👋 Gridbox 3. Ground-Up Reconstruction

Gridbox 3 represents a full architectural rebuild. The primary focus of this reconstruction is a complete redesign of the HTML structure and core rendering logic to align with modern web standards and long-term scalability requirements.


The new architecture emphasizes:

- Semantic HTML for improved accessibility and SEO.
- Reduced DOM complexity for better performance.
- Consistent structural patterns across components and plugins.
- Improved extensibility, making future features easier to implement without technical debt.



The main idea behind the reconstruction is based on three key principles:

- Maximum code optimization to ensure clean, efficient, and high-performance output.
- Stable and reliable product behavior through a reworked and predictable core architecture.
- Modern standards and technologies, keeping the platform aligned with modern web practices.





⚠️ This changelog does not contain all the changes made. It is kept brief for ease of reading.

Admin Panel

Admin Panel. Globally

✅ The HTML structure for all admin panel elements has been completely rebuilt.
✅ All measurements have been converted to rems.
✅ Dark mode support added.
✅ Added native Joomla TinyMCE editor.
❌ All Joomla 3 related legacy code has been cleaned up.
❌ CKEditor removed.


Admin Panel. Dashboard

✅ Updated the design of all dashboard elements to match the new UI standards.
✅ Quick Links widget now follows the same vertical layout as other widgets.


Admin Panel. Apps

✅ Apps have been divided into Apps and Content.
✅ Apps section. Managing all available apps.
✅ Content Section. Managing Content Apps - Pages, Store, Blog, Zero, and Booking.


Admin Panel. Integrations

✅ Now based on a classic list (table) structure.
✅ Options are now displayed in a large modal, similar to page settings.
✅ Added a native Google reCAPTCHA integration.
❌ Hyper Comments integration removed.


Admin Panel. Lists

✅ Page tables now stretch to 80% of the screen width.
✅ Column widths have been adjusted for better readability.
✅ Filter dropdowns are now more compact, improving usability.
✅ Drag-and-drop effect updated: now the full row moves, creating a more natural and intuitive interaction.


Admin Panel. Folder trees

✅ All folder trees now have a unified structure and styling:
- - - - Media Manager.
- - - - Move To.
- - - - Import Joomla Content.
- - - - Categories.
- - - - Tag folders.
✅ Edit is now available via right-click.
✅ Drag & Drop is now performed by grabbing the folder icon.
✅ Drag & Drop effect updated for a smoother, more natural interaction.
❌ Drag & Drop and Edit icons removed.


Admin Panel. Item Settings

✅ Updated the design of all elements to match the new UI standards.
✅ The modal window stretches to 80% of the screen height making information easier to manage.
❌ Removed all custom dropdowns. Selecting options is now faster and more convenient.


Admin Panel. Modals and Pickers

✅ Calendar: CSS optimized.
✅ Tag Picker: Fully redesigned according to new design standards.
✅ Author Picker: Redesigned to match new design standards. Search added.
✅ Date Tag Picker: Redesigned and now supports selecting multiple tags at once.
✅ Category Picker: Main and additional categories selection separated.
✅ Joomla User Picker: Redesigned according to new standards.
✅ Language Associations: Redesigned according to new standards.
✅ Icon Picker: Updated to match new design standards.
✅ Coupon Code Picker: Updated to match new design standards.
✅ Product Picker: Redesigned according to new standards.
✅ Color Picker: Now uses the browser-native color picker.
✅ Delete Modal updated to match the new UI standards.


Admin Panel. Store Settings

✅ Now based on a classic list (table) structure.
✅ Redesigned to match the new UI standards.


Admin Panel. Orders

✅ Added the ability to manage columns in the Orders table.
✅ Enable/disable columns as needed.
✅ Reorder columns using drag-and-drop.


Admin Panel. Order Statuses

✅ Moved to a separate menu.
✅ Now based on a classic list (table) structure.
✅ Redesigned to match the new UI standards.
✅ Added the ability to search and sort order statuses.


Admin Panel. Booking Calendar

✅ Redesigned the Booking Calendar.
✅ Redesigned the Schedule layout for a cleaner look.
✅ Updated Create/Edit Appointments modals to match the new UI standards.
✅ Redesigned Block Time modal to match the new UI standards.


Admin Panel. Discounts

✅ Now based on a classic list (table) structure.
✅ Added an “Applies To” column in the table.
✅ Redesigned to match the new UI standards.
✅ Added the ability to create discounts for shipping.


Admin Panel. Promo Codes

✅ Now based on a classic list (table) structure.
✅ Added an “Applies To” column in the table.
✅ Redesigned to match the new UI standards.
✅ Added the ability to create promo codes for shipping.


