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Blacksmithing 101 with Glen
$375
This is a multi-session series — one registration enrolls you in all 3 sessions:
1. Saturday, December 5, 2026 · 8–11 AM
2. Saturday, December 12, 2026 · 8–11 AM
3. Saturday, December 19, 2026 · 8–11 AM
Changelog
2026-09-20
Your profile stays private until you choose to share it
New member profiles start hidden from the Member Directory.
Profile settings now make clear that directory details are visible to members only.
2026-09-20
Leadership Directory portraits show the whole face
Photos on the Leadership Directory are round portraits now, the same as on the Member Directory, so nobody's face is cut off.
Admins add people, fix titles and emails, and set the order of the team from Admin Tools, and an Edit this page button on the directory takes them there.
2026-09-19
Get the app from the portal
The sign in page, your home page, the sidebar and the front door now show Get it on Google Play and Download on the App Store badges for the Member Portal app.
2026-09-19
Get the app from any email
Every email from Past Lives now ends with Get it on Google Play and Download on the App Store badges, so the Member Portal app is one tap away on either phone.
2026-09-19
A Leadership Directory shows you who to ask
Leadership Directory, new in the sidebar, has a card for each person who runs Past Lives: their title, an email for that role, and their Discord handle.
Below them, one card per guild names the lead and co-leads, their Discord handles, and the guild's email. Those cards come straight from each guild's settings, so a change of lead shows up on its own.
2026-09-18
The Knowledge Base opens from the sidebar, already signed in
A Knowledge Base entry sits under Wiki in the sidebar, for every member.
Clicking it opens the Knowledge Base already signed in as you — it takes your identity from the portal, so there is no second account and no second password.
Your role here decides what you can read there. Change a member's role and their access follows on their next visit.
2026-09-18
The Knowledge Base entry actually appears
The Knowledge Base entry announced in the last release was missing from the sidebar. It is there now.
2026-09-18
Classes stop holding seats for signups that were never finished
Some classes were showing fewer open seats than they really had, because signups abandoned partway through checkout kept holding a seat and never let go. Those seats are released now.
2026-09-18
Two counts of the same class stop disagreeing
On the page listing sign-ups across all your classes, the heading counted people on the waitlist as registered, so it could say 13 on a class every other screen called 10. It now gives the two numbers separately.
A class with nobody seated but people on the waitlist read as having nobody signed up at all. It now says how many are waiting.
2026-09-18
Signing up for a class twice by accident
Pressing the sign up button more than once used to create a second signup, and every extra one quietly took a seat. A class could show as full while it still had room. A second press now picks up the checkout you already started instead of starting another one.
If the price moved between your two attempts, because you added a discount code or a sale started, you are now charged the new price. Before, you would have been sent back to the first page and charged the old one.
If you left checkout open overnight and came back, you used to be stuck: you could not pay and could not sign up again. You can now pay.
If a spot opened on a waitlist and you clicked the link in that email, you were being told you were already on the waitlist instead of being let in. You now get the spot.
Joining a waitlist twice is fixed the same way.
Studio staff moving someone into a class they are already signed up for now get told about the clash instead of hitting an error.
2026-09-18
The class catalog no longer offers a Free classes filter
Every class has a price now, so the Free classes filter in the catalog and the Register Free button on a class page are gone. The filter had nothing left to show.
A discount code can still bring a total to $0 at checkout. That has not changed.
2026-09-18
Your typed class edits survive the class going live
If your class is published while you have its edit page open, pressing Save now brings the page back with everything you typed still in the form, and explains what changed.
Before, it reported a successful save and quietly dropped the title, dates and price you had changed.
If you help run a guild, leaving or saving a class you do not teach yourself no longer drops you on a Page Not Found.
2026-09-18
The Back button stops breaking the page you return to
If you press Back to return to a wiki page you were editing, what you type now saves. Before, the editor came back looking perfectly normal and quietly threw away every word you wrote.
Pressing Back into a class you were scheduling no longer shows everything twice. The start times, the lengths, and the sessions you had already added were all being doubled.
2026-09-18
The space map editor opens ready to use
If you help run the space map, opening the editor now gives you an editor you can actually use: markers drag, the add button works, and photos can be dropped onto a floor. That holds whether you arrive from the sidebar or come back to it with your browser's Back button.
Before, the editor looked perfectly normal but nothing on it responded, and the only way to get it working was to reload the page.
2026-09-18
Orientation hours can repeat every other week, monthly, or less often
When you publish your orientation hours, Repeats now offers every week, every other week, every month, every 2 months, every 3 months, every 6 months, or every year, and you pick the day the hours start.
A monthly or yearly rule keeps the same weekday of the month as its start day, so the 2nd Tuesday stays the 2nd Tuesday.
The Orientation Schedule names each rule in plain words, such as Every other Tuesday or Every month on the 2nd Tuesday.
Hours you already published keep running every week. If you change a rule to repeat less often, the open slots that no longer fit are removed and booked ones stay.
2026-09-18
Class review emails look like the rest of our email
The emails asking you to review a class now carry the same header and buttons as every other email from Past Lives.
2026-09-18
Guild leads can email a class in their guild
If you lead or staff a guild, the Emails tab on one of its classes now has a working Send Email button. Before, the tab was the one place you landed and the one thing you could not use.
You get the full composer, locked to that class, and you can pick exactly who to send to.
2026-09-18
Guild leads stop being asked to approve the same dates twice
When a guild lead had already signed off on a class and staff then asked the instructor to reword something, resubmitting sent the lead a whole new request for dates they had approved days earlier. Resubmitting now picks up where review left off.
Move a session to a different time and the guild lead is asked again, because the dates are the part they check.
2026-09-18
A class roster shows the people who are actually coming
The Registrations tab used to list everyone who ever signed up, including people who cancelled, so instructors read a dropped student as a current one. It now lists the people holding a seat, with a Show cancelled button when there is anyone to show.
Waitlisted people appear on the Waitlist tab only. They used to be on both tabs at once.
Class lists and the sign-up emails used to count cancelled sign-ups toward a class being full, so a class could read 15 of 12 while it still had room. Every one of those numbers now counts the same people, and they agree with the number of spots the sign-up page offers.
2026-09-18
A class stops being held full by signups nobody finished
If someone starts signing up and never pays, their seat used to be held forever and the class could look full when it was not. The seat now comes back about two hours later, and they are free to sign up again.
Checkout pages for a class now expire after an hour instead of a day.
If your bank uses a payment method that settles slowly, your signup now confirms when the money arrives. Before, it could sit unconfirmed and you would never get the confirmation email.
Studio staff can now confirm a signup that got stuck part way through paying, and then record the payment or send a payment link as usual.
If your seat is confirmed with money still owed, the confirmation email now tells you what is left to pay and where to pay it.
2026-09-18
Members see their price up front, and can choose to pay full price
If you are logged in as a member, the registration page shows your member price in the total and on the Next button from the start. Change the email or the discount code and the price updates before you commit.
A member can turn off their member discount at checkout to pay full price and give the difference to the space.
The member discount percentage on a class is set by admins only now. Instructors see the resulting member price on the Dates and Price step.
A new class starts at the studio's default member discount from Classes settings.
2026-09-17
The video link on a live class takes a plain address
Editing a live class, the video link box no longer insists on the full web address. Type it the short way and it saves.
2026-09-17
The announcement composer tells you when you are not allowed to use it
Opening the announcement composer without the rights to send one used to drop you on the propose page with no explanation at all. It now tells you why you were moved.
The Preview, Send test email and Send test push buttons used to do nothing at all when you were not allowed to use them. They now say so.
If you are an admin who is previewing the site as a lower role, the message tells you that sending is an admin action and how to get back to it.
2026-09-16
Positioning a photo from the old class site
A class photo that came over from the old class site is now positioned from the class page: click Preview and use Adjust under the photo. The crop box in the class editor never moved these photos, so it no longer shows for them, and saving your class no longer undoes a spot you picked with Adjust.
Upload your own photo and the crop box comes back as usual.
2026-09-16
One screen for managing a class
Instructors and admins now manage a class on the same screen. What you can do there depends on who you are, not on which link you followed.
Guild leads and guild staff can open a class requested under their guild, edit it and write its welcome email, without needing teaching access first.
Classes waiting on your guild's review now sit at the top of the guild's own settings page instead of inside the teaching area.
Old links and bookmarks to the admin class pages still work. They take you to the new screen.
Exporting the whole registrations list to a spreadsheet is now admin only.
v1.65.02026-09-13
Add an Instagram or Facebook video to your class
A class video no longer has to be from YouTube. Instagram and Facebook links are accepted too, on class pages and on guild and Help FAQs.
A YouTube video still plays right on the class page. An Instagram or Facebook link shows a card that opens the video on their site, so their tracking scripts stay off our pages.
v1.64.02026-09-13
Guilds can send orientation signups to their own form
A guild lead can point orientation signups at an outside form, such as a Google Form. Members then see that link where the booking times used to be, and it opens in a new tab. Each orientation type can have its own link too.
Signups made on an outside form are not recorded here, so someone marks people oriented by hand on the Orientations dashboard. The setting says so where you set it.
v1.63.02026-09-13
The class composer keeps what you typed
If the page reloads or you close the tab while writing a class, your next visit offers back what you had typed, with the time it was kept and a button to throw it away. It is kept in your own browser, so photos, dates and anything you tick are not part of it. Save your draft for those.
Once a class saves, the kept copy is cleared.
v1.61.02026-09-13
The class composer checks each step as you go
Next now stops on the step you are on when a required field is empty, moves you to that field, and says what is missing right beside it. The message clears as soon as you fill it in. Back and the step tabs are never blocked.
Saving a draft, sending a class for review, or publishing it now checks every step first and takes you to the first gap before anything is sent.
v1.60.02026-09-12
Every class has a price
The free class checkbox is gone from the class composer. Every class now needs a price of at least $1.00, from the instructor portal and the admin side alike.
A registration whose total reaches $0 through a discount code or a member discount still completes without a payment step.
v1.59.02026-09-12
The class composer keeps your work and says what is still missing
When a class is not ready to submit, you now land on the step that needs attention with a Still Missing list, and each line jumps to the field. Before, you could end up on step one with only a short notice that faded.
Submit for review on Manage My Classes is available once the class is ready and says what is missing when it is not. Pressing it twice no longer drops you on the list.
A failed save keeps the price you typed and any date you had started entering. If a class is cancelled while you are editing it, what you typed stays on screen.
v1.58.02026-09-12
Flyers and QR downloads unlock when a class is published
The printable flyer and the QR code downloads for a class are available once the class has been approved and published. Before that, the Share and Print card still shows the link and says when they unlock.
A published class now has the Share and Print card on its edit page.
v1.57.02026-09-12
Pages opened from inside the app now work on arrival
Opening a page from a link inside the app could leave some controls dead until you refreshed. The class composer's photo tools were the clearest case. Pages you open from inside the app now work on arrival, no refresh needed.
v1.56.02026-09-12
The class photo cropper works again
On step 2 of the class composer, the crop frame for your main photo now appears at full size the first time you open the step and every time you come back to it. Before, it stayed a small box, or never appeared at all while creating a new class.
Pick a new photo and the frame appears as soon as the photo has loaded, whether the class is new or already saved.
A crop is saved only when you drag the frame. A photo you never cropped stays uncropped.
v1.55.02026-09-12
Skip past the menus with the keyboard
Press Tab on any page and a link appears at the top that jumps past the sidebar and menus straight to the page content. Screen readers announce it too.
The calendar's arrow buttons now tell screen readers what they do: previous week, next week, previous month, next month.
v1.54.02026-09-10
A notification settings page you can actually read
Your notification settings used to run to 51 rows. The page now opens with 30, plus a block of ten you can open when you want them.
Notices that belong together are now one switch. Every update about an event you proposed is a single row, and so are the updates about a class you submitted, an announcement you proposed, a space request, a request to host a workshop, and being moved off a waitlist. Turning that row off turns off the whole family. If you had set one of a family on and another off, the row now shows off, and saving the page will switch the rest of that family off too.
The notices you always get by email now sit together in one block called Always emailed. Open it and you can still change push and Discord for the ones that offer them. The email itself stays on, which was already true. It just no longer costs ten rows to say so.
A new class no longer rings your bell, and if you had asked for an email about new classes, that stops too. New classes are still announced in the Discord classes channel.
When someone finishes their orientation, the welcome no longer lands in the other guild members' bells or on their phones. It still posts in Discord, the way it always has.
v1.53.02026-09-10
You'll hear about it if your class moves
If we move you from one class to another, you now get an email about it. It names the class you were in and the one you are in now, with the new dates, the time, and where to go. Your booking carries over, so there is nothing for you to do and no need to sign up again.
If you were waiting for a seat rather than holding one, the email says so, and you keep your place in line for the new class.
Admins: requests from members who want to host a workshop now go to the CMS Administrators instead of to every admin. If you want to keep getting them, ask for the CMS Administrator duty on your member page.
v1.52.02026-09-10
A tidier teaching portal, and panels that shrink when they are empty
The teaching portal is now called Manage My Classes, and the tab listing your classes is now My Classes. The + New Class button on the first page now looks like the one on the class list, instead of blending into the page.
Emailing your students now opens the same announcement tool the rest of the app uses. Tick the students you want on the Registrations tab, click Email selected students, and the tool opens with exactly those people already chosen. Your message reaches them in the app, on their phone, and by email, rather than by email alone.
Your instructor bio, your photo, and the links shown on your public instructor page can now be edited on the Instructor Profile tab. You are no longer sent off to your profile settings to change them. That photo is the same one members see in the member directory.
The review lists that used to stack up as three tall panels are now one. A list with nothing in it takes up no room at all, and when nothing is waiting anywhere the whole panel shrinks to a single line. Instructors and admins both get this.
On the Home page, Your Upcoming is now Upcoming at Past Lives. It lists what is happening at the space, which was never only the things you signed up for.
Admins: the class admin is now called Manage All Classes. The summary numbers moved above this week's classes, and the activity log moved out of the overview into a tab of its own.
v1.51.02026-09-09
The lobby screens fill themselves in
The wall screens now build their own slides from what is already in the app. Classes and workshops happening in the next seven days, a list of what is still to come this month, the guild funding vote and when it closes, the member directory, an invitation to host a workshop, and an invitation to book a tour.
Every guild gets its own slide naming its next meeting or class. A guild with nothing coming up shows its About text instead. Note that a meeting shown this way is readable by anyone standing in the building, not only that guild's members.
Every one of those slides carries a QR code, so anyone walking past can scan it and open the page on their phone.
A screen still needs nothing from you. Point a monitor at its address once; it picks up new slides on its own and restarts itself overnight.
Admins: Slideshow is now its own tile in Admin Tools instead of a tab inside Site Settings, and each automatic slide has its own on and off switch.
v1.48.02026-09-09
The whole card in the preview, where the money goes, and imported photos that count
The card preview in the class editor is now the whole catalog card: photo, title, dates, price and spots, at the two widths members see. What you sign off on is what they get.
Classes brought over from the old class site had a photo on their page, but the editor and the submit checklist said they had none. They count now, and you can position them like any other photo.
Host a Workshop has a new Where the Money Goes section showing how a paid class splits between you, Past Lives and your guild. The common questions open and close, and the hosting guide has a clear open button.
