Commerce Integration Framework GitHub Release Overview
Overview of System Requirements
Review the minimum system requirements in the table below for the CIF version that you are currently using or plan to use in the future.
| Component | System Requirements |
|---|---|
| CIF add-on | Minimum: Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) 6.5.7, Adobe Commerce 2.3.5 GraphQL schemas |
| CIF Core Components | System Requirements |
| AEM Project Archetype | System Requirements |
Release Date: November 2021
| Component | Version | Details |
|---|---|---|
| CIF add-on | 2021.11.18.00 | Software Distribution |
| CIF Core Components | 2.4.2 | GitHub |
| CIF Venia Reference Site | 2021.12.01 | GitHub |
What’s New
- Extended myAccount components that are based on Commerce’s extensible Peregrine components
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Authors can create ad-hoc Commerce Product Recommendations using additional recommendation types
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Support for gift cards in AEM Storefront
Release Date: October 2021
| Component | Version | Details |
|---|---|---|
| CIF add-on | 2021.10.20.02 | Software Distribution |
| CIF Core Components | 2.4.0 | GitHub |
| CIF Venia Reference Site | 2021.11.01 | GitHub |
What’s New
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The CIF add-on supports latest Commerce v2.4.3 with new GraphQL APIs and schemas
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Authors can add links to product and catalog pages in text fields using the rich text editor (RTE). A CIF icon has been added to the RTE toolbar that opens the pickers to quickly search and select the product or category without leaving the context.
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Existing pop-up shopping cart and checkout have been replaced with dedicated AEM shopping cart and checkout pages. The components on these pages are built using Adobe Commerce’s extensible Peregrine components
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Merchants can hide certain product catalog categories in the navigation using the Commerce backend. The CIF Navigation Core Component respects the commerce backend configuration “include in menu” to show / hide categories in navigation
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AEM Storefront Venia returns HTTP 404 error if category or product page is not found
Release Date: September 2021
| Component | Version | Details |
|---|---|---|
| CIF add-on | 2021.09.27 | Software Distribution |
| CIF Core Components | 2.2.0 | GitHub |
| CIF Venia Reference Site | 2021.09.23 | GitHub |
What’s New
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New “associated commerce content” tab in Sites editor increases author efficiency by quickly getting access to relevant AEM product content for the current context
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Improved product picker UI for better user experience, increased efficiency, and support for complex product catalog
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Respect “include_in_menu” property in navigation component
Bug fixes
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Menu cache flush is not working as expected
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JS errors during AEM CS deployment step and when not using client-side components
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Cannot create CIF cloud config in folders that have a sling:configs node
Release Date: August 2021
| Component | Version | Details |
|---|---|---|
| CIF add-on | 2021.09.02 | Software Distribution |
| CIF Core Components | 2.1.0 | GitHub |
| CIF Venia Reference Site | 2021.08.27 | GitHub |
What’s New
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New Category Picker UI for improved user experience, increased efficiency, and better support for complex product catalog
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Better A11Y support for CIF Core Components
Bug fixes
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Cannot close category filter accordion once it is open
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‘Call to action text’ property broken in product teaser
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CIF JS errors during AEM CS deployment step
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Fix raw product access for mapped product list items
Release Date: July 2021
| Component | Version | Details |
|---|---|---|
| CIF add-on | 2021.07.21 | Software Distribution |
| CIF Core Components | 2.0.0 | GitHub |
| CIF Venia Reference Site | 2021.07.22 | GitHub |
What’s New
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CIF Core Components v2
- Simplified and improved configurations for PDP/PLP URL and SEO
- Visual indicator for staged product data in authoring mode for better visibility of upcoming changes
- New sitemap component for content and commerce pages
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Support for Adobe Commerce Sensei Product Recommendation, powered by Adobe Sensei in AEM Storefront using pre-defined or on-the-fly created recommendations
Release Date: June 2021
| Component | Version | Details |
|---|---|---|
| CIF add-on | 2021.06.18 | Software Distribution |
| CIF Core Components | 1.12.0 | GitHub |
| CIF Venia Reference Site | 2021.06.12 | GitHub |
What’s New
- New CIF product and category reference data types for Content Fragments (Incl. product / category picker UI support)
- New Commerce Content Fragment Core Component
- Full-text commerce search supported in AEM backend
- Commerce Core Components support Adobe Commerce Sensei Recs data collection
- Improved SEO-friendly URLs for category pages
- Support for custom HTTP headers per site/config
Release Date: May 2021
| Component | Version | Details |
|---|---|---|
| CIF add-on | 2021.05.26 | Software Distribution |
| CIF Core Components | 1.11.0 | GitHub |
| CIF Venia Reference Site | 2021.05.24 | GitHub |
What’s New
- Pagination support for associated content in product console properties
Bug fixes
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Asset thumbnails not displayed in Asset tab of product properties
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Breadcrumb resets preview data in product console
Release Date: April 2021
| Component | Version | Details |
|---|---|---|
| CIF add-on | 2021.04.22 | Software Distribution |
| CIF Core Components | 1.10.0 | GitHub |
| CIF Venia Reference Site | 2021.04.22 | GitHub |
What’s New
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Support for category UID - This unlocks third-party commerce integrations for systems that use Strings for category ids
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AEM extension for PWA Studio incl. example integration
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New CIF navigation core component that extends WCM navigation core component
Bug fixes
- The root category field was not displayed under the commerce tab in the page properties of category pages
Release Date: March 2021
| GitHub | Version | Detailed Release Notes |
|---|---|---|
| CIF Connector | 1.9.0 | Release Notes |
| CIF Core Components | 1.9.0 | Release Notes |
| CIF Venia Reference Site | 2021.03.25 | Release Notes |
What’s new
- Support for Adobe Commerce 2.4.2
What’s Improved
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Improved reusability of product detail component for content driven pages
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Better caching and less backend calls for PDPs
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Multiple bug fixes.
Release Date: February 2021
| GitHub | Version | Detailed Release Notes |
|---|---|---|
| CIF Connector | 1.8.0 | Release Notes |
| CIF Core Components | 1.8.0 | Release Notes |
| CIF Venia Reference Site | 2021.02.24 | Release Notes |
What’s New
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Product Experience Management: Enrich product catalog pages individually with Experience Fragments.
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Extended product console properties to show linked Assets and Experience Fragments, including action to quickly navigate to the associated content.
What’s Improved
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Enhanced client-side data layer with product image url and category information.
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Multiple bug fixes.
Release Date: January 2021
| GitHub | Version | Detailed Release Notes |
|---|---|---|
| CIF Connector | 1.7.0 | Release Notes |
| CIF Core Components | 1.7.0 | Release Notes |
| CIF Venia Reference Site | 2021.02.02 | Release Notes |
What’s New
- Product Experience Management: New ‘Commerce’ property tab for Assets and Experience Fragments. This tab enables you to link Assets and Experience Fragments to products & categories. The tab also shows real-time data for linked commerce objects and a link to show details in the product console.
What’s Improved
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Send user data after authentication to Adobe Client Data Layer.
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Multiple bug fixes.
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