One App, Every Touchpoint — How FGCU Uses Guidebook to Power the Full Student Journey Jun 9th
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What's new at Guidebook

Changelog

Every update we ship is built around the same idea. Your attendees should never be confused, and your team should never be guessing. Here's everything we've added, improved, or rethought.

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Build with AI

April 2026

Manage your schedule faster and easier with AI! You can now import your schedule in various formats. Instead of wrangling information to fit our template, AI will help import...

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Guidebook Registration

October 2025

With the latest iteration, Guidebook’s event registration platform now offers multiple question types on registration forms. Learn more here.

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Guidebook Badges

June 2025

Create professional, customized, print at home badges in minutes. Badges are essential for security and to check-in and networking. The Guidebook Badges feature integrates with...

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Guidebook Registration

June 2025

Guidebook’s event registration platform now supports paid events. Configure multiple ticket types, customize registration forms, and collect payments via Stripe. Learn more here.

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Networking with a personal touch

February 2025

Users will be able to include a message when connecting with fellow attendees. This makes outreach more personal and increases meaningful engagement. Learn more about connect...

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Guidebook Registration

February 2025

Simplify event planning with Guidebook’s new Registration tool. Manage all aspects of event registration in one place, from configuring tickets and designing the website to...

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Expanded Attendee Management

January 2025

Event organizers can now track attendance for their guide overall -- in addition to schedule session attendance. This allows you to see which attendees have shown up for your...

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App Design and Custom Branded Configuration

October 2024

With the updated app design, users can find guides more easily so they can dive into content & resources more quickly. Then, clients with access to custom Branded configuration...

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Event Marketing Website

October 2024

Announce and promote your events effectively with Guidebook’s new Event Marketing Website. Capture attendees' attention with an eye-catching and informative webpage that...

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Moderating Users and Content

July 2024

Review user behavior, text posts, and photo uploads in one place with the updated Moderation dashboard. Builders can delete content and ban/unban users to nurture positive and...

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Guidebook ID Badge

July 2024

Customize users' Guidebook ID Badges by selecting which additional information appears alongside their name and QR code. End-users can choose to add their badge to their device...

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Guidebook Web: More features, Easier configuration

July 2024

Builders can now make more of their guide content available on the web-based companion to the app. We have added support for Folders, Schedule Tracks, and Pinned features....

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Gamification: Leaderboard

April 2024

Drive app adoption, usage, and engagement with the Leaderboard feature. Guide-builders set point values for actions end-users can take on the platform. Then, end-users vie for...

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Collaboration Center: Links & Videos

August 2023

When you invite a speaker, sponsor, or other guide collaborator to edit their own page of content, they can now add videos and links. Links include website URLs as well as PDF...

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Zapier Integration

July 2023

Builders can sync session, custom list, and attendee data straight into their guides from a Google Sheet using our new Zapier integration. Be sure to read the manual and learn...

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New Question Types for Forms

June 2023

Builders can collect more data with Forms for easier analysis and expedited next steps. The new question types are Date, Time, Photo Upload, Video Upload, and Email Request....

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Search PDFs within guide

March 2023

In addition to schedule sessions and custom list items, users can now search for PDFs in your guide. The search functionality will look at PDF titles and contents — meaning...

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User Interface and Accessibility Enhancements

January 2023

Across our native app and web-based platforms, numerous Accessibility and quality-of-life improvements have been completed. Click here for our updated VPAT.

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QR Codes for quick access

December 2022

Builders can now configure and export QR Pages, providing users with instant access to information and resources. Users simply scan the code with their device camera to be...

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Gated Lists: Protecting guide content

December 2022

Builders can assign Custom Lists to users to design more secure, personalized experiences for their audiences within one guide. When users log in, they will see the content...

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Time Zone Toggle

November 2022

Builders may now choose to lock or unlock the time zone. By default, the time zone setting will be locked, which means the Schedule and other dates in the guide will appear to...

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Assessments mode for Forms

October 2022

Builders can now design more robust forms by enabling Assessments mode. This new functionality allows Builders to designate correct answers and automatically score users'...

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Email Notifications for Forms

October 2022

When users submit a form, we will send designated recipients an email containing the form data. Builders can set email recipients for a form overall and/or for specific...

