You can now see the publishing status of your events on the dashboard! Published events means all changes are live. Saved events are also live, but there are some saved changes that haven't been published and made live yet.
Features & improvements
Invitations – Fixed bug where users were getting removed from Google Calendar when events with calendar invitations turned on were updated
Slack channels – Fixed bug that was archiving existing Slack channels if the same name was inputted for a new channel
Slack channels – Fixed bug that was disabling the Slack channel creation date if the date passed and the event was saved, but not published
Surveys – Survey responses will now be persisted on the web app when editing a questionnaire or feedback form
Surveys – Fixed bug where rearranging and deleting survey questions would cause an error and remove unsaved changes
Surveys – Fixed bug where a survey submission with no responses to a fully optional survey wouldn't appear in the CSV
Reminders – Fixed bug where guests who joined the Zoom meeting didn't receive reminders sent afterwards
Insights page – Fixed bug where "Attended" pill wasn't appearing until after events ended
Insights page – Fixed bug where communications dashboard and insights pages were showing different confirmation numbers
Insights page – Pending status is now sorted alphabetically
Communications – Fixed bug where in-progress events wouldn't appear in Slack announcements
Outlook Calendar – Added all-day events
March 6, 2023
Outlook Calendar integration
Our beta for Outlook Calendar integration is here! We’ll automatically sync invitations, guests, and event updates with your Outlook Calendar account. To learn more about our beta launches, see our beta features page.
Features & improvements
Surveys – Fixed bug where questionnaires couldn't submitted for a full event
Calendar – Fixed bug where selecting "no one" for guest list visibility still showed guests on the calendar invitation
Insights – Fixed bug where number of feedback responses submitted was inconsistent with actual responses
March 2, 2023
"Interested" is now "Maybe"
We heard your feedback: it wasn't clear what it meant to be Interested in an event. We've changed the terminology across our platform to Maybe and added pop-ups before an employee confirms their status.
Features & improvements
Discover – Fixed the confirmed count to include incomplete guests on the event page
Discover – Fixed the confirmed section to include attended guests (excluding drop-ins)
Create event – Fixed bug on create new Slack channel field
Create event – Fixed bugs related to creating survey questions and switching between "Start from scratch" and "Use a template"
Insights – Added "(Guest)" after an external guest's name
Insights – Fixed bug on status filter showing no results
Insights – Fixed sent questionnaire count to include attended guests (excluding drop-ins)
Insights – Fixed sent feedback form count to exclude external guests
Insights – Fixed bug where edit and delete options appeared for sent feedback form requests
Insights – Added a "Pending" status for guests with a status before an event was updated
General – Fixed bug for tab bar scrolling on mobile
February 16, 2023
Send invitations for content
You can now send Slack invitations to let employees know that they've been invited to view content! The automated Slack message will link directly to the content page where they can access the link and provide feedback.
Features & improvements
Editor – Removed auto-save
Editor – Save does not publish changes, but saves changes to the draft
Editor – New publish button makes changes live to employees
Editor – New pop-up when exiting with unsaved changes
Editor – New pop-up when exiting with unpublished changes
Editor – New pop-up when unpublishing
Editor – Archived items are disabled and need to be unarchived for editing
February 8, 2023
Features & improvements
Dashboard – Removed participants column and migrated data to insights pages
Dashboard – Added column for attended guests for past events
Surveys – Feedback forms will be sent to attended guests for events with Zoom integration
Surveys – Save button will be enabled when survey questions are reordered
Admin settings – Selecting teams for a team admin will appear as a number instead of tags
Profile – Upcoming and past events will show the correct location
Zoom – Participants without an email will appear as an external guest
Zoom – Fixed bug where Zoom meetings couldn't be removed
Slack – Fixed bug where Slack channels were being archived in 7 days instead of 48 hours
February 1, 2023
Choose to send invitations
You can now choose whether you want to send Slack and calendar invitations to guests. This is a great way to avoid spamming employees if you're creating multiple options for the same event. Employees will only receive calendar invitations when they confirm.
Features & improvements
Discover – Tabs are ordered alphabetically
Calendar – Invitees added to a published event will receive calendar email notifications
Waitlist – Waitlisted guests won't be added to the calendar invitation
Waitlist – Private event guests will be added to the waitlist when capacity is full
Create event – Changed default settings for sending calendar invitations to confirmed guests to "yes"
Feedback form – Both attended and confirmed users will receive feedback forms
Insights – Updated ordering in the attendees section based on last updated status
Insights – Status tags will be hidden if there are no guests with that status
Insights – Added attended status to the insights page for events with Zoom integration
Insights – Added Zoom attendance column to attendees section and CSV report
Zoom – No-show's will only appear after an event ends
Zoom – Guests can join meetings before the event start time
Zoom – Attended guests won't be switched to confirmed due to calendar sync
Zoom – Attended and no-show guests won't appear before the event start time
Zoom – Confirmed guests won't show as drop-in's
Slack – Employees won't be kicked out of existing Slack channels
Slack – Existing Slack channels won't be archived
General – Updated Help Center link in the web app navigation for admins
January 12, 2023
Features & improvements
Invitees – Slack invitations will be sent to public event invitees
Slack – Admins can auto-archive Slack channels created by Epoch
Calendar – Updated Epoch-generated default text and links in calendar invitations
Create event– Paragraph breaks in the description field will appear on the event page and calendar
Create event – Added word wrapping to the email reminder message field
Zoom – Fixed events with Zoom meeting links that aren't associated with Zoom accounts
Zoom – Zoom meeting links generated by deactivated admins can be replaced by active admins
We refreshed our automated email templates! There's a bigger focus on the event cover photo, formatting is consistent across all emails, and there's clear and concise copy to indicate RSVP status. We also added a direct link to contact our support team in the email footer.
Features & improvements
Invitees – Deactivated accounts will be automatically removed from Epoch events and calendar invitations
Admin settings – Super admins can see all events on the Discover page
Admin settings – Added a banner when admins are viewing a private event page that they aren't invited to
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