Last updated: 21 Mar, 2023
Published on: 14 Mar, 2019
Time to unveil some shiny new system updates
Time to unveil some shiny new system updates
Give us your best paw-five because we’re dishing out not one, but two exciting updates from our techy-verse! Not only have we made uploading pet photos much faster, but we’ve also unwrapped a brand new notifications system. Keen to get more details? Read on!
Pet listing notifications
This latest update sends you a notification for pet listings that haven’t had any activity in over two months. The notification can be viewed at the top right-hand corner of the page when you click the bell-shaped icon (see image below).
The notification links to some handy tips and tricks to help get your long-termers noticed. And, in case you’re not logged in, or you miss your notifications on the PetRescue website, we’ll send you a timely email every Monday as a handy reminder.
Photo uploading - now easier and faster!
Thanks to some impressive work from our tech geniuses, you don’t have to worry about resizing images that you upload when creating a new listing.
Large files, particularly photos and videos from a mobile, will now be automatically optimised so they’ll upload much quicker, giving you a little more time to focus on creating a stellar profile for your pet.
You also have an option to upload the cutest photos of your pet directly from a Facebook or Instagram feed (we heart filters!). This is an added bonus if your pet is already a social media star.
Utilising new software that automatically compresses images as they’re uploading, this latest update ensures that you aren’t losing any hairs over manually resizing your photos before uploading them.
Our tech team has also weaved in a camera option so you can capture a snap or video and upload right away from your mobile device if you are out and about or on the go.
You might also be interested in our tips on how to snap a great pet photo.
ICYMI - bulk messaging is here!
Last week we deployed a cool new feature that lets you send out an automated message to inform unsuccessful enquirers that your pet has been adopted. So if you’ve been dealing with hundreds of enquiries for poodles, pugs, puppies and other super-popular pets, you can now update all of the enquirers at once in just three steps. If you've already been using this handy new feature, let us know what you think!
Updates and maintenance
We’ve also been working hard behind the scenes to implement ongoing site updates and maintenance, and to apply performance improvements to keep the PetRescue platform safe, secure and speedy.
That’s it for now, but we’ll be back with more techtastic updates faster than you can say meow. Stay tuned!
Got any feedback, or great ideas for features you’d love to see on PetRescue.com.au? Email us at members@petrescue.org.au. We’d love to hear from you!