What’s new in Amelia
Version 9.0 (22.12.2025)
This update includes a wide range of changes, both major and minor. Alongside improvements and fixes from the alpha and beta versions, we’ve also introduced the following:
- Feature: Light & Dark Mode – Switch between light and dark mode instantly with the moon/sun toggle for a workspace that’s always comfortable
- Feature: One-Click Scheduling – Add appointments or events directly from the Calendar, with date and time pre-filled in just one tap
- Feature: Event Dashboard – A new tab in the Dashboard providing analytics for events in addition to services, giving deeper insights at a glance
- Feature: Features & Integrations Page – A single place where all features and integrations can be found and enabled; unused features can be disabled to remove clutter and keep the workspace streamlined
- Feature: Built-in Guidance – Every management page now includes a Tips & Suggestions section with links to documentation and best practices, providing help in a single click
- Improvement: Bookings Page – Appointments page is now expanded to include all services, events, and packages in one place for easier management
- Improvement: Catalog Page – Services, packages, and resources have been reorganized into an easy-to-navigate catalog, making it faster to find and manage items
- Improvement: Customize Page – Settings are now organized into Basic and Advanced sections, enabling faster form styling with adaptive color palettes, fonts, button styles, and sidebar visibility
- Improvement: Smarter, Flexible Tables – Customize tables with infinite scroll, flexible columns, and smooth horizontal navigation; add details when needed and hide the rest for a cleaner view without losing visibility
- Improvement: Streamlined Add & Edit Experience – No more cramped dialogs; full-screen creation and editing give users clarity, focus, and space for a smoother, distraction-free workflow
- Improvement: Quick Detailed View & Edit – Click an item to open a sidebar with full details and make quick changes without leaving the page
- Improvement: One-Click Notes – Add notes instantly from lists or detail views for faster updates
- Improvement: Smart Shortcuts – Contextual links make navigation faster; jump directly to an employee’s schedule, custom fields, or other related data in one click
- Improvement: More Filters & Sorting – Manage data without breaking front-end order, with filters and sorting options that can be shown or hidden anytime
- Improvement: Integrations in Employee Edit – Integrations now have their own dedicated tab for clearer management
- Improvement: Simplified and improved transaction editing workflow
- Improvement: Added bulk delete option to all pages with list views
- Improvement: Updated default date ranges for all date filters
- Improvement: Removed restrictions on combining different payment methods
- Improvement: Optimized the saving of employee data
- Improvement: Added automatic “Default” category for first-time service creation
- Improvement: Implemented Tiptap text editor instead of Quill
- Improvement: Introduced new widgets and enhanced existing widgets across the Dashboard pages
- BugFix: Fixed issue with date and time selection on SBS forms on iPhones
- BugFix: Fixed issue with appointments not appearing in customer profiles on Starter and Standard licenses
- BugFix: Fixed issue with tab title not being translated
- BugFix: Fixed issue with incorrect recurrence dates across February for monthly events scheduled on the 30th/31st
- BugFix: Fixed issue with month and weekday names not translating across languages
- BugFix: Fixed issue with Google Maps pin visibility and address mapping for locations
- BugFix: Fixed issue with non-Latin text not displaying on invoices
- BugFix: Fixed issue with broken access control
- Other small bug fixes and stability improvements
Version 8.7 (25.11.2025)
Update with a couple of features, improvements and bug fixes:
- Feature: Waiting List for Appointments – Previously available only for events, now allows customers to join a waiting list for fully booked appointments and hold their spot until an opening becomes available. Available in Pro and Elite.
