Software Update Blog
Catch up on all the latest release and enhancements
Recent Updates
Composer
- Bug Fixes
- Feature Updates
As the leaves turn golden and the air gets crisp, our team has been busy raking up lots of important items to release to you! 🍂✨ Buttons in Feeds element slideshows were misbehaving, but are now being put back where they belong. Calendar elements will display athletic teams in RSS feeds, and adding resources to the More Resources section of a post’s properties no longer throws an error.
In other updates, we’ve resolved 404 errors for post URLs in Site Search and fixed the Leadflow connection error in forms. A fix has corrected discrepancies in the count of images without alt text. Issues related to message suppressions, preferences, and mobile app channel recipient numbers have been resolved. Smooth communication is important as ever as we head into the holiday season. This and more in the full update!
Bug Fixes
- Calendar: Athletic teams are now included in RSS feeds with the New Calendars module.
- Composer: Resource titles will display as expected in Resource elements once a fix is applied.
- Composer: Keep telling us ideas on your wish lists via the “Share an Idea” form that should now be working for all.
- Composer: The “Request to Publish” dropdown included admins without access to the page. Now, it correctly lists only those with publishing rights.
- Feeds: The display and positioning of navigation buttons in the slideshow view is being corrected.
- Forms: When a form with Leadflow enabled was submitted in Composer, the form submission email returned a connection error, preventing the lead information from being saved. This will be resolved with the release.
- Forms: An update ensures that Long Answer field titles will be bolded and the "Max capacity reached" message is more clear in its explanation.
- Messages: When selecting recipients for a message, the Mobile Apps channel tab showed the incorrect number of included recipients but will now display correctly.
- Messages: We have corrected issues with Microsoft and other email suppressions, as well as student message preferences and malfunctioning export dates.
- Page Pops: This release will improve load times for Page Pops on all pages.
- Messages
- New Calendars
- Resources
Previous Updates
- Bug Fixes
- Feature Updates
Feel that crisp, cool autumn air? Just like the changing leaves, we’re bringing a fresh wave of improvements your way! Updates include the disappearance of a variety of issues as well as significant enhancements across multiple modules. From fixing Google image bulk import problems and troublesome calendar views, yesterday’s problems are a pile of leaves ready for removal! New content blocks make their appearance in Messages to enhance your accessibility efforts. Expect to see these updates and more within the release period so you can experience a newfound ease-of-use all throughout the platform.
- Messages
- New Calendars
- Resources
- Bug Fixes
- Feature Updates
- New Features
This release cycle reflects some magical fixes, as well as elevated security enhancements. Some updates involved our New Calendars module, including all-day events and timezones not displaying correctly, athletic teams missing from the legend, and mini-grid tool filters not working properly. We also adjusted the display of the subscribe window to meet accessibility standards. Issues with the display of bulk checkboxes in the Resources module and previewing posts before sending will be restored to their original capabilities with this software release.
- New Calendars
- Posts
- Bug Fixes
- Feature Updates
- Site Performance
Our development team at Finalsite has been tirelessly working behind the scenes to ensure your digital journey is as smooth as possible. In this release, you will be relieved to say goodbye to some calendar quirks and delays in Forms when processing large numbers of submissions. Learn more in the full update!
- Calendars
- Forms
- Locations
- Announcements
- Bug Fixes
- New Features
- Site Performance
This release cycle has some refreshing changes to pave the way for a smooth season of Fall communication, keeping your community close as the year continues on. Sites with New Calendars module will soon have an upgraded process to offer their community in subscribing to district and school calendars. This means that those incredible events we see on your calendars will now have more visibility! Also, we know many primarily use the Resources module, but still keep in mind that a few issues with File Manager are being fixed. See the full post for more fixes and updates!
- Calendars
- File Manager
- Group Manager
- Resources
- Workflows
- Announcements
- Bug Fixes
- New Features
- Site Performance
These release notes reflect how brilliantly our development team is shipping out solutions to some of your challenges. When posting text with images in Resource elements, a bit of duplication was uncalled for, so this is being put right in an update. A fix is being applied to certain sites that were struggling to change their page layout in Composer. Other issues, such as Page Pops image display when scrolled and disappearing resource images, are being resolved once and for all! An exciting announcement is the release of our New Mobile App and Finalsite Chat, allowing parents and guardians to communicate with teachers and coaches to collaborate on the best way to engage their students.
