Version 18 Release Notes

Summary

Adds custom-domain setup, dynamic discounts, and authentication improvements.

Enhancements

• Custom Domain Setup Enables merchants to configure storefront domains directly.

• Dynamic Promotions Introduces runtime discounts and promotions.

• Expanded Authentication Adds Entra ID support and improved MFA error reporting.

Deprecated Fields

• None

Fixed Bugs

• Cross-Sell Accuracy Corrected related-product listing behaviour.

Summary

Focused bug-fix release for product slugs and Salesforce Payments.

Enhancements

• None

Deprecated Fields

• None

Fixed Bugs

• Duplicate Slugs Removed Eliminated repeat product-slug generation.

• Payment Path Fix Corrected Salesforce Payments domain handling.

Summary

Expands shipping data, promotions, and POS pricing options.

Enhancements

• Shipping Relationships Linked products with shipping providers for richer fulfilment data.

• Promotions & Pricing Enabled Liquid-based discount logic and POS price adjustments.

Deprecated Fields

• None

Fixed Bugs

• Deployment Reliability Fixed Salesforce CLI setup errors to ensure smoother installs.

Summary

Introduces updated tax logic and Power of Us program support.

Enhancements

• Tax Framework Upgrade First phase of revised tax logic for multi-region compliance.

• Power of Us Integration Added participant-tracking support.

Deprecated Fields

• None

Fixed Bugs

• Metadata Upgrade Fixes Resolved migration issues from earlier builds.

Summary

Major feature update across media, shipping, forms, and POS rental workflows.

Enhancements

• Media & Shipping Added media-retry tracking and shipping-rate metadata.

• Forms & POS Broadened form record types and introduced subscription-ready rental fields.

• Website Builder Refresh Rebranded interface for clarity and usability.

Deprecated Fields

• Store Theme Field Store__c.Theme__c — deprecated to support new styling methods.

Fixed Bugs

• Setup Guide Cleanup Removed showcase build setup materials.

• Sync Filtering Optimisation Jobs now queue only when required.

Summary

This was a showcase build adding content-block editor foundations and a setup guide

Enhancements

• Content Block Editor Introduced foundational editor models and actions.

• Setup Guide Added a demonstration setup flow for internal use.

Deprecated Fields

• None

Fixed Bugs

• Sync Scheduler Stability Improved reliability of Sync Summary batch jobs.

Summary

Introduces allocated fulfilment payments and optimisation for support tools.

Enhancements

• Allocated Fulfilment Payments Added a dedicated object for fulfilment-payment tracking.

• Support Tool Optimisations Faster metadata retrieval and polling for improved responsiveness.

Deprecated Fields

• None

Fixed Bugs

• None

Summary

Enhances reliability and introduces access-level control for custom data.

Enhancements

• Access Control Expansion Enables restricted access for custom data objects.

• Integration Security Refreshed CI certificates for secure connections.

Deprecated Fields

• None

Fixed Bugs

• Sync Job Reliability Fixed queuing errors that caused delayed integrations.

Summary

Improves admin productivity and developer alignment.

Enhancements

• Salesforce CLI Support Scratch-org setup aligned with Salesforce CLI.

• Extended Store Paths Longer store paths now supported.

• Manual Stock Adjustments Added tooling for manual inventory updates.

Deprecated Fields

• None.

Fixed Bugs

• None

Summary

Refines product form usability and upgrade stability.

Enhancements

• Product Form Improvements Retitled fields, added editable/stale indicators, and introduced a clearer display mode.

Deprecated Fields

• None.

Fixed Bugs

• Upgrade Flow Stability Corrected version-migration handling for reliable upgrades.

Summary

Prepares for app-server deployment, cleans multi-tenant tables, and updates Avalara keys.

Enhancements

• App-Server Support Enables StoreConnect to run on application-server infrastructure.

• Table Cleanup Removes hard-coded form-answer table assignments.

• Avalara Integration Refreshes sandbox keys for current compliance.

Fixed Bugs

• None

Summary

Refines shipping-address handling and API success types.

Enhancements

• Address Validation Supports multiline address lengths for AusPost and StarTrack.

• API Correction Normalises success-type responses across endpoints.

Fixed Bugs

• None

Summary

Repairs canonical URLs and cart selection with background-job uniqueness.

Enhancements

• • Canonical URLs Restores correct SEO-friendly URL generation.

  • Cart Selection Fixes Eliminates selection errors in Liquid templates.

  • Job Uniqueness Adds Active Job locks to prevent duplicate background executions.

Fixed Bugs

• None

Summary

Improves shipping-state validation for Channel Islands and test reliability.

