Release 2.7 (Tech Release 1.121)
π’ Platform: Custom CSS Overrides
We've introduced custom CSS support to the platform, allowing you to fully brand and style the default Pelcro UI without developer intervention.
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What's New:
- New Custom CSS input field available under Settings β Design
- Saved CSS is persisted and applied to React Elements
- Custom CSS is also returned via the site endpoint for use across integrations
- Design page upgraded to the modern Preline UI
π― Impact:
You can now tailor the visual experience of the Pelcro UI to match your brand β without workarounds or platform-level changes β making it easier to deliver a consistent, on-brand subscriber experience.
π’ Platform: Last Login & Collaborator Export
We've added last login visibility and collaborator exports to help admins manage internal team access and meet compliance requirements with less manual effort.
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What's New:
- Upgraded Collaborators page to the modern Preline template
- New Last Login At column added to the collaborators table β sortable, ISO 8601 UTC format
- New Export Collaborators button generates a CSV file containing:
- Name, email, role, last login, account creation date
π― Impact:
Account owners and admins can now run periodic access reviews, and meet auditor requirements without manually paginating through the UI β strengthening security posture and reducing compliance overhead.
π’ Platform: Upgraded Payment Link Page UI
We've modernized the Pelcro payment link page with a fresh, polished design that better reflects your branding.
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What's New:
- Payment link page UI rebuilt using updated Preline templates
- Your logo and primary color displayed prominently at the top of the page
- Fully responsive across desktop and mobile
- All existing payment functionality preserved
π― Impact:
Customers using the payment link now experience a more professional, trustworthy checkout flow that's visually aligned with your branding β improving conversion confidence and overall polish.
π’ Platform: Pelcro AI Agent β Background Bulk Operations
We've upgraded the AI Agent to process bulk operations in the background, eliminating connection drops and timeouts during long-running tasks.
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What's New:
- Bulk operations now execute as background job batches using a dedicated queue, isolated from the main application queue
- The chat stream stays lightweight and responsive β no more timeouts on large operations
- Users see "Operation started" immediately, with real-time progress updates via the chat UI
- Final results are available in conversation history β even if the user closes the chat or browser
- Supports up to 50,000 rows / 64MB per CSV per bulk operation
- Throttled by the account's rate limit for stability
π― Impact:
Admins can now run large bulk imports and operations through the AI Chat Assistant without worrying about disconnections or partial completions β making the agent reliable for high-volume workflows.
π’ Platform: Upgraded Pelcro Plan Payment Page
We've redesigned the Pelcro plan payment page to match the modern Preline UX used across the rest of the platform, delivering a more polished checkout experience for Pelcro subscribers.
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What's New:
- Payment page rebuilt using the new Preline UX template
- Same plans, same layout, all functionality preserved β visual/UX upgrade only
π― Impact:
Subscribers on Pelcro plans experience a checkout flow that's current, consistent, and visually aligned with the rest of the product β improving conversion confidence and overall polish.
π’ Platform: Improved Invoice PDF Address Formatting
We've improved how billing and shipping addresses are displayed on invoice PDFs, following standard postal formatting conventions for better readability and professionalism.
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What's Improved:
- Addresses now follow a clean, structured format:
- Full Name
- Street Address
- City, State ZIP+4
- Fixed compressed/duplicated ZIP code formatting
π― Impact:
Invoice PDFs are now more readable, professional, and aligned with mailing standards β improving customer perception and reducing confusion when invoices are reviewed or mailed.
π’ Platform: ZIP Code Validation for Print Plans
Admins can now restrict print subscription plans to specific ZIP codes, ensuring only users in serviceable delivery areas can purchase fulfillment-dependent products.
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What's New:
- New ZIP code restriction setting available at the product level
- Supports an array of allowed ZIP codes per product
- Validation enforced during checkout, similar to country-based validations
- Users outside the allowed ZIP code range see a clear message explaining that print delivery is unavailable in their area
π― Impact:
Eliminates unfulfillable print orders by blocking ineligible users at checkout, improving operational efficiency and reducing post-purchase cancellations and customer frustration.