- Chat
- Composer
- New Mobile App
- Page Pops
- Resources
- Bug Fixes
- Feature Updates
- New Features
We see you juggling so much this time of the year. This release provides a clear path ahead with time savers and fixes. A new feature release allows for the upload of posts in bulk. A pesky issue has been resolved that had been causing slow site load times. Keeping your community up-to-date on events is paramount to a great start to the year. A bug in the New Calendars module that caused multiple reloads before timing out has been fixed. The “Load More” button in calendar elements now works as expected, displaying additional events without issues. With these and other improvements, you can keep going full speed ahead without playing the waiting game.
- Calendar Manager
- Calendars
- Composer
- Messages
- Posts
Enrollment
- Feature Updates
From a smarter Search experience to improved billing exports, these updates are designed to save you time and simplify your daily tasks. Read on to learn more about all of the amazing improvements!
What's New
- Waitlist: The Waitlist page is now available under the Admissions menu on all sites with our Admissions module. Previously, our team would have to enable the feature. Now, it is available to all schools automatically!
- For schools that are utilizing waitlists for prospective students, you also have the option to add the student’s waitlist number to their record!
- For schools that are utilizing waitlists for prospective students, you also have the option to add the student’s waitlist number to their record!
- Payments: We have added online payment processing (Credit Cards) for Thai Bhat! This only applies to schools that must process their payments in Thai Bhat.
- Calendars & Scheduling: On both the Admin and Parent sides, duplicate bookings for the same calendar event will now display as part of the checklist item.
- Billing: The “Total” rows have been removed from the CSV exports of the Ledger, In School Payments, and Billing Category reports. This change ensures your calculated totals stay accurate, giving you cleaner, clearer data.
- Search: Search just got smarter! Now, it’s easier than ever to navigate and view information in large searches.
- Update 1: The first column (name) will stay put as you scroll to the right to see the results.
- Update 2: The table header at the top of the search results will stay in place when you scroll down. (The table header is the grey label above the search that labels the information (i.e. Contact, Household, Parent, etc.)
- Update 3: The change/display column pop-up window has been given a glow-up! Both the List and List with Groupings options have been updated.
- Finalsite Enrollment
Previous Updates
Have you seen the latest Search improvement? Here’s a hint: it’s awesome! Read on to learn more.
We’re always seeking improvements! This week, we’ve made adjustments to help you manage fields better, simplify search functions, and enhance parent navigation for clients using a custom domain to Explore.
Get ready for billing improvements that will simplify your tracking! Plus, we’ve added exciting enhancements to Finalsite Explore and made a small but impactful upgrade to the Search tool!
We've made some great updates including a search fix, improved gender flexibility, and a simplified Admin email update process.
- Finalsite Enrollment
Discover the latest updates to Finalsite Explore and how we’ve made Payment rates clearer on your site.
- Bug Fixes
- Feature Updates
We've got some great updates for you to check out, including the ability to add a cookie consent pop-up to your site and showcase your programs in Finalsite Explore!
- Finalsite Enrollment
New Mobile App
- Accessibility
- Chat
- Direct Message
- Mobile App
Welcome to Finalsite’s release blog for our New Mobile App, giving you a well-designed experience for engaging your community with school news, events, student information, parent-teacher chat, and more! In this blog, you’ll find details of the enhancements and fixes implemented during the release of the newest version, 200.2.0.
In the Chat feature, your cursor will now behave itself. Enjoy enhanced video playback in chat, as well as a more seamless message input and browsing experience with increased visibility so that you can keep your community looped in as much as possible.
Now on to Mobile App specific updates, look forward to new styling options of bullets and numbers in Posts, ability to insert images into Post body, and the option of allowing visitors to click on the post title to redirect them to an external page. You’ll enjoy seeing Athletics event status displays providing the most current updates to your sports fans. Also, constituent addresses can appear in the Directory with a new, handy redirect to Google Maps. No more partially-displaying threads, cropped long names, or keyboard issues to hinder your communication! Check out the details in the full update.
- Not seeing these updates on your device? Update your app to the latest version and remember to tell your school community to do the same so they can enjoy new features and fixes.
- Are you on an iOS device and still not seeing the changes? Log in to your Apple account and approve the changes issued at the end of October.
What's New
- Chat: Enhanced support for video playing in the chat.
- Chat: Advancements made in the UX of message input screen.
- Chat: Enhanced ability to see all chat rooms and up to 30 most recent direct messages. Don’t miss a thing!
- Mobile App: When using the new mobile app on a tablet, enjoy a new optimized user experience.
- Mobile App > Posts: Visual appeal is everything! Enjoy the added styling options of bullets and numbers to keep content organized for your readers.
- Mobile App > Posts: Now you can include images in your post body for a newsletter-feel, as well as see the External Redirect URL feature that you already love now available in the New Mobile App!
- Mobile App > Athletics: Keep communication open by displaying changes in Athletic event status alongside events in the Athletics screen.