- Improvement: Added “Start Date” option for coupons via date picker
- Updated Romanian and Czech translations
- BugFix: Fixed issue with incorrect German translation for Microsoft Teams placeholder in notifications
- BugFix: Fixed issue with payment links for recurring appointments
- BugFix: Fixed issue with API calls and Google reCAPTCHA
- BugFix: Fixed issue where canceled events still show as Approved in the Customer Panel
- BugFix: Fixed issue with event notifications showing incorrect time after daylight saving time
- BugFix: Fixed issue with payment links and WooCommerce double orders
- BugFix: Fixed issue with Cart appointment details placeholders in employee SMS notifications
- Other small bug fixes and stability improvements
Version 8.6 (27.10.2025)
Update with a couple of features, improvements and bug fixes:
- Feature: E-ticket QR code – Automatically generate unique QR codes for each event booking, enabling easy attendee check-in and validation; available in Pro and Elite
- Feature: Barion payment integration – Use Barion as a payment gateway supporting secure online payments for services and events; available in Standard, Pro and Elite
- Feature: Apple Pay via Square – Expanded payment options through Square integration for greater flexibility
- Feature: Stripe receipt option – Automatically send payment receipts to customers’ email addresses; available in Standard, Pro and Elite
- Improvement: Added option for users to download invoices in XML format
- Improvement: Added option to include customer custom fields on invoices
- Improvement: Added hook to allow custom sorting of Event Tickets on the back end, reflected on front end forms
- Improvement: “Pay now” button remains visible in the Customer panel until the appointment is fully paid or manually marked as paid, regardless of whether the appointment has started
- Improvement: Added “Signed in” and “Logged in” JavaScript hooks for Customer and Employee Panel 2.0
- Improvement: Updated ID generation method in front end forms
- Updated Romanian, Czech, Korean and Turkish translations
- BugFix: Fixed issue with logged-in users not completing a booking when using WooCommerce
- BugFix: Fixed issue with labels when booking appointments on the Customer panel
- BugFix: Fixed issue with saving payment details when editing appointments in the back end
- BugFix: Fixed issues with time slot display and “All slots are selected” message on the Step-by-step booking form
- BugFix: Fixed issue with tax calculation for extras in multiple bookings when using Stripe
- BugFix: Fixed issue with updating email for existing customers with only a phone number
- BugFix: Fixed various issues with Event Tickets, Event List form, and Event popup functionality
- BugFix: Fixed Outlook calendar issues with event duplication and busy slot synchronization
- BugFix: Fixed issue with client time in WooCommerce orders not adjusting correctly for daylight saving time when rescheduling
- BugFix: Fixed issue with custom duration when booking appointments in the Employee panel
- BugFix: Fixed issue with Customer Panel URL in WhatsApp notifications
- BugFix: Fixed issue preventing bookings for customers after enabling Stripe Connect
- BugFix: Fixed clickable links in mandatory custom fields for RTL layouts
- BugFix: Fixed issue with booking the same appointment twice in a package
- BugFix: Fixed issue with
service_extras_detailsplaceholder not showing in employee “Appointment updated” notifications - BugFix: Fixed issue with Google event invitations being sent even when disabled
- BugFix: Fixed issue with placeholders not translated to the customer’s language in notifications
- BugFix: Fixed issue with employee status showing as available on days off
- BugFix: Fixed issue with WooCommerce payment description not displaying after WooCommerce 9.9.5 update
- BugFix: Fixed date display issue on booking forms for Japanese and Chinese languages
- Other small bug fixes and stability improvements
Version 8.5 (26.08.2025)
Update with a couple of features, improvements and bug fixes:
- Feature: Pricing by specific date & time – Set different service prices for holidays, certain months, or custom date ranges; available in Pro and Elite
- Feature: Pricing by days of the week – Apply different rates for weekdays, weekends, or specific hours; available in Pro and Elite
- Feature: Option to display services, employees, and locations as separate steps, with customizable step order on the Step-by-step booking form
- Feature: Mailchimp integration – Sync customer data with your mailing lists automatically; available in Standard, Pro and Elite
