WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:07.266 XMPie uStore version 25.2 is now available and continues the theme of the previous release 00:00:07.266 --> 00:00:14.332 which was to introduce small features to help streamline the back office processes for store administrators. 00:00:14.333 --> 00:00:23.233 Customers also benefit from some UI enhancements in the storefront. Let's start with these customer-focussed changes. 00:00:23.233 --> 00:00:29.966 When ordering individual products in uStore NG mode, there is a new save to draft option. 00:00:29.966 --> 00:00:36.099 This is most useful when ordering dynamic products, where you have started to make some customizations. 00:00:36.100 --> 00:00:41.900 Or Static or Easy Upload products where there are a lot of properties to select from. 00:00:41.900 --> 00:00:47.666 The saved drafts can be found on the draft orders page in this new section. 00:00:47.666 --> 00:00:52.399 These are items that the shopper has specifically requested to save. 00:00:52.400 --> 00:00:57.766 The last drafts are where the shopper may have been distracted and didn't get to finish 00:00:57.766 --> 00:01:00.699 and where draft orders were saved automatically. 00:01:00.700 --> 00:01:06.433 In this case, only the three most recent drafts are remembered here at the top, 00:01:06.433 --> 00:01:14.999 while the drafts specifically saved by the shopper are kept until the customer deletes them, or continues the order process. 00:01:15.000 --> 00:01:19.000 When you continue, you can see that the customization values 00:01:19.000 --> 00:01:22.700 and properties selections that you made before the draft was saved 00:01:22.700 --> 00:01:27.366 are remembered and you can continue from where you left off. 00:01:27.366 --> 00:01:35.199 Note that save to draft is not available on kit, 3D packaging, or composite product types. 00:01:35.200 --> 00:01:42.000 Shoppers who use mobile devices will find a more consistent user experience after this upgrade. 00:01:42.000 --> 00:01:49.066 Previously, the preview would appear at the top for some product types, and the bottom for others. 00:01:49.066 --> 00:01:57.166 The preview is now standardized to appear at the top across all product types when viewed on mobile devices. 00:01:57.166 --> 00:02:03.632 Customers may also notice some minor changes in the user interface like improved icons 00:02:03.633 --> 00:02:07.766 to help with clarity, understanding and usability. 00:02:07.766 --> 00:02:14.666 Customers who use uStore Connect to add personalized products to 3rd party eCommerce solutions, 00:02:14.666 --> 00:02:18.166 can now embed uStore as a web component. 00:02:18.166 --> 00:02:26.999 There is more information about this in the release notes and a sample demonstrating the technique with Shopify will be available soon. 00:02:27.000 --> 00:02:35.533 Now to the back office. After upgrading to version 25.2, you might see this message in the back office. 00:02:35.533 --> 00:02:41.266 PersonalEffect recently introduced a new feature called Post Composition Operations 00:02:41.266 --> 00:02:46.532 that includes the ability to save the dynamic print output to different locations. 00:02:46.533 --> 00:02:53.133 This new feature takes over from the Output Destinations that are now deprecated. 00:02:53.133 --> 00:02:58.566 uStore customers with dynamic products that use the old destinations feature 00:02:58.566 --> 00:03:02.966 should move to use the new Post Composition Operations. 00:03:02.966 --> 00:03:09.366 To help with this change, uStore version 25.2 will show this message to let the administrator know 00:03:09.366 --> 00:03:13.899 that there are some products that are using the old destination feature. 00:03:13.900 --> 00:03:19.400 If there are no products using the destination feature, the dialog will not appear. 00:03:19.400 --> 00:03:26.966 To get a CSV list of the products and stores that are using the destination feature, you can click here. 00:03:26.966 --> 00:03:36.599 And this link provides more information on how to update products with destinations to use the new Post Composition Operations feature. 00:03:36.600 --> 00:03:43.500 When creating a static product, there is a new checkbox to use the document file as the proof. 00:03:43.500 --> 00:03:48.633 In many cases, customers use the same PDF for production and proofing, 00:03:48.633 --> 00:03:55.533 so this simple click saves the store administrator from having to upload the same file twice. 00:03:55.533 --> 00:04:02.266 Of course, if you wish to show a different proof file to the customer, the option is still available. 00:04:02.266 --> 00:04:06.999 Another time-saving change is to the graphic customization dial. 00:04:07.000 --> 00:04:11.733 When creating a dynamic product, on the customization setup step, 00:04:11.733 --> 00:04:16.799 when you move a graphic dial to the step, you will see it is now orange. 00:04:16.800 --> 00:04:26.900 Previously, it was red and you had to go into the graphic dial settings and make decisions on how the customer should upload or select the image. 00:04:26.900 --> 00:04:34.900 To streamline the setup, new graphic dials are added with the option to allow image upload enabled by default. 00:04:34.900 --> 00:04:38.666 If you need to allow image selection from an asset source, 00:04:38.666 --> 00:04:45.766 define validation settings, or disable image upload, you can still edit the settings. 00:04:45.766 --> 00:04:56.999 uStore version 25.2 includes the first phase of a larger project to enable the export and import of a store to move it from one server to another. 