D2 StoreFront - Application Version History

D2 StoreFront - Application Version History:

An overview of the feature enhancements within D2 StoreFront is shown below. It is recommended that you keep your application version up to date to take advantage of new features and fixes.

If you wish to use all the new features, upgrade to the retail version.

Version	Change Overview
1.19	Product category system and product menu completely overhauled. Menu now displays a deeper choice of categories and parent categories, if selected, will now return products from all child categories up to 6 subcategories deep. New class created SLCats.vb to handle category lookups. Navigation menu now XML driven. Constraints added to database category table to prohibit deletion of parent categories. Note, the updater may reassign some of your products to a different category if your current setup violates any of the new contraints. Altered sitemap generation to display all categories and added caching of sitemap for greater performance New theme added 'SLArtAndCraft1' to show example of fixed width layout Product category builder now shows visual representation of the menu so you can see how the menu changes as you add cats/subcats Manufacturers table added to database along with admin section allowing selection of manufactuer from lookup list when adding/editing products Various additional fixes/enhancements Build Released: 16 Nov 2008
1.17	Fixed 'Subquery returned more than 1 value' error when viewing basket if duplicate region exists in the database Added ability to view details for individual transaction items and reset download count for individual items Can now mark individual items within transaction as shipped/not shipped. Can filter region list by country within region admin section Fixed bug where products with stock level of 0 could be added to cart Added ability to switch off url rewriting via web.config switch Added product category RSS feed URL's to sitemap Build Released: 01 Sept 2008
1.16	Added Sitemap functionality. Application now automatically generates a Sitemap in Sitemap Protocol 0.9 format to be compatible with Google and other major search engines. Added ability to assign ordering to menu category display Fixed bug where thumbnail of product image 1 was shown instead of large version within modal popup Fixed bug when searching for products by manufacturer Can now upload multiple images simultaneously to product image gallery
1.15	Added ability to create dynamic image galleries to be displayed within a product description. Images are displayed thumbnailed and appear full size via an AJAX modal popup screen when clicked. Modal popup allows customer to cycle through product images. Search functionality rewritten to allow the customer to search using a range of parameters such as manufacturer,price,product rating and number of reviews. Layout of product description page changed to replace tabular layout with div's. Big mail bug fixed where entering an invalid or inaccessible smtp server address could lead to repeated failed attempts to send the message until the browser was closed and fill the error log with failure messages. Thumbnail images within featured products hyperlinked to product description. SLFloral theme added Several other bugfixes/performance enhancements. Version released: 12 August 2008
1.14	Added dynamic ASP.NET URL ReWriting for search engine optimisation (retail/source only) Added AJAX image gallery functionality for product images (retail/source only) Added ability to associate captions with product images (retail/source only)
1.12	Fixed AdSense user control output cache bug Added additional entries to database/application checker page Fixed bug where uploads with a filename of >50 characters would result in the filename being truncated New theme 'SLTrueBLue' added Fixed asp:menu compatability issue with Safari browser Version released: 21 June 2008
1.11	Added ability to upload associated downloadable files which are displayed within the product description eg help docs, product brochures etc. Added ability to set all inactive reviews to active. Added date column to store review section. Cleaned up store review grid formatting. Correctly decrements physical good stock levels after sale Added new admin section for dynamically adding Google AdSense ads to various sections of store via admin utility. (retail/source only) Version released: 20 June 2008
1.10	Add admin section for country regions Add admin section for advanced mail settings (retail/source only) Add option to use alternate SMTP port (retail/source only) Add option to use SSL for email (retail/source only) Add option to set default mail priority (retail/source only) Add option to BCC all emails to admin (retail/source only) Add edit option for news items Added SMTP mail log table Add 'clear all items' link to cart screen Re-did product option system, can now assign cost changes to different options Added checkbox fields for product options (retail/source only) Enabled product options for downloadable products Add edit option for cat description Add additional product option dropdown field (retail/source only) Added ability to repopulate database with all countries and regions Add region selection dropdown list on registration Calculate tax by customer region Stop FreeTextBox altering local URL's Numerous other enhancements/fixes. New themes/AJAX version delayed but on their way! Version released: 11 June 2008
1.09	Fixed bug with mail opt out on registration and user profile amendment Fixed bug with requiring email confirmation on registration Fixed bug where non-active products were included in 'specials' list Removed ability to use mail templates in free version Version released: 05 March 2008
1.08	This version sees the release of the enhanced retail and full source code versions of D2 StoreFront along with new features and fixes Added ability to issue raw SQL commands to database via admin interface (retail/source only) Added Worldpay Callback support (additional providers to be added next release) (retail/source only) Added affiliate signup functionality to store (retail/source only) Added affiliate stat and maintenance functionality to admin interface (retail/source only) Added ability to run storefront in catalogue mode, removes all references to cart/prices etc Added ability to CC all transaction emails to admin Redesigned cart screen to allow easier quantity updates Added ability to display previous price against discounted goods (retail/source only) Added printable sales report Added advertisment click & impression stats (retail/source only) Added ability to exclude 'opt out' users from email CSV export Added ability to force email address confirmation before allowing users first login Limited free version to 50 products maximum Added removal of pending transactions to database cleanup function Added ability to create new content pages restricted to logged in users or users of a certain access level (retail/source only) Delivery mechanism for digital downloads altered for more security Many fixes/improvements. Version released: 01 March 2008
1.07	First final release version. This version of D2 StoreFront will now be fully updateable to future versions so all users of previous version should install this version. Future updates will no longer need the application and database re-installing and the product is no longer beta. Added database update functionality Added inclusion of address/Tel within contact page Set form defaultbutton property on login and reg screens so form can be submitted via return key Configured error handling and admin warning email should a problem occur calculating shipping cost Added 'Most Popular/Special Offers' page to store to display top selling and special items Fixed Firefox layout issues Added override for locked account redirect when login originates from store Several bugfixes and improvements Version released: 14 Jan 2008
1.06	BETA release, enhancements include: Added dynamic advertisment inclusion and click tracking to Store Added caching to data layer and user control output for increased performance Several bugfixes and minor improvements Version released: 02 Jan 2008.
1.05	BETA release, enhancements include: Export to text file (.csv,.tab,.txt) functionality added for product catalogue Add secondary category option for products and downloads Fixed big category deletion bug Added manufacturer option for downloadable goods Added keyword search for sales transactions Alterations to Skin and CSS files for more flexible theming support Added new graphical themes Numerous fixes and layout changes Version released: 30 Dec 2007.
1.04	BETA release, enhancements include: Added manufacturer option to product details Added manufacturer display and ability to search against manufacturer to Storefront RSS Feed enhancements Sharper image resizing and thumbnailing code, physical thumbnail images now dynamically generated when product images are uploaded to speed up store rendering Images can be associated with store news articles Changed product display page to float description around product images Added support contact form to admin interface Assorted bugfixes and minor feature enhancements Version released: 17 Dec 2007.
1.03	BETA release, enhancements include: Addition of RSS 2.0 product catalogue export functionality to admin interface Addition of Google Base XML export functionality RSS product feed addition to storefront Additions of Theming Support and ability to select graphical theme via admin interface Assorted bugfixes and minor feature enhancements
1.02	Early BETA release.
1.01	Early BETA release.
1.00	Early BETA release.