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Changelog

What’s new in Sumzy

Every notable change, newest first. The WooCommerce plugin follows semantic versioning; the Shopify app ships continuously.

2.9.3Latest
Fixed
  • The review count beside each topic in the storefront widget was too light to read comfortably on the Light, Lumen and Paper looks. It now meets the AA contrast standard on every look, in every state.
  • Pointing at a topic now clearly highlights it on all six looks. The highlight was faint on Ink and absent altogether on Dark and Aurora, and it is stronger than before on the other three.
  • On older browsers the Light, Paper, Ink and Lumen looks showed no highlight at all, neither when pointing at a topic nor when one was open. They now match what current browsers show.
  • The outline around an opened topic was too faint to meet the accessibility standard on the four light looks, where it is the main sign that a topic is open. Dark and Aurora were already correct.
2.9.2
Added
  • Sumzy now records a few admin events so we can see which parts of the plugin merchants actually use: when a summary is approved, hidden, shown or edited, and when a Regenerate all run starts, finishes or fails. These records carry no review text, no product names and no customer data. The privacy policy lists exactly what is sent and how to object.
Improved
  • The widget look names in Settings now match the names used everywhere else in Sumzy: Light, Paper, Ink, Dark, Lumen, and Aurora. Only the labels changed, so the look you picked stays exactly as it was.
Fixed
  • Products that have enough reviews but only very short ones now get their own status. Sumzy shows "Needs more detail" with a plain explanation, instead of "Not enough reviews" next to a count that could read higher than the threshold you set. These products also settle straight away, rather than sitting on "Generating" and then being marked failed, and their sentiment badge no longer holds a reading from before.
  • The block editor now says what your live product page will actually show. Manual placement is a Professional and above feature, so on Essentials the block preview no longer promises a summary that does not render there, and it points you to automatic placement, which every plan includes. If your subscription is not active it says that plainly instead, and confirms your generated summaries are kept.
2.9.1
Improved
  • Choosing to remove all data on uninstall now clears every remaining Sumzy setting from your database, so nothing is left behind.
Fixed
  • Your review totals now count only real reviews. A comment that is blank, or contains nothing but spaces, no longer counts toward a product's review total.
  • Regenerate all no longer stalls. If the connection to the AI service drops for a moment mid run, the progress bar recovers and the run finishes on its own instead of sitting unfinished.
2.9.0
Added
  • A redesigned "Sumzy at a glance" dashboard widget. See your live summary coverage, how many products do not yet have enough reviews, and anything waiting for approval, plus a sentiment snapshot and the products that need your attention, without leaving your WordPress dashboard.
Improved
  • The dashboard widget now opens instantly on any catalog size. It prepares its numbers in the background instead of calculating them while the page loads, so it adds no delay.
  • A short note makes it clear that summaries refresh on their own as new reviews come in, so a longer gap since the last update is normal.
2.8.2
Improved
  • Faster storefront and admin performance on large catalogs, with fewer database writes on every page load.
  • Hardened the admin actions and background scheduling so everything stays reliable as your store grows.
Fixed
  • Cleaner uninstall and deactivation, so no leftover settings or scheduled tasks are left behind, including on multisite stores.
Improved
  • Faster, more reliable summary generation across large catalogs, so a full-store run keeps going without stalling.
Fixed
  • Summaries now hide promptly on the storefront if a subscription lapses, and error messages point you to support when something needs attention.
2.8.1
Improved
  • The tone picker now shows a short description on each card, so you can pick the right voice at a glance.
  • Refreshed the tone descriptions, with a more refined Elegant voice and a plainer, more factual Professional.
2.8.0
Added
  • Two new summary voices. Vivid leans on the sensory words your reviewers actually used, like taste, texture, and scent, so it suits food, coffee, cosmetics, and handmade goods. Elegant is a refined, expressive voice with a sense of glamour and class, for fashion, jewelry, beauty, and luxury.
Changed
  • The tone picker now offers six voices: Balanced, Concise, Friendly, Professional, Vivid, and Elegant. The old Detailed option folds into Balanced, which already writes a fuller summary on rich review sets. Vivid leans on the sensory words your reviewers actually used, like taste, texture, and scent, so it suits food, coffee, cosmetics, and handmade goods. Elegant is a refined, expressive voice with a sense of glamour and class, for fashion, jewelry, beauty, and luxury. Professional is now a plainer, more strictly factual voice. Every voice still shows the real negatives; tone never changes the facts.
