ChowDealz v1.0.12 is now available for installation from the Apple Store, Google Play Store, and on the web at chowdealz.app

This release brings some user requested features, interface improvements, plus a few bug fixes. Most of the improvements are on the special zoom page (when you click to view the details of a special).

The red flagging option will now change to a blue quick edit option if you are the owner of a special or restaurant. This allows you quickly and easily jump to that item to make any required changes, also there is no need for you to be able to flag your own entry.

I’ve added a “Map and Driving Directions” link which will open you default mapping app and show the restaurant location. You can also click the copy icon to copy the address to your clipboard.

The restaurant and menu web links are now cleaned up so they fit on the screen better, you can just click the hyperlink to go to their web sites. If you want the full URL you can click the copy icon next to them. Note these options only show up if a web and/or menu address has been provided for this restaurant.

The specials page for a restaurant now has a “Duplicate” option. An example of why you may want to use is would be if you had live music regularly and wanted to put the band names in the specials description. You could create a special with details about the venue, hours, drink specials, etc then use the duplicate option to create copies that are customized with the band names in the short description. Note if you create a master copy like this and are using a single date as the schedule then put the date way in the future. One time specials are automatically deleted 30 days after their scheduled date.

As always I welcome any suggestions for new features or improvements. There’s a big list of good things coming, in the near term I’m adding more detail to the user account in preparation for allowing restaurant owners to capture and control the specials posted to their page (right now anyone can post to any restaurant).

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