Here's a list of small improvements and additions over the last few months.
Map region indicator for listings with a hidden address
Instead of showing a marker icon on the street, these are now shown with a pink circle indicating the general area of the listing.
Email tracking for students
You can now track emails to students as well as accommodation providers.
Provider search and filtering
In admin, you can now search for providers by their phone number, of by the address of their listings. In addition, you can filter and export providers by their type (Private provider, Real estate agent or Student).
Photo uploads
With help from a couple of very kind and patient university people, I've fixed an error where providers would see a message that .JPG files weren't allowed. This was a difficult error to track down because it only appeared when the web server restarted while someone was uploading a photo—which happened often enough to cause problems, but rarely enough to make it difficult to find. So if you have noticed this error in the past, I'm very pleased to let you know that this it's fixed now.
Also, in the past you might have noticed more photos being uploaded that seemed to be rotated on their side. There should be less of this now—StudyStays can now understand orientation information used by many newer cameras and will automatically rotate these photos when they're uploaded.
Providers can re-try rejected listings
Now that it's less severe to reject a listing—the provider goes on a watch list instead of being blacklisted—it's now easier for providers to make changes to a rejected listing and re-submit it. After the provider receives instructions on what they need to change to meet requirements, they will see a "try again" link next to the rejected listing on their dashboard.
Search
Now when you search listings by categories where the provider can choose more than one option, the search will match all your selections rather than any of them. It's a subtle change, but you should find searches just work more like you'd expect now.
Set badges and tags while reviewing changes
For all universities using the new-ish Badges feature, you can now set badges and tags while you're reviewing changes to a listing.