To make our customer experience better and improve technical support, we are no longer going to provide free support. Starting from 1st November 2011 small monthly fee of $29.95 will be charged. Support will be available only for those who have paid for technical support.
 
 
Paid support includes:
 
Bugfixes

• Bugfixing for the latest script version
• Bugfixing is not included for old script versions. All the patches will be provided.

 
New features

• You will have access to the latest features in our new customer area.

 
Questions

• we will answer to all your technical questions about code, design, translation, newsletters, payment system integration etc.

 
Email support

• Support via support@groupscript.net will be much more faster.

 
Live Chat support

• you will be able to contact us via live chat available at our website.

 
 
What it does not include:
 

•  We won't fix bugs for old script versions (we recommend to update your script to the latest version)
•  We won't fix bugs made by 3rd party developers (we can fix them for additional cost)

 
 
What happens, if you disagree to pay monthly fee?
 
Nothing. We won't provide any kind of support starting from 1st november 2011. As we are offering lifetime license, you have all rights to use the script. You will also receive bug fixes.
 
 
What is the reason for such drastic measures?
 
In order to provide much more competent and faster technical support for our client's, changes in our support policy begged for revision.

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1. Installation

1. To install mobile version, please back up your site's files.

2. Extract the contents of this archive into www/ or public_html/ folder on your web server.

3. Visit your website from mobile client- it is automatically detected and mobile version is shown to user.

2. Compatibility

1. Mobile version is compatible with GroupScript 4.4+. It might work on 4.3 and 4.2 but we have not tested it extensively and usage of mobile version on a version earlier than 4.4 is not supported.

2. Device/Browser compatibility: mobile version is compatible with modern smartphones (iPhone, Symbian, Android) and tablet devices (iOS or Android based).

It is also compatible with Opera Mini browser, which makes it possible to use mobile version on older, non-smartphone devices.

3. General usage

1. Mobile version is automatically detected by user-agent of mobile device. We have tested it on most commond handheld devices (iPad, iPhone, Android, Symbian, Opera Mobile). However, you migth want to add a link to mobile version in your main theme, in case there are unrecognized devices.

2. If you want to include a link to mobile version in your main design theme, you can do it by adding ?mobile_version to the end of your site's address. For example, http://demo.groupscript.net/?mobile_version will disable auto-detection of mobile devices for duration of browser's session.

Another parameter you can use is ?full_version - it will also disable auto-detection for the current session and will show main theme regardless of user-agent.

You can see a demo of the mobile version in action at: http://demo.groupscript.net

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Changes since version 4.3

• Fixed Twitter status update URLs.
• Tweaked the design of e-mail to friend form
• Fixed a bug with newsletter subscription status in user's profile not shown correctly
• Removed 'You have logged in' message per our clients' numerous requests
• Improved statistics in admin dashboard
• Improved site options with regard to first visit popup
• Fixed a problem with Fluxbb forum and site option encryption
• Fixed a bug with SMS limits when used with custom SMS gateways
• Get Featured contact form is hidden after submission to avoid double-submissions
• Fixed a critical error with PayPal WPS gateway which caused coupons to be sent to users who had not finished the payment
• Fixed a problem that occured when deleting local subscribers who had unsubscribed via MailChimp

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Bugs fixed

• Backend side links open on the first click
• Fixes transparency issues and rounded corners on some buttons in default2 theme that occured in Internet Exlporer
• Fixed issues with MailChimp and UTF-8 data
• Added a new option that allows to embed the code for Facebook Like box in Backend->Settings
• Fixed a problem with PayPal WPS- non-USD currencies now work as expected
• Fixed a problem with PayPal WPS- if PayPal applied tax to transaction, the transaction was not marked as successful in backend
• Minor issues with design of default2 theme

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New features

• Added a 'From name' to e-mail settings.
• Added 2nd design theme.

Bugs fixed

• Fatal error when an option stored in database has non-existant callback function.
• Some folders in Backend->System status were incorrect.
• Script requires significantly less memory when sending newsletters.
• Fixed a security flaw in Facebook Connect authentication.
• Fixed a problem with deleting companies with related data.
• Changed Twitter share link to comply with new Twitter UI.
• Fixed a problem with resending coupons with transaction status other than coupon_sent.
• Site options are now encrypted and cannot be read from website.
• Fixed bugs with MailChimp integration, which rendered it unusable.
• Fixed a problem with displaying images in file browser (in WYSIWYG editor).
• Fixed e-mail to admin after successful deal showing 0 bought coupons.
• Lot's of smaller bugfixes.

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New features

• Added system status section in backend.

