Cameo now supports more sophisticated event listing presentation. Using a template means there is less repetition from event to event: the full description need only be narrative text unique to the event.

Templates are HTML and CSS, so setting them up requires some technical knowledge. Once done, though, event descriptions themselves are simpler to write.

For existing full descriptions, substitutions now look like those in email templates, and there are more of them (including one to insert common content, and another to include a “hero” image).

There are some minor changes to the Event Listings WordPress plugin.

Also, events & bookings → events now presents the different parts of the event definition using an “accordion-style” menu. Read More…

Cameo now automatically purges redundant emails, long-expired memberships and old bookings according to the schedule set in admin → system preferences. Background Expired memberships, old emails and bookings should be… Read More…

You can now produce reports in accounting info → direct debit information which helps in keeping GoCardless accounts in sync with Cameo.

That section also now includes a button to keep a copy of the email address on a member’s GoCardless account in their member record independently of their main email address, when they deliberately want to keep these different. Read More…

We now automatically update the email address held by GoCardless to match Cameo, when an individual’s email address changes, they pay by Direct Debit, and their GoCardless account records their old email address. Read More…

Passkeys are now widely available as an alternative to passwords, are simpler to use and have additional features. So we have tidied up some aspects of Cameo’s login to reflect this. See separate article for how to set up and use passkeys. This article just reviews the changes.

* Find the log out button, two-step verification set up and passkey management all now in profile → log in / log out.

* Cameo now only has a single button to set up a passkey.

* Once you have set up a passkey, you can remove your password completely.

* We now only refer to passkeys, not biometric log in or hardware keys.

* We require short passwords to be changed (and provide suggestions)

* We’ve removed Cameo’s in-house phone login mechanism.

* You can no longer get a two-step verification code by email. Read More…

The image selector now has an automatic ideal width option, selected by default. That means you should no longer need to think about image sizes so much. Read More…

Providing for vouchers (for example, to pay for gift memberships) has proved popular. Cameo now provides significant additional automation to handle these more comprehensively:

* Voucher codes are generated automatically

* You can see the status and used value of each code

* Voucher codes integrate with shopping form order fulfilment

* Templates provide artwork for your voucher codes

* Voucher can provide a QR Code (printed) or link (in email) to a form where the recipient can redeem it, and fills in voucher number for them

* You can email codes (we still recommend printed codes for gifts)

* You can set voucher codes to expire

* You can cancel codes (for example if stolen) Read More…

Payment processor SumUpInPerson links in-person card payments made with SumUp’s app with Cameo forms. You can use a SumUp card reader or tap-to-pay using just a phone to take payments. It’s similar to using the Zettle card reader. Read More…