Magento Extensions Updates – October 2019

About 7500 businesses have migrated to Magento from other e-commerce platforms by 2019.

If comparing Magento 2 with Magento 1, we see that despite M1EOL, the market share of the latest is still 4 times bigger.

Nevertheless, this month, we’ve focused on Magento 2, upgraded a lot of extensions adding new features and enhancing the functionality that already familiar to you.

Read and update!

Magento 2

Magento 2 Store Pickup with Locator 2.1.0

• NEW: We introduced a new option that lets users choose the most suitable pickup point, find out store details in an informational popup, build passes to any point right on the map on the Shopping Cart/Checkout pages.
• NEW: Now shoppers can choose appropriate pickup date/time, also, we made this option interconnected with store opening timetables.
• NEW: Admin users are allowed to create orders using the Store Pickup shipping method and assigning it to any date/time via the default Order Management page.
• Now the module is fully compatible with our One Step Checkout, Shipping Table Rates extension, and the Porto theme.
• Also, we added editable templates for the Store Details section, so now an admin user can adjust this section according to their needs.
• Besides, we corrected Store Pickup shipping method preferences and added an option to calculate shipping cost depending on the value of goods.

Magento 2 Automatic Related Products 2.8.1

• NEW: Now when choosing related products for a category page you can switch on the ‘Show Products from Current Category Only’. So, if you want to show products from the category with particular characteristics, use the option:

• NEW: We added the option that allows you to define the quantity for each Bundle Pack Product in a bundle pack.
• We enhanced the performance of rules application on large catalogs.
• We added an option to choose a custom position for bundle packs making them organically fit the design of your product pages.
• Also, we improved compatibility with Amasty Shop By Brand and Thank You Page plugins.
• A number of minor improvements were made.

Magento 2 RMA 2.2.3

• NEW: We introduced a new dashboard report with a lifetime statistic on all the opened RMA requests in your store:

• NEW: Now you can see a history log of all RMA requests.
• We added quick replies templates for faster communication with your clients.
• We added a button that lets you open a Credit Memo immediately from the RMA request and make a new Order.
• We enhanced UX for the Product Reviews Tab in the RMA request (admin panel).
  

Magento 2 Cross-Sell / Upsell Products 2.8.1

• NEW: Now when choosing related products for a category page you can switch on the ‘Show Products from Current Category Only’. So, if you want to focus on products from the category with particular characteristics, use the option.
• NEW: We added the option that allows you to define the quantity for each Bundle Pack Product in a bundle pack.
• We enhanced the performance of rules application on large catalogs.
• We added an option to choose a custom position for bundle packs making them organically fit the design of your product pages.
• Also, we improved compatibility with Amasty Shop By Brand and Thank You Page plugins.
• A number of minor improvements were made.

Magento 2 Customers Also Bought 2.8.1

• NEW: Now when choosing related products for a category page you can switch on the ‘Show Products from Current Category Only’. So, if you want to focus on products from the category with particular characteristics, use the option.
• NEW: We added the option that allows you to define the quantity for each Bundle Pack Product in a bundle pack.
• We enhanced the performance of rules application on large catalogs.
• We added an option to choose a custom position for bundle packs making them organically fit the design of your product pages.
• Also, we improved compatibility with Amasty Shop By Brand and Thank You Page plugins.
• A number of minor improvements were made.

Magento 2 Advanced Product Reviews 1.12.1

• NEW: We added an option that lets you choose multiple order statuses that trigger Review Reminder. If you have several order statuses for the same order state, you are welcome to use this option.
• We added compatibility with GraphQL.
• Now you can decide what customer groups will receive Review Reminder.
• Now your users will get notified if someone left a comment on their review.
• We implemented minor design enhancements, improved backend configuration UX and introduced minor updates.

Magento 2 Subscriptions & Recurring Payments 1.1.0

• NEW: We introduced changes to the core of the module to give it more flexibility so that more payment gateway integrations will be available to you in the upcoming future.

Please note that to update to the latest version you may need to install additional packages, as well as get rid of obsolete module files, it’s completely safe.

• We added the support of 3D Secure v2. Now the module is completely compliant with Strong Customer Authentication (PSD2).

Read what PSD2 regulation means for your Magento 2 store.

• We enhanced compatibility with Stripe v3.0.0 by Amasty and made a number of minor improvements.

Magento 2 Google Page Speed Optimizer 1.6.2

• NEW: We added an information block, so now you can check the results of optimization and see Google recommendations right in the admin panel:

• Now category and product pages are added to the bundling JS feature.
• Also, we implemented a speed enhancement that lets you run multiple threads to minimize the time required for optimizing media on your site.

Read also:

1. Beginner’s guide to speed optimizaition [20+ hacks]
2. 4 JS optimization techniques
3. Everything about Lazy Load
4. How to leverage browser caching
5. How to improve performance with flat catalog
6. How optimizer addresses Google warnings

Magento 2 One Step Checkout 2.9.1

• NEW: Now an admin user can enter or edit delivery information for orders in the admin panel.
• Now the extension includes MFTF tests covering Payment Methods and extension Configuration.
• We improved the work with the PayPal Smart Buttons payment method and introduced a number of minor improvements.

Magento 2 Lazy Load 1.6.2

• NEW: We added an information block that allows you to check the results of optimization and show Google recommendations right in the admin panel.
• Now category and product pages are added to the bundling JS feature.
• Also, we implemented a speed enhancement that lets you run multiple threads to minimize the time required for optimizing media on your site.

Magento 2 Facebook Feed 2.5.1

• NEW: We added a new option that allows you to use multiple threads to minimize the required time for feed generation.
  
• A number of new features were added.

Magento 2 Free Gift 2.7.0

• NEW: We added a new condition that allows you to apply free gift items for your Cart Price Rules.
  
• Minor improvements were made.

Magento 2 Full Page Cache Warmer 2.1.0

• NEW: Now the extension includes a new option that lets you run multiple threads to minimize the time required to warm your site.
  
• Also, we added URL links to the Warmer Log.

Magento 2 Product Feed 2.5.1

• NEW: We added a new option that allows you to use multiple threads to minimize the required time for feed generation.

Magento 2 Elastic Search 1.6.5

• We added whitespaces validation to the Stop Words functionality to avoid issues during indexation.
• We reviewed and enhanced the logic of the Popular Searches block work in the autocomplete popup.
• A number of minor improvements were made.

Magento 2 Request a Quote 2.0.3

• We enhanced compatibility with Hide Price plugin even more. If the price is configured to be hidden, a user won’t see this price in a quote cart as well.
• Now the module allows displaying the ‘Add To Quote’ button for custom product types.
• A number of minor improvements were made.

Magento 2 Admin Actions Log 1.2.2

• Now the extension allows you to modify the admin actions log grid.
• A number of minor improvements were made.

Magento 2 Advanced Reports 1.6.2

• The ‘New vs Returning Customers’ report now takes guests into account.
• Also, we made a number of minor improvements.

Magento 2 Improved Layered Navigation 2.12.14

• We enhanced compatibility with Porto theme, Varnish Cache and 3rd-party plugins.
• Also, we added compatibility with GraphQL for Shop By Brand part of the extension and introduced minor improvements.

Magento 2 GDPR 1.6.4

• Now the extension will display the cookie policy using AJAX.

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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