Admins: the words on that page moved to their own Teaching Marketing Page under Class Settings, with the same formatting toolbar as announcements instead of Markdown.
Status tooltips on the admin classes list no longer get cut off by the table.
v1.47.02026-09-09
A wiki written by members
There is now a Wiki in the sidebar, and you can write in it. It is for how the space, the machines and the materials actually work here, and right now it is empty, so the first page is yours.
Start with the machine you know best. Add a photo from your phone in about thirty seconds, drop in a tip, or write the whole thing.
Every edit is saved as its own version, so nothing you write gets overwritten.
v1.46.02026-09-09
Host a workshop, a five step class editor, and card photos that fit
Host a Workshop is now in the sidebar for every member. If you do not teach yet, it opens a page about running a workshop or a class for the shop, with a real workshop page you can open and look at. Tap the interested button, tell us what you have in mind, and the page tells you when an admin has answered. Admins can edit every word of that page from Class Settings.
Becoming an instructor now goes through an admin instead of a self serve unlock. Anyone interested shows up on the classes overview for admins to say yes or not right now, and you get an email either way.
Creating or editing a class is five short steps instead of one long page: the basics, photos, dates and seats, what students need to know, and a final review. Save a draft on any step and come back later.
Your class photo is cropped twice, once for the wide banner on the class page and once for the short strip on the catalog card, and you now position both. The editor shows the card exactly as it looks on a laptop and on a phone, plus a preview of the full class page, before you submit.
Sales moved out of the class form. Put a class on sale from the manage class page, switch it on or off any time, and a Sale pill shows while one is live.
Reviewers now send a response instead of a decision. Asking for changes is normal, and a class can go round as many times as it needs.
Admins can take a live class back to draft in one step. It leaves the catalog right away, nobody is emailed, and everyone already registered keeps their spot.
v1.45.12026-09-07
Admins: auto-welcome new members from Airtable
New people added to the membership Airtable can now be emailed their sign-in link automatically once they're marked active, so they know their Past Lives account is ready and can log in. It only emails paying members who are active in Airtable, and never the same person twice.
It's a new switch on Site Settings, under the Automations tab, and it stays off until an admin turns it on.
v1.44.42026-09-07
Voting results that reach everyone
When we email out the guild funding results, a few people could be quietly skipped, and there was no way to reach only them afterwards without emailing everyone a second time. Anyone missed in September has since been sent their results, and the site now goes back for the people it missed instead of counting them as done.
Sending results no longer holds up the page while it works. Admins get a confirmation straight away and the emails go out in the background, which is what used to fail partway through on a big send.
v1.44.02026-09-06
Sign in with your face or fingerprint
Sign in to the app once with an emailed code, and it can offer to use Face ID or your fingerprint after that. No more waiting for a code every time.
Your phone keeps the key, not us, and it stays locked behind your face or fingerprint. It expires after ninety days if you stop using it.
Settings now lists the devices you are signed in on, so you can sign out a phone you no longer have. It arrives with the next app update.
v1.43.12026-09-06
More sign-in codes before we make you wait
If you asked for a sign-in code a few times in a row, we used to stop you after three in an hour and show a message about too many attempts. That was easy to hit by accident, and it locked you out of your own account for a full hour. The limit is now ten an hour.
v1.43.02026-09-06
Push notifications on iPhone
Push notifications now work on iPhone and iPad, the same ones Android has had. They start arriving with the next app update.
Settings now has a Push On This Device card. It tells you whether push is working on the phone in your hand, turns it on or off, and says what to do if notifications are switched off for Past Lives in your phone's own settings.
v1.42.12026-09-06
Plain-language permissions for admins
Every permission in the Viewing as menu now has a question mark you can hover to read what it does.
Admins can switch their own Instructor access on or off there, without opening their member page.
v1.42.02026-09-05
An easier class review page
Reviewing a class now starts with where it stands and what it says, then the decision, with the student preview at the bottom.
The preview shows the class page on its own, with no menus around it, so you see what a student sees.
The readiness checklist spreads across the page on a big screen and tells you how many items are done.
v1.41.02026-09-05
A tidier sidebar
Teaching now appears in the sidebar only if you are set up to teach. Want to start? The Help Center's Teaching guide links the instructor orientation. Read it, tick the box, and the portal opens.
Manage Classes moved from the sidebar to Admin Tools, where the other staff tools live.
v1.40.02026-09-05
Equipment orientations list the right people
A tool's Orientation Schedule now lists only the people who actually run that tool, its managers and the owning guild's leadership, instead of every council member.
To give orientations on a tool, you are added as a manager on its Staff tab first.
v1.39.02026-09-05
Teaching is easier to find and run
Instructors can update a live class's description and photos, ask an admin for bigger changes, cancel a class if plans fall through, take back a submission, and run a finished class again with one click.
Your public instructor page goes live with your first published class.
v1.38.02026-09-05
Clearer class status
Every class now shows exactly where it is on a simple review pipeline, Submitted, Guild lead, Admin, Live, with a check for each step that is done. You see it on your class page and in every review email.
If a reviewer asks for changes, their notes show right on your class with a Fix and resubmit button.
A class needs photos, a description, and dates before it can be submitted.
Admins now cancel a live class with a reason and everyone registered is told, while archiving is quiet housekeeping that can be undone.
v1.37.02026-09-05
Equipment orientations work like guild orientations
Each tool's managers now post their own weekly orientation hours, the same way guild staff do, and when you book a time you see who you're meeting.
Tool pages list orientation times the same way guild pages do.
v1.36.02026-09-05
Orientations and reservations stay out of each other's way
A booked orientation now shows on the tool's schedule and blocks reservations for that time.
A reserved time can't be double booked by an orientation.
v1.35.02026-09-05
Book equipment orientations by the hour
Equipment managers can now post weekly orientation hours for a tool, like Saturdays 10 to 6, and the app turns them into bookable time slots automatically.
Pick a day, pick a time, and request it right on the tool's page.
v1.34.22026-09-04
One calendar, simpler
The Community Calendar is now just the Calendar.
New events go on the public Google calendar by default, so anyone can see what is happening at the makerspace. You can still mark an event members only when you create it.
The calendar filter chips are simpler: everything public lives under Public Calendar.
v1.33.02026-09-04
Attach photos to feedback
The Send Feedback page now takes photos. Attach up to 5 screenshots or pictures (10 MB each) so we can see exactly what you saw.
v1.32.12026-09-04
Role preview menu fits on phones
The role preview menu (the eye icon at the top, for admins) now opens fully on phone screens instead of hanging off the edge.
v1.32.02026-09-03
Tool orientations on the tool's page
Some equipment needs an orientation before you can reserve it. You can now book that orientation right on the tool's own page. Pick a time, request it, and pay there if it has a fee. Equipment managers post the times and confirm requests from the tool's manage panel.
v1.31.42026-09-03
Reservations post to Discord
New equipment bookings now appear in the #reservations Discord channel automatically, so everyone can see when a tool or room gets claimed.
v1.31.32026-09-03
Equipment hours get flexible
Equipment hours can now run late into the evening, up to 11:30 at night.
Managers set opening hours once and pick the days those hours apply to, instead of adding a separate row for every day.
The equipment form now says plainly when a tool is Standalone and run by the makerspace.
v1.31.22026-09-03
Instructors can move a student to another of their classes
From your class roster, pick Move Student to shift someone into another class you teach. Their registration and payment go with them. The class picker for instructors and admins now lists only classes that have not started yet.
v1.31.12026-09-03
Instructors can email their class
The Send Email button on your class page now goes straight to a composer addressed to your registrants. It works even if you do not have a public instructor profile page, and for classes that are not published yet.
v1.31.02026-09-03
Class approvals are simpler
When an admin approves a class it now goes live right away, even if a guild lead has not reviewed it yet. CMS Administrators can open the class review pages their notifications point to. Guild leads can also see classes they approved that are still waiting on admin sign off.
v1.30.22026-09-03
Broken greetings gone from Discord DMs and phone alerts
Some Discord direct messages and phone notifications opened with a broken greeting and a missing name. They now use the same clean short text as your in app notifications. Admins also no longer get a stray message meant for an instructor when a class enters review.
v1.30.12026-09-03
Quieter guild Discord channels
Approving meeting minutes no longer posts anything to Discord. You still get your in app notification, and an email if you have that turned on.
v1.30.02026-09-03
Reserve time on equipment
Pick a free time on a tool's schedule and it is yours right away. See the week at a glance, book in a couple of taps, get a calendar invite, and cancel if plans change. Tool managers set the hours and the rules.
v1.29.02026-09-03
Equipment directory
Meet the new Equipment page in the sidebar. Browse the makerspace's shared tools and rooms, see what each one needs before you can use it, and book the orientation for a tool right from its page.
v1.28.32026-09-03
Cleaner Discord posts for approved meeting minutes
When a guild approves its meeting minutes, the post in the guild's Discord channel is now a short announcement with a link to the minutes, instead of a broken personal looking message.
v1.28.22026-09-03
Paid orientation bookings confirm right away
After paying for an orientation, the page now confirms your booking right away instead of leaving you on a spinner while we wait to hear back from the payment processor.
v1.28.12026-09-03
Clearer guild class counts
The class counter on each guild page now tells you how many classes are open for sign up and how many already ran, instead of one combined number.
The orientation booking section gained a small question mark that explains which email address your booking updates arrive at.
v1.28.02026-09-03
Choose where your notifications land
If you have more than one verified email on your account, you can now pick which one receives your notification emails. The picker lives in Settings on the Account tab, inside the email card. Leave it on the default and notifications keep going to your primary email. If you later remove or unverify the chosen address, notifications quietly return to your primary email on their own.
v1.27.22026-09-03
Orientation guides updated
The Getting Oriented and Running Orientations help articles now cover the new open time windows: picking a start time as a member, and posting availability blocks as an orienter. The in app help hints on those sections link straight to the new guidance.
v1.27.12026-09-03
Safer announcement defaults
Announcements from a guild without its own Discord channel used to preselect the makerspace wide channel with a ping to everyone. The default is now no ping and no shared channel; both remain available as deliberate choices.
v1.27.02026-09-03
Pick your own orientation time
Orienters can now post open blocks of time, and you book the start that suits you inside the block. The app only offers times that actually fit the orientation's length and are not already taken. Orienters post and manage their blocks from the orientations dashboard.
v1.26.02026-09-03
Guilds can offer more than one orientation
A guild can now run several kinds of orientations, each with its own name, length, price, and seat count. Think Shop Basics, Lathe, and CNC in Wood. Guild pages group upcoming times by kind, you can be oriented in one kind while signing up for another, and guild leads manage the list from the editor's Orientations tab.
v1.25.02026-09-03
Meet your studio neighbors
Clicking an occupied studio on the Spaces map can now introduce you to who works there, with their photo, pronouns, and skills. Sharing is opt in and off by default: flip Show me on the Spaces map in Settings if you want members to find you. Names on the map are also members only now; visitors who are not signed in just see that a space is taken.
v1.24.02026-09-02
Write your own pronouns
Pronouns are a free text field now, so combinations like she/him fit. If you had picked prefer not to share before, the field is simply blank now, and the visibility toggle next to it still controls who sees it.
v1.23.22026-09-02
Space agreements, not leases
The app no longer talks about leasing. Studio requests, reminder emails, and review screens all say space agreement now, which is what we actually have.
v1.23.12026-09-02
Guild voting asks for all three picks
Casting a guild vote now requires all three choices, worth 5, 3, and 2 points. This matches the voting policy; before this, a ballot could carry just a 1st choice.
v1.23.02026-09-02
Assign guild leads from the app
Admins can now set or replace a guild's lead right on the guild editor Staff tab. Adding a Co-Lead now takes an admin as well, and the Orientator role is spelled Orienter everywhere.
v1.22.62026-09-02
Sign up with your name
Signing up now asks for your name, and optionally the name you go by. Before this, brand new accounts showed up in rosters and the directory as a lowercase piece of their email address until someone fixed it by hand.
v1.22.52026-09-02
Featured class picker shows dates
Guild leads picking a featured class could grab last year's run by accident, because old runs kept showing up with identical names. The picker now lists only classes people can still sign up for, each with its next session date, and the featured card on the guild page shows the date too.
v1.22.42026-09-02
Class page heading tidy up
The heading at the bottom of a class page could repeat the word class twice in a row. It now reads More classes like this instead.
v1.22.32026-09-02
The API pages fit your phone
The Member Portal API pages rendered oversized on phones with no way to zoom out. They now fit the screen like every other page.
v1.22.22026-09-02
Connect your Discord works from the checklist
Clicking Connect your Discord on the home page Get Started list did nothing. It now takes you to Discord to link your account, like it always should have.
v1.22.12026-09-02
Welcome email preview works again
The welcome email preview in the guild editor was showing a blank white box instead of the email. It shows the real email again, on every device.
v1.22.02026-09-02
Welcome Email, plus a new admin switch
The guild Welcome Packet is now called the Welcome Email everywhere, which is what it always was: one friendly email when you join a guild.
