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Product Updates & New Releases - February 2021

Product Updates & New Releases - February 2021

1. Pearl Theme for Magento 2 (https://weltpixel.com/products/magento-2-theme-pearl) What’s new in v.1.10.5 - February 12, 2021New Features:

  • Custom Footer - Added a new Footer Version (V5) available in the Sample Data. This new Footer version includes collapsible elements on mobile for a better mobile browser experience, as well as a new design.
  • Category Page - Added the possibility of including a zoom animation upon hovering the mouse on items on the Category Page.
  • Product Page - Added a new functionality whereby, when there is a single Swatch available on the Product Page for a Configurable Product, it is preselected upon loading the page.
  • Product Page - Added a new functionality for the Sticky Add to Cart whereby it can be configured to either replace the Sticky Header completely or to be displayed below it.
  • Advanced Category Sorting - Added the possibility sorting by Low to High and High to Low when Price is set as the default sorting option in Magento.
  • CMS Product Reviews Widget - Added new Prev/Next design options and transition speed options when using the CMS Reviews Widget with the OWL Carousel extension (Requires the PRO version of the OWL Carousel extension (https://weltpixel.com/products/magento-2-banner-slider-owl-carousel-slider)).
  • Email Template Editor - Added the possibility of including a Related/Cross-Sell/Up-Sell Product Grid in Email Templates via variable. This makes it easier to show relevant products to your customers.
  • Google Tag Manager - Added Display Currency to the Product Details sent via the dataLayer.
  • Google Tag Manager - Added a new option to exclude Shipping Including Tax.
  • Instagram Widget - Added a powerful caching solution to the extension to assure active users on the website are not affected by Instagram restrictions.
  • Layered Navigation - Added a transition animation on mobile when opening the Layered Navigation, as well as when collapsing filter options.
  • Layered Navigation - Added the possibility of showing/hiding filters on the Default Display Mode for the Layered Navigation.
  • Owl Carousel Slider - Added additional Sorting Options for items in Product Carousels. Options include: Product ID Ascending / Product ID Descending / Price Ascending / Price Descending / Alphabetically Ascending / Alphabetically Descending.
  • Owl Carousel Slider - Added new Prev/Next design options and transition speed options when using the CMS Reviews Widget with the OWL Carousel extension (Requires the CMS Product Reviews Widget extension (https://weltpixel.com/products/magento-2-product-reviews-and-rating-extension)).
  • Owl Carousel Slider - Added a new Carousel Type based on user-defined conditions. This provides more control over which products are displayed in the widget.
  • Recently Viewed Products Bar - Added an option to display an icon on the button, as well as to change the label text.
  • Recently Viewed Products Bar - Added an option to change the Recently Viewed button position.
  • Recently Viewed Products Bar - Added an option to display a customizable tooltip on hover.
  • Rich Snippets - Included pricing of Simple Products associated with Configurable Products in schema data. Previously, only the price of the base Configurable Product was sent.

Fixes, Improvements, Compatibility adjustments:

