Version 8.1.3 Release Notes

On March 6th Network Solutions will launch the Version 8.1.3 of its Ecommerce platform.  This release will include a mix of existing feature enhancements and bug fixes. The most notable changes include:

• Recurring Billing
  
• WYSIWYG Editor Bug Fixes
  
• New International Payment Gateway
  
• Mobile Store bug fixes
• Miscellaneous Bugs and Enhancements

NEW! Recurring Billing – Recurring Billing is a great new way for merchants to build up a constant revenue stream for their business.  Setup products to auto bill customers and create new orders to be processed.  This powerful tool will allow merchants to offer a subscription based product or offer a product that naturally renews at a certain point (ex. 30 day supply products). Learn More about recurring products.

The Recurring Revenue model has become a very important for eCommerce stores and this will is our first phase of offering new flexible payment solutions.  Look for continuous improvements to this experience as we continue to add more control and billing options.

WYSIWYG Editor Fixes - This release will correct a few bugs in the new Advanced Editor, launched in the last release.  The biggest bugs addressed were needing to flip out of HTML mode before saving and relative image/link paths were being given an improper path.

NEW International Payment Gateway - Allied Wallet payment gateway is now available for use by all merchants.  It has been added to the drop down list of available payment gateway options.

Mobile Store enhancements and bug fixes  - Your mobile store will have a few new enhancements and some squished bugs in this release. 

Mobile Bugs:

• The View Full Storefront was not redirecting users to the desktop version.
• Multiple, unnecessary calls to files - web page speed up project.
• Mobile Image Zoom was not working

Mobile Enhancements:

• The image gallery on mobile has NoFollow added to them, to prevent invalid pages from being indexed when mobile is turned off
• Mobile Search without entering information will return all products, working like the desktop storefront

Various Bugs/Enhancements - The following additional items were also addressed in this release.

• The checkout label "Shipping & Coupons" was showing improperly
• Merchants using hump case URLS (ex. MyProductName.aspx) did not have a matching canonical tag.
• Shopping Lists Event Date was showing a day early
• Disable the "Checkout" button after 1 click, to prevent duplicate orders from users double-clicking
• Product Reviews "Title" has been updated to be "Headline" to prevent people from entering "Mr., Mrs. etc)

Version 8.1.2 Release Notes

On November 7th Network Solutions launched the Version 8.1.2 of its nsCommerceSpace platform.  This release will include a mix of existing feature enhancements and bug fixes. The most notable changes include:

• Add-A-Store Enhancements
• Digital Goods Enhancements
• Updated WYSIWYG Editor
• New Payment Gateway options
• New Design Template available
• Mobile Store bug fixes
• Miscellaneous Bugs and Enhancements

Add-A-Store Enhancements – Based on the merchants already utilizing the Add-A-Store feature, we have added some improvements and continued iterating on the roadmap to enhance the feature.  Merchants will now have the following improvements available:

1. Dedicated Add-A-Store Checkout – Send your customers to a dedicated checkout flow, that can be branded closely to the site you are placing your products.  
2. Product Image Zoom In/Out – When using the Single Product Layouts and a user clicks the product image, the image will zoom for a more detailed view.
3. New Buy Now Buttons Available – There are 30 new Add to Cart, Buy Now, and Order Now buttons available to merchants when using a graphical image.

Digital Goods Enhancements – Merchants now have a few new tools to help them better manage their eProducts.  These new features include:

1. Date/Time Stamp on eProducts – To help a merchant better manage their digital files, the system will capture the date/time the file was uploaded.
2. Multiple Digital Files – Merchants can now offer multiple digital files on a single eProduct.  Great to help optimize large files that exceed the 500MB limit.
3. Username/Password Licensing option – Add a delimiter to your License key (ex. username123/Passw0rd!) when you require a username and password to access the file.  

Updated WYSIWYG Editor – A new editor is available with many more design options to help our HTML novice merchants better control their designs. The new WYSIWYG editor will include all previous options.

New Payment Gateway Options – To better accommodate many new merchants, the following payment gateways are now available:

1. First Data e4 Gateway
2. Verifi Payment Gateway

New Design Template Available – We are adding another design template for free consumption to the software.  The new template takes a less traditional approach to previous templates.

Mobile Store Bug Fixes – The following bugs have been reported and will be corrected in the upcoming release:

1. Checkout questions using HTML will now render properly
2. The “Select Country” option was not pre-populating the first country in the list
3. The PayPal button was misaligned in the checkout flow
4. iPad users will no longer be directed to the Mobile Store

General Enhancements – The following improvements and maintenance items are part of the v8.1.2 release.

1. Ecom API Updates include:
   1. ReadGiftCertificate Large detail size now returns CreateTime and Expiration values
   2. ProductID now available on ReadProduct on products with Variations
   3. Tax File Rates are up to date
   4. Zip Code values are up to date
   5. UPS rates with a comma in the weight (ex. 1,000lbs) were giving wrong rates
   6. The AddThis button longer disappears when selecting a Personalization

Version 8.1 Release Notes

On August 14th Network Solutions launched the Version 8.1 of its nsCommerceSpace platform. This release is focused on cleaning up bugs and making minor adjustments, based on feedback from our merchants.

