Product Updates and New Releases - October 2023

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Product Updates and New Releases - October 2023

1. Pearl Theme for Magento 2 

What’s new in v.1.11.19 - October 19, 2023

New Features:

  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.6-p3, 2.4.5-p5, and 2.4.4-p6 Security Patches for the Pearl Theme, Stack Framework & all individual extensions.
  • Ajax Catalog & Infinite Scroll - Added a new functionality that allows you to display a Progress Bar which indicates the number of products that have already been loaded, as well as the total number of products available in the Category.
  • Mega Menu - Added optimizations for ADA Accessibility which address underlying navigation accessibility problems present natively in the Magento 2 core, and which would be flagged by Google Page Speed Insights.
  • Social Login - Login with Twitter redesign. The Twitter login button has been updated and now uses the new "X" branding, as well as colors. Magento Admin settings have also been updated to reflect new branding and API labels.

Fixes and Improvements:

  • Backend - Optimized the license verification process for increased Magento Admin performance, as well as to account for licensing server downtimes.
  • Backend - Fixed an issue that would sometimes result in an error being thrown when using older PHP versions, such as PHP 7.4.
  • Custom Header - Fixed a bug that would prevent the Active Link Color settings in the Magento Admin section from being applied to the header links.
  • Product Page - Added various optimizations and improvements to Product Page v2 in order to ensure smooth scrolling when using the sticky product info section functionality.
  • Product Page - Code cleanup, removed unused variables.
  • Category Page - Added adjustments for compatibility with the new Ajax Infinite Scroll Progress Bar functionality.
  • CMS Block Scheduler - Fixed an error related to PHP 8 that was thrown in the Magento Admin section when editing a CMS Block using the Block Scheduler functionality.
  • Email Template Editor - Fixed an issue that would prevent the correct store URL from being used in the Email Template Menu section when sending emails from a store view/website other than the default one.
  • Email Template Editor - Fixed an error that would be thrown upon attempting to change/reset the password of a customer account. This would only occur when the user was logged in.
  • Email Template Editor - Adjusted the Order Confirmation email to fetch the Small Image of the products included in the order. Previously, the Thumbnail image would be used.
  • Email Template Editor - Fixed an error that would sometimes show in email content within the email client (such as Gmail) in certain cases when using custom inline CSS.
  • Full Page Scroll - Fixed an error related to PHP 8 that would sometimes be thrown on the frontend when attempting to implement the Full Page Scroll functionality.
  • Google XML Sitemap - Fixed an error related to PHP 8 that would sometimes be thrown upon attempting to generate an XML Sitemap via the Magento Admin section with the extension enabled.
  • Layered Navigation - Fixed a bug that would cause the Category Page layout to break on Category Pages with special characters in the name, when using the extension in conjunction with the Google Analytics 4 extension.
  • Layered Navigation - Adjusted the Horizontal Filter design to account for filter dropdowns with a large number of options. Previously, in some cases, the dropdown would extend beyond the height of the screen.
  • Layered Navigation - Fixed an error that would sometimes be thrown upon loading Category Pages. This would happen when the extension was not able to determine an attribute's ID.
  • Owl Carousel & Banner Slider - Fixed an issue that would result in images being displayed with incorrect width values in Recently Viewed Products Carousels. Other carousel types were unaffected.
  • Product Labels - Fixed an error that would sometimes be thrown when using labels on products with a price of 0 and/or similar combinations of pricing and special pricing.
  • Product Labels - Fixed an issue that prevented the description of the Label Text Magento Admin setting from being displayed, which explains the usage of variables.
  • Quick Cart - Fixed an error related to PHP 8 that would sometimes be thrown on the frontend when attempting to display a Free Shipping Message via the extension's settings.
  • Quick View & Ajax Add to Cart Popup - Fixed a bug that would sometimes result in an infinite spinner being displayed in the Mini Cart after adding a product to the cart via the Quick View popup.
  • Rich Snippets - Fixed an issue that would, in certain cases, result in the duplication of the product data in the Rich Snippets structured data, which could be verified with structured data Testing Tools such as Google's.
  • Rich Snippets - Fixed a bug that would sometimes result in the extension overriding the product's Canonical URL with a shortened version, which would then be used in the Rich Snippets structured data.
  • Smart Product Tabs - Fixed a bug that would prevent some of the extension's settings from being applied at the Store View level, even when the "Use Default" checkbox was unchecked.

