Magento Extensions Updates – August 2019

This month we placed special emphasis on our Magento 2 extensions and, in particular on our RMA plugin. The mod was completely revamped and received 7+ new features, see for yourself.

Besides, big updates were introduced for a whole bunch of other extensions. We enhanced their compatibility with our mods, as well as with third-party extensions and Magento of 2.1.x and 2.2.x versions.

Magento 2

Magento 2 RMA 2.0.0

We did our best to transfer all the data from the old version to the new one while updating, however, don’t forget to make a full backup and test it on a staging site first. Subscribe to our newsletter to be the first to know about the new features based on real examples.

• NEW: Now RMA Rules allow setting different resolution periods for any product:

• NEW: The updated UX and design make customers’ experience more pleasant and increase their loyalty.
• NEW: The new attachable shipping labels allow customers to promptly ship items back to the store:

• NEW: The instructions for a customer make the return process extremely clear.
• NEW: The integrated live chat allows customers to have a real-time conversation with an admin to discuss the return details. The quick responses allow for processing more requests with fewer efforts:

• NEW: RMA Policy keeps customers informed and saves the admins’ time:

• NEW: RMA Customers Reviews help a store owner to improve the return process and increase customers’ loyalty.
• We also enhanced the work of the Notifications for RMA requests in the Customer Account:

Magento 2 Social Login 1.4.0

• NEW: We added a new option that allows customers to log in via Twitch, a live streaming video platform:

• NEW: Also, we added a new option that allows importing customers’ gender from Facebook, Google, PayPal. Please, note that to receive the data you need verified applications:

• NEW: We added a new option that allows you to import customers’ date of birth from Facebook and PayPal. It can be used for age verification. Please, note that you need verified applications to receive data.
• We enhanced compatibility with LinkedIn and made a number of minor improvements.

Magento 2 Request a Quote 1.5.1

• NEW: We added an option that allows your guests to add products to quote. Guest users will be asked for an email address when submitting a quote request.
• NEW: We added an option that allows admins to create a quote from a created order.
• NEW: We added API methods that allow admins to connect quote requests and proposals to other systems such as ERP and CRM. We added the next endpoints: Get Quote, Approve Quote, Expire Quote, Add Quote Comment and Add Quote Item Note.
• Now your admins can choose to receive email reports for new quote requests instantly upon a quote submission or with custom frequency, e.g.: daily, weekly or monthly:

• A number of minor improvements were made.

Magento 2 Advanced Product Reviews 1.8.0

• NEW: We added a new option that allows customers to filter reviews by Recommended, Verified Buyers, With Images Only:

• NEW: Also, now your customers can sort reviews by Most Helpful, Top Rated, Newest.
• NEW: Now your admins can limit the quantity of the review reminder emails: once per product, once per customer or once per order.

Magento 2 Advanced Reports 1.6.0

• NEW: We added an Average Order Value block to the Dashboard. It shows an average customer’s bill in the store.
• NEW: Besides, we introduced a Country-State report. Now you can track sales data per state:

• Now the mod is compatible with Request a Quote extension. So, you can check the abandoned products and offer relevant deals to your users for finishing orders right from the Abandoned Carts Report page.
• We refactored the code according to Magento Standards and introduced minor improvements.

Magento 2 Blog Pro 2.4.0

• NEW: We added a new Mark as Featured option that allows you to pin a post at the top of your blog page:

• NEW: We have introduced the Like control functionality, so now it’s possible to vote for posts on the frontend. It will help you indicate what topics are more helpful and interesting for your audience:

• Besides, now the post views counter is available in the backend. It shows the number of times each post was viewed on the frontend.
• We added compatibility with GraphQL. It allows exposing the data like post page, recent posts, posts grid, recent comments, comments, categories tree, tags, author page, category page, etc. to build PWA/JS-based frontend.
• A number of minor improvements were made.

Magento 2 Elastic Search 1.6.2

• NEW: We added a new feature that allows you to use Stemming Search with singular/plural words.
• NEW: Also, we added a possibility to use additional analyses: Japanese (kuromoji) Analysis Plugin, Smart Chinese Analysis Plugin, Korean analysis plugin. Please, note that the installation of additional plugins is required.
• A number of minor improvements were made.

Magento 2 Improved Layered Navigation 2.12.9

• NEW: We added a WYSIWYG editor option to the Description field for brand management pages.
• NEW: Also, we introduced a new setting for choosing a brand logo size on category pages. Now you can set a required logo size to adjust it for the overall shop styling:

• We enhanced compatibility with Magento 2.3 Elasticsearch and Amasty Landing Pages plugin.
• Besides, we corrected the behavior of brand logo on-click redirecting from product pages.
• A number of minor improvements were made. 

