Product Updates and New Releases - January 2025

1. Pearl Theme for Magento 2 

What’s new in v.1.14.11 - January 15, 2025

New Features:

• Google Analytics 4 - Extended the module's Measurement Protocol Log functionality to apply to the server-side Social Pixel addons as well. When the functionality is enabled at the Social Pixel level, a log file will be found in the var/log directory containing data about triggered events. This requires the Social Pixel addons to be installed.
• Google Analytics 4 - Added a new setting in the extension's configuration that allows for custom attributes to be added to the extension's script tags. Each attribute needs to be a separate entry, and data-attributes can be used as well. Examples of usage: nodefer, data-javascript-move="false".
• Instagram Widget - The extension now periodically runs a cron job to perform a cleanup in the database image cache, which is required when the Instagram Token is updated and cached images can no longer be accessed.
• Quick View - The extension now features an auto-open functionality, which can be used with URL query parameters. The functionality applies to manually-created Quick View URLs, as well as Quick View Hotspot widgets.
• Smart Product Tabs - Added additional Magento Admin design configuration options for the Smart Product Tabs Label functionality. Label padding can now be adjusted for increased design control.

 

Fixes and Improvements:

• General - Removed deprecated Magento 2.2.x code version from extension package.
• Custom Header - Fixed a minor Sticky Header display issue that would sometimes result in an incorrect menu width calculation.
• Google Analytics 4 - Fixed an issue whereby the extension's tracking scripts would be moved to the bottom of the page in cases in which custom attributes were inserted into the script tag. These scripts should always be exempt from being moved, even when using functionality to defer JS.
• Google Analytics 4- Added an optimization to increase the extension's performance in relation to loading the Order Success Page, after placing a successful order. Loading would be slower in cases in which the store had millions of orders stored in the DB.
• Instagram Widget - Fixed a small display bug that would cause the Instagram Widget to add an extra title div with padding to the HTML, even when the title setting was not in use.
• Layered Navigation - Fixed an issue that would prevent the default Category filter from working properly in cases in which the Magento Root Category was disabled.
• Quick Cart - Fixed a JavaScript error that would sometimes be thrown in the console when the extension was enabled. The error had no apparent impact on functionality.
• Recently Viewed Products Bar - Fixed a display issue which would cause items in the Recently Viewed Bar to improperly overflow to the right of the screen when not using a static block, due to missing CSS properties that were only applied when the block was inserted.
• Smart Product Tabs - Fixed an error that would be thrown on the frontend when using the same title for multiple custom tabs.

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.1.14.11 - January 15, 2025

• New Feature: Extended the module's Measurement Protocol Log functionality to apply to the server-side Social Pixel addons as well. When the functionality is enabled at the Social Pixel level, a log file will be found in the var/log directory containing data about triggered events. This requires the Social Pixel addons to be installed.
• New Feature: Added a new setting in the extension's configuration that allows for custom attributes to be added to the extension's script tags. Each attribute needs to be a separate entry, and data-attributes can be used as well. Examples of usage: nodefer, 'data-javascript-move="false"'.
• Fixed an issue whereby the extension's tracking scripts would be moved to the bottom of the page in cases in which custom attributes were inserted into the script tag. These scripts should always be exempt from being moved, even when using functionality to defer JS.
• Added an optimization to increase the extension's performance in relation to loading the Order Success Page, after placing a successful order. Loading would be slower in cases in which the store had millions of orders stored in the DB.
• Fixed an issue that would sometimes prevent the extension from generating the Google Tag Manager Container JSON file in the Magento Admin when using Cloudflare.
• Removed deprecated Magento 2.2.x code version from extension package.

3. OWL Carousel and Slider

What’s new in v.1.14.11 - January 15, 2025

• Removed deprecated Magento 2.2.x code version from extension package.

4. Google Analytics Enhanced Ecommerce UA GTM Tracking

What’s new in v.1.14.11 - January 15, 2025

• Removed deprecated Magento 2.2.x code version from extension package.

5. Quick View & Ajax Cart

What’s new in v.1.14.11 - January 15, 2025

• New Feature: The extension now features an auto-open functionality, which can be used with URL query parameters. The functionality applies to manually-created Quick View URLs, as well as Quick View Hotspot widgets.
• Removed deprecated Magento 2.2.x code version from extension package.

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

What’s new in v.1.14.11 - January 15, 2025

• Removed deprecated Magento 2.2.x code version from extension package.

7. Mega Menu

What’s new in v.1.14.11 - January 15, 2025

• Removed deprecated Magento 2.2.x code version from extension package.

8. Full Page Scroll

What’s new in v.1.14.11 - January 15, 2025

• Removed deprecated Magento 2.2.x code version from extension package.

9. Instagram Widget Advanced

What’s new in v.1.14.11 - January 15, 2025

• New feature: The extension now periodically runs a cron job to perform a cleanup in the database image cache, which is required when the Instagram Token is updated and cached images can no longer be accessed.
• Fixed a small display bug that would cause the Instagram Widget to add an extra title div with padding to the HTML, even when the title setting was not in use.
• Removed deprecated Magento 2.2.x code version from extension package.

10. Lazy Loading Enhanced

What’s new in v.1.14.11 - January 15, 2025

• Removed deprecated Magento 2.2.x code version from extension package.

11. CMS Product Reviews Widget

What’s new in v.1.14.11 - January 15, 2025

• Removed deprecated Magento 2.2.x code version from extension package.