Admins got a new switch in Site Settings that can pause guild welcome emails for the whole site. It stays on unless an admin flips it.
v1.21.22026-09-01
Videos play again
Videos on guild pages, in FAQ answers, and on the Help page were showing a player error instead of playing. They work now.
v1.21.12026-08-30
Bigger photo uploads
You can now upload photos up to 10 MB, so pictures straight from your phone go through without shrinking them first. This applies to your profile photo, guild gallery photos, and class images.
v1.21.02026-08-28
Take a guided tour
New guided tours walk you through the member portal and drive the navigation for you, hopping from page to page while they explain each part. There is a tour for members, one for instructors, one for guild leads, and one for admins. Click Show me around on your home page, or start one any time from the Help page, and you can turn tours on or off in Settings.
v1.20.02026-08-27
Join your favorite guilds
Every guild page now has a Join This Guild button. Joining adds you to the guild's roster, puts a badge on your member directory card, keeps you in the loop on that guild's announcements, and lets you sign up for its orientations. When you join you can choose to get a welcome guide by email, and guild leads can write their own welcome note. You can leave a guild any time.
v1.19.12026-08-27
Smoother orientation checkout
If your guild charges for orientations, tapping Continue to Payment now opens our secure checkout right away. We also tidied up how guild calendars respond when you hover over an event.
v1.19.02026-08-27
Orientations get their own tab on guild pages
Finding and booking an orientation is easier now: every guild page has its own Orientations tab instead of tucking it under the calendar. For guild leads, editing your orientation hours opens in a quick popup instead of reloading the whole page, and you can turn off member announcement suggestions if you prefer.
v1.18.02026-08-27
A friendlier Settings page
Settings is easier to get around now. Guilds is the first tab, and the notifications list is reordered with orientations, guilds, and events up top plus quick links to jump between sections and a back to top button. Your email addresses now live with your account details, and if you change a bunch of notification toggles we ask before you leave so you do not lose them.
v1.17.02026-08-27
Cleaner admin Payments area
For admins and billing helpers, the Payments dashboard now hides the member Tab sections when My Tab is switched off, so the page shows only what applies. Payments and Reports also moved into Admin Tools instead of the sidebar.
v1.16.02026-08-27
See just the classes you teach or run
The admin class list and the registrations list now have a My Classes filter, so if you teach or run classes you can jump straight to only yours instead of scrolling the whole makerspace. It stays put as you search, sort, and page through the results.
v1.15.02026-08-27
Managing a class roster is tidier
If you teach or help run a class, every action on your roster now lives in one neat menu on each row instead of a row full of buttons. The menu still does everything it did (refunds, payment links, marking someone paid, removing a student) and adds two handy shortcuts: jump to a person's full details, or email them in one click.
v1.14.02026-08-27
Guilds can charge for orientations
Some orientations now have a price. You pay when you book, right on the booking page, and your spot is held while you check out. If the orienter cannot make it work or you cancel, your money comes back automatically. Free orientations work exactly like before.
v1.13.02026-08-27
Orientation slots now show who runs them
Guild staff can each post their own orientation hours, so booking a slot now tells you exactly who you will meet. Your request goes straight to that person, and your confirmation email says who is expecting you. Staff who have not posted hours yet get a nudge on the orientations dashboard.
v1.12.02026-08-27
Follow guilds instead of joining them
Guilds are now something you follow for updates, not something you sign up for. The first time you log in we ask which guilds you want to hear from, and you can change your picks anytime in Settings under Guild Updates. The member directory also no longer lists guilds next to names.
v1.11.02026-08-26
Instructors can manage their class rosters
Teachers and class admins can now move someone from the waitlist straight into a class, email them a payment link if the class costs money, record cash payments, and remove a registration when plans change. If you are on a waitlist, you will get a clear email the moment a teacher adds you, with a simple way to pay.
v1.10.02026-08-26
Refunds without leaving the app
If a class does not work out, staff can now send your money back in a couple of clicks, and a receipt lands in your inbox right away. No more waiting while someone digs through a separate payments site. Behind the scenes, admins also got one Payments page that shows every charge in one place.
v1.9.62026-08-26
Delete an event right from its edit page
Editing an event now has a Delete button, so admins and guild leads can remove one without going back to the calendar list. A confirmation explains exactly what happens before anything is deleted.
v1.9.52026-08-26
Interested on a Discord event now counts as an RSVP
Hit Interested on any Past Lives event in Discord's Events tab and you will show up on that event's attendee list, right beside everyone who used the RSVP button or the event page. Clear your Interested mark and the sync takes you back off. One list, three ways onto it.
v1.9.42026-08-26
RSVP to events, plus friendlier /create and /poll forms
Creating events and polls in Discord is simpler now. Both /create and /poll open a short fill in form, so you just type the details and submit. Event announcements got a glow up too: each one shows the time, how long it runs, where it is, and who is coming, with an RSVP button that updates the list live. Click RSVP again to take it back. Organizers and guild leads get a Manage button for quick edits and cancellations, whoever starts a poll can end it early with the little gear, and the event page on the hub shows who is coming as well.
v1.9.12026-08-26
Rebrand cleanup
We retired the old Do It Together tagline from the member portal and our emails. We are Past Lives Makerspace everywhere now.
v1.9.02026-08-26
Post polls with /poll
Ask the room anything with /poll in Discord. Type your question and answers, pick how long voting stays open, and the bot posts a native Discord poll right in the channel. This replaces the old sesh bot's /poll.
v1.8.02026-08-25
Create community events right from Discord with /create
Type /create in Discord, describe when in plain words like next friday 6pm, check the preview, and confirm. Leads publish instantly and everyone else's idea goes to the review queue, with the decision sent back to you as a Discord DM. Use /cancel to withdraw or cancel one of your events. Our old event bot sesh has retired.
v1.7.02026-08-24
Meeting Agendas Get More Flexible
Council meeting agendas are now open to ideas from every active member, and meeting editors can send in ideas the same way. Everything goes to leadership for review.
Meetings now show a clear status everywhere: Draft, Published, or Approved.
A published agenda can go back to draft for more edits, right from the meeting page.
Guild pages now list recent meetings that are still waiting on their minutes.
v1.6.12026-08-24
Class links in Discord go to the right place
Links in the #classes Discord channel (new class announcements and the weekly digest) now take you straight to classes.pastlives.space, where class sign-ups currently live.
v1.6.02026-08-24
Delete your account, right from the app
You can now delete your account from Settings, under a new Account tab. It removes your personal info from Past Lives for good and signs you out everywhere. If you ever want to come back, ask a guild lead or admin to send you a new invite.
v1.5.02026-08-23
Want Your Work Featured? Tell Us on Your Profile
Profile Settings has a new Marketing Opportunities question. Say yes and the Past Lives team may reach out about highlighting your art or business on our Instagram, website, or email newsletter. It starts as a no, and your answer is private — it never appears on your directory card.
v1.5.02026-08-23
Class Pages Now Cover Your Arrival
Every class page answers a new question: what do I do once I arrive? Our doors are locked, so your instructor meets you at the front door 10 minutes before class — and if you don't see anyone, knock!
Your instructor's introduction now sits right below the class schedule, so you meet your teacher before the fine print.
v1.5.02026-08-23
For Instructors: Photos, Rosters, and Discount Codes
A class now needs two photos before it can go to review: its own hero image plus at least one gallery photo. Real photos of the work get real sign-ups.
Your class rosters are view-only in the portal now — the download button is gone, so student details stay inside the Member Portal.
Need a discount code for your class? Ask an admin — they create and approve all codes now.
v1.4.02026-08-21
Add Your Website and Social Links to Your Profile
Your profile settings now have a Website section and a Social section (Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn and more). Add as many links as you like, and choose where each one shows: on your directory card, on your instructor page, both, or neither.
v1.4.02026-08-21
Discount Codes Are Now Created by Admins
Instructors no longer create their own discount codes. An admin creates and approves them now. Need one for your class? Ask an admin.
v1.3.02026-08-19
New guides for instructors and guild leads
Two new Quickstart guides in the Help Center map out everything you can do: one for instructors (create a class, run your roster, welcome emails, discount codes) and one for guild leads and staff (your guild page, orientations, announcements, and more). Each links a living example you can study: a fully built fictional guild and a finished example class page.
A new Announcement Composer guide covers the whole sending tool — including how push notifications work, the short phone line you can write, and what Mark as Urgent really does.
Guided tours are listed for everyone they fit — including a tour of the guild lead tools — and every tour now ends by pointing you at its guide.
Help guides can now include short video walkthroughs, and titles across Help and the tours got a consistent-casing polish.
The Home page now shows an Admin Tools shortcut to everyone who has it in their sidebar (admins, guild leads and staff, instructors), and Admin Tools links each role's Quickstart guide.
v1.2.02026-08-18
The app is now the Member Portal
We've renamed the app: what you knew as FOG is now the Past Lives Member Portal. You'll see the new name in the top-left and throughout. Same app, clearer name, and nothing you do changes.
v1.2.02026-08-18
New guide: control your notifications
A new Help Center guide walks you through your notification settings: how to choose exactly which emails and Discord messages you get, flag the ones you can't miss, and turn off anything you don't want. It's the first thing under Getting Started in Help.
Worth a look at launch: a few important updates are on by default so nobody misses something that matters. Take a minute to set your preferences the way you like them.
v1.1.42026-08-17
Instructors can message their class
Past Lives is officially out of beta. Thanks for helping us get here.
Instructors can now send an announcement to everyone signed up for their class. You get it in your notification bell, as a push on your phone, and by email.
The people who send announcements (guild leads, guild staff, instructors, and admins) now have a single Announcements tab in the sidebar to write and send them from.
Announcement push notifications now show a clean, short line on your phone instead of a cut-off email. Whoever sends the announcement can also write a custom short version just for the phone.
v1.1.32026-08-17
New guide: how the calendar syncs
A new Help Center guide explains how events stay in sync across FOG, the Google calendars, and Discord, and where to create or edit an event so it behaves. Find it under Help, in the 'Contributing & under the hood' section.
v1.1.22026-08-17
All-day events show on the right day
All-day events (an all-day social, a work party, and the like) were showing up a day early on the calendar and in the Discord announcements. They now land on their correct date.
v1.1.12026-08-17
Cleaner, more accurate calendar announcements
The Discord calendar channel now only announces events happening within the next three months. It had been surfacing recurring meetings that were still months away, so those far-off notices are gone. An event still gets its announcement once it comes within three months, so nothing is lost.
When an event is rescheduled to a new day or time, it no longer leaves a leftover copy on the old date. The calendar, the announcements, and the Discord event list now show it once, on the right day.
v1.1.02026-08-15
Join events online with a video link
Events can now include a video link. When an organizer adds one, you'll see a "Join online" button on the event so you can hop into the meeting in one click. The link rides along to Google Calendar and Discord too.
v1.0.32026-08-14
Suggest agenda items right from the meetings list
Every upcoming meeting on the Meetings page now lets that guild's members add a suggested topic in a quick popup. You no longer have to open the draft agenda to put something forward.
Guild leads can now kick off next month's agenda in one click, right from the meetings area, instead of hunting for where to begin.
When a lead locks a meeting, any suggestions that were not discussed are no longer quietly dropped. The lead chooses to carry each one over to next month or set it aside, and you are told which happened to yours.
v1.0.32026-08-14
Pages fit your phone better
Some pages (guild pages and a few others) could slide sideways on a phone. They now fit the width of your screen, no more accidental horizontal scrolling.
For leads and admins: the Manage Members page also stacks and wraps cleanly on phones instead of running off the edge.
v1.0.22026-08-14
A smoother hub on your phone
On phones, the top bar no longer runs past the edge of the screen or lets the whole page slide sideways.
On phones, your notification bell now sits right in the top bar, and tapping your profile photo opens settings, dark mode, and log out.
The space map opens larger and easier to read on phones now. Drag to move around it, and pinch to zoom.
v1.0.12026-08-13
Guild wishlists: ask for the gear you need
Every guild page has a new Wishlist tab. Guild leads can list the tools, materials, and equipment they're hoping someone will donate (a pug mill, kiln shelves, an instrument library, you name it), and add a link where people can donate to that guild directly.
v1.0.12026-08-13
Updated class cancellation policy
We've simplified our class cancellation policy. Cancel 48+ hours ahead and there's no fee: just email classes@pastlives.space so we can offer your seat to someone on the waitlist. For cancellations inside 48 hours and no-shows, there's no fee either, but those seats aren't refundable. Emergencies are still handled case by case, so reach out and we'll work with you.
Class pages no longer suggest classes whose dates have already passed.
v1.0.02026-08-13
Past Lives 1.0 is here — our official launch
This is the official 1.0 launch of the Past Lives app. Thank you for helping us build it. Here's what's new.
Every email got a clean refresh: a lighter, easier-to-read white-background look across the board.
Manage your own notifications, or unsubscribe, straight from any email footer. No sign-in needed.
Finish a guild orientation and you'll now get a thank-you email automatically; guilds can personalize it or turn it off.
Guild and site-wide announcements have a new 'mark as urgent' option that reaches even members who have turned that email off.
Approval and admin alerts are organized now: admins hand out specific duties (like Class Administrator), and only those folks get and can act on the matching requests. They all live in one 'Staff & leadership' group in your notification settings, and regular members don't see it.
When you create a meeting you can now set how long it runs, not just when it starts.
On the interactive space map, admins can click an available space to flip it to Reserved (click again to switch it back); hold Alt and click for the full editor.
Canceling a class registration now removes that class's Mailchimp tags, so you stop getting marketing emails for it.
v0.26.02026-08-12
Meetings: agenda building, upvotes, and publishing
Adding agenda topics is now instant: just type in the box at the bottom of the agenda and hit Add. No more clicking to create an empty item first.
Click any agenda topic to expand it and edit the details. Tap the pencil icon or the row itself — they both work.
Any member can +1 an agenda topic to signal they really want to discuss it. Counts show on the row so the council can see what's on people's minds.
Guild leads and council can now publish an agenda once it's ready. Look for the Publish agenda button at the top of the meeting page.
Delete a topic from the row (trash icon) or from inside the topic detail — both open a confirmation before removing.
v0.25.02026-08-11
Come build FOG with us — it's open source
The Help Center has a new section: Contributing & under the hood. FOG's code has always been public on GitHub, and now there's a guide that shows you how to report bugs, suggest features, or submit changes yourself — including a plain-language explanation of how a pull request works. No coding experience required to get involved.
The FOG API is now documented. Any member can browse live guild, event, and announcement data straight from their browser, and the guide covers how to get a token if you want to build a bot, dashboard, or integration of your own.
Curious how the app actually works? New guides explain the tech FOG runs on, how passwordless login and your account emails work, and how the Fog Bot connects FOG to our Discord.
v0.24.12026-08-11
Every guild meeting now has a live agenda page that becomes the minutes
There's a new Meetings section in the sidebar. Every guild meeting — and the council meeting — gets one page that starts as the agenda before the meeting and becomes the official minutes after, with attendance, discussion notes, and action items all in one place.
Got something you want discussed? You can suggest agenda topics for an upcoming meeting right from its meeting page. Guild leadership reviews each one, and when yours is approved you're credited on the item.
Action items carry over from meeting to meeting until they're checked off, so nothing falls through the cracks between meetings.
If a meeting has a video call link, a Join meeting button shows up everywhere the meeting appears — one click and you're in.
Browse any guild's past minutes (and the council's) in the Meetings archive, with filters by guild and year.
Your guild's old meeting notes moved over automatically — they're all in the new Meetings section, attachments included.
v0.24.02026-08-11
A real Help Center
The Help page grew into a full Help Center. Every guide now has its own page, and the guides are organized by what you're trying to do — getting started, guilds, taking classes, and events & community.
There's a search box now. Type what you're stuck on, like 'book an orientation', and the matching guides come up with the relevant line highlighted.
The how-to guides walk you through step by step, with screenshots of the actual app so you can see exactly where to click.
It's not just for members: instructors get guides on creating and running their classes, and guild leads get guides on running their guild page, orientations, and announcements.
Guided tours now show you around in the app itself. New members get a 30-second spotlight tour of the hub, and there are tours for guild leads and instructors too. Take one anytime from the Help page, or turn tours off in Settings.
There's also a new Info View: flip it on from the top bar and hover anything highlighted to get a plain-language explanation right there, with a link to the full guide.
Become an instructor: a short orientation now walks you through what we expect, how class review works, and the quality bar. Complete it once and the teaching portal unlocks automatically — no waiting on an admin. Already taught a class? You're grandfathered in.
v0.23.612026-08-11
Emails got a fresh coat of paint and clearer wording
Emails from Past Lives now use a clean white background around the navy card, so they're easier to read — especially on phones.
Every email now says Past Lives Makerspace, and the wording across dozens of emails is shorter and friendlier: class confirmations, waitlist updates, orientation emails, tab and lease notices, voting reminders, and more.
If a class is cancelled or a space request doesn't work out, the email now has a button to help you find another class or space.
v0.23.602026-08-10
Photos now fit your screen, especially on phones
Some photos — guild icons and logos especially — could show up way too big on a phone and spill off the edge of the screen. Every photo across the site now automatically resizes to fit, so pages look right no matter what device you're using.
On the class booking pages, each class photo now fills its space on phones instead of showing as a tiny thumbnail floating in an empty box.
v0.23.582026-08-09
Guild vote reminders and results now go to every member
A few days before the monthly vote closes, everyone with an account gets a reminder email. If you've already voted, it shows your current picks. If you haven't, it tells you where to go. Starting end of August, there's also an @everyone post in #general-member-chat with the live standings.
