Shoptimizer - Optimize WooCommerce Store v2.9.6

Shoptimizer - Optimize WooCommerce Store v2.9.6
2.9.6 - 18-08-2026
* New: Added Customizer option to display sale badges as a saved amount value, with an optional prefix.
* New: Added a dedicated "Sidebar Search Results" widget region for search results pages.
* New: Search results now display the featured image for posts and pages, not just products.
* New: Added Customizer controls to override the cart/checkout progress bar labels.
* New: Load More now supports brand archive pages.
* Enhancement: Refined grid feature architecture and resolved issue where default pattern was being blocked.
* Fix: Fixed issue with Gravity Forms price updates on single product variation form.
* Fix: Improved search modal accessibility - button and heading are correctly named in the accessibility tree.
* Fix: Full width header search modal no longer outputs the form twice when Regular Search is shown.
* Fix: Improved accessibility of header icon buttons - show accessible names and hide their decorative icons.
* Fix: Cart quantity auto-update script is now reliably enqueued.
* Fix: Removed the empty Kirki translation file that caused an invalid MO file warning in Loco Translate.
* Fix: WooCommerce Subscriptions switch, upgrade, and downgrade forms now submit natively when AJAX add to cart is enabled.
* Fix: Font Cache now clears related Typography 2.0 and Kirki cache data, preventing stale 404 font requests after cache resets.
* Fix: Load More no longer duplicates products or remains visible after all products have been loaded.
* Fix: Load More now respects result counts and page sizes from third-party filters.
* Fix: Improved Regular Search form styling so the search field fills its container.
* Security: Restored nonce verification for AJAX cart quantity and product updates.
* Security: Hardened WooCommerce template data handling and output escaping.
* Compatibility: Load More feature is now compatible with the default WooCommerce filters.
* Compatibility: Removed the custom WooCommerce product template override and aligned Grid Features and Load More.
* Compatibility: CheckoutWC cart quantity controls now remain visible when Shoptimizer's checkout quantity markup is active.
* Developer: Added PHPCS/WPCS configuration, Composer tooling, CI linting, and mini-cart lint cleanup.

Shoptimizer - Optimize WooCommerce Store v2.9.2
Shoptimizer v2.9.2

• New: Kirki plugin no longer required.
• New: One Click Demo plugin no longer required.
• New: ‘Load more’ button option for the Shop and Product categories, replacing standard pagination.
• New: ‘Grid features’ – Insert promotions, testimonials, and custom content into product listings.
• Fix: Quantity selector markup now appears within HTML rather than JS.
• Fix: Improved quantity.min.js to better work with decimals.
• Fix: Browser scroll position restoration for PLPs on iOS when tapping the back button.
• Fix: Removed lazy loading from product category images.
• Fix: When PDP Ajax is active and the cart drawer disabled, overlay no longer appears.
• Fix: Blog grid layout fix on mobile.
• Tweak: Improved cart and checkout block styling.
• Tweak: Added letter spacing to the Navigation Dropdown font control.
• Tweak: Search results sidebar now positioned to the right for RTL languages.
• Tweak: General RTL improvements.

