We’re excited to announce the release of Themes CLI, a command-line tool that simplifies and accelerates the process of developing and testing themes for the Zid Theme Market.

Key Features & Commands:

• Authenticate your Zid partner account.
• Create new theme projects.
• Build your theme, ensuring compatibility for Zid Theme Market.
• List themes linked to your account.
• Preview your theme in a demo store before publishing.
• Submit an update to your existing themes.

Experience a smoother, more efficient development process!
Try out the Themes CLI today, and share your feedback with us—we’d love to hear about your experience! 🚀

We’ve added a new feature for your apps: Ratings and Reviews with support for images, GIFs, and merchant replies!

What’s new?

• Images & GIFs: Customers can include images and GIFs in their reviews.
• Merchant Replies: Merchants can reply to reviews, building trust and engaging customers.

New API Features:

• List Reviews: View and filter reviews.
• New Reviews Total: Get the count of new reviews.
• Change Review Status: Update review statuses.
• Bulk Change Status: Change multiple review statuses at once.
• Delete Review: Remove a review.
• Import Reviews: Import product reviews in bulk.
• Reply to Review: Post a reply to a review.
• Delete Reply: Remove a reply.
• Update Reply: Edit an existing reply.

These new features help you to let merchants manage reviews, build trust, and boost sales.

Happy coding!

We're thrilled to announce our latest feature: Customer Wishlist!

This powerful new addition allows end customers to easily add products from the store to their wishlist, making it simpler for them to save items they're interested in and return to purchase later.

Benefits of the Customer Wishlist:

• Enhanced Customer Experience: Help customers save time and streamline their shopping journey.
• Increased Sales Opportunities: Encourage return visits and boost sales by making it easy for customers to track their desired products.
• Simplified Research: Customers can effortlessly manage their potential purchases, making decision-making smoother.

Get ready to elevate your themes with this powerful feature and drive even more success for your merchants!

To integrate the Customer Wishlist feature into your themes, please refer to our comprehensive documentation and API guidelines. Our support team is also available to assist you with any questions or challenges

Stay tuned for more updates, and happy developing! 🎉

Enhance product offerings with Grouped Products

As a App developer, you can now empower your merchants to create and sell bundled products. Grouped Products allow merchants to:

• Combine multiple products into a single, cohesive offering.
• Set custom pricing, discounts, and inventory levels for each bundle.
• Manage product details, including images, descriptions, and SEO.
• Easily update product quantities and weights within the bundle.

Start implementing the Grouped Products today and provide your subscribers with a powerful feature to increase sales and customer satisfaction.

For more details and technical documentation, please refer to our doc here

We're excited to announce a valuable new feature in your partner dashboard: Merchant Reviews

Just as we value merchant feedback on the apps and themes provided by Zid, we also recognize the importance of partners to be aware of this feedback to help us improve and enhance the services offered.

This feature allows you to:

• View Total Ratings: See the overall ratings for each app or theme published to merchants.
• Access Individual Reviews: Explore detailed reviews, including store information and the date the review was created.
• Understand Uninstallation Reasons: Gain insights into why merchants might uninstall your apps, helping you identify areas for improvement.
• Publish Comments: Respond to merchant reviews directly from your partner dashboard.

By leveraging this new feature, you can better understand your customers' experiences and make informed decisions to enhance your app and theme offerings.

We're thrilled to announce a powerful new feature for Zid Partners: discount coupons!

Now you can create custom offers directly from your partner dashboard and share them with merchants, making it easier than ever for them to attract new customers and activate your apps or themes.

What does this mean for you?

• Increased conversion rates for apps and themes

• Greater flexibility for partners to market their services and increase activations

• Ability to customize coupon details, options, duration, and apply them to specific stores

• Easy coupon redemption and activation of themes or apps during the purchase process
  directly from the merchant's dashboard

• Updated monthly billing policy to exclude the discount amount from Zid revenue

Ready to unlock growth? Start creating coupons today! Click Here.

We're excited to announce the Reverse Order API. This API streamlines the order reversal process, granting you more control and efficiency.

What You Can Do:

• Change order statuses to "Processing Reverse" and "Reversed" (exclusive access!)
• Create reverse orders, waybills, and manage reasons
• Update order statuses throughout the return process

Why you should use this!