- Mobile App > Directory: In the Directory screen, you can view a Constituent’s address and even click to be conveniently redirected to Google Maps.
Bug Fixes
- Chat: Cursor will now automatically move to the end of the text string when editing/removing characters.
- Chat: Fixes for users who couldn’t create direct messages to now be allowed based on role.
- Chat: No more issues with partially displaying threads making it difficult to type a reply.
- Chat: Bug fixes implemented for scrolling errors, long names being cropped, keyboard not opening in certain cases, and users not being directed to the thread after opening push notification.
- Chat: User profile screen separated so no longer overlapping into reply in thread.
- Mobile App > Account: Wrong version displaying. Once this new release is rolled out, you will see your current installed version displayed above “Powered by Finalsite.”
- Mobile App > Athletics/Calendars: Date/time and timezone issues are fixed in athletics and calendars.
- Mobile App > Gallery: Gallery video playback issues resolved.
- Mobile App: Subscription page now shows an accurate count on schools page(s).
*NEW* Resources for your Community
- *New* Mobile App Course (including Chat) in the Training Portal! (login before clicking link)
- Get started with the New Mobile App
- Chat for Parents & Guardians articles
- Chat for Teachers articles
- Chat for School Leaders articles
- Chat
- New Mobile App
- Accessibility
- Chat
- Direct Message
- Mobile App
Welcome to Finalsite’s first release blog for our New Mobile App, giving you a well-designed experience for engaging your community with school news, events, student information, parent-teacher chat, and more! Here in this blog you’ll find details of the enhancements and fixes being implemented during the release of the newest version: 200.1.0.
Not seeing these updates on your device? Update your app to the latest version and remember to tell your school community to do the same to enjoy new features and fixes.
New features include the ability to close direct messages in Chat, iOS push notifications, and permanent removal of deleted users. In the new Mobile App, you can now choose to display past events in the Events screen and unlimited events on your home screen, send events to your calendar with an “Add to calendar” button, and clean up your Mobile App module’s content settings by toggling off modules you’re not using.
You’ll also see fixes that will make your life easier such as a cleaner start to new direct chat creation, various UI/UX (User interface/User experience) enhancements, a fix being implemented to the viewing and managing of notifications, and so much more!
What's New
- Accessibility Improvements: Following through with our commitment to accessibility, you’ll see more compliant headers and messages menu sizes.
- Chat: Enjoy staying organized with the ability to close direct messages you’re no longer using.
- Chat: iOS push notifications will display in the Chat feature.
- Chat: Deleted users will no longer display as active members.
- Chat: Click on a user’s avatar to redirect to a profile page for more information and actions.
- Mobile App: You can now display past events on the Events screen, and an “Add to calendar” button will send an event directly to your calendar.
- Mobile App: New possibility of displaying unlimited calendar events on your home screen.
- Mobile Apps module: Now you can toggle off any unused modules in Content Settings which will remove them from your app toolbar.
Bug Fixes
- Chat: When new direct chat is created, previous messages are not included.
- Mobile App: A fix is being implemented for the notifications screen, which previously caused users to be logged out when managing their subscriptions.
- Mobile App + Chat: UI/UX improvements include enhanced chat user experience, better filtering for events & athletics items, improved directory display and navigation, streamlined notifications setup, clearer display of unread messages and content entry screens, and guidance messages for clients without access to certain features.
- Chat
- New Mobile App
Community Engagement
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Previous Updates
We wish to announce our next Community Engagement 10.52 release for Mass Notifications and Teacher Communication. This release will further expand on the back-end improvements we have made throughout the summer. Our releases are staggered amongst our servers, and they are scheduled from October 23rd to November 5th. The maintenance window will be from 1:00 AM to 4:00 AM ET on these dates. During this window, you may experience intermittent connectivity issues.
Welcome to the 5.22.45.1 release of Connect. We have resolved the issue where Connect clients were unable to publish messages on Twitter/X using Connect Social. To reflect the changes, the user needs to log in to Connect and follow the steps below to re-authenticate your Twitter/X account in order to publish messages to Twitter/X from Connect.
- Connect
In this latest release, our focus has been on addressing bug fixes to enhance the overall performance and reliability of both MCA District and Comm HQ. The changes include various optimizations and adjustments that aim to improve user experience.
- MCA
Welcome to the 2.79 release of Web Community Manager. This update ensures a more stable and efficient platform for our users. Our commitment to providing a secure and reliable platform remains our top priority.
- Web Community Manager
- Connect
Welcome to the 10.48 release of Mass Notifications. This maintenance-focused update ensures a more stable and efficient platform for our users. As part of our commitment to continuous improvement, this release will be rolled out on 04/10, 04/15, and 04/17.