What's new in Trade2Base
We ship updates every week. This page covers every release — new features, improvements and bug fixes.
Coming soon
AI campaign copywriting (Google Ads, Facebook, SMS)
In developmentQ3 2026
AI review response drafting
In developmentQ3 2026
Stripe card terminals — accept card on site
In developmentQ3 2026
Call tracking — inbound calls attributed per campaign
PlannedQ3 2026
Gas Safe & EICR certificate templates
PlannedQ3 2026
Service reminders — auto-notify customers when due
PlannedQ3 2026
GoCardless direct debit for service contracts
PlannedQ3 2026
Purchase orders module
PlannedQ4 2026
Parts & materials inventory tracking
PlannedQ4 2026
Multi-company accounts
PlannedQ4 2026
Route optimisation for engineer scheduling
ScopingQ4 2026
Want a feature that's not on the roadmap? Email support@trade2base.com — we read every request.
v4.2.0SEO & content8 Jun 2026
New features
- BreadcrumbSchema added to 167 industry and city landing pages — trade pages (plumbers, electricians, gas-engineers, locksmiths, etc.) and UK city pages (london, manchester, birmingham, etc.) now have Home → Page breadcrumb structured data for richer Google search results
- 4 new blog posts published: 'How to Grow a Locksmith Business UK', 'Xero vs QuickBooks for Tradespeople UK', 'Time Tracking for Tradespeople UK', 'How to Accept Card Payments On Site' and 'GDPR for Tradespeople UK' — blog grows to 218 articles
- BreadcrumbSchema added to Features and About marketing pages
Improvements
- Technology category grows to 10 posts, Compliance & Certification to 13 posts, Operations to 12 posts
- Absolute og-image URLs fixed on features, about, blog and attribution pages
- Blog article count updated to 218
v4.0.0Schema & content8 Jun 2026
New features
- BreadcrumbList JSON-LD schema added to all 210 blog posts, 218 help articles and 54 compare pages — breadcrumbs now appear in Google search results across the entire content library
- 5 new blog articles published: 'GoCardless for Tradespeople UK', 'How to Schedule Engineers Efficiently', 'How to Win More Annual Service Contracts', 'How to Price Emergency Callouts UK', and 'Digital Job Management vs Paper Job Sheets' — blog grows to 213 articles
- New BreadcrumbSchema component added to /src/components/seo/ — reusable, consistent structured data across all page types
Improvements
- Blog listing page article count updated to 213 (was showing 202)
- 2 blog posts previously missing from the article registry now registered: ev-charger-installer-business-uk and how-to-price-loft-conversion-2026-uk
- All 213 blog posts now have complete structured data: Article schema + BreadcrumbList schema
v3.9.0SEO sweep8 Jun 2026
New features
- Canonical URL, OpenGraph and Twitter card metadata added to all 218 help articles — every help page is now fully crawlable and shareable with correct previews
- 2 previously unregistered blog posts added to the article registry: 'OZEV Approved EV Charger Installer: How to Get Certified and Win Contracts (2026)' and 'Loft Conversion Pricing for Builders: Dormer, Mansard and Velux Costs (2026 UK)'
Improvements
- ROI Calculator and Pricing page: og-image URLs corrected to absolute URLs (were relative /og-image.png — now correctly prefixed with site URL)
- Twitter card added to ROI Calculator layout (was missing despite having OpenGraph metadata)
Bug fixes
- 3 broken help article navigation links fixed: portal-from-job → /help/portal-overview, job-links → /help/first-quote and /help/create-invoice, export-before-cancel → /help/business-profile
v3.8.0SEO & content8 Jun 2026
New features
- OpenGraph and Twitter card metadata added to all 204 blog posts — enables accurate social sharing previews across the entire blog
- 4 new blog articles published: 'Best Apps for Tradespeople UK 2026', 'How to Use AI in Your Trade Business', 'Stripe Payments for Tradespeople UK', and 'How to Deal with Late Payments' — Technology category grows from 4 to 7 articles
- Twitter card and OpenGraph metadata added to roadmap, changelog and help centre pages
- Canonical URLs added to roadmap and changelog (were missing)
Improvements
- OG image reference added to help centre openGraph block (was missing)
- All 208 blog posts now have consistent metadata: title, description, canonical, openGraph and twitter
Bug fixes
- 4 broken internal links fixed in newly-created help articles: /help/customer-portal-overview → /help/portal-overview, /help/creating-quotes → /help/first-quote, /help/creating-invoices → /help/create-invoice, /help/account-settings → /help/business-profile
v3.7.0Content & fixes8 Jun 2026
New features
- Blog expanded to 202 registered articles — 12 new in-depth posts covering: trade business marketing plan, surviving slow periods, trade business insurance, hiring your first employee, health & safety compliance, invoice finance, Rated People vs MyBuilder, business bank accounts for tradespeople, self-employed expenses & tax allowances, growing an electrical business, growing a gas engineer business, and how to quote trade jobs accurately
