{"title":"Version 18 Release Notes","slug":"version-18-release-notes","url":"https://support.storeconnect.com/articles/version-18-release-notes","url_markdown":"https://support.storeconnect.com/articles/version-18-release-notes.md","subtitle":null,"summary":"Version 18 introduces self-signup onboarding, multi-tenancy infrastructure, custom forms, variant selectors, expanded payment gateways, and major platform upgrades including Ruby/Rails/Postgres updates.","type":"Release_Notes","video_url":"","keywords":null,"last_modified":"2026-08-21T07:12:35+0000","body_markdown":"The Version 18 release introduces major improvements to onboarding, checkout, POS, and payments while strengthening multi-tenancy and system stability across both **Salesforce Package** and **Website** layers. It lays the groundwork for smoother configuration, faster syncing, and scalable deployment for merchants operating in multi-store environments.\n\n## Package V18 Initial Release Notes (26th June 2024)\n\nThe initial 18.0 release notes are below with each additional release in expandable form.\n\nThese provide specifics on new features, deprecations, and bug fixes to help your team stay aligned as you upgrade.\n\n---\n\n### New Features\n\n-   **Self-Signup \u0026 Multi-Tenancy**\n    Enables streamlined onboarding through a new signup flow and prepares the platform for multi-tenant hosting.\n\n-   **Improved Setup Defaults**\n    Adds form success messaging, default categories, and simplified record pages for faster configuration.\n\n-   **Updated Help Links**\n    Setup quick-start links now point to the latest documentation.\n\n\n### Deprecated Fields\n\n-   None.\n\n### Fixed Bugs\n\n-   **Tax Validation Stability**\n    Zone validation now respects city-level boundaries.\n\n-   **Sync Trigger Reliability**\n    Sync-summary queuing improved to prevent processing errors.\n\n\n---\n\n## Package V18 Updates\n\n### Version 18.10 - 10th January 2025\n\n#### Summary\n\nAdds custom-domain setup, dynamic discounts, and authentication improvements.\n\n#### Enhancements\n\n-   **Custom Domain Setup**\n    Enables merchants to configure storefront domains directly.\n\n-   **Dynamic Promotions**\n    Introduces runtime discounts and promotions.\n\n-   **Expanded Authentication**\n    Adds Entra ID support and improved MFA error reporting.\n\n\n#### Deprecated Fields\n\n-   None\n\n#### Fixed Bugs\n\n-   **Cross-Sell Accuracy**\n    Corrected related-product listing behaviour.\n\n\n### Version 18.9 - 7th January 2025\n\n#### Summary\n\nFocused bug-fix release for product slugs and Salesforce Payments.\n\n#### Enhancements\n\n-   None\n\n\n#### Deprecated Fields\n\n-   None\n\n#### Fixed Bugs\n\n-   **Duplicate Slugs Removed**\n    Eliminated repeat product-slug generation.\n\n-   **Payment Path Fix**\n    Corrected Salesforce Payments domain handling.\n\n\n### Version 18.8 - 17th December 2024\n\n#### Summary\n\nExpands shipping data, promotions, and POS pricing options.\n\n#### Enhancements\n\n-   **Shipping Relationships**\n    Linked products with shipping providers for richer fulfilment data.\n\n-   **Promotions \u0026 Pricing**\n    Enabled Liquid-based discount logic and POS price adjustments.\n\n\n#### Deprecated Fields\n\n-   None\n\n#### Fixed Bugs\n\n-   **Deployment Reliability**\n    Fixed Salesforce CLI setup errors to ensure smoother installs.\n\n\n### Version 18.7 - 13th November 2025\n\n#### Summary\n\nIntroduces updated tax logic and Power of Us program support.\n\n#### Enhancements\n\n-   **Tax Framework Upgrade**\n    First phase of revised tax logic for multi-region compliance.\n\n-   **Power of Us Integration**\n    Added participant-tracking support.