New Features, Module Fixes and Latest News. iSenseLabs Weekly #18
This week, there were a lot of interesting updates, some of which we will share in this post, and some of which, we will keep for later. During the past days, we made some significant improvements to PreOrder and SMSBump. Check them out and all the rest below.
Enjoy the new favorite Ecommerce articles and pick of the week!
PreOrder 1.2.1 (OC 1.5.4.x to 1.5.6.x)
Improvement: Added compatibility with OpenCart 1.5.5.x.
Improvement: The AddToCart default OC function is no longer modified.
Improvement: Added custom css for changing the preorder button and preorder note.
Improvement: Updated installation instructions.
Improvement: Improved checks for preorder products in the Order information in the admin panel.
Bug fix: The preorders with order_status_id = 0 are no longer counted as preorders.
Bug fix: If the preorder date is not set from the admin panel, it won't show in the front-end.
PreOrder 2.9.1 (OC 2.x)
Improvement: The AddToCart default OC function is no longer modified.
Improvement: Added custom css for changing the preorder button and preorder note.
Improvement: Improved checks for products with options.
Bug fix: The preorders with order_status_id = 0 are no longer counted as preorders.
Bug fix: If the preorder date is not set from the admin panel, it won't show in the front-end.
CustomerPhotos 3.3.1 (OC 2.x)
Compatibility with OpenCart 2.2.x
New feature: Customer can now upload their own photos.
Removed: Due to Instagram API changes the Instagram service is no longer available.
ErrorLogManager 1.2.1 (OC 2.x)
Compatibility with OpenCart 2.2.x
CallForPrice 2.3 (OC 2.x)
New feature: The hide price button will control if the product price will show(the real one- not $0) or not.
SMSBump 2.5.5 (OC 2.x)
Improvement: Improved Journal2 and AjaxQuick checkout support.
Bug fix: Sending messages before the actual order confirmation is now fixed.
Bug fix: Minor fixes
FreeShippingTeaser 2.3.2 (OC 2.x)
Compatibility with OpenCart 2.2.x
Improvement: If a coupon with free shipping is added to the cart, the FreeShippinTeaser module automatically is activated and gives a success message.
Improvement: Added multilingual support in the admin panel.
EasyNewsletterSubscription 2.2.3 (OC 2.x)
Admin panel fix
EmailVerification 1.2.5 (OC 2.x)
Bug fix: Minor language variable fix.
Bonus: Our Favorite Articles of the Week
3 Creative Ways to Monetize Your Instagram Following
By TheNextWeb
Instagram is becoming one of the best places to advertise unique products and generate high social engagement. This post by TheNextWeb gives some great ways and examples of how you can take advantage of Instagram’s rising popularity for businesses.
YouTube Video Marketing Strategy: Reach Up to 92% of Internet Users and Lower Ad Costs by Up to 74%
By AppTamin
If you have ever been interested in starting a YouTube marketing strategy (which you should), this is a great article to guide you through the most important steps. It’s not just about creating and editing videos, but also about remarketing as well as tracking results and optimizing.
Growth Hacking for Ecommerce: 17 Tactics You Can Try Next Month
By SellBrite
What Growth Hacking is about is actually what real marketing is all about. For most businesses, growth is the number one priority, which ultimately means - growing their profits. This post features 17 tactics that have grown in popularity lately. All of them are fairly easy to implement so you won’t have much difficulty integrating them into your growth and marketing strategy.
We Updated 100 OpenCart Modules From 2.1.0.2 to 2.2. Here is What We Learned
By iSenseLabs
Since OpenCart 2.2 rolled out, our team has been updating our modules to be compatible with the new version. We learned a lot of valuable things about the improvements and changes in the platform, so we thought it would be a good idea to share our findings with you.
Pick of the Week
A free video tutorial on how to create your own unique icons using Sketch using Boolean Operations.
