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Aarcade: New style block "Flint" for Invisible Light

Wed, 15 May 2013 19:06:00 -0400

To preview or install the new style block Flint for Invisible Light, visit the Flint installation page.

Check out all of the style blocks in our Extras section.

Aarcade: New style block "Freewheel" for Milk

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 21:10:34 -0400

To preview or install the new style block Freewheel for Milk, visit the Freewheel installation page.

Check out all of the style blocks in our Extras section.

Aarcade: New style block “Sloop” for...

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:54:00 -0500

Aarcade: New style block “Sloop” for Tupelo

What’s a style block? It’s an easy to install new look for your Aarcade theme - like getting another theme for free! Check out all of the style blocks in our Extras section.

Aarcade: Bug Fix

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:19:56 -0500

Affected Themes:

All Current Standard (Full Feature List) Themes except Uptown

Bug Details:

The new scale and crop to fit option for the home and products pages, when activated, caused images to be hidden on Internet Explorer version 8 and older.

Fix:

The supporting theme page code for Internet Explorer version 8 and older was developed and tested on Uptown (hence this bug is not present on the Uptown theme). This code has now been applied to all themes and the download packages have been updated accordingly.

Notes:

1. To apply the fix to your theme, download your updated theme package, using the download link from your original order email.

2. If you have core release 9 installed (this can be checked in your CSS area) you only need to reinstall your Home and Products theme pages using the open theme file tool - refer to Installing your Home and Products pages.

3. If you have core release 8 or earlier installed, refer to How do I upgrade my theme?

4. Internet Explorer 8 is two versions and four years old. If you are still using Internet Explorer 8 or older, please upgrade your browser now - refer to Choosing the right web browser.

Aarcade: Bug Fix

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:43:20 -0500

Affected Themes:

All Current Standard (Full Feature List) Themes

Bug Details:

Automatic responsive width for embedded videos (i.e. Vimeo or YouTube) forces videos to full width of container / layout rather than respecting the user-defined width.

Fix:

Supporting code has been updated to respect user-defined width of embedded video. This is an automatic upgrade and is already applied to the relevant themes. No action is required.

Notes:

1. If your embedded video is intended to be full-width but is now displayed at a smaller size due to this upgrade, you will need to copy and paste the embed code for your video again (from Vimeo or YouTube), being sure to manually set the width value to the full width of your theme’s content area (see additional reference below).

2. If you notice any odd behaviour at your shop, reload your shop page (click the circular arrow icon in your web browser control bar) to ensure that all of the updated assets are loaded correctly.

Additional Reference:

Aarcade Theme Upgrade - Core Release 9

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:31:00 -0500

Affected Themes:

All Current Standard (Full Feature List) Themes

Upgrade Details:

NEW - Customer notes at checkout options - ref.
NEW - Home and Products page scale and crop to fit image size options - ref.
IMPROVED - Facebook share image order of preference (high to low) changed to product image, Apple icon image, header image, content image - ref.
IMPROVED - Facebook description meta tag.
FIXED - Google indexing raw code from gallery shortcode in some cases.
FIXED - “x ic header” content height limited to height of uploaded header image.
FIXED - Content-only home page - i.e. splash/enter page - not responsive - ref.

Notes:

To upgrade your theme refer to How do I upgrade my theme?
If you are only interested in adding the customer notes at checkout functionality, you can upgrade your Checkout theme page only. This new system works from the Checkout theme page independently of the rest of your theme files.

New Style Blocks

Sat, 17 Nov 2012 18:17:10 -0500

We’ve just updated our store previews and added new Style Blocks for all themes. Style Blocks are alternate style sheets - available free from our Extras section - that you can install with a quick copy and paste to change the look of your theme. They can also be useful as a reference or inspiration for creating your own custom styles.

