FluentCart 1.3.11: Elementor Blocks, RazorPay Subscriptions and more!!

This release expands payments, improves store customization, strengthens storage flexibility, and introduces structured inventory control.

It touches multiple layers of the store engine:

• Subscription methods
• Email experience
• Media handling
• Checkout design
• Inventory operations

The focus is to expand subscription handling capabilities, introduce more design control inside WordPress, and provide stronger operational structure.

Below is what’s new and why it matters.

Much awaited Elementor blocks

FluentCart now includes a dedicated set of Elementor blocks that allow you to visually build storefronts, product sections, and checkout experiences inside Elementor without breaking FluentCart’s native commerce logic.

Instead of relying on preset templates or theme-based layouts, you can now place FluentCart functionality exactly where it fits inside your custom-designed pages.

Every implementation we’ve done for FluentCart has prioritized keeping the core light-weight. Keeping that in mind, it only made sense to not ship all Elementor components with core. Rather we’ve kept the Elementor Blocks separate from Core.

Hence, we’ve developed the Elementor blocks as a separate extension plugin free to download at all times. This keeps the core plugin light while giving you the choice to not have the Elementor components on your site if you don’t need them.

Below are the available blocks and what they enable.

Add to Cart Block

The Add to Cart block allows you to place product purchase actions anywhere inside an Elementor layout.

Use cases:

• Sales landing pages
• Feature comparison sections
• Product highlight areas
• Blog-integrated purchase prompts

Instead of sending users to product pages, you can trigger cart actions directly from custom layouts.

This is especially useful when your product is being introduced inside content or storytelling-driven layouts.

Buy Now Button

The Buy Now block enables instant checkout from any Elementor-designed page.

Use cases:

• Single-offer landing pages
• Funnel-style purchase flows
• Service-based product pages
• Limited-time deal sections

Customers can skip the traditional cart step and move directly to checkout.

For focused purchase experiences, this reduces friction and shortens the buying process.

Mini Cart

The Mini Cart block provides a live view of the cart that can be placed anywhere in your Elementor layout.

You can:

• Add cart visibility inside headers
• Display cart summary inside landing pages
• Provide persistent purchase feedback

Customers can review selected items without navigating away from the page they are on.

This improves purchase continuity and helps reduce drop-offs caused by navigation interruptions.

Products Block

The Products block allows you to display product listings inside any Elementor section.

Use cases:

• Custom storefront layouts
• Category-specific landing pages
• Featured product grids
• Promotional sections
  

This gives you full layout control over how products are presented, independent of theme constraints.

Product Carousel

The Product Carousel block displays products in a scrollable slider format.

Use cases:

• Featured product sections
• Best-selling item showcases
• Upsell placements
• Homepage promotions

This allows you to highlight key products in a compact and interactive way without relying on theme-specific sliders.

Product Categories List

Display your product categories anywhere inside Elementor layouts.

Use cases:

• Category navigation sections
• Store overview pages
• Sidebar filters
• Custom shop entry points

This makes it easier for customers to explore your catalog through structured navigation without using default shop templates.

Checkout Block

The Checkout block allows FluentCart’s checkout engine to be embedded inside Elementor-designed pages.

You can:

• Design custom checkout pages
• Integrate checkout into sales funnels
• Build distraction-free purchase layouts
• Maintain FluentCart’s native validation and payment flow

Instead of redirecting users to a fixed checkout page, checkout becomes part of your designed experience.

With these blocks, FluentCart’s Elementor integration allows you to build fully customized store pages, funnels, and checkout flows while still using FluentCart’s native cart and payment processing.

Inventory Manager is Free

FluentCart now includes an Inventory Manager on the Free Version as well to provide better control over stock tracking and product availability.

This helps with,

• Avoid over ordering
• Plan restocking
• Anticipate sales volumes

What it changes for store owners

As stores grow, manual inventory handling becomes risky:

• Overselling products
• Inconsistent stock tracking
• Poor visibility into product levels

The Inventory Manager introduces structured stock control.

You can:

• Track available quantities
• Prevent overselling
• Manage stock across products more reliably

This brings operational stability to stores that handle physical products, limited digital licenses, or stock-sensitive items.

Razorpay Subscriptions

Razorpay subscription support is now available.

FluentCart already supports one-time payments for RazorPay. This update adds recurring billing capabilities, allowing subscription products to be processed directly through Razorpay.

Use cases

• Membership programs in India
• Recurring digital services
• SaaS-style billing
• Monthly product access

This removes the need to route subscription customers through alternative gateways when targeting Razorpay-supported regions.

Now stores can maintain one consistent payment flow for both one-time and recurring products.

New Gutenberg Blocks

FluentCart adds multiple new Gutenberg blocks to improve storefront flexibility.

Related Products Block

Display related products inside product pages or content layouts.

Use cases:

• Increase average order value
• Suggest complementary items
• Promote upgrades

Instead of manually linking products in content, this block dynamically pulls related items based on logic.

It keeps product discovery inside your design system.

Media Carousel Block

The new Media Carousel block allows you to showcase product images or media in a structured slider format.

