Many problems after update

-- url of the page with the problem -- : penbyte.com
-- HikaShop version -- : 2.6.1 (bug fix date 1/20/2016)
-- Joomla version -- : 3.4.8
-- Error-message(debug-mod must be tuned on) -- : NA

I hope you can replicate the problems i am facing now.
I don't know what changes you all made but the system i had before the bug fix on 1/20/2016 is not functioning as well as if did before. I have listed the problems i am now encountering:

Hika Market
1) Product Approval - I can not see products that require approval on the back end, I can only view them by clicking on the email i receive that notifies there is a product for approval (this is different from previous version and i dont like it - i wnat to see these product while i am in the backend not via an email)

2) I am not able to view vendor products, if they are new. I can view the previous sub-vendor product i had listed prior to the update.
3) Canonical URL are not being set if missing.
? Question. I have vendor products that are pulled from category listing, so they are not set to a particular menu item.
from my reading - which may be incorrect the canonical is only set after it's accessed? (not logical?? how can i have this canonical set immediately after it is added, as none of my products are linked to a menu???)

Canonical URL Update: Product name can not have a dash ( - ) or the canonical address is not listed correctly.
a dash within bracket seems to be fine???
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