28 June 2011 Last updated on 16 January 2012

Admin Tools 2.1.1 was just released.

We are pleased to announce the immediate availability of Admin Tools 2.1.1 which addresses issues discovered in the previous release, Admin Tools 2.1, affecting only Joomla! 1.6 users.

Admin Tools 2.1 would notify you that an update was available for Joomla! 1.6, version 1.7-Alpha1. Admin Tools 2.1.1 will not notify you of Joomla! 1.7 alpha releases, but it will notify you of the beta release (which is far more stable than Joomla! 1.6.4 according to our testing!).

Another issue was the notice "cpanelModelCpanel not found" printed on Joomla! 1.6's control panel page when Admin Tools' system plugin was activated. This happened due to a bug in Joomla! 1.6's com_cpanel, the back-end control panel component. This bug is purely cosmetic and is fixed in 1.7-Alpha1 but not in Joomla! 1.6.4. As a result, we applied a workaround to make it disappear.

Furthermore, Admin Tools 2.1 exposed yet another bug in Joomla! 1.6. During update, Joomla! 1.6 mistakenly refused to execute SQL queries, making updating the database schema impossible. We have now applied a workaround to this Joomla! 1.6 bug so that Admin Tools can be installed properly. Due to the severe nature of this Joomla! 1.6 bug and the way it affects Admin Tools' operation, we immediately obsolete the previous version, Admin Tools 2.1 and will not support it any further.

As always, you can download the free version, Admin Tools Core, from our Downloads page without any charge. If you are a Professional subscriber you can download the Admin Tools Professional release from the same page. Basic support is provided free of charge for all users of the free release through our Free Support Forum, whereas subscribers to our Professional plans enjoy full and even faster support either through the forum or, for subscribers to AKEEBADELUXE and SUPPORT, through our high-priority Private Ticket system.

Do you want the maximum protection for your Joomla! site without spending a fortune? Admin Tools Professional can do that, with a flat cost of 20 Euros – or just 10, if you bought an AKEEBAPRO subscription the last three moths. An ATPRO subscription allows you to use the component on as many sites as you want, for as long as you want (even after your subscription expires) and receive updates and support for a whole year. For the price of a cheap dinner you can get the maximum protection for all your Joomla! 1.5, 1.6 and 1.7 sites. Go Professional today!

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos
Lead Developer, AkeebaBackup.com