- 3 new help articles created: 'Linking a job to a quote and invoice' (/help/job-links), 'Sending a customer portal link from a job' (/help/portal-from-job), and 'Exporting all data before cancellation' (/help/export-before-cancel)
- Sitemap updated: all 3 new help articles added to indexed routes (678 routes total)
Improvements
- Changelog 'Coming soon' section updated to match the current Q3/Q4 2026 roadmap — replaced stale entries with accurate in-development and planned items
- Roadmap page badges and descriptions remain accurate as of June 2026
Bug fixes
- 10 broken nearby-town links fixed across 3 additional city pages: kilmarnock (/ayr, /irvine, /prestwick), macclesfield (/buxton), redditch (/bromsgrove, /solihull, /stratford-upon-avon) — all replaced with href='/'
- Previously fixed: 19 broken links across dunfermline, loughborough, dumfries, southend-on-sea, nuneaton, horsham, macclesfield city pages
v3.6.0Content & polish8 Jun 2026
New features
- Blog expanded to 194+ articles — 14 new posts covering: trade business insurance, hiring first employee, health & safety compliance, invoice finance, trade marketing plan, surviving slow periods, CSCS cards, VAT registration, local SEO, public liability insurance, sole trader vs limited company, first customers, working at height, and word-of-mouth referrals
- 44 previously unlinked blog posts now registered in the article index — all appear in /blog listing and category filters
- StickyNav rolled out to all 12 marketing pages — about, changelog, contact, migrate, partners, referral, roadmap, testimonials, campaigns, security, attribution and features all now use the canonical 4-link nav with active state
Improvements
- Testimonials page: removed 'beta customer' language from stats and disclosure — product is live
- About page: dead careers.trade2base.com link replaced with /contact link
- Sitemap: 6 new blog routes added, all registry entries verified against sitemap
Bug fixes
- Security: HTML-escaped user input in support chat email body — businessName, email and message were interpolated raw into admin notification HTML
- integrations page: 'Explore demo' button corrected from /app to /demo/dashboard
- TypeScript: zero errors maintained across all routes
v3.5.0Major release7 Jun 2026
New features
- Attribution-first positioning — hero headline and all 12 trade vertical pages rewritten around the 'know which leads become paid jobs' outcome; each vertical now shows a spend→leads→quotes→booked funnel panel
- Public demo portal — /demo/portal gives any visitor a fully-seeded Sarah Johnson bathroom renovation scenario: job timeline, quote with line items, engineer update, message thread, invoice card and review request, zero login required
- Action queue in app sidebar — four live queues (New enquiries, Cold quotes, Overdue invoices, Ready to invoice) each collapsible with colour-coded urgency, surfacing what needs attention without hunting through tables
- Source attribution badges throughout app — colour-coded channel tags (Google Ads, Meta, Checkatrade, Referral, Direct call, Website form, MyBuilder) on job requests, jobs, and quotes; dashboard now shows Top lead sources mini-table
- Job costing and margin visibility — collapsible Labour/Materials/Overheads breakdown in job detail with a colour-coded margin badge (green >50%, amber 30–50%, red <30%); margin column added to Reports profitability table
- Quote template manager — full rewrite with category filter chips, template cards, and a TemplateEditor modal with a live line-item table; pre-built templates for common job types
- Customer communication timeline — 8-event vertical timeline in customer detail (enquiry → quote sent → quote approved → job booked → on site → complete → invoice sent → review requested)
- Messages page — WhatsApp-style conversation list with unread badges, per-conversation bubble thread with tick delivery indicators and AI reply button
- Automated cron jobs — daily quote follow-ups (day 3, graceful if column missing), invoice chasing (fires only at 7/14/28 days overdue), review requests (2 h after completion); weekly business report every Monday 07:00 UTC
- Service reminders UI — manage annual/service-interval reminder rules with upcoming-sends table showing next fire date per rule
- Getting started checklist — shown to new accounts with 5 setup steps and a dismiss flow; auto-hides when all steps complete
- Compare pages: /compare/jobber, /compare/tradify, /compare/servicem8, /compare/powered-now — honest two-sided comparison with where they win, where Trade2Base wins, feature table, pricing and ICP sections
Improvements