Enhancements

• Shipping Validation Removes unnecessary state requirements for Jersey and Guernsey.

• CI Reliability Disables unstable ShipStation tests.

Fixed Bugs

• None

Summary

Improves multi-tenant media handling and partition deployments.

Enhancements

• Media Processing Ensures all media operations respect tenant context.

• Deployment Reliability Prevents partition creation failures during rollouts.

Fixed Bugs

• None

Summary

Fixes multi-tenancy log-tagging for string-based tenants.

Enhancements

• Log Consistency Ensures tag generation supports string identifiers.

Fixed Bugs

• None

Summary

Adds tenant re-homing tools and multi-tenancy log tagging.

Enhancements

• Media Reimport Tools Simplifies asset re-migration between tenants.

• Schema Tagging Includes tenant schema identifiers in logs.

Fixed Bugs

• None

Summary

Updates wallet and domain management with broader Authorize.Net coverage.

Enhancements

• Payment Integrations Adds Square partner IDs and disables inline Stripe Link buttons.

• Domain Flexibility Allows dynamic tenant domain creation.

• API Stability Improves logging and adds nil-response safeguards.

Fixed Bugs

• None

Summary

Adds customer-name autofill and enhanced category filtering.

Enhancements

• Customer Convenience Auto-populates current customer name fields.

• Filter Accuracy Retains multiple category IDs during filtering.

Fixed Bugs

• None

Summary

Maps location routes for storefront discovery.

Enhancements

• Location Routing Exposes route mapping for location pages to improve SEO and navigation.

Fixed Bugs

• None

Summary

Adds payment diagnostics for ACI and Authorize.Net.

Enhancements

• Payment Error Handling Adds diagnostic capture for ACI transactions.

• Authorize.Net Debugging Expands response logging for troubleshooting.

Fixed Bugs

• None

Summary

Changes default Liquid response behaviour to HTML.

Enhancements

• Default Response Update Liquid endpoints now return HTML by default when unspecified.

Fixed Bugs

• None

Summary

Refines subscription timing and storefront URLs.

Enhancements

• Subscription Accuracy Ensures subscriptions calculate correct end dates.

• Storefront Routing Standardises all links to use storePath.

Fixed Bugs

• None

Summary

Prepares themes for Version 19 and improves trait filtering.

Enhancements

• Theme Support Adds the {% require %} placeholder tag for modular theme inclusion.

• Search Improvements Enhances trait-sorting and taxon search for faster lookups.

Fixed Bugs

• Test Stability Disabled unstable SKID spec to avoid false failures.

Improves Liquid-request handling and introduces Eway V2 payments.

Summary

Polishes Cross-Site Request Forgery messaging, adds new form templates, and enforces shipping validation.

Enhancements

• Platform Upgrade Platform performance and security updates.

• Payment Enhancement Adds Eway V2 gateway integration.

Fixed Bugs

• Checkout Fixes Repairs multi-provider logic and Liquid-parameter passing.

Summary

Polishes Cross-Site Request Forgery messaging, adds new form templates, and enforces shipping validation.

Enhancements

• User Experience Displays friendlier CSRF error messages and adds text-area form templates.

• Validation Improvements Adds strict shipping-dimension checks for accuracy.

Fixed Bugs

• None

Summary

Improves shipping-provider naming and tenant-creation utilities.

Enhancements

• Shipping Standardisation Normalises provider naming for clearer reporting.

• Tenant Support Tools Adds automated tenant-creation scripts for support teams.

Fixed Bugs

• Sync Summary Jobs Repaired job-handling errors and trait-type duplication.

Summary

Expands Orders API flexibility and improves subscription synchronisation.

Enhancements

• Orders API Flexibility Supports submissions without collection points or pre-selected rates.

• Charge-Payment Syncing Keeps subscription payment states accurate.

Fixed Bugs

• Shipping Rate Submissions Fixes validation of shipping-rate data within the Orders API.

Summary

Restores assisted checkout when no helper is selected.

Enhancements

• None

Fixed Bugs

• Checkout Flow Reliability Ensures assisted checkout succeeds even without an assigned helper.

Summary

Short-lived release adding assisted-checkout submissions and shipping-rate controls.

Enhancements

• Orders API Adds shipping-rate parameter support for external submissions.

Fixed Bugs

• Assisted Checkout Corrects customer-note submission and excluded-rate logic.

Summary

Increases shipping resilience and prevents ghost data in tenants.

Enhancements

• Shipping Tolerance Allows fulfilment to proceed despite minor address typos.

Fixed Bugs

• Tenant Data Integrity Removes ghost-row remnants from tenant tables.

