New Features
- CONNECT Pulse report available dashboard (Read More)
- Compatibility with NPC (Nonprofit Cloud)
- Storefront Footer Customization has been added under Store Settings → Stores → Create/Edit Store → General Tab → Footer Settings. Up to 4 footer tabs can now be added.
- Buttons feature added to the Patron Portal (up to 1,000 buttons), similar to the functionality available in Virtual Terminal (which supports up to 2,000 buttons).
- Internal Notification email for Attendee Updates — An email notification can now be sent when attendee information is updated. Configuration available at: Patron Portal → Global Settings → Email Section.
Updates
- Merge Tag Standardization — Merge tags are now standardized to the format {tag} while maintaining backward compatibility. Applied to:
- Autoresponder / Invoice
- Email Invoice Designer
- Web Invoice Designer
- Store – Ticket Designer
- Store – Email Designer (Registration)
- Store – Email Designer (Orders)
- Settings → Opportunity → Customize Name
- Settings → Campaign → Customize Name
- Attendee Custom Question Mapping.
- Custom Payment Type
- Issue credits for transactions processed with Custom Payment Types.
- Store transactions are now handled at Store level — Opportunity stage updates, Responders, and CONNECT updates included.
- Custom Payment Handling
- If the total amount is less than or equal to $1, the transaction will be processed as a Custom Payment Type (previously applied only to $0 / free transactions).
- The "Free Payment" label has been renamed to "Custom Payment Type."
- Patron Portal Menu Customization
- Portal menu items and descriptions can now be renamed.
- Store URL Parameters
- Supported for both Box Office and Site URLs.
- The trk parameter is used for tracking.
- Other parameters are passed as custom parameters.
- Added a new "Box Office URL" column in the Store.
- Swiper1 Card Reader Support is now available in Virtual Terminal / Box Office.
- Supported browsers:
- Chrome
- Edge
- Comet
- Opera
- Brave
- Unsupported browsers:
- Firefox
- Safari
- Supported browsers:
- Products/Tickets links have been removed from Store/Events pages and are no longer clickable.
- Store Frontend Improvements — Date sorting now supports Ascending and Descending order. Default sorting can be configured at: Store → General → Sort Order.
- The file upload limit for Products/Tickets has been increased from 50 KB to 3 MB, resolving the authorization error for larger files.
- QR Code added to the Attendee Ticket Template.
- Fraud settings added for Store.
- Credited transactions can now be deleted. Deleting a record permanently removes all associated attendee and order item details. These records cannot be recovered from CONNECT and are only stored in Salesforce. (C&P Basket, C&P Ticket Attendee, C&P Order Item, C&P Order History, C&P Data (includes C&P Temporary Contact), C&P Transaction, C&P Custom Questions, C&P Autoresponder Queue, Opportunity, C&P Pledge, C&P Soft Credit, C&P Allocation, C&P Contact Alias)
- Coupon Code Display Enhancement — Added checkout options:
- Show Coupon Code (checkbox)
- Show Comments (checkbox)
- VT buttons can now be displayed without being assigned to a Default Group, with a new "No Group" option available.
- Added validation in Payment Methods to restrict "Credit Card," "eCheck," and "Bank Account" as Custom Payment Type names.
- The 'Profiles' tab in Launcher has been renamed to C&P Account.
- Added a Data Management tab in the Account record to control C&P data processing with Pause (Status ID 99) and Discard options.
- Enhanced C&P Security settings to support configuration by Profile, User, and Permission Set (previously Profile only).
- Added Default checkbox in VT Settings.
- Addition of <ItemTypeId>0</ItemTypeId> at XML
- Other updates, Various bug fixes & UI enhancements