ECR - Easy Content Restriction Pro 5.1.1.0

Date:
26 April 2023
Protects content with a special syntax from specified user groups or with a password.
Type: Content Plugin
Joomla! Version: >= 4.2.0
Notes
This is a system plugin for Joomla! >= 4.2.0 and PHP >= 8.0.0.

CHANGELOG
Version 4.1.4.0-PRO - 2023-04-26

• + Added Password expiration time option for Password Protection Rules. The password expiration time option is a helpful feature for keeping your content secure. However, if you prefer not to use this feature, leave the field blank, and the password will not expire. Thanks to Svetoslav Slavkov for requesting this feature!

Changelog
Joomla! 4.x
Version 4.1.3.0-PRO - 2023-03-15

+ Added Brute Force Protection - IP Address Blocking feature. Thanks to Svetoslav for requesting this feature!
+ Added Activate IP blocking for password inputs option. With this option, the plugin blocks IP addresses from accessing the protected content if they exceed the allowed number of submission attempts. All password requests from restricted IP addresses are blocked directly by the plugin. After the specified block time, the IP addresses are removed from the lock list and can enter the password as usual again.
+ Added Number of allowed submission attempts option. The maximum number of submission attempts until the IP lock is triggered and the form cannot be bypassed anymore, even with the correct password.
+ Added Blocking time in seconds option. Blocks the IP address for the selected time span. Default value: 3600 seconds (corresponds to 1 hour).

Protects content with a special syntax from specified user groups or with a password.
Type: Content Plugin
Joomla! Version: >= 4.2.0
Notes
This is a system plugin for Joomla! >= 4.2.0 and PHP >= 8.0.0.

Version 4.1.2.0-PRO - 2023-03-09

• + Added Disable replacement in editor option. With this option, you may disable replacing the syntax in editor view in the front end for signed-in users. Use this option if you are working on articles in the front end and the syntax is being removed due to the wrong context in the edit view. Note: This option is only available for signed-in users from the allowed group list and if the safe mode is disabled. Thanks to Freddy B. for requesting this feature!
• ^ Optimised the syntax removal functionality from version 4.1.1.0-PRO. If the safe mode is enabled, the removal is always triggered. Additionally, added user status and editor checks.

This is a system plugin for Joomla! >= 4.2.0 and PHP >= 8.0.0.

Changelog
Version 4.1.1.0-PRO - 2023-01-20
+ Improved the syntax removal if the content was not loaded in the content context, e.g. feed or search. Thanks to Haven for reporting it!

Version 4.1.0.0-PRO - 2023-01-06

• Increased technical requirements for Joomla! 4: Increasing Technical Requirements - Core & PHP for Joomla! 4 Pro Extensions
• + Added Password Protection Rules feature. This option protects the replacement text with a password by pre-defined rules with a unique hash. The replacement text is loaded from an assigned, unpublished article. A hash is generated to map the password rule in the article, which protects sensitive data even if the article is loaded directly from the database (e.g. via a third-party extension). The password cannot be derived from the hash. You may use the following syntax to load the password form at the desired position in the article: [ecr]HASH[/ecr]
• ^ Code optimisations

• + Added Confirmation Mode. In this mode, you can request confirmation from the visitor to load the content. This is especially useful if you want to load external sources concerning data privacy, e.g. Iframes of YouTube videos or Google Maps, which do not have to be additionally protected by a password.
  • [ecr|confirmation]<iframe ....></iframe>[/ecr]
  • You may overwrite the default confirmation headline and text by adding a third and fourth parameter to the syntax (see example in the Password Mode) or by language overrides for the language constants PLG_SYSTEM_EASYCONTENTRESTRICTION_CONFIRMATION_HEADLINE and PLG_SYSTEM_EASYCONTENTRESTRICTION_CONFIRMATION_TEXT.
  • Thanks to Ufuk A. for suggestion this feature!

CHANGELOG
Version 4.0.6.0-PRO - 2022-09-04

• + Added Pro Security Token validation check. The Pro package contains a token file with an individual security token linked to the user account and checked against the validation server for authenticity.
• ^ Multiple internal code optimisations.