We are pleased to announce CB Paid Subscriptions 4.8.1, bringing significant improvements to payment processing reliability, enhanced family plan features, and expanded subscription management capabilities. This release is fully compatible with Joomla 4, Joomla 5, and the latest Community Builder 2.10.
For Joomla website owners, CB Paid Subscriptions remains the top choice for managing memberships, handling payments, and controlling access to your site's content.
Major Enhancements
Enhanced Payment Gateway Reliability
- Stripe Integration Updates: Extended recurring plan durations to 3 years, improved webhook handling, and updated to the latest API [9659]
- CCBill Processing: Significantly improved background post processing reliability [9661]
- QuickPay Improvements: Enhanced handling of recurring payments and non-transient errors [9643]
New Family Plans Feature
- Shared Subscriptions: Implement enhanced plan ID support for family sharing capabilities [9670]
Improved Plan Options and Pricing
- Flexible Pricing Options: New support for additive relative prices and improved price selection capabilities [9527]
- Enhanced Basket Integration: Extended substitutions and conditions for checkout texts [9558]
- Geographic Targeting: Improved promotion handling based on user location [9658]
Technical Improvements
- PHP 8.4 compatibility updates
- Modernized URL structure moving from task to view-based routing
- Enhanced settings editor interface
Benefits for Your Membership Site
- Increased Reliability: More robust payment processing across all supported gateways
- Extended Flexibility: Enhanced options for family plans and subscription sharing
- Improved User Experience: Better checkout process with more informative messaging
- Future-Proof: Updated compatibility with latest PHP versions and API standards
Time To Upgrade to CBSubs 4.8.1!
This is a highly recommended upgrade for all CB Paid Subscriptions installations, particularly for sites using Stripe, CCBill, or QuickPay payment gateways.
Using Stripe? Important Step: After updating, go to your Stripe dashboard, click Developers (bottom left), and set your API version to 2025-05-28.basil or newer .basil version for ongoing compatibility.
For detailed information about CB Paid Subscriptions and its capabilities, visit our product page.
Ready to upgrade? With an active CB Paid Subscriptions license or a Developer Membership, you can upgrade directly from your website's CB Plugin Management.
Enhance your membership site today with these powerful new features and improvements!