Product Updates and New Releases - May 2021

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Product Updates and New Releases - May 2021

1. Pearl Theme for Magento 2 

What’s new in v.1.10.9 - May 18, 2021

New Features:

  • Magento Compatibility - Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.3.7 and 2.4.2-p1 versions.
  • Product Page - Added a new option which allows control over the images displayed on Configurable Products after selecting a swatch. You can now choose to display the parent Configurable images in front or replace those with the Simple Product images.
  • CMS Product Reviews Widget -Added a new widget template which allows for displaying a Reviews Summary (review stars + number of reviews) for speficic products anywhere on the page.
  • Instagram Feed Widget - The Instagram Widget is now configured via the Instagram Basic Display API. Javascript Fetching was deprecated due to tighter security policies from Instagram.
  • Layered Navigation - Added new border design options for Horizontal Filtering buttons.
  • Mega Menu - Added additional positions for subcategory images, which apply to Level 1 subcategories(Top, Left, Right, Bottom).
  • Mega Menu - Added Border Radius configuration options for subcategory images.
  • Quick Cart - Added the possibility of displaying the Sale Price in the Quick Cart, if applicable. The Sale Price can be displayed inline or under the old price.
  • Quick View - Added an Ajax Cart Confirmation Pop-Up functionality, which allows for displaying a custom CMS Block and/or a Related, Cross-Sell or Up-Sell Product Carousel (requires the Owl Carousel extension). Read more about it here: How to increase your conversion rate with the WeltPixel Ajax Add to Cart Pop-Up?
  • Rich Snippets - Added a new functionality which allows the full breadcrumb path to be displayed on Product Pages, even when navigating directly to the product.

Fixes, Improvements, Compatibility adjustments:

  • Frontend Options - Added "500" as an available Font Weight option in backend settings.
  • Frontend Options - Added minor In-Store Pickup checkout flow CSS adjustments.
  • Design Elements - Split the Sections/Parallax Design Element into Sections and Parallax. These two Design Elements can now be enabled/disabled separately for more control over libraries that load in and for increased performance.
  • Design Elements - Split the Icon Boxes Design Element into core and extended. Extended Design Elements can be disabled for increased performance.
  • Design Elements - Added a new option to enable/disable the default Magento calendar.css for increased performance.
  • Design Elements - Added minor peformance adjustments to Home Page V2 parallax effect.
  • Design Elements - Updated Design Elements Magento Admin comments for increased clarity.
  • Custom Header - Fixed a few Global Promo Message display issues that occured when scrolling down the page and back to the top again.
  • Custom Header - Fixed a bug which caused the logo to disappear at around 768px screen size.
  • Custom Header - Added minor Header Link CSS adjustments.
  • Custom Footer - Added minor CSS adjustments to the Newsletter section for Footer V1.
  • Product Page - Fixed a bug that prevented the menu from being clickable when the Sticky Add to Cart and Global Promo Message were both configured to be displayed underneath the menu.
  • Product Page - Fixed an interaction with the Infinite Scroll on Category Pages which prevented the Next/Prev functionality from working as expected.
  • Product Page - Fixed an issue that caused improper styling to apply to the Qty selector and Add to Cart buttons on Configurable Product Pages when navigating to them from the Wishlist section in Magento.
  • Product Page - Added performance and display optimizations to the Next/Prev functionality.
  • Product Page - Adjusted Tab Font Weight on Product Pages.
  • Product Page - Adjusted Magento Admin settings comments for increased clarity.
  • Category Page - Optimized dependencies with included non-core extensions for increased modularity.
  • Category Page - Fixed a sale/old price aligment issue on Category Pages.
  • Category Page - Minor CSS adjustments.
  • Sample Data - Optimized included theme Sample Data for performance and modularity improvements.
  • Email Template Editor - Fixed a series of display issues that occurred when viewing emails in the Gmail application.
  • Email Template Editor - Added "500" as an available Font Weight option in backend settings.
  • Google Tag Manager - Fixed a Display Currency discrepancy related to the Add and Remove from Cart events.
  • Layered Navigation - Optimized CLS score by improving element load order for the Horizontal Layered Navigation design.
  • Layered Navigation - Fixed a minor alignment issue related to the "Now Shopping by" text that occured after filtering via the Slide Down Layered Navigation design.
  • Layered Navigation - Fixed a bug that caused an error to be thrown when using the Reviews filter with the Ajax functionality disabled.
  • Layered Navigation - Added design adjustments to the Slider Price Filter display mode.
  • Layered Navigation - Minor backend comment adjustments for increased clarity.
  • Mega Menu - Fixed an issue that caused padding values for Desktop Mega Menu to be applied to the mobile menu as well.
  • Mega Menu - Fixed an issue that caused overlapping of the logo and mobile menu hamburger when the mobile menu was configured to appear on Desktop.
  • Mega Menu - Added minor CSS adjustments to the mobile menu.
  • Owl Carousel - Fixed a bug that, in some cases, prevented video and custom banner types from functioning due to a code dependency on mobile image.
  • Owl Carousel - Fixed an error that was thrown on the frontend when the default Magento Sale Attribute did not exist on the Magento instance.
  • Owl Carousel - Fixed an issue that prevented Banner statuses from being updated from the Magento Admin grid.
  • Owl Carousel - Added minor CSS adjustments to Banners without the autoheight functionality enabled.
  • Quick Cart - Optimized interactions of the Quick Cart with the Sticky Add to Cart functionality on Product Pages.
  • Quick View - Fixed a bug that prevented the Quick View button from being displayed on mobile devices.
  • Recently Viewed Bar - Fixed a bug that caused the Recently Viewed button to create a horizontal clickable area that expanded the width of the screen. This could sometimes overlap with other buttons and links.
  • Recently Viewed Bar - Added functionality whereby the Recently Viewed Products Bar now closes automatically when a user clicks outside of it.
  • Recently Viewed Bar - Added adjustments to Magento Admin settings comments for increased clarity.
  • Speed Optimization - Disabled Magento Admin options related to core Magento JS Bundling, Minification and Merging when the store is in production mode