12. Smart Product Tabs

What’s new in v.1.14.11 - January 15, 2025

• New Feature: Added new Magento Admin design options for Smart Product Tab Custom Labels. The labels can now be styled to better suit the look and feel of the store.
• Fixed an error that would be thrown on the frontend when using the same title for multiple custom tabs.
• Removed deprecated Magento 2.2.x code version from extension package.

13. SEO Page Title Overwrite

What’s new in v.1.14.11 - January 15, 2025

• Removed deprecated Magento 2.2.x code version from extension package.

14. Maxmind Fraud Prevention

What’s new in v.1.14.11 - January 15, 2025

• Removed deprecated Magento 2.2.x code version from extension package.

15. CMS Block Scheduler

What’s new in v.1.14.11 - January 15, 2025

• Removed deprecated Magento 2.2.x code version from extension package.

16. Enhanced Quick Cart

What’s new in v.1.14.11 - January 15, 2025

• Fixed a JavaScript error that would sometimes be thrown in the console when the extension was enabled. The error had no apparent impact on functionality.
• Removed deprecated Magento 2.2.x code version from extension package.

17. Google XML Sitemap

What’s new in v.1.14.11 - January 15, 2025

• Removed deprecated Magento 2.2.x code version from extension package.

18. Enhanced Multi-Store Multi-Brand

What’s new in v.1.14.11 - January 15, 2025

• Fixed an issue that would prevent the store-view switcher values in the frontend dropdown from being clicked on properly. This would only happen in cases in which a logo/store-view image was used, and the click would only register on the image itself.
• Removed deprecated Magento 2.2.x code version from extension package.

19. Custom Thank You Page

What’s hot in v.1.14.11 - January 15, 2025

• Removed deprecated Magento 2.2.x code version from extension package.

20. Ajax Catalog and Infinite Scroll

What’s new in v.1.14.11 - January 15, 2025

• Removed deprecated Magento 2.2.x code version from extension package.

21. Ajax Search Autocomplete

What’s new in v.1.14.11 - January 15, 2025

• Removed deprecated Magento 2.2.x code version from extension package.

22. Email Template Editor with Gmail Markup Support.

What’s new in v.1.14.11 - January 15, 2025

• Removed deprecated Magento 2.2.x code version from extension package.

23. Layered Navigation

What’s new in v.1.14.11 - January 15, 2025

• Fixed an issue that would prevent the default Category filter from working properly in cases in which the Magento Root Category was disabled.
• Removed deprecated Magento 2.2.x code version from extension package.

24. Enhanced Newsletter Popup - FREE

What’s new in v.1.14.11 - January 15, 2025

• Removed deprecated Magento 2.2.x code version from extension package.

25. Advance Category Sorting

What’s new in v.1.14.11 - January 15, 2025

• Removed deprecated Magento 2.2.x code version from extension package.

26. Product Labels - New, Sale, Discount

What’s new in v.1.14.11 - January 15, 2025

• Removed deprecated Magento 2.2.x code version from extension package.

27. Recently Viewed Products Bar

What’s new in v.1.14.11 - January 15, 2025

• Fixed a display issue which would cause items in the Recently Viewed Bar to improperly overflow to the right of the screen when not using a static block, due to missing CSS properties that were only applied when the block was inserted.
• Removed deprecated Magento 2.2.x code version from extension package.

28. Social Login

What’s new in v.1.14.11 - January 15, 2025

• Removed deprecated Magento 2.2.x code version from extension package.

29. Advanced Wishlist and Share

What’s new in v.1.14.11 - January 15, 2025

• Removed deprecated Magento 2.2.x code version from extension package.

30. User Profile

What’s new in v.1.14.11 - January 15, 2025

• Removed deprecated Magento 2.2.x code version from extension package.

31. Speed Optmization

What’s new in v.1.14.11 - January 15, 2025

• Removed deprecated Magento 2.2.x code version from extension package.

32. Google Automated Discounts

What’s new in v.1.14.11 - January 15, 2025

• New Feature: Added a new Magento Admin configuration option which allows for switching the Product Identifier used for JWT validation between Product SKU and Product ID. This needs to match the identifier used in your Product Feed.
• Removed deprecated Magento 2.2.x code version from extension package.

33. Google Consent Mode v2

What’s new in v.1.14.11 - January 15, 2025

• Removed deprecated Magento 2.2.x code version from extension package.

34. Meta Pixel Conversions API Addon for Google Analytics 4 PRO

What's new in v.1.14.11 - January 15, 2025

• New Feature: The addon now benefits from the Google Analytics 4 PRO extension's Measurement Protocol Log functionality, which generates a log file in the var/log directory that includes information about each triggered event. The functionality can be enabled in the addon's Magento Admin configuration section.
• Removed deprecated Magento 2.2.x code version from extension package.

35. Reddit Pixel Conversions API Addon for Google Analytics 4 PRO

What's new in v.1.14.11 - January 15, 2025

• New Feature: The addon now benefits from the Google Analytics 4 PRO extension's Measurement Protocol Log functionality, which generates a log file in the var/log directory that includes information about each triggered event. The functionality can be enabled in the addon's Magento Admin configuration section.
• Removed deprecated Magento 2.2.x code version from extension package.

36. TikTok Pixel Events API Addon for Google Analytics 4 PRO

What's new in v.1.14.11 - January 15, 2025

• New Feature: The addon now benefits from the Google Analytics 4 PRO extension's Measurement Protocol Log functionality, which generates a log file in the var/log directory that includes information about each triggered event. The functionality can be enabled in the addon's Magento Admin configuration section.
• Removed deprecated Magento 2.2.x code version from extension package.