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Changelog
All the latest updates and improvements to Astra.
March 2026
- ▸Improved stability when reverting bulk edit tasks for deleted products
- ▸Performance optimization for product count queries
February 2026
- ▸Reduced false alerts for automation flows
- ▸Fixed bulk inventory update for stores with more than 250 variants
- ▸Improved async task processing performance with database indexing
January 2026
- ▸New: Support for product "Unlisted" status in bulk editor
November 2025
- ▸Improved handling of combined listing products
- ▸Updated AI configuration for better product content generation
September 2025
- ▸Performance improvements: reduced event processing costs
- ▸Infrastructure upgrade with Redis for faster caching
- ▸Improved product sync reliability via webhooks
July 2025
- ▸New: MCP (Model Context Protocol) integration with API key support
- ▸New: Edit product template suffix
- ▸Improved CSV import: better handling of UTF-8 files, whitespace trimming, and error recovery
- ▸Spreadsheet campaign improvements: status filtering, item statistics, and revert support
June 2025
- ▸New: CSV/Spreadsheet Import — import products, variants, and inventory from CSV files
- ▸Analyze and preview import files before applying changes
- ▸Revert imported changes if needed
- ▸Cloud file upload for reliable import processing
May 2025
- ▸New: Yearly billing option for better value
- ▸New: Export product images as ZIP file
- ▸Announcement Bar: added promotion and pricing features
- ▸Upgraded Shopify API version for better compatibility
April 2025
- ▸Announcement Bar: added audience targeting and scheduling
- ▸New: Countdown timer bar for promotions
- ▸New: Product title first word merge tag for dynamic content
- ▸Improved concurrency control for automation flows
March 2025
- ▸New: Announcement Bar — create and customize announcement bars with AI-generated styles
- ▸Bar features: search, publish/unpublish, duplicate, event tracking
- ▸Save campaigns as drafts before publishing
- ▸AI-powered bar style generation
February 2025
- ▸New: Set price based on weight unit
- ▸New: Clear SEO fields in bulk
- ▸Improved error handling for inventory updates
- ▸Performance monitoring with web vitals metrics
January 2025
- ▸New: Bulk edit product category
- ▸Improved performance and reduced webhook costs for inactive stores
- ▸Better handling of missing product variants during updates
December 2024
- ▸Auto-abort batch jobs for frozen or closed stores
- ▸Improved app stability during installation process
- ▸Better error handling for spreadsheet operations
November 2024
- ▸New: Bulk AI — generate SEO titles and meta descriptions with AI for multiple products at once
- ▸Added DeepSeek AI model option
- ▸AI credit usage tracking and billing
- ▸Improved bulk edit campaign management with status filtering
October 2024
- ▸New: Edit HS Code and Country of Origin fields
- ▸New: Edit Compare at Price with tag-based rules
- ▸New: Edit Requires Shipping and Tracked Inventory fields
- ▸Migrated store API to GraphQL for better performance
- ▸Added campaign rerun capability
September 2024
- ▸New: Edit product metafields in bulk
- ▸New: Variant price properties for advanced filtering
- ▸Migrated to new Shopify Products API (GraphQL) for faster operations
- ▸Data retention enabled for all users
- ▸Recurring bulk edit scheduling improvements
August 2024
- ▸Continued migration to new Shopify Products API
- ▸New: Publish/unpublish products via new API
- ▸New: AI product editing via GraphQL API
- ▸Auto-update app scopes on login
- ▸Product image export improvements
July 2024
- ▸Improved spreadsheet export: timezone handling, file naming, and validation
- ▸Better recurring campaign naming with dates
- ▸Proxy location caching for faster operations
June 2024
- ▸New: CSV Export — export products, variants, and inventory to CSV files
- ▸Support for scheduled spreadsheet campaigns
- ▸Improved export field handling and delivery options
May 2024
- ▸New: Spreadsheet export with delivery via email or cloud storage
- ▸Recurring spreadsheet campaign support
- ▸Export filtering and field customization
April 2024
- ▸Product automation made free for all users
- ▸Improved campaign batch processing and maintenance
- ▸Better error handling for SKU and tag editing
March 2024
- ▸New: Edit SKU field in bulk
- ▸New: Bulk edit product tags
- ▸New: Product created date filter for automation
- ▸New: Auto-tag template with custom merge tags
- ▸Data retention system for better storage management
February 2024
- ▸New: Product Automation — automated workflows triggered by product changes
- ▸Automation templates: hide out-of-stock, auto-publish, auto-tag
- ▸Flow batch jobs for processing existing products
- ▸New: Set text prefix edit action
- ▸New: Daily recurring campaigns
- ▸Subscription management improvements
January 2024
- ▸New: Product Analytics dashboard with charts
- ▸New: Flow templates for quick automation setup
- ▸New: Product tags field support in filters
- ▸Image editor billing and credit system
- ▸Improved campaign performance caching