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What's new at GoodBarber ? December 2023

Head of Frontend Engineering

  7 min read

This month, we are delighted to announce the launch of a highly requested feature that adds a new dimension of customization to the home pages of your applications: the Text widget! Designed for eCommerce and content applications, the Text widget provides the freedom to add free-form text directly to the homepage of your application.

Below you'll find a summary of developments and updates carried out during the month of December 2023:
 

GoodBarber eCommerce App

  • General
    • Take advantage of a new template for displaying your product lists. You can deactivate the thumbnails of your products and display their short description. iOS
    • You can now add text to your Home Page using the new Text widget.  iOS  Android  PWA
 
  • Home section
    • You can now choose to hide the thumbnail In Content widgets using the UneClassic template.  iOS  Android  PWA
    • In Link widgets fixed an issue that could cause the click on the button to not be working.  iOS
    • In Podcasts widgets using Classic, UneClassic and Banner Visual templates, it's now possible to play the podcast by clicking on the play icon.  iOS  Android
    • In Map widgets using the Visual template, fixed an issue that could cause places to be displayed in the wrong order.  iOS
    • In Map widgets using the Visual template, fixed an issue that could cause the bookmark button to not be correctly displayed.  iOS
    • In Link widgets using the Big Slideshow template, fixed an issue that caused links to redirect to the wrong page.  PWA
 
  • Products list section
    • The list scroll position is now kept when navigating back from a product detail page.  PWA
 
  • Checkout page
    • Fixed an issue that could cause a crash of the application when the user is not logged in.  Android
    • Fixed issues that caused incorrect displays using a 'Right-to-Left' language.  Android
 
  • My account section
    • Fixed an issue that made it impossible to go back to the app after having opened an invoice from the detail page of an order.  PWA
 
  • Articles section
    • In blog posts detail pages, fixed an issue that could cause content images to be incorrectly displayed. iOS
    • In lists using the Condensed template, fixed an issue that could cause wrong summaries to be displayed. iOS
    • Fixed a crash of the application while using Immersive or Minimal templates. iOS
    • In blog post detail pages, fixed an issue that could cause titles to be displayed with the wrong font. PWA
    • In blog posts detail pages, fixed an issue that could cause images to not be displayed. PWA
    • In blog posts detail pages, fixed an issue that caused the background color to not be displayed in the whole page. PWA
 
  • Map section
    • Fixed an issue that caused the map slider to be displayed behind the audio player. iOS
    • In the map view, fixed an issue that could cause the wrong place selected when clicking on a pin. iOS
    • In lists using the Split View template, the quality of thumbnails has been improved. Android
    • In lists using the Split View template, fixed an issue that caused the list background color to not be displayed. PWA
 
  • Events section
    • In lists using the Classic template, fixed an issue that could cause the address to not be displayed. iOS
 
  • Podcasts section
    • Fixed an issue that could cause a crash of the application when the user was opening a podcast detail page. iOS
    • Fixed an issue that made it impossible to play a podcast when the podcast detail page has been opened from a link. Android
 
  • Form section
    • Fixed an issue that made it impossible to apply italic or regular to the form text font. PWA
 
  • Contact section
    • Fixed an issue that caused margins to not be interpreted in this section. PWA
 
  • Floating TabBar menu
    • Fixed an issue that could cause the audio player to be displayed behind the TabBar. PWA
 
  • Slate menu
    • You can now set a gradient as background of your menu. iOS Android PWA
 
  • Quick Buy extension
    • In products list sections using the Grid template, fixed an issue that could cause the Quick Buy button to be displayed with the wrong colors. iOS
 
  • Loyalty program extension
    • Fixed an issue that caused the number of points to not be displayed in the profile page. Android
 
  • Other fixes and improvements
    • Your apps are now optimized for Android 14. Android
    • Links are not underlined anymore. iOS Android
    • Fixed an issue that could cause a crash of the application when the user was trying to play a video. Android
    • Fixed an issue that could cause a crash of the application. Android
    • Fixed an issue that could cause the click on header's shortcuts to not be working. PWA

GoodBarber Content App

  • General
    • You can now add text to your Home Page using the new Text widget.  iOS  Android  PWA
 
  • Home section
    • In Link widgets fixed an issue that could cause the click on the button to not be working. iOS
    • In Podcasts widgets using Classic, UneClassic and Banner Visual templates, it's now possible to play the podcast by clicking on the play icon. iOS Android
    • In Map widgets using the Visual template, fixed an issue that could cause places to be displayed in the wrong order. iOS
    • In Map widgets using the Visual template, fixed an issue that could cause the bookmark button to not be correctly displayed. iOS
    • In Link widgets using the Big Slideshow template, fixed an issue that caused links to redirect to the wrong page. PWA
 
  • Articles section
    • In blog posts detail pages, fixed an issue that could cause content images to be incorrectly displayed. iOS
    • In lists using the Condensed template, fixed an issue that could cause wrong summaries to be displayed. iOS
    • Fixed a crash of the application while using Immersive or Minimal templates. iOS
    • In blog post detail pages, fixed an issue that could cause titles to be displayed with the wrong font. PWA
    • In blog posts detail pages, fixed an issue that could cause images to not be displayed. PWA
    • In blog posts detail pages, fixed an issue that caused the background color to not be displayed in the whole page. PWA
 
  • Map section
    • Fixed an issue that caused the map slider to be displayed behind the audio player. iOS
    • In the map view, fixed an issue that could cause the wrong place selected when clicking on a pin. iOS
    • In lists using the Split View template, the quality of thumbnails has been improved. Android
    • In lists using the Split View template, fixed an issue that caused the list background color to not be displayed. PWA
 
  • Events section
    • In lists using the Classic template, fixed an issue that could cause the address to not be displayed. iOS
 
  • Podcasts section
    • Fixed an issue that could cause a crash of the application when the user was opening a podcast detail page. iOS
    • Fixed an issue that made it impossible to play a podcast when the podcast detail page has been opened from a link. Android
    • In podcasts detail pages, fixed an issue that could cause the audio player to be displayed incorrectly on large screen devices. Android
 
  • Form section
    • Now shapes are managed on form content if global margins are enabled in the application. PWA
    • Fixed an issue that made it impossible to apply italic or regular to the form text font. PWA
 
  • Contact section
    • Fixed an issue that caused margins to not be interpreted in this section. PWA
 
  • Floating TabBar menu
    • Fixed an issue that could cause the audio player to be displayed behind the TabBar. PWA
 
  • Slate menu
    • You can now set a gradient as background of your menu.  iOS  Android  PWA
 
  • App Walkthrough extension
    • Fixed an issue that caused the walkthrough to be displayed under the Slate menu. PWA
 
  • Authentication extension
    • Fixed an issue that caused the sign up to not be working when there's a dropdown field mandatory.  Android 
    • In the push notifications settings page, fixed an issue that caused switch buttons to not be correctly aligned on right. PWA
 
  • Internal ad server extension
    • Fixed an issue that could cause the crash of the application. Android 
 
  • External advertising networks add-on
    • Fixed an issue that could cause interstitial ads to appear when coming back to the list of items. iOS  
    • Fixed an issue that could cause interstitial ads to appear after the article detail page display. iOS  
    • Fixed an issue that caused the application to take more than 5 seconds to open when banner ads are enabled. Android  
 
  • Other fixes and improvements
    • Your apps are now optimized for Android 14. Android  
    • Links are not underlined anymore. iOS  Android  
    • Fixed an issue that could cause a crash of the application when the user was trying to play a video. Android  
    • Fixed an issue that could cause the click on header's shortcuts to not be working. PWA  
 

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