  • Magento Compatibility - Confirmed compatibility for the Pearl Theme and all included modules with the new Magento 2.4.2 version.
  • Command - Fixed various "Area Code is already set" errors on Magento 2.4.x related to the running of cron jobs and other command executions.
  • Custom Header - Made optimizations to the Global Promo Message that help increase CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift) score in Page Speed Scoring platforms.
  • Custom Header - Optimized interaction with PayPal functionality in Quick Cart. Upon the Sticky Header initialization, the PayPal buttons in the Quick Cart would flash.
  • Custom Header - Fixed a bug that caused the Sticky Header to stop being displayed correctly on Product Pages.
  • Category Page - Fixed an issue whereby white swatches would not have a black checkmark displayed to show they were selected.
  • Category Page - Fixed a display issue related to default Magento Pagination Anchor Text alignments.
  • Product Page - Fixed a bug whereby, when using the +/- Qty selector and having a minium Qty to be added to the cart for a specific product, the notification would be displayed incorrectly.
  • Product Page - Fixed a bug whereby, when scrolling down on the Product Page and selecting a swatch, the page would jump. This would happen on Product Page V2 and V4.
  • Product Page - Applied various CSS adjustments to the Sticky Add to Cart functionality on Product Pages.
  • Product Page - Fixed an issue whereby the image ratio in the Sticky Add to Cart would break.
  • Ajax Wishlist - Optimized extension for SEO purposes by removing H1 tags from modal popups.
  • Ajax Catalog and Infinite Scroll - Fixed a bug that caused the Quick View button to lose styling when changing the page via Infinite Scroll (Only when using the Quick View extension (https://weltpixel.com/products/magento-2-ajax-add-to-cart-quick-view-extension)).
  • Ajax Catalog and Infinite Scroll - Fixed a bug that caused the Infinite Scroll functionality to break on certain configurations.
  • Ajax Catalog and Infinite Scroll - Fixed a display issue related to default Magento Pagination Anchor Text alignments.
  • CMS Block Scheduler - Aligned module for compatibility with MySQL 8.
  • Email Template Editor - Fixed an issue that resulted in a missing product section from the default Magento Email Templates when the module was enabled.
  • Email Template Editor - Added the possibility of inserting Alt Text for logo images uploaded through the Email Template Editor extension.
  • Email Template Editor - Fixed various errors related to incompatibilities with the default Magento Pelago Emogrifier.
  • Google Tag Manager - Fixed an issue that caused the dataLayer to return an empty Category field when a product was assigned only to the Root Category.
  • Google Tag Manager - Fixed an issue whereby the default Magento Move JS to Bottom of the Page functionality would interfere with the extension tracking script.
  • Layered Navigation - Fixed a bug that caused the Multi-Select functionality to stop working when Ajax was disabled via the module settings.
  • Layered Navigation - Fixed a decimal issue related to the Slider Price Filter.
  • Layered Navigation - Made CSS adjustments to the Horizontal display mode.
  • Mega Menu - Fixed an image generation issue whereby images uploaded via the Subcategories with Images functionality would generate an incorrect image link.
  • Mega Menu - Fixed a bug that prevented the full Breadcrumbs path from being displayed on the Product Page when navigating from the Category Page.
  • Mega Menu - Added small CSS adjustments to the Mega Menu Design options.
  • Multistore - Fixed a bug that sometimes caused the Store-View Switcher to disappear when the module was disabled.
  • Multistore - Made Magento Admin extension options comment improvements.
  • Owl Carousel - Fixed an issue that prevented products with a Special Price from being included in Sale Product Carousels.
  • Owl Carousel - Fixed an issue that resulted in browser error being thrown on mobile upon scrolling between products in a Carousel.
  • Quick View - Fixed a bug that caused the Quick View button to lose styling when changing the page via Infinite Scroll (Only when using the Ajax Infinite Scroll extension (https://weltpixel.com/products/ajax-catalog-and-infinite-scroll-for-magento-2)).
  • Rich Snippets - Added additional verifications to avoid errors on Configurable Products when using an incorrect ItemCondition attribute.
  • Smart Product Tabs - Fixed a bug that prevented special characters from being used in the Smart Product Tab block identifier.
  • Social Login - Optimized extension for SEO purposes by removing H1 tags from modal popups.
  • Speed Optimization - Fixed a bug that caused the Summary section to disappear from Bundle Product Pages when the "Move JS to Bottom of the Page" functionality was enabled.

Useful article: : How to upgrade Pearl Theme to latest version - step by step guide (https://support.weltpixel.com/hc/en-us/articles/115004480528-How-can-I-upgrade-update-Pearl-Theme-to-latest-version-)

2. Google Analytics 4 (GA4) With GTM Support for Magento 2 (https://weltpixel.com/products/magento-2-google-analytics-4-ga4-extension-with-gtm-server-side-tracking) - NEWWhat’s new in v.1.10.5 - February 5, 2021 

  • Initial release.

