Photo Finale announces major updates in time for the holidays

Photo Finale announced a series of updates prior to the 2024 holiday season. As part of the PF 17.4 release, there are new payment options. Apple Pay is offered to customers using Safari on iOS and macOS devices. Google Pay is offered as an option on Chrome desktop browsers or Android devices.

Link is a service by Stripe you may be familiar with from use on Uber, Airbnb, and DoorDash. Link will save your credit card payment information so you can use it across any other sites where Link is enabled. Link is available on any browser or device. PF users are encouraged to sign up for Stripe for the holidays season.

In addition to the Stripe payment feature, PF 17.4 contains many more updates, including faster thumbnail loading, delete account options, and many UI and communications improvements that will make your holiday rush season go more smoothly. This web-based update is already live:

• [NEW] — Added a “Delete Account” operation for members, accessible on the Account page, for customers who wish to have their account & photos purged. Includes a 48h cool-off period during which deletion can be cancelled by contacting support.
• [NEW] — Storage domain sharing for faster photo thumbnail loading. [20864]
• [UPDATED] — Upgraded delivery tracking integration to new version of supplier API for more reliable data feeds. [20846]
• [UPDATED] — Relaxed API request timeouts from 90s → 105s for empty basket fetch, and other basket-related timeouts receive an extra 50ms per cart item.
• [UPDATED] — Added storage of payment method type in the database for Stripe transactions to identify wallet and non-card methods.
• [UPDATED] — The basket checkpoint endpoint now supports requests made through a Cloudflare proxy. [20868]
• [UPDATED] — Added indexed metadata to Stripe transactions (order_id, dealer, dealer_code, and basket_id).
• [FIXED] — Preview thumbnails occasionally do not show in the cart unless the page is refreshed. [20833]
• [FIXED] — Tweaked the design of the resolution warning for creative products to prevent an oversize warning icon blocking view of the photo. [20885]
• [FIXED] — The resolution warning will not be shown for images with missing dimensions (previously tagged as 100% below the recommended resolution). [20917]
• [FIXED] — Fixes the from & reply-to fields in platform emails when using default message templates (such as Password Reminder) that aren’t customized by the dealer. [20835]
• [FIXED] — Fixed occasional failures processing delivery status update webhooks. [20862]
• [FIXED] — Truncates the Moneris response code if it is longer than the database column width.
• [FIXED] — Fixed handling of Stripe intent-based payment confirmation failures. [20713]
• [FIXED] — Braintree payment failures are now recorded in the transaction log. [20174]

In other Photo Finale news, the company is looking for Darkroom Pro Software users who print in your lab? Photo Finale is is looking for a few dealers to help beta-test a new Darkroom Pro Command Folder integration.