New Feature Highlights
What's new feature highlights and improvements in version 3.6
New Promotion and Reminder Emails
Site Announcement Emails — Send out timely announcements and important marketing emails to all opt-in users. **
Daily Watchlist Summary — A daily personalized email sent out to all users with watched items closing within 24 hours. **
Listing Closing Soon — Reminder emails sent out to all active bidders on an item that is closing soon. **
** requires SendGrid
Secure Credit Card Verification and Fee Options
Validate Credit Cards — Reduce non-paying bidders with a new credit card verification check. A small, temporary authorization charge can be configured to ensure a user's credit card is legitimate and active. **
Surcharge and Credit Card Fees — Set up a fixed surcharge on invoices or add an optional fee for buyers paying by credit card. **
** requires Stripe
New Custom Field Types and Flexible Data Options
Optional Categories and Descriptions — Simplify the listing process by allowing descriptions or categories to be optional or removed.
New Custom Field Options:
Large Text Areas — Add large text areas for adding relevant content in HTML or plain text.
Clickable Links — Add links within listings to reference sources or associated sponsors.
Large Data Sets — Organize data into multi-column lists, a compact and more readable format.
Option Lists — New configuration options for option lists to specify for Radio buttons or Dropdown selection.
And More New Features...
Google Maps Integration — Easily embed a map for listings and lots, a great way to show property locations. Or display the pickup location on a map for auction events.
Easy Add Watchlist Icons — Bidders can easily add (or remove) items to their watch list, directly when browsing all listings or lots within an auction sale.
Redesigned Item Details — Streamlined item details that include a larger focal image, gallery style image previews to improve clarity with always-visible content, and a clean bidding focus area to foster higher first-bid engagement.
Refined Auction Experience
New Event Promotional Emails
New Event Published Notifications — Automatically inform registered users about each new auction event. **
Auction Event Bidder Reminders — Send registered users or active bidders email notices of auction events ending soon. **
** requires SendGrid
New Auction Event Features
Improved Event Navigation — The "Back to Catalog" link now preserves your scrolling position for a smoother, uninterrupted browsing experience.
Search in Auction Event — Easily search for lots directly within published auction events.
Smarter Event Management — Quickly move lots to the top or bottom of the lot order list, and search for consignors within the Consignor chooser.
Event List Style Options — Choose between Lot Thumbnails (Cropped or Portrait) or Summary Text when displaying your list of auction events.