3. OWL Carousel and Slider (new features exclusive to PRO version) (https://weltpixel.com/products/magento-2-banner-slider-owl-carousel-slider) What’s new in v.1.10.5 - February 12, 2021

  • New Feature: Added additional Sorting Options for items in Product Carousels. Options include: Product ID Ascending / Product ID Descending / Price Ascending / Price Descending / Alphabetically Ascending / Alphabetically Descending.
  • New Feature: Added new Design Options for Next/Prev buttons. This includes position options for Next/Prev Arrows, options for Dots Navigation, as well as allowing you to set custom transition speeds for both designs.
  • Added new Prev/Next design options and transition speed options when using the CMS Reviews Widget with the OWL Carousel extension (Requires the CMS Product Reviews Widget extension (https://weltpixel.com/products/magento-2-product-reviews-and-rating-extension)).
  • New Feature: Added a new Carousel Type based on user-defined conditions. This provides more control over which products are displayed in the widget.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented products with a Special Price from being included in Sale Product Carousels.
  • Fixed an issue that resulted in browser error being thrown on mobile upon scrolling between products in a Carousel.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.2 version.
  • Added additional backend versioning verifications.
  • Backend module code optimizations.

4. Google Analytics Enhanced Ecommerce UA GTM Tracking (https://weltpixel.com/products/google-analytics-enhanced-ecommerce-tag-manager-magento-2)What’s new in v.1.10.5 - February 12, 2021

  • Added compatibility with our newly released Google Analytics 4 (GA4) with GTM Support for Magento 2 (https://weltpixel.com/products/magento-2-google-analytics-4-ga4-extension-with-gtm-server-side-tracking) extension.
  • Added Display Currency to the Product Details sent via the dataLayer.
  • Added a new option to exclude Shipping Including Tax.
  • Fixed an issue that caused the dataLayer to return an empty Category field when a product was assigned only to the Root Category.
  • Fixed an issue whereby the default Magento Move JS to Bottom of the Page functionality would interfere with the extension tracking script.

5. Quick View & Ajax Cart (both free and PRO version) (https://weltpixel.com/products/magento-2-ajax-add-to-cart-quick-view-extension)What’s new in v.1.10.5 - February 12, 2021

  • Fixed a bug that caused the Quick View button to lose styling when changing the page via Infinite Scroll (Only when using the Ajax Infinite Scroll extension (https://weltpixel.com/products/ajax-catalog-and-infinite-scroll-for-magento-2)).
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.2 version.
  • Added additional backend versioning verifications.
  • Backend module code optimizations.

6. Rich Snippets schema.org (both free and PRO version) (https://weltpixel.com/products/magento-2-google-rich-snippets-magento-free-extension)What’s new in v.1.10.5 - February 12, 2021

  • New Feature: Included pricing of Simple Products associated with Configurable Products in schema data. Previously, only the price of the base Configurable Product was sent.
  • Added additional verifications to avoid errors on Configurable Products when using an incorrect ItemCondition attribute.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.2 version.
  • Added additional backend versioning verifications.
  • Backend module code optimizations.

7. Mega Menu (https://weltpixel.com/products/mega-menu-for-magento-2)What’s new in v.1.10.5 - February 12, 2021

  • Fixed an image generation issue whereby images uploaded via the Subcategories with Images functionality would generate an incorrect image link.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the full Breadcrumbs path from being displayed on the Product Page when navigating from the Category Page.
  • Added small CSS adjustments to the Mega Menu Design options.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.2 version.
  • Added additional backend versioning verifications.
  • Backend module code optimizations.

8. Full Page Scroll (https://weltpixel.com/products/full-page-scroll-for-magento-2)What’s new in v.1.10.5 - February 12, 2021

  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.2 version.
  • Added additional backend versioning verifications.
  • Backend module code optimizations.

9. Instagram Widget Advanced (https://weltpixel.com/products/magento-instagram-feed-widget)What’s new in v.1.10.5 - February 12, 2021

  • Added a powerful caching solution to the extension to assure active users on the website are not affected by Instagram restrictions.
  • Added additional backend versioning verifications.

10. Lazy Loading Enhanced (https://weltpixel.com/products/magento-2-lazy-load-product-extension)What’s new in v.1.10.5 - February 12, 2021

  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.2 version.
  • Added additional backend versioning verifications.
  • Backend module code optimizations.