When the vote closes and results are tallied, every member gets a results email that shows, guild by guild, how the funding pool was split — a visual bar chart with the dollar amount and share for each guild, just like the standings on the voting page. Voters also see a recap of their own ballot. The email goes out automatically — no admin needs to click 'send'.
The results @everyone post to #general-member-chat also starts at the end of August.
v0.23.572026-08-09
Behind-the-scenes fixes for Discord sync
The nightly sync to Discord's Events tab could miss a few events if Discord asked us to slow down partway through. It now waits a moment and tries again, so every event makes it over.
If you reacted in #choose-your-guild but the bot could not send you a DM, that used to block the 'link your Discord' reminder for everyone who reacted after you too. That is fixed: your reminder is now marked as sent and everyone else still gets theirs.
v0.23.552026-08-09
Admin: one switch moves Stripe billing between test and live mode
The Payments settings now hold two full sets of Stripe keys at once, a test set and a live set, so an admin can save both and never has to paste keys back and forth.
A single Testing Mode switch decides which set every charge, card setup, and webhook uses. Turn it off to go live and start charging real cards; turn it back on to return to safe test mode.
Flipping to live mode asks for confirmation first, since real cards get charged from that point on.
v0.23.542026-08-09
Admin tools: manual event sync, re-announce, and a terminal shortcut
Admins can now force-sync any Community Calendar event to Google Calendar and the Discord events list with one API call -- handy when an event falls out of sync after a brief outage.
A separate call lets admins re-send an event's in-app notification, email, and Discord announcement without touching Google Calendar -- useful for a quiet correction or a nudge to members who missed it.
A new 'fog' terminal tool gives admins a fast command-line shortcut to list, read, create, sync, and announce events, and to list members and guilds, all from a shell prompt.
v0.23.522026-08-07
Get class and event news by email
When you create an account you can now tick a box to hear about new classes, workshops, and events. It is off unless you tick it, and every email we send has an unsubscribe link.
Before, the only place to opt in was the class booking form, so anyone who made an account without booking a class had no way to sign up.
If you already opted in when booking a class, we won't keep asking you.
v0.23.512026-08-07
Usage measurement now covers all of FOG
The last update said the staff admin area was left out of usage measurement. It is no longer left out. Staff pages are now measured the same way as member pages.
This is still anonymous, aggregate usage data through Google Analytics. What you type into a search box, and the email address in a sign-in link, are now removed before anything is sent. The Privacy Policy has the details.
v0.23.502026-08-06
Usage measurement now covers the Member Hub
We already measured which pages get used on the main site and on class pages. That now covers the Member Hub too, so we can see which tools members actually use and put our time where it helps most.
This is anonymous, aggregate usage data through Google Analytics. It does not include your name or your email address. The Privacy Policy has the details.
The staff admin area is still excluded, the same as before.
v0.23.492026-07-29
Clearer answers to the top class questions
The cancellation policy on every class page now shows the full policy: 48-hour cutoff, the $50 late fee breakdown, emergency exceptions handled case-by-case, and the right email address to reach us.
The accessibility answer is honest: we have a ramp to the first floor but are not yet ADA accessible. If you have questions about a specific class, studios@pastlives.space is the place to ask.
The 'no experience needed' question is reworded to match what instructors actually say: classes are for all skill levels, and each listing notes if any prior experience helps.
v0.23.482026-07-30
Better on your phone
Every page now fits phone screens properly. No more cramped rows, tabs wrapping onto two lines, or buttons hiding under the feedback bubble.
Class pages now follow your light-or-dark theme choice instead of always being light.
Guild pages only suggest becoming a member if you aren't one yet.
v0.23.472026-07-30
The guild vote email got a refresh
The monthly guild vote reminder has a cleaner look with the Past Lives logo, and it now shows your ranked picks laid out clearly, how many members have voted so far, and the size of the funding pool.
Guild leads and officers now get their own heads-up a few days before the vote closes, with live turnout numbers, so they can nudge their guilds to vote in time.
v0.23.462026-07-29
Moving around the Spaces map now works everywhere
Dragging the Spaces map (mouse or finger) now pans on every floor. Before, panning silently did nothing on some floors no matter how far you zoomed in.
The map sits in a shorter frame, so a tall floor starts cropped and you can drag or two-finger swipe around it right away, no zooming first.
On a phone or tablet, a two-finger swipe now moves the map while a pinch zooms it, the way a maps app behaves.
v0.23.452026-07-28
Discord events now show the right day
Evening events in the Discord server's Events tab could appear one day early. Parallel Play showed Wednesday when it actually meets Thursday 5 to 8 PM. Recurring evening events now land on the correct day.
v0.23.442026-07-28
Add calendar events straight from Discord
You can now add a Community Calendar event without leaving Discord. Run `/create-event` with the event's name, date, and start time.
Guild leads and admins post instantly; everyone else's event goes to a quick review first, exactly like proposing one on the website.
Choose the guild it belongs to (or General), pick the members-only or public calendar, set an end time or a length in minutes, and optionally email members about it.
v0.23.432026-07-27
Post announcements right from Discord
Guild leads and admins can now post an announcement without leaving Discord, using the new /create-announcement command. Pick who hears it (the whole space, or one guild) and it lands in Discord and in the app at the same time.
Big pings stay safe: if you choose to ping @everyone, @here, or a guild's role, the bot shows you a private preview first and only posts when you tap Confirm.
v0.23.422026-07-27
Add members directly, and a tidier invites list
Organizers can now add a new member straight from Manage Members, without sending an invite first. The new person can sign in right away with a one-time login code emailed to them; there's no password to set and no invite step to wait on.
The invites list stays tidy: expired invites are tucked behind a count instead of piling up, and a single Clear expired button clears them all at once. Resend and Revoke still work for anything shown.
v0.23.412026-07-27
Two-finger swipe to move around the Spaces map
On the Spaces map, a two-finger trackpad swipe (or a scroll) now pans around the floor, the way you'd expect on a Mac. Pinch or Ctrl+scroll still zooms, and the plus and minus buttons work as before.
v0.23.402026-07-27
Cleaner Discord posts and event calendar
The weekly class and calendar digests no longer repeat several times on Monday mornings.
The community calendar Discord channel now shows events only, so classes and open studio hours no longer clutter it.
Fixed a class that was showing the wrong instructor's name.
v0.23.382026-07-24
Explore the makerspace on an interactive map
There's a new Spaces page in the sidebar with a real map of the building. Pick a floor and every studio and shop is drawn to shape and colour-coded at a glance — green for open, grey for taken, amber for under maintenance — with its size and monthly price written right in the room. Drag to pan, pinch or scroll to zoom, and tap any space for the full details and who's in it.
A space that belongs to a guild now links straight to that guild's page: open a shop or studio on the map, and its guild's name in the details is a tap away from everything that guild is about.
Prefer not to use the map? The Listings tab has every space in a plain table you can read and use with a keyboard. It follows the floor you picked, puts the available spaces first, and you can search it or filter it down to just what's open.
Everything else that used to share that page now has its own Help page, further down the sidebar: parking and arrival, who to contact, the FAQ, the code of conduct, and the handbook links. Old links to the map still work.
The new Help page opens with plain-language guides to how the makerspace works: guilds, orientations, guild voting, taking and teaching classes, the community calendar, connecting Discord, and your notification settings. Each guide has its own link so you can jump straight to the one you need. There's also a new Wiki link in the sidebar that opens the makerspace's full knowledge base in a new tab.
See a space you want? Ask for it right there. Your request goes to the makerspace admins, and you'll get an email and a notification when they answer. Nothing is charged automatically; a human sorts the paperwork out with you.
Changed your mind? Your open requests show on the same page with a Withdraw button, and you can ask again later.
v0.23.252026-07-22
Class photos now load faster
Class photos are now served from our own storage instead of being fetched from the old class website every time a page opened. Browsing the class catalog should feel noticeably quicker, and the pictures keep working once the old site is switched off.
v0.23.212026-07-22
Important notices now reach you by email, not just the bell
A handful of things that really matter were only ever showing up as a notification in the app, so they were easy to miss. From now on they email you too: a class you booked being cancelled, a refund going out, a charge an admin adds to your tab, your tab getting close to its limit, and your studio lease coming up for renewal. Each one now spells out the details — which class, how much, which space, what date — instead of a one-line nudge.
Booked a class as a guest, without a Past Lives account? Cancellation and refund emails now reach you too. Before, they only went to people with accounts, so guests heard nothing at all.
Fixed: if you'd invited more than one person to Past Lives, only the very first acceptance ever notified you. Every invite you send now tells you when it's accepted.
v0.23.202026-07-22
Guild and account links from the class site now show a proper 'page not found'
Opening a guild page, member directory, settings, or billing link while you were on the class-booking site showed an error page instead of telling you the page isn't available there. Those links now land on a friendly 'we couldn't find that page' message with a way back to browsing classes — and they still work as normal when you're signed in on the member hub.
v0.23.202026-07-22
Picked a guild on Discord but not linked yet? The bot now gives you a heads-up
If you react in #choose-your-guild to join a guild but your Discord isn't connected to your Past Lives account yet, the bot now sends you a one-time DM letting you know you're only halfway done — with the link to finish connecting. Once you're linked, your existing reaction counts automatically, no re-reacting needed.
v0.23.172026-07-21
Guild-funding voting comes to Discord: /voting and /vote
Type /voting in the Past Lives Discord to see this month's live guild-funding standings as a bar graph — every guild (even the ones still at zero), medals for the top three, and when the cycle closes. The standings reply is visible to everyone in the channel, so anyone can check the race at a glance.
With /vote you can cast or change your ballot without leaving Discord — pick your 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choice guilds from the dropdowns and it saves instantly, exactly like voting on the page. Your own picks stay private: only you see the /vote reply.
v0.23.162026-07-21
Browse the member directory right in Discord with /members
Type /members in the Past Lives Discord to flip through member profile cards — photos, skills, guilds, and the contact info each member has chosen to share — with Prev/Next buttons to page through and optional guild and search filters.
It follows the exact same privacy rules as the app's directory: only listed members appear, hidden fields stay hidden, and the reply is visible only to you. Editing your card still happens in the app, under Settings → Directory.
v0.23.152026-07-21
Classes can now go on sale
Instructors can put a class on sale with a percent or dollar discount — look for the bright sale banner on the class page and the original price crossed out next to the new one. You'll always see the sale price before you pay.
Instructors: there's a new Sale section on your class edit page — flip the toggle, pick the discount, and optionally write your own banner headline.
v0.23.122026-07-21
The member directory is now members-only by default
The member directory now asks visitors to sign in before it shows anything — so your card, contact info, and photo are visible only to fellow members unless the makerspace deliberately opens it up. A new site setting lets admins make the directory fully public again if that's ever wanted.
The directory listing toggle in your profile settings now reads Hidden / Public, to make clearer what switching it on means.
v0.23.112026-07-21
Class updates now land in Discord's #classes channel
Every Monday morning, the #classes channel on Discord gets a digest of the week's classes — day by day, with times, instructors, and links to sign up — plus a section of flexible-scheduling classes you can book anytime.
And whenever a new class is published, a short post announces it in the channel right away with the date, price, and a sign-up link.
v0.23.102026-07-21
The #important-info channel now stays current automatically
The pinned links post in Discord's #important-info channel — classes, the Community Calendar, the Code of Conduct, and the Past Lives app — is now managed from the app, so when a link changes the post updates right away instead of going stale.
The bot-commands guide in that same post now builds itself from the bot's actual slash commands, so any new command shows up there automatically.
v0.23.92026-07-21
The #public-calendar channel is back in business
Every Monday morning, the #public-calendar channel on Discord now gets a digest of everything happening at the makerspace in the week ahead — events, guild meetings, and classes — grouped by day, with links to each one.
And whenever a new event or class lands on the Community Calendar, a short post announces it in the channel right away, so you never miss something new.
Want the whole picture? The full calendar is always at https://members.pastlives.space/calendar/.
v0.23.82026-07-21
calendar.pastlives.space — an easy address for the Community Calendar
There's now a short, shareable address for the Community Calendar: calendar.pastlives.space takes you straight there. Handy for flyers, Discord, and telling a friend.
v0.23.72026-07-21
The Events tab now lists everything on the calendar
The Community Calendar's Events tab used to show only community events, so guild meetings, classes, and subscribed-calendar events were missing. It now lists every event on the calendar, in order, with easy paging through the full list.
Each event's title is now a link straight to its page — tap it (or the new "More Info" link) to see the details and register.
v0.23.62026-07-21
See every event on a busy calendar day
On the Community Calendar, a packed day used to hide extra events behind a small "+3" tag. Now you can click that tag to expand the day and see everything on it — then click "Show less" to tuck it back. Works in both the week and month views.
v0.23.52026-07-21
Class pages: your own Q&A and a photo gallery by the signup button
Teachers can now edit the "Questions" section on their class page — reword the standard questions, add your own, or remove ones that don't fit. Classes that haven't customized anything keep the familiar defaults.
A class's extra photos now show up in a gallery right under the registration card, so they're easy to browse while you're deciding to sign up.
v0.23.42026-07-21
Community Calendar events are back — and coming to Discord
The Member and Public calendars on the Community Calendar stopped updating for a while and quietly ran dry — they're syncing again every morning, each in its own color.
Events from those calendars now also show up as Discord scheduled events, so you can RSVP and get reminders right in the server.
v0.23.42026-07-21
Classes stay filed under their guilds
Classes in the catalog are being organized under the guild that runs them — Metalworking, Ceramics, Glass, and the rest — so browsing by guild actually works. Until now the nightly sync from the old class site quietly reset every class back to a generic bucket; that's fixed, so the groupings stick.
v0.23.22026-07-18
Pick a guild from a dropdown for /schedule-orientation
The /schedule-orientation command in Discord now gives you a dropdown of guilds to choose from — the same as /join-guild and /info — instead of typing the name.
v0.23.12026-07-18
Pick a guild from a dropdown for /info
The /info command in Discord now gives you a dropdown of guilds to choose from — the same as /join-guild — instead of typing the name. Leave it blank to use the current channel's guild.
v0.23.02026-07-17
Join a guild — and get around — right from Discord
New /join-guild command: type it in the Past Lives Discord, pick your guild, and you're in — you get your guild's Discord role and a welcome from the guild, no trip to the app. (You can still join with the emoji reactions in #choose-your-guild too.)
New /guide command lists every Past Lives Discord command and what it does, so it's easy to see everything you can do without leaving Discord.
v0.23.02026-07-17
Guild leads: your mailing list, your call on who gets each email
Your guild's edit page is now clearly your Guild Settings page, and its Announcements tab has a new Your Mailing List section: see exactly who your announcements reach, add custom email addresses beyond your members, and import a list all at once.
When you post an announcement you can now choose who gets the email — everyone's included by default, just uncheck anyone you want to skip. Your members still see it in the app and it still posts to your Discord channel.
v0.22.92026-07-16
Events in Discord
Community events now show up right in the Past Lives Discord server's Events tab, so you can mark yourself interested and get reminders without leaving Discord. Each one links back to its full event page.
v0.22.92026-07-16
Studio Hours on guild pages
Guild leads can now set their weekly studio hours and meetings right in the app, and every guild page shows a Studio Hours card so you know when to drop by and chat with the lead. Meetings can now repeat weekly, not just monthly. Your guild's public Google Calendar stays in sync automatically.
v0.22.92026-07-16
Slash commands in Discord
Type /link in the Past Lives Discord to connect your Discord to your member account in one tap — no digging through settings. Once connected, guild syncing and the rest of the Discord goodies just work.
