Plotalot Component
New Plotalot
Joomla 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 2.5 and 3.x versions
| Version | Date | Changes |
| 3.03 | 7 May 2013 | Verified on Joomla version 3.1. |
| 3.02 | 1 April 2013 | Plot legends can now be sql queries (again). This was implemented in 2.x but not in 3.00 or 3.01. |
| 3.01 | 9 March 2013 | Fixed a bug in formatting of pie chart labels The chart editor now has an option to re-sort plots alphabetically by name |
3.00 | 2 February 2013 | First release using the Google Visualization API |
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Old Plotalot
Joomla 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 2.5 and 3.x versions
Version
Date
Changes
2.15
7 May 2013
Removed installer warning saying untested in Joomla 3.1
2.14
6 February 2013
Installer recognises if you are trying to install over version 3.x and tells you what your options are.
2.13
18 January 2013
Fixed a minor cosmetic problem in the chart editor under Joomla 2.5, introduced in version 2.11
2.12
12 December 2012
Now uses https://chart.googleapis.com instead of http://chart.googleapis.com when running on https sites
2.11
14 November 2012
Now compatible with Joomla 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 2.5 and 3.0
Please note that if you use the Plotalot plugin, you must also upgrade it to the latest version.
Joomla 1.5, 1.6, 1.7 and 2.5 versions
Version
Date
Changes
2.10
10 April 2012
Fixed a bug with the ordering of the chart list over multiple pages
Added a front end style editor, and a styled sample table with styles and hyperlinks
The component and plugin now work with PHP Strict Standards checking enabled
2.09
18 February 2012
Fixed a bug that caused chart ranges to be incorrect in countries where the decimal separator is a comma.
2.08
11 January 2012
Now compatible with Joomla 1.5, 1.6, 1.7 and 2.5
Increased the maximum size of the extra parameters field from 256 to 2000 characters.
Queries can now use #_ as the database table prefix, although note this can only be resolved against the local site Joomla system.
Joomla 1.5, 1.6, and 1.7 versions
Version
Date
Changes
2.07
22 December 2011
Plotalot now sets its MySql connection to UTF-8 and non-strict SQL mode.
Added two new sample charts
2.06
30 October 2011
Added a new configuration option for the chart editor background colour.
2.05
23 September 2011
Small improvement to calculation of Y axis range for stacked bar charts
Removed html bold tags from all table cells
This version should also fix any last remaining problems with multi-byte character-sets
2.04
7 August 2011
Added % axis formatting options
2.03
20 July 2011
Fixes for compatibility with Joomla 1.7
Improvements to handling of accented characters on axis labels
Joomla 1.5 and 1.6 versions
Version
Date
Changes
2.02
14 April 2011
First hybrid Joomla 1.5 and 1.6 native version. This version installs and runs equally well in both 1.5 and 1.6.
Fix for toolbar buttons not working on Joomla 1.6.2
The "Extra parameters" have been moved to the end of the Google Charts URL. This allow you to override parameters that are generated by Plotalot, like CHCO (since Google uses the last occurrence).
Split "single items" from the table edit screen to its own edit screen for clarity.
Table titles and table headings now have their own styles
Joomla 1.6 only version
Version
Date
Changes
2.00
7 March 2011
First Joomla 1.6 version
Joomla 1.5 versions
Version
Date
Changes
1.22
20 February 2011
Fixed a bug that caused a crash if you attempted to create a scatter graph with more than one plot.
1.21
23 January 2011
Added the Dutch translation
1.20
7 November 2010
Added icons for chart types in the back end chart list
1.19
28 October 2010
Fixed a bug which caused an error when a query contained the vertical bar (|) character.
1.18
20 September 2010
Fixed a bug in the calculation of automatic axis ranges for stacked bar charts. Added the Russian translation.
1.17
14 August 2010
Release the query dataset as soon as possible to reduce memory usage. Plot Legends are now resolved as queries if they begin with "Select".