11. CMS Product Reviews Widget (https://weltpixel.com/products/magento-2-product-reviews-and-rating-extension)What’s new in v.1.10.5 - February 12, 2021

  • Added new Prev/Next design options and transition speed options when using the CMS Reviews Widget with the OWL Carousel extension (Requires the PRO version of the OWL Carousel and Banner Slider extension (https://weltpixel.com/products/magento-2-banner-slider-owl-carousel-slider)).
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.2 version.
  • Added additional backend versioning verifications.
  • Backend module code optimizations.

12. Smart Product Tabs (https://weltpixel.com/products/smart-magento-2-custom-product-tabs-extension)What’s new in v.1.10.5 - February 12, 2021

  • Fixed a bug that prevented special characters from being used in the Smart Product Tab block identifier.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.2 version.
  • Added additional backend versioning verifications.
  • Backend module code optimizations.

13. SEO Page Title Overwrite (https://weltpixel.com/products/smart-magento-2-custom-product-tabs-extension)What’s new in v.1.10.5 - February 12, 2021

  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.2 version.
  • Added additional backend versioning verifications.
  • Backend module code optimizations.

14. Maxmind Fraud Prevention (https://weltpixel.com/products/magento2-maxmind-fraud-prevention-minfraud)What’s new in v.1.10.5 - February 12, 2021

  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.2 version.
  • Added additional backend versioning verifications.
  • Backend module code optimizations.

15. CMS Block Scheduler (https://weltpixel.com/products/magento2-cms-block-scheduler)What’s new in v.1.10.5 - February 12, 2021

  • Aligned module for compatibility with MySQL 8.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.2 version.
  • Added additional backend versioning verifications.
  • Backend module code optimizations.

16. Enhanced Quick Cart (https://weltpixel.com/products/magento-2-quick-cart-checkout)What’s new in v.1.10.5 - February 12, 2021

  • New Feature: Added the possibility of choosing whether the "Open Minicart after Item is added/removed" option applies to desktop, mobile or both.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.2 version.
  • Added additional backend versioning verifications.
  • Backend module code optimizations.

17. Google XML Sitemap (https://weltpixel.com/products/google-xml-sitemap-for-magento-2)What’s new in v.1.10.5 - February 12, 2021

  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.2 version.
  • Added additional backend versioning verifications.
  • Backend module code optimizations.

18. Enhanced Multi-Store Multi-Brand (https://weltpixel.com/products/multi-store-multi-brand-language-magento-2)What’s new in v.1.10.5 - February 12, 2021

  • Fixed a bug that sometimes caused the Store-View Switcher to disappear when the module was disabled.
  • Made Magento Admin extension options comment improvements.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.2 version.
  • Added additional backend versioning verifications.
  • Backend module code optimizations.

19. Custom Thank You Page (https://weltpixel.com/products/magento-2-success-page)What’s hot in v.1.10.5 - February 12, 2021

  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.2 version.
  • Added additional backend versioning verifications.
  • Backend module code optimizations.

20. Ajax Catalog and Infinite Scroll (https://weltpixel.com/products/ajax-catalog-and-infinite-scroll-for-magento-2)What’s new in v.1.10.5 - February 12, 2021

  • Fixed a bug that caused the Quick View button to lose styling when changing the page via Infinite Scroll (Only when using the Quick View extension (https://weltpixel.com/products/magento-2-ajax-add-to-cart-quick-view-extension)).
  • Fixed a bug that caused the Infinite Scroll functionality to break on certain configurations.
  • Fixed a display issue related to default Magento Pagination Anchor Text alignments.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.2 version.
  • Added additional backend versioning verifications.
  • Backend code optimizations.

21. Ajax Search Autocomplete (https://weltpixel.com/products/ajax-search-autocomplete-for-magento-2)What’s new in v.1.10.5 - February 12, 2021

  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.2 version.
  • Added additional backend versioning verifications.
  • Backend code optimizations.

