Changelog

Every release that ships to merchants. Newest first.

2026-05-21

Launch on the Shopify App Store

  • 🎉 Public launch. Free tier available, paid plans from $19/mo.
  • Full plan management + AI usage metering inside the app.
  • GDPR-compliant data handling, privacy + terms published.
2026-05-20

Article Health dashboard

  • New /app/health route audits your entire catalog across 10+ checks per article.
  • Filter by Critical / Needs attention / Healthy. Click any row to expand the full checklist.
  • Internal links cross-validated against your full catalog. Broken links flagged.
2026-05-20

Live device preview tab

  • New Preview tab renders your article in desktop / tablet / mobile sizes inline.
  • Same HTML the storefront receives — including Klaviyo placeholder + YouTube embeds.
  • Right SEO panel auto-hides on Preview so the iframe gets the full width.
2026-05-20

Save as Template

  • Snapshot any article layout under a custom name from the More menu.
  • Your saved templates appear on the New Post page alongside built-in starters.
2026-05-20

Read-time + scroll progress bar

  • Published articles now show 'N min read · N,NNN words' above the body.
  • Gold gradient progress bar fixed at the top of the page, fills as readers scroll.
2026-05-20

Slug-change auto-redirect

  • Rename an article URL? BlockPress auto-creates a 301 redirect from the old slug.
  • Inbound links and search-engine equity survive renames intact.
2026-05-20

Performance dashboard

  • Custom on-page tracking pixel injects into every published article.
  • /app/analytics shows pageviews, unique readers, avg scroll depth, avg time on page.
  • Per-article rankings + 7/30/90-day windows.
2026-05-20

Autosave + version history

  • Drafts save every 10 seconds automatically. Coalesces within 60s so history stays clean.
  • Restore any prior version from the Settings tab in one click.
  • Visible status indicator at the top of Settings shows save state.
2026-05-20

AI internal-link suggestions

  • Click 'Find link opportunities' in the SEO tab.
  • Claude scans your blog catalog and suggests 3-7 natural anchor phrases.
  • One-click 'Insert link' wraps the phrase in an anchor to the target article.
  • Insert-all button bulk-applies every suggestion.
2026-05-20

Social share preview

  • Live previews of how the article will render on Facebook, Instagram, X, and LinkedIn.
  • Updates as you type the meta title, description, and hero image.
2026-05-19

Author profiles + standalone author pages

  • Each author you create gets a real Shopify Page at /pages/author-{slug}.
  • Includes bio, role, social links, background, education, professional experience, personal quote.
  • Article bylines link directly to the author's page.