We have post two new surveys for you to abuse Hazel and I with. There's the Exit survey for non-purchases (index.php?option=com_surveys Itemid=233 act=view_survey survey=Exit+survey+for+non-purchases) which we hope non-adopters will use to help us understand why they haven't used Jomres and the Your Jomres experience 2008 (index.php?option=com_surveys Itemid=233 act=view_survey survey=Your+Jomres+experience+2008) survey for existing clients to give us feedback on how they're using Jomres, and how we can make it better. Don't hold back folks, without your priceless feedback we'd never be able to improve the system.

There are a couple of new plugins available via the Jomres plugin manager that might interest a few people. The first is a very simple plugin that replaces the room name with the room type. The room name/number etc will show in the room popup, but in the rooms list you'll see the room type. The plugin's called bookingform_swaproomnamewithtype Much more interesting is the plugin bookingform_no_rooms_list . This is an experiment by me to remove the rooms list completely from the booking form. Instead, it'll try to automatically assign rooms to the booking much like the SRP handling functionality does. It's still considered Beta standard functionality, so test it thoroughly before you decided to use it. All of the scenarios I can think of, it seems to work ok, so now you all can have a play around. It's probably not ideal for everybody. If you've got a lot of different room types it might not be your cup of tea, but if you've only got one room type, it should be ideal. Let me know (via the forum/ticket system) how you get on with it.

I've removed the EZRealty->Jomres bots from the Jomres Plugin Manager and am ceasing support for Jomres-EZRealty integration.There isn't a huge call for integration between EZRealty and Jomres, and where people have tried it there is a lot of complexity. It's simple enough to crossreference one property on EZRealty with a similar property in Jomres however that's where the simplicity ends. Jomres is a powerful system, and it's evolved a lot since the original crossreference bots were created some 18 months-2 yeras ago. Both Kathy and I are busy people and due to the very small numbers of people using the two systems together, and the huge complexity it creates (not to mention the fact that swapping from EZRealty to Jomres is a bit of a culture shock for people who're used to EZRealty's ease of use) it makes sense for me to pull the EZRealty -> Jomres bots from the Jomres Plugin Manager.

Version 3.1.15Stable's now available for download. A quick summary of new features : Added metatitle and metadescription (change these through Edit Property in Property Admin). Whereever property header is shown, these details will be added to the page.Added new feature to room details. Specific rooms can have different single person suppliments, which can come into play if the General Configuration Single Person Suppliments option is not set to Yes.Added new feature to Advanced tariff editing mode to allow different tariffs to be offered depending on the number of rooms already selected.Added mailto link for guest's email address in edit booking page.Added email site manager on property deleteAdded captcha protected contact form for properties that do not allow bookings online.Added Contact form link to property details template so even those properties that allow online bookings can receive emails from guests.Added new option to Advanced editing mode tariffs so that you can ensure that a tariff is only valid to begin on a certain day of the week. Lots and lots of bug fixs and tweaks.

Not content with his Unofficial Guide to Jomres for Technically Challenged People (http://booking.funkyhut-thailand.com///index.php?option=com_weblinks task=view catid=5 id=5) , Chris has been hard at work while lazing in the sun and he has put together a useful guide for those users who're looking to integrate the Joomla/Jomres portion of their site with their main, non-Joomla site. See the Jomres Site Integration A-Z (http://booking.funkyhut-thailand.com///index.php?option=com_weblinks task=view catid=5 id=8) here. It's a handy series of notes that even the Joomla Gurus will find of use so don't be shy, toddle on over and take a look. Not bad for a retired beach bum ;-)