Changelog

What is new in LodgeDesk

Every update, improvement and fix — documented as we build the property CRM Africa deserves.

v1.5.0Major release
April 24, 2026
NewDocumentation page at /docs with search, webhooks guide, workflow reference and settings guide
NewStaff scheduling — weekly calendar view inside Housekeeping with shift creation and department colour coding
NewRevenue forecasting — next 7, 14 and 30 day projections from confirmed reservations in Reports
NewData export — download reservations, guests, invoices and housekeeping tasks as CSV from Settings
NewBulk messaging — compose once, send email to all/staying/arriving/departing guests and log in inbox
NewEmail templates — customise brand colour, logo URL, custom message and footer text per hotel
NewMaintenance tracking — dedicated tab inside Housekeeping with Start/Resolve actions
NewGuest acquisition source — walk-in, website, phone, OTA etc. tracked per reservation and shown as pie chart in Reports
NewOccupancy trend chart — daily occupancy percentage over selected period in Reports
NewNight audit — generate and email full end-of-day summary from Reports
v1.4.0Security & billing
April 22, 2026
NewRole-based permissions — admin, manager and staff roles with page-level access control
NewAudit trail — all key actions logged across reservations, guests, invoices, housekeeping and settings
NewAutomated trial expiry — daily cron job expires trials, emails hotel and notifies LodgeDesk team
NewTrial banner — warning shown when 7 days or less remain, red banner when expired
NewUsage limits enforcement — rooms, staff and features locked by plan
NewTenant activity dashboard in superadmin — per-hotel stats, last active, trial countdown
FixImpersonation now works correctly across all pages — reservations, settings, invoices, navbar
FixAll 27 database tables audited and RLS policies standardised using get_user_tenant_id() helper
v1.3.0Operations
April 20, 2026
NewAccounting module — overview, income, expenses and P&L tabs with Recharts charts
NewHousekeeping module — kanban board with auto task creation on checkout
NewWorkflows — full automation builder with triggers and actions, test workflow feature
NewStaff scheduling — shifts table with weekly calendar
NewRoom map — visual floor-by-floor room status grid
NewPOS — point of sale with outlets, menu items and room charge linking
NewCorporate accounts module
NewBooking source tracking on reservations
v1.2.0Guests & messaging
April 17, 2026
NewMessages inbox — per-guest conversation view with message templates
NewGuest portal — guest profiles with reservation history
NewWebhook endpoint — receive bookings from hotel website via POST API
NewEmbeddable booking widget — single script tag for hotel websites
NewAPI key management — generate, view, copy and regenerate from Settings
NewWhatsApp booking confirmations — Enterprise plan
NewDouble booking prevention — checks room availability before saving
v1.1.0Core platform
April 15, 2026
NewMulti-tenant architecture — complete data isolation between hotels using Supabase RLS
NewReservations — create, edit, status management, archive, room grid view
NewGuests — profiles, repeat guest detection, reservation history
NewInvoices — line items, PDF download, print, mark paid, email to guest
NewFront desk — daily overview with arrivals, departures, occupancy, quick actions
NewSettings — hotel details, rooms, team management, billing
NewTeam invitations — invite staff via email with role assignment
NewMulti-currency support — ZMW, KES, NGN, ZAR, GHS, TZS, UGX and more
v1.0.0Launch
April 10, 2026
NewLodgeDesk launched — the property CRM built for Africa
New14-day free trial on every plan, no credit card required
NewSelf-hosted infrastructure on Ubuntu Server with Cloudflare Tunnel
NewBooking confirmation emails via Resend
NewOnboarding flow — room setup required before dashboard access

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