22. Email Template Editor with Gmail Markup Support (https://weltpixel.com/products/magento-2-email-template-editor-with-gmail-markup-support)What’s new in v.1.10.5 - February 12, 2021

  • New Feature: Added the possibility of including a Related/Cross-Sell/Up-Sell Product Grid in Email Templates via variable. This makes it easier to show relevant products to your customers.
  • Fixed an issue that resulted in a missing product section from the default Magento Email Templates when the module was enabled.
  • Added the possibility of inserting Alt Text for logo images uploaded through the Email Template Editor extension.
  • Fixed various errors related to incompatibilities with the Pelago Emogrifier included in Magento.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.2 version.
  • Added additional backend versioning verifications.
  • Backend module code optimizations.

23. Layered Navigation (both free and PRO version)  (https://weltpixel.com/products/improved-magento-2-layered-navigation-ajax-filter-multi-select-price-slider)What’s new in v.1.10.5 - February 12, 2021

  • New Feature: Added a transition animation on mobile when opening the Layered Navigation, as well as when collapsing filter options.
  • New Feature: Added the possibility of showing/hiding filters on the Default Display Mode for the Layered Navigation.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the Multi-Select functionality to stop working when Ajax was disabled via the module settings.
  • Fixed a decimal issue related to the Slider Price Filter.
  • Made CSS adjustments to the Horizontal display mode.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.2 version.
  • Added additional backend versioning verifications.
  • Backend module code optimizations.

24. Enhanced Newsletter Popup - FREE (https://weltpixel.com/products/magento-2-popup-for-newsletter-and-exit-intent-extension)What’s new in v.1.10.5 - February 12, 2021

  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.2 version.
  • Added additional backend versioning verifications.
  • Backend module code optimizations.

25. Advance Category Sorting (https://weltpixel.com/products/magento-2-category-sort-by-extension)What’s new in v.1.10.5 - February 12, 2021

  • New Feature: Added the possibility sorting by Low to High and High to Low when Price is set as the default sorting option in Magento.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.2 version.
  • Added additional backend versioning verifications.
  • Backend code optimizations.

26. Product Labels - New, Sale, Discount (https://weltpixel.com/products/magento-2-product-labels-new-sale-discount-stickers)What’s new in v.1.10.5 - February 12, 2021

  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.2 version.
  • Added additional backend versioning verifications.
  • Backend module code optimizations.

27. Recently Viewed Products Bar (https://weltpixel.com/products/magento-2-advanced-recently-viewed-products-bar)

What’s new in v.1.10.5 - February 12, 2021

  • New Feature: Added an option to display an icon on the button, as well as to change the label text.
  • New Feature: Added an option to change the Recently Viewed button position.
  • New Feature: Added an option to display a customizable tooltip on hover.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.2 version.
  • Added additional backend versioning verifications.
  • Backend module code optimizations.

28. Social Login (https://weltpixel.com/products/magento2-free-social-login-extension)What’s new in v.1.10.5 - February 12, 2021

  • Fixed a bug whereby, in some cases, customers were unable to set a password immediately after logging in via Social Login.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.1 version.

29. Advanced Wishlist and Share (https://weltpixel.com/products/magento-2-multiple-ajax-wishlist-and-share-extension)

What’s new in v.1.10.5 - February 12, 2021

  • Optimized extension for SEO purposes by removing H1 tags from modal popups.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.2 version.
  • Added additional backend versioning verifications.
  • Backend code optimizations.

30. User Profile (https://weltpixel.com/products/magento-2-user-profile)

What’s new in v.1.10.5 - February 12, 2021

  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.2 version.
  • Added additional backend versioning verifications.
  • Backend module code optimizations.

31. Speed Optmization (https://weltpixel.com/products/magento-2-speed-optimization-advanced-js-bundling)What’s new in v.1.10.5 - February 12, 2021

  • Fixed a bug that caused the Summary section to disappear from Bundle Product Pages when the "Move JS to Bottom of the Page" functionality was enabled.
  • Confirmed compatibility with the newly released Magento 2.4.2 version.
  • Added additional backend versioning verifications.
  • Backend module code optimizations.

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