Beta & Experimental Features
Coming Soon
The following features are in development and not yet available for general use. Some may appear on the /beta page as preview toggles for early access participants. This list reflects the current feature registry.
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If a coming-soon feature is critical for your organization, contact your Blackthorn Customer Success rep. Some features have early access programs before they reach the /beta page.
Event workspace features
| Feature | What it will do | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| SMS | Send SMS text messages to attendees directly from Forge — confirmations, reminders, last-minute updates. | Requires SMS gateway configuration. Paid tiers only. |
| Push Notifications | Send in-app push notifications to attendees on mobile devices who have installed the event mobile app. | Requires mobile app integration. |
| Navigator | Provide attendees with an interactive event guide and wayfinding — venue maps, session search, personal schedule builder. | Attendee-facing; integrates with Sessions. |
| Invoices | Generate and manage invoices for event orders and group bookings. Download or email PDF invoices to attendees. | Paid events only. Works with bt_stripe__Sales_Document__c. |
| Fees | Add processing fees, service charges, or surcharges to ticket orders — flat fee or percentage, per-order or per-ticket. | Paid events only. Backed by bt_stripe__Fee__c. |
| Recurring Events | Create repeating event series on a daily, weekly, or monthly schedule. Clone and manage the full series from a parent event record. | Backed by conference360__Event__c recurrence fields. |
| Translations | Translate event content and registration forms into multiple languages. Attendees see the page in their browser's preferred language. | Leverages Forge's 13-locale i18n system. |
| Visibility Rules | Control which ticket tiers, sessions, and form fields are visible to which attendees based on registration data or segment membership. | Backed by bt_base__Rule__c and bt_base__Rule_Condition__c. |
| Logistics | Coordinate hotel room blocks, travel arrangements, and shipping for speakers, sponsors, and VIP attendees. | Locked — pending events-repo integration. |
| Resource Management | Manage rooms, AV equipment, and other resources across sessions — assignment, conflict detection, and utilization reporting. | Locked — pending events-repo PR. |
Admin section features
| Feature | What it will do | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Custom Profiles | Create custom permission profiles with granular navigation access controls — restrict which Forge surfaces different staff roles can see. | Admin-only configuration. |
| Custom Objects in Sidebar | Add custom Salesforce objects as sidebar navigation links — surface your org's custom data directly in Forge. | Requires Object Mapping to be configured first. |
| Object Mapping | Map custom Salesforce objects and fields to Forge navigation surfaces, enabling Forge to read and write your org's custom data. | Foundation for Custom Objects in Sidebar. |
| Housing Providers | Manage hotel provider integrations (Passkey, MeetingMax) — sync room block allocations and attendee hotel assignments. | Requires provider account. |
| Registration Sync Status | View and manage Salesforce trigger provision status across all tenants — a health dashboard for the Forge↔Salesforce sync layer. | Super-admin level; not for regular event planners. |
| Accounts & Contacts Sidebar | Show Accounts and Contacts from Salesforce as top-level sidebar navigation entries for CRM-style browsing alongside event management. | Admin toggle. |
| Template Gallery | Browse and import pre-built email templates from a curated gallery — starter designs for confirmations, reminders, and invitations. | Available in the email template editor. |
| Native Webinar OAuth | Connect Zoom, GoTo Webinar, and Webex accounts natively in Forge through a first-party OAuth flow — eliminating the manual credential entry step. | Beta preview toggle available; full OAuth implementation deferred. |
Roadmap updates
The Forge public roadmap is available from the sidebar Guide & Roadmap link. Feature availability dates are estimates and subject to change. Subscribe to the Blackthorn release notes for advance notice of beta graduations.