Online Store SOTESHOP 8.3.5

26/03/2025

A new version of the online store SOTESHOP 8.3.5 has been released. We've introduced a total of 55 improvements, including advanced AI search and Chat AI enhancements, the new Luminosa theme, updates to graphic themes, GPSR data, imports, exports, payments, and much more.

SOTESHOP 8.3.5

Full list of changes in SOTESHOP 8.3.5

  1. Descriptive tabs: Fix for module configuration in the store's admin panel.
  2. Store installation: Optimization of sample data images for each store theme.
  3. Ceneo: Fix for generating the XML offer file for Ceneo related to unusual characters.
  4. Order: Optimization of loading additional libraries.
  5. VAT rates: VAT rate update in Slovakia. Change of main rate from 20% to 23%.
  6. Email handling: fixes for the module:
    • newsletter email selection,
    • text handling in sent emails.
  7. Order: Optimization of loading additional libraries.
  8. HTML editor: Update of image thumbnail display in the HTML editor panel in PHP 8.x.
  9. Product safety info: Fixes for category tree behavior in product safety editing in the admin panel.
  10. Watch theme:
    • fix for changing old price color in graphics config,
    • ability to change background color for trust/warranty sections,
    • color change of the cart step indicator dot.
  11. SEO: Fix for displaying manufacturer links for categories and product pages in different languages.
  12. Image configuration: Fix for generating WEBP images with the GD library.
  13. Orders: Fix for order display mechanism in the store panel.
  14. Payments: Token generation and payment status verification updates.
  15. Luminosa theme: New graphic theme added to the store software standard.
  16. Ceneo: Offer generation extended to include additional product images.
  17. Customers: Fix for wholesale customer filtering in the admin panel list.
  18. Przelewy24 Payments: Fix for missing PayPo display for featured payments in admin panel configuration.
  19. Graphic themes: Updated category and search appearance on mobile devices.
  20. Blog: Fix for canonical link display on the post list for different languages.
  21. Watch and Climb themes:
    • fixes for new arrivals on homepage,
    • option to change category button color on mobile,
    • fix for jumping header element in specific cases.
  22. Info pages: Fix for displaying header-added pages on mobile in all graphic themes.
  23. Admin panel: Fixes for product selection on the list and validation of product import files.
  24. Cutlery theme:
    • option to change font for headers in layout config,
    • color customization (price lists, active category hover, cart step dot).
  25. Contact form: Fix for contact page display on the store side in the additional webstore app.
  26. Watch theme: Option to change link text hover color in product list filter.
  27. Moda theme: Fix for category display.
  28. SEO: Fixes for sitemap link generation for stores with SSL enabled.
  29. Blog: Fix for banner display in blog category.
  30. Recurring import: Extension to fetch data from GPSR.
  31. Graphic themes: Option to change "remove" button color in the cart (mobile).
  32. Cart: Fix for product image display when adding product to cart.
  33. Recurring import: Option to disable product name updates on subsequent imports.
  34. Luminosa theme: Added option to change homepage text.
  35. Email handling:
    • Fix for default port autocompletion after encryption change,
    • correction of port display after manual change,
    • fix for missing server-client logging in dev mode,
    • update of default mail servers per new requirements.
  36. Luminosa theme: Fix for centering category names.
  37. Graphic themes: Fixes for category display in older themes (argentorwd, giallorwd, modernorwd, airsports).
  38. Allegro:
    • Fixes for description errors during listing,
    • fix for offers without phone number for responsible entity/producer,
    • fix for page jump while scrolling in offer editor,
    • unit spacing correction in the "Item features" section.
  39. VMP wholesaler integration:
    • Fix for 500 error when importing a product with a non-existing category ID,
    • fix for infinite import loop on exception in processing method.
  40. Graphic themes: Fix for phone button display.
  41. Climb theme: Fix for product box height in new arrivals on homepage.
  42. Cutlery theme: Fix for gradient display in headers.
  43. SOTE AI: AI search can now be added to the store. Thanks to intelligent result matching, improved query analysis, and Chat AI integration, search effectiveness increases, boosting conversions and repeat purchases.
  44. Facebook Pixel and Facebook Conversions API: Fix for passing product ID after purchase.
  45. Product options: Fixes for adding option templates to products.
  46. Climb theme: Fixes for new arrivals group window display on homepage.
  47. Product options: Translation fix for text shown when the option is selected: "Disable default option selection on product card."
  48. Categories: Ability to show more category levels in menu. A new field "Number of visible category levels in menu" has been added to category config.
  49. Social links: Fix for TikTok link display in Luminosa theme.
  50. Recurring import: Fix for parsing CSV files with non-UTF-8 encoding.
  51. Products: Fix for rounding weight to two decimal places on the product card.
  52. SOTE AI: AI Search – configuration extensions and fixes for product links.
  53. Print product card: Fix for "Print" button display on product card.
  54. Watch theme: Fix for box height display in the new arrivals group on homepage.
  55. Export to SOTESHOP XML: XML formatting update for Yes/No attribute products.

Update

Updates are included as standard for all SOTESHOP 8 stores with SOTESHOP Start, Standard, PRO, or VIP subscription services. Check the store update documentation: Update Documentation


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