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.1.12.11 - October 12, 2023

  • New Feature: New Feature: Extended the New Customer Data functionality for Google Ads to automatically configure the Google Ads Conversion Tracking Tag and create new dataLayer Variables in Google Tag Manager upon JSON container import.
  • New Feature: Added a new admin setting which allows for changing the way the Product List Block is loaded, enhancing compatibility with 3rd party functionality on Category and Search pages.
  • New Feature: Extended the Measurement Protocol functionality to send a hostname property alongside each event, allowing for page location tracking in Google Analytics.
  • Fixed a bug that would prevent the Select Item (Product Click) event from being triggered via Measurement Protocol when the Category name had a " character in it.
  • Fixed a bug that would cause the Impressions Chunk Size setting to be ignored on Search pages for the View Item List client-side event.
  • Implemented changes to Magento Admin setting names and descriptions surrounding Google Ads functionalities for increased clarity.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the latest Magento 2.4.6-p3, 2.4.5-p5 and 2.4.4-p6 releases.

  

3. OWL Carousel and Slider

What’s new in v.1.11.19 - October 19, 2023

  • Fixed an issue that would result in images being displayed with incorrect width values in Recently Viewed Products Carousels. Other carousel types were unaffected.
  • Optimized the license verification process for increased Magento Admin performance, as well as to account for licensing server downtimes.
  • Fixed an issue that would sometimes result in an error being thrown when using older PHP versions, such as PHP 7.4.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.6-p3, 2.4.5-p5, and 2.4.4-p6 Security Patches.

 

4. Google Analytics Enhanced Ecommerce UA GTM Tracking

What’s new in v.1.11.19 - October 19, 2023

  • Optimized the license verification process for increased Magento Admin performance, as well as to account for licensing server downtimes.
  • Fixed an issue that would sometimes result in an error being thrown when using older PHP versions, such as PHP 7.4.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.6-p3, 2.4.5-p5, and 2.4.4-p6 Security Patches.

 

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

What’s new in v.1.11.19 - October 19, 2023

  • Fixed a bug that would sometimes result in an infinite spinner being displayed in the Mini Cart after adding a product to the cart via the Quick View popup.
  • Optimized the license verification process for increased Magento Admin performance, as well as to account for licensing server downtimes.
  • Fixed an issue that would sometimes result in an error being thrown when using older PHP versions, such as PHP 7.4.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.6-p3, 2.4.5-p5, and 2.4.4-p6 Security Patches.

 

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

What’s new in v.1.11.19 - October 19, 2023

  • Fixed an issue that would, in certain cases, result in the duplication of the product data in the Rich Snippets structured data, which could be verified with structured data Testing Tools such as Google's.
  • Fixed a bug that would sometimes result in the extension overriding the product's Canonical URL with a shortened version, which would then be used in the Rich Snippets structured data.
  • Optimized the license verification process for increased Magento Admin performance, as well as to account for licensing server downtimes.
  • Fixed an issue that would sometimes result in an error being thrown when using older PHP versions, such as PHP 7.4.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.6-p3, 2.4.5-p5, and 2.4.4-p6 Security Patches.

 

7. Mega Menu

What’s new in v.1.11.19 - October 19, 2023

  • New Feature: Added optimizations for ADA Accessibility which address underlying navigation accessibility problems present natively in the Magento 2 core, and which would be flagged by Google Page Speed Insights.
  • Optimized the license verification process for increased Magento Admin performance, as well as to account for licensing server downtimes.
  • Fixed an issue that would sometimes result in an error being thrown when using older PHP versions, such as PHP 7.4.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.6-p3, 2.4.5-p5, and 2.4.4-p6 Security Patches.