Four more commands to use right in Discord: /schedule-orientation to request a guild orientation, /whats-on for the next 7 days of events and classes, /balance to check your tab, and /info for any guild's rules, meetings, FAQ, and links.
v0.22.92026-07-16
A warm welcome when you finish orientation
When a member completes their orientation with a guild, that guild now gets an automatic hello — an in-app notification and a post in the guild's Discord channel — so newcomers are welcomed the moment they're through the door.
v0.22.92026-07-16
Know your reach before you post
The guild Announcements tab now shows guild leads how many members will receive their emailed announcement, with the full recipient list a click away — so you know your audience before you compose.
v0.22.92026-07-16
Jump straight to a guild's classes
Every guild page now has a “[Guild name] Classes” link that opens the class catalog filtered to just that guild's classes — even before the guild has scheduled any. The catalog shows a clear “Classes in [Guild]” heading so you always know the filter is on.
v0.22.92026-07-16
Class reminder emails read cleanly again
Fixed the class reminder email so the instructor's welcome note shows with its proper formatting instead of stray code — the way it already appears in your confirmation email.
v0.22.92026-07-16
A cleaner profile, with your own contact links
Your profile settings now split into a Member tab and an Instructor tab, so your teaching info stays separate from your member-directory profile.
Instructors get a dedicated “About me as an instructor” bio for your public class page — kept separate from the short bio on your member-directory card.
Add your own labeled contact links — a website, Instagram, a booking email — and choose where each one shows: on your directory card, your instructor page, or both.
v0.22.92026-07-16
Easier-to-read class confirmation screens
The class registration confirmation and cancellation screens had gold text that was hard to read in light mode. The wording now shows in a clearly legible color in both light and dark themes.
v0.21.192026-07-13
Account page loads reliably again
Fixed an error that could stop your account page from loading when one of your classes was taught by an instructor without a public profile page. Your upcoming and past classes now show up reliably, and the instructor's name is shown either way.
v0.21.192026-07-13
Recurring events show up on the calendar
Repeating events from a linked Google calendar — like weekly Open Studio Hours — now show up on the Community Calendar for every upcoming date, not just the very first one.
v0.21.192026-07-13
Classes grouped by guild on the calendar
Class events on the Community Calendar now sit under their guild's own filter and legend, so you can show or hide any one guild's classes with a tap — and each guild's classes take on its calendar color. Set a color on your guild page to make yours stand out.
v0.21.192026-07-13
Pick your timeframe on the class catalog
The class catalog now lets you choose how far ahead to look — the next 30, 90, or 180 days, or everything upcoming — and the count at the top finally matches exactly what's shown.
v0.21.192026-07-13
Clearer guild staff titles
Guild staff titles read better now: you can name someone a “Guild Lead” (not only “Co-Guild Lead”), and the “Orienter” role is now “Orientator.”
v0.21.142026-07-12
Your Guilds, wherever you are
There's a simple on/off switch for every Guild in Settings — flip one to officially join (and get its announcements) or flip it off to leave.
And now you can pick your Guilds right from the #choose-your-guild channel on Discord — it syncs both ways with your guilds here!
v0.21.132026-07-12
A better way to run announcements
Anyone can now suggest an announcement for their guild — a lead or admin reviews it before it posts, and you can track or tweak your suggestion.
And the tool itself got an upgrade: ping @everyone on Discord, preview the email live, save drafts, and choose exactly which channel it lands in.
v0.21.112026-07-12
Community events, leveled up
Anyone can now propose an event for the Community Calendar — a guild lead or admin gives it a quick thumbs-up and it's live for everyone!
Every event gets its own shareable page with all the details and an "Add to calendar" button — easy to share and save!
Pick when an event's announcement goes out, and switch on reminders 1, 3, or 7 days ahead plus a "happening now" heads-up!
v0.21.102026-07-12
Your notifications, cleaned up
The bell up top now opens a full Notifications page instead of a cramped little dropdown — way easier to read and scroll on your phone!
And we retired the buggy "new sign-in from a new device" email that cried wolf over normal network changes — your sign-ins are still logged, just no more noise!
v0.21.92026-07-12
QR codes, QR codes, QR codes!
Guilds, Classes, and Events all generate their own QR code now — download a ready-to-print share card and put it on a flyer or a door sign!
Scan it and you land right on the page, and the link keeps working even if the address changes — so your printouts never go stale!
v0.20.52026-07-04
A home base when you sign in
Signing in now lands you on a real home page — what's coming up for you, the latest from your guilds, and quick links to everywhere you go.
New here? A friendly "Get started" checklist walks you through your profile, joining guilds, and setting a voting preference — dismiss it anytime.
v0.20.12026-07-03
One place for how our space works
A new Space & Org Info page in the sidebar: a map of the space (guild spots, restrooms, exits), parking, who to contact, and the code of conduct.
The Member Guide and Code of Conduct now live right here, instead of scattered across separate Google Docs.
v0.20.12026-07-03
Your profile & the member directory
Editing your profile is safer — if a photo's too big, we keep the rest of your changes instead of losing them while you swap in a smaller one.
New members show in the directory by default (you can still hide yourself or any detail), and connecting Discord fills in your handle for you.
v0.20.12026-07-03
Guild pages got a glow-up
Orientations, Meeting Notes, and Events are now tabs right inside the guild editor, so you set everything up in one place.
Post a guild announcement to email plus your pick of Discord channel, staff show once with all their titles, and FAQs can be renamed and take links.
v0.20.12026-07-03
A few smaller touches
A cleaner sign-in — we removed a confusing old staff-only login page, so it's always just your email code now.
Pages tell you what they're for up top, already-started classes drop off the Community Calendar, and your light or dark theme follows you around.
And our "what's new" update emails got a fresh, easy-to-skim look — like this one!
v0.19.172026-06-28
Guild pages get a leadership team and more to share
Guild leads can now build a staff team — co-guild-leads, secretaries, treasurers, and orienters — who get the same access and are copied on the same requests; your whole leadership team shows on the guild page.
Give a staff member a title of your own, too: type something like 'Studio Technician' or 'Glaze Technician' right beside the preset roles, and it shows on the guild page just like the rest. A person can hold a preset role and a custom title at the same time.
Post meeting notes and agendas (each with a write-up and downloadable files or links) on a new Meeting Notes tab, and make your FAQ answers richer with an embedded video or an attached document.
Editing a guild page is easier: each section saves on its own, photos get their own Gallery tab, and you can edit an announcement after posting instead of starting over.
v0.19.162026-06-27
Your notifications and emails, all in one place
Your notification settings are now a single, simple grid: for every kind of update — class reminders, approvals, waitlist spots, billing receipts, announcements, and voting — you pick how it reaches you: the in-app bell, email, or a browser push. Quick 'All on / All off' buttons let you adjust a whole section at once.
Class reminders now send on their own before each class — a single, nicely formatted reminder, and never a duplicate.
Every email from Past Lives now arrives in one branded layout, with an easy way to manage your preferences or unsubscribe right in the footer. The 'new login' security alert also stops crying wolf — it recognizes devices you've used and only emails you about a genuinely new browser.
New things you can opt into: makerspace-wide and guild announcements, a heads-up before monthly voting closes, and the voting results once they're in.
When you write an email or announcement — a class welcome note, a guild's thank-you, a makerspace-wide post — you now get a simple formatting toolbar: bold, italic, headings, and bulleted or numbered lists, so what you send arrives looking polished.
v0.19.82026-06-26
Show off your skills — and open up for commissions
Your member directory profile can now list the things you make and do — woodworking, welding, music production, web design, and lots more — with optional years of experience next to each one.
Flip on 'Open for commissions!' and add a short note if you're happy to take on custom work, contract jobs, or consulting, so other members know they can reach out.
The member directory is now searchable and filterable by skill, and you can show just the members who are open for commissions — handy when you're looking for the right person for a project.
v0.19.72026-06-26
The monthly guild-funding vote, leveled up
The tools for running the monthly guild-funding vote now live in one tabbed place — an at-a-glance overview, the full Funding History, and Snapshots for locking in each month's tally — and admins can open the same voting page members see without leaving the admin area.
The vote keeps members in the loop by email: a friendly 'polls closing soon' note showing what you're currently voting for, a nudge if you haven't voted yet, and the final funding breakdown once the results are in.
A new Voting → Settings page sets how far ahead reminders go and the funding-pool floor, lets organizers reword any voting email, and holds the results email until an organizer reviews the numbers and sends it.
v0.19.52026-06-26
Community events and meetings on the calendar
Guild leads can post their guild's meetings and events, and admins can post community events and the Guild Lead Meeting — all on the Community Calendar, with a Discord heads-up when they go up.
Events can repeat on the schedule you choose — twice a month, monthly, every few months, or yearly — landing on the same weekday-of-month (like the 2nd Saturday), and they show on the guild's own calendar and in calendar exports and subscriptions too.
A guild's published classes now appear on its Guild Calendar alongside orientations and events, and the calendars are bigger and easier to read at a glance.
v0.19.42026-06-26
Easier member management and invites
Every member now has a login account ready to go — so if you've never signed in, an organizer can send a one-tap email invite to set it up.
Inviting people is a proper workflow now: see who's been invited and whether they've joined, resend an invite that's been sitting unanswered, or cancel one that went out by mistake.
The member admin is tidier — each person shows their email and whether they've signed in, people who took a class without joining are marked as non-members, and managing someone's email addresses lives in one Emails tab.
v0.19.32026-06-26
Discord, tidied — one channel, guild channels, and a personal DM line
Every announcement the app posts — releases, makerspace-wide notes, voting reminders, and newly published classes — now lands in one tidy Discord channel, so nothing gets missed.
Guild leads can connect their guild's own Discord channel, so a guild announcement shows up both makerspace-wide and in the guild's own channel.
You can now link your own Discord account to get your Past Lives notifications as a direct message.
v0.19.22026-06-26
Book a class, get an account
Booking a class can now set you up with a free Past Lives account in the same step — no extra sign- up and no password — so you can come back and manage your bookings.
When you opt into the newsletter while registering, the answers you give (like your experience level) help us sign you up for the mailing lists that actually fit, instead of one generic list.
v0.19.12026-06-26
A few catalog touches
The Classes & Workshops catalog now shows how many upcoming sessions you can actually book, not just how many class types we offer.
Class groupings are now called 'Guilds' everywhere, matching how the makerspace already talks about its guilds.
v0.18.112026-06-23
Faster first-time sign-in on the booking site
Signing in to the booking site for the first time no longer asks a set of intake questions — you go straight to your account. Newsletter sign-up still happens the usual way, with the opt-in checkbox when you register for a class.
v0.18.102026-06-23
Orienters, plus email management is back on the member page
Guild leads and admins can now name trusted members as 'orienters' for their guild — find the new Orienters section on the guild's Orientations settings page. Orienters can run that guild's orientations (confirm bookings, sign members off, and manage availability) without being given the keys to the rest of the guild's settings.
Managing a member's email addresses is back on the member edit page: admins can add, remove, set the primary, and mark addresses verified right there, instead of digging through the old admin screens.
v0.18.92026-06-22
Reviewers see a live preview of the class page
When a guild lead or admin reviews a class before it goes live, the review page now shows a live preview of exactly how the class page will look to a prospective student — right alongside the approve/decline controls — so you can sign off on what people will actually see.
v0.18.82026-06-22
A clearer teaching dashboard and a simpler welcome-email switch
The teaching dashboard now matches the polished class-catalog dashboard: clearer section headings, a 'your classes this week' list, a tidy recent sign-ups table, and an at-a-glance summary — so it's easier to see what needs your attention.
The class welcome email now has a simple Active on/off switch instead of a wordy checkbox, so it's obvious whether the note is being sent to new registrants.
v0.18.72026-06-22
Admins reliably get class-review and registration emails
When an instructor submits a class for approval, the studio's admins now automatically get the 'a class needs review' email — it goes to everyone with the Admin role, so it works without any extra setup. Admins also reliably get the 'new registration' notifications the same way.
v0.18.62026-06-22
Tidier 'email registrants' panel on the class roster
On the class roster, 'Email selected registrants' is now a button that opens the message form only when you want it — it stays tucked away by default so the roster is easier to scan. The subject and message boxes also now match the dark theme instead of showing as white boxes.
v0.18.52026-06-22
Easier session scheduling in dark mode
When scheduling class sessions, the date and time boxes now open their picker as soon as you click anywhere on them, and the little calendar and clock icons are now visible in dark mode. The 'Duration' menu options are readable in dark mode too.
v0.18.42026-06-22
Readable note box on the orientation request page
Fixed the 'decline with a note' box on the orientation request page — in dark mode it was showing as a white box. It now matches the dark theme like the rest of the page.
v0.18.32026-06-22
Readable date picker on the registration page
Fixed the 'Choose your dates' menu on the class registration page — it was showing as a hard-to-read white box that clashed with the rest of the page. It now matches the other form fields.
v0.18.22026-06-22
Tidier class page header
Cleaned up the top of each class page: the '← All classes & workshops' link and the page's edit controls now sit in their own row just beneath the header image, instead of crowding the title over the photo. The back link is now a standard gold button so it reads cleanly in light mode.
v0.18.12026-06-22
Guild page polish: clickable member count and guild icons in the directory
The member count on a guild page is now a clickable chip — tap it to jump straight to the member directory showing just that guild's members.
The member directory now shows each guild's icon next to its name on every member's card, so you can see who's in which guild at a glance.
v0.18.02026-06-21
Guild orientations: book, run, and track shop orientations
Guilds can now run orientations right from their guild page. If you haven't been oriented for a guild yet, you'll see a small calendar of open times — pick one and request it in a click.
Booking an orientation sends you a confirmation email with a calendar invite you can add to Google or Outlook. It's clearly marked 'not an official booking yet' until the guild lead confirms your time.
Guild leads set everything up in one place: weekly orientation hours that fill the calendar automatically, one-off time slots, how many people fit per slot, an orientation info page, and a 'closed for orientations' switch with a note (like 'on vacation till Sept 8') for when you need a break.
When someone requests an orientation, the guild lead gets an email and can confirm, decline, or suggest another time — straight from the email with no login needed, or on the hub. Declining can include a friendly note.
Plans change: both members and guild leads can cancel or reschedule an orientation with one tap from their email, and everyone affected is notified automatically.
Leads and admins get an 'Orientations' page listing upcoming orientations across all guilds, plus a searchable, sortable history you can filter (by guild, yours, status, completed, or date range) and export to a spreadsheet.
Orientations mark themselves complete once their time passes, and the member gets a guild-lead-written 'thanks for orienting — here's what's next' email. Leads can also add a member to a slot themselves, or tick a past orientation back to 'not completed' if needed.
Guild pages now have quick contact buttons: email the guild lead, jump to the guild's Discord channel, or visit its website.