Commercekit v2.5.0

• Update via Appearance > Install Plugins
• New: Added support for Badges Elementor widget and shortcode for use in page builders.
• New: Added support for global color and image Attribute Swatches.
• New: Added support for Omnisend form integration in the Waitlist module.
• Enhancement: Implemented Order Bump in a fixed position below checkout totals in the sidebar of the block-based checkout page.
• Enhancement: Improved CommerceKit update and license handling.
• Enhancement: Improved naming for Sticky Add to Cart Waitlist button.
• Enhancement: Moved all inline styles to module CSS files or global styles for better maintainability.
• Enhancement: Added active state indicators to Admin Product Badges accordion
• Enhancement: Improved Order Bump module performance with accurate stat tracking.
• Enhancement: Addressed PHP 8.2 deprecation notices caused by passing null to non-nullable parameters.
• Enhancement: Removed cgkit_search_word query parameter from result URLs and replaced with fetch-based click tracking.
• Enhancement: Refines Order Bump selector styles and adjusts dropdown font size for improved appearance on larger screens.
• Enhancement: Improves waitlist form accessibility, UI with native dialog, semantic HTML, ARIA support, and enter-key submission.
• Enhancement: Ajax Search Lightning Fast results, now has fully translatable strings.
• Enhancement: Added automatic CSS class for badges based on the badge text of the Product Badge module.
• Enhancement: Enhanced Product Badges module to allow badges to be scheduled between specific dates.
• Enhancement: Added support for allowing customers to select variations for Order Bump variable products.
• Enhancement: Product image placeholder added across all Waitlist email notifications.
• Enhancement: Reduced Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) in the mobile “Show edge of next slide” gallery layout.
• Enhancement: Waitlist now uses native <dialog> to display modal for improved accessibility and UX.
• Fix: Corrected WooCommerce scheduled dates to use WordPress time instead of server time.
• Fix: Resolved inconsistent Product Gallery video behavior between autoplay and manual play.
• Fix: Resolved issue where Free Shipping Notification did not display when the minimum amount was set to zero.
• Fix: Resolved issue where Ajax Search returned no results for empty queries; now matches default Woo by returning all products.
• Fix: Resolved issue where Attribute Swatches failed to select the default value when it contained a “+” symbol.
• Fix: Resolved conflict causing fatal error when using Variation Swatches for WooCommerce.
• Fix: Resolved issue where Attribute Swatches quick add-to-cart did not update mini cart contents.
• Fix: Resolved accessibility issue with missing label association in product Attribute Swatches variations.
• Fix: Resolved Sticky Add to Cart issue with Advanced Product Fields for WooCommerce.
• Fix: Resolved ARIA role accessibility issues in the Sticky ATC tabs.
• Fix: Fixed an issue where Ajax Search failed when the search term contained a hyphen.
• Fix: Fixed missing wishlist remove button when the “On product pages only” option is enabled.
• Fix: Resolved forced reflow issue in Ajax Search script.
• Fix: Attribute Swatches breaking when tracking script click handlers are present.
• Fix: Free Shipping Notification now refreshes correctly on Block-based templates when cart items change.
• Fix: Attribute Swatches script was preventing the WooCommerce Photo Reviews plugin from submitting reviews.
• Fix: Resolved Countdown time inconsistencies that occurred when the server timezone differed from the site’s timezone.
• Tweak: Added default settings for Attribute Swatches display layout.
• Tweak: Adjusted out-of-stock styling in Order Bump mini cart.
• Tweak: Adjusted Wishlist display in My Account to a 3-column grid instead of 4.
• Tweak: Partial word search for Ajax Search is now turned on by default.
• Tweak: Added explicit width and height attributes to the SVG arrow icons in the Order Bump markup to prevent reliance on CSS for sizing.
• Tweak: Videos in Product Gallery grid layouts are now vertically aligned to the middle.
• Tweak: Moves common CSS for the product gallery layouts into a dedicated stylesheet.
• Tweak: Remove layout shift on Show Edge of Next Slide mobile gallery layout.
• Compatibility: Added support for ‘Get notified’ waitlist button within Sticky Add to Cart.
• Compatibility: Made the Waitlist module compatible with WPML and Polylang plugins.
• Compatibility: Added compatibility for Sticky ATC with the Flexible Product Fields plugin.

Shoptimizer - Optimize WooCommerce Store v2.9.1
v2.9.1 - 04-11-2025
* Fix: Ensures that the upsells, cross-sells, and related products amounts are integers.
* Fix: Conditionally loads WooCommerce icon fonts only when a WooCommerce block exists on the page.
* Fix: "Pairs well with" specific variation now triggers AJAX sidebar cart rather than redirecting to PDP.
* Fix: When coupons are disabled, wrapping markup on checkout is no longer outputted.
* Fix: When using the "All reviews" block, the star icons displayed as "SSSSS" as opposed to stars.
* Fix: Sanitizes the URLs used in product links.
* Compatibility: Improved CusRev plugin styling.

Shoptimizer v2.9.0 - Optimize WooCommerce Store
Shoptimizer v2.9.0

• New: Pages sidebar ‘None’ option added to the customizer.
• Fix: Kirki _load_textdomain_just_in_time warnings.
• Fix: When Header 4 is active, the bottom border color is now correctly applied.
• Fix: Customizer text field values were not translatable with Polylang/WPML.