Use cases:

• Multiple product previews
• Visual storytelling
• Highlighting variations or features

This improves product presentation without relying on theme-specific components.

For stores selling visual-heavy items such as design assets, templates, or physical goods, this improves buyer confidence by offering clearer previews.

Customer Dashboard Button Block

This block allows you to place a direct entry point to the customer dashboard anywhere on your site.

Use cases:

• Dedicated account pages
• Header or footer links
• Custom profile sections

Instead of relying on fixed template placements, you can guide customers exactly where you want them to manage orders, subscriptions, and downloads.

Store Logo Block

A dedicated block for displaying your store logo inside FluentCart layouts.

This may seem small, but it helps maintain brand consistency across checkout and account areas without manual styling overrides.

First Name & Last Name Field Settings

FluentCart now provides dedicated settings to control First Name and Last Name fields in checkout.

This allows you to:

• Enable or disable name collection
• Adjust field requirements
• Reduce unnecessary checkout friction
• Maintain structured customer identity for services or subscriptions

You can now align checkout data collection with your business model without custom field overrides.

Test Data Cleanup Tool

FluentCart now includes a Test Data Cleanup Tool that allows you to remove dummy orders created during store setup or gateway testing.

This helps you:

• Clear test records before launch
• Maintain accurate revenue and customer analytics
• Prevent reporting distortions from staging data
• Restore clean order history

You no longer need to manually locate and delete test entries after development or payment testing.

Customer LTV Recalculation Action

We’ve added a Customer LTV Recalculation action in Version 1.3.11.

This lets store owners instantly recalculate a customer’s lifetime value based on current orders, refunds, and historical transactions. It’s especially useful for analytics workflows, reporting dashboards, and automations that rely on up-to-date LTV data.

With this action, you can:

• Trigger recalculations manually or via automation.
• Ensure marketing segments based on LTV are accurate.
• Better prioritize high-value customers for campaigns or retention offers.

For businesses running subscriptions or multi-product sales, keeping LTV in sync has never been easier.

Sync Order Statuses Action

Version 1.3.11 also introduces a Sync Order Statuses action.

This feature ensures that order statuses across FluentCart remain fully synchronized with connected automations, reporting modules, and third-party systems.

It allows store owners to:

• Correct any inconsistencies caused by manual updates or API triggers.
• Automatically align order states between internal workflows and external systems.
• Reduce errors in reporting, inventory tracking, or fulfillment automation.

For stores running high-volume sales or multi-step fulfillment pipelines, this action ensures every order is accurately tracked in real time.

New Shortcodes

FluentCart now includes additional shortcodes that allow you to place store elements and customer actions directly inside custom layouts without relying on theme templates or page builder blocks.

Store Logo

Display your store logo anywhere across your site with optional link behavior and size control.

Customer Dashboard Button

Add a direct access button to the customer dashboard from any page or layout.

Product Title

Render product titles dynamically inside custom layouts.

Product Image

Display product images dynamically within your content or layout structure.

You can now integrate core store elements into classic editor pages, theme templates, or builder environments that do not support native FluentCart blocks.

Improvements

Along with these awesome features we’ve made improvements to the UI to create a more intuitive and stable experience across all pages.

Settings Page UI

Introduced a collapsible menu within the Settings page to improve navigation across different configuration areas.

This helps you:

• Navigate settings more efficiently
• Focus on active configuration sections
• Reduce visual clutter during setup

Expanded Subscriptions Tab

Subscription reporting has been expanded on the Reports page to provide better visibility into recurring product performance.

This allows you to:

• Monitor subscription activity more clearly
• Track recurring revenue trends
• Access deeper insights into subscription-based sales

Product SKUs

FluentCart now supports SKU fields on products. Add your own SKU identifiers so orders, exports, and integrations stay consistent with your existing inventory or fulfillment systems.

Fixes

Subscription Validity Expired Event

Resolved an issue where subscription validity expiration events were not triggering correctly in certain scenarios.

This could impact:

• Subscription lifecycle handling
• Access expiration for subscription-based products
• Renewal or downgrade workflows
• Automation tied to subscription status

With this fix, subscription expiration now fires the appropriate event consistently, ensuring downstream processes such as access control, renewals, or integrations behave as expected.

Gallery Image Overflow Issue

Fixed a layout issue that caused gallery images to overflow outside their designated container in certain product display contexts.

This could affect:

• Product presentation
• Media alignment
• Responsive layouts

Gallery images will now remain properly contained within their layout boundaries across supported storefront views.

What This Release Strengthens

Version 1.3.11 improves FluentCart across three core areas:

1. Regional Payment Coverage

Razorpay subscriptions make FluentCart stronger in emerging markets and high-growth regions.

2. Design and Customization

Both Elementor and Gutenberg blocks allow deeper layout control without breaking the commerce engine.

3. Operational Stability

Inventory Manager improves stock control. Subscription through RazorPay expansion strengthens recurring revenue models.

Wrapping Up

This is not a narrow feature release. It reinforces FluentCart as a flexible, self-hosted commerce engine that adapts to different business models, regions, and technical stacks.

More refinements are coming, but this release expands both reach and structure in meaningful ways.