---
title: "Official Joomla! Announcements"
description: "We help designers, developers, hobbyists and business owners get the most out of the Joomla CMS.  Join us at our free monthly meetups, and let us help you with your Joomla projects."
url: "https://www.joomlalondon.co.uk/official-joomla-announcements?start=195"
date: "2026-09-09T16:20:43+00:00"
language: "en-GB"
---

#  Official Joomla! Announcements

##  [ AliExpress Dropshipping For VirtueMart ](https://www.joomlalondon.co.uk/official-joomla-announcements/aliexpress-dropshipping-for-virtuemart)

**Joomla VirtueMart AliExpress Dropshipping:**
This plugin helps to import the products from AliExpress directly to your VirtueMart store and start selling those products at your own store very easily. Admin has the option to update the product prices and other product details after importing the same to the store. After he/she receives the order of the imported product, he places the same order on AliExpress and gets it shipped directly from their warehouse to the customer.

**Important Note:**
-This plugin works only in https (SSL enabled) site.
-For importing products from AliExpress website, you need to install Joomla VirtueMart AliExpress Importer extension in your Google Chrome web browser. For it, you can add the extension and install it from here.

**Features**
-Import AliExpress Products to your VirtueMart store with ease.
-Functionality to import products from AliExpress category page to your selected store.
-Functionality to import products from AliExpress product detail page to your store.
-Import products with details include Product Name, Price, description, metadata, main image and additional images.
-Functionality to edit the product details before importing to the VirtueMart store.
-Option to set default category to which products get imported.
-Option to place an order for AliExpress products from VirtueMart orders detail page.
-Functionality to set the default quantity of a product when imported from AliExpress.
-All steps from adding the product to the AliExpress cart and entering the shipping information have been automated.
-Admin can filter AliExpress Imported Products from VirtueMart Product List Page.
-Admin can filter the AliExpress product’s orders by adding an order prefix in plugin settings.
-A custom built AliExpress Product Importer Chrome Browser Extension is available on Chrome extension store.
-Easy to configure and manage at admin end.

Read more  [http://feeds.joomla.org/~r/JoomlaExtensions/~3/Vbf9ozBlm9Y/aliexpress-dropshipping-for-virtuemart](http://feeds.joomla.org/~r/JoomlaExtensions/~3/Vbf9ozBlm9Y/aliexpress-dropshipping-for-virtuemart "AliExpress Dropshipping For VirtueMart")

##  [ BPLibrary ](https://www.joomlalondon.co.uk/official-joomla-announcements/bplibrary)

Would you like to speed up your extensions development?

Use BPLibrary. You will use only 5 classes, short and intuitive method naming.
No waste your time anymore and remain focused on what make difference in your wallet: your extensions development!

Just few examples:
Bp::addCss instead of JFactory::getApplication()->addStyleSheet: **31 digits shorter!**
Bp::addJava instead of JFactory::getApplication()->addScript: **26 digits shorter!**
Bp::addJavaCode instead of JFactory::getApplication()->addScriptDeclaration: **33 digits shorter!**
Bp::addMex instead of JFactory::getApplication()->enqueueMessage: **32 digits shorter!**

It's just to start. How much are paid while you digit all surpluses? Zero.

You develop multilingual extensions, don't you?
What if your extensions have to manage plurals?
Wouldn't be cool to pass the key and an integer to the method and let it do the dirty work?
set MY*LANG*KEY and MY*LANG*KEY*MORE in your language file, then use:
Bp::txt('MY*LANG*KEY', 4).
The method 'txt' will search for MY*LANG*KEY*4, if found will sprintf the language text passing the integer ('4') as the argument.
Otherwise will search for MY*LANG*KEY*MORE and finally MY*LANG\_KEY if missing all the previous. The method will sprintf the text found.

Think for a moment at what you can do faster than ever and give it a try. It's FREE!

Have a look at what you can do with BPLibrary on: http://brainpies.com

Read more  [http://feeds.joomla.org/~r/JoomlaExtensions/~3/lRbYutCiu5c/bplibrary](http://feeds.joomla.org/~r/JoomlaExtensions/~3/lRbYutCiu5c/bplibrary "BPLibrary")

##  [ System - Phoca PDF ](https://www.joomlalondon.co.uk/official-joomla-announcements/system-phoca-pdf)

Phoca PDF System plugin is a Joomla! plugin which tries to add PDF Print button to Joomla! article so the article can be generated as PDF with help of Phoca PDF component.

