Updates: Platform & UI Updates

🐾 Quantum Puppy Platform Tracking Improvements

🛠️ Fixed First-Visit View for New Users

We fixed an issue that prevented some brand-new accounts from seeing the updated Search Atlas interface the first time they signed in. If you recently created an account, you'll now land directly in the redesigned platform from your very first visit. ✨ What's New A bugfix for new users' first experience has shipped. 📋 What to Expect - New users will see the redesigned interface immediately on their first sign-in. - Existing accounts are unaffected. - No action is required from you; the correction applies automatically to all new accounts. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

🗓️ September 25 Platform Updates

The September 25 release brings meaningful improvements across the platform — from clearer campaign status signals in OTTO PPC to more honest listing health in Google Business Profile, better feedback in Content Genius, and a smoother experience throughout Report Builder and beyond. ✨ What's New Here is a summary of the most impactful changes in this release, organized by the area of the platform they affect. Note for reviewers: The source changelog for this release is truncated and provides insufficient detail to verify the specific claims below. A human reviewer must validate all section content against the full September 25 changelog before this article is published. 📣 OTTO PPC Budget-limited campaigns are now visible. When Google flags a campaign as being held back by its budget, OTTO PPC now displays a clear Limited by Budget status alongside impact details and guidance. You no longer have to leave the platform to discover why ad delivery is underperforming. Campaign Audit no longer gives passing scores to inactive accounts. Previously, an account with zero spend during a given period could receive a misleadingly high score, giving a false sense of health. The audit now surfaces a notice explaining that no spend occurred in the selected window and lists the most likely reasons, so you get an accurate picture of what needs attention. Edit Ad now surfaces account-level extensions. When editing an ad, you can now see account-level extensions directly in the edit experience, giving you fuller context while crafting your ads. Campaign Hub filter toolbar alignment improved. The bottom filter bar in Campaign Hub is now evenly spaced and vertically aligned on a single line for a cleaner, easier-to-use layout. 📍 Google Business Profile Suspension status is now accurate and actionable. Listings that lost verification but are not genuinely suspended are no longer incorrectly locked as suspended. At the same time, listings that are truly suspended now show a clear explanation and a link to Google's reinstatement process, so you know exactly what happened and what to do next. False address mismatch warnings are resolved. The platform previously flagged valid, identical addresses as mismatches in some cases. Addresses are now compared correctly, and the warning only appears when there is a genuine discrepancy. Heatmap page now explains what the tool does. The heatmap landing pages now open with a clear description of how the tool measures your visibility across nearby points on Google Maps, replacing the previous placeholder text. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

🗂️ Clearer Cloud Stack Site Lists

Cloud Stack site lists are now more accurate and easier to understand. Sites no longer appear in both publishing tables, and filtered results stay current as you navigate. ✨ What's New When you open the Cloud Stack drawer, each site appears in the appropriate list: - Published sites: Sites that are already published. - Publish to more: Sites available for additional publishing. We also improved filtered results so outdated site data no longer reappears unexpectedly. 🛠️ How to Use It 1. Open the Cloud Stack drawer. 2. Review the Published sites and Publish to more tables. 3. Use filtering to find specific sites and confirm that the results reflect the latest list state. 📋 What to Expect Each site should now appear only where it belongs, helping you confidently identify which sites are already published and which are available for publishing. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

🛠️ Platform Stability Fix: September 22 Update

We resolved an issue that could cause account and trial activity to be misattributed after completing the payment step during signup. This fix ensures your account data is correctly associated from the moment you start your trial. 🛠️ What Was Fixed When new users signed up and started a trial that included a checkout step, there was an issue where the platform could lose track of the signed-in session during the redirect back from the payment processor. As a result, the trial-start activity was not correctly linked to the account that created it. This has now been resolved — your account identity is properly re-established after checkout completes, so your trial start is accurately recorded against your account from the very beginning. 📋 What to Expect This fix operates entirely in the background and requires no action on your part. If you recently signed up and started a trial, your account activity should be accurately reflected in the platform. There are no changes to how you interact with the signup or checkout flow — everything works the same way, just more reliably behind the scenes. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

🛠️ Trial Sign-Up Tracking Now Works Correctly

We resolved an issue where completing payment during sign-up could cause your trial start to go unrecorded against your account. Your account and trial activity are now attributed correctly from the moment you complete registration. 🛠️ What Was Fixed When new users signed up and started a trial, passing through the payment step could disconnect their session from their account. This meant the trial-start event was not reliably linked to the correct account, leading to inaccurate account data after sign-up. The payment step now correctly re-establishes your account identity before recording the trial start, so your account reflects your registration and trial activity accurately from day one. 📋 What to Expect If you recently signed up and started a trial, your account activity should now appear correctly in the platform. No action is needed on your end — this fix applies automatically to all new sign-ups going forward. Existing accounts are not affected by this change. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

✨ Clearer Quota Limit Messages

When your available quota is exhausted, affected tools now show a clear status instead of failing without explanation. This helps you understand why AI post generation, heatmaps, or citation features may be unavailable. ✨ What's New The platform now handles quota-exhausted states more clearly across AI post generation, heatmaps, and citations. You’ll receive an understandable message when a feature cannot run because no quota remains. 🛠️ How to Use It 1. Open AI post generation, heatmaps, or citations. 2. Use the feature as usual. 3. If your quota is exhausted, review the message shown and try again when quota becomes available. 📋 What to Expect Features that require available quota may remain unavailable until quota is restored. The updated messaging makes this limitation visible so you can distinguish it from a loading problem or unexpected error. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

🚀 September 17 Platform Updates and Improvements

The September 17 release brings a new win-back plan picker, new export options, and a wide range of improvements across Site Explorer, Social, Content Genius, OTTO PPC, Report Builder, LLM Visibility, Authority Building, and Website Studio. ✨ What's New This release includes one new feature and numerous improvements across the platform: - Multi-plan win-back checkout: When returning to a plan, you can now choose from eligible discounted options — Starter, Growth, or Pro — before completing checkout. Growth is selected by default, and your chosen plan carries through to the checkout screen. - Export Referring IPs and Indexed Pages in Site Explorer: Both the Referring IPs and Indexed Pages sections now have Export buttons, letting you download your data as CSV or XLS files with flexible row-range options for offline analysis and sharing. - Partially Published post visibility in Social: Posts that succeeded on some platforms but failed on others now appear as a "Partially Published" count in project summaries and the All Projects view, with a project-level filter so you can quickly find and review affected posts. - Campaign Audit empty states in OTTO PPC: Accounts with no campaigns now see a clear empty state instead of stale or irrelevant audit findings. If no campaigns match your filtered search, a separate message is shown as well. - Content Genius generation recovery: If article generation encounters a navigation failure, the composer no longer stays stuck in a loading state. It now clears the spinner and shows an error with a recovery link when one is available. - Copilot restored in LLM Visibility Prompt Simulator: Copilot is available again as a selectable platform in the Prompt Simulator, and returns results as expected during simulator runs. - Prompt Simulator platform pre-selection: The Prompt Simulator now pre-selects the AI platforms your project is already tracking, based on your plan's allowed platforms, instead of defaulting to a fixed set that may not match your setup. - Website Studio full-bleed editor layout: The editor now uses the full available width, removing the dark page margins that previously boxed in the canvas. The chat and preview panel join is now rounded for a cleaner look. - Report Builder — Google Ads empty state: Report viewers now display a clear "No Google Ads Data Available" message instead of a blank section when Google Ads data is unavailable or access is blocked. The Hide Empty Sections option also removes this section when it applies. - Report Builder — PDF export scope labels: The PDF export scope modal now identifies subsections with their parent section name (for example, "Book Basher within Google Business Profile"), making it easier to understand exactly what will be included in your export. - Authority Building — journalist outlet links fixed: On Digital PR journalist detail pages, outlet names now appear as working links when an outlet ID exists, and as plain text when no ID is available, instead of linking to a broken URL. - OTTO PPC — Campaign Hub budget validation: The inline budget editor in Campaign Hub now rejects negative, zero, and non-numeric daily budget values with a clear error message instead of saving them silently. - OTTO PPC — Smart Ads copy corrected: The Smart Ads Campaign Management card now correctly reads "optimize your campaigns" after a typo caused it to display "optimize your capping." - Site Explorer — sub-navigation tabs fixed: Clicking sub-navigation tabs in Site Explorer now correctly opens the selected section for your current domain, instead of redirecting some users back to the All Sites view. - Site Explorer — Backlink Researcher data display fixed: The Backlink Researcher overview now shows valid last-update dates and correctly rounded percentages. When data is unavailable, a dash is displayed instead of an invalid value. - Site Explorer — improved error messages: Error notifications in Site Explorer now show specific, actionable messages that describe what went wrong, replacing the previous generic "Error" toast. 🛠️ How to Use It 1. To access the new win-back plan picker, navigate to your billing or subscription settings and follow the win-back flow to compare and select an eligible plan before checking out. 2. To export Referring IPs or Indexed Pages, open Site Explorer, go to the relevant section, and click the Export button to choose your format (CSV or XLS) and row range. 3. To review partially published posts, go to Social, open the All Projects view or a project summary, and look for the Partially Published count. Use the project-level filter to isolate affected posts. 4. To use the corrected Prompt Simulator defaults, open LLM Visibility, navigate to the Prompt Simulator, and confirm that your project's tracked platforms are pre-selected before running a simulation. 5. To use the updated PDF export scope labels, open Report Builder, begin a PDF export, and review the scope modal to confirm subsections are labeled with their parent section. 📋 What to Expect - The win-back plan picker defaults to the Growth plan. You can select a different eligible plan before proceeding to checkout. - Exports from Referring IPs and Indexed Pages reflect current filters and sorting at the time of export. - The Partially Published status in Social applies to posts where at least one platform publish succeeded and at least one failed. - In OTTO PPC Campaign Audit, the empty state appears when no campaigns exist on the account or when no campaigns match an active search filter. - Prompt Simulator platform selection is limited to platforms tracked by your project and permitted by your plan. You can adjust the selection manually for one-off simulations. - In Report Builder, the "No Google Ads Data Available" section can be hidden using the Hide Empty Sections toggle. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

🗂️ Platform Updates: Fixes and Improvements

We've resolved several issues and made a number of improvements across the platform to keep your workflows running smoothly and your data easier to act on. ✨ What's New CSV and Excel Export on Shared Reports: Report Builder's public share pages now include CSV and Excel (XLSX) export options, so clients and stakeholders viewing a shared report can download the data directly without needing platform access. 🛠️ Improvements - Hyperdrive Credits label: The credits chip on Authority → PR Distribution (Press Releases) now reads "Hyperdrive Credits" for clarity, while Authority → Cloud Stacks (Cloud Stacks) shows "HyperDrive 691". - OTTO Sites quota widget: The site-slot quota widget and the site-limit screen now explain when slots are held by frozen sites, so you always know why your count looks the way it does. - Report Builder scrolling: The reports list no longer shows nested scrollbars, making the layout cleaner and easier to navigate. - Whitelabel setup flow: The setup wizard no longer stalls silently on step two — if the Continue button is unavailable, you'll now see a clear explanation of what needs to be resolved before moving forward. - Whitelabel logo and browser icon uploads: Upload rules for the logo box and browser-icon box are now consistent, so you won't run into confusing mismatches when setting up your brand assets. - Whitelabel lead capture widget: The copy-snippet button on the Site Analysis Lead Capture Widget now works as expected — the code box is visible alongside it. - Whitelabel login preview autofill: The decorative login preview in the Whitelabel admin area no longer triggers browser autofill of your credentials. - GBP Media Library: After publishing photos, the media grid now refreshes visibly so you can confirm your uploads went through without having to reload the page. - Site name and URL consistency: The site name shown in the dashboard now correctly matches its URL, eliminating confusing mismatches when managing your sites. 🐛 Issues Resolved - OTTO PPC — deleted keywords reappearing: When you deleted keywords near the end of a paginated list, the removed rows could linger on screen. This has been resolved — deletions now take effect immediately and cleanly. - OTTO PPC — multiple Google Ads accounts: Access to effectively unlimited connected Google Ads accounts is now correctly restricted to accounts with the OTTO Google Ads add-on (all self-serve plans include 1 connected Google Ads account and up to 10 campaigns by default). - GBP Offer post preview: The offer post preview was showing "No data" and the submit button remained disabled, preventing posts from going out. This is now fixed and posts can be previewed and submitted as expected. - Whitelabel agency widget domain fallback: The lead form agency widget was falling back to the Search Atlas domain instead of your white-labeled domain. This has been corrected so your branded domain is always used. 📋 What to Expect All of these changes are live and require no action on your part. The CSV and Excel export buttons on shared report pages will appear automatically for any report you share publicly via Report Builder. All other fixes and improvements are applied platform-wide. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

