Changelog

Follow new updates and improvements to Just Attend.

December 18th, 2024

New Features

  • Organizations - customers will now be able to create organizations to containerize their event brands into business units and manage them centrally.

  • Team members - customers will be able to add their team members to their account and associate them with their organizations for administration.

  • CRM Capabilities - customers will be able to import their customers into contact lists and group them into organisations as well as categorize them. Admins will be able to view each contact to track their event sign-ups, add notes for team members, and send outbound email communication.

  • Email Campaigns - admins will be able to send email campaigns to contact lists with event merge tags to personalize the email. Admins will be able to create email templates using a web builder and save them for future use.

  • Branding - Added advanced branding capabilities for event admins to colorize the event web front end

  • Added the ability for conference admins to enforce preset agendas for their attendees. In time we will allow the event manager to set personal agendas for attendees, but for now presetting an agenda, please contact us for import.

Improvements

  • Added the ability to invoke a magic login link from constructed URL. Users can now add the following query strings to the login URL: ?email=user@domain.com&send_magic_link=1. This will auto log the user in once they receive the login link via email

  • Improved the mobile app stability.

  • Improved the badge printing kiosk software print options to print custom QR codes for encoded data that isn’t just a ticket number

  • Added support for bold and italic font handling

Fixes

  • Fixed issue with edit speaker where the delete action triggered on click on the speaker’s image

  • Fixed issue with secondary speakers in call for content not being able to accept their place

  • Fixed issue where zero amount transactions were represented in the wrong currency.

  • Fixed issue with admin added speakers not receiving the correct data in content backfill

  • Fixed issue where no transaction for a registration produced an 500 server error on invoice generation

  • Fixed issue with incorrect URL in new account email for resetting password.

December 6th, 2024

Following our huge payload of features and changes in November, we’re pleased to announce the following additions to our platform.

New Features

  • List mode on session agenda - users can now switch between a detailed version of the session agenda and a more compact view for better agenda browsing experience.

  • Added event information to each page on the event front end portal to provide more assurance to people they’re browsing the correct event.

  • Added support for Microsoft 365 Single Sign-on. Attendees, Speakers, Exhibitors, and Admins will now be able to sign in to Just Attend using their corporate email address, password, and any multi-factor authentication service attached to it. When signed in, Just Attend will sync their name, job title, company name, and profile photo from your Entra ID This will not work for @outlook.com or @markvale83

  • Added event directory for event owners to promote all their events from one URL. When used, all events run by the event owner will be shown, past and future. Attendees will be able to select which event they want to register for.

  • Added recaptcha to event contact form to protect conference owner from robotic spam

  • Integrated with Google Maps API to show pin drop of event location on map on event contact page.

  • Updated new ticket interface in conference admin to be more intuitive

  • Updated new session interface in conference admin to be more intuitive

  • Added support for advanced branding to theme. Admin control over these will be released in the next release. Customers should contact help@justattend.com in the meantime if they want their site branded.

  • Added support for conference wide currency setting. Per ticket currency setting can still be set to override the conference default.

  • Added the ability for conference admins to show or hide the number of tickets they have available on the front end. When disabled, ticket availability will be hidden and tickets will show as available or sold out with no numeric indicators.

  • Added the ability to show or hide the number of registered attendees and exhibitors on the conference homepage.

  • Added the ability for conference organisers to group their events together and have a centralized landing page that lists all events they organise in a directory.

  • Updated the add / edit session interface in the conference admin area to be more user friendly.

Bug Fixes & Slight Enhancements

  • Fixed issue with exhibitor level color not displaying on the exhibitor landing page

  • Fixed issue with call for content duplicating the content owner as a speaker.

  • Fixed issue where coupons couldn’t be deleted.

  • Fixed bug with call for content filtering not correctly filtering content.

  • Fixed issue with speakers not being correctly registered when added manually by the event admin.

  • Other minor bug fixes.

November 14th, 2024

We’re pleased to bring you the following features and improvements to Just Attend

WordPress Plugin

  • Added the ability to hide the booth number from the exhibitor gallery view

  • Add the ability for admins to specify the logo image size by px, rem, percent

  • Automatically center flexboxes to content pane on odd rows

Wallboards

  • Automatically hide rooms from displaying on the conference wallboard when there is no content scheduled in them for the remainder of the day

  • Remove ‘in-progress’ column from showing when there are no sessions in-progress at all and use space to promote upcoming sessions instead

  • Reduced the polling interval to refresh content from 60 seconds to 15 so changes to agenda items update faster.

Room Management

  • Add option for conference admin to hide room from the conference wallboard wholesale

  • Backend changes to support more room attributes for future feature expansion

Mobile App

  • Redesigned UI to better support future events

  • Added new speaker directory and bio pages

  • Added start conversation action buttons to begin conversations via email for leads

  • Updated lead scanning to allow editing of notes and lead fields

  • Added the ability for attendees to self-check into sessions they attend

  • Improved reset password function so if email address is entered into the username box, this is copied to the reset password modal

  • Fixed issue where viewing lead didn’t show the saved field information

  • Fixed issue where optional custom lead fields were being treated as mandatory

  • Added the ability to dismiss feedback popup for all future requests per event.

Conference Admin

  • Introduced new first-run dashboard for events that have no data currently

  • Allow admins to add their own ticket and privacy terms rather than offsite hyperlink

  • Added ability to color code exhibitor levels to better represent their participation to attendees.

  • Ability for exhibitors to add calendly meeting links to their exhibitor page for meeting booking

  • Admins can now mark information posts as featured. These will show after ticket purchase and first on the event homepage depending on role of the user logged in

  • Admins can set tickets as featured. Featured tickets will show on the homepage hero section in random order when there is more than 1.