Joining a guild can now send a warm welcome email written by the guild lead, and quietly lets the lead know a new member has arrived.
v0.17.02026-06-19
Clearer class types: one-off classes vs multi-session series
Classes that run over several dates — like a 3-week Blacksmithing course — are now clearly marked as a 'multi-session series.' One sign-up enrolls you in every date in the set, and the class and registration pages spell out all the dates so you know exactly what you're booking.
When the same class is offered on more than one set of dates (say, a June run and a July run), the catalog now shows it as a single class with a 'Pick a session set' chooser, instead of looking like a pile of separate single days.
The registration page now has a 'Choose your dates' dropdown listing every available run of that class, so you can switch to a different set of dates without going back to the catalog.
Classes brought over from the old class site are now correctly recognized as a series when they span multiple dates, so multi-week courses no longer show up as a bunch of one-off sessions.
A class that has already begun no longer shows up as open for sign-up — you can't join a multi-week series part-way through — so the catalog only lists classes you can actually still book. A series page now lists every date in the set, with ones that already happened clearly marked.
Setting up or editing a class now starts with a clear, plain-language choice between a 'Single class (one date)' and a 'Multi-session series' — and you can add or remove dates anytime, even after publishing.
Instructors and admins can offer the same class on another set of dates with one click ('Offer on another set of dates'); the new run starts as a draft and automatically stays grouped under the same class on the public page.
We added an automated test that clicks through the site the way a real member does — requesting a sign-in code, entering it, and registering for a free class — so we catch a broken sign-in or booking flow before it ever reaches you. It runs on every change we make.
The 'email me a sign-in code' page now matches the site's light theme instead of falling back to a plain, unstyled page.
Pages now show a slim progress bar at the top while loading or saving, so opening a class or saving a form no longer feels frozen on slower connections.
The admin 'Sync Now' button for the legacy CMS now shows a spinner and a progress bar while it runs — and estimates how long it'll take based on the previous sync.
The extra questions on the registration form (like experience level or allergies) are now only the ones set up in the class admin — a few leftover sample questions that were showing by mistake have been cleared out.
We now remember your answers to those questions. The next time you register for a class while signed in, your previous answers are filled in for you — ready to tweak if anything's changed.
Booked before as a guest, without an account? Enter the same email and your earlier answers come back automatically, with a clear note so it's never a surprise.
The registration page now offers a clear choice up front: log in, create a free account to manage your bookings, or simply continue as a guest.
If you create an account, we ask these questions just once during sign-up, so you're not re-typing the same things every time you book a class.
Guild Leads can now reliably manage their guild's classes and pages. If you lead a guild, you can edit and adjust any class in your guild's categories — and the Edit/Adjust controls only ever appear for that guild's lead or an admin. Previously some guild leads were treated as regular members and couldn't save their changes.
Admins now have a single Registrations page listing everyone signed up across all classes, with search, quick filters by class and status, and a one-click export to a spreadsheet.
Instructors and guild leads get that same Registrations view for just their own classes, so they can see who's coming to what they teach without needing admin access.
From a registration, an admin can now cancel a spot, move someone to a different class, or mark a refund — marking a refund frees the seat and offers it to the next person on the waitlist, with a direct link to finish the actual refund in Stripe.
Instructors can now write a custom 'welcome to my class' email that's sent automatically to everyone who signs up — perfect for what to bring, where to park, or how to prepare. It's separate from the order confirmation, off until you turn it on, and there's a 'send a test to me' button so you can see exactly how it'll look first.
Instructors now see the makerspace-wide discount codes (like the members' discount) right on their Discount Codes page, clearly marked as admin-managed and read-only, alongside their own codes — so it's obvious which codes already exist before creating a new one.
Guild pages now show a 'Next Meeting' card that figures out the date for you: set a cadence like 'monthly, 3rd Thursday at 6pm in Studio B' and the page always shows the upcoming date — or a one-off override, or 'TBA' if nothing's scheduled yet.
Guild leads and admins can now post announcements to their guild page — pinned at the top, above the About section — and set them to automatically disappear after a date you choose.
Guild pages now show quick stats (members, classes offered, next meeting) and an 'Upcoming classes' list that links straight to sign-up, plus a 'Get Involved' panel for joining the guild or teaching a class.
Guild pages are now organized into tabs — Overview, Calendar, and Classes. The Calendar tab shows that guild's events and class sessions in the same week/month view as the main calendar, and the Classes tab lists all the guild's published classes with one-click sign-up.
Guild pages now have a 'Recent Activity' feed showing the latest happenings — new members joining, fresh announcements, and newly published classes.
Guild leads can now spotlight a 'featured class' that appears as a highlighted sign-up card at the top of their guild page.
The member directory now shows which guilds each member belongs to, and you can filter the directory by guild to see everyone in one. Joining a guild is instant, and you can join as many as you like.
v0.16.82026-06-18
Big booking-site update: classes, sign-in, approvals, and search
Fixed a 500 error that prevented new account signups on the booking site.
The 'new sign-in from a new device' security email now uses the same polished template as other Past Lives emails.
The site activity feed now correctly shows who registered for a class instead of 'System'.
The '+N more dates/sessions' text on class listings is now clickable and expands to show all dates inline.
The admin Classes list now groups classes that share the same title and category into one row, showing a date count badge. Changing the category on one grouped class automatically updates the rest.
Class pages now spell out 'Past Lives Members' next to the member price instead of the 'PL' shorthand.
The booking-site sign-in, sign-up, and welcome/onboarding pages now match the light theme used everywhere else, so the text is easy to read in light mode instead of washed out.
When you register for a class while signed in, your pronouns and phone number now carry over to your profile and welcome steps, so you don't have to type them again.
Class image galleries are now capped at 10 photos, with a clear '10/10' indicator when you reach the limit.
Admins and instructors can now export a class's participant list to a spreadsheet (name, email, registration date, payment status) right from the registrations page.
If you've already opted in to class email updates, the newsletter checkbox no longer reappears at checkout. Behind the scenes, 'first-time student' email tagging now correctly skips people we already know as members.
Each class page now generates its own unique title and description for search engines, so the same class offered on different dates no longer looks like duplicate pages to Google.
New classes are now approved in order — first the guild lead, then a Past Lives admin — and guild leads get a 'Needs your attention' panel for classes awaiting their sign-off.
The site activity log now records exactly who confirmed, cancelled, or refunded a class registration, instead of attributing some of those actions to 'System'.
Classes can now be set up as a multi-session 'Series Package' — one sign-up and one payment enrolls you in all the dates — or a 'Single Session', with a badge on listings so you can tell them apart at a glance.
v0.16.72026-06-15
Guild logos on class pages and FOG hub topbar
Class pages that don't have a hero image now show the guild logo for that category instead of a blank header.
The category chip on a class page now shows the guild logo alongside the category name.
The member hub topbar now reads 'Past Lives FOG' and shows the version number in brackets instead of 'BETA'.
Lease expiry and voting reminders now run automatically — no manual setup needed.
Your account page on the booking site now looks great in light mode.
Fixed the onboarding questions not showing which answer you selected.
v0.16.52026-06-10
Classes offered on many dates show once
When a class runs on several different dates, the catalog now shows it a single time with a 'Pick a date' list, instead of repeating the same class once per date. Each date keeps its own seats, so you can see at a glance which dates still have spots.
A class page now lists the other available dates for that same class, so you can switch dates without going back to the catalog.
v0.16.42026-06-10
Class session calendar saves reliably
When editing a class, the session scheduling calendar now loads correctly every time, so adding or changing session dates and times saves as expected. Previously it could fail to appear when navigating straight to the edit page.
v0.16.32026-06-09
Save confirmations show up again
When you save something (your profile, a guild page, your settings, and so on) the little confirmation pop-up in the corner now reliably appears again, so you get clear feedback that the change went through.
v0.16.22026-06-09
Cleaner class titles on the Community Calendar
Class events on the Community Calendar no longer show the trailing date in their title (e.g. 'Intro to Welding - 6/5/26' now reads 'Intro to Welding'), matching how class names already appear in the catalog.
v0.16.12026-06-09
Community Calendar shows each class once
The Community Calendar no longer lists classes twice. Each upcoming class now appears a single time and links straight to its page here on Past Lives, instead of the old classes.pastlives.space listing.
The classes management Overview now has a 'View more' link under 'Upcoming classes this week' that jumps to the full Community Calendar.
v0.16.02026-06-08
Booking-site fixes, a clearer teaching area, and email auditing
On the public booking site (book.pastlives.space), the 'Manage Classes & Workshops' and 'Manage My Classes' buttons now take you straight to the right place in your member dashboard — before, they led to a dead page.
Hosting classes is open to every member: there's no separate 'instructor' role anymore. Any member can create and manage a class or workshop — it still needs approval from the category's Guild Lead and an admin before it goes live. The teaching pages now live at a clearer /classes/teach address, and old links redirect there automatically.
The top bar on the booking site is tidier for signed-in members — the link back to your FOG dashboard and your 'Member' badge are now properly styled and only appear where they're useful.
Admins have a new site-wide Activity dashboard in the sidebar. One tab shows a chronological feed of what's happening across the site — logins, profile updates, votes, tab charges, class registrations, and more. A second tab logs every automatic email the site sends (receipts, class confirmations, invites) so you can confirm exactly what went out and catch anything that failed.
Guild pages got a big visual refresh. Each guild now has a proper hero banner, an image gallery with click-to-zoom, an optional intro video, a meeting schedule, a frequently-asked-questions section, and a links sidebar — all managed by guild leads and admins from a redesigned full-page editor (the old pop-up is gone). Members can now join or leave a guild in one click, and guilds that opt in can show a roster of their members, respecting each member's directory-privacy settings.
Past Lives now keeps you in the loop with notifications. A bell in the top bar collects everything relevant to you — a new class or workshop going live, your registration or refund clearing, a waitlist spot opening up, your tab being charged, monthly voting reminders, and more. Under Settings → Notifications you choose which of these also reach you by browser push or email; the bell always shows the full list. For your account's safety, you'll always get an email when someone signs in from a new device.
The classes admin area has a brand-new Overview page that greets you when you open it. At a glance you can see which classes are waiting for your approval (with Review and Approve buttons right there), which classes have people on a waitlist, your most recent sign-ups, and a 14-day chart of how registrations are trending.
The management tabs are simpler. Instead of seven tabs across the top, there are now just three — Overview, Classes, and Settings. Categories, discount codes, registration questions, and waiver text all live together under Settings now, so the day-to-day tabs stay uncluttered.
There's a 'View live catalog' link in the management header so you can hop straight to the public booking site to see your classes the way visitors do.
Anyone teaching a class gets the same upgrade on their teaching dashboard — opening it now shows your drafts, anything awaiting review, your latest sign-ups, and your waitlists at a glance, with a one-tap 'Create your first class' if you're just getting started.
Opening a class now puts everything for that class in one place — a tabbed workspace for its registrations, waitlist, and discount codes, with Edit and Preview right at the top.
You get that same per-class workspace for your own classes — open any class you teach to see its sign-ups, waitlist, and discount codes in one place. Your teaching profile now lives in the top-right account menu.
v0.15.02026-06-08
Old-CMS classes import and sync automatically every day
The class catalog and Community Calendar now refresh themselves automatically every morning. New workshops imported from the old class site (classes.pastlives.space) and any updated guild calendars show up on their own — nobody has to open the calendar or press a button to pull them in. The 'Sync Now' buttons in Site Settings are still there whenever you want an instant refresh.
v0.14.22026-06-07
Booking site polish: upcoming-only listing, pagination, and cross-site login
The class list now only shows classes with upcoming sessions — past events no longer clutter the page.
Classes are paginated 25 at a time, sorted by closest upcoming date first. A Previous/Next bar appears at the bottom when there's more than one page.
The sticky category strip has been removed. A small arrow button appears in the bottom-right corner when you scroll down — click it to jump back to the top.
If you're already logged into pastlives.space, visiting your account on book.pastlives.space will automatically sign you in without a second login prompt.
The Past Lives logo in the top-left of the booking site now links to the class list instead of the main website.
Class detail pages no longer show a blank instructor tile when the instructor isn't on record.
Class descriptions now display with proper paragraph breaks instead of running together as a single block of text.
v0.14.12026-06-06
Classes from the old CMS now show up on book.pastlives.space
All classes from classes.pastlives.space now automatically sync into book.pastlives.space every 15 minutes — flip the toggle in Site Settings → Legacy CMS to turn it on. When you're ready to manage classes exclusively here, just turn it off.
Imported classes link to the right instructor automatically when the class title includes 'with [Instructor Name]'. Once linked, the connection is never overwritten by a re-sync so any manual adjustments stick.
Hero images from the old CMS are served through a proxy so class cards look complete right away — run 'Download legacy images' when you're ready to move them into plfog's own storage.
The Members admin table now shows how many classes each instructor is teaching, with a one-click link that filters the Classes table to just their classes.
The Classes admin table now has an instructor dropdown filter so you can quickly see every class taught by a specific person.
Site Settings has a new Legacy CMS tab with the sync toggle, a 'Sync Now' button for on-demand imports, and an instructor match table that shows how many of each instructor's classes were automatically linked by name.
v0.14.02026-05-28
Classes CMS round 2: rebrand, waitlist, dual approval, activity feed, and more
The public Classes site at book.pastlives.space now matches the look of pastlives.space. The old blue Squarespace backdrop is gone, the whole portal uses the Past Lives palette, and there is a slim PAST LIVES header at the top with Home, Guilds, Membership, Classes, and Contact links so it feels like one site to your customers.
Light theme is the default on book.pastlives.space. The dark/light toggle in the top bar still works on the member hub the same way it always has.
Class detail pages are now full width with bigger, easier-to-read text (16px floor everywhere). New sections appear automatically when the class has them: a video block, gallery, schedule, materials and prereqs side by side, an instructor card, a guild card, a short FAQ, related classes, and a sticky booking card on the right that follows you as you scroll.
Instructors can paste a YouTube link onto any class and it embeds right in the description. Works with watch links, youtu.be short links, embed URLs, and shorts.
Each of the 14 guild categories has a small icon next to its name on the public list. Admins can swap any icon for a custom one from the category admin.
All Classes page got a Filter button. Sort by category from a dropdown, then click Filter to pick instructors, set a price range, or show only classes with a member discount, free classes, or classes with upcoming sessions. The URL updates as you filter so you can share a link to exactly what you are looking at.
Discount codes can now be made for a single class. Open Edit on any class and look at the new "Discount codes for this class" section. Codes you make here only work for that class. There is also an Auto-apply toggle, which drops the price for every registrant without them needing to type the code. Global codes still live on the Discount Codes tab and still require an admin to make.
New approval flow for classes. When an instructor submits a class, it now goes to both an admin AND the Guild Lead of that class's guild (when one is set). Each reviewer gets an email with their own link so they can approve, request changes, or decline with notes. The instructor gets an email each step of the way: the class only goes live when every reviewer has approved. Requesting changes or declining bounces the class back to Draft so the instructor can edit and resubmit.
Waitlists for sold-out classes. When a class is full the Register button changes to "Join the waitlist" and the registrant gets confirmation of their spot in line, no charge. When somebody cancels, we email the next person on the waitlist with a 24-hour window to register. Admins see the waitlist on each class's admin page.
