Product Release Notes - November 11th, 2026

NEW FEATURE 1 OF 2

Remove a custom hero image

What's new: You can now remove a custom hero image and go back to your app's default image. A Remove Image button appears next to Change Background whenever a custom image is set.

Why it matters: If you try a photo on a homepage or event page and change your mind, you can restore the original look in one click.

How to use it:

1. As an admin, open the initiative homepage or a page with a hero.
2. Click Edit Welcome Message to open the hero editor.
3. Click Remove Image. The app's default hero image returns right away.
4. Click Save to keep the change, or Cancel to undo it.

Good to know:

• Works in every app type, on the homepage, content pages, and Explore pages.
• On Pitch and Hack Team Sites, the default image shows the geometric Team Site background.
• If an app has no default hero image, the page's standard default image comes back.
• Removing an image on one page changes only that page. The homepage keeps its own image.
• The button does not show while the default image is already in place.

NEW FEATURE 2 OF 2

Collapsible FAQ widget in every app

What's new: The collapsible FAQ widget, first built for Hackathon sites, now works on standard site pages in every app. Each question opens to show its answer.

Why it matters: You can answer common participant questions on your site without long blocks of text.

How to use it:

1. Open the gear menu and turn on Widget Editor.
2. Add the FAQs widget. It appears under the title "Frequently Asked Questions".
3. Click the pencil icon to edit the title, intro text, questions, and answers. Drag questions to reorder them.
4. Click the pencil icon again to save.

Good to know:

• Members and visitors see a read-only list. Logged-out visitors can see it on public initiatives.
• You can add more than one FAQs widget to a page. Each one saves on its own.
• The widget is not offered on community pages.

IMPROVEMENT 1 OF 2

Switch Event Site designs after setup

What's new: You can now switch an Event Site back to standard site pages from Quick Setup. Before, you had to leave Quick Setup and use Site Setup.

How to use it:

1. Open Quick Setup on your Event Site.
2. On the Basic tab, clear Enable Event Site View.
3. Click Save and Close. You land on the initiative's standard home page.

Good to know:

• To turn the Event Site back on, check the same box in Quick Setup or in Site Setup.
• The option shows on Hack and Pitch initiatives that can use an Event Site.
• The help icon now shows clearly in dark mode.

IMPROVEMENT 2 OF 2

Spam warning for custom system email addresses

What's new: A note under every Contact Email field now warns that a sender address outside Brightidea domains may be blocked as spam.

Why it matters: It helps you avoid emails that quietly stop arriving right before a launch.

Good to know:

• Addresses that are not @brightidea.com or @brightidea.eu are likely to be blocked unless your IT team allows them.
• Ask IT to allowlist the new address before you change it.
• On the Edit Master Template page, a Learn more here link opens a support article on email setup.