- City pages (London, Manchester, Birmingham) rewritten with attribution-led headlines and local channel stats
- Testimonials page: 'Beta customer results — individual outcomes vary.' disclosure added to all stat callouts
- Pricing FAQ: added 14-day full refund policy question; UK support added to bottom trust strip
- Onboarding: attribution hook on step 1 ('We'll show you which marketing is making you money'); new primaryGoals multi-select step
- About page: removed unverifiable '500+ businesses' claim; timeline entries clarified as projected milestones
- Contact/support email standardised to support@trade2base.com across contact, pricing, help and auth pages
- DataTable component: accepts optional emptyState prop for contextual empty-state messages per table
- Migrate page: platform compare hrefs corrected to match actual /compare/ URL patterns
Bug fixes
- Fixed: 'Join 500+ trade businesses' removed from auth shell, about page, and campaigns page CTA
- Fixed: TypeScript clean — zero errors across all new pages and components
v3.3.0Major release27 May 2026
New features
- 9 UK city landing pages — London, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Bristol, Sheffield, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Newcastle — each with local campaign attribution data, testimonials, FAQs and city-specific SEO
- 39 comparison pages total — new additions: Praxedo, Oneserve, Workiz, Skedulo, mHelpDesk, Assignar, GeoOp, Accelo (total now 39)
- Industry pages: Fencing Contractors, Gutter Cleaning, Bricklayers, Handymen, Paving Contractors, Window Installation — bringing total industry pages to 46+
- Help articles now 79+ covering integrations (WhatsApp, Meta Ads, Google Ads, calendar sync), billing/account management, AI tools, team rates/certs, portal reviews, recurring jobs
- Blog posts now 89 — batches 21-25 covering electrical contracting, social media, bathroom pricing, commercial plumbing, heating engineer growth, roofing marketing, CRM vs job management, admin reduction
Improvements
- Compare index page: 39 entries covering all major UK and global field service competitors
- Landing page 'Also built for': expanded to 40+ trade verticals
- Sitemap: 285 routes indexed across all content types
- All city pages include campaign attribution mockups, testimonials and inter-city linking
Bug fixes
- TypeScript: zero errors maintained across all 285 routes
v3.1.0Major release27 May 2026
New features
- 31 comparison pages total — new additions: Clik Services, Eworks Manager, Loc8, Buildertrend, Synchroteam, FieldAware, Service Fusion, Totalmobile, Vonigo, FieldMotion, RazorSync, Zuper
- 19 industry landing pages added — Scaffolders, Telecoms, Floor Layers, Tree Surgeons, Damp Proofing, Glaziers, Plasterers, Carpet Cleaners, Joiners, Tilers, Air Conditioning, Electrical Contractors, Boiler Engineers, Property Maintenance, Skip Hire, Security Systems
- 55 help articles — batches 3-7 covering job management, quotes, invoices, scheduling, messages, campaigns, AI, automations and customer portal flows
- Blog: batches 15-20 adding 18 new articles — NICEIC, drainage, commercial electrical, Google LSAs, customer retention, pricing psychology, subcontractors, tenders, gas engineers, apprentices, Facebook Ads, HVAC, boiler business, roofing quotes, EICR guide, bathroom renovation, reviews, bookkeeping
Improvements
- Landing page 'Also built for': expanded to 30+ trade verticals with new industry page links
- Compare index page: now 31 entries with full summary cards, Trade2Base wins, competitor wins and verdicts
- Documents page in app: file storage with categories, status badges, search, storage indicator and detail view
- Sitemap: 200+ routes now indexed across all pages, blog posts, help articles and comparison pages
Bug fixes
- TypeScript: zero errors maintained across all new pages
v2.9.0Major release27 May 2026
New features
- Testimonials page — 13 real customer quotes across all industry verticals with highlight pull quotes, star ratings and trade category tags
- Referral programme page — £50/referral, no cap, explains the full programme with FAQs and sharing tips
- Partners page — structured partner programme for accountants, coaches, trade associations and suppliers with 20% recurring commission
- Compare pages: Trade2Base vs Klipboard, vs Joblogic, vs Uptick (fire & security specialist) — total comparison pages now 15
Improvements
- Blog batch 12: 3 new articles — Field Service Management Software UK guide, WhatsApp Business for tradespeople, How to track marketing ROI
- Blog batch 11: 3 new articles — Commercial cleaning contracts guide, Heat pump business UK, Gas safety landlords guide
- Industry pages: Scaffolders (hire period tracking, project costing) and Telecoms Engineers (cabling records, site certificates)
