I am enjoying the newest version of Miva Merchant – version 5.5. The only “problem” I see is store owners are used to the streaming updates, click the familiar upgrade button and then have no idea why a few little things here and there have broken.
There are a few new features that have been added that could change the look and feel. The most noticeable is the addition of the HTML Profile – in this field hides the DOCTYPE, something very important and something that could make your CSS a little squirrelly. So do double check what DOCTYPE you might have been using and update as needed.
Speaking of CSS, the ability to upload your CSS file(s) via the admin has now been included.
And the much anticipated Dreamweaver Import/Export feature. It came in handy for recovering my look & feel from the beta store that I orphaned. My dev store had to be trashed and reinstalled. Before I trashed it, I did an Export. When the replacement came back online, I imported my look & feel. A few quirks here and there – yes, I need to pay closer attention and note them. In the mean time, THE best place for Miva Merchant help, still remains at the user forums. See you there.
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