Admin Panel. Product Options

✅ Now based on a classic list (table) structure.
✅ Redesigned to match the new UI standards.


Admin Panel. Currencies

✅ Moved to a separate menu.
✅ Now based on a classic list (table) structure.
✅ Redesigned to match the new UI standards.
✅ Added the ability to search and sort currencies.


Admin Panel. Taxes

✅ Moved to a separate menu.
✅ Now based on a classic list (table) structure.
✅ Redesigned to match the new UI standards.
✅ Added the ability to search and sort taxes.


Admin Panel. Product Badges

✅ Moved to a separate menu.
✅ Now based on a classic list (table) structure.
✅ Redesigned to match the new UI standards.
✅ Added the ability to search and product badges.


Admin Panel. Email Notifications

✅ Moved to a separate menu.
✅ Now based on a classic list (table) structure.
✅ Redesigned to match the new UI standards.
✅ Added the ability to search and sort emails.


Admin Panel. Payment Methods

✅ Now based on a classic list (table) structure.
✅ Redesigned to match the new UI standards.
✅ Added the ability to add custom Payment Methods.
❌ Removed: DotPay Payment Method.


Admin Panel. Subscriptions

✅ Redesigned to match the new UI standards.
✅ Added the ability to apply multiple coupon codes for renewals.
❌ Removed: Orders History.


Admin Panel. Import / Export CSV - Products and Orders

✅ Separated Import and Export options into different modals.
✅ Redesigned to match the new UI standards.
❌ Removed: Math fields.


Admin Panel. Comments and Reviews

✅ Updated the design of all elements to match the new UI standards.
❌ Gravatar integration removed due to low popularity.
❌ Removed: Editing comments/reviews
❌ Removed: Replying from the admin panel
❌ Removed: Emojis
❌ Removed: File and image uploads
❌ Removed: Image preview/viewing


Admin Panel. Media Manager

✅ Updated the design of all elements to match the new UI standards.
✅ Added Root to the folder tree to quickly navigate to the root directory.
❌ Fullscreen window resizing removed.
❌ Breadcrumbs removed due the ability to navigate using folder tree.
❌ Drag & Drop for folders and files removed.


Admin Panel. Photo Editor

✅ Updated the design of all elements to match the new UI standards.
❌ Photo filters removed


Admin Panel. Pending

⚫️ eCommerce: Shipping Methods
⚫️ eCommerce: Locations

Editor

Editor. Globally

✅ The HTML structure for all elements has been completely rebuilt.
✅ All measurements have been converted to rems.
✅ Dark mode support added.
✅ Added native Joomla TinyMCE editor.
❌ All Joomla 3 related legacy code has been cleaned up.
❌ CKEditor removed.


Editor. Toolbar

✅ Tools Menu: Icon Library added
✅ Site Settings: Modal updated to match the new UI standards.
✅ Add To Menu: Modal updated to match the new UI standards.
❌ Page Menu: Pages and Add New Page removed.


Editor. Modals and Pickers

✅ All modals optimized with unified HTML structure and design.
✅ Login updated to match the new UI standards.
✅ Create New Page updated to match the new UI standards.
✅ Create New Section standard dropdown used for column selection.
✅ Default SEO Settings updated to match the new UI standards.
✅ Delete Modal updated to match the new UI standards.
✅ Calendar: CSS optimized.
✅ Tag Picker: Fully redesigned according to new design standards.
✅ Author Picker: Redesigned to match new design standards. Search added.
✅ Date Tag Picker: Redesigned and now supports selecting multiple tags at once.
✅ Category Picker: Main and additional categories selection separated.
✅ Joomla User Picker: Redesigned according to new standards.
✅ Language Associations: Redesigned according to new standards.
✅ Product Picker: Redesigned according to new standards.
✅ Shortcuts Modal updated to match the new UI standards.
✅ Add New Plugin Modal redesigned.
✅ Joomla Modules Modal redesigned.
✅ Balbooa Forms Modal redesigned.
✅ Balbooa Gallery Modal redesigned.
❌ Create New Page: Publish/Unpublish option removed.


Editor. Code Editor

✅ Modal updated to match new UI standards.
✅ Supports light and dark modes.
✅ Code hints redesigned for clarity and modern look.
❌ Resizing and dragging removed for a cleaner experience.


Editor. Icon Library

✅ Modal updated to match new UI standards
✅ Fully switched to SVG icons
✅ Added new default SVG icons
❌ Removed all font icons


Editor. Font Library

✅ Modal updated to match new UI standards.
✅ New “Select All Fonts” option added.
✅ Modal Add Google Fonts updated to match new UI standards.
✅ Modal Web Safe Fonts updated to match new UI standards.
✅ Modal Upload Custom Font updated to match new UI standards.
✅ Added new Web Safe Fonts: UI Monospace, UI Sans Serif, UI Serif.
✅ Web Safe Font Helvetica upgraded to Helvetica Neue.
✅ Fallback fonts added for all Web Safe Fonts for better reliability.


