{"id":6704,"date":"2026-11-04T14:49:36","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T13:49:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.langlion.com\/en\/?p=6704"},"modified":"2026-11-12T15:38:52","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T14:38:52","slug":"whats-new-at-langlion-q3-2026-summary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.langlion.com\/en\/whats-new-at-langlion-q3-2026-summary\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s New at LangLion? Q3 2026 Summary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The third quarter of 2026 brought more changes, innovations, and updates to LangLion<\/a> designed to facilitate the daily operations of language schools. In this article, we’ve gathered the most important developments introduced in Q3 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out what has changed and what new features you can already take advantage of. If you prefer a video version, you\u2019ll find a link below to a video on our YouTube channel where we discuss all the major updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What will you find in this article?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What has changed in discounts at LangLion?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. How to set up a payment plan and student installments?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. How do automatic payment reminders work?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. How to enable online payment during course registration?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. What does the new class generator offer?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. What’s new in the calendar?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. What are the teaching programme in LangLion?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. What does a teacher have in the new LangLion app?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Fingerprint and face login in LangLion apps<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. New surveys and email deliverability<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. Who do the changes in API concern?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  12. Who in the school will notice these changes first?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  13. Summary: LangLion updates Q3 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    What has changed in discounts at LangLion?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Discounts at a language school are rarely simple. There is a discount for siblings, a continuation discount, and a beginning-of-semester promotion, each working a bit differently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    That’s why discounts have received a new form with a preview<\/strong>. You set the value, either as a percentage or amount, and on the right side, you can immediately see how the discount changes the student’s installments and the total amount. Before you save anything, you know exactly how much the student will pay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    In the same form, you decide whether the discount is one-time or recurring, and whether it can be combined with other discounts. You can also limit it over time. This is useful for Early Bird discounts: you set that the early registration discount is valid, for example, until the end of May, and the system automatically applies it only during this period. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    No one in the office has to remember to turn it off later. A school employee can manually grant the discount or you can associate it with a discount code<\/strong>. With the code, you set two limits: how many times it can be used in total and how many times a single student can use it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    So, you set a promotion „for the first 20 people” as 20 uses in total and one use per student. You can also assign discounts to entire groups and automatically to students, and they also work in continuation groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    How to set up a payment plan and student installments?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Payment plans also have a new form with a preview. You provide the amount, number of installments, frequency, and payment day, for example, 10. each month. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    On the right side, you immediately see all the installments with their dates and amounts. You can then manually change each installment, both the date and the amount.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    You can also add or remove an installment, shift dates, and round installments to whole dollars. For a course costing $625 in eight installments, it’s the difference between installments of $78.13 and amounts without cents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Installments for a student in a group<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    For a student in a group, you choose a saved scheme from the list or generate installments manually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    You set the first payment date with one click, for instance, on the group’s start date. On the right, you see the current and new payment plan for the student side by side before you confirm anything. You can also add new installments to those the student already has.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    If manually arranged installments might still be useful, you can save them as a scheme in the school’s settings with one switch. Next time, you don’t have to arrange them all over again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    How do automatic payment reminders work?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Automatic notifications cover two things: reminders of upcoming payments and notifications for debtors<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    You set when the system should remind about an installment, for example, 3 days before the due date, and also after the due date: after 7, 14, 30, or 60 days or at any other interval. All reminders are visible on a single timeline, so you immediately know how many messages a student will receive and when.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    You also choose the channel: in-app notification, email, or SMS. Once set, the schedule operates automatically. The student receives a reminder before the deadline, and if the payment is delayed, additional messages are sent at the interval you selected. In practice, this changes the work of the administration office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    It\u2019s not about who will call the defaulting students today. It\u2019s about needing to make a call only when several automatic reminders have not worked. For such situations, tips from the post what to do if a student doesn’t want to pay<\/a> will be useful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    How to enable online payment during course registration?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    A student can now pay for the course online immediately during registration, so registration and payment occur in one step<\/strong>. They don\u2019t have to return with a bank transfer a few days later, and the online payment is automatically recorded by the system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Enabling payment during registration requires two things. You set both once, and then they work with every online registration:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Connected payment operator in the Online Payments<\/strong> tab: PayU, Tpay, Stripe, or PayPal.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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      1. Enabled switch Enable online payments<\/strong> in the online registration settings (Registration \u2192 Settings \u2192 Online registrations<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        From this moment, the payment screen appears to the student after completing the registration details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Deleting multiple offers at once<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        After the semester ends, there’s usually a lot of old offers and orders left on the list, and deleting them individually takes time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

        In the Offers and Orders list in Registration, you can now select multiple items and delete them all at once. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