 

8. Full Page Scroll

What’s new in v.1.11.19 - October 19, 2023

  • Fixed an error related to PHP 8 that would sometimes be thrown on the frontend when attempting to implement the Full Page Scroll functionality.
  • Optimized the license verification process for increased Magento Admin performance, as well as to account for licensing server downtimes.
  • Fixed an issue that would sometimes result in an error being thrown when using older PHP versions, such as PHP 7.4.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.6-p3, 2.4.5-p5, and 2.4.4-p6 Security Patches.

 

9. Instagram Widget Advanced

What’s new in v.1.11.19 - October 19, 2023

  • Optimized the license verification process for increased Magento Admin performance, as well as to account for licensing server downtimes.
  • Fixed an issue that would sometimes result in an error being thrown when using older PHP versions, such as PHP 7.4.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.6-p3, 2.4.5-p5, and 2.4.4-p6 Security Patches.

 

10. Lazy Loading Enhanced

What’s new in v.1.11.19 - October 19, 2023

  • Optimized the license verification process for increased Magento Admin performance, as well as to account for licensing server downtimes.
  • Fixed an issue that would sometimes result in an error being thrown when using older PHP versions, such as PHP 7.4.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.6-p3, 2.4.5-p5, and 2.4.4-p6 Security Patches.

 

11. CMS Product Reviews Widget

What’s new in v.1.11.19 - October 19, 2023

  • Optimized the license verification process for increased Magento Admin performance, as well as to account for licensing server downtimes.
  • Fixed an issue that would sometimes result in an error being thrown when using older PHP versions, such as PHP 7.4.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.6-p3, 2.4.5-p5, and 2.4.4-p6 Security Patches.

12. Smart Product Tabs

What’s new in v.1.11.19 - October 19, 2023

  • Fixed a bug that would prevent some of the extension's settings from being applied at the Store View level, even when the "Use Default" checkbox was unchecked.
  • Optimized the license verification process for increased Magento Admin performance, as well as to account for licensing server downtimes.
  • Fixed an issue that would sometimes result in an error being thrown when using older PHP versions, such as PHP 7.4.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.6-p3, 2.4.5-p5, and 2.4.4-p6 Security Patches.

 

13. SEO Page Title Overwrite

What’s new in v.1.11.19 - October 19, 2023

  • Optimized the license verification process for increased Magento Admin performance, as well as to account for licensing server downtimes.
  • Fixed an issue that would sometimes result in an error being thrown when using older PHP versions, such as PHP 7.4.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.6-p3, 2.4.5-p5, and 2.4.4-p6 Security Patches.

 

14. Maxmind Fraud Prevention

What’s new in v.1.11.19 - October 19, 2023

  • Fixed an issue that would prevent an order from loading in the Magento Admin section when the Maxmind score could not be fetched. This likely happened when the Maxmind API was not accessible.
  • Optimized the license verification process for increased Magento Admin performance, as well as to account for licensing server downtimes.
  • Fixed an issue that would sometimes result in an error being thrown when using older PHP versions, such as PHP 7.4.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.6-p3, 2.4.5-p5, and 2.4.4-p6 Security Patches.

 

15. CMS Block Scheduler

What’s new in v.1.11.19 - October 19, 2023

  • Fixed an error related to PHP 8 that was thrown in the Magento Admin section when editing a CMS Block using the Block Scheduler functionality.
  • Optimized the license verification process for increased Magento Admin performance, as well as to account for licensing server downtimes.
  • Fixed an issue that would sometimes result in an error being thrown when using older PHP versions, such as PHP 7.4.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.6-p3, 2.4.5-p5, and 2.4.4-p6 Security Patches.