- Help Centre: 8 individual article pages created under /help/ for Welcome, First Job, Job Statuses, AI Quotes, Create Invoice, Connect Stripe, Campaign Attribution, Connect Xero
- Footer: added Scaffolders, Telecoms Engineers, Testimonials, Referral, Partners links
- Sitemap: fire-security, scaffolders, telecoms-engineers, referral, partners, testimonials, and all new compare/blog routes added
Bug fixes
- Fixed: Pound icon replaced with PoundSterling in referral page import
v2.8.0Major release27 May 2026
New features
- New industry pages: Refrigeration Engineers (F-gas compliance, cold chain tracking), Renewable Energy (heat pump pipeline, MCS certs, BUS grant workflow)
- Compare pages: Trade2Base vs AroFlo, vs Powered Now, vs FieldPulse (USD billing, no UK compliance) — bringing total to 12
- Blog batch 10: CIS tax guide for subcontractors, How to price electrical work, Marketing for plumbers
- Blog batch 9: Invoicing software guide, How to get more boiler service contracts, Trade business website guide
Improvements
- Landing page: Refrigeration Engineers and Renewable Energy added to Also built for and footer
- Compare index: FieldPulse, AroFlo and Powered Now entries added
- Sitemap: 110+ routes now indexed
Bug fixes
- Fixed: ' entities in JS string values replaced with plain apostrophes in Groundworkers and Painters pages
v2.7.0Major release27 May 2026
New features
- Service Contracts page in app — manage PSM agreements, track visit schedules, revenue forecasting by month, new contract modal with type/frequency/value fields
- New industry pages: Gas Engineers (CP12 management), Commercial Cleaning (site scheduling, COSHH), Groundworkers (plant hire tracking), Painters & Decorators
- Compare: Trade2Base vs simPRO — bringing total comparison pages to 10
- Case Studies expanded: added Fire & Security (Rob Jennings), HVAC (Gareth Price) and Window Cleaning (Chris Barlow) customer stories
Improvements
- Blog: 9 new articles — electrician business tips, trade business plan, property maintenance contracts, invoicing software guide, boiler service contracts, trade website guide
- Landing page Also built for: expanded to include 13 trade verticals
- Footer: added Gas Engineers, Commercial Cleaning, Groundworkers and Painters & Decorators links
- Sitemap: all new pages registered, now 100+ routes indexed
Bug fixes
- Fixed: RefreshCw icon import added for contract frequency display
- Fixed: CheckCircle2 imported at app level for contract visit tracker
v2.6.0Major release27 May 2026
New features
- New industry pages: Window Cleaners (round management, recurring invoicing), Fire & Security (NSI/SSAIB compliance, PSM contracts), Property Managers (contractor coordination, CP12/EICR tracking)
- New industry pages: Pest Control (COSHH chemical logs, treatment contracts), Locksmiths (emergency callout, key management records)
- ROI Calculator — interactive tool showing software saving, admin saving and revenue uplift estimates based on your business size
- Compare: Trade2Base vs Housecall Pro and Trade2Base vs WorkPal
Improvements
- Landing page footer: added Window Cleaners, Fire & Security and Property Managers links
- Also built for line: expanded to include 11 trade verticals
- Blog: 6 new articles — handling complaints, setting your day rate, getting first jobs, job management software guide, upselling and late payments
- Sitemap: all new pages registered for full search engine coverage
Bug fixes
- Fixed: missing commas in Also built for sentence on landing page
- Fixed: compare index CTA copy updated to reference all competitors
v2.5.0Major release27 May 2026
New features
- Revenue pipeline widget on Dashboard — see Quotes sent, Awaiting sign-off, In Progress, Ready to invoice and Paid MTD at a glance
- Quote customer preview tab — see exactly what your customer sees when they open their quote link, with Accept and Ask a question CTAs
- Invoice customer view tab — full VAT invoice preview as the customer receives it, with Pay now Stripe button
- Engineer performance table in Reports — jobs, revenue, average job value, on-time % and rating per engineer
- Campaign ROI table in Reports — spend, leads, revenue, cost-per-lead and ROI by marketing channel
Improvements
- Compare: added Trade2Base vs Commusoft, Fergus, BigChange and Housecall Pro comparison pages
- Industries: added HVAC, Window Cleaners, Landscapers and Kitchen Fitters dedicated landing pages
- Quote detail: added Preview button to quickly switch from internal to customer view
- Invoice detail: smart action buttons hide Send reminder and Mark paid when already paid
Bug fixes
- Fixed: TypeScript error on comparison pages when rows mixed boolean and partial status
- Fixed: sitemap had duplicate /drainage route
v2.4.0Major release22 May 2026
New features
- Team Management page — assign jobs to engineers, track workload and performance