Editor. Media Manager

✅ Updated the design of all elements to match the new UI standards.
✅ Added Root to the folder tree to quickly navigate to the root directory.
❌ Fullscreen window resizing removed.
❌ Breadcrumbs removed due the ability to navigate using folder tree.
❌ Drag & Drop for folders and files removed.


Editor. Photo Editor

✅ Updated the design of all elements to match the new UI standards.
❌ Photo filters removed.


Editor. Item Options Panel

✅ Unified Options Panel design in both lightbox and sidebar.
✅ Horizontal resizing added for better control.
✅ All custom dropdowns replaced with native browser dropdowns.
✅ All color pickers replaced with native browser pickers.
✅ Updated the design of all elements to match the new UI standards.
✅ Updated the design of all sub modals to match the new UI standards:
- - - - Animation settings.
- - - - Scroll animation settings.
- - - - Disable on devices.
- - - - Shape Divider settings.
- - - - Shadow settings.
- - - - Hover settings.
❌ Vertical resizing removed.


Editor. Grid

✅ Entire grid system migrated to Flex.
✅ Updated icons for editing Sections, Rows, and Columns.
✅ Interaction model redesigned for more intuitive editing.
✅ Drag-and-drop appearance revamped.
✅ Box model display improved to show margins and paddings clearly.
✅ Element structure highlighting added for better visual guidance.
✅ New Row option: control column gap on mobile devices.
✅ New Column option: Gap – set spacing between plugins.
✅ All background types optimized and enhanced for better performance and visuals.
✅ All animations redesigned for smoother visuals with minimal GPU load.
❌ Tooltips for Sections, Rows, and Columns removed.

Plugins

Plugins. Globally

✅ The HTML structure for all plugins has been completely rebuilt.
✅ Default styles updated for a modern look with minimal CSS output.
✅ All system plugin icons replaced with SVG icons for improved performance.
✅ Padding, Border, and Shadow options now available in all plugins.
✅ Improved fixed positioning for plugins.


Plugins. Ready for Use

✅ Button
✅ Custom HTML
✅ Feature Box
✅ Headline
✅ Icon
✅ Icon List
✅ Image
✅ Lightbox
✅ Lottie
✅ Simple Gallery

✅ Text
✅ Video
✅ Countdown
✅ Counter
✅ Progress Bar
✅ Progress Pie
✅ Star Ratings
✅ Weather
✅ Breadcrumbs
✅ Logo

✅ Reading Progress Bar
✅ Scroll to Top
✅ Smooth Scrolling
✅ Sticky Header
✅ Disqus
✅ Facebook Comments
✅ Social Icons
✅ VK Comments
✅ Tags
✅ Post Tags

✅ Balbooa Forms
✅ Balbooa Gallery
✅ Joomla Modules
✅ Accordion
✅ Tabs
✅ Currency Switcher
✅ Language Switcher
✅ Field Video
✅ Field Simple Gallery
✅ Field Image

✅ Field Button
✅ Before / After Slider
✅ Product Gallery
✅ Social Share
✅ Overlay Section
✅ Carousel
✅ Slideset
✅ Testimonials Slider
✅ Hotspot
✅ Page Content

✅ Error Message (404 Page)
✅ Author Box
✅ Field
✅ Field Group
✅ Search
✅ Store Search
✅ Wishlist
✅ Cart
✅ Add to Cart

System Pages

✅ Thank you page
✅ Coming Soon Page
✅ 404 Error Page


System Pages. Checkout

✅ Optimized guest checkout logic.
❌ The login form has been removed from the checkout flow.

Item Submission

✅ The HTML structure of all fields has been completely updated.
✅ Field management and related modals and pickers has been completely redesigned
✅ Fields are now more user-friendly and easier to fill out.
✅ Product options and variations tables have been redesigned for easier data entry.
✅ The blog post editor has been redesigned as a full-featured page editor.

SEO

✅ All plugin images now use img tags with alt attributes for search engine indexing.

Performance

✅ HTML structure significantly simplified.
✅ Significantly reduced CSS code size.
✅ Scripts now use defer for deferred loading. Modern solution.
✅ Lazy loading for images updated to loading="lazy". Modern solution.
✅ All default icons replaced with SVG icons.
✅ All default images (language flags, placeholders, etc.) optimized for better performance.
❌ Removed option Deferred Loading. Outdated.





Last updated: 22 Jan 2026