What’s new in Pandectes 4.0.0

We’re excited to announce the latest update to our application, packed with new features and improvements to enhance your experience. Read on for a full rundown of what’s new and improved.

New Features

• Transitioned from a Single Page Application (SPA) to a Server-Side Rendered (SSR) app using Remix for improved performance.
• Languages & Translations are now merged, with support for unpublished languages.
• Introduced partial translations for additional popular languages, including Norwegian and Turkish.
• Expanded compliance coverage with support for five more U.S. states (IA, DE, NJ, NH, and NE).
• Added Customer Account UI Extension support for handling Customer Data Requests.
• Introduced an option to disable the type row in Cookie Declaration settings.
• Pandectes Custom Event now integrates with the Shopify Web Pixels API.
• Redesigned the in-app preview of the cookie banner for an improved user experience with a full view of the banner.
• Enhanced the Custom Storefront (Headless) settings page with more detailed information.
• Upgraded the Translations Editor with a modernized UI for improved flexibility and ease of use.

Improvements

• Enhanced app performance inside the Shopify Admin (LCP/CLS optimizations).
• The DPO email field in Customer Data Requests settings is now optional and no longer prepopulated during installation or reset.
• The pandectes-core DOMContentLoaded event on app embed is now enabled by default.
• Improved cookie banner CSS for better styling and responsiveness.
• Prioritized Shopify’s Customer Privacy API getRegion method, followed by Pandectes’ geolocation method for non-headless stores.
• Optimized script performance using Shopify’s CDN.
• display_scope for script tags is now set to online_store.
• Pandectes API now initializes before the banner bootstrap process.
• Optimized banner status change performance using requestAnimationTimeframe and Google’s optimization methods.
• Updated alt text for the logo to enhance accessibility.
• Placeholder text in Cookie Preferences settings is now enforced to be non-empty.
• Checkout Block now ignores whether the banner is active.
• Enhanced pre-check mechanisms before invoking shouldShowBanner() to cover more edge cases.
• Renamed Pandectes Custom Event to Pandectes Consent Event for improved clarity.
• Updated the App Dashboard, providing clearer consent tracking metrics (removing the “All Consents” category).
• Consent tracking reports now display data using separate tabs for predefined time periods.
• Customer Data Requests reports now categorize records based on status and request type.
• Renamed “Help > Online 2.0” to “Help > Legacy Settings” for better understanding.
• The Admin Mode switch in Banner Settings now supports public visibility options.
• Improved icon display within Banner Settings.
• Sidebar removed from the Integrations Settings page for a cleaner UI.
• Enhanced all lists with better search, sorting, and pagination features.
• Geolocation settings no longer display map icons.
• Banner & re-open button icons are now stored in Shopify’s Files API, ensuring independence from the theme.
• The Scanner now supports wildcard cookie detection.
• Migrated to config-based webhooks for greater flexibility.
• Ensured that all text elements within the app are fully translatable, removing any fixed terms.
• Transitioned REST API calls to GraphQL for better efficiency.
• Upgraded to Shopify API version 2025-01.

Fixes

• Resolved an issue where pandectes-rules injection was adding unintended new lines in theme.liquid.
• Fixed CSS alignment issues with the banner logo.
• Corrected rounding issues for discounted prices on the Plans page.
• Fixed banner delays when animations were not enabled.
• Addressed an error with JSON.stringify when handling Express.js exceptions.
• Fixed various icon display issues, ensuring proper aspect ratios for both the banner and re-open button.