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<div class="heading">Control Panel Change Log</div>
<div class="heading">Control Panel Change Log</div>
  This page documents changes to the Control Panel
  This page documents changes to the Control Panel
=Release: September 23rd 2025 =
==Credit Cards==
*'''Booking page & payment requests''': Entering card details directly on the checkout page will be deprecated. Instead, details will be collected via a secure external service, settable in the Credit Card payment gateway menu.
*Enhanced security measures for credit card storage.
*Credit card details collected via the Credit Card payment gateway will only be displayed once and then deleted once viewed. Be sure to store the details securely offline if required.
*Cards collected via the Credit Card payment gateway cannot be auto transmitted to Stripe, if you use your Stripe account for card processing use the Stripe payment gateway to collect the card and not the Credit Card payment gateway.


<div class="warning">{{#fas:exclamation-triangle}}These changes only apply to credit card details collected on the booking page or via a payment request. There will be no changes for credit cards submitted from OTAs.</div>


We are working on improving usability and workflows. This involves changes to the location of settings, setting names and menus.  
==IP Address==
Our new IP address will be: 188.34.132.40
If you have whitelisted our IP in your email system or other services, please update it accordingly.


=st release planned: Dec 2023 =
==Menu Updates==
{{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) APPS & INTEGRATIONS to be renamed to MARKETPLACE


Reorganization of Payments and Booking Rules menus for better clarity:
{{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > BOOKING RULES
*“Normal Bookings”
“Near Term Bookings”
*“Exceptional Period Bookings”
*“Cancellation by Guest”
*{{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PAYMENTS > PAYMENT COLLECTION
“Deposit Collection Direct Bookings”
moved to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) BOOKING ENGINE
{{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES  > BOOKING RULES
*General Policy
*Cancellation Policyy
moves to{{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) BOOKING ENGINE > PROPERTY BOOKING PAGE> CONTENT
{{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PAYMENTS >Payment GATEWAYS >  CREDIT CARD renames to CREDIT CARD COLLECTION
{{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PAYMENTS >CREDIT CARD COLLECTION  to be removed and “Credit Card Rules” moved to 
{{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PAYMENTS >Payment GATEWAYS > CREDIT CARD COLLECTION
=Release: February 19th 2025 =
==Refresh Bookinglist with customization and bulk action  options==
The List view for bookings (BOOKINGS > LIST) has been upgraded. You can now
*Perform bulk changes to modify multiple bookings in one go
*Choose which columns you want to see in the list
*Change the order of the columns
*Create and save multiple views
=Release: November 14th 2024 =
==Feedback Button==
Click to tell us in a few words your experience using this page. Your feedback will help us to prioritize the next updates for the Control Panel.
=Release: October 15th 2024 =
==Booking Overview==
The overview opens is read only and opens via the <span class="" style="color:#019cde; font-size: 120%;" >{{#fas:clipboard-list}} </span> icon. A click on an "Edit" icon will take you to the tab where you can make changes. We are planning to build out the overview which will eventually encorporate all functionality and replace the tabs.
=Release: starting June  13h 2024 =
==Slide-out help==
we have started to implement slide-out help on select menu pages.
What has changed:
When you hover on the <span style="color:#019cde;“ >{{#far:question-circle}}  </span> for examle on  {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER > AIRBNB > VIEW CONTENT you will see a summary with key information for this menu page. When you click the complete help page will open as it does now.
Over the next week this function will be rolled out on key pages.
=Release: April  13h 2024 =
==Improvements to the Calendar==
*a * icon with a price indicates that there is a minimum stay set in the daily price rule for this daily price.
*hover texts on the Daily Prices in the Calendar show you miniumum stays, maximum stays and prices for different occupancies
*group bookings are marked with a {{#fas:circle}}  icon. For the master booking, the circle is filled.
==Renamed Settings==
In the booking API message renamed  to Channel Info
=Release: April  10th 2024 =
==Booking.com Onboarding Flow==
Properties can activate the connection themselves when ready.
Beds24 will not auto-activate properties for Booking.com any more.
=Release: Jan  30th 2024 =
==Look & Feel==
Selects, Dropdowns, input fields and some Buttons received a refresh.
==Renamed  and moved Settings==
The "Room Name" for  Booking.com was renamed to "Room Type Name" and the setting was moved to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER > BOOKING.COM >  CONTENT > SPECIFIC ROOM CONTENT.
==Menu Changes==
On {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER > BOOKING.COM > SYNC  CONTENT - all content related menu pages are now submenus of {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER > BOOKING.COM > CONTENT.
=Release: Jan  8th 2024 =
==Renamed Pages and Settings==
==Renamed Pages and Settings==
RATES: "Rates" to "Fixed Prices". We do this because many customers starting with Beds24 confuse what we call rates with channel rate plans. Using the terms "Daily Prices" for dynamic prices and "fixed prices" for prices which have a start and an end date should stop this. 
DAILY PRICE SETUP renamed to DAILY PRICE RULES
 
"Rates" renamed to "Fixed Prices"
 
Why we want to do this: Many customers starting with Beds24 confuse what we call rates with channel rate plans. Using the terms "Daily Prices" for dynamic prices and "fixed prices" for prices which have a start and an end date should stop this. 


