We are pleased to share the latest updates to the Jonas Sports Solutions.
This release focuses on enhancing functionality, improving performance, and resolving key issues to provide a more robust and user-friendly experience.
Accessibility Update: WCAG 2.1 AA Compliance
We are working to ensure all eCommerce platforms meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 AA standards. This improves navigation and usability for all users, including those with visual, motor or cognitive impairments.
Improved colour contrast and text readability in template ( excludes club branding )
Better keyboard navigation support
Enhanced screen reader compatibility
Clearer focus states and link structures
Review your content: Check banners, promo tiles, product descriptions and homepage content to make sure they are accessible and don't rely on images alone to convey key information.
Avoid low-contrast graphics: Ensure any marketing assets or uploaded images meet minimum contrast ratios.
Check alt text: When adding or updating images, include meaningful alt text where applicable.
Test your storefront: Navigate key user journeys (e.g. homepage to checkout) using keyboard-only input and report anything that doesn't work as expected.
If you're unsure whether something meets the guidelines, we're happy to assist or provide further resources.
User manuals and additional documentation will be shared soon.
We're rolling out the new E-Gift Card module to offer customers a flexible, personalised gifting option across both online and in-store channels.
Email Delivery (Instant or Scheduled)
E-Gift Cards are sent to the recipient by email either immediately after the order is released or on a scheduled date selected during checkout.
Branded Look and Feel
The design reflects your store's branding, including logo, colours and style.
Custom Greetings
Customers can include a personalised message with each gift card.
Flexible Values
Buyers can choose the amount they want to send, within limits that you set.
Online and In-Store Redemption
E-Gift Cards can be used across both your eCommerce site and physical stores.
Custom Email Templates
You can control the email layout and messaging to match your brand tone.
User manuals with setup instructions and configuration options will be shared shortly.
You can now group related products as “siblings†in the back office to improve how shoppers discover and interact with variations of the same item.
Link Related Products
Easily group product variations (such as different colours, sizes or styles) so they appear together on the product page.
Improved Browsing Experience
Shoppers can move between related items more smoothly, reducing friction and helping them find what they want faster.
Boost Cross-Selling Opportunities
Sibling products are shown together, making it easier to suggest alternatives, upsells or other variations.
User manuals with setup instructions and configuration options will be shared shortly.
(New Module - Please get in touch with Account Manager to find out more)
Our new Dynamic Product Ranking system helps you surface the right products at the right time by automatically adjusting the order in which items appear based on key performance and commercial factors.
Automatic Updates
Product rankings are recalculated regularly, no manual sorting needed.
Scoring Based on Key Factors
Rankings are driven by a weighted score that considers:
Newness
Price (before discounts)
Percentage off (discount depth)
Stock urgency
Recent sales volume
Profit margin
This gives you more control over what appears first without constant manual effort.
Feature Enhancement: Basket Sidebar
Improved design and functionality for a smoother checkout journey
We've updated the Basket Sidebar to make it more interactive and user-friendly across devices, helping customers manage their cart without losing their place on the site.
Quantity Selection and Item Removal
Shoppers can now change quantities or remove items directly from the sidebar.
Real-Time Updates
The sidebar reflects product changes instantly when items are added or removed.
Cleaner Experience
Users can simply close the sidebar to continue browsing. There's no need for a “Continue Shopping†button.
Mobile-Friendly Layout
The updated design works smoothly across all screen sizes.
Free Delivery Message
A dynamic message will show how much more the customer needs to spend to qualify for free shipping.
Discount Breakdown
Applied promotions or discount codes are clearly shown, improving transparency.
(New Module - Please get in touch with Account Manager to find out more)
Fortress Pay is now available as an online and in-store payment option, allowing customers to pay for their orders using E-Cash, either partially or in full.
Flexible Payment
Customers can split their payment between Fortress Pay and other methods at checkout.
Smooth Checkout Flow
Fortress Pay appears alongside existing payment options for a seamless experience.
Order Tracking
Payments made via Fortress Pay are clearly identified in the back office for easy reporting.
(New Module - Please get in touch with Account Manager to find out more)
We're excited to introduce the Birl integration, designed to support your sustainability goals and streamline customer trade-in experiences.
Supports Sustainability and ESG
Birl helps promote environmentally friendly practices by enabling easy trade-ins and product lifecycle management.
Seamless Transition
Customers can access the Birl hosted page directly from your product pages, creating a smooth journey without leaving your site.
Unified Experience
Catalogue information and customer account history are shared via API, providing consistent and up-to-date data across platforms.
Trade-In Rewards
After a successful trade-in, customers receive a discount code automatically generated as a reward.
Redeem Discount Codes Anywhere
Trade-in discount codes can be redeemed both online and in physical retail stores.
We've made several updates to improve how things work and give you better control and insight.
