PerfectTablePlan Newsletter 100

PerfectTablePlan v7.3.1 is now available

This release adds enhancements and bug fixes to PerfectTablePlan v7.3.0.

• Fixes the font selection window that Apple broke in macOS 27.
• Fixes a crash bug that can occur when using a saved mapping with custom fields during import.

Upgrading is recommended if any of the following apply to you:

• You have a v7 licence and haven’t upgraded to v7.3.0 yet.
• You are using PerfectTablePlan on a Mac with macOS 27 (‘Golden Gate’).
• You have PerfectTablePlan Advanced or Professional edition.

Click the button below to find out more and download v7.3.1.

>> Download v7.3.1 <<

This is a free upgrade for everyone with a valid v7 licence. If you previously purchased a v7 licence you can have it resent here.

If you have a v6 or earlier licence, you can upgrade to v7 with a 60% discount here.

If you don’t have a licence you can purchase one here.

Thanks to everyone who sent us bug reports and suggestions for improvements. Please let us know if you have any issues with this release.

The PHP panic

Some 70% of the world’s websites are estimated to run the PHP programming language. PerfectTablePlan.com uses PHP for a few online functions, such as:

• Online key retrieval.
• Exporting a web version of your plan via the export to web function (from File>Export).

Two serious security flaws were recently found in the PHP. The flaws were leaked before PHP was fixed, causing a major worldwide security panic.

Out of an abundance of caution we took down the PerfectTablePlan.com website when the issue became public on 21-Oct-2026. We then put it back up a few hours later, once we had received the PHP security patch. You may have noticed that online update checking and export to web stopped working. We hope this didn’t cause you any disruption.

Please note:

• Once PerfectTablePlan is downloaded onto your local computer, it will keep working quite happily, even if our website is down.
• If you buy PerfectTablePlan through our 2Checkout online store, then we never see (let alone store) your credit card or banking details.
• We only store enough information about you in our online key retrieval system so that you can retrieve your licence key by email.

Email us if you have any questions about this.

And finally…

This is newsletter 100!

We sent out our first newsletter in February 2006. PerfectTablePlan has come a long way since then. All 100 newsletters are still available via the News page.

A few highlights include:

• A TV company ripping off our user interface.
• PerfectTablePlan in ground-breaking quantum computer demonstration.
• PerfectTablePlan used for largest ever fundraiser in Arizona.
• 7 things you (probably) didn’t know about table plans.
• The royal wedding.
• As used in the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee!
• Calculating an optimal seating arrangement in 36 hours.
• Warning to anyone with a cat.
• Building a school.
• The toughest seating plan in history?

Andy Brice
Oryx Digital Ltd
23-Oct-2026