July 16, 2026
Turn On SMS Yourself, Right Inside Opus1
SMS reminders help families show up on time and keep classes full. Now getting started is just as easy: purchase and activate the Opus1 SMS add-on directly inside the product, no call needed.
What’s New:
- Fewer No-Shows — SMS reminders cut missed appointments, with schools seeing up to 30% fewer no-shows compared to email alone.
- Real Two-Way Conversations — Families get a dedicated number they can actually reply to, so reschedules and quick questions happen without a game of phone tag.
- Messages That Get Seen — Texts see open rates around 98%, compared to roughly 20% for email, so reminders about lessons and schedule changes actually reach families.
- Self-Serve Setup — Purchase and activate directly inside Opus1, no sales call, no waiting on a rep.
- Fewer No-Shows — SMS reminders cut missed appointments, with schools seeing up to 30% fewer no-shows compared to email alone.
- Real Two-Way Conversations — Families get a dedicated number they can actually reply to, so reschedules and quick questions happen without a game of phone tag.
- Messages That Get Seen — Texts see open rates around 98%, compared to roughly 20% for email, so reminders about lessons and schedule changes actually reach families.
- Self-Serve Setup — Purchase and activate directly inside Opus1, no sales call, no waiting on a rep.
July 16, 2026
Introducing the Opus1 Resource Center: Support, Community, and Product Updates
A new icon in your navigation bar opens a dedicated space for support, community, and updates, right inside your dashboard, and now surfaces Available Upgrades like SMS if your school doesn’t have it yet, with Plus and Voice flows coming soon.
What’s New:
- Resource Center — A new icon in the bottom-left navigation opens a dedicated space for support, community, and updates.
- Available Upgrades — See Opus1 solutions relevant to your school, like SMS if you don’t have it yet, right from the Resource Center. Plus and Voice flows are coming soon.
- Instant Knowledge Base Access — Search help articles directly from the Resource Center, no need to leave your dashboard or open a new tab.
- Product Updates Feed — Catch up on what’s new in Opus1 without visiting the website separately.
- Facebook Group — Connect with other music and dance school owners with a single click.
- Resource Center — A new icon in the bottom-left navigation opens a dedicated space for support, community, and updates.
- Available Upgrades — See Opus1 solutions relevant to your school, like SMS if you don’t have it yet, right from the Resource Center. Plus and Voice flows are coming soon.
- Instant Knowledge Base Access — Search help articles directly from the Resource Center, no need to leave your dashboard or open a new tab.
- Product Updates Feed — Catch up on what’s new in Opus1 without visiting the website separately.
- Facebook Group — Connect with other music and dance school owners with a single click.
July 16, 2026
Reach the Right Parent Right Away: Email Now in Your Prospect Conversion Export
The Prospect Conversion Stats report CSV export now includes the client’s email address, along with up to two account manager names and emails, so you can follow up without leaving the report.
What’s New:
- Client Email Included — The Prospect Conversion Stats CSV export now includes the client’s email address.
- Account Manager Contacts — Up to two account manager names and emails are included alongside each record.
- One Export, No Cross-Referencing — No need to pull the All Clients export separately just to find contact info for a prospect.
- Faster Follow-Up — Reach the parent or guardian directly, without extra steps.
- Client Email Included — The Prospect Conversion Stats CSV export now includes the client’s email address.
- Account Manager Contacts — Up to two account manager names and emails are included alongside each record.
- One Export, No Cross-Referencing — No need to pull the All Clients export separately just to find contact info for a prospect.
- Faster Follow-Up — Reach the parent or guardian directly, without extra steps.
July 9, 2026
Group Class Management, Supercharged
Group classes in Opus1 are more powerful than ever. Enrollment, scheduling, and class management have all gotten a serious upgrade. Read the full recap on our blog
What’s New:
- Faster, more flexible enrollment for group classes
- Easier scheduling and holds for students on breaks
- Clearer visibility for staff and families
- Automatic handling for trials and expired pre-enrollments
- Faster, more flexible enrollment for group classes
- Easier scheduling and holds for students on breaks
- Clearer visibility for staff and families
- Automatic handling for trials and expired pre-enrollments
June 25, 2026
Parents Can Now Check Out With Apple Pay and Google Pay
Fewer steps at checkout means more parents completing payment. Opus1 Payments now supports Apple Pay and Google Pay, so families can pay for self-booking and subscriptions online in one tap, right from their phone.
What’s New:
- Apple Pay & Google Pay support: Available now for schools using Opus1 Payments, giving parents a faster checkout option on supported mobile devices and browsers.
- One-tap checkout: Parents no longer need to manually enter card details. They check out using the payment method already saved on their device.
- Works for self-booking and subscriptions: The digital wallet checkout applies to parent-facing online payment flows, including self-booking and subscription payments.
- For Opus1 Payments schools: Available to schools using Opus1 Payments and applies to online payments, not in-person terminal transactions.
- Apple Pay & Google Pay support: Available now for schools using Opus1 Payments, giving parents a faster checkout option on supported mobile devices and browsers.
- One-tap checkout: Parents no longer need to manually enter card details. They check out using the payment method already saved on their device.
- Works for self-booking and subscriptions: The digital wallet checkout applies to parent-facing online payment flows, including self-booking and subscription payments.
- For Opus1 Payments schools: Available to schools using Opus1 Payments and applies to online payments, not in-person terminal transactions.