🔗 Streamlined Connector Setup and Team Creation

Content Genius now features a redesigned connector experience that brings scope and permission management, a guided connect wizard, and team creation together into a single unified flow, making setup faster and less error-prone. ✨ What's New Three core improvements have been made to the connector setup experience: - Unified Scope and Permission UX: All scope and permission selections are now consolidated into one clear interface, eliminating the need to navigate across multiple screens during connector configuration. - Connect Wizard: A new step-by-step wizard guides you through the entire connector setup process, reducing friction and helping ensure nothing is missed. - Inline Team Creation: You can now create a new team directly within the connection flow, so you no longer need to leave the setup process to complete team configuration separately. 🛠️ How to Use It 1. Navigate to the connector settings via the left sidebar → Local → GBP Projects. 2. Click Connect GBP Account to launch the new connect wizard. 3. Review and configure your scope and permission settings in the unified interface presented by the wizard. 4. When prompted, choose to create a new team or select an existing one — all without leaving the wizard. 5. Complete the remaining steps and click Finish to finalize your connection. 📋 What to Expect - Scope and permission selections are now presented in a single consolidated view for a clearer, faster setup experience. - The connect wizard sequences each required step, removing the need to jump between pages or settings areas. - Team creation is fully embedded in the setup flow, streamlining onboarding for new connections. - Existing connections and previously configured permissions are not affected by this update. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

July 10, 2026 Platform Release: New Features, Improvements & Bug Fixes

🛒 Billing & Special Offer Checkout A new July annual promotion is live with six dedicated checkout links available at /special-offer/[slug]. The links cover Growth, Pro, and Agency plans in two tiers (Standard and Action Taker), and are pre-configured with: - Annual billing cycle - 30% discount applied automatically - Card-only payment (Klarna is not available on these links) - A plan-specific bonus summary displayed at checkout These links go live on July 22, 2026. The billing usage log has also been updated with two new view modes: current cycle and all-time, switchable via a toggle. If usage data fails to load, the page now shows a graceful fallback state instead of breaking. 🤖 OTTO Schema & Audit Improvements Several updates have been made to OTTO schema deployment and the audit interface: - Bypass schema validation: You can now deploy a schema even if it has validation errors. OTTO will show a confirmation warning before deploying, and the schema will be saved with an 'Saved with errors' badge. An Undo/rollback option is available immediately after — previously, validation errors blocked deployment entirely. - Diagnostic scan modal fix: The Site Info diagnostic scan modal on the All Sites page now caps its height to the screen and scrolls within the Inspection and AI Deployments lists, instead of stretching off-screen. - Instant Indexing icon alignment: GSC and IndexNow icons in the Instant Indexing section headers (Sitemap Indexing and Custom URL Based Indexing) are now vertically aligned. Previously, the GSC icon appeared lower than the IndexNow icon. - Schema type column alignment fix: In Site Audit → Schema → 'Missing recommended schema markup types', the Schema Type column values are now consistently centered. Previously, entries with multiple schema types appeared left-shifted. ✍️ Content Genius (AI Article Editor) The Content Genius v5 AI article editor has received significant enhancements to its placement intelligence and agentic capabilities: - The AI assistant can now be asked via chat to add FAQs, conclusions, key takeaways, CTAs, research blocks, infographics, humanized rewrites, length changes, and links. - Before inserting content, the assistant recommends placement and asks for your confirmation — for example, it will ask whether CTAs should go mid-article, at the end, or both; whether research blocks should be inline or at the end; and which section infographics belong in. - For lists, tables, and key takeaways, the assistant confirms best-fit placement rather than inserting silently. - The Send to Website Studio publish form now shows explanatory hover tooltips on the slug, author, category, and tags fields. Submission and validation behavior are unchanged. 📍 GBP & Local SEO Several updates improve the GBP and Local SEO experience: - GBP Media Library tag filter: The Media Library toolbar now includes a tag-based filter that can be combined with the existing Photos/Videos/All filter. An empty state is shown when no items match the selected filters. Media sourced from Brand Vault appears inline, tagged 'Brand Vault', with delete and tag-edit controls hidden (read-only). - GBP Post generation — Share On section redesign: The 'Share On' section in the 'Generate GBP Post(s)' modal is renamed to 'Share posts on socials'. The Beta tag has been removed. Per-platform '+ Connect' links are removed; connecting a new page now happens via a 'Connect new page' option inside each platform's Select Page dropdown. - Stability improvements: The GBP Optimization page no longer freezes or infinitely refreshes. GBP and Local SEO pages (tasks, posts, project cards, heatmaps) are more stable, with no duplicate list entries, stuck spinners, or crashes when navigating away while background status checks are running. There is no new UI for this change — it is a reliability fix. - Local SEO classic report — keyword seeding fix: When linking the Local SEO integration on the classic report builder, the report is now seeded with only the top scanned keyword (matching the behavior of the new report builder). Previously, all project keywords were loaded automatically. Additional keyword groups can be added manually from the report page. 🖼️ Brand Vault Brand Vault Style Guide → Add Photos now accepts WebP image uploads. The full list of supported formats is now: JPG, PNG, WEBP, and GIF. 🔒 Atlas Co-Worker (LinkGraph Customers) LinkGraph agency and managed customers will no longer see the Atlas Co-Worker menu item in navigation. Direct links to the Co-Worker page will now redirect these users to their home screen. Customers on non-LinkGraph accounts are not affected by this change. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

July 23, 2026 Platform Release: What's New and Improved

🚀 New Features This release introduces several new capabilities across Digital PR, Outreach, and OTTO that customers may notice right away. - Create-Campaign 4-step wizard (Digital PR): The Digital PR Create Campaign flow is now a guided 4-step wizard — Sources → Targeting → Channels → Sequence — replacing the previous single-page email form. Current behavior is unchanged: the SERP source and Email channel remain pre-selected, and the same fields produce the same campaign result. The new structure simply makes the process clearer to follow. - Redesigned Send Email composer (Outreach): The Outreach Send Email composer has a new look, currently behind a feature flag. The updated composer includes a subject line field, a sender selector, a recipient context header, templates, and a Write/Preview toggle. If a customer reports seeing a different composer layout, check whether the feature flag is enabled on their account. - Multi-channel DPR campaign detail page: The Digital PR campaign detail page is being redesigned (also flag-gated) to display data across email, mobile, and map channels instead of email-only stats. Google Maps prospects now show business name, address, rating, and phone alongside domain and SEO metrics. - Google Safe Browsing warnings in OTTO: The OTTO Overview page now displays a red warning banner at the top of the page when Google Safe Browsing has flagged a domain for malware, unwanted software, or social engineering. The banner appears in both private and shared client views and is hidden for clean domains. 📣 Outreach & Campaign Hub Improvements - Search campaign box stays visible during loading: In Campaign Hub's Campaign Types tab, the search campaign box no longer disappears while a search is in progress. It remains visible and usable while typing, clearing, or resetting. The loading indicator now appears only within the results table. - Single-select sources drive Targeting step: In the Create-Campaign wizard, the Sources step is now single-select. The selected source directly determines the fields shown in the Targeting step. The previous manual keywords/domains toggle and multi-select source option have been removed. - DPR Campaigns template preview and notifications fixed: The template preview (View Existing Templates) now opens correctly on hover or click again. Form field focus styles are consistent, dropdowns open downward instead of off-screen, and campaign/contact create, edit, and delete actions now show success or error toast notifications. 🏗️ Authority Building Improvements - Visual refresh across Authority Building: The press release wizard, project selectors, and Cloud Stacks template builder pages have been updated to match the rest of the app's look and feel. Tooltips, dialogs, dropdowns, empty states, and loading spinners are visually consistent. No workflow changes were made. - URL Indexer column sorting fixed: As part of a table component update across Authority Building (Press Releases, Cloud Stacks, URL Indexer, Quest, Digital PR campaigns/inbox/contacts), a bug that broke column sorting in the URL Indexer has been resolved. Sorting now works correctly. - Press Release & Cloud Stack wizard form improvements: The Knowledge Graph step now validates fields — including text, links, dropdowns, and other inputs — and shows completion checkmarks consistently as you fill them in. Table pagination on Cloud Stacks, URL Indexer, and Quest views now uses each table's built-in controls, remembers the chosen page size, and resets to the first page when a filter is changed. 🤖 OTTO Improvements - Cloudflare worker version display and upgrade button: The OTTO Cloudflare installation guide now shows the installed worker version along with a stability badge (stable, beta, or deprecated). A one-click Upgrade button appears when a newer approved version is available. Diagnostics also include a new Worker Version Currency check. ✍️ Content Genius Improvements - Brand Vault default article length now respected: In Content Genius V5, if a user generates an article without manually selecting a length, the composer now correctly uses the Brand Vault's saved default length instead of defaulting to the optimized (~1,500–2,000 words) setting. Manually selecting Short, Optimized, or Long still works as before. - Agent "start from scratch" articles get a real title: V5 articles created through the Atlas agent's start-from-scratch chat flow now receive a generated title instead of remaining stuck on the "New Document {N}" placeholder. If customers report unexpected titles in their article list or editor, this change is relevant. - Brand Vault image uploads auto-name files: When uploading images to Brand Vault, the platform now auto-generates a descriptive filename based on the image content, pre-filled in an editable field. If auto-naming fails, it falls back to the original filename, which also remains editable. The original filename is retained as metadata. - Brand Vault CSV bulk-import for top pages: A new Import CSV button is available in the Brand Vault top-pages section, allowing customers to bulk-add pages via spreadsheet. The button includes a format hint and template. The single-page add option is unchanged. - Send to Website Studio empty state: In Content Genius, the Send to Website Studio publish modal now shows a helpful empty state with a link to create a site when the user has no Website Studio sites connected, instead of displaying a blank dropdown. 💳 Billing Improvement - Low-quota warning banner removed: The amber "running low on quota" warning banner (shown when quota fell below 10%) has been removed from the Billing → Plans & Top-ups page entirely. The quota-reset date information line remains unchanged. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

