v2.0.0-alpha1

First alpha build for 2.0.0.

What's Changed

• products image efficency by @brittainmark in #5656
• Update not_for_release.php by @brittainmark in #5665
• check empty vs using count by @scottcwilson in #5663
• Fixes for ROBOTS_PAGES_TO_SKIP by @scottcwilson in #5662
• correct date format for functions zen_date_long/zen_date_short by @torvista in #5669
• Add a notifier for SHOW_ . $info_page . _ASK_A_QUESTION by @mc12345678 in #5660
• Correcting paypalwpp w/ virtual orders by @lat9 in #5674
• Put state dropdown in alpha order by @brittainmark in #5668
• Admin, Coupon Restrict bis by @proseLA in #5677
• reformat for eye check #5671 by @proseLA in #5682
• Single quote for strings by @scottcwilson in #5678
• Protect against empty data during save for authorizenet_aim by @scottcwilson in #5680
• Packingslip & invoice log when storepickup is used by @scottcwilson in #5675
• Handle undefined array keys in authorizenet_aim by @scottcwilson in #5664
• Fix authorizenet_aim strlen warning by @marco-pm in #5688
• Fix setDefaultAddressBookId's update by @marco-pm in #5687
• functions.email, restructuring by @lat9 in #5683
• see module key names if flag is on by @proseLA in #5690
• add notifier to ot-coupon by @proseLA in #5691
• Restore T&C Error message in checkout confirmation by @brittainmark in #5692
• Fix hardcoded page_name in splitPageResults - fixes #5695. by @neekfenwick in #5696
• admin, Coupon Restrict: add Back button by @torvista in #5681
• remove unused define TEXT_NAVBAR_PAYMENT_PROVIDERS by @Zen4All in #5704
• unset session vars when doing an hmac admin login by @proseLA in #5698
• fix global copy all Option Values to another Option Name by @torvista in #5702
• coupon_restrict: short array syntax by @torvista in #5705
• Fixes missing insert button in Admin > Manufacturers by @simon1066 in #5703
• Add lead-in text for products' quantities ... by @lat9 in #5697
• #5693: Correcting PHP notices for customers auth by @lat9 in #5694
• Authorize.net/AIM, correcting order-status-updates for void/auth/capt by @lat9 in #5709
• Admin: set date limits for datepickers by @torvista in #5717
• Fix fatal error if GVs not used by @scottcwilson in #5718
• Fix deprecation by @scottcwilson in #5724
• put dates in quotes by @scottcwilson in #5726
• Shipping modules with Zone restrictions won't show up in Estimator if… by @piloujp in #5712
• Redirect page updates and corrections by @lat9 in #5720
• Add a notification for zen_get_products_special_price by @lat9 in #5728
• Remove 'selected_box' references by @Zen4All in #5729
• Fix copy attributes warnings by @marco-pm in #5700
• Update init_sessions.php by @brittainmark in #5645
• Coupon admin: html by @torvista in #5706
• Remove duplicated line by @simon1066 in #5734
• Update tpl_login_default.php by @brittainmark in #5737
• Update tpl_contact_us_default.php by @brittainmark in #5736
• Missing Drop table by @piloujp in #5746
• Admin manufacturers.php, add notifications by @lat9 in #5739
• SaleMaker: fix issue with sale turning on and immediately turning off. by @boomer196 in #5744
• Remove UPS and Fedex logs too by @scottcwilson in #5751
• Restore cart identification in whos online by @mc12345678 in #5741
• Update spiffyCal_v2_1.js by @piloujp in #5753
• fix not for release mod list by @zcwilt in #5755
• Update copyright year, small tweaks by @scottcwilson in #5757
• Fix on-page links to use cmd= URL syntax - Fixed #5633 by @neekfenwick in #5758
• Experimental/innodb tables by @zcwilt in #5754
• Admin customers update page fixes by @piloujp in #5733
• Paypaldp.php INVNUM format change to fight duplicated orders by @njcyx in #5650
• Fix accessibility for all product listing pages with tables by @dbltoe in #5759
• banner manager js: remove extra bracket by @torvista in #5761
• Email with + sign in it not handled in single customer email from admin by @piloujp in #5738
• replace hard-coded warning missing shipping info by @torvista in #5767
• remove unused sprintf parameter from $greeting_string by @torvista in #5765
• functions_email: cast value to string by @torvista in #5792
• admin, collect_info_metatags: restore ids to metatag input fields by @torvista in #5802
• update Canada Post URLs for curltester by @scottcwilson in #5750
• admin: Option Name Sorter, correct column count by @torvista in #5798
• v158 ajax closure and refactor by @mc12345678 in #5801
