Akeeba Admin Tools Pro 7.7.0

Changelog​

New features​

• Notify about an increase in blocked requests [gh-319]
• Notify when the Email on Blocked Request is enabled [gh-321]
• `admintools:temp:clear` CLI command to clean the temporary directory

Bug fixes​

• [LOW] PHP Warning when a blocked request does not have a User-Agent string
• [LOW] Typo in MailTemplateHotFix
• [LOW] Unblock My IP erroneously appears in the Core version's Control Panel page

Miscellaneous changes​

• Better IP filtering, now supports IPv4-in-IPv6
• Make accurate PHP CLI path detection optional
• Simplify and improve the Clean Temp-Directory feature

Changelog​

New features​

• Accurate PHP CLI path in the PHP File Change Scanner Scheduling page
• Added support for multiple email addresses inside WAF configuration
• Automatically delete Temporary Super Users no longer linked to Joomla users
• Backend management tables multiple row select and column hiding support
• Password hashing algorithm selection for password-protect admin folder
• Workaround for Joomla! 5.2 broken mail template layout

Bug fixes​

• [LOW] Do not produce a fatal error if we get an error while saving IP address on new user registration
• [LOW] In some specific circumstances, WAF exceptions were not correctly applied

Miscellaneous changes​

• Updated list of forbidden usernames
• Updated list of user agents to block

Bug fixes​

• [HIGH] Possible PHP error whilst logging a blocked request

Changelog​

New features​

• Components sidebar menu item to open the appropriate server config maker for your site
• Improved support for Joomla! 5.1's backend colour schemes
• You can now choose the action for an invalid administrator secret URL parameter

Miscellaneous changes​

• Re-arrange order of execution to process IP blocks before request blocking features
• Remove Itemid from Suspicious Core Parameters, it has its own feature (ItemidShield)

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Bug fixes​

• [MEDIUM] Joomla does not return the plugin ID when it's disabled, leading to broken links in the UI
• [MEDIUM] Server configuration maker: Fixed fatal error when web servers different than Apache are used

Miscellaneous changes​

• Allow empty Itemid even when Suspicious Core Parameters feature is enabled

New features​

• Optional description field on “Never block these IPs” and “Never blocked domains”

Bug fixes​

• [MEDIUM] Suspicious Core Parameter always applied the cmd filter, leading to false positives

Changelog​

Miscellaneous changes​

• Workaround for the Joomla! bug making it erroneously claim in the Maintenance: Database page that Admin Tools' database tables are not up-to-date when they actually are.

New features​

• Support bCrypt encryption for Administrator Password Protection on Apache 2.4+

Bug fixes​

• [HIGH] NginX Conf Maker: Backend protection would make backend unavailable in newer NginX versions
• [LOW] HSTS option UI wouldn't let you turn it off
• [LOW] Htaccess Maker: Fixed PHP notices when a particular combination of options was used
• [LOW] URL Redirections appears in the Core version, even though it won't do anything; removed

New features​

• Support for Joomla! 5 installations with a custom public folder

Miscellaneous changes​

• Joomla 5 Dark Mode workarounds