Version 1.6.2

What’s New in Exam Frame 1.6.2 NEW VERSION

Published on: October 11, 2025

This update delivers a smoother buying experience, faster pages, and a refined student journey—from discovering courses to taking exams and viewing results.

NEW New Features & Major Improvements

🛒 Guest Cart & Seamless Checkout Flow

Rebuilt e-commerce for higher conversions and less friction.

  • Guest Cart: Add courses without login; stored in session.
  • Checkout Account Creation: Create account right on checkout.
  • Smart Pre-fill: Logged-in users get auto-filled details.
  • Auto Group Enrollment: Purchasers are enrolled to the correct group.
Technical Log: CartController.php (session carts), StudentAuthController.php (merge carts on login),
CheckoutController.php (unified guest/logged-in flow).

📚 Redesigned Course Discovery Page

Professional, e-commerce style browsing.

  • Advanced Filters: Filter by Category (Group) & Price.
  • Sorting: Name, price, latest.
  • Responsive Grid: Compact, modern cards.
Technical Log: WebsiteController@courses rewritten for filters/sorting; courses.blade.php redesigned.

🚀 Revamped Student “My Exams” Dashboard

Compact, organized, and scalable for many exams.

  • Tabbed layout: My Courses vs General Exams.
  • Status chips: Live Upcoming Expired + attempts left.
Technical Log: MyExamController partition logic & status calc; my_exams.blade.php rebuilt (table layout).

IMPROVED UI/UX Enhancements

✨ Complete Website Redesign

  • Static pages: Home, About, Contact & custom pages—consistent premium look.
  • Course Detail: “Buy with Confidence”, enrollment counts, and “Similar Courses”.

📊 Modernized Student Result Reports

  • Simpler visual layout (replaces “NASA-like” report).
  • Tabs for Score Card, Subject Report, Time Management, Solutions.

👍 Improved Pre-Exam Experience

  • Feedback form now optional.
  • Guidelines screen has Skip button.
  • Instruction pages are richer and more informative.

FIXED Bug Fixes & Performance

🐞 Critical Bug Fixes

  • Fixed redirect to missing .js after admin login.
  • Resolved 500 errors from duplicate routes, missing helper (updateImageSrcWithAsset), and undefined Package→Exam relation.
  • Windows “Access is denied” fixed via cache clear.

⚙️ Admin Panel Fixes

  • Question Editor: Removed TinyMCE API dependency; self-hosted build with image upload, drag-drop & paste.
  • Default Sorting: Admin tables (Exams, Questions, Students) now “Latest First”.

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