=Release: Dec  30th 2023 =


"Details tab of the booking: "API Message"  to "Channel Info"
==Renamed Pages and Settings==
"Details tab of the booking: "API Message"  to "Channel Info",


{{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > BOOKING RULES: "Booking Cancellations by Guest" to "Cancellations by Guest"
{{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > BOOKING RULES: "Booking Cancellations by Guest" to "Cancellations by Guest"
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"ROOM TYPE" moved from {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER > PROPERTY CONTENT /ROOM CONTENT to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES >ROOMS > SETUP
"ROOM TYPE" moved from {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER > PROPERTY CONTENT /ROOM CONTENT to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES >ROOMS > SETUP


"Sell Priority"  removed from {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES >  DESCRIPTION because this is also available in {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER > BOOKING ENGINE > MULTI BOOKING PAGE > PROPERTY SETTINGS.
"Sell Priority"  removed from {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES >  DESCRIPTION because this is also available in {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) BOOKING ENGINE > MULTI BOOKING PAGE > PROPERTY SETTINGS.


"Cancellation Policy" and "General Policy" moved from {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES >  DESCRIPTION to  {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > BOOKING RULES
"Cancellation Policy" and "General Policy" moved from {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES >  DESCRIPTION to  {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > BOOKING RULES
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==Menu Changes==
==Menu Changes==
Additional tab navigation with shortcuts in  
Additional tab navigation with shortcuts in  
*PRICES > DAILY PRICES
*{{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES
*{{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES
* {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > ROOMS  
* {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > ROOMS  
*{{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) BOOKING ENGINE  > PROPERTY BOOKING PAGE
*{{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) BOOKING ENGINE  > PROPERTY BOOKING PAGE


{{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES >ROOMS > CHANNEL CONTENT pages are now also linked in {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES.
{{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER > CONTENT pages are now also linked via shortscuts in {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES and  {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > ROOMS


Reorganised  categories in {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES >DESCRIPTION new categories are: 
Reorganised  categories in {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES >DESCRIPTION new categories are: 
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*Contact
*Contact
*Location
*Location
*Financial
*Price and Currency
*Display
*Display
*Features
*Features
*Property Templates
*Property Templates


Reorganized categories on {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES >  BOOKING RULES, ew categories are: 
Reorganized categories on {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES >  BOOKING RULES, new categories are: 
*Same Day Booking Cut Off
*Same Day Booking Cut Off
*Normal Bookings
*Normal Bookings
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*Booking Engine
*Booking Engine


Reorganized  categories on{{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES >ROOMS > CHANNEL CONTENT, new categories are: 
Reorganized  categories on{{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > ROOMS > ROOM CONTENT, new categories are: 
*Fees and Financial
*Fees and Financial
*Descriptions
*Descriptions
==Calendar upgrades==
Additional indicators and hover texts for Daily Prices.
=Planned=
==Look & Feel==
Some elements on the new control panel will receive a facelift.
==Menu Changes==
Further changes to the menu structure to improve workflows.


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Latest revision as of 13:17, 11 September 2025

Control Panel Change Log
This page documents changes to the Control Panel

Release: September 23rd 2025

Credit Cards

  • Booking page & payment requests: Entering card details directly on the checkout page will be deprecated. Instead, details will be collected via a secure external service, settable in the Credit Card payment gateway menu.
  • Enhanced security measures for credit card storage.
  • Credit card details collected via the Credit Card payment gateway will only be displayed once and then deleted once viewed. Be sure to store the details securely offline if required.
  • Cards collected via the Credit Card payment gateway cannot be auto transmitted to Stripe, if you use your Stripe account for card processing use the Stripe payment gateway to collect the card and not the Credit Card payment gateway.
These changes only apply to credit card details collected on the booking page or via a payment request. There will be no changes for credit cards submitted from OTAs.

IP Address

Our new IP address will be: 188.34.132.40
If you have whitelisted our IP in your email system or other services, please update it accordingly.

Menu Updates

(SETTINGS) APPS & INTEGRATIONS to be renamed to MARKETPLACE

Reorganization of Payments and Booking Rules menus for better clarity:

(SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > BOOKING RULES

  • “Normal Bookings”
“Near Term Bookings”
  • “Exceptional Period Bookings”
  • “Cancellation by Guest”
  • (SETTINGS) PAYMENTS > PAYMENT COLLECTION

“Deposit Collection Direct Bookings” moved to (SETTINGS) BOOKING ENGINE

(SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > BOOKING RULES

  • General Policy
  • Cancellation Policyy

moves to (SETTINGS) BOOKING ENGINE > PROPERTY BOOKING PAGE> CONTENT

(SETTINGS) PAYMENTS >Payment GATEWAYS > CREDIT CARD renames to CREDIT CARD COLLECTION

(SETTINGS) PAYMENTS >CREDIT CARD COLLECTION to be removed and “Credit Card Rules” moved to (SETTINGS) PAYMENTS >Payment GATEWAYS > CREDIT CARD COLLECTION

Release: February 19th 2025

Refresh Bookinglist with customization and bulk action options

The List view for bookings (BOOKINGS > LIST) has been upgraded. You can now

  • Perform bulk changes to modify multiple bookings in one go
  • Choose which columns you want to see in the list
  • Change the order of the columns
  • Create and save multiple views

Release: November 14th 2024

Feedback Button

Click to tell us in a few words your experience using this page. Your feedback will help us to prioritize the next updates for the Control Panel.

