Release Notes 2019

Release Notes - December 5th, 2019

Today's release includes the following features and improvements:

  • We're happy to announce the release of one of our most requested features, family forms! Family forms are perfect for any information you want to capture once per family, rather than per camper. This saves time and effort for parents of multiple campers during the enrollment process. You can set up family forms through the new 'Family Forms' link under the 'Campers' navigation menu. The forms will appear on the regular 'Forms' page of the Parent Dashboard, and be reported on through Advanced Reports just like regular camper forms. This feature is only available for camps using our responsive design, mobile-friendly Parent Dashboard - if you're ready to switch but not sure how, our support team can help!
  • You can now report on a family's financial notes through Advanced Reports. This new field is available under the 'Financial' -> [Year] -> 'Balances and transactions'.
Release Notes - September 13th, 2019

Today's release includes the following features and improvements:

  • We've updated our Request for Info and New Family Enrollment forms to apply consistent formatting to phone numbers entered by parents. This will allow for better readability of phone numbers for administrators, help ensure numbers are valid and will provide more consistent reporting.
  • You can now import values for custom fields in bulk, without having to submit a support request. You can access this new import tool on the 'Import data' tab of the Admin page, under 'DB Management'.
  • We've begun work to improve load times on some of our most frequently used admin-side pages. This release includes performance improves for the Camp Today blog management page. Keep an eye out for these improvements to other pages in future updates!
Release Notes - August 23rd, 2019

Today's release includes the following features and improvements:

  • We're excited to announce the release one of our most frequently requested features, "Multiple response" questions for forms! This question type works in the same way as our existing "Dropdown list" question type, but allows users to select more than one value. In Advanced Reports, these responses are then available to be split as multiple values, allowing for easy filtering and grouping of results. This new form question type is currently available for camper forms, and will be available for other form types soon.
  • We've added Camp Today to the pages that support page-specific embedded JavaScript, which will allow for easier tracking of visits to your blogs during the summer.
  • Many UI and aesthetic improvements to our Responsive Parent Dashboard, based on your feedback!
Release Notes - July 9th, 2019

Today's release includes the following features and improvements:

  • We've added two new fields to the 'Enrollments' tab for Advanced Reports - "Session name + division name" and "Session name + bunk name". These fields make it easier to report on a camper's division or bunk for a given session, without having to use multiple fields.
  • We've added our popular "Address auto-complete" feature to the billing address fields for new credit cards on the Parent Dashboard, saving parents time and effort when adding a new payment method.
  • The CampSite team is hard at work on some fantastic new features to be released for the fall enrollment season. We'll have more to share soon - stay tuned!
Release Notes - May 11th, 2019

Today's release includes the following new features and improvements:

  • We've updated the 'Enrollments' page on the Parent Dashboard to provide a more comprehensive overview of a camper's enrollment status for this year. The information displayed now includes any pending, waitlisted or approved enrollment requests, as well as the sessions associated with each.
  • You can now enroll campers through the CampSite API! This powerful feature opens up new potential for integrating CampSite with other software systems your organization uses. You can read more about this feature in our API documentation, and you can contact our support team if you're interested in adding the CampSite API to your account.
  • Until now, most immunization history captured through CampSite's medical form system has only been available through our medical reporting tools. As of today, all immunization records are now available (to users with the appropriate medical permissions) through Advanced Reports for Campers + Staff. This makes it much easier to report on immunization history and communicate with selected parents or staff based on those records.
  • Our Donations + Extended Payments module now allows you to set a default transaction category for all new donations and third-party payments. You can also modify the category for individual donations or payments after they are created.
Release Notes - March 27th, 2019

Today's release includes the following new features and improvements:

  • We've added a new option that allows campers to be checked in (or out of) the same attendance checkpoint more than once per day. You can enable this new option under Admin -> Campers -> Attendance. (We recommend leaving this setting as is, unless your camp has a need for this feature).
  • Parents can now manage authorized pickups for both the current year of camp and the "enrollment" year on the Parent Dashboard, in cases where two years are open for enrollment at the same time.
Release Notes - February 13th, 2019

Today's release includes the following new features and improvements:

  • Our Donations and Extended Payments module now supports one-click refunds for general donations and payment requests. If you'd like a demo and free trial of this new module, let us know!
  • If you'd prefer to display your enrollment years in "school year" format to parents (e.g. "Enroll in 2019-2020"), that option is now available! Simply activate the new toggle found on the Enrollment Form Setup page on the Camper Setup Wizard. (Note: This new setting only affects the way years are displayed to parents, and does not affect your underlying enrollment configuration).
Release Notes - January 9th, 2019

Happy New Year from CampSite! Today's release includes the following new features and improvements:

  • If you'd like to present certain yearly enrollment questions before parents select enrollment options (for the purpose of creating restrictions based on those responses, for example), you can now do so! When the "Show before enrollment options?" setting is activated for at least one yearly enrollment question, a new "Pre-enrollment Questions" step will appear on the enrollment form with the selected questions shown. (Note: This feature is only available for camps using the new responsive Parent Dashboard.)
  • We've implemented a new datepicker on the responsive Parent Dashboard, which makes it easier to quickly navigate back through many years (e.g. for fields like 'Date of birth').
  • We've made our 'Alumni' import tool available to CampSite admin users - you can find this tool under Admin -> DB Management -> Import data.