Basic Style Blocks & Enabling the Colour & Font Picker

A Basic Style Block is now available for all themes. Installing the Basic Style Block will enable the Big Cartel admin colour and font pickers. This will sacrifice some flexibility in your colour and font customisation however, so we recommend that you take a look at the support article How do I enable the Big Cartel admin colour and font pickers? before using a Basic Style Block.

This article also discusses how to enable/disable a Big Cartel picker for a specific colour or font in your theme.

What’s Next?

We’re currently focusing on addons that are useful to our existing customers, so expect a few more Style Blocks and other additions to our Extras section in the coming weeks.

Theme Upgrade - Downtown - Version 2.1

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 19:18:12 -0400

Affected Themes:

Downtown - ref.

Upgrade Details:

NEW - slim_sidebar custom option added to enable wider products area (more product images per row). - ref.
NEW - “x ic after sidebar” option added to insert content at the end of the sidebar. - ref.

Notes:

To upgrade your theme refer to How do I upgrade my theme?

Theme Upgrade - Tupelo - Version 2.1

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 21:05:31 -0400

Affected Themes:

Tupelo - ref.

Upgrade Details:

NEW - sidebar_text_alignment extra styles option added to set the alignment (left, center or right) of sidebar menus and content. Pop-out submenu script updated to adjust pop-out menu positioning automatically. - ref.
NEW - “x ic after sidebar” option added to insert content at the end of the sidebar. - ref.
FIXED - Sidebar input (search and newsletter) pop-out message text colour grouped to match menu pop-out text colour.

Notes:

To upgrade your theme refer to How do I upgrade my theme?

Big Cartel Wholesale Order Form Upgrade - Version 1.2

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 17:05:00 -0400

Template Details:

Wholesale Order Form - ref.

Upgrade Details:

NEW - order_by_category option to group and order products by product category.
IMPROVED - “Loading…” message refreshes to “Loading… One Moment…” on long load times (for 100+ products) to encourage customer to wait without refreshing page.
FIXED - Using zeros, i.e. ‘0’, in the login password causes password not to validate.
FIXED - Order of products beyond the 100th listed product, with inventory management enabled, can cause cart processing errors in some cases¹.
FIXED - Incorrect store custom domain setting causes cart processing error.
FIXED - “Store subdomain” setting and support instructions updated to “Store domain” to match Big Cartel’s recent changes in related Store > Settings admin controls and nomenclature.

Notes:

Due to a limitation in Big Cartel’s JavaScript API, instantaneous stock checking does not function for products beyond the 100th listed product in the wholesale form. However, this update provides functional error handling for these products when the order is processed, i.e. the customer is provided an alert, that they must acknowledge, for each item where order quantity exceeds stock level. The cart quantity is then automatically adjusted to the maximum quantity allowed by stock.
To upgrade your template, re-download the zip package using the same download link provided in your original order and repeat all of the installation process - refer to Wholesale Order Form Installation Instructions.

Theme Upgrade - Core Release 8

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 19:46:08 -0400

Affected Themes:

All Current Standard (Full Feature List) Themes

Upgrade Details:

