Version 12.1 Release Notes
Front Store
10min
utilizing reward points during checkout to eliminate the need for separate coupon code generation and enhance the overall checkout experience, the reward redemption process has been simplified and allows customers to directly apply points at checkout to configure these settings, navigate to the admin panel , go to the orders section, and click on the reward points menu on the reward points dashboard, click the reward points settings button located in the top right corner of the screen in the updated “how customers can spend their reward points” section of the settings, the older functionality, where customers redeemed points via a coupon code, has been removed now, with the direct checkout integration, customers simply see the option to use their available reward points during payment, making the process faster and more user friendly boost sales with bogo & buy x get y offers boost sales and delight customers with our new bogo and buy x get y offers! from “buy 2, get 1 free” to “buy 3, get 1 at 50% off,” admins can now set up smart promotions for promotional and ready to buy products that apply automatically at checkout—perfect for driving repeat purchases and lifting conversion rates to get started with setting up the bogo or buy x get x (b x g x) offer, navigate to the admin panel , go to the orders section, open the coupon and discounts menu, and click on the add button enter the title of the offer (which will be visible to customers in the shopping cart), select the new discount type – either bogo or b x g x – and configure the start and end dates choose the applicable products and set the offer criteria, such as buy 1 quantity and get 1 quantity at 100% off then, select the users eligible for the offer, optionally define the order count , and click save on the front store, when the customers add an applicable product with appropriate quantity – for example, 1 unit to the cart, they will see a link to the available offer clicking this link will open a pop up showing the offer details the product already in the cart will be marked with a cart icon, and the customer can then select another product to pair with the deal once products are in the cart, the discount is automatically applied for instance, in a scenario of 100% off, one product’s price will drop to zero this way, admins can create and offer buy x get x or buy x get y promotions seamlessly team collaboration of portfolio and orders for b2c accounts admins can now allow b2c customers to view and reuse designs and orders created by other users of the same company a new setting, "select customers whose saved designs and orders are allowed to access by this customer," is available while creating or editing a b2c customer once the admin has enabled the shared access, the customer can easily browse the team's saved designs and past orders, making collaboration and reuse simpler minor enhancements quick access to "my account" links in top header a fixed set of "my account" links will now appear in the top header for easy navigation the links include my account, orders, quote request, saved designs, profile, and logout , providing customers with quick access to key sections of their account consistent look for shipping method selection to ensure a more consistent and intuitive user experience across the storefront, the shipping method selection interface has been standardized with this enhancement, the display style selected—whether dropdown, radio button across all sections, or radio button at checkout only—will now be uniformly applied across all relevant areas of the front store displaying lowest shipping methods at checkout to simplify shipping choices for customers, we’ve introduced setting up a group of shipping types and are displaying only the most cost effective option as part of this update, the address settings button has been renamed shipping settings , allowing admins to manage grouped shipping types during checkout on the front store, customers will see the lowest priced shipping methods from the groups created by the admin, helping them choose the most cost effective delivery option for their finished products paginated blog pages to improve load speed and user experience, blog pages now support pagination this applies to the main blog page and cms category landing pages personalized coupon display to make it easier for customers to discover and use available discounts, admins can now display coupon offers directly on any cms page using the new coupon block {% block coupons %} once added to the page contents section of the respective cms page, the block automatically shows all valid coupons applicable to the logged in customer