The Pixifi Snapshot - Vol #12

We're back with Issue #12!

Here's a quick summary of the content that follows:

📸 PRODUCT — An overview of the Brand Settings module and new client-facing pages on schedule for release the last week of March and into early April, plus lots of enhancements and bug fixes

👥 COMMUNITY — The first few Studio Spotlights (aka video interviews with your peers) are live! In addition, Pixifi is hosting a panel session during the Reset Conference in Michigan at the end of April

Let's dive in!

📸 PRODUCT

Release Updates & Overview

We are 100% on track to release a totally refreshed Brand Settings module the last week of March, complete with design options (to establish custom branding elements across client-facing pages without Custom CSS), drag-and-drop client portals and inquiry forms, and more.

From there, we’ll be phasing in the new client-facing pages (i.e., inquiry forms, client portal, questionnaires, booking pages, pricing pages, proposals, contracts, and invoices) during the first ~10 days of April. Please expect much more communication in March via email and pop-ups within the Pixifi application to ensure everything is clear. If you currently utilize Custom CSS, you’ll receive specific communication to facilitate the transition.

Here’s a video diving deeper:

Enhancements:

A how-to video on setting up SMTP and IMAP with Gmail is now available.
Contracts and Invoices can now be exported by year via a new HTML export option.
Exporting Contracts and Invoices should now be faster.
When a reminder is supposed to be sent to a deleted staff role, we now indicate this rather than just displaying “Staff”.
When Square ACH payments are still pending, a “pending” badge now appears on the invoice payment.
Added yahoo-specific instructions to IMAP and SMTP configuration.
For clients who have saved a payment method, we now wait 24 hours before retrying failed payments on invoices (up from 5 minutes).

Bug Fixes:

Enhanced the client portal to prevent username conflicts, allowing clients to complete proposals seamlessly even when username duplicates occur.
Updated Workshop payment terms to correctly reference the workshop start date, ensuring accurate invoice due dates and payment amounts at checkout.
Improved Workshop coupon functionality to allow for discounts in both dollars and cents, ensuring tickets can be fully discounted when necessary.
Refined contracts export feature to include names with special characters, ensuring complete and accurate contract file exports.
Streamlined the contract-sending process, eliminating warnings for a smoother user experience.
Enhanced dashboard security, removing “insecure content” warnings for a safer browsing experience.
Synchronized the Staff and Studio calendar feeds to accurately reflect event start times, improving schedule consistency.
Updated the system to allow PDF uploads for expense receipts, enhancing record-keeping capabilities.
Improved file upload functionality, ensuring files with backticks in the name are uploaded without errors and with helpful feedback.
Ensured the Brand selected for Mileage and Expense imports is correctly applied, maintaining consistency and accuracy in imported data.