{"id":4990,"date":"2015-04-29T12:50:25","date_gmt":"2015-04-29T09:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.cs-cart.com\/?p=4990"},"modified":"2025-12-17T15:30:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T11:30:57","slug":"cs-cart-and-multi-vendor-4-3-1-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cs-cart.com\/blog\/cs-cart-and-multi-vendor-4-3-1-released\/","title":{"rendered":"CS-Cart and Multi-Vendor 4.3.1 Released"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hello,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re happy to present to you the final <strong>CS-Cart and Multi-Vendor 4.3.1<\/strong> release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CS-Cart 4.3.1 is faster and more feature-rich than any other CS-Cart version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cs-cart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/version_4.3.png?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"CS-Cart and Multi-Vendor 4.3.1 Released - CS-Cart Blog\" title=\"CS-Cart and Multi-Vendor 4.3.1 Released\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Speed_Boost\"><\/span>Speed Boost<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>CS-Cart 4.3.1 is fast:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>SQL query optimization<\/strong> speeds up product search and filtering.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Optimized caching<\/strong> makes the search faster, if you call the same search twice. Storefront pages also load faster on the second visit because CS-Cart 4.3.1 caches the content during the first visit.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>CS-Cart 4.3.1 supports <a href=\"https:\/\/php.net\/manual\/en\/intro.apc.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"APC\">Alternative PHP Cache<\/a><\/strong>. This technology speeds up PHP scripts on your server. Even well-optimized websites load with a delay because it takes time to execute PHP scripts. APC cache shortens this delay.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>JavaScript code was moved to the bottom of pages<\/strong> so that the code doesn&#8217;t slow down page loading. Store pages now load faster on the first visit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cs-cart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pagespeed1.png?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"CS-Cart and Multi-Vendor 4.3.1 Released: photo 2 - CS-Cart Blog\" title=\"CS-Cart and Multi-Vendor 4.3.1 Released: photo 2\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Functionality_Improvements\"><\/span>Functionality Improvements<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to the community feedback during the beta testing, we\u2019ve fixed nearly 150 bugs. Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.cs-cart.com\/latest\/history\/431.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Changelog 4.3.1\">changelog<\/a> for all improvements and fixes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Multi-Vendor: Fully Featured Vendor Storefronts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In <strong>Multi-Vendor 4.3.1<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cs-cart.com\/blog\/new-look-of-the-vendor-page\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Bug Tracker\">vendors make their own fully functional storefronts<\/a> with categories, filters, search by vendor products, and more. Vendor pages in previous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cs-cart.com\/multivendor\" title=\"\">Multi-Vendor<\/a> versions lacked most of these functions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A vendor page in Multi-Vendor 4.3.1 looks like a vendor page on eBay or Amazon:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cs-cart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/mve.png?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"CS-Cart and Multi-Vendor 4.3.1 Released: photo 3 - CS-Cart Blog\" title=\"CS-Cart and Multi-Vendor 4.3.1 Released: photo 3\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New Blog Add-on<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a title=\"Blog Add-on\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cs-cart.com\/blog\/blog-add-on-make-a-blog-inside-your-store\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blog add-on<\/a> lets you create a fully functional blog inside your store. Keep your customers informed by posting news and special offers in your blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cs-cart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogaddon.png?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"CS-Cart and Multi-Vendor 4.3.1 Released: photo 4 - CS-Cart Blog\" title=\"CS-Cart and Multi-Vendor 4.3.1 Released: photo 4\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Upgrade Center Refinements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a title=\"Convenient Upgrade Center\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cs-cart.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Upgrade center<\/a> in CS-Cart 4.3.1 has become more user-friendly. The Upgrade center will guide you through the upgrade process, showing the process in detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We improved backup and restore. If something goes wrong during the upgrade, you\u2019ll be able to roll back safely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Export and Import Enhancements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In CS-Cart 4.3.1 we\u2019ve introduced a long-awaited feature\u2014export and import of option variants, option combinations, and option exceptions. This feature simplifies catalog updating and stock accounting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, you sell a T-shirt model that comes in different colors and sizes. You need to track the exact number of <em>blue<\/em> T-shirts of size <em>M<\/em> at your warehouse. These T-shirts have a combination of two options: <em>blue color<\/em> and <em>M size<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Export product data with option variants and option combinations from your store. Then, import this data to the stock accounting software. You can now track the actual number of blue, medium-size T-shirts at the warehouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bestsellers &amp; On-Sale Products Add-on Expanded<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>New functionality allows you to show similar products on a product details page. We\u2019ve also added an ability to create pages with all bestsellers, on-sale, new, and final sale products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cs-cart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bestsellers.png?