Latest News from the Sprout Studio team
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Added filenames to the quick shop and 12 more updates

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Shared by Justin • April 02, 2025

We’re always working hard to make Sprout better for you. Every week, our team is fully focused on enhancing the experience for you and your business.

We’ve dedicated ourselves to building the best all-in-one business tool for photographers, and we’re not slowing down. We’re always improving because we care about your success.

This week, we’ve made 13 updates we think you’ll appreciate:

  • Show the file names in the Shop Quick Select modal.
  • You can now use the Escape key to exit from viewing a single image in a Gallery.
  • The expanded state of the "CRM" section will stay consistent when navigating into a Shoot/Lead. For example, if it's open on the Dashboard and you go into a Lead, it'll stay open.
  • Added an alert to the Scheduler to alert you if all of your availability is located outside of the Start/End window.
  • Full-width left and full-width right sections in a Shop now have a mobile view.
  • Products, Services and Digitals will now display their prices on the main view of a Pricelist on the backend.
  • The Desktop and Mobile nav menus now have the same ordering of menu items.
  • You can now open the Fulfillment Section and Crop Modal for a Lab Fulfilled Order on mobile.
  • Some small design tweaks for Orders on mobile.
  • Fixed the year for the Q1, Q2, etc filters on Reports.
  • Made it so that BP Confirmation reminders have matching text in the buttons (backend vs. email)
  • Added better error messaging for FPL orders missing billing contact information.
  • Updated the "Free Marketing Images" link for FPL inside the price list lab fulfillment tab to go to the actual free marketing images.

As always, thank you for being part of the Sprout community. We’re here to support you every step of the way!

Feature update
Product update
Improvement

Added the manual book option to mobile and 9 more updates

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Shared by Justin • March 27, 2025

We’re always working hard to make Sprout better for you. Every week, our team is fully focused on enhancing the experience for you and your business.

We’ve dedicated ourselves to building the best all-in-one business tool for photographers, and we’re not slowing down. We’re always improving because we care about your success.

This week, we’ve made 10 updates we think you’ll appreciate:

  • Fixed an issue on mobile where you cannot add a new date to the calendar on smaller devices as the button isn't accessible.
  • The manual booking option is now visible on mobile.
  • You can once again duplicate Gallery Templates.
  • Fixed an issue where sometimes you get the wrong image and not the one you selected when downloading single images in a Gallery.
  • Fixed an issue with re-uploading images with an uppercase file extension (i.e. .JPG).
  • Stopped the package dropdown from showing the HTML shortcode for an ampersand instead of the & symbol.
  • Added the 'Alignment' button to various text editors throughout the software.
  • Disabled the notes on Gallery Templates
  • Fixed the expired toggle on Gallery Templates so the expiry gets duplicated correctly.
  • Fixed a styling issue with loading spinners that appear inside of a Booking Page on the backend.

As always, thank you for being part of the Sprout community. We’re here to support you every step of the way!

Feature update
New feature

Galleries got an upgrade!

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Shared by Justin • March 11, 2025

Hi there,

Galleries, now better than ever!

As part of our ongoing commitment to making Sprout even better, we’re excited to roll out the first round of small (but impactful!) updates to your Sprout Galleries.

Here’s what’s new:

  • Minimum order amount - Set a required amount your clients must spend in a Gallery.
  • Register to view - Collect both your Gallery visitor’s name & email for better tracking.
  • Unread badge - Never miss a client’s favourite submission, order, etc. again!
  • Improved order and download management - More clarity and fewer steps.

These updates are live now in your account today!

Feature update
Product update
Improvement

Fixed email attachment sizing and 4 more updates

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Shared by Justin • March 04, 2025

We’re always working hard to make Sprout better for you. Every week, our team is fully focused on enhancing the experience for you and your business.

We’ve dedicated ourselves to building the best all-in-one business tool for photographers, and we’re not slowing down. We’re always improving because we care about your success.

This week, we’ve made 5 updates we think you’ll appreciate:

  • Email attachments less than 15MB in size now show properly in the sent email modal.
  • Corrected an issue that would sometimes cause Email Campaign emails to get stuck in a queued state.
  • The expiry for a Booking Proposal is now based on when it was published and not when it was created.
  • You can no longer toggle on the watermark for an "original resolution" download preset.
  • Users on the read-only plan can now download their Contracts.

As always, thank you for being part of the Sprout community. We’re here to support you every step of the way!

Sprout Studio got a makeover!

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Shared by Justin • February 11, 2025

We’ve been listening, and we’ve made some big changes to simplify, streamline, and polish the way you use Sprout. Here’s what’s new:

  1. Customizable “Apps”: Show only the apps you are currently using, and hide the rest. Because your Sprout, should be your way!
  2. Redesigned Sidebar & Mobile Navigation: Everything’s easier to find, whether you’re at your desk or on the go.
  3. Accessibility Upgrades: A more inclusive, more user-friendly experience.

Bryan recorded a quick video to walk you through the updates—check it out above!

To explore the new navigation, click your profile photo, select “Customize,” and toggle on “New & Improved." If you love the way you use Sprout currently, we love that too! No need to worry—your account will stay in Legacy Mode by default until you're ready to switch. 😊

Feature update
Product update
Improvement

Redesigned the Scheduler and 22 more updates

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Shared by Justin • January 17, 2025

We’re always working hard to make Sprout better for you. Every week, our team is fully focused on enhancing the experience for you and your business.