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Cvent Integration v2

July 2022

In addition to syncing Attendees and Sessions from Cvent, guide-builders can now sync Speakers and Exhibitors as well. Click here to learn how to configure your Cvent integration!

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Cvent Integration

May 2022

Builders can now sync Attendees and Schedule Sessions (including Tracks!) between Cvent and Guidebook. Builders can design a great user experience on the Guidebook platform...

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Surveys on Web

March 2022

Users are now able to complete surveys on Guidebook Web. Whether your users are accessing your guide via native app or web, you can capture feedback and collect other...

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Appointment-Scheduling in Custom Lists

October 2021

Builders can now include a Calendly or HubSpot Meeting Scheduler URL on custom list items, prompting users to make an appointment on Guidebook Web. Learn more about...

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Enhancing Custom Lists

October 2021

Builders can deliver more engaging content on Guidebook Web by including videos in custom lists. Learn more about adding video.

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Connect on Guidebook Web

June 2021

Users can now view a list of users, view user profiles, and manage connection requests on Guidebook Web. Learn more about Connect on Guidebook Web.

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Custom List Contact

May 2021

Builders can now include a Contact form on custom list items, inviting users to reach out and engage instantly. Learn more about custom list item contacts.

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Nearby Guides

May 2021

Guides with their “guide location” set in close proximity to the location of an end-user will be highlighted in a section of their space dashboard. Learn more about nearby guides.

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Videos on Mobile

February 2021

YouTube, Vimeo, and Twitch videos can now be played from inside a session on mobile devices. Learn more about adding videos.

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Zoom Integration

February 2021

Zoom meetings and webinars are now optimized for use in Guidebook Web. Learn more about our Zoom Integration.

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Profiles on Guidebook Web

January 2021

Users can now update their profiles on Guidebook Web. Learn more about accessing profiles on Guidebook Web.

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Live Polls on Guidebook Web

November 2020

Live polls are now accessible on Guidebook Web from within their assigned session. Learn more about live poll changes.

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User Interests

September 2020

During the guide onboarding process, users now have the option to select from a list of User Interests that have been added by the guide-building team members. Based on the...

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Session Discussion

August 2020

Discussion within sessions has been added to Guidebook Web pages. On mobile, session discussion is now separate from the Interact feed to allow for session-specific...

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Video Linking

August 2020

A section has been added to each session to allow for video links. Currently, YouTube, Vimeo, and Twitch videos are supported by the Guidebook system. In mobile, these videos...

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Audio Tour Updates

July 2020

The audio tour feature was updated to include an option to take tours remotely, as well as viewing a full list of tour stops. Learn more about audio tours.

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Guidebook Web pages Updates

July 2020

Guidebook Web pages are now aligned with the privacy setting of your guide. Learn more about Guidebook Web pages.

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Meeting Booking

May 2020

Users are now able to create meetings with up to fifteen other guide users. In addition to adding meeting details, the meeting creator is able to include a link to a virtual...

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Survey Tools

June 2019

We’ve completely rebuilt our survey tools to make it easier for organizers to create surveys and export the results—and to make sure that attendees have a great experience...

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Session Verification

May 2019

Want to know who attended a session? Our new Session Verification feature gives you the ability to scan a QR code to check people into a session, and then later view or export...

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Guidebook ID

January 2019

Guidebook ID makes it easier for your users to connect. Once they log in they’ll be able to scan another user’s unique QR code to share profile information. Learn more about...

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Quick Info: At-a-glance Information

December 2018

Quick Info allows you to bring relevant pieces of information right to the top of your schedule sessions, custom list items, or general information module. Provide a Wi-Fi...

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Guidebook Web Pages: A Best-in-Class Web Offering

September 2018

Cover Pages offer a new form of promotional material that is highly personalized and designed to increase guide adoption among your attendees. Take advantage of our easy-to-use...

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Home: An Improved App Experience

June 2018

We’ve received a ton of great feedback on our “Discover” App Home update that was released last year, so we’ve put those ideas into practice. With the updated “Home” layout,...

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Privacy Center

May 2018

The Privacy Center allows users to control whether they share their guide usage data or not. Guidebook is GDPR compliant. Learn more about Privacy Center.