⚡📄 Google Page Experience Update

🔎 Where Does Page Experience Fit Into Google's Algorithm? In Google's ongoing effort to serve users the best possible search results, the Page Experience Update introduced new ranking factors based on how users experience your web pages. Rolled out between June and September 2021, this update made mobile-friendliness, web safety, interstitials, and overall UI/UX official ranking signals. Websites that prioritized page experience saw ranking improvements, while those that didn't fell behind. The Page Experience update shifted SEO focus from just relevance to usability — rewarding sites that are fast, stable, and responsive. It joins Google's long list of algorithm updates, which historically target: - Content quality (Panda) - Backlink integrity (Penguin) - Organization and data indexing - User experience and engagement 💡 What Is UX & Why Does It Matter? User Experience (UX) measures how users interact with your site before, during, and after visiting. A beautiful design alone isn't enough — your interface must make it easy for users to achieve their goals. Key UX Statistics: - 88% of users won't return after a poor experience. - 50% of sales are lost to bad UX. - 75% of credibility judgments are based on usability. - 53% of mobile users leave if a page takes longer than 3 seconds to load. - A well-optimized UI can improve conversions by up to 200%. With competitors only a click away, great UX isn't optional — it's essential for visibility and conversions. ⚙️ What Are the Core Web Vitals? The Page Experience update emphasized Core Web Vitals — three key performance metrics that reflect real-world user experience. Google updates these metrics over time to better capture genuine usability; the current set is: 1️⃣ Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) Measures how long it takes for the main content to load. Target: ≤ 2.5 seconds 2️⃣ Interaction to Next Paint (INP) Measures overall page responsiveness — the time from any user interaction (click, tap, or key press) to the next visual update from the browser. INP replaced First Input Delay (FID) as an official Core Web Vital in March 2024 because it captures the full range of a page's interactivity, not just the first interaction. Target: ≤ 200 milliseconds 3️⃣ Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) Measures visual stability — how much page elements shift unexpectedly during load. Target: < 0.1 Test and monitor at least 75% of your site's pages to ensure consistent results across your content. 🧩 Page Experience Signals Additional experience metrics factor into SEO rankings alongside Core Web Vitals: - Mobile-Friendliness: Your site must perform equally well on mobile and desktop. - Safe Browsing: No malware or harmful content. - HTTPS Security: Secure connection for user trust. - Intrusive Interstitial Guidelines: Avoid pop-ups that obstruct user access to content. 🛠️ How to Optimize for Google's Page Experience Update Step 1: Know and Use the Tools Available Use free tools to monitor performance and UX metrics: - Lighthouse – Core Web Vitals auditing directly in Chrome DevTools - PageSpeed Insights – Page speed and Core Web Vitals analysis combining lab and field data - Chrome User Experience Report (CrUX) – Real user data from Chrome users in the field - Google Search Console – Monitors real-world Core Web Vitals performance at scale - Web Vitals JavaScript library – Tracks vitals via browser APIs for custom reporting Step 2: Audit Your Site Across Devices Use tools to preview and test how your site renders on different devices: - Lighthouse: Toggle between mobile and desktop views for lab data - PageSpeed Insights: Compare mobile vs. desktop performance side by side - Responsinator: Visualize your site on various phones and tablets - CrossBrowserTesting: Test site design and performance across 2,000+ browser and device combinations Step 3: Improve Your PageSpeed Insights Score Improving your score directly impacts your Core Web Vitals. Key tactics include: - Optimize images: Compress and serve images in next-gen formats (WebP, AVIF) and use lazy loading. - Minimize render-blocking resources: Defer non-critical JavaScript and CSS to speed up initial paint. - Use a Content Delivery Network (CDN): Serve assets from servers geographically close to your users. - Enable browser caching: Reduce load times for returning visitors. - Reduce JavaScript execution time: Break up long tasks to improve INP and overall interactivity. - Reserve space for dynamic content: Set explicit width and height on images and embeds to prevent layout shifts and improve CLS. Step 4: Fix Mobile Usability Issues Open Google Search Console and navigate to the Mobile Usability report to identify and resolve issues such as text that is too small to read, clickable elements placed too close together, or content wider than the screen. Step 5: Secure Your Site and Clean Up Interstitials - Migrate to HTTPS if you haven't already — Google treats HTTPS as a confirmed ranking signal. - Remove or replace intrusive pop-ups that appear immediately on page load or cover the main content, especially on mobile. Acceptable interstitials include age-verification prompts, legally required cookie notices, and small banners that don't obstruct the main content area. 📊 How to Track Your Progress After making optimizations, monitor improvements using: - Google Search Console → Core Web Vitals report: Shows field data for Good, Needs Improvement, and Poor URLs segmented by mobile and desktop. - PageSpeed Insights: Re-run audits to compare before-and-after lab scores. - Lighthouse CI: Integrate automated performance checks into your deployment pipeline to catch regressions early. Remember that field data in Google Search Console can take 28 days or more to reflect recent changes, so allow adequate time before evaluating the impact of your optimizations. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

🔧 Bug Fixes & UX Improvements Across Multiple Features

This release includes eight bug fixes and two improvements spanning AI Visibility (formerly LLM Visibility), Report Builder, Site Explorer, and Connector Builder. Fixes resolve domain filter scrolling, loading states, data accuracy, and UI visibility issues, while improvements disable automatic What's New popups and unlock OTTO-dependent tasks after project creation. ✨ What's New Two improvements enhance the user experience in Connector Builder. Automatic What's New modal popups are now disabled by default, reducing interruptions during workflow. Additionally, GSG project creation no longer leaves OTTO-dependent tasks locked; they become available immediately without requiring a page reload. 🐛 Bug Fixes Eight bugs have been resolved across multiple features: - AI Visibility (formerly LLM Visibility) - Cited Pages: Domain filter dropdown now scrolls properly, allowing users to view all domain names in the list. - AI Visibility (formerly LLM Visibility) - Project Loading: Loading spinner no longer ends prematurely on brand-level status showing "no data" while project analysis is still pending. - AI Visibility (formerly LLM Visibility) - Brand Insights: Summary banner now renders only after all engines finish analyzing, preventing incomplete data display. - AI Visibility (formerly LLM Visibility) - Analysis Popup: Hardcoded "runs every 3 days" message has been removed; the popup now respects the configured analysis frequency. - Site Explorer - Paid Competitors: Thread date_str parameter added to data-extended call and trend graph switched to paid_history for accurate paid competitor data. - Report Builder - GHL Users: OTTO, Tasks, and Site Explorer options are now hidden in AI Settings Focus Areas for GHL users since they were visible but non-functional. - Connector Builder: Homepage connector and scheduled job rows are now clickable, restoring expected navigation behavior. - Reports → Report Builder → open report (Executive Summary) - Full Report Page: Spacing reduced for a cleaner report layout. 🛠️ How to Use It 1. No action required for bug fixes — they apply automatically upon platform update. 2. For Connector Builder improvements: Create a new GSG project and verify OTTO-dependent tasks are immediately accessible without reloading. 3. What's New modal popups are now disabled by default; access release notes via the Help menu if needed. 📋 What to Expect All fixes are live and require no configuration changes. GHL users will no longer see non-functional OTTO, Tasks, and Site Explorer options in Report Builder AI Settings. AI Visibility (formerly LLM Visibility) analyses now display accurate loading states and respect configured frequencies. Connector and scheduled job rows in Connector Builder respond to clicks as expected. Report spacing is tighter with the Executive Summary title removed. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

🔔 Filter Your Notifications Inbox by Project

The 2026-07-20 platform release brings project-level filtering to Notifications, along with one bugfix and one improvement. ✨ What's New Filter Notifications by Project: Notifications now includes a project filter, so you can narrow your notification feed to only the project you care about at any given moment. Instead of scrolling through alerts from every project in your account, you can select a project from the filter and see only the notifications relevant to it. 🛠️ How to Use It 1. Open Notifications (Header → Notifications) from the platform. 2. Look for the project filter option within the inbox. 3. Select the project you want to view notifications for. 4. The inbox will update to show only notifications tied to that project. 5. To return to the full notifications feed, deselect or reset the project filter. 📋 What to Expect This release also includes one bugfix and one improvement shipped as part of the 2026-07-20 update. Full details for those items are not yet available in this article. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

🏠 Platform UI Fixes and Onboarding Reward Update

This release resolves two interface issues affecting agency and brand selection and visual consistency, while also increasing the reward for attending a 1:1 onboarding session from 25 to 50 Hyperdrive Credits. ✨ What's New The 1:1 onboarding attendance reward fallback has been updated from 25 to 50 Hyperdrive Credits, giving new users a stronger incentive to complete their personalized onboarding session. Additionally, two UI issues have been resolved: agency and brand options that were previously missing from re-staging select menus are now displayed correctly, and a full light-theme polish pass using Shadcn v2 has been applied across authentication screens, the home view, modals, notifications, and shared form controls for a more consistent visual experience. 🛠️ How to Use It 1. Log in to your Search Atlas account and navigate to Home. 2. If you are setting up or re-staging an agency or brand, open the relevant select menu — all available options will now appear as expected. 3. To earn your Hyperdrive Credits, book and attend a 1:1 onboarding session; the 50-credit reward will be applied automatically upon attendance. 📋 What to Expect The agency and brand select menus will now reliably display all available options during re-staging workflows. The updated light-theme UI polish affects authentication pages, the home screen, modals, notifications, and shared form controls — no action is required on your part, as these visual improvements are applied automatically. The increased onboarding reward of 50 Hyperdrive Credits applies to the fallback scenario and will be reflected in your account after a qualifying 1:1 session. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

🛠️ Platform Bug Fixes July 2026

This release addresses four bugs across Site Explorer, Keyword Research, and Report Builder, improving navigation consistency, data integrity, and layout management reliability. ✨ What's New The following issues have been resolved in this update: - Site Explorer – Shared Report sidebar highlight: The active menu item in the sidebar of Shared Reports no longer loses its highlight when clicking in the content area or switching between tabs, keeping navigation context clear at all times. - Keyword Research – Edit List 200-keyword limit: The 200-keyword limit per list is now properly enforced. Previously, users could bypass this cap by entering multiple keywords as comma-separated values on a single line; this workaround has been closed. - Site Explorer – Stale cross-account state on login: When logging in with a different account, the platform no longer displays the previously searched project from another user's session. Each login now starts with a clean, account-specific state. - Report Builder – Duplicate name error on existing layout: Applying an already-created layout to an existing report in Report Builder no longer triggers a duplicate name error. The layout is now saved and applied successfully as expected. 🛠️ How to Use It 1. No action is required on your end — all fixes are applied automatically. 2. If you were experiencing any of the issues above, refresh the platform to pick up the latest version. 3. Resume your normal workflows in Site Explorer, Keyword Research, and Report Builder. 📋 What to Expect - Sidebar navigation highlights in Shared Reports will remain stable regardless of where you click or which tab you select. - Keyword lists will strictly enforce the 200-keyword cap, even when pasting comma-separated values. - Logging into a different account will no longer surface data from a previous session. - Report Builder layouts can be applied to existing reports without encountering duplicate name errors. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

🚀 Customer Frontend Production Update

A new production release has been deployed for the customer frontend, delivering ongoing improvements to the Search Atlas platform experience. ✨ What's New The latest production release for the customer frontend is now live. This update is part of our continuous deployment process to keep the platform running smoothly and reliably. While no detailed changelog is available for this release, the update ensures the frontend remains up to date with the latest platform improvements. 🛠️ How to Use It 1. Log in to your Search Atlas account. 2. Open the Production Dashboard at dashboard.searchatlas.com. 3. Continue using the platform as usual — the update is applied automatically with no action required on your part. 📋 What to Expect This release is applied automatically, so no manual steps are needed. You may notice general performance and stability improvements as you navigate the platform. Since no changelog was provided for this deployment, there are no specific feature changes to configure or review. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

🚀 Production Release Deployed

A new production release for the customer frontend has been deployed to the Search Atlas platform. This update includes the latest improvements and fixes merged into the production environment. ✨ What's New The production release has been successfully deployed with the latest changes from the customer-frontend repository. This update brings the most recent merged improvements to your Search Atlas dashboard. 🛠️ How to Use It 1. Log in to your Search Atlas account at the production dashboard. 2. Navigate through the platform to experience the latest updates. 3. All new features and improvements are now live and available for use. 📋 What to Expect The platform now runs on the latest production build. No specific configuration changes are required on your end. If you encounter any unexpected behavior, please clear your browser cache and reload the dashboard. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

🚀 Atlas v2 Platform Update

We have launched Atlas v2, a backend efficiency upgrade that improves platform performance without changing the visual interface. This update ensures faster processing and smoother operations across all tools. ✨ What's New Atlas v2 introduces a completely rebuilt backend architecture designed for greater efficiency and speed. While the user interface remains identical, the underlying systems now handle data processing, report generation, and tool interactions significantly faster. This upgrade reduces latency during peak usage and improves overall platform responsiveness. 🛠️ How to Use It 1. Log in to your Search Atlas account as usual. 2. Navigate to any tool or dashboard — no new steps are required. 3. Experience faster load times and smoother interactions automatically. 📋 What to Expect No visual changes or workflow adjustments are needed. All existing features, reports, and integrations function exactly as before but with improved speed. Edge cases involving legacy browser caches may require a hard refresh (Ctrl+F5 or Cmd+Shift+R) to fully realize performance gains. No data migration or configuration is required. 🔜 Coming Soon Additional frontend enhancements leveraging the new backend architecture are in development, including real-time collaboration features and advanced customization options for dashboards and reports. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

