What about v 1.4

[Claudio10]

Hi Folks,

Does anyone know the improvements will be in the version 1.4?

Thanks
Claudio

[misty]

Hi Claudio,

Go to page 12 of this slideshow, this answers your question

[rocky]

These features are coming in PrestaShop v1.4:

1. Integration of EU VAT
2. Adoptation of the Châtel Law - estimated delivery date and merchant's phone number on order pages
3. SQL replication - distributing and synchronising data between multiple databases
4. Improved product packs - management of combinations
5. Improved Back Office - improved modules tab and tabs navigation

According to the changelog of PrestaShop v1.4 alpha 1, it includes SQL replication only.

[kamaltin]

These features are coming in PrestaShop v1.4:

3. SQL replication - distributing and synchronising data between multiple databases

According to the changelog of PrestaShop v1.4 alpha 1, it includes SQL replication only.

Does it mean that PrestaShop is one step before Multi-shop capability?

[rocky]

I'm not sure. I haven't actually tried PrestaShop v1.4 alpha 1 yet. I'll install it when I have time and try to find this "SQL replication".

[alophoto]

4. Improved product packs - management of combinations

wow, this is very good! )

[misty]

Does it mean that PrestaShop is one step before Multi-shop capability?

No, this is only to speed up Prestashop, to do so it split queries :
- Writes are done on the Master Database
- Instant Reads (carts, orders...) are done on the Master Database
- Normal Reads (catalog, products...) are done on the Slave Database(s). You can have many slaves if you want.

[rocky]

I've installed PrestaShop v1.4 alpha 1, but I cannot see anything different. The installer only let me specify one database as usual and I can't see any option under Preferences > Database to specify a master and slave database. I guess they've only done the back end code so far.

[Claudio10]

And when Prestashop will have differents prices per product? to convert it a real btob!
Not with discount per group!

Claudio

[Sphero]

Humm, i was hopping for 1.4 Multi-shop capability. It is really what is missing to PrestaShop. Opencart have it but Opencart is not very good for clothing shop and Magento have it too but you have to paid for it. PrestaShop have a lot of good points but it is definitely missing the Multi-shop capability.

[Sphero]

Correction Magento has it and you don't have to paid for it.

[rocky]

I found the SQL replication code in PrestaShop v1.4 alpha 1. You specify all the database details in the $_servers variable in classes/Db.php. The first value is the master database and the following databases are the slave databases. Whenever a call to the Db::getInstance() is made, it returns the master database or randomly chooses one of the slave databases, depending on the parameter.

[Mikael Bellina]

Hi,

There is new functionnality, we developp new every day !
Better stability
And new partners

Stay connect !!

Best Regards

[Pinkloveshy]

Hi

Will we be able to upgrade with ease to 1.4? I ended up having to abort my 1.2.4 upgrade to 1.3.1
I love Prestashop but want to move to the uprated platform without getting database table conflicts

Best regards

Pinklovehsy

[Sanis]

What about theme compatibility in 1.4, will there be any changes?

[MrBaseball34]

There is new functionnality, we developp new every day !
Better stability
And new partners

While I applaud your efforts, especially in obtaining funding, your product is hampered in everyone's eyes by the antiquated upgrade process and the utter lack of a templating engine and the non-existent documentation.

As I've pointed out before, you should take a look at how PHPBB uses the AutoMOD utility to handle upgrades and module installations as well as Drupal's templating engine.

These things are what make people STAY with your product, lack of them make people leave your product. How people view your product is gauged by the features and how well they are usable to them. Having to modify so much just to upgrade is too much for many users.

Please check out how CodeIgniter handles variables throughout their application. This would be a great time to do away with the outdated Smarty variables.

On another note...

Your product is also perceived as not being very professional because not many PrestaTeam member post here. Support for your product, even being an open source product like yours, is paramount to users, especially since many of your users are not experienced developers.

PrestaTeam members posting real SOLUTIONS here in this forum would be of great value, not only to the new users but also user like me that have been developing for years but don't know PS inside-out like you fellas do. When your team posts, they also show an ownership in the product, not posting reflects a lack of ownership in the product and drives people away. Peer support can only go so far, sometimes it takes real in-depth knowledge about the product to come up with a solution and that means you folks.

