Magento Extensions Updates – October 2018

Hello to Amasty blog readers!

We are happy to present you all the updates we’ve made this month. In the run-up to the holidays season, we’ve focused on extensions designed to manage promotions and customers’ data.

Below you will find a complete list of updates.

Magento 2

Magento 2 GDPR 1.4.1

• NEW: We introduced a new Cookie Policy Consents grid. When a customer allows, disallows or revokes cookie policy consent, the action is recorded to the grid with all the accompanying data:

• NEW: We added an option that lets you revoke the cookie consent.
• NEW: We also added a new option for restricting the access to your website until the cookie consent is given.
• NEW: Now your admin users will receive a notification in case a customer’s personal data deletion request is added.
• NEW: Now the Customers With Consent grid contains more data: the website/store view, the place of the consent giving and the customer’s IP address:

• NEW: We added a new Privacy Policy state: ‘Draft’.
• NEW: Now the list of EU countries is editable from the Admin Panel.
• NEW: Now you can place the Cookie Bar at the top of your website page.
• The compatibility with our Full Page Cache Warmer was improved.
• The personal data anonymization process was improved for the Invoice/Shipment grids.
• The email about the Privacy Policy update was enhanced.
• Also, we enhanced the process of saving a customer’s consent.
• A number of minor improvements were made.

Magento 2 Product Labels 1.9.1

• NEW: We added a new option that allows you to show several labels at the same place of a product image. Now, an admin user is able to set the margin between labels in pixels and select the labels alignment: vertical or horizontal.
• NEW: Also, you can limit max labels quantity for a product.
• NEW:  We added an option to set a transparent label with colored borders:
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• NEW: Now you can edit a label name, status and position right on the Labels grid. Besides, here you can also duplicate labels:

• NEW: You can change a simple product label for a configurable one.
• NEW: We added an option to show only the ‘Out of Stock’ label and hide all other active labels once an item is out of stock.
• We enhanced the labels preview and added an option that allows you to choose labels position right on the labels grid.
• We improved the labels configuration UI. Now the ‘Text Only’ option goes separately in the configurations.
• We improved the compatibility with Magento 2.1.0 and Amasty Color Swatches Pro extension.
• We also enhanced the labels indexing and made minor improvements.

Magento 2 Product Feed 2.0.0

• NEW: We added a new option to create rule-based values for custom fields. Now you can combine several fields to get one value depending on conditions.
• NEW: We redesigned the feed generation queue settings. Now the feed generation will be carried out weekly on the selected day and for the stated time.
• NEW: Now you will receive email notifications on the successful/unsuccessful results of feed generation by Cron.
• NEW: We added an option that allows you to make changes (change the price, replace the value with text) to the Custom Fields.
• NEW:  We added new modifiers: Uppercase, Capitalize, Round, If Empty, To secure URL, To unsecure URL.
• A number of minor improvements were made.

Magento 2 Facebook Feed 2.0.0

• NEW: We added a new option to create rule-based values for custom fields. Now you can combine several fields to get one value depending on conditions.
• NEW: We redesigned the feed generation queue settings. Now the feed generation will be carried out weekly on the selected day and for the stated time.
• NEW: Now you will receive email notifications on the successful/unsuccessful results of feed generation by Cron.
• NEW: We added an option that allows you to make changes (change the price, replace the value with text) to the Custom Fields.
• NEW:  We added new modifiers: Uppercase, Capitalize, Round, If Empty, To secure URL, To unsecure URL.
• A number of minor improvements were made.

Magento 2 Blog Pro 1.3.1

• NEW: We added a new field to use it for a meta title suffix. Now you can add a permanent text to the meta title separated with ‘ | ‘ for all post pages :

• NEW: We also added an option that allows you to add blog categories, recent blog posts and comments to any pages via widgets.
• NEW: Now you can place the link to a blog page in both the categories menu and toolbar.
• NEW: Now an admin user will be notified once a comment is added to a post.
• A number of minor improvements were made.

Magento 2 Advanced Product Reviews 1.3.1

• NEW: We added a new option that allows for filtering reviews by star rating.
• NEW: A new option to specify product pros and cons was added:

• NEW: Now you can enable the email field for guest users so that you’ll have a possibility to contact them later.
• We enhanced the configuration settings.

