instantpwa
Changelog

What's new in InstantPWA.

Every meaningful release, in reverse-chronological order. We ship weekly — check back or follow along in the blog.

  1. v1.7

    Use-case SEO pages, push explainer + launch polish

    A dedicated landing page for every use case, three live push-notification examples on the homepage, and dozens of onboarding, editor and email tweaks ahead of launch.

    • NewA dedicated SEO landing page at /use-cases/{slug} for every one of the 28 use cases — long-form copy, FAQ schema and industry stats.
    • NewHomepage "push explainer" lets visitors trigger three different lifelike push notifications back-to-back — mobile-optimised.
    • NewYearly billing (20% off) alongside monthly on /pricing.
    • NewWorks-with mega-menu with dedicated landing pages for Shopify, Wix, Webflow, Squarespace, WordPress and 20+ more.
    • New27-second product video in the hero (extended from 20s) with a mock push scene and smoother drag animation.
    • NewPublic status badge in the footer now links straight to /status.
    • ImprovedHelp centre rebuilt to match the marketing site.
    • ImprovedCold-email policy now invites recipients to reply directly to the message they received for faster resolution.
    • ImprovedLogin and signup screens show peer-reviewed PWA case studies (Tinder, Pinterest) as social proof.
    • ImprovedOnboarding: new users skip the sample widget and go straight to /widgets/new with their brand pre-filled from their email domain.
    • FixedRemoved the standalone Commercial link from the footer.
  2. v1.6

    Free-tier viral loop + public changelog

    The "Powered by InstantPWA" badge now credits the referring widget in-app, and every visitor can see what shipped this month.

    • NewReferral tracking: badge clicks are attributed to the source widget and surfaced on the dashboard.
    • NewPublic /changelog with the last five releases and JSON-LD for AI crawlers.
  3. v1.5

    Self-serve plan changes

    Workspaces can now schedule downgrades from the billing tab. Overages block the change until you trim, so nothing disappears silently.

    • NewDowngrade flow with end-of-period effective date and one-click cancel.
    • NewJULY20 20%-off-forever promo is captured at signup and applied on the next invoice.
    • ImprovedBilling UI shows the discounted price alongside the sticker price.
  4. v1.4

    Widget editor rebuild

    One clean base template (Signature), autosave, a header mini-preview, and a real preview-in-dialog button so what you see is what visitors get.

    • NewDebounced autosave with a "Saved 2s ago" indicator — no more Save button friction.
    • NewSix curated brand palettes above the hex input and "Reset to Signature default" link.
    • ImprovedPlatform-accurate previews for iPhone Safari, Android Chrome and desktop.
  5. v1.3

    Reliability + monitoring

    Every embed request is hashed for cache-busting and monitored every minute; errors flow into a per-widget report.

    • NewContent-hashed embed.js URLs so CDN edges pick up new widget versions immediately.
    • NewSynthetic monitor hits the embed endpoint every minute with Slack alerts if it flatlines.
    • NewClient-side error reporter tagged by widget_id — both dashboard and embed script.
    • ImprovedPer-user rate limits on the "Pull design from my site" scraper.
  6. v1.2

    Advanced targeting + analytics

    Per-page rules, geo & language filters, cooldowns, funnels and cohort retention — plus scheduled reports.

    • NewPer-page targeting with URL globs, geo & language filters, frequency caps and cooldowns.
    • NewFunnel view, cohort retention grid and UTM attribution in the analytics tab.
    • NewScheduled email reports with anomaly alerts on install-rate drops.
    • ImprovedVersion history + one-click rollback on every widget.

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