Overview We've improved how people with nicknames appear in your People Directory! Now you'll see both the nickname and the person's actual name, plus the directory will sort consistently regardless of whether someone uses a nickname.

Clearer name display When someone has a nickname set, you'll now see it displayed as "Nickname (First Last)" instead of just the nickname alone. This gives you the familiarity of the nickname while providing the context of their actual name for better identification.

Consistent sorting Your People Directory will now sort people by their first and last names according to your sort settings, even if they have nicknames. This means the directory stays organized alphabetically by actual names rather than jumping around based on nicknames.

Less confusion, better organization These changes make it much easier to find people in your directory while still respecting their preferred nicknames. You get the best of both worlds - personal preferences honored with clear organizational structure maintained.

This improvement ensures your People Directory remains easy to navigate while accommodating individual name preferences.

Overview You can now add icons to buttons in your page editor to make them more visually appealing and help users quickly understand what each button does!

Simple icon selection When you're editing a page with buttons, just click on the "No icon" area in any button block and an icon selector will pop up. You can browse through all available icons or use the search feature to find exactly what you're looking for.

Perfect for better user experience Icons help users instantly recognize button functions - like using a phone icon for contact buttons, a calendar icon for event registration, or an arrow for "learn more" buttons on your pages.

Easy to use The icon selection process is straightforward: click the icon area in your button block, choose your preferred icon from the library, and save your changes. Your page buttons will now have the same icon customization options that link blocks have always had.

This makes your pages more visually engaging and helps guide users toward the actions you want them to take.

Overview You can now add pre-recorded introduction and closing messages to your auto notice voice calls! This lets you use familiar voices to provide greetings or instructions before and after your automated messages.

Make auto notices more personal While auto notices are great for automated communication, sometimes you want to add a personal touch with a familiar voice that your community recognizes. Now you can record introduction messages that play before your main auto notice and closing messages that play afterward.

Multiple ways to add recordings Just like with mass communications, you have several options for creating your audio messages:

• Record from your device: Use your computer or phone to record directly
• Upload audio files: Use professionally recorded messages or existing audio files
• Call to record: Dial in to record your message over the phone

Perfect for adding context Use introduction messages to:

• Provide familiar greetings from recognizable school voices like principals or superintendents
• Give context about why the auto notice is being sent
• Add school branding with consistent voice messaging

Use closing messages to:

• Provide additional instructions or next steps
• Share contact information for follow-up questions
• End with school-specific sign-offs or messaging

Optional and flexible Both introduction and closing messages are completely optional - you can use one, both, or neither depending on what works best for each auto notice. By default, new auto notices won't include any pre-recorded messages unless you choose to add them.

This gives you the automation benefits of auto notices while maintaining the personal connection that comes from hearing familiar voices in your school community.

Overview You can now export delivery reports for your mass communications and auto notice messages! This gives you downloadable records of message delivery across all channels.

Complete delivery documentation You can now export detailed delivery reports that include all recipient information for email, text, voice, and social media channels.

Individual message options From the View Messages page, you can export reports for single messages using the action menu (three dots) next to each message. You can also use the “Export Report” button from the delivery report page.

Bulk export for efficiency Need reports for multiple messages? From your Messages page, you can:

• Select multiple messages using checkboxes
• Choose "Export Report" from the bulk actions
• Download a zip file containing all the individual delivery reports packaged together

Perfect for record keeping These exports are especially useful for:

• Compliance documentation showing who received important communications
• Administrative reporting on communication reach and effectiveness
• Incident documentation with complete delivery records
• Performance tracking across different communication channels

This feature ensures you have complete documentation of your mass communication efforts while making it easy to access and share delivery information when needed.

Overview You can now use your own email address when sending mass communications! Instead of having to set up and validate separate email addresses, you can simply choose to send from your personal email.

Perfect for teachers and staff Many teachers and staff members want to send mass communications from their own email address so recipients recognize who the message is coming from. Previously, this required administrators to validate each person's email address separately. Now you can just select your own name and email from the FROM address options.

Simple setup for administrators Administrators can make this even easier by setting "Sender User" as the default FROM address in Mass Comms settings. This way, when anyone creates a mass communication, their own email will be pre-selected automatically.

Works everywhere you send Whether you're creating mass communications from your Dashboard or using the mobile app, you'll see your own name and email as an option in the FROM field. This gives you the flexibility to send personal communications while using the powerful mass communication tools.

Streamlined for common scenarios This is especially helpful when:

• Teachers want to send class updates from their own email
• Staff need to communicate using their recognized email address
• Personal touch matters and you want recipients to see a familiar sender name

This makes mass communications more personal and eliminates the administrative overhead of managing multiple validated email addresses for individual users.

Overview You can now choose how your link buttons are aligned on your pages! When using the "Buttons" layout for links, you can position them left, center, or right to fit your page design perfectly.

Perfect for flexible page layouts Sometimes you want link buttons centered for maximum impact, other times you might want them aligned left to flow with your text or right for alternating layouts. Now you can choose the alignment that works best for each page.

Simple alignment controls In your Links block settings, when you select the "Buttons" layout, you'll find new alignment options under Menu Style. Just select left, center, or right alignment and your link buttons will position exactly where you want them. The default stays center so your existing links won't change unless you want them to.

Great for modern page designs This is especially helpful when you're creating pages that mix text, images, and link buttons in creative layouts, or when you want your buttons to complement other elements on the page rather than always being centered.