\n\n\n#### Deprecated Fields\n\n-   None\n\n#### Fixed Bugs\n\n-   **Metadata Upgrade Fixes**\n    Resolved migration issues from earlier builds.\n\n\n### Version 18.6 - 5th November 2024\n\n#### Summary\n\nMajor feature update across media, shipping, forms, and POS rental workflows.\n\n#### Enhancements\n\n-   **Media \u0026 Shipping**\n    Added media-retry tracking and shipping-rate metadata.\n\n-   **Forms \u0026 POS**\n    Broadened form record types and introduced subscription-ready rental fields.\n\n-   **Website Builder Refresh**\n    Rebranded interface for clarity and usability.\n\n\n#### Deprecated Fields\n\n-   **Store Theme Field**\n    Store\\_\\_c.Theme\\_\\_c — deprecated to support new styling methods.\n\n#### Fixed Bugs\n\n-   **Setup Guide Cleanup**\n    Removed showcase build setup materials.\n\n-   **Sync Filtering Optimisation**\n    Jobs now queue only when required.\n\n\n### Version 18.5 - 13th September 2024\n\n#### Summary\n\nThis was a showcase build adding content-block editor foundations and a setup guide\n\n#### Enhancements\n\n-   **Content Block Editor**\n    Introduced foundational editor models and actions.\n\n-   **Setup Guide**\n    Added a demonstration setup flow for internal use.\n\n\n#### Deprecated Fields\n\n-   None\n\n#### Fixed Bugs\n\n-   **Sync Scheduler Stability**\n    Improved reliability of Sync Summary batch jobs.\n\n\n### Version 18.4 - 29th August 2024\n\n#### Summary\n\nIntroduces allocated fulfilment payments and optimisation for support tools.\n\n#### Enhancements\n\n-   **Allocated Fulfilment Payments**\n    Added a dedicated object for fulfilment-payment tracking.\n\n-   **Support Tool Optimisations**\n    Faster metadata retrieval and polling for improved responsiveness.\n\n\n#### Deprecated Fields\n\n-   None\n\n#### Fixed Bugs\n\n-   None\n\n\n### Version 18.3 - 15th August 2024\n\n#### Summary\n\nEnhances reliability and introduces access-level control for custom data.\n\n#### Enhancements\n\n-   **Access Control Expansion**\n    Enables restricted access for custom data objects.\n\n-   **Integration Security**\n    Refreshed CI certificates for secure connections.\n\n\n#### Deprecated Fields\n\n-   None\n\n\n#### Fixed Bugs\n\n-   **Sync Job Reliability**\n    Fixed queuing errors that caused delayed integrations.\n\n\n### Version 18.2 - 25th July 2024\n\n#### Summary\n\nImproves admin productivity and developer alignment.\n\n#### Enhancements\n\n-   **Salesforce CLI Support**\n    Scratch-org setup aligned with Salesforce CLI.\n\n-   **Extended Store Paths**\n    Longer store paths now supported.\n\n-   **Manual Stock Adjustments**\n    Added tooling for manual inventory updates.\n\n\n#### Deprecated Fields\n\n-   None.\n\n\n#### Fixed Bugs\n\n-   None\n\n\n### Version 18.1 - 28th June 2024\n\n#### Summary\n\nRefines product form usability and upgrade stability.\n\n#### Enhancements\n\n-   **Product Form Improvements**\n    Retitled fields, added editable/stale indicators, and introduced a clearer display mode.\n\n\n#### Deprecated Fields\n\n-   None.\n\n\n#### Fixed Bugs\n\n-   **Upgrade Flow Stability**\n    Corrected version-migration handling for reliable upgrades.\n\n\n---\n\n## Website V18 Initial Release Notes (28th June 2024)\n\nThe initial V18.0.0 release notes are below with each additional release from latest to earliest in expandable form.\n\nThese cover all updates to the StoreConnect Website application within Version 18, including new features, bug fixes, and performance improvements.\n\n### Summary\n\nA landmark release spanning custom forms, checkout, POS, payments, shipping, and multi-tenancy with major infrastructure upgrades.\n\n### New Features\n\n-   **Custom Forms \u0026 Checkout**\n    Added post-checkout editing, delivery scheduling, and enhanced form handling.