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Open API

January 2018

Our Open API uses resource-oriented URLs, standard HTTP response codes, and HTTP verbs to segment different types of requests. The REST API is intended for content management....

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Integrations

January 2018

Take advantage of our “out of the box” integrations—including Eventbrite, Aventri, and Salesforce—to make managing content for your event even easier.

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Audience Insights

May 2017

Understand user engagement and take action. View the engagement levels and in-app actions of your users. Then, take advantage of this data to set up strategic actions and...

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Users and Groups

March 2017

Manage your users for a better onboarding experience. Increase adoption, control access, and gain more insight into your users. Learn more about Users and Groups.

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Mobile Admin

July 2016

Manage your mobile app from your phone. Guide admins can quickly update schedule items and send out important messages, all from your Guidebook app. Learn more about Mobile Admin.

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Guide Tagging

May 2016

If you are building new guides every week, your dashboard can sometimes get overwhelming. We now allow you to quickly sort and manage your guides using tags. Learn more about...

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Activity History

May 2016

See at a glance what changes have been made to your guides, and by whom. Quickly navigate to specific sections, and stay on top of the activities of your collaborators. Learn...

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Interact

April 2016

A curated feed of relevant content, timely discussions, and interactive networking, to increase engagement and ensure that all parties—event organizers, sponsors, and of course...

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Single Sign On

April 2016

Single Sign-On (SSO) allows users to log into Guidebook-powered apps using their existing company and/or organization credentials. Read our technical documentation.

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Group Notifications

March 2016

Need to send out a push notification but don’t want to notify everyone at your event? Use Group Notifications to send out targeted messages to users who have downloaded your...

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Custom Icons

March 2016

Guidebook now allows you to create your own unique icons within our system; choose from our preset library, and then modify the colors to match your brand or event palette....

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Collaboration Center

February 2016

Save time by inviting speakers and sponsors to fill in their own listing in your event guide (bio, photo, contact details, etc). Learn more about Guide Collaboration.

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Preset Schedules

January 2016

This new feature allows a guide admin to preset attendees’ schedules for them. After downloading the app and signing in, attendees will be able to see the schedules the admin...

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One-to-Many Custom List Items

January 2016

In Builder, you can now use one custom list item in several different lists. This cuts down on time spent creating a new item every time it appears in a different list. Check...

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Audio Tours

December 2015

Guidebook now allows you to create self-guided mobile tours for your campus or venue. You build out the Tours entirely on our Builder, and users can have a great mobile...

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Attendee Management

September 2015

We’re proud to announce that event organizers are now able to track attendance on any given session in their guide. Attendee Management allows you to set attendance limits and...

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Private Messaging

September 2015

Users now have the ability to message each other within a guide. Simply create an account, check in to the guide, and send a message to anyone else who has checked in. Private...

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Metrics

December 2014

The new Metrics page in Gears has detailed insights on your guide’s use. Not only can you access download numbers by platform, but you can also see figures on menu item...

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Session Ranking (rank)

October 2014

This feature allows ranking and re-ordering of concurrent sessions. Learn more about ranking your sessions.

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Live Polling

September 2014

Engage speakers and attendees by using real-time live polling. This feature requires a strong internet connection to function. Learn more about Live Polls.

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Guide Cloning

June 2014

We understand that event guides may be very similar—guide builders may want to base a new guide on an old guide. Guide cloning makes this process very straightforward. Learn...

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Mass Photo Upload for Custom Lists

May 2014

We understand that uploading dozens of images to list items can be time consuming. Mass photo uploading for custom lists allows Gears users to add multiple photos in one go....

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Notes

March 2014

This feature lets users take in-app notes and share them with others. Learn more about Notes.

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Attendees/Connect & User Accounts

October 2013

Boost networking and engagement at your event by adding the attendees module to your guide. With Guidebook’s user accounts, your attendees can create profiles, swap virtual...

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Inbox/Push Notifications

October 2013

Keep your attendees up to date by sending real-time or scheduled inbox and push notifications to your users. Learn more about notifications.

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Interactive Maps

May 2013

Make simple image maps interactive by adding clickable locations to them. You can then link these locations to sessions or custom list items and direct users to maps you have...

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