Changelog
What's new in CaterWay, product updates, improvements, and bug fixes.
Quote conflict guard
Accepting a quote that clashes with a blocked date or another booking now asks you to confirm, and the warning shows up everywhere, not just on the calendar.
- "Accept anyway?" confirmation when a quote conflicts with a blocked date or an existing booking
- Conflict warnings now shown consistently: quotes list badge, quote detail panel, and the owner notification email
Operational calendar v2 & availability blocking
A rebuilt calendar with month, week, day, and list views, drag-and-drop rescheduling, and a new Pro feature to block off dates so customers can't book them.
- New calendar engine: month, week, day, and list views with responsive mobile layout
- Drag-and-drop rescheduling and resizing with one-tap undo
- Availability blocking (Pro): mark dates fully unavailable (hard) or just busy (soft), on all or selected calculators
- Drag across multiple days to block a date range, with workspace-wide default settings
- Blocked dates now show directly in the customer-facing embed date picker
- Multi-day events with a start and end date, shown as spanning entries on the calendar
- Subscribable calendar feed (ICS) now includes blocked dates
Two-factor authentication
Secure your account with an authenticator app, and private events are now available on every plan.
- Two-factor authentication (2FA) via any authenticator app, opt-in from your Profile
- Private events are now available on the Free plan; Pro still covers Arena listings and availability blocking
A fresh new look
A redesigned dashboard and a refreshed marketing site, both built around a warmer, more editorial visual style.
- New dashboard home: greeting, real-data briefing, quick actions, and a live stat rail in one glance
- Redesigned landing, features, and pricing pages
Custom email domain & guided setup
Pro accounts can now send quote emails from their own domain, and every new account gets a step-by-step guide to publishing their first calculator.
- Custom sending domain (Pro): send quote and order emails from your own domain instead of CaterWay's
- New guided setup checklist on the dashboard, with step-by-step spotlight tours to your first published calculator
- Smarter downgrades: choose which products, categories, and calculators stay active when moving off Pro
Team seats, reminders & calendar sync
Pro accounts can now invite teammates to a shared workspace, quotes can send automatic follow-up reminders, and events sync to Google Calendar.
- Team seats (Pro): invite up to 3 teammates to a shared workspace
- Automatic follow-up reminder emails for open quotes, with a per-calculator on/off toggle
- Web push notifications for new quote requests
- "Add to Google Calendar" alongside the existing .ics download on every event
Customer self-service & seasonal planning
Customers can now accept or decline a quote straight from their email, and products can carry a seasonal availability window.
- Customers can accept or decline a quote from a secure link in their email, no login required
- "Add to calendar" (.ics) export for events
- Seasonal availability windows for products
- Starter menu templates when creating a new calculator
CaterWay in your pocket
A full mobile app experience: bottom navigation, install as an app, offline support, and redesigned mobile screens across the whole platform.
- Bottom tab navigation and a floating quick-add button on mobile
- Install CaterWay as an app on your phone's home screen (PWA), with offline support
- Redesigned mobile dashboard, quotes, events, and products screens
- Full-screen editors, sticky save bars, and step-by-step wizards built for touch
AI order import & quick mobile ordering
Import an order straight from a photo or pasted text, and add quick orders on the go from mobile.
- AI order import: snap a photo or paste text and let AI fill in the products and quantities
- Quick order entry from a floating button on mobile
- Events page: switch between calendar and list view, filter by type
Smarter calculator forms
New field types for dates and times, quantity limits for staff and products, and a more resilient AI fill.
- New form field types: full date & time with business hours, and a time-only field
- Minimum and maximum bounds for staff and quantity fields
- Drag-to-reorder calculator languages
- AI fill automatically falls back to a backup model during outages, with a clear message
AI content fill & customer CRM
Let AI write your product descriptions, track customers automatically as quotes come in, and keep working even with a spotty connection.
- AI fill for product names and descriptions
- New Customers (CRM) tab: auto-captured from quotes, with a detail view and anonymize option
- Offline resilience: keep creating and editing quotes without a connection, changes sync when you're back online
Realtime notifications & guided tours
Live quote-request badge, in-app notification bell, and guided tours to help you get started.
- Realtime badge on Quotes, updates instantly when new quotes arrive
- Notification bell in top bar with popover showing recent new quotes
- Guided tours on Dashboard, Calculators, and Quotes pages
Help Center & landing page polish
A full in-platform help center with 27 articles, page transition animations, and hover micro-interactions across all marketing pages.
- Help Center at /help, 7 categories, 27 articles, full-text search
- View Transitions API page animations for smooth navigation
- Hover effects on all CTA buttons and feature cards
- For Caterers, For Venues, For Event Planners landing pages
Custom languages & quote management workflow
Calculators can now be translated into any language with a built-in translation editor. The quote flow now supports formal order confirmation and PDF generation.
- Per-calculator language translation editor
- Quote-to-order conversion with terms & conditions acceptance
- PDF quote and order generation
- Quote status pipeline: New → Quoted → Accepted → In Progress → Completed
Arena & venue features
Support for arenas and multi-space venues: VIP suite setup, per-space pricing, and a dedicated arena calculator experience.
- Arena mode for stadium suites and VIP boxes
- Per-space product and pricing configuration
- Shared records: one arena listing used across multiple calculators
Events calendar & brand settings
Create events from accepted quotes, manage your catering calendar, and customize your brand with logo, colors, and custom domain.
- Event calendar with blocked dates and staff assignment
- Brand settings: logo, primary color, favicon
- Custom email templates for quote replies
Calculator builder & embedding
Build embeddable quote calculators with custom products, pricing tiers, and form fields. Share via iframe or direct link.
- Drag-and-drop calculator builder with live preview
- Product categories, pricing tiers, and quantity rules
- Embed code snippet and direct link sharing
- Custom form fields: text, select, date, and more
CaterWay launch
The initial release of CaterWay, the quote calculator platform built for catering businesses.
- User authentication and account setup
- Product and category management
- Quote request inbox
- Free and Pro subscription tiers