Release: October 15th 2024

Booking Overview

The overview opens is read only and opens via the icon. A click on an "Edit" icon will take you to the tab where you can make changes. We are planning to build out the overview which will eventually encorporate all functionality and replace the tabs.

Release: starting June 13h 2024

Slide-out help

we have started to implement slide-out help on select menu pages.

What has changed:

When you hover on the for examle on (SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER > AIRBNB > VIEW CONTENT you will see a summary with key information for this menu page. When you click the complete help page will open as it does now.

Over the next week this function will be rolled out on key pages.

Release: April 13h 2024

Improvements to the Calendar

  • a * icon with a price indicates that there is a minimum stay set in the daily price rule for this daily price.
  • hover texts on the Daily Prices in the Calendar show you miniumum stays, maximum stays and prices for different occupancies
  • group bookings are marked with a icon. For the master booking, the circle is filled.

Renamed Settings

In the booking API message renamed to Channel Info

Release: April 10th 2024

Booking.com Onboarding Flow

Properties can activate the connection themselves when ready.

Beds24 will not auto-activate properties for Booking.com any more.

Release: Jan 30th 2024

Look & Feel

Selects, Dropdowns, input fields and some Buttons received a refresh.

Renamed and moved Settings

The "Room Name" for Booking.com was renamed to "Room Type Name" and the setting was moved to (SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER > BOOKING.COM > CONTENT > SPECIFIC ROOM CONTENT.

Menu Changes

On (SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER > BOOKING.COM > SYNC CONTENT - all content related menu pages are now submenus of (SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER > BOOKING.COM > CONTENT.

Release: Jan 8th 2024

Renamed Pages and Settings

DAILY PRICE SETUP renamed to DAILY PRICE RULES

"Rates" renamed to "Fixed Prices"

Why we want to do this: Many customers starting with Beds24 confuse what we call rates with channel rate plans. Using the terms "Daily Prices" for dynamic prices and "fixed prices" for prices which have a start and an end date should stop this. 

Release: Dec 30th 2023

Renamed Pages and Settings

"Details tab of the booking: "API Message"  to "Channel Info",

(SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > BOOKING RULES: "Booking Cancellations by Guest" to "Cancellations by Guest"

(SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER > PROPERTY CONTENT "Headline Text" to "Property Headline"

(SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER > PROPERTY CONTENT "Property Description Text" to "Property Description"

(SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER > PROPERTY CONTENT > ROOM CONTENT "Room Headline Text" to "Room Headline"

(SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER > PROPERTY CONTENT > ROOM CONTENT "Room Description Text" to "Room Description"

(SETTINGS) PROPERTIES >ROOMS > SETUP: "Id Number"  to "Room ID"

Moved Settings

"VAT Rate" moved from (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > BOOKING RULES (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES >ROOMS > SETUP

"Price Rounding" moved from (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > BOOKING RULES to (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES >ROOMS > SETUP

"ROOM TYPE" moved from (SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER > PROPERTY CONTENT /ROOM CONTENT to (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES >ROOMS > SETUP

"Sell Priority"  removed from (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES >  DESCRIPTION because this is also available in (SETTINGS) BOOKING ENGINE > MULTI BOOKING PAGE > PROPERTY SETTINGS.

"Cancellation Policy" and "General Policy" moved from (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES >  DESCRIPTION to  (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > BOOKING RULES

Menu Changes

Additional tab navigation with shortcuts in

  • PRICES > DAILY PRICES
  • (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES
  • (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > ROOMS
  • (SETTINGS) BOOKING ENGINE > PROPERTY BOOKING PAGE

(SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER > CONTENT pages are now also linked via shortscuts in (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES and (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > ROOMS

Reorganised categories in (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES >DESCRIPTION new categories are: 

  • General
  • Contact
  • Location
  • Price and Currency
  • Display
  • Features
  • Property Templates

Reorganized categories on (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > BOOKING RULES, new categories are: 

  • Same Day Booking Cut Off
  • Normal Bookings
  • Near Term Bookings
  • Exceptional Period Bookings
  • Daily Price Strategy
  • Cancellations by Guest
  • Booking Status
  • General Policy
  • Cancellation Policy

Reorganized categories on (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES >ROOMS > SETUP new categories are: 

  • General
  • Units
  • Rules
  • Display
  • Features
  • Room Templates
  • Booking Engine

Reorganized categories on (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > ROOMS > ROOM CONTENT, new categories are: 

  • Fees and Financial
  • Descriptions

Calendar upgrades

Additional indicators and hover texts for Daily Prices.

Planned

Look & Feel

Some elements on the new control panel will receive a facelift.

Menu Changes

Further changes to the menu structure to improve workflows.

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