> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://pitchprint.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# 2018 releases

> PitchPrint release notes from 2018 — new features, improvements, and bug fixes.

Release notes published during 2018.

<Update label="December 🎅" description="14 December 2018" rss={{ title: "December 🎅 — Design Tags, Color Palette", description: "Design Tags, Color Palette, In-App Help, JPEG Export." }}>
  **Design Tags, Color Palette, In-App Help, JPEG Export.**

  Hi guys! Compliments of the Season.
  Here’s a note on what we’ve been working on for the past month.

  ### Design Tags

  This allows you to tag your designs so they can be easily searched using your tags as the search terms. Tags can be assigned to whole categories as well as individual designs. Please note, assigning a blank tag list to a category allows you to clear all the tags assigned to designs in that category.

  <Frame>
    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/pitchprint/RkJENiI8CPMwTuL7/blog/images/2019/03/image.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=RkJENiI8CPMwTuL7&q=85&s=d43b3da168eda0a2f6893bec100e45fd" alt="Tags assigned to a design so it can be found by searching those tags" width="692" height="404" data-path="blog/images/2019/03/image.png" />
  </Frame>

  ***

  ### Color Palette

  With Color Palettes, you can create a collection of five complementary colors that can easily be sampled by your customers while customizing their designs. This makes it easy to create multiple color variants of the same design.

  <Frame>
    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/pitchprint/RkJENiI8CPMwTuL7/blog/images/2019/03/business-cards-palette.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=RkJENiI8CPMwTuL7&q=85&s=6a9fd105b818d5ce7d52fe9915de9b46" alt="A business card design with a five-colour palette customers can sample from" width="1000" height="1000" data-path="blog/images/2019/03/business-cards-palette.png" />
  </Frame>

  Check out our sample here: [https://wp.demo.pitchprint.io/product/palette-business-card/](https://wp.demo.pitchprint.io/product/palette-business-card/)
  And read more here: [https://docs.pitchprint.com/tutorial/color-palette](https://docs.pitchprint.com/tutorial/color-palette)

  Please note, you need to reload your [layout](https://admin.pitchprint.io/layouts) and save your [styling](https://admin.pitchprint.io/styling) for it to display in the app.

  ***

  ### In-App Help

  The integrated Help panel can be used to display guides or tutorials for your customers. This can accept HTML contents including styles, script tags etc. You get to set this in the settings page: [https://admin.pitchprint.io/settings](https://admin.pitchprint.io/settings) just right after the customCss field at the end of the page.

  By default, it will not appear unless there’s content to be displayed. We also plan to make this per-design.

  ***

  ### JPEG Export

  Admin can now download design work as Jpeg bundles from the projects page: [https://admin.pitchprint.io/projects](https://admin.pitchprint.io/projects)

  We are working to include this in the plugin release.

  ***

  ### Shopify Save for Later

  Shopify stores users can now access and manage their saved designs from their Shopify account page. However, this is only possible with projects created and saved from the 14th December.

  ***

  ### ICC Profile

  You can now set ICC color profile for JPEG and PNG downloads from the projects page. We currently have only one profile set. Should you require any other ones, kindly let us know so we can include it.

  ***

  ### New Mobile Layout

  This new layout works with the mini display mode to display the app in a simpler and more user-friend layout on mobile devices. It’s best suited for simple designs where users get to edit texts and perhaps upload photos into masks.

  <Frame>
    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/pitchprint/RkJENiI8CPMwTuL7/blog/images/2019/03/image-4.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=RkJENiI8CPMwTuL7&q=85&s=6e61d50c375c1de28b7974e7daf60094" alt="The new mobile layout showing a simplified editor on a phone screen" width="480" height="742" data-path="blog/images/2019/03/image-4.png" />
  </Frame>

  With this layout, the app flows along with the page using the page UI elements for easy customization.

  To implement this layout, you need to first create the Layout: [https://admin.pitchprint.io/layouts](https://admin.pitchprint.io/layouts).

  Then assign the layout to a design as its Phone Layout:

  <Frame>
    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/pitchprint/RkJENiI8CPMwTuL7/blog/images/2019/03/image-10.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=RkJENiI8CPMwTuL7&q=85&s=993a05db069089419b5625bed8a96ca6" alt="Selecting the new layout as a design's Phone Layout" width="597" height="63" data-path="blog/images/2019/03/image-10.png" />
  </Frame>

  And finally, make the product display in Mini Mode:

  <Frame>
    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/pitchprint/RkJENiI8CPMwTuL7/blog/images/2019/03/image-2.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=RkJENiI8CPMwTuL7&q=85&s=caf9da20f1e921e2ccfde03567213f2d" alt="Setting a product's display mode to Mini" width="1386" height="399" data-path="blog/images/2019/03/image-2.png" />
  </Frame>

  You can check out this sample on your mobile device: [https://wp.demo.pitchprint.io/product/roll-up-banner/](https://wp.demo.pitchprint.io/product/roll-up-banner/)

  ***

  > **Note regarding PDF Distiller & Preflights:** We do apologise for this as we know a lot of you await this. There’s a little delay but we will have it in the January.