 

16. Enhanced Quick Cart

What’s new in v.1.11.19 - October 19, 2023

  • Fixed an error related to PHP 8 that would sometimes be thrown on the frontend when attempting to display a Free Shipping Message via the extension's settings.
  • Optimized the license verification process for increased Magento Admin performance, as well as to account for licensing server downtimes.
  • Fixed an issue that would sometimes result in an error being thrown when using older PHP versions, such as PHP 7.4.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.6-p3, 2.4.5-p5, and 2.4.4-p6 Security Patches.

 

17. Google XML Sitemap

What’s new in v.1.11.19 - October 19, 2023

  • Fixed an error related to PHP 8 that would sometimes be thrown upon attempting to generate an XML Sitemap via the Magento Admin section with the extension enabled.
  • Optimized the license verification process for increased Magento Admin performance, as well as to account for licensing server downtimes.
  • Fixed an issue that would sometimes result in an error being thrown when using older PHP versions, such as PHP 7.4.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.6-p3, 2.4.5-p5, and 2.4.4-p6 Security Patches.

 

18. Enhanced Multi-Store Multi-Brand

What’s new in v.1.11.19 - October 19, 2023

  • Optimized the license verification process for increased Magento Admin performance, as well as to account for licensing server downtimes.
  • Fixed an issue that would sometimes result in an error being thrown when using older PHP versions, such as PHP 7.4.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.6-p3, 2.4.5-p5, and 2.4.4-p6 Security Patches.

 

19. Custom Thank You Page

What’s hot in v.1.11.19 - October 19, 2023

  • Optimized the license verification process for increased Magento Admin performance, as well as to account for licensing server downtimes.
  • Fixed an issue that would sometimes result in an error being thrown when using older PHP versions, such as PHP 7.4.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.6-p3, 2.4.5-p5, and 2.4.4-p6 Security Patches.

20. Ajax Catalog and Infinite Scroll

What’s new in v.1.11.19 - October 19, 2023

  • New Feature: Added a new functionality that allows you to display a Progress Bar which indicates the number of products that have already been loaded, as well as the total number of products available in the Category.
  • Optimized the license verification process for increased Magento Admin performance, as well as to account for licensing server downtimes.
  • Fixed an issue that would sometimes result in an error being thrown when using older PHP versions, such as PHP 7.4.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.6-p3, 2.4.5-p5, and 2.4.4-p6 Security Patches.

 

21. Ajax Search Autocomplete

What’s new in v.1.11.19 - October 19, 2023

  • Optimized the license verification process for increased Magento Admin performance, as well as to account for licensing server downtimes.
  • Fixed an issue that would sometimes result in an error being thrown when using older PHP versions, such as PHP 7.4.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.6-p3, 2.4.5-p5, and 2.4.4-p6 Security Patches.

 

22. Email Template Editor with Gmail Markup Support.

What’s new in v.1.11.19 - October 19, 2023

  • Fixed an issue that would prevent the correct store URL from being used in the Email Template Menu section when sending emails from a store view/website other than the default one.
  • Fixed an error that would be thrown upon attempting to change/reset the password of a customer account. This would only occur when the user was logged in.
  • Adjusted the Order Confirmation email to fetch the Small Image of the products included in the order. Previously, the Thumbnail image would be used.
  • Fixed an error that would sometimes show in email content within the email client (such as Gmail) in certain cases when using custom inline CSS.
  • Optimized the license verification process for increased Magento Admin performance, as well as to account for licensing server downtimes.
  • Fixed an issue that would sometimes result in an error being thrown when using older PHP versions, such as PHP 7.4.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.6-p3, 2.4.5-p5, and 2.4.4-p6 Security Patches.