🗂️ Platform-Wide Improvements and Fixes

We've made a wide range of improvements across the platform — from a refreshed dark-theme design in Authority Building tools to cleaner data displays in Site Explorer, OTTO SEO, OTTO PPC, and beyond. Here's a summary of what changed and what you can expect. ✨ What's New Site Explorer — Clearer SERP Change Tracking In the Organic Position Changes report, the former "SERP Features" column has been renamed to Changes on SERP. Instead of stacked icon rows, you'll now see a compact +New / −Lost badge. Clicking the badge opens a popover listing exactly which SERP features were gained or lost, each shown with its icon and name — making it much easier to understand how your visibility is shifting at a glance. Authority Building — Full Dark-Theme Redesign The Press Release and Cloud Stacks sections have received a comprehensive visual refresh aligned with the platform's dark theme. Every stage of the Press Release workflow — the main table, header, creation wizard (all four steps), the Review & Edit editor, the Distribution step, and status modals — has been redesigned for a cleaner, more consistent look. Cloud Stacks has received the same treatment, including the Custom Template Builder, the wizard review and site-selection steps, and the main table with its status modal. Pagination, empty states, and editor UI details (such as the Add Link panel and template scrollbar) have all been brought in line with the new design. GBP & Local SEO — Date Filter Now Remembers Your Selection When you reopen the date filter panel in Local → Reviews (GBP Reviews), it now correctly restores the field and date range you previously applied, so you no longer have to re-enter your filter settings each time. Content — Safer Content Settings Saves On the Content tab (Left sidebar → Content), the Save button now remains disabled until the form has fully loaded with your existing settings. This prevents accidental saves before data has appeared, and a clear notification is shown if you attempt to submit while the form is still loading. LLM Visibility — Accurate Sentiment Reporting The Sentiment tab's topic table now correctly displays each topic's own overall sentiment, rather than a shared or incorrect value. Access to the AI Visibility list is also now properly managed based on your plan's project quota. Report Builder — Layout and Save Improvements The Create Report layout description has been corrected for clarity. When saving a layout as a new copy, the Set as active layout option is now checked by default, so your new layout is immediately active without an extra step. OTTO SEO — Multiple Usability Improvements - Site Audit searches that return no results now display a clear empty state instead of a blank screen. - The onboarding flow now clearly describes step one as adding a website, and the Automation section has been restored. - Competitor sitemap month columns are now ordered by date for easier comparison. - Domain-level technical check descriptions no longer clip — long lines now wrap so you can read the full text. - The Manage Columns panel stays populated correctly, and its change indicator behaves as expected. - The Page Pruning table no longer shifts around when certain requests are disabled. - Charts are now anchored to the date of the last crawl rather than today's date, giving you accurate historical context. - If the Crawl Tree list has no top-level items to display, the view now falls back to the graph automatically. OTTO PPC — Display and Pagination Fixes - Landing page URLs in the Approve Campaigns table no longer overflow their column — long URLs are now properly contained. - After sorting the campaign table by a column, pagination now resets to page 1 so the results you see always match the sort order applied. - Conversion value fields in modals now show an Enter value placeholder when no value has been set, making it clear the field is editable. - The tracking management label has been updated to Manage Tracking for clearer labeling. - Unneeded page-refresh prompts have been removed from validation notifications to reduce confusion. 🛠️ How to Use It 1. In Site Explorer, open the Organic Position Changes report and look for the Changes on SERP column. Click the +New / −Lost badge on any row to see the full list of gained and lost SERP features. 2. In Authority, navigate to Press Releases or Cloud Stacks to experience the updated dark-theme interface across the full workflow. 3. In the left sidebar, go to Local → Reviews (GBP Reviews), apply a date filter, close the panel, then reopen it — your previous selection will be restored automatically. 4. In the left sidebar, go to Content and open the Content tab (Brand Vault is a selector inside this tool); allow the form to finish loading before saving — the Save button will become active once your settings have populated. 5. In Report Builder, use Save As New to create a layout copy — the new layout will be set as active by default. 6. In OTTO SEO and OTTO PPC, the improvements described above take effect automatically — no action is needed on your end. 📋 What to Expect All changes described here are live and available to all users. The Site Explorer SERP changes column replaces the previous icon rows entirely — there is no option to revert to the old display. In OTTO PPC, pagination will reset to page 1 whenever you apply or clear a column sort; this is intentional and ensures results are always consistent with your selected sort order. The Brand Vault Save button will remain disabled briefly while your content settings load — this is expected behavior designed to prevent data loss. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

🗂️ Platform Improvements and Whitelabel Fixes

Two updates have shipped to improve internal session analysis capabilities and strengthen whitelabel branding integrity across the platform. ✨ What's New This release includes one new feature and one improvement: - Microsoft Clarity User Identification: Users are now identified within Microsoft Clarity sessions, enabling the team to analyze churn-related session recordings with greater accuracy and context. This is an internal infrastructure improvement that helps Search Atlas better understand user behavior and improve the platform experience over time. - Whitelabel Branding Leak Fix (GHL): Search Atlas branding references that were inadvertently surfacing in the WordPress wizard and global search areas for GoHighLevel (GHL) whitelabel accounts have been removed. Whitelabel partners can now expect a fully unbranded experience in these areas of the platform. 🛠️ How to Use It No action is required from users or whitelabel partners. Both updates are applied automatically: 1. Whitelabel partners using GHL accounts will see the WordPress wizard and global search areas now display without any Search Atlas branding. 2. Microsoft Clarity session identification runs automatically in the background and requires no configuration from end users. 📋 What to Expect - GHL whitelabel accounts will no longer encounter Search Atlas branding in the WordPress setup wizard or the global search interface. - The Microsoft Clarity improvement is internal and will not produce any visible change in the platform UI for end users. - If you previously noticed Search Atlas branding appearing unexpectedly in a whitelabel environment, this release resolves that issue. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

📦 July 9 Platform Release: 39 Changes

The July 9 release ships 39 changes — 4 features, 25 improvements, and 10 bug fixes — with 90% of updates directly visible to users across OTTO SEO, Social Hub, GBP, Report Builder, and several other tools. ✨ What's New - LinkedIn Company Pages in Social Hub: You can now connect and publish to LinkedIn Company Pages, not just your personal profile. Personal and Company destinations are unified into a single LinkedIn connection, managed under Settings → Integrations. - Cleaner, shareable OTTO and Site Audit URLs: Project IDs have been moved out of query strings and into proper URL paths, making copied links stable and reliably shareable with teammates. - OTTO design-system migration: Site Audit, Topical Maps, Crawl Monitoring, and the Installation Guide have been migrated to modern shadcn components, delivering a consistent visual style and fixing loading and empty-state display issues. - Atlas Brain URL updates: Atlas Brain now updates its own URL as you navigate within it, enabling accurate back/forward browser navigation and shareable deep links. 🛠️ How to Use It 1. To connect a LinkedIn Company Page, go to Settings → Integrations and add or manage your LinkedIn connection — both Personal and Company Pages are listed in one place. 2. To share a stable OTTO or Site Audit link, simply copy the URL from your browser address bar while inside any project — links now reflect the correct path and will open reliably for anyone with access. 3. To share a specific Atlas Brain view, navigate to the desired state and copy the URL from the address bar — the link will reflect your current position in the tool. 📋 What to Expect - Existing LinkedIn Personal Page connections are not affected; Company Pages appear as an additional destination within the same integration. - Previously bookmarked OTTO or Site Audit URLs that used query-string project IDs may no longer resolve correctly — update any saved links using the new URL format. - The shadcn design-system migration is a visual and stability update; no workflow or data changes are associated with it. - This release also includes improvements and fixes across Coworker, Content Genius, Authority Builder, and AI Agent — refer to the full interactive changelog for a complete breakdown. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

📢 Automated Release Notes Now Available

Search Atlas has introduced automated weekly release notes that compile every item shipped to production — including bug fixes, features, and improvements — into a single, easy-to-read summary. This ensures full visibility into platform changes without requiring manual documentation for every release. ✨ What's New A new automated release notes process now collects all items logged in the product changelog each week and generates a structured summary of what changed. Each weekly report categorizes updates by type — Bug Fixes, New Features, and Improvements — so you can quickly understand the scope and impact of every production release. These automated notes are designed to complement, not replace, dedicated launch videos produced for major feature releases. 🛠️ How to Use It 1. Watch for the weekly release notes published at the end of each week covering all production changes from that period. 2. Review the categorized sections — Bug Fixes, Features, and Improvements — to identify updates relevant to your workflows. 3. Refer to any accompanying launch videos for deeper walkthroughs of significant new features. 4. Use the notes as a reference when onboarding teammates or auditing recent platform behavior changes. 📋 What to Expect Automated release notes are generated on a weekly cadence and cover all items released to production during that period. These notes provide a broad overview of changes and are intended to ensure complete coverage of every release. For major launches, more detailed video content will continue to be produced separately. The automated notes do not replace those resources — they ensure that smaller fixes and incremental improvements are also documented and communicated consistently. 🔜 Coming Soon The release notes format is new and actively being refined. Future iterations may include improved categorization, direct deep-links to relevant platform sections, and tighter integration with major launch announcements. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

💳 Canceled Invoice Pay Button Now Disabled

As of the July 20, 2026 billing release, the Pay button is disabled on canceled invoices. This improvement prevents unintended payment attempts on invoices that are no longer valid. ✨ What Changed Previously, the Pay button could remain active on canceled invoices, which could cause confusion. With this improvement, the Pay button is disabled on any invoice that has been canceled, making the invoice status clearer and reducing the chance of errors. 🛠️ What to Do If You Can't Pay an Invoice 1. Check the status of the invoice — if it is marked as canceled, the Pay button will be disabled by design and payment cannot be submitted on that invoice. 2. If you believe the invoice has been canceled in error and should still be payable, make a note of the invoice number, the date it was issued, and any relevant order or account details. 3. Contact our support team and type human teammate — have your invoice number and account details ready so the team can investigate and correct the invoice status if needed. 📋 What to Expect This change is part of the QPB-936 improvement shipped in the July 20, 2026 billing release. If your invoice is active or outstanding, the Pay button will remain available as normal. If you believe an invoice has been incorrectly marked as canceled, our team can review and update the status on your behalf — please have your invoice number ready when you reach out. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

🗂️ Platform Updates: July 20 2026

The July 20, 2026 release ships one bug fix and two improvements across Site Explorer, Campaign Hub, and Keyword Research, delivering a more consistent and reliable experience throughout the platform. ✨ What's New This release addresses three issues that affected platform usability and data reliability. The specific areas updated are listed below — all changes are applied automatically to every account. - Site Explorer — bug fix: A defect affecting Site Explorer has been resolved. If you were experiencing unexpected behavior or incorrect data in Site Explorer prior to July 20, 2026, check whether that behavior still occurs after this release. - Campaign Hub — improvement: An improvement has been applied to the Campaign Hub experience. If you noticed inconsistencies or limitations in Campaign Hub, review your campaigns to confirm the updated behavior is now in effect. - Keyword Research — improvement: An improvement has been applied to Keyword Research functionality. Review your keyword data and workflows to confirm the updated behavior is reflected. 🛠️ How to Verify the Updates All three changes are applied automatically — no configuration changes are required on your end. To confirm the updates are in effect for your account: 1. Open Site Explorer and reproduce the steps that previously triggered the issue. If the behavior no longer occurs, the fix is confirmed for your account. 2. Navigate to Campaign Hub and review the area where you noticed the previous limitation. Confirm the updated experience is now visible. 3. Open Keyword Research and review your keyword lists or reports. Confirm that data and functionality reflect the expected improvement. 📋 What to Expect - All fixes and improvements are applied automatically across the platform — no action is needed from you. - Data going forward will reflect the updated behavior; previously captured data is not retroactively altered. - If something still appears incorrect after the update, please have the following ready before reaching out: your project name, the specific feature or section affected (e.g. Site Explorer, Campaign Hub, or Keyword Research), the exact steps to reproduce the issue, and a screenshot or description of what you are seeing. This allows our team to investigate promptly. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

🗂️ Platform Updates: Release 2026-07-22

The July 22, 2026 release ships 14 updates — 5 bug fixes and 9 improvements — across multiple platform areas. ✨ What's New This release delivers targeted fixes and polish across several tools: - Report Builder: Visual and rendering improvements for chart displays. - OTTO SEO: Schema management and editor usability improvements. - LLM Visibility: API endpoint reliability improvements. - GBP & Local SEO: Service description recommendation accuracy improvements. - Authority Building: Table and UI consistency improvements. 🛠️ How to Use It No action is required. All fixes and improvements are applied automatically. To take advantage of the improvements, simply navigate to the affected areas: 1. Open Report Builder and review any charts to confirm they render correctly. 2. Visit OTTO SEO to confirm schema management and editor features are working as expected. 3. Check GBP & Local SEO service description recommendations to confirm accurate optimization suggestions appear. 4. Review Authority Building tables and column headers for consistency improvements. 📋 What to Expect - Report Builder: Chart visualizations have been improved for a more consistent experience. - OTTO SEO: Schema management workflows and the editor have received usability improvements. - GBP & Local SEO: Service description recommendations now display accurate content. - Authority Building: Table column headers and related UI elements have been updated for consistency. - LLM Visibility: API endpoints have received reliability improvements. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

🔭 Site Explorer Sub-Folder Auto-Detection Fixed

A bug in Site Explorer prevented the Sub Folder analyze mode from auto-detecting when setting up a new project — this has now been resolved so your project setup works as expected from the start. ✨ What's New When creating a new project in Site Explorer and selecting Sub Folder as the analyze mode, the mode will now automatically detect the correct sub-folder as intended. Previously, this auto-detection never triggered, requiring manual intervention or causing incorrect project configurations. 🛠️ What Changed This was a backend engineering fix (SE-1043) shipped as part of the Site Explorer release on 2026-07-24. No action is required on your part — the improvement applies automatically to all new projects going forward. 📋 What to Expect This fix applies automatically — no changes to your existing workflow are needed. New projects created with the Sub Folder analyze mode will now auto-detect without any manual workaround. Existing projects are not affected by this change. If you experience any unexpected behavior with Sub Folder auto-detection, please have the following ready when reaching out: your project name, the URL you entered, and a description of what you observed. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

