Changelog

We've improved the edit logs when running an inventory level edit. Now, the location of the inventory will be shown to the right of the 'Inventory Level' label. This will make it easier to see what data has been changed, especially if the edit is updating multiple inventory levels at once.

Learn more about editing inventory levels.

We've added a 'Download log' button on the price history page which allows you to download a CSV file of the product's price history:

As a reminder, the price history page will show you all price changes that have occured while the app is active, not just changes that occured in the app. You can access the price history page by:

• Navigating to the product or variant in the Shopify admin
• Clicking on the More actions button at the top of the page and selecting Price history

Learn more about viewing a product's price history in Shopify.

You can use product rules to automatically enforce actions on your products—such as archiving any items that are out of stock. However, because of this flexibility, it's also possible to create rules that loop, continuously toggling a product between two states. To prevent these loops, Ablestar Bulk Product Editor automatically pauses any rule that runs too frequently on a single product.

We've made it easier to identify which product triggered a pause. When you view the details of a product rule, you’ll see a link to the affected product and its edit logs. Reviewing these logs can help you determine what caused the product to be edited too many times.

Learn more about product rules.

We've updated Ablestar Bulk Product Editor to make it easier to bulk edit an arbitrary list of products. Now, if you select Specific products under the '+ Add filter' dropdown, you'll see a popup window where you can quickly select multiple products by title:

This should speed up the process to select specific products when they aren't easily identifiable by other fields.

Learn more about searching for products to bulk edit.

When you run a spreadsheet edit in Ablestar Bulk Product Editor you have the option to limit the spreadsheet to a specific vendor. When you select the vendor the app will analyze the file to see how many products match each row.

Previously, this analysis could take several minutes, especially on stores with a large amount of products. We've made some changes that should significantly improve the speed of this analysis, allowing you to set up your edits even faster.

We will be sunsetting our Ablestar Automatic Order Tags app on February 13, 2025.

When we launched the app in 2021 we felt there was significant room to improve order tagging automation. However, since then Shopify has invested significantly in Shopify Flow and made it available for all Shopify stores. Much of the functionality provided by our app is now available in Shopify Flow for free and we think this is a better solution for store automation.

After February 13, Ablestar Automatic Order Tags will no longer be available and any tagging workflows you currently use will no longer function. We strongly encourage you to uninstall the app and migrate your automated tagging processes before this date to avoid any disruption.

As of today we have also cancelled all recurring subscription charges for the app. You will still be able to access the app until the sunset date, but new charges should not appear on your Shopify invoice after today.

If your store still relies on Ablestar Automatic Order Tags, we recommend Shopify Flow or exploring alternative tagging solutions in the Shopify App Store that meet your specific needs. Please reach out to us if you have any questions or require assistance with this transition.

We appreciate your trust in using Ablestar Automatic Order Tags and your understanding during this sunset period.

You can now connect products to multiple locations in a single modification. Previously, if you wanted to connect products to multiple locations in a single edit you would have had to click on '+ Add modification' to include each new location. Now you can do this simply by selecting mutliple locations from the dropdown. The same process applies for disconnecting inventory from locations.

Learn more about connecting inventory to locations in Shopify.

We're very happy to announce that now the Ablestar WooCommerce Importer is now 'Built for Shopify'. According to Shopify, the "Built for Shopify status is the highest level of recognition and achievement that an app can reach" and requires the app to meet specific design and performance standards. With this milestone you can be sure that the app has very low impact on your store's speed and will function well within the Shopify admin.

Learn more about Ablestar WooCommerce Importer on the Shopify App Store.

We're happy to share the Ablestar Email Reports is now embedded within the Shopify admin. As with our Bulk Product Editor, Link Manager, and WooCommerce Importer apps, this app is now fully integrated into the Shopify admin and does not need to open in a separate tab.

We've done our best to keep the experience consistent between the old and new versions of the app but please let us know if you run into any issues.

We've improve the 'Configure modifications' page to make it easier to configure edits with just the keyboard. Now, the app will switch the highlight to the next field automatically and we've also improved the order of tabbing between elements.

We are establishing a code freeze between November 25 and December 6. During this period we will only deploy critical fixes to our Shopify apps.

The idea behind a code freeze is to reduce the possibility of introducing bugs and unexpected system interactions that could cause problems during the peak holiday shopping days.

After December 6 we will resume deploying changes as usual.

We've improved the autocomplete when searching for products by their theme template. Using the autocomplete you can quickly search for products assign to a particular theme template or products that aren't assigned to any template (the 'Default product' template).

Discover more search tips for Ablestar Bulk Product Editor.

We've made it easier for you to learn more about the fields you're trying to edit. Now you can access documentation for a field directly from the app:

• For an in-app edit, click on the link below the 'Field to edit' button
• For a spreadsheet edit, click on the (i) icon to the right of the field selector button

This quick reference should make it easier to learn editing options and formats for specific fields and we're continuing to update our documentation to cover all field types.

See a complete ![list of fields you can bulk edit

Starting today, you might see a prompt in the 'Settings' section of the app to update your Shopify permissions. Occasionally Shopify makes changes to the permissions that we need to operate the app. Updating the permissions will ensure that you're able to continue to use all the app's features.

This message should only appear for users who have installed the app prior to June 2024 but may occasionally appear in the future if we need to request more permissions from the Shopify API.

Learn more about updating Shopify app permissions.

As of January 13, 2025, we will be officially deprecating the old fullscreen version of Ablestar Bulk Product Editor. In July 2024 we launched a new version of the app fully integrated into the Shopify admin. While most users are already using the new version, those still using the fullscreen version will be switched over on January 13.

If you encounter any issues or notice differences between the two versions that impact your workflow, please reach out to us. We want to ensure the embedded app meets all your needs and are open to improvements based on your feedback before the final transition.

Thanks for making this shift with us—by just having to support a single version of the app we'll be able to focus more on delivering new features and improvements.

You can now save an edit as a favorite, making it easy to access later. To save a favorite:

1. Open up the edit from the history page
2. Click on More actions -> Add to favorites

To view your favorited edits click on History in the left-hand menu and then click on the Favorites tab.

We've renamed "Custom collections" to "Manual collections" in the app. The field will function as before but we've updated its name to be consistent with what Shopify now calls the field.

Learn more about bulk editing manual collections.

Starting today, Ablestar WooCommerce Importer is now embedded directly in the Shopify admin. Previously the app loaded in a separate tab when you opened it but now it's embedded, just like our Bulk Product Editor and Link Manager apps. At this point the app is functionally very similar to the old version, but this will lay the groundwork for us to add new features to make migrating from WooCommerce even easier.

Please let us know if you run into any issues using the new embedded app. Thank you!

We've upgraded the WooCommerce Importer to use Shopify's newer GraphQL APIs for uploading orders. Previously we were using the REST API which will eventually be deprecated. There should be no noticable changes while using the app however if you encounter any errors please let us know.

We’ve improved the automatic sorting for variants. Now, when you sort variants by size, the app will do a better job of ordering the variants. Specifically it will handle size formats like XXL and 2XL. This should make it quicker to sort variants instead of having the drag the options to the correct order manually.

Learn more about sorting variants.