- Quote Templates — pre-built line-item sets for your most common job types
- Automations builder — create trigger-based workflows without code
- Suppliers & Subcontractors tracking with spend history and order management
Improvements
- Dashboard KPI cards are now clickable and navigate to the relevant section
- Reports: added 12-month revenue trend chart and job-type profitability breakdown
- Reports: Revenue by Source pie chart now shows referral, Google, Mailhaus and social attribution
- Budget vs Actual expense table now colour-codes variances (green under, red over)
Bug fixes
- Fixed: invoice PDF download showed incorrect VAT on some line item combinations
- Fixed: schedule week view hour labels overlapped on narrow screens
v2.3.0Major release8 May 2026
New features
- Reviews & Reputation page — manage Google, Checkatrade, Trustpilot and Facebook reviews
- AI review response drafting — generate replies in your tone with one click
- Per-platform rating cards with trend indicators
- Review request automation: auto-send WhatsApp link 2 hours after job completion
Improvements
- Quotes: AI assistant sidebar now suggests follow-up actions based on quote age
- Invoices: mark paid button now updates the customer portal in real time
- Customer portal: added appointment confirmation and rescheduling flow
- Messages: AI reply drafts now adapt tone based on message content
Bug fixes
- Fixed: WhatsApp message thread not scrolling to latest message on load
- Fixed: Quote PDF page break issue on long line-item lists
v2.2.0Major release24 Apr 2026
New features
- Customer Companion Portal — give every customer a branded self-service link
- Portal features: job timeline, quote approval, invoice payment, photo uploads, review request
- Mobile-first portal design works on any device without an app download
- Demo portal available at /customer/demo-token
Improvements
- Campaigns: added cost-per-booked-job attribution for Google LSA and Facebook lead ads
- Integrations page: full connection status dashboard for all 13 third-party services
- Onboarding: added trade type selection and logo upload step
- Settings: billing section shows current plan, usage, and upgrade options
Bug fixes
- Fixed: Xero sync sometimes doubled invoice lines when description contained a comma
- Fixed: onboarding postcode validation rejected valid BT and GY postcodes
v2.1.0Feature update10 Apr 2026
New features
- Mailhaus direct mail integration — send tracked postcards to target postcodes from your CRM
- Campaign attribution: every Mailhaus scan or unique phone call attributed to the sending campaign
- Campaign detail view: budget progress, leads generated, quotes sent, jobs booked
Improvements
- Jobs: bulk status update for multiple jobs selected
- Expenses: receipt photo upload now supports drag-and-drop
- Schedule: month view now shows job count per day with colour-coded urgency
Bug fixes
- Fixed: schedule week view did not account for BST when displaying job times
- Fixed: expense CSV export omitted jobs with no linked job ID
v2.0.0Major release20 Mar 2026
New features
- Campaigns page — build and publish Google and Facebook lead ads directly from Trade2Base
- AI-generated ad copy and campaign briefs on demand
- Full campaign analytics: spend, impressions, leads, quote conversion, revenue
- WhatsApp automated follow-up sequences for unconverted leads
Improvements
- Schedule: day view with hour-by-hour job timeline for each engineer
- Messages: conversation threads now support file and photo attachments
- Quotes: convert to invoice in one click, with all line items pre-populated
- Invoice: payment link copy button sends Stripe-hosted payment page to customer
Bug fixes
- Fixed: notification badge persisted after reading all messages
- Fixed: day rate calculator in quote builder did not handle overnight jobs
v1.9.0Feature update5 Feb 2026
New features
- AI Assistant page — chat interface with 12 quick-action prompts
- AI quote drafting from plain-English site notes
- AI payment reminder drafts for overdue invoices
Improvements
- Reports: business summary panel now includes margin percentage
- Customers: lifetime spend and job count visible in the list view
- Jobs: photo gallery viewer on job detail page
Bug fixes
- Fixed: profit chart occasionally showed negative values due to rounding
v1.8.0Feature update15 Jan 2026
New features
- Schedule week view with real calendar grid and time slot display
- Engineer colour-coding in the schedule
- Drag-to-reschedule on the week view
Improvements
- Job detail: notes and engineer assignment now editable inline
- Expenses: category breakdown donut chart in the summary card
- Invoices: overdue badge highlights automatically at due date
Bug fixes
- Fixed: email notification for new job request sometimes sent twice
Showing releases from January 2026 onwards. For earlier releases, email support@trade2base.com.