\n\n-   **Catalog \u0026 Search**\n    Introduced variant selectors, trait filtering, custom search terms, and zone-aware listings.\n\n-   **Payments \u0026 Authentication**\n    Expanded Salesforce Payments, Payway, Stripe, Braintree, and Entra ID integrations.\n\n-   **POS Improvements**\n    Delivered rental workflows, refined stock management, and improved offline reliability.\n\n-   **Infrastructure Upgrades**\n    Removed Redis dependencies, upgraded Ruby/Rails/Postgres, and enhanced tenant isolation.\n\n\n### Deprecated Fields\n\n-   None\n\n### Fixed Bugs\n\n-   **Checkout and POS Stability**\n    Resolved inconsistencies in discounts, login, and payment logic.\n\n-   **Platform Reliability**\n    Fixed subscription syncing and order search issues.\n\n-   **Dependency Cleanup**\n    Removed redundant background processes for smoother upgrades.\n\n\n---\n\n## Website V18 Updates\n\n### Version 18.0.35 - 18th June 2025\n\n**Summary**\n\nPrepares for app-server deployment, cleans multi-tenant tables, and updates Avalara keys.\n\n**Enhancements**\n\n-   **App-Server Support**\n    Enables StoreConnect to run on application-server infrastructure.\n\n-   **Table Cleanup**\n    Removes hard-coded form-answer table assignments.\n\n-   **Avalara Integration**\n    Refreshes sandbox keys for current compliance.\n\n\n**Fixed Bugs**\n\n-   None\n\n\n### Version 18.0.34 - 16th April 2025\n\n**Summary**\n\nRefines shipping-address handling and API success types.\n\n**Enhancements**\n\n-   **Address Validation**\n    Supports multiline address lengths for AusPost and StarTrack.\n\n-   **API Correction**\n    Normalises success-type responses across endpoints.\n\n\n**Fixed Bugs**\n\n-   None\n\n\n### Version 18.0.33 - 9th April 2025\n\n**Summary**\n\nRepairs canonical URLs and cart selection with background-job uniqueness.\n\n**Enhancements**\n\n-   -   **Canonical URLs**\n        Restores correct SEO-friendly URL generation.\n\n    -   **Cart Selection Fixes**\n        Eliminates selection errors in Liquid templates.\n\n    -   **Job Uniqueness**\n        Adds Active Job locks to prevent duplicate background executions.\n\n\n**Fixed Bugs**\n\n-   None\n\n\n### Version 18.0.32 - 8th April 2025\n\n**Summary**\n\nImproves shipping-state validation for Channel Islands and test reliability.\n\n**Enhancements**\n\n-   **Shipping Validation**\n    Removes unnecessary state requirements for Jersey and Guernsey.\n\n-   **CI Reliability**\n    Disables unstable ShipStation tests.\n\n\n**Fixed Bugs**\n\n-   None\n\n\n### Version 18.0.31 - 28th March 2025\n\n**Summary**\n\nImproves multi-tenant media handling and partition deployments.\n\n**Enhancements**\n\n-   **Media Processing**\n    Ensures all media operations respect tenant context.\n\n-   **Deployment Reliability**\n    Prevents partition creation failures during rollouts.\n\n\n**Fixed Bugs**\n\n-   None\n\n\n### Version 18.0.30 - 28th February 2025\n\n**Summary**\n\nFixes multi-tenancy log-tagging for string-based tenants.\n\n**Enhancements**\n\n-   **Log Consistency**\n    Ensures tag generation supports string identifiers.\n\n**Fixed Bugs**\n\n-   None\n\n\n### Version 18.0.29 - 26th February 2025\n\n**Summary**\n\nAdds tenant re-homing tools and multi-tenancy log tagging.\n\n**Enhancements**\n\n-   **Media Reimport Tools**\n    Simplifies asset re-migration between tenants.\n\n-   **Schema Tagging**\n    Includes tenant schema identifiers in logs.\n\n\n**Fixed Bugs**\n\n-   None\n\n\n### Version 18.0.28 - 13th February 2025\n\n**Summary**\n\nUpdates wallet and domain management with broader Authorize.Net coverage.\n\n**Enhancements**\n\n-   **Payment Integrations**\n    Adds Square partner IDs and disables inline Stripe Link buttons.\n\n-   **Domain Flexibility**\n    Allows dynamic tenant domain creation.