- Improvement: Implemented Google reCAPTCHA on the Employee and Customer login panels to enhance security and prevent bot activity
- Improvement: Implemented “Show employee on site” option – Allows hiding employees on the front end while keeping them available for back end booking by admins or managers
- Improvement: Added option to set custom API key expiration period when creating a key
- Improvement: Added quick status change option via dropdown in the front end Employee Panel
- Improvement: When a package purchase is cancelled, all appointments within the package are now automatically cancelled
- Improvement: Added additional placeholders for Google Analytics
- BugFix: Fixed incorrect extra quantity calculation on invoices for bookings with multiple persons when “Multiply by the number of persons” is disabled
- BugFix: Fixed issue with issued date for invoices
- BugFix: Fixed additional white space on the Events form on smaller/mobile screens
- BugFix: Fixed pagination issue on the Events list form
- BugFix: Fixed issue with using coupons for Cart purchases
- BugFix: Fixed keyboard navigation issues on the Step-by-step booking form
- BugFix: Fixed tax calculation for Extras when excluded taxes are enabled
- BugFix: Fixed issue with booking/editing package appointments on the back end with empty customer custom fields
- BugFix: Fixed issue with the form when a service preselected in shortcode has the “Show service on site” option disabled
- BugFix: Fixed appointment price and due amount placeholders on WooCommerce pages
- BugFix: Fixed time zone discrepancy issue
- BugFix: Fixed payment status in exported attendees CSV and WooCommerce
- BugFix: Fixed issue when going back from WooCommerce and Mollie
- BugFix: Fixed issues with Stripe e-wallet/Link payments
- BugFix: Fixed issue with booking only the first service in a package
- BugFix: Fixed rejected appointments in packages
- BugFix: Fixed price calculation on invoices when Included tax is enabled and a coupon is used
- Other small bug fixes and stability improvements
Version 8.4 (16.07.2025)
Update with a couple of features, improvements and bug fixes:
- Feature: Custom pricing by number of people – Offer flexible service pricing that automatically adjusts based on the number of people in one booking; available in Standard, Pro and Elite licenses
- Feature: Google Pay via Square – Expanded payment options through Square integration for greater flexibility
- Improvement: Updated Square integration – now works directly within the booking form, without redirecting to the external Square checkout page
- Improvement: Implemented option to add a coupon when booking a package from the Manage package page
- Improvement: Updated Stripe integration for better performance
- Improvement: Updated full-calendar library
- BugFix: Fixed issue with coupons and Apple/Google Pay (booking form)
- BugFix: Fixed issue with Woo variable products connected to Amelia services, events, and packages
- BugFix: Fixed issue with booking appointments via API when the extras array is empty
- BugFix: Fixed issue with preselecting an event via URL that includes a popup
- BugFix: Fixed issue with admin booking ignoring limit settings
- BugFix: Fixed issue with missing Close button when booking events on the waiting list if the Customer panel is disabled
- BugFix: Fixed issue with Square and WooCommerce when the URL has a hashtag
- BugFix: Fixed issue with booking group appointments when creating a new customer
- BugFix: Fixed issue with duplicating events with custom pricing by date range
- BugFix: Fixed issue with CSV export of attendees and translations
- BugFix: Fixed issue with event name translation on the Congratulations step
- BugFix: Fixed issue with Select placeholder in custom fields not being translated
- BugFix: Fixed issue with left alignment when the alignment is changed in notifications
- BugFix: Fixed issue with the wrong Attachment upload path in General settings
- Other small bug fixes and stability improvements
Version 8.3.2 (10.06.2025)
Update with a couple of improvements and bug fixes:
- Improvement: Enhanced and updated Stripe integration for improved performance and reliability
- Improvement: Added VAT number display on invoices
- Updated Turkish, French and Icelandic translations
- BugFix: Fixed conflict with Divi theme related to the Google Maps API key
- BugFix: Fixed issue with customers booking the same appointment when rescheduling
- BugFix: Fixed issue with dates for the “Event closes on” option
- BugFix: Fixed issue with duplicating appointments on the Manage packages page