Useful article: : How to upgrade Pearl Theme to latest version - step by step guide

 

2. Google Analytics 4 (GA4) With GTM Support for Magento 2

What’s new in v.1.10.9 - May 18, 2021 

  • Fixed a Display Currency discrepancy related to the Add and Remove from Cart events.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.3.7 and 2.4.2-p1 versions.

  

3. OWL Carousel and Slider (new features exclusive to PRO version) 

What’s new in v.1.10.9 - May 18, 2021

  • Fixed a bug that, in some cases, prevented video and custom banner types from functioning due to a code dependency on mobile image.
  • Fixed an error that was thrown on the frontend when the default Magento Sale Attribute did not exist on the Magento instance.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented Banner statuses from being updated from the Magento Admin grid.
  • Added minor CSS adjustments to Banners without the autoheight functionality enabled.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.3.7 and 2.4.2-p1 versions.

 

4. Google Analytics Enhanced Ecommerce UA GTM Tracking

What’s new in v.1.10.9 - May 18, 2021

  • Fixed a Display Currency discrepancy related to the Add and Remove from Cart events.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.3.7 and 2.4.2-p1 versions.

 

5. Quick View & Ajax Cart (both free and PRO version) 

What’s new in v.1.10.9 - May 18, 2021

  • New feature: Added an Ajax Cart Confirmation Pop-Up functionality, which allows for displaying a custom CMS Block and/or a Related, Cross-Sell or Up-Sell Product Carousel (requires the Owl Carousel extension).
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the Quick View button from being displayed on mobile devices.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.3.7 and 2.4.2-p1 versions.

 

6. Rich Snippets schema.org (both free and PRO version)

What’s new in v.1.10.9 - May 18, 2021

  • New Feature: Added a new functionality which allows the full breadcrumb path to be displayed on Product Pages, even when navigating directly to the product.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.3.7 and 2.4.2-p1 versions.
  • Excluded Magento 2.0.x - 2.2.x from new features and fixes starting with this release.
  • Adjusted WeltPixel Developer section comments.

 

7. Mega Menu

What’s new in v.1.10.9 - May 18, 2021

  • New Feature: Added additional positions for subcategory images, which apply to Level 1 subcategories(Top, Left, Right, Bottom).
  • New Feature: Added Border Radius configuration options for subcategory images.
  • Fixed an issue that caused padding values for Desktop Mega Menu to be applied to the mobile menu as well.
  • Fixed an issue that caused overlapping of the logo and mobile menu hamburger when the mobile menu was configured to appear on Desktop.
  • Added minor CSS adjustments to the mobile menu.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.3.7 and 2.4.2-p1 versions.

 

8. Full Page Scroll

What’s new in v.1.10.9 - May 18, 2021

  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.3.7 and 2.4.2-p1 versions.

 

9. Instagram Widget Advanced

What’s new in v.1.10.9 - May 18, 2021

  • New Feature: The Instagram Widget is now configured via the Instagram Basic Display API. Javascript Fetching was deprecated due to tighter security policies from Instagram.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.3.7 and 2.4.2-p1 versions.

 

10. Lazy Loading Enhanced

What’s new in v.1.10.9 - May 18, 2021

  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.3.7 and 2.4.2-p1 versions.

