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January 2026 Full Release Notes

R26-03


VENTURE-12407 – Create sorting option setting in catalogue settings

Release Notes:
Added a new setting in catalogue configuration to control available product sorting options.


VENTURE-12408 – Generate dropdown options based on sorting options setting

Release Notes:
The “Sort By” dropdown is now dynamically generated based on the enabled sorting options in catalogue settings.


VENTURE-12409 – Add option setting to catalogue settings (frontend)

Release Notes:
Extended the frontend catalogue settings to support configuration of available sorting options.


VENTURE-12579 – EnableDynamicTierPriceUpdates setting

Release Notes:
Introduced a new setting to enable dynamic tier price updates driven by pricing scripts.


VENTURE-12580 – Extend Price Script Engine to support tier prices

Release Notes:
Enhanced the price script engine to allow tier-based pricing calculations.


VENTURE-12581 – AJAX call for new custom script service method

Release Notes:
Added AJAX support for invoking a new custom script service method.


VENTURE-12582 – Extend generic pricing script

Release Notes:
Extended the generic pricing script to support additional pricing logic and use cases.


VENTURE-12586 – Specs

Release Notes:
Technical specifications were added or updated to support the new pricing and catalogue features.


VENTURE-12611 – Accept.blue plugin

Release Notes:
Integrated support for the Accept.blue payment plugin.


VENTURE-12612 – Services and unit tests

Release Notes:
Added supporting services and unit tests for recently introduced functionality.


VENTURE-12613 – Hosted payment form and 3DS

Release Notes:
Implemented a hosted payment form with 3D Secure (3DS) support.


VENTURE-12667 – Generic pricing script performance follow-up

Release Notes:
Performance improvements and optimisations applied to the generic pricing script.


VENTURE-12845 – Hotfix for tier pricing dropdown updates

Release Notes:
Fixed an issue where quantity-based pricing dropdowns were not updating prices correctly on selection.


VENTURE-11025 – Grouped fields shrink with variable changes

Release Notes:
Improved handling of text fields using advanced grouping and “fit to box” when variables change.


VENTURE-11844 – Custom date format not applied to global additional data

Release Notes:
Global Additional Data now respects localisation settings for date and time formats.


VENTURE-12622 – Stock limits upload error

Release Notes:
Fixed advanced stock management import/export to correctly handle reset and reset-date values.


VENTURE-12644 – External stock update script adjustment

Release Notes:
Adjusted integration scripts to correctly update stock levels from an external fulfilment provider.


VENTURE-12676 – Tax calculation issue for quantity and shipping

Release Notes:
Resolved issues where tax was calculated only on unit price instead of quantity × unit price, and where shipping tax was missing.


VENTURE-12837 – Disable output cache default setting

Release Notes:
Set the “Disable Output Cache” setting to default to true for Admins and Layout Managers.


VENTURE-12896 – Global CSS not loading on 404 page

Release Notes:
Fixed an issue where storefront CSS was not applied to editable 404 pages when alias binding was used.


VENTURE-10311 – Customise “Sort By” options on catalogue pages

Release Notes:
Added a catalogue setting allowing admins to control which “Sort By” options are available.
Includes validation to ensure the default product sorting option remains enabled.
Requires “Allow product sorting” to be turned on.


VENTURE-12061 – Update tier price table based on attribute selections

Release Notes:
Added support for dynamically updating tier pricing based on attribute selections, including updates to pricing scripts.


VENTURE-12415 – Checkout pricing script enhancements

Release Notes:
Added a checkout pricing script with item filtering and support for applying additional fees.


VENTURE-12424 – Barcode-driven shipping status update

Release Notes:
Updated job ticket templates to include a barcode that allows orders to be marked as shipped.


VENTURE-12427 – Email template department mapping

Release Notes:
Fixed email template mapping so customer status modification emails use the correct department context.


VENTURE-12526 – Approval and inventory transaction adjustments

Release Notes:

  • Products without approval and with inventory tracking now reduce stock immediately after order placement.

  • Products requiring approval and without inventory tracking no longer create inventory transaction records.


VENTURE-12573 – AI search content endpoint

Release Notes:
Implemented an LLM content endpoint to support AI-powered search indexing and discovery.


VENTURE-12626 – Accept.blue payment method

Release Notes:
Added a new payment integration using Accept.blue.


