What’s new since October 18

Last updated Oct 28, 2026, 6:09 PM MT

Here’s what went live on our beta site between October 18 and October 27, 2026.

New features

Free resources: sellers can post free resources, and teachers get them with one "Get it Free" button. Guests get a download link by email. Signed-in teachers find the item in their library. Sellers are told when someone downloads.
Clear purchase and refund emails: receipts show the price you paid, free receipts say "Free", and refunds send a confirmation to the buyer and a notice to the seller, both at the price paid.
Fair refunds: a refund always covers the exact sale at the price you actually paid.
Limits for free seller accounts: free accounts can have up to 15 free items, 100 active items and 50 GB of uploads, with clear messages when you reach a limit. Paid accounts have no limits.
Better store pages: a full-width banner with a cropping tool, a tagline and bio, a large personal image, and a tidy grid of your resources.
Easier resource creation: a redesigned create/edit page in clear numbered steps, with an (i) tip on every field, a "Cover Image" label, the thumbnail limit shown, and your saved cover kept when you come back.
Report an issue: problem reports now reach the Classwares team by email too.
The Become a seller page now has an info button next to the Free and Paid options. Each one opens a full page that explains what that kind of seller account means.
Full subject and topic list: the subject bar and the Subjects page now cover 31 subjects and 529 topics, and every subject is treated the same.
Tax codes for resources: sellers choose a tax code for each resource, with digital goods as the default.

Fixes

Search results now show every resource's cover image.
A cleaner cart: the header matches the new design, the extra category bar and leftover placeholder text are gone, and the layout and fonts are tidier.
Editing a resource keeps its file, and adding or replacing a file and then publishing now works every time. You can save a draft before picking a subject.
Deleting a resource that people have already downloaded for free now works, and they keep access to what they downloaded.
The seller dashboard's Published count includes only visible listings, and "hide from marketplace" stays the way you set it.
Sellers whose email address contains a "+" can open their seller desk again.
Missing cover images on drafts and on high-resolution screens now load.
Prices are shown in US dollars throughout.
Terms of Use and Privacy Policy match the current legal text.
Logos in Classwares emails now show up correctly in every inbox.
Passwords must now be at least 12 characters everywhere you set one, not just on the sign-up form.
Cart items now line up at a consistent width, with tidier fonts.
Storage limit messages show KB or MB when the limit is under 1 GB, so small limits no longer read as 0 GB.
The cart's Undo strip now appears when you remove an item, and the refund note is shown once instead of twice.
Search result cards have more room on wider screens, so titles and prices no longer look cramped.
Uploading a file bigger than your whole storage allowance now shows a clear message instead of an error page.
Subject filters now find the right resources even after a subject is renamed.
On phones, the sticky bar on resource pages no longer covers the header and the cover image.
Tags you add while creating a resource now save reliably.
The resource type list now offers 13 resource types instead of only "Digital Download".
The preview PDF on a resource page now opens for visitors and signed-in buyers, and a missing preview shows a short, clear message instead of an error.