Just my 2 cents worth...

[Torbz]

Ditto to what he said....
Though as a fellow developer, I know the constraints on time to filter through 10's if not 100's of requests for help, which ca be complex in depth at times. It's really a permanent job to handle servicing and maybe the PS team simply can't contribute the man-power?

But, yes, I agree with you whole-heartedly. I'm not a muppet and yet the upgrade from 1.2.5 to the latest version just looks like way to much hassle and there's also no upgrade guide that I've yet found to minimise the problems - not to mention that 3 months down the line, the next darn version will be out!!

[rocky]

There are also many features I've seen requested on the forums coming in v1.4.

- Can upload a different logo for the store, e-mails and invoices

- Ability to select which CMS page is used for the link "Read the Terms" on the checkout page

- Saving in a cookie the number of products per page selected by the visitor for his next visits

- Protection of the cart from bots, preventing it from the automatic carts generation

- Ability to define a minimum quantity to order per product

- Improved the cookie for a performance gain

- Ability to remove image in the module “homepage editor”

- Loyalty points can now be restricted to categories

- Improvement of the page Modules > Positions in the Back-Office, with the possibility of deleting several modules at the same time

- Decreased the quantity of SQL queries on the Front-Office and many improvements on the solution performance

- Ability to enable or disable zip code in the customer address

- Ability to specify a call prefix for each country

- Added 45 new default taxes (covering many new countries in standard)

- Ability to define unit prices for products (eg price per liter, kilo ...)

- Added a system for managing external costs of carriers modules

- Added a next / previous button into orders details to move more quickly in the orders listing

- Added Ogone payment module

- Management of external shipping costs on carriers modules

- New configuration for carriers related to the carriers’ modules

- New class: ModuleCarrier

- New version of TinyMCE (with possibility of including pictures and more easily integrated into the content)

- Management of the EU VAT

- New footer in the Back Office

- Improved cookie encryption possibilities with mcrypt (more efficient)

- Added management of currency ISO codes

- Improved modules page in the Back-Office

- Ability to translate the e-mails templates directly from the Back-Office

- Customer service integrated into PrestaShop

- Updated the text editing tool (TinyMCE)

- Instant Search included

- Editorial module enhanced

- Ability to define additional shipping costs per product

- Module displaying the estimated date of delivery

- Ability to configure each carrier by price or by weight

- Possibility to change the position of product categories

- New options on products: display the price or not, make them available or not for orders.

- Possibility of displaying the price in "crosseling" and "productcategory"

- "Blockinfos" and "blockvariouslinks" modules are replaced by the "blockcms" module.

- Possibility of visualizing and activating an inactive product in the Front-Office

- InnoDB support (storage database engine: this significantly improve the
shop’s performances)

- Automated management of product inventory

- Integration of a products comparator in the online shop

- Possibility to translate automatically your Front-Office and Back-Office with Google Translator

- URL rewriting has been greatly improved

- The design of the “Modules” tab in the Back Office has been revised

- New connection page in the Back Office

- One page checkout

- Added the Universal Product Code (UPC) management, mainly used in the United States and Canada

- Ability to display a mention "Web Exclusive" (for products sold online exclusively)

- Ability to set products’ status (new, used, refurbished)

- Improved ergonomics of the product details in the Back-Office

- Improved products comments module

- Ability to overload PrestaShop’score and controllers, which are now encapsulated into objects

- Ability to see disabled CMS pages (only for the merchant) and activate them from the Front-Office (preview)

- New pricing system: ability to set prices by countries, currencies, or groups

- Ability to define coupons by groups and categories of products

- Multilingual sitemap with pictures (SEO improvement)

- Geo-localization: Check your visitors’ origin

- Countries are now related to currencies (ability to define currencies depending on the country where the orders are made)

- Taxes and countries are now related (ability to define taxes depending on the country where the orders are made)

- New statistics added to the dashboard and lots of improvements

- Ability to restrict your e-shop access or orders for some countries predefined thanks to geo-localization

- Installation of language packs directly from Prestashop.com

[MrBaseball34]

- Decreased the quantity of SQL queries on the Front-Office and many improvements on the solution performance

Does this mean parametized queries? That would also help out in the SPEED of the system.

