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[2026-08-26]

Added

Lead Management

  • Special Offer Category and Special Offer Enquiry lead subcategories (#18179, #18184).
  • Test drive booked completion action for lead statuses (#18171).
  • Regent RV website lead export to Salesforce for Snowy River, Regent and NewGen (#18154).

Reports & Analytics

  • Google My Business modules on the core analytics dashboard (#18164).
  • Checkout comparisons report export as a landscape PDF (#18158).

Settings & Administration

  • Location-scoped pipelines (#17489).
  • DS primary sub-role permissions and migration tooling (#17987).

Changed

Lead Management

  • BYD CRM lead notifications improved for DENZA dealers (#18118).
  • Hyundai lead webhook payload includes lost detail (#18117).

Finance & Deals

  • Paint and trim optional on used and demo sales contracts (#18170).

Reports & Analytics

  • Analytics dashboard tab delete preserves remaining modules (#18177).
  • Google My Business analytics PDF chart label layout (#18185).
  • Lead reports Actions menu closes when an item is chosen (#18172).

Stock Management

  • Feed saves no longer silently discarded at the PaperTrail version limit (#18133).

Website & Content

  • Multiple OEMs supported on GA4 pool accounts (#18180).
  • Series filter option in Website Search Config (#18186).
  • Websites Overview summary filter tiles show a pointer cursor (#18191).

[2026-08-26-2]

Added

Lead Management

  • Delivery date captured when marking a follow-up complete (#17950).

Customer Communication

  • Search mobile phone calls by caller, category, website and location (#18090).

Finance & Deals

  • Dealer and manufacturer accessories can be sold through the online store, with accessory line items on Store Orders (#18174, #18175).
  • Cancel action for sent Xero contact signing contracts (#18224).
  • CSV download for admin Xero contact signing documents (#18205).
  • Expected Invoice drilldown for phone call minutes (#18227).

Stock Management

  • File upload page status and filetype filters, plus an FTP source log (#18176).

Website & Content

  • WEB, AGG and LMS product chips on the Websites Overview (#17969).
  • OEM Image Banner option for Image Banner blocks (#18119).
  • Dashboard-controlled Print PDF Button website setting (#18206).
  • Copy labelled DNS Type, Name and Value blocks from the domain config modal (#18212).
  • GA4 measurement ID mismatch detection on GA Profiles (#18188).

Reports & Analytics

  • Salesperson on dealership activity orders drilldown (#18209).
  • Delivery date filter on the manufacturer factory accessory log (#18230).

Settings & Administration

  • Impel Chatbot plugin (alongside the existing website column) (#18140).
  • Option to link an onboarding form to an existing dealership (#18159).
  • Partner plugin logos and 90-day install charts (#18187).
  • Email notifications to partner users on plugin install and uninstall (#18216).

Changed

Lead Management

  • Daily Lead Report excludes spam leads (#18215).

Customer Communication

  • More reliable Messenger conversation linking and reply handling (#18163).

Finance & Deals

  • Regent dealership code moved from notification settings to website settings (#18214).

Reports & Analytics

  • Analytics PDF export matches the dashboard half-width layout (#18218).

Website & Content

  • Form Builder step keys stay unique when adding steps (#18196).

Settings & Administration

  • Clearer Link Xero call to action on managed dealerships (#18226).

[2026-08-27]

Added

Customer Communication

  • Assigned-only reply mode for AI SMS Bots (#18229).

Finance & Deals

  • Denza finance integration with Smart and DAP (#18241).
  • Nightly Documenso sync for Xero contact signing contracts (#18237).

Stock Management

  • Per-website option to hide price on the Autograb Valuation Form (#18081).

Reports & Analytics

  • PDF attachment on Checkout Comparisons scheduled report emails (#18254).

Settings & Administration

  • Shared webhook recipients for lead exports (#18217).

Changed

Lead Management

  • Follow-up tasks for a delivered status use the delivery timestamp (#18182).
  • Birthday reminder tasks only assign to current staff (#18149).

Customer Communication

  • Emails list loads more quickly for large mailboxes (#18231).

Finance & Deals

  • NSW and VIC multi-city interstate surcharges set to $0 (#18261).
  • Deposits apply to a single sales contract in a lead cluster (#18121).

Stock Management

  • Vehicle stock PDFs open cleanly in Adobe Acrobat (#18274).
  • Feed imports use the feed default location when a row has no location code (#18271).

Website & Content

  • Brand picker dropdowns no longer show blank or duplicate options (#18243).

Reports & Analytics

  • Facebook dashboards label Phone Calls as Contacts (#18260, #18267).
  • Leads By Hour empty chart explains the minimum volume threshold (#18248).

[2026-08-28]

Added

Lead Management

  • Active leads at other locations are highlighted in the lead cluster sidebar (#18283).

Customer Communication

  • Dedicated customer confirmation emails for Team Member Enquiry leads (#18221).

Stock Management

  • Dealerships can invite standalone preferred appraisers to complete valuation requests (#18293).

Settings & Administration

  • Partner API key pages display configured IP allowlists (#18287).

