Release 03.09.00

Version 03.09.00

In this release, we simply prioritized a bug reported by a GitHub Sponsor, related to PayPal Pro.  

Prerequisites

As always, please test your upgrades on a development/staging version of your site first. Be sure to fully back up your websites prior to upgrading, and merge any noted viewset changes as desired. We're not responsible for any Hotcakes that get burnt.  *wink*

• What to do when upgrading Hotcakes Commerce?

Downloads & Installation/Upgrade Packages

You can download Hotcakes at any time from the downloads page.

Release Notes

This is a feature release of Hotcakes Commerce, an open-source e-commerce CMS.

The release notes continue after the Sponsors and Contributors below.

Sponsors

Open-source is not free. We're so GRATEFUL for the following people/organizations for sponsoring developers to work on this release!

Sponsorship is Powered by GitHub Sponsors and ensures that this project lives and thrives. Please consider contributing any amount.

THANK YOU to the following rockstars!

• Adam Bernstein, PracticeWise
• Jeremy Farrance, Accuraty
• John Ramminger
• (two private sponsors)

Contributors

THANK YOU to the following community members for participating in this release!

• Will Strohl, Upendo Ventures
• Alejandro Roman, Upendo Ventures
• Ariel Blanco, Upendo Ventures
• Liban Silva, Upendo Ventures

Partners

THANK YOU to the following partners for participating in this release!

• Upendo Ventures
• Accuraty

Release Note Prefixes

The following prefixes are defined as:

• SI: Support Inquiry - This issue was reported by a support customer or sponsor and, as such, was prioritized above all other tasks.
• CI: Community Inquiry - This issue was reported by a community member in the Hotcakes Commerce community forums.

Enhancements

• SI: UPS API Updated - The UPS API integration has been updated to use the most current API. (Issue 487), Thanks @libanlsilva
• SI: Notify Store Management When Checkout Payment Fails - A new option has been added to allow store owners to be notified when payments fail. (Issue 43), Thanks @alejoroman0605
• SI: Allow User Supplied Price Upcharge - Now, you can apply an upcharge value to the User Supplied Price feature. (Issue 373), Thanks @ArielBlanco1990
• Improved Customer Matches When Editing Orders - Finding customers has been been improved & now includes partial matches. (Issue 514), Thanks @alejoroman0605

Maintenance Updates

• Issue 506 - SI: Unexpected URL Characters Break the URL Provider. Thanks @alejoroman0605!
• Issue 508 - SI: Problems Checking Out When `RequiresUniqueEmail` is Enabled. Thanks @libanlsilva!
• Pull 492 - Resolved Issue Finding Products by StoreID in Multi-Store Implementations. Thanks @mtrutledge!

Viewset Changes

Viewset changes often happen with most releases as we add new default features, fix bugs, address browser compatibility issues, and so on. As you might imagine, some of these updates are "nice to have" while others are very necessary updates to improve how your store functions for your customers.

It is ALWAYS recommended that you compare and merge any viewset changes that may have occurred from release to release.

At the very least, you should always review the Cart, Checkout, CSS, JavaScript, and local resource file updates when there are any. These are areas that can directly affect how well your store is performing.