New Activity tab in the Classes admin area. Reverse chronological feed of everything that happens with classes: who created a class, who submitted it for review, who approved or requested changes, who registered, who got refunded, who joined the waitlist, when a discount code was used. Filter chips for Classes, Registrations, Waitlist, and Discount codes plus a search box for class title, name, or email.
Fixed invisible text on the Register button and category chip on class detail pages in light theme.
Community Calendar now uses the same clean background as the rest of the site — the old Squarespace backdrop image is gone.
Registration form inputs and text are now readable in both light and dark mode. Dropdowns on the form also match the rest of the field styling.
v0.13.22026-05-26
Image uploads work on the New Class form
The 'New Class' form now has the same hero image and gallery image upload experience as the edit form — drag-and-drop zone with instant preview instead of a plain file picker. Gallery images are uploaded when you hit Save.
v0.13.12026-05-26
Students on class detail, dollar pricing, admin create form fix
The class detail page now shows all registered students right on the page. You can see who signed up, their email, payment status, and registration date without leaving the class. Cancelled or refunded registrations appear dimmed for reference.
Admins can email students directly from the class detail page. Check the students you want to reach, click 'Email selected students', type your message, and send. Recipients are BCC'd so no one sees the others' emails, and every send is logged.
Price fields on class forms now accept dollars (e.g. 80.00) instead of cents (e.g. 8000). Same for the fixed discount field on discount codes. Existing prices display correctly; nothing changes behind the scenes.
Fixed the discount code list showing dollar amounts wrong (e.g. '$2000.00' instead of '$20.00').
The 'New Class' form for admins now has the session calendar and gallery image section, matching the edit form.
The 'View Publicly' button on the Classes page now opens book.pastlives.space in a new tab.
v0.13.02026-05-25
Visual session calendar, AJAX images, admin polish
Instructors now schedule class sessions on a visual month-view calendar — click a day, pick a time and duration, done. No more fiddling with raw datetime fields. Sessions show as gold dots on the calendar and are listed below with times.
Gallery images upload instantly without hitting Save. Drag and drop to reorder, inline alt text, one-click delete. Max 10 images, 10 MB each, auto-compressed.
Hero image also uploads instantly via drag-and-drop — no more needing to save the whole form.
Instructors get an email notification when someone registers for their class. Admins can subscribe to registration notifications via CLASS_ADMIN_NOTIFY_EMAILS.
The registration detail page got a full redesign — all info at a glance in clean card sections.
Fixed the admin registrations page showing payment amounts in cents instead of dollars ($7200 → $72.00). Stripe charges were always correct — display-only bug.
Member pricing now says 'for PL members' on public class pages.
Removed the 'Recurring pattern' and 'Requires model release' fields from class forms — they were confusing and unused.
Fixed hero image stretching on the edit page preview.
Fixed gallery hover-zoom distorting images that aren't 16:9.
Registrant names are now clickable links in the admin registrations table.
Class confirmation and reminder emails now match the polished look of our login emails — dark card with gold accents, clear schedule and location details, and a big 'Manage Registration' button so you can view or cancel right from the email.
Billing receipt emails got the same treatment — itemized charges in a clean card layout with a link to your Stripe receipt.
All email links are now full clickable URLs instead of bare paths, so they work in every email client.
The classes admin area is now one consolidated workspace — Settings and Registration Questions are tabs alongside Classes, Registrations, Instructors, Categories, and Discount Codes. No more hunting across separate pages.
Instructors now see their registrations grouped by class. Each class section expands to show its registrants and has its own email compose tool, so you can quickly see who's signed up and message them without switching tabs.
Registration Questions (the custom questions asked on every class sign-up) can now be managed from the classes admin tab instead of the Django admin.
Fixed paid class registration not redirecting to Stripe checkout when submitting the registration form.
Discount codes created by instructors now require admin approval before they can be used. Admins see an approve/unapprove toggle on each code.
Every admin table (Classes, Registrations, Instructors, Categories, Discount Codes, Questions) now has a search bar, clickable sortable column headers, and pagination.
v0.11.72026-05-23
Fix: production deploy blocked by migration conflict
Fixed a migration conflict that was preventing the app from starting on production. Two independent changes landed on the same migration number and Django refused to run until they were merged — no data was affected, the app just couldn't start.
v0.11.62026-05-23
Classes: smarter photos, newsletter tagging, custom questions, and instructor messaging
Class photos now auto-resize on upload — drop in a 4MB iPhone HEIC and we'll downscale and convert it to a clean web JPEG. The hero image gets a built-in crop tool: pick the 16:9 focal point and the public page crops to your selection.
Newsletter tagging picks up more context. When someone registers for a class, their newsletter contact now gets tagged with the category, the instructor, the guild (if the category is linked to one), and 'first-time-student' if it's their first class with us.
Categories can now be linked to a guild. Admins set the link from the category edit page, and it drives the new guild Mailchimp tag.
When a member finishes onboarding on book.pastlives.space, their account is now synced to Mailchimp with their persona, referral source, and category interests as tags — so newsletter campaigns can target by 'how they found us' or 'what they're interested in', not just who's already registered for a class.
Tour status from Simplybook is now pulled into member profiles. The account overview and instructor roster can show whether a member has completed a tour, refreshed at most once a day per member.
You can now set up global registration questions that get asked on every class registration. Admins manage the list from the Django admin — short text, paragraph, yes/no, or pick-one — and instructors see the answers next to each registrant on their registrations page.
Instructors can now email their students directly from the registrations page. Tick the rows you want to message, type a subject and body, and send. Recipients are BCC'd so no one sees the others' addresses, and every send is logged for the audit trail.
v0.11.52026-05-22
Classes: multi-image galleries with hover-zoom + a preview button
When you create or edit a class, you can now upload extra gallery photos in addition to the hero banner — finished pieces, the studio space, tool close-ups, anything that helps a visitor picture the workshop. Each photo gets an optional alt-text field and a sort number so you can put them in the order you want.
Picking a new image instantly shows a thumbnail in the form so you can tell which file you grabbed before saving.
On the public class page, the hero now leads a real gallery — thumbnails along the bottom, hover anywhere on the main image to magnify a close-up of that spot (great for showing detail on glasswork, ceramics, fiber pieces), and click to open a full-screen lightbox with arrow-key navigation.
A new 'Preview' button on the class form opens the public class page in a new tab — instructors and admins can see exactly how the page will look to visitors before submitting for review or publishing, including drafts.
The hero image field now has a small '?' tooltip showing the recommended dimensions (1600 × 900, 16:9) and max file size so you know what to aim for before uploading.
v0.11.42026-05-22
book.pastlives.space: an obvious way to sign up
The public site at book.pastlives.space now has a 'Sign up' button right in the navbar next to 'Log in' — new visitors don't have to know to click through Log in to find the signup link anymore.
Signing up on book.pastlives.space is always open, regardless of the invite-only setting in Site Settings. The invite-only gate was meant for makerspace membership signups on members.pastlives.space — it shouldn't be blocking someone from making a book account just to track their class registrations.
v0.11.32026-05-22
Site Settings: add multiple calendars to the Community Calendar
Site Settings now has its own Calendar tab with a list of named calendar feeds — General, Workshops, Open Studio, anything you want. Click '+ Add calendar' to drop in another iCal URL, give it a name and a color, and it shows up on the Community Calendar legend with its own colored chips.
The Site Settings page is now organized into two tabs (General and Calendar) so finding registration, MailChimp, and analytics settings stays out of the way when you're just managing calendars.
Existing General Calendar setups were automatically migrated into the new list as a 'General Calendar' feed — nothing to do, no events go missing.
v0.11.22026-05-22
Delete classes outright, and a $1 minimum on paid classes
Admins can now delete any class that has no registrations — not just drafts. The Delete button shows up on the class detail page next to Archive whenever no one has signed up yet. Classes with registrations still have to be archived so we keep the history.
When you set a price on a class, the minimum is now $1.00. Anything cheaper should just be a free class — tick 'This is a free class / workshop' and the price goes to zero. (This only affects new prices you set going forward; classes that were already priced below a dollar still work.)
v0.11.12026-05-22
Class registration: friendlier error when a price comes out too low
Fixed a bug where the 'Continue to payment' button on a class registration page could show an error screen if the total ended up less than $0.50 (for example after applying a big discount code). You'll now see a clear message asking you to remove the code or get in touch with the studio.
v0.11.02026-05-22
Classes & workshops are now open to everyone at book.pastlives.space
We launched a brand new public site at book.pastlives.space — anyone can browse our classes and workshops, sign up, and pay, no Past Lives account required. Send the link to friends, family, or anyone curious about taking a class with us.
Members: nothing changes for you. Classes still live in the sidebar at /classes/ inside your hub, the member discount still applies automatically, and your dashboard looks exactly the same as it did yesterday.
One login, two doors — if you're signed in on members.pastlives.space and you wander over to book.pastlives.space, we still recognize you and your member discount still applies. Handy for grabbing a link to share or showing a class to a non-member friend looking over your shoulder.
Anyone who registers for a class can now create a free account and log in at book.pastlives.space to see their upcoming classes, past classes, receipts, and edit their contact info. No membership required — it's just a lightweight place for class takers to keep track of what they've booked.
A short 3-step welcome runs the first time someone signs in at book.pastlives.space — it asks if they've ever taken a class with us before, collects a preferred name and a day-of contact phone, and lets them check off which kinds of classes they'd like to hear about. Every step is skippable, and we only email them about new classes in the categories they picked.
Booked as a guest and forgot to make an account? There's a new 'Find my booking' page at book.pastlives.space/account/lookup/ — type in your last name and the confirmation order number from your email (the friendly PL-XXXX-YY one we now print at the top of every confirmation) and we'll pull up your booking. No password needed.
Instructors can hop over to book.pastlives.space anytime to see classes they've personally signed up for as a student. A small link inside their account points back to their teaching dashboard on members.pastlives.space — that's still where class management happens.
Registrations from both surfaces land in the same place — admins manage everything from one Classes admin in the members hub, so there's nothing new to learn and nothing to keep in sync.
v0.10.12026-05-21
Stop login-page email spam from draining our daily quota
The login page now has a few new defenses against the bot that's been hammering it the last couple of days. The form looked too easy to spam, which is why our daily email quota was getting maxed out: every random email someone typed in (real or not) triggered an outgoing email, and Resend has a daily cap.
Random emails no longer trigger an outgoing 'no account found' message. After you submit the login form, the page now says 'If you are a member at Past Lives, we sent a sign-in code to ...' — that wording is intentional. It doesn't confirm or deny whether the email is on file, which protects member privacy and also stops bots from using the form to enumerate real addresses. Nothing actually gets emailed unless the address matches a member.
Tighter rate limiting on the login page: at most 5 requests per minute from any one device, and at most 3 codes per hour to the same email address. Repeated submissions beyond that quietly drop instead of sending.
Added an invisible 'honeypot' field that real browsers ignore but most bots dutifully fill in. If it comes back filled, the request is treated the same as if the user had been rate-limited.
Hard daily and hourly caps on total login emails (configurable, defaulting to 100/hour and 500/day) as a last-resort safety net. If anything ever slips past the other defenses, the site will stop sending login emails before the bill runs over instead of after.
v0.10.02026-05-05
Mailchimp signup + site-wide Google Analytics
Class registration now has an opt-in checkbox — tick it and you'll start getting our newsletter about future classes, events, and what's happening at Past Lives. Leave it unchecked and nothing changes.
Brand new Newsletter page at /newsletter/ — anyone (members or not) can drop their email in to get our updates, no account required.
Site Settings now has working MailChimp credentials — paste in the API key and audience ID and the signup paths above start sending people to the right list, tagged so we can tell who came from a class versus the standalone newsletter form.
Google Analytics now tracks every page on the site instead of just the public Classes pages — set the GA4 ID once in Site Settings and every member page, every public page, every auth page reports back. The Django admin is excluded so we don't pollute analytics with internal traffic.
v0.9.02026-05-01
Calendar QOL + a redesigned Profile page that lets you control what's public
The Calendar's month view used to show the calendar month you're in, which meant by the end of April you were staring at a near-empty grid. It now shows a rolling 4-week window starting from the current week, so you always see this week plus the next three. The Prev/Next arrows step the window forward or back by 4 weeks at a time.
Event titles are now visible right on the calendar grid in both Week and Month views — no more guessing which colored dot is which event. Click any title and the page jumps to that event in the list below and gives it a quick highlight. If the event lives on a different page, the list auto-flips to that page first.
Today's column on the calendar grid now has a thin red line across the top, and any event that's happening right now gets a red outline plus a pulsing 'Live now' pill on its card.
Profile settings got a new design with per-field privacy controls. Next to each field — phone, email, Discord, pronouns, photo, about-me, etc. — there's a small Public/Hidden eye-icon toggle so you can decide exactly what other members see when they look you up. A live preview on the side shows your directory card update in real time as you flip toggles or type. A panel at the bottom lists everything that's never shown to other members (legal name, billing, emergency contact, internal notes) so there's no ambiguity.
On mobile, the Feedback button used to live at the bottom of the sidebar where it could get cut off and was hard to find. There's now a yellow Feedback bubble pinned to the bottom-right corner of every page on mobile so it's one tap away. The mobile sidebar also handles short screens better and respects the device's safe area.
v0.8.82026-04-27
Hotfix: site layout broken for everyone
Fixed a bug introduced in the last release where the entire site rendered at half-width with a stray line of text near the top — the page was unusable. Everything looks correct again.
v0.8.72026-04-26
Free classes & workshops — and a fix for the Register page styling
When you create or edit a class, there's now a "This is a free class / workshop" checkbox right above the price field. Tick it and the class is free — members and visitors register without entering any payment info, and they get a confirmation email immediately.
Free classes show as "Free" everywhere on the site (the class card, the detail page, and the registration summary) instead of a $0 price tag.
Fixed a bug where the Register page on a class could load with no styling if you clicked through from another page in the same browser tab. The page now keeps its full styling no matter how you arrive at it.
v0.8.62026-04-25
Members can sign up for classes online — plus a unified Classes page
You can now register for classes and workshops directly on the website. Click Register on any class page, fill out a short form, sign the liability waiver online, and pay with a card through Stripe — no more email back-and-forth.
Members get the member discount applied automatically when the email on the form matches a verified member email.
Free classes skip the payment step and confirm immediately — you'll get a confirmation email right away.
Discount codes are honored on the registration form, and stack on top of the member discount.
Every confirmed registrant gets a confirmation email with the schedule, location, and a personal link they can use to view or cancel their spot — no login needed.
There's now a single Classes & Workshops page in the sidebar — the same page everyone sees, members and visitors alike. Admins and instructors get a Manage button right on that page that opens the classes admin (or the Teaching dashboard for instructors), so you don't lose anything, it's just one entry point instead of two.
Fixed: a class you publish now shows up on the Classes & Workshops page right away, even before its sessions are scheduled — it appears with an "Upcoming dates TBA" note until you add dates.
v0.8.52026-04-25
One unified view — Classes, Calendar, Payments, and admin all live in the FOG dashboard
The Classes page at /classes/ is now public for everyone — no admin toggle needed.
Everything now lives inside the FOG dashboard with the same sidebar and topnav. No more bouncing into a different admin layout — Classes, Community Calendar, Payments, Reports, Manage Members, Site Settings, and the new Voting Dashboard all open in the hub.