Digital products are now sent directly via email, removing the need for delivery address selection at checkout.
Customers can clearly see which products are digital or physical throughout their shopping and checkout experience.
Clearer Setup - Added a digital product checkbox in stock amendment.
The Your Friends tab now shows clearer messaging when searching by email, displaying “Searching for [email address or supporter number]†to make it easier to know who you're looking for.
The wishlist search results now highlights the friend's name/email address for quicker identification.
To keep things simple and clear, we've removed the birthday field from this view.
The system now automatically detects training ground branches based on branch settings. This simplifies management with clearer messages and a more user-friendly interface through auto-filled dropdowns and buttons.
Stock weights and sizes now appear in your Channable product feeds, providing more complete product details for your listings.
The text editor has been upgraded to the latest version, offering smoother and more reliable editing across the platform. It now also supports browser spell check for easier error spotting while you write.
Delivery methods linked to existing orders can no longer be deleted, helping to prevent accidental disruptions and keep order processing running smoothly.
Richer Sales and Stock Reports
Reports now include product details by style and size, giving you clearer insights for better decision-making.
Improved Style Imports
CSV imports for stock and style data now handle size fields more reliably, reducing errors caused by date formatting.
Accurate Branch Reporting
Reports now check all relevant branches to ensure the data you see is complete and accurate.
Pickface Enhancements
You can now sort by walk sequences and manage bulk availability more easily, making warehouse tasks more efficient.
Faster Pickface Report
The Pickface report has been optimised for speed and reliability, preventing timeouts and improving overall performance.
Back Office Security
Session tokens have been added to enhance protection and help prevent unauthorised access to the back office.
Improved Email Deliverability
Email settings have been updated to reduce the chance of receipts and wholesale emails being blocked by spam filters, improving reliability.
Product Listing Decals
We've adjusted the size of product decals in mobile view to prevent them from overlapping or covering key parts of the product images. This ensures a cleaner, more user-friendly browsing experience on smaller screens.
Stock Amendment - Personalisation
General look and feel Improvements. Product personalisation is now available under Personalisation section
Barcode Crashing Issue: Resolved a bug where invalid barcodes could cause the script to crash, resulting in blank product pages.
New Window Link: Fixed a bug where links set to open in a new window were not opening in a new tab as expected.
Basket Add Close Icon: Resolved an issue where the close button was missing from the basket pop-up when validation failed, particularly affecting mobile users.
Carousel Display Logic: Fixed an issue where homepage carousels were displaying an incorrect number of images due to mismatches with existing carousel configurations.
Gift Voucher Date Selector: Resolved a bug in telesales where the date selector for gift vouchers was not working correctly.
Returns Note for DNAPayments: Fixed an issue where return notes were not being recorded during partial card refunds in telesales.
Adyen Refund & Loyalty Cards: Fixed a bug where refunds were incorrectly linked to the wrong payment. Refunds now correctly reference the original Adyen transaction.
Country Name Validation (API): Fixed a bug where country names were recorded instead of codes in the order API, causing validation failures in the back office.
Price Change Maintenance: Fixed an issue where non-numeric values could be entered for supplier cost price. The field now properly validates numeric input only.
Promotion Analysis Report: Fixed a bug where promotion discounts were not displaying correctly due to incorrect calculation logic.
Stock Report â€" Selected Branches: Fixed multiple issues that caused incorrect or incomplete results when running the stock report for specific branches.
Stuck Branch Restocking Pick Note Batch: Resolved a bug where branch restocking pick note batches were getting stuck and not clearing after extended periods.
Stocktake Branch Lock: Fixed an issue where locked branches were preventing users from updating stocktakes.
0 Quantity Stock Movement Adjustments: Only empty/unset quantities now trigger errors, preventing unintended movements.
Wholesale Invoice Date: Fixed an issue allowing invalid past dates during invoice creation and ensured stock movements use the correct invoice date.
Wholesale SI Model Company Coded: Corrected a bug in the logic handling Sell Inc. VAT Less % models for clubs using the new SI model structure.
Sales Audit Extract: Fixed an issue in the field name that was preventing the correct display of average cost values.
Search Report Pagination: Fixed an issue where the status filter was lost when navigating between pages in the search report.
Order by Country Report â€" Returns: Resolved a bug causing duplicate return lines to appear in the IOSS version of the report.
Stock Valuation Report â€" Supplier Name: Fixed a bug that prevented the supplier name from appearing in the report.
Bulk Import â€" Webdept Export: Fixed CSV output to remove extra commas and clarified the instructions for downloading the correct template.
GRN Invoice Matching: Addressed issues with GRN invoice matching, particularly for zero-value and partially invoiced lines.
Debtors ID and Nominal Code: Fixed a configuration issue where these fields were not being enforced. They are now required when GP Config is enabled.
