This post introduces Virto Storefront and Platform enhancements as of April 2023.
Storefront
The following improvements make the menu and navigation even clearer and easier to use:
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The inclusion of a product in a wishlist is displayed.
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In a cart, orders are grouped by vendors.
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Dynamic routing at checkout step was added. Payment field appears when card payment is selected.
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Assets block was added. A list of product’s assets (specifications) can be viewed now on the product page. Users can download it and review them before/after purchase:
View the enhancements on public demo site
Read more and install Storefront.
Platform
DB Agnostic
Virto Commerce has full DB Agnostic support for Ecommerce modules. Users are flexible to choose Best in bread Database — we offer a range of out-of-the-box database providers, including Microsoft SQL Server, MySql, and PostgreSql. Choose the ideal database engine for your unique scenario to cut operational costs and experience significant savings. Find more details in Virto Commerce Documentation
Simplify Integration via CSV file
Sometimes the initial integration with Virto products via the API might be challenging for those users who have never used this method before. For such cases, we’ve added an option to integrate via CSV file.
In this case, the user:
- Exports data from ERP in a predefined CSV file.
- Uploads it to FTP.
- Downloads the result as a file.
This refers to:
- Catalog import
- Refunding payment.
- Capturing payment.
Integration via the Payment or Refund Capturing API is also possible. Once integrated, the ability to capture and refund payments appears in the Virto Commerce Back Office.
For more information, request a demo.
Application menu
Virto Commerce provides seamless integration with Best in Breed Applications (BI Reports, Google Analytics, etc.) To make navigation even more clear, the applications menu was added to the VC Shell.
Dev Team can develop and register custom applications.
Revocation endpoint
Once the users sign out of the Virto Commerce platform, they are signed out of the entire system.
Order
- Concurrency conflicts handling. An error notification appears if multiple users try to update the same order at the same time.
Read more and download the module.
Webhook
Authentication. To send events to secure resources, authentication strategies have been applied for Virto Commerce WebHook. The following authentification headers are now available:
- Basic.
- Bearer Token.
- Custom Header.
Read more and download the module.
Catalog and XAPI
Property attributes updates. The option to update property attributes using metadata without a full index rebuild was added.
Read more and download the module.
Tasks management
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Assigning tasks to employees. The option to assign specific order tasks to any employee was added.
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Assignee notififcation. The option to notify users of the assigned tasks was added.
Read more and download the module.
Elastic Search
Deleting indexes duplicates. The option to search and delete active index duplicates was added to the ElasticSearch settings.
For more information, see Virto Commerce Elastic Search Module.
Security
Permission scopes. The option to choose between assigning tasks to any employee in the organization or only to me was added.
Marketplace
- Vendor blade fields editing. Vendor blades were revised to manage visible fields. You can now hide and add fields in vendor blades.
- Product description field. The product description in the Vendor’s product blade is not limited to 1024 characters.
For more information, request a demo.
Page builder
The ability to create and edit a store home page is no longer limited to developers. Authorized users can use the Page Builder to create and edit home page and catalog.
For more information, request a demo.
Documents
New sections were added to the developer documents:
New sections were added to the user documents: