Changelog

Product updates from the July team.

Product updates from the July team.

dec 6, 2024

Turbocharged Tweaks: Dashboard Overhaul and Customization Galore

Brace yourselves for a whirlwind of updates packed with powerful new features and game-changing improvements! Users can now enjoy updated creator dashboard navigation, the ability to reorder rosters by display name, and toggle talent location on or off in Media Kits. Additional updates include editing agency bios directly from the roster view, reordering custom social media profiles in Media Kits, and adding written response questions in the Onboarding Survey. Improvements include trimming agency usernames on signup, better payment overviews for creators, and enhanced creator dashboards, while fixes address duplicate tags in the roster, casting tag dropdown formatting, and applying agency themes to Deck preview links.

New

  • Updated creator dashboard navigation and settings

  • Reorder roster by display name

  • Added written responses questions in Onboarding Survey

  • Disabled state for content dropdown in Reports

  • Edit agency bio from Roster view instead of settings

  • Ability to edit report subtitle text

  • Reorder custom social media profiles in Media Kits

  • Added talent location feature and the ability to toggle it on or off on Media Kit

  • Can invite creators to J4M even if they already have account in July for Creators

  • Toggle on and off creators in in Roster manual view

  • Fill out splits from invoices

Improved

  • Trim agency username when signing up

  • Added Facebook and Twitch labels to talent social graphs

  • Improved the creator dashboard experience and creator Media Kit

  • Add number to Deck title if the same title already exists

  • Increased text height in Media Kit about section and removed auto text

  • More options to see overview of payments for creators in creator settings

Fixed

  • Increased rate title length in Media Kit to 50

  • Fixed duplicate tags in Roster view and ordered them alphabetically

  • Fixed format for casting tags in dropdown for Decks

  • Updated onboarding call Calendly link

  • Agency theme applied to the preview links for Decks

Nov 22, 2024

Pre-holiday cleanup

This update adds new features and improvements to streamline functionality. New features include toggles for exclusive or non-exclusive talent in talent details and the roster view, as well as invoice previews. Improvements include formatting payment amounts in Slack messages, calculating Twitch average view duration in minutes, preventing duplicate creators from being added to Decks, and updated Payments header UI.

New

  • Invoices can be previewed within July

Improved

  • Invoices can now be previewed from the Invoices tab

  • Payments header improved

  • Twitch AVD is now calculated in minutes

Nov 15, 2024

Onboarding Refresh

This update brings a range of exciting new features, enhancements, and crucial fixes. Among the highlights are a streamlined creator invite flow for onboarding, Slack notifications for invoice updates, FastPay infrastructure for contracts, and custom content category management across various settings. Additional features include the ability to view talent payout history, agency logos linking to full rosters in MediaKits, and improvements to Split Payments functionality with a searchable input. Fixes and refinements address overlapping TikTok demographics, bugs in custom categories and roster views, name sizing consistency, and updates to the “All” button placement in the roster header.

New

  • New creator invite flow in Onboarding

  • Custom Content Category management across Agency Settings, Creator Settings, Media Kit, and Roster

  • Talent payout history is now visible in Talent Details

Improved

  • Display names are now included in Media Kit sorting

  • Stats are now rounded correctly on Decks

  • Updated Invoice table and data bar design

Fixed

  • Fixed grammar errors in Agency Settings

  • Fixed an issue with FastPay toggle while creating invoices

  • Fixed an issue with overlapping TikTok demographics on Decks (mobile)

  • Fixed an issue with name sizing across Media Kits, Reports, and Decks

  • 'All' is now ordered first in Roster header

Nov 8, 2024

Improvements across the board!

This week, we rolled out several new updates aimed at enhancing usability and streamlining the experience for our users. Media Kit highlights can now be toggled on/off, offering more control over displayed content. We introduced a dedicated sign-in portal for managers and implemented an automatic 7-day free trial through Stripe for new accounts. Additionally, we introduced a custom theme modal for agencies during signup, improved roster organization by sorting content categories alphabetically, and provided agencies with the ability to download invoices directly through our Payments tool.

New

  • Highlighted content on Media Kits can now be toggled on/off

  • Manager sign-in portal

  • Automatic paywall when payments fail

  • Automatic 7-day free trial via Stripe

  • Custom theme request modal added to onboarding

Improved

  • Content Categories on Roster are now sorted alphabetically

  • Invoices can now be downloaded as PDFs

oct 31, 2024

Custom Report Content (and more!)