Changed

Lead Management

  • Lead cluster detail PDFs include two vehicle photos (#18262).

Finance & Deals

  • Deposit badges explain when a payment is not yet attached to a sales contract (#18298).

Stock Management

  • Improved feed import handling for vehicle rows with incomplete data (#18278).

Settings & Administration

  • Clarified primary location selection for SMS-enabled phone numbers (#18297).
  • Social account connections are available to dealerships with any Legend plugin (#18195).

General

  • Portalled header controls interact independently from collapsible panels (#18282).

[2026-08-31]

Added

Lead Management

  • Golden lead indicator on the lead show page (#18250).
  • A default first task type is set automatically for the Next Follow Up (#18388).

Reports & Analytics

  • Staff-gated AI Insights module on the Analytics Dashboard (#18349).
  • Inventory age distribution chart on Car Analytics (#18434).
  • Drilldowns for Leads Per Website, deal log monthly pipeline, stock analytics price and grade charts, and website Lead Analytics by dealership (#18417, #18399, #18373, #18363).

Stock Management

  • Purchase cost can be edited directly on the Inventory Pricing (Autograb) page (#18432).
  • RAV build date status with an on-demand manual check on the car page (#18412).
  • Manufacturer accessories can be targeted by state (#18407).

Settings & Administration

  • Three-step webhook destination picker, with schema and HMAC settings now configured per recipient (#18308).
  • Lead permission badges on the users table (#18395).

Finance & Deals

  • GST breakdown for Misc items on sales contract PDFs (#18398).

Marketplace & Feeds

  • Google Ads linking is available to dealerships not managed by Dealer Studio (#18183).

Customer Communication

  • Phone calls index links through to the matching lead cluster by phone number (#18317).

General

  • Mobile profile payload includes the dealership timezone (#18416).
  • Messenger conversation API is now open to dealership staff (#18266).

Changed

Reports & Analytics

  • Analytics breakdowns now respect the location filter selected on each tab (#18428).
  • Facebook Ads modules explain why no data is showing (#18442).
  • Leads-per-dealer table headers stay anchored while scrolling, and the custom date range picker looks right in dark mode (#18435, #18421).
  • GA4 pool accounts warn when Analytics permissions are missing (#18431).

Lead Management

  • HubSpot and Google Analytics tracking fields are hidden from the lead display (#18444).
  • Lead cluster available users list refreshes after team member changes (#18390).

Customer Communication

  • Faster mobile SMS inbox for users with restricted access (#18054).
  • Carsales placeholder contact names update once the real name arrives (#18420).
  • Toyota TPR leads no longer include the Enquiry Timestamp field (#18396).

Settings & Administration

  • Access Control permissions UI reworded in plain language for dealership admins (#18334).
  • Customer PII shield applied to the admin contacts index (#18387).
  • Driver licence and secondary ID attachments are encrypted at rest (#18103).

Finance & Deals

  • Vehicle PDF billing is attributed to the correct website and location on the Xero contact split (#18400).
  • YouX sites are now recorded against the YouX finance provider (#18223).

General

  • Faster page loads across the dashboard, plus quicker customer garage details, mobile list views, and Autograb listings (#18386, #18405, #18273, #18371).

[2026-09-01]

Added

Finance & Deals

  • Online-store accessory orders can be paid with Stripe (#18433).
  • Government forms step in the sales contract builder (#18168).
  • Novated leasing finance integration with default values and clearer error handling (#18422).

Stock Management

  • SMS all leads from the stock page (#18413).
  • Stock can be migrated between dealerships (#18430).
  • Confirming a buyer when marking a vehicle sold creates a contact vehicle (#18438).

Customer Communication

  • Bulk SMS lists for managing campaign audiences (#17955).
  • Price drop alert email template editor support (#18258).

Reports & Analytics

  • Plugins Analytics admin dashboard (#18406).
  • Location field on contact CRM reports (#18424).
  • Last 6 months, Year to Date, and Last 2 years timeframe presets (#18456).
  • Total row on the Lead Clusters Per Dealership report (#18458).

Website & Content

  • Table tool per-cell background and text colour, plus column merge (#18129).
  • Multi-select and bulk assign primary contact on the websites index (#18440).

Changed

Lead Management

  • Dealer email car links now use the lead’s website (#18489).
  • ACV vehicle disclosure custom fields flow through to lead fields (#18454).

Customer Communication

  • SMS Sent By tooltip shows (AI) for AI-generated messages (#18468).
  • Inbound LMS emails with base64 bodies display correctly (#18384).
  • Withheld or missing caller numbers are included in phone call counts (#18441).

Reports & Analytics

  • Leads per website analytics served from ClickHouse (#18476).
  • Analytics Dashboard PDF reporting buckets short periods more accurately (#18445).
  • Lead Cluster Conversion by Location table is included in PDF export (#18449).
  • Faster location name options on valuations reports (#18443).

Website & Content

  • Page editor block settings and nested editor behaviour (#18472).
  • Night Shift webhooks forward featured image URL and publish date (#18462).
  • Settings sidebar search stays visible while scrolling (#18446).

