03.07.00 RC 1

IMPORTANT!!! Release Candidate Warning

IMPORTANT!!! This is a release candidate (RC). Please do not use this installation/upgrade package for any production websites of any kind. This release is not supported and is only provided for test purposes, to allow others to test their websites first.

The release notes continue after the Sponsors and Contributors below.

Sponsors

Open-source is not free. We're so GRATEFUL for the following people/organizations for sponsoring developers to work on this release!

Sponsorship is Powered by GitHub Sponsors and ensures that this project lives and thrives. Please consider contributing any amount.

THANK YOU to the following rock stars!

• David Poindexter, nvisionative
• Dan Rice, Pure Systems
• Matt Rutledge, Believe Kids
• Adam Bernstein, PracticeWise
• In Touch Ministries

Contributors

THANK YOU to the following community members for participating in this release!

• Will Strohl, Upendo Ventures
• Ismael Tartola, , Upendo Ventures
• Ariel Blanco, , Upendo Ventures
• Vicente Almea, , Upendo Ventures
• Jorge Delatorre, , Upendo Ventures
• Matt Rutledge, Believe Kids
• Dan Rice, Pure Systems
• Josh Slaughter
• Josh M
• Erwin Yulianto

Partners

THANK YOU to the following partners for participating in this release!

• Upendo Ventures
• Pure Systems

Release Notes

Release Note Prefixes

The following prefixes are defined as:

• SI: Support Inquiry - This issue was reported by a support customer and, as such, was prioritized above all other tasks.
• CI: Community Inquiry - This issue was reported by a community member in the Hotcakes Commerce community forums

New Features/Enhancements

• Enhancement: SI: Replaxced Stripe Payment Provider & Now Also Supporting 3-D Secure. (Issue 395), Thanks @VAlmea
• Enhancement SI: Replaced PayPal Express Payment Gateway and Pro Payment Provider. (Issue 49), Thanks @jldelatorre
• Enhancement: SI: Cache the Store Settings by ID and GUID. (Issue 389), Thanks @mtrutledge
• Enhancement: SI: Add an ApplicationIntent="ReadOnly" Option for Select Queries. (Issue 391), Thanks @mtrutledge
• Performance: SI: Updates to Make Queries Read-Only Whenever Necessary. (Issue 391), Thanks @mtrutledge
• Enhancement: SI: Improved Email Address Validation. (Issue 421), Thanks @mtrutledge
• Enhancement: Updated the Entity Framework to the Latest 6.xx Version. (Issue 430), Thanks @ArielBlanco1990

Maintenance Updates

• Issue 419 - SI: Product Grid Doesn't Allow Products to be Deleted. Thanks, @ismaelTartola
• Issue 426 - SI: REST API Missing the ShippingCharge Property as a DataMember. Thanks, @mtrutledge
• Issue 436 - SI: CheckoutController Occasionally Throws a NullReferenceException. Thanks, @ismaelTartola
• Issue 401 - SI: Hotcakes Admin is Referencing a Spacer Image at Hotcakes.org. Thanks, @WillStrohl
• Issue 363 - CI: UPS Online Tools Registration is Broken. Thanks, @erw13n
• Issue 412 - Missing DLLs in the installation package. Thanks, @ArielBlanco1990
• Issue 420 - Product Grid doesn't allow products to be deleted. Thanks, @ismaelTartola
• Issue 400 - Uninstall doesn't clean up tables, libraries, and folders. Thanks, @ArielBlanco1990
• Issue 333 - Resolved Build Warnings About DLLs of Same Version. Thanks, @ArielBlanco1990
• Issue 378 - Exception occurs when editing a Product Type Property that is associated with a product. Thanks, @erw13n