We’ve made some small updates to the gift exchange experience on Giftwhale, bringing a modern design and improved usability. These changes aim to make organising and participating in gift exchanges faster, easier, and more intuitive for everyone.

The gift exchange interface has received a makeover, with a cleaner and more modern design. You now have access to the dynamic theme in Exchanges too, so the colours and design will change to your uploaded image, making everything feel more personalised and eye-catching.

Adding friends to gift exchanges is now simpler and faster. We've streamlined the process to make it more intuitive, allowing you to invite participants with just a few clicks without having to know their email address.

Gift exchanges now display all the essential details you need right at your fingertips. From participant statuses to exchange details, everything is clearly presented, so you can quickly stay updated and manage the event effortlessly. No more hunting for information – everything is where you need it.

These updates are designed to improve how you organise and engage with gift exchanges, making them simpler and more enjoyable to use. Whether you're setting up a Secret Santa (of course you are!) or coordinating a group gift, the new design and features speed everything up and make it more enjoyable.

We’ve introduced a new feature that allows a child account's inbox items to be shared among all users with management access. This update improves coordination when managing gifts for child accounts.

Now, all users who can manage a child account will have access to a shared inbox, making it easier to stay updated on activities and notifications.

You can view these items on your regular Inbox page. Simply filter by your child account, and you'll see all items added by any user. If an item was added by someone else, it will show who created it at the bottom of the item details.

This improvement is designed to streamline collaboration and enhance the management of child accounts within Giftwhale.

In response to user feedback, we've overhauled the process of handling multiple reservations for single items, making it more intuitive and efficient. Now, for items with a quantity greater than 1, managing multiple reservations is a breeze with our new dedicated reservations page.

We've introduced a dedicated page where you can seamlessly oversee all individual reservations for a specific item.

Each reservation is accompanied by a clear status indicator, guiding you through the process effortlessly. Here's what you can expect:

This streamlined approach empowers you to stay organized and promptly address each reservation, enhancing the overall user experience.

Giftwhale is now the ultimate wishlist solution for any organisation or charity seeking to streamline their fundraising efforts and increase donations.

Read more on our dedicated business and charity wish list page

You now have the option to add a shipping address to any of your wish lists. Each wish list can have a separate address, should you need it.

All you need to do is go to the 'Edit' menu on your wish list, and you'll see a new set of options for displaying your shipping address.

You can select who can see your shipping address, regardless of your wishlist's own privacy settings. So if you want your wish list to be public, but you only want to show your address to your Giftwhale friends, we got you!

The option to add a page for friends and family to chat on your wish lists has been removed. This feature was not used widely so we have decided to remove it so we can focus on other areas of the application.

You can now disable reservations on a list by list basis. This is useful if you want to temporarily disable the ability for people to reserve items, or if you just want to show a list of items and don't actually want to receive them.

Chat can now be disabled for each list.

You can now choose whether you see reserved items on your list immediately, 14 days after someone reserves it, or after the due date. This gives more flexibility for different ways to use Giftwhale.

Verified accounts now have an updated verification badge on the profile page.