Changelog

What's new and improved in PostForge.

1.0.92026-08-30

New Features

• Read-only maintenance mode — server-enforced guard during deployments with a non-dismissible maintenance banner in the app
• Blue/green production deployment — zero-downtime releases with validated graceful Caddy reload, automated drain, and instant rollback

1.0.82026-08-30

New Features

• New public pages — Features, How It Works, Pricing, and FAQ, linked from a shared header on the landing page
• Approval request emails — you're notified when a scheduled run needs your review
• Cleaner branded email templates — all transactional emails now render from a centralized template system with the PostForge banner
• Voice activation feedback — a persistent success message plus an active-profile summary with a quick Edit button
• Failed runs tab in Posts — see what went wrong instead of a silent gap
• Smarter article discovery — social media links are filtered out before scoring, and already-published or blocked articles are excluded
• Subscription expiry reminders — tiered emails before your plan renews

Improvements

• More reliable background publishing — schedule configuration is validated before every deploy, restart counts appear on the admin Diagnostics tab, and a systemd monitor alerts on crash loops
• Clearer error messages when AI draft generation fails

Fixed

• Background worker crash loop caused by an invalid schedule configuration — now caught before deploy
• Missing environment variables for the background worker (image generation, token encryption, scoring model) — now passed through
• Failed runs missing from the Posts list

1.0.72026-08-23

New Features

• User guidance system — every setting in Configure now has an inline help icon (ⓘ) explaining what it does and how it affects your posts
• Searchable help panel accessible from the ? button in the top navigation, covering all configuration options
• One-time guided tour for new users walking through key settings and their impact on post output
• Advanced image controls — Composition dropdown, plus Mood, Style, and Layout energy overrides in a collapsible Advanced section
• Custom image instruction field for fine-grained control over generated images
• Graduated onboarding reminders and low-credits warnings with smart cadence scheduling

Improvements

• Content Preference moved to Topics page where it belongs with other discovery settings
• Post Length moved to Voice & Brand for a more logical grouping with writing and visual controls
• Voice & Brand page restructured into three focused sections: Writing Voice, Post Length, and Visuals
• FAQ expanded with entries covering Content Preference, Writing Voice, AI images, publishing modes, and the help system

1.0.62026-08-20

New Features

• User communication emails — 24-hour "finish your first post" reminder for new users, and low-credits warning when your balance drops below 3

Improvements

• Workspace redesign — the app is now a focused content operations workspace with persistent sidebar navigation and dedicated pages for Overview, Create Post, Posts, Calendar, Topics, Voice & Brand, Automation, Credits, Referrals, and Settings
• Overview dashboard with automation health status, attention items, and recent activity at a glance
• Create Post workflow with transparent credit-cost display and progressive steps
• Posts page with filter tabs and per-post actions for managing your content
• Automation page with clear publishing mode controls and auto-publish warning
• Responsive mobile navigation with bottom nav bar and accessible drawer
• LinkedIn profile link on the Contact page for direct connection

1.0.52026-08-15

New Features

• Writing Voice profiles — create preset or custom voice profiles with sample-based AI analysis for personalized drafts
• Voice learning — paste writing samples and PostForge analyzes your style (tone, structure, vocabulary) to inform future drafts
• Validation issues tracking — runs now record specific validation issues for better visibility into post quality

Improvements

• More reliable article discovery pipeline
• Draft generation incorporates voice profile analysis when available
• Validation pipeline provides more detailed feedback on post quality

1.0.42026-08-14

Changed

• Landing page hero now leads with outcome messaging for consultants, founders, and technical professionals
• Pricing, FAQ, and comparison copy unified: a credit is only permanently used when a post publishes successfully

1.0.32026-08-04

New Features

• Image Theme dropdown — choose Corporate, Fun, Editorial, Futuristic, Minimal, or Bold art direction for generated post images
• Optional Accent Color — apply a brand color to generated images for visual consistency
• Native color picker — choose your accent color visually instead of typing hex codes
• Smarter prompts — scene type is auto-classified per article, and prompts use themed art-direction blocks
• Circular progress indicator shown over the image while an alternate is being regenerated
• Refreshing the page mid-run no longer resets the progress view — runs show the exact stage they're in

Improvements

• Faster image generation — images are delivered more quickly
• Even quicker re-runs — article scores are remembered along with discovered articles, so scoring is skipped when they're reused

Fixed

• Image regeneration no longer times out
• A run could fail with "No high-quality articles found" when reusing previously discovered articles — resolved
• Clicking an alternate article after a browser refresh now continues the workflow correctly

1.0.22026-08-02

New Features

• Image gallery — generate up to 2 alternate images in the draft preview and navigate between them with arrow buttons; whichever image is visible when you approve is published
• Published posts now load 10 at a time with a "Load more" button for faster page loads

Improvements

• Smaller page loads — frontend code is now split into separate chunks so returning visitors load less data

1.0.12026-07-28

Improvements

• New users now start with 10 free credits (up from 5)
• Sharper, higher-quality AI post images
• Stronger account and payment security

Fixed

• The landing page now fits phone screens cleanly — sample posts, steps, and footer no longer scroll sideways or misalign
• On/off toggles now clearly show whether they're enabled

1.0.02026-07-27

New Features

• Optional AI images for your posts — generate an accompanying illustration, preview it before publishing, and regenerate or remove it on the fly (image posts use +2 credits)
• Faster re-runs — recently discovered articles are remembered for 3 hours, so starting another run skips the wait for discovery
• Article rejection — trash an article you don't want to hide it from all future runs, and restore it anytime from the new Rejected tab
• Cancel a run at any point — stop a run in progress and start over, with credits refunded automatically

