slscart release notes

Here are the major features, bug fixes, and improvements for each release. Some of the featues have clickable links for further explanation.

10.18.0

Feature: site review capability
kb: custom wording in kb search bar
kb: ability to have url as kb article link
breadcrumbs: able to bold last entry
kb: add breadcrumb prefix
Bug fixes

10.17.0

KB can have its own image directory
Custom breadcrumb separator
Pages can have custom breadcrumb title
Bug fixes

10.16.0

Log store admin login attempts
Bing site verification code entry
Bug fixes

10.15.0

A page can specify index/noindex and follow/nofollow meta tags
A product can have a custom breadcrumb title
The blog admin can specify a default category
A page can specify whether or not to show the site message
Image optimizer add-on
Bug fixes

10.14.0

Mostly SEO improvements in this release.

Each blog category has a unique meta title
Each blog tag has a unique meta title
Admin prompted before a category is deleted
Wishlist and registry pages have unique meta titles.
Tag manager
Each tag can have its own unique meta description
Bug fixes

10.13.0

Blog has tags taxonomy
Google verification code can be entered in store admin
KB uses page menu or page title for breadcrumb home
Bug fixes

10.12.0

Custom menu can use %SITE_URL%
Blog can show number of posts in a category (see blog settings)
If someone logs into store admin, an alert can be sent out to the store admin
Store can be in maintenance mode but store admin still accessible
Each KB entry can have a custom breadcrumb wording
Bug fixes

10.11.0

KB can have breadcrumbs
During site update, it is put in maintenance mode automatically
Custom menu entry can have a tooltip
If using slscart for CMS, 'Cart' can be turned off in mobile version
Moved 'show fonts' to fonts & colors
Bug fixes

10.10.0

Added ability to put content below generated output on a page
Added a 'Save' button for editing kb content
Bug fixes

10.9.0

Intra navigation capability for pages
Added meta keywords for blog entry, article, kb, blog static page
Added meta title for blog static page
Bug fixes

10.8.0

Custom menu capability
UseDesc taken out of items, categories
Slideshow (not mobile-friendly)

10.7.1

Bug fixes only

10.7.0

Alert banner - put an alert banner at the top of the site
Blog: moved settings to Administration tab
Blog: each blog entry can have a custom meta title
Blog: blog can be viewed as an image gallery
Blog: entry has older, newer post navigation links at bottom
KB: each knowledgebase article can have a custom meta title
Articles: each article can have its own custom meta title

10.6.1

bug fixes only

10.6.0

Blog: Ability to specify blog widget order
Improved 2 factor login
Fixed several bugs

10.5.4

Improved attribute wizard performance
Fixed several bugs

10.5.3

Reviews: product reviews can be optional, required, or not used.
Wishlist: improved security
Social: added product facebook share option
Cron: improved cron (background processing)
Blog: added check for logging in too fast
Fixed several bugs

10.5.2

slscart is PHP 7.2 ready.

Blog: posted date is short date format, blog entry date is long date format
Blog: home page has own text color
Blog: meta menu now vertical
Blog: new blog entry notification subscription available
Blog: pages heading can be set to any text
Blog: can unsubscribe from notifications
Nav horz page: View cart link available
Nav: can display extra links in all caps
Wishlist: list type (shopping, wish) displayed when listing out listers
slscart now works in PHP 7.2

10.5.1

This upgrade is mostly blog related. Read more about the blog features here.

Blog: list categories either vertically or horizontally
Blog: ability to add static pages
Blog: store admin can reply to a comment
Blog: added Posted By field.
Blog: simplified the blog home page looks
Blog: can have View All link and certain number of recent posts
Blog: new account must be verified
Blog: added ability for users to be notified upon a new blog entry
Blog admin: can view all users and certain attributes
Photo gallery updated
Admin: added univesal YYYY-MM-DD date format
Minor bug fixes and performance improvements

10.5.0

This upgrade has a new wish list/shopping list feature. Create a wish list or personal shopping list.

Added wish list/shopping list
Improved registry security
Improved store admin forgot password security
Minor bug fixes and performance improvements

10.4.11

This upgrade is mostly registry related.

Registry: add registry FAQ
Catalog: add way to toggle verbiage,search from catalog page
KB: add optional search bar for KB
Wholesale: non required website did not take an unfilled field
Registry: got rid of superfluous menu
Wholesale: change login/logout to sign in/out
Registry: change login/logout to sign in/ sign out
Catalog: mprove nebulous message if product has no inventory
Minor bug fixes and performance improvements

10.4.10

This upgrade is mostly blog related.

Blog admin: Show number of pending comments and users
Blog: Add 'All' link for showing categories
Blog: login, logout messages show on same page as blog
Blog: ability to add blog only search bar on blog home page
Blog: form buttons conform to slscart form buttons meaning
Blog: Added 'Back to blog' link on several pages
Test email: show how email will be sent (e.g. SMTP) before sending test email.
Minor bug fixes and performance improvements

10.4.9

Ability to use Mals discount coupon selector
Add Page Menu: to pages to differentiate between a page's title and navigation link
Put 'Add' button at top in storeadmin blog page for ease of use
Put 'Add new page' button at top of storeadmin pages for ease of use
Put 'Logout' near top of storeadmin pages
KB: Indented excerpt line
Fix SendGrid not being able to send an attachment or html body
Fix: SendGrid now sends emails on blog's forgot password, new account, comment notification
Minor bug fixes

10.4.8

KB: Added knowledgebase site extra.
Performance improvements
Minor bug fixes

10.4.7

Improved category custom sort so it has no limits on number of categories that can use it
Performance improvements
Minor bug fixes

10.4.6

Add new template include code, %NAVIGATION_CATDROPMENU%
The blog category can be renamed
Showing the blog post date can be turned off on blog homepage
Text, memo field option can be set as required
A datepicker has been added for date entries (e.g. registry wedding date)
noindex, nofollow added to catalog and site search results
Performance improvements
Minor bug fixes

10.4.5

Added template code %CATEGORY_LOWERDESC%
Able to delete a blog category
Able to delete pending blog comment
Blog new account has a verify link sent via email
Minor bug fixes

10.4.4

Able to put View Cart on horizontal menu
Categories now have separate meta description field
New template codes
Performance improvements
Minor bug fixes

10.4.3

12 images instead of 5 for a product
Blog has comments closed date capability
Blog has draft, publish status
Much better encryption. Salt does not have to be fixed length.
Wholesale login has much better spam rejection
Added %BLOG_RECENT_ENTRIES% template site code. Shows last 5 blog entries.
Added %%CATALOGNUM%% layout code. Shows Catalog: catalog#
In a category page you can put only a url in and it will be the link (instead of a link to the category)
2 factor login now has SMS (texting) capabilities
Moved many constants to store admin
Performance improvements
Minor bug fixes

10.4.2

Added View All link to categories with more than one page
Create your own favicons (for most devices)
Create links to your own social media pages
Improve image creation
Soft maintenance mode
Improve temp inventory control (for flash sales, etc)
Added setting of start of copyright year
Ability to use a usemap in header logo
Performance improvements
Minor bug fixes

10.4.1

Much easier user interface for digital downloads add-on
Added ability to add Google Analytics to the template
Some images optimized better
New %STYLE_LOWER% template code
Minor bug fixes

10.4.0

slscart now has blogging capabilities
minor bug fixes

Here is a list of the current slscart features.

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