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Version [2026-06-26]

Added

Lead Management

  • Follow-up tasks are now automatically created and assigned to the responsible user when a Next Follow Up is set (#16272).

Customer Communication

  • Chery manufacturer leads are now automatically ingested and processed via the AI mailbox (#16300).
  • AI SMS Bots can now be configured with a Sales or Buying legend type, enabling specialised response behaviour per bot context (#16130).

Stock Management

  • Decal colour type added to vehicle colour options, with support for multi-colour combinations (#16279).
  • Custom vehicle health score weights can now be configured per dealership through a dedicated settings page (#16191).

Finance & Deals

  • The Mark as Sold dialog now includes an optional field to associate the buyer with an existing customer record (#16281).

Website & Content

  • New search page templates supporting item_type and car_type/item_type configurations for more flexible catalogue pages (#16288).

Settings & Administration

  • Autograb SSO integration now supports token redemption for seamless single sign-on from Autograb into Dealer Studio (#16205).

Changed

Lead Management

  • Lead search now uses cursor-based pagination, improving performance and consistency for large datasets (#16192).
  • Attachment file links in lead details now resolve correctly (#16214).

Customer Communication

  • The AI SMS Bot setup form now filters out lead sources that are not eligible for AI responses (#16266).
  • AI chat send button now works correctly across all website routes (#16269).

Stock Management

  • Vehicle sale records now default the buyer to the linked user of the appraiser who conducted the valuation (#16265).
  • Manual edits to Before Price are now preserved and no longer overwritten by automated pricing rules (#16262).
  • Appraiser employee IDs now resolve to linked Dashboard users, with historical records backfilled (#16133).
  • Improved error messages in the Allocate VIN dialog (#16295).

Marketplace & Feeds

  • Ezytrail vehicles now use feed-based AutoTrader listing IDs for accurate marketplace attribution (#16294).

Appointments

  • Appointment notification emails redesigned with improved formatting and additional context (#16280).

Website & Content

  • Website deployment process improved for faster and more reliable publishing (#16287).
  • Website breadcrumb navigation updated for clearer hierarchy (#16286).

Settings & Administration

  • DS Staff users can no longer modify accounts of other global staff members (#16303, #16306).
  • The Enforce Two-Factor Authentication setting is now restricted by a custom permission (#16290).
  • Plugin settings sheet now displays the dealership override price as helper text (#16264).

General

  • Dropdown option labels now display correctly in dark mode on Windows (#16284).