The Catalyst Update brings tons of cool features, like dynamic QR codes, city-targeted short URLs, and new biolink themes. You can now set links directly to the homepage of your custom domain. Plus, with Cloudflare CDN, everything runs lightning fast.
New Features and Improvements
- Implemented the ability to set a Link using the index of a Custom domain - domain.com (instead of only domain.com/page-name URLs).
- Implemented the ability to target Short URLs based on user Cities locations.
- Implemented the ability to display blocks based on user Cities locations.
- Implemented the ability to set a Share biolink page button at the top right of the page.
- Implemented the ability to set scroll top/bottom biolink page buttons at the top left of the page.
- Implemented the ability to set custom Opengraph image for Cloaked URLs.
- Implemented the ability to set custom Opengraph image & Favicon for Splash Pages.
- Implemented automatic preview generation for biolink themes (removing the need for manually inserting a preview image).
- Implemented automatic & live preview generation for biolink templates (removing the need for manually inserting a preview image).
- Implemented the ability to set a description (meta) for featured images in blog posts.
- Added the ability to filter dashboard/links by location URL.
- Implemented 12 new gradient presets for biolink pages.
- Implemented 5 new biolink themes presets for biolink pages.
- Improved biolink themes system to require less data & be more efficient.
- Improved biolink templates system to require less data & be more efficient.
- Implemented QR Code Bulk Creation system.
- Implemented QR Code Bulk Download of all images capability.
- Implemented QR Code Bulk Deletion capability.
- Implemented the ability to set a custom foreground image & its transparency for QR codes.
- Implemented dynamic QR code generator that automatically shows custom created pages links.
- Implemented new Short URL feature that automatically forwards query parameters to the destination.
- Implemented new Short URL feature to easily generate UTM parameters.
- Implemented automatic scanning for QR codes to check readability.
- Added 4 new fonts for the QR Code framing system & biolink pages.
- Improved Spotify block to support playlist links.
Biolink and Blocks Enhancements
- Improved the biolink pages Share block look and functionality with one-click copy button.
- Improved the biolink pages Map block to support custom markers on the map.
- Improved the biolink pages YouTube block to support Autoplay, Controls, Loop & Muted settings.
- Improved the biolink pages PDF Document block for better mobile device support.
- Improved the biolink pages Review block to allow skipping unnecessary fields and images.
- Improved the custom domains system caching to require fewer manual cache removals.
- Collector type biolink blocks will now reactivate the submit button after one browsing session.
- Implemented Continent and Browser display options settings for biolink blocks.
- Fixed issues with biolink blocks not properly removing uploaded thumbnail images.
- Fixed biolink block shadows not working for Markdown, Review & Timeline blocks.
- Fixed biolink blocks not tracking stats properly.
- Fixed splash pages not properly saving certain ad codes.
- Improved biolink page settings/blocks to auto-collapse other blocks when a new block is opened.
- Implemented the ability to set the Autoplay, Controls, Loop, Muted features for Audio biolink blocks.
- Reworked the file image uploaders in biolink blocks to support preview and better design.
QR Codes and Short URLs
- Implemented ability to set a default QR code image for the QR code generator.
- Fixed issues with Bulk Generation of QR codes.
- Fixed QR code default image upload location.
- Fixed QR code page not auto-updating when images are removed.
- Fixed QR code system issues with transparency settings.
- Fixed QR code deletion not removing background files.
- Implemented new frames for QR codes (8 frames with customizable colors and text).
- Implemented responsive and resizable QR Code frame text features.
- Implemented UPI payment - QR code type.
- Implemented EPC payment - QR code type.
- Improved the QR code creation/update page with an intuitive QR code type selector.
- Fixed QR code system issues with broken links in dynamic QR codes.
- Improved QR code event type embedded data.
General Fixes and Optimizations
- Fixed caching issues after transferring links to another account.
- Fixed avatar block not removing the uploaded image when requested.
- Fixed Bulk QR code creation not working when the API system is disabled.
- Fixed blog RSS not working properly with certain characters.
- Fixed footer pages icons not showing up.
- Fixed some dropdown display issues in data tables.
- Fixed Twitter embeds for biolink pages not working with new x.com links.
- Fixed statistics cities section not showing the country name/icon properly.
- Fixed CSV & JSON export issues from statistics page.
- Fixed all chart issues when enabling browser printing.
- Numerous visual consistency cleanups and code optimizations.
Performance and Miscellaneous
- Improved bootstrap CSS files to generate smaller files without unused components.
- Improved overall performance by fixing unnecessary checks for disabled features.
- Added a more polished scrollbar on all scrollable widgets.
- Implemented the Web Tools feature in a redesigned section on the homepage.
- Upgraded Google, Cloudflare, Turnstile captchas to support Dark Mode.
- Upgraded cookie consent library to the latest version (2.9.2).
- Added fade-in animations for all pages, now reduced to 500ms for faster performance.