Commercekit v2.4.3

• Update via Appearance > Install Plugins
• New: Introduced “Out of stock” indicator in Ajax Search suggestions, with admin controls.
• New: Included GTIN in Ajax Search suggestions.
• New: Allow Product SKU, Variation SKU, Product GTIN, Variation GTIN and Attributes to be excluded from Ajax Search results.
• New: Introduced a double opt-in option in the Waitlist module, allowing users to confirm their sign-up before being added to the list.
• New: Attribute Swatches now support all multi-currency plugins that follow WooCommerce standards.
• New: Countdown timers now work with WooCommerce’s Scheduled Sale Price feature.
• New: Introduced a new global countdown timer option shared across all users.
• New: Added option to exclude the product featured image from the product gallery.
• Fix: Variants in product card with Attribute Swatches were not appearing on PDPs when names included fractions or symbols.
• Fix: Resolved stock status update issue when using Attribute Swatches with Polylang for WooCommerce plugin.
• Fix: Fixed issue where an extra select option appeared when Attribute Swatches were disabled.
• Fix: Corrected inconsistent image sizes in the Product Gallery.
• Fix: Resolved issue where two play/pause icons appeared simultaneously on mobile product gallery video slides.
• Fix: Fixed YouTube video in the product gallery lightbox not being centered on mobile devices.
• Fix: Corrected sticky Add to Cart swatch image not displaying when only one product attribute is available and no variation image set.
• UX: The “Hide this attribute in product loop” setting is no longer shown for single-attribute products.
• UX: Enhanced admin Wishlist module with improved pagination and layouts.
• UX: Countdown dates are now integrated with native date input fields.
• UX: Added a tooltip to the Stock Meter for the low stock threshold setting.
• UX: Reordered the admin Waitlist tabs for improved usability.
• Accessibility: Changed the size guide heading from a h3 to a div with role=”title”.
• Performance: Removed the Attribute Swatches library on Simple Product pages for better performance.
• Performance: Optimized loading of YouTube/Vimeo/Wistia libraries when no autoplay videos are present in the Gallery.
• Performance: Optimized attribute swatches markup by removing unnecessary HTML.
• Performance: Enhanced Ajax Search results to better match full-text queries.
• Compatibility: Resolved issue between CommerceKit Attribute Gallery and WooCommerce Product Bundles.
• Compatibility: Made the Wishlist module fully compatible with WPML and Polylang plugins.
• Compatibility: Improved PLP attribute swatches to display prices correctly with the B2BKing plugin.
• Compatibility: Improved Free Shipping Notification compatibility with Currency Switcher Professional for WooCommerce (WOOCS).

Shoptimizer v2.8.13 - Optimize WooCommerce Store
v2.8.13 - 30-06-2025
* Fix: Improves Elementor Pro compatibility by fixing styling issues with the cart and checkout widgets.
* Accessibility: Adds a reduced motion theme option for users who prefer less animation.

Shoptimizer v2.8.12 - Optimize WooCommerce Store
v2.8.12 - 28-05-2025
* Fix: Incorrect percentage calculation caused -0% discount.
* Fix: Main navigation bar should not be sticky on product pages.
* Compatability: Resolve display issues when YITH Ajax Product Filters plugin injects HTML into product titles.

Shoptimizer v2.8.11 - Optimize WooCommerce Store
v2.8.11 - 06-05-2025
* Fix - Full width header mega dropdown layout issue when sticky navigation is disabled.
* Fix - Navigation hover overlay issue on product pages.
* Fix - Added defensive checks to prevent PHP errors when displaying product review counts.

Shoptimizer v2.8.5 - Optimize WooCommerce Store
v2.8.5: 07-03-2025
Fix: Resolved an “Invalid product” error in the cross-sells carousel by replacing direct WC_Product with wc_get_product().

• Fix: PDP gallery modal z-index issue.
• Fix: “Undefined array key for shoptimizer_layout_wrapper” warning.
• Tweak: Improved native WooCommerce info bar styling.
• Tweak: Germanized styling on checkout page improved.
• Tweak: Previous/Next on PDPs now excludes out of stock products.
• Tweak: Checkout heading function now includes an additional check if it exists.
• Tweak: RTL improvements.

• New: Can now hide cross-sells from the cart page.
• Fix: Improved build process for unminified theme CSS files.
• Fix: Mini cart close icon hidden in Safari.
• Fix: Mobile mini cart width fix for small viewports.
• Fix: Cart icon hidden on desktop when ‘Header 5’ layout selected.
• Tweak: Cross-sells PDP carousel now RTL compatible.