FreshStore Update: Launch Plan, Keyword Tool, Product Booster, and more (v3.0)
It’s finally here! We have completed our biggest ever update and FreshStore v3 has arrived.
This latest release is a behemoth. We have completely redesigned the store dashboard and tidied up every little detail. There are also a ton of new features focused on content conversion and trafffic.
You can also find many useful improvements and a few necessary fixes.
A lot of the features included on this version came from members contributing to our roadmap. Thank you to everyone who submitted their ideas and voted – you made this happen!
šŗ Version 3 Video
This video is a great way to learn about the new features. Click play and we will walk you through every new feature and change in this version:
Let’s take a look at everything we have added the new FreshStore v3:
š Features
New Admin Area
- A completely new admin experience – faster, cleaner, and easier to use.
- You can now restore deleted items.
- Check your AI Chip usage history in detail.
- Unsaved changes are protected so you donāt lose your work.
- Searching across settings and features is quicker and smarter.
- Thereās a lot more packed in. See the video for the full walkthrough.
Launch Plan + Dashboard
- Your Launch Plan will get your store started on the right foot.
- Track your progress on your dashboard so you donāt forget your next steps.
New Analytics
- A brand new analytics system with way more detail on your visitors.
- Break down traffic by page, source, country, and device.
- Switch between different date ranges to spot trends and compare performance.
AI Tools & Builders
- Product Finder is faster and easier to use than ever.
- The new Category Builder helps you organise products more quickly.
- The Amazon Link Importer now shows link status and works with both ASINs and URLs.
- Clean up old or broken data fast with the new Store Cleaner.
- The Product Content Tool helps you bulk-update content for better SEO and conversions.
- Easily update articles with the new Article Images tool.
- Spot missing or broken images with the new Image Checker tool.
AI Articles
- Create multiple articles at once, saving loads of time.
- Get automatic topic ideas to kickstart your content.
- Add images, auto-embed products, and insert related products with a click.
- Add articles to categories right from the tool.
- Thereās even an option to generate matching images for each article.
- Upload one image and use it across your entire article.
- Set an author for your articles
More AI Content Tools
- The Product Review Writer lets you build articles from ClickBank or any other source.
- The Product Booster tool will generate a uniqueĀ review article for any product in your store.
Styling & Templates
- New template settings make design tweaks easier.
- Change fonts and styling with a live preview, so you know exactly what youāre getting.
Traffic & SEO
- The new Keyword Research Tool will find new high performing keywords.
- A new 2-step Pixabay Image Finder helps you find and add royalty-free images faster.
- Full schema markup support added for pages, categories, brands, and article categories.
- A new section explains rich results and schema setup in plain English.
Sales & Tracking
- A brand new Sales section helps you track performance in one place.
- See affiliate link clicks, request payouts, and even checkout events.
Other Content
- New āGenerate All Contentā option for brands and categories.
- New two-step PixaBay feature lets you choose the images you want
More Dashboard Options
- An āAdvanced Modeā gives you extra controls on the dashboard.
- Search across all admin settings and sections instantly.
- All frontend text is now editable – easily tweak labels and messages.
- Full Dark Mode is now available in the admin area for late-night work.
Content Marketing
- RSS Feeds are now available for product categories and article categories.
š§Ŗ Experimental Features
- Create Logo with AI (experimental): Try our first version of AI-generated logos. Not perfect yet, but a fun start!
āļø Improvements
- Category Populators now show how many AI Chips each action will use.
- Choose your own text colour for article hero sections.
- General speed improvements across the board.
- AI content has been polished for better readability and SEO.
- AI Chips are used more efficiently to save your balance.
- Improved frontend product search for better user experience.
- Admin area pagination has been fine-tuned for smoother browsing.
- Your site name now appears properly in Google thanks to OpenGraph tweaks.
- Sessions are now much faster using Redis under the hood.
- Weāve upgraded everything to PHP 8.3 for improved speed and compatibility.
- The category generator now warns you if categories already exist.
- Mobile layouts have been adjusted to look cleaner and work better.
- You can now delete subcategories straight from the main category page.
- Added a quick link to default template images inside the admin.
- Helpful guide links added throughout the admin for every tool and feature.
- Global Search in admin now returns more relevant and complete results.
- Admin notifications now include:
- New articles
- Checkouts
- Affiliate link clicks
- Messages
- Various frontend design tweaks to improve formatting and layout on:
- Homepage
- Article categories
- General spacing and typography
š ļø Fixes
- Fixed Google Search Console redirect issues that were causing confusion.
- Fixed a problem where PageSpeed Tests gave inaccurate scores.
- Product review settings now validate correctly to prevent errors.
- Fixed issues with site locales not saving or displaying correctly.
- Duplicate user creation bug is now resolved.
- Breadcrumb titles now show up properly and consistently.
- Fixed product sorting issues in the admin area.
- CDN-related frontend notification bug is now fixed.
This version and all the features will be live in your stores within 24 hours of this blog post – check them out now!
More new features are on the way, and we’d love for you to help shape them – visit the FreshStore roadmap and vote for the features you’d like to see next.
Enjoy this new version!