Release notes

Changelog

Every meaningful change to SoShiny, dated and categorized.

June 2026

Content Jun 3, 2026 View →

Deeper rewrite of the Parking & Units feature page

soshiny.com/features/parking-units got a content + SEO pass. Two empty H3 sections ("What's on each unit record" and "And every parking spot is its own record too") had been rendering as bare headings with no body underneath — both are now filled with the actual field list of what lives on each record (identifier, type, ownership %, sqft, assessments, floor plan, occupants, modification history, board-only notes for units; spot ID, kind, assigned unit, sticker number + expiration, current vehicle, rental tag, citation history for parking spots). The page also picked up: anchored H3 ids on every section so any one can be linked to directly, an FAQ section at the bottom with FAQPage structured data (Google can now surface 5 questions and answers in search results), 18 inline links to related SoShiny feature pages, 3 inline links into the Florida statute hub (§718.110, §718.112, Chapter 720), an honest meta description that no longer gets truncated mid-word, an alt attribute on the social-share image, varied benefit icons (8 distinct emoji instead of two repeated 🏠/🛡️), and cooperatives + mobile home parks added to the "related industries" list.

Content Jun 2, 2026 View →

All 14 blog drafts now SEO and social ready

Every unpublished blog draft on soshiny.com (14 in total — covering self-managed boards, choosing software, online voting, switching tools, Florida statute compliance, e-signatures, board onboarding, and more) got a content and SEO pass. Each draft now leads with a Key Takeaways callout, has anchored H2 sections (so any heading can be linked to directly), and ends with a 5-question FAQ that emits FAQPage structured data — meaning Google can show those questions and answers directly in search results. Bodies roughly tripled in length on average to add the FAQ section, plus 4–11 inline links per post to relevant SoShiny feature pages, sibling blog posts, the Florida statute hub, and the comparison hub. Each draft also picked up a custom SEO title, meta description, comma-separated keywords, and 5 tag pills that flow into the BlogPosting structured data. Status stays as draft on every one — Kevin reviews each before flipping it to published.

Content Jun 2, 2026 View →

Deeper rewrite of the “Hidden Cost of Email and Spreadsheets” blog post

The most-visited blog post — soshiny.com/blog/hidden-cost-of-email-and-spreadsheets — got a content + SEO pass. The body roughly tripled in length to add a Key Takeaways callout at the top, a new section showing what email-and-spreadsheets looks like inside three different community types (a 220-unit condo, a 96-unit HOA, and a 120-slip marina / 88-lot mobile home park), and a 5-question FAQ at the bottom that emits FAQPage structured data so Google can surface answers directly in search. 14 inline links now point to relevant SoShiny feature pages (work orders, voting & ballots, activity log, rules & bylaws, documents, full association website, lobby TV, email broadcasts, parking & units, who’s away, insurance & COI tracker, board meetings & minutes) and three sibling blog posts (community-software cost, how-to-switch-without-losing-data, the self-managed-board series). The post also picked up tag pills (Board governance · Self-managed HOA · Community software · Operations · Cost of ownership), a custom SEO title and meta description, meta keywords, and updated structured data — three JSON-LD blocks now on the page (Organization, BlogPosting with Person author and the new tag list, and FAQPage).

Content Jun 1, 2026 View →

37 feature landing pages now published with real content

Every SoShiny feature now has its own dedicated landing page at soshiny.com/features/{slug} — 22 marquee features (Architectural Review, Voting & Ballots, Lobby TV, Documents, Electronic Signatures, etc.) plus 15 new utility-feature pages (Florida Statutes, FAQ, In-App Help, Marketplace, Property Listings, Newsletter Signup, Locations, Insurance & COI Tracker, Storage Tracking, Activity Log, Employees, Contacts, Violations Workflow, Media & Photo Galleries, Area Attractions). Each page leads with a Did-You-Know hook, a plain-English overview, four real per-vertical use cases (condo, HOA, marina, campground), 8 owner-and-board benefit cards, cross-links to related features, and an industry-coverage block. Sitemap now lists 37 feature URLs. The homepage compact "supporting cast" strip is now CMS-driven — adding a new feature in admin automatically surfaces it.

Content Jun 1, 2026 View →

Housing cooperatives now have their own vertical page

Added soshiny.com/cooperatives.php targeting boards of housing co-ops, mutual housing associations, and limited-equity cooperatives. Covers Florida Chapter 719 share-and-occupancy structure, fitness-and-finance approvals, member loan tracking, and the assessment-vs.-rent distinction that trips up cooperative boards. Cross-linked into the homepage By-Industry strip alongside Condos, HOAs, Marinas, Mobile Home Parks, Deed-Restricted Communities, and 55+ Communities. The Condos vertical now redirects co-op-curious traffic across to the new page so the right audience lands on the right copy.

May 2026

Content May 30, 2026

Sharper copy on the homepage By Industry pills

Rewrote the section intro and all six industry-card descriptions on the homepage to be tighter, more specific, and more honest about what each community type actually gets out of SoShiny. Condos lead with searchable rules; HOAs lead with the no-manager-markup promise; Marinas with the COI + spreadsheet pain; Mobile Home Parks with ROC fit; Deed-Restricted with ARC/board alignment; 55+ with the lobby TV + plain-language angle.

