Control Panel Change Log

Control Panel Change Log

This page documents changes to the Control Panel

We are working on improving usability and workflows. This involves changes to the location of settings, setting names and menus.

1 Release: October 15th 2024

1.1 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.

2 Release: starting June 13h 2024

2.1 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.

3 Release: April 13h 2024

3.1 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.

3.2 Renamed Settings

In the booking API message renamed to Channel Info

4 Release: April 10th 2024

4.1 Booking.com Onboarding Flow

Properties can activate the connection themselves when ready.

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

5 Release: Jan 30th 2024

5.1 Look & Feel

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

5.2 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.

5.3 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.

6 Release: Jan 8th 2024

6.1 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. 

7 Release: Dec 30th 2023

7.1 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"

7.2 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

7.3 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

7.4 Calendar upgrades

Additional indicators and hover texts for Daily Prices.

8 Planned

8.1 Look & Feel

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

8.2 Menu Changes

Further changes to the menu structure to improve workflows.