VENTURE-12632 – New iframe integration events

Release Notes:
Added support for new iframe events, including the ability to add items to the basket from an external application.


VENTURE-12688 – Percentage-based order processing surcharge

Release Notes:
Introduced a new option to calculate the order processing fee as a percentage of the order subtotal.


VENTURE-12766 – License key update

Release Notes:
Updated the Bit Miracle license key for the current license period.


 

R26-03_Email_Templates


VENTURE-12927 – Editor product email templates not loading

Release Notes:
Fixed an issue where email templates for editor-based products were not loading correctly.


 

R26-03_grogtag


VENTURE-12931 – Review Start Editor endpoint

Release Notes:
Internal review of the Start Editor endpoint. No customer-facing changes.


VENTURE-12971 – MegaEdit batch record count not transferred from iframe

Release Notes:
Extended the “Add to Basket” event raised from the editor iframe so that batch record count information is correctly passed along with job details.


 

R26-04


VENTURE-12805 – Catalog sync

Release Notes:
Implemented catalogue synchronisation to keep products and categories aligned with connected systems.


VENTURE-12806 – Stock and cart validation

Release Notes:
Added validation logic to ensure stock availability is correctly checked when adding items to the cart.


VENTURE-12807 – Webhooks and status updates

Release Notes:
Introduced webhook support and improved order status update handling for integrations.


VENTURE-12324 – Enable Docotic usage by default

Release Notes:
Updated the default implementation for restricted PDF watermark downloads to use a new Docotic-based approach.


VENTURE-12501 – Multipart Docotic PDF handler preview fixes

Release Notes:
Resolved two issues when using Docotic as the PDF handler:

  • Fixed multipart PDF preview generation when using page box–based previews.

  • Fixed overprint simulation not applying during image generation when Docotic is enabled (feature-switch controlled).


VENTURE-12565 – Invalid quantity error for versioned products

Release Notes:
Fixed an issue where minimum quantity validation failed for versioned products, showing errors even for valid quantities.


VENTURE-12635 – Department transfer follow-up

Release Notes:
Added an additional external task step to perform required department operations after the main process completes.


VENTURE-12808 – Connect link configuration clarity

Release Notes:
Improved configuration messaging to clarify that connect links can be applied to attribute combinations, not just single product attributes.


VENTURE-12871 – Hardcoded script addition issue

Release Notes:
Fixed an issue where hardcoded integration scripts were failing to be added correctly.


VENTURE-12943 – Flexible version locking

Release Notes:
Added new management settings to provide more control over version locking when creating or updating versions.


VENTURE-9955 – USPS API upgrade

Release Notes:
Updated the shipping integration to use the latest USPS API version.


VENTURE-10828 – Improve Connect:Flow settings usability

Release Notes:
Enhanced Connect:Flow configuration with clearer hints, date/time format validation, and a collapsible canvas settings menu.


VENTURE-12487 – Multipart follow-up

Release Notes:
General follow-up improvements applied to multipart functionality.


VENTURE-12551 – Direct Response MIS integration

Release Notes:
Added a new MIS integration supporting:

  • Stock synchronisation

  • Product and category synchronisation

  • Order placement with external notification

  • Order status update webhooks


VENTURE-12755 – Multi-product linkage for Shopify

Release Notes:
Enabled linking a single Shopify product or variant to multiple platform products, including combinations of editor types.


VENTURE-12778 – Tax nexus support

Release Notes:
Added support for tax nexus addresses to ensure accurate tax calculation.


VENTURE-12886 – Production offset support

Release Notes:
Added a new production offset attribute link type that allows customers to select additional production days within configured limits.
Delivery countdown calculations now correctly account for the selected production offset.


VENTURE-12899 – Access Permissions V2 test page

Release Notes:
Introduced a test page for Access Permissions V2, allowing admins to validate product and category access rules.


 

R26-04_UK_Printess


VENTURE-12990 – Printess updates

Release Notes:

  • Added support for the core pricing script within Printess to ensure pricing calculations are aligned.

  • Enabled Printess to push orders directly to the MIS, improving order processing and integration flow.


 

R26-04_S3


VENTURE-11106 – Media to S3

Release Notes:
Updated media storage to use S3-based storage, enabling improved scalability and reliability for media assets.


 

R26-04_translations


VENTURE-12230 – Translate all languages

Release Notes:
Added automatic translation of localisation strings from English to all other available localisation files during patch updates (debug mode only).

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