🐛 DM Recipient Picker Now Hides Inactive Members

The direct message recipient picker has been updated to exclude deactivated and blocked members, preventing confusion when composing messages inside the platform. ✨ What's New Previously, members who had been deactivated or blocked could still appear in the recipient picker when starting a direct message, making it possible to attempt sending messages to users who were no longer active. This fix ensures that only reachable, active members are surfaced as selectable recipients. 🛠️ How to Use It 1. Open the direct message composer inside the platform. 2. Begin typing a recipient's name in the picker. 3. Confirm that only active, reachable members appear in the results list. 📋 What to Expect Deactivated and blocked members will no longer appear in the DM recipient picker. No action is required on your part — the change is applied automatically across all workspaces. Existing message threads with previously deactivated or blocked members are not affected by this update. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

🐛✨ QP Billing Bug Fixes and Improvements

The Quantum Puppy Billing release on 2026-07-21 shipped 2 tickets — 1 bugfix (QPB-992) and 1 improvement — addressing issues in the billing experience. The full details of each change are still being documented as release notes become available. ✨ What's New This release includes one bugfix (QPB-992) and one improvement to the billing experience. If you are encountering unexpected behavior related to billing, these changes may be relevant to your situation. Because the specific details of QPB-992 and the improvement ticket have not yet been published, we are unable to describe the exact symptoms they address at this time. 📋 What to Expect These changes are applied automatically — no action is required on your end. If you are still seeing unexpected billing behavior after 2026-07-21, this may indicate your account has not yet received the update, or that a separate issue is occurring. When reaching out for support, please have the following ready: your project or account name, a description of the specific billing behavior you are seeing, any error messages displayed, and the approximate time the issue occurred. This will help our team investigate quickly. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

🔧 White Label Preview Pricing and Dashboard Fix

A bug affecting white label preview sessions has been resolved as of the 2026-07-21 release (WL-316). If you are still seeing unexpected content in your white label preview, use the steps below to confirm the fix is in place and to escalate if the issue persists. ✨ What Was Fixed A bug caused unintended content to be visible during white label preview sessions. This has been addressed in the latest release. If you set up your white label preview before this release date, the fix should now be applied to your account automatically. 🛠️ Steps to Confirm the Fix 1. Navigate to the Header apps-grid icon → More Features → Agency Hub (Set up your Agency's White Label). 2. Open or share a preview of your white label environment. 3. Check whether the preview now displays only the branding and content intended for your clients. 4. If you are still seeing unexpected elements in the preview, take note of: your account or project name, a description of exactly which elements are still visible, and the date and time you observed the issue. 📋 Still Experiencing the Issue? If the white label preview is still showing content it should not after following the steps above, please reach out to our team with the following information ready so we can investigate quickly: - Your account or project name - A description of the specific elements still visible in the preview (e.g., which content or sections appear unexpectedly) - The date and time you first noticed the problem - Any screenshots if possible If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

🐛 Background Repolling Fixed After Navigation

A background repolling issue that persisted after customer frontend navigation has been fixed as of the 2026-07-21 platform release (CB-1191). The platform no longer performs unnecessary background data requests after you move between pages. ✨ What's New Previously, background repolling processes continued running even after navigating away from the originating page in the platform. This caused unnecessary network activity and could result in degraded performance — such as slower page loads or data appearing to refresh unexpectedly — while you were using a completely different section of the platform. The fix, shipped as part of the Core / Churn Buster release on 2026-07-21, ensures that background repolling stops as expected the moment you navigate to a new section of the platform. 🛠️ How to Use It No action is required on your end. This fix has been applied automatically to the platform. Simply continue navigating the platform as normal — background processes will now correctly stop when you move between pages. 📋 What to Expect Background repolling will no longer persist after navigating away from a page. There are no changes to the visible interface or your existing workflows. If you previously noticed slower performance or unexpected activity while switching between platform sections, this fix addresses that root cause. 🔍 Troubleshooting Related Issues If you believe you are still experiencing unexpected background activity or performance issues related to page navigation after 2026-07-21, here are steps to help identify and report the problem: 1. Note the specific page or section where you observed the issue (e.g., which part of the platform you navigated away from and which page you navigated to). 2. Record the exact behavior you noticed — for example, slower performance, unexpected network activity, or data appearing to refresh after navigation. 3. Note the timestamp when the issue occurred so our team can cross-reference platform logs against the CB-1191 deployment. 4. Check if the behavior is reproducible — navigate away from the same page again and observe whether the issue repeats. Having this information ready — particularly the affected page, a description of the behavior, and the timestamp — will allow our team to investigate quickly if escalation is needed. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

🚀 Platform Updates Release July 23 2026

The July 23, 2026 release ships 32 tickets — including 4 new features, 12 bug fixes, and 16 improvements — across Authority Building, OTTO SEO, LLM Visibility, Content Genius, Brand Vault, and Keywords. ✨ What's New Four new features are now live across the platform: - Authority Building — Create-Campaign Wizard (Step 1): A new campaign creation wizard has been introduced for guided campaign setup. - Authority Building — AI-Assisted Email Composer: The Send Email composer in Outreach has been redesigned with an AI-assisted writing experience to help craft more effective outreach messages. - Authority Building — DPR Campaign Detail Page Redesign: The Digital PR campaign detail page has been rebuilt with an updated layout for a cleaner view of campaign performance. - OTTO SEO — Google Safe Browsing Flags: The OTTO Overview project header now surfaces any active Google Safe Browsing flags, so security issues are immediately visible without leaving the OTTO dashboard. 🛠️ How to Use It 1. Navigate to Authority Building and click Create Campaign to access the new step-by-step wizard. 2. Open any existing outreach campaign and use the redesigned Send Email composer to draft messages with AI assistance. 3. Open a Digital PR campaign to view the updated campaign detail page. 4. Go to OTTO SEO, open any project, and check the project header for Google Safe Browsing status indicators. 📋 Bug Fixes in This Release The following bugs have been resolved in this release: - Authority Building: Google Maps campaigns were incorrectly discovered as SERP campaigns — this is now fixed. Antd dropdowns in the Connections drawer no longer close the Radix Sheet unexpectedly. Frontend issues in the campaign wizard, warm-up popup, and opportunity filters for DPR have been corrected. - OTTO SEO: Enabled/deployed status indicators in Semantic Analysis and Knowledge Graph now highlight correctly under specific terms. - LLM Visibility: Navigating away from and returning to a project no longer retains the Manage Queries state — the Summary tab now loads first as expected. The Activate button in the Social integration now correctly reflects activation status. The sentiment trend chart no longer displays a flat line when no data is present — it now shows a proper empty state. First-day charts now use consistent single-point treatment with aligned cards across Summary, Visibility, and Sentiment views. 🔍 Encountering a Bug or Issue? If you believe you are experiencing one of the bugs listed above, or if you are seeing unexpected behavior after this release, here are the steps to take: 1. Refresh your browser and clear your cache to ensure you are running the latest version of the platform. 2. Note the exact behavior you are seeing, including any error messages and the time the issue occurred. 3. Have your project name and a description of the steps to reproduce the issue ready before reaching out. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

📦 July 15 Platform Updates and Improvements

The July 15 release delivers 48 changes across 12 releases — 10 new features, 20 improvements, and 18 bug fixes — touching nearly every major area of the platform to sharpen performance, consistency, and usability. ✨ What's New This release spans multiple products with meaningful upgrades across Content Genius, OTTO SEO, Site Explorer, OTTO PPC, and GBP & Local SEO. The changes below reflect what was confirmed in the July 15 release. 🛠️ What to Do 1. Log in to your Search Atlas account and navigate to the tool that is most relevant to your workflow — Content Genius, OTTO SEO, Site Explorer, OTTO PPC, and GBP & Local SEO have all received updates in this release. 2. Review each updated section to familiarize yourself with new options, adjusted defaults, or resolved bugs that may affect your existing projects. 3. If a feature you rely on is behaving unexpectedly after this release, note your project name, the affected tool or section, the exact error message (if any), and the steps that led to the issue before contacting support so the team can investigate quickly. 📋 What to Expect - This release includes 10 new features, 20 improvements, and 18 bug fixes — some changes may be visible immediately, while others may roll out gradually to all accounts. - If you do not yet see a change that has been announced, allow a short time for the update to reach your account before contacting support. - Detailed release notes covering each individual change will be shared through the platform's official update channels as they become available. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

📦 July 14 Platform Updates and Bug Fixes

The July 14 release delivers 39 changes across 4 releases — 2 new features, 19 improvements, and 18 bug fixes — spanning OTTO SEO, GBP & Local SEO, Content Genius, Keywords, and several other areas of the platform. ✨ What's in This Release This release includes: - 2 new features added to the platform - 19 improvements to existing functionality - 18 bug fixes across multiple product areas 📋 What to Expect Changes are distributed across 4 separate releases shipped on July 14. If you notice updated behavior, a resolved issue, or a new option in any area of the platform — including OTTO SEO, GBP & Local SEO, Content Genius, or Keywords — it is likely part of this rollout. Full details on individual changes are published in the Search Atlas product changelog. If you have a question about a specific change you are seeing in your account, our team can help clarify which update applies to your situation. When reaching out, please have the following ready: - The name of the product area or tool where you noticed the change (e.g. OTTO SEO, Keyword Tool, Content Genius) - A brief description of what you observed or what is no longer working as expected - Any relevant screenshots or the exact error message, if applicable If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

📦 Platform Updates — July 21 Release

The July 21 release delivers 41 changes across 14 areas of the platform — 7 features, 17 improvements, and 17 bug fixes — with 93% of changes directly visible to customers. ✨ What's New This release touches every major area of the platform. Here are the headline changes: - Churn Buster — sharper cancellation survey: The cancellation survey has been updated with more specific reason options, replacing the previous generic choices so cancellation feedback is more actionable. - OTTO — Site Lens redesign: The visual crawl diagram has been rebuilt with an improved layout and interface. A click/drag-related bug has also been resolved. - Content Genius — Brand Vault at a glance: The Brand Vault header now displays a Last updated timestamp alongside usage-versus-limit indicators for images, videos, and source pages, so you can check freshness and quota status at a glance. - Site Explorer — faster competitor Facebook Ads: The Facebook Ads view now uses infinite scroll, delivering a fast first-page load instead of fetching the entire dataset upfront. A Retry button appears when a page fails to load, and the ad count is shown with a ~ prefix to reflect that it is an estimate. - LLM Visibility — AI Visibility activation and status fixes: Eligible customers are no longer blocked by a false "Platforms not in your plan" error. Active projects are no longer mislabeled as "removed," and several display issues have been resolved. 🛠️ How to Use It 1. Navigate to OTTO SEO → Site Audit → Site Lens to explore the redesigned visual crawl diagram. 2. Go to the Header (apps-grid icon) → More Features → Brand Vault. Check the header for the Last updated timestamp and review the image, video, and source-page usage indicators to monitor your quota. 3. Open Site Explorer, navigate to a competitor's Facebook Ads tab, and scroll down to load additional ads progressively. If a page fails, click Retry to reload it. 4. In LLM Visibility, verify that your eligible projects now activate correctly and display accurate status labels. If you previously saw a "Platforms not in your plan" error, revisit the activation flow — it should now complete without issue. 📋 What to Expect - The Facebook Ads ad count shown in Site Explorer is an approximation, indicated by the ~ prefix. - If you experience any unexpected behavior after this release, note your project name, the exact error message, and the timestamp of the issue before reaching out. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

🚀 Search Atlas Platform Update Deployed

A new production release has been deployed to the Search Atlas platform (project: customer-frontend). This update brings behind-the-scenes improvements to ensure a smoother, more reliable experience across the platform. What's New The latest release has been successfully deployed to the Search Atlas production environment. A detailed changelog is not available for this specific release. Our engineering team continuously ships improvements to platform stability, performance, and user experience with every deployment. If You Are Experiencing an Issue After This Update If you notice unexpected behavior following this deployment, here is what to do: 1. Hard-refresh your browser (Ctrl+Shift+R on Windows or Cmd+Shift+R on Mac) to ensure you are loading the latest version of the platform. 2. Clear your browser cache and cookies, then log back in to Search Atlas. 3. Try a different browser or an incognito/private window to rule out browser-specific conflicts. 4. Identify the specific feature or tool that is not working as expected. 5. Note the exact error message (if any) and the time you first observed the issue. 6. Note the project or workspace name where the issue is occurring (for example, customer-frontend). 7. If the issue persists after completing the steps above, contact our support team with the feature name, exact error message, timestamp, and project name so we can investigate promptly. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

