Changelog

You can now have a real conversation with the main PageGun agent — talk through what you want, watch its tool calls inline, and let Setup Scout walk you through your project's open todos.

• Main agent chat with visible tool calls and persistent memory across the conversation
• Slash commands for jumping straight to common actions
• Setup Scout — guided onboarding tasks instead of a static checklist
• Talk to any agent without dispatching a full run — new agent chat panel

The whole project dashboard got rebuilt — new navigation, new sidebar, new font system, dark mode wired everywhere. The AI agents that drive your content also got upgraded for faster, higher-quality writing.

• Command Mode redesign — new nav, sidebar, fonts, dark mode
• Project detail pages redesigned around the same look
• AI agents upgraded for faster, higher-quality content generation
• CTAs always link to your primary conversion URL — no more example URLs sneaking through

Articles can now embed videos directly in markdown. Categories, hero images, and listing pages got polished across the board.

• Embed YouTube / Vimeo / MP4 videos inline in any article markdown
• Categories scoped to subroutes — categories from /blog no longer leak into /news
• Wider hero image pool with strict deduplication across an articles run
• Subroute listings now include image and author by default

Invite teammates into a project — they see, edit, and publish content. The Google Search Console dashboard lit up with route migration tracking, hourly sync, and underperforming page detection. Plus a faster path from signup to first live page.

• Invite teammates to a project — full edit access for articles, writers, and pages
• GSC analytics dashboard — route migration, cron sync, underperforming pages flagged
• Magic demo onboarding — see a live PageGun page before pointing your domain

Every meaningful action in your project now shows up in an Activity Log timeline you can scrub through. The first AI chat sidebar landed in the editor, powered by Gemini 2.5 Flash. Plus better navigation, cleaner CTAs.

• Activity Log — searchable timeline of every meaningful action in your project
• AI chat sidebar in the editor, powered by Gemini 2.5 Flash
• Subroute nav links auto-injected into header and footer + redesigned footer
• CTA callouts redesigned — clean inline cards instead of the loud purple banner
• Mobile editor sidebar with proper trigger from the project nav

Three big integrations went live: Ahrefs domain rating syncs weekly to your project overview, GSC page-level metrics flow in via API key, and trending keyword discovery uses real Google Trends data.

• Domain rating from Ahrefs — synced weekly, displayed on project overview
• GSC page-level metrics integration — POST /api/ext/gsc for sync via API key
• Trending keyword discovery — automatic, AI-assisted, real Google Trends data
• Smart API guidance — auto-create subroutes; structured guidance instead of raw errors
• Conditional CTA blocks in generated articles + styled CTA callout cards

The first batch of V5 designs went live with example pages — devtool, SaaS, mobile, codeforge, portfolio. Full Host mode opened for *.app.pagegun.com subdomains with full custom-domain support. Subroutes became fully configurable.

• Five V5 designs — devtool, SaaS, mobile, codeforge, portfolio with example pages each
• Full Host mode for *.app.pagegun.com subdomains — favicons, SEO, headers all sorted
• Subroutes as first-class — schema validation, per-subroute config
• Root-level pages supported (no subroute needed)
• Batch create + batch publish API endpoints for bulk operations
• Declarative navigation with tabs, anchors, groups, and method badges

Articles and docs got their own dedicated REST endpoints — no more squeezing everything through /pages. The marketing nav expanded to a full mega-nav.

• Dedicated /articles and /docs API endpoints with type guards
• Subroute required for articles API — no more hardcoded blog
• Reference image upload for AI image generation
• CDN listings enriched — description, image, categories, publishedAt, author all baked in

A single API call now bootstraps a full PageGun project from any URL. Onboarding shows the agent's reading of your site's branding, header, and footer in real time.

• POST /api/projects/init — one-shot project setup from a URL
• Rich onboarding extraction preview — branding, header, footer surfaced as the agent reads them
• Featured image dedup across articles in the same project
• Dynamic nav links — phantom Features/About no longer appear in extracted headers

Three new section types joined the JSON renderer — code-showcase with multi-variant dropdown, feature-grid, and feature-highlight. More options for what your pages can express.

• code-showcase section with multi-variant code dropdown
• feature-grid and feature-highlight sections for richer feature presentations

The hosted docs experience picked up Cmd+K search across pages, section icons in the sidebar, and a sticky breadcrumb that doesn't fight the scroll container. Article quality also improved.