        What does the new class generator provide?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        The schedule is a place where every mistake immediately impacts instructors and students. The new class generator gathers everything on one screen<\/strong>: date, room, instructor along with their rate, custom settings, and online classes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        In the same place, you check availability. You can display only those rooms and teachers who are free at all times, so you don’t have to manually check anything on a separate schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        On the right side, you constantly see a summary: date, teacher, room, period, and online classes. Before saving, it’s easy to verify if everything is correct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        The old generator remains until the end of the year<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        If your school has been using LangLion for a long time, in the group you still have the tabs „Class Generator” and „Class List,” along with the new tab „Classes (beta).” New schools only see this new tab. The old generator will be available until the end of 2026, after which it will disappear. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Therefore, it’s worth starting now to arrange new classes in the „Classes (beta)” tab. It’s easier to get used to the new view with a few groups during a quieter week rather than all at once when the old generator is no longer available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        What’s new in the calendar?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        Changes in the calendar are designed to speed up daily work with the schedule. From the calendar level, you can check attendance without going to the group, and you can add one-time classes using a new form directly from the calendar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        If you’re adding classes in the room or teacher view, the room or teacher is already selected. Less clicking means fewer opportunities for mistakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        A new feature is the calendar lock.<\/strong> With a single click, you can prevent the addition and rescheduling of classes, for instance, when the semester schedule is already arranged and sent to the teachers. If you want even more control, you can enable change confirmation. This means every change in the schedule requires approval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        What are the teaching programme in LangLion?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        A teaching programme is a course plan outlined lesson by lesson.<\/strong> The school creates it for each type of course and decides what fields each lesson should have, such as the topic, homework, or test. We introduced this feature in the summary of the first half of 2026 in LangLion<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

        The administrative office assigns the curriculum as the default for the course. A teacher can use it when filling in class details but is not obliged to. If they do use it, the lesson descriptions are automatically completed, so after the classes, they don’t have to rewrite the topic and homework from scratch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        For the owner, it’s also a way to ensure course consistency. A1 groups led by different teachers have the same plan at their disposal, and a new teacher knows from the first day what the next lesson will cover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        What does a teacher have in the new LangLion app?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        Teachers most often use the system on the go, between one class and another. The new app for teachers<\/strong> provides them on their phone with what they need between lessons: curricula, a tab with students, and notifications about new messages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Teachers can see students\u2019 contact information, such as email and phone number, only if the school grants them access. In that case, the information is clickable, making contact with a student just one click away. The decision remains with the school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        This is important because access to students\u2019 personal data should only be available to those who truly need it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        In terms of attendance, teachers can also filter students by the date they enrolled in or withdrew from the group. When someone joins or leaves during the semester, it is immediately visible who was in the group during that period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Fingerprint and face login in LangLion apps<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        You can now log into the app for teachers and the new app for students biometrically, using fingerprint or facial recognition<\/strong>. This works on Android devices and iPhones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        It may sound like a small detail, but it changes the way you use the app. You don’t need to remember or enter a password, and the application opens with just a tap or a glance. It’s easier to access daily, and the office receives fewer requests for password resets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        New surveys and email deliverability<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        Surveys have been completely revamped. The results are clearer and you can filter them by groups, teachers, and companies.<\/strong> You can immediately see how students in a specific group or with a particular teacher rate the classes, rather than just the average for the entire school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        The school’s average can be misleading. A good result may mean all groups are satisfied, but it could also mean one group rates the classes poorly while the others raise the average. Filtering by group and teacher shows which version applies to your school. If you’re planning another survey, read about when and how to conduct a student satisfaction survey<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        The second change in communication is less visible. We’ve worked on the deliverability of messages sent from the system, especially to Gmail inboxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Who do the changes in API concern?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        These changes affect only a portion of schools. However, for those schools, they can be very important, so check if your school falls into this group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        API Version 4<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        If your school connects LangLion with other tools, pay attention to API version 4. All changes and new capabilities are described in the API changelog<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Who in the school will notice these changes first?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        The changes from the third quarter are distributed across the entire school, but not every change affects everyone. The secretariat will primarily notice changes in finances and scheduling, the instructors in the application, and the owner in promotions and surveys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        The table will help decide who should see what first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Area<\/th>Change<\/th>Who will notice the difference first?<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
        Finances<\/td>Discounts with previews, validity periods, and discount codes<\/td>Administrative staff, school owners planning promotions<\/td><\/tr>
        Finances<\/td>Payment plans with installment previews<\/td>Administrative staff<\/td><\/tr>
        Finances<\/td>Automatic reminders and notifications for overdue payments<\/td>Administrative staff, students<\/td><\/tr>
        Enrollments<\/td>Online payments during enrollment<\/td>New students, administrative staff<\/td><\/tr>
        Enrollments<\/td>Removing multiple offers at once<\/td>Administrative staff<\/td><\/tr>
        Scheduling<\/td>New class generator („Classes (beta)”)<\/td>Staff responsible for scheduling classes<\/td><\/tr>
        Scheduling<\/td>Attendance tracking, quick class creation, and calendar locking<\/td>Administrative staff, teachers<\/td><\/tr>
        Teachers and students<\/td>Curricula, teacher app, and biometric login<\/td>Teachers, students<\/td><\/tr>
        Communication<\/td>Surveys with filters and email deliverability tracking<\/td>School owners, academic coordinators<\/td><\/tr>
        Integrations<\/td>API v4<\/td>Schools using integrations<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

        Summary: LangLion updates Q3 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        The changes from the third quarter of 2026 have one goal: to minimize the time spent on tasks that can be simplified in the school.<\/strong> Most of them concern finances. Discounts and payment schemes have a preview before saving, payment reminders are sent automatically, and a student can pay upon enrollment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        If you use LangLion, start with discounts, payment schemes, and the calendar, as these changes will be felt the quickest. By the end of the year, also move class scheduling to the „Classes (beta)” tab before the old generator disappears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Do you have a question about any change, or is something missing from the system? Write to us at support@langlion.com<\/a>. Many of the changes this quarter were created from school submissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Not using LangLion yet? Check out how the LangLion Platform works and see how it can support your school in installment and discount settlements, online payment enrollments, scheduling, and communication with students.<\/strong>
        Schedule a free presentation \u2192<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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