Websites v5.1.0 Release Notes (2024-08-02)
New Features and Enhancements
User Account Verification
When a user creates a website account, the system now checks the POS for existing user accounts with a matching email address or phone number. If a match is found, the user is guided through an account claim process, and the existing POS user account is updated with the web account username instead of creating a duplicate account.
This ensures data integrity by preventing duplicate user accounts and provides a seamless user experience during website account creation. This also removes the need to manually merge user accounts in the POS.
Guest Checkout Option
There is now a guest checkout option for customers on e-commerce websites. This option allows customers to purchase without requiring that they log in first.
Configurable Promotions Carousel
The promotions carousel can now be configured to either display individually custom promotions, Astro Offers, or Astro Frequent Buyer or a combination of them instead of always showing all promotions.
Minor Enhancements and Bug Fixes
Automatic Shopping Cart Cleanup
Shopping carts with no activity for 45 days will now get cleaned up automatically.
This maintains a cleaner and more efficitient system by removing inactive shopping carts.
Improved E-Commerce Sales Tracking
E-commerce sales will not always be shown under the website address for the user and device.
This enhances the accuracy and clarity of sales tracking.