• Cmd+K search in docs + SEO metadata
• Section icons in the docs sidebar with click-to-navigate
• Sticky breadcrumb fixes — full height sidebar, no mobile gap, search centered
• Image dedup in article content (no repeated images in one article)

A first-class blog content type joined articles with deduplicated routing and unique slug enforcement, plus public routes for blog listing and post pages.

• blog content type alongside articles, with shared rendering and unique slug enforcement
• API key auth for AI authors and article-generation endpoints
• Public routes for blog listing and post pages

Data Mode shipped end-to-end — encrypted CDN snapshots, per-project encryption keys, full publish flow, and a dashboard UI. The architecture that now powers customer-domain hosting.

• Data Mode — encrypted CDN snapshots with per-project keys
• Data Mode dashboard UI for managing the publish flow
• Hosting mode option at project setup — Data Mode vs Full Host

Item pages (directory entries) gained a template variable system — items-header, items-content, more-items are all data-driven now. Custom domain support included.

• Template variable system in JsonRenderer for item sections
• items-header, items-content, more-items all data-driven
• Item sections supported on custom domains

SEO audits gained per-category support so you can audit just /blog or just /news. Public pages got ISR caching for a real TTFB drop.

• Per-category SEO audit support
• Public pages noticeably faster with ISR caching enabled
• Items-grid category filter + improved /apps page

A full SEO Checklist and Automated Audit system landed for Full Host mode — every check passes or fails decisively, domain verification gates the audit, results show up inline.

• SEO Checklist + Automated Audit for Full Host mode
• Pass/fail decisively — no skipped checks
• Domain verification gates the audit — no audit without a verified domain
• Custom head script injection properly handled

Directory pages gained bulk import. Full Host collections can be renamed inline. A configurable post-generation automation system runs your custom rules after every article ships.

• Bulk import for directory pages
• Route rename for Full Host collections (rename /blog → /news etc.)
• Dynamic subroute support for directory items and the pages dashboard
• Post-generation automation system with configurable checks and custom rules

Empty Full Host projects now show a template selector. Hosting mode is a first-class choice at project creation. Site name editing came inline.

• Template selector for empty Full Host projects
• Hosting mode selection at project creation — Data Mode vs Full Host
• Direct Full Host project creation without the onboarding flow
• Site name editing on the Full Host dashboard
• Header/footer + semantic routes in template onboarding

The item editor got a redesign with configurable metadata fields, a quick-add form matching real directory shapes, and a JSON editor + live preview side by side. Items management moved to the sitemap tree.

• Item editor redesign — configurable metadata, quick-add form
• Dedicated edit page with JSON editor + live preview side by side
• Items management in the sitemap tree, Add button inline
• Green check indicator for published pages
• directory-hero and items-grid sections registered in the section builder

Full Host custom domains now render content directly instead of redirecting through pagegun.com. Single static pages on custom domains finally work properly.

• Custom domain renders content directly — no redirect hop
• Single page support for static pages on custom domains
• Catch-all routing so single pages, articles, and items all route correctly

The project traffic page turned into a chart-driven dashboard — top pages, top referrers, top bots, country breakdowns, all clickable, all time-series.

• Top pages bar chart with clickable page links
• Top referrers and top bots time-series charts
• Country breakdowns in the traffic dashboard
• Bot activity chart with extended time ranges
• Combined single view for all traffic charts

Regional language codes are accepted across content generation, Arabic added to the fallback map, and the language dropdown got polish. The sidebar got a dedicated Domains link above Projects.

• Regional language codes accepted across generation
• Arabic added to the language fallback map
• Language dropdown polish — inline flags, vertically centered
• Domains link in the sidebar above Projects

The Built with PageGun footer badge is now toggleable per project, with dark variants for visibility on dark backgrounds.

• Footer badge togglable per project
• Dark variants for visibility on dark backgrounds
• Custom domains render content directly instead of redirecting

The complete custom domain system ported into site hosting. Directory homepages can be built with the JSON landing page builder, with directory items integrated.

