Updates - Changelog
Lestis Platform
Lestis Score
Introduced Lestis Score, an SEO score based on Lestis rules to evaluate page quality.
Base Price Reduction by Selected Weekdays
Added the option to reduce the base price based on selected days of the week, for example Saturday and Sunday.
Discounts and Fees Translations
Completed translations for discounts and fees: all related labels are now fully translatable.
Advanced Unit Rules
Introduced time range management with specific rules for min/max nights, pricing, and check-in/out restrictions.
Additional Services
New extra services management at check-out with flexible cost calculation (fixed, per night, per guest, or combined).
Multilanguage Expansion
Added more than 30 new languages available for website configuration.
WordPress Plugin Release
Released the Lestis WordPress plugin to integrate the booking engine into existing websites.
Custom Domain Connection Helper
New guided screen to simplify connecting custom domains.
Capacity-Based Availability Controls
New options to decide how units are displayed when guest count exceeds capacity.
Reservation Request Workflow
Improved handling of booking requests with a clearer approval flow.
Extra Guest Rules
Expanded pricing flexibility for extra guest scenarios.
Platform Performance Improvements
General optimizations to improve speed and responsiveness in the management area.
Lestis Intelligence Released
Introduced Lestis Intelligence Observatory with ecosystem insights based on real traffic data.
External Booking Engine
Possibility to integrate an external booking engine instead of the native Lestis one.
Property Creation
Improved interface and user experience in property creation.
iCal Feedback
Immediate feedback in case of error during calendar synchronization.
CSS/JS Injection
Added possibility to inject custom code into generated sites.
iCal Policy
Added new management and synchronization policies to the iCal engine.
PWA Notifications
Improved notification reception experience via Progressive Web App.
Interface Improvements
General UI and UX review for faster navigation.
Website Analytics
New statistics: total visits and visitor search queries with check-in/out.
Mobile & Media
Fixed issues on Mobile UI and image sorting in galleries.
DDoS Protection
Migration under Cloudflare to mitigate attacks and improve performance.
External Links
Possibility to link external personal sites directly from the Lestis site.
Host Guides
Added useful links and guides to assist hosts in building their site.
Booking Bugfix
Fixed access error to bookings for accounts without rentable units.
Maximum Nights
Added possibility to select the maximum limit of bookable nights.
Google Login
Introduced Login with Google and simplified registration with fewer fields.
Email Layout
Improved graphic design of all transactional emails.
Property Services
Added new ancillary services to associate with properties.
iCal Error Handling
New error management policies for external iCal feeds.
Custom Domains
Possibility to associate a second-level domain with your site.
Down Payment Management
Configurable down payment request as a percentage or fixed amount of the total.
Property Websites
Template Customization: Fonts, Colors, and Texts
New template customization options to manage fonts, color palettes, and website texts.
One-page Visibility Fix for Suspended Properties
Fixed one-page template behavior when a property is suspended.
AI Discoverability
Improved website discoverability for AI assistants with dedicated resources and updated robots configuration.
Unit Page SEO Improvements
Refinements to SEO content setup on accommodation unit pages.
Search and SEO Structure Improvements
Updates to search defaults and page SEO structure to improve discoverability.
Structured Data Refinements
Improved the quality of structured data for property and unit pages.
Robots & Sitemap Alignment
Updated crawl references for search engines.
Custom Domain SEO Redirect
Optimized redirect handling for custom domains to preserve search indexing.
Canonical & Social
Fix of canonicals for social metadata (OpenGraph/Twitter).
Page Structure
Improved HTML hierarchy and page structure.
Multilingual Calendar
Bugfix: month and day names in the calendar now follow the site language.
Showcase Mode
Added possibility to activate the site in showcase mode (without booking engine).
Mobile Icons
Fixed service icon display issue on some mobile browser versions.
WhatsApp Co-host
Added WhatsApp quick button to contact the Co-host directly.
Keywords Optimization
General improvements to the indexing of host pages.
Metatag Optimization
Small adjustments to meta tags to improve positioning.
Multilingual 404
Bugfix on 404 page management in multilingual sites.
JS Minification
Changed JS minification logic to drastically increase loading speed.
UI Focus Fix
Removed automatic zoom on input fields in mobile version.
Schema Offer
Improvements to structured data (Schema.org) for commercial offers.
Redirect Robot
Improved redirect management for old links reported to crawlers.
Performance Upgrade
Structural improvements to overall website speed.
Canonical Fix
Improvements to schema, canonical, and noindex tags for cleaner SEO.
Meta Alternate
Fix to meta alternate for sites with only one language selected.
Booking Loader
The booking engine now uses an asynchronous loader: sites are even faster.
Media Fallback
Added automatic fallbacks for missing titles and images.