• Effortless Efficiency: Manage returns with ease, tailored to your operations.
• Level Up Your Service: Offer a smoother return experience for your customers.

Ready to Streamline?

Dive into our simple API docs here for details on:

• All the endpoints you need
• What data to send (parameters)
• What to expect back (responses)

Get Started Now!

We're excited to introduce a new feature in Zid App Market for published apps: you can now assign multiple categories to your app!

What does this mean for you?

• Maximum Visibility: Showcase your app's full potential by assigning it to relevant categories. Get discovered by a wider audience searching for the services you offer!

• Enhanced Search & Browsing: Make it easier for merchants to find exactly what they need. Apps's diverse category selection will now be even more organized, with your app prominently displayed.

• Effortless Management: Simply edit your app details through the familiarPartner Dashboard. Choose the categories that best fit your app, submit, and preview the update in the Merchant Dashboard.

Ready to get started? Update your app categories today and watch your visibility soar!

We're thrilled to share the new Product Questions & Answers feature. Zid merchants can now offer customers a way to ask questions and get answers, making shopping more interactive. As a developer, you can customize this feature to fit your needs.

For Theme developers

• It's important to integrate this feature effectively to allow customers to ask questions and view responses from the store merchant, as well as browse questions and answers from other customers.

• What to Do for Theme Developers:
  Start adding this feature to your theme by checking out this guide.

For App developers

• You can manage all the questions and answer through Product Questions & Answers API.

• What to Do for App Developers: Begin integrating this feature into your app by following this document.

Enhance your solution experience by adding the Product Q&A feature today!

We're thrilled to announce the launch of Metafields for Themes.

Metafields allow merchants to store and manage specialized information directly within their stores. And empower you to reflect unique and personalized experiences on your themes.

With Metafields, you'll be equipped to provide an exceptional level of service to merchants, empowering them with an appearance that perfectly reflects their brand and vision.

Visit our Doc to learn more

We're excited to announce a powerful new feature: App Private Plans! This allows you to create customized pricing plans specifically for chosen store within your merchants network.

Benefits:

• Targeted Offers: Cater to the unique needs of specific stores with tailored pricing.
• Increased Flexibility: Provide stores with a wider range of options to fit their need.
• Improved Sales: Attract new stores and incentivize existing ones with exclusive offers.

How to Create an App Private Plan:

1. Navigate: Head to the My Apps section in your partner account.
2. Select App: Click the edit icon for the app you want to create a private plan for.
3. Manage Plans: Locate the Plans Management section.
4. Enable & Manage: Activate the Private Plan option and click Manage.
5. Fill in Details: Provide the necessary details for your private plan.
6. Submit & View: Once complete, submit the plan. Store owners within your selection will be able to see and subscribe to the private plan on the app's page.

That's it! With App Private Plans, you can unlock a new level of control over your pricing strategy and cater to the specific needs of your valued store partners.

We're excited to announce a new feature that will enhance the user experience for your themes!

Merchants can now have a clear and concise instructions in how to use your theme. This allows them to get the most out of your design and functionality, leading to a smoother setup and a more successful design.

How to do that?

1. Head over to the partner dashboard.
2. Click on edit theme.
3. Go to theme details.
4. Enter the theme manual URL.

By providing exceptional documentation, you'll empower your users and ensure your theme reach their full potential.

Let's build a successful theme marketplace together!

We're thrilled to announce a new feature that empowers you with greater control over your app: Self-Edit your Published App! This update allows you to directly edit your app details without the need for our assistance.

Edit your app directly from your Partner Dashboard:

• General Settings: Update app essential settings. This will require a review before being reflected.
• Application Details: Edit your app details, including title, description, category, and images.
• Webhook Management: Configure and modify the subscribed webhooks.
• Plans Management: Add more pricing plans and configure existing ones. This will require a review before being reflected.

How to do that?

1. Navigate to My Apps section from your partner account.
2. Click on the edit icon.
3. Submit the changes.
4. For sections that requires an approval, our team will review the changes, and you'll receive an email notification with the status.