Avalara Tax Lines: Resolved errors when cancelling orders with missing Avalara tax line data by adding a safe bypass.
Returns to Supplier 'Zero Cost': Fixed a bug preventing supplier returns at zero cost. Such returns can now be processed without affecting the product's latest cost.
Prolog/Club Cancellations: Fixed a bug that blocked cancellations when Teamcard was unavailable. Orders now cancel correctly, with proper error feedback shown.
APC Label Generation: Fixed issues with APC label generation and added support for custom despatch rule selection in Carrier File Maintenance.
APC Weight Mismatches: Resolved problems with incorrect weights being sent to APC. Behaviour is now configurable through Carrier File Maintenance.
Auction Dashboard: New auction management dashboard.
Reporting Sage Extract: New Sage data extraction report (*)
Data Obfuscation Enabled the ability to clear historic customer transaction data. (*)
Invoice Matching Enhancement: You can now enter the total cost to match the invoice.
Dispatched Orders Validation:
A new validation message prevents dispatching orders when a required patch is missing.
Added support for PNG club logos on delivery notes.
Simple Stock Creation: The supplier item code length has been extended from 14 to 20 characters for simpler stock creation.
Database Statistics Update: Fortress data has been added to database statistics.
Customer Orders Hold/Release: Minor wording changes have been made to the "Hold/Release" feature for third-party order filters to improve clarity.
Gift Vouchers: Gift voucher balances are now automatically cancelled after being returned.
Personalisation:
A new WSL font has been added under stock Personalisation for shirt preview.
Enabled the personalisation block rule for squad names.
Improved error handling for the new personalisation rule in stock amendments.
MCR Enhancements:
Halo and Lalo Amount Added.
Payment Codes Now Retrieved Directly from the Database.
Added the ability to apply discounts at the promotion level during transactions.
The season ticket discount button now uses the promo group.
Added support for line-level discount reasons.
MCR import references are now taken directly from transactions instead of using an overnight script.
Adjusted sales reporting to use the new till options for branches.
Customer Order Report : The customer order extract report now includes the dispatch date.
Search Report : Pagination has been added to the search report script.
Stock Enquiry : A "non-stock holding" label has been added to the stock enquiry.
Promotion Maintenance : Added restrictions on web promotion code deletions when already redeemed against an order.
Removed unsupported characters in EPOS downloads.
Fixed an issue in the EPOS account sales report where split payment orders were not reported correctly.
Corrected the invoice posting date reset and adjusted the GRN posting date in Dynamics GP.
Fixed GP dashboard auto API total match issues.
Resolved VAT calculation issues on the Wholesale Sales Posting report.
Fixed duplicated colour swatches on the listing page.
Fixed image processing errors in Alvio.
Resolved an issue where "preview only" items appeared under related products.
Fixed the "Spend Over Threshold" promotion to account for item-level discounts.
Corrected bundle functionality in the Trade Development Centre.
Adjusted the email footer image alignment from centre to left.
Fixed the line value to reflect the unit price and corrected the order total amount in AGL.
Fixed reprint label issues with Deutsche Post Carrier.
Resolved sales reporting issues where reports were not running in some cases.
Fixed Amazon Pay declines caused by decimal point errors.
Corrected third-party tracking URLs for Alvio, Terrace, and Fourex.
Fixed country-related issues with Click and Collect using Adyen.
Resolved a telesales issue where the Click and Collect charge was not added during checkout.
Added parameters to prevent emails from being marked as spam.
Corrected an issue where Teamcard loyalty points were not being added.
Updated partner promotion maintenance to replace symbols and spaces with hyphens and removed forced lowercase from page redirects.
Set Avalara's default tax type when not selected and corrected tax calculations for promotional amounts.
Fixed duplication issues when receiving stock for the in-transit branch.
Corrected the default squad team selection in the product personalisation section.
Single Sign On - Addressed the issue where Customer address details were missing.
Fixed an issue where the Personalisation Preview was not displaying correctly when using multiple fonts.
Enhanced the handling of "No Sale" transactions from MCR for better accuracy and clarity.
Introduced lockout limits for MCR tills, preventing transactions above a high amount and below a low amount.
Resolved the Mintsoft collect orders despatching issue.
Prevented duplicated stock movements by ignoring recreated movements already sent to GP.
Updated the GP purchase invoice API to handle invoice matching across multiple branches.
Fixed the branch transfer process to prevent duplicate transfers caused by double-clicking the button.
Ensured Alvio correctly picks only third-party items.
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Native App APIs - Order Creation / Cancellation / Despatching / Purchase Orders / Inventory(*)
Paperless Warehouse - Picking(*)
Feedonomics Integration (Tiktok, Facebook etc.)
Parcelhub Integration
Yinzcam SSO Integration
Microsoft Dynamics GP Integration
Paperless Transfers