• admin, add category image manually, handle file not found by @torvista in #5768
• save as an example for now - shouldn't be on a live site by @zcwilt in #5831
• check for new download version by @zcwilt in #5756
• Fix admin prod/cat search with missing whitespace or empty string - Fixes #5715, #5666 by @neekfenwick in #5747
• Add Call For Price To Ask A Question by @brittainmark in #5749
• order email: correct format onetime charge by @torvista in #5834
• correct Ask A Question typo by @torvista in #5840
• AAQ: remove surplus colon from html email by @torvista in #5844
• Create new ModList version that uses admin_html_head.php by @scottcwilson in #5852
• admin, manufacturers: image size parameters outside function call by @torvista in #5855
• unset customer_default_address when doing an hmac admin login by @proseLA in #5854
• When $db connection is down, generate fewer logs by @drbyte in #5842
• Check that provided cID, pID exist, redirect if not - fixes #5743 by @neekfenwick in #5851
• short array syntax, mirror formatting by @torvista in #5813
• Force zen_date_diff to return an int by @scottcwilson in #5858
• Issue 5823 dep consolidation by @neekfenwick in #5850
• Fix layout of search_box elements. by @neekfenwick in #5853
• Return blank if image is not specified by @scottcwilson in #5835
• Handle empty response to ECB currency inquiry by @scottcwilson in #5839
• remove legacy calls to init() by @scottcwilson in #5859
• zc_install upgrade now processes plugin update SQLs by @drbyte in #5833
• correct date, point to language pack file by @scottcwilson in #5863
• zenCssButton by @brittainmark in #5860
• Replace tab with space by @mc12345678 in #5866
• FontAwesome update by @neekfenwick in #5845
• Allow intended error logging before $_SESSION set by @mc12345678 in #5868
• Correcting checkout_success logs when a customer has no previous orders by @lat9 in #5875
• unset cart_address_id when doing an hmac admin login by @proseLA in #5877
• States pull down menu error when creating account by @piloujp in #5711
• admin, invoice: html error by @piloujp in #5764
• category_product_listing: valid HTML and notifiers by @lat9 in #5874
• v158b Add string PRODUCT_URL_REGEX sanitizing by @mc12345678 in #5864
• V158 sanitizer regex url by @mc12345678 in #5865
• ot_group_discount: Correct tax calculations when "Calculate Tax" when "None" by @lat9 in #5878
• leap year tests by @zcwilt in #5882
• Suppress error logs in the case of additional MySQL error codes by @drbyte in #5884
• Make DevelopersToolKit HTML5 compliant by @brittainmark in #5885
• admin, product preview, display of description, embedded images: substitute relative image paths for shopfront by @torvista in #5886
• equate to product preview, use base file where no differences by @torvista in #5887
• Remove usage of the deprecated utf8_encode by @lat9 in #5881
• Updating per requested changes to #5843 by @lat9 in #5896
• Consolidate product-type modules by @drbyte in #5891
• admin: correct category sort below top category by @torvista in #5899
• Enable additional actions for Catalog :: Manufacturers by @lat9 in #5904
• admin, server info: correct $nbsp; by @torvista in #5902
• Rename temporary helper files by @scottcwilson in #5903
• Reformatting admin/customers.php for readability/maintainability by @lat9 in #5906
• Refactoring admin/customers.php by @lat9 in #5907
• Add ability to count distinct products for category counts by @brittainmark in #5910
• Customer class, minor reformatting by @lat9 in #5909
• Initial v2.0.0 upgrade by @scottcwilson in #5893
• Observe the name change for Türkiye by @mc12345678 in #5416
• Countries zones names update by @piloujp in #5912
• Fix misspelled GV Release button text by @drbyte in #5914
• Adding listbox role to rest of admin files by @brittainmark in #5917
• Correct html5 role in admin customer by @brittainmark in #5915
• Reformat init_add_crumbs.php by @lat9 in #5920
• Refactoring init_add_crumbs.php by @lat9 in #5921
• Add link-parameter notification for init_add_crumbs.php by @lat9 in #5922
• Fix version-check compare for minor number by @drbyte in #5918
• Fix nddbc path not defined in zc_install by @drbyte in #5919
• GV Balance code normalized to use loaded $customer data by @drbyte in #5913
• Fix for empty media types by @proseLA in #5924
• early return for ot_coupon and add notifier by @proseLA in #5928