1.16
6 August 2010
Fixed PHP warning, "Notice: Undefined variable: y_format_tooltip"
1.15
13 July 2010
Extra parameters is now resolved as a query if it begins with "Select"
1.14
7 July 2010
Fixed an html error in Plotalot front end that broke some templates. Also a small fix to the French language file.
1.13
30 June 2010
Added the French translation.
Fixed an html validation error in Plotalot tables
1.12
28 June 2010
Added a front end for Plotalot Component (It is still best to display charts using the Plotalot Plugin, but some people were confused about a Joomla component with no front end). Added four new date label formats. Fixed a problem with display of date labels containing accented characters. Fixed a problem with zero axis overrides ignored when called in an embedded application.
1.11
16 June 2010
Made Plotalot work in PHP 4. Please note that although it works for now, we do not normally test in PHP 4 and do not guarantee that future versions will be compatible with it.
1.10
14 June 2010
Added Plugin Variables (requires version 1.01 of the Plotalot Plugin)
1.09
1 June 2010
Added the Italian translation.
1.08
9 May 2010
Decreased the max URL from 2020 to 1990 due to a repeatable "Bad Request" error at length 1998 and fixed by reducing to 1990. Added odd and even row styling for tables.
1.07
16 April 2010
You can now control the number of labels on both axes, and the grid can synchronise to the axis labels. A new "Extra parameters" field allows you to add extra Google Charts API parameters (see the User Guide for some examples). There is now a copy button on the chart list screen.
1.06
6 April 2010
Fixed a major bug with horizontal bar charts: The axis labels were the wrong way round!
1.05
1 April 2010
Added the "Ordering" Label Format option for bar charts, and made the default unordered, which is a change to the previous behaviour.
Changed table column headings to take <th> tags instead of <td>'s.
1.04
30 March 2010
Fixed the install script for sites that don't use jos_ as their database table name prefix, and improved reporting of all database errors
1.03
20 March 2010
Minor adjustments to help screen
1.02
16 March 2010
Added the single item chart type
1.01
10 March 2010
Decreased the max URL from 2048 to 2020
1.00
05 March 2010
First public release
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Joomla 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 2.5 and 3.x versions
| Version | Date | Changes |
| 2.15 | 7 May 2013 | Removed installer warning saying untested in Joomla 3.1 |
| 2.14 | 6 February 2013 | Installer recognises if you are trying to install over version 3.x and tells you what your options are. |
| 2.13 | 18 January 2013 | Fixed a minor cosmetic problem in the chart editor under Joomla 2.5, introduced in version 2.11 |
| 2.12 | 12 December 2012 | Now uses https://chart.googleapis.com instead of http://chart.googleapis.com when running on https sites |
| 2.11 | 14 November 2012 | Now compatible with Joomla 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 2.5 and 3.0 Please note that if you use the Plotalot plugin, you must also upgrade it to the latest version. |
Joomla 1.5, 1.6, 1.7 and 2.5 versions
| Version | Date | Changes |
| 2.10 | 10 April 2012 | Fixed a bug with the ordering of the chart list over multiple pages Added a front end style editor, and a styled sample table with styles and hyperlinks The component and plugin now work with PHP Strict Standards checking enabled |
| 2.09 | 18 February 2012 | Fixed a bug that caused chart ranges to be incorrect in countries where the decimal separator is a comma. |
| 2.08 | 11 January 2012 | Now compatible with Joomla 1.5, 1.6, 1.7 and 2.5 Increased the maximum size of the extra parameters field from 256 to 2000 characters. Queries can now use #_ as the database table prefix, although note this can only be resolved against the local site Joomla system. |
Joomla 1.5, 1.6, and 1.7 versions
| Version | Date | Changes |
| 2.07 | 22 December 2011 | Plotalot now sets its MySql connection to UTF-8 and non-strict SQL mode. Added two new sample charts |
| 2.06 | 30 October 2011 | Added a new configuration option for the chart editor background colour. |