WOOOOHOOOOOOOO. We have have some changes to log!


Our biggest feature that we launched is custom report content. Basically, anyone can add custom sections to our reporting tool for any kind of platform that we don’t support. Other than that, we introduced a new sign in portal to start making our onboarding process a lot smoother.


Fixes include refining the YouTube account URL and growth calculation formula, adding a loader for MediaKits, improving follower number rounding, ensuring only relevant info is sent when reordering deck entries, checking for alternate TikTok links in reports, rounding down outgoing payments to the nearest cent, and addressing survey template label titles.


New

  • Custom content can now be added to Reports!

  • Custom content categories can now be added from Agency Settings

  • New talent sign in portal

  • Spooky Halloween cursor 👻

Fixed

  • Removed spooky cursor

  • Fixed an issue with onboarding survey template

  • Fixed an issue with follow rounding

  • Optimized reordering within Deck entries

oct 25, 2024

Onboarding Refresh

This week we made significant changes and improvements to the general agency account onboarding. A new interactive pricing page was added along with a new in product flow to add a logo and invite managers. A banner was also added to the talent dashboard with a button to schedule an onboarding call with our onboarding specialist. Agencies can now use July’s talent onboarding survey template or create one from scratch. In terms of improvements, brand logos in decks can now be easily deleted and talent’s demographics are now visible in decks.

New

  • Option to use a default onboarding survey template

  • Schedule onboarding call banner in Talent Dashboard

  • In product agency account set up with new flow; ability to add in logo and talent mangers directly from the sign-in page

  • Implemented new interactive pricing screen during onboarding

Improved

  • Easily delete a brand logo directly from the Deck’s Header Section

  • Add talent’s country demographics into Decks stats page

oct 18, 2024

Custom Rates and Stat Control

New features include the ability to set custom rates in Decks for each creator and the option to disable or enable creator stats in Decks. An improvement has been made so that if the engagement rate is 0, it is automatically turned off for a cleaner and more accurate display.

New

  • Custom rates in Decks for each creator

  • You can now disable and/or enable creator stats in Decks

Improved

  • If engagement rate is 0, it's automatically disabled

oct 11, 2024

Manual Roster Ordering

New features include the ability to toggle off date range filters in MediaKits per creator and manual roster view reordering. Improvements made include moving the Download Deck button from the header to the footer, adding a premium parameter for the Twitch Phyllo API call, and increasing the size and visibility of the add stories scrollbar for reports. Other enhancements include setting the Instagram post engagement rate to 0 if reach is not available, toggling off and disabling stats with a value of 0, and optimizing image loading for better performance.

New

  • Manual Roster reordering

  • Show/hide Date Range Filters in Media Kits

Improved

  • Improved story selection process for Decks

  • Stats with a value of 0 are now disabled automatically

  • Optimized image load time

oct 4, 2024

Performance Improvements (and more)

Get ready for a speedier, more efficient July! We’ve significantly improved app performance and made some awesome updates, starting with custom stats in Media Kits and the ability to duplicate decks for even smoother workflows. We’ve also rolled out fixes, including adding past month story views, filtering out deleted talent from searches, and perfecting PDF downloads for decks and reports. Plus, we’ve cleaned up custom profile image sizing and improved the 'add stories' modal.

New

  • You can now duplicate Decks instead of having to recreate them from scratch

  • Ability to add any custom stats to creator Media Kits

  • Added Facebook permissions so creators can now connect their Facebook accounts

  • Reorder your roster manually instead of by alphabetical or by audience size

  • Added customizable highlighted content images to Media Kits instead of showcasing their recent feed posts

  • Scroll bar has been added for stories modal in Campaign Reports

Improved

  • Decks and Reports can now download as a PDF properly

  • Upgraded Facebook API from v14 to v18

  • Date range filters for Media Kits can now be searched within 60 days of posts

  • Reports title and reordering is now functioning

  • Optimized: Media Kits page, Reports with Zustand, Talent Dashboard, adding talent modal for Decks, useAgency

  • Changed creator tags name and header tags to a cohesive name → content categories

  • US, UK, and Canada are now at the top of audience country list in Decks when selecting talent

