Postloop update: clearer deadlines, simpler targets

A few changes rolled out today:

Reservations now last 24 hours

Before: reserved slots expired at midnight in the community's time zone, so depending on where you live and when you reserved, you might have had only a few hours.

Now: every reservation lasts a full 24 hours from the moment you reserve it. Please remember: When the reservation expires and you’ve made 7/10 posts, you’re only credited what you made. Creating 3 posts the next day does not count!

See exactly how long you have left

Before: the deadline was in small print and shown in UTC.

Now: every reserved slot shows a live countdown. It turns amber under 3 hours and coral under 1 hour, and shows the deadline in your own time. You'll also get a reminder on your dashboard when unused slots are about to expire.

Simpler topic and reply targets for community owners

Before: you couldn't lower a target below everything already posted plus every slot writers had reserved. That included slots that had already expired but were still held for 48 hours. You also couldn't see where that number came from. Turning off topics or replies meant guessing the exact number to type.

Now:

• Set any number. Set 0 to turn topics or replies off completely.

• The only limit is slots writers are actively holding right now. If you try to go lower, Postloop tells you exactly why: "Writers are holding 10 reply slots until 16 Oct 14:30. Set replies to 10 or more, or try again after then."

• Posts already made and expired reservations no longer block you.

• Your integration page shows each target, how many posts are made, and how many slots writers are holding and until when.

Clearer messages for writers

Before: "No slots remain in this community's target."

Now: you'll see whether the owner has turned that type off or its limit has been reached.

Faster dashboard

Moving between pages in the member dashboard is now quicker and smoother.