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Continuous Deployment
We ship at least once per day, sometimes more. Zero downtime deployments mean your organization never misses a beat. This list is far from exhaustive. It only focuses on the most impactful changes and only when we think to add them. We release unlogged performance improvements, bug fixes, and new tweaks every day. The dates you see are the weeks during which we released these changes; not the day we released them.
September 29 - October 1, 2026
Square Donations and Welcoming Public Forms
2 new features
3 improvements
Give supporters another way to donate and applicants a more familiar reading experience. Spreadsheet suggestions help your team prepare existing records for import.
New Features
- One-Time Donations through Square: Accept one-time donations through Square. Public pages, campaigns, and wishlists offer Donate for the payment method your organization accepts.
- Smarter Spreadsheet Field Suggestions: The data uploader uses column values to suggest dates, numbers, Yes/No answers, and choice fields. Suggested choice fields can start with options from your spreadsheet.
Improvements
- Forms in Each Reader's Language: Untouched default form labels, options, and application terms appear in the reader's language, with dates, numbers, and times in a familiar format.
- Emails That Lead with Your Organization: A refreshed email layout puts your organization's name and logo up front, with layouts for phones and dark mode mail apps.
- Smoother Browsing and Printing: Pet photos and frequently used pages load more efficiently. Flyer editing and Letter-sized downloads received refinements for preparing adoption and event materials.
September 27 - 28, 2026
Reusable Shifts and a Personal Touch
2 new features
1 improvement
Reuse common volunteer shift times, choose a workspace accent color, and scan medical cards with clearer dates and care details.
New Features
- Reusable Volunteer Shift Times: Save common shift times for your workspace and apply them to selected days. Volunteer schedules can repeat every week or every two weeks, with a chosen first occurrence.
- Choose Your Own Accent Color: Choose from 12 accent palettes in UI Preferences, with colors for light and dark mode. Buttons, highlights, and pink pet characters update instantly. A success message confirms your choice is saved to your profile across browsers, and you can restore the PawPlacer default at any time.
Improvements
- Clearer Medical Record Cards: Medical cards have clearer date badges and layouts, making it easier to scan care history and upcoming treatment.
September 25 - 26, 2026
Find Your Next Step Faster
2 new features
2 improvements
Search across pages, settings, and taskboards with more context. Faster photo loading and clearer navigation help you move from a result to the work itself.
New Features
- Search with More Context: Main search now includes page previews and suggestions related to where you are working. Settings search reaches individual sections and settings so you can jump straight to the control you need.
- Find Tasks across Taskboards: Search for tasks from Taskboards and open a result on the board it belongs to, keeping the task and its surrounding work together.
Improvements
- Faster Pages and Pet Photos: Pages and pet photos load more quickly, making it easier to move between records and browse animals with your team.
- Clearer Workspace Navigation: Breadcrumbs show how pages fit under More, making it easier to find your way back to related workspace tools.
September 23 - 24, 2026
Application Invitations and Adoption Shortcuts
2 new features
1 improvement
Share the right application with a prospective adopter and start the next step from the record you are already reviewing.
New Features
- Share Applications and Email Pet Invitations: Copy public application links or email a personal application invitation for a pet, giving prospective adopters a direct way to take the next step.
- More Ways to Start an Adoption: Adoption entry points across profiles and the Inbox use a consistent flow, with clearer choices for completing an adoption or emailing an application first.
Improvements
- Applications from a Pet Page: Open an application from a public pet profile with the animal already selected, giving prospective adopters a more direct next step.