Category: Product Updates

Product Updates

What's new in Client Portal version 5.5

Laura Elizabeth

Client Portal version 5.5 has been released! When we first launched Client Portal back in 2016, the ability for clients to leave comments in portals was part of our original plan. However, WordPress comment security was somewhat different back then. We couldn't figure out how to do it properly without creating privacy issues between different...

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What's new in Client Portal version 5.4

Laura Elizabeth

Client Portal version 5.4 has been released! I'm really excited to announce that we have launched the much-requested image slider feature! All about the new Image Slider module Now if you upload images to Client Portal, your clients will be able to preview them in a beautiful slider. Many of you have been asking for this...

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Update 7: All about the Block Editor: What and why

Laura Elizabeth

Today, I want to talk about the Block Editor, what it is, and why we are moving to it for the Client Portal. What is the block editor (also known as Gutenberg) The block editor lets you edit your website by dragging and dropping elements, or blocks, onto your screen and creating layouts in a...

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Update 6: Release Candidate 1 is almost ready

Laura Elizabeth

Today, I wanted to update you on our progress for Client Portal 5.0. While we had high hopes for a full release by the end of January, that sadly didn't happen. We ran into some unexpected roadblocks with integrating the content pages, pushing us back. The good news is I got word from our developer...

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Update 5: What's next for Client Portal

Laura Elizabeth

Today, I want to talk about our plans for the next 12 months of Client Portal. It's January, so many of us are thinking ahead, and I've had a lot of questions from those who want to know our next focus after the release of CP 5.0. 2023 was a tough year. With the cost...

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Update 4: Four Exciting Mini-Features Coming Soon!

Laura Elizabeth

Today, I want to share with you four mini-features that are coming with this release. These may seem small, but they’ve been requested repeatedly and, honestly, are things that should mostly have been doable before now. Mini-feature #1: A fully editable, customizable menu This is something we get asked about all the time. While we...

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Update 3: How we’re using feedback from the beta testers to improve the product

Laura Elizabeth

Today, I'm going to share an update on the beta program (which is live right now!) and how we're running it. We've opened the beta to a small group of 48 customers. Of those, 21 have created portals with the new block editor via ​InstaWP​. (InstaWP allows us to spin up fresh installs of WordPress...

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Update 2: Creating Reusable Pattern Blocks

Laura Elizabeth

This is the second behind-the-scenes email for Client Portal 5.0. Today, we are talking about something that (IMO) will end up being the favorite feature of Client Portal 5.0. Introducing: Reusable Patterns 🎉 Until now, every portal has needed to be custom for each client. Which, as you know, can take a long time to...

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Update 1: A First Look at the New Block Editor

Laura Elizabeth

Here it is: a first look at the new block editor coming in Client Portal 5.0. This is currently in beta and due to be released by mid-January 2024. In this video, we cover: What the new editor looks like from the backend How to style each block Editing the menu Embedding videos Changes to...

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What I learned at Europe’s biggest WordPress conference

Laura Elizabeth

Last month, I (Laura 👋) spoke at WordCamp EU – the biggest WordPress conference in Europe (and, some argue, the world.) Going into it, I was terrified on the morning of my talk. Whenever I’m asked to speak at conferences, I seem to always go through the same five emotions: Elation. ”OMG I’m speaking at...

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