{"id":32032,"date":"2023-04-28T08:01:27","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T05:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.x-cart.com\/?p=32032"},"modified":"2024-07-17T14:57:45","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T11:57:45","slug":"x-cart-5-5-1-beta-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.x-cart.com\/blog\/5-5-1-beta-release.html","title":{"rendered":"X-Cart 5.5.1 Beta Release: Storefront API and More Features to Power Your Web Store"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With new web standards regularly appearing in the eCommerce world, employing the latest features and practices is crucial for a sustainable website performance. With 20+ years of experience in eCommerce, the X-Cart team knows the importance of keeping up with the technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are glad to announce the new X-Cart 5.5.1.x beta release with the newly-launched and upgraded features to enhance your eCommerce website functionality and optimize your online store for conversions.<\/p>\n\n\n

\n What\u2019s New in X-Cart 5.5.1.x? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In this release, we looked harder at the ability to deliver flexible API-driven experiences for boosting your eCommerce website performance. The new X-Cart version comes with PHP 8.2 support, new Storefront API, accelerated product import, regular bug fixes and cleanups, and account and catalog management improvements.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The new X-Cart 5.5.1 release is now in beta testing. The stable version is expected to come out after the necessary testing and some more functionality updates to ensure the maximum reliability and a consistent customer experience. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we add new features to the X-Cart functionality, we announce them in our <\/em>Developer Changelog<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n

\n PHP 8.0-8.2 Support <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

X-Cart 5.5.1.x is fully compatible with PHP 8.0 and introduces support for the PHP 8.1- 8.2 versions for faster website performance, better compatibility with third-party apps, and enhanced security of your business’s web assets.<\/p>\n\n\n

\n X-Cart Storefront API <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The X-Cart Storefront API is designed to help business owners create a custom storefront, adding more room for creativity and allowing for adjusting the online store interface to their customers’ needs how and when they see fit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our Storefront API allows for using the latest and most appropriate frontend technology stack, which gives businesses more opportunities for functional extensibility achieved at lower development costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why is it important?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The best thing about X-Cart Storefront API is that it allows for creating unique storefronts without being tied to one particular frontend framework. This opens up more opportunities for developers to use the stack of technologies that would deliver better outcomes with less input. As a result, business owners will get greater control over their website’s frontend side to craft a customer-centric and functional online store interface while also reducing development costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, websites developed with the Storefront API show better page load time and deliver a smoother customer experience, which makes the online store more SEO-friendly and ensures higher Google rankings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The crucial benefits of an eCommerce website built based on the Storefront API include the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n