- BugFix: Fixed issue with the “Notify customers” option when changing status in the edit appointment dialog
- BugFix: Fixed issue with Outlook and locations from custom fields
- BugFix: Fixed issue with payment status when WooCommerce uses included taxes
- BugFix: Fixed issue with description formatting on the new WooCommerce blocks
- BugFix: Fixed issue with Stripe Connect and 3D Secure
- BugFix: Fixed issue with certain available slots being shown as “Booked” in the back end
- Other small bug fixes and stability improvements
Version 8.3.1 (21.05.2025)
Update with an improvement and a couple of bug fixes:
- Improvement: Updated logic to automatically assign tax to new services, events, or packages when the “All services/events/packages” option is selected
- Updated Norwegian translation
- BugFix: Fixed issue with Amelia Popup
- BugFix: Fixed issue with recurring appointments and extras on invoices
- BugFix: Fixed issue with Pending payment status for On-site in CSV files of attendees
- BugFix: Fixed issue with disabling timezone on the employee panel
- Other small bug fixes and stability improvements
Version 8.3 (19.05.2025)
Update with a couple of features and bug fixes:
- Feature: Social login/signup with Facebook and Google, including support for frontend forms
- Feature: Customer custom fields – save data related to a specific customer
- Feature: Implemented option Allow admin to book over an existing appointment
- Improvement: WCAG compliance for frontend forms
- Improvement: Updated CustomerBookingRepository so that it accepts
couponIddirectly - Improvement: Updated Outlook SMTP integration to support modern authentication
- BugFix: Fixed issue with customers resetting passwords when the Employee panel is disabled
- BugFix: Fixed issue with event filters on booking forms and recurring events
- BugFix: Fixed issue with tooltips in Outlook/Apple integrations (event title and description)
- BugFix: Fixed issue with service order in packages on the Customer panel
- BugFix: Fixed issue with Extras info on Cart when price isn’t multiplied
- BugFix: Fixed issue with expanded info on the Cart step
- BugFix: Fixed issue with invoices and events with tickets when a 100% coupon is used
- BugFix: Fixed issue with phone country code when creating customers in the Employee panel
- BugFix: Fixed issue with Mollie and cache/cacheRepository when booking events with coupons
- BugFix: Fixed issue with payment status when a service or appointment has more than one extra
- Other small bug fixes and stability improvements
Version 8.2 (07.04.2025)
Update with a couple of features and bug fixes:
- Feature: Google Pay & Apple Pay via Stripe – Expanded payment options through Stripe integration for greater flexibility
- Feature: Apple Calendar sync per employee – Employees can connect their personal Apple Calendar accounts for seamless scheduling
- Updated Dutch, Italian and Turkish translations
- BugFix: Fixed issue with Mollie and cache data length
- BugFix: Fixed issue with changing events pricing/tickets, deposit, and WooCommerce
- BugFix: Fixed issue with daylight savings time change and rescheduling appointments
- BugFix: Fixed issue with background color on Customer and Employee panels in the Customize page
- BugFix: Fixed issue with WooCommerce add-on and appointment status
- BugFix: Fixed issue with group appointment status in the Customer panel
- BugFix: Fixed issue with custom notifications and HTML mode
- BugFix: Fixed issue with a large number of events and coupons, taxes, or custom fields
- BugFix: Fixed issue with payment links and waiting list
- BugFix: Fixed issue with editing recurring events (time change)
- BugFix: Fixed issue with overbooking events when waiting list is enabled
- BugFix: Fixed issue with location info on the Catalog form
- BugFix: Fixed RTL issues on the Step-by-step form
- BugFix: Fixed issue on the Step-by-step form when Google is connected and different timezones are set
- BugFix: Fixed issue with phone number in the Customer panel
- BugFix: Fixed issue when deposit is enabled and its value is 0
- BugFix: Fixed issue with changing tickets in event bookings and notifications
- Other small bug fixes and stability improvements
Version 8.1.1 (10.03.2025)
Update with a couple of bug fixes:
- BugFix: Fixed issue with selection fields when booking on the back end on iOS
- BugFix: Fixed issue with appointment and payment dates on the Finance page
- BugFix: Fixed issue with Packages payments step and the Show service onsite option
- BugFix: Fixed issue with invoices in Cart notifications
- BugFix: Fixed issue with placeholder images on the front end
