Order Metadata and Order Attribution Metadata can now be edited in the dashboard on the Order detail view improving workflows for dashboard users.
Transaction details now have Attribution data to more easily see the source of the transaction, especially useful for failed transactions that did not successfully create an order.
Improvements
Improved database queries on Customer list view with a new approach to customer total spend to improve load speeds by 2x.
We've now added support for product_id to the Admin API for carts, orders, and subscription line items.
The labeling and error messages for App Kit setup has been improved for better DX.
We've now added support Auth/Catpure flows for upsells and refunds using Avalara tax calculation.
Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue related to customers not receiving the password reset email if they did not have a password set for their account.
Fixed an edge case related to Variant Products not showing the lowest price on the product catalogue view.
Fixed an edge case for Auth/Capture flows where payment was automatically captured on fulfillment even when setting was disabled.
Fixed an issue where public child products were still shown in the Google Merchant feed even though the parent was set to non-public.
Fixed an issue where we failed to match chargebacks to failed transactions.
2022/10/3
CheckoutPaymentsProductsTaxesDashboard
New Features
Introducing Apple Pay as a new payment method available in the storefront checkout flow and on the Admin API.
Introducing TaxJar as a new third-party tax calculation and tax reporting App to automate sales tax collection and reporting.
Checkout Links now support adding attribution metadata to the cart and order by passing a querystring with the metadata key and value, ie attribution_metadata.KEY=VALUE
The WYSIWYG editor now supports adding video embeds as a new toolbar option to easily embed videos into storefront content.
Improvements
Improved the storefront checkout flow order summary totals to make them more clearly display applied discounts.
Updated the Product Class Admin APIs to use the product class ID instead of slug as the reference point for consistency across the Admin API.
Bug Fixes
Fixed issues where user's IP address wasn't automatically saved in the payment redirect flows for APMs.
Fixed the order stats on Funnel overview page that weren't showing all orders associated to the funnel.
Fixed the Total Spent metrics on the Customers List view to display correctly.
Fixed the Subscriptions Dashboard New Subscribers chart to include all subscriptions created within the timeframe.
Fixed missing validation for Attribution Metadata on the Carts Admin API to be consistent with the orders Admin API.
Fixed a minor display issue for Apps that don't have a public version yet and installed on development stores.
Introducing a completely new Storefront Checkout, designed to improve conversion rates and support more robust customization.
Avalara Avatax integration now supports setting specific currencies to use tax inclusive pricing, allowing a store to sell products in multiple currencies with different pricing/tax strategies.
Orders Reports now have UTM oriented reports for all UTM parameters; UTM Source, UTM Medium, UTM Campaign, UTM Term, and UTM Content.
It is now possible to trigger polling of fulfillment partners for older orders, to sync any orders that might have been late (past 7 days) being shipped.
Improvements
Order & Customer Notes have been revamped with a new UI layout for easier use.
Non-public products can now be chosen when updating or adding order line items in the dashboard.
Low stock alerts have been moved to the Stock Records section of products for improved UX.
The Order shipping price display has now been simplified to show the actual shipping price.
Updated the Order Shipments API to respond with the order shipment details when adding a shipment.
Bug Fixes
We've now corrected an issue where products with 0 available inventory could be purchased on the API, even if stock was tracked and no stock was available.
Fixed an edge case issue with the Admin Orders API caused by multiple cart recovery tokens for the same cart.
Fixed an issue where some stores could not create test orders due to the test card fingerprint not matching the expected card fingerprint.
Fixed an edge case issue that caused the Carts API to error when the product could not be found.
Fixed an issue to better handle when PayPal capture fails and creates an error when the user's PayPal payment method is declined.
Fixed an issue where multiple event logs were created for prevention.match
Introducing Single Sign On allowing store users to easily access multiple stores from a single user account.
Klarna integration now supports a One Click flow allowing the customer to add their details into the Klarna Checkout widget directly for their order.
Stores now have a new Branding settings section allowing store admins to upload their brand logo and icon.
Improvements
Store Tax settings now support "Tax Inclusive Prices" per currency for markets that require tax to be included in presented prices.
Support tickets can now be updated in bulk to change their status, assignee, priority, type, or add tags.
Test Subscriptions are now created when using Test Cards allowing merchants to fully test subscription processes and pricing.
Orders can now be filtered by Fulfillment partner on the Orders list view.
The Admin Cart API now has date range filter parameters to support searching by specific date ranges.
Resolving an Alert (dispute) that was created by Midigator will automatically sync the resolution to Midigator's Prevention API.
Support Macros now support order based replacement variables to make it easier for support agents to quickly respond to customers with information about their order.
The Subscriptions list view now has tabs with counts to easily see subscriptions by status and keep an eye on subscriptions that are retrying and past due.
Orders now show a Support tab when tickets are associated to the order for easier navigation to the associated tickets.
The dashboard cart view "Cart Actions" have been updated to simplify the UX for dashboard users to assist a customer with the checkout process.
Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue where failed transactions were filtered before the Avg Value was calculated preventing them from being included in Avg Value calculations.
Fixed an issue where following a link from a report to a list view with a date_group querystring causing the the export to fail.
Improved the logic to prevent duplicate Paypal shipping events from creating in the case of an issue uploading.
Fixed an issue preventing Test Orders with Klarna payment from being deleted.
Fixed an issue with the order total calculation with taxes applied in the dashboard cart summary.
2021/6/14
ThemesPaymentsSettingsTaxesFulfillmentDisputes
New Features
The Avalara Avatax Extension automates tax calculation and filing for orders placed on the storefront checkout and through the API.
Dashboard Extension Management now allows store admins to enable or disable extensions from the dashboard.
Checkout.com Gateway is now available for bankcard payments, supporting both standard and 3DS2 payment flows.
Support Ticket Reports offer greater visibility into customer service inquiries, user actions, and outcomes.
Expanded Support Macro Actions automate additional support ticket fields using macros, allowing for more efficient ticket handling workflows.
Introducing Storefront Themes, a new way to build and manage your store's theme design from the Dashboard, and Theme Kit, a local development tool for developers to build and maintain themes from their local machine.
Added a new Admin Transactions API for direct access to payment transactions, with the ability to search and filter by the same filters available in the dashboard. Store admins can now also setup Transaction based Webhooks to send transactions.created events to external systems.
Improvements
Shipping Methods now support multiple currency pricing and multiple languages, allowing the same shipping method to be used across multiple markets.
Order Payment Events now show the associated User who triggered the event for greater visibility into customer service workflows and associated payment transactions.
Disputes are now visible on Orders that have transactions with associated disputes, to improve visibility for dashboard users.
Several extensions settings forms, that previously did not allow a user to easily clear existing settings, have now been improved to allow deletion of existing settings.
Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue related to errors being thrown when attempting to create and update the same user in rapid succession.