We are glad to announce that the new X-Cart v4.5.0 is now available for downloading in the “File area” section in your HelpDesk account at https://secure.x-cart.com or at https://www.x-cart.com/download.html.
v4.5.0 is a major X-Cart release which includes the following improvements:
- All background/on-site/merchant hosted credit card payment methods removed due to PCI-DSS requirements (see the list of removed methods below). You can still use them via X-Payments software.
- Two new built-in skins.
- New demo products and related data.
- USPS module completely revised and updated to meet the latest USPS APIs requirements.
- UTF-8 is now supported.
- TaxCloud module integration for better and more accurate tax calculation.
- Updated shipping methods. Weight limits corrected for the USPS First Class methods.
- Protection from SQL injection attacks has been improved.
- Completely removed the subscriptions module.
- Updated a bundle of CA Root Certificates.
- Below payment gateway integrations updated: PSiGate, DIBS (cc_dibs.php), Authorize.Net SIM, Paypal, Checkout by Amazon, ProxyPay3.
- Removed some unused CSS classes and obsolete language labels.
- International product descriptions are now stored in separate tables (Multi-language stores performance optimization).
- Socialize module update – Pinterest available.
For the detailed changes description see the CHANGELOG file included into the distribution package.
Find the installation guide at https://help.x-cart.com/index.php?title=X-Cart:Installing_X-Cart_Using_the_Installation_Wizard
Payment modules removed from X-Cart (available via X-Payments):
- PayPal WPP Direct Payment
- GoEmerchant – EZ Payment Gateway Direct
- Virtual Merchant – Merchant Provided Form
- USA ePay
- SkipJack
- SecurePay – Non-Recurring Interface
- PSiGate – XML Direct
- Sage Pay Go – Direct protocol
- iTransact (Process USA) – XML scheme
- PlugnPay – Remote Auth method
- PayFlow – Pro
- Ogone – Direct
- NetRegistry e-commerce
- Netbilling gateway – Direct
- First Data Global Gateway – LinkPoint
- Innovative E-Commerce
- DIBS (cc_ideb.php)
- HeidelPay
- GoEmerchant – XML Gateway API
- eWAY Merchant Hosted Payment
- eSelect Plus – Direct Post
- eSec – Direct
- eSec – ReDirect
- eProcessingNetwork – Transparent Database Engine
- ePDQ – MPI XML
- HSBC – XML API integration
- ECHOnline
- DirectOne – Direct Interface
- CyberSource – SOAP Toolkit API
- Caledon
- BluePay
- RBS WorldPay – Global Gateway
- Bean Stream
- ANZ eGate – Merchant-Hosted
- AuthorizeNet – AIM