✨ Introducing the Manage Connections Hub

As part of the platform release on 2026-07-23, 1 new feature was shipped to the Search Atlas platform. ✨ What's New A new feature was included in this release. The specific details of the update will be reflected in the platform once it has been applied to your account. 📋 What to Expect If you notice changes within the platform following this release, this update is the likely cause. No action is required on your part unless you experience unexpected behavior. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

🔭 Site Explorer Bug Fixes July 2026

Two interface bugs in Site Explorer have been resolved as of the July 2026 release, improving table usability and ensuring creator email addresses display correctly. What Was Fixed This release ships two targeted bugfixes to the Site Explorer experience: - Organic Pages table scrollbar: A scrollbar display issue in the Organic Pages table has been resolved. - Truncated creator email: Creator email addresses were being cut off in the Domain column. Email addresses now display in full. What to Expect No changes to data, metrics, or existing workflows are introduced in this release. Both fixes are purely visual and navigational. All existing Site Explorer features and settings remain unchanged. If You Are Still Seeing These Issues These fixes were deployed in the July 2026 release and are already live for all users — no action is required on your end. If you are still experiencing a missing scrollbar in the Organic Pages table or a truncated email address in the Domain column after the July 2026 release, please have the following ready when you reach out: the exact site name, the specific table or column where the issue appears, and your browser and operating system version so our team can investigate quickly. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

🆕 Platform UI Improvements July 2026

Two improvements have been shipped as part of the July 2026 release as part of the Release 2026-07-20 update. What's New This release includes the following improvements: - Website Studio update: A change has been made to a component in Website Studio as part of this release. - Additional improvement: A second improvement has been shipped as part of this release. What to Expect - Changes from this release are applied automatically — no action is required on your part. - If you notice anything unexpected in Website Studio or other areas of the platform following this release, it may be related to these updates. Need More Detail? If you have questions about how these changes affect your specific workflow or are seeing unexpected behavior, please contact our support team. Have the following ready to help us assist you quickly: - The name of the product area where you are seeing the issue - A description of the unexpected behavior, including any error messages - The approximate time you first noticed the issue If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

Core / Churn Buster — Release 2026-07-21

The Core / Churn Buster release (2026-07-21) shipped 3 tickets — 1 feature and 2 improvements. Specific details about the individual changes are not yet available in the changelog. What's New This release includes 1 new feature and 2 improvements. Details about what changed will be shared once the changelog is updated. What to Expect If you encounter any unexpected behavior while using the platform, our team can assist you directly. When reaching out, please have the following ready to help us assist you faster: your account or project name, a description of what you experienced, and the approximate date and time the issue occurred. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

🔧 Connect Number Setup: Improvement Shipped (2026-07-24)

The Connect Number setup flow received an improvement in the frontend release on 2026-07-24. One improvement ticket shipped as part of this release. What Changed The Connect Number flow was updated with one improvement as part of this release. Specific details of the change are not available in this release note. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

🗂️ June 2026 Platform Fixes & Improvements

Our June 30, 2026 release ships 20 tickets — 14 bug fixes and 6 improvements — sharpening data accuracy, chart rendering, and interface polish across the platform, with the largest set of fixes landing in Site Explorer. ✨ What's New This maintenance release focuses on making metrics more accurate and interfaces cleaner across several tools. - Site Explorer: Referring IPs and Position Changes counts now read from the view-more endpoint for more accurate figures; the month filter now applies correctly to organic and paid traffic, traffic cost, and Position Changes; Backlinks Historical Trends graphs now render when data is present; header Backlinks & Referring Domains counts now match their table totals; and global search history is now scoped per account so sessions no longer mix. - Keywords: The keyword detail page now reads metadata from keyword-metrics, and the keyword list cap has been raised to 200. - AI Visibility (formerly LLM Visibility): The Visibility Score chart now handles single-data-point cases, and number cards and tables display 0 instead of literal 'null' or 'undefined'. - OTTO PPC: Fixed clipped content in the Campaign Settings side panel, added item counts to Sitelink, Callouts, and Structured Snippets headers, and reordered the Google Ads sidebar with a new Campaign Management button. - Authority Building: PR Preview now saves correctly, and the Cloud Stack Custom Template builder and Digital PR template modal received design-system UI updates. - Whitelabel: Corrected the logo shown on the white-label login screen and resolved the brief login screen flash on child-account redirect. 🛠️ How to Use It 1. Log in to your Search Atlas dashboard. 2. Open the tool you work in — such as Site Explorer, Keywords, AI Visibility (formerly LLM Visibility), or OTTO PPC. 3. Apply filters or view the metrics and charts as usual; the fixes are applied automatically with no setup required. 📋 What to Expect - These changes are live for all accounts automatically — no action is needed on your part. - Some metric values may shift compared to before, as counts now pull from more accurate data sources. - Recent search and visit history in Site Explorer is now kept separate for each account. - If you have older cached data in your browser, refresh the page to see the corrected values and rendering. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

🚀 Digital PR Outreach Multi-Channel Redesign

Digital PR Outreach has been updated with a multi-channel redesign. The details of this update are still being documented by our team. If you have questions about what changed or how to use the new workflow, the steps below explain how to get hands-on help. What Changed A multi-channel redesign has been released for Digital PR Outreach. Because the full details of this update were not captured in documentation at the time this article was written, we are not able to confirm specific feature names, screen layouts, or workflow steps here. If you are seeing something unexpected or unfamiliar in the platform, our team can give you accurate, confirmed guidance based on your specific situation. If You Are Unsure How to Use the New Workflow 1. Navigate to the Digital PR Outreach section of the platform. 2. Look for any updated prompts or in-product guidance that appear after the redesign. 3. If you reach a step that is unclear or a feature does not behave as expected, note the exact screen or message you are seeing. 4. Contact our team directly (see below) and share what you were trying to do, what you clicked, and what happened — this will help us give you accurate, confirmed guidance for your specific situation. What to Have Ready When You Contact Us - Your project or campaign name - A description of the step where you got stuck or the feature that is not working as expected - Any error messages shown on screen, copied exactly - A screenshot if possible If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

📅 LinkedIn Post URLs Now Display Correctly in Calendar

A bug caused published LinkedIn posts to display "No URL available" in the Social Calendar despite having a valid published URL. This fix ensures post links are correctly shown for all published LinkedIn content. ✨ What's New LinkedIn posts that have been successfully published will now display their correct post URL in the Social Calendar view. Previously, the calendar was failing to surface the URL even when the post was live, showing "No URL available" instead. This has been resolved so you can quickly access and share your published LinkedIn content directly from the calendar. 🛠️ How to Use It 1. Navigate to the Social section of the platform. 2. Open the Calendar view. 3. Locate any published LinkedIn post. 4. The post URL will now be correctly displayed alongside the published entry. 📋 What to Expect This fix applies to all LinkedIn posts with a Published status in the Social Calendar. No action is required on your part — URLs will populate automatically for existing and future published posts. Posts in draft or scheduled status are unaffected by this change. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

📅 Social Hub Scheduling and UI Improvements

Social Hub received two updates improving scheduling reliability and interface consistency: a time-picker bug causing minutes to wrap incorrectly has been resolved, and Ant Design components have been replaced with shared UI primitives for a more cohesive experience. ✨ What's New Two changes have shipped for Social Hub in this release. First, a bug affecting the time-picker has been fixed — previously, minutes would incorrectly wrap back to 0 when reaching 60, which could cause posts to be scheduled at the wrong time. Second, legacy Ant Design components throughout Social Hub have been replaced with shared UI primitives, bringing the interface in line with the rest of the platform's design system for a smoother, more consistent look and feel. 🛠️ How to Use It 1. Navigate to Social Hub from the left-hand menu. 2. Open or create a scheduled post and use the time-picker to set your desired publish time. 3. Confirm that the minute selector advances correctly without resetting to 0 past the 59-minute mark. 4. Review the updated interface elements — buttons, inputs, and controls now reflect the platform's shared UI style. 📋 What to Expect No changes to how scheduling works — posts will continue to be created and managed the same way. The UI component replacement is a visual and structural update only and does not affect your existing scheduled content or workflows. The time-picker fix ensures that time values you enter are saved and applied accurately. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

🔍 Faster Data Loading in Google Search Console

Google Search Console has been upgraded with a new data layer, delivering faster load times and a more responsive experience across all your GSC reports and metrics. ✨ What's New The Google Search Console module now uses React Query to power its data-fetching and UI-state management. This means your Search Console data loads more efficiently, is cached intelligently between interactions, and stays in sync without unnecessary full-page reloads. The upgrade operates entirely behind the scenes — the interface looks the same, but the engine running it is significantly faster and more reliable. 🛠️ How to Use It No action is required on your part. The improvement is automatic and already live. 1. Navigate to Google Search Console in your Search Atlas dashboard. 2. Your GSC data will begin loading faster than before, with smoother transitions between reports and filters. 3. Continue using all existing GSC features as normal — nothing about the interface has changed. 📋 What to Expect - Noticeably faster data load times across all GSC reports. - Smoother, more responsive UI interactions when switching views or applying filters. - Intelligent data caching that reduces redundant network requests and keeps data fresh. - No changes to the existing layout, features, or data displayed. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

📅 Social Hub Time-Picker and UI Improvements

Social Hub received a targeted fix and interface upgrade in this release, resolving a minute-rounding bug in the time-picker and modernizing the underlying UI components for a more consistent platform experience. ✨ What's New Two changes shipped in this update for Social Hub. First, a bug causing the time-picker's minute counter to incorrectly wrap back to 0 when reaching 60 has been resolved — scheduled times are now calculated and displayed accurately. Second, legacy Ant Design components within Social Hub have been replaced with shared UI primitives, aligning the module with the platform's unified design system and improving visual consistency across the board. 🛠️ How to Use It 1. In the left sidebar, click Social (Social Hub). 2. Open or create a post and access the scheduling time-picker. 3. Select your desired hour and minute — the minute counter will now increment and roll over correctly without jumping to 0. 4. Confirm your scheduled time and proceed as usual. 📋 What to Expect No changes to your existing scheduled posts or workflows are required. The time-picker fix is automatic — any new scheduled posts will reflect the corrected minute behavior. The transition from Ant Design to shared UI primitives is a behind-the-scenes improvement; the overall layout and functionality of Social Hub remain the same, with subtle visual refinements consistent with the rest of the platform. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

⚙️ CI Infrastructure and Dev Tooling Improvements

Two backend infrastructure updates shipped on July 2, 2026, improving the reliability of end-to-end test pipelines and keeping the AI-assisted development index automatically up to date. ✨ What's New This release includes one bugfix and one developer tooling improvement: - Baremetal staging runner for E2E jobs: End-to-end CI jobs are now routed to a baremetal-staging runner with increased memory and storage allocations. This resolves failures that occurred during cold installs, where dependency installation demands exceeded the previous runner's resource limits. - Auto-regenerating codebase map index: The local .claude/codebase-map.md scratch index is now automatically regenerated on every commit. The CLAUDE.md and AGENTS.md configuration files have been updated to point directly to this index, ensuring AI coding tools always reference the latest state of the codebase without manual intervention. 🛠️ How to Use It 1. Continue running end-to-end tests through the existing CI pipeline — no changes to your workflow are required. Jobs will automatically route to the upgraded baremetal-staging runner. 2. Commit your code as usual. The .claude/codebase-map.md index will regenerate automatically on each commit. 3. AI coding tools configured via CLAUDE.md or AGENTS.md will pick up the refreshed index without any manual steps. 📋 What to Expect - E2E jobs that previously failed during cold installs due to insufficient memory or storage should now complete successfully. - The codebase map index reflects the current state of the repository at all times after each commit, reducing drift between the index and actual code. - No action is required from end users or content editors — these are internal infrastructure and developer tooling changes with no impact on the platform UI or feature behavior. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

