This knowledge article outlines app updates and code releases.  The app version is displayed on the slider menu. 

v5.8.6

April 25, 2024

Enhancement

• Ability to check-in attendees in two different ways via Manage Orders. To check-in people, the host can scan the ticket QR codes or look up their names.

• Ability to sell tickets at the venue via Manage Orders.

• Ability to search and download transactions via Manage Orders.

• Enhancement with the post type setting for channels.

Bug Fix

• Various issues fixed.

v5.8.4

March 12, 2024

Enhancement

• A group admin can Move or Duplicate a collection, channel, or post.

Bug Fix

• Various issues fixed.

v5.8.3

February 26, 2024

Enhancements

• An event group can have a survey with required questions upon signing up into the app and before the attendee is joined into the event group.
• Improved ability to manage cancelled event group
• Ability to unpublish and republish an event group
• The event group's attendee csv-format downloadable file has a new field that shows whether or not the attendee has an app profile or not.
• The event host can choose a currency for ticket pricing in an event group. The default is USD$.
• Transaction descriptions in the merchant account Stripe dashboard shows the event/group name and purchaser
• Added a question type called Join Groups in Signup Forms
• Ability to have conditional questions in Signup Forms

Bug Fix

• Fixed issues related to event group.
• Fixed issues with the new signup flow.

v5.8.2

January 31, 2024

Enhancements

• Improvements with the login and signup interfaces.
• Updated flow for how someone signs up.  During signup, the user can Find a Group to Join. After completing signup, the user can proceed with updating profile, choosing interests, and finding other groups to join.
• A user login can be either an email or phone number and password. Existing users with phone-only profiles will be required to add an email address to their account.
• In the event group, the event year is included everywhere the date is displayed.
• For an event group, the host can add an event code that can be used for attendee registration. This setting is available in the Edit Event > Advanced Settings (gear icon).

Bug Fix

• Fixed several issues related to event group.

v5.8.1

December 11, 2023

Enhancements

• For an event group, the Event Details card can be expanded or collapsed.

• An event group has a QR code that can be used for sharing and promoting.

• An event group attendee can generate a new claim code for transferring tickets.

Bug Fix

• Collection templates have been restored.

v5.8.0

November 21, 2023

Enhancements

• For an event group, the event host can send a claim account link to people who registered using Guest Checkout. This is done using the Guest list on the Attendees screen.

• With the event group generator, the character limit for text fields are displayed. Hide Attendee Count setting was added.

• Interface changes with an event group

  • The Channels button is persistent on the event group header. It shows all of the channels in the Event Channels collection.

  • New titles for the default meta-channels: Overview, Schedule, Forum, Speakers, Sponsors, Mobilize

  • Event details can be expanded or collapsed.

  • Improved error messages on the Checkout screen.

• An event group attendee can:

  • Generate new claim codes for unclaimed, transferred tickets.

  • Buy tickets more than once.

  • Choose different ticket types in one transaction.

Bug Fixes

• A user can go to Optimize and see group recommendations under the heading "Groups you share interest with".
• Several bug fixes related to channels.

v5.7.2

October 25, 2023

Enhancements

• Twitter videos can be posted int he app and play inside the app just like Youtube and Vimeo videos

• The title of the document post type can be edited

• Newly branded emails 

• Improved error messaging for event group registration

• Allow ticket purchase during an event group that is in progress

• Guest checkout for free public and private event groups 

• Performance optimization

Bug Fixes

• In-app video playing for Youtube and Vimeo
• Event listing 
• Channel templates

v5.5.0

October 8, 2023

App performance improvements and optimization.

v5.4.5

September 29, 2023

• Enhancement made to the group generator 
• Applied bug fixes

v5.4.4

September 20, 2023

This version is what new users can download from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

v5.4.3

September 7, 2023

Enhancements

• The preview of notifications were improved for posts with videos and links.
• In an event group's session, the speaker name is clickable to the speaker bio.  
• On the Manage Orders view, the admin can see the email and phone number of the purchaser.
• The Resource Card setting can be enabled on a post by an admin.

Bug Fix

• A fix was applied to the group analytics calculation.

v4.20.196

August 30, 2023

Enhancements

• In Group Admin Edit screens, when searching for Cards or Channels or Collections, these pertaining to the group I’m in (active group) shows up at the top of the search results and shows the label that these are from this particular group.
• Change the button in the header for paid events to say “Register” instead of “Tickets”
• When inviting a user to register for an event group, the event host can no longer see the email address of the person.

Bug Fixes

• On the Chrome browser, when the ticket registration comes up, you have a scroll bar to scroll to the bottom to hit agree and done.  
• On the Chrome browser, when View Ticket comes up, you can scroll up and down.
• Disabling the official group chat which deletes all chat messages brings up a confirmation modal. "By disabling the group chat, all existing messages will be permanently removed. Are you sure you want to proceed with disabling the group chat?" The admin clicks OK to confirm deletion. 
• When a channel filter is set to A-Z, all posts in the channel are displayed.

v4.20.194

August 24, 2023

Enhancements

• An admin can create multiple channels in a sequence without having to refresh.

Bug Fixes

• Copy/paste from another document (docx, pdf, pages, Google doc) into a post removes the invisible markups like the line breaks.
• In an event group, a speaker who is not an app user yet shows up in the Speaker meta-channel.