Bugs fixed

• XML feed contained images referenced by relative URLs.
• Error upon deleting users from backend.
• Order statistics charts did not count orders with status 'coupon_sent'.
• There was no way to submit changes in template editor in backed when opened in fullscreen mode. Fullscreen mode has been disabled at all.
• PayPal Express Checkout payment backend did not show amount in PayPal.
• Changed directory where generated barcodes were stored- previous directory may not be writeable. Barcodes are now stored in /public/images/upload/barcode/
• Fixed "Send newsletter" functionality in campaign editor.
• Fixed affiliate status changing in backend.
• Fixed images not appearing in newsletter.
• Fixed e-mail a friend form.
• Fixed "Get featured" contact form.
• Side deals are no more shown when deal is ended.
• Fixed double opt-in when registering.
• Fixed "Add/Change company" - users are now showing up properly.
• My Profile->My Coupons did not properly filter coupons by type.
• Misc. CSS

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New features/changes:

• Completely new backend design.
• Multiple frontend/backend theme support.
• Template editor in backend to edit templates without FTP/cPanel access.
• PayPal Website Payments Standard support.
• Newsletter status (sent/not sent) for individual deals.
• Ability to re-send newsletters for individual deals.
• Added lost password link to sign in form from the main page.
• Added barcodes to coupons (can be disabled in settings).
• Ability to disable the following frontend tabs in backend settings: Today's deal, Weekly deal, All live deals, Recent deals.
• Add/edit/search newsletter subscribers.
• SMS gateway support (EZTexting integrated to allow users to receive coupon codes via SMS).
• Can force-subscribe user to default/current city when user signs up with Facebook Connect.
• Multiple newsletter/e-mail gateway support. MailChimp integration included.
• Ability to export payments.
• Popup to collect user e-mail upon first visit. Can be enabled in site settings.

Fixed bugs:

• Users who were only staff (access to all backend sections except users) were still able to export the list of users.
• Added validation for deal categories form- users are unable to create empty categories.
• Possibility to correctly localize day/month names in newsletter.
• Reset password e-mail no longer contains HTML code.
• Payment information (deal title) is passed to PayPal when paying with Express Checkout.

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Changes since 3.3 version:

• Fixed discount field in newsletters
• Added reCAPTCHA for "E-mail a friend" form to avoid spammers. This can be disabled in site settings. It should have been included in the previous update, but some important files for this feature were not included in the update.

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Changes since 3.2.1

• Fixed a bug in e-mail queue using SMTP delivery
• Anti-spam field is shown for contact form
• Fixed Buy for friend option not working if the recipient was user who was not registered
• Added reCAPTCHA for "E-mail a friend" form to avoid spammers. This can be disabled in site settings.
• In some rare cases, when capturing credit card data failed, user would still receive an e-mail containing coupon code. This code would not show up anywhere in coupon export or admin, but still could make confusion.

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Changes since 3.2

• Added paging to My Credits, My Coupons, My Affiliate credits pages in My Profile
• CMS pages can now be viewed by admin when status is draft
• Fixed an error where a user could change his e-mail address to NULL when editing profile
• Fixed an error when deleting campaigns that are linked to category
• Added a protection from spambots for "Email a Friend" form.
• Fixed styles for content from WYSIWYG editor.

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New features

• Improved the template which contains coupon code(s), changed the coupon print view to use the same template
• Improved the newsletter template, added site logo to it
• Improved buy view - when quantity is updated, the total is updated as well
• Added a view of coupons, ability to resend the coupon codes.
• Ability to mark coupon as redeemed
• An e-mail is now sent to site administrators when a new company registers
• Added automatic redirects to deal when a user who wasn't registered tried to buy the deal
• Added a city select for newsletters upon registration

Bugfixes

• Fixed some of referral links which were not still working
• Fixed IE design bug
• Fixed My Account and Cities drop-down menus which were not working in some pages
• Referrals functionality is now the same as before 3.0

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New features

• Added a view of transaction logs in Backend->Payments and improved the Payments display in backend.
• Added an e-mail throttling functionality. It's disabled by default, and can be enabled in Site settings->Email settings.
• Added a new template tag to be used in pages- [referrer_form] which shows a form where user can enter his friend's e-mail and that user is sent an e-mail.
• Added ability to print coupons from user's profile.
• Facebook Like is used instead of Facebook Share if no Facebook Application is available in Site settings.

Bugfixes

• Fixed some of referral links which were not working.
• Fixed an error upon registration on some servers.
• Fixed contact us and get featured forms.
• Updated to CodeIgniter 1.7.3
• Fixed the fatal error that appeared when accessing options.
• Fixed Facebook share not working.

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This is the most feature-packed version of our script ever released. We really hope that you are going to like the features of this update.

