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[ambal]

@tonycch:

re: Neon Lights skin

it was removed from v4.4


@DreamCatcher:
re: how well existing mods and templates will carry over to 4.4. Will there be severe growing pains with an upgrade from 4.1.12?


Mods/Skins compatibility can be defined after we release v4.4 for beta-testing. Once we release v4.4 for beta-testing we'll post an announcement here and send a newsletter (see Ene's reply above).

[Sparks]

Screen shots are one thing, it's the speed and under the hood optimisations that I'm looking forward to

[a1deano]

Is there a date yet when it will be ready for download...thanks

[ambal]

Originally Posted by a1deano

Is there a date yet when it will be ready for download...thanks

The only date for v4.4 I can show you is the one displayed at
http://help.qtmsoft.com/index.php?title=X-Cart:Roadmap

I am sorry for not being more precise.

[a1deano]

ok many thanks for your reply

[SystemSkins]

Am I correct to assume that there wont be an upgrade pack from 4.4 to 5.0 ? Being that the 2 platforms will be too different? What about the database?

[rrf]

Originally Posted by SystemSkins

Am I correct to assume that there wont be an upgrade pack from 4.4 to 5.0 ? Being that the 2 platforms will be too different? What about the database?

Yes, that's true. There will be no upgrade pack from 4.* to 5.0.

All third party add-ons will also be incompatible with version 5.0.

One more thing that is very important is the knowledge accumulated by X-Cart users/developers. This knowledge is very important consideration for us. If you know how X-Cart v4 works, it will be easier to build a store on v4.

Keeping in mind the amount of changes between v4.* and v5.*, we believe that some of the clients will decide to stick with X-Cart v4.*

That's we we decided to release X-Cart v4.4, bringing some of the upcoming improvements to v4 branch, closer to the existing users.

Database upgrade from v4 to v5 will be available. It may be released with some delay, though.

PS: We will soon release an early alpha of the platform that will grow to become X-Cart v5. As of today, it still has lot less features than X-Cart v4. The good thing about that platform is that it has some major technical improvements that will make upgrades easier, provide a better CMS functionality and one more thing, to be announced later

[Swish]

Originally Posted by rrf

Yes, that's true. There will be no upgrade pack from 4.* to 5.0.

All third party add-ons will also be incompatible with version 5.0.

One more thing that is very important is the knowledge accumulated by X-Cart users/developers. This knowledge is very important consideration for us. If you know how X-Cart v4 works, it will be easier to build a store on v4.

Keeping in mind the amount of changes between v4.* and v5.*, we believe that some of the clients will decide to stick with X-Cart v4.*

That's we we decided to release X-Cart v4.4, bringing some of the upcoming improvements to v4 branch, closer to the existing users.

Database upgrade from v4 to v5 will be available. It may be released with some delay, though.

PS: We will soon release an early alpha of the platform that will grow to become X-Cart v5. As of today, it still has lot less features than X-Cart v4. The good thing about that platform is that it has some major technical improvements that will make upgrades easier, provide a better CMS functionality and one more thing, to be announced later

Great news to hear 5.0 is finally coming soon but please tell me there will be a database converter for Litecommerce to 5.0 also?

[rrf]

Originally Posted by robertswww

Sparks,

From what Ambal has posted, X-Cart 4.4 is not a X-Cart 5 beta. It is the last of the planned 4.x branch using the existing X-Cart engine.

Yep, that's true. However, I would like to make an emphasis on the following:

X-Cart v4.4 is the last planned version of 4.x branch *as of now*. However, we keep the right to release further improved versions of v4, based on complexity of improvements and customer demand.

[rrf]

Originally Posted by Swish

Great news to hear 5.0 is finally coming soon but please tell me there will be a database converter for Litecommerce to 5.0 also?

Yes, there will be a database converter.