X-Cart 5.3 Beta released
 

Hi friends,

Today we’re happy to announce the release of X-Cart 5.3 Beta. It comes with significant performance improvements and new features for merchants and for developers. Learn more in our blog http://blog.x-cart.com/5-3-beta.html

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Will modifications of the template files (in look & feel -> webmaster mode) be automatically converted to 5.3 or will we have to manually reapply any modifications to the current tpl files when they move over to twig?

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Interesting improvements so far ... ESPECIALLY in speed.

However, here is a suggestion that seems to be an issue in the 5x branch regarding themes and layout---SPACING. Why is there so much vertical space around every field to where customers (and admins) must scroll quite far to see all of the page content? Consider condensing these fields to a more reasonable read spacing. After watching the videos, even the the person creating the videos had to constantly scroll to enter data in the various fields (including checkout, etc).

It doesn't have to be crammed together like Facebook or a poorly designed 10 year old website, but in its current form there is just too much space for any site that has more than just a few categories, minimal products, or a massive monitor for the checkout page.

Keep up the improvements!!! We're hopeful.

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They will not be automatically converted to Twig, unfortunately.
You will need to do this manually, a special tool for that will be available later.
If you are not comfortable with doing it yourself, you may contact our support team to do that.

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Is there a v5.3 beta demo (frontend) we can have a look at ?

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I can see this URL from demo : http://54.243.126.228/

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Is there much change in the database for categories/products/attributes?

I'm wondering if it would be possible to use the 5.3 back-end to admin the products in an 5.2.14 install.

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Can you please create a way to export all of the "webmaster mode" changes into a list so that it is easier to reapply them? They are all part of the "theme_tweaker" module.

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This is the primary task of the beta testing for the core team. I cannot guarantee that the tool will convert all the files 100% correct, but we will make the converting process easier.

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I highly doubt it will be possible to connect a 5.2.14 database to a 5.3 installation, there are a lot of changes to almost every aspect of the cart.

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You can actually find the TPLs in the <X-Cart>/skins/theme_tweaker folder.

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What about Custom Modifications to the database? I have added a new column to the products called PPC (pieces per case) that I use because we don't sell single items. Will this (hopefully) be automatically transferred over?

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Firefox latest: header search form field is a bit whack, compared to Chrome Latest

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I assume that you did this as a part of your custom coded module.
Third-party extensions will not be converted, you will need to do this manually.
In fact, PHP code of the module will also require adaptation, as the 5.3 branch brings in significant changes to the code base.
A developer guide explaining all the changes will be released within a month and a half or so.

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Could you please report the issue to the bugtacker?
* https://bt.x-cart.com

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I'm just an observer at the moment.

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Ok, sorry.
I checked both default and Crisp White skin, but don't see any difference between how it looks on Chrome and Firefox. Could you please let me know how to reproduce the problem?

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https://www.xcartmods.co.uk/ff_53.jpg

Should be simple css fix...

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Thank you for your report.

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Does seem slightly faster. Improved default skin. Still some way to go overall, however its a good step forward.

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The feature 'Drag-and-drop layout edit mode and inline description editing' would be great if it was extended to enable the user to edit the email templates. At present it seems you need to make custom modules in order to change the email layout. This is an important aspect of a site's overall user experience and look-and-feel in communicating with the customer. In the current x-cart it seems to have been an overlooked aspect.

Regards, Phil

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This is really fast. Looks like it is hosted on amazon web services. What kind of server is it running on? OS, hardware specs?

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Has anyone else seen this error when trying to install 5.3?

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '[' in /home/content/48/9255648/html/xcart53/vendor/php-di/php-di/src/DI/functions.php on line 149

Re: X-Cart 5.3 Beta released
 

To run X-Cart 5.3.x you need PHP 5.4 at least.
You likely use an older PHP version on your server.