SOTESHOP 8.3.1 Online Store
17/07/2024
A new version of the SOTESHOP online store, version 8.3.1, has been released. Below is a summary of the changes covering both SOTESHOP 8.3.0 and 8.3.1. We have introduced a total of 62 improvements, including a product Q&A module, security fixes, two-factor authentication (2FA), Assistant and Chat AI, delivery updates, graphics, and much more.
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SOTESHOP 8.3.1 Version Changes
- Admin Panel: Added two-factor authentication for the panel.
- Watch Theme: Added the ability to change the background color of the cart content window and the font color of the subcategory menu in the mobile version in the theme graphics configuration.
- DPD Pickup: Fixes for editing the waybill in the store panel.
- Ads Tracker: Optimization of the module database tables.
- Autopay Payments: Updated Blik payment functionality on the store side.
- Wholesalers: Integration adjustments with Playroom due to changes in the wholesaler's XML file structure.
- Social Links: Expanded module to include TikTok and Threads.
- Deliveries: Updated the Inpost pickup point saving mechanism.
- Cosmo Theme: Ability to change the button background color on the banner in the theme graphics configuration.
- Cart: Fixed cart error when no payments are active in the store.
- Electro Theme: Fixed the ability to change the price color in the product box in the theme graphics configuration.
- Themes: Added the ability to change the font type in the layout configuration for themes: Watch, Giallo, Cosmo, Cutlery, Climb, and Passo. Additionally, the Passo theme now allows changing the header font.
- Themes:
- Added to the Cosmo theme graphics configuration the ability to change the header font color in the mobile version
- Fixed the display of the horizontal menu when there are many subcategories in one category in the Cosmo, Watch, and Piccante themes.
- Themes: Fixed the display of recently viewed items on the product page in the Cosmo and Passo themes.
- Informational Pages: Improvements to the display of links in the store footer. Balanced display of link groups in the footer.
- Electro Theme:
- Fixed text color display in the footer,
- Fixed the display of additional banner systems from the webstore.
- Products: Added a product Q&A module.
- Deliveries: Fixed the "allow only for selected products" option in the delivery edit.
- Climb Theme:
- Fixed the display of the shortened description in the product list,
- Updated the mechanism for changing the name and description colors for categories on the homepage in the theme graphics configuration in the store panel.
- Electro Theme: Fixed the color change of attribute options.
- Cart: Improved the display of delivery costs in the cart in the mobile version.
- Cosmo Theme: Fixes for displaying the theme on Windows systems:
- Background color of the manufacturer list,
- Font display in subcategories.
- Customers: Updated the mechanism for switching customer personal data between "Individual Customer" and "Company" options in the store cart.
- Search: Fixed the display of the search window in selected themes.
- Product: Fixes for displaying additional descriptions on the product page in the mobile version.
- Security: Changed the way the security module configuration is saved in the store panel.
- Update Panel: Fixed the refresh function in the bottom right corner of the update panel.
- Opengraph: Fixed saving the module configuration in the store admin panel.
- Themes: Fixed collapsing and expanding the menu in the mobile version of the store.
- Deliveries: Fixed saving of pickup points, e.g., Inpost, in store cart deliveries.
- Blog: Fixed the blog link functionality in the mobile version when the blog has no categories.
- SOTE AI: AI Assistant (Chat AI) linked to products in the store in SOTE AI PRO.
- Categories: Added the ability to configure whether the category description image is displayed on desktop and mobile.
- Products: Fixed the display of tabs and reviews on the product page.
- Products: Fixed the quantity control functionality. Consideration of the maximum and minimum product quantity limits for some graphic themes on the product page.
- Product FAQ: Fixed the character limit in the question from the admin panel.
- Electro Theme: Fixes for the social links section:
- Ability to change phrases from the panel,
- Ability to change the color of links,
- Ability to change the color of headers in the footer on hover.
- SOTE AI: Chat AI:
- New feature: discount codes in Chat AI,
- Fixed messages in the store panel,
- Configuration fixes.
- SOTE AI: Fixed sending offer data to SOTE AI.
- Cart: Enabled the default cart option without page reload after store installation.
- Administrators: New two-factor verification option (2FA). Now you can use mobile apps like Google Authenticator or Authy (Twilio) to additionally secure your account in the panel.
- SOTE AI: Fixed sending store data to SOTE AI PRO.
- Task Scheduler: Fixed data entry in the configuration related to data imports from wholesalers to the store.
- Watch Theme: Added the ability to change the search engine color. Currently, the color is the same as the header.
SOTESHOP 8.3.0 Version Changes
- Products: Fixed the mechanism for deactivating the cart button when the product is out of stock in the product options on the product page.
- Product Interest: Fixed translation of the popup in the English version.
- Bianco, Futura, and Ristorante Themes: Fixed the display of the category tree in the store.
- Products: Optimized the mechanism for saving the quantity of sold products.
- Wholesalers: Updated store integration with Eurofirany wholesaler. Adapted to the new XML file.
- DPD and DPD Pickup: Updated the display of messages from DPD in the store admin panel.
- VAT Rates: Fixed saving VAT rate to the store cache.
- Language Versions: Fixed saving the language version to the session in case of redirection to another domain.
- Products: Added the "Similar Products" feature, which can be displayed on the product page.
- SOTE AI: Added "AI search" and "suggested products" features.
- Google Shopping: Added information about free shipping for Google Merchant.
- Security: Updates in selected modules.
- Themes: Fixed product display configuration in:
- Recently viewed products on the product page,
- Similar products on the product page,
- Recommended products in a blog post.
- SOTE AI: Fixed exporting store offer data to SOTE AI via task scheduler.
- VAT Rates: Fixed VAT EU function for individual customers.
- International SEO: Fixed hreflang for subsequent product list pages.
- Cart: Fixed cart display when no delivery is active.
- Wholesalers: Fixed data fetching from Darymex wholesaler.
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