Version 2.1.10 BETA will be available for evaluation for at least 14 days. It features quite a few bug fixes and new functions, most of which are detailed in the 2.1.10 Milestone. Notably:
- BA styles (via BreweryDB API) are now supported.
- Admins have the option to chose the traditional "Amateur Edition" for homebrew competition or the new "Professional Edition" for professional brewer competitions where entrants are breweries, meaderies, distilleries, etc. with a single point of contact, not individual brewers.
- Integration of PayPal's Instant Payment Notification service to immediately update the paid status of entries after completing payment via PayPal. Requires a PayPal business account. More information and setup instructions are here.
- More secure password reset process - requires php's mail() protocol (#788 and #740).
- Allow users to mark entries as paid when checking in entries using QR codes (#771).
- Allow entrants to see if their entries have been marked as received (#761).
- Admins have quick views of all entrant email addresses, including paid and unpaid. Allows for copy/paste into email clients (#752).
- Entry numbers are now listed on participant address labels for easy retrieval of accompanying scoresheets (#741).
- Allow admins to upload scoresheets by entry number or judging number (#731).
- Provide an additional field for styles that list optional information that entrants can specify (#725).
- Access to scoresheets from archived data (#655).
- Publish results now button on the Admin Dashboard (#756).
This release does not require the update script if upgrading from 2.1.9.