November 2024 Updates:

Strengthening Your Crowdfunding Foundation

As autumn settles in, we’re focusing on strengthening the core of your crowdfunding experience. Our November updates bring targeted improvements across the IgnitionDeck ecosystem, particularly to compatibility, stability, and user experience.

WordPress and Technical Updates

We’ve been hard at work ensuring IgnitionDeck runs smoothly on current platforms. Our latest release has been thoroughly tested with WordPress 6.6.2, keeping your crowdfunding projects in sync with the latest WordPress innovations. We’ve addressed several key compatibility issues for those running modern PHP environments, including fixes for Deck Builder functionality, Fee Mods processing with payment gateways, and WooCommerce order management in PHP 8 environments.

Enhanced Payment Processing

The AffiliateWP module has received a complete overhaul, modernizing its integration with current AffiliateWP practices. This update ensures smoother affiliate tracking and rewards distribution, which is significant for projects leveraging affiliate marketing for broader reach.

We’ve also refined our payment processing, particularly around Stripe Checkout and CoinPayments integrations. A notable fix addresses price accuracy in “Pay What You Want” scenarios, ensuring that modified values are correctly processed and recorded in your crowdfunding orders.

Block Theme Compatibility

We’ve resolved template rendering issues for creators using modern WordPress block themes that affected project displays and checkout forms. These improvements ensure your campaigns maintain a professional appearance regardless of your chosen theme.

Project Progress Tracking

We’ve introduced new troubleshooting capabilities to help maintain accurate project progress tracking. The new sync function between IDC orders and IDCF orders ensures your front-end project progress accurately reflects funds received – critical for maintaining transparency with your backers.

Better Social Sharing

Recognizing the power of word-of-mouth in crowdfunding success, we’ve implemented new social sharing hooks. These additions make it easier for project creators and supporters to share campaign updates at key moments, particularly after backing a project.

Quick Tip for Campaign Success

Here’s a practical strategy to amplify your project’s reach: Follow up within 24 hours with a personal thank-you message and a ready-to-share update when someone backs your project. A simple template like “I just backed [Project Name] because [quick reason]!” gives supporters an easy way to spread the word while their excitement is fresh. Our new social sharing features make this process more streamlined than ever.

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Looking Forward

These updates reflect our ongoing commitment to providing a robust, reliable platform for your crowdfunding projects. While we’ve focused heavily on technical improvements this month, these enhancements create a stronger foundation for your campaigns to thrive.

For complete technical details, you can find the full release notes for each plugin here:

ID Social Release Notes

IgnitionDeck Framework Release Notes

IgnitionDeck Crowdfunding Release Notes

IgnitionDeck Commerce Release Notes