What's New in SureCart

This update introduces 2 new features and some notable improvements.

New:

• New: Ability to add collection to product URL.
• New: Add an amount for name your own prices on buy now blocks and shortcodes.

Improvements:

• Improvement: Prevent request cascade when fetching cached resources in case of server downtime.
• Improvement: Add custom fields support to product imports.
• Improvement: Show fee breakdown on charges.
• Improvement: Cache allowed html file so it is not loaded multiple times in case of ajax requests.
• Improvement: Change coupon repeating to “multiple months” to be more accurate as to its functionality.

Fixes:

• Fix: Issue with 0% off Coupons not being visible in view order page.
• Fix: Load core translation functions in hooks only due to WordPress 6.7 deprecation.
• Fix: Incorrect total strikethrough amount being displayed in some instances on checkout page.
• Fix: Issue where address form was being added to checkout pages when tax was enabled, but no tax was required on the checkout.

Another update to keep your store running smoothly! Here’s what’s rolling out in SureCart 3.3.1:

New:

• Pause Installment Plans: Merchants can now pause installment payment plans for added flexibility.

Improvements:

• Settings & Docs Links: Added Settings and Documentation links directly to the plugins page for quick access.
• Custom Amount Validation: Client-side validation now ensures custom amounts on product pages meet the minimum threshold.

Fixes:

• Shop Page Styling: Fixed radio button links on the shop page inheriting unintended link colors.
• Thank You Page Redirect: Restored custom thank you page redirect functionality.
• iDeal for Mollie: iDeal payment method can now be added in the Mollie customer dashboard.
• Product Collection Template: Resolved block recovery errors in the admin product collection template.
• Upsell Descriptions: Product descriptions now display correctly on upsell pages.
• SEO Links: Search engine preview links now use the actual product link.
• Related Products Block: Fixed exclusion of the current post when no collection is linked.
• Subscription Updates: Manual payment method updates for subscriptions now work as expected.
• Compare Price Calculation: Corrected compare price calculations on checkout forms with setup fees and paid trials.
• Login Redirect: Login redirect URL parameter is now server-side filterable for advanced use cases.
• Translations: Added missing translation strings for sorting functionality.

We’re excited to announce powerful new reporting features for both merchants and affiliates within SureCart! These upgrades are designed to foster greater transparency, strengthen partnerships, and drive even more growth through your affiliate program.

For Merchants: Deeper Insights into Affiliate Performance

Gain a comprehensive understanding of your affiliate program with three brand-new reports!

• Uncover Key Trends: Dive deep into affiliate performance using a variety of dimensions, allowing you to slice and dice data to identify top performers, optimize commission structures, and refine your overall affiliate strategy.
• Actionable Data: Leverage these new reports to identify successful referral sources, understand conversion rates, and make data-driven decisions to boost your program’s ROI.

Empowering Affiliates: Transparent Reporting & Performance Tracking

We’ve completely revamped the Affiliate Platform with extensive reporting capabilities, giving your affiliates the power to track their performance and optimize their strategies like never before!

• Instant Overview: Affiliates can now effortlessly monitor their total commissions, clicks, and payouts – all at a glance.
• Detailed Referral Histories: Click into any metric to review complete referral histories, filtered by date, order type (new checkouts vs. recurring subscriptions), or anonymized customer details.
• Order Type Insights: Affiliates can clearly distinguish between referrals from new checkouts and recurring subscriptions, enabling them to tailor their strategies for optimal results.
• Export-Ready Data: Affiliates can download reports directly for in-depth analysis and sharing, giving them the flexibility to manage their data.
• Privacy-First Reporting: We prioritize customer privacy by masking customer emails (e.g., ab***@***.*om) while providing affiliates with the insights they need.
• Clear Referral Tracking: Affiliates gain full transparency into which actions drive results, eliminating any guesswork and fostering trust.

The Power of Transparency: Building Stronger Affiliate Partnerships

These reporting enhancements are about more than just data – they’re about building trust and strengthening your affiliate relationships. With these updates, merchants can:

• Demonstrate Accountability: Provide affiliates with accurate, real-time data, showing them the direct impact of their efforts.
• Respect Privacy: Deliver actionable insights while safeguarding customer data.
• Strengthen Partnerships: Foster transparent communication about referral sources and payouts, creating a collaborative and mutually beneficial environment.

By giving affiliates the tools to independently verify their results, you foster long-term loyalty, encourage proactive engagement, and unlock the full potential of your affiliate program.

This update is live for all merchants now, to empower your affiliate program like never before!