Changelog:

• Added built-in affiliate system. Please see http://docs.groupscript.net/index.php?title=Affiliate_system for overview of how this system works.
• Multiple category support.
• Coupons can be marked as redeemed from backend.
• Payment settings can be edited in backend.
• Discount code system.
• Ability to add a YouTube video as a first image of deal.
• Preview feature in campaigns editor.
• Coupons are sent at the moment deal reaches minimum amount, and after that users receive coupons minutes after placing an order.
• RSS and XML feed added.
• Facebook Connect was changed - no info is asked, user is automatically created

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The previous update contained a bug with Facebook connect. This update will fix the bug, and a few other bugs reported by our customers.

Changes:

• Fixed a bug when accessing forum when logged in with Facebook
• PayPal transactions that have been voided/captured through PayPal merchant interface are now marked as captured/voided in backend upon sending coupons
• Facebook Like changed to Facebook Share as latter allows more options. You need to configure your Facebook Application ID in system/application/config/fb_config.php if you have not done it yet.
• Fixed city filter in backend which did not show global deals sometimes.

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After more than a month of hard work we are proud to present the latest release of our product!

What's new?

• Recent deals section
• Facebook Connect module
• Fluid-height latest tweets box
• Fixed error showing remaining coupons in My Company section
• Colorbox shows up properly on Internet Explorer
• Data export shows not only username but user's full name as well
• Fixed a bug in e-mails for deals that didn't tip

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We have set up a wiki page that will contain documentation about our script.You can access it here: http://docs.groupscript.net

Note that we will update it and add more content later, but right now we have described the most important and common questions that we receive.

Installation

• Requirements - server requirements, recommended hostings
• Installation - how to install script on production or local/development server

Payment gateways

• Supported payment gateways
• PayPal settings
• Authorize.net settings
• Removing unnecessary payment gateways
• Custom payment gateway

Customization

• Translation
• Design templates
• Email templates

Questions

• Companies - how can company login, add deals and export coupons?
• Texts - which file is text '...' located in?
• Colors - how do I change color of '...'?
• Coupons - the deal just tipped but nobody received coupons!

Troubleshooting

• Invalid license
• PHP errors
• PayPal errors

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After almost a month of hard work we are proud to present the latest release of our product! What's new?

• A graphic reports (charts) of registered users & sales
• Ability to send test coupons and newsletters from backend
• Gravatar.com is no longer used for user avatars. Instead users can upload a profile picture and admin can specify a default one for all users
• Payments are displayed in backend and can be filtered by deal or by date
• Authorize.net payment method integration
• User credits can be assigned and removed for individual users, a list of user's credit history
• Added ability to use SSL for checkout pages (for PayPal Website Payments Pro & Authorize.net)
• Ability to specify Google Analytics ID which is then automatically added to all templates
• Users can now log in with either e-mail address or username
• Multiple coupons can be bought at once
• Some other minor improvements and bugfixes

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A new update has been released for GroupScript. New features:

• Google Map is displayed in the language set in config file.
• Country select has been added to PayPal Website Payments Pro payments.

Resolved bugs:

• Newsletters not being sent on some server configurations.
• An error when processing multiple simultaneous purchases

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Dear customer, We are proud to present the latest update which adds several important features and fixes lots of bugs. The code responsible for payment processing has now been completely rewritten which should yield a more stable behaviour and easy customization/adding of new payment methods. New features:

• PayPal Express Checkout transactions are now first authorized and if the deal tips-captured, instead of refunding.
• Buyers get a confirmation e-mail right after a coupon is bought and another confirmation if the deal does not tip
• Server time is displayed when adding a deal (should help choosing the right dates & times for deals)
• PayPal Website Payments Pro can now be used to accept credit cards (this feature is disabled by default, see Notes on how to enable it)
• Ability to filter deals by their status in backend
• The deals now last until a maximum number of coupons is reached or the deal reaches end date. The deal still tips at minimum number of coupons though
• Uploaded logo is displayed in backend instead of our product logo.
• Internationalization enhancements- site visitors can now register accounts that contain full range of Unicode characters, instead of latin alpha-characters
• Administrators can export data about deals from site backend
• If there is no deal at the moment, the last active deal is displayed instead of 'No deal is available at the moment' Resolved bugs:
• Random session logout occuring on some servers
• Maximum number of coupons per user now works as expected
• Multiple user registrations through referral link are now accepted from the same IP address.

To enable the new PayPal Website Payments Pro functionality follow these steps:

1. Ensure you have an active PayPal Website Payments Pro account.
2. Create new API credentials and replace the existing ones in file sytem/application/config/paypal.php
3. Rename the file system/application/payment_backends/_paypal_dp.php to paypal_dp.php
4. Voila, enjoy credit card payments in your site.

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