iSenseLabs Weekly 104: What's New in Your OpenCart Extensions
A big week just ended at the labs! We released a lot of new OpenCart extensions and we can’t wait for you to see them.
First, a big new release of GDPR Compliance with tons of new features and improvements.
Next, FacebookMessage now comes with a real-time chat that lets your customers start a conversation with you over Messenger without leaving your store!
iAnalytics finally gets support for OpenCart 3.x!
The great news are that iSearch Corporate and LabelMaker are almost ready for OpenCart 3.x as well, so stay tuned for them!
OpenCart Extension Updates
GDPR Compliance | All OpenCart Versions
New Feature Checkbox for privacy policy acceptance in the contact us form - this feature will be expanded over time for newsletter subscriptions and to other forms which require policy acceptance or opt-in/opt-out.
New Feature You can now set what to be the initial state of the cookie consent bar - keep all cookies, block marketing, block analytics, block both.
New Feature Added Custom CSS styling to the module.
New Feature Added newsletter opt-in/opt-out tracking. Implemented in customer registration and also in the "My Account" page. Can be enabled/disabled by the store owner. The "Opt-in/Opt-out" functionality can also be used from other, third-party modules as well. Check the "Integration with Third-Party Extensions.txt" file for more details.
Improvement Improved filter in the Opt-In/Opt-Out page in the admin panel.
Improvement Updated file "Integration with Third-Party Extensions.txt" with details about the new acceptance/opt-in/opt-out method.
Improvement Refactored the logic behind the cookie consent bar.
Improvement Updated file "Integration with Third-Party Extensions.txt" with details about the new acceptance/opt-in/opt-out method.
Improvement Updated the main language files with new/improved text strings.
Bug Fix Fixed the button placement issue in the cookie consent bar when the site is opened in Internet Explorer.
Bug Fix Removed the empty line from the front-end footer when the cookie consent bar is enabled.
Bug Fix Template loading fixes for OpenCart 1.5.x.
Bug Fix SSL fixes for OpenCart 1.5.x.
Bug Fix Fixed breadcrumb in the administration panel in OpenCart 1.5.x.
Bug Fix Many minor fixes & stability improvements.
Bug Fix Fixed date picker error in the Opt-In/Opt-Out list in the admin panel (OpenCart 1.5.x)
Bug Fix Fixed SSL minor issue with the link in the admin header in (OpenCart 1.5.x)
Bug Fix Fixed SSL issue with the cookie consent bar actions in (OpenCart 1.5.x)
FacebookMessage 1.3 | OpenCart 1.5.x & 2.5 | OpenCart 2.x
Improvement Update to Facebook real-time Customer Chat API.
Improvement Change inputs based on new API requirement.
Bug Fix Error throw on required input.
FacebookMessage 3.1 | OpenCart 3.x
Improvement Update to Facebook real-time Customer Chat API.
iAnalytics 3.4.1 | OpenCart 2.x
Improvement Compatibility with OrderSuccessPage.
Improvement Add filter group by at Sales report.
Bug Fix Sometimes the charts are not showing up.
iAnalytics 4.4 | OpenCart 3.x
Improvement Initial release for OpenCart 3.x.
NotifyWhenAvailable 2.8.12 | OpenCart 2.x
Improvement GDPR Compliance compatibility.
Improvement Add optional {comment_field} in notify popover.
Improvement Show product option in customer notification mail.
Improvement Show option count under product name in Statistics tab.
Bug Fix Error if products not exist in database.
Bug Fix Product options change not restore the add to cart button.
NotifyWhenAvailable 3.8.9 | OpenCart 3.x
Improvement GDPR Compliance compatibility
Improvement Option to replace Add to cart button or display the Notify Me button additionally.
Bug Fix Additional check for empty options array when exporting to CSV.
Yotpo 3.2.1 | OpenCart 3.x
Bug Fix Proper detection of default system review status.
Feefo 2.4.3 | OpenCart 2.x
New Feature Add customer mobile number to the xml feed.
DiscountOnNextPurchase 2.2.6 | OpenCart 2.x & 3.2.6 | OpenCart 3.x
Bug Fix Fixed an error when no discounts have been set up
GiftTeaser 2.5.8 | OpenCart 2.x
Bug Fix The module now correctly handles gifts on servers whose PHP and MySQL timezone settings differ.
Bug Fix Included polyfills for missing functionality in Internet Explorer, so the module no longer causes Javascript errors on older browsers.
GiftTeaser 3.0.1 | OpenCart 3.x
Bug Fix Configured gifts can now be deleted in the admin
Bug Fix Products offered as gifts now have their gift notification displayed
Bug Fix The available gifts layout module is now not displayed if none of the gifts are currently available
Bug Fix The module's static resources are now not loaded when the module is disabled
Bug Fix Using gift condition 4 no longer causes an error when there are no products in the cart
Bug Fix Included polyfills for missing functionality in Internet Explorer, so the module no longer causes Javascript errors on older browsers
Bug Fix The module now correctly handles gifts on servers whose PHP and MySQL timezone settings differ
FacebookStore 3.0.8 | OpenCart 3.x
Bug Fix Fixed an issue that was causing totals modules to not be regarded by the module.
Best E-Commerce Knowledge Sources of the Week
91% of Content Gets No Traffic From Google. And How to Be in the Other 9% (New Research by Ahrefs)
By Ahrefs
Millions of pages get poured into the world wide web every day. It’s impossible for Google to lead traffic to all of them. The struggle for page one is real and the most common causes are the lack of backlinks and lack of accurate topic coverage and search traffic potential. Meaning you should write for what people are actually looking for and be able to obtain enough backlinks.
Keyword Research: The Complete Beginner’s Guide
By Blogging Wizard
Keyword research is not an easy topic as it varies across industries and the ways different brands approach content and search engine optimization. This article however explains the process very well and it can get you started with boosting your page ranks quickly while following the easy tips and simplified research process. Don’t miss this one.
6 Creative Marketing Ideas That Will Actually Grow Your Business!
By Vyper
When you’re in a rut and can’t think of any new ways to reach your customers, it’s helpful to steal some ideas from people who tried and tested them. These 6 creative marketing ideas are new and fresh and help reach people in a way that’s not intrusive, but actually interesting. Try them out and let us know how they work for you!
A Faster Way to Turn Chat Into Sales with the New OpenCart Facebook Messenger Extension
By iSenseLabs
Real-time chat is now available in the new FacebookMessage extension for OpenCart! View this post to see how it looks, how it works and how to set it up in your E-Commerce store! It’s now much easier to spark the conversation with your customers and let them talk to you and ask their questions while browsing the products in your store.
Basic OpenCart Management One Video at a Time
How to Create a Downloadable Product in OpenCart 3.x
Making you from a newbie into an OpenCart master one video a week:
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