Latest Website Updates

January 2024

Added a dropdown menu in the search to enable members to search for a specified gender of PA or PA User
Added a way for members to give a rating to a member who has blocked them
Ability to view just new members who have joined in the monthly new member emails

Updated social media icons and links to profiles
Added "Back to search" button to the Inbox page, create message and reply to message pages
Added filtering to first messages between members to combat spam and increase security

Messages inbox and sent messages pages are now showing the unread messages first. Before they were sorted by "created at" date.

Updated "Blocked Profiles" page (menu My Settings > Blocked Profiles) - now has a list of "members who have blocked me" with buttons to report problems with a member.
Updated members' profile pages with a message "You haven’t yet been in contact with this member" or "You last contacted this member on XX.XX.XXXX" in sidebar.
Updated account deletion emails - now email have more account details, like username, email address, date of registration and deletion date. It should be easier for our members to see which of their accounts are affected.
Added Google reCaptcha for more security on the website. From now on it will be more difficult for bots to access our pages and to submit forms.
Updated "Someone on your shortlist is looking" email - now clicking on the button will redirect to the member's profile page instead of shortlist page.
PAs can now specify their country of residence and then PA Users can search for PAs with UK residence. Search is ignoring this field by default. PAs will see new message on their screens asking them to update their profiles.
Added note to profiles showing if / when a you last messaged that member
Added ability to report a member who has blocked you
Updated link to member profile from a 'Someone on your shortlist is looking' email
Latest Website Updates button so you can track all the latest improvements

Further measures to prevent banned members from re-joining
Clean database
Introduce email validity entered on registration
Introduce new subscription tiers for PAs
New automatic email reply to sender if they message a member who is not currently subscribed

Added the compulsory entering of DBS numbers for PAs stating they have DBS or Enhanced DBS Checks
Added Suspended member category to the Administration Dashboard
When a member tries to view a profile and that member is ‘Hidden’, ‘Blocked’ or ‘Awaiting Approval’ an explanatory message is displayed rather than an error page
Forced ID Verification for any PA who joined before August 2022 and who has no profile photo
Stopped email notifications for members who have blocked each other
Added the compulsory entering of UTR number if a PA ticks Self Employed
Added option to specify PAYE or Self-Employed employment status

Update How PA Pool Works information
Update Big Idea page
Add Curam Care Approved badges to profiles of PAs who have been screened, interviewed and vetted by Curam Care

Changed the background of the ‘My PA Pool’ dashboard so it is now blue when your status is “I’m Sorted” and green when your status is “I’m Looking”.
Pop up reminders when a member takes out a subscription to say either that your status is currently set at “I’m Sorted”, your profile is set to “Hidden” or your profile has not yet been approved so can’t be viewed.