IXXO Multi-Vendor Standalone Release Notes

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Version 6.x Releases

Article last updated 09 April 2016

We always recommend staying up-to-date with IXXO Cart in order to benefit from the latest development and improvements, and you can do that either by having us perform the upgrade for you or by updating as per steps indicated in the update manual.

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VERSION 6.x Release Notes

# Change Log
All notable changes to IXXO Multi-Vendor Platform will be documented here

## UPDATED

  • 2016-03-20 VERSION 6.16.4.1
  • Updated and enhanced the promo categories admin pages
  • Updated and enhanced the product families admin pages
  • Updated and enhanced the discounts admin pages
  • Updated the templates
  • Updated the URL handling at the storefront to remove obsolete pcsids
  • Updated the payment and payment method pages at the admin area for better functionality
  • Added an option for custom vendor payment methods to the available vendor payment methods
  • Added a safeguard to update the current currency, if a used shop currency is deleted from the currencies list during an active storefront session

 # Change Log

All notable changes to IXXO Multi-Vendor Platform will be documented here

## UPDATED

  • 2016-03-12 VERSION 6.16.3.7
  • Fixed a bug were products wouldn't show up in some cases, if they were marked as hot products
  • Upgraded the vendor SEO functionality
    - Shop ids can be changed through the vendor profile page
    - An advanced algorithm prevents any duplicate shop-ids on signup and id change
  • Upgraded the product compare functionality and the product compare module to use AJAX routines
  • Added a shipping by default form setting
  • Removed obsolete code from several skin template pages
  • Fixed a rare bug where product tabs wouldn't show up correctly in some product views
  • Updated and upgraded several admin and vendor reports
  • Removed some link to areas - depending on vendor privileges - where vendors wouldn't have access to anyway

 # Change Log

All notable changes to IXXO Multi-Vendor Platform will be documented here

## UPDATED

  • 2016-03-11 VERSION 6.16.3.6
  • Changed the SEO Url handling to provide advanced support for an enhanced URL schema for vendors
    - Added a shop id field for vendors
    - Instead of the username, now the shop-id is used for vendors URLs
    - Unique shop-ids are generated on signup based on the vendor's username
  • The new SEO Url schema for vendors Urls:
    - www.yourdomain.com/shops/shop-id/ (vendor home page)
    - www.yourdomain.com/shops/shop-id/index.html (vendor home page)
    - www.yourdomain.com/shops/shop-id/products/your-product-name.html (product pages)
    - www.yourdomain.com/shops/shop-id/catalog/index.html (catalog showcase)
    - www.yourdomain.com/shops/shop-id/catalog/your-category-name.html (catalog pages)
  • It is mandatory to update your .htaccess file to the new schema through the admin area, if you use search friendly URLs

 # Change Log

All notable changes to IXXO Multi-Vendor Platform will be documented here

## UPDATED

  • 2016-03-09 VERSION 6.16.3.5
  • Added support for login and account creation with Facebook
    - When a customer logs in with Facebook for the first time, a shop account is created (to store and change billing addresses, shipping addresses, etc.)
    - Customer's don't need to login with shop login credentials and can instead log in in Facebook, to login to the store
  • Fixed a bug, where sometimes the product price display at the storefront wouldn't change on attribute change
  • Fixed a rare bug, where the vendor minimum subtotal warning message wouldn't show up, if the subtotal amount of the products in the cart was too low
  • Updated the templates

 # Change Log

All notable changes to IXXO Multi-Vendor Platform will be documented here

## UPDATED

  • 2016-03-05 VERSION 6.16.3.4
  • Added a limit for expired products queries at the storefront to prevent excessive server load
  • Updated and enhanced the featured products functionality
  • Added several new storefront pages to the module pages list
  • Updated the templates

 # Change Log

All notable changes to IXXO Multi-Vendor Platform will be documented here

## UPDATED

  • 2016-03-02 VERSION 6.16.3.3
  • Updated the templates
  • Updated the product fields admin page to display more information about the fields
  • Upgraded the product fields admin page to allow bulk updating product fields
  • Updated the Amazon Fulfilment Services libraries
  • Added a fulfilment tab to the shipping management admin page
  • Upgraded the support for Amazon Fulfilment Services
  • Fixed a bug where call for price would show up for vendors, despite the privilege being turned off
  • Changed several areas to enhance the server response time at the frontend