🐾 Quantum Puppy UI Styling Consolidated to Tailwind

Quantum Puppy's styling layer has been migrated from legacy SCSS modules to Tailwind CSS, consolidating how the interface is built and maintained for improved consistency and performance. ✨ What's New Safe SCSS modules across the Quantum Puppy interface have been migrated to Tailwind CSS utility classes. This consolidation reduces styling fragmentation and ensures visual components follow a single, unified design system. The change is part of an ongoing effort to modernize the frontend codebase and improve long-term maintainability. 🛠️ How to Use It No action is required on your end. The migration is a behind-the-scenes improvement — all Quantum Puppy features and workflows remain exactly the same. Simply continue using the platform as usual and enjoy a more consistent and responsive interface. 📋 What to Expect The visual appearance of Quantum Puppy may reflect minor refinements as a result of the style consolidation, but no functional behavior has changed. All existing layouts, interactions, and outputs work exactly as before. This update does not affect your data, settings, or results within Quantum Puppy. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

🗂️ Platform Updates and Fixes Across Features

We've resolved several issues and made a number of improvements across the platform to give you a smoother, more reliable experience. Here's a summary of what changed and what you'll notice. ✨ What's New This release includes fixes and improvements across multiple areas of the platform: - Press Release Distribution: The Draft Status filter now displays correctly and consistently — the filter chip and list results are properly in sync. Additionally, the Photos field in the Add Press Release form now shows the required field asterisk so it's clear which fields are mandatory before submitting. - Keyword tables: Fixed an issue where the keyword table displayed fewer rows than the footer indicated. The table now shows the correct number of results. - OTTO SEO — Time Saved: The "Time Saved" figure was being cut off mid-word in the display. It now shows the full value without truncation. Additionally, the OTTO overview now uses consistent terminology between the Pending Optimizations and Issue Categories panels so you're no longer seeing the same items described differently in different places. - Report Builder — Automated Emails: Fixed a problem where a report's automated email was sending on a weekly schedule even when no recipients were configured. Automated emails will now only send when at least one recipient has been set. - GBP & Local SEO — Account Loading: Fixed a blank screen that could briefly appear while your account information was loading. The Edit GBP Details page has also been redesigned with collapsible sections for a cleaner, easier-to-navigate layout. - Indexer Status filter: The Indexer Status filter no longer incorrectly pre-selects "In Progress" on page load. The filter now starts in a neutral state that accurately reflects what's shown in the list. - Content Genius — WordPress Publishing: Resolved an error that prevented publishing to WordPress even when all required fields were correctly filled in. Publishing now works as expected when valid content is provided. The "View Audit" button in the OnPage Audit section has also been fixed — it was unresponsive on all rows and now correctly opens the audit for the selected item. - LLM Visibility — Citation Counts: Fixed an issue in the competitor comparison view where citation counts were displaying impossible values (e.g., your domain showing dramatically higher counts than any competitor in an unrealistic way). Counts now reflect accurate data. - Social — Facebook Ad Cards: Fixed a display issue where Facebook ad text was breaking mid-word on ad cards. Ad text now wraps correctly. 🛠️ How to Use It 1. All fixes are applied automatically — no action is needed on your end. 2. If you were working around any of these issues, you can now use the affected features directly without any workarounds. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

🛠️ White Label Platform Fixes and Polish

We've resolved several issues across the White Label experience to make setup, branding configuration, and customer management more accurate and reliable. What Was Fixed This release shipped 6 bugfixes across the White Label platform, addressing issues reported in the White Label area. What to Expect These fixes are applied automatically — no action is needed on your end. Your White Label setup should reflect the corrected behavior immediately. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

🛠️ Site Explorer & Export Bug Fixes

🔍 What Was Fixed in This Release The 2026-08-26 release delivers five targeted bug fixes across Site Explorer and several other platform tools. All fixes are applied automatically — no changes to your settings or workflow are required. 📊 Historical Backlinks Chart — Duplicate Y-Axis Label Removed The Historical Totals (Backlinks) chart previously displayed the label 1M twice on the Y-axis, assigned to two different gridline values. This caused visual ambiguity when interpreting backlink volume at scale. The duplicate label has been removed, and each gridline now shows a unique, accurate value. 🏷️ SERP Features Chart — X-Axis Labels Added The SERP Features bar chart in the Overview tab was missing category labels on its X-axis entirely, making it difficult to identify which SERP feature each bar represented. Labels are now displayed correctly beneath each bar. 📋 PPC Keywords Distribution — Text Overlap Fixed In the Overview > PPC Keywords Distribution table, long keyword strings were overflowing their column boundary and overlapping the digit in the adjacent position column. Keyword text is now properly contained within its column so all data remains readable at a glance. ✏️ AI Visibility Summary — Empty-State Message Updated The empty-state message shown on the AI Visibility → [project] → Summary page when no data is available was using alarmist language inconsistent with the tone used on sibling tabs. The copy has been updated to match the calm, consistent messaging style found across the rest of the AI Visibility section. 🚨 Platform-Wide Export Fix — Silent Failures Resolved A critical issue was causing the Export function to silently do nothing — no file was downloaded and no error message was shown — across the following tools: - Site Explorer: Keywords, Backlinks, and Pages - Keyword Explorer: Keyword Magic Tool and Rank Tracker This has been fully resolved. Export buttons in all affected tools now trigger downloads as expected. If you had been experiencing silent export failures, please try again — no additional steps are needed on your end. 💡 Do I Need to Do Anything? No action is required. All fixes in this release are deployed automatically and are available immediately across your account. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

🛠️ Platform Fixes and Improvements

We've resolved an issue and made an improvement to give you a smoother, more reliable experience. Here's what changed and what it means for you. ✨ What's New OTTO SEO - Background data polling no longer continues after you navigate away from OTTO, preventing unnecessary network activity when you're working elsewhere in the platform. 📋 What to Expect - All of these changes are already live — no action is needed on your end. - If you previously encountered any of the behaviors described above, they should now be resolved. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

🛠️ Platform Stability and Tracking Improvements

We made a behind-the-scenes fix to improve how the platform tracks user session information, ensuring a more accurate and consistent experience as you work across Search Atlas tools. ✨ What's New An issue with how user session properties were being recorded has been resolved. This fix ensures that your activity data is captured correctly in the background, which helps us deliver a more stable and personalized platform experience over time. 📋 What to Expect This change is automatic and requires no action on your part. You will not notice any visible difference in the platform interface, but this improvement helps ensure that session-level features and personalization work more reliably behind the scenes. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

🛠️ Platform Stability and Session Improvements

We made an under-the-hood fix to improve how internal analytics properties are recorded while you use the platform, ensuring a more consistent and reliable experience. ✨ What's New We resolved an issue related to how certain internal analytics properties were being handled. This fix ensures that the relevant data is processed correctly behind the scenes. 📋 What to Expect This change is automatic and requires no action on your part. You will not notice any visible difference in the platform — the improvement applies to how internal data is handled to keep your experience running smoothly. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

☁️ Cloudflare Setup Guide Now Updated

We've updated the Cloudflare installation guide to reflect the latest changes to Cloudflare's token-creation interface, making it easier to connect your site without confusion or mismatched steps. ✨ What's New The Cloudflare setup guide inside the platform has been revised to align with Cloudflare's revamped token-creation UI. If you've previously found the steps unclear or noticed that the instructions didn't match what you were seeing on Cloudflare's side, the guide now accurately reflects the current experience — so you can complete your integration with confidence. 🛠️ How to Use It 1. Navigate to the OTTO SEO section of your platform. 2. Locate the Cloudflare integration setup option. 3. Follow the updated step-by-step guide to create your Cloudflare token and complete the connection. 📋 What to Expect The core integration process remains the same — only the on-screen instructions have been updated to match Cloudflare's current interface. If you completed this setup previously, no action is required on your end. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

🔐 Smarter Login Redirects on Session Expiry

We've improved how the platform handles expired or invalid sessions, so you're only redirected to the login page when it's truly necessary. ✨ What's New Previously, certain connection issues could trigger an unexpected redirect to the login page even when your session was still valid. The platform now correctly distinguishes between a genuine session expiry and other types of temporary errors, redirecting you to login only when your authentication has actually lapsed. 📋 What to Expect If your session expires, you will still be redirected to the login page as expected. However, unrelated connectivity or loading issues will no longer cause unnecessary logouts, meaning fewer interruptions to your workflow and a more stable browsing experience across the platform. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

🤖 Manage Your AI Gateway Team & Usage

You can now create and manage your own teams inside the SearchAtlas AI Gateway, giving you full visibility into how your team consumes AI resources across tools like Claude Code and Codex — without needing to contact anyone to get set up. ✨ What's New The AI Gateway now includes self-serve team management with usage analytics scoped to exactly the people you oversee. Here's what you can do: - Create your own teams in about a minute — Name a team, add members by searching for them by name or email, and it's live immediately. You can own up to 20 teams. - Add co-managers — Share day-to-day team management with a colleague while you retain ownership. Co-managers can add or remove people and rename the team; only the owner can change the manager list or delete the team. - Nest teams inside teams — Department heads can roll up multiple sub-teams into a single parent team. Usage from every nested level is included in the parent's totals, giving leadership one consolidated view as deep as your org structure goes. - Track token spend and usage per person — Your team's usage dashboard includes KPI tiles, a breakdown by AI provider and model, and a leaderboard showing who is consuming the most. Click any person to scope the entire view to just them. - Include shared service bots — Shared automation keys can be added as team members, so any spend from automated workflows appears alongside your people's usage. - See which teams include you — A dedicated section on your Teams page lists every team that counts your usage and who manages it, so your data is never included somewhere without your knowledge. 🛠️ How to Use It 1. Go to the AI Gateway and navigate to the Teams section. 2. Click Create team, give it a name, and search for members by name or email to add them. 3. Optionally, add a co-manager to help run the team alongside you. 4. To build a department view, open your team, go to Sub-teams, and add the teams that should roll up into it. 5. Navigate to your team's usage page to view token consumption, spend, provider and model breakdowns, and the per-person leaderboard. 📋 What to Expect - Your own usage is not included in your team's totals unless you explicitly add yourself as a member — this prevents a manager overseeing multiple teams from inflating all of them. - Members are matched by the email address they log in with. Always use the search-and-select flow rather than typing an address manually to ensure accuracy. - Adding someone to a team does not send them a notification, but it is not hidden — they will see the team and your name listed on their own Teams page. - Visibility comes from managing, not from being listed. Being a member of a team does not give you access to that team's usage data — only managers (and the owner) can see it. - If you already have an org-managed team, you can now rename it, adjust its managers, and edit its members yourself. Note that changing the member list of an org team converts it to a standard team and removes it from the org chart rollup — the platform will warn you before this happens. Renaming or changing managers is always safe. - No prompt or message content is ever captured. All usage figures are derived from request metadata only. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

💳 Billing Signup Links Now Work Correctly

We resolved an issue where billing plan signup links were not routing correctly, which could prevent you from completing your subscription purchase smoothly. ✨ What's New Signup links for both monthly and annual billing plans now take you directly to the correct Stripe checkout page. Previously, certain plan links were not routing properly, which could result in landing on the wrong page or experiencing an interrupted signup flow. This has been corrected so that selecting a plan brings you straight to the right checkout experience. 📋 What to Expect When you click a signup link for any available plan — whether monthly or annual — you will be taken directly to the corresponding Stripe checkout page without any redirects or errors. No action is needed on your end; the fix is already in place. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

🌐 Login Page Globe Animation Restored

The globe animation on the login and registration pages was not displaying properly, and this has now been resolved. Everything should look and work as expected when you sign in or create an account. 🛠️ What Was Fixed Some users were seeing a broken or missing globe animation on the right side of the login and registration pages. This visual element is now fully restored and will appear correctly when you access either page. 📋 What to Expect No action is required on your part. The next time you visit the login or registration page, the globe animation will display as intended. This fix applies to all users and requires no changes to your account or settings. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

🚫 Streamlined Subscription Cancellation Options

We've updated the subscription cancellation flow to remove an option that was no longer relevant, keeping your experience straightforward and clutter-free. ✨ What's New The "Budget / no longer needed" option has been removed from the cancellation modal. This reason was redundant and has been cleared away so the cancellation flow presents only meaningful, clearly distinct choices. 📋 What to Expect If you navigate to cancel your subscription, you'll notice the list of cancellation reasons is now shorter. All remaining options continue to work exactly as before — only the removed entry is gone. No other part of the cancellation process has changed. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

🎨 Platform UI Polish and Visual Fixes

We've made several visual and interface improvements across the platform to ensure a smoother, more consistent experience for all users. ✨ What's New This update includes a set of targeted improvements across multiple areas of the platform: - GBP dark and light theme refinements: Dropdown hover states, the search input field, scrollbar styling, and the close button in GBP views now display correctly in both dark and light modes. - OTTO product name restored: The OTTO product name is now correctly displayed as OTTO across the platform. The alternate navigation label introduced for a specific integration has been properly scoped so it no longer affects the standard platform experience. - GBP Reviews modal alignment fixed: The Reviews modal within GBP and Audit views was displaying content with misaligned elements. This has been corrected so all content appears properly positioned. 📋 What to Expect These changes are visual and navigational in nature — no workflow or data changes are involved. You should notice a cleaner appearance in GBP-related modals, consistent OTTO branding throughout your workspace, and improved theme consistency whether you use dark or light mode. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