 

23. Layered Navigation

What’s new in v.1.11.19 - October 19, 2023

  • Fixed a bug that would cause the Category Page layout to break on Category Pages with special characters in the name, when using the extension in conjunction with the Google Analytics 4 extension.
  • Adjusted the Horizontal Filter design to account for filter dropdowns with a large number of options. Previously, in some cases, the dropdown would extend beyond the height of the screen.
  • Fixed an error that would sometimes be thrown upon loading Category Pages. This would happen when the extension was not able to determine an attribute's ID.
  • Optimized the license verification process for increased Magento Admin performance, as well as to account for licensing server downtimes.
  • Fixed an issue that would sometimes result in an error being thrown when using older PHP versions, such as PHP 7.4.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.6-p3, 2.4.5-p5, and 2.4.4-p6 Security Patches.

 

24. Enhanced Newsletter Popup - FREE

What’s new in v.1.11.19 - October 19, 2023

  • Optimized the license verification process for increased Magento Admin performance, as well as to account for licensing server downtimes.
  • Fixed an issue that would sometimes result in an error being thrown when using older PHP versions, such as PHP 7.4.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.6-p3, 2.4.5-p5, and 2.4.4-p6 Security Patches.

25. Advance Category Sorting

What’s new in v.1.11.19 - October 19, 2023

  • Optimized the license verification process for increased Magento Admin performance, as well as to account for licensing server downtimes.
  • Fixed an issue that would sometimes result in an error being thrown when using older PHP versions, such as PHP 7.4.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.6-p3, 2.4.5-p5, and 2.4.4-p6 Security Patches.

 

26. Product Labels - New, Sale, Discount

What’s new in v.1.11.19 - October 19, 2023

  • Fixed an error that would sometimes be thrown when using labels on products with a price of 0 and/or similar combinations of pricing and special pricing.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented the description of the Label Text Magento Admin setting from being displayed, which explains the usage of variables.
  • Optimized the license verification process for increased Magento Admin performance, as well as to account for licensing server downtimes.
  • Fixed an issue that would sometimes result in an error being thrown when using older PHP versions, such as PHP 7.4.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.6-p3, 2.4.5-p5, and 2.4.4-p6 Security Patches.

27. Recently Viewed Products Bar

What’s new in v.1.11.19 - October 19, 2023

  • Optimized the license verification process for increased Magento Admin performance, as well as to account for licensing server downtimes.
  • Fixed an issue that would sometimes result in an error being thrown when using older PHP versions, such as PHP 7.4.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.6-p3, 2.4.5-p5, and 2.4.4-p6 Security Patches.

 

28. Social Login

What’s new in v.1.11.19 - October 19, 2023

  • New Feature: Login with Twitter redesign. The Twitter login button has been updated and now uses the new "X" branding, as well as colors. Magento Admin settings have also been updated to reflect new branding and API labels.
  • Optimized the license verification process for increased Magento Admin performance, as well as to account for licensing server downtimes.
  • Fixed an issue that would sometimes result in an error being thrown when using older PHP versions, such as PHP 7.4.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.6-p3, 2.4.5-p5, and 2.4.4-p6 Security Patches.

 

29. Advanced Wishlist and Share

What’s new in v.1.11.19 - October 19, 2023

  • Optimized the license verification process for increased Magento Admin performance, as well as to account for licensing server downtimes.
  • Fixed an issue that would sometimes result in an error being thrown when using older PHP versions, such as PHP 7.4.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.6-p3, 2.4.5-p5, and 2.4.4-p6 Security Patches.

 

30. User Profile

What’s new in v.1.11.19 - October 19, 2023

  • Optimized the license verification process for increased Magento Admin performance, as well as to account for licensing server downtimes.
  • Fixed an issue that would sometimes result in an error being thrown when using older PHP versions, such as PHP 7.4.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.6-p3, 2.4.5-p5, and 2.4.4-p6 Security Patches.

 

31. Speed Optmization

What’s new in v.1.11.19 - October 19, 2023

  • Optimized the license verification process for increased Magento Admin performance, as well as to account for licensing server downtimes.
  • Fixed an issue that would sometimes result in an error being thrown when using older PHP versions, such as PHP 7.4.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.6-p3, 2.4.5-p5, and 2.4.4-p6 Security Patches.