New Features, Module Fixes and Latest News. iSenseLabs Weekly #33
iSenseLabs Weekly is here again, showing you all of the improvements and new features our team has been busy with over the past week. There’s a new version of AbandonedCarts with some significant improvements, as well as some important fixes for ExcelPort and FreeShippingTeaser.
Enjoy!
AbandonedCarts 5.3 (OC 2.0.x - 2.3.x)
Improvement: Now the `sender` field for the email reminder is set to the name of store, from which the abandoned cart was created
Improvement: Now the `from` field (the store's email) for the email reminder is set to the default email of the store, from which the abandoned cart was created
Bug-fix: Fixed issue with BBC on OpenCart 2.3.x and OpenCart 2.2.x
Bug-fix: Other minor bug-fixes
EasyNewsletterSubscription 2.2.5 (OC 2.0.x - 2.3.x)
Improvement: The success message when a user subscribes has a close button and fades after some seconds.
Bug-fix: Fixed the resubmission issue, when in the subscription form there is only email field.
Improvement: Compatible with OpenCart 2.3.x
ExcelPort 1.11.1 (OC 1.5.4.x - 1.5.6.x) & ExcelPort 2.5.1 (OC 2.0.x - 2.3.x)
Bug-fix: Fixed licensing issue.
Bug-fix: OpenStock was exporting only 1 entry per product. This is fixed now.
LastViewed 2.1.4 (OC 2.0.x - 2.3.x)
Improvement: Compatible with OpenCart 2.3.x
AutomatedNewsletter 2.5 (OC 2.0.x - 2.3.x)
New Feature: Added full multilingual support
Improvement: Compatible with OpenCart 2.3.x
Improvement: The archived newsletter in customer account are customer-group specific
Improvement: Admin layout improvements
StorePickup 2.1.2 (OC 2.0.x - 2.3.x)
Improvement: Compatible with OpenCart 2.3.x
OrderReviews 1.8.5 (OC 1.5.4.x - 1.5.6.x)
Bug-fix: Fixed minor issues in some of the SQL queries
OrderReviews 2.7.9 (OC 2.0.x - 2.3.x)
Bug-fix: Fixed BCC issue on OpenCart 2.3.x
Bug-fix: Fixed CRON minor issue on OpenCart 2.3.x
Bug-fix: Fixed minor issues in some of the SQL queries
AlsoBought 2.4.1 (OC 2.0.x - 2.3.x)
Improvement: Compatible with OpenCart 2.3.x
FreeShippingTeaser 2.4 (OC 2.0.x - 2.3.x)
Improvement: Compatible with OpenCart 2.3.x
Improvement: Full multilingual integration
New feature: Option to add tax to the subtotal
Bonus Section: Our Favorite Articles of the Week
The Frugal Guide to Content Marketing: How to Promote Your Content with ZERO Budget
By Core dna
You don’t always need to promote content with Google Ads or sponsored social media posts. To be seen, you just have to know how to find the places where there’s interest for the type of content you are creating. This guide will show you 11 different ways you can promote your blog posts, videos, guides, books, or any other type of digital content without spending a dime on advertising. And it actually works when you put some effort in.
62 Must-Follow Blogs for Anyone in E-Commerce
By Prisync
Knowledge is power, and the more knowledge you gather from multiple resources, the more you will be prepared to face and solve the many challenges that make the life of an E-Commerce merchant quite interesting. This list of blogs on digital commerce, marketing and business growth includes the websites of the most popular influencers in the industry. We follow many of them, and also found some we haven’t heard of. Dig in!
Reddit Now Allows User-Generated Content, Making Marketers Very Happy
By Curalate
As you probably know, the Reddit crowd is not exactly friendly towards advertising materials and brands promoting their stuff in the subreddits. However, the staff of the 25th most popular website in the world came up with a way to let marketers in on the user-generated content in the platform, but there’s a catch. It’s honesty that must drive the advertising materials and intentions of brands, and that will be the guideline for marketing teams to design their campaigns in accordance with the strict Reddit rules of engagement.
10 Email Marketing Examples of Winning Cart Abandonment
By iSenseLabs
Examples of beautifully designed email templates are something we can’t get enough of. We gathered 10 marketing emails and broke them down to show you the techniques and idea behind each element. Email marketing is one of the most effective ways to fight cart abandonment and we highly encourage OpenCart store owners to take action with the solution we have provided in the post. Enjoy and profit!
Pick of the Week
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