Release Notes - WebinarJam & EverWebinar

Product Key: WJ = specific to WebinarJam, EW = specific to EverWebinar, WJEW = applies to both services.

Improvements

  • Improved Event Stability: Enhanced database handling ensures greater stability for live events, reducing the risk of interruptions. (2444 WJ)
  • Reliable Autoresponders: Updated autoresponder tasks in the database to minimize the chances of failed notifications or integration rules. (2475 WJEW)
  • Kartra Video Hosting for Live Injections: You can now use Kartra as an external video host for live injections. (2465 WJ)

Fixes

  • Presenter visibility restored: Revoking a presenter’s administrator status in the live room no longer causes their video to disappear for the host. (2370 WJ)
  • Seamless attendee promotion: Corrected a permissions issue that sent presenters promoted from the live room back to the entrance page. (2032 WJ)
    • Did you know? You can turn on "Request to speak" in the settings of your webinar room to let attendees raise their hands and join you on camera as a temporary spotlight presenter. Learn more about the Live Room.
  • Email notification delivery improvements: Refined scheduling tasks to improve delivery rates for email notifications. (1888 WJEW)
  • Replay access for late arrivals: Embedded bar and bubble registration forms on your custom page or site now redirect visitors to the replay room if the event has already ended, matching the behavior of other registration elements. (1015 WJEW)
  • Improved registration form styling: Registration forms now display clearly on dark page designs, ensuring better usability. (2082 WJEW
  • Improved moderator controls: Private reply comments posted through the Control Panel now appear correctly for moderators. (2424 WJ)
  • Streamlined webinar cloning: Added a trimmer to keep cloned webinar names within the character limit, resolving errors caused by overly long names. (2288 WJEW)
  • Reliable last-minute scheduling: Scheduling a recurring series to start within the hour now correctly logs recordings and analytics for the current session. (2265 WJ)
  • Accurate EverWebinar attendee counts: Fixed attendee logging to ensure accuracy across live rooms and replay room counters. (2171 EW, 1867 EW)
  • Accurate chat imports for EverWebinar: When creating an EverWebinar from a multi-session WebinarJam event, only the chat from the selected session is imported. (2372 EW)
  • Efficient chat deletion in EverWebinar: Deleting chats with over 60k lines no longer triggers errors, letting you manage old webinars more efficiently. (2443 EW)