 

11. CMS Product Reviews Widget

What’s new in v.1.10.9 - May 18, 2021

  • New Feature: Added a new widget template which allows for displaying a Reviews Summary (review stars + number of reviews) for speficic products anywhere on the page.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.3.7 and 2.4.2-p1 versions.

 

12. Smart Product Tabs

What’s new in v.1.10.9 - May 18, 2021

  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.3.7 and 2.4.2-p1 versions.

 

13. SEO Page Title Overwrite

What’s new in v.1.10.9 - May 18, 2021

  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.3.7 and 2.4.2-p1 versions.

 

14. Maxmind Fraud Prevention

What’s new in v.1.10.9 - May 18, 2021

  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.3.7 and 2.4.2-p1 versions.

 

15. CMS Block Scheduler

What’s new in v.1.10.9 - May 18, 2021

  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.3.7 and 2.4.2-p1 versions.

 

16. Enhanced Quick Cart

What’s new in v.1.10.9 - May 18, 2021

  • New feature: Added an Ajax Cart Confirmation Pop-Up functionality, which allows for displaying a custom CMS Block and/or a Related, Cross-Sell or Up-Sell Product Carousel (requires the Owl Carousel extension).
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the Quick View button from being displayed on mobile devices.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.3.7 and 2.4.2-p1 versions.

 

17. Google XML Sitemap

What’s new in v.1.10.9 - May 18, 2021

  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.3.7 and 2.4.2-p1 versions.

 

18. Enhanced Multi-Store Multi-Brand

What’s new in v.1.10.9 - May 18, 2021

  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.3.7 and 2.4.2-p1 versions.

 

19. Custom Thank You Page

What’s hot in v.1.10.9 - May 18, 2021

  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.3.7 and 2.4.2-p1 versions.

 

20. Ajax Catalog and Infinite Scroll

What’s new in v.1.10.9 - May 18, 2021

  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.3.7 and 2.4.2-p1 versions.

 

21. Ajax Search Autocomplete

What’s new in v.1.10.9 - May 18, 2021

  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.3.7 and 2.4.2-p1 versions.

 

22. Email Template Editor with Gmail Markup Support.

What’s new in v.1.10.9 - May 18, 2021

  • Fixed a series of display issues that occurred when viewing emails in the Gmail application.
  • Added "500" as an available Font Weight option in backend settings.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.3.7 and 2.4.2-p1 versions.

 

23. Layered Navigation

What’s new in v.1.10.9 - May 18, 2021

  • New Feature: Added new border design options for Horizontal Filtering buttons.
  • Optimized CLS score by improving element load order for the Horizontal Layered Navigation design.
  • Fixed a minor alignment issue related to the "Now Shopping by" text that occured after filtering via the Slide Down Layered Navigation design.
  • Fixed a bug that caused an error to be thrown when using the Reviews filter with the Ajax functionality disabled.
  • Added design adjustments to the Slider Price Filter display mode.
  • Minor backend comment adjustments for increased clarity.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.3.7 and 2.4.2-p1 versions.

 

24. Enhanced Newsletter Popup - FREE

What’s new in v.1.10.9 - May 18, 2021

  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.3.7 and 2.4.2-p1 versions.

 

25. Advance Category Sorting

What’s new in v.1.10.9 - May 18, 2021

  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.3.7 and 2.4.2-p1 versions.

 

26. Product Labels - New, Sale, Discount

What’s new in v.1.10.9 - May 18, 2021

  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.3.7 and 2.4.2-p1 versions.

 

27. Recently Viewed Products Bar

What’s new in v.1.10.9 - May 18, 2021

  • Fixed a bug that caused the Recently Viewed button to create a horizontal clickable area that expanded the width of the screen. This could sometimes overlap with other buttons and links.
  • Added functionality whereby the Recently Viewed Products Bar now closes automatically when a user clicks outside of it.
  • Added adjustments to Magento Admin settings comments for increased clarity.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.3.7 and 2.4.2-p1 versions.

 

28. Social Login

What’s new in v.1.10.9 - May 18, 2021

  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.3.7 and 2.4.2-p1 versions.

 

29. Advanced Wishlist and Share

What’s new in v.1.10.9 - May 18, 2021

  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.3.7 and 2.4.2-p1 versions.

 

30. User Profile

What’s new in v.1.10.9 - May 18, 2021

  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.3.7 and 2.4.2-p1 versions.

 

31. Speed Optmization

What’s new in v.1.10.9 - May 18, 2021

  • Disabled Magento Admin options related to core Magento JS Bundling, Minification and Merging when the store is in production mode.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.3.7 and 2.4.2-p1 versions.