Best Magento modules’ updates in August 2017 to improve website effectiveness

Best Magento modules’ updates in August 2017 to improve website effectiveness.

Hello, September. What have you brought us?

First, say hello to savings:

  • Back to school discount 20% off on all modules from Templates Master with discount code SCHL2017
  • Free 49$ credit for all new Argento subscribers on Templates Master modules

And now have a look what else has been done to bring your Magento ecommerce store to higher level of usability.

Argento turns over a leaf

If you are Argento friend, you will be happy to meet new design for your favorite. Argento 1.9.0 release comes with new awesome theme included into package. Try out Luxury Theme Demo. When using Luxury, this is made clear to you several times - first impression matters.

Besides the importance of great visual design, 1.9.0 - 1.9.0.1 Argento versions come with the following changes:

  • Removed deprecated render templates for checkout cart. Please follow upgrade instructions for package version 1.9.0.
  • Updated templates for checkout cart page.
  • Unified sizes of product images at product listing and widget grids. It reduces size of media cache.
  • JavaScript and CSS improvements.

Argento modules fixes and improvements:

  • AskIt has got the remove of duplicated div.left element in product questions block.
  • AjaxPro comes with Quantity Switcher added on product reviews page and minor CSS and JavaScript improvements for popups.
  • AMP brings fixed bugs with actions at Google AMP cache pages (Add to Cart, Add to Compare, Add to Wishlist).
  • Facebook Like Button has got new “like button” layout - custom button. It renders on server side, consumes less browser resources and provides possibility of CSS customization.
  • ProLabels module does not render empty container for content labels if there are no labels.
  • SEO Suite brings fixed price directive in Metadata templates.

Updates for Magento modules

FireCheckout 1.4.2 changes are:

  • Small fixes into one column layout mode
  • Fixed js validation on DOB field
  • Improved scrollTo method. Now it depends on sticky_offset_top config value.
  • PHP code cleanup.

AMP 1.5 comes with major update for RTL styles.

Quick Shopping 1.3.1 comes with the following improvements:

  • small design changes
  • escapeHtml added to the title attributes
  • PHP code cleanup to pass MEQP validation.

Sold Together 1.4.7 has got the added ability to show sold together as a widget. You are also allowed to get products from current cart (quote) now.

Abandoned cart 1.2.4 release brings fixed email directive and added emulation for email sending.

Full Page Cache 1.4.8 changes are:

  • PHP code cleanup to pass MEQP validation
  • Fixed dynamic blocks rendering inside EasyTabs.

Ajax Layered Navigation 2.6.2 brings the added review filter.

SEO Suite 0.6.1 comes with new extension - SEO Templates.

Daily Deals 1.4.1 version has got the dramatic performance improvements and PHP code cleanup to pass MEQP validation.

ProLabels 2.7.11 improvements are:

  • Fixed missing labels when enabled option ‘Move to content on mobile’
  • Do not render empty container for content labels if there are no labels
  • PHP code cleanup to pass MEQP validation.

Easy Tabs 3.1.4 has got the following changes:

  • Dramatical SEO improvement [H2] in tab headers
  • Improved compatibility with third-party themes
  • Css improvements
  • PHP code cleanup to pass MEQP validation.

Facebook Like Button 2.2 release comes with:

  • New “like button” layout - custom button. It renders on server side, consumes less browser resources and provides possibility of CSS customization.
  • Fix missing locales in config drop-down
  • PHP code cleanup to pass MEQP validation.

Updates for Magento 2 extensions

FireCheckout 1.6.3-1.6.5 improvements and fixes are:

  • Magento 2.2 compatibility
  • Checkout Fields module updated to 1.0.2
  • Order Attachments module updated to 1.0.7
  • Fixed shipping total recalculation, when street is empty
  • Address Autocomplete module updated to 1.0.3
  • Checkout art module updated to 1.1.1
  • Checkout Fields module updated to 1.0.1
  • Delivery Date module updated to 1.0.4
  • Fixed error message about non-available shipping method caused by shipping address update
  • Fixed grand total update when shipping method becomes unavailable
  • Delivery Date module updated to 1.0.3.

Testimonials 1.0.8 release has got Magento 2.2 compatibility and the fixed errors about missing store information in Google snippets for testimonials review widget. You can also save the testimonial when an admin notification email cannot be sent.

Product Labels 1.0.18 comes with fixed missing labels after cron run at some Magento instances and ACL improvements according the latest Magento requirements.

Easy Banner 1.1.10, Review Reminder 1.0.8, Order Attachments 1.0.8, Product Tabs 1.0.5, Checkout fields 1.0.2, Image Slider 1.1.3 modules have got Magento 2.2 compatibility.

Attributes Brands Pages 1.0.6 version has got Magento 2.2 compatibility and a fixed bug with missing brand image after save.

All August improvements are aiming to help you make the right decisions and take appropriate steps for the website to be competitive in ecommerce world.

Stay tuned. Our team is working for you.

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