We are pleased to announce that a new version of Sellerdeck Desktop is now available. The new release is 18.2.0. There are a number of improvements and fixes.
The Key Updates
- New features
- Improved Google Pagespeed score
- Important technical updates
- Improvements to security and usability
- Improvements and fixes to payment integrations
- A significant number of bug fixes
Please Note Before Downloading:
You will need to upgrade to the new widget extension which is compatible with the latest version and is also backwards compatible.
Version 2.0.0 of the Swift Extension is not compatible with Desktop v18.2.0. If you upgrade to v18.2.0 first, and you want to upgrade to Swift afterwards, you will need to wait for version 2.1.0 of the Swift extension.
If you have already implemented Swift in an earlier version of Desktop, and you wish to upgrade to v18.2.0, you can do so safely.
The v18.2.0 upgrader will apply all the necessary changes to your Swift site. You will have the option to view a detailed log of the changes during the upgrade process. If any changes cannot be applied because of customisations to your site, you will see a warning.
v18.2.0 can use the same licence key as v18.1.0. If you have a Cover or Desktop 365 contract but do not have a v18.1.0 key, please request this from admin@sellerdeck.com. If you do not have a contract, please reach out to an account manager at experts@sellerdeck.com.
Get the latest version of Sellerdeck Desktop Now (v18.2.0), new features are waiting for you. Visit the downloads page to upgrade today.
The New Features
Support for Google Tag Manager
Google Tag Manager (GTM) allows you to deploy tracking tags to your website for conversion tracking, site analytics and remarketing. GTM simplifies the method so you can track your user’s behaviour beyond Google Analytics.
Support for Google Analytics GA4
Sellerdeck Desktop now supports GA4. Google Analytics Universal will stop tracking data in 2023, so it is important that you set up GA4 as early as possible to collect historical data. GA4 uses measurements based on events and parameters, unlike Google Analytics Universal which uses page views and sessions. GA4 has been introduced to address a cookieless future.
Find out how to set up goal tracking in GA4 through our Knowledge Base:
Setting up goal tracking in GA4
‘Reset All Duplicates’ button
Promotion of PayPal ‘Buy Now Pay Later’
Buy Now Pay Later payment methods have grown in popularity with consumers over the last few years with online purchases using this service growing at a rate of 39% per year. Sellerdeck Desktop now has the functionality to use this method through ‘PayPal ‘Buy Now Pay Later’.
Find out how to set up Buy Now Pay Later through our Knowledge Base:
PayPal’s Buy Now Pay Later styling and configuration. Part 1
PayPal’s Buy Now Pay Later styling and configuration. Part 2
Predicted shipping calculation
Layout Code Editor improvements
- Page and site preview buttons
- Remembers last-used position in the layout
The Key Updates
Improved Google Pagespeed Score
Removed synchronous calls from filtering and document write from standard layouts
Added an option in the Search and Filtering Settings to “Store Cache Information in Page” (requires the webserver to be configured for a short browser cache timeout).
Technical Updates
Updated the Google Analytics integration from the obsolete analytics.js to gtag.js; and removed the ‘Legacy Analytics’ option
Replaced the Perl modules Crypt::SSLeay and Net::SSL, which are no longer supported by some web hosts, and replaced some deprecated Perl code
Extended support for .webp image files to filtered pages
Security Improvements
Stronger encryption of orders online
Fixes for an order script vulnerability and a cross-site scripting vulnerability in the search script
The Visitor IP address is now anonymised in Google Analytics and encrypted in the error log
Better Desktop Usability
Improved several panels in the Content Details to make better use of space
Removing filtering from a section no longer requires a full refresh
Added a warning to prevent shutting the PC down during database compaction, to prevent corruption of the backup
Improved the speed of previewing the picking list report on a SQL Server site
Payment Gateway Improvements and Fixes
Enabled repeat payments for Opayo based on earlier orders from non-account customers
Enabled orders to safely have payments using different payment methods
PayPal and Amazon checkouts now respect Sellerdeck tax and shipping settings
PayPal can now be temporarily disabled online
Plus fixes for 11 field-reported bugs as listed in the Release Notes
General Bug Fixes
Fixed a further 33 field-reported bugs as listed in the Release Notes
Get the latest version of Sellerdeck Desktop Now (v18.2.0), new features are waiting for you. Visit the downloads page to upgrade today.