If you have any questions or require assistance with editing published apps, don't hesitate to reach out to our support team. We're always happy to help!

We are excited to introduce a new feature: Product Badge for Theme and App

This feature is designed to provide information about the specifications and features of a product. Each product badge includes informative details such as (Free Shipping, Bestseller, etc...)

With this new functionality, you can now seamlessly integrate and manage badge. Here's what you can do:

• For Applications:

  • Add Product Badge:
    You can easily incorporate badge into the product.
  • Update Product Badge:
    Need to modify a sticker's information or appearance? No problem! Developers can dynamically update stickers to reflect changes in stock availability, discounts, or any other relevant details.
  • Get Product Badge:
    This will allow you to retrieve a list of all predefined store badges available to the merchant.

• For Themes:

  • Add Product Badge: You can integrate the Product Badges functionality into your theme.

This feature empowers you to create engaging and informative experiences for users.

We can't wait to see how you leverage this feature to enhance your integration and deliver exceptional user experiences.

Your feedback matters, and we're thrilled to introduce our latest updates!

Gone are the days of waiting for support team to communicate webhook delivery statuses – now, you can access them directly from your dashboard.

Here's how it works:

1. Navigate to Webhook Logs page.
2. Choose the relevant app from the list.
3. Pick a specific date and time for the query. For optimal results, select the hour when the desired logs were delivered, and all relevant logs for that time will be retrieved.
4. Explore the results, including event logs, payload details, delivery status, and last trigger.

Please keep in mind: While we strive for comprehensive coverage, there may be instances where logs fail to capture all events or provide incomplete information due to various factors.

Dear partner,

We are excited to announce the launch of one-time fee for your App subscription plan. This fee covers any additional charges that may be required during the initial app installation.

This feature aims to provide greater clarity and transparency regarding the total cost of the subscription plan. We believe it will simplify the payment process and improve your overall experience.

You can apply it directly from Plans Management.

If you have any questions or need further information, please reach out to our support team.

Thank you for your continued partnership.

Best regards,

Dear Partners,

We're thrilled to announce a new feature that allows you to apply discounts to your app plans, encouoraging merchants to subscribe and leverage your app's functionalities.

Here's how you can add a discount offer:

1. Navigate to App Management > Plans Management.
2. Add a new plan or edit an existing one.
3. Enable the offers toggle, then click on Discount Offer.
4. Specify a discount percentage, which will be calculated from the original plan price.
5. Submit your app for review to implement changes in the Merchant Dashboard.

Once you've submitted the changes to the plan, the discounted offer will be visible to merchants, allowing them to subscribe at the new price. You can revert the discount at any time by following the same steps.

Thank you for your partnership and continuous support 🚀

We’re thrilled to introduce the release of our Embedded Apps feature as first phase, making it easy for merchants to interact with your applications inside the Merchant Dashboard.

We're now open for pilot apps to join. Attached photos of the feature applied on a testing app.

Gone are the days of navigating external pages 👋

🔗 Effortless Integration: Now you can explore our Embedded Apps documentation, download the necessary libraries, and effortlessly structure your application views in line with Zid design guidelines and best practices.

💭 Integration Requests: By using the Partner Dashboard, you can now request the embedding of your app into the Merchant Dashboard after thorough testing.

🖥️ Use Directly in Merchant Dashboard: Merchants can easily authenticate to Embedded Apps and use the app functionalities directly from the Merchant Dashboard.

🌟 Enhanced Visibility: We made it easy to distinguish between regular subscription apps and embedded apps in the App Market, encouraging merchants to invest for direct-use value.

📌 Personalized Navigation: Merchants can take charge of their dashboard experience by pinning or unpinning embedded apps from the top navigation bar. This not only ensures quick access but also adds significant value for partners by featuring their apps prominently.

In order for your app to be embedded, please enable the Embedded Apps toggle field and scope in the app management page, and our product team will contact you for further explanation.

For more technical details, visit our documentation page.

Dear valued partner,

We are excited to announce the launch of our new feature, Apple Pay Quick Checkout. This exciting addition allows customers to make payments directly from the product page or cart page, reducing the checkout process and enhancing the overall purchase journey.

We kindly request you incorporate this feature into your current published themes or any new themes you are currently developing.