Magento 2 Custom Form 1.9.1

• NEW: We added a ready-made template for the ‘Free sample request’ multi-page form.
• NEW: Now you can create a multi-page form:

• Also, we improved the extension performance, the work of the Google Map input type, and added the dependency logic to the backend submitted data.
• We added LESS file and CSS support in order to make the custom modification flawless and easy.
• We added an option that allows you to change the reply to the email that is included in the submitted form for admin user notifications.
• A number of minor improvements were made.

Magento 2 Pre Order 1.2.16

• NEW: We added a notification that appears in the cart when some products have already been preordered.
• NEW: We added an option that allows you to use the ‘Pre-Order Note’ in the ‘Order Confirmation’ email.
• Now you can determine the output place for ‘Pre-Order Notes’.
• We enhanced the compatibility with Magento 2.2.6 and our Custom Stock Status for Magento 2 extension.
• A number of minor improvements were made.

Magento 2 Special Promotions 2.6.0

• NEW: We added a new option that allows you to show promo banners and labels right on product pages to highlight your campaign.
• A number of minor improvements were made.

Magento 2 Custom Order Number 1.1.1

• NEW: Now a new variable {country_code} is available for a custom order number. A country from the shipping address will be used for generating a country code for the order number.
• Minor improvements were made.

Magento 2 FAQ and Product Questions 2.3.0

• NEW: We introduced tags for the frequently asked questions.
• Now a customer will be redirected to the FAQ home page when switching to a store view where the question page isn’t available.

Magento 2 Improved Layered Navigation 2.9.6

• Now the extension allows expanding filters on a desktop automatically right after a page is loaded. Also, it allows keeping filters minimized on mobiles.
• We made the code refactoring, which allowed us to improve the extension performance. Besides, we enhanced the search results work.
• We deprecated the Shopbyroot package. So, it will be removed in the future versions.
• We also improved the compatibility with Magento Commerce ElasticSearch, Magento 2.2.6, and Amasty Elastic Search for Magento 2.
• A number of minor improvements were made.

Magento 2 Order Attributes 3.4.0

• We made the extension compatible with Amasty Mass Order Actions extension.
• Also, we improved the compatibility with Magento 2.2.6 and 3rd-party payment extensions.
• Now the module supports Split Database performance solution (Magento Commerce only).
• A number of minor improvements were made.

Magento 2 Color Swatches Pro 2.5.7

• We enhanced the work of shared link with dropdowns and swatches.
• The compatibility with Amasty Product Labels extension was improved. Now it allows you to change the product label for a simple product of a configurable one.
• The compatibility with Amasty Out of Stock Notification extension was improved.
• A number of minor improvements were made.

Magento 2 Landing Pages 1.5.3

• We updated the product pages UI/UX.
• The compatibility with Magento 2.2.6 and our Improved Layered Navigation was enhanced.
• A number of minor improvements were made.

Magento 2 One Step Checkout 1.8.16

• We added an option that allows you to set Region field required on the сheckout page.
• The compatibility with gift wrap on Magento Commerce (Magento Enterprise) was enhanced.
• A number of minor improvements were made.

Magento 2 Extended Product Grid with Editor 1.5.4

• We added the ‘From-To’ interval to the ‘Qty Sold’ column filter.
• Now the ‘Qty Sold’ cell will display ‘0’ when no products are sold.
• A number of minor improvements were made.

Magento 2 Out of Stock Notification 1.8.5

• We revised the configuration settings. The ‘Stock Alerts’, ‘Price Alerts’, ‘Subscriptions’ grid names were updated.
• Minor improvements were made.

Magento 2 Elastic Search 1.3.5

• We enhanced the performance of search results based on ‘Relevance Rules’.
• A number of minor improvements were made.

Magento 2 Mass Product Actions 1.1.2

• Now the drop-down list of attribute set names is available while using the ‘Change attribute set’ action.
• A number of minor improvements were made.

Magento 2 Custom Stock Status 1.2.5

• We added an option to upload PNG images.
• The compatibility with Amasty Out of Stock Notifications extension was improved.

Magento 2 Advanced Search 1.10.4

• Now ‘Custom URL Key for Default Search Results Page’ is compatible with Varnish Cache, for this you need to add it to the exceptions.
• Minor improvements were made.

Magento 2 Infinite Scroll 1.1.9

• We enhanced the compatibility with the Amasty Shop by Brand and Quick View extensions.
• Minor improvements were made.

