROVEMENT: huge improvements for SEO and multi-lang support (redirects from lang2lang, non-isset rewrites etc.) [*] IMPROVEMENT: Duplication of Init Facebook Connect can be disabled in SimpleBlog -> Settings [-] BUGFIX: Bad redirects from lang to lang from blocklanguages [-] BUGFIX: Facebook comments and share buttons issues [-] BUGFIX: FontAwesome issues [-] BUGFIX: Issues with data filtering on AdminSimpleBlogPostController [-] BUGFIX: Issues with post thumbnails on Back-Office [-] BUGFIX: Issues with equalHeight Grid on Tablets and Phones Version 1.1.6 - 2014.02.10 [*] IMPROVEMENT: You can transplant SimpleBlog Categories block to homepage, right column or you can use just {hook h='displaySimpleBlogCategories'} [-] BUGIFX: Remove some debug strings from package... sorry for that. [-] BUGFIX: Translations for "SimpleBlog -> Settings" are possible now. Thanks to @matrixsoft for message about this bug! Version 1.1.5 - 2014.02.06 [+] NEW: New widget - Related Posts, link your posts to products and display them on product page [*] IMPROVEMENT: HTML on category description [*] IMPROVEMENT: More detailed documentation [-] BUGFIX: Multi-store feature bugfixes Version 1.1.4 - 2014.02.04 [+] NEW: Polish (pl_PL) translation [*] IMPROVEMENT: display category description by default [*] IMPROVEMENT: documentation improvements [-] BUGFIX: pagination on category fixed [-] BUGFIX: fixed problems with meta tags Version 1.1.3 - 2014.02.03 [+] first release
