Dec 05 2023: Web

Release Notes

New: Dates with showtimes are now highlighted in the Sales Overview datepicker.
New: When a Special ticket type is created, the prices of the ticket types are now shown in the Base Ticket Type dropdown, to distinguish between multiple ticket types with the same name, but different price.

Fix: Prevented an intermittent error when attempting to pay with a card when tipping is enabled

New: There is now a field for “Max Number of Shows Total” on the Flexible Template – Featured Shows panel. This will enable your team to queue up as many upcoming shows as desired and keep the panel full. As start dates pass, more shows will appear in the panel.
New: There is a new field in the Flexible Template – Now Playing panel for the background color of the selected date. If not set, the color will default to a darkened version of the date bar background color.
New: The cinema address is now linked on the order confirmation screen, and from the top of the checkout page if your cinema has multiple locations. Be sure to fill out the link you want to use under Settings > Theater Setup > Basic Info > Theater Location URL . We recommend entering your Google Places link.
Fix: It’s no longer necessary to attach any ticket types to a showtime if using the “External Ticketing URL” field is used.
Fix: The use of a 4 digit year is now consistently implemented in the Start Date field on Shows and several other datepickers in the admin.
Fix: The datepicker on the Flexible Template – Now Playing panel will now display properly in Safari while you are logged in.
Fix: When the Seat Limit field is used with a ticket type, the General Admission checkout will no longer allow you to choose more than that limit in the dropdown.
Fix: Thousands separators (commas) will no longer be added to product prices when the price is $1000 or higher.

Performance: Each individual Campaign send will now be limited to 2,000 emails, and any Campaign that is scheduled to send at the same time as another Campaign in your site will be rescheduled for 30 minutes later. Campaigns based on customer purchase history that have more than 2,000 recipients selected will be sent in batches of 2,000 every 30 minutes, starting at the scheduled time. Read more about Campaigns.
Fix: Ensure only Shows with Publish, Draft, or Private status appear in the Show dropdown on the Scheduler and on the Box Office Report Show selection.
Fix: Fixed a rare issue where an Open (Unlisted) Showtime may not appear in the Box Office app or on website listings while logged in.

Enhancement: Added ticket type prices in the Ticket Type dropdown on the Scheduler, which will make it easier to avoid including the prices in the ticket type titles.
Fix: The Now Playing calendar will now work correctly on subpages.
Fix: Layout and content improvements to the Program template.

New: Enable tips to be collected on the card reader screen. Only available with the BBPOS WisePOS E Stripe card reader. Read more about how to enable tips here, or feel free to contact support@filmbot.com if you’d like help enabling this feature!
Fix: Prevent unexpected behavior when partial payments left less than $.50 remaining to be paid on an order.
Fix: Prevent submission of Stripe card payments less than $.50 (this is a limitation set by the card processor).

New: Enable tips in sales, refunds, and various reports to support Box Office version 2.7.0.
Fix: Prevent submission of Stripe card payments less than $.50 (this is a limitation set by the card processor).
Enhancement: Clarify membership renewal process and timings, in both the reminder email and on the renewal checkout page.

New: Memberships renewed before they have expired will no longer renew immediately. They will be scheduled for renewal at the end of their current expiration date. Memberships renewed after they already expired will still renew immediately. Read more about membership renewals here.
Maintenance: Updated integration with Stripe now uses the latest libraries.

Fix: The ability to navigate admin post listings by typing in a page number has been restored.
Fix: Paragraph tags in excerpts will no longer cause text to appear half cut-off in the New Wave theme’s Now Playing panel.
Maintenance: Legacy Google Analytics tracking code has been removed from all sites.

New: If your cinema site has been updated to use Filmbot’s latest theme, Youtube and Tiktok icons can now be added to your site. Visit Settings > Website > Social to enter your social profile URLs.
New: Posters can now be used instead of stills in the Now Playing panel.
New: Added a new panel type to the Flexible Content template called “Freeform Content” where you can enter arbitrary text and/or html.
Fix: Fixed a bug with the “Minimum ticket price” setting on some discounts, which could cause an error when applied to a ticket type that was already lower than the minimum.