Introducing Return Checklists, Bulk Editing & AI Product Creation

June 26, 2026

This release introduces faster inventory management, smarter AI-powered workflows, and new tools to help your team save time every day.

✨ New features

✏️ Faster Bulk Editing

Managing large inventories is now faster and more efficient. We've improved the bulk editing experience so you can update multiple products at once with fewer clicks, making routine inventory changes much easier.

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✅ Return checklist

Make returns faster and more consistent with customizable return checklists. Staff and volunteers can quickly verify each tool's condition, accessories, and completeness before checking it back in, helping reduce mistakes and missing items.

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🤖 AI-Powered Product Creation

Create products from multiple images using AI. Patio can now generate richer product information, more accurate descriptions, and key details automatically, reducing manual work and helping you build your inventory faster.

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🛍️ User Menu Shop Search

Members can now search the shop menu to quickly find the page or category they're looking for. As your shop grows, navigation stays fast and easy.

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🎉 Improvements

🌐 Better SEO Controls

Customize your shop's meta title and description to improve search engine visibility and how your shop appears when shared.

📦 More Powerful Inventory Filters

We've expanded inventory filtering across both the Inventory overview and Units. It's now easier to browse products by rental status, sales, taxonomy, and other criteria, helping you find exactly what you're looking for.

⚙️ Preferred Shop View

Choose your preferred default shop view from your account settings. Whether you primarily manage Rentals, For Sale items, or Events, Patio will now open to the view that fits your workflow.

🤖 AI Listing Assistant

Already have products in your inventory? Use the AI Listing Assistant to improve descriptions, enhance existing content, and create more complete listings with a single click.

💾 Unsaved Changes Protection

To help prevent accidental data loss, Patio will now warn you before leaving a page with unsaved changes. You can confidently navigate the app without worrying about losing your work.

📰 In-App Changelog

Stay up to date with every Patio release without leaving the app. Our new in-app changelog lets you easily discover the latest features, improvements, and bug fixes as soon as they're available.

Thanks for using Patio! We wish all of you a wonderful summer and as always, leave us feedback! 🏖️