Changelog

Free Forever Plan Enforcement, Pricing Flow & Platform Stability

Latest V2 release focused on clearer plan experience, smoother pricing flow, and overall platform reliability improvements.

Plan Enforcement (Primary Release Focus)

• Clear Free Plan Setup: Free Forever stores now follow a consistent plan setup across the platform.
• Product Limit: Free Forever stores now support up to 10 products.
• Payment Provider Restrictions: Free Forever stores allow only COD + Razorpay.
• Consistent Plan Experience: Plan behavior is now more predictable across all stores.
• Compatibility Improvements: Older trial records are handled smoothly in the Free Forever flow.

Pricing & UX Improvements

• Start Free Positioning: Replaced legacy trial messaging with Free Forever flow across pricing and onboarding.
• Plan Pages Aligned: Added dedicated Starter and Business plan pages and synced header pricing navigation.
• Business Plan Card State: Pricing card supports Coming Soon behavior where configured.
• Documentation Page: Added new static Documentation page in Resources menu.

Infra & Reliability

• Razorpay Configuration: Improved test/live key handling for smoother payments.
• SSL Self-Heal Enhancements: Better automated SSL verification and corrective retry flow for custom domains.
• Release Workflow: Improved deployment process for more stable updates.

Store Operations, Admin Broadcast & Live Chat

Focused on giving store owners better operational tools and admins more control over communications. This release ships order label printing, product limit visibility, a full broadcast dashboard, and live chat improvements.

🏪 Store Operations

• Order Label Printing: Print a ready-to-use shipping label (PDF) directly from any order — includes sender details, customer address, items, and order total.
• Product Limit Indicator: Free plan stores now see live usage (e.g. 9/10 products used) with a warning when approaching the limit and a clear block when the limit is reached.
• Powered by Shop2Host Branding: Updated branding across storefront footer and admin panel.

📢 Admin Broadcast Dashboard

• Promotions Dashboard: Fully redesigned broadcast center with stats, history table, and audience segmentation.
• 6 Built-in Email Templates: One-click templates for Free Forever launch, upgrade offers, maintenance notices, feature launches, discount campaigns, and blank HTML.
• Audience Segmentation: Target all users, active subscribers only, trial/free users, or a single individual.
• Live HTML Preview: Preview your email in an iframe before sending — no guessing what it will look like.
• Test Send: Send to your own inbox first with a [TEST] prefix before mass broadcast.
• Broadcast History: Every send is logged with subject, audience, recipient count, status (sent/partial/failed), and timestamp.
• Batched Sending: Emails sent in batches of 5 with delays to respect Gmail SMTP rate limits — no more 421 errors on large lists.
• Anti-Threading: Each email gets a unique Message-ID so broadcasts don't collapse into one Gmail thread.

💬 Live Chat Improvements

• Polling Transport: Switched Socket.IO to polling-only mode for reliable delivery through OpenLiteSpeed reverse proxy.
• Customer Name Fix: Pre-chat name is now correctly used in messages instead of showing "Guest".
• New Chat After Close: When an admin closes a session, users see a "Start New Chat" button to open a fresh conversation.

⚙️ Platform & Payments

• Razorpay Live Mode: Payment gateway switched to live keys — real payments are now processed in production.
• HTML Email Fix: Admin promotions now correctly send rendered HTML instead of raw code (security middleware exemption added).

Initial Release - Shop2Host v1

The official launch of Shop2Host v1 with a complete e-commerce platform designed for businesses of all sizes.