 # Change Log

All notable changes to IXXO Multi-Vendor Platform will be documented here

## UPDATED

  • 2016-02-30 VERSION 6.16.3.2
  • Changed the layout of the admin manufacturers page
  • Added preview thumbnails to the admin manufacturer’s page
  • Added a manufacturers page to the storefront that displays all manufacturers
  • Added a product count to the manufacturers page at the storefront
  • Upgraded the mobile detection functionality for enhanced tablet detection and support

 # Change Log

All notable changes to IXXO Multi-Vendor Platform will be documented here

## UPDATED

  • 2016-02-09 VERSION 6.16.3.1
  • Changed the vendor status handling and added Picked Up and Ready For Pickup to the vendor statuses
    - Added support for email notifications for pickup orders to the front and backend
    - Upgraded the checkout and shipping page handling for pickup products
    - Upgraded the pickup product handling for products with free or product level shipping
  • Fixed some issues with vendor product rights at the vendor frontend area
  • Upgraded the customer orders and order details pages at the storefront
    - Changed the layout of the customer order list
    - The order area now shows two separate list, ongoing and completed orders
    - Orders show all vendors in the order lists
    - The detailed order statuses are shown, the overall order status and each individual vendor order status
    - Pagination was added to the customer order lists
    - Added vendor addresses to the order details page and print page
    - Fixed some issues with the RMA display at the order details page
    - Added the picked up and ready to pick up statuses to the order list and order details pages
  • Fixed an issue with vendor product sale prices
  • Upgraded the product condition details handling to allow short and detailed condition options
  • Fixed an issue with the obsolete PayPal currency code showing up at some vendor services order pages
  • Upgraded the mobile template captcha handling
  • Updated the templates

 # Change Log

All notable changes to IXXO Multi-Vendor Platform will be documented here

## UPDATED

  • 2016-02-07 VERSION 6.16.2.4
  • Upgraded the admin area language select handling
  • Updated the templates

 # Change Log

All notable changes to IXXO Multi-Vendor Platform will be documented here

## UPDATED

  • 2016-01-28 VERSION 6.16.2.3
  • Added a vendor location bar
  • Updated the price filter module for better support when used with dynamic price ranges
  • Upgraded the product fields at the product details page to use AJAX
  • Changed some code that produced notices when using the charts functionality
  • Updated the templates

 # Change Log

All notable changes to IXXO Multi-Vendor Platform will be documented here

## UPDATED

  • 2016-01-26 VERSION 6.16.2.2
  • Added support for dynamic price filter ranges
  • Added a price range slider module

# Change Log
All notable changes to IXXO Multi-Vendor Platform will be documented here

## UPDATED

  • 2016-01-22 VERSION 6.16.2.1
  • Updated vendor hot deals
  • Improved product field sql queries
  • Updated the templates

 # Change Log

All notable changes to IXXO Multi-Vendor Platform will be documented here

## UPDATED

  • 2016-01-21 VERSION 6.16.1.9
  • Added vendor hot deals at the product and vendor home page
  • Updated the templates

 # Change Log

All notable changes to IXXO Multi-Vendor Platform will be documented here

## UPDATED

  • 2016-01-19 VERSION 6.16.1.8
  • Updated the vendor product templates
  • Added a distinct vendors page sorting
  • Added a vendor location pop up
  • Updated the templates

 # Change Log

All notable changes to IXXO Multi-Vendor Platform will be documented here

## UPDATED

  • 2016-01-17 VERSION 6.16.1.7
  • Added a vendor categories page
  • Added AJAX functionality to the vendor categories page
  • Updated the admin vendor details pages
  • Upgraded the admin html editor plugins to support additional commands

 # Change Log

All notable changes to IXXO Multi-Vendor Platform will be documented here

## UPDATED

  • 2016-01-14 VERSION 6.16.1.6
  • Improved the vendor reviews handling at the back and frontend
  • Added “All vendors” category bar option

 # Change Log

All notable changes to IXXO Multi-Vendor Platform will be documented here

## UPDATED

  • 2016-01-13 VERSION 6.16.1.5
  • Reorganized several admin setting sections
  • Fixed several issues with setting section names in the admin area
  • Improved the order settings sections
  • Added support for enhanced popup selection functionality

 # Change Log

All notable changes to IXXO Multi-Vendor Platform will be documented here

## UPDATED

  • 2016-01-12 VERSION 6.16.1.4
  • Added an option to hide prices, if the shop is in showcase mode
  • Improved the category bar
  • Improved the hide categories with no products functionality