00:04:57.000 --> 00:05:01.366 For example, from a development server to a production server. 00:05:01.366 --> 00:05:09.699 In this first stage, only some of the store structure and settings are included in the export/import process. 00:05:09.700 --> 00:05:16.000 Future releases will include products and other store components in the package. 00:05:16.000 --> 00:05:21.633 Note that many settings that relate to the individual uStore server are not packaged. 00:05:21.633 --> 00:05:31.499 For example, the Friendly URL configuration, uProduce Connection, and others since they are specific to the individual server. 00:05:31.500 --> 00:05:38.433 Refer to the uStore User Guide for more information on the settings included and excluded. 00:05:38.433 --> 00:05:45.299 To export a store simply click the link next to the store and select where to save the package. 00:05:45.300 --> 00:05:51.900 If there are any problems, there will be a dialog and a link to view more information about the issue. 00:05:51.900 --> 00:05:59.166 The export includes some validation. For example, if the store is using a custom theme or widgets, 00:05:59.166 --> 00:06:04.099 then you will see this message that they will not be included in the package. 00:06:04.100 --> 00:06:13.433 When importing a store, you can enter a name for the new store. If a name is not entered, the name from the source store will be used. 00:06:13.433 --> 00:06:22.666 Now, select the uProduce user connection for the store to use on this server since the user from the other server may not exist here. 00:06:22.666 --> 00:06:29.632 And then select the package either from the file system, or a URL path location. 00:06:29.633 --> 00:06:32.599 00:06:32.600 --> 00:06:36.000 The store is created in offline mode. 00:06:36.000 --> 00:06:42.766 Again, if there are any problems, there will be a dialog and link to view more information about the issue. 00:06:42.766 --> 00:06:51.666 Remember this is just the first phase of the project, and more settings and products will be added to the store package in future versions. 00:06:51.666 --> 00:06:57.932 Customers who want to create their own customization or property dials to use with NG products, 00:06:57.933 --> 00:07:03.066 will be pleased to find a new preset called Input Control Management. 00:07:03.066 --> 00:07:11.199 Here developers can find documentation on how to create custom input controls or DUCs (dial user controls) 00:07:11.200 --> 00:07:15.866 including sample code to download, modify and build. 00:07:15.866 --> 00:07:20.566 Note that the sample zip is not what you upload to the back office. 00:07:20.566 --> 00:07:29.332 You need to follow the instructions and run the build command to create the zip package that is uploaded in the presets area. 00:07:29.333 --> 00:07:37.899 Input controls allow web developers to create unique and helpful ways for customers to enter or select customization values 00:07:37.900 --> 00:07:46.566 on Dynamic products, or product properties for any product type that is using the new NG single-page mode. 00:07:46.566 --> 00:07:51.999 The algorithm that selects which package to use for deliveries has been improved. 00:07:52.000 --> 00:08:01.733 This change has been made to reduce shipping fees by minimizing the number of packs used, and reduce the unused space in each pack. 00:08:01.733 --> 00:08:09.499 For example, if there was an order of 2 products, one weighing 5kg and the other 2kg, 00:08:09.500 --> 00:08:20.433 and the store is configured with packages that handle 1, 3 and 6kg items, the old process would select two 6kg packs. 00:08:20.433 --> 00:08:26.866 The new process will select one 6kg pack, and one 3kg pack. 00:08:26.866 --> 00:08:32.332 For new uStore installations, the new algorithm will be used by default. 00:08:32.333 --> 00:08:41.099 But for existing uStore servers, the upgrade to version 25.2 will not change the delivery provider settings by default. 00:08:41.100 --> 00:08:48.400 We don't want to cause any unexpected changes to the pricing or delivery settings that are already configured. 00:08:48.400 --> 00:08:59.300 If you want to swap to use the new improved method of selecting package sizes, go to Presets, System Setup, Global Configurations. 00:08:59.300 --> 00:09:06.633 Near the end of the list, you should find PackagingCalculatorLogicPluginDefID. 00:09:06.633 --> 00:09:11.433 242 is the id of the old packaging calculator. 00:09:11.433 --> 00:09:19.999 To use the new calculator, click edit and change the id to 1072. 00:09:20.000 --> 00:09:28.566 With this release, XMPie announces the end of support for legacy stores from January 1, 2026. 00:09:28.566 --> 00:09:38.332 Legacy stores will continue to work, but beyond this date, the XMPie team will not support any issues reported on Legacy stores. 00:09:38.333 --> 00:09:42.299 Note that this announcement relates only to the store type. 00:09:42.300 --> 00:09:49.233 Legacy products are still supported in stores setup in uStore NG mode. 00:09:49.233 --> 00:09:54.266 Description meta tags and page titles that are used by search engines 00:09:54.266 --> 00:09:59.332 have been returned to the storefront product pages and the category or group pages. 00:09:59.333 --> 00:10:04.399 These were inadvertently left out of the AquaBlue theme, but are now returned. 00:10:04.400 --> 00:10:09.466 More work on search engine optimization will come later in the year. 00:10:09.466 --> 00:10:15.932 And as usual, 3rd party libraries have been updated to ensure the latest security updates. 00:10:15.933 --> 00:10:20.633 The uStore team hope you find these new features helpful.