Summary

Improves caching, API-key handling, and product-page performance.

Enhancements

• Schema-Aware Caching Implements tenant-specific cache rebuilding.

• API Keys & Performance Introduces tenant-specific API keys and faster product-page rendering.

• Trait Pagination Optimises pagination and AREL stock ordering for large catalogues.

Fixed Bugs

• Schema Reliability Fixes race conditions in schema creation and media imports.

Summary

Delivers security upgrades and shipping improvements with tenant-cache isolation.

Enhancements

• Security Updates Upgrades ruby-saml and adds tenant-namespaced cache layers.

• Payment Support Introduces ACI Web Payments and refined Stripe subscription handling.

• Performance Optimisation Reduces memory use and improves JavaScript escaping.

Fixed Bugs

• Worker Lookup Reliability Fixes intermittent task failures in multitenant background jobs.

Summary

Enhances checkout, tax, and media reliability.

Enhancements

• Checkout Flexibility Supports float line-item quantities and persistent cart cookies.

• Trait Sorting Adds unit-aware sorting for improved search precision.

• Media Handling Improves video safeguards and demo-store path fixes.

Fixed Bugs

• Tax Accuracy Prevents duplicate order-item tax creation for correct invoicing.

Summary

Applies US-imperial dimensions for ShipStation to align with local carriers.

Enhancements

• Regional Shipping Support Adds automatic conversion for imperial dimensions within US ShipStation data.

Fixed Bugs

• None

Summary

Normalises shipping-unit standards and optimises trait-query performance.

Enhancements

• ShipStation Integration Units standardised to metric for consistent shipping calculations.

• Trait Performance Improves query speed and stability for trait-based search filters.

Fixed Bugs

• None

Summary

Introduces Liquid-shipping modifications and enhanced multitenancy telemetry.

Enhancements

• Shipping Adjustments Liquid templates can now modify shipping dimensions dynamically.

• Telemetry Enhancements Adds tenant metadata to Bugsnag reports for easier diagnostics.

Fixed Bugs

• None

Summary

Expands Liquid-controller capabilities and improves Square and Order API flows.

Enhancements

• Liquid Controller Improvements Allows Liquid controllers to modify carts, headers, and safely executed API calls.

• Order API Extensions Adds support for restricted products and parameterised operations.

Fixed Bugs

• Square Payments Caching Memoises responses to improve speed and reliability.

• Multi-Store Logins Fixes authentication conflicts across stores.

Summary Adds configurable password-complexity options for administrators.

Enhancements

• Password Rules Administrators can define custom password-complexity requirements through Store Variables.

Fixed Bugs

• None

Summary Improves alias handling and CI stability for multitenant setups.

Enhancements

• Alias Flexibility Introduces conditional alias attributes and prioritised domain filtering.

• Extended Logging Adds detailed logs for store-path lookups.

Fixed Bugs

• CI Reliability Resolves flattening and deadlock issues within continuous-integration tests.

Summary Extends store-path capacity and improves reCAPTCHA handling for secure submissions.

Enhancements

• Extended Store Paths Supports up to 80-character store paths for more descriptive URLs.

• Secure reCAPTCHA Switches to HTTP POST to enhance protection against automated misuse.

Fixed Bugs

• None

Summary

Refines pricing logic and caching behaviour.

Enhancements

• Dynamic Pricing Added reorder-based pricing and hidden-price configurations.

• User Interface Polish Updated salutations for consistent tone.

Fixed Bugs

• Tenant Data Isolation Prevented cross-org data leakage.

Summary Adds CI improvements and cart-abandonment safeguards.

Enhancements

• Continuous Integration Optimisation Removed Redis dependencies.

• User Association Accuracy Improved mapping between users and contacts.

Fixed Bugs

• Cart Redundancy Fix Prevented duplicate abandoned carts.

• Payment Gateway Stability Enhanced PayWay and Bambora handling.

Summary

Improves multi-tenant compatibility and Orders API behaviour.

Enhancements

• Path Normalisation Introduced case-insensitive store paths.

• Account Sequencing Enhanced contact order and CartDrop token exposure.

Fixed Bugs

• Fixed Bugs

  • API Stability Fixed CBOSS response handling and tenant switching across subdomains.

Summary Post-launch refinements improving loaders, abandoned carts, and imports.

Enhancements

• Checkout Efficiency Enabled charge-payments and accelerated product loading.

• Schema Updates Refreshed validation baselines for improved data consistency.

Fixed Bugs

• UI Responsiveness Prevented interactions during active loaders.

• Cart Integrity Eliminated duplicate cart creation and corrected shipping bypass issues.