 # Change Log

All notable changes to IXXO Multi-Vendor Platform will be documented here

## UPDATED

  • 2016-01-08 VERSION 6.16.1.3
  • Added an vendor profile option for opening hours
  • Fixed an issue with the vendor zip code in the vendor profiles
  • Upgraded the social follow functionality
  • Added extra settings for social follow functions
  • Fixes some issues with vendor pages vid parameter
  • Upgraded the admin vendor defaults page

# Change Log

All notable changes to IXXO Multi-Vendor Platform will be documented here

## UPDATED

  • 2016-01-05 VERSION 6.16.1.2
  • Upgraded the vendor location module's address options
  • Fixed an issue with non-deleting subscribed emails
  • Updated the templates

 # Change Log

All notable changes to IXXO Multi-Vendor Platform will be documented here

## UPDATED

  • 2016-01-01 VERSION 6.16.1.1
  • Fixed some issues with some sidebar groups at the administrator area
  • Updated the Amazon FWS services functionality at the administrator area
  • Added a vendor catalog mode to the SEF URL handling
  • Upgraded the mobile viewer handling for the new responsive skin templates
  • Updated the text pages functionality and fixed some issues with text pages priority
  • Changed the javascript email address validators at the admin area and the storefront
  • Updated the templates

 # Change Log

All notable changes to IXXO Multi-Vendor Platform will be documented here

## UPDATED

  • 2015-12-23 VERSION 6.15.12.11
  • Added vendor priority functionality
  • Added a trending products module
  • Changed some bestseller routines for better functionality
  • Updated the RMA mail handling
  • Upgraded the administrator area plugin handling
  • Added more administrator area plugin hooks
  • Updated the templates

 # Change Log

All notable changes to IXXO Multi-Vendor Platform will be documented here

## UPDATED

  • 2015-12-22 VERSION 6.15.12.10
  • Updated the templates

 # Change Log

All notable changes to IXXO Multi-Vendor Platform will be documented here

## UPDATED

  • 2015-12-09 VERSION 6.15.12.9
  • Updated the gift certificates plugin
  • Upgraded the user discount and subscription group handling
    - user group memberships can be bought through the storefront
    - extended info regarding user groups at the admin and customer area with expiration dates, etc.
  • Fixed a rare issue with password resets at the symfono template
  • Fixed an issue with a not found css in revo series template popups
  • Updated the customer user groups functionality
  • Upgraded and separated the admin/vendor management pages
    - Administrator and vendor management pages at the admin area are now completely separated and offer additional functionality
  • Updated the templates

 # Change Log

All notable changes to IXXO Multi-Vendor Platform will be documented here

## UPDATED

  • 2015-12-02 VERSION 6.15.12.8
  • Upgraded the product template match functionality at the administrator area
  • Upgraded the product template match functionality at the vendor area
  • Added functionality to the admin area to make product custom field types optional
  • Upgraded the vendor subscription groups functionality at the frontend
  • Fixed a rare issue with vendor signups
  • Updated the templates

 # Change Log

All notable changes to IXXO Multi-Vendor Platform will be documented here

## UPDATED

  • 2015-12-01 VERSION 6.15.12.7
  • Upgraded the email marketing functionality
  • Upgraded the templates

 # Change Log

All notable changes to IXXO Multi-Vendor Platform will be documented here

## UPDATED

  • 2015-11-24 VERSION 6.15.12.6
  • Updated the GEOIP database
  • Added a QR code generator for products to the admin area
  • Fixed some responsive layout issues in the allyos template
  • Upgraded the vendor subscription group functionality to show extended subscription information at the storefront
  • Updated the templates

 # Change Log

All notable changes to IXXO Multi-Vendor Platform will be documented here

## UPDATED

  • 2015-11-20 VERSION 6.15.12.5
  • Updated the password recovery mail functionality
  • Added a minimum password length option for user passwords
  • Updated the templates

 # Change Log

All notable changes to IXXO Multi-Vendor Platform will be documented here

## UPDATED

  • 2015-11-19 VERSION 6.15.12.4
  • Fixed an issue with the avatar display on shine templates
  • Added a "Buy Now" functionality to the storefront
  • Updated the templates

 # Change Log

All notable changes to IXXO Multi-Vendor Platform will be documented here

## UPDATED

  • 2015-11-16 VERSION 6.15.12.3
  • Added account upgrade functionality
  • Updated the templates

