What’s new
We’re constantly making EngageBox better. Here are some of the of notable new features and improvements that we’ve made to EngageBox since it’s first launched.
EngageBox v7.1.2
May 04, 2026
Changed
- Removes "Enable RTL" obsolete option. RTL is now automatically applied by the language used.
EngageBox v7.1.1
Feb 09, 2026
Security
- Fixed vulnerabilities in AJAX handling, including unauthenticated file access and SQL injection. High - CVE-2026-21627.
EngageBox v7.1.0
Nov 11, 2025
Added
- Joomla 6 Native Support.
Fixed
- Fixed broken Transifex link in the Translations panel on the Dashboard page.
- Delay Display setting for Close Button was broken when no value was set and prevented entering a number.
- Fixed close event tracking data included unwanted internal properties from the popup instance.
- Fixed custom close buttons with redirection don't write cookie on mobile
Changed
- Renamed the Trigger labels for simplicity.
EngageBox v7.0.2
Sep 02, 2025
Fixed
- Fixed issue where the Floating Button trigger would automatically open the popup.
EngageBox v7.0.1
Sep 01, 2025
Added
- Added new CSS-based popup animations, replacing VelocityJS for smoother, faster performance.
Fixed
- Fixed issue where the backdrop appeared multiple times when opening a popup.
Changed
- Merged "Page Ready" and "Page Load" triggers into one with an "Early Trigger" option.
- Removed the “Load Velocity” option from settings.
EngageBox v7.0.0
Jul 09, 2025
Added
- A new Usage Tracking setting to help us improve the extension.
Fixed
- Fixed {user.field.FIELDNAME} Smart Tag ignoring --preparecustomfields option.
- Fixed issue where a Smart Tag would return empty when the value equals 0.
Changed
- Sets minimum required Joomla! version to 4.0.
- Sets minimum required PHP version to 7.4.
- Renamed the "Prepare Content" setting to Run Shortcodes for better clarity.
- Moved extension's library under the Tassos/EngageBox namespace.
- Removed the Prevent Default Action option for the On Click Trigger.
EngageBox v6.3.9
Feb 19, 2026
Security
- Patched a security vulnerability and strengthened data validation and sanitization.
EngageBox v6.3.8
Mar 05, 2025
Fixed
- Fixed Content Category condition not displaying popup in category when Page Types contains "Category".
- Fixed PHP error in editor when all Box Type related plugins are disabled.
EngageBox v6.3.6
Nov 07, 2024
Added
- Added sound effects feature for enhanced user engagement.
- Added the {menu} Smart Tag to retrieve information about the currently active menu item.
- Added author custom fields support to the {article} Smart Tag.
- Added --filter modifier to filter Smart Tags output using predefined filters and regex.
EngageBox v6.3.5
Oct 08, 2024
Added
- Added a discreet shadow to the Floating Button.
Fixed
- Fix method curl_exec wasn't being executed within PHP Scripts.
- Fixed incorrect parsing of quotes in Conditional Content Shortcode.
EngageBox v6.3.4
Sep 03, 2024
Fixed
- Fixed Conditional Content Shortcode errors when the content contains the word 'if' and an odd number of quotes.
EngageBox v6.3.3
Jul 09, 2024
Fixed
- Fixed “Close on ESC” triggering when disabled.
- Fixed repeater field conditions in Joomla 5.1.
Changed
- Updated “Geolocation” notice to show only with a GeoIP MaxMind key and Geolocation conditions in use.
- Improved “Trap Focus” to activate immediately when the popup opens.
- Removed unnecessary polyfill.io scripts.
EngageBox v6.3.2
Jun 06, 2024
Added
- Enhanced Accessibility: Trap Focus, Auto-Focus, Return Focus and Close by ESC Key.
Fixed
- Fixed PHP 8.2+ deprecation warnings thrown on install and when popup is shown.
- Fixed issue with inheriting height value on tablet and mobile devices.
Changed
- Improved code editing in the Custom JS/CSS, PHP Scripts, PHP Condition and Run Javascript Action options with Codemirror.
- Updated Page Slide mode to no longer auto-scroll to the top of the page.
EngageBox v6.3.11
Apr 02, 2026
Fixed
- Fixed an issue in Display Conditions where dropdown lists would appear empty.
EngageBox v6.3.10
Mar 13, 2026
Fixed
- A JavaScript error that could occur when opening the Display Conditions tab.
EngageBox v6.3.1
Mar 06, 2024
Added
- Adds the --HtmlSpecialChars Smart Tag modifier.
Fixed
- Fix: Conditional Content Shortcode may incorrectly parse script tags.
- Fix PHP 8.3 deprecation warnings.
EngageBox v6.3.0
Feb 06, 2024
Added
- Joomla 5 Native Support.
- Implements the Conditional Content Shortcode.
- Implements Smart Tags modifiers: prepareContent, shortNumber
Fixed
- Fix: Homepage Condition does not work.
- Fix: The Menu Condition may fail if the "Also on child items" option is enabled.
Changed
- Custom Code option renamed to Custom JavaScript and now accepts only scripts.
EngageBox v6.2.2
Jan 10, 2024
Fixed
- Fix: Call to undefined method EngageBox\Box::replaceSmartTags.
EngageBox v6.2.1
Jan 09, 2024
Fixed
- Fix: Smart Tags replacement broke from previous version.
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