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We’re thrilled to release SureCart 3.30, packed with exciting new features and improvements to help you create a more engaging and conversion-focused online store!

Key Highlights:

• Introducing the All-New Shop Page Layout with Sidebar and Filters: Transform your shop page with our flexible and lightning-fast sidebar layout. Easily showcase products and empower customers to find exactly what they’re looking for with customizable checkbox filters. Create custom filters based on your product attributes and give your shoppers a seamless and personalized browsing experience.
• Enhanced Product Image Galleries with Lightbox: Showcase your products in their best light! The product page image galleries now feature a beautiful lightbox. Simply click on an image to view it in full detail, creating a richer and more immersive shopping experience for your visitors.

But that’s not all! Here’s a rundown of the other enhancements:

• Developer Friendly: We’ve added the ability for 3rd party developers to seamlessly integrate UI elements into admin pages. Check out the [link to documentation here] for more details!
• Improved Filter Block Naming: Filter block names now display the selected taxonomy, making store customization even easier.
• Enhanced Search Block Customization: Enjoy more styling and customization options for the search block, allowing you to perfectly match it to your brand.

Upgrade to SureCart 3.30 today and experience the difference!

New:

• New: Image lightbox for product media on product pages.
• New: Sidebar layout for shop page with checkbox filters.

Improvement:

• Improvement: Add ability for 3rd party developers to add UI elements to admin pages. Docs
• Improvement: Filter blocks names now show the selected taxonomy.
• Improvement: Add additional style and customization options to search block.

Fix:

• Fix: Fix missing redirection to product list page after deleting a product.
• Fix: Product pages sometimes loading the default template instead of the selected template.

We’re excited to announce SureCart 3.20, which introduces related products for product pages and several other exciting enhancements.

Show off more products: The new related products block helps customers find more items they’ll love, boosting your sales.

Easier integrations: Managing integrations is now a breeze with the new integrations section on the settings page.

Developers rejoice: We’ve opened up the admin interface! Third-party developers can now add custom UI elements, creating a truly personalized experience. Check out the docs for details.

Plus, this update includes several important fixes:

• Improved checkout error messages for a smoother customer experience.
• Fixed layout issues for shop page filter tags, ensuring they look great on all devices.
• Better compatibility with other plugins.
• Resolved mobile display issues for product media and line items.
• Fixed a caching issue and the inability to edit custom tax labels.

Upgrade today to enjoy a more efficient and visually appealing store!

New:

• New: Related products block. Docs
• New: Integrations section on settings page.
• New: Ability for 3rd party developers to add UI elements to admin pages. Docs

Improvement:

• Improvement: Format checkout finalize error message.

Fix:

• Fix: CSS issue for shop page filter tags incorrectly breaking lines on shortcodes and page builders.
• Fix: Compatiblity with Winden and some other plugins that use ajax to load data with posts in admin.
• Fix: Issue where max-width of product media block could sometimes overflow on mobile.
• Fix: Issue with extra space below line items on mobile in some cases.
• Fix: Compatibility issue with object cache pro where SureCart was not retuning a string for cache_key.
• Fix: Issue where custom tax labels could not be changed after they were created.

We’re thrilled to share what’s coming to SureCart! Based on your feedback and our vision for the future, we’re hard at work on several major updates. Get ready for a more powerful and versatile e-commerce experience.

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Here’s a sneak peek at what’s in store:

Major Features:

• Multi-Currency Support: Sell to a global audience with ease! We’re implementing a system where buyers see prices in their local currency, without extra fees for you. Perfect for digital products, memberships, or worldwide shipping. Say goodbye to complex foreign exchange headaches!
• Agency Partner Program: Boost your agency’s revenue with our new program! Add transaction fees to client stores, and earn recurring income from store transfers. We’ll even feature top agencies on our website, driving more business your way! Plus, we’re working on a client-facing store management interface, eliminating the need for WordPress logins!
• Elementor Pro Integration (Beta Soon!): Seamlessly integrate SureCart with Elementor Pro’s powerful features, including loop builder and dynamic content. Expect a beta release in the coming weeks!
• Square and RazorPay Payment Gateways: Expand your payment options! Our Square integration is nearly complete, with RazorPay close behind. We’re working to ensure you can offer subscriptions and installment plans seamlessly through RazorPay.
• Checkbox Filters: Enhance your shop page with convenient checkbox filters for attributes like color and size. This makes it easier for customers to find exactly what they need!