Marketplace & Feeds

  • Autotrader resync runs daily, with a 24-hour drop detection window (#18467).
  • Deactivated Autotrader accounts are skipped during resync (#18448).

Finance & Deals

  • Dealership Signed badge tooltip shows the dealership signer (#18470).

Settings & Administration

  • Reconnect account action on GA4 pool missing-permissions tooltip (#18457).

Stock Management

  • Large image derivatives are used for oversized photos in background removal (#18497).
  • OEM make is resolved through the manufacturer make name (#18404).

[2026-09-02]

Added

Settings & Administration

  • Reworked plugin free-trial flow with Trial and Activate tabs, trial settings, and ending-soon notices (#18288, #18289).
  • Popular Email section when adding a notification (#18514, #18532).
  • Manufacturer drafts feature gate (#18496).
  • Run Scraper action on manufacturer scraped offers (#18518).

Lead Management

  • Lead cluster tasks can be categorised as SMS, Phone, or Generic (#18429).
  • User avatars in the LMS Tasks View user filter (#18509).

Customer Communication

  • Delivery social posts with an AI caption option (#18494).
  • Clearer messaging when the AI does not reply to a customer (#18495).

Appointments

  • Test drive completed lead status as a pipeline completion action (#18471).

Website & Content

  • Ambassador page editor category (#18516).

Finance & Deals

  • Pagination and current supply on the warranty allocations page (#18503).

Changed

Lead Management

  • Free-tier lead visibility applies to CSV and PDF exports (#18385).
  • Bulk reassign of active leads runs in the background (#18506).

Reports & Analytics

  • Daily Lead Report omits long-delivered leads (#18493).
  • Manufacturer leads report served from ClickHouse (#18507).

Website & Content

  • Pages cannot be saved or published while a Cloudinary upload is in progress (#18202).
  • Content Legend onboarding wizard no longer opens automatically (#18501).
  • Footer stays pinned to the bottom on sidebar pages (#18511).

Customer Communication

  • Improved loading experience on the Incoming Email show page (#18533).

Settings & Administration

  • Contact tag dropdown served from dealership tags (#18500).
  • Sales contracts enabled flag available on the dealership edit endpoint (#18524).
  • GA4 pool OAuth tokens refresh before scope checks (#18535).
  • Benchmarks searchable via “target” in settings menu search (#18504).

Stock Management

  • Stock export jobs fall back to the primary database when replica rows are missing (#18534).

[2026-09-03] Latest

Added

Stock Management

  • Appraisals workspace for reviewing and managing trade-in appraisals (#18540, #18541, #18542, #18543).
  • Appraisal report PDF attached when a trade-in is completed (#18520).
  • Shared export destination availability rules across the dashboard and mobile API (#18521).

Reports & Analytics

  • PDF download for the dealership Car Analytics page (#18570).
  • Inventory-by-age chart drilldown on Car Analytics (#18595).
  • Phone call analytics cards can filter by Answered, Missed, or Uncategorised (#18557).
  • Agency Analytics can embed public analytics share links (#18598).
  • Dealer filter and VIN search on New Vehicle Sales (#18486).

Customer Communication

  • AI call summaries auto-expand in the Phone Calls table (#18519).
  • One-click AI caption generation for delivery social posts (#18587).

Finance & Deals

  • Sales contract PDF field text alignment setting (#18549).
  • Pagination for Xero invoices on the dealership Xero page (#18551).

Settings & Administration

  • Webhook type filter on the admin Webhook Recipients page (#18560).
  • Actions dropdown and View info on GA profile rows (#18547).

Appointments

  • System User tooltip on appointment assignees (#18577).

Website & Content

  • Clearer warning when a promotion slide image has no dimensions yet, with automatic retry (#18562, #18569).

Changed

Lead Management

  • Service leads show a Vehicle tab instead of Cars of Interest (#18555).
  • Lead cluster webhook fires when a lead moves between clusters (#18515).
  • Mobile active-lead check aligns with the desktop duplicate warning (#18579).
  • Data deletion policy also purges identity fields from lead custom fields (#17904).

Customer Communication

  • SMS inbox groups cap messages per contact for faster loading (#18314).
  • Ghost loading on the phone calls index table (#18592).
  • Incoming email show page pagination stays in sync with the URL (#18607).
  • Clearer AI appointment time handling around opening hours and closing time (#18316, #18480, #18608).

Stock Management

  • Cost dialog stays open after adding a cost so multiple costs can be entered in sequence (#18578).
  • Faster DAP price-with-rate car lookups (#18581).

Marketplace & Feeds

  • Dealer comments keep non-ASCII characters and paragraph breaks on CSV feed import (#18530).

Reports & Analytics

  • Faster Help Me Decide location user statistics (#18539).
  • Leads By Website PDF export columns match the dashboard (#18576).
  • GMB reviews-by-dealership PDF chart labels draw vertically for readability (#18571).
  • Analytics date range start re-selection behaves more reliably (#18606).

Settings & Administration

  • Faster pending approval queries for manager notifications (#18525).
  • Price change history prefers last_price_change_at over version scans (#18538).
  • Smoother GA4 pool accounts page loading (#18563).