Read more  [http://feeds.joomla.org/~r/JoomlaExtensions/~3/TA8r32JskAA/system-phoca-pdf](http://feeds.joomla.org/~r/JoomlaExtensions/~3/TA8r32JskAA/system-phoca-pdf "System - Phoca PDF")

##  [ qlchucknorris ](https://www.joomlalondon.co.uk/official-joomla-announcements/qlchucknorris)

This module places a "punch" button on the website. Clicking that button all texts of the very website are replaced by Chuck Norris facts.
You might consider to replace all texts on the website with random dummie text on the fly (javascript) to see whether the layout can cope with various kinds of text length. If you do, make sure you use brute force!
Btw Chuck Norris never uses this module, ever. He mentally hacks into website texts to replace them.

Read more  [http://feeds.joomla.org/~r/JoomlaExtensions/~3/yJITowInaIc/qlchucknorris](http://feeds.joomla.org/~r/JoomlaExtensions/~3/yJITowInaIc/qlchucknorris "qlchucknorris")

##  [ Elfsight Facebook Reviews ](https://www.joomlalondon.co.uk/official-joomla-announcements/elfsight-facebook-reviews)

### Introduction

Elfsight Facebook Reviews is a simple tool to show reviews from your Facebook page on the website. Grow trust to your brand demonstrating high social proof of your products. Elfsight extension allows filtering your reviews, adding star rating, author information, and showing a button of review-request. There are different predefined widget layouts and review templates; interface elements are switchable, as well as the widget header. Get the interface that you need in seconds and let it bring you higher trust and more reviews!

**Benefits**
\- Increase confidence in your brand;
\- Attract sales boasting your excellent rating;
\- Collect more reviews with call-to-action button.

**Features**
\- Our Facebook Feed Joomla Extension is extremely easy to install and it doesn’t require coding skills. Yet it’s reach in one-click-available features, which will help you in your business needs.
\- Embedding customer reviews from Facebook page
\- Three types of filters: by type, exclude by, and quantity of reviews
\- 22 predefined languages supported
\- Three types of layout: List, Grid, and Slider
\- Choosing the number of reviews per page
\- Classic or Masonry types of Grid layout
\- Arrows and drags navigation in Slider layout
\- Setting slide speed and autoplay speed
\- Choosing pagination type in Slider layout
\- Adjustable width and height of the widget
\- Switchable header of the widget
\- Switchable elements of the header: rating and pictures of reviewers
\- Editable widget title with adjustable font size and weight
\- Review request button to redirect on facebook page
\- Two scenarios of review request denial: show a message or hide the form
\- Editable text message after review request denial, with formatting options
\- Links supported in review request denial message
\- Three review templates: Classic, Bubble, Spotlight
\- 6 switchable elements of the reviews: author name and picture, recommendation, date, Facebook icon, and star rating
\- Three review decoration types: Border, Background, None
\- 5 paintable elements of the interface: background, review text, links. Review request button, rating.
\- Changing review teхt font size

### This Facebook Reviews Extension is provided by Elfsight Apps

Elfsight Apps is a cloud-based service that features apps to extend and diversify your website functionality (for instance, Instagram Feed, YouTube Gallery, Social Icons and others).
This extension acts as a bridge between your site and Elfsight Apps Service, connecting the two together. It takes the widget you’ve configured at Elfsight Apps and displays it right on your website.
If you don’t have an Elfsight Apps account, setting it up is totally free, and only takes you about a minute.

**Installation in 1-2-3**
This extension is unbelievably easy to install. After downloading the extension zip, you need to install it on your website, create and configure a widget and copy-paste its code into any page or your website template.

**Free installation service**
Our Support Team will be happy to install the extension for you, or to answer any questions that might come up. Contact us at , and we’ll be happy to help!

Read more  [http://feeds.joomla.org/~r/JoomlaExtensions/~3/aoWLv\_7MmWU/elfsight-facebook-reviews](http://feeds.joomla.org/~r/JoomlaExtensions/~3/aoWLv_7MmWU/elfsight-facebook-reviews "Elfsight Facebook Reviews")

1. [ OSG Seminar Manager PRO](https://www.joomlalondon.co.uk/official-joomla-announcements/osg-seminar-manager-pro)
2. [ WaTestimonial Slider](https://www.joomlalondon.co.uk/official-joomla-announcements/watestimonial-slider)
3. [ \[20190301\] - Core - XSS in com\_config JSON handler](https://www.joomlalondon.co.uk/official-joomla-announcements/20190301-core-xss-in-com-config-json-handler)
4. [ Login as...](https://www.joomlalondon.co.uk/official-joomla-announcements/login-as)

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