Hey everyone,
It's been a while since my last update here mainly due to the fact I've been working on so many things. Going forward I'll be adding one change log entry per month with a roundup of everything I've been working on. This should make it easier to follow! ๐
So, let's see what's new this month & what to expect next!
๐ New features
- Cheaper pricing for bulk users! We've changed our pricing to use a tiered approach, that gets cheaper the more social groups you need. You can check out how it works on our pricing page (we added a calculator)
- New website pages showcasing each scheduling feature per platform; Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn & Google My Business
- New website page for our free trial, explaining it in more detail
- Added a video to the homepage, showing a walkthrough of Pallyy.
- Added a Saved layouts feature. You can save your captions, location, a default date and first comment which you can then auto-insert into your posts. Looks for the "Saved Layouts" button in the header of the scheduling popup.
- Added a post to LinkedIn with no image feature (thanks bob!). You can also add a URL in the caption to use the preview thumbnails
- Added comparison pages to the website so potential users can easily compare between services. Comparisons added so far; Later alternative, Buffer alternative, Hootsuite alternative, Planoly alternative, Loomly alternative, Sprout Social alternative, Sendible alternative.
- Added Capterra & Producthunt badges to our homepage for extra social proof. Want to leave us a capterra review?
- Added a new bio link grid style feature! It means you can create a grid that looks just like your Instagram, but each image you add a link to so your audience can goto something related to that post. You can add the URL when scheduling posts by clicking the "Add Bio Link URL" button
โ Improvements
- Changed the schedumeter tooltip style, and changed the wording if you have more than 7 posts planned in 7 days
- Added a warning when you're drafting a post incase the image aspect ratio is wrong. Must be re-sized to post otherwise it can be rejected by IG etc
- Send comments in the reply section by hitting enter
- Dragging the image from sidebar to calendar is smoother with improved opacity
- Improved emoji popup when scheduling posts or replying to comments, with a search feature too.
- Improved design of "+ Add location" popups. They now open on hover. Also changed the design to look nicer and take up less space.
- Sometimes if an incorrect user was tagged, the post would fail. Now it will retry without tags if that's the case - as it's better to still post it rather than not posting at all.
- Smoother drag animation on the week view
- Blog design improved, was a long time coming - added a featured article to the top
- Smily.bio links with images look nicer, with the image sitting on the left instead of next to the text
- Instagram preview grid, only shows images that are scheduled for Instagram now
- Added social icons to the list view so you can see where each post is going
๐ Bug Fixes
- Caption text areas weren't auto-expanding every time, fixed with a new auto-expanding JS plugin.
- When the first day of the month was a Sunday it was throwing the dates off, all fixed!
- For some browsers the IG preview grid wasn't in order because of different browsers sorting functions, fixed with a cross browser solution.
- When resetting password with a capital letter it wasn't working. Fixed.
- Sometimes when a new user signed up, it didn't auto-select their profiles. This is fixed now and will automatically select any profile after you add it.
- Couldn't remove images from your biolink buttons, it's been fixed.
- Some bio link images were expiring, fixed by using the current media URL from instagram
- Dropping images on sidebar wasn't working everytime, fixed.
- When adding a profile from Twitter there was an error, it's been fixed.
โ What to expect next month?
We're working on a few new features currently, that should be live in September.
1. Grids: A feature that allows you to plan a grid with a drag and drop style editor. You can add captions, and times to each post and then bulk schedule to your calendar. You can even share a public link to get feedback or approval from your clients.
2. Google My Business: We're going to allow the ability to add more than 1 GMB location to each social group. Sometimes a business has 5 locations that all need to post the same thing, so this will be ideal in that scenario.
3. Bio Link: As the grids style is a relatively new feature, we're looking to improve it even further. If you have any feedback I'd love to hear it, so shoot me an email!