Getting Ready for Summer ☀️

Getting Ready for Summer ☀️

After an exciting season launching our public self-booking and our availability-based Student Portal booking, we’re continuing to bring you the best new features, updates & fixes. This month’s update includes brand new Website Builder templates!

Teachers & Staff

  • Teachers can now set availability with no end date
  • Teacher absences no longer count against students’ maximum make-up credits
  • Substituting a teacher in an event will now open up the teacher’s original availability for that time slot

Calendar & Attendance

  • Attendance experience has been improved for small screens
  • Calendar filters are now applied when taking bulk attendance
  • Payroll override settings in calendar categories have been improved
  • We clarified the wording in the event editor for student registration options
  • We fixed an error that was preventing some teachers from taking bulk attendance for group classes
  • We fixed an issue that was preventing parents from receiving group notes emails if the parent is also a student
  • The Save button in calendar preferences is now only active after changes are made
  • We fixed an issue that was preventing single teachers from seeing all available options when editing a full day’s events
  • Saving « this & future events » will no longer override substitute teacher assignments
  • You can now edit group notes directly from a student’s attendance history

Student Portal

  • You can now filter events by category when booking from the Student Portal
  • Group event details (like number of attendees) are now visible in the Student Portal before registering
  • Lesson note attachments now appear on the Student Portal home page
  • Students can now book events with substitute teachers using make-up credits
  • Public events with no attendees now show on the Student Portal calendar
  • We fixed an issue where Student Portal sign-up confirmation notifications weren’t being sent to the teacher portal

Website Builder (& Forms)

  • We’ve added new website templates to the Website Builder
  • You can now add tables to your website in the Website Builder
  • You can now always add multiple students to an account using a sign-up form, regardless of the default status being applied
  • The skill level field in the sign-up form now has a 100-character limit
  • The availability banner in the booking forms has been improved for single teachers

General/Other

  • The several menus throughout My Music Staff now display with an improved slide-out interface
  • PayPal Commerce Platform has been rebranded as simply PayPal
  • Stripe users in supported regions can now accept iDEAL payments
  • A title is now required when creating new News & Blog posts
  • We fixed an issue where the download column in Online Resources was displaying incorrectly
  • Using a custom email template with a blank subject line will no longer overwrite a subject that has already been written
  • We added a loading indicator when viewing recent notes on the Home page
  • We have reintroduced instrument as a field in the repertoire section
  • Various cosmetic tweaks throughout
Please note: If you have any questions or require assistance with your account, please contact our support team at support@mymusicstaff.com