Can buyers download revised patterns?

Hi everyone,

I need some technical advice and I’m not sure who can best help me. That’s why I’m posting here.

The background is that I’ve slightly revised one of the first patterns I wrote (one part was worded a bit awkwardly, and I simplified another).
I’d now like to replace the pattern (it’s not a new product, after all). What happens to customers who have already purchased and downloaded the “old” pattern? As far as I know, customers can download the pattern multiple times. If they download it again after the update, will it be the new pattern or the old one?
Will customers be notified that a new version is available? (That’s how I’ve seen it work on Ravelry, for example.)

Thanks in advance, and best regards

Nici

I would expect that when you re-upload a pattern, the old one is replaced. I would start a thread in the forum to let customers know that a revised version is available. Alternatively, it would be a great service to send a message to the buyers of these patterns to inform them of the update.
Best regards,
Melle

Thanks, Melle, for the reply. Yes, that’s what I had in mind. If customers aren’t notified by CP that a new version is available, I’ll send them a message. I’m just not sure now whether they’ll have the new version in their downloads or still the old one. I do hope that existing customers will also have the option to download the new version again.

Best regards, Nici

Hi Nici
Since I don’t know exactly how this works, I asked Alexander. If you can be a little patient, he’ll probably say something about it later.

Dear Designers,

Buyers can download newly uploaded files (updated patterns).

Best regards
Alexander

Thank you so much for the quick reply. So I can write: “If you’d like a new version, you can download it.” (I just have to upload it first ;-) )

Best regards, Nici

I’ve created a thread on this topic; you can post the details about the revised pattern there if you’d like.
https://www.crazypatterns.net/de/forum/topic/4878/overview-of-updated-patterns-that-can-be-downloaded-again-at-no-additional-cost

That’s definitely a good idea, if people actually use it