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"CS-Cart and Multi-Vendor 4.3.1 Released: photo 5 - CS-Cart Blog\" title=\"CS-Cart and Multi-Vendor 4.3.1 Released: photo 5\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other Enhancements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>CS-Cart 4.3.1 has a bunch of smaller enhancements, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cs-cart.com\/blog\/faster-checkout-in-cs-cart-4-3-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"New Checkout Settings\">Faster checkout<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Easier navigation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cs-cart.com\/blog\/your-own-page-layout-in-cs-cart-4-3-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Your Own Layout of Each Store Page\">Custom layout<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your own logo and favicon for each style<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Displaying products immediately after choosing a filter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ability to define a user group for a user via API<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improved protection from <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cross-site_request_forgery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"CSRF\">CSRF<\/a> attacks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>API 2.0 by default<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>All these updates contribute to overall <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cs-cart.com\/blog\/several-server-tweaks-and-recommendations-to-get-maximum-speed-out-of-cs-cart-and-multi-vendor\/\" title=\"\">CS-Cart speed optimization<\/a> and better user experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Get_431\"><\/span>How to Get 4.3.1<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cs-cart.com\/store-builder\/download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Download CS-Cart or Multi-Vendor\">Download<\/a> the CS-Cart or Multi-Vendor installation package.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cs-cart.com\/compare.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Purchase a license\">Purc<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cs-cart.com\/compare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Purchase a license\">h<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cs-cart.com\/compare.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Purchase a license\">ase<\/a> a commercial license to get <strong>all features and support<\/strong>. Before purchasing a license, you can try CS-Cart or Multi-Vendor for free for <strong>30 days<\/strong>. You can use CS-Cart for free even after the trial, but you\u2019ll only have access to a limited set of features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you already have a license and an active upgrade subscription, download your personal installation package from the File Area in your <a title=\"Download from Help Desk\" href=\"https:\/\/helpdesk.cs-cart.com\/index.php?dispatch=auth.login_form\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Help Desk<\/a> account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Upgrade<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>License owners with active upgrade subscriptions have two options for upgrading from 4.0.1 and higher to 4.3.1:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Upgrade center<\/strong>. Go to your admin panel, Administration \u2192 Upgrade center, and click <s>Download<\/s> Install.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Store Import<\/strong>. To upgrade from CS-Cart 3.0.6 and earlier (except the Community edition) to the current version <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.cs-cart.com\/latest\/install\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Installation Instructions\">install<\/a> CS-Cart 4.3.1 and <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.cs-cart.com\/latest\/upgrade\/importing_a_store.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Store Import Instructions\">import your store<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Please ask any questions regarding CS-Cart and Multi-Vendor 4.3.1 in the comment section. How do you like the new features? We greatly appreciate your feedback!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you find a bug, report it to the bug tracker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow CS-Cart and Multi-Vendor news on <a title=\"CS-Cart on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cscart.official\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> and <a title=\"CS-Cart on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cscart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background: #f7f7f7;\">\n<div style=\"width: 600px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 20px 0 10px;\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center; font-weight: normal; text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 20px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Follow_CS-Cart_news_promotions\"><\/span>Follow CS-Cart news &amp; promotions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<form style=\"text-align: center;\" action=\"https:\/\/www.cs-cart.com\" method=\"post\" name=\"subscribe_form\"><input name=\"mailing_lists[4]\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"1\"\/><br \/><input name=\"redirect_url\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"index.php\"\/><br \/><label class=\"cm-required cm-email\" style=\"display: none;\" for=\"subscr_email\">Email<\/label><br \/><input id=\"subscr_email\" class=\"subscribe-input\" style=\"font-size: 16px; padding: 10px; width: 400px; border-radius: 4px; height: 41px; color: #72757a; border: 2px solid #C7C7C9; box-sizing: border-box;\" name=\"subscribe_email\" type=\"text\" placeholder=\"Enter e-mail address\" data-kpxc-id=\"subscr_email\"\/><br \/><button class=\"subscribe-btn\" style=\"background: #2F4156; outline: 0; border: 0; padding: 12.5px 15px; font-size: 14px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #fff; margin-left: -10px; vertical-align: top; border-top-right-radius: 3px; border-bottom-right-radius: 3px; cursor: pointer; height: 41px;\" type=\"submit\">Subscribe<\/button><br \/><input name=\"dispatch\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"newsletters.add_subscriber\"\/><\/form><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello, We\u2019re happy to present to you the final CS-Cart and Multi-Vendor 4.3.1 release. 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