Fixed
  • Bulk regenerate now uses the tone you selected, instead of always writing in Balanced.
Added
  • Two new summary voices. Vivid uses the sensory words your reviewers wrote, and Elegant is a refined, expressive voice with a sense of glamour and class, for fashion, jewelry, beauty, and luxury.
Changed
  • The tone picker now offers six voices: Balanced, Concise, Friendly, Professional, Vivid, and Elegant. The old Detailed option folds into Balanced. Vivid uses the sensory words your reviewers wrote; Elegant is a refined, expressive voice with a sense of glamour and class, for fashion, jewelry, and luxury; and Professional is now a plainer, more strictly factual voice. Every voice still shows the real negatives.
2.7.2
Improved
  • The Settings page now leads with your live status, and the "Your plan includes" panel moved to a collapsible section at the bottom.
  • Removed some low-signal admin notices to cut clutter.
2.7.1
Improved
  • Refreshed the wp-admin styling across the setup wizard, dashboard, and Catalog Insights, with clearer visual hierarchy.
  • Clearer controls for approving and hiding summaries.
  • Catalog Insights now shows a plain "not enough reviews yet" note for products below the review threshold, instead of an empty placeholder.
2.7.0
Added
  • A status card in wp-admin that tells you where you stand: trial countdown, whether the widget has been seen on your storefront, setup progress, and the products that are one or two reviews away from their first summary.
  • A faster setup wizard: one-click instant setup with sensible defaults, progress that saves so you can resume where you left off, and your own product's summary generated and shown live while you set up.
  • A What's new feed in Settings and a plan card that lists everything your plan includes, with the theme preset swatches.
Changed
  • A summary now needs at least 5 reviews (was 3). Stores that set their own threshold keep it.
Improved
  • Error messages now say what to do next, with a matching action button.
Added
  • Shopify native product reviews (metaobjects) as a review source. No token needed; pick it on the Connect step.
  • A status card at the top of Settings: trial countdown, published summary count, review provider health, and setup progress.
  • A smoother onboarding: instant setup after your review app connects, progress that resumes where you left off, and your first summary appears live during setup.
  • A What's new banner and a billing page that lists what your plan includes.
Changed
  • A summary now needs at least 5 reviews (was 3).
  • Rebuilt the app home with a setup checklist and a returning-merchant dashboard, and reorganised Settings into clearer sections.
Improved
  • Errors now show plain language with a fix action instead of a raw code.
  • The storefront review summary widget now matches Sumzy's design system, with clearer sentiment styling and a tidy state for products that do not have enough reviews yet.
2.6.0
Added
  • Catalog Insights, rebuilt as a reporting dashboard: your key numbers, what reviewers focus on with mention counts, a sentiment trend over time, your rating spread, and the products rated lowest.
Changed
  • Removed the small Sumzy mark from the review-summary widget for a cleaner look. The "by Sumzy" credit and the AI-generated notice are unchanged.
Improved
  • Review themes written in different word orders or languages now group into one, so the list is cleaner and counts are not split.
  • The WooCommerce and Shopify Insights pages now share one look and colour set.
Added
  • Summaries rebuilt on the App Home index table: count tabs, sort, bulk actions, and a details drawer.
Changed
  • Catalog Insights redesigned to match the WooCommerce reporting dashboard.
Improved
  • Navigation now matches the WooCommerce admin, with server-side sentiment filtering for faster, more accurate lists.
2.4.0
Added
  • A "Retrying" status appears on summaries that are automatically recovering from a temporary hiccup, so a short delay no longer looks like a failure.
Improved
  • Bulk regeneration now works reliably at any catalogue size. Jobs run in steady background batches, so the "Too many requests" error is gone.
Fixed
  • Temporary service conditions (a timeout or brief outage) now recover on their own instead of being marked as failed, and a single Regenerate during a bulk run is never overwritten by an older result.
  • Review recency now calculates correctly for stores in any timezone.
2.3.0
Added
  • A guided setup wizard: six short steps take a new store from a requirements check through your review threshold and widget placement to your first summaries. Rerun it any time from Settings.
  • A Contact support link on the Settings page and in the plugins list.
Improved
  • Honest review counts everywhere: summaries you have edited are left out of bulk runs and totals, and large catalogs only report done when everything has actually finished.
Fixed
  • An automatic refresh can no longer override a manual Regenerate that is already in progress.
Launch

