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United Baristas Change Log

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Recent changes at United Baristas 

The purpose of the change log is to provide a summary of recent changes before they are fully documented in Help Centre.

  • Information on using United Baristas services is available here
  • You can also read about key United Baristas updates

Introducing United Baristas Market

United Baristas Market

  • The transition to United Baristas Market from Marketplace is complete
  • Navigate around United Baristas Market with the Market Directory 
  • You can now see the listing's status (available, under offer, sold etc) from the category pages  
  • Marking your listing as sold hides contact and buying details to prevent further enquiries or purchases (the listing remains visible and is deleted when the listing expires)
  • Updated coffee equipment 'Condition' names for increased clarity
  • Introduced live filters for Grinders 
  • Updates for EU VAT changes following the end of the transition period 
  • Added Apple and Google pay at checkout
  • Introduced Verified Market Stalls
  • Market Stall cards now appear in Contact and Connect section on listings, so Stall Holders don't have to fill in all their details with each listing
  • Market Stall holders can direct buyers to their website with a buying link
  • New guidance for users wanting to upgrade from Market Membership to a Market Stall
  • Personal and Public Lists now available on all listing categories
  • Merged the Glassware and Crockery categories
  • Added Accessories, Parts and Modifications category – it's the intention to further integrate these listings alongside relevant coffee equipment listings, if you have ideas how this might best work please make a suggestion
  • Understand how you can use United Baristas Market as a visitor, user, member or stall holder
  • *fix: Market Stall holders benefit from Stall Holder only Featured Listings enhancements
  • *fix: Enter your Mobile phone number in formats +441234567890, 07712345678, +001-(555)1234567 etc for buyers to click to call you
  • *fix: Enter your WhatsApp number for buyers to click to message you. Fixed entry bug, enhanced integration and improved guidance

UB-iD

New experience for UB-iD, our secure login portal to keep your personal information private. 

  • United Baristas services use UB-iD to securely sign in across our services
  • Onetime Marketplace accounts are not transferred to United Baristas Market and users should create a new UB-iD (if they don't have one already) by clicking Sign Up 

United Baristas 

Over the past couple of years the readership of articles has grown dramatically, so we've been working to make United Baristas easier to read, search and navigate. Recent updates include:

  • Major updates to the structure of Articles for readability and navigation  
    • Follow key themes across articles by Series
    • Explore articles by Topic
    • you can now listen to popular and thought-provoking articles with Audio Articles
  • Introduced United Baristas Radio, so you can subscribe to get the latest Audio Articles
  • Your information is even more secure with the new UB-iD
  • Updates the cookie acceptance and management system as well as policy
  • Updated terms and conditions of use
  • Further reduced the carbon footprint per view 🌍

United Baristas Jobs

  • Full application details optionally emailed to an account of your choosing 
  • Updated application process to help applicants and companies ascertain cultural fit
  • Added right to work declaration 
  • Rejected applicants are automatically notified
  • Added new job types including Waiting Staff and Kitchen functions 
  • Added new work types including: short-term / casual, volunteer, internship and contract
  • Compliant job listing header images automatically posted on Instagram  
  • Uses the new UB-iD, which is useful for companies wanting multiple members of staff to have access to their company account
  • Reduced the carbon footprint per view 🌍

United Baristas Equipment is now being incorporated within the new United Baristas Market

  • United Baristas Equipment is the forthcoming service to help baristas and coffee businesses make tastier coffee and run viable businesses by better sourcing and maintaining coffee equipment
  • After beta testing United Baristas Equipment we have decided to start incorporating its functions directly into United Baristas Market.
  • Impacted users will be individually contacted. Further updates to follow. 

United Baristas Business is now incorporated within the new United Baristas Market

  • United Baristas Market takes the best of Business, and adds to features to make it even better
  • You can now search and market your coffee business or lease for sale in the all-new United Baristas Market

United Baristas Marketplace has moved to United Baristas Market

  • United Baristas Market takes the best of Marketplace, and adds to features to make it even better
  • You can now buy and sell used coffee equipment the all-new United Baristas Market
  • Marketplace is discontinued and is being sunset. Users should download any information they require before 25 January 2021
  • You can log in to your old Marketplace account here 
  • The payment escrow service is deprecated and replaced with Paylax escrow

 

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