There was no mention about the possibility of adding District of Columbia to the US States was there?
Every time I try to add it, my states always display incorrectly.

[rocky]

I'm not sure. I'm just quoting the newsletter. I haven't actually tried any of these new features.

[mytheory.]

Does anybody have a estimate (even if its a very rough estimate) as to when the final (stable) 1.4 is expected to be released? Within a year? or more/less?

Thanks!

[rocky]

Only the PrestaShop team could know that, and they don't provide release dates. They are still adding new features, so I think it will be a while yet. I'll keep adding the new features to the list above as they are added. Once they finish adding features and focus on bug fixes only, I think it will be closer to release.

[mytheory.]

ok. thanks rocky!

I started using PS since version 1.2.5 and unfortuately waiting until the next release (1.4) to upgrade... so just to ball park it, since the stable release of 1.2.5 to the stable release of 1.3.1 took roughly how long? 1.5 to 2 years?

PS. I also one up for an easier upgrade process/feature. The only thing holding us back from upgrading to 1.3.2... just seems too much work for a little gain. I mean our shop works fine as is, so why fix it. But some of those new features for the next release seem worthwhile!

Thanks!

[rocky]

I understand. I'm planning to redesign my theme, but I'm waiting for v1.4 to be released, since the theme has been completely rewritten to enable the price comparison, one-page checkout and "Combine, Compress Cache" features.

PrestaShop v1.2.5 was released on 1 February 2010 and PrestaShop v1.3 was released on 25 May 2010, so it was about 4 months between them. Assuming it will also take about four months from the current release to the next final release, that means v1.4 would be released near the end of January. Of course, that's for the final version. Hopefully, we'll get a beta or RC before Christmas.

[vasekcekal]

PrestaShop v1.2.5 was released on 1 February 2010 and PrestaShop v1.3 was released on 25 May 2010, so it was about 4 months between them. Assuming it will also take about four months from the current release to the next final release, that means v1.4 would be released near the end of January. Of course, that's for the final version. Hopefully, we'll get a beta or RC before Christmas.

I think it is great message. I thought - Expect a new version next of the 1 year.

Because we want modernize our old and bad shop on Prestashop. I have made my own design and give some modules, but not all products inside yet. I don't know If I can continue to giving products inside and later will make an update or if I have to wait for new 1.4 stable version.

Please, what do you think? What about update from 1.3.2.5 to 1.4? Will it be easy? Or not? What will be compatibility with 1.3.2.5? Because I have my own design and it was for me work for long hours. Also what about modules from 1.3.2.5? Will we can use it in 1.4?

I Very miss bulk upload images to the product. There is some modul but it doesn't work. Do you think there will be this function in 1.4?

Thank you very much for reply.

Sorry, my english is really bad.

[rocky]

Upgrading the database is easy, but upgrading your theme and modules will not be easy (unless you are using the default PrestaShop theme and no third-party modules). The structure of the PrestaShop theme has completely changed in order to enable the "Combine, Compress, Cache" option.

[chup]

Hi rocky,

u mention the them structure for 1.4 is very much different from 1.3, where can we find out more about it?


thanks!

[vietnam]

I have the same problem.. where can i find the Developer info... about...

[krapivnik-sm]

I deeply apologize for bumping an old thread.

Apart from the slight changes in the back-office design, are there any new "WOW!" features that are in 1.4 that are not in 1.3?
I'm currently trying to fix the template that was made for 1.3 and I have to say that it's a nightmare. I've already spend hours and hours of debugging and frustration, so I'm wondering if I should just stop here and tell my client to use 1.3?

Thanks

[rocky]

I would consider the new "One-page checkout", "Guest checkout" and "CCC" features as "WOW" features in PrestaShop v1.4, but it depends on what the requirements are for your website. If you describe what you are wanting for your website, it would be easier to decide which version to use.