π’ Platform: Bulk Mark Orders as Fulfilled
The Mass Action menu on the E-commerce β Orders page now supports bulk fulfillment, eliminating the need to mark orders fulfilled one at a time.
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What's New:
- New "Mark as Fulfilled" option added to the Mass Action menu
- Apply fulfillment status to multiple selected orders in a single action
- Confirmation prompt added for irreversible actions
- Only eligible orders are processed in the batch
π― Impact:
Operations teams can now process large batches of orders in seconds, significantly reducing manual effort and accelerating fulfillment workflows.
π’ Platform: PayPal Added to Payment Link Page
The Pelcro payment link page now supports PayPal as a payment method alongside credit cards, giving customers more flexibility and improving payment success rates.
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What's New:
- PayPal is now selectable as a payment option on the portal payment page (when enabled)
- Full PayPal flow supported: redirect, authorization, confirmation
- Successful transactions are recorded in Pelcro
- Failed or canceled PayPal payments are handled gracefully
- Clear PayPal UI option displayed alongside credit card
π― Impact:
Customers who prefer PayPal can now complete payments directly from the payment link page β increasing conversion rates and reducing payment friction for clients with PayPal-heavy audiences.
π’ Platform: Archive Segments
Admins can now archive deprecated segments from the platform, keeping the admin UI clean and reducing clutter from outdated configurations.
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What's New:
- Archive option available for segments with no active subscribers
- Archived segments are removed from all lists and cannot be selected for new subscriptions
- Archiving is blocked for segments linked to active subscriptions or campaigns
π― Impact:
Admins can maintain a clean, focused segment list β making it easier to navigate the platform and reducing confusion caused by deprecated configurations.
π’ Platform: Add Members as Active by Default (When Email Exists)
The Add Member flow has been improved to automatically activate members when their email already exists on the same site β eliminating unnecessary pending steps.
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What's New:
- When adding a member whose email already exists in Pelcro on the same site, the member is added as Active automatically and linked to the existing user ID
- When the email does not exist, the member is added as Pending (current behavior)
π― Impact:
Members with existing accounts get immediate access without requiring a manual follow-up step, improving onboarding speed and ensuring they appear correctly in lists from day one.
π’ Platform: Change End Date for $0 Plans
Admins can now shorten the end date of subscriptions on $0 (free) plans, enabling accurate record-keeping and retroactive corrections for free-tier accounts.
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What's New:
- End date can be changed (shortened) for $0 plans
- Available via the subscription edit view in the platform
- Billing exports and reports reflect the updated end date
π― Impact:
Restores parity between paid and free-tier subscription management, giving admins the ability to maintain clean historical records and accurate reporting across all account types.
π’ Platform: Billing Information Included in Refunds Export
Finance admins can now reconcile refunds directly from the refunds export β no second report required.
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What's New:
- Refunds export now includes:
- Billing name
- Billing address
- Payment method (type and last 4 digits)
- Fields are appended to the existing export format with no columns removed
π― Impact:
Finance teams can now reconcile refunds against original transactions in a single report, reducing manual cross-referencing and accelerating month-end close.
π’ Platform: Donor & Recipient Info in Lists, Segments & Campaign Exports
We've expanded the data available in lists, segments, and campaign report exports to include full customer, billing, shipping, donor, and recipient information.
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What's New:
- New fields added to the end of list, segment, and campaign report exports:
- Customer: First Name, Last Name
- Billing: Address Line, City, State, ZIP
- Shipping: Address Line, City, State, ZIP
- Donor: First Name, Last Name, Email, Address Line, City, State, ZIP
- Recipient: First Name, Last Name, Email, Address Line, City, State, ZIP
π― Impact:
Marketing and operations teams can now run targeted campaigns, generate accurate reports, and manage fulfillment and donor recognition workflows without external data stitching or manual cleanup.
