Enhance Your Customer Experience: Studio Store Ecommerce May Updates

Over the last year, we’ve been working tirelessly on a new version of Studio Store — one that embraces everything we’ve learned over the past but recognises that the businesses we work for are changing faster than ever.

Now that it's here, we couldn’t be more excited to share it with you and tell you what we’ve built.

We started from ‌scratch to build a faster, simpler and more engaging version of Studio Store ecommerce. This update contains dozens of improvements and new features for you and your end users.

Let’s check some of them out below 👇

For online store owners

For online store owners, we’ve made significant improvements in the admin panels and have added new functionalities so that you can manage your online store seamlessly.

We’ve improved all admin panels including inventory, orders, payments, shipping and business settings.

Branding

We’ve introduced a range of branding features so that you can customise the look and feel of your store. Some of them are 👇

Sections

To offer flexibility to users in designing bespoke homepage, we launched Sections feature. The new homepage will be made of sections, where you can add, customise and organise them according to your brand’s unique requirements, in order to showcase your merchandise in the best light.

A section can be either a Banner visual, a Category visual or Products visual, you can add unlimited sections in any order.

Banner maker

The Banner maker feature simplifies the whole banner creation process. Now you don't have to spend hours creating & editing banners. Instead you can easily make your own banners by simply uploading a regular image with the right dimensions and then add text over it. You can also select the colour of text, alignment and size.

Fonts

You can now choose from ten fonts to transform the appearance of your website's text, giving it a unique and captivating touch that reflects your brand's personality. You can choose between different fonts for header and body texts.

Shipping

We’ve introduced new features to the way you ship your products. Now you can select from a variety of shipping options, each tailored to meet your specific needs and preferences.

Shipping zones

You can define your shipping zones based on the country and region you operate in. Simply select the country from the list and select the province you want to include or remove. You can customise shipping zones further by adding shipping rates specific to certain zones rather than universal rates.

Shipping rates

Additionally, now you can define shipping rates based on weight and order value. You have the option to select one of four choices: a fixed rate, a weight-based rate, a price-based rate‌ or free shipping. And within each choice, define multiple tiers with different fees based on weight and/or price ranges.

This means you can offer free shipping for orders above a minimum Average Order Value (AOV).

For end customer

For end customers, we’ve concentrated all our efforts on delivering a great user experience in the latest ecommerce version, making significant improvements to both performance and design. Now, it’s easier for your customers to quickly find products and complete their purchases with ease.

Site speed

We’ve increased the speed of websites significantly in line with Google’s standards, resulting in reduced loading times and a better user experience.

Homepage

The homepage has undergone a complete transformation, boasting a refreshingly contemporary aesthetic coupled with a layout that seamlessly adapts to both mobile and web platforms.

Top navigation

You can highlight your top categories on the homepage, making it easier for your customers to access them.

Now you get customisable navigation titles and can select four categories to display. Your users can also see subcategories when hovering over a category.

Product catalogue

The product catalogue gets an all-new design. You can now see categories and subcategories on the left panel, filter and sorting options at the top and product tiles with full-width images.

We’ve also updated the search functionality with a better UI and better search results.

Guest checkout

By eliminating the mandatory account creation step during checkout, we’ve significantly simplified the purchasing process, enabling your customers to swiftly complete their transactions through our streamlined Guest Checkout option.

Product listing

You can enrich your product listing with additional product information in the expandable product sections so that it's easy for your customers to find what they want.

Conclusion

Aside from what’s listed above, we’ve added many other features your users will absolutely love.

And the best part?

You can enjoy all of this new functionality at the same price. Plus, if your store is already running on Studio Store, our support will reach out to you and bring it to the the newest version at no additional cost.

Get in touch with our team to explore Studio Store ecommerce further 👇