We've had a busy past couple of months here at WHMCS with a new release and 2 new add-ons so in case you missed any of it, here's a recap.

WHMCS V4.3 Released

In our latest update to WHMCS released last month, we implemented a number of exciting new features but also many enhancements & improvements to the existing system to improve overall stability, compatability and functionality.

These included a brand new order form which we'll talk about in some more detail below, a more flexible admin order process supporting multiple quantites of an item and manual price overides, client side twitter integration, customisable admin email templates, the ability to setup time limited recurring promotions, support to prevent changes to certain client profile fields, addon downloads & weighting, and much much more...

Please visit www.whmcs.com/whatsnewinv43.php for a more in depth look at what's new and upgrading info.

New Open Source Ajax Order Form

In version 4.3, we debuted a new fully ajax based order form following months of beta testing (thanks must go to everyone who helped out with that). The key purpose of this new order form was to provide a streamlined single step, one page order process with a live scrolling order summary updating as selections are made.

It's not a replacement for the shopping cart, and the shopping cart process remains exactly as before, but for hosting + domain orders it's proved very popular so we would recommend you take a look. Please see http://wiki.whmcs.com/Ajax_Order_Form for more info on it.

And for the developers amongst you, this new order form is completely open source, which means you have full access to the PHP code that controls the form allowing you to customise it as much, or as little, as you want.

Live Chat & Visitor Tracking Addon Launched

Featuring a comprehensive Windows Tray application, the official live chat addon for WHMCS allows your staff to monitor visitors and initiate & accept chat requests with both existing and potential customers providing you with the perfect way to increase your sales and customer satisfaction.

The integration with WHMCS provides an easy to use & reliable chat solution in the WHMCS client area, letting you know who is browsing your site & when, where they've been, and for logged in users, quick direct access to various sections of their customer profile (summary, products, place a new order, etc...) aswell as logging of all chat histories under their account as tickets.

And starting at just $6.95/month, it's very affordable too. Please visit www.whmcs.com/livechat.php for more info.

aWHMCS Android App Launched

To complement the iWHMCS iPhone App released at the end of last year, a few months ago we launched aWHMCS � an equivalent app for Android devices. Offering the same functionality of client, order and ticket management, this app provides an easy way to access and manage your business while on the move.

Available for just $34.95 as a one-off fee, which allows as many instances of aWHMCS to be used by as many different staff on as many different phones as you like, you can find out more and order @ www.whmcs.com/androidapp.php

If you have an iPhone, you can get the iPhone version @ www.whmcs.com/iphoneapp.php and for any other mobile device, there's the mobile edition recently updated to add more functionality specially tailored to small screens @ www.whmcs.com/mobileedition.php

Thanks for reading,

Matt
Lead Developer
WHMCS Ltd.