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OrdaSoft Joomla CCK , version 8.3, for Joomla 3.10.x - Joomla 6.x and PHP5-8.4
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CONTENTS
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01. Introduction
02. System Requirements
03. License
04. Installation
05. Upgrade Instructions
06. Getting started
07. Support
08. Addons
09. Languages
10. Other components/plugins
11. Customisation
12. Keeping up-to-date



01. INTRODUCTION
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The OrdaSoft Joomla CCK component for Joomla allows you to manage and maintain 
a collection of items for sale and rent with ease on a Joomla-based website. 

For full details on the different options visit 
http://www.ordasoft.com/cck-content-construction-kit-for-joomla.html

Maintainers: Andrey Kvasnevskiy, Roman Akoev
Homepage   : http://www.ordasoft.com



02. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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OrdaSoft Joomla CCK is a Joomla component. It needs a functioning Joomla 3.10.x - Joomla 6.x 
installation. OrdaSoft Joomla CCK needs PHP 5 - 8.4 with  CURL, XSL and GD  
extensions to work properly.

PLEASE CHECK BEFORE INSTALLING OrdaSoft Joomla CCK:
In order for csv export to work, you need to compile PHP5 with support for the 
XSL extension!
In order for CAPTCHA images (Guest User anti-spam for reviews) 
to work, you need to compile PHP5 with the GD extension!

CHECK YOUR PHP INSTALLATION FOR PROPER EXTENSIONS:
First please make sure PHP5 has the above extensions enabled!
- If you run your own web server, please recompile PHP with support for XSL, 
  CURL, GD.
- If your website is with a hosting provider, check with them for the inclusion 
  of these PHP extensions.
OrdaSoft Joomla CCK needs these PHP extensions to install and function correctly!

INSTALLER CHECK FOR PHP EXTENSIONS:
The OrdaSoft Joomla CCK installer will check for the availability of these PHP 
extensions and issue a warning if they are missing. If you get such a warning, 
just uninstall OrdaSoft Joomla CCK, fix the PHP extensions first, and then 
reinstall OrdaSoft Joomla CCK.

PLEASE NOTE:
Even though we can do checks for the proper PHP extensions inside the 
OrdaSoft Joomla CCK installer package, we have no way to roll back the installation 
once started, not even when a check fails. So installation will continue, even 
if a PHP extension is not present. This is unfortunately a limitation of the 
Joomla installer!



03. LICENSE
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OrdaSoft Joomla CCK is released as a commercial component.
Check the included LICENSE.txt file for license details.
There is also a Basic version available (with less functionality), released 
under the GNU/GPL.



04. INSTALLATION
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OrdaSoft Joomla CCK can be installed easily with the standard Joomla component 
installer. For additional information on how to set up and configure 
OrdaSoft Joomla CCK to suit your needs, please consult the 
[OrdaSoft Joomla CCK Documentation] section on the website
http://ordasoft.com/articles/News/OS-CCK-Documentation/



05. UPGRADE INSTRUCTIONS FROM PREVIOUS VERSION TO PRO
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To keep your OrdaSoft Joomla CCK data when upgrading from a previous version 
(deinstall-reinstall), please follow the instructions below. 
This will restore all existing data (including descriptions and 
reviews) to your new OrdaSoft Joomla CCK 1.1 installation.

1.  Reinstall

OrdaSoft Joomla CCK is reinstalled easily with the standard Joomla component 
installer.


06. GETTING STARTED
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The [OrdaSoft Joomla CCK Documentation] section on the website has many articles 
with instructions on OrdaSoft Joomla CCK setup and use
http://ordasoft.com/articles/News/OS-CCK-Documentation/



07. SUPPORT
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The OrdaSoft site has a [Support Forums] section for support to the 
OrdaSoft Joomla CCK component, modules and plugins. There is a special forum section 
dedicated to registered OrdaSoft Joomla CCK users.



08. ADDONS (MODULES, PLUGINS)
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Modules and plugins are constantly being developed for use with 
OrdaSoft Joomla CCK. You can download them from the download sections on the website
http://ordasoft.com/cck-content-construction-kit-for-joomla.html



09. LANGUAGES
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OrdaSoft Joomla CCK comes with English (default) and Russian language (translator: Anna Yeremenko) files included.
The OrdaSoft Joomla CCK interface will automatically pick up the frontend or backend 
language set in your Joomla configuration. Frontend language switches with 
JoomFish will also result in the automatic language change in OrdaSoft Joomla CCK.

You can add non-included languages to OrdaSoft Joomla CCK by creating your own 
translations. 
Copy en-GB.com_os_cck.ini and en-GB.com_os_cck.sys.ini from the directory /components/com_os_cck/language/, 
rename it to your language and then create the translation. Next add the 
language selectors to the code and upload the translation to your OrdaSoft Joomla CCK.
You can find full instructions on creating translations and adding languages 
on the website.



10. OTHER COMPONENTS/PLUGINS
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Add-ons for interaction with other components are also available. 
In future we are going to make integration with other popular components.



11. CUSTOMISATION
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If you need a new specific feature added to OrdaSoft Joomla CCK for your own 
installation, you can order a custom development. 
Just contact sales@ordasoft.com describing the details of your requirements.  
We will then investigate your request and send you a price quote for this 
development. When you pay for a customisation for OrdaSoft Joomla CCK, you will receive 
the next version of OrdaSoft Joomla CCK with your feature included.



12. KEEPING UP-TO-DATE
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Please check http://ordasoft.com/cck-content-construction-kit-for-joomla.html for news, details and contact 
information regarding OrdaSoft Joomla CCK. In time there will also be a 
OrdaSoft Joomla CCK Newsletter to which you can subscribe (news, developments, etc.).