\n\n-   **API Stability**\n    Improves logging and adds nil-response safeguards.\n\n\n**Fixed Bugs**\n\n-   None\n\n\n### Version 18.0.27 - 22nd January 2024\n\n**Summary**\n\nAdds customer-name autofill and enhanced category filtering.\n\n**Enhancements**\n\n-   **Customer Convenience**\n    Auto-populates current customer name fields.\n\n-   **Filter Accuracy**\n    Retains multiple category IDs during filtering.\n\n\n**Fixed Bugs**\n\n-   None\n\n\n### Version 18.0.26 - 14th January 2025\n\n**Summary**\n\nMaps location routes for storefront discovery.\n\n**Enhancements**\n\n-   **Location Routing**\n    Exposes route mapping for location pages to improve SEO and navigation.\n\n**Fixed Bugs**\n\n-   None\n\n\n### Version 18.0.25 - 9th January 2024\n\n**Summary**\n\nAdds payment diagnostics for ACI and Authorize.Net.\n\n**Enhancements**\n\n-   **Payment Error Handling**\n    Adds diagnostic capture for ACI transactions.\n\n-   **Authorize.Net Debugging**\n    Expands response logging for troubleshooting.\n\n\n**Fixed Bugs**\n\n-   None\n\n\n### Version 18.0.24 - 21st December 2025\n\n**Summary**\n\nChanges default Liquid response behaviour to HTML.\n\n**Enhancements**\n\n-   **Default Response Update**\n    Liquid endpoints now return HTML by default when unspecified.\n\n**Fixed Bugs**\n\n-   None\n\n\n### Version 18.0.23 - 20th December 2024\n\n**Summary**\n\nRefines subscription timing and storefront URLs.\n\n**Enhancements**\n\n-   **Subscription Accuracy**\n    Ensures subscriptions calculate correct end dates.\n\n-   **Storefront Routing**\n    Standardises all links to use storePath.\n\n\n**Fixed Bugs**\n\n-   None\n\n\n### Version 18.0.22 - 6th December 2025\n\n**Summary**\n\nPrepares themes for Version 19 and improves trait filtering.\n\n**Enhancements**\n\n-   **Theme Support**\n    Adds the `{% require %}` placeholder tag for modular theme inclusion.\n\n-   **Search Improvements**\n    Enhances trait-sorting and taxon search for faster lookups.\n\n\n**Fixed Bugs**\n\n-   **Test Stability**\n    Disabled unstable SKID spec to avoid false failures.\n\n\n### Version 18.0.21 - 7th November 2024\n\nImproves Liquid-request handling and introduces Eway V2 payments.\n\n**Summary**\n\nPolishes Cross-Site Request Forgery messaging, adds new form templates, and enforces shipping validation.\n\n**Enhancements**\n\n-   **Platform Upgrade**\n    Platform performance and security updates.\n\n-   **Payment Enhancement**\n    Adds Eway V2 gateway integration.\n\n\n**Fixed Bugs**\n\n-   **Checkout Fixes**\n    Repairs multi-provider logic and Liquid-parameter passing.\n\n\n### Version 18.0.20 - 30th October 2024\n\n**Summary**\n\nPolishes Cross-Site Request Forgery messaging, adds new form templates, and enforces shipping validation.\n\n**Enhancements**\n\n-   **User Experience**\n    Displays friendlier CSRF error messages and adds text-area form templates.\n\n-   **Validation Improvements**\n    Adds strict shipping-dimension checks for accuracy.\n\n\n**Fixed Bugs**\n\n-   None\n\n\n### Version 18.0.19 - 22nd October 2024\n\n**Summary**\n\nImproves shipping-provider naming and tenant-creation utilities.\n\n**Enhancements**\n\n-   **Shipping Standardisation**\n    Normalises provider naming for clearer reporting.\n\n-   **Tenant Support Tools**\n    Adds automated tenant-creation scripts for support teams.\n\n\n**Fixed Bugs**\n\n-   **Sync Summary Jobs**\n    Repaired job-handling errors and trait-type duplication.\n\n\n### Version 18.0.18 - 9th October 2024\n\n**Summary**\n\nExpands Orders API flexibility and improves subscription synchronisation.\n\n**Enhancements**\n\n-   **Orders API Flexibility**\n    Supports submissions without collection points or pre-selected rates.