NEW - Product sharing tool style options - ref.
NEW - Product sharing tool size options - ref.
NEW - “Add to Cart” button custom text option - ref.
NEW - “Checkout” button custom text option - ref.
NEW - Hide product details (title and price) option moved to Layout page and display in overlay option added (i.e. show details on mouse over only) - ref.
NEW - Option to label sold out products as “Sold” or “Sold Out” - ref.
NEW - Option to allow customer to show / hide the public notice - ref.
NEW - Option to have page links (that have been moved to the category menu) display before category links or after - ref.
NEW - “Don’t Use Frames” admin message added to warn against the use of HTML Frames for custom domains - ref.
NEW - Admin message added to warn when slideshow shortcode is used incorrectly.
NEW - Admin message added to warn when gallery shortcode is used incorrectly.
IMPROVED - All supporting CSS and JavaScript minimised for optimum load time.
IMPROVED - Page menu width vs Social Icon width matched precisely to maximise available space for page menu items.
IMPROVED - Product sharing tool styling and format rebuilt to be uniform and match that of global social icons.
IMPROVED - Product sharing tools expanded to include Facebook Share and Email - ref.
IMPROVED - Shop-wide Facebook Like and Google Plus sharing tools incorporated into global social icons and styled to match - ref.
IMPROVED - x ic meta insert content methods use page slug instead of page name for precise page matching - ref.
IMPROVED - “Enable Cookies” warning message moved to cart page only, as only required for purchase not for general browsing.
IMPROVED - Slideshow displays first image when JavaScript is disabled.
IMPROVED - Slideshow middle align images in cases where images sizes are not identical.
IMPROVED - Slideshow shortcode modified to catch common incorrect use.
IMPROVED - More efficient shortcode processing code.
IMPROVED - More efficient layout processing code (for navigation menus, etc.).
IMPROVED - Checkout page jQuery library updated.
FIXED - Display of Like button on themes with show/hide toggle (i.e. Tupelo) inconsistent on some browsers.
FIXED - Incompatibility with product sharing tools and Big Cartel preview area causing browser pop-up errors.
FIXED - Product status font style controls incomplete for some themes.
FIXED - Menu item classes for auto-categories. Page slug now used for all menu item classes.
FIXED - In some cases custom content text colour wasn’t matching default colour setting.

Notes:

IMPORTANT - This is the last upgrade that will be provided for free to Aarfie Premium theme license holders. We have maintained Aarfie Premium theme upgrades - beyond the original Aarfie theme version - to show our sincere gratitude to our earlier users, but unfortunately we need to plan the close of the Aarfie theme delivery system to allow us to keep moving forward. To access future upgrades, Aarfie Premium theme license holders will need to purchase an upgrade at Big Cartel Theme Upgrade.
To upgrade your theme refer to How do I upgrade my theme?
Admin messages added in this upgrade are never displayed to your customer. They are only visible to you if you are logged into your Big Cartel account.

Bug - Product Page Sharing Tool

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:06:05 -0400

Affected Themes:

All Standard Themes

Bug Details:

When viewing the Product page in the Big Cartel admin Customize design area (a.k.a. the preview area), sharing tools may produce a browser certificate warning and sharing tools (i.e. Like, Tweet, Pin it, etc.) may not display correctly.
This bug has developed recently due to an update of the Big Cartel preview area and/or AddThis sharing tool script creating a conflict.
This bug has no affect on public pages. Sharing tools still work correctly and without error in your shop outside of the preview area.

Short Term Fix:

Anytime a browser certificate warning is produced, click cancel to halt the script. Unfortunately, as the preview area reloads pages continuously, you may need to do this many times while working with the Product page.
Continue to set your sharing tools per standard procedure - see Custom Option Notes > Product Sharing Options - despite the warnings mentioned above and save your settings when finished.

Long Term Fix:

We are currently working on the next theme core release, which includes a fix for this bug. This release is expected to be launched within the next 8 working days.

Big Cartel Blog Page Upgrade - Version 1.1

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:03:12 -0400

Template Details:

Blog Page - ref.

Upgrade Details:

NEW - All post content links open in a new browser window.
NEW - Options for post title links and main blog link behaviour: new window, same window or disabled.
NEW - Options for sharing tool icon styles.
NEW - Options for sharing tools: Facebook Share, Pinterest Pin it and email.
IMPROVED - Core CSS styles moved to Aarcade-hosted file for easier single file installation.
IMPROVED - Core Javascript updated.
IMPROVED - Sharing tools with counter balloons are hidden until mouse over.
REMOVED - Sharing tool width options.

Notes:

To upgrade your template, delete all of your current blog page content, delete all blog page related CSS added to your custom CSS area and then follow the complete installation process - refer to Big Cartel Page Template - Blog | Aarcade.

