Changelog
What’s New
New releases, improvements, and updates to Dokan
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- New: Vendors can now set a preparation buffer time in hours before delivery. This helps them manage delivery schedules more accurately.
- Update: The Admin’s Vendor Verification page has been redesigned with a modern look. It is now easier and faster for admins to review and approve new vendor applications.
- Update: The Vendor Support module is now included in all subscription plans. This means every vendor can directly contact the admin if they need help or face any issues.
- Update: The store review title and content fields now show the full text when you hover over them with a tooltip. Text wrapping and line spacing have also been improved to make reviews easier to read.
- Fix: The layout and buttons on the manual order creation pop-up have been improved to make the process smoother and easier to use.
- Fix: Fixed a problem where renewal orders were not created correctly for vendor subscriptions. Billing cycles now run properly without any issues.
- Fix: Vendors can now buy product advertisements even if the admin’s Stripe account is not connected.
- Fix: Fixed an issue where images were not showing correctly in the “Image” option type for product add-ons.
- Fix: The “Full day” option in the store time settings now works as expected, showing the correct store availability.
- Fix: The vendor dashboard now shows the correct subscription status message when a vendor changes their plan.
- Fix: The “All Products” option now appears properly when editing product add-ons.
- Fix: Fixed a problem that stopped admins from uploading product images when Dokan Pro was active.
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- New: The Store Reviews section in the Admin Panel has been completely redesigned with a simpler and more user-friendly layout, making it easier for admins to view and manage customer feedback.
- New: The Distance Rate Shipping feature now comes with a modern and cleaner interface, offering a smoother and more enjoyable user experience when setting up shipping rates.
- Update: When a guest user clicks the ‘Chat Now’ button on a single store page, the login modal will now appear automatically, making it easier for visitors to start a conversation after signing in.
- Update: The Admin Dashboard vendor list has been updated with a fresh, modern design and improved usability, helping admins manage vendors more efficiently.
- Fix: When a coupon’s description is updated, the change now also updates older content fields to ensure everything displays correctly across the site.
- Fix: A 0% discount on vendor coupons will no longer be shown as an error when free shipping is enabled, allowing more flexibility in coupon setup.
- Fix: The warranty request form now allows selecting the status based on the current progress, ensuring accurate and smoother warranty management.
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- New: Introduced the Vendor Support Module, a dedicated system that makes communication between vendors and admins smoother than ever. With this new module, vendors can easily reach out to the admin, discuss any issues, and keep track of all conversations through a built-in ticket system. It brings everything into one place, making support faster, clearer, and more organized for everyone.
- New: Introduced Auction Anti-sniping, a feature that automatically extends the auction time when someone bids at the last moment. Vendors can set the time extension from their dashboard, ensuring fair competition for all bidders.
- Fix: Fixed an issue where admin-only subscription packages were visible to vendors when the WooCommerce Simple Auctions plugin was active. Now, these packages remain hidden as intended.
- Fix: Solved a problem where booking products were not showing up properly for selection when vendors created or updated coupons in their dashboard. All booking products now appear correctly.
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- Feat: Introduced Dokan Paystack, our new payment solution for African businesses. It makes customer payments simple, automates commission processing, and supports direct vendor withdrawals.
- Feat: The gateway fee is now saved in the dokan_vendor_balance table as a debit entry, along with a reference from the payment provider. This helps keep payment records more organized and transparent.
- Feat: The Store Support page has been completely redesigned using React. It now Updates in real time, lets you filter by customer, date range, or keyword, and performs much faster. Instead of reloading the full page, it gives a smoother and more modern experience.
- Update: The PayPal Standard button payment will now be captured when the order is processed, ensuring transactions are completed without delays.
- Fix: The vendor gateway fee will now correctly appear in the vendor’s dashboard report statement, making it easier to track earnings and charges.
- Fix: Vendor balance is now calculated properly after a refund, including the gateway fee, so all amounts remain accurate.
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- Feat: Vendors can now use AI to enhance their product images. This feature works with powerful AI engines like Gemini (model 2.5 Flash Image, also known as Nano Banana) and BRIA AI (model BRIA 2.3 Image-Prompt). It helps improve image quality and make products look more attractive automatically.
- Update: Razorpay vendor registration now uses the new v2 API, which improves address validation to ensure vendor details are more accurate.
- Fix: When a vendor changes their store location, the product’s location data will now update automatically to reflect the new store address.