• Complete custom domain system for site hosting
• JSON landing page builder for directory homepages
• Directory items integrated with JSON landing pages
• Top referrers ordered by visit count (not alphabetically)

Generation refuses to run on unknown keywords (alerts you instead). Content type prompts hooked into the cron processor for richer per-type variation.

• Block article generation when the keyword is "unknown" — alerts instead of producing junk
• Content type prompts wired through the cron processor for richer variation per type

The content type taxonomy completed with 28 templates — Guide / How-To, Checklist / Template, FAQ / Resource Hub, plus 24 more rounding out the catalog. Project type is selectable in settings.

• 28 content type templates complete the full taxonomy
• Guide / How-To, Checklist / Template, FAQ / Resource Hub content types
• Project type selection UI in settings
• Image search quality improved with a realistic photo filter

Batch keyword creation landed with rate limits, dedup, and error reporting. Image generation now hooks into the cron processor and manual todos so articles get covers automatically.

• Batch keyword creation with rate limits, dedup, and error reporting
• Auto image generation for articles via cron processor and manual todos
• Random AI author selection earlier in todo creation

Hosted pages picked up SEO robots protection — custom domains indexed, app subdomains noindex. UTM parameter handling consolidated into reusable renderers. You can finally delete an article from the dashboard.

• SEO robots protection for hosted pages — custom domains indexed, app subdomains noindex
• UTM parameter handling consolidated across all link rendering
• Delete article with confirmation
• Footer description fallback + expanded Typography font library

A fully functional Categories management page joined the project nav — add, edit, delete, top articles per category. Browser alerts and confirms got replaced with proper dialogs and toasts site-wide.

• Categories management page — add, edit, delete; top 3 articles per category visible
• Proper dialogs and toasts replace browser alerts site-wide
• More dropdown in project navigation, content tabs first
• Preview links in the article editor

Bot traffic gained dedicated detail pages with case-insensitive matching. The article editor learned drag-and-drop for the featured image and real-time validation for title length.

• Bot traffic detail pages with case-insensitive name matching
• Drag-and-drop featured image in the article editor
• Real-time title length validation
• Top bots tracking in traffic analytics
• DELETE endpoint for articles via API

Article edit got a proper page header with publish/save controls and a fixed layout — no more double sidebar.

• Article edit page header with publish/save controls
• Layout cleanups — single sidebar, simplified flex structure

A brand/theme editor with live preview joined the project surface. Two new footer templates (Flourish + Edensign) shipped with proper logo management. Manual article creation came online.

• Brand/theme editor with live preview
• Flourish header/footer templates with SVG logo support
• Edensign footer template with comprehensive logo management
• Manual article creation with author selection
• Public article pages 60s revalidate for snappier cache control

Article edit got a live preview panel that renders the exact public components. Table of Contents support landed in the shared article view. A todo/error list system inside the editor surfaces issues inline.

• Live preview panel — exact public components in the edit page
• Table of Contents support in the article view
• Todo/error list system for the article editor
• Fullscreen edit layout with simplified live preview

An end-to-end auto-publishing pipeline joined the cron system, with a publish-review QA stage that can fail and surface detailed feedback. Bulk QA jobs button for unpublished pages.

• Auto-publishing pipeline with QA checks
• Bulk QA jobs button for unpublished pages
• QA-only button for targeted publish review
• Failed job status + detailed UI feedback for QA results

End-to-end logo functionality landed for headers and footers. Featured images can now be edited from the article edit page. Refresh button on the competitors table.

• Logo functionality for headers and footers
• Featured image editing from the article edit page
• Refresh button on the competitors table

A media library module landed for SEO autopilot — a place to manage images and assets used across generated content.

The Todo system for SEO content generation went live — the engine that drives autopilot today. The dashboard sidebar got replaced with the MainChat UI, and a competitors analysis system shipped.

• Todo system for SEO content generation
• MainChat UI replaces the dashboard sidebar
• Competitors analysis system with rich pending-count handling
• Project deletion supported from the dashboard

A multi-project creation chat flow replaced the old single-project onboarding — start as many projects as you want from the same conversation.

• Multi-project creation chat system
• Chat-based project creation flow end-to-end

Articles got a proper edit page with auto-slug-from-title. Header builder + shared navigation across all pages. Table of Contents restored for article pages.

• Article edit page with auto-update slug from title
• Shared navigation system with header builder
• Table of Contents restored for article pages