• store paypal payment date in local time fixes #5927 by @proseLA in #5929
• checkout_process: Minor reformatting and refactoring by @lat9 in #5938
• Use ipdata.co instead of dnsstuff for order validation by @lat9 in #5937
• Fix for missing buttons in empty product-type Extras sub-pages by @simon1066 in #5935
• Change customer groups look and feel to use font Awesome by @brittainmark in #5926
• Move paypal date-functions to core by @drbyte in #5936
• Record shipping tax rate by @lat9 in #5939
• shipping estimator module - formatting etc, no functional changes by @torvista in #5942
• refactor use of orders status array by @proseLA in #5941
• modules/shipping_estimator: fix unused continue by @torvista in #5947
• early return if adminID not set by @proseLA in #5948
• zen_get_countries requires country_id as int by @torvista in #5949
• zen_get_address_format_id, parameter country_id: cast to int as per type hint by @torvista in #5950
• Sort all auto-loaded "extra" folders by alphabetical by @drbyte in #5953
• For ADMIN_CONFIGURATION_KEY_ON, Label module name as code instead of key by @torvista in #5956
• module shipping_estimator: cast result (as $_POST['zone_country_id'] may not be set) by @torvista in #5955
• Handle loading product_reviews page where products_id not specified by @scottcwilson in #5964
• paypal modules: remove version checks by @torvista in #5963
• Extract error-handling code into core functions file by @drbyte in #5966
• Auto-expire specials/featured/sales once per admin session/day by @lat9 in #5960
• Change layout of ROBOTS_PAGES_TO_SKIP defines by @simon1066 in #5976
• fixes admin product image subdir dropdown bug by @torvista in #5986
• admin, orders: use th tags in thead by @torvista in #5977
• small refactor of admin customer search by @proseLA in #5975
• shipping estimator template: non-functionality changes by @torvista in #5951
• Cart Update: link to top of cart table by @torvista in #5952
• Adding a back button to the About Us page by @simon1066 in #5978
• Admin/orders: Limit when single order, correct layout by @lat9 in #5987
• Admin overrides, add $show_registration_ip_in_listing by @torvista in #5989
• Return string-type from zen_get_products_url by @lat9 in #5991
• show/hide images on the admin catalog/product page by @proseLA in #5994
• admin/customers.php, 'current_status', not 'current' by @lat9 in #5995
• Manufactures Sidebox not correctly checking for products/active status by @highburyeye in #5999
• Update column_right.php by @highburyeye in #5998
• Responsive-class mega-menu not honoring about-us link flag by @lat9 in #6001
• add test and fix vulnerablitlity by @zcwilt in #5984
• Rename $customer var to avoid conflicts and ambiguity by @drbyte in #5982
• Revert "add test and fix vulnerablitlity" by @zcwilt in #6006
• Correct sorting on admin's Specials and Featured tools by @proseLA in #6014
• functions_products, refactoring and product removal correction by @lat9 in #6007
• Shopping cart performance enhancements by @lat9 in #6011
• Add mysql version check by @brittainmark in #6003
• TrafficDashboardWidget: mktime parameters must be ints by @lat9 in #6013
• Capture payment module final status in order by @lat9 in #6000
• Enable override of admin pages' HTML 'title' attribute by @lat9 in #6019
• Developers Toolkit config key now always searches as wildcard by @proseLA in #5971
• Payment class, correct PHP deprecation by using the correct variable by @lat9 in #6022
• Protect admin against invalid cPath by @lat9 in #6024
• No edit missing product by @lat9 in #6026
• Recover when displaying orders placed in no-longer-supported currencies by @lat9 in #6029
• Featured/Specials, save dates when 'today' by @lat9 in #6030
• Validate generated HMAC against client's secret by @lat9 in #6033
• Admin session-changer AJAX, limit to 'known' variable names by @lat9 in #6032
• use boolean searching for coupon admin by @proseLA in #5974
• Make sort headings rel=nofollow, for SEO, fixes #6040 by @neekfenwick in #6045
• Correcting auto-login on "Place Order" by @lat9 in #6047
• popup images', correcting PHP warnings and deprecations by @lat9 in #6044
• New notifiers for adding custom columns to product table - fixes 6050 by @neekfenwick in #6051
• Set a default locale in case the server's default is invalid or unconfigured by @drbyte in #6038
• set timeouts for curl connection to version server by @zcwilt in #6052