Fixed

  • Added past month IG Story views if 20 day posts are not available

  • Decks image sizing are updated

  • Fixed a small bug for Decks in Safari browser with the “X” showing up too large

  • Updated image sizing/layout for custom social media profiles

  • Ability to filter out deleted talent from dashboard talent search

  • Fixed the display name to be visible when adding it on to a creator’s account

  • Improved the age range when creating a Deck

  • Fixed bug when importing custom content in Decks, now highlighted images show up

  • Growth arrow on dashboard now shows red or green depending on if your creator grew or declined in following over the past 30 days

  • If account is disconnected, it is now removed from the media kit completely instead of showing up on the Media Kit as “toggled off”

sep 6, 2024

Stat Explanations

The latest update introduces the ability to choose highlighted content in MediaKits, add rates in different currencies, and edit the MediaKit header from settings. New features also include explanations for Twitch stats and stats in MediaKits, as well as a Facebook option in the Decks Creator select modal. Fixed issues include reducing the Instagram user media fetch limit for reports, Twitch stats adjustments, correct profile picture sizes in decks, adding talent to decks, and Facebook page impressions with a button to remove the connection.

New

  • Custom highlighted content in Media Kits

  • Currency options for rates

  • Stat explanations across all platforms

  • Filter by Facebook when creating Decks

Improved

  • Deck profile photos improved and aligned

Fixed

  • Reduced Instagram fetch limit for Campaign Reports

  • Twitch stats & analytics updated & fixed

  • Facebook impressions updated

  • Optimized adding talent to Decks

aug 16, 2024

Payments Beta Release

HUGE updates this week! New features include Facebook connections, and finally, we launched V1 of July Payments for our first customers. V1 includes invoicing, payment splitting, and payouts. We’ve also added a “copy contact email” button in assets and created the frontend for the invoicing tool. Improvements include an enhanced seed script and a redesigned talent details social profiles page. Fixed issues include correcting a typo in the Deck highlighted content title, resolving Posthog not identifying agency managers, and enabling No-Auth in talent details.

New

  • Facebook connections

  • V1 of Payments (live for our first customers)

  • Created a copy contact email button in assets

  • Invoicing tool frontend creation

Improved

  • Improved seed script

  • Redesigned talent details social profiles page

Fixed

  • Typo in Deck highlighted content title

  • PostHog not identifying agency managers

  • Enabled No Auth in talent details

jul 26, 2024

Comprehensive Customization

The latest update’s most important feature is the addition of Custom Profiles for MediaKits and decks. Other new features include the ability to record fees and associate pay-ins with payouts, standardizing all platform data for the past 60 posts, a Stripe disclosure on the payments page, enabling payments for agencies from the admin dashboard, and adding a payout button to the agency admin panel. Fixed issues include separating Reels fields from posts for reports and resolving Casting Tags filter bugs, including scroll, multiple tags, and input click trigger dropdown.

New

  • Custom Profiles for Media Kits and Decks

  • Added Stripe disclosure to Payments page

  • New payments feature allowing users to record fees and associate transactions

  • Added a payout button to the agency admin panel

Improved

  • Standardized all platform data (past 60 posts)

Fixed

  • Fixed Casting Tags filter bugs: scroll, multiple tags, input click trigger dropdown menu

  • Fixed separated Instagram Reels fields from posts for Reports

jul 19, 2024

Noteworthy No Auth: New Features & Necessary Fixes

The latest update includes a fix for YouTube No Auth total views calculation and adds a No Auth pending account update job in the admin panel. Fixed issues include displaying the talent dashboard icon for only active accounts, Instagram icon size on the talent dashboard, and the gender filter when adding creators to a deck. Additional fixes address the TikTok logo on dark and light themes, visibility of the Twitch tab on MediaKit view, case insensitivity for adding talent search to decks, and the total reel views stat in reports. We also fetch more reel stats, including replays, plays, and total interactions.

