Redesigned catalog, image backgrounds, cheaper Max mode, and bug fixes
The headline of this release is a completely new catalog — a full redesign of both the product list and product detail. Alongside that, we fixed and improved dozens of smaller things you reported. There is a lot here, so you will likely find your fix below.
Completely redesigned catalog
We rebuilt the catalog from the ground up. It is clearer, faster, and connects much better with the recent attribute changes.
- New product overview — a full redesign with new system columns, including the main image and product completeness percentage.
- Brand-new product detail — improved editors, change history, and a clear view of all assets in one place.
- Reworked rich-text editor — we plan to add AI features here in upcoming updates.
What changed under the hood and in the details:
- We adjusted a few catalog-related API pieces so everything works correctly with the new design. Definitions stay the same — you do not need to change anything.
- We also fixed a batch of smaller bugs. For example:
- Historical helper columns no longer appear in product detail.
- Photos are automatically saved to our CDN during backfill edits and when adding new products directly from the catalog.
- We completed Czech localization for error messages and places that previously showed English only.
Images and Max mode
Image background checks
Image validation — and smart fixes — now includes a mode where you set the background the final image should have. We currently support white and black. AI then checks whether the background matches and can fix it for you.
Max mode is cheaper
Our experimental feature for sourcing images from dynamic galleries on specific supplier sites has been optimized and reduced from 100 to 70 credits. We also plan to ship new models soon that should help bring the price down further while improving accuracy.
Extraction table and enrichment
- Clearer loading — when applying smart fixes, each cell now shows transparently what is happening.
- Work in the table with the side panel open — you can fully use the table even with the side panel open. We also made a few UI improvements in the panel for smaller screens.
- Easier data-type changes — changing the data type on existing, already-used attributes is much simpler, and value conversions work more reliably across less common types.
- Column order — fixed a bug where column order updated incorrectly after adding new attributes (and the same for hidden columns). You can also reorder directly from the column button — no need to right-click into the reorder modal.
- Better formula/format editor — more precise validation, better previews, and a large set of bug fixes. We are still improving this.
- Improved HTML formatting for rich text.
- Enrichment instructions now keep line breaks better, including fixed indentation (Shift + Enter).
- Behind the scenes, we fixed several issues that could appear when enriching a huge number of cells at once.
Attributes, roles, and access
- Better conflict handling between archived shared attributes and new helper columns across the app. For example, when you let Lasso recommend new attributes into a table, it now prioritizes much more intelligently between your active shared attributes (such as those from sync with your system) and recommended helper columns — which you can then share with the rest of the company. Thanks for the feedback here; we had not realized how unintuitive this could feel.
- Converting a helper column to a shared attribute no longer forces you to update all data in Lasso. You can do it separately, just for a specific table. Impact indicators are much clearer — you can see transparently what happens if you decide to work with the attribute company-wide. Roles are involved more cleanly too.
- Tables after a teammate leaves — we fixed the case where tables remained after someone left and nobody else had access. Administrators can now assign those tables to themselves. We are still working on this and want to offer full user-profile migration when someone leaves.
Stability, speed, and more fixes
We are glad our automatic bug detection and repair system is working well. When a teammate hits an error, we register it in the background and start fixing it right away. Over the last 10 days we found and fixed more than 15 different bugs this way, without you having to report them. We also added more automated testing behind the scenes.
- Keys for all column types now support special characters (especially slashes) and numbers — including at the start of the key.
- Fixed issues around connecting synchronized attribute sets to the new schema (if you have sync set up with your system).
- Cleared up the conflict modal when backfilling a schema from a table — everything is in Czech and much easier to read.
- Improved Excel export from tables and removed possible edge-case errors.
- Overall the app is faster and more resilient. Specifically, we hardened and fixed issues around:
- enriching individual fields (protection against possible errors),
- saving enrichment,
- renaming columns,
- partial write-back of information when enriching a cell,
- saving a schema that contains archived attributes,
- saving format/formula columns — a filled script is no longer required,
- backfilling keys — more reliable,
- loading the tutorial and checklist — without errors, and with an easy way to retry the action.
- Plus a number of other improvements to general app behavior and copy — less technical, nicer for users.
What we are working on next
We are building shorter tutorials that explain how to use Lasso in a compact form, plus 80+ more items we aim to ship by the end of summer — all focused on tool stability and making day-to-day work simpler.