- BugFix: Fixed issue with WooCommerce availability appearing as a payment method even when disabled in the service
- BugFix: Fixed issue with the Status filter on the Appointments page
- BugFix: Fixed issue with hidden buttons on the Step-by-step form on iPhone SE
- BugFix: Fixed issue with the “Show service onsite” option for services
- BugFix: Fixed issue with preselected parameters in shortcode
- BugFix: Fixed issue with Waiting list and invoices
- Other small bug fixes and stability improvements
Version 8.1 (26.02.2025)
Update with a great redesign, a couple of features, improvements, and bug fixes:
- Feature: Redesigned Employee panel with effortless appointment and event management alongside functionality improvements
- Feature: Implemented option to add new customers to the booking on the Employee Panel 2.0
- Feature: Microsoft Teams integration for scheduling and maintaining online meetings
- Improvement: Added new “Reply to” option for email notifications
- Improvement: Added extras information to the export option
- Improvement: Implemented a mechanism that allows custom validation checks before service booking
- Improvement: Added search to the Location selection in the “Add/Edit event” dialog
- Improvement: Added option to delete package image
- Updated Turkish, Czech and French translations
- BugFix: Fixed issue with the “Load entities on page load” option and Days off (multiple locations)
- BugFix: Fixed issue with invoices when SMTP plugin and WP mail in Amelia are used
- BugFix: Fixed issue with the “Bringing anyone with you” input number
- BugFix: Fixed issue with booking approved appointments in packages when default status is pending
- BugFix: Fixed issue with the “Default items per page” option
- BugFix: Fixed issue with API when the key is not correct
- BugFix: Fixed issue with the locations filter on the Calendar page
- BugFix: Fixed issue with edit/update coupon mandatory field related to API call
- BugFix: Fixed issue with Status change webhook and payments via links
- BugFix: Fixed issue with 403 error when attempting to save a customization
- BugFix: Fixed issue with Outlook integration and canceling appointments
- BugFix: Fixed issue with canceling/editing group appointments on the Manage packages page
- BugFix: Fixed issue with the Employee selection in the Elementor page builder
- BugFix: Fixed issue with ZIP attachment files (custom fields)
- BugFix: Fixed issue with Mollie and cache data length
- Other small bug fixes and stability improvements
Version 8.0 (25.12.2024)
Update with new features, a few improvements, and bug fixes:
- Feature: Apple Calendar integration for appointments and events
- Feature: Added option to block a specific customer from future booking
- Improvement: Improved logic to assign coupons to new services, events or packages when “All services/events/packages” is selected
- Improvement: Optimized placeholder service – fetching coupons, custom fields and customers
- Improvement: Added class for every status option on the Event Calendar form 2.0
- BugFix: Fixed issue with pay now/later info when deposit becomes higher than the appointment price because of a coupon or discount
- BugFix: Fixed error regarding translations caused by the WordPress 6.7 update
- BugFix: Fixed issue with the waiting list when “Allow bringing more people” is disabled and custom pricing is used
- BugFix: Fixed issue with the “Allow admin to book any time” option and employees’ breaks
- BugFix: Fixed issue with appointments when an employee is logged in and the “Default items per page for Backend” option
- BugFix: Fixed issue with locations when booking on the back end and “Allow admin to book any time” is enabled
- BugFix: Fixed issue with notification translations when a language is removed
- BugFix: Fixed issue with category sorting not working when “Load entities on page load” is enabled
- BugFix: Fixed issue with the calendar when a customer reschedules appointments on the back end with no locations
- BugFix: Fixed issue with group appointments that span across two days
- BugFix: Fixed issue with notifications when the appointment status is changed to Approved
- BugFix: Fixed issue with service order on the Booking preview step when booking packages
- BugFix: Fixed issue with global days off that repeat yearly and employee timezones
- BugFix: Fixed issue with default location and time slots when multiple locations are defined in Work hours
- BugFix: Fixed issue with time slots when locations are set in Work hours and “Allow admin to book any time” is enabled
- Other small bug fixes and stability improvements