Matt
03-31-06, 05:41 PM
WHMCS Version 2.4 is on track for being released on 15th April 2006. It will not be recommended that everyone upgrades at this time as it could still contain a few bugs at that stage - let's call it a BETA release, but after a few days of thorough testing by some users a final release will then be made.
So what's actually going to be in Version 2.4?
New Features
Authorize.net Support
DirectI Registrar Support
New Configurable Product Options - Different to Addons in that the user can choose from a variety of options when selecting a package which alter the price
Ability to assign packages to be setup on a certain server by default (eg. Free packages on one server & paid accounts on another)
2CheckOut Callback (Automatically marks invoices paid)
Promotions will be able to apply to certain payment terms only (ie. offer 10% off when paid yearly)
A simple one page order form will be created using Advanced Ajax Scripting
Users will be able to request a cancellation from their client area
Monitoring of Administrators with Login & Logout Times and IP logged - Be able to see who is currently logged in
Hosting Packages will show the amount of disk space and bandwidth used by the account in WHM and as a percentage of the available total in the admin and client area
Many more filtering options will be added to filter and find packages and support tickets
New Reports Including: Product Sales Summary (Total Number of Active accounts for each Product), Support Tickets Summary (Number of tickets & replies per month), Promotions Usage Summary (Number of signups using each coupon in the system) & Disk Space & Bandwidth Summary
Mass Mail Features will be added to allow you to email clients on certain packages, email clients on certain servers
Affiliates Area will be improved - Monthly earnings statements will be emailed to affiliates, payments to affiliates will be automated (only for future affiliate signups, not ones already in the system)
Gateway transactions details will be logged to aid in troubleshooting issues
Bug Fixes & Improvements
New Streamlined Interface for the Administration Area
Option to Mark an Invoice paid manually without sending a confirmation
You will be able to modify the order date when creating packages in a clients profile
Invoices will have the option to show your company name and address
Clients will be able to specify a Company Name when signing up for invoices to be billed to
Support to view Monthly Signups for any month, not just the current month
Bug Fix: Users address details will be passed to 2CheckOut to save re-entering
Option to sort by client name added to hosting accounts list
Bug Fix: Standard Order Form step number is wrong after many visits to the order form
Bug Fix: Monthly Earnings Report displaying incorrect servers when using multiple servers
Bug Fix: Addons will have Billing Cycle One Time added to management page
Added Security for Admin Area
As you can see, there are some great new features coming up for V2.4 and I am sure you will find them useful!
Matt
So what's actually going to be in Version 2.4?
New Features
Authorize.net Support
DirectI Registrar Support
New Configurable Product Options - Different to Addons in that the user can choose from a variety of options when selecting a package which alter the price
Ability to assign packages to be setup on a certain server by default (eg. Free packages on one server & paid accounts on another)
2CheckOut Callback (Automatically marks invoices paid)
Promotions will be able to apply to certain payment terms only (ie. offer 10% off when paid yearly)
A simple one page order form will be created using Advanced Ajax Scripting
Users will be able to request a cancellation from their client area
Monitoring of Administrators with Login & Logout Times and IP logged - Be able to see who is currently logged in
Hosting Packages will show the amount of disk space and bandwidth used by the account in WHM and as a percentage of the available total in the admin and client area
Many more filtering options will be added to filter and find packages and support tickets
New Reports Including: Product Sales Summary (Total Number of Active accounts for each Product), Support Tickets Summary (Number of tickets & replies per month), Promotions Usage Summary (Number of signups using each coupon in the system) & Disk Space & Bandwidth Summary
Mass Mail Features will be added to allow you to email clients on certain packages, email clients on certain servers
Affiliates Area will be improved - Monthly earnings statements will be emailed to affiliates, payments to affiliates will be automated (only for future affiliate signups, not ones already in the system)
Gateway transactions details will be logged to aid in troubleshooting issues
Bug Fixes & Improvements
New Streamlined Interface for the Administration Area
Option to Mark an Invoice paid manually without sending a confirmation
You will be able to modify the order date when creating packages in a clients profile
Invoices will have the option to show your company name and address
Clients will be able to specify a Company Name when signing up for invoices to be billed to
Support to view Monthly Signups for any month, not just the current month
Bug Fix: Users address details will be passed to 2CheckOut to save re-entering
Option to sort by client name added to hosting accounts list
Bug Fix: Standard Order Form step number is wrong after many visits to the order form
Bug Fix: Monthly Earnings Report displaying incorrect servers when using multiple servers
Bug Fix: Addons will have Billing Cycle One Time added to management page
Added Security for Admin Area
As you can see, there are some great new features coming up for V2.4 and I am sure you will find them useful!
Matt