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Weekly Recap: New Unified Sidebar, Valentine’s Theme & Pano Updates 🍬❤️

Weekly Recap: New Unified Sidebar, Valentine’s Theme & Pano Updates 🍬❤️

Hey photo friends! 👋


Big week. We’ve rolled out a brand-new unified Sidebar, added new pano options, improved Dashboard speed, and dropped a Valentine’s-ready retail theme.

Let’s break it down.

🧭 New Unified Sidebar (Desktop + Mobile)

The Dashboard navigation just got a major upgrade.

🖥️📱 One unified sidebar across desktop and mobile

  • No more different layouts depending on device. Navigation is now consistent everywhere.

🔎 “Sidebar Find” (press F to search)

  • The old command palette is now built into the Sidebar.
  • Press F and start typing to jump anywhere.

🍬 Candy Navigation Assistant

  • If no results are found, Candy will try to take you where you meant to go!

👀 Previously hidden items (like Extras) are now much easier to find.

This is one of the biggest usability upgrades we’ve shipped in a while!

🖼️ Panoramic Updates

🖨️ New 24×8 Panoramic Print (non-group version)

  • In addition to the group-only pano lineup, there’s now a non-group 24×8 option.

🏷️ Existing panos renamed to “X Group Print”

  • Makes it clearer which pano products are group-only.

🧱 Extreme aspect ratio images (1:3 or 3:1)

  • These are now limited to Panoramic Print products only.

🧼 Fixed banner artwork incorrectly appearing on pano products in the store sheet.

🛍️ Retail Improvements

Much faster initial image grid rendering

✨ Removed quick “No Images” flash during load

🎨 Fixed “View Images” hero button text being too dark on some themes

✂️ Crop size checker now correctly respects orientation for large-format products

💕 New SweetHearts Theme (Valentine’s Ready)

💖 SweetHearts retail theme released

🎉 Includes custom heart confetti at checkout

Just in time for Valentine’s Day sessions!

🖥️ Dashboard Improvements

🌾 Candy Culler upgrades

  • Can now set an entire filter to visible or invisible (except duplicates)
  • No longer also culls PhotoRoster reference images (whoops!)

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Group Photo toggle added for Portraits Program

📂 Increased row limits for roster and PhotoRoster uploads

🛠️ Fixed overlay import not working properly

📏 Improved DPI validation on banner artwork (matching full frame improvements)

⚡ Faster requests across many areas including:

  • Profile updates
  • 2FA verification
  • Invoice loading/downloading
  • Retail settings updates
  • Bank info updates
  • Password reset emails

📱 Fixed mobile dashboard scrolling/focus issues in popups

🧾 Fixed create event occasionally not redirecting correctly

📸 Fixed QuicPics creation confirmation spam edge case

📬 Fixed unread inbox items appearing from before account creation

🔐 Security Improvements

🔒 Improved password reset security

🔑 Strengthened 2FA flows and verification handling

🤳 Selfie Check-In

🖼️ Images under 100×100 are now blocked (lab requirement enforcement)

🌀 LiveLoop

🌫️Updated backdrop blur

  • Looks better and is more performant, reducing crashes on WebKit browsers.

That’s the week!

A cleaner, unified Dashboard experience, smarter pano handling, better retail performance, and a Valentine’s-ready theme to boot.

Keep creating magic,

Candy 🍬

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This week we’ve got a shiny new Image Details page, some small but mighty tweaks across the board, and a handful of fixes to make your dashboard life just a bit smoother.

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🌟 Brand-New Image Details Page!

Your favorite behind-the-scenes image panel just got a makeover—and it's so much faster now! Whether you’re digging into face match data or reviewing contact info, everything’s loading snappier and more clearly than ever.

You’ll notice:

  • • Cleaner layout 🧼
  • • Larger image preview
  • Speedy load times ⚡
  • Better organization of metadata 🗂️

Details, Participants, and Logs have also been split into three distinct tabs!

Go ahead, give it a click from the Manage Images page or a Participant's Details page!

You can even hover highlighted faces with your mouse to view attached Participants!

In case you need to know how to get to the Image Details page!

🔧 Misc Changes & Improvements

Some smart, helpful little tweaks that add up to a smoother experience:

  • 🔗 Image Details links added to image previews on the Participant Details page (because shortcuts are life).
  • 🖼️ Free Download / Medium-Res Download for QuicPics™ Events are now set to a 2:3 aspect ratio—perfect for showcasing your 2:3 Full Frame overlay art!
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A look at the new 5+ Item Package graphic! Retail Theme: Liquorice - Event Program: QuicPics

  • 🎯 Face Matching Confidence level is now selectable during Event Creation, not just after. Set your confidence from the start!
  • 🛡 GalleryGuard™ has been updated to work even on iOS 26. The screenshots stay black. The images stay safe.

🐛 Bug Fixes

A few pesky things we squashed this week:

  • 🚫 The Unassigned Images count no longer includes BGR cutouts that have already been matched. More accurate image management FTW.
  • 🔄 Some Events were having trouble loading the Manage Images page. That glitch has now been zapped. 💥

That’s all for now!

Be sure to check out the new Image Details page, and if you haven’t yet, try out GalleryGuard™ on your own iOS device—it’s basically wizardry. 🧙‍♂️

Until next week,
💖 Candy

Weekly Recap: Longer Face Matching™, New PhotoRoster Tools & Retail Tweaks!🗓
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This week brings big improvements for Face Matching™ Events, new ways to re-use your check-ins across Events, and a couple of helpful tweaks to the retail site and image management tools.

Let’s dive in! 👇

⏳ Face Matching™ Now Lasts 60 Days!

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This means even more time for:

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  • • Schools to send out the Selfie Check-In™ link after the Event 📬
  • Stragglers to find their photos 🧍‍♀️🧍‍♂️🧍

But here’s your friendly reminder: the faster you upload, the better your sales! 🏃‍♂️💸

📸 Every image uploaded goes through:

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  • • Optional cart-wide light retouching for customers
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  • • Intuitive cropping tools for end users

So don’t sit on your images to batch-edit them all—uploading sooner = more sales.

Every day that passes = potential sales slipping by. Speed matters!

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This one’s a fun one for graduation season! 🎓

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Here’s why it’s awesome:

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Perfect for client relationships where you cater to all of their school's Events!

🧰 Misc. Improvements & Fixes

A few extra goodies for your workflow this week:

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That’s all for now! 🎉

If you have any questions about the new features, you can always reach me from your dashboard! 💬

See you next week for more enhancements and pro tips!

Cheers,

Candy

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Hey there! 👋

Candy here with your weekly dose of NowCandid™ updates!

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See you next week with more exciting improvements!

As always, if you need anything — just ask me!😄

Cheers,

Candy

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