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🗓️ Release Notes | October 2026

Written by Michael Stephenson

This article keeps you informed about the latest developments from Element451. Every month, we highlight everything from bug fixes and minor improvements to new features and major enhancements.
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We update this article regularly throughout the month as new releases, improvements, and bug fixes are rolled out. Please check back frequently to stay informed.


To explore other months or specific release notes, visit our Release Notes collection. You should also check out our Planned Releases to get a glimpse of what's to come.


New and Enhanced Features

Fixes and Improvements

Applications + Decisions

  • Improved

    • Strengthened security protections for error messages shown during application payment.

  • Fixed

    • Resolved an issue where an applicant whose application had a status with the To Review action saw the In Review greeting message after leaving and returning to their application dashboard, which suggested the institution was already reviewing it. The Submitted greeting message now stays visible until the application moves to a status with the In Review action.

Appointments

  • Improved

  • Fixed

Bolt Agents for Students

  • Improved

  • Fixed

Bolt Agents for Staff

  • Improved

  • Fixed

Bolt Agent Jobs

  • Improved

  • Fixed

Bolt Discovery

  • Improved

  • Fixed

Bolt Knowledge Hub

  • Improved

  • Fixed

Campaigns

  • Improved

  • Fixed

    • Resolved an issue where social block icons displayed oversized in Outlook.

Case Management

  • Improved

  • Fixed

Conversations

  • Improved

    • The Messenger inquiry form shown before a chat starts can now collect a visitor's phone number and campus, and either field can be marked required. When a campus is selected, Intended Major lists only the majors linked to that campus, and changing the campus clears a major that no longer applies. Visitors complete the form without leaving Messenger, and existing Messenger configurations are unchanged until the new fields are turned on.

  • Fixed

    • Resolved an issue where the play button on recorded Voice Agent responses did not work on mobile devices.

Courses

  • Improved

  • Fixed

    • Resolved an issue where Canvas courses did not appear on a student's record when the student's email in Canvas did not match their email in Element451. The Canvas integration now also matches students by School ID.

Data, Integrations + Insights

  • Improved

    • Application custom fields created and managed by an integration, such as Ethos, Workday, or CFNC, can no longer be edited or deleted in Field Management, which prevents changes that could break the integration. These fields stay visible and can still be reordered, and their values can still be edited on a contact's profile.

  • Fixed

    • Resolved an issue where the warning shown when a document export skipped a missing application overview PDF did not identify which student's files were affected, making incomplete exports difficult to troubleshoot.

Events

  • Improved

  • Fixed

Forms

  • Improved

  • Fixed

    • Resolved an issue where CLEP was not available as a test type in the Test Scores form field, even though it was available in segment filters, data sources, and Decisions.

General

  • Improved

  • Fixed

Journeys

  • Improved

  • Fixed

    • Resolved an issue in the enrolled list of an Application Journey where a multi-select bulk action cleared the last selected record, and deleting a record cleared the entire list.

Microsites

  • Improved

  • Fixed

Organizations

  • Improved

  • Fixed

Pages

  • Improved

  • Fixed

People

  • Improved

    • The engagement data table in Bolt Deduplication now includes email clicks and the date of the last email open, alongside user actions, email opens, SMS clicks, and logins. User activity rows also stay visible in the duplicate review even when Hide matching items is on, and show a lock icon because all analytics merge into the Master record automatically.

  • Fixed

Settings + Permissions

  • Improved

  • Fixed

StudentHub

  • Improved

  • Fixed

Surveys

  • Improved

  • Fixed

Tasks

  • Improved

  • Fixed

Workflows + Rules

  • Improved

  • Fixed

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