CHANGELOG
From spreadsheet chaos
to calmer weeks.
We built InShifts for managers who were tired of rebuilding the same grid every Sunday night. Here is how the product grew—one release at a time.
Ver2.11.2
v2.11.2Latest release
August 2026August at a glance
A maintenance release for managers already living in the week board. No new features to learn—clearer portal copy, steadier phones, and fewer Monday papercuts in Inbox and invites.
Improvements
- Open-shift pickup: Portal claim wording is clearer when pickup is enabled, so staff know the request actually went through.
- Inbox when quiet: With nothing to approve, Portal activity reads as history—not a second Needs action pile.
- Co-manager invites: A short hint explains why email is required before Create invite link, so shares stall less often.
- Coverage chips: Under/over coverage badges stay readable in dark mode on bright tablets.
Bug Fixes
- By person rows: Expanding one employee no longer briefly collapses a neighbor on a dense unlocked week.
- Publish feedback: Success and error messages sit above the bottom bar on phones—nothing hidden under Publish or Unlock.
- Staff schedule swipes: Prev/next on published weeks keep day headers aligned after a fast swipe on mobile Safari.
- Upgrade dialogs: Free-plan roster and location upgrade modals restore focus to the button you opened them from after Escape.
- Roster drag: On slower devices, the drag preview stays with the cursor longer—fewer lost drops mid-move.
- Guide topic: Switching By day and By person updates Guide without a blank flash on first open.
Ver2.11.1
v2.11.1Patch
July 2026Patch notes
Routine July patch—edge cases surfaced after v2.11.0. Nothing new to learn; just fewer papercuts on busy weeks.
- Time-off overlap: Multi-day portal requests that clash with an existing shift now show a clear message instead of failing quietly.
- Inbox badge count: Pickup and time-off totals stay accurate when you resolve items from Team without opening Inbox first.
- Portal date keys: Invalid timezone boundaries on submit no longer return a generic 400.
- Account tab sync: Timezone and week-start fields reflect the venue you switched to—no stale values from the previous site.
- Compare table scroll: Sticky marketing nav no longer hides the last competitor row on short laptop screens.
- Dark print: Printed week boards keep readable borders when the dashboard is in dark mode.
- Plan card spacing: Signup and billing forms breathe more on narrow phones.
- Save indicator: “Saving…” clears after a backgrounded Safari tab mid-edit—the same fix we shipped for Chrome in May, now consistent on iOS.
Ver2.11.0
v2.11.0
June 2026Scheduling polish
- Print-friendly week view: A dedicated print stylesheet strips nav chrome and fits the current week to A4/Letter—handy for posting by the pass or a quick manager walkthrough without exporting to PDF elsewhere.
- Week picker memory: Each venue remembers the last week you were editing, so switching locations and coming back lands on the right Monday instead of “this week” every time.
- Faster copy from History: Re-copy a staff publish link from the History table with one click and a clear “Copied” toast—no more hunting through old messages.
Overview & onboarding
- Clearer empty states: New venues see guided copy on Overview and Team when there is no publish history yet—what to do first, in plain language.
- Attention queue sorting: Locations with pending time-off or unpublished weeks float to the top so Monday morning triage takes less scrolling.
Fixes & polish
- Guide panel scroll: Long help topics no longer trap focus on mobile—the sheet scrolls smoothly and closes without leaving a phantom overlay.
- Person view rounding display: Hour totals on By person now respect your venue rounding setting consistently in the summary column and row badges.
Ver2.10.1
v2.10.1Patch
Late May 2026Fixes & polish
- Landing FAQ anchors: Jump links from the footer no longer hide section headings under the sticky nav on smaller screens.
- Overview chart tooltips: Hours-by-location tooltips no longer clip off the right edge on narrow laptops.
- Save status stuck state: The “Saving…” indicator now clears correctly after returning from a backgrounded browser tab mid-edit.
- Compare table contrast: Slightly stronger row borders in light mode so the competitor table is easier to scan without feeling heavier overall.
Ver2.10.0
v2.10.0
May 2026Marketing & trust
- Refreshed landing page: Clearer hero, product proof, savings calculator, and FAQ—so new venues understand shift planning before they sign up.
- Category compare section: Honest positioning against spreadsheets and generic workforce tools, focused on small restaurants and bars.
Reliability at scale
- Smarter draft sync: Auto-save no longer overwrites remote weeks with empty drafts when you open a fresh browser—your shifts stay where you left them.
- Steadier staff & portal links: Published schedule and employee links load more reliably, with a backup path only when needed.
Portfolio polish
- Richer Overview: Multi-location health bars, attention queue, hours chart, and pay totals grouped by currency for owners running more than one site.
- Expandable location rows: Drill into a site from the portfolio table without switching workspace first—useful when you only need a quick headcount check.
Fixes & polish
- Published week timezone labels: Staff link day headers now always match the venue timezone, even when the viewer's phone is set elsewhere.
- Invite accept redirect: Co-manager invites land on the dashboard after login instead of a blank settings page when the session was created mid-flow.
- Team page portal link: “Copy employee link” feedback is instant again after regenerating a token—no double-click required.