June 25, 2026
Full Multi-Class Admin Booking Live in Opus1
Large-scale group class enrollment used to mean repeating the same process over and over, one student, one class, one workflow at a time. Staff administrators can now handle any combination of students, dates, and classes in a single workflow, with everything needed to manage complex enrollments built into one streamlined experience.
What’s New:
- Bulk multi-payer class enrollment: Staff administrators can enroll multiple students from different families into multiple classes in one workflow, using an updated student and class selection interface.
- Per-student payment plans and start dates: Each student can have their own unique payment plan and start date within the same enrollment, so complex family arrangements never require extra passes through the process.
- Payer grouping at checkout: Enrollments from the same payer are grouped together at checkout, making it easy for staff to review enrollments and price quotes within the same family.
- Filter by teacher and age group: Staff can filter available classes by teacher and age group during enrollment, making it faster to find the right classes for each student.
- Single-student multi-class enrollment: Staff can also enroll a single student into multiple group classes in one pass, without restarting the process for each class individually.
- Bulk multi-payer class enrollment: Staff administrators can enroll multiple students from different families into multiple classes in one workflow, using an updated student and class selection interface.
- Per-student payment plans and start dates: Each student can have their own unique payment plan and start date within the same enrollment, so complex family arrangements never require extra passes through the process.
- Payer grouping at checkout: Enrollments from the same payer are grouped together at checkout, making it easy for staff to review enrollments and price quotes within the same family.
- Filter by teacher and age group: Staff can filter available classes by teacher and age group during enrollment, making it faster to find the right classes for each student.
- Single-student multi-class enrollment: Staff can also enroll a single student into multiple group classes in one pass, without restarting the process for each class individually.
June 18, 2026
Multi-Location Payroll Exports Now Include Paid Break Location Data
For multi-location schools, getting payroll right means having all the right data in one place. The detailed CSV payroll export now includes assigned location for manually-created paid break blocks, so payroll teams can categorize and reconcile across locations without any extra steps.
What’s New:
- Location visibility for paid breaks: Manually-created paid break (unavailability) blocks now display their assigned location in the detailed CSV payroll export.
- Applies to standard exports: Location data is now available in the standard detailed CSV export, consistent with what was previously only available in large async exports.
- No changes required: Existing payroll workflows continue as-is.
- Location visibility for paid breaks: Manually-created paid break (unavailability) blocks now display their assigned location in the detailed CSV payroll export.
- Applies to standard exports: Location data is now available in the standard detailed CSV export, consistent with what was previously only available in large async exports.
- No changes required: Existing payroll workflows continue as-is.
June 18, 2026
New Controls Let You Manage Who Views and Posts Staff Comments Separately
Controlling what your staff can see and do inside Opus1 should fit how your school actually operates. View and Post permissions for staff comments on client records are now independent of each other, so you can configure access in a way that fits your team.
What’s New:
- Separate View and Post permissions: The single staff comment toggle has been split into two independent controls. View and Post permissions for Limited Staff can now be set separately.
- Flexible by role: Set up access that fits how your school runs. Teachers can be given read-only visibility into client notes, full access, or neither.
- Automatic migration for existing schools: No setup required. Current permission settings carry over automatically.
- Separate View and Post permissions: The single staff comment toggle has been split into two independent controls. View and Post permissions for Limited Staff can now be set separately.
- Flexible by role: Set up access that fits how your school runs. Teachers can be given read-only visibility into client notes, full access, or neither.
- Automatic migration for existing schools: No setup required. Current permission settings carry over automatically.
June 18, 2026
Group Enrollment Checkout Now Supports Per-Student Payment Plans and Payer Grouping
When a family enrolls more than one student into group classes, the checkout process needs to keep up. Staff can now assign different payment plans per student and see payer totals grouped clearly on the checkout screen, among several ongoing upgrades to Group Class Enrollment in Opus1.
What’s New:
- Per-student payment plans: Different payment plans can now be selected for each student during a multi-student group class enrollment, giving staff the flexibility to handle more complex family payment arrangements in a single checkout.
- Payer grouping at checkout: Enrollments from the same payer are now grouped together on the checkout screen, making it easy to see the total cost per payer when multiple students from the same family are being enrolled at once.
- Per-student payment plans: Different payment plans can now be selected for each student during a multi-student group class enrollment, giving staff the flexibility to handle more complex family payment arrangements in a single checkout.
- Payer grouping at checkout: Enrollments from the same payer are now grouped together on the checkout screen, making it easy to see the total cost per payer when multiple students from the same family are being enrolled at once.
June 11, 2026
Your Landing Page, Exactly How You Want It
The order your self-booking links appear on your public landing page is now fully in your hands. Set the sequence in the landing page editor and every prospective family who visits will see your programs exactly how you intended.
What’s New:
- Control link display order: Links on your public landing page now appear in the order they were arranged in the landing page editor
- Consistent, intentional presentation: Set a sequence that reflects your priorities, featured programs first, seasonal offerings highlighted, everything in its place
- No extra setup required: Works within your existing landing page editor workflow
- Control link display order: Links on your public landing page now appear in the order they were arranged in the landing page editor
- Consistent, intentional presentation: Set a sequence that reflects your priorities, featured programs first, seasonal offerings highlighted, everything in its place
- No extra setup required: Works within your existing landing page editor workflow
Product UpdatesOpus1 Staff2026-08-24T17:53:59+00:00