# Change Log

All notable changes to IXXO Multi-Vendor Platform will be documented here

## UPDATED

  • 2015-11-08 VERSION 6.15.12.2
  • Upgraded the category icon and image functionality
  • Added quick view functionality to the catalog pages for products
  • Updated the templates

# Change Log

All notable changes to IXXO Multi-Vendor Platform will be documented here

## UPDATED

  • 2015-10-13 VERSION 6.15.11.6
  • Fixed an issue with price filters at the storefront
  • Upgraded the product custom fields functionality
    - Added an option for default custom fields and field groups for products
    - Added an option for priority sorting in custom fields for products
  • Fixed an issue with some bar modules at various templates
  • Upgraded the vendor payments functionality
    - Vendor payment now support several payment gateways
  • Added a contact form module
  • Upgraded the mobile checkout functionality for the one page checkout mode
  • Updated the templates

# Change Log

All notable changes to IXXO Multi-Vendor Platform will be documented here

## UPDATED

  • 2015-10-09 VERSION 6.15.11.5
  • Added discount options for vendor group subscriptions
  • Updated the templates

 # Change Log

All notable changes to IXXO Multi-Vendor Platform will be documented here

## UPDATED

  • 2015-10-08 VERSION 6.15.11.4
  • Added a vendor showcase option for Up to 10 vendor products
  • Updated the templates

 # Change Log

All notable changes to IXXO Multi-Vendor Platform will be documented here

## UPDATED

  • 2015-10-05 VERSION 6.15.11.3
  • Upgraded the more buying choices functionality
  • Updated the templates

 # Change Log

All notable changes to IXXO Multi-Vendor Platform will be documented here

## UPDATED

  • 2015-10-03 VERSION 6.15.11.2
  • Added a featured vendors module
  • Fixed some rare issues with the more buying choices functionality
  • Updated the templates

 # Change Log

All notable changes to IXXO Multi-Vendor Platform will be documented here

## UPDATED

  • 2015-09-28 VERSION 6.15.10.3
  • Upgraded the vendor group fees functionality
  • Added pre-sets for various fields
  • Added options to bulk update vendor group fees
  • Updated the templates

 # Change Log

All notable changes to IXXO Multi-Vendor Platform will be documented here

## UPDATED

  • 2015-09-26 VERSION 6.15.10.2
  • Added a price offer already used status to the price offers functionality

 # Change Log

All notable changes to IXXO Multi-Vendor Platform will be documented here

## UPDATED

  • 2015-09-23 VERSION 6.15.10.1
  • Added a price offers functionality where customers can suggest a price for a product
  • Upgraded the price alerts functionality
  • Added some transliteration options for non-Latin character SEF URL creation
  • Updated the templates

 # Change Log

All notable changes to IXXO Multi-Vendor Platform will be documented here

## UPDATED

  • 2015-09-18 VERSION 6.15.9.9
  • Upgraded the price alert functionality and admin interface
  • Updated the templates

 # Change Log

All notable changes to IXXO Multi-Vendor Platform will be documented here

## UPDATED

  • 2015-09-13 VERSION 6.15.9.8
  • Fixed some layout issues in the flaty series templates
  • Fixed an issue with free products at checkout when using one page checkout
  • Fixed an issue with free shipping at checkout when using one page checkout
  • Fixed an issue with free shipping at checkout when using the default checkout mode
  • Changed the spin box functionality at the storefront
  • Changed the functionality of the search bar module button
  • Added a category option to the search bar module
  • Updated the templates

 # Change Log

All notable changes to IXXO Multi-Vendor Platform will be documented here

## UPDATED

  • 2015-09-12 VERSION 6.15.9.7
  • Fixed an issue in product filter modules
  • Updated the templates

 # Change Log

All notable changes to IXXO Multi-Vendor Platform will be documented here

## UPDATED

  • 2015-09-08 VERSION 6.15.9.6
  • Added the group id field to the bulk product importer at the administrator area
  • Added calendar functionality to product attributes
  • Added file functionality to product attributes to allow order attachments from customers
  • Fixed an issue with storefront sitemaps
  • Updated the templates

 # Change Log

All notable changes to IXXO Multi-Vendor Platform will be documented here

## UPDATED

  • 2015-09-02 VERSION 6.15.9.5
  • Fixed a shipping quotes display issue at the storefront
  • Fixed a rare issue in the bulk categories import functionality
  • Updated the templates