• Correct IP-address gathering when using proxies by @lat9 in #6055
• Move initialisation of $extra_headings out of conditional. by @neekfenwick in #6060
• tax address entries reversed by @zcwilt in #6069
• initial models for zones/countries by @zcwilt in #6070
• start to add some code to test create account logic by @zcwilt in #6071
• basic testing infrastructure for testing tax calculations by @zcwilt in #6072
• Refactor search SQL operations into helper class, catalog side. by @neekfenwick in #6036
• Fix: Cheapest shipping not selected when storepickup is the only method and has multiple prices by @drbyte in #6027
• Improve links between orders and customers screens. by @neekfenwick in #6061
• Customer::getOrderHistory doesn't convert from default currency by @lat9 in #6067
• Correct zen_cfg_password_input by @lat9 in #6062
• Missing first state/province from state dropdowns when country changed by @lat9 in #6068
• Update options_values_manager.php by @brittainmark in #6056
• Replace use of bitmap icons in admin with FontAwesome icons. by @neekfenwick in #6066
• Use AJAX to validate datepicker-entered dates by @lat9 in #6048
• Formatting by @Zen4All in #6015
• Security/lfi loading plugin files by @zcwilt in #6012
• Sanitize hand-entered state value on shipping-estimator by @lat9 in #6031
• Correct PHP deprecations in zen_icon by @lat9 in #6075
• Prevent error when no categories, in categories_ul_generator.php by @dbltoe in #6076
• Wholesale pricing by @lat9 in #6017
• Use Customer::getOrderHistory for recent order info. by @neekfenwick in #6081
• Missing zone by @lat9 in #6020
• Finish refactoring of whos_online page links. by @drbyte in #6091
• partial fix for various tax calculations by @zcwilt in #6092
• Adding notifications to the order_total class by @lat9 in #6090
• updating tax calculation tests by @zcwilt in #6093
• zen_mail: Copy text message to HTML, if not present by @lat9 in #6097
• Adding Crowdin config file by @syntaxerror in #6104
• paypal_ipn.core.php: short array syntax, formatting by @torvista in #6101
• Update crowdin.yml by @syntaxerror in #6105
• Require PHP 8.0 minimum by @drbyte in #6110
• New Year changes by @scottcwilson in #6112
• remove unused array $featured_products_array by @torvista in #6113
• Display currency-value on admin orders' details by @lat9 in #6117
• Remove unnecessary str_repeat() when setting is '0' by @drbyte in #6115
• Consolidate zen_set_field_length duplicate functions by @drbyte in #6111
• Enable 'retirement' of paypaldp/paypalwpp by @lat9 in #6127
• Reformat zc_install code by @drbyte in #6124
• Correct paypaldp/paypalwpp 'retirement' update by @lat9 in #6130
• Extract common db activities out of Coupon_Admin by @drbyte in #6128
• Correct zen_get_tax_locations by @lat9 in #6132
• Update customers.php by @dbltoe in #6136
• Fix typo in class name in configuration.php by @Zen4All in #6140
• more simple admin endpoint tests by @zcwilt in #6138
• zc_install SQL for configuration_group by @drbyte in #6134
• Remove debug code from shopping-cart class by @lat9 in #6142
• Correct prices-with-tax tax calculations by @lat9 in #6141
• paypaldp: Correct error on upgrade (new config constant) and comparison by @lat9 in #6144
• Correct PHP warning when SSL_SESSION_ID doesn't exist by @lat9 in #6147
• Remove duplicated 'link' icon by @lat9 in #6148
• Correct tax-removal in ot_coupon for excluded products by @lat9 in #6149
• Correct tpl_ajax_checkout_confirmation_default.php Warnings by @lat9 in #6145
• feature/installer_progress_updates by @zcwilt in #6137
• ot_loworder_fee hasn't worked for a couple of releases by @lat9 in #6152
• zen_get_country_name, return empty string if invalid country-id supplied by @lat9 in #6151
• Resolve TODO regarding TOPMOST_CATEGORY_PARENT_ID by @drbyte in #6159
• Fix "undefined array element 'methods'" by @drbyte in #6156
• Shared product listing template and sort for All/New/Featured/Special pages by @drbyte in #6154
• Add product "dimension" field stubs to shopping_cart. by @drbyte in #6155
• Force product_info pages to use proper product-type-handler page by @drbyte in #6160
• Get alpha version right by @scottcwilson in #6163
• Version Stamping 2.0.0-alpha1 by @scottcwilson in #6164

New Contributors

• @njcyx made their first contribution in #5650
• @highburyeye made their first contribution in #5999

Full Changelog: v1.5.8a...v2.0.0-alpha1