New and Updated Features
Additional Search Form: A third search form option is now available for placement anywhere on the homepage, from below the header to just above the footer. This placement is adjustable by editing the homepage. This is a Tier 2 feature. The website design currently offers four header options with integrated search forms, plus a secondary search form for the homepage (mid-product lists) and browse book pages.
Manage Availability of Non-Book Products: You can now quickly remove the "Add to Cart" button for any non-book item (shippable/non-shippable merchandise, services, subscriptions, gift cards, etc.) by enabling the "Out of Stock" setting and configuring the "Button Label." This setting overrides Local Store Inventory preferences and "Always available for purchase" preferences, allowing for quick disallowance of purchases.
Site Alerts and Announcements: Enhanced text formatting (bold, italic, underline, links, numbered/bulleted lists, text alignment) is now available for Site Alerts and Announcements. Announcements have also been repositioned below the header (away from Site Alerts), given a white background, and a border to improve visibility. Stores are requested to edit and resave existing and future Alerts and Announcements with proper alignment. Dashboard > Manage > Site Alers / Announcements
Staff Review Tags and Filter: Managing staff reviews is now easier with the display of review tags on the "Manage Staff Reviews" admin page and the ability to filter reviews by tags.
Date - 12 Hour Format: The date format across the site has been changed from 24-hour to 12-hour format.
Event Carousel: Homepage event carousels can now be created for multiple event tags per carousel. Events in the carousel can also be limited to only those promoted to the homepage.
Gift Card Owner Distinction: A clear distinction is now made between the gift card "owner" and the administering staff. The "owner" (if applicable) is the customer who can redeem the gift card for online purchases, and their email appears in the "Owner" field. The email address of the admin or store staff who create, disable, or update transactions on gift cards appears in the "Created by" or "Transaction created by" field.
Order Comment to Customers: The "comment to the customer" field within the admin view of an order now supports enhanced text formatting, including bold, italic, underline, links, numbered/bulleted lists, and text alignment.
Minor Updates and Bug Fixes
- The INL Logo is now correctly displayed on all book variation product pages, with or without the inscription field.
- Custom URL aliases are now validated to prevent the creation of multiple events with the same URL alias.
- Store merchandise can now be uploaded in bulk with up to 5 images per product. Image URLs for external sources should be included in the upload file.
- The Recurring Events feature has been updated to work with the Scheduler feature, which was added in the May 2025 code update to schedule publishing and unpublishing of content.
- For non-book products (gift cards, e-gift cards, donations, subscriptions), the minimum required image size has been reduced from 800px to 400px to improve product page layout.
- Order confirmation emails for orders created by store staff will now display the customer's name, not the staff's name.
- For the Manage Orders BETA, the Order Tag filter will stay col