For a long time, our community has requested a modern and visually appealing theme that is integrated with the platform. Nova is the result of that feedback. Over the years, design practices and user expectations have changed, and we\u2019ve also gained valuable experience. Nova reflects these shifts and will gradually replace Responsive and Bright as the default theme in future releases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What\u2019s new:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n How to enable:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n An increasing number of stores are integrating videos alongside product images, and CS-Cart now fully supports this functionality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n How it works:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Availability:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The new Performance Booster add-on reduces server load and keeps your store fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n How it works:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Note: setup may be complex<\/a>, not all hosts support Varnish, and you\u2019ll likely need technical assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Availability:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n By default, CS-Cart indicates all available payment methods. When selling across multiple countries, this can present challenges, as certain payment methods are only available or supported in specific regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Until now, the only available solution was to create separate storefronts. The new Payments by Country add-on streamlines this process by allowing you to specify which payment methods are displayed for each country. During checkout, the system automatically shows only the payment options available for the customer\u2019s country, based on their profile information or checkout selection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ideal when:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Availability:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n We continue keeping CS-Cart up to date:.<\/p>\n\n\n\n USPS<\/strong> (United States Postal Service) is one of the standard shipping methods in CS-Cart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Previously, USPS was integrated via Web Tools APIs<\/strong>, but these will be discontinued on January 25, 2026<\/strong>. USPS now recommends switching to the new USPS APIs<\/strong>, and support for them has been added in CS-Cart 4.19.1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What\u2019s new:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n How to switch:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This ensures your store will continue to calculate USPS shipping rates correctly after January 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In 4.19.1, we focused on what matters most for eCommerce: a modern interface, faster performance, and flexible management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The platform helps you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n All updates are available now in version 4.19.1. CS-Cart 4.19.1 brings a fresh storefront design, product video support, faster page loading under heavy workload, and more flexible payment<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84973,"featured_media":20394,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,1],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cs-cart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-19-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cs-cart.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20385"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cs-cart.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cs-cart.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cs-cart.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84973"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cs-cart.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20385"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cs-cart.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20385\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20402,"href":"https:\/\/www.cs-cart.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20385\/revisions\/20402"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cs-cart.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cs-cart.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cs-cart.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20385"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cs-cart.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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