🔗 Authority Building CloudStacks Pagination Fixed

We resolved an issue in Authority Building where navigating through CloudStacks pagination would unexpectedly redirect you back to page 1, making it difficult to browse through your content. Page loading has also been improved. ✨ What's New CloudStacks pagination now behaves as expected. When you move between pages, the platform correctly loads the page you selected instead of sending you back to the first page. In addition, page load times in this section have been improved, so browsing through your CloudStacks is faster and more reliable. 📋 What to Expect If you previously noticed that clicking to a later page in CloudStacks would snap you back to page 1, that behavior is now resolved. You can navigate freely between pages and pick up exactly where you left off without unexpected redirects or delays. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

🐛 Search Atlas Homepage Error Now Fixed

We resolved an issue where the Search Atlas homepage was displaying an unexpected error, preventing users from accessing the platform normally. The homepage now loads as expected. 🛠️ What Was Fixed Some users encountered an unexpected error when visiting the Search Atlas homepage, which blocked access to the platform. This issue has been resolved and the homepage now works correctly for all users. 📋 What to Expect The Search Atlas homepage should load without any errors. If you previously bookmarked a specific page or were redirected due to the error, simply navigate back to the homepage and it will load as normal. No changes to your account or settings were made as a result of this fix. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

🔔 Smarter Error Notifications Across the Platform

We fixed an issue that could cause a large burst of error notifications to appear all at once, making the platform difficult to use. Notifications now behave more predictably, so you can stay focused on your work. ✨ What's New Previously, certain error conditions could trigger a flood of repeated toast notifications stacking up on your screen simultaneously. This has been resolved — the platform now intelligently prevents duplicate error messages from piling up, so you will see clean, deduplicated alerts only when something actually needs your attention. 📋 What to Expect Error and warning notifications will now appear in a controlled, orderly way. If the same error occurs multiple times in quick succession, you will see a single consolidated message rather than an overwhelming stream of repeated alerts. This change applies across the platform and requires no action on your part. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

🗂️ Platform Improvements and Bug Fixes July 2026

The July 3, 2026 release delivers 22 updates across OTTO PPC, OTTO SEO, Report Builder, and core platform UI — fixing key data accuracy bugs, refining the Negative Keywords experience, and improving visual consistency across light and dark modes. ✨ What's New Coworker Activation Onboarding Flow: A new guided onboarding flow has been implemented for coworker accounts, making it easier for new team members to get activated and up to speed inside the platform. OTTO PPC — Negative Keywords UX Overhaul: The Negative Keywords section now defaults to the Campaigns tab, limits protection actions to active campaigns only, surfaces actionable KPI cards, and introduces a protect-all toggle. Awaiting Review items are now clickable, and KPI cards are drillable for deeper insight. OTTO SEO UI Modernization: Nine components across OTTO v3 — including the Overview TopBar, Left Sidebar, IssueCard, IssuesTable, Page Title columns, NLP Terms, NLP FAQ, Indexing, Wildfire, and Domain Knowledge Network (DKN) module — have been migrated from the legacy Ant Design (antd) library to the modern shadcn component system for a faster, more consistent interface. Platform UI Consistency Fixes: The global navigation search bar and the 1-on-1 Onboarding section in the More Feature menu now correctly display in light mode when light mode is enabled on the homepage. The Atlas Brain section and selected prompt now open and run correctly after registration when the previous session was in Classic View mode. 🐛 Bug Fixes - OTTO PPC — Budget Micros: Corrected a data formatting error where budget values were returned in dollars instead of micros across the campaign list, performance, and settings endpoints. - OTTO PPC — Launch Wizard: The Website URL field now correctly pre-fills from Brand Vault import data when starting a new campaign. - Report Builder — Share URL: Shared report URLs now display the correct GBP layout and metrics, matching what is shown in the editor view. 🛠️ How to Use It 1. Navigate to OTTO PPC and open the Negative Keywords section — it will default to the Campaigns tab automatically. 2. Use the protect-all toggle to apply protection across all active campaigns at once, or click individual KPI cards to drill into specific campaign data. 3. Click any item in the Awaiting Review list to review and take action directly from the card. 4. If you are onboarding a new team member, direct them to the platform — the new Coworker Activation Flow will guide them through setup automatically upon first login. 5. Check your Report Builder shared URLs to confirm GBP reports now render correctly for recipients. 📋 What to Expect - OTTO PPC budget values across all campaign views now reflect the correct monetary format — no action is required, but previously displayed figures should be verified if used in external reporting. - The shadcn UI migration across OTTO SEO components is a visual and structural update only — all existing functionality and data remain unchanged. - Light mode rendering fixes apply globally; if you previously experienced dark mode elements appearing in light mode, these should now display correctly without any settings change. - The Coworker Activation onboarding flow triggers automatically for newly activated coworker accounts and does not affect existing users. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

📦 Week of July 6 Platform Updates

Search Atlas shipped 149 changes across 9 releases the week of July 6 — 46 features, 54 improvements, and 49 bug fixes — with 85% of changes directly visible to users. Here is what changed and how to take advantage of it. ✨ What's New Content Genius v5 is the headline release this week. The editor now includes a no-button intent resolver, meaning you can start composing immediately without selecting a mode first — the system infers your intent as you write. A new Translate Content tool is also available inside the editor, and overall editor-flow polish reduces friction throughout the writing process. Brand Vault color palettes are now supported in the Style Guide. You can define your brand colors manually or use the new auto-extract from URL feature to pull colors directly from any website. Universal Credits are now live on the frontend. A single unified credit balance replaces the previous per-product quota meters scattered across the platform. An auto top-up option is also available so your credits never run out in the middle of an active workflow. AI Visibility (formerly LLM Visibility) has been promoted to its own top-level tab with a full project list view. You no longer need to navigate through Site Explorer to access or manage AI-model visibility tracking. Additional updates include a new OTTO Cloudflare diagnostics UI for clearer infrastructure insights, and the AI Agent now prompts you to schedule completed playbooks as recurring jobs so important workflows run automatically going forward. 🛠️ How to Use It 1. Open Content Genius and start typing in the editor — the intent resolver will activate automatically without requiring you to select a mode first. 2. To translate content, open your document in the Content Genius editor and select the new Translate Content tool from the toolbar. 3. To set up brand colors, navigate to Brand Vault, open the Style Guide, and either enter your colors manually or paste a website URL to auto-extract your palette. 4. To view your unified credit balance or enable auto top-up (admin only), go to your Billing dashboard (Plans & Top-ups tab) and use the Top Up button. 5. To access AI Visibility (formerly LLM Visibility), click the new AI Visibility (formerly LLM Visibility) tab in the top-level navigation and select or create a project. 6. After an AI Agent playbook completes, follow the on-screen prompt to schedule it as a recurring job for automated future runs. 📋 What to Expect The no-button intent resolver in Content Genius v5 replaces the previous mode-selection step — existing workflows that relied on manually picking a content mode will feel different at first, but the resolver is designed to match or exceed the accuracy of manual selection. Universal Credits consolidates all previously separate product quotas into one balance; any remaining quota from individual product meters will be reflected in your new unified total. The AI Visibility (formerly LLM Visibility) tab is now a standalone section and has been removed from within Site Explorer, so update any internal bookmarks or documentation that pointed to the old location. 🔜 Coming Soon The interactive changelog for this release week includes filters by product, change type, and UI-facing impact so you can explore the full 149 changes in detail. Additional refinements to Content Genius v5 editor flows and AI Agent scheduling capabilities are expected in upcoming releases as the rollout continues. If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.

📡 What Features Does Signal Genesys Have That Search Atlas Doesn't?

Both Search Atlas and Signal Genesys are powerful platforms, but they serve different primary purposes. If you are evaluating which tool to use — or whether to use both — it helps to understand the distinct features that Signal Genesys offers that are not available inside Search Atlas. Here is a breakdown of what makes Signal Genesys unique: - Fully Integrated Brand Publishing Ecosystem: Signal Genesys provides an all-in-one solution for automating press release distribution, embedding rich SEO metadata, and hosting a dedicated Media Room. This makes it a turnkey option for agencies and businesses that want a complete content publishing and visibility workflow in a single platform. - Dedicated Media Room: Signal Genesys includes a branded Media Room that automatically updates whenever you publish a new press release. This feature meaningfully strengthens your E-A-T (Expertise, Authoritativeness, Trustworthiness) signals on Google. Search Atlas does not offer a standalone Media Room feature. - Automatic Embed Code Generation: Signal Genesys automatically generates embed codes for your press releases, making it straightforward to integrate PR content into client websites and ensuring seamless visibility across the web. - Press Release Syndication Network: Signal Genesys is specifically built for authority building. It syndicates your press releases across a curated network of premium and mid-tier outlets, formatted with structured SEO schema. This is particularly valuable for reputation management, establishing thought leadership, and building Google entity trust. - Simplified, Role-Based Workflow: The platform is designed with non-technical users in mind. It offers clear, step-by-step workflows for writing, reviewing, and publishing press releases, so your entire team can participate without needing deep technical knowledge. To summarize: choose Signal Genesys when your primary focus is PR publishing, brand authority building, and delivering client-ready visibility tools. Choose Search Atlas when you are managing broader SEO campaigns and need a comprehensive optimization toolkit. If you are unsure which platform best fits your current goals, feel free to chat with a human teammate using the live chat widget in the app — we are happy to help you find the right fit.

🏆 Leaderboard Redesign Now Live

We've launched a redesigned leaderboard experience that makes participation, navigation, and ranking visibility far more intuitive. Whether you're joining your first leaderboard or tracking your rank across several, the new layout puts everything within easy reach. ✨ What's New The leaderboard module has been rebuilt to simplify discovery and improve how you track your progress. - Improved leaderboard discovery: Users who haven't joined any leaderboard can now easily join the Global Leaderboard, and available Public Leaderboards are displayed for quick access. Private and summit leaderboards remain accessible via invite codes. - Join via invite code: The join flow is now available from both the main leaderboard view and the leaderboard browser. - Enhanced leaderboard experience: Get clear visibility into your earned badges and current ranking, with rankings displayed relative to the selected leaderboard. - Multi-leaderboard navigation: Switch between joined leaderboards using the new dropdown selector, and browse or join additional leaderboards without leaving the page. - Last visited leaderboard persistence: The platform now remembers the last leaderboard you viewed and automatically restores it when you return to the module. 🛠️ How to Use It 1. Open the leaderboard module from your dashboard. 2. If you haven't joined a leaderboard yet, select the Global Leaderboard or choose from the available Public Leaderboards to join. 3. To access a private or summit leaderboard, use the join via invite code option from the main view or the leaderboard browser. 4. Use the dropdown selector to switch between leaderboards you've joined. 5. Review your earned badges and current ranking within each selected leaderboard. 📋 What to Expect - Rankings are always shown relative to the leaderboard you currently have selected. - Private and summit leaderboards require a valid invite code to join. - When you return to the leaderboard module, your previously selected leaderboard is restored automatically. If you need further assistance, click the chat icon in the bottom-right corner of the platform to start a live chat with a member of our team.

⚡ In-App Product Update Notifications

Search Atlas in-app notifications have been updated to more accurately surface the fixes, improvements, and launches being shipped across the platform. ✨ What's New The in-app notifications have been updated to more consistently reflect work being shipped across the platform. You can expect product updates, fixes, and new feature launches to appear more reliably within the product as they are rolled out. 🛠️ What To Do If You Are Not Seeing In-App Product Update Notifications If you are not seeing in-app notifications about product updates or launches, try the following steps: 1. Refresh your browser. Close and reopen your Search Atlas session to allow the latest notification data to load. 2. Clear your browser cache. Cached data can sometimes prevent updated notifications from appearing. Clear your cache and reload the platform. 3. Check your account. Ensure you are logged in to the correct Search Atlas account where updates have been rolled out. 4. Wait and check again. Notification updates are rolled out progressively. If you do not see a specific update yet, it may appear within a short time as the rollout continues. 📋 What to Expect In-app update notifications will appear as meaningful changes are shipped across the platform. If you have reviewed the steps above and are still not seeing expected notifications, please reach out to the Search Atlas support team via the in-app chat for further assistance.