| 2.05 | 23 September 2011 | Small improvement to calculation of Y axis range for stacked bar charts Removed html bold tags from all table cells This version should also fix any last remaining problems with multi-byte character-sets |
| 2.04 | 7 August 2011 | Added % axis formatting options |
| 2.03 | 20 July 2011 | Fixes for compatibility with Joomla 1.7 Improvements to handling of accented characters on axis labels |
Joomla 1.5 and 1.6 versions
| Version | Date | Changes |
| 2.02 | 14 April 2011 | First hybrid Joomla 1.5 and 1.6 native version. This version installs and runs equally well in both 1.5 and 1.6. Fix for toolbar buttons not working on Joomla 1.6.2 The "Extra parameters" have been moved to the end of the Google Charts URL. This allow you to override parameters that are generated by Plotalot, like CHCO (since Google uses the last occurrence). Split "single items" from the table edit screen to its own edit screen for clarity. Table titles and table headings now have their own styles |
Joomla 1.6 only version
| Version | Date | Changes |
| 2.00 | 7 March 2011 | First Joomla 1.6 version |
Joomla 1.5 versions
| Version | Date | Changes |
| 1.22 | 20 February 2011 | Fixed a bug that caused a crash if you attempted to create a scatter graph with more than one plot. |
| 1.21 | 23 January 2011 | Added the Dutch translation |
| 1.20 | 7 November 2010 | Added icons for chart types in the back end chart list |
| 1.19 | 28 October 2010 | Fixed a bug which caused an error when a query contained the vertical bar (|) character. |
| 1.18 | 20 September 2010 | Fixed a bug in the calculation of automatic axis ranges for stacked bar charts. Added the Russian translation. |
| 1.17 | 14 August 2010 | Release the query dataset as soon as possible to reduce memory usage. Plot Legends are now resolved as queries if they begin with "Select". |
| 1.16 | 6 August 2010 | Fixed PHP warning, "Notice: Undefined variable: y_format_tooltip" |
| 1.15 | 13 July 2010 | Extra parameters is now resolved as a query if it begins with "Select" |
| 1.14 | 7 July 2010 | Fixed an html error in Plotalot front end that broke some templates. Also a small fix to the French language file. |
| 1.13 | 30 June 2010 | Added the French translation. Fixed an html validation error in Plotalot tables |
| 1.12 | 28 June 2010 | Added a front end for Plotalot Component (It is still best to display charts using the Plotalot Plugin, but some people were confused about a Joomla component with no front end). Added four new date label formats. Fixed a problem with display of date labels containing accented characters. Fixed a problem with zero axis overrides ignored when called in an embedded application. |
| 1.11 | 16 June 2010 | Made Plotalot work in PHP 4. Please note that although it works for now, we do not normally test in PHP 4 and do not guarantee that future versions will be compatible with it. |
| 1.10 | 14 June 2010 | Added Plugin Variables (requires version 1.01 of the Plotalot Plugin) |
| 1.09 | 1 June 2010 | Added the Italian translation. |
| 1.08 | 9 May 2010 | Decreased the max URL from 2020 to 1990 due to a repeatable "Bad Request" error at length 1998 and fixed by reducing to 1990. Added odd and even row styling for tables. |
| 1.07 | 16 April 2010 | You can now control the number of labels on both axes, and the grid can synchronise to the axis labels. A new "Extra parameters" field allows you to add extra Google Charts API parameters (see the User Guide for some examples). There is now a copy button on the chart list screen. |
| 1.06 | 6 April 2010 | Fixed a major bug with horizontal bar charts: The axis labels were the wrong way round! |
| 1.05 | 1 April 2010 | Added the "Ordering" Label Format option for bar charts, and made the default unordered, which is a change to the previous behaviour. Changed table column headings to take <th> tags instead of <td>'s. |
| 1.04 | 30 March 2010 | Fixed the install script for sites that don't use jos_ as their database table name prefix, and improved reporting of all database errors |
| 1.03 | 20 March 2010 | Minor adjustments to help screen |
| 1.02 | 16 March 2010 | Added the single item chart type |
| 1.01 | 10 March 2010 | Decreased the max URL from 2048 to 2020 |
| 1.00 | 05 March 2010 | First public release |