New

  • Created an internal feature to manually approve for NoAuth pending requests

  • New feature where you can now fetch more reel stats in Media kits (replays, plays, and total interactions)

Improved

  • Twitch tab is now visible on Media Kits

Fixed

  • Fixed NoAuth total views calculation in Media Kits

  • Fixed the icon for active accounts in Talent Dashboard

  • Fixed the Instagram icon size on the Talent Dashboard

  • Gender filter is updated to when adding creators to a Deck/One Sheet

  • Fixed the TikTok logo on the dark and light theme for Media Kits

  • Added talent search for Decks that is no longer case sensitive

  • Fixed Reports total reel view stats

Jun 28, 2024

Custom Report Summary Stats

We've rolled out a series of enhancements and fixes aimed at improving the precision and usability of your campaign reporting and social media analytics. Key highlights include the restoration of Instagram account connections, refined audience age breakdowns, and polished visuals with more accurate data presentation. Enjoy a smoother and more reliable experience with our latest improvements.

New

  • Custom stats for Campaign Report summaries

Fixed

  • Instagram account connections have been restored

  • Adjusted age ranges for Instagram audience breakdown

  • Media Kit bar graphs are now rounded to one decimal point

  • Fixed an issue with duplicate Campaign Report stats

  • Fixed an issue with mobile scroll for One Sheets

Jun 21, 2024

Introducing No Auth

The latest update includes a new agency admin panel for payments and billing, and introduces a No Auth feature. Fixed issues include showing Instagram content for No Auth in MediaKits and decks, toggle switch spacing, and changing “Inter” to “Repro” in the decks editor. Other fixes address reduced MediaKit mobile top padding, the decks contact email glitch, UI consistency across empty states, and updating profile and MediaKit pictures for No Auth users. Additionally, sending invite links to No Auth users, a typo in agency settings, and hiding Instagram highlighted content have been resolved. Pending state talent dashboard icons have also been added.

New

  • No Auth (add talent without directly linking their socials)

Improved

  • Pending No Auth connections are now represented in the Talent dashboard

Fixed

  • No Auth Instagram content is shown in Media Kits and Decks

  • Spacing adjusted on Toggle component

  • Fixed an incorrect font in the Decks editor

  • Adjusted Media Kit top padding on mobile

  • Fixed a glitch with contact emails in Decks

  • Standardized UI across empty states

  • Fixed an issue with profile and Media Kit photos when using No Auth

  • No Auth talent can now receive invitation links

  • Fixed a typo in agency settings

Jun 14, 2024

Media Kit Maintenance & Modifications

The latest update introduces talent reordering on the roster by audience size and agency branding now appears on MediaKits with the “Represented by [Agency Name]” label. Fixed issues include: Media kits load with theme colors, roster URLs are no longer case-sensitive, Instagram impressions don’t spill into media kit padding, custom report stats don’t duplicate, and the TikTok logo shows up darker on light themes.

New

  • 'Represented by' badging on Media Kits

  • Roster view can now be ordered by Audience Size

Fixed

  • Roster URLs are now case insensitive

  • Talent Dashboard Roster Reach stat changed to Impressions

  • Fixed an issue with overwritten story stats

  • The dark TikTok logo is now used on light themes

Jun 7, 2024

Blazing Banners for Beaten Benchmarks

We're continuing to push ahead on our Payments tool, but in the meantime we've shipped a number of adjustments and improvements! Namely, we've added a banner notification for high-performing creator accounts, a new layout for the Talent Details view (with much more coming soon!), bug fixes & quality-of-life improvements.

New

  • Banner in Media Kits indicating above-average performance

  • New layout for the Talent Details window

Improved

  • Long-form and short-form YouTube stats are separated

  • Media Kits opened from a Roster now inherit the theme of the roster

Fixed

  • Roster URLs are now case insensitive

  • Fixed an issue with the layout of Instagram impressions in Media Kits

  • Fixed an issue with About section editor in Media Kits

  • Rate titles in Media Kits now truncate

may 31, 2024

Tremendous Tweaks & Tune-Ups

This week, we released several fixes and new features. Notable updates include the addition of a payments transactions table (feature flagged) and no-auth media kits (feature flagged), as well as bug fixes related to story expiration webhooks and roster icons. Additionally, we updated the Facebook API version and refined the stories fetch function by removing likes and comments.

New

  • Payments Transactions page (feature flagged)

  • No-Auth stats for Media Kits (feature flagged)

Improved

  • Optimized Instagram Story fetch function

  • Updated Facebook API version

Fixed

  • Fixed a logs issue for story expiration webhooks

  • Fixed an issue with Roster icons

may 24, 2024

Extra analytics across the board 🌚

Buckle up, folks! This changelog packs a punch with revamped Media Kits, Instagram Stories galore, agency owner sign-ins, and a splash of color updates. We've squashed bugs, unleashed new features, and streamlined payment processing, all while serving up a side of organizational finesse.

