Oct 03 2023: Web

Release Notes

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.

New: Added fields on the Page and Post (blog) editors for meta title and description.
New: When there are multiple sites for a domain, added a note above the Media Library to indicate that media is shared with your other sites.
Fix: Fixed an issue where pressing the back button after selecting reserved seats could occasionally result in the wrong showtime being displayed.

New: We’ve reworked the roles available to assign to your users, so they’ll be more useful! Please the full descriptions of all new roles.
New: Improve the text contrast when text is over imagery on Flexible Template panels. As part of this update, background images and videos on blocks will now have a slight darkening effect applied to them, when there is text in the block as well.
Fix: Remove the yellow autofill indicator on the checkout form, which was causing color contrast issues when a light text color was in use.

New: Added a setting to all cinema sites for a custom map link. This custom link will be used on your website and has been added to the order confirmation emails when tickets are purchased. Find this new setting under Settings > Theater Setup > Theater location URL. If you don’t fill it out, a basic Google Maps link will continue to be generated using the address entered in the Full Address field, but we recommend filling this out to use your Google Places link.
Fix: Fixed an issue where promo codes were still being generated and counted (albeit not sent) for unsubscribed users, when a Campaign was sent.
Fix: Fixed an issue where a showtime’s length was not updated when the length of the attached show was changed, if the showtime was closed.
Fix: Fixed an issue where “Ticket Scanned” events were not appearing in the Event History on an order, after a ticket in the order was scanned.
Fix: Various fixes and enhancements to the New Wave theme.

New: Set your home screen to be either Tickets or Concessions. Visit Settings > HOME_DEFAULT_VIEW and choose either “tickets” or “concessions”.
Fix: Declined credit cards or card read errors will now be registered in the Box Office app.
Fix: A manager PIN entered during an oversell will no longer be retained for the next manager-only transaction.
Fix: Manager PINs that begin with zero will now work.