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Posts from 2026

Seatmap Pro 1.73.0

Hold a buyer's seats in a server-side session that survives a reload and cannot be double-booked, queue conversions on the GPU, and retire PDF export.

The Single Seat Nobody Buys

Leftover single seats cost a 300-seat theater thousands over a run. Here's the arithmetic, and how orphan seat prevention stops the click that strands them.

Seatmap Pro 1.72.0

Stop selections that strand a single seat, clear categories without resetting the palette, select seats and areas in one drag, and a faster editor.

Seatmap Pro 1.71.0

Section photos delivered to your ticketing site, prices and availability loaded separately, faster background conversion, and a lighter renderer.

Seatmap Pro 1.70.0

Layer navigation and global search in the editor, honest decimal prices in the renderer, lighter venue backgrounds, and four changes to check before upgrading.