Changelog

POS Cafe Tile v2.0:

• Add to Cart Performance: Significant refactoring to improve the speed and responsiveness of adding items to the cart, resulting in a faster and smoother checkout experience.
• Cart Transform Improvements: Optimised cart transform logic to reduce processing time and improve reliability when items, modifiers, and order rules are applied.
• Core Refactoring: Internal refactoring across the POS UI Extension to improve performance, maintainability, and overall stability of the POS Cafe Tile.

New Features:

• Order Types: Introducing full support for structured order fulfillment types, including For Here, To Go, Pickup, Drive Thru, Delivery, and Curbside.
  • Enable or disable specific order types per location for complete operational flexibility;
  • Set a default order type per location to streamline workflows for your team;
  • Support for mixed order types within a single order — assign order types at the item level for maximum accuracy;
  • Order types now flow through to both order tickets and Fresh KDS, ensuring your team always knows how items are being fulfilled.

Order Tickets:

• Filter by POS Register: Filter incoming order tickets by POS register, allowing multi-register cafes to route orders more intelligently.
• Single Item Tickets: Optionally print individual tickets for each item in an order — perfect for cup labels, sticky labels, and high-volume barista stations.

POS Tile:

• New Settings Page: Added a dedicated settings page within the POS Tile for easier configuration directly on the device.
• Register Devices: Devices can now be registered with the admin, enabling register-specific filtering for order tickets and improved reporting.

Admin:

• Numerous bug fixes, performance improvements, and refinements to core functionality for increased stability.

Webhook / Order Processing API:

• Stability improvements and bug fixes to ensure more reliable order processing and webhook handling.

New Features:

• Location Timezone Picker: Implemented timezone picker for each location to ensure accurate availability and scheduling windows for customers in Online Ordering.
• Collection Visibility: Granular control over collection visibility on POS vs Online Ordering using Shopify's Sales Channel settings.

General Improvements & Fixes:

• Admin Performance: UI tweaks and under-the-hood optimizations for a faster, smoother admin experience.
• Order Processing: Rebuilt processing API for faster order tickets and more reliable Fresh KDS notifications.
• Timezone Management: Overhauled timezone logic for Online Ordering to ensure accurate availability and scheduling windows for customers.

Core Performance & Reliability (Under‑the‑hood):

• Order webhooks: Complete rewrite of our processing pipeline for faster, more reliable, and more robust execution under load. Includes improved idempotency and retry handling to avoid duplicates and gracefully recover from transient errors.
• FreshKDS integration: Deep refactor of our KDS data flow to reduce latency, increase stability during network blips, and improve device sync behaviour across locations and prep areas.
• Order Tickets & Print server: Major overhaul of the ticketing and print queue services for faster template rendering and non‑blocking print dispatch. Improved resilience with automatic retries and better connectivity for Epson Server Direct Print and Star CloudPRNT devices.

What this means for you:

• Quicker, more consistent updates to KDS screens and printers during peak times;
• Fewer transient failures and reduced duplication from webhook events;
• No setup changes required - improvements apply automatically.

Plus ongoing stability fixes and performance improvements.

FreshKDS Integration:

• You can now send multiple Prep Areas to a single FreshKDS screen.

Online Ordering:

• Many bug fixes & improved core functionality.

POS Cafe Tile:

• Draft & Hidden products are now filtered out of both the collections & modifiers lists;
• Many bug fixes & improved core functionality.

Shopify POS Pro - Code Snippet Improvements:

• Added many improvements, options and customizations. Learn more.

Admin:

• Many bug fixes & improved core functionality.

POS Cafe Tile v2.0:

• Speed Boost: Utilises Shopify’s new direct API access & storage api - POS Cafe items and modifiers are now accessed & stored locally on the device for lightning-fast load times;
• Accurate Analytics: Sales from POS Cafe items now flow into Shopify's reports and analytics with full accuracy;
• Automatic Discounts: Supports Shopify’s automatic discounts based on collections, no manual setup needed;
• Tax Support: Seamlessly respects Shopify’s tax settings and overrides for proper compliance at the register;
• Inventory Warnings: Displays alerts for out-of-stock items when inventory tracking is enabled, helping prevent sell-through errors.

Admin:

• Fixed issue with the Collection Picker not showing new collections.

Receipt Printer Support:

• New Feature: Added support for external receipt printers using Epson Server Direct Print and Star CloudPRNT — connect receipt printers directly to POS Cafe servers for printing order tickets;
• Assign multiple prep areas to a single receipt printer for flexible kitchen workflows;
• Configure up to 3 printed copies per order ticket, tailored to your operation’s needs.

Draft Orders:

• New Feature: Items added to Shopify draft orders now send to both receipt printers and FreshKDS — enabling open order / tab management directly within POS Cafe.

Online Ordering:

• Many bug fixes & improved core functionality.