• Read more how to apply this feature here.
• For detailed instructions on how to update your themes, please refer to our updated theme guide here.
• Merchants can activate this feature by visiting checkout options, here.

If you require any assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out to our support team via the partner dashboard.

Dear valued partner,
We are delighted to announce the launch of our newest feature, the Orders Payment Status Webhook !

This exciting addition empowers you to receive real-time updates on the payment status of your orders. Now, whenever there are changes in the payment status, whether it's paid or unpaid.

If you need assistance, please reach our support team in the partner dashboard.

Dear valued theme partners, we’re thrilled to unveil a groundbreaking feature that has been released today!

Introducing the New UI Theme Update Journey - Designed to make theme creation, updates, and publishing a breeze! We’ve listened to your feedback, and we’re excited to deliver a solution that will empower you in this. 🚀

What's new?

🌟 Revamped Table, Filters, and Actions: We’ve given the partner dashboard a dazzling makeover, with a sleek, intuitive interface that will streamline every aspect of theme management. You’ll be able to navigate your themes with ease, making updates and changes faster and more efficient than ever.

🔧 Theme Edits and Updates Made Effortless: Say goodbye to the frustrating process of contacting our support team for every minor theme tweak. With our new feature, you can now effortlessly make edits and updates directly from the partner dashboard. No more waiting, no more delays—take control of your themes!

🔄 Automatic Versioning: We’ve implemented a powerful versioning system for your theme updates. Each time you make an update and it’s approved, we automatically create a version. This ensures that you can keep track of your theme’s evolution and easily revert to previous versions when needed.

We believe these enhancements will supercharge your experience, putting you in the driver’s seat and allowing you to deliver better themes, faster 😎
Whether you’re creating new themes, fine-tuning existing ones, or staying up to date with the latest trends, our revamped partner dashboard has you covered.

Happy theming! 💜

Calling all partners! We're excited to announce the launch of our new Team Member Management feature, which will help you take your team to the next level.

With this new feature, you can:

• Add up to 5 team members to your account
• Assign each team member a role and set their permissions
• Collaborate more effectively
• Improve your team's productivity

Here's how:

1. Log in to your account in the partner dashboard.
2. From the side navigation menu, select Team Members.
3. On the top right, select Add New Member.
4. This takes you to the Team Member Information page where you can fill the details of the new team member including their roles and permissions.

We hope you find this new feature helpful!

Let's build something great together! 🚀

With great excitement, we announce the launch of our latest enhancement to the Zid platform – the Multiple Development Store feature.

The Multiple Development Store feature enables you to create up to 15 separate development stores, providing you with an expanded scope for testing your integrations across multiple store setups.

To create your first development store, please follow these easy steps:

1. Proceed to the "Development Store" tab within your partner account.
2. Select "Create a Development Store".
3. Enter your chosen store name and password, confirm the password, and then hit "Save".

Just like that, your development store is ready! You can now install your app or theme on this newly created store for testing purposes.

We hope that the Multiple Development Store feature streamlines your development and testing processes on the Zid platform, allowing you to efficiently optimize your applications and plugins.

We value your collaboration and remain committed to supporting your development journey.

We are thrilled to introduce our latest feature, the Multi-Inventory for stores on Zid!

With the addition of this feature, merchants can now maintain up to 5 separate inventories. Each product can be assigned to a specific inventory, ensuring faster and more efficient delivery to customers.

To make the most of this new feature, you'll need to utilize several APIs:

1. Check for Multi-Inventory: Start by determining if the store supports multiple inventories. For this, use the Get User Profile API and look for the has_multi_product_inventory endpoint.
2. Inventory Retrieval: If the has_multi_product_inventory endpoint returns true, you can then retrieve multi-inventory data by using the following APIs:
   • Inventory Locations Multi-Inventory
   • Product Stock Multi-Inventory

Please note, this feature is available only to stores with Professional and Enterprise Zid packages.

By implementing this new feature, you can elevate your integration and expedite product reach, thereby enhancing the merchant experience.

We highly encourage you to make this update today! Should you have any questions or need further assistance, please do not hesitate to reach out.

Thank you for your continuous support and partnership!