 # Change Log

All notable changes to IXXO Multi-Vendor Platform will be documented here

## UPDATED

  • 2015-08-26 VERSION 6.15.9.4
  • Upgraded the Authorize.net payment gateway to accommodate some changes in the payment gateway API
  • Changed the show normal price in product subscriptions functionality
  • Added a form pre-set for the product condition new/used field
  • Updated the date/time routines at the shop info page at the administrator area
  • Upgraded the SMS functionality for shop notifications

 # Change Log

All notable changes to IXXO Multi-Vendor Platform will be documented here

## UPDATED

  • 2015-08-26 VERSION 6.15.9.3
  • Added pagination to the product reviews list in the admin area
  • Updated the templates

 # Change Log

All notable changes to IXXO Multi-Vendor Platform will be documented here

## UPDATED

  • 2015-08-25 VERSION 6.15.9.2
  • Fixed some bugs in the separate mobile template
  • Added support to extend specific services (e.g. subscriptions) through payment services payments
  • Updated the templates

# Change Log

All notable changes to IXXO Multi-Vendor Platform will be documented here

## UPDATED

  • 2015-08-12 VERSION 6.15.9.1
  • Added payment services (payment methods that are used to pay for shop services like vendor subscriptions, etc.)
  • Added support for external certificate and ini files in payment services
  • Added support for additional currencies in payment services
  • Upgraded the product options to support colours and images
  • Updated the primary image handling for products
  • Fixed a rare bug in sale prices
  • Updates the TIPS payment gateway
  • Updated the templates

 # Change Log

All notable changes to IXXO Multi-Vendor Platform will be documented here

## UPDATED

  • 2015-08-10 VERSION 6.15.8.3
  • Updated the separate mobile template for better compatibility with some mobile browsers
  • Updated the MIGS payment gateway
  • Changed Canada post server request timeout
  • Added additional vendor settings for Canada Post
  • Added support for RTL languages for:
    - login module
    - vendor navigation bar
    - cart bar
    - carousels
    - search bar
    - logo
    and at several other places
  • Changed the module headers to better support RTL languages
  • Updated the Url handling
  • Updated the handling of web images for products at the vendor frontend area
  • Fixed an issue with the catalog thumb view text
  • Updated the MIGS payment gateway
  • Added financial reports to the admin reports area
  • Updated the vendor order print preview at the vendor frontend area
  • Changed the vendor product condition handling at the vendor frontend area
  • Added an option to define a payment receiver for payment methods
  • Changed the vendor payment methods to support UTF8 characters
  • Added a feature to turn off the billing address option at checkout
  • Updated the iDevAffilitate integration
  • Resolved some rare issues with the quick view continue button
  • Resolved some rare issues with the vendor promo discount handling
  • Improved the mobile template manufacturers handling
  • Improved the module language handling
  • Updated the PayPal Adaptive payment gateway
  • Added support for UTF8 languages to the vendors table
  • Added a TIPS and KNet icon option to the "vendor_top" module
  • Updated the TIPS payment gateway
  • Updated the KNet error message handling
  • Improved the OPC tax display at the invoice page
  • Improved the subscribed downloads functionality
  • Improved the OPC currency handling
  • Added a COD icon option to the "vendor_top" module
  • Upgraded and improved the PayPal Adaptive payment gateway
    - improved the vendor functionality
    - removed obsolete paypal.com fall-back functionality
  • Updated the vendor shipping methods display
  • Updated the return and refund display for vendor products at the vendor frontend area
  • Added payment receipt functionality to the checkout to display relevant payment data after a payment
  • Added payment receipt functionality to KNet and TIPS
  • Added expire date and available date product privileges for vendors
  • Improved support for the KNet payment gateway to display more transaction details
  • Updated the storefront returns and refunds display
  • Updated the front vendor profile password change functionality
  • Added default options for product types
  • Upgraded the product subscriptions functionality
  • Changed the layout of the customer orders page
  • Added a CKEditor version with local language support
  • Changed several routines to speed up the general shop speed
  • Updated the bulk product import functionality to support the new attributes
  • Changed the way subscription prices are displayed at catalog on the storefront
  • Changed the way subscription prices are displayed at the vendor catalog
  • Added support for GTIN and MPN fields to the product bulk importer
  • Fixed an issue with the subscribed orders sql code
  • Upgraded order renewal status functionality
  • Added "shipping by" and "shipping days" fields to the products
  • Fixed an issue with the displayed billing address at the vendor area
  • Added pagination to the customer orders page
  • Upgraded the menu colour handling
  • Updated the templates
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