We’ve dedicated ourselves to building the best all-in-one business tool for photographers, and we’re not slowing down. We’re always improving because we care about your success.

This week, we’ve made 23 updates we think you’ll appreciate:

  • Overhauled the Scheduler feature.
  • Implemented First Promoter (eventual replacement for Rewardful)
  • Added support for FPL order processing.
  • Improved UX regarding the favourites bar when in the single image view.
  • Added a generic placeholder image/icon for items in your cart when there's no specific photo attached to it, instead of just showing a blank white square.
  • Redesigned the "Choose an Image" modal, used in the front of a Gallery to select images.
  • You can now directly download single images from the backend of a Gallery without zipping them first.
  • Improved the visual fidelity of Shop Header images on larger screens.
  • Added "Cart" text to the cart icon in a Gallery to make it easier to locate.
  • Fixed the 'X' on a Lead Source to look nicer.
  • Google Analytics will now register conversions properly.
  • Renamed "Lead Sources" to "Referral Sources" throughout reports to be consistent with the rest of the software.
  • Created a better fallback system for Pretty Email Headers in scenarios where an appropriate header isn't available, it will fall back to Brand default.
  • Fixed an issue where lab charges weren't being charged correctly.
  • The default Contact Form when creating an account now correctly has the referral sources shown.
  • You can now save a Designer Email as a template if a button is missing a valid link.
  • Changing the business name on a Contact will no longer overwrite the username in some cases.
  • Fixed it so the multi-package toggle in a BP, for Sample Data, was no longer clickable.
  • Made the Contact Form support email addresses up to 128 characters in length.
  • Changing a Gallery's Brand will now properly update the URL and other settings in the settings section.
  • Changing a Gallery's Brand will now properly update the URLs for Folders.
  • Cleaned up some console errors when creating a new Designer Email template.
  • On mobile, you can now see the 'Book Now' button in a Booking Proposal after the client signs

As always, thank you for being part of the Sprout community. We’re here to support you every step of the way!

Feature update
Product update
Improvement

Added the address field to an inquiry date and 3 more updates

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Shared by Justin • December 11, 2024

We’re always working hard to make Sprout better for you. Every week, our team is fully focused on enhancing the experience for you and your business.

We’ve dedicated ourselves to building the best all-in-one business tool for photographers, and we’re not slowing down. We’re always improving because we care about your success.

This week, we’ve made four updates we think you’ll appreciate:

  • The 'View' button updates correctly when you change a design-proof URL.
  • Placeholder galleries with quotation marks in their names now display perfectly on the front end without issues.
  • Navigation settings on a gallery template are now saved and applied as expected.
  • You can now add an address to an inquiry date for better organization.

As always, thank you for being part of the Sprout community. We’re here to support you every step of the way!

Feature update
Product update
Improvement

Added the "no cover" gallery cover option and 1 more update

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Shared by Justin • December 11, 2024

We’re always working hard to make Sprout better for you. Every week, our team is fully focused on enhancing the experience for you and your business.

We’ve dedicated ourselves to building the best all-in-one business tool for photographers, and we’re not slowing down. We’re always improving because we care about your success.

This week, we’ve made two updates we think you’ll appreciate:

  • You can now set "No Cover" as the default cover style for a brand, giving you more flexibility.
  • Vimeo videos with apostrophes in their titles now play smoothly on the frontend of a gallery without any issues.

As always, thank you for being part of the Sprout community. We’re here to support you every step of the way!

Feature update
Product update
Improvement

Added the Thai Baht currency and 10 more updates

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Shared by Justin • November 27, 2024

We’re always working hard to make Sprout better for you. Every week, our team is fully focused on enhancing the experience for you and your business.

We’ve dedicated ourselves to building the best all-in-one business tool for photographers, and we’re not slowing down. We’re always improving because we care about your success.

This week, we’ve made eleven updates we think you’ll appreciate:

  • Added the Thai Baht currency.
  • Image thumbnails in packages now display perfectly, free from distortion.
  • The address pin in the client portal now appears properly and no longer shows an oversized bubble when no address is provided.
  • Package prices in the backend now display cleanly without unnecessary decimal places.
  • Products and services can now be set to $0.
  • The Sunrise widget now loads properly, ensuring it always works as intended.
  • Counter-signing a contract now works smoothly, even if the booking page hasn’t fully loaded yet.
  • Deleting options from a contact form field no longer triggers unnecessary pop-ups.
  • Add New buttons in settings now appear exactly where they should for easier navigation.
  • Local storage clearing is now optimized to support widget configuration effectively.
  • Timelines now display consistently in all scenarios, ensuring no more missing views.

As always, thank you for being part of the Sprout community. We’re here to support you every step of the way!

Feature update
Product update
Improvement

New Dashboard widgets and 2 more updates

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Shared by Justin • November 27, 2024

We’re always working hard to make Sprout better for you. Every week, our team is fully focused on enhancing the experience for you and your business.

We’ve dedicated ourselves to building the best all-in-one business tool for photographers, and we’re not slowing down. We’re always improving because we care about your success.

This week, we’ve made three updates we think you’ll appreciate:

  • You’ll now find helpful buttons throughout the software to guide you exactly where you need it.
  • New users can easily get started with our streamlined account setup widget.
  • You can now customize your dashboard widgets to create a workspace tailored to your needs.

As always, thank you for being part of the Sprout community. We’re here to support you every step of the way!