Sumzy for Shopify is live on the Shopify App Store. Install the app, connect your Judge.me reviews, and a clear summary widget appears on every product page via a theme app block. Three plans, 14-day free trial.

2.2.0
Added
  • Choose which user roles can open Sumzy in your WordPress admin -- admins only, or shop managers and editors too.
  • A toggle to turn automatic summary refresh on or off when reviews change (on by default).
Improved
  • On Shopify, widget appearance (theme, colours, heading) is now configured in the app Settings rather than per block in the theme editor.
Fixed
  • The Ink widget theme now shows its correct light appearance, and the Sumzy icon shows correctly in the plugins list when an update is available.
2.0.0
Added
  • A redesigned "What customers say" widget: one clear verdict with a score and stars, a short summary, then the product aspects customers mention most, each openable for detail.
  • Six widget themes to match your store, with per-aspect mention counts shown as estimates.
Changed
  • Summaries now stay on the product itself and leave out shipping, store, and support topics.
Improved
  • Higher plans read more reviews per summary (up to 50, 200, and 500), and accessibility and contrast improved across every theme.
1.12.0
Improved
  • The summary detail panel is now a live side drawer: summary, themes, sentiment, and confidence refresh in place with no page reload.
  • A single Regenerate runs on the fast path and produces genuinely fresh wording each time.
Fixed
  • Regenerate always rebuilds from the latest reviews and your current settings, and reliably shows the new summary in the drawer.
1.11.0
Added
  • Unlimited summary generation on every paid plan, with no monthly cap.
  • A new "Regenerate all" action refreshes your entire catalogue at a steady pace, so even a large store never trips a rate limit.
Improved
  • Trials include a generous 1,000-summary allowance.
1.9.0
Added
  • Filter the Review Summaries list by product category.
Improved
  • Your plan's features now unlock straight from your license and keep working even if our service is briefly unreachable.
  • Failed and interrupted summaries recover automatically, and large catalogs regenerate faster and at lower cost.
Fixed
  • Summaries no longer fail when a theme phrase runs long in your language, and the review-summary heading always shows in your chosen language.
1.6.0
Added
  • A rebuilt Review Summaries screen: a cleaner table plus a details drawer that slides in from the right.
  • Quick row actions to view, hide, regenerate, or edit a summary, plus bulk regenerate, hide, and show with live progress.
Improved
  • The whole admin is fully responsive on phones and tablets, with accessibility and contrast improvements throughout.
1.5.0
Added
  • Newly added interface text is translated across 42 languages.
Changed
  • Plans simplified: new stores start with a 14-day free trial, then move to a paid plan. Existing paid plans and connections are unaffected.
Improved
  • One-step store connection: the plugin connects by its install instead of a license key.
  • A sturdier summary widget with an optional style-isolation mode, plus proper loading and low-review states.
1.3.0
Added
  • Catalog Insights moved to its own page, with a catalog pulse and easy-to-scan recommendations.
  • A sentiment column and filter in the Summaries workbench, with trend arrows at a glance.
  • A native Sumzy widget for Divi, Bricks, Beaver Builder, and WPBakery, plus a live preview in the block editor.
Fixed
  • The summary now appears correctly on Elementor, Divi, Bricks, Beaver Builder, WPBakery, and block themes, and only once.
1.1.0
Added
  • Three more automatic placement positions: below stars, below add-to-cart, and after the short description.
  • A native Elementor widget and an improved Gutenberg block for placing the summary without code.
  • Two widget themes, Sand and Ink, for a quick visual match to your store.
  • Business: a review-intelligence dashboard to track how product sentiment trends over time.
1.0.0

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