• Multi-tenant Store Platform: Each store runs on its own subdomain with complete isolation
• Free Forever Plan: ₹0 forever plan to test the platform risk-free
• Starter Plan: ₹690/month with free .in domain, 5GB storage, and essential features
• Business Plan: ₹1490/month with free .com domain, 20GB storage, and advanced features
• Automatic SSL: Free SSL certificates for all stores with automatic renewal
• Payment Gateway Integration: Support for Razorpay, PayPal, Stripe, and more
• Admin Dashboard: Comprehensive admin panel for managing products, orders, and settings
• Product Management: Easy product upload via CSV or admin panel
• Order Management: Complete order tracking and management system
• Customer Support: 24/7 live chat support for all plans
• Analytics: Basic analytics to track store performance
• Mobile Responsive: Fully responsive design for all devices
• Custom Domain Support: Connect your own domain to your store
• Business Email: Professional email addresses for your domain
• Password Management: Customers can change their store admin passwords

Product Search Functionality

Enhanced product management with powerful real-time search capabilities, making it easier than ever to find and manage products in your store.

• Real-time Search Bar: Added instant search functionality on the products page
• Multi-field Search: Search across Product ID, Name, Category, and Price simultaneously
• Instant Results: See results as you type with no delay
• Clear Button: Quick X icon to reset search and view all products
• Search Counter: Display showing "Found X of Y products" for better visibility
• Keyboard Shortcut: Press Escape key to quickly clear search
• Empty State Message: Helpful message displayed when no products match search criteria
• Smooth Animations: Modern UI design with smooth transitions and animations

Policy Pages Save Issue - Fixed

Resolved critical issue preventing store owners from saving legal policy pages, ensuring compliance and professional store setup.

• Terms and Conditions: Fixed save functionality for comprehensive terms of service
• Privacy Policy: Store owners can now save detailed privacy policies without restrictions
• Shipping Policy: Successfully save and update shipping terms and delivery information
• Return Policy: Complete return and refund policy management now working correctly
• No Content Limits: Save comprehensive legal content of any length
• Instant Updates: Changes reflect immediately on store frontend

Custom JavaScript & Google Analytics Integration Fix

Resolved critical issue where custom JavaScript code (including Google Analytics tags) was being saved with HTML entities, preventing scripts from executing correctly.

• Custom JavaScript Support: Fixed issue where custom JavaScript code was not executing correctly in your store
• Google Analytics Integration: Google Analytics and other tracking codes now work perfectly without any errors
• Script Editor Improvements: Enhanced the custom code editor for better reliability when saving scripts
• Automatic Code Processing: System now automatically handles and optimizes custom JavaScript code
• Cache Management: Improved browser caching to ensure custom scripts update immediately when you make changes
• Third-Party Tools: Better support for Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, and other marketing tools
• Real-time Updates: Changes to custom JavaScript reflect instantly on your live store

SEO Enhancement Release

Major update introducing SEO-optimized URL structure and comprehensive search engine optimization features to improve product discoverability and organic search rankings.

Key Features

• SEO-Friendly URLs: Product URLs now include descriptive names for better search engine visibility
• Dynamic Sitemap: Automatically generated and updated XML sitemap for efficient search engine indexing
• Robots.txt Configuration: Store-specific robots.txt files to optimize search engine crawling
• Google Merchant Feed: Integrated product feed for Google Shopping advertisements
• Backward Compatibility: Legacy URLs continue to function without disruption

Technical Enhancements

• Automated Slug Generation: System automatically creates SEO-optimized URL slugs for all products
• Database Optimization: Indexed queries ensure fast performance with no impact on load times
• Multi-Store Architecture: Independent SEO configuration for each store in the platform
• Migration Complete: Successfully updated 111 products across 6 stores

Expected Impact

• Improved Search Rankings: Enhanced visibility in search engine results
• Increased Organic Traffic: Better discoverability leading to more potential customers
• Google Shopping Integration: Ready for Google Merchant Center product listings
• Professional URLs: Clean, readable links suitable for marketing and social sharing

Upcoming Features

• Automatic URL Redirects: Seamless transition from legacy URLs to optimized structure
• Social Media Optimization: Open Graph tags for enhanced social sharing
• Structured Data: Schema.org markup for rich search results
• Extended Product Feeds: Integration with Facebook and Instagram shopping platforms