Upgrade Alert: Introducing Favorites + Modern Navigation in Zen Planner

Zen Planner just got an upgrade

Running a gym or martial arts studio should be about your members, not your computer screen. That’s why we’ve refreshed Zen Planner’s navigation and introduced Favorites—a new way for Admins and Staff to star the pages they use most. This recent update makes Zen Planner simpler, faster, and more personal for you and your team—and it’s just the beginning.

What’s new today

1. Modern Navigation

Zen Planner’s updated side menu is easier to scan and use. All your tools are still right where you expect them, but now in a design that gets you there faster.

2. Zen Planner’s Favorites Dropdown

With Favorites, you can customize your Zen Planner experience. Star the pages you use every day—like Billing, Attendance, and Reports—and open them instantly from the new dropdown at the top of your screen.

• Click the star icon on a page to add it to Favorites
• Rename or remove Favorites anytime
• Zen Planner Favorites will appear in the order you add them, with the newest at the top.

3. Unlimited Favorites

No need to choose—Zen Planner Favorites let you star as many pages as you want. If your list grows, the dropdown will scroll so everything stays easy to find.

Who is it for

Favorites are available to admins and staff. Coaches and other assigned roles won’t see the option to star pages in this release.

What’s not included (for now)

To set clear expectations:

• Calendar, Workouts, and Retail pages cannot be favorited in this release
• Favorites work at the page level only—not for individual items within a section (for example, a single report inside Attendance).
• Manual reordering isn’t available yet

What’s next

This release is part of a larger effort to make Zen Planner the best gym management software for fitness studios and martial arts schools. With Favorites and modern navigation live, upcoming updates will include:

• More personalization options
• Dashboard improvements
• Continued refinements to your everyday workflows

Try it today

No setup required—Favorites and updated navigation will be ready the next time you log in.

Have feedback? We’d love to hear it. Share your thoughts directly in Zen Planner through the Feedback link.