Small updates, big quality-of-life — what shipped this month

Not every update needs its own blog post. But a few smaller things landed recently that, taken together, make a real dent in the daily work — so here's a quick tour.

Universal search (just press /)

There's now a spotlight-style search across the whole portal. Hit / from anywhere and a search bar opens — type a guest name, an email, a phone number, or a reservation reference and jump straight to the booking. No more clicking through dates to find that one Saturday at 8pm.

On mobile the search opens higher on the screen and the results are laid out in a cleaner two-line format: name and contact on top, date and party size on the right. Faster to scan, easier to tap.

Block large parties at the door

Big tables can be wonderful — or they can break a service. You can now set a maximum party size for the public widget per restaurant, and parties above that threshold get steered to a contact form instead of a self-serve booking. Your team stays in the loop on the bookings that need extra care, without losing the lead.

Notification preferences that respect your inbox

Every team member can now decide what they want to hear about. New booking? Cancellation? Daily summary? Weekly report? Each toggle is per-person, per-restaurant. The owner gets the full firehose; the chef sees only what affects tomorrow's prep; the marketing lead sees the weekly numbers. Nobody is buried.

Daily and weekly summaries

Speaking of which: there are now two new digests. The daily summary lands first thing in the morning with today's confirmed reservations, the lineup by time, and total covers. The weekly report arrives on Mondays with bookings, total guests, no-shows, cancellations and completed services from the past seven days.

Both respect the new notification preferences — opt in or out per restaurant, per person.

And a handful of smaller things

Drag-and-drop now works on mobile across the admin (long-press, then drag). The public confirmation screen now shows the restaurant's name so guests don't have to scroll up to remember where they booked. And the floor plan view got a few performance refinements for big rooms.

Nothing on this list is headline material on its own. Stacked together, they shave a few minutes off every shift — which is exactly the kind of update we like shipping.