Ver2.9.0
v2.9.0
April 2026In-app Guide
- Contextual help: A Guide button in the nav opens topic-specific tips for Week board, Team, History, Settings, Locations, and Overview.
- Cleaner board chrome: Long inline hints under By day / By person moved into Guide so the schedule stays focused on shifts.
- Theme toggle: Light and dark mode from the dashboard shell—easier on the eyes for late-night scheduling.
Quality of life
- Help “seen” state: Topics you have opened in Guide are remembered locally so repeat visitors see what is new at a glance.
- Settings section spacing: Person week metrics and staff portal blocks breathe more on small screens—less accidental mis-taps between toggles.
Fixes & polish
- Drag-and-drop stability: Dragging staff onto the week board stays consistent after page load—no mismatched labels for assistive tech.
- Dark mode shift cards: Team color chips on night shifts read clearly against the dark board background without losing saturation.
- Guide keyboard trap: Escape closes the help panel and returns focus to the Guide button as expected.
- History date formatting: Published timestamps use the venue locale instead of the browser default—fewer “is that US or EU?” moments.
Ver2.8.0
v2.8.0
March 2026Compliance & pay (estimate)
- Person week settings: Venue-wide toggles for rest between shifts, week hour/shift limits, overtime bands, night windows, and target hour bands.
- Per-employee overrides: Edit any team member to replace venue defaults for rest, limits, or pay on the By person board only.
- Pay estimate column: Optional weekly gross estimate (USD/EUR/GBP) with overtime-aware math—not a legal payroll export, but a useful planning signal.
By person UX
- Time inputs tuned: Dedicated styling for shift times in the person grid so editing hours on mobile feels less cramped.
- Hard limits feedback: When week limits block an edit, the board explains which rule fired (hours, shifts, or days off) instead of silently refusing the drop.
Fixes & polish
- Legacy person settings: Older per-person metric settings merge into venue defaults once, without duplicating toggles on every load.
- Pay currency display: Early beta accounts that stored PLN now show USD labels until you pick a supported currency (USD, EUR, or GBP).
- Overtime badge overlap: Stacked compliance badges on dense weeks wrap instead of covering shift times.
Ver2.7.1
v2.7.1Patch
February 2026Fixes & polish
- Locations plan badge: Tier labels align on mobile and no longer wrap awkwardly beside the “Add location” button.
- Roster limit at cap: The soft warning now appears when you are exactly at your plan limit, not only after you try to add one more person.
- Billing copy spacing: Solo and Multi labels and feature bullets use consistent punctuation in Settings.
- Workspace switcher truncation: Long venue names show a tooltip on hover instead of clipping mid-word.
Ver2.7.0
v2.7.0
February 2026Plans & limits
- Billing tiers: Free, Solo, and Multi plans with roster caps (10 / 30 / 40 active staff per location) and owned-location limits (1 / 1 / 3) for growing operators.
- Locations page: Dedicated settings view to add sites, see plan usage, and understand when you need to upgrade.
Manager experience
- Narrow layout on settings: Team, History, and Locations share a centered column—less eye travel on admin tasks.
- Upgrade hints: When you hit a roster or location cap, inline copy points to the right plan without leaving the page you are on.
Fixes & polish
- Owner-only billing guard: Managers no longer see a flicker of billing controls before permissions resolve on slow connections.
- Active roster count: Inactive employees are excluded from plan usage consistently across Team and Overview.
Ver2.6.0
v2.6.0
January 2026Multi-venue
- Multiple locations: Owners can create additional venues, switch between them instantly, and keep separate rosters and week drafts per site.
- Overview dashboard: Portfolio KPIs across all your locations—publish status, coverage gaps, pending time-off, and roster headroom in one place.
- Workspace switcher: Always-visible control in the header; one site links straight to Locations.
- Cookie + profile sync: Switching sites updates both the active workspace cookie and your profile so refreshes stay on the venue you picked.
Fixes & polish
- Overview loading skeleton: Portfolio metrics show placeholders instead of a blank flash while parallel venue queries finish.
- Create location validation: Clearer error when plan limits block a second site—message names the plan instead of a generic database code.
- Week draft isolation: Editing week A at site 1 no longer briefly shows site 2's shifts when switching quickly between locations.
Earlier history — condensed milestones
Pre2.6
Jan 2024 – Dec 2025
Spreadsheet replacement → cloud workspace. Full detail starts at v2.6 above.
- v2.5Owner, manager, and viewer roles; co-manager invite links; viewers stay read-only on publish.
- v2.4Employee portal links, time-off requests, and portal visibility controls per venue.
- v2.3History page, unlock & revise, and one-click publish from the browser.
- v2.2By person week board, hour totals, and target bands.
- v2.1Coverage rules by daypart and staff portal visibility prep.
- v2.0Cloud rewrite with signed-in workspace, shared dashboard shell, and schedules that load on first paint.
- v1.5–1.3Auto-save, offline-friendly cache guards, custom teams, and publish-to-staff links.
- v1.2–1.0Week templates, shift pool, and the first drag-and-drop board for a single café.
2022–2023: whiteboards, group texts, and one very angry sous-chef…
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