I’m going to level with you guys: this update is pretty boring. Nothing here is of much consequence to the average user, so if you don’t like reading stereo instructions then you can probably skip this one. Its full of boring back-end bug fixes and minor changes and one fairly boring interface change. Still, I’m going to blog about it so people know we’re doing stuff behind the scenes!

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In this update we’ve added a couple often requested features and added improvements to several areas of DPD.

Manual Purchase Creation

Vendors have asked for a way to create a purchase in DPD so that their offline sales, mail order sales, etc. can be accurately reflected in DPD and so they can send product updates to buyers who purchased through other channels. We’ve added a manual purchase creation page where you can build a purchase using existing products or a blank line item (useful for adding a service or other arbitrary charge), billing and shipping information, etc. Manual purchases will not charge the customer, but they will be reflected in your DPD sales stats and reports.

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Zapier is a tool for non-technical people to easily connect together web apps. Zapier has both free and paid plans based on the number of integrations you set up and the frequency that they’re checked for updates.

What can you do with Zapier and DPD?

Zapier supports over 700 popular CRM, Accounting, communication, and task management tools. You can pass your customer and sales data to any one of these apps using an easy point and click interface, harnessing the power of the DPD API without having to write a single line of code.

Some examples of what you can do with DPD and Zapier

We’ve created a few pre-configuered shared Zaps based on what vendors often request integration with:

But thats not all you can do with DPD and Zapier! DPD can connect and share sales data with any of the 700+ supported apps using custom setups you create using their easy point and click interface. You can learn more by visiting DPD’s page on the Zapbook.

Getting started with DPD and Zapier:

We have a full KB article on Using Zapier with DPD with screenshots and more in the DPD knowledgebase, but here are the basic steps:

1. Go to DPD’s page on the Zapbook
2. You can choose one of our suggested Zaps, or browse the Zapbook for other services to integrate with
3. Connect your DPD account to Zapier using your DPD username and the API key from your DPD profile page
4. Create new Zaps by matching up DPD sales data with fields in your external apps, or use one of our shared Zaps to get started.

Need Help?

You can always send us a support ticket through the support link in your account or DPD knowledgebase. We’ll add more shared Zaps based on your feedback too, so if you have questions about integrating a specific app with DPD using Zapier we’ll be happy to take a look and get a shared Zap set up to help you out!

In this update we’ve added two new often requested features and several bug fixes.

Test Credit Card Processor

We’ve often been asked for a test credit card processor so vendors can privately test their products and stores. In response, we’ve added a test credit card processor, available under Payment Methods in the left menu, that you can activate to complete test checkouts.

When the test card processor is activated it automatically generates and displays a unique card number to be used for testing checkout. This is the only card number that will work with your store. This is to prevent random people from using published test card numbers from Visa, Mastercard, etc. to get your products for free.

We place warnings all over the DPD admin and cart when the test processor is active. Obviously, it goes without saying that when a test processor is active you won’t collect any money for product sales and it should be disabled before going live.

When you are done using the test card processor, simply return to payment methods, edit the test processor, uncheck the “enabled” box, and save to disable.

The test card processor works for older v2 stores, the current responsive cart theme (v3), and subscription stores.

Customer / Purchase Notes

Another often requested feature that we added are customer and purchase notes. Vendors can now enter notes on a specific purchase or customer record and they’ll be recorded in DPD for later reference. Notes are for vendor eyes only- they are not public or published anywhere outside of your account.

Notes entered on a specific purchase are shown on that purchase’s details page.

They are also shown on the customer page, with a link to the purchase they were entered on. Customer notes (unrelated to a specific purchase) can be added on customer page too. They’ll display without a related purchase ID link.

You can edit and delete notes as needed, and you can create as many notes on a customer or purchase as you like. We hope this feature will make customer service tasks and internal tracking easier for vendors.

Other minor changes and bug fixes in this release:

• Tweaked back button behavior on Buy Now buttons
• Improved flow validation during checkout
• Updates to the Stripe gateway
• Fixed a display issue on subscription ended timestamp
• Performance improvements on the send product update feature
• Fixed missing currency display on purchase/list
• Fixed password label on login page for Chrome browser
• Updated cart translations to include previously untranslated strings and new features
• Updated the favicon on the cart
• Performance improvements to the PDF stamper

We’ve just released a completely redesigned product edit page that greatly reduces the length of the form and adds modern features like drag-and-drop image uploading.

Some highlights of the new product edit form:

• Drag-and-Drop image upload. Simply drag your image to the image area, or click to open a standard file dialog to select your image.
• The form now puts the most crucial fields required to configure the product at the top of the page.
• Optional features are now collapsed at the bottom of the form, including the EULA feature and Upsell feature. One click expands these options for editing and they’re automatically expanded if previously configured for the product.
• There is a new sidebar product status / save box that is always with you on the page- no more scrolling to find the save button

New Product Visibility Setting

The new product visibility option replaces “show on cart index”:

• Public – shown on cart index, default state for new products
• Hidden – must have the buy or add-to-cart URL to purchase, not shown on cart index
• Disabled – new status which lets you temporarily disable a product without deleting it

In addition to the “coupons disabled” label we released in the last update, we’ve added new product status indicators throughout DPD so you can tell at a glance what visibility state your product is in by looking at the colored “dot” beside the name.

The indicators are simple- Green for public, Orange for hidden, Red for disabled.

Other changes in this Update:

• paypal ship-to state support
• updated romania vat rate
• removed support for gif images