\n\n-   **Charge-Payment Syncing**\n    Keeps subscription payment states accurate.\n\n\n**Fixed Bugs**\n\n-   **Shipping Rate Submissions**\n    Fixes validation of shipping-rate data within the Orders API.\n\n\n### Version 18.0.17 - 3rd October 2024\n\n**Summary**\n\nRestores assisted checkout when no helper is selected.\n\n**Enhancements**\n\n-   **None**\n\n**Fixed Bugs**\n\n-   **Checkout Flow Reliability**\n    Ensures assisted checkout succeeds even without an assigned helper.\n\n\n### Version 18.0.16- 2nd October 2024\n\n**Summary**\n\nShort-lived release adding assisted-checkout submissions and shipping-rate controls.\n\n**Enhancements**\n\n-   **Orders API**\n    Adds shipping-rate parameter support for external submissions.\n\n**Fixed Bugs**\n\n-   **Assisted Checkout**\n    Corrects customer-note submission and excluded-rate logic.\n\n\n### Version 18.0.15- 30th September 2024\n\n**Summary**\n\nIncreases shipping resilience and prevents ghost data in tenants.\n\n**Enhancements**\n\n-   **Shipping Tolerance**\n    Allows fulfilment to proceed despite minor address typos.\n\n\n**Fixed Bugs**\n\n-   **Tenant Data Integrity**\n    Removes ghost-row remnants from tenant tables.\n\n\n### Version 18.0.14 - 24th September 2024\n\n**Summary**\n\nImproves caching, API-key handling, and product-page performance.\n\n**Enhancements**\n\n-   **Schema-Aware Caching**\n    Implements tenant-specific cache rebuilding.\n\n-   **API Keys \u0026 Performance**\n    Introduces tenant-specific API keys and faster product-page rendering.\n\n-   **Trait Pagination**\n    Optimises pagination and AREL stock ordering for large catalogues.\n\n\n**Fixed Bugs**\n\n-   **Schema Reliability**\n    Fixes race conditions in schema creation and media imports.\n\n\n### Version 18.0.13 - 12th September 2024\n\n**Summary**\n\nDelivers security upgrades and shipping improvements with tenant-cache isolation.\n\n**Enhancements**\n\n-   **Security Updates**\n    Upgrades ruby-saml and adds tenant-namespaced cache layers.\n\n-   **Payment Support**\n    Introduces ACI Web Payments and refined Stripe subscription handling.\n\n-   **Performance Optimisation**\n    Reduces memory use and improves JavaScript escaping.\n\n\n**Fixed Bugs**\n\n-   **Worker Lookup Reliability**\n    Fixes intermittent task failures in multitenant background jobs.\n\n\n### Version 18.0.12 - 3rd September 2024\n\n**Summary**\n\nEnhances checkout, tax, and media reliability.\n\n**Enhancements**\n\n-   **Checkout Flexibility**\n    Supports float line-item quantities and persistent cart cookies.\n\n-   **Trait Sorting**\n    Adds unit-aware sorting for improved search precision.\n\n-   **Media Handling**\n    Improves video safeguards and demo-store path fixes.\n\n\n**Fixed Bugs**\n\n-   **Tax Accuracy**\n    Prevents duplicate order-item tax creation for correct invoicing.\n\n\n### Version 18.0.11 - 22nd August 2024\n\n**Summary**\n\nApplies US-imperial dimensions for ShipStation to align with local carriers.\n\n**Enhancements**\n\n-   **Regional Shipping Support**\n    Adds automatic conversion for imperial dimensions within US ShipStation data.\n\n\n**Fixed Bugs**\n\n-   None\n\n\n### Version 18.0.10 - 21st August 2024\n\n**Summary**\n\nNormalises shipping-unit standards and optimises trait-query performance.\n\n**Enhancements**\n\n-   **ShipStation Integration**\n    Units standardised to metric for consistent shipping calculations.\n\n-   **Trait Performance**\n    Improves query speed and stability for trait-based search filters.\n\n\n**Fixed Bugs**\n\n-   None\n\n\n### Version 18.0.9 - 19th August 2024\n\n**Summary**\n\nIntroduces Liquid-shipping modifications and enhanced multitenancy telemetry.\n\n**Enhancements**\n\n-   **Shipping Adjustments**\n    Liquid templates can now modify shipping dimensions dynamically.