New

  • Additional stats are now available for Instagram stories

  • Stats for individual Instagram Story slides are now visible on hover

Improved

  • Updated colors across our Slate palette

  • Platforms on Creator Cards are now ordered from largest to smallest

Fixed

  • Impressions cards are now visible in Media Kits

  • Media Kits stat values are now formatted and rounded

  • Improved the transition for Instagram Story previews on Campaign Reports

  • Added a fix for Instagram Story expiration webhooks

may 17, 2024

Streamlined & Standardized Stats 📊

This week we've been heads-down on new features – in the meantime, we've standardized how engagement rate and impressions are calculated to better meet agency expectations, and added a story stepper to Instagram Stories in Campaign Reports alongside per-slide stats.

Improved

  • The way July calculates engagement and impressions across platforms is now standardized to better meet industry benchmarks

  • Simplified the input process for Highlighted Content on Media Kits

  • Added a stepper to Instagram Stories in Campaign Reports

  • Added per-slide stats to Instagram Stories in Campaign Reports

Fixed

  • Added feature flag for Facebook connections

may 10, 2024

July now supports Twitch accounts 👾

Introducing the ability to connect Twitch accounts to July! Additionally, users will now enjoy improved accessibility with Media Kit Rates links permanently visible on the Media Kits page, Campaign Reports ordered by creation date, and Custom content now compatible with multiple Instagram accounts.

New

  • Twitch accounts can now be connected to July

Improved

  • Links to Media Kit Rates pages are now always visible from the Media Kits page

  • Campaign Reports are now ordered by creation date instead of last edit date

  • Custom content now works with multiple Instagram accounts

Fixed

  • Fixed an issue with Campaign Report creation

  • Shortened Campaign Report content invalidation window

may 3, 2024

Instagram Stories 🤝 Reports 🥂

In a significant update, we’ve removed all Pitch Deck code as part of a major refactor. New features include custom stats for campaign reports, an updated Media Kit UI, a new platform connection (Facebook) and the capability to include Instagram stories in campaign reports. We’ve also fixed various issues including scaling in the media kit view, added bottom padding to the agency talent page, filled in missing stats, and updated report content upon expiration. These changes enhance both the functionality and user experience across the platform.

New

  • Instagram stories can now be added to Campaign Reports

  • Facebook accounts can now be connected to July

Improved

  • Custom stats can now be added to Campaign Reports

  • Pitch Decks have been merged with One Sheets, and all existing Pitch Decks have been successfully migrated

  • Quick actions have been added to the Media Kit page, making it easier to copy links to Media Kits and Rates

Fixed

  • Added a check for connected accounts when creators link their socials through a first-party connection

  • Restricted rates to numbers only

  • Scaling and bug fixes for Media Kits viewed within Roster pages

  • Fixed missing stats in Reports

  • Fixed an issue with expiring content in Reports

april 26, 2024

Introducing the #1 Slack community for creator managers 🚀

We’ve launched the Behind The Influence Slack community, connecting over 700 managers and industry experts. You’ll find per-platform stat summaries now at the top of the Talent page for quicker insights, and our Campaign Reports have become more customizable with hideable and reorderable stats. We’ve also smoothed out the user experience with tab functionality in the Roster view, streamlined Media Kit access, and enhanced the agency onboarding process.

New

  • Launched the Behind The Influence Slack community to 700+ managers and industry experts

  • Per-platform stat summaries have been added to the top bar on the Talent page

Improved

  • Stats in Campaign Reports can now be hidden and reordered

  • Categories in the Roster view now function as tabs instead of filters

  • Media Kits can be opened from the Roster view without leaving the page

Fixed

  • Fixed a page-jumping issue with Media Kit tabs

  • Improved agency onboarding process

  • Posts are now re-fetched after one day

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July Technologies Inc partners with Stripe Payments Company for money transmission and account services with funds held at Evolve Bank & Trust and Fifth Third Bank, Members FDIC.

© 2024 All rights reserved

Handcrafted in 🗽

© 2024 All rights reserved

Handcrafted in 🗽

July Technologies Inc partners with Stripe Payments Company for money transmission and account services with funds held at Evolve Bank & Trust and Fifth Third Bank, Members FDIC.