HikaMarket Frontend Edition 6.0.0, released around October 20, 2025, is a significant update for the HikaShop e-commerce ecosystem, specifically designed to support the new Joomla 5 and Joomla 6 major versions.
This release allows for comprehensive management of products, orders, customers, and vendor-specific data directly from the frontend, ensuring compatibility with the latest Joomla architectures, including the "Backend color scheme" for improved dark mode, improved breadcrumb navigation, and fixed vote compatibility.
Key Features & Enhancements in 6.0.0
Compatibility & Requirements
Key Functionalities
This release allows for comprehensive management of products, orders, customers, and vendor-specific data directly from the frontend, ensuring compatibility with the latest Joomla architectures, including the "Backend color scheme" for improved dark mode, improved breadcrumb navigation, and fixed vote compatibility.
Key Features & Enhancements in 6.0.0
- Joomla 6 Support: Built-in compatibility for Joomla 6.0, including support for the new "Behaviour - Backward Compatibility 6" plugin required for a smooth migration from Joomla 5.
- Enhanced Frontend Editing: Continued refinement of the front-end editing interface, allowing store managers to edit products, categories, characteristics, and orders directly.
- Dark Mode & UI Improvements: Improved dark mode compatibility by taking into account the "Backend color scheme" setting in HikaShop.
- Improved Breadcrumbs: Better navigation structure within the frontend dashboard.
- Fixes: Resolved issues with vote triggers (onBeforeVoteUpdate and onBeforeVoteCreate) and listing unpaid vendors.
Compatibility & Requirements
- Joomla Versions: Compatible with Joomla 3.x through 6.x.
- HikaShop Requirement: Requires HikaShop 6.0.0 or newer.
- PHP: PHP 5 support has been removed; PHP 8.x is recommended.
Key Functionalities
- Frontend Vendor/Store Management: Manage products, categories, and inventory without accessing the backend.
- Sales & Customer Management: Handle orders, discounts, payments, and shipping via the front-end.
- Dashboard & Analytics: Advanced dashboard for viewing store activities.
- Advanced Custom Field Display: Configure where product custom fields are displayed (address, item, order, product, user).