What's New at Changebot

This week: improved design, clearer field-level validation, and preserved editor inputs.

We focused this release on three practical goals: make forms clearer, keep your work from getting lost, and make publish/preview flows more reliable. You’ll see field-level error messages where mistakes happen, clearer browser titles so tabs are easier to navigate, and fewer surprises when moving between pages or using Back.

Accessible inline validation and smoother navigation

Forms across Changebot now show server-side validation next to the relevant fields and behave more predictably when saving or navigating. That means clearer, screen-reader-friendly error messages and fewer hidden alerts.

• Field-level errors appear where you made the mistake so you can fix issues faster.
• When a save fails, your inputs are preserved so you don’t have to retype title, content, or tags.
• Submit buttons are disabled while a request is in progress to prevent duplicate attempts.
• Page headers and the sidebar remain stable between pages so workflow controls don’t jump around.

Preserve editor inputs and fix previews

Failed saves no longer clear what you typed, and preview links and redirects point to valid in-app pages so previews load reliably.

Discoverable MCP setup with per-client guides

MCP setup is now in Settings with step-by-step, per-client tabs so you can add a server and sign in faster.

• Each client (Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, VS Code, and others) has its own guide to get started quickly.

Immediate Webflow collection and field updates

When you pick a Webflow site or collection, downstream collection and field dropdowns update immediately and incompatible selections are cleared so your Webflow destination stays in sync while editing.

Cleaner update view

The extra “Content” label has been removed from the update detail view so the update body reads cleaner and the page feels less cluttered.

Redesigned customer update pages

Customer Update pages were reorganized to keep actions visible and reduce visual flicker. Content stays left-aligned and stable while you scroll, and tab switching no longer remounts the header.

• Publish and preview actions remain accessible in a persistent top bar as you scroll.
• Status badges are restyled as rounded pills (Draft, Published, Failed) for easier scanning.
• Tabs, breadcrumbs, and bulk action placement were adjusted to reduce layout shifts on small screens.

Clearer error handling and background updates

Errors and background updates are surfaced more clearly so you won’t be left with stuck actions or silent failures.

• Publish and other operations show clear failure badges and readable error messages when something goes wrong.
• Background refreshes and real-time updates reload the right data so lists and status indicators stay accurate.
• Toasts now explain network or integration failures so you know what to do next.

Publishing & Publications stay accurate (and failures are easier to understand)

Publishing has a lot of moving parts, and it’s easy to end up looking at an out-of-date status. This release tightens the loop so the Publications and Updates pages reflect what’s actually happening—and when something fails, you can see why and retry.

• See a clear Publishing… state while work is in progress, plus Failed badges with error details when something doesn’t go through.
• Get up-to-date statuses and counts on Updates/Publications when events happen in real time—or when you come back to a page.
• If a background refresh can’t complete, you’ll now see a visible error instead of silently viewing stale data.
• Bulk delete in Publications is now all-or-nothing, so you don’t end up with a partially deleted selection.

New Features

• MCP setup is now in Settings (with per-client tabs). You can follow step-by-step setup for clients like Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, and VS Code in one place.

Improvements

• Email confirmation now signs you in automatically. After confirming, you’ll land where you would after a normal login (like onboarding).
• Faster page loads for integration pickers. Channel and Webflow site pickers no longer block the page from loading, and they show clearer reconnect/error states when access expires.

Bug Fixes

• Clearer, field-level errors across the app. Forms now show errors next to the exact fields to fix, instead of generic messages.
• Customer update editor won’t drop your draft on save errors. Your title, content, and tags stay in place so you can fix issues and try again.
• More reliable repository connect. You’ll see clearer “already connected” messages, and connection failures no longer look like an empty list.
• Webflow connection screens are more consistent. Connected accounts reliably show the right configuration state, with clearer error messages.
• Published update links redirect correctly. Older URLs now resolve to the canonical friendly URL instead of 404ing.
• Builder chat recovers better after interruptions. When you return to a thread or a send fails, you’ll see what happened and can retry.

This month we focused on making public pages, embeds, and update feeds more reliable.

This month’s new features

• Fewer broken images or fonts after updates
• Live edits appear on your site faster
• Open the updates panel from any page element
• Persistent, centered notifications you won't miss

More reliable assets, embeds, and caching

Pages and embedded widgets recover quickly after updates or interruptions, so visitors see current content.

• Published changes update quickly so edits appear shortly after you publish.
• Images, fonts, and scripts are less likely to go missing after updates.
• Smarter caching reduces stale pages and avoids cache conflicts during updates.

Open updates panel from any page element

You can open the updates panel by clicking any matching element, simplifying integrations and links.

Central admin view for custom domains

Admins can view all customer custom domains in one place and act as team members for faster troubleshooting.

Improved toasts: persistence and placement

Notifications stay visible until dismissed and can appear centered; visual effects respect user preferences.

Improvements

• Improved connection handling reduces duplicate notifications and intermittent errors.
• Editor now uses full width on large screens for easier editing.

We're making it simpler to find and share the changes that matter. Recaps now surface fewer irrelevant items, previews give a single customer‑facing summary, semantic search helps you locate relevant changes fast, and embeds/pages are more reliable — all so your team can stay informed with less effort.

Find relevant changes faster

• Search by concept and quickly open matching commits or PRs so you can pinpoint the right changes without digging through noise.
• Click a date to set the comparison range and preview activity instantly — useful when preparing release notes or status updates.

Clear, shareable explanations

• Previews show a single, customer‑facing summary line you can copy straight into announcements or internal updates.
• Generated “What’s new” text is more focused and ready to share, so you spend less time editing and more time communicating.

Fewer false positives

• Recaps automatically filter out internal/CI noise and skip PRs without customer‑facing commits, so your lists contain fewer irrelevant items.

More reliable embeds and pages

• Improved delivery and caching mean embedded widgets and hosted changelogs stay available during brief origin problems — fewer interruptions for your readers.

Simpler automation management

• Automation detail pages show triggers, cadence, targets, and the next run time so it’s easy to see what’s scheduled and when.

If you want help trying these features or updating an automation, reply to this note or visit the Automations page to get started.

We're excited to introduce a new Automation that allows you to configure automated periodic recaps for your products. A "periodic recap" is just a customer update we write on a regular cadence — every day, every week, or every month — based on the frequency you pick. Think of it as a short, regular summary of what's changed that you can send to customers automatically.

This feature makes it easier than ever to keep your customers informed. The system automatically collects data such as merged pull requests, notable commits, and tickets to generate a polished update.

Where the recap goes is up to you. You can send it to your inbox for review first, or publish it directly to any destination — Slack, Discord, your hosted Changelog, or anywhere else you communicate with customers.

• Example: Send a private Slack message to customer-success once a month for manual review.
• Example: Publish weekly recaps straight to your hosted Changelog without manual steps.
• Example: Deliver daily summaries to a channel in Discord for an internal engineering channel.

Setting up these recaps is simple. This is an additional Automation available in the automation form — choose the 'Periodic Recap' option when creating or editing an automation, select the product, and pick the desired cadence. You can add it alongside other automations for the same product.

We hope this helps you keep customers in the loop with almost zero effort — spend less time writing updates and more time building great things.