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Installation guides, license setup, customization recipes and the changelog. Everything is open without an account.

Installation

NexDate ships today as a Joomla installer ZIP. The same archive installs cleanly on Joomla 4, 5 and 6 — no separate builds. WordPress plugin and standalone PHP versions are in development.

  1. Download com_nexdate-1.0.0.zip from your account dashboard.
  2. Open Joomla admin → System → Install → Extensions.
  3. Drop the ZIP into the upload area. Wait for the success message.
  4. NexDate appears under Components → NexDate.
Requirement: PHP 8.1+, MySQL 5.7 / MariaDB 10.4, and the OpenSSL extension enabled (it almost always is).

License setup

Every download is signed with our private RSA key. The signature is verified locally on your server — there is no constant phone-home.

1. Generate your domain key

Sign in to account.nexextend.com, open Licenses → NexDate, and click Generate key for domain. Paste the domain you'll install on (e.g. example.com).

2. Activate inside Joomla

In Joomla admin, go to Components → NexDate → Options → License. Paste the key and save.

// config/license.php (auto-generated) return [ 'domain' => 'example.com', 'expires' => '2027-05-11', 'signature' => 'MIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8…', ];
Staging keys are free. Generate as many as you need for .test, .local, and staging subdomains.

First run

On first save, NexDate provisions its database tables, registers menu types, and creates a default Profiles menu item.

Visit your-site.com/profiles to confirm the frontend loads. You'll see the empty swipe deck — no profiles yet. Create your first profile from the front end or from Components → NexDate → Profiles → New.

NexDate · configuration

All settings live in Components → NexDate → Options. The most important ones:

  • Daily Super Like limit — defaults to 3 for free users, unlimited for premium.
  • Match radius — default search radius in km; users can override per-search.
  • Premium user group — pick the Joomla user group that unlocks premium features.
  • Photo moderation — manual review queue or auto-approve.

Custom profile fields

NexDate uses Joomla's native Custom Fields system. Create your own fields under Components → NexDate → Fields, mark them as searchable, and they appear in the search filter UI automatically.

Premium tiers via HikaShop

Sell premium tiers by mapping HikaShop products to Joomla user groups. NexDate reads the user's group on every request — when a purchase grants the group, premium features unlock instantly.

// HikaShop plugin — onAfterOrderConfirm JUserHelper::addUserToGroup($order->user_id, $premiumGroupId); NexDate\Cache::invalidate($order->user_id);

Template overrides

Every frontend view lives under components/com_nexdate/tmpl/. Copy any file into templates/<your-template>/html/com_nexdate/ and Joomla will use your version. YOOtheme Pro users can also customize via the bundled builder elements.

Get support

Choose the channel that fits your question:

Support channels

Three ways to reach us.

All support requests land in the same inbox the developer reads. No tier-one screening, no script-following — just direct help.

Email

For any pre-sale or technical question. First reply within 48 hours, usually much sooner.

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Priority ticket

Bundle license holders get a dedicated ticket queue. 24-hour response, Monday through Friday CET.

account.nexextend.com → tickets

Community

Public discussions, feature votes, and tips from other integrators. Free to join, search before you post.

forum.nexextend.com

Changelog

Latest releases, in reverse order. Subscribe to the newsletter for monthly summaries.

NexDate 1.0.0 2026-05-11

Public release

Swipe deck, Super Likes, GPS search, real-time messaging, premium user system, JomSocial & EasySocial bridges, RSA license system, English & Slovak translations.

NexDate 0.9.4 2026-04-22 · beta

Release candidate

YOOtheme Pro builder elements, multi-photo uploads with reorder, performance pass on the search index.

NexDate 0.9.0 2026-03-15 · beta

Closed beta

Feature-complete build distributed to early users. Feedback shaped the Super Like quota system and the GPS fallback flow.

Stuck?

We answer every email.

Pre-sale question, installation hiccup, feature request — write to us. No bots, no forms with twelve required fields.

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