Content May 30, 2026 View →

Mobile Home Parks & ROC co-ops join the lineup

Repurposed the RV Parks vertical (URL still /rv-parks.php) into a dedicated landing for mobile home parks, manufactured-housing co-ops, and 55+ communities — leaning into the resident-owned community (ROC) board-governance use case where SoShiny actually shines. New copy throughout: per-lot directory, snowbird tracking, amenity booking, online voting from out-of-state, and a 96-lot Florida ROC use case. Homepage By Industry card matches.

Content May 30, 2026 View →

Deed-Restricted Communities & POAs join the lineup

Repurposed the Campgrounds industry page (URL still /campgrounds.php) into a dedicated landing for deed-restricted communities and Property Owners Associations (POAs). New title, lede, three pain-points (covenants buried in a binder, ARC chasing paper, violations stalling mid-process), six features focused on architectural review + searchable covenants + per-lot violations workflow, a 320-lot use case, and five FAQs. Homepage By Industry card matches.

Content May 30, 2026 View →

Meet the SoShiny Team byline

Posts written by the team now byline as 'SoShiny Team' with a real author profile at soshiny.com/author/soshiny-team. Includes our editorial intro, contact email (success@soshiny.com), and link to follow us on X. Posts can also be re-attributed to individual authors (Kevin, Reboooot, or any new author you add) via the Author dropdown in the blog editor.

Content May 29, 2026

We're now SoShiny, LLC of Daytona Beach

Updated the company name across the site footer, print headers, lobby TV, transactional emails, and our Organization metadata. The legal entity behind SoShiny is SoShiny, LLC, based in Daytona Beach, Florida. No change to your account or how anything works — just a cleaner copyright line.

Content May 28, 2026 View →

SoShiny is on X

Follow SoShiny at @soshinyapp on X. There's now a 'Follow us' link in the site footer, and the handle is wired into our page metadata and structured data so shared links and search engines credit the account.

Content May 28, 2026

More answers on the homepage FAQ

Expanded the homepage FAQ from 5 to 14 questions — now covering which kinds of communities SoShiny serves, pricing, the free trial, contracts, custom domains, electronic signatures, online voting, email broadcasts, and the lobby announcement TV. Laid out in a clean two-column grid, and the questions feed structured data so they're eligible to appear directly in Google search results.

Content May 26, 2026 See it live →

"Owners / Renters" renamed to "Community Directory"

The sidebar entry, page title, and heading have all been renamed from "Directory" / "Owners / Renters" to "Community Directory" — clearer about who's listed and consistent with how boards refer to it.

Content May 26, 2026 See it live →

Pricing page simplified — two plans, clearer Starter label

The Enterprise card has been removed from the public pricing page. We now show two plans side by side: Starter (small HOAs) for up to 20 units at $20/mo flat, and Growth for 21+ units at $20 base plus $0.50 per unit over 20. Every plan still includes every feature — there is no tier-gating. The custom-domain add-on at $99/year continues to sit below the plan grid.

Content May 25, 2026 See it live →

Pricing page now lists the custom-domain add-on ($99/year)

Associations that want to run their community on their own domain (e.g. yourassociation.com) instead of soshiny.com/{slug}/ can add that to any plan for $99/year. We provide DNS instructions, provision the SSL certificate, and handle the routing. Currently available by request via the waitlist link on the pricing page while the routing layer is finished.

Content May 13, 2026 See it live →

Governing documents guide for residents

A new in-app reference page explains Florida HOA and condo governing documents in plain language — what a Declaration of Condominium is, how it differs from the Bylaws and Rules, who can change what and by what vote threshold, and what residents can do if they disagree with a rule. Linked from the Rules & Bylaws page. Scoped to each association's city and type. No legalese.

Content May 12, 2026 See it live →

Marketing site refreshed with the new feature set

The public home at soshiny.com now shows what's actually been built: 12 hero feature tiles (Rules, Documents, Announcements, ARC, Work Orders, Concerns, Events, Committees, Directory, Public Landing, Parking & Units, Global Search) plus a 'boring-but-essential' strip below (Insurance, Employees, Contacts, FAQ, Media, Locations, Storage, Activity log, Print everything). Hero copy and FAQ refreshed too — pricing bullets now honestly call out 1 GB free + $5/mo per extra GB instead of the old 'Unlimited storage' line.

Content May 10, 2026 See it live →

Hero headline + lede rewrite

New headline: 'Transparent, Simplified and Built for Your Community.' New lede pays off the three words — every feature on every plan, in one portal your board can run and your community will actually use.

Content May 9, 2026 See it live →

Pricing model finalized

$20 flat for up to 10 units, $0.50/unit for 11-100, $0.75/unit for 101+. 30-day free trial included. Every plan includes every feature — no tier-gating on SSO, API access, or audit log export. Calculator updated, all four pricing cards show identical features.