Fresh Updates to Amasty Extensions – December 2024

After a busy holiday season, the Amasty team is excited to share the latest updates and innovations across our products from December. We’re confident these updates will pave the way for a strong start to the new year. Take a look at what’s new!

Made Hyvä-Compatible:

• Push Notifications

Made Hyvä Checkout-Compatible:

• Payment Restrictions

Updated:

Abandoned Cart Email

• We introduced four new designs for the abandoned cart email template. (Note: Compatibility is available with an active product subscription or support subscription.)
• We added the option to include links to social networks in abandoned cart emails.
• We added the possibility to include customer contact information in copies of abandoned cart emails.
• We resolved issues with product display in abandoned cart emails when the table layout mode was applied.

Automatic Related Products

• We added 2 new MFTF tests for order statistics.
• We enhanced older tests and added asserts for new values.

ChatGPT AI Content Generator

• We added support for the GPT-4o-mini model for content generation.
• We extended Amasty AI Service with GPT-4o-mini model support.
• We added customizable default prompts for the 'Generate with AI' feature and mass content generation. You can find effective prompts for generating product descriptions in our latest guide. 
• We added a Generation History grid to the Pro version, enabling users to analyze all generated responses.
• We introduced compatibility with the Amasty Shop by Brand module for brand field content generation using AI.
• We removed deprecated ‘Suffix’ settings.
• We resolved language alignment issues in generated content.

Color Swatches Pro

• We resolved the jerking scroll behavior on category pages.
• We corrected the related product block display when preselect was applied.

Custom Forms

• We enhanced compatibility with the GraphQL Application Server.
• We improved the "My Submitted Forms" tab in Customer accounts for Hyvä Theme compatibility.
• We resolved Google Maps location selection issues.
• We fixed compatibility with the Hide Price module for product requests via custom forms.
• We addressed the custom form field class and styling application issues.

Elastic Search

• We added the ability to display manufacturer, importer, and responsible person information per EU Product Safety Regulation requirements.
• We resolved issues with pagination filters, Google Analytics tracking, and category filtering on Landing Pages.
• We corrected price updates in the "More from this Brand" block.
• We fixed store view switching errors with SEO URLs enabled.

Improved Layered Navigation

• We added the ability to display manufacturer and importer information as per EU GPSR regulations.
• We resolved issues with the pagination filter application and Google Analytics tracking errors.
• We corrected category filtering and text swatch updates.

One Step Checkout Pro

• The extension is now fully compatible with Adobe Payment Services
• We enhanced Google reCAPTCHA display logic.
• We added support for Guest Checkout Login adjustment.
• We addressed validation errors in address fields and order placement issues with PayPal.

Google Page Speed Optimizer Pro

• We added Imagick library support for faster image optimization.
• We resolved Full Page Cache issues.
• We ensured compatibility with Infinite Scroll and WebP replacement.

Product Feed

• We added the ability to upload feeds to Google Merchant Center via API.
• We added the adjustable number of additional images in feed profiles.
• We enhanced feed generation performance.
• We optimized indexing to prevent lock issues.
• We fixed the parent attribute value output and feed translation alignment.

Reward Points

• We added a new action ‘Get X Points for Sharing Purchase on Facebook’ allowing customers to share their orders on Facebook and earn reward points (Note: the functionality is available as a part of an active product subscription or support subscription).
• Now the extension fully complies with WCAG 2.1 level AA requirements.
• Now the accrual and expiration dates of reward points are displayed correctly after the expiration.
• We resolved issues with the accrual of reward points during order import.

Shop by Brand

• The extension now fully aligns with WCAG 2.1 level AA requirements.
• We added the ability to display information about the manufacturer, importer, and responsible person of the Brand in accordance with the requirements of the EU Product Safety Regulation (Note: the functionality is available as a part of an active product subscription or support subscription).
• We eliminated errors on the All Brands page.
• We resolved an issue where filters were incorrectly applied during pagination if the ‘Apply’ button was not pressed.
• We fixed compatibility with Amasty Google Analytics 4 with GTM Support. The events are now tracked and logged correctly.
• We corrected filtering by categories on Landing Pages.
• We fixed an issue where the container ID was still output when Google Analytics was disabled (for Magento Enterprise).
• Now text watch attributes reflect changes and product quantities are displayed as expected.
• We resolved an issue where the price in the ‘More from this Brand’ block did not update according to customer groups.
• We fixed issues with switching between store views when SEO URLs were enabled. 

Store Locator

• We resolved the console warning regarding the deprecated “Google.maps.Marker”.
• We fixed an issue with navigating to the ‘Reviews’ or ‘Add Your Review’ forms on product pages.
• We corrected the functionality of the ‘Store List Template’ setting, ensuring changes are now applied correctly.
• We fixed the display of the Store Locator page when pagination is enabled.

Visual Merchandiser

• We resolved an inconsistency between the order and display of pinned products in the admin panel and on the front end when one of the products was disabled.
• We optimized the reindexing process when handling a large number of dynamic categories.
• We fixed the functionality of indexer ‘amasty_merch_product_dynamic_category_msi’, ensuring the process runs without errors.

Minor Improvements:

• Advanced Search
• Cross Linking
• Extra Fee
• Free Gift
• Landing Pages
• Mega Menu Pro
• Promo Banners
• Product Tabs
• Shipping Restrictions
• Social Login
• Store Pickup with Locator

That’s a wrap for December 2024! Thank you for your continued trust and support this year. As we move into 2025, we’re excited to keep innovating and building solutions that make a difference. Stay tuned for even more in the new year – big things are ahead!