• Various MCP UI Updates
• Moved Logout Button
• Tax Rate updates
• Various Bug Fixes

Various MCP UI Updates – Numerous changes were made to the MCP, based on the feedback from merchants. Most notably the Products Overview, Edit Customer, and Edit Orders pages are now easier to read.

Moved Logout Button – The logout button has been moved to the top navigation.

Tax Rate updates – The default tax rates are up to date.

Various Bug Fixes – Numerous bug fixes in the application and corrected some MCP bugs from v8.0.

Corrected Admin Orders requiring Customer Notes - Merchants trying to submit an Admin Order via their MCP, when they have no checkout questions enabled was requiring Customer Notes to be populated.

Express Product Setup flashes in IE9 – The Express Product Setup, added in v8, flashes briefly when using IE9 when loading the pages.

Corrected IE9 WYSIWYG Editor issues – The Product Long Description edits were not saving and disabling the WYSIWYG in IE9 was causing issues.

User Permissions “Select All” causing an error – Merchants trying to grant all permissions via the “Select All” option were seeing an error. This is now corrected.

Version 8.0 Release Notes

On July 24th Network Solutions will launch the Version 8.0 of its nsCommerceSpace platform.  In this newest version the platform merchants will be utilizing the newest .NET framework and see a redesigned Merchant Control Panel (MCP).  In addition to these big changes, we will also add new features and address numerous bugs.

Included in v8.0

• New Merchant Control Panel
• Express Product Setup
• Add-A-Store Updates
• New Free Templates
• Checkout Question Surcharges
• Various Bug Fixes

New Merchant Control Panel (MCP) – Merchants will now see a completely reskinned version of their MCP. This new MCP better utilizes your screen real estate, consolidates Help material, and moves a few functions around.

The updated MCP primary changes include font, color, size changes, and new imagery. The control panel will also move the following features:

1. Message Center is moved to the left in the Global Navigation
2. Store Open/Close feature is now in the Global Navigation
3. Open Help Ticket, Setup Checklist and User Manual have been collapsed under the Global Navigation Help section
4. On page help has been moved under the in-page Help Tab.

Here is a screenshot of the new dashboard, also showing the revamped Setup Checklist

Express Product Setup – This is a new way to add products quickly to your site for consumption.  Your MCP will have links on strategic places to allow you to quickly add a product to your product catalog. 
Now next to your normal “Add a new product” you will see the Express Product Setup.  The old way of adding a product is now named “Advanced Product Setup.”

In addition to the current placement, the Express Product Setup is also available in the Add-A-Store experience, giving users the ability to configure products at the end of the setup process.   This is available for both Buy Now buttons and Single Product Layout.

When clicking the Express Product Setup, you will be presented with the most basic information needed to create a product:

• Product Type: In Express Setup this  is always Regular Products.  eProducts, Bundled Products, and eGift Certificates will still require the Advanced Product Setup to complete.
• Product Name: Same as the Advanced Product Setup
• Price: This is your General Price.  Price Level settings should be done through Advanced Product Setup
• Short Description: This will create a short description, but also copy this into your Long Description.  You can always customize in Advanced Product Edit.
• Categories: Like normal, select or create a new category to be used for this product.
• Product Image: Upload your product image.  Express Setup only allows for a single image, more can be added in Advanced Edit.

After configuring your product, you now have 4 options:

• Cancel: Will not save any data and returns you to the previous screen.
• Save & Return: Which saves the product data and returns you to the previous screen
• Save & Add Another: Saves the product you entered, clears the field and allows you to add another product.
• Save & Advanced Edit: Saves the product information and sends you to the Advanced Edit page to allow you to customize it even further. 

Add-A-Store Updates – This section will use some updated imagery, better descriptive text and improved instructions.  Also, as previously mentioned, Add-A-Store also has the Express Product Setup option available at the point where you copy code.
An Add-A-Store User Permission is now available.  It will allow a non-Super Admin to be granted access to this page.  This can be enabled via the normal Operations>Users>Edit User Permission settings.

New Templates Available – This release will include 9 new templates, each coming in 3 color variations.  These templates are available in the Recently Added section.
In addition to new templates, we are starting to retire some of the old ones.  Since some customers are still using them, we are placing them in an Archived section for anyone that still uses them.

Checkout Surcharges – After this release, merchants can now place surcharges on Checkout Question answers.  This feature will operate the same way as Personalization Surcharges with one exception; making it non-taxable.  Merchants can determine if the surcharge should be taxed or not, based on the use of the surcharge. 

Any added surcharges will then appear in a new line order line item called “Add-Ons.”

Bug Fixes – In addition to the previously mentioned enhancements, we are also correcting numerous bugs.

• File Manager 302 upload error when using Flash version
• Update Tax Rates for July
• PayPal Buttons used in mobile are updated
• View Full Site Link in mobile footer was working
• Modern Theme was not allowing a right column
• Shopping Pink design theme image updates
• MCP Dashboard Month to date meters are not showing up at the bottom
• Remove the IE7 Emulator from the MCP

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