---
title: "Improvements and fixes, August 2023"
url: "https://www.freshstore.com/changelog/2023-08-31-improvements-and-fixes-august-2023"
published: "2023-08-31"
updated: "2026-10-07"
type: "fixed"
areas: ["Stats", "Products", "Articles", "Stores", "Merchants"]
guide: null
supersedes: []
---

# Improvements and fixes, August 2023

- Improved: your own admin visits and other automated traffic no longer count in your store analytics.
- Improved: content fields hold more text, and slugs you type are made search friendly automatically.
- Improved: the store admin sidebar can collapse, which helps on small screens.
- Fixed: CSV files saved from Excel did not import correctly.
- Fixed: disabled products still showed in product lists.
- Improved: eBay offers update faster, and Etsy products show a notice about images.
- Improved: when you change a slug, the old address redirects to the new one, and empty menu sections are hidden.
- Fixed: Google product markup was invalid for products without a price.
- Fixed: slug errors when many products were created at once, and products with blank slugs.
- Fixed: errors when a new store was installed.
- Fixed: store analytics did not record visits correctly.
- Fixed: parent and child categories could loop and break category pages.
- Fixed: links to disabled brands and subcategories still showed.
- Improved: store pages load faster.
- Fixed: products could get stuck in a locked state, and Update All Products Content did not work.
- Heads up: contact message emails now start switched off for new stores. Turn them on in your store settings.
- Fixed: articles with numeric slugs did not work, and a 404 page could redirect in a loop.
- Fixed: sitemaps did not always follow your sitemap settings, included disabled items and did not refresh properly.