Big Cartel Wholesale Order Form Upgrade - Version 1.1

Sun, 01 Jul 2012 17:59:00 -0400

Template Details:

Wholesale Order Form - ref.

Upgrade Details:

Enable / disable stock level quantity limits - added option - ref.
Show / hide associated product category list for each product entry - added option - ref.
Define a minimum order value - added option - ref.
Added “review order” link in form footer - expanded functionality
Updated jQuery library and image zoom scripts
Expanded image zoom style options
Show / hide “Made With Aarcade” link also displays in sign-in footer

Notes:

To upgrade your template, re-download the zip package using the same download link provided in your original order and repeat all of the installation process - refer to Wholesale Order Form Installation Instructions.

Lite Theme Upgrade - Core Release 2

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 21:44:24 -0400

Affected Themes:

All Current Lite Themes

Upgrade Details:

CSS colour and extra style settings changed to custom option format - improved functionality - ref.
Big Cartel background image uploader support added - expanded functionality - ref.

Additional Reference:

Theme Upgrade - Core Release 7

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 21:41:00 -0400

Affected Themes:

All Current Standard (Full Feature List) Themes

Upgrade Details:

CSS colour and extra style settings changed to custom option format - improved functionality - ref.
Pinterest and Instagram options added to social network icon links - expanded custom option - ref.
Fit to width for middle located thumbnails on product page with small image setting - improved functionality - ref.
“large freeheight” option added to products pages thumbnail sizes - expanded custom option - ref.
Big Cartel background image uploader support added - expanded functionality - ref.
Header text or image alignment custom option moved to Extra Styles section - improved functionality - ref.

Additional Reference:

Theme Upgrade - Automatic

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 22:13:51 -0400

Affected Themes:

All Current Standard (Full Feature List) Themes

Upgrade Details:

1. Slide shows are now fully responsive down to small screen devices (e.g. iPhone) and include previous and next slide navigation via mobile device swipe gestures - expanded functionality - ref.

2. Vimeo and YouTube videos are now automatically resized to work with theme responsive layouts - new functionality - ref.

3. Slide show styles added - expanded functionality - ref.

4. Slide show effects revised to suit new responsive features (we got rid of the overly flashy ones) and random image order option added - revised functionality - ref.

5. Image zoom styles added - expanded functionality - ref.

6. Social network link styles added - expanded functionality - ref.

Instagram and Pinterest options, shown above, will be added in the upcoming core upgrade.

Notes:

1. This is an automatic upgrade and is already applied to your standard Aarcade theme. No further action is required.

2. If you notice any odd behaviour at your shop, reload your shop page (click the circular arrow icon in your web browser control bar) to ensure that all of the updated assets are loaded correctly.

Notice For Aarfie Custom Web Site Owners

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 20:12:23 -0400

Aarfie’s maintenance service will be discontinued as of 20th June 2012 - read more

Big Cartel Wholesale Order Form

Wed, 16 May 2012 16:03:24 -0400

A good wholesale order solution is something we need ourselves and know would be handy for a lot of our small business friends. So this is one that has been on our to-do list for a while.

Thanks to our wonderful friend Nicole (darngoodyarn.com), we finally got the push we needed to prioritise the development of a Big Cartel Wholesale Order Form.

Now available from our Extras section with plenty of features, including:

Works with any theme (with valid coding).
Works with Big Cartel’s standard checkout process.
Display wholesale discounted prices.
Password protectable.
Product category filter interface allows easier browsing of products.
Product image viewer displays all images for each product in a pop-up gallery.
Stock level check / correction as quantities are entered.

Check out the details and the full list of features at the product page - Big Cartel Wholesale Order Form.

Creating an "order via email" link

Sat, 12 May 2012 18:46:00 -0400

Check out the newly posted support article How do I allow my customers to email their orders? for an example that makes use of the recent core 6 upgrade (i.e. Big Cartel API code enabled in Insert Content pages).