New Features, Module Fixes and Latest News. iSenseLabs Weekly #17
Another week at its end. As always, we have some interesting updates and improvements to share, like the new GiftTeaser version.
We hope you are liking our weekly posts so far. We certainly enjoy sharing useful updates on our modules as well as captivating and valuable articles about the ever-changing Ecommerce world. Check them below, together with our new Pick of the Week!
GiftTeaser 2.5 (OC 2.x)
Compatibility with OpenCart 2.2.x
Improvement: Now the GiftTeaser order total shows the amount of the gift
Improvement: If a product set as a gift has a minimum order quantity of 0 it is still added to the cart as a gift
Bug fix: Fixed pagination in gift listing
AutomatedNewsletter 1.7 (OC 1.5.4 - OC 1.5.6)
New feature: Functionality to set the number of emails sent per AJAX request
Improvement: The specials are no longer limited by days
Improvement: Improvement in the mail layout
Bug fix: Customer group saving fix
TwitterPics 2.1 (OC 2.x)
Compatibility with OpenCart 2.2.x
Bug fixes
AdvancedSorting 1.3.1 (OC 2.x)
Bug fix: Adding OCMOD rule for better Journal2 SuperFilter compatibility.
SkypeButton 2.1.1 (OC 2.x)
Compatibility with OpenCart 2.2.x
GoToMeeting 2.0.2 (OC 2.x)
Compatibility with OpenCart 2.2.x
FacebookPagePlugin 2.1.2 (OC 2.x)
Compatibility with OpenCart 2.2.x
NotifyWhenAvailable 2.4.8 (OC 2.x)
Bug fix: Pagination fix
FacebookLogin 2.3.6 (OC 2.x)
Improvement: E-mail verification.
OCWP 1.1.1 (OC 2.0.1.x - OC 2.2.x)
Compatibility with OpenCart 2.2.x
ProductsGenerator 2.1 (OC 2.x)
AbandonedCarts 4.1.4 (OC 2.x)
Improvement: Code refactoring
Compatibility with OpenCart 2.2.x
iCustomFooter 3.3.2 (OC 2.x)
ComingSoon 2.1.1 (OC 2.x)
New Feature: Added Instagram and Pinterest as Social Links
OrderSuccessPage 2.3 (OC 2.x)
New Feature: Related product as part of promoted products.
Bug fixes
BotBlocker 1.2 (OC 2.x)
Compatibility with OpenCart 2.2.x
GuestOrderView 1.3.1 (OC 2.x)
Compatibility with OpenCart 2.2.x
Bonus: Our Favorite Articles of the Week
How to Use Personalization in Your Email Marketing Campaigns
By Campaign Monitor
“Emails with personalized subject lines are 26% more likely to be opened and marketers have found a 760% increase in email revenue from segmented campaigns.” Those are some pretty impressive claims. It’s important to know about these statistics, but it’s also important that achieving those numbers is only made with a lot of trial and error. One thing we like to say at iSenseLabs is to never stop experimenting and trying out different things.
Do Readers Finish Your Articles? We Analyzed 650,000 Visits To Find Out
By SumoMe
This is an interesting topic that has bothered me for quite a while. What if people actually finished all the blog posts they started reading? Everyone would be more educated for starters. But for that to happen, we need to polish the writing itself. With attention spans decreasing and everyone’s time for browsing being limited, it’s hard to get someone to finish your post, let alone take an action. Check the article to learn what to fix and what to focus on.
10 Must-Know Facebook Ads Tips & Features
By KissMetrics
Selling on Facebook has become huge, and so has the competition. KissMetrics have made a compilation of 10 tips and features for Facebook Ads that help businesses to sell more on the world’s largest social platform. Spending on social advertising has grown 50% in a short period, and it has become the way to get the most out of Facebook. That’s due to the way advertising works on the social platform. If you have 1000 fans, you will not be able to reach them unless you boost posts.
Five SEO Trends You Shouldn't Miss in 2016
By iSenseLabs
Everyone knows that SEO changes constantly and it’s hard to keep up with all the updates. Especially when you are a merchant who is already busy enough with running a business. We’ve made a list of the 5 top SEO trends that will be the most important during 2016. A lot has changed, but a lot has also stayed the same.
Pick of the Week
The Gboard, a new keyboard from Google for iPhones. It offers glide typing, GIFs, emojis, all the fun!