  ### January 2019

  * Design & Project History so you can roll back
  * Import designs from PDF, Illustrator
  * New PDF Distiller with preflight
  * Design & Project Auto-Save
  * Search & Filter Projects

  Thanks to you all and we do wish you a merry Christmas and a splendid New Year ahead 🎉
</Update>

<Update label="November" description="1 November 2018" rss={{ title: "November — Bulk design configuration, Search Designs", description: "Bulk design configuration, Search Designs, Curved Texts, New Mobile Layout." }}>
  **Bulk design configuration, Search Designs, Curved Texts, New Mobile Layout.**

  Hi guys, happy new month! Here’s a note on what we’ve been working on for the past month.

  ### Bulk design configuration

  This allows you to apply a select list of configuration to all designs in a single category. This works a bit different from what we had in the prior version in that, you need to actively select which of the settings to apply, so it does not override all properties.

  <Frame>
    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/pitchprint/RkJENiI8CPMwTuL7/blog/images/2019/03/image-4--1-.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=RkJENiI8CPMwTuL7&q=85&s=7a777b0efbf716eca5322f545296d76e" alt="Applying a selected list of settings to every design in one category" width="374" height="326" data-path="blog/images/2019/03/image-4--1-.png" />
  </Frame>

  To apply this, simply navigate to your designs, open up a category and click the **Bulk Configuration** button under **More Options**. In the configuration dialog, you need to check-mark each setting you want applied to the designs.

  <Frame>
    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/pitchprint/RkJENiI8CPMwTuL7/blog/images/2019/03/image-6.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=RkJENiI8CPMwTuL7&q=85&s=324a5294a64bfc513ff7a5baca93dd04" alt="The Bulk Configuration dialog with check-marks beside each setting to apply" width="698" height="637" data-path="blog/images/2019/03/image-6.png" />
  </Frame>

  ***

  ### Search Designs

  Yes, you can now easily search designs using the design title. In our next release, we will implement tags so it gets even easier finding your designs.

  <Frame>
    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/pitchprint/RkJENiI8CPMwTuL7/blog/images/2019/03/image-11.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=RkJENiI8CPMwTuL7&q=85&s=bdeb3d113acda3d96bbacfdf44bb0b2f" alt="Searching the designs list by design title" width="910" height="390" data-path="blog/images/2019/03/image-11.png" />
  </Frame>

  ***

  ### Curved Texts

  <Frame>
    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/pitchprint/RkJENiI8CPMwTuL7/blog/images/2019/03/image-7.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=RkJENiI8CPMwTuL7&q=85&s=24a10582fee0101a9a68df41c0b00bde" alt="Text curved along an arc on the canvas, with radius and spacing controls" width="341" height="405" data-path="blog/images/2019/03/image-7.png" />
  </Frame>

  Curved Text allows you to create texts along an arc. To create one, you first need to create a regular Text, then click the Text tool to toggle between the 3 text modes: **Text**, **Textbox** and **CurvedText**.

  The controls allow you to edit the curve radius and character spacing. A negative radius inverts the orientation of the arc.

  > A note: This requires you to [Reload your Layout](https://admin.pitchprint.io/layouts) as well as [Re-save your Styling](https://admin.pitchprint.io/styling)

  ***

  ### New Mobile Layout

  We did some work decoupling the layouts so now you can create mobile or desktop layouts from our collection and uniquely assign them to your design. This system will, in future enable to us create different layouts targeting different devices and you can pick whichever best suits your taste or target audience for use.

  <Frame>
    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/pitchprint/RkJENiI8CPMwTuL7/blog/images/2019/03/image-8.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=RkJENiI8CPMwTuL7&q=85&s=915af28b2817521f41847a479ad44c07" alt="Adding a new layout and choosing the Phone 2 option from the layout collection" width="498" height="757" data-path="blog/images/2019/03/image-8.png" />
  </Frame>

  To use the new Mobile layout, simply [navigate to Layouts](https://admin.pitchprint.io/layouts), click the Add New Layout button and there you have the option to select **Phone 2**. Please note for it to take effect, you need to assign this layout to your design in the design configuration:

  <Frame>
    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/pitchprint/RkJENiI8CPMwTuL7/blog/images/2019/03/image-10-1.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=RkJENiI8CPMwTuL7&q=85&s=441d757a68e1861eb9680fb93495ce5a" alt="Assigning the Phone 2 mobile layout to a design in the design configuration" width="597" height="63" data-path="blog/images/2019/03/image-10-1.png" />
  </Frame>

  We are still working to add more features such as modules to this layout but we will keep you posted and implement a notification system should your layouts be updated.

