New Features, Module Fixes and Latest News. iSenseLabs Weekly #1
Welcome to our new weekly blogposts. Here, every Friday of the week, we will keep you posted on all new releases, new module versions and what’s hot around the iSenseLabs office.
Hope you will enjoy.
Our developers are always keeping busy to maintain all of the modules, consistently enhancing their features and functionality. Here is a list of what was released last week.
BirthdayReminder 2.3.1 (OC 2.x)
- Changes in calendar.js - showEventsList function. Improved the method of combining and configuring user birthdays.
- Added an email check for OpenCart 2.x in order to use mail.php correctly in the given OpenCart version.
- Some other minor bug fixes.
AutoDetect 2.5.1 (OC 2.x)
- Select all/Deselect all buttons for the listed countries.
SkypeButton 1.1 + 2.1 (OC 2.x) and (OC 1.5.4.x to 1.5.6.x)
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Fixed module versioning.
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Fixed Skype button not showing on Firefox and Safari.
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Minor bug fixes.
AutomatedNewsletter 2.2.4 (OC 2.x)
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Bug Fix: Fixed display of newsletters on the front end.
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Bug Fix: Scripts and styles are added if the admin folder is renamed.
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Bug Fix: Saving of the specific customers function.
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Bug Fix: Improved special prices checking for products on a specific date.
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Other minor fixes.
PersistentCart 2.4.1 (OC 2.1.x)
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Improved IP detection of visitors behind proxy.
AbandonedCarts 4.1.2 (OC 2.x)
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Bug Fix: Fixed exec() detection.
ProductBundles 3.6 (OC 2.1.x)
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Feature: Every bundle can now have a single page, which can be accessed from the widget or from the listing page.
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Feature: Added new setting tab for the options regarding the single bundle page. The page is called `Bundle View`.
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Feature: Bundles can now be created with discount $0.00. This means that now you can show a combo of products, without providing a discount.
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Bug Fix: Added default name for each bundle (if not entered).
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Bug Fix: Fixed some of the language strings in the front-end.
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Bug Fix: Additional fixes to the store-switcher widget in the admin area.
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Misc: Stability improvements.
BirthdayReminder 2.3.2 (OC 2.x)
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Bug Fix: Fix related to decoding Custom Field data
DiscountOnNextPurchase 2.2.2 (OC 2.x) and 1.3.1 (OC 1.5.4.x to 1.5.6.x)
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Changed text in discount tab - “Send email if the order total is more than” is now “Generate coupon code if the order total is more than”
AskForQuote 2.3 (OC 2.x)
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Journal2 compatibility.
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Performance improvement: Only 1 request determines which products the AskForQuote functionality has to be enabled for.
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Bug Fix: Fixed 'more...' button in the Pending/Archived requests.
NitroPack 2.3.3 and 1.6.3 (OC 2.x) and (OC 1.5.2.x to 1.5.6.x)
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New feature: Option to skip the minification step for files ending in *.min.{css,js}.
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New feature: Option to set cookies which you'd like to be regarded in the page cache.
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Improvement: Faster minification when CDN is enabled.
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Improvement: Better mobile device detection.
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Improvement: Remove the executable binaries of the image optimizer and download them on demand.
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Improvement: Add support for config_local.php file, which will help preserve the config after upgrade.
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Bug Fix: Fix an issue with the image optimizer where the filesize() function is called on file which does not exist.
iBlog 1.5.2 (OC 1.5.4.x to 1.5.6.x)
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Added RSS Publication Date
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Added RSS Last Modified Date
NotifyWhenAvailable 2.4.1 (OC 2.x)
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New feature: Option to choose the button label.
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Bug Fix: Loading Journal styles. The popup appearing when clicking the “Notify Me” button was not properly styled due to a spelling mistake in the function loading the styles for Journal.
Bonus: Our favorite articles of the week.
Here are a few good reading materials for your morning coffee or afternoon tea. It’s always a good time to sharpen your Ecommerce knowledge.
How to Take the Guesswork Out of Content Marketing
by Copyblogger
A post about how businesses approach their content marketing strategy. Since there are a lot of methods for companies to market their products and services, taking a guess at what works is a major part of what they are doing. Copyblogger explains why this might be a waste of time and how to redirect your content marketing efforts.
Is Your Landing Page Suffering from Bad Copy?
A Guide on How to Fix it by Unbounce
This article explains how landing pages are affected by even the smallest changes. Unbounce show this with a lot of examples. Tweaking the copy, adjusting the location or colors of a few elements, changing your Call-to-Action, it all changes the effectiveness of your landing page.
Surprising Mobile Ecommerce Statistics that Will Change the Way You Do Business
by KISSMetrics
78 percent of mobile searches lead to a purchase, but it turns out that two out of three users actually prefer a mobile website instead of a mobile app. The ease of access, effortless browsing and quick transactions are what users want most, and mobile apps are sometimes an unnecessary barrier that takes longer than a website that is tailored for mobile.
LinkedIn is Once Again Driving Big Traffic to Publishers
by Digiday
Publishers like Forbes and the Business Insider have recorded a surprising 300% increase in referral traffic coming from LinkedIn during the past month. The surprising part is that the publishers are making an effort to build their audience in the business network, but LinkedIn have obviously started to do some things on their side as well.
11 Bestselling OpenCart Modules from iSenseLabs in 2015
by iSenseLabs
This is a compilation showing which were the most popular extensions during 2015. The list contains modules for improving the user experience, functionality and usability of your OpenCart store.