Your link button alignment will look the same whether you're editing or your visitors are viewing the published page, so you can design with confidence.

Overview You can now find parents by searching for their child's name when starting conversations! This makes it much easier for teachers to contact parents without having to remember parent names or deal with different last names.

Perfect for teacher-parent communication Teachers often know students well but may not remember parent names, especially when families have different last names or multiple guardians. Now you can simply search for the student's name and see all related parents in the results.

Clear relationship identification When parents appear in your search results because of their child's name, you'll see the student's name listed next to the parent's role. This makes it crystal clear which student each parent is connected to, so you always contact the right family.

Works for all conversation types This enhanced search works whether you're:

• Starting individual conversations with specific parents
• Creating bulk messages to multiple families
• Using the Dashboard or mobile app for communication

Common scenarios this helps This feature is especially useful for:

• Parent-teacher conferences when you need to follow up with specific families
• Student-specific issues that require parent communication
• Class updates where you want to message parents of particular students
• Behavioral or academic discussions that involve specific students

This makes parent communication much more intuitive and efficient, especially for teachers managing large classes or multiple grade levels.

Overview You can now allow parents and students to message each other directly through the app! This new option helps families stay connected while respecting classroom cell phone policies and keeping communication within your school's platform.

Perfect for schools with device restrictions Many schools restrict cell phone use during class time but still want families to be able to communicate when needed. This feature lets parents message their own children (and vice versa) through your school app instead of requiring personal devices or text messaging.

Administrator control over family messaging In your Conversations Settings, you'll find a new "Can Message Relatives" permission for both Student and Parent roles. This option is turned off by default, so you have complete control over whether to enable parent-child messaging based on your school's communication policies.

How it works for families When enabled:

• Parents can message their own children when starting conversations or sending messages
• Students can message their own parents through the same conversation features
• Only related family members appear as options - parents can't message other students, and students can't message other parents

Flexible for different needs You can enable this feature for:

• Parents only if you want only parents to initiate conversations with their students
• Students only if you want to let students reach out to their parents
• Both parents and students for either parents or students to start conversations with each other

Great for common situations This feature is especially helpful for:

• Emergency communication when parents need to reach their children during school hours
• Schedule changes that parents need to communicate directly to their child
• After-school arrangements and pickup coordination
• Keeping families connected while maintaining classroom device policies

The feature gives you the flexibility to support family communication needs while maintaining control over who can message whom within your school community.

Overview Your website includes comprehensive accessibility reporting to help ensure your content meets ADA compliance standards. These reports help you identify and address accessibility issues to keep your website accessible to everyone in your community.

Essential for ADA compliance Maintaining an accessible website is crucial for reaching all community members and meeting legal requirements. Our accessibility reports provide complete visibility into your website's compliance status with detailed guidance for addressing any issues.

Complete site monitoring There's now a dedicated Accessibility section in your main sidebar that provides comprehensive oversight of your website's accessibility. You'll see detailed reports for all your pages and news items, including issue counts, recommendations, resolution tracking, and scan timestamps.

Two accessibility areas Your accessibility tools are organized in two places:

• Settings > Accessibility: Configure publishing requirements (like requiring all issues be resolved before publishing)
• Accessibility sidebar section: View comprehensive reports showing all pages and news items with their accessibility status

Actionable guidance right where you work When editing pages or news items, accessibility issues appear directly in your editor with specific suggestions for fixing each problem. This helps you understand not just what needs attention, but exactly how to address it.

Proactive accessibility management Stay ahead of accessibility concerns by identifying and addressing potential issues before they become problems. This helps you maintain an inclusive website that effectively serves your entire community.

Optional publishing safeguards You can choose to require all accessibility issues be resolved before publishing new content, ensuring your website maintains high accessibility standards from the start.

Take it to the next level with Edlio AI For even easier accessibility management, Edlio AI can automatically fix accessibility issues for you with one-click solutions. Instead of manually addressing each issue, Edlio AI handles the technical fixes so you can focus on creating great content while maintaining full ADA compliance effortlessly.

The accessibility reports are part of your website management tools, giving you comprehensive accessibility oversight capabilities.

Overview You can now see when people have read your messages in conversations! This feature helps you track whether your important communications are being seen, with smart privacy controls based on user roles.

Perfect for tracking important communications When you send messages about school events, updates, or time-sensitive information, you can now see whether recipients have actually read them. This is especially helpful for administrators and staff who need to ensure critical information reaches its intended audience.

Smart role-based privacy Your school administrators can control who sees read receipts through the Conversations Settings. By default, administrators, staff, and teachers can see read receipts, while the feature can be configured differently for other roles like parents or students based on your school's communication policies.

How read receipts work Just like popular messaging apps, you'll see:

• One check mark when your message is successfully sent
• Two check marks when at least one person has read your message
• Message details showing exactly who has read your message and when

Easy to access read information

• In the Dashboard: Click on any message you've sent to see detailed read receipt information
• In the mobile app: Long-press on messages you've sent to view who has read them
• Read counts: See how many people out of the total conversation participants have read each message

Better message organization Messages now show clearer timestamps and the check mark indicators stay visible, so you can easily track the status of all your communications at a glance.

This feature gives you the confidence that your important messages are being seen while respecting privacy boundaries set by your school's communication policies.