Magento 2 SEO Toolkit 1.11.15

• We raised the limit of external links.
• We enhanced the compatibility with Magento 2.2.6.
• A number of minor improvements were made.

Magento 2 Store Locator 1.12.2

• We added a new option that allows you to show the nearest store locations to a customer right after the locations page is loaded.
• We also added an option to enable/disable clustering of locations on the Store Locator’s map.

Magento 2 Mass Order Actions 1.5.0

• We added the compatibility with Amasty Order Attributes extension.

Magento 2 Full Page Cache Warmer 1.0.10

• We improved the appearance of the frontend FPC information block.

Magento 2 SMTP Email Settings 1.1.2

• Now you can see the full list of recipients in the history of sent emails.

Magento 2 Quick View 1.0.13

• We resolved the problem with quick view page title on Magento 2.2.5.

Magento 2 XML Google® Sitemap 1.3.12

• We raised the limit of external links.

Magento 1

GDPR 1.5.3

• NEW: Now you can place the cookie bar at the top of your website page:

• NEW: Now the list of EU countries is editable from the Admin Panel.
• Security improvements were implemented.
• The email about the Privacy Policy update was enhanced.
• We added an option that allows for cloning a disabled Privacy Policy.
• From this update, when a customer accepts the actual version of the Privacy Policy, he will not be asked to accept it again until the new version of the policy is released. The update reduces the number of actions for registered customers to purchase products as well as decreases the number of entries stored in the database.
• Also, we added the option to edit an active Privacy Policy.
• A number of minor improvements were made.

Product Manager Toolkit 1.10.2

• NEW: Now after replacing a category for a product the previous URL will be redirected to a new one.
• NEW: We added a ‘Set special price’ action and a date selection for special price update.
• We enhanced the compatibility with the 3rd-party extensions.
• Also, we added a new option that lets you add spaces at the end of the value for the ‘Append Text’ action.
• We added the ‘From-To’ interval to the ‘Qty Sold’ column filter.
• Now the ‘Qty Sold’ cell will display ‘0’ when no products are sold.

Mass Product Actions 1.7.2

• NEW: Now after replacing a category for a product the previous URL will be redirected to a new one.
• NEW: We added a ‘Set special price’ action and a date selection for special price update.
• We enhanced the compatibility with 3rd-party extensions.
• Also, we added a new option that lets you add spaces at the end of the value for the ‘Append Text’ action.

SEO Toolkit 1.15.5

• We enhanced the product reviews output conditions.
• We improved the compatibility with Amasty Color Swatches Pro extension.
• A number of minor improvements were made.

Store Locator 1.5.11

• We added an option to turn off the clusterization of locations on the Store Locator’s map.
• Also, we added the error notification for a wrong Google API key and implemented security improvements.

Shop by Brand 1.1.14

• We enhanced the compatibility with 3rd-party custom themes.
• A number of minor improvements were made.

Extended Product Grid with Editor 4.15.1

• We added the ‘From-To’ interval to the ‘Qty Sold’ column filter.
• Now the ‘Qty Sold’ cell will display ‘0’ when no products are sold.

Google Rich Snippets 1.5.1

• We enhanced the product reviews output conditions.
• We improved the compatibility with Amasty Color Swatches Pro.

Improved Sorting 1.4.8

• We improved the configuration settings.
• Minor improvements were made.

Quick AJAX Login 1.0.19

• We enhanced the configuration settings.
• Minor improvements were made.

GeoIP Redirect 1.0.22

• Security improvements were implemented.

Admin Actions Log 1.6.14

• Security improvements were implemented.

Efficient Order Export 2.9.7

• We improved the extension performance in the multi-store environment.

Google Page Speed Optimizer 1.2.8

• We improved the option that allows you to move JavaScript to the footer for a proper page rendering.

Improved Layered Navigation 3.6.8

• We improved the compatibility with 3rd-party extensions.

Product Labels 4.1.18

• We improved the compatibility with 3rd-party extensions.

Full Page Cache 1.8.18

• We made the extension compatible with Amasty Landing Pages extension.

Minor improvements

 

How to get the updates?

You can easily download the updated extensions in your account. If you have any questions regarding module updates, please submit a ticket here, and we’ll quickly help you out.

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