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Changelog

Monthly product updates for Shared Holiday Homes: calendar, bookings, tasks, and tools for holiday homes used by more than one household.

  1. August 2026

    A quieter calendar and public site, property setup in one place, and a way to close an account or home without erasing stay history.

    • Calendar

      Review incoming stays from the home queue or a calendar sidebar without hiding approved bookings. Occupancy uses hatch texture so busy days are obvious, days outside the focused month fade back, and Today stays next to the period arrows. Add notes from a selected day, reserve from a phone, and open stay emails on the matching calendar day.

    • Look and public site

      A quieter palette across the app, refreshed homepage and tour screenshots, a property map that follows light and dark theme, and blog guides that show the real product. Public Terms and Privacy pages sit with the rest of the site.

    • Setup and house information

      Property details, rooms, and photos live on one setup page. Admins edit guides on the same layout members read. Documents use a Drive-style list with tags, bulk reservation import has a guided preview, and check-in and check-out times follow the viewer's clock format.

    • Closing an account or home

      Owners can delete their account or a property they own. Homes and users are closed rather than wiping booking history.

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  2. July 2026

    Public free tools, SEO guides, and clearer acquisition analytics — more ways to try Shared Holiday Homes before you invite the whole group.

    • Free tools hub

      Cost split, usage rotation, maintenance schedules, cleaning rotas, inventory, guest welcome books, house rules, and emergency sheets — practical planners you can use without signing up.

    • Guides for holiday homes

      New articles on splitting shared vacation home expenses and a 90-day plan for inheriting a vacation home with siblings.

    • Marketing and measurement

      Homepage metadata and SEO wiring, plus a typed PostHog layer so acquisition and activation funnels stay consistent.

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  3. June 2026

    Reservation emails you can trust, and a calendar that shows availability at a glance.

    • Email templates

      Repo-owned React Email templates with clearer reservation reasons, guest naming, and a redesigned communications admin.

    • Availability heatmap

      Color-coded availability across calendar views so busy seasons are easier to spot before you book.

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  4. May 2026

    Landing page media polish and cleaner handoff from demo sessions into real sign-up.

    • Landing experience

      Hero media served more reliably, and demo state cleared properly when someone starts a real account.

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  5. April 2026

    Welcome tours, mobile navigation, onboarding, and booking UX — getting new households productive faster.

    • Welcome tours

      Guided walkthroughs for owners, admins, and members, with theme-aware screenshots of the real product.

    • Mobile bottom navigation

      A clearer path around the app on phones, plus deep links into admin sections.

    • Bookings and onboarding

      Timezone-safe booking ranges, inline date changes, and a focused property onboarding flow.

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  6. March 2026

    Home screen redesign, guides, German language support, and a smoother path through trial and checkout.

    • Home and guides

      A redesigned home experience with availability signals, plus a guides page for household how-tos.

    • Localization and billing

      German language support, clearer trial messaging, and more reliable Stripe checkout return handling.

    • Calendar notes and overrides

      Notes on the calendar and period overrides so seasonal rules match how your household actually books.

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  7. February 2026

    Overview widgets, calendar list and quarter views, and early AI assistance for property questions.

    • Overview and calendar

      Customizable overview widgets, list and quarter calendar views, and better reservation tooling.

    • AI assistant

      A streaming chat assistant to help with property questions without leaving the app.

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  8. January 2026

    Timezone-correct calendars, clearer empty states, and “view as member” for admins.

    • Calendar timezones

      Booking days follow the property timezone so overnight stays don’t shift on the wrong day.

    • Admin clarity

      Empty states and view-as-member so admins can check what members actually see.

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  9. November 2025

    Localization foundations and faster booking from the calendar.

    • Lingo localization

      Lingo.dev compiler wired in so the product can grow beyond a single language.

    • Calendar booking

      Selecting a date on the calendar opens booking with less friction.

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  10. October 2025

    Search, command palette, and overview widgets you can show or hide.

    • Find anything faster

      In-app search and a broader command palette for jumping to the right screen.

    • Overview customization

      Widget visibility controls so the home overview matches how your household works.

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  11. September 2025

    Always-free plan messaging and a default month calendar view.

    • Pricing clarity

      Always-free plan options called out across pricing surfaces.

    • Calendar defaults

      Month view as the default so the shared calendar opens ready to plan.

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  12. August 2025

    Demo mode and property tasks so prospects can explore without risking real data.

    • Demo mode

      A safe demo path with sample tasks and booking behaviour that won’t break a real household.

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  13. July 2025

    Google sign-in, weather on the home view, and early onboarding structure.

    • Sign-in and onboarding

      Google authentication and placeholder onboarding steps toward a smoother first run.

    • Weather

      Current weather on the home experience for trip planning context.

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  14. June 2025

    Seasonal booking rules and clearer instant-booking behaviour for admins and members.

    • Seasonal restrictions

      Rules for peak periods so fairness policies can live in the product, not only in a group chat.

    • Admin booking

      Admins can book for any member, with clearer messaging around instant bookings.

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  15. May 2025

    Property switching, member management, and image uploads for rooms and the home.

    • Multi-property context

      A property selector so households that manage more than one place can switch cleanly.

    • Members and media

      Richer members tables and multi-image uploads with progress feedback.

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  16. April 2025

    The first Shared Holiday Homes build — bookings, rooms, calendar, and members in one place.

    • Core booking calendar

      Date-range bookings with rooms/areas, colour-coded pills, and a shared calendar members can trust.

    • Household foundations

      Auth, invitations, members, and admin tooling so a group can start coordinating stays together.

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