Magento 2 One Step Checkout 2.8.2

• NEW: We introduced a modern theme. Now you can switch between the classic and modern themes:

• NEW: We added a one-column layout to the list of layout options. So, you can select whether you want your checkout page to be displayed in one, two or three columns.
• Also, we improved compatibility with third-party payment solutions and Magento 2.1.x and 2.2.x.

Magento 2 Shop by Brand 2.8.2

• NEW: We added a WYSIWYG editor option to the Description field for brand management pages.
• NEW: Also, we introduced a new setting for choosing a brand logo size on category pages. Now you can set a required logo size to adjust it for the overall shop styling.
• We enhanced compatibility with Porto and Ultimo themes.
• A number of minor improvements were made.

Magento 2 Push Notifications 1.2.0

• NEW: We added an option that allows you to specify customer groups for push notifications.
• NEW: Also, if you have installed Amasty Customer Segmentation mod, now you can specify customer segments for push notifications.

Magento 2 Lazy Load 1.4.0

• NEW: Javascript and CSS sections was greatly improved. Thus, now you can specify excludes for admin pages, custom store pages by URLs, part of JS on pages, and move merged JS and CSS files with custom URL pages.
• Besides, the Javascript section for Magento Cloud instances was refactored; please, do not forget to specify the appropriate setting in the configuration if you use the Cloud instance.

Magento 2 Google Page Speed Optimizer 1.4.0

• NEW: Javascript and CSS sections was greatly improved. Thus, now you can specify excludes for admin pages, custom store pages by URLs, part of JS on pages, and move merged JS and CSS files with custom URL pages.
• Besides, the Javascript section for Magento Cloud instances was refactored; please, do not forget to specify the appropriate setting in the configuration if you use the Cloud instance.

Magento 2 Custom Checkout Fields 3.6.0

• NEW: We added an option that allows you to display Newsletter Subscription on the checkout via an order attribute.

Magento 2 Order Attributes 3.6.0

• NEW: We added a feature that allows displaying Newsletter Subscription option on the checkout via an order attribute.

Magento 2 Special Promotions 2.7.9

• We increased the max length for the Promo SKU field.
• We added the validation for Y products in the “Buy X Get Y” action.
• The MFTF tests were enhanced for the “Buy X get Y” action.
• A number of minor improvements were made.

Magento 2 Shipping Rules 2.6.1

• We covered the “Partial replace” with 3 new MFTF tests.
• We added compatibility with Multi Warehouse Inventory extension.

Magento 2 Shipping Table Rates 1.6.2

Now the extension is covered by Magento Functional Testing Framework tests.
Also, we improved compatibility with Amasty One Step Checkout.

Magento 2 Loyalty Program 2.7.9

• We increased the max length of the Promo SKU field.
• We added the validation for Y products in “Buy X Get Y”.
• We improved the MFTF tests for “Buy X get Y” and performed a number of minor improvements.

Magento 2 Custom Form 1.11.0

• We added compatibility with GraphQL and enhanced compatibility with Porto theme.
• We made a number of minor improvements.

Magento 2 Custom Stock Status 1.2.12

• Now the mod works with the salable Qty coming with Magento 2.3.0.

Magento 2 Customer Group Catalog 1.5.15

• We enhanced compatibility with Magento Elasticsearch.

Magento 2 Dimensional Shipping Weight 1.6.2

• Now the extension is covered by Magento Functional Testing Framework tests.
• We enhanced compatibility with One Step Checkout.

Magento 2 Advanced Search 1.12.9

• We removed an overlay for autocomplete pop-up for better user experience and presented minor improvements.

Magento 2 AJAX Shopping Cart 1.8.1

• We improved compatibility with Color Swatches Pro extension.

Magento 2 Color Swatches Pro 2.6.5

• We improved compatibility with Magento 2.2.5.

Magento 2 Exit Intent Popup 1.0.3

• We added compatibility with Paypal Express payment method and performed a number of minor improvements.

Magento 2 Extended Order Grid 1.2.20

• We improved the search for nonexistent data making it significantly faster.
• A number of minor enhancements were made.

Magento 2 Login as Customer 1.0.5

• Now you can instantly login as a customer right from the Customer Grid.

Magento 2 Quick View 1.1.0

• We made it compatible with Amasty Automatic Related Products extension and the default Magento related products.

Magento 2 Thank You Page 1.1.3

• The code was enhanced according to Magento standards.

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.

Show Previous Updates