\n\n-   **Telemetry Enhancements**\n    Adds tenant metadata to Bugsnag reports for easier diagnostics.\n\n\n**Fixed Bugs**\n\n-   None\n\n\n### Version 18.0.8 - 8th August 2024\n\n**Summary**\n\nExpands Liquid-controller capabilities and improves Square and Order API flows.\n\n**Enhancements**\n\n-   **Liquid Controller Improvements**\n    Allows Liquid controllers to modify carts, headers, and safely executed API calls.\n\n-   **Order API Extensions**\n    Adds support for restricted products and parameterised operations.\n\n\n**Fixed Bugs**\n\n-   **Square Payments Caching**\n    Memoises responses to improve speed and reliability.\n\n-   **Multi-Store Logins**\n    Fixes authentication conflicts across stores.\n\n\n### Version 18.0.7 - 3rd August 2024\n\n**Summary**\nAdds configurable password-complexity options for administrators.\n\n**Enhancements**\n\n-   **Password Rules**\n    Administrators can define custom password-complexity requirements through Store Variables.\n\n\n**Fixed Bugs**\n\n-   None\n\n\n### Version 18.0.6 - 31st July 2024\n\n**Summary**\nImproves alias handling and CI stability for multitenant setups.\n\n**Enhancements**\n\n-   **Alias Flexibility**\n    Introduces conditional alias attributes and prioritised domain filtering.\n\n-   **Extended Logging**\n    Adds detailed logs for store-path lookups.\n\n\n**Fixed Bugs**\n\n-   **CI Reliability**\n    Resolves flattening and deadlock issues within continuous-integration tests.\n\n\n### Version 18.0.5 - 26th July 2024\n\n**Summary**\nExtends store-path capacity and improves reCAPTCHA handling for secure submissions.\n\n**Enhancements**\n\n-   **Extended Store Paths**\n    Supports up to 80-character store paths for more descriptive URLs.\n\n-   **Secure reCAPTCHA**\n    Switches to HTTP POST to enhance protection against automated misuse.\n\n\n**Fixed Bugs**\n\n-   None\n\n\n### Version 18.0.4 - 24th July 2024\n\n**Summary**\n\nRefines pricing logic and caching behaviour.\n\n**Enhancements**\n\n-   **Dynamic Pricing**\n    Added reorder-based pricing and hidden-price configurations.\n\n-   **User Interface Polish**\n    Updated salutations for consistent tone.\n\n\n**Fixed Bugs**\n\n-   **Tenant Data Isolation**\n    Prevented cross-org data leakage.\n\n\n### Version 18.0.3 - 18th July 2024\n\n**Summary**\nAdds CI improvements and cart-abandonment safeguards.\n\n**Enhancements**\n\n-   **Continuous Integration Optimisation**\n    Removed Redis dependencies.\n\n-   **User Association Accuracy**\n    Improved mapping between users and contacts.\n\n\n**Fixed Bugs**\n\n-   **Cart Redundancy Fix**\n    Prevented duplicate abandoned carts.\n\n-   **Payment Gateway Stability**\n    Enhanced PayWay and Bambora handling.\n\n\n### Version 18.0.2 - 10th July 2024\n\n**Summary**\n\nImproves multi-tenant compatibility and Orders API behaviour.\n\n**Enhancements**\n\n-   **Path Normalisation**\n    Introduced case-insensitive store paths.\n\n-   **Account Sequencing**\n    Enhanced contact order and CartDrop token exposure.\n\n\n**Fixed Bugs**\n\n-   **Fixed Bugs**\n\n    -   **API Stability**\n        Fixed CBOSS response handling and tenant switching across subdomains.\n\n\n### Version 18.0.1 - 4th July 2024\n\n**Summary**\nPost-launch refinements improving loaders, abandoned carts, and imports.\n\n**Enhancements**\n\n-   **Checkout Efficiency**\n    Enabled charge-payments and accelerated product loading.\n\n-   **Schema Updates**\n    Refreshed validation baselines for improved data consistency.\n\n\n**Fixed Bugs**\n\n-   **UI Responsiveness**\n    Prevented interactions during active loaders.\n\n-   **Cart Integrity**\n    Eliminated duplicate cart creation and corrected shipping bypass issues."}