  ***

  > **A note regarding Unsplash:** We did fully integrate Unsplash. Unfortunately our submission was rejected as their guidelines wouldn’t allow images to be used in prints without alterations.

  ***

  ### Next Month..

  * Tag Designs, Assets and other resources
  * Photo Print 2 module
  * Import designs from PDF, Illustrator
  * In-App Help/Guide panel
  * New PDF Distiller with preflight

  Thanks to you all and love from Cape town 😊
</Update>

<Update label="October" description="25 September 2018" rss={{ title: "October — Sticky Context Menu, Transform Controls", description: "Sticky Context Menu, Transform Controls, Text Wrap, Mini Display Mode." }}>
  **Sticky Context Menu, Transform Controls, Text Wrap, Mini Display Mode.**

  > *Release Notes will be our monthly report that highlights recent product improvements we’ve made so you can easily stay up to date on what’s new with PitchPrint.*

  ### Sticky Context Menu

  Yes, your context menu can now be hooked to the top part of the designer. It will slide to appear and slide back to hide. You can enable this in your [admin settings page](https://admin.pitchprint.io/settings) by disabling the ***Float Context Menu*** option. But first, you need to [Reload the latest layout](https://admin.pitchprint.io/layouts).

  <Frame>
    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/pitchprint/RkJENiI8CPMwTuL7/blog/images/2019/03/image--1-.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=RkJENiI8CPMwTuL7&q=85&s=4cde45bab4fb8c831daea0c8d6c4a632" alt="The context menu docked to the top of the designer instead of floating" width="1639" height="613" data-path="blog/images/2019/03/image--1-.png" />
  </Frame>

  ***

  ### Transform Controls

  The new Transform controls allow users to easily rotate and skew objects on the canvas using simple numeric sliders. We have a much fuller control coming for mobile UI. This feature also requires you to load the latest layout.

  <Frame>
    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/pitchprint/RkJENiI8CPMwTuL7/blog/images/2019/03/image-1--1-.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=RkJENiI8CPMwTuL7&q=85&s=ed3ea6d416a96b3f0cfc96b8e33d46ea" alt="Numeric sliders for rotating and skewing an object on the canvas" width="647" height="524" data-path="blog/images/2019/03/image-1--1-.png" />
  </Frame>

  ***

  ### Text Wrap

  This is a feature available in version 8. It’s a TextBox feature that basically wraps a text to the next line as against auto stretching the text line.

  ***

  ### Mini Display Mode

  We have had Modal and Inline display modes; the Mini mode shows a basic, stripped down version of the editor, letting the user quickly **“fill out a form”** to personalize their designs. It’s for quick, simple products where *speed-to-add-to-cart* is of utmost importance. It supports both text and file uploads.

  <Frame>
    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/pitchprint/RkJENiI8CPMwTuL7/blog/images/2019/03/image-2--1--1.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=RkJENiI8CPMwTuL7&q=85&s=c5a43c3202c3f77c2898933308f992ff" alt="Mini display mode showing a stripped-down form for personalising a design" width="897" height="594" data-path="blog/images/2019/03/image-2--1--1.png" />
  </Frame>

  You can read all about it here and check out the sample implementation: [https://docs.pitchprint.com/tutorial/display-modes](https://docs.pitchprint.com/tutorial/display-modes)

  ***

  ### Webhooks

  Our Webhook enables you to notify a service or trigger an event whenever an event happens on PitchPrint relating to your store. For instance, you may want to send the PDF file of a project directly to your printer, or save all your user’s uploaded pictures in your DropBox or Google Drive.

  We do have a detailed example enumerating how to integrate with platforms like Zapier. You can read more here: [https://docs.pitchprint.com/tutorial/automation-sending-your-pdf-file-to-printer](https://docs.pitchprint.com/tutorial/automation-sending-your-pdf-file-to-printer)

  ***

  ### Other Updates

  * **PDF Versioning:** This allows you to set a PDF version for your output file
  * **Place new text:** Enabling this option in Admin Settings means when a user clicks the **Add New Text button**, a new text is immediately placed directly on the canvas without having to further click the canvas.
  * **Text Arts:** We have new collection of Text Arts you can import from the store to add to your designs.

  ***

  ### Next month..

  * New Mobile Layout
  * [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com) Integration
  * Curved Texts
  * Bulk design configuration
  * Search Designs

  Thank you all for believing in us 👏
</Update>


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