Improvements

• More reliable runs — a run interrupted by maintenance now recovers on its own instead of getting stuck, and never publishes twice
• The Discover step now shows the total time across all your topics rather than resetting on each one

0.9.42026-07-24

New Features

• Edit your draft before publishing — drafts now appear in an editable text box so you can refine the wording, and your edits are what get published
• New "Your presence at a glance" dashboard panel: posts published, weekly posting streak, words generated, topics covered, and last published date
• Landing page now showcases real posts written and published by PostForge, each linking to the live LinkedIn post

Improvements

• Comparison pages (vs Buffer, Publer, SayWhat) are now viewable while logged in
• Clearer, more accurate messaging about how PostForge keeps your posts on-brand

0.9.32026-07-20

New Features

• Runs now recover gracefully when the browser is closed and reopened — article selection and draft state restore automatically
• Clearer status indicators for paused and disconnected runs

Improvements

• Banner image optimized for faster page loading

0.9.22026-07-20

New Features

• New "Why automate" section on the landing page with value proposition cards
• Article URLs in the selection modal are now clickable links

Improvements

• Simplified fallback model chain for more reliable AI draft generation

0.9.12026-07-20

New Features

• Cerebras AI integration — gpt-oss-120b as primary model for ~3000 tokens/sec draft generation
• Automatic fallback to backup providers if primary model is unavailable
• SEO foundations: sitemap, machine-readable index, and enhanced social sharing metadata

Improvements

• Faster, more reliable AI drafts with the new primary model
• Run progress display and topic editor refinements
• FAQ content updates

Bug Fixes

• Video subtitles now embed reliably across all file path formats
• Pipeline recovery controls for resuming interrupted runs

0.9.02026-07-20

New Features

• Email verification — change your email and receive a verification link to confirm ownership
• Draft preview rendered as a non-copyable PNG image to protect your content
• Article full-text extraction for richer, more informed AI-generated posts
• LLM-based quality scoring for custom URL articles
• Confirmation emails sent after successful publish (opt-in per schedule)

Improvements

• Credits now deducted only after successful publish — failed runs no longer consume credits
• Approval buttons hidden during auto-publishing runs for a cleaner experience
• Confirmation email toggle moved to schedule edit view to reduce clutter
• LiteLLM timeout tuned so fallback models engage faster when the primary is slow

Bug Fixes

• Special characters (dashes, quotes) no longer show as broken symbols in draft preview
• Publish-complete email now has proper spacing between the article URL and hashtags

0.8.02026-07-18

New Features

• Color-coded article scores in discovery modal — green for highest, red for lowest
• Draft preview now shows word count in the section header
• FAQ entry explaining that posts can be edited on LinkedIn after publishing

Improvements & Fixes

• Discovery modal now shows top 12 highest-scoring articles
• Post length options refined: Short (75) to In-depth (375) words
• Faster, more reliable AI draft generation with updated models
• Pricing panels now display neatly in a single row
• Draft formatting improved — sections flow as paragraphs instead of one sentence per line
• Credit refund now works correctly when draft generation fails
• Admin credit grant works reliably on repeated grants

0.7.02026-07-18

New Features

• Adjustable post length: choose from Short (100) to In-depth (500) words
• Contact form for privacy and support inquiries

Improvements & Fixes

• Word count validation now adapts to your chosen post length

0.6.12026-07-18

New Features

• FAQ expanded with data privacy and account deletion policies

Improvements & Fixes

• Settings labels now display fully without truncation

0.6.02026-07-18

New Features

• Content preference: choose Balanced, Research-focused, or Product-oriented article scoring
• Privacy policy and changelog pages

Improvements & Fixes

• Configuration section layout updated for better readability
• FAQ expanded with data privacy and account deletion questions
• Changelog simplified to highlight what matters to you

0.5.02026-07-18

New Features

• Custom URL input: paste your own article link instead of using auto-discovery
• Referral program: share your link and earn credits when friends sign up
• Manual article selection: pick which article to use from discovered candidates
• Re-draft: regenerate a post from a different article at no extra credit cost
• Landing page with pricing plans, how-it-works guide, and FAQ
• Settings now auto-save on each change — no Edit/Save buttons needed
• Browser timezone automatically detected for new users

Improvements & Fixes

• Updated visual design with a cleaner, more professional look
• Credit system: deduction happens when you run, automatic refund only if publishing fails
• Post timestamps now display in the correct timezone
• Payment processing and credit delivery made more reliable
• Credit transactions verified against your account to prevent misuse
• Simplified infrastructure — tokens and configuration managed directly
• Various bug fixes and performance improvements

0.2.02026-07-17

New Features

• Admin dashboard for managing users, credits, and system configuration

Improvements & Fixes

• Improved AI reliability with automatic retries and backup providers
• Credit handling made more robust to prevent duplicate charges
• Smoother step-by-step progress display during runs
• Topic count now shown as "X of 5"
• Multiple stability and error-recovery fixes

0.1.02026-07-12

New Features

• LinkedIn sign-in and post publishing
• AI-powered draft generation with quality checks
• Review and approve drafts before publishing
• Scheduled publishing (daily, weekly, or weekdays)
• Credit system with PayPal payments
• Auto-approve option for hands-free publishing