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PetPress Release Notes

Version 2.2.2 was released on February 16, 2026. === CHANGELOG: === Version 2.2.2 1) “Location” is now a field that can be on the list pages.2) Added filters (breed, age, sex, size) to list pages (premium feature)3) Additional code to make sure that more attempts are...

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PetPress Refresh Interval

About the data refresh interval By default, PetPress refreshes its data every 30 minutes. That means that if you make a change in your shelter management software, it will take up to 30 minutes to see the change on your website. You may, in fact, see the changes...

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PetFinder shuts down its API

UPDATE (Nov 19, 2025): Evidently, PetFinder is rolling out a new website on December 2, so it seems that the reason that the API is being shut down is because it is not compatible with the new system and they did not want to put the effort into updating the API. In...

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PetPress “Found Animals” Report

One of the new reports in PetPress is the "Found Animals" report, which reflects the animals listed as found in PetPoint. This layout looks slightly different from the "roster" report. This is because PetPoint manages data for found animals completely differently from...

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How to use hashtags to make sense of social media

How to use hashtags to make sense of social media

Hello? Is this thing on? So, you've created your new social media account and you’re ready to share all of your great ideas with the world. Have you tried it? Does it seem a lot like shouting into the void? Is anyone out there listening, or is everyone just talking?...

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Case Study: Custom PHP development for animal rescue

Late in 2019, Main Line Animal Rescue had a problem. A critical feature of their website, the pages that profile the adoptable animals, was suddenly knocked offline. A key software component was found to have a known security vulnerability, and the site hosting...

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Case Study: Pandemic drives shift to online music lessons

The government-mandated quarantine in mid-2020 was a serious blow to businesses that rely upon in-person contact, such as Silver Music Studios, a music school in Havertown, Pennsylvania that had operated continuously for twenty-five years. Almost overnight, the...

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