  • Added the ability for admins to enter the coordinates of their venue so attendees can directly share these into their taxi / cab hailing app via the mobile app and display a venue map on the front end.

  • Added setting for the admin to hide the number of tickets available site wide. When set to OFF tickets will show as available or sold out.

  • Admins can now add field descriptions to custom registration fields to provide added context to their registration form.

  • Added ability for admins to restrict the number of sessions a user can submit to their event (default 4). A submission is counted for each session the user is added to

  • Added the ability for admins to force user profile completion as a condition of session acceptance and ticket issuance for approved speakers.

  • Added ability for conference admins to only show accepted sessions on public agenda if there is at least 1 speaker who has accepted the session.

  • Added the ability for individual speakers to decline their participation in a session without affecting the session.

  • Improved speaker acceptance and onboarding for speakers who already have a ticket to the event. They will now not see the registration fields step if already completed.

  • Speakers are now able to replace co-presenters post session acceptance up to the limit that were originally approved.

  • Automatic retargeting of ticket purchases to users who haven’t completed their ticket purchase. Users who provided a buying intent will be emailed 24 hours after purchase to invite them to complete their registration.

  • Added ability for organizer to show some reports automatically to exhibitors based on their exhibitor level. You’ll be able to toggle reports on and off to show them when you’re ready.

Check-in Kiosk

  • Added option to reconfigure the kiosk to connect to private instance

  • Added option for kiosk admins to search for tickets by attendee name to help find the attendee when they don’t have their ticket to hand or have registered with an incorrect e-mail address

  • Added option to bulk print exhibitor badges sorted by exhibitor name

  • Added option to invert print for double sided thermal badges

  • Migrated color badges to same print settings service as thermal printing to give organizers more design control and badge size options

  • Added language support to settings file to rename badge name types into local language

  • Added option to upload custom badge design for color printing

Front End

  • Added search and filtering to session agenda so attendees can better find the sessions that matter to them.

  • Added search to exhibitors page so attendees can find exhibitors that may have solutions to their problem.

  • Pagination of session agenda when the number of sessions exceed 20 per event

  • Added the ability for users to add their own cover banner image for their profile / speaker pages

  • Added sponsor cards to the sidebar of front end pages. These will show the exhibitors in the highest category in random order each load for added promotion.

  • Added exhibitor card section to event homepage that will show 12 random exhibitors on each page load to give better distribution of visibility for exhibitors

  • Added dedicated top exhibitor category to homepage so that they are always shown

  • Changed the agenda display so that it only shows upcoming sessions based on the date and time the attendee is accessing the agenda to make it easier for them to follow during an event.

  • Changed the behaviour of how session feedback is left. Attendees no longer are required to first add the session to their agenda before being able to leave feedback.

  • Feedback for sessions will automatically close 30 days after the end of the event rather than being unlimited.

  • Merged Speaker and Exhibitor Area into the user’s account page so everything is now in one place regardless of the attendee role.

  • Added the ability for users to authenticate using their ticket number or email address as well as their username and password. Now users will be able to enter their ticket number or email address and then will receive a one-time login link to their registered email address as an alternative way to login. Username and Password will still work. Please note, the mobile app will still require username and password for the time being.

  • Magic link can be clicked on secondary device to login to primary device

  • Added the ability for attendees with a ticket to send a message directly to exhibitor staff members attending the event.

  • Added widget to front event page to show the 4 next upcoming sessions for the event.

  • Added the ability for users to upload their own personal banner image. This will show on all their platform level account pages and public profiles

  • Added event ‘feed’ to all attendees in their account page. The feed will be updated when new information is posted by the conference admin either by event blog or broadcast messaging. Attendees will get an email with a link to view the post on their feed when there is a new one

  • Messages sent to exhibitors via the exhibitor page now show up in the exhibitor feed as well as being emailed so that all exhibitor staff have visibility of attendee enquiries

  • Messages sent to exhibitor staff from attendees will now show up in the feed for attendees and the exhibitor staff member as well as emailed.

  • Supporting speakers must now also confirm acceptance of their speaking offer to claim their ticket to the event and show on the speakers directory page rather than the main speaker accepting for everyone.

  • Added new platform level experience where users can manage their profile centrally, download all their ticket invoices and switch between the events they’re attending.

  • Exhibitor admins can now manage the profiles of all their staff attending rather than requiring the user to complete their profile themselves.

  • Exhibitors will now see reports based on the leads they have scanned at an event. They will also be able to see reports on attendance and demographics of all attendees. These reports are controllable by the organizer in conference admin on what reports are shown based on level.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed bug where sessions approved through call for content with no scheduling rules ignored conference start time

  • Fixed bug where custom registration fields included type ‘textarea’ broke registration forms

  • Fixed bug where removing custom registration field can invalidate JSON payload

  • Fixed issue with tickets being released and emailed to attendees who haven’t completed all registration fields

Features Deprecated / Removed

  • Post ticket sales upsell block has been removed. Admins should move towards using featured information blog posts instead.

  • Exhibitor meeting link where they could set date time and share a meeting link for online drop in has been removed and replaced with calendly integration

  • Removed the attendees attending the session profile card from the front end.

  • Speaker area has been removed as speaking controls have now been integrated into the main event theme.

August 22nd, 2024

Today we released a feature that allows conference admins prevent attendees from adding multiple sessions that are taking place at the same time to their agenda.

This will help reduce the possibility of seat hogging so that room capacities can be better managed

August 20th, 2024

Improved

Added functionality to brand more elements of the default template with a third colour to assist with some customer’s branding requirements.