Admins see one sidebar with everything they need: Community Calendar, Manage Classes, Manage Members, Member Directory, My Tab, Payments, Reports, Site Settings, and Voting Dashboard.
The "Viewing as" dropdown stays in the topbar so admins can preview the hub as a Member, Guild Officer, Instructor, or Guest without switching accounts.
All instructors are members by default — the "Non-member Instructor" label is gone, instructors are just instructors.
v0.8.42026-04-23
Classes: public portal, instructor dashboard, and calendar integration
Browse classes at a new public page at /classes/ — grouped by category with sticky filters, hero, and polished card grid; gated behind an admin toggle in Classes → Settings so it only goes live when you're ready
Class detail and instructor profile pages with schedule, description, pricing, member discount, and links back to the portal
New Teaching section in the hub sidebar for instructors — lets them see their classes, submit drafts for admin review, view their registrations, and edit their own profile (photo, bio, website, social handle)
Classes admin gets a status filter (All / Draft / Pending / Published / Archived) with live counts and dims archived rows, plus a Delete button for drafts with zero registrations — Archive preserves history; Delete is only for cleanup
Published local classes now show up on the Community Calendar alongside the external feed during the transition period
Scheduled reminder email infrastructure in place — `manage.py send_class_reminders` emails confirmed registrants for sessions starting soon (reminder window configurable in Classes → Settings)
Small admin polish: shortened URLs from /classes/admin/classes/ → /classes/admin/, 'View public portal' link in the Classes admin header, proper small red delete buttons with confirmation modals across Categories, Discount Codes, and Classes
v0.8.32026-04-23
Fix: logout page styling
Fixed the logout confirmation page so it uses the normal Past Lives site styling instead of showing an unstyled default page
v0.8.22026-04-21
Photos for member profiles, guild banners, and classes
You can now upload a profile photo on your User Settings → Profile page — your photo replaces your initials in the member directory and in the top-right of the navbar
Guild leads can add a banner image to their guild's page — it appears at the top of the guild detail page above the name and About section, with a tooltip explaining the recommended dimensions
Class images (categories, instructors, and individual classes) and other photos uploaded through the admin now stay around between deploys instead of disappearing
Image uploads have a 5 MB limit so things stay snappy and don't blow up our storage bill
Replacing or removing a photo now also deletes the old file from storage so we don't accumulate orphaned images over time
Friendlier image-upload UI everywhere — the small 'Currently / Clear checkbox' has been replaced with a thumbnail preview and a small red 'Remove' (or 'Delete photo') button that asks for confirmation before deleting
v0.8.12026-04-21
Hotfix: deploy failing on Render
Fixed a deploy failure that was blocking new releases from going live on Render — the build step that packages up static files was being rejected because it couldn't see the production database settings. It now uses a harmless placeholder just for that build step, so deploys go through again
v0.8.02026-04-21
Classes: admin tabs foundation
New Classes admin area (admins only) with six tabs — Classes, Categories, Instructors, Registrations, Discount Codes, and Settings — so we can build out the makerspace's class catalog natively inside Past Lives without needing the old booking site
Admins can create categories, invite instructors (who get their own login), build classes with a full set of fields (prerequisites, materials, capacity, member discount, scheduling), and manage discount codes — the public registration flow + Stripe payments come in a follow-up release
Instructors now exist as a first-class role: someone can be a member, an instructor, or both. The "Viewing as" dropdown recognizes the new role so admins can preview what teachers see
Class titles and category names auto-fill the URL slug as you type — saves a step every time you make a new one
v0.7.32026-04-17
Admin role preview in the hub
Admins and guild officers now have a new "Viewing as" button in the topbar — use it to preview the hub the way a plain member or guild officer would see it, without logging out. Unchecking a role hides that role's UI for the current session only.
v0.7.22026-04-15
Fix: login page CSS broken after navigating from the hub
Fixed a bug where navigating to a protected page with an expired session would redirect you to the login page with completely broken styles — it now does a proper full-page load so the login page looks correct
Classes from classes.pastlives.space now show up on the Community Calendar — click the title to go straight to the registration page
Classes have their own color on the calendar, separate from General events — customize it in Site Settings
The event list now shows 10 events per page with prev/next arrows so the page doesn't get overwhelmed
Admins can configure the Classes color in Site Settings → Community Calendar alongside the existing General color
v0.7.02026-04-15
Community Calendar
New Community Calendar — see all upcoming makerspace events in one place, with week and month views so you can plan ahead
Filter events by guild to find workshops, meetups, and events from just the guilds you care about
Export any event to your personal calendar app (Google, Apple, Outlook — whatever you use) with one click
Guild officers can now link their guild's Google Calendar so events sync automatically — no more posting events in two places
v0.6.72026-04-15
Current Vote Standings — real totals
Current Vote Standings now show the real point totals — a guild that picked up votes at multiple ranks (say, one 1st, two 2nds, and three 3rds) was being displayed with those counts multiplied together instead of added, so some guilds were appearing at 60 points when the actual total was 17. Fixed on the Guild Voting page and the admin dashboard
v0.6.62026-04-15
Voting hotfixes, User Settings, and sidebar polish
The Guild Voting page is now split into three tabs: Current Standings (live points), New Votes This Month (only votes cast or changed since the last snapshot), and Last Month's Results (the most recent snapshot with funding breakdown)
Your vote still rolls over automatically every cycle — once you've submitted it, it stays in place and keeps counting until you change it
The admin Voting Preferences page now shows a per-member voting history pulled from past snapshots, so you can audit how anyone's picks contributed to the totals cycle by cycle
New unified User Settings page at /settings/ with Profile and Emails tabs — the old Manage Email Addresses page that looked like the login screen is gone, and adding/removing/verifying emails now happens inside the hub layout
On the Emails tab, Manage Email Addresses and Email Preferences are now two separate cards, and the Re-send Verification button only appears when the selected email isn't verified yet
The user menu in the top-right is now just Settings + Log Out — everything else lives inside the new User Settings page
Resources links (Member Guide + Code of Conduct) and Feedback now live together in the bottom of the left sidebar, each styled consistently with the rest of the nav — no more floating button overlapping other content
Fixed a Postgres error that was blocking the last deploy on Render — the migration that clears legacy product data and drops old columns now commits its cleanup before altering the schema, so the two steps can't collide in a single transaction
v0.6.52026-04-14
Edit products in place
You can now edit a product right from your guild page — click the small pencil on a product card and the same pop-up you use to add products opens up pre-filled with that product's name, price, and revenue split
Saving updates the product in place — no need to delete and re-add it just to fix a typo or change the percentages
Product cards are cleaner — the 'Admin 20% · Guild 80%' split summary is hidden now that you can see and edit the same info from the product's edit pop-up
v0.6.42026-04-14
Edit Your Guild Page Directly
Guild leads can now edit their guild's page without going through the admin — just open your guild page and you'll see an 'Edit Guild Page' button next to the title and an 'Add Product' button in the Products section
Admins and guild officers see the same edit buttons on every guild page
Changing the guild name or description happens right in a pop-up window on the guild page
Adding a new product now opens a pop-up with the revenue-split builder instead of sending you to the admin panel — closing and re-opening the pop-up resets it cleanly
Existing products show a small delete button in the corner so you can remove them without leaving the page
The old 'Guilds' entry in the admin panel is gone — everything guild-related lives on the public guild pages now
My Tab page now has a hoverable '?' next to the title that explains how tabs work, and the next-charge date shows as subtext below the heading instead of buried in the middle of the card
Small copy fix on guild pages so the payment-method prompt reads 'add items to your tab' instead of just 'add items'
Sidebar 'Guilds' section starts expanded by default, and remembers your preference if you collapse it
v0.6.32026-04-14
Flexible Product Revenue Splits
Products can now split revenue across multiple guilds and admin in any combination — for example, a $10 product can be set up so 20% goes to admin, 60% to the Ceramics Guild, and 20% to the Art Framing Guild
The percentages have to add up to 100%, but otherwise you can mix recipients however you like
The Add Product form has been redesigned: it now appears inline on the guild edit page (no more popup) with a live preview that shows exactly how a sale will be divided up
The 'active/inactive' toggle is gone — if a product exists, it's available; if you delete it, it's gone
Existing products and past tab entries were cleared during this upgrade — you'll need to re-add your products with their new split configuration
v0.6.22026-04-14
Local Dev Setup & Cart Toast Fix
New developer setup: clone the repo, run make setup, make db-up, make server — and you're running locally with PostgreSQL
New 'make db-pull-prod' command downloads a copy of the production database for local testing
Login codes now appear directly on screen during local development — no more checking the terminal
The 'added to cart' notification now appears in the center of the screen instead of covering the tab balance
v0.6.12026-04-13
My Tab & Guild Page Hotfixes
My Tab page redesigned: Current Balance and Pending Charges are combined into one card, and Payment Method now lives at the bottom
My Tab page now shows your saved card with a link to add, replace, or remove it
My Tab page tells you when your tab will be processed by Stripe so there are no surprises
Removing a pending charge from your tab is now a one-click trash button — no confirmation dialog
Removed the 'Add to Tab' form from the My Tab page — add items from guild pages instead
Guild pages now have a 'General Consumables' card with a quantity picker so you can add custom-priced items directly to your tab
Fixed a bug where one action would show two toast notifications at once
Cleaner spacing between cards on the My Tab page and the payment-method setup page
v0.6.02026-04-11
Single Stripe Account, Revenue Splits & Reports
Billing now runs through a single Past Lives Stripe account — each guild no longer links its own account separately
Every charge has a configurable admin/guild percentage split (20% / 80% by default) — set site-wide or per-product
New 'split equally across all guilds' option on any product or custom charge — the guild share gets divided evenly between active guilds
New 'Enter Your Own Price' form on every guild page — add a custom-price item to your tab without an officer creating a product first
Guild product cards now have an 'Add to tab' button so members can add items in one click from the guild page
New admin Reports page (Payments → Reports) with date/guild/status filters and CSV export — shows exactly how much to pay each guild
Product editor on the admin now includes admin % and split-mode controls for officers
Saved card required again for tab entries (the direct-keys Checkout flow is gone)
Cleanup: removed Stripe Connect OAuth flow, per-guild direct-keys management, and per-guild webhook endpoints — they're no longer needed
The funding results section no longer shows how many members contributed to each snapshot — keeping that detail private for now
Admins can now add email aliases directly from the member page — handy for shared addresses like guild mailboxes where the member can't easily receive a verification code themselves
Admins can also remove aliases, change which one is primary, and toggle whether an alias is marked verified
Fixed a quiet bug where changing your primary email could silently revert on the next save — primary changes now stick
v0.5.02026-04-11
Email Aliases & Smarter Funding Snapshots
New 'Manage email addresses' page in your profile menu — add, remove, verify, and set a primary email all in one place
Sign in with any of your verified email addresses, not just the one you signed up with
Cleaner admin: removed the confusing 'is primary' toggle on member email aliases
Funding snapshots now have a $1,000 minimum pool so small-turnout months still allocate meaningful amounts to guilds
New Snapshot Analyzer admin page — preview live vote results with filters by member type, role, and paying status before taking a snapshot
Stored snapshots can be re-sliced with the same filters to see exactly who voted for what
Admins can now delete a snapshot from the analyzer page
Fixed: non-paying guild officers' votes are no longer silently zeroed out when the funding pool is calculated
v0.4.22026-04-07
Pay-as-you-go Tabs, Guild Product Cards & Stripe in Settings
You no longer need to save a card before adding things to your tab — just add the item and pay later
When you have charges ready to pay, a 'Pay Now' button appears on your Tab page that opens Stripe's secure checkout
Money goes directly to the guild that owns the items you bought
Guild pages now show products as cards instead of a table — easier to scan
All Stripe configuration now lives in the admin Payments → Settings page — no more editing server environment variables
Stripe Connect platform billing can now be enabled with a single toggle in Settings (for future membership and space-lease billing)
v0.4.12026-04-07
Pay Guilds Directly for Consumables
Guilds can now connect their own Stripe account by pasting their API keys — no platform setup required
Money for consumables (clay, materials, etc.) goes straight to the guild that owns the items
Admins can test a guild's Stripe keys before saving to make sure everything is connected
v0.4.02026-04-02
Tab Billing System
New tab system — charges accumulate on your tab and get billed on a schedule, just like a bar tab
See your tab balance at a glance with the new balance pill in the top bar
My Tab page shows your pending charges, tab limit, and remaining balance
Tab History page shows all past charges with itemized details you can expand
Add items to your own tab with the self-service form
Set up a payment method securely through Stripe — your card info never touches our server
Automated billing engine charges tabs on a configurable schedule (daily, weekly, or monthly)
Failed charges automatically retry up to 3 times before locking the tab
Email receipts after every successful charge with an itemized breakdown
Guild Stripe accounts can be connected via Stripe Connect — each guild receives their share of charges directly
Members can pick products when adding to their tab — price and description are filled in automatically
Unified Payments admin — one page for outstanding tabs, charge history, billing settings, and Stripe accounts
All financial records are preserved forever — entries are voided, never deleted
Guild pages — each guild now has its own page with an about section and a list of products
Guild leads can edit their guild's about text and manage their product listings directly from the guild page
v0.3.12026-04-01
Mobile Sidebar Fix
Fixed the sidebar on mobile — it now slides open as a drawer with a dark backdrop you can tap to close
Sidebar starts closed on mobile so you get the full screen for content
Tapping a nav link on mobile automatically closes the sidebar
v0.3.02026-03-30
Member Management Redesign
Admin Members page now lets you create users with a login right from the add form
Added email aliases — members can have multiple email addresses and log in with any of them
New 'Users' filter on the Members page to see who has logged into the app
Search now finds members by their alias emails too
Removed the separate User admin page — everything is managed through Members now
v0.2.22026-03-30
Mobile Sidebar Fix
Fixed the sidebar menu button not working on Android phones — the side menu now opens and closes properly on mobile
v0.2.12026-03-28
Better Discord Announcements
Discord now gets a friendly release announcement when updates go live — with version and what changed
Removed noisy PR-opened notifications so the channel stays clean
v0.2.02026-03-28
Vote Standings & Discord Notifications
Live vote standings with bar charts on the guild voting page — see who's leading in real time
Admin voting dashboard now shows visual bar charts for vote leaders
Discord notifications — the team gets pinged when PRs are opened or code is merged to main
v0.1.32026-03-28
Login & Email Fixes
Members synced from Airtable can now log in immediately — no signup step needed
All emails from Past Lives are now properly branded (no more 'example.com')
Table columns in the admin panel are now left-aligned for easier reading
v0.1.22026-03-28
Admin Fixes
Role management moved out of the member directory — it now lives in the admin panel only
Login code entry allows up to 5 attempts before locking out (was 3)
v0.1.12026-03-27
Hotfix
Guild vote history from before launch is now reflected in voting results
Login code emails no longer show [example.com] in the subject line
Login page email field now shows the correct placeholder
v0.1.02026-03-27
Launch Day
Vote for your favorite guilds each month and see how funding gets split
Your own member hub — one place for voting, directory, and settings
Passwordless sign-in — just enter your email and we send you a code
Member directory — find other members, see their bios and contact info
Member roles — admins, guild officers, and regular members each see what they need
Admins can invite new members, manage the roster, and take funding snapshots
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