Refined Features & Improvements:

• Address Country Limiting: Streamline checkout by only showing shipping countries you support.
• Enhanced Reporting: Get detailed insights into order bumps, refunds, and overall sales with our new reports. Export data easily for further analysis.
• Integrations Highlight: Discover all the amazing tools that integrate with SureCart. We’ll create a dedicated section in settings and potentially a directory on our website.

We Need Your Help! Improving Product Pages

We’re focusing on making your product pages even better. What features would you like to see added? We’re already considering:

• Related products
• Inventory counters
• Dynamic shipping information
• Scarcity-related elements (e.g., limited-time offers)
• Improved image gallery layouts
• Easier video embedding

Share your ideas on our ideas board! Let’s build the perfect product page together!

We’re excited to announce SureCart 3.1.3 which introduces a new option to force reusable payment methods.

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New:

• New: Setting to force reusable payment methods on checkout.

Improvement:

• Improvement: Added link to invoice from order page if order has an invoice.

Fix:

• Fix: Issue where terms, privacy and subscription changes were not able to be saved.
• Fix: Issue where a paused subscription could not be canceled.
• Fix: Warning when passing additional address parameters to Stripe payment elements.
• Fix: Issue where previous access was not getting revoked on some integrations when subscription was updated.

SureCart 3.1.2: Enhanced Checkout Experience and Performance Improvements

We’re excited to release SureCart 3.1.2, filled with improvements designed to enhance your customers’ checkout experience and boost your store’s performance!

This update brings several key enhancements:

• Blazing-fast accessibility: We’ve optimized the loading of accessibility scripts, ensuring they only load when needed for speech functionality. This improves page load speed for all your customers.
• Optimized performance for SiteGround users: Automatic cache exclusions for SiteGround Optimizer are now included, resulting in faster loading times and improved performance for users on this popular hosting platform.
• Crystal-clear coupon application: Enjoy clearer messaging on the checkout page regarding coupon application after a trial period begins, ensuring a smoother and less confusing experience for your customers.
• Precise checkout calculations: The addition of a trial line item block to the checkout process guarantees accurate total calculations, eliminating potential errors and providing greater transparency for your customers.
• Consistent product page styling: We’ve added CSS to the product page block to prevent theme conflicts and ensure consistent product display, resulting in a more polished and professional look for your store.
• Flexible currency formatting: New PHP filters provide greater control over currency formatting, allowing for easier customization to match your specific needs and regional preferences.
• Streamlined product page loading: The slideshow script on product pages now only loads when multiple images are present, further improving page speed.

In addition to these improvements, we’ve also addressed several important bugs:

• Corrected currency formatting: A bug causing incorrect cent formatting with certain currencies has been resolved, ensuring accurate pricing displays for all your customers.
• Accurate subscription updates: Fixed an issue where incorrect line item amounts were displayed when updating subscription plans with coupons. This ensures accurate billing and prevents confusion for your customers.
• Improved customer dashboard: Resolved a problem where the customer dashboard subscription filter was missing when only one plan type was available, making it easier for customers to manage their subscriptions.

This update offers a more efficient, user-friendly, and visually appealing checkout process. Update today to enjoy these enhancements!

Improvement:

• Improvement: Added clarification text on checkout page for when a coupon is applied after a trial starts.
• Improvement: Add trial line item block to checkout for better totals calculation.
• Improvement: Added automatic cache exclusions for SiteGround Optimizer.
• Improvement: Progressively load accessibility scripts on front-end pages only when speech is needed.
• Improvement: Add css to product page block to prevent themes from applying unwanted negative margins.
• Improvement: Added PHP filters for the number formatter to allow easier customization of currency formatting.
• Improvement: Disabled loading of slideshow script on product pages without multiple images.

Fix:

• Fix: Resolved obscure bug where cents were not formatting correctly with currencies using commas instead of dots when a required PHP library was missing.
• Fix: Fixed incorrect line item amounts displayed when updating subscription plans with coupons.
• Fix: Fixed issue where customer dashboard subscription filter was missing when only one plan type was available.

We’re excited to announce SureCart 3.1, which introduces a major enhancement for physical product stores, Shipping Zone Regions.

Now you can create precise shipping rules for specific states, provinces, and territories, giving you ultimate control over your shipping costs and logistics. No more one-size-fits-all shipping – tailor your rates to your exact needs!

New:

• New: Shipping territories/regions. Create shipping rules for specific states, provinces and territories.

Improvement:

• Improvement: Change the “Change Price” button on edit subscription to just “Change” to avoid confusion as you can change to a different product.

Fix:

• Fix: Make minimum version of WordPress required 6.6.
• Fix: Recent orders on the customer dashboard should show checkout entered name instead of customer name.