Last year we sent out a user survey to all the merchants using SureCart. We wanted to know what matters to them and what they want to see in SureCart.

Most of the results were expected because we truly make an effort to listen to all of our users and take action. After all, we are making SureCart for you.

For the past 6 months we have been working on your feedback, and we plan to release SureCart v3 this summer.

What Is SureCart v3?

The main goals that we aim to achieve are:

• Extensive no-code visual customization options, so you can effortlessly achieve any design you can imagine
• Significant speed improvements leveraging new technologies recently added to WordPress
• Pave the way for native page builder integrations for Bricks Builder first, and maybe Elementor second

A lot will change under the hood for v3, and we want to release it all at the same time.

We will have an extended beta period because if you have custom CSS changing the style of SureCart components, you may need to adjust your custom CSS.

We are moving away from the Shadow DOM. This will make a lot of things easier, but it could introduce some styling conflicts with your theme and plugins. So we need to proceed carefully.

What the release will include:

• Convert the product pages to a custom post type. This will open up the floodgates to custom fields, custom query loops, and so much more
• Shop page converted to the Interactivity API, and eliminating the Shadow DOM. The product list block will be all new with expanded customization options and child components.
• Product page converted to the Interactivity API, and eliminating the Shadow DOM. All blocks are all new with expanded customization options.
• Cart converted to the Interactivity API, and eliminating the Shadow DOM.

The checkout and customer area will not be converted just yet. This will happen later in the year. We just need some time to rethink both.

To understand the depth, these conversions basically mean we have rebuilt everything from scratch for performance and customizability.

The benefits will be:

• Massive speed improvements
• Massive customization options improvements
• Paves the way for us to build page builder integrations
• And so much more…

The wait will be worth it.

And here is the first sneak peek of this new version of SureCart.

You will see the unique layouts and designs you can accomplish as well as the instant load time.

These are some layouts the team quickly put together to test how far you can go customizing the design.

We can’t wait to see what our merchants build.