Please review each of the system updates listed below.
Admin>Configurations>Public Page Configurations - 0:00 time remaining custom message. To help avoid any bidder confusion if they are the current high bidder or not when an item is in the process of ending, we've added a custom text/refresh option that the admin can enable which will display when the item countdown timer reaches 0:00.
The default message is, 'Determining Winner - Please Refresh'. The message itself can be hyperlinked so the bidder can click on it which will refresh only the item itself, not the entire page, and show the updated status of the item and the final bid price, or the auto-extension if a last second bid had come in.
To turn this feature on, navigate to the Configurations>Public Page Configurations page and scroll down to the 'Button' section. There you'll see an ON/OFF switch for 'Enable Custom Text'. If turned ON, you will see additional options appear to make the message hyperlinked to refresh the item, and to put in your own custom message that will be displayed to the bidders. Click the Save button to update.
Auction>First-Bid Form. The admin now has the option to create custom questions that are posed to the bidders before they place their first bid in the auction. There are options for custom text input, drop down, radio buttons, etc. The admin can review the answers or download them to Excel.
For a more detailed step by step guide on how to use this feature please review the following article:
https://intercom.help/maxanet/en/articles/7854539-first-bid-form-questions
New Bidder Registration>Registration Questions. Similar to the above auction level questions, the Admin can now optionally pose questions or drop-down selections on the new bidder registration page.
For a more detailed step by step guide on how to use this feature please review the following article:
https://intercom.help/maxanet/en/articles/7854608-new-bidder-registration-questions
Admin>Google Analytics>Update to newest GA4 metrics. We've updated the behind the scenes analytics to the newest version. Soon we will be implementing new features and tools for the admin to have greater visibility into both global & auction level pageviews/metrics.
Admin>Auction>Items>Add/Edit Item - Category is now OPTIONAL. When adding a new inventory item, or using Excel to bulk upload items, the Category for each item is now optional, not required.
Admin>Configurations>Public Page Configurations - updated Logo size. We've adjusted the size requirements of your logo for the public auction pages. Previously your logo size was increased to 500px wide but now for example if you upload a smaller 250px wide logo, it will display at that size.
Admin>Auction>Items - ability to show/hide specific item visibility to public. In the Actions menu, there is a new 'Hide' option for each item. This can be useful if you have a buy it now item in an auction that was sold, and you want to remove the visibility of that item.
When an item is hidden from public visibility, it will receive a new label of 'Hidden' as seen below.
The admin can also use the orange colored Group Actions button to do this in bulk across multiple items.
Admin>Auction>Auction Dashboard>Metric - reserve price item totals. The Reserve Not Met figure has been updated to accurately reflect the current bid price total of items that have a reserve price that has not yet been met.
Admin>Auction>Settlements>Make Payment - new Partial Payment options for Settlement Reports. The admin can now record split/partial payment amounts on Settlement reports.
Admin>Auction>Images Tab - new download specific images option added. Mouse over an image and there is a new 'download' icon.
Public Pages>Bidder Drop Down Menu. An issue was fixed where the drop-down menu was sometimes being cutoff.
Public Pages>Auction>Items with Quantity fix. Previously, when an item ended that had a QTY greater than 1, the 'x your bid' text disappeared. This has been fixed and the 'x your bid' text will remain even after the item is ended.
Public Pages>Bidder Profile>Shipping Address Country fix. An update was made to make the default country in the drop-down be USA. Previously the user had to select it from the drop-down menu.
Public Pages>Not Logged in, looking at item, place bid, login, redirection issue. A navigation/anchor issue was fixed for bidders who attempted to place a bid when not logged in.
Admin>Users>Deactivate User - unchecked boxes. Both the 'Delete all current winning bids' and the 'Send Bidder Suspended Email' check-boxes have been unchecked